Wang Wan stared at Zhao Tuo with eyes as bright as a torch.
The eyes of all the doctors were full of expectation, waiting for the response of this young man who was the most favored by the emperor.
They were very confident and believed that Zhao Tuo would definitely agree.
Didn't you see that the concubine in front of you was already excited and his face was slightly red, and his expression was different?
He must be very excited now.
Once the Qin State restarts the enfeoffment system, according to the rules of the Three Dynasties, in addition to enfeoffing the princes to become princes in various places, the emperor will also have meritorious officials such as Zhao Tuo. With his past merits, he will definitely be able to rule the country. It will no longer be like now
The marquis of Qin had a false title and only had the right to rent and pay taxes but had no power to govern the land and the people.
Confer land and establish a state, and become the king of a country.
Who can resist such a huge temptation?
However, to their surprise, the redness on Zhao Tuo's face quickly disappeared, and his complexion returned to calm.
Zhao Tuo looked directly at Wang Wan and said coldly: "Prime Minister, do you still remember what I said to you in the palace six years ago?"
All the doctors were stunned.
six years ago?
What did Zhao Tuo say to the emperor?
Could it be related to what they call enfeoffment?
These doctors are all learned men who have recently been conquered from the hometowns of the princes. Naturally, they are unaware of what happened in the Qin Palace a few years ago.
Wang Wan's expression changed.
Six years ago, above the main hall of Qin Palace.
Isn’t that the time when Jing Ke assassinated Qin?
Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice: "Zhao Tuo has never forgotten what he said in the past, and I will stick to it. I have been invited by the Prime Minister for today's banquet, but I suddenly felt unwell, so I left first. The Prime Minister and you all do not want to see me off.
"
With that said, Zhao Tuo stood up, cupped his hands to Wang Wan who was sitting on the main seat, turned around and strode out.
"Great concubine, great concubine!"
Wang He, who was sitting with him, yelled and quickly followed him, trying to save him.
Zhao Tuo ignored them and left directly outside the house.
"Shu Zi is very rude!"
Seeing Zhao Tuo suddenly fluttering his sleeves and disappearing outside the door, Chunyu Yue couldn't help but yell angrily.
Compared with Chun Yuyue's anger, Zhou Qingchen saw Wang Wan's expression was strange and couldn't help but ask: "Prime Minister, I wonder what the concubine chief just said about what happened six years ago? What did he say at that time?
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Wang Wan's face was gloomy and uncertain, but she shook her head when asked.
The current emperor has issued strict orders not to allow anyone to reveal what happened.
Once the matter is leaked, severe punishment will be given.
So after so many years, the world only knows that the person who stopped Jing Ke from assassinating Qin was Gao Tuo, but they don't know that Zhao Tuo and Gao Tuo are the same person.
Qin's laws are harsh, and Wang Wan doesn't want to test them himself.
He originally thought that what Zhao Tuo said about "the world" in the past was just to survive in death, to please the emperor, and to find a righteous reason for what he said.
Zhao Tuo's current status is completely different from that of the deputy assassin in the past.
Once the emperor was persuaded to implement enfeoffment in Da Qin, in Wang Wan's view, it would not only help the empire stabilize the world faster, help Confucianism achieve its goal of restoring the rule of the Duke of Zhou, but also allow Zhao Tuo to gain practical benefits.
This is to kill three birds with one stone.
That's why they wanted to win over Zhao Tuo to make suggestions. After all, this chief concubine was quite favored by the emperor. He had blocked Li Si's proposal to kill King Qi with just one sentence. As long as Zhao Tuo spoke, the emperor would definitely give it more consideration.
Maybe it would split the soil and seal the territory.
This was also an important reason why they invited Zhao Tuo to join their team.
Who knew it would be this result in the end.
"Perhaps this son wants to maintain the image he showed back then, so he doesn't want to join us in making suggestions. However, the enfeoffment issue is very beneficial to the stability of our Qin State's border areas, and the benefits to Zhao Tuo outweigh the disadvantages. Even if he faces
If you don’t agree with me, you probably won’t object in your heart. Most likely, like the Wang and Meng families, you will choose silence to avoid suspicion.”
Wang Wan thought in his mind that he still didn't believe that the young man could refuse the temptation of establishing a land and establishing a state. That was something that many people dreamed of.
He turned to Zhou Qingchen, Chun Yuyue and others and said: "Since the chief concubine is unwilling to make suggestions with us, then forget about it."
"Now the Xin family, the Yang family, the Sima family, and all the ministers in the court support our proposal. We have many supporters. When the court meets tomorrow, we will make suggestions to the present and implement the policy of enfeoffment in the world!
"
【In view of the general environment,
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The night is getting dark, in the Li family's house.
Li Yu rushed into the house excitedly and shouted: "Father, Zhao Tuo has been invited to the mansion for a banquet by Wang Wan. I'm afraid he will follow them to participate in the enfeoffment!"
Li Si was sitting in front of the couch and looking at the slips.
When the empire was first established, there were many things to do. Naturally, he, a court captain, was busy from morning to night, rarely taking a moment to rest.
"You sent someone to monitor the chief concubine?"
Hearing his son's words, Li Si put down the slip in his hand, frowned and asked.
Li Yu's face froze: "Zhao Tuo is in the limelight now, and he has a rift with my Li family, so I am naturally paying some attention to him. There is also Wang Wan, who has always been at odds with his father, and now he is hanging around with those group of Confucian scholars.
, to promote the enfeoffment, I also paid more attention to him, so I found out that Wang Wan invited Zhao Tuo to the banquet today."
"Don't let people do things like this again. Send people to monitor the ministers and the chief minister. Once something happens, do you know what the crime is? Besides, how can you, a little boy, call the chief concubine and the left prime minister by their first names!"
