All Heavens: Get the Nine Swords at the start

Chapter 149 People depend on food, heir to the empire

At first, Ying Zheng thought it was just the first time the two met, and the alienation caused by the unfamiliarity between the two parties.

But as time went by, Ying Zheng gradually discovered that the alienation in Li Ming still didn't disappear, but became more obvious as the relationship between the two gradually deepened.

Ying Zheng thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason. Today, since he had already mentioned this point, he took advantage of the opportunity to ask.

Ying Zheng waited for a long time and still couldn't hear Li Ming's answer. Ying Zheng got up again and asked, "Ying Zheng asks the Taoist priest to clarify my doubts for me!"

"Di Xin, king of Shang Zhou, what does your majesty think of this man?"

Li Ming did not answer Ying Zheng's question, but instead threw a new question to Ying Zheng.

"Di Xin?" Ying Zheng frowned. The Zhou Dynasty was built on the Yin Shang, so naturally he would not have anything good to say about the last emperor of the Yin Shang, Shang Zhou Wang Di Xin.

The official official historical materials are full of black information about King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, but some folk historical materials have some contrary records.

"During Di Xin's period, there were 72 vassal states in the whole world, but Di Xin could subdue them all by himself, seeing the big from the small. Di Xin should not be as miserable as it is written in history."

"Pindao also has some opinions on Di Xin, I wonder if the king would like to listen to Pingdao's talk."

"Teacher, please speak, I will listen with all my ears!"

The reason why Li Ming wanted to mention Shang Zhou King Di Xin was because Shang Zhou King, Qin Shihuang, and Sui Yang Emperor all had the same ending.

The three of them all intended to strengthen the centralization of power and made large-scale construction projects. Emperor Xin made large-scale construction projects to repair Chaoge and Qishan, which led to the uprising of the 72 princes, the destruction of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty.

Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, built Lishan, built straight roads, built Lingqu, conquered Baiyue, and defeated the Xiongnu.

After all, the Qin Dynasty was brought down by Qin Shihuang single-handedly. As long as he lived, everyone could only crawl at his feet, not daring to make any moves.

But when Qin Shihuang died, Daze Township shouted angrily, and countless people responded, and the whole world fell into war again.

Qin fell and Han was established.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal, conquered Goguryeo three times, and uprisings began to rise in various places. The Sui Dynasty perished and the Tang Dynasty was established.

What they did may have countless controversies in history, but their achievements are undeniable.

The reason why Li Ming has been unwilling to really turn to Yingzheng is that he is worried that Yingzheng's arrogance will make him unable to listen to other people's advice, causing history to repeat itself.

He is not alone now, there is a huge Taoist behind him, and there are people he cares about in Taiyi Mountain.

Therefore, all his plans must be cautious and cautious, and he does not want to take any possible risks if possible.

If they completely fall to Qin and Yingzheng, once history repeats itself, Taoism is likely to be destroyed along with Qin.

Li Ming couldn't take this risk, so everything between him and Ying Zheng was done to the end, and he never relied too much on Qin, and the cooperation between the two always kept boundaries.

He thought that Ying Zheng would let this cooperative relationship develop forever, but he didn't want Ying Zheng to take the initiative to reveal this relationship today.

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"Your Majesty should have read Pindao's policy for rejuvenating the country, so let's see what kind of person Di Xin is from the perspective of the common people."

"As a king, Di Xin's personal bravery and heroism against the enemy are probably unmatched by anyone in the world today. Even Tai Gongwang, Jiang Shang was not Di Xin's opponent in the early stage."

"But such a legendary figure, in the eyes of the people, is a foolish and ignorant tyrant who is greedy for beauty and harms the ministers of the court."

"Why do people think this way? There is no other way. The sentence "Food is the most important thing for the people" is enough to sum up everything. The people have always been both ignorant and intelligent."

"So stupid that any lie can incite them, and at the same time they are very smart. When they encounter oppression that cannot be resisted, they will desperately overthrow their oppressors. Often as long as the people start to oppose the king, no matter how great the empire is , will perish under the tide set off by the people.”

"It's not scary for a scholar to rebel, it's not scary for an aristocratic family to rebel, and it's not even scary for military officers and generals to rebel."

"As long as Qin State can ensure that the people at the bottom can have enough to eat, anyone who wants to overthrow Qin State is their enemy."

"If the king can achieve this level, even if all the troops rebel, the king only needs to stand at the top of Xianyang City and shout, and all the people will spontaneously come to help the king eliminate the rebellion."

"Because they don't want to go back to the era when they didn't have enough to eat, didn't have enough clothes to cover their bodies, and they had to change their children to eat. For this, they can pay all the price just to keep their current life."

Ying Zheng had not yet digested what Li Ming said, but he heard Li Ming continue: "In addition, the king must also pay attention to the training of successors."

"Cultivation of successors?" Ying Zheng was stunned. He hadn't considered this issue at all. He had just become King of Qin not long ago, and now all he thought about was going east to Hangu, sweeping away the six kingdoms, and unifying the world.

"A country not only needs a wise monarch, but also needs a successor who can entrust important responsibilities."

"Birth, old age, sickness and death are unavoidable things. If there is no successor who is capable of taking on important responsibilities, even if the king does well, if the descendants are not enough to take on important responsibilities, the empire will still be in danger of overthrow."

"So, when the world is settled down, the king's first goal should be to train his heirs and give them a chance to be independent."

"The other thing is to establish a heir and establish an elder, or to establish a virtuous and enlightened man. Your Majesty should make a decision as soon as possible. Once the candidate is confirmed, don't worry about other things. You must immediately dispel the thoughts in the hearts of other heirs."

"There is only one throne, and there is only one person who can sit on the throne. The king wants the country to be stable and over-the-top, and his sons and heirs fight against each other, and brothers fight each other. He must make a decisive decision so that the people of the country and the ministers in the court know who will rule the huge country next." Only in this way can we ensure that this huge carriage can drive as smoothly as possible and keep moving forward."

After saying all this, Li Ming looked at Ying Zheng who was lost in thought, and let out a deep breath.

Li Ming very much hopes that Ying Zheng can listen to these words, so that Qin Chao can stop repeating the mistakes of history.

After listening to Li Ming's words, Ying Zheng sat on the spot and meditated.

Gai Nie seemed to have a feeling, and wanted to ask Li Ming something, but he didn't know how to ask.

Seeing Gai Nie's hesitation, Li Ming took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Gai Nie, do you have any questions?"

Although all schools of thought are one body and they all regard the Three Emperors as their patriarchs, but Li Ming and Gai Nie have only met twice and had conflicts. It is inappropriate to call him nephew rashly. Li Ming can only call Gai Nie casually. gentlemen.

"Gai Nie can't afford to be a Mr. Senior. Ge Nie has some doubts about what senior said just now. I hope that senior can answer one or two questions for Gai Nie."

(End of this chapter)