Chapter 230 The First Emperor

The four seas return to one temple.

In most cases, a month passed in the blink of an eye. However, this month was probably the longest month in the lives of the Qin civil and military officials, including Tianxuan.

Everyone knows that as the Qin Dynasty unified the world, Zheng Ge will definitely reward the meritorious officials who made great contributions in the process of the Qin Dynasty's unification. Tian Xuan, Han Fei, Wang Jian, Li Si, Wei Liao and others all know that the Qin Dynasty will never implement the feudal system again. However, since the Xia Dynasty, the emperors of successive dynasties have obtained the title of the common lord of the world and rewarded meritorious officials and relatives. This tradition has been around for nearly two thousand years.

During this month, many court officials who were eager to obtain a fiefdom that belonged entirely to them secretly colluded with each other, hoping that Zheng Ge would reward them with a piece of land so that they could establish a country of their own and satisfy their desire to be a monarch.

The city of Xianyang was both calm and turbulent during this month.

The calm side is that the six eastern kingdoms were completely destroyed, and the world was in the hands of Qin, so there was no need to worry about going to the battlefield at any time; the turbulent side is that what kind of policies and laws Zheng Ge planned to implement in the world became a major event that attracted the attention of countless people.

In the entire Xianyang City, the only person who could stay out of it was probably Gongshu Chou, the current head of the Gongshu family, who, under the order of Zhengge, built a brand new royal palace as a place for political discussions!

Although the Gongshu family's domineering mechanical arts mainly focus on mechanical devices and weapons, it does not mean that they are not good at civil engineering. Mechanical devices such as the broken earth Saburo and mechanical snake can also be used in building construction. It only took Gongshu Chou and his craftsmen one month to build a magnificent palace.

Yesterday, Zheng Ge issued orders to all officials in Xianyang City, ordering them to come to attend the grand court meeting today.

Under the scorching sun, the civil and military officials of Qin divided into two lines and filed into the Sihai Guiyi Hall, which had its doors open. Tianxuan was naturally among them. In front of Tianxuan was the great general Meng Tian, ​​and behind him was Meng Tian's brother Meng Yi. As the crowd moved forward, Tianxuan's eyes fell on the plaque engraved with the Qin Dynasty's small seal script.

The golden characters on a black background, shrouded in sunlight, are dazzling, as if Zheng Ge's unparalleled ambitions are lingering on these five words. All the four seas and nine states must kneel at his feet, vividly showing the majestic momentum of the Qin Dynasty unifying the world and conquering the four seas. This new hall, named the Four Seas Returning to One Hall, is much more spectacular than the original royal palace and covers an area of ​​hundreds of feet.

"Your Majesty, may your Majesty live forever!"

After the ministers entered the Sihai Guiyi Hall, they heard the sound of rippling water. They looked over and saw a pool of water in the center of the Sihai Guiyi Hall that sparkled like broken silver. In the pool, koi fish jumped, adding a lively atmosphere to the hall. At the end of the hall, Zheng Ge, wearing a black dragon robe and looking majestic and domineering, was waiting.

Under Zheng Ge's throne, the emperor's number one swordsman: Gai Nie, and the Minister of the Imperial Chariots: Zhao Gao, stood on his left and right, both of them were silent, like sculptures.

All the ministers entered the hall, knelt on the ground in unison, and paid homage to the Great Qin Supreme.

Ever since Tianxuan proposed to Zhengge that he should take "Emperor" as the new title and replace "I" with "Gu Ren" and "Gu", Zhengge did not like to hear "Your Majesty" and other titles that were once shared with him. His eyebrows were furrowed, and a ray of eyes were cast on Zhao Gao, the commander of the Central Chariot House, who was holding a black dragon scroll.

"Decree, from now on, the king's title will be changed to emperor, and the emperor will call himself "I"!" Receiving Zheng Ge's gaze, Zhao Gao, who had been prepared, spread out the black dragon scroll in his arms, stepped forward, and read Zheng Ge's decree to the ministers, "Respect the former king of the Great Qin, King Zhuangxiang, as the Supreme Emperor!..."

