Chapter 568: Coronation Ceremony (Part 1)

The fall of the six kingdoms and the unification of the world by the Qin Empire were not the end for the entire Qin Empire. On the contrary, it was another beginning. The war was not over, but even more dangerous. In the previous wars between the Qin Kingdom and the six kingdoms, the enemies were clearly visible, but the enemies of this war were inside the empire.

Ying Zheng called himself the First Emperor, which did not cause much uproar, but he did not implement the feudal system, but the county system, which immediately made the whole Xianyang City turbulent. Shen Fei, Mo Ya and others had to return to Xianyang first because of this.

Even though the domestic system of the Qin Kingdom had already been the county system after Shang Yang's reform, it did not mean that the noble families of the Qin Kingdom would be so honest and content with the status quo. They had to be content with the status quo before, but now it was different. The Qin Kingdom unified the world and its territory had expanded dozens of times. In this case, as long as there was a slight chance, these people would not give up the feudal system.

Strictly speaking, the Qin State did not lack the feudal system before. It did have feudal system, but it only had titles, not fiefs, which was just an honorary title. Now they want fiefs.

Among these noble families, including Ying Zheng's own family, the royal family, these people have the greatest objections to the county system. After all, if the feudal system is implemented, as members of the royal family, they must be the first batch of princes, just like the Zhou Dynasty back then, most of the princes who were enfeoffed were members of the Ji surname.

It is said that there were more than 100 sons and adopted sons of King Wen of Zhou. After the enfeoffment, not all of them were enfeoffed as princes, even if only half of them were enfeoffed, there were more than 50. However, only Yan State has the surname Ji of the Zhou Dynasty, and the other princes have long changed their masters.

Even Qi State is the same. Originally, Qi State was the fief of Jiang Ziya, but who made Tian Family replace Qi later?

Ying Zheng had more than a dozen sons, and with those cheap cousins, the number was even greater. These people were hoping to be sent out to become princes. Although these people had a noble status in Qin, they had no real power. The Shang Yang Reforms of the year had a lot of constraints on the royal family.

The county system could only have one person inherit Ying Zheng's position in the end. Ying Zheng's other sons would naturally be unwilling, especially those princes whose mothers came from aristocratic families. Even if they didn't want to participate in the competition, the people behind them would not want to either.

In addition, the nobles of the six countries were behind the scenes, and Xianyang was in chaos for a while. The black crow was transferred back to deal with this situation.

The large number of foreign populations coming to the six countries was a big test for the public security in Xianyang. Ying Zheng was very direct and straightforward. After the surrender of Qi, he began to work on the migration of the princes and nobles of the six countries. It was Ying Zheng who could make the princes and nobles of the six countries leave their homeland and migrate thousands of miles to Xianyang, Qin with just one order.

Although these princes and nobles were unwilling, they could only accept it helplessly. Either die or migrate. Ying Zheng only gave them these two choices. Of course, things are simple to say, but it will take several years to implement them. The princes and nobles of the six countries who came to Xianyang now are all here to take the lead.

This is just the beginning. There will be Ying Zheng's tours in the future. Ying Zheng toured a total of six times in history. It was not that Ying Zheng wanted to tour, but he had to tour. Many people in history criticized Ying Zheng's tours for wasting money and labor, but they didn't know that Ying Zheng had his own special purpose.

This is a world of difference from a certain emperor who went to Jiangnan to pick up girls in later generations.

"Confucianism finally jumped out, the seven branches of Confucianism, the Dong family."

The first to jump out were the great Confucian scholars in Xianyang, who quoted classics to prove that the feudal system was a good policy for peace in the world. Once the feudal system was implemented, the emperor could rule the country with ease.

Unfortunately, before they could send their memorials to Ying Zheng, they were refuted by Li Si. Li Si, who had studied Confucianism for many years, was very clear about Confucianism. Didn't Confucianism say that the Zhou Dynasty lasted for a thousand years? Then when did the Zhou Dynasty prohibit leaving the capital?

How did the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period come about? After a sharp speech, Li Si drove away these so-called great Confucian scholars. Li Si was a legalist. Talking about Confucianism's benevolent governance in front of him was a joke. This was not an era where half of the Analects ruled the world.

However, even Li Si could not stop all Confucianists. Once Confucianism exerted its strength, its potential power was very amazing, and even Fusu was involved.

Because of the betrayal of Changping Jun, Fusu's current position in Xianyang is somewhat awkward. It must be said that some people are very malicious, but the problem is that Fusu did not see it at all.

