" Father, I feel that Eldest Brother is wrong. Second Brother is right. I will listen to Father."
Ying Gao, who had been speaking freely in the side hall earlier, felt his legs tremble non-stop as he stammered under the gaze of the First Emperor.
"Humph!"
"Stuttering, what a disgrace!"
Hearing Ying Gao's incoherent reply, the First Emperor reprimanded him coldly. He was obviously very unhappy.
Such cowardice.
He was nothing like Ying Zheng's son.
If the First Emperor was disappointed with Fu Su, it would be a disappointment of disappointment.
As for Ying Gao, he was truly disappointed and gave up completely.
Thus, before Ying Gao could finish speaking, the First Emperor waved his hand and interrupted him. He looked at Ying Mu and said,""Fourth brother, do you also listen to me?”
Do everything you say?
I wish.
The key was that the system was unwilling.
Ying Mu ridiculed in his heart.
Then, under the First Emperor's intimidating gaze, he took a step forward and said loudly,""Imperial Father, your son believes that Big Brother is right. If Great Qin wants to pass on its legacy for thousands of generations, it must enfeoffe kings to rule the world.”
When Ying Mu said this, his tone suddenly changed. However, your son has a slightly different idea about the enfeoffment.
"Oh, if you have any different ideas, you can tell me. If it's reasonable, I will naturally agree.”
When the First Emperor heard Ying Mu's last words, his interest was piqued.
She didn't know what her son, who she didn't have much of an impression of, wanted to say.
However, since he dared to say it, it proved that he still had some courage and was not a coward.
Just this point alone was much better than Ying Kun and Ying Gao.
In fact, it wasn't just the First Emperor. Even the officials and young masters of Great Qin all looked at Ying Mu, waiting for him to continue.
They were very curious.
He wanted to know what the Fourth Young Master, who was usually extremely low-key, would say.
Facing the gazes of the First Emperor and Great Qin's officials, he was shocked.
Ying Mu took another deep breath and suppressed the nervousness in his heart. His expression remained unchanged as he said,
"Father, there's a saying that goes,'Under the vast heavens, there's no land but the king's. The shore of the earth is not a king's subject! I think that although the world is big, it is not as big as Qin. Although Great Qin is big, it does not have an inch of land.”
"Ever since Duke Xiao, our Great Qin has been fighting for the rest of the six generations. Only then can we rule the world with a long strategy, devour the two Zhou Dynasties and destroy the vassals. We can rule the six directions with the supreme ruler, whip the world with the hammer, and shake the four seas with our might.”
"This is not the work of a generation. How can we juniors covet the hard work of our ancestors?”
Ying Mu said loudly.
His high-pitched voice echoed in the huge Zhangtai Palace, causing everyone to fall into deep thought.
He told everyone clearly.
Great Qin's ability to unify the world was not the result of a single generation's effort, but the result of six generations of effort.
As juniors, could it be that we covet the merits of our ancestors?
As such, Great Qin did not plan to continue implementing the enfeoffment system.
Even if it was to be implemented, it could not erase the contributions of the predecessors and only consider the contributions of the current generation.
Ying Mu's words were like a nuclear bomb that exploded in the entire Zhangtai Palace.
Many people were shocked and could not help but feel enlightened as they fell into deep thought.
Especially the First Emperor. His dragon eyes instantly lit up when he heard Ying Mu's words. He looked at his son in surprise, as if it was the first day he had met him.
In fact, at this moment, another sentence appeared in his mind.
"There is a strange bird in the world. This bird doesn't fly, but it flies into the sky. If you don't make a sound, it's already done. If you make a sound, it's shocking."
This was originally a sentence to describe King Zhuang of Chu.
Now, it was the most suitable word to describe Ying Mu.
In fact, not only the First Emperor, but everyone including the Eldest Young Master Fu Su was stunned by Ying Mu's words.
The Great Qin Young Lords and officials who could appear in Zhangtai Palace were all at the top of Great Qin.
How could they not understand Great Qin's history and rise?
Before Duke Xiao of Qin.
Qin was the weakest country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. It was often bullied by the other six countries and could only cede territory in order to protect itself.
However, Duke Xiao was also a bold ruler. He placed Shang Yang in an important position in order to reform the country, rewarded farming and war, moved the capital to Xianyang, established a county system of administration, opened up paths, and continuously increased agricultural production, allowing Great Qin to gradually become the strongest country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
There were many important officials in the Zhangtai Palace who had come up with ideas to destroy the six countries and helped the First Emperor handle government affairs.
However, you made them question themselves.
How could their contributions be greater than Shang Jun's?
After Duke Xiao was King Hui of Qin.
During the reign of King Hui, although there was the stain of killing Shang Yang, there was still a lot of trouble.
However, this did not mean that King Hui of Qin was a muddle-headed ruler.
On the contrary, King Hui of Qin was also a wise ruler who worked hard to make the country prosperous.