Zhao Gao's distinctive duck voice echoed in the hall, and the first thing he did was to change his title.

【emperor?】

[Is his virtue equal to that of the Three Sovereigns and his achievements equal to those of the Five Emperors? ]

[Emperor? Emperor? Emperor? It sounds like he is more powerful than the king.]...

The ministers knelt in the hall, listening to Zhao Gao reading the Black Dragon Scroll, their hearts rippling.

"I will pay my respects to your Majesty. May your Majesty live forever!"

"I am the first emperor, and future generations will count me. The second, third, and even ten thousand generations will be passed down forever." The Black Dragon Scroll was finally read out, and the ministers accepted the change of Zheng Ge's honorific title and readily changed their address to Zheng Ge to "Your Majesty"!
"No need to be polite, everyone." Zheng Ge narrowed his eyes and said to the ministers.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I, Chunyu Yue, would like to make a report," the ministers stood up. Chunyu Yue, a Confucian doctor who belongs to one of the eight schools of Confucianism and is of the same seniority as Xunzi from Xiaoshengxianzhuang, stepped out of the group, holding a scepter in his hand, with a righteous expression on his face, "The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties implemented feudal fiefdoms, which led to the establishment of a dynasty that lasted for hundreds of years.

I think that Your Majesty should restart the enfeoffment, enfeoff all the princes under your wing, important officials in the court, and even the descendants of the six kingdoms, to protect the foundation of our Great Qin!"

puff!

Chunyu Yue was also a supporter of Prince Fusu, so Tianxuan naturally knew him. When Tianxuan heard Chunyu Yue's suggestion that Zhengge re-implement the feudal system, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. The laughter, which was full of sarcasm, echoed in the hall and was particularly harsh.

Brush and pull!

In an instant, all eyes fell on Tianxuan. Chunyu Yue, who was ridiculed, was so angry that his beard danced and he glared at Tianxuan.

"Tianxuanzi, what are you laughing at?" Zheng Ge looked at Tianxuan and asked with interest.

Tianxuan walked out of the procession and bowed, "Your Majesty, I am laughing at Doctor Chunyu's complacency. The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties implemented feudal fiefdoms, which resulted in the establishment of many princes after the royal family weakened. They bullied the emperor and even replaced him! Since King Ping of Zhou moved east, the princes have been fighting for five hundred years."

"During these five hundred years, the blood shed is enough to turn the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers into rivers of blood; the corpses of those who died in the battles are enough to cover the land of the nine provinces. If the fiefdoms are divided again, the first one or two generations will be fine, but after the third generation, the princes will dominate one side. How can they be willing to submit forever?"

This?
Although Tianxuan's words were sharp, the ministers in the palace had all personally experienced the chaos of the Warring States Period, so how could they not know that what Tianxuan said was right. A person might be loyal for a lifetime, but there was no guarantee that his descendants would be as loyal as he was!
"Bastard!" Chunyu Yue was furious and retorted, "As long as we implement benevolent policies and revise etiquette, how can the princes rebel?"

puff!
Tian Xuan was amused by Chun Yuyue again. "Dr. Chun Yu, if etiquette can really restrain people's hearts, then why has etiquette and music collapsed since the Spring and Autumn Period? Your Confucian ancestor Confucius tried his best all his life but failed to rebuild Zhou rites. How dare you descendants speak so arrogantly?"

"Times have changed. Zhouli, no, it should be the set of etiquette that restrains people's hearts, it's better to throw it into the trash! Don't bring it out to make people laugh!"

Hearing Tianxuan belittling the Zhou rituals and the feudal system as worthless, Fusu, who was allowed to attend the court by Zhengge, narrowed his eyes and looked at him unhappily.

(End of this chapter)