Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

And the person who said this at this time was none other than Meng Yi, the great general of the northern border, one of the most powerful people in the entire court. Since ancient times, military generals have often advocated war, while civil officials tend to solve problems peacefully. However, now that the war has just begun, Meng Yi has already directly asked to divide the kings.

"Your Majesty, I strongly disagree with General Meng Yi's opinion. Since they are rebels, we should put down the rebellion and maintain the unity and stability of the country. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. If you directly enfeoff the kings to avoid war, won't it make people all over the world laugh at you?"

As soon as Meng Yi finished speaking, Dun Ruo stood up and spoke. Dun Ruo was an important official in the court, belonging to the senior official level, in charge of important matters such as military equipment and money and grain, and his say was quite powerful.

"Your Majesty, I would like to reconsider. What General Meng Yi said is absolutely not feasible. Putting aside the impact of enfeoffment of kings on your Majesty's reputation, this is something the late emperor would never agree to. Now that the late emperor's body is still warm, how can you violate the decree set by the late emperor? " Then, Wang Ben also stood up without hesitation to give advice.

Hearing the two important ministers say this in succession, Fusu frowned slightly, and at the same time looked at Meng Yi, with a puzzled look on his face. Fusu was not stupid. Although Fusu was in favor of the title of king, he would not insist on it at this time. It was just that the person who said this was Meng Yi.

Fusu had seen Meng Yi's battles in the northern border. He dared to chase and kill thousands of Xiongnu with hundreds of elite soldiers. He was the first one who didn't believe that Meng Yi was afraid of fighting. However, he really couldn't understand Meng Yi's or the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's current thoughts.

"Your Majesty, I support what General Meng Yi said."

At this critical moment, Prime Minister Li Si suddenly stood up and said something that once again stunned everyone present. It was surprising enough for Meng Yi to say this, but now Li Si was also saying this. The meaning of this matter was completely different.

"Oh, Prime Minister, doing this will hurt the prestige of our Great Qin. Prime Minister, do you have any other ideas?"

Li Si stood up, saluted Fusu respectfully, and then said: "Your Majesty, and all the nobles in the palace, since the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, there have been more than thousands of people responding to the uprising. However, if we want to show the power of our Great Qin and go to conquer these rebels, how many troops will we need? How much money and food will we need to support this war? Lord Dun Ruo, I would like to ask, how much money does our Great Qin treasury have now, and how long can it support our Great Qin army to fight?"

Dun Ruo quickly stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, the money in the treasury can guarantee the military expenditure for one year."

Hearing this, Li Si raised his mouth slightly with a disdainful smile, and then continued to ask: "Oh, so, Lord Dun Ruo, do you think that the uprisings in the world can be completely quelled in just one year?"

He was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "This..."

At this time, Li Si seized the opportunity, pressed forward step by step, and refuted sharply: "Now, uprisings have broken out in various places, which is equivalent to cutting off the source of tax revenue for my Qin. Lord Dun Ruo, the one year you mentioned is probably just an optimistic estimate!"

Dun Ruo was speechless and could not refute. Li Si turned to look at the emperor and said firmly: "Your Majesty, the uprisings are surging everywhere, which is equivalent to cutting off the tax revenue of our Qin. If we suppress them by force, I am afraid we can't last a year, or even half a year!"

After hearing this, Dun Ruo hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, this is wrong. Your Majesty can also mobilize food and grass from other places. How can you only rely on the existing grain reserves?"

Listening to Dun Ruo's words, Li Si showed a contemptuous smile at this time, as if he disdained Dun Ruo's point of view.

"Your Majesty, we must not collect food and grass again!" Li Si said solemnly.

"If the imperial court collects food and fodder again, it will inevitably cause public outrage. It's hard to say how much food and fodder we can collect by then, but what is certain is that the number of rebels will probably increase."

When Li Si said this, many court officials changed their expressions slightly. They knew in their hearts that what Li Si said was the fact that everyone knew but was unwilling to mention. When Qin Shihuang was in power, some people suggested that he reduce corvée and reduce the number of farmers. However, Qin Shihuang did not listen to these suggestions and remained stubborn. In the long run, Qin Shihuang's decision may be correct, but in the short term it brought great pressure to the Qin Dynasty.

Now, Li Si's words undoubtedly negated Qin Shihuang's previous practices to a certain extent. More importantly, Li Si was once Qin Shihuang's most staunch supporter, and his change at this moment surprised and disturbed everyone.

"What does the Prime Minister mean?"

"Your Majesty, the enfeoffment of the kings agreed by General Meng Yi is also a disguised way of preserving the strength of our Great Qin. At this moment, all the rebels in the world have the same idea, to completely swallow up our Great Qin. If we can enfeoff the kings in advance, the purpose is to let these so-called rebels start to govern themselves, so as to give our Great Qin a chance to breathe."

"On the surface, we will enfeoff the kings, let the rebels in various places govern themselves, and be wary of each other, so as to reduce the frontal pressure of our Great Qin. At the same time, we will increase the intensity of rewards, use the rebels to suppress the rebels, and promise them huge benefits. Our Great Qin will concentrate its superior forces to give priority to destroying Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and others. This will not only reduce the shortage of our Great Qin's troops, but also greatly alleviate the shortage of food."

"Divide the enemy internally, then slowly eat away at the rest, and recruit some of the rebels. This is the best way to resolve the current conflict, and it can also prevent the excessive internal consumption of our Great Qin's national strength."

After Li Si finished speaking, the entire court was once again plunged into a chorus of discussion. Many people had to admit that Li Si's plan was indeed the best solution. Although in name, Daqin seemed to have been affected to a certain extent, in terms of the results, it was obviously more appropriate.

"Your Majesty, I agree with the Prime Minister's opinion. Although this may have some impact on your Majesty's reputation, I still ask your Majesty to put the country of Qin first."

At this time, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan spoke again. The purpose of this speech was very obvious. Fusu's eyes flickered after hearing this. In fact, he had another idea, which was the peace talks that Fusu had always advocated.