During his reign, he had Zhang Yi, who ruled the six countries, and Gongsun Yan, Ailizi, and Sima Cuo, who attacked Yiqu in the north, Bashu and Xiping in the east, Hangu in the east, and Hanzhong in the south. This caused the territory of Qin to more than double, turning Great Qin from a weak country into a first-rate powerful country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
After King Hui of Qin was King Wu of Qin.
Although King Wu of Qin had only reigned for four years, he had made great contributions to Qin by uniting Wei and Qin, uniting with Yue to subdue Chu, pacifying the rebellion in Shu, and establishing the Prime Minister system.
After him was King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
King Zhaoxiang reigned for more than 56 years.
He was not only the ruler of Qin State, but also the longest ruler of the Warring States Period.
During his reign, he had Baiqi as his general and defeated the Three Jin, Qi, and Chu.
They captured Hedong County and Nanyang County of Wei State, Qianzhong County and Ying Du of Chu State.
They launched the Battle of Changping and won a great victory over the Zhao army.
They captured Luoyi, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, captured King Nan of Zhou, and moved the nine cauldrons to Xianyang, ending the 800-year history of the Zhou Dynasty.
He said something impolite.
During the reign of King Zhaoxiang, he had dealt a heavy blow to all the powerful enemies on the path of Qin's unification. For example, the three powerful countries, Zhao, Chu, and Qi, had all declined during the reign of King Zhaoxiang.
Generals such as Wang Jian, Li Xin, Wang Ben, etc., although they have the merit of destroying the country.
However, who dared to say that their contributions were greater than Baiqi's?
After King Zhaoxiang of Qin, there was King Xiaowen of Qin, who had reigned for only three days, and King Zhuangxiang of Qin, who had reigned for three years.
Even though these two rulers of Great Qin had only been in power for a short period of time, they had contributed greatly to Great Qin's rise.
King Xiaowen of Qin pardoned the sinners, treated the meritorious officials of the former king well, gave generous gifts to the relatives of the imperial clan, opened the gardens and entertainment, and used gentle means to appease and avoid the imminent rebellion within Qin.
King Zhuang Xiang of Qin, the father of the First Emperor, ordered Meng Ao to attack Han after he ascended the throne. Han was forced to cede Chenggao, Gong, and other places, allowing Qin to extend its territory to Daliang and establish Sanchuan Prefecture.
Following this, they continuously attacked the State of Wei and the State of Zhao, causing the State of Han, the State of Wei, and the State of Zhao to be greatly weakened. From then on, they were unable to stop Great Qin from destroying the six countries and unifying the world.
Only after six generations of Great Qin's rulers had worked hard did Great Qin destroy the six countries and unify the world.
How could it be a lifetime of merit?
As such, if they really wanted to enfeoffment, wouldn't they enfeoffment people like Lord Shang and Lord Wu 'an who had contributed greatly to Great Qin?
Some people might say that Shang Jun and the others were already dead.
Therefore, it didn't matter whether he was conferred a title or not.
However, was this really a reason?
Although they had died, their descendants and clans had survived.
He who has done great service cannot be conferred.
Could it be that they could not confer titles and treat their descendants and clans well?
As such, Ying Mu extended the list of meritorious people to the sixth generation of the Great Qin Empire.
The enfeoffment system proposed by the Confucians had already collapsed and could no longer be carried on.
Alright then.
Even if they continued to advocate the rites of Zhou and the enfeoffment system.
Most likely, none of Great Qin's Generals or Ministers would dare to accept the title.
Unless they felt that their contributions were greater than Shang Jun, Zhang Yi, Wu An Jun, and Baiqi.
Perhaps they felt that their contributions were greater than Great Qin's six generations of rulers.
He said something impolite.
Ying Mu's final words completely blocked Great Qin's road to enfeoffment.
At the very least, it had dealt a fatal blow to the enfeoffment system advocated by the Confucian scholars, rendering them completely speechless.
The First Emperor looked at Ying Mu with a face full of admiration.
Ying Mu's words had completely hit the nail on the head.
In terms of contribution.
Among the officials present, who could compare to Lord Shang and Lord Wu 'an, and who could compare to the past rulers of Great Qin?
The current world had been obtained by the Great Qin Imperial Family through generations of hard work.
It was something that they, the people of Old Qin, had paid countless blood and sweat for. After more than 300 years, millions of people had died.
Could such a heavy country be given to others just because of a few words from a Confucian scholar?
If that was the case, why would Great Qin have to go through so much trouble to destroy the six countries?
He could just become the overlord of the seven kingdoms.
Of course, as a qualified monarch, these thoughts could not be said truthfully.
Well, at least he couldn't say it out loud.
Therefore, when someone who could understand him appeared, especially when this person was his son, the First Emperor was really happy.
However, he didn't show his joy. Instead, he looked at Ying Mu with interest and asked,"In that case, according to Mu 'er's words, our Great Qin should include all the meritorious officials in the past into the scope of enfeoffment?”
The First Emperor had not forgotten.
Ying Mu agreed with the enfeoffment system.
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