An hour later, Ying Zheng and Meng Yi arrived at Ying Changqing's manor under Zhang Han's lead.
Looking at the somewhat mottled walls of Zhao Gaoli and Li Si's mansions, which had been broken down countless times, Ying Zheng once again felt a strong sense of guilt.
He was really not competent enough as a father!
"Meng Yi, tell Neishi Teng later to withdraw 200,000 yuan from the palace treasury and renovate Changqing's mansion!”
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and said.
It wasn't that Ying Zheng was stingy, but that he really didn't have any money now.
Even though they had obtained a large amount of wealth from Zhao Gao's residence, Great Qin was incredibly wealthy, and this massive amount of wealth was equivalent to a year's worth of Great Qin's national treasury taxes. It was only enough to make up for what they had previously owed, and after a few more projects, they were once again exhausted.
As for Ying Zheng's palace treasury, the little savings he had were left behind by King Zhuang Xiang of the Qin Dynasty, and spending 200,000 yuan in one go was already almost emptying Ying Zheng's old pockets.
"Yes!"
Meng Yi hurriedly cupped his hands in obeisance, and followed Ying Zheng into the door that had been open all this time.
"Father, why are you here?"
Ying Changqing walked out of the inner courtyard and happened to see Ying Zheng and the others.
"Imperial Father happened to be free today, so he thought of coming over to see you and talk to you.”
The guilt on Ying Zheng's face grew even stronger.
It had been more than six years since Ying Changqing moved out of the palace when he was eight years old. However, this was the first time that his father, who was only half a city away, had come to visit his son.
"That's why I said, Imperial Father, you're still too tired as the Emperor!”
"In your son's opinion, Imperial Father doesn't need to worry too much. As long as you think it's beneficial to Great Qin, you can do whatever you want.”
"As for the rest, sleep, eat, and cultivate good habits!”
"In any case, no matter what you do, those remnants of the six dynasties will scold you. At most, they will be like your son and have a brutal reputation!”
Ying Changqing said loudly.
It had been a while since he came to Great Qin, and Ying Changqing had fully realized that this Emperor Ying Zheng was definitely the most tired one in the history of Great Xia, perhaps even the most tired one.
Every day, he had to get up before dawn to go to court. After the court meeting, he had to continue to review the memorials. He often worked overtime until midnight.
Sometimes, he didn't even sleep for four hours a day.
No matter how strong a person's body was, they would not be able to withstand such a high-intensity toil, not to mention the fact that Ying Zheng had been living a life of vagabond and homeless in the State of Zhao when he was young, which had left him with a weak constitution.
In history, the reason why the First Emperor died young before he was fifty years old was not only because he took pills that contained heavy metal toxins, but also because his body was completely exhausted.
Or rather, it was precisely because he had been overworked that his essence, spirit, and energy could not keep up, so he had no choice but to rely on medicinal pills to maintain it. In the end, the pill poison accumulated more and more, and suddenly erupted, completely irreparable.
Fortunately, Ying Zheng had only taken the pill for a short time, so the poison in his body was not too much. With some time to recuperate, the poison could still be expelled.
Of course, the prerequisite was that Ying Zheng had to maintain a good routine of work and rest, work less overtime, and exercise more, so as to restore his physique.
"Kid, you make it sound so simple!"
"Now that the world has just settled down, the people of the newly incorporated six countries have not completely returned to their hearts. If Imperial Father were to act recklessly like you, it would be strange if the world would not be in chaos!”
Ying Zheng gave Ying Changqing a stern glare and said.
However, although he scolded him on the surface, a warm current surged up in his heart.
Regardless of whether Ying Changqing's words made sense or not, at least his son was genuinely worried about his father's health.
This thick and sincere friendship between father and son made Ying Zheng, who had experienced countless hardships since he was young and had almost forgotten what it felt like to be a family, especially infatuated and reluctant to part with it.
"Your son still says the same thing. A large part of the reason why the six states have not been able to return to the original region is that your father is too merciful.”
"If it were me, when I destroyed the six dynasties, I would have killed all the nobles, especially the nobles. At the very least, I would have kept them under close surveillance and control.”
"In the end, my father was soft-hearted and only exploited these people as civilians. He sent them to the border and confiscated their assets.”
" But they have forgotten that the so-called nobles who used to be high and mighty and bullied others with their privileges will not be able to adapt to the lives of ordinary people after they are used to living a luxurious life.”
"In their hearts, they would never be grateful to Father for sparing their lives. Instead, they would only hate Father even more. They would even think that Father is kind and easy to bully.”
"This is especially so for the border regions, which will allow them to stay away from the Imperial Court's surveillance. They will soon be able to collude again and use their unconfiscated savings to secretly plot against Great Qin's rule.”
"Moreover, they are also the most ruthless group of people who defame Father. They have a lot of influence in many areas, and it is easy for the local people to be confused by them.”
"If we had killed them back then, it would have ended all of our problems.”
"The dead will not have any disloyalty, much less rebel.”
"As for the commoners, although there will be a period of misunderstanding, in the end, they will change their minds and thank you.”
"Just like how your son killed so many silkpants in Xianyang City, but now the people of Xianyang City regard him as the sky.”
Ying Changqing answered in a deep voice.
Ying Zheng's face froze.
He had never expected that he would be scolded by his son before he could feel a moment of warmth when he came to visit his son, who he had neglected for a long time, with a trace of guilt.
And the meaning behind his words was that he hoped that the First Emperor Ying Zheng could be more ruthless and brutal?
This was definitely the strangest statement that Ying Zheng had ever heard in his entire life.
If anyone else dared to say such words in front of Ying Zheng, they would have been thrown into the prison to reflect on themselves.
However, the one who said this was the son that Ying Zheng felt the most guilty about, and also the son that he valued the most.
No matter what, Ying Zheng was very sure that this son of his really regarded him as his father, and would not harm him.
Therefore, after pondering silently for a long time, Ying Zheng had to admit that what this infamous son of a scammer had said seemed to have some truth to it.
At the very least, he had indeed been a little lenient towards the nobles of the six dynasties in the past.
However, Ying Zheng was the First Emperor after all, so he soon discovered a new problem.
"You brat, you even dare to fool Imperial Father!”
"What you said is indeed somewhat unreasonable, but there are so many descendants of the royal families of the six countries. There are at least hundreds of thousands of them in total. Not everyone is a villain, and many of them are even quite famous in the local area.
If they were all killed, the world would be in chaos before now!”
Ying Zheng shook his head and said.
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