"It's a pity that the Qin State is different now. Dong family, you are destined to be disappointed."

The Confucians started to build momentum as soon as they arrived in Xianyang. In their minds, they probably thought that the Qin State was a country of tigers and wolves and had no talents. However, they did not know that with the popularization of paper and the establishment of colleges, the Qin State had cultivated many talents. These people were the main force to deal with the Confucianists.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when a hundred schools of thought contended, was an era of true ideological liberation. After that, the exclusive Confucianism directly imprisoned this liberated thought for nearly two thousand years.

The Confucianists originally had very strong self-confidence, which was very normal. After all, they have been studying Confucian classics all their lives, and it is very difficult to defeat the other party in this regard.

However, what they didn't expect was that the academy interpreted the Confucian classics from another perspective, that is, dataization, expressing all the events of the Warring States Period in the form of charts, and the results were clear at a glance.

Finally, in front of the detailed data, an old man who led the Confucianism was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the spot. The data was very simple, that is, the data record of burial sacrifice.

It can be said that this record directly tore off the sacred halo of Confucianism. Qin had long banned burial sacrifice, but it was different in the six countries. Burial sacrifice still existed, and many of them were Confucianists.

In addition, the surrender of Qi without a fight this time showed the famous double standards of Confucianism. Don't you Confucians say that the upper and lower are respected, and the monarch is the monarch and the minister is the minister? Then why did Qi surrender without a fight this time? You must know that Qi has nurtured Confucianism for more than a hundred years.

It also included a total amount of property values ​​that Qi supported Confucianism, and how extravagant Confucianists' personal consumption was. Before this, the struggles among the various schools of thought, in addition to fighting, were nothing more than quoting scriptures, but this time Shen Fei broke this competition and showed everything with bloody numbers.

Many people know about the extravagance of Confucianism, but how extravagant it is, ordinary people can't imagine it at all, just like ordinary farmers want the emperor's life to carry a golden hoe to farm, but this time, the display of numbers has left an impression on many people.

Although the Confucianism in Qi is mainly Xiaoshengxianzhuang, and it is not a faction with other Confucianism, who makes them all Confucianism, and strictly speaking, the Xiaoshengxianzhuang side is still good, after all, Fu Nian and Yan Lu are truly upright people.

The most important thing is that Qi surrendered without a fight, which immediately put Confucianism in the spotlight. After all, they got so many benefits, but when the country was in crisis, no one died, but they sold the country directly. This is Confucianism. This result made the faces of other philosophers and schools of thought look strange when they looked at Confucianists.

Before Qi surrendered, most people would not think there was anything wrong, after all, the reason for Qi's surrender was very high-sounding, but after this peeling, it became interesting.

"Congratulations, this kind of data display will probably become the mainstream in the future, hey." While the two sides were debating, Han Fei toasted Shen Fei with emotion on the third floor of a restaurant in the distance, and then sighed deeply. Even Han Fei did not expect that the life in Xiaoshengxianzhuang would be so extravagant and wasteful.

Confucianism occupied a large amount of land, had the most tenants, and slaves to plant. These things were exposed one by one, and the halo of Confucianism was getting weaker and weaker.

In the era of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the power of the various schools of thought was very large, but now that the Qin Empire has unified the world, it is natural to crack down on the various schools of thought. Now the Mohist School and the Agricultural School have suffered heavy losses, and the Agricultural School is also being conquered. Next, it is naturally the turn of the Confucianists.

Confucianists will not take the initiative to rebel, so they can only start from the reputation of Confucianism. Today, the Qin Empire has this propaganda channel, and it is too easy to expose things in this regard. For example, the Confucian bamboo slips business is described as monopolizing knowledge and deliberately selling bamboo slips at high prices.

In contrast, the paper in Qin is abnormally cheap. Anyone who is afraid of comparison will see the difference immediately after comparison.

Originally, this was a rule that was agreed upon, and no one would expose it, but Shen Fei was not an ordinary person.

The strategy to deal with Confucianism this time was not thought out by Shen Fei alone. Li Si also made great efforts. Cracking down on Confucianism was just the beginning. Ying Zheng wanted to do everything he could as the founding lord. Exposing Confucianism was for the next things about fields, tenants, taxes, etc.

Among them, the taxation of nobles is the top priority. As long as the whole people can pay taxes, the situation of the empire will be much better. Of course, this idea is naturally opposed by a tide of opposition, even Shang Yang's reform did not touch this point.

