Chapter 44: I have seen the ambition of my adoptive father
At this moment, Ying Zheng finally reacted.
What Zhao Kun said just now was not about treating the remnants of the Six Kingdoms as enemies.
Instead, he regards his biological father as his enemy!
Good boy!
Now that I have a foster father, now I want to turn against my biological father?
Damn it!
What evil have I done?
Two beloved sons, one is stubborn and tolerant, the other is stupid and immature. It is not easy to find that the neglected son is both smart and capable.
But this kind of out-of-character personality is too outrageous. Before he did anything, he was thinking of rebelling against his father.
Sitting on the soft cushion, Ying Zheng felt tired.
However, even so, he did not get angry on the spot.
Because he found that he really liked this son.
Well..., how should I put it, it was quite sudden.
After pondering for a moment, Ying Zheng asked tentatively: "What plan does my son plan?"
Zhao Kun: "The time has not come yet. All we can do is accumulate strength."
Ying Zheng asked: "Timing? What timing?"
Zhao Kun took a deep look at him, shook his head and said: "Father, I can't tell you in detail yet;
In short, you have to take your medicine on time and recover from your illness first. When the time comes, we, father and son, will definitely be able to have a great career!"
When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes widened, and he thought to himself that he was really going to rebel!
Now he couldn't sit still and said quickly: "Kun'er, have you misunderstood?"
"Father, there are some things that don't need to be explained too clearly. I understand."
Ying Zheng: "..." You know shit!
"No, my adoptive father said that he wanted to change the Qin Dynasty because he hoped that he could provide enough food and clothing for the people so that they would no longer endure hunger."
"Haha, my adoptive father's ambition is really lofty."
Eating the people's food and worrying about the emperor's heart?
Are you saying this is a misunderstanding?
Foster father, stop pretending, I have already seen through your ambitions!
Zhao Kun smiled meaningfully, and then patted Ying Zheng's shoulder gently: "Don't worry, foster father, I will try my best to help you realize your wish."
"These years have not been easy for you. No matter what your status is now, I will always be your son."
Ying Zheng: “…”
"Don't feel like you owe me, because this is your life, and I will honor you in the future!"
Ying Zheng was a little speechless, thinking that you are going to rebel against me. What kind of filial piety is this?
I have been your father for more than ten years, and you want to fight me for a foster father you have only met twice?
Even if both identities are mine, they are totally different!
At this moment, Ying Zheng's mood was extremely complicated. He was really afraid that Zhao Kun, a bastard, would do whatever he wanted.
After all, the Qin Dynasty ruled the country by law, and the princes who broke the law were equally guilty as the common people. This rebellion was no joke.
"Kun'er! You just said that the First Emperor's control over the Qin Dynasty is no longer what it used to be. What do you mean?"
Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Kun had probably misunderstood, so he wanted to know the reason for his rebellion.
When Zhao Kun heard this, he also became interested.
"What do you think of the First Emperor?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, wondering why I was allowed to evaluate myself by myself?
But he really thought about this issue.
After all, he believed that he had "the virtues of the Three Emperors and the merits of the Five Emperors." Only the "Emperor" was worthy of his status.
But now it's very shameful for him to praise himself in front of his son.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng was ready to hand this question over to Zhao Kun to answer.
After all, Zhao Kun once praised him in Qiong Yao Palace as the emperor of the ages, and he wanted to hear it again.
So he asked directly: "My adoptive father wants to know what Kun'er thinks of the First Emperor?"
Zhao Kun replied without thinking: "He is different from what he looks like, and he is impatient in doing things."
"!!!"
Ying Zheng almost vomited blood and looked at Zhao Kun in disbelief. He thought to himself, "Is your kid drinking fake wine? Have you ever belittled your own father like this?"
But Zhao Kun said again: "Father, although the First Emperor has many advantages, he is not without his shortcomings."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng was stunned and raised his eyebrows: "Tell me and listen."
"It's easy to understand the inconsistency between appearance and duplicity. People in power all have this problem, so it's not a shortcoming."
"But being impatient is a big problem for the First Emperor!"
"First of all, starting from the things that the First Emperor did to unify the six countries, the first big taboo he made was excessive consumption of people's power!"
Ying Zheng frowned: "Depleting people's power?"
Zhao Kun nodded: "As the first unified dynasty, there are many things that need to be explored slowly, but the First Emperor was eager to show off his achievements and excessively consumed the people's power."
"Not to mention anything else, he just used 800,000 people to build the Mausoleum of the First Emperor."
"This is just one of them. Counting the people's power consumed in building straight roads, Chi Roads, the Great Wall, etc., more than half of the population of Qin Dynasty has been used up by him!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Kun couldn't help but sigh: "After a long period of war, what a country needs most is to recuperate, but the First Emperor was still too anxious."
Ying Zheng frowned slightly, obviously not agreeing with Zhao Kun's point of view.
"You mean, the First Emperor was wrong?"
"That's not true."
Zhao Kun shook his head: "The Great Wall was built to resist the Xiongnu, and the straight roads and Chi Roads were built to facilitate transportation..."
He analyzed everything that Ying Zheng did, and then concluded: "Most of the things that the First Emperor did were not wrong, but these things should not be done together."
After hearing this, Ying Zheng looked thoughtful.
But before he could figure it out, he heard Zhao Kun say again: "Although Ying Zheng is a little impatient, he is the First Emperor. If the First Emperor cannot do what he wants to do, then he is not worthy of being an emperor for eternity."
Buzz——
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng felt his head buzzing.
This guy finally said that!
yes!
I am the emperor of the ages, so what if I am wrong?
My achievements and merits will be judged by future generations, so why should I care about the present!
At this moment, in this situation, hearing Zhao Kun praise himself again, Ying Zheng's feeling was completely different from the feeling he had that day in Qiong Yao Palace.
Even looking at Zhao Kun became much more pleasing to the eye.
The haze just now due to excessive consumption of people's power has also been swept away.
After pondering for a moment, he asked curiously: "You said that the decline of the First Emperor's control over the Qin Dynasty was also due to the consumption of people's manpower?"
"Not really."
Zhao Kun shook his head: "The consumption of people's power is only one aspect, the more is the local officials and the surrounding foreign enemies."
"The Qin State seems to be strong, but in fact it is suffering from internal and external troubles. If things go on like this, big problems will arise..."
Speaking of this, he changed the topic and said with a smile: "Maybe this is an opportunity for us father and son!"
Ying Zheng rolled his eyes inwardly, secretly thinking that I'm not dead yet, so you have a chance!
Do you really think that my army of millions is made of clay?
"Let's not talk about whether there is an opportunity or not. Let's analyze the problem of this official."
"this……"
Zhao Kun looked at Ying Zheng strangely and thought to himself, that shouldn't be the case! He had clearly explained it thoroughly, so why was his adoptive father not excited at all?
Oh, got it.
My adoptive father has been hiding in the dark all year round. He is careful in everything and never casts a net until he sees a rabbit.
For such a big matter, he must have to consider more.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Kun pondered again: "The local officials of Da Qin come from the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, which is a problem in itself."
According to historical records, after the death of Yingzheng and the year after Qin II ascended the throne, anti-Qin forces in various places were mainly local officials.
At that time, the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising developed and grew rapidly because they provided very generous conditions to the Qin officials, which caused these officials to quickly switch sides.
These officials had no sense of belonging to the Qin State, so there was nothing wrong with them joining the anti-Qin forces.
Of course, Ying Zheng did not understand this issue, so he asked again: "Do you mean that the First Emperor should not reuse the survivors of the Six Kingdoms?"
"How is this possible!"
Chapter completed!