My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?

Chapter 105: Did the mouse really become the cat’s bridesmaid?
Ying Xi couldn't help but laugh: "Is Prime Minister Lu just kidding me?"

Ying Xi pointed at the prisoners in the prison and asked mockingly: "Even these common people can rebel against our great Qin?"

"Do you dare to speak out against this?!"

China has been around for thousands of years, and there have been many examples of common people rebelling, but have they ever succeeded?
Not a single case!

No one, including these prisoners, believed that one day common people would be able to overthrow this huge imperial court!

So facing Ying Xi's fingers and mocking eyes, all the victims lowered their heads in fear, not daring to look at Ying Xi at all.

None of their crimes were capital crimes, and they could still live after being punished.

But that may not be the case if it offends these noble people.

What's more important is that Ying Chengyu is still standing behind!
More than once, these tortured prisoners saw a death row prisoner being carried away by Ying Chengxiao, and then his life was worse than death.

They didn't want to try Ying Chengyu's skills.

Ying Xi smiled and looked at Lu Buwei: "Prime Minister Lu also saw it, these are the common people!"

"We, the Qin Dynasty, have hundreds of thousands of troops and are the heroes of the world. We have no fear even in the face of many enemy countries."

"Looking at these common people, they don't even have enough food and grass for the uprising."

"Even if our Great Qin is weak, they cannot, let alone dare to, rebel against our Great Qin!"

Lu Buwei retorted in a deep voice: "Weiyang Lord, don't underestimate the common people of the world."

"It should be noted that the foundation of the ancestral temple lies in the people!"

"If public opinion is in chaos, the world will be in chaos!"

"Perhaps the common people do not have enough ability to completely overthrow the imperial court, but if the whole country rebels, how much will it cost the imperial court to quell the chaos?"

"And if there are nobles from the homeland who stand up to lead the people, the situation will definitely be more dangerous!"

"It is not impossible to overthrow the Qin Dynasty!"

Ying Xi shook his head: "What should I know? Why should I know?"

"The foundation of the ancestral temple lies in the people, why do you say this?"

"Why have I never heard of it?"

Lu Buwei bowed his hand and said, ""Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals·Wuben"!"

"Mencius also said: The people are the most valuable, followed by the country."

As for the final "You are at ease", Lu Buwei did not say it.

Because Lu Buwei knew that Ying Zheng didn't like to hear this.

Now is a good time to persuade Ying Zheng to accept a lenient and suspended sentence. Lu Buwei does not want to cause problems due to the contradiction of monarchy.

Ying Xi nodded clearly and said in a mocking voice: "This was originally said by Prime Minister Lu. No wonder I have never heard of it."

"Lü Xiang's "Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals" is really not something ordinary people can read. I get a huge headache every time I open a volume."

"I never thought that there are such wise sayings hidden in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"!"

Ying Xi himself did not support Shang Jun's law.

Ying Xi hated Shang Yang and even wanted to dig up Shang Yang's grave and dig out Shang Yang's bones to brew wine.

Because Shang Yang greatly restricted the rights of the clan and even restricted the system of enfeoffment.

From this perspective, Ying Xi should have supported Lu Buwei, because Lu Buwei strongly supported the enfeoffment system.

In fact, Ying Xi did support Lu Buwei at the beginning.

But after reading "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu Family", Ying Xi realized that Lu Buwei only hoped that Ying Zheng could ennoble talented people like Wang Jian as princes, rather than conferring titles on Ying Xi and other clan members.

Lu Buwei even intended to further restrict the rights of the clan, and non-virtuous people could not be crowned kings.

From then on, Ying Xi wished she could also remove Lu Buwei’s leg bones and make wine to drink!

Normally, Ying Xi had no suitable reason and was even more afraid of Lu Buwei's revenge, so he didn't dare to take action.

Now in the name of upholding the current laws, Ying Xi mocked Lu Buwei crazily:

"If our country, Da Qin, is really as lenient and lenient as Prime Minister Lu said, then the essence of the ancestral temple lies in the people."

"The common people's savings are getting richer, and they can hoard food, weapons and armor. Even if they occasionally break the law, they will not be held responsible."

"That's why the people are paying less and less attention to the law, and the prestige of the court will be getting weaker and weaker."

"One day, the common people will gather enough strength to overthrow the Qin Dynasty!"

Ying Xi asked back: "In this case, the foundation of the ancestral temple really lies in the people, because the people worshiped in the ancestral temple are the people!"

"Is this what Mr. Lu wants?"

Lu Buwei couldn't help but became furious: "This is not what the original intention is!"

"If the imperial court really treats the head of Guizhou favorably and all officials perform their duties, the head of Guizhou must be grateful for your kindness, so why do you want to cause chaos?"

Ying Xi said firmly: "Because human nature is evil!"

"If the Qin Dynasty treats the head of Guizhou favorably, the head of Guizhou will not die for the Qin Dynasty, and he will even have evil thoughts and be unable to satisfy his desires!"

Ying Xi bowed his hands in front of Ying Zheng and said, "Therefore, I advise you to further increase the punishment!"

"Shang Junyan: Punishment is used to make mistakes!"

"The people should be tortured before they make mistakes. Only in this way can the evil thoughts in the hearts of the people be removed, so that the head of Guizhou will not do great evil things."

"However, I, the Qin Dynasty, do not have the punishment for transgressions."

"In order to prevent the common people from causing chaos as mentioned by Prime Minister Lu, I think that we, the Qin Dynasty, should severely punish the generals for their mistakes!" Lu Buwei shouted angrily: "Absurd!"

“How can one be convicted or even punished for a crime that was not committed?”

