In the main hall, Li Si's words fell, and there was a chilling atmosphere. The prime minister was scolded, and all the ministers were silent. Now that things have come to a point, Zhao Tuo must speak.
He had no objection to killing Yan and replacing the second king. But he had something to say about King Jian of Qi's treatment. It had nothing to do with anything else, because it was he, Zhao Tuo, who led the army to destroy Qi.
The matter of five hundred miles was a bargaining chip that Li Shiqi used to induce King Qi to surrender. In the subsequent negotiations, Zhao Tuo did not agree to King Jian of Qi's envoy, and only said that the matter needed to be decided by the King of Qin.
Even if the Qin State did not build the five hundred miles of land for the King of Qi in the end, Zhao Tuo would not have broken the promise because he did not agree to it at all.
But he personally promised Qi Wangjian's life. Qi Wangjian surrendered, and Zhao Tuo spared his life.
If King Jian of Qi is killed after surrendering now, wouldn't his reputation as Zhao Tuo be ruined? People cannot stand without trust.
Who would dare to trust Zhao Tuo's credibility in the future? If you surrender to Zhao Tuo and you can't even save your life, then you might as well fight to the end.
Therefore, from the perspective of his own interests, Zhao Tuo must speak out to dissuade him. What's more, this matter is not only related to his personal interests, but also related to the future direction of the national policy of the entire Qin State.
Zhao Tuo guessed that Li Si's suggestion to kill the three kings and shock the world this time was not as simple as it seemed. It was likely that he had some other purpose and was targeted.
"Is it because of the newly recruited Confucian scholars?" Zhao Tuo thought to himself. He heard that since the destruction of Chu, the King of Qin recruited a group of Confucian scholars from the princes of Shandong to Xianyang and appointed them as doctors.
These people have the right to discuss government affairs and make political suggestions to the King of Qin. They jump up and down all day long and talk about Confucianism.
This move probably made Li Si feel threatened. He studied under Xunzi and was born in Confucianism, but he followed the path of Legalism. Da Qin has always governed the country according to Legalism, so Li Si has always been like a fish in water in Qin.
Now the king calls Confucian scholars as doctors and listens to their suggestions. If those Confucian scholars influence the king's thoughts with their long words, then that's fine.
Therefore, today Li Si wants to kill three kings and shock the world, showing the power of Legalism. He wants to shock not only the common people of the world, but also severely shock those Confucian scholars who are not peaceful, and give them a disgrace.
Li Si wanted to tell them who was the master of Qin's intellectual world. Just now, the left prime minister Wang Wan, who was close to Confucian scholars, spoke, maybe there was some involvement.
The above are all guesses of Zhao Tuo. He took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of the three kings, what Tingwei said is very reasonable, but I still have one word to appeal." Hearing this clear voice,
At the sound of the sound, all the officials in the palace raised their eyes to look.
Li Si saw that it was Zhao Tuo who was speaking, and his eyes moved slightly. On the emperor's couch, Qin Wangzheng nodded: "The chief concubine said." Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice: "What the Tingwei said was to kill the three kings to shock the world, and to frighten the people of the princes.
, to show the majesty of our Qin State. I believe that the two kings of Yan and Dai not only resisted our Qin State, but also colluded with Hu Yi, and they should be killed to establish their power and frighten the world. However, there is still room for discussion on the matter of the King of Qi."
"I believe that although the King of Qi once sent troops to prevent our Qin State from destroying Chu, he was able to surrender the whole country in the end, allowing our Qin army to defeat Qi in one fell swoop, and help our Qin State quickly unify the sea, and he has made great achievements in it.
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"Now that the State of Qi has been destroyed, the King of Qi has bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister. He is now the king's subject and should be rewarded and punished clearly."
"In the past, the kings of Wei and Chu resisted to the end and still managed to survive. Now the king of Qi has surrendered the whole country and killed him. This kind of comparison is quite suspicious of unclear laws. If it is implemented in this way, how can our Qin country establish its prestige in this country?
The world?" After Zhao Tuo said this, he immediately threw out a more important reason without waiting for anyone to speak.
"And now the king is planning to move the ministers and nobles of the six countries to Xianyang. Among the six countries, Tian Qi will be the first to move. Now that the people of the Tian family in Qi have not yet moved away, if they kill the king of Qi at this time, the people of Qi will definitely be afraid. Tian
The Qi clan will be in trouble, causing mishaps in this migration."
"The migration of princes, ministers and nobles is a major event to help the king rule the six kingdoms. If there are problems from the beginning of the migration of the Tian family, then it may not be so smooth when the people of the other princes are moved again."
"On the other hand, if the king appeases the king of Qi, it will calm the Tian family's heart and prevent the Tian family clan from causing chaos during the migration, which will be very helpful for the upcoming migration."
"Therefore, I believe that the life and death of King Qi is related to Qin's important migration of nobles from the six countries. If it is not handled properly, it will easily cause hidden dangers. The rewards and punishments of King Qi should be more cautious, and I would like to ask your Majesty to think about it.
." Zhao Tuo finished his reasons in one breath, then shut up and waited for the king's final decision.
