"Your dear, you know the origin of this bandit leader?" Qin Shihuang was even more surprised.

"Not bad!" Chen Xu nodded, "Xiang Liang is not an ordinary rebel, but was born in a family of military generals. His father was Xiang Yan, a famous general of the old Chu..."

"It turns out to be such an identity?" The emperor's face changed.

"The Xiang family's martial arts are all proficient in military tactics. They are the first-class nobles in Chu. They are very famous. Xiang Liang is the second son of Xiang Yan and the third son Xiang Bo. The Xiang family has been deeply rooted in Wuzhong for many years. There are probably premeditations for the rebellion. Although General Tu Sui is brave, I think he is not the opponent of the Xiang family's rebels. If he is too contemptuous, it may cause turmoil and uneasy in the southeastern counties and even the entire Qin Dynasty. Therefore, I came to the palace to remind Your Majesty that he needs to make other arrangements to prevent General Tu Sui from failing. If he fails to strangle the rebels, he will spend time and food. I am afraid that the remnants of the six countries will take advantage of the situation to raise their troops, and chaos will arise at that time..."

"The bandit leader is actually a remnant of the Xiang family. My dearest reminded me in time. Xiang Yan led the Chu army to fight against our Qin for several years, and General Li Xin was defeated by him. Since Xiang Liang is his junior, he must be not a weak person!" Qin Shihuang's face finally became serious.

"Not only that, Xiang's family is very famous in Wuzhong, and they usually have close contacts with local powerful officials. There are also a large number of vagabonds and idle men to help them. Although the rebellion was suddenly caused, Xiang must have planned it. Just when the minister was assassinated and when His Majesty had just returned to Xianyang, the elite army is now fighting with Yuezhi again. Various situations are intertwined, and after the attack on Wuzhong is unfavorable, it is obvious that there is a modest advancement and retreat, and it is not an ordinary rebel who can be compared. Your Majesty must not be careless!"

"Your beloved is right. It is indeed safe to appoint another general to assist Xiong Shanhou..." Qin Shihuang stroked his beard and nodded for a long time before calling the eunuch, "Go to Pinyang and pass on the husband Wuhou to enter the palace!"

"Here!" The eunuch left quickly.

Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the emperor is indeed very afraid of the name Xiang, and he actually used the magical artifact in his hand to control the country.

There is no record of the later history books on when Wang Jian and Wang Ben died in history, but they must have died earlier than Qin Shihuang. Otherwise, after Hu Hai came to power, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang would not have been the likes of Zhang Han who carried the tripod. Only one Wang Li appeared in history books. Although Wang Li was also a general, he was not of the same level as his father and grandfather. At most, he was a pretty good playboy. He couldn't fight and was soon captured and killed by Xiang Yu.

When Chen Xu thought that Xiang Liang's rebels would face Wang Ben, he was a little excited and didn't know which of these two people would kill each other.

Seeing that the emperor had given him a very serious and reassured arrangement, Cheng Xu planned to leave the palace.

"Your dear, don't be so anxious to leave the palace. Since you were ambushed and injured, I have not had a good chat with you. Today I just have time to accompany me to the back garden for a while to have tea and chat!" After finally waiting for Chen Xu to come to visit him, Qin Shihuang was willing to let Chen Xu leave, stood up and held Chen Xu's hand and walked towards the back garden.

He now has a lot of words and needs to find someone to give him advice.

Chen Xu was so amused that he had to go to the back garden with the emperor hand in hand.

Accompanying the emperor to the back garden to have a private chat was an honor that excited all the civil and military officials in the court. However, for Chen Xu, the topic of chatting today would definitely make him feel a little tricky, and it must be because of the fact that the prince of the corps was guarding the Yuezhi.

Currently, there are three nobles in the Qin Dynasty. Although Chen Xu is not the nobles, his identity has long been transcended and can be regarded as the fourth giant in the court.

Li Sifeng Quji was unwilling to speak out about the issue of banning, and Chen Xu naturally didn't want to get involved.

However, Chen Xu was worried that it was useless. The emperor pulled Chen Xu to the back garden where the trees were withered, sat down in the pavilion, bathed in the cold autumn wind, and a palace maid offered hot tea and retreated. The emperor said, "I am still a little hesitant about the matter of franchise. I wonder if my dear can help me with an idea?"

Chen Xu held the teacup and smiled bitterly, saying, "Your Majesty, this is a matter of the royal family, I am a foreign minister..."

"Hey, how could you be a foreign minister? You are Shiman's husband, my son-in-law, and I am the royal family!" Qin Shihuang righteously rejected Chen Xu's shirk.

Well, Chen Xu has to admit that the emperor married his daughter to him so that he could tie him up on the boat. If the Qin Dynasty capsizes, he has to help, and he has to help, no matter how big or small it is.

"Your Majesty, Yuezhi is the passage for the Qin Dynasty to attack the West. Although the terrain is small and the property is barren, the geographical location is very important. Your Majesty is worried that Yuezhi's control will not be turbulent, so as not to cause chaos in the future when sending troops to the Western countries. Therefore, the prince who enfeoffed and guarded this place must be capable and loyal..."

When Chen Xu talked about loyalty, Qin Shihuang's face gradually became serious. This is the biggest reason why the emperor is still hesitating. The reason why the emperor adopted Li Si's suggestion to adopt the national county system instead of the feudal system was to learn from the experience of the collapse of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Great Zhou inherited the merchant system and enfeoffed the princes, which quickly expanded the sphere of influence controlled by the Zhou Dynasty dozens of times. In two or three hundred years, it expanded from the Yellow River Basin to almost the same territory as the Great Qin. The East, the West, Di, Southern, and Northern Hu were all trampled by these princes, and they all occupied a huge territory one by one. However, with the rise of these princes, the ambitions of the princes continued to expand, including Qin itself, and became even stronger. In the end, even the Zhou royal family was buried by Qin State and replaced it. The princes competed for hegemony and the seven countries competed for power. The entire Chinese beacon almost ran through the entire Zhou Dynasty's rule era.

In order for the Qin Dynasty to not repeat the mistakes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Qin Shihuang strongly rejected the feudal system and even used Li Si's suggestion to burn books and massacre hundreds of alchemists to stabilize this policy.

However, the county system is indeed insufficient in the people's foundation, and Qin Shihuang is still very clear about this issue. Moreover, when Chen Xu proposed to adopt the feudal system last time, he also clearly mentioned the ruling