Xianyang City.
"Eight hundred li is urgent. Those who obstruct will die, and those who rebel will die!”
A cavalryman waving a black flag of Qin rushed through the city gate. Wherever he passed, everyone quickly scattered and retreated.
Even the profligate second generation ancestor knew that there would be an emergency military situation within 800 miles. If they dared to stop them, they would be killed, not to mention the children of nobles!
"Where is the war? I haven't seen any army in Xianyang City recently!”
"It must be the land of Yan. It's said that Young Master Che is running amok over there and caused trouble among the nobles of Yan. I'm afraid there's a big mess!”
"Clearly, those Yan nobles were too much of a scoundrel. They embezzled the treasury without permission. That's why Young Master Che was so angry that he locked them up in prison!”
"Isn't this a common thing? Even if the nobles of Yan are at fault, we can't be so reckless and force them to rebel!”
"A popinjay is a popinjay. Even if he was lucky enough to pick up a great battle merit, he still couldn't be seen on the stage!”
"To inherit the throne and govern the country, one needs a virtuous and gentle person like Eldest Young Master Fu Su!”
As the commoners made way for them, they started discussing.
The army rode at top speed and soon passed through the streets and alleys. They entered the noble residential area near the palace city and passed by the Eldest Young Master's residence.
"What's going on outside?"
Fusu, who was reading, put down the Rites of Zhou and asked with a frown.
"Young Master, it's urgent for the 800-mile journey to Yan Land. It should be related to the Third Prince!”
The servant hurriedly reported.
"Third brother?"
"Why can't you change?"
Fu Su frowned even more.
Having been brainwashed by the Confucians, he had always been very disgusted with the use of weapons.
However, Great Qin had always been a military force, and after destroying many Kingdoms, it had indeed reduced the number of wars between Kingdoms. As such, even though Fu Su was not happy, he did not say anything.
But now, Ying Che had set up a prison for the nobles of Ji City for the sake of some wealth in the Yan Kingdom's treasury, forcing the nobles of Yan to riot. Now, he had even set up an 800-mile emergency. This really made Fu Su a little restless.
"No, I have to enter the palace immediately and ask Imperial Father to recall Third Brother and stop him from doing whatever he wants!”
"The aristocrats are the foundation of the country. How can Third Brother be so rude?”
"If we force the nobles of Yan to rebel, who knows how many more casualties will arise when war breaks out!”
"Third brother, you're too cruel!"
"As his elder brother, I definitely can't watch him continue to be so ridiculous!”
"Men, prepare the carriage. I want to enter the palace immediately!”
Fu Su pondered for a moment and quickly made up his mind.
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Xianyang Palace
In the court hall,
The King of Qin, Ying Zheng, sat on his throne, his face filled with anger.
Below the hall,
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Young Master Ying Che has been running amok in Ji City, abusing torture to force a confession, and has angered the aristocrats of the world!”
"Not only the nobles of Yan, but even the noble families of the former Zhao and Han are all on tenterhooks, afraid that this matter will spread to them!”
"Your Majesty, please recall the Third Young Master immediately and punish him severely to calm the hearts of the aristocrats in the world!”
"Otherwise, the land of Han and Zhao, which already had doubts about Great Qin, would never be able to return!”
"In the future, when Great Qin attacks Chu and Wei, the other side's nobles will definitely band together even more, severely affecting Great Qin's plans to conquer the world!”
"Your Majesty, please punish Young Master Ying Che severely!"
The officials spat and angrily attacked Ying Che's 'various atrocies', as if they would not be able to appease the world if they did not kill Ying Che.
Ying Zheng's face darkened.
Most of the countries had inherited the Zhou Dynasty's tradition, which was to rule the world together with the princes. Many of the nobles had their own fiefs and ruled over their territories. They even often banded together to resist the royal power.
In the past, a large part of Shang Yang's reform was to weaken the privileges of these nobles, abolish the system of hereditary officials and salaries, re-measure the land of the entire country, implement unified taxes, and strengthen the royal power.
In order to stabilize the hearts of the people and strengthen the foundation of the royal family, Shang Yang also introduced a system of military merits and titles, allowing civilians to have the opportunity to fight on the battlefield and change their fate, completely reversing the power balance between the Qin royal family and the local nobles.
However, they had been deeply rooted in Great Qin for many years, and even though they had been severely weakened by Shang Yang, they still had quite a bit of influence in Great Qin.
After the death of Duke Xiao of Qin, Shang Yang was framed to death by the counter-attack of the aristocratic forces. The new law that Shang Yang set up was also not abolished after many twists and turns.
It was also because of this that Ying Zheng praised his third son for his courage when Ying Che attacked the nobles of Yan City.
As a man, he should dare to take responsibility for his actions and have the courage to be the first in the world!
Only such a person was qualified to become the heir to the throne of Great Qin, to inherit the great cause that Ying Zheng had single-handedly created, and to realize Ying Zheng's great wish of making Great Qin last forever!
However, even Ying Zheng did not expect that the nobles of Qin would react so strongly!
"This enfeoffment system is indeed the greatest source of trouble. One day, I will completely abolish the enfeoffment system and expand the prefectures and counties so that the royal power can spread throughout all of Great Qin!
Ying Zheng's face returned to its usual calm state, but he had secretly made up his mind!
"Your Majesty, although the Third Prince's original intention was to enrich the treasury, the impact it has caused is indeed a great harm to the country and the people!”
"Great Qin has strict laws, and even if a prince breaks the law, he cannot escape!”
"Therefore, I dare to ask Your Majesty to recall Young Master Che!”
"However, considering that this is Young Master Che's first offense and that he has previously contributed to the Great Qin Empire, we can allow him to be sent to the border to atone for his sins!”
Seeing that Ying Zheng was still unmoved, High Official Wang Wan and Prime Minister Chang Pingjun exchanged a glance and spoke together.
"We agree!"
"Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the two core officials had expressed their stance, the other officials who were still hesitating followed suit. The hall was actually filled with an earth-shattering crusade against Ying Che!
Ying Zheng's face turned ashen!
Was this group of people planning to force the abdication?
Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?
"Report!"
"Urgent!"
Just as a storm was brewing in the royal court and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive, Zhang Han, who was out of breath from running, once again rushed into the hall with sweat all over his face.
Everyone's gaze was instantly attracted over.
Lord Chang Ping, Wang Wan, and the others were overjoyed.
Emergency military situation in Yan?
Ying Che must have forced the nobles of Yan to rebel and come to ask for help!
This time, victory was definitely in his hands. Even if the king was unwilling, he could only punish that silkpants Ying Che severely!
On the high platform, Ying Zheng's heart sank.
Could it be that he had misjudged Che 'er and overestimated him?
"Read!"
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