Li Si glared at his son with a very stern voice.
Li Yu said: "What my father said is true. But tomorrow is the meeting of the imperial court. Since the chief concubines agree with Prime Minister Zuo's policy of enfeoffment, maybe they will propose to the present government to implement the enfeoffment system in the world. The person who enfeoffs the enfeoffment, I, the Legalist,
As an enemy, father should be careful."
Li Si asked: "Why do you think that the chief concubine agrees with the policy of enfeoffment?"
"In the court, apart from the Wang family, the chief concubine has the greatest merit. If enfeoffment is implemented in the world today, the chief concubine will definitely get the honor of breaking the earth and becoming the king of a place. How could he get such a huge benefit?
Don’t you agree?”
Li Yu said with some jealousy.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Si shook his head slightly.
What Li Yu said made sense, but Li Si didn't believe that Zhao Tuo would agree to Wang Wan and others' proposal to enfeoff.
The scene of the emperor's title being discussed came to his mind, when the boy threw out the title "Emperor" and won the Emperor's great joy.
The emperor's heart.
Doesn’t Zhao Tuo understand?
"You go down." Li Si waved his hand.
"only."
Li Yu retired disappointed, but he was still full of joy, thinking that this news would be rewarded by his father.
However, before taking two steps, Li Si called him out again.
"I told you before, now that I, Mr. Li, are in the midst of a major event, I should be cautious in what I say and do. You act impulsively without caring about the overall situation. You are so bold as to send someone to monitor the noble ministers. You behave like this, and you want to harm me, Mr. Li.
What? Starting today, you will study the classics in your mansion and read through the books of the sages. Before I agree, you will not leave the mansion. Do you hear me?"
Li Si spoke sharply, which made Li Yu tremble and nodded hurriedly.
Looking at the disappearing figure of his son.
Li Si's eyes narrowed.
"Zhao Tuo knows Jin's intentions and will definitely not agree to the enfeoffment. He is my ally. I should join forces with him and capture Wang Wan and those Confucian scholars first."
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The carriage arrived at his residence, and Zhao Tuo got out of the carriage with an ugly face.
"Wang Wan, an old man, actually wants to drag me into trouble and join them in persuading the emperor to enfeoff. Isn't this asking for death and trying to drag me down?"
"Everyone in the entire Qin court can propose enfeoffment, except for me, Zhao Tuo. If I open the door to enfeoffment, I will not only be standing opposite the emperor, but also the world that I have fought hard for several years to unify, won't it change back to
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It’s like this. Aren’t the wars in the past few years fought in vain, and the soldiers who died for it were also sacrificed in vain?”
Zhao Tuo was very angry.
He had not cursed anyone for several years, but today he couldn't help scolding Wang Wan and those Confucian scholars in his heart.
Scold after scold.
However, he also knew in his heart that the enfeoffment system mentioned by Wang Wan was not without merit.
The enfeoffment mentioned by Wang Wan and the group of Confucian scholars is not simply to divide the world's territory among the disciples and meritorious officials like the Zhou Dynasty.
However, the places that were originally digested by the Qin State remained unchanged and were still counties directly under the imperial court.
It just separated the newly conquered Chu, Yue, Yan and Qi and other remote and distant places. Each place was governed according to customs and formulated corresponding laws to rule the local people as quickly as possible, which to some extent contributed to the rapid stability of the Qin Empire.
This was the parallel system of prefectures and states that was implemented in the later Han Dynasty.
With today's productivity, transportation conditions and other factors, this system is indeed beneficial to a certain extent. If Qin implements it, it may be able to change the outcome of the death of the second generation to a certain extent.
But what about behind?
Various events such as the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" and the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" flashed through Zhao Tuo's mind.
His eyes became firm again.
History has proven that the parallel system of prefectures and states will also be too big to lose in the later stages, and is not a real solution to the problem.
Not to mention, Zhao Tuo knew exactly what the emperor was thinking.
"Tomorrow is the great court meeting that will take place after the great emperor of the world. Wang Wan and others are likely to propose the enfeoffment proposal at the great court meeting tomorrow. It would have been fine if I had not entered his house for the banquet, but now that I have gone to his house, I will
There is suspicion. As long as he proposes enfeoffment to the emperor tomorrow, I must be the first to stand up and oppose it."
"The attitude must be firm and the banner must be clear!"
Zhao Tuo's secret words in his heart.
Then he turned to the accompanying attendants and said, "Send someone to invite Mr. Li to come to my residence. By the way, She Zhong is also invited."
"only."
The attendant immediately accepted the order and soon went out to invite Li Shiqi and Shejian.
"The chief concubine called me here late at night. What's the emergency?"
As soon as Li Shiqi entered the house, she saw Zhao Tuo's serious expression and asked quickly.
Shejian also looked at him with a worried look.
He hadn't seen Zhao Tuo like this for a long time.
"Something big may happen at the court meeting tomorrow. I should discuss it with you sir."
Zhao Tuo invited the two of them into the house to talk secretly.
People like Li Shiqi often read many books and understand all kinds of allusions in order to argue and persuade others.
He wanted to ask Li Shiqi some knowledge about feudalism and counties, as well as learn the art of eloquent debate.
As for Shejian, it was because he also had the qualifications to go to the palace and participate in politics.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo must communicate with him in advance to prevent Shejian from being tempted by the benefits of enfeoffment and standing in the wrong team, which would be the end of it.
Zhao Tuo was very serious about such a major matter, and he discussed it with the two of them until midnight, and then managed to sleep for a while.
When it was getting light the next day, the sound of roosters could be heard outside the house.
Zhao Tuo opened his eyes.
Walking out of the house, looking at the faint morning light on the horizon.
He knew that today would probably be a day recorded in history books.