"This will surely lead to officials being unscrupulous and pointing out criminals at will!"

Lu Buwei also bowed his hands to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, everything Weiyang Lord said is ridiculous!"

"If your Majesty is still hesitant, you can follow the truth and go deep into the people, listen to the voices of the Guizhou chiefs, and see their lives."

"As long as they have enough to eat and drink, they are content."

"As long as they can have enough food and clothing, they will die serving the king!"

"If the king is lenient and suspends his administration, he will surely be favored by all the people of the Qin Dynasty, and all the generals and generals of the Qin Dynasty will be used by the Qin Dynasty."

"Even if there is no reward, the leaders of Guizhou are still willing to fight for the king!"

Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng sincerely and even pleadingly: "Listen to the cry in your ears and see the plight of the Guizhou leaders!"

"Now that our country, Qin, is still at war, the leaders of Guizhou still have a chance to change their destiny."

"But if one day we, the Qin Dynasty, really unite the world and there is no more war in the world, the leaders of Guizhou will completely lose the opportunity to change their destiny."

"How could the leaders of Guizhou in the world not rebel at that time?"

"Your Majesty, Great Qin has reached the time of restructuring."

"If you want to unify the world, you should reform the system as soon as possible!"

Ying Zheng turned his eyes to the trembling and frightened victims.

Seeing the pleading in their eyes, Ying Zheng couldn't bear it.

But Ying Zheng knew better that what he had to decide was not just a simple matter of whether or not Qian Shou could live a good life.

What was before him were two different ideas of governing the country!

Shang Yang believed that the country should exploit the people, that is, the weak people.

If the heads of Guizhou have money, then they can increase taxes, or raise the prices of land and houses, or even mint more coins to make the money in the hands of the heads of Guizhou become worthless, and use all methods to put most of the heads of Guizhou in a state where they cannot die. It’s not a good situation to live in either.

At the same time, the military merit system was used to give hope to the leaders of Guizhou, making them feel that they could live a good life as long as they worked hard to kill the enemy on the battlefield.

But can you really live a good life by working hard to kill enemies on the battlefield?
There is always one of the complicated laws that suits you, and the title will always be used to offset the guilt, and then you will be reduced to the head of Guizhou again, and continue to live a life where you can't die but can't live well.

Only in this way can the domestic leaders of Guizhou always maintain the spirit of hard work, struggle, and struggle, and be willing to accept all unreasonable demands made by the court and the military, and bite the bullet and sell everything they have.

After all, if all the Guizhou leaders are well fed, well clothed, and mentally and physically satisfied, who would be willing to risk their lives!
Under Shang Yang's philosophy of governing the country, many Qin people felt that they could not live a good life until their death because they did not work hard enough.

Are Shang Yang's ideas suitable for the Qin Dynasty?
It fits so well!
The reason why the Qin Dynasty became more powerful and even expected to dominate the world was that Shang Yang's thoughts and the supporting "Qin Law" made a huge contribution.

Shangjunfa has proven its excellence with facts.

Lu Buwei's thoughts are different from Shang Yang's.

Lu Buwei believes that the people are the foundation of the country. If the country wants to prosper, the people should live a good life.

Are Lu Buwei's ideas suitable for Da Qin?
Seems like a good fit too.

Because Lu Buwei raised a very critical question.

The reason why the leaders of Guizhou Province in the Qin Dynasty are willing to work hard, struggle, and fight is because the Qin Dynasty is developing at a rapid speed and the national power of the Qin Dynasty is becoming increasingly abundant. From time to time, the leaders of Guizhou Province can see or hear examples of people who changed their lives in the First World War.

These hopes soothe the anger and dissatisfaction in their hearts and tempt them to struggle.

But if the development of the Qin Dynasty stagnated, how should the anger and dissatisfaction in the hearts of the Guizhou leaders be appeased?

Ying Zheng couldn't help but fall into deep thinking.

Both ideas seem to be right, but which idea is most suitable for Da Qin?
If it was a plan to unify the world, should Great Qin continue to maintain strict punishments or try to accept lenient policies and probation?

Yingzheng dare not be careless about the important matters of the country!

Lu Buwei, Xiong Qi, Feng Quji and others were also waiting quietly and anxiously for Ying Zheng's decision.

Those who were being tortured not far away deliberately suppressed their breathing, fearing that they would offend the nobles by making noise.

In this dull and depressing environment, Ying Chengyu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, I think what Prime Minister Lu said makes sense."

Xiong Qi and others all looked at Ying Chengyu in disbelief.

If we remember correctly, you two should be enemies, right?
Ying Zheng lost his train of thought and asked in shock: "Brother Wang, what do you mean?"

"I was thinking about it just now, but I didn't hear it clearly."

Why did Wang Diqi start speaking for Lu Buwei?

Even when talking to the widow, the title becomes so formal!
The mouse really went to be the cat’s bridesmaid!
Ying Chengxuan emphasized his voice: "Your Majesty, I think there is some truth in what Mr. Lu said."

Lu Buwei looked at Ying Chengyu in shock, relief and emotion.

Ying Chengyu spoke up for him completely beyond Lu Buwei's expectation.

Although Lu Buwei knew that Ying Chengxuan's thoughts were somewhat similar to his, Lu Buwei really didn't expect that Ying Chengxuan would put aside his past grudges and work with him to make suggestions for the future of Great Qin!
Ying Zheng's voice turned solemn: "Tell me carefully."

Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, I believe that there is no better reward than to be generous and trustworthy, so as to benefit the people!"

"Punishments must be severe and necessary to make the people fear you!"

“There is nothing better than a law that is solid and solid, so that the people know it!”

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