It is naturally very difficult to collect taxes from the hands of nobles based on what is done now, but Shen Fei and Ying Zheng have been prepared for this. Everything they are doing now is to warm up. He has the last trump card as a killer move.

"This is not my fault. It's just that some people are too greedy. I really think." At this point, Shen Fei smiled coldly and did not continue to talk. Instead, he changed the topic and looked at Han Fei and asked with a smile: "Wei Zhuang and others should have entered Xianyang."

The coronation ceremony of Ying Zheng, who unified the world, was completed. There is no need to think about it. Those anti-Qin forces will never miss it. Even if they can't kill Ying Zheng, it's good to be able to destroy the ceremony.

Wei Zhuang, Yan Dan and others will definitely sneak in. Now that there are so many nobles from the six countries coming to Xianyang, they have plenty of ways to sneak in.

"I don't know that. You should know that I don't have any ideas now."

"So let Zi Nu support you."

Due to his status, Han Fei naturally couldn't go out to work, at least not now, so Han Fei's daily activities only had one thing, drinking in the club opened by Shen Fei.

Zi Nu didn't have this restriction. Now it was mainly her who made money to support Han Fei, otherwise Han Fei might not even have money for drinking.

Hearing Shen Fei say this, Han Fei's face couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. When he was in Korea, he also borrowed Zi Nu's resources and money to develop at the beginning. Although he relied on his wisdom later and turned over in an instant, it was not possible now in Qin.

It's not that Han Fei's intelligence has failed, but his identity prevents him from doing things.

"Nan Gong has met Your Majesty."

As the enthronement ceremony was getting closer, even Chu Nan Gong, the most sage of Chu State, appeared in Qin State. Shen Fei did not see him in Chu State, but he himself appeared directly in Xianyang of Qin State.

"Nangong, there is no need to be polite. I came to you today because I heard from the Imperial Master that Nangong holds the Huangshi Book of Heaven that was given to Emperor Xuanyuan by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and then fell into the hands of the former Jiang Taigong. It is said to be able to change dynasties. , I don’t know if it’s true.”

"ah."

Ying Zheng's words made Chu Nan Gong's body tremble. Even the Moon God on one side couldn't help but glance at Chu Nan Gong, but Gai Nie's expression on the other side did not change at all.

"Your Majesty, the Yellowstone Heavenly Book, although there are many legends about it, how could I have ever seen such a heavenly book." Chu Nan Gong said immediately.

"So, what you mean is that the Imperial Master made a mistake." Ying Zheng stared at Chu Nan Gong closely, looking down on the slightest change in his expression.

"I don't dare. Maybe the Imperial Master just listened to the rumors."

"It is possible, but has Nan Gong ever heard of a saying that even if the three households of Chu are destroyed, Qin will surely be destroyed by Chu?"

As soon as Ying Zheng said these words, the hall of Xianyang Palace immediately became extremely silent. Even the breathing of the group disappeared, and Chu Nan Gong's body was trembling as if he was about to collapse.

"Your Majesty, I haven't heard of it." This time Chu Nan Gong didn't find any reason.

"That's it. Then has Nangong heard of the Xiang clan, Fenghuo Linshan?" Ying Zheng asked another question.

"Everyone in the Chu State knows about the Xiang clan. As for Fenghuo Linshan, I have never heard of this in the Chu State."

"Nangong is curious, what does Fenghuo Linshan refer to? It is said to refer to four people, four people who can overthrow our Great Qin Empire."

This time, no one dared to speak. Even Luna and Genie lowered their heads, as if they hadn't heard anything.

"Speaking of which, I am really curious as to which four people can destroy our Great Qin Empire." Ying Zheng stood up from the dragon throne as he spoke.

"I also heard that Lord Changping has a blue dragon plan against me and has a tunnel map all over the Seven Kingdoms. I don't know if it is true or not."

After that, Ying Zheng turned around and left without waiting for Chu Nan Gong to answer. Gai Nie immediately followed him. After a while, only Yueshen and Chu Nan Gong were left in the hall.

"Nangong, it's better to think about some things clearly." Moon God said and left.

"What is going on and why?" At the Yin Yang Family headquarters, Chu Nan Gong came here and met Donghuang Taiyi, looking a little excited.

"There is no reason, it's just that the celestial phenomena have changed." Donghuang Taiyi's voice was calm. Now that things have happened, there is no choice but to accept it. After all, he is not as strong as others.

"This time is a good opportunity. As long as it causes chaos, there may be a chance to kill Ying Zheng." Just as Shen Fei had guessed before, Yan Dan also sneaked into Xianyang City.