He was very confident in his reasons. In addition to emphasizing that King Qi had meritorious service, he compared him with the surviving King of Wei and King Chu of Chu to highlight that killing King Qi would make rewards and punishments unclear.
Zhao Tuo pointed out the role of Qi Wangjian in the migration event more directly. Killing him would be harmful, but not killing him would be beneficial.
The State of Qin is a country that advocates practical interests. Compared with Wang Wan's plan to kill Wang Jian of Qi, I am afraid that the people of Qi will hold a grudge.
The reason Zhao Tuo said was more concrete, practical and convincing. All the ministers in the palace stared at the young concubine in slight surprise.
They knew that the chief concubine was very capable in fighting, and he was also very talented in politics when he made suggestions to amend the laws of Qin. But they didn't expect that now he could refute Tingwei's words with eloquence in the Qin Palace. Moreover, they listened to his opinions.
Quite reasonable.
On the emperor's couch, King Qin Zheng nodded slightly. He no longer asked the ministers for their opinions, and said directly: "The great concubine has long spoken about the life and death of the King of Qi, which is related to strict rewards and punishments, as well as the migration of nobles from the six countries. I don't care."
"I should punish Yan Xi and Zhao Jia to frighten all the people."
"Tian Jian will be deposed as a commoner, and his life will not be harmed. This will not damage our Qin's faith." At the end of the words, Qin Wangzheng's voice had a different flavor.
Zhao Tuo looked up and saw those beady eyes staring at him with amusement. Zhao Tuo's face turned slightly red.
The king understood his little thoughts. In addition to the public interest of not killing King Jian of Qi, Zhao Tuo's private interest of preserving his reputation was naturally also a reason.
Finally, he was saved. Zhao Tuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Qi Wangjian was not killed, and he was not even thrown to death among the pines and cypresses in the common land like in history.
It seems that that song will not appear again in the future.
The song "Song Ye Boye? Living in the Communist Party is a guest?". The fate of historical figures was once again changed by him.
At this time, Zhao Tuo felt eyes falling on him. He turned around and saw Tingwei Li Si looking at him.
Li Si's expression was as usual, and when he saw Zhao Tuo looking at him, he even smiled and showed no signs of being annoyed after his own opinions were refuted by Zhao Tuo, showing his majestic demeanor.
Zhao Tuo also smiled back. Wang Wan, who was standing in front of Li Si, also looked at Zhao Tuo and nodded with a smile, exuding goodwill.
On the other side, Qin Wangzheng did not stop after issuing the edict to deal with the three kings. Instead, his eyes were bright, he looked at the ministers in the palace, and said in a deep voice: "I have another edict." The ministers in the palace were shocked.
They all sat upright, wanting to see what the king would say.
Zhao Tuo secretly glanced at Qin Wangzheng's face, and saw that his face was slightly red, his chin was trembling, and he looked very excited.
Sure enough, I heard Qin Wangzheng's loud voice and announced the edict on the spot.
"The king of the Han Dynasty accepted the imperial seal and asked him to become a vassal, but he broke the agreement and joined forces with Zhao and Wei to rebel against the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, he raised an army to kill him and captured his king."
"The king of Zhao sent his prime minister Li Mu to come and make an alliance, so he became his hostage. He betrayed the alliance and rebelled against us in Taiyuan, so he raised an army to kill him and win his king. Prince Jia Nai of Zhao established himself as the acting king, betrayed the Xia, and colluded with the Hu Yi.
Therefore, we raised our troops to destroy them."
"The king of Wei first agreed to submit to Qin, and then he went to Han. Zhao planned to attack Qin, but Qin soldiers killed him and defeated it."
"The king of Jing presented himself to the west of Qingyang, but he betrayed the treaty and attacked our southern county, so he sent an army to kill him, captured his king, and established his land of Jing."
"The king of Yan was in a state of confusion, and his prince Dan Nai secretly ordered Jing Ke to be a thief. The soldiers killed him and destroyed his country. The king colluded with the barbarians, so he captured him and gained his king."
"The King of Qi rebelled and wanted to attack our Dongjun County, so the soldiers killed him, captured his king, and leveled Qi's territory."
"I raised an army to kill the riot with my own body, and thanks to the spirit of the ancestral temple, the six kings betrayed me, and the world was settled." Qin Wangzheng fully recounted his achievements. At this point, his lower jaw lifted slightly and his voice became louder.
Show excitement.
"A few men have unified the world and annexed the whole country. The current name will not be changed, and it cannot be called a success. It will be passed down to future generations. Let all the ministers, Yi Lang, and doctors discuss the emperor's title together." Yi Di's title!
Zhao Tuo suddenly raised his head. He looked at the excited and red face of King Qin Zhengzhu, and seemed to be able to feel the turbulent mood of the king at this moment.
Unifying the world and annexing the whole country. Such unprecedented great achievements made Qin Wangzheng unable to wait any longer.
The title of king could no longer meet his needs. He wanted a bigger, more majestic, and nobler title.
So after completing the punishment of the three kings, Qin Wangzheng couldn't wait to issue an edict to discuss the emperor's title.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Tuo's face was complicated. This title could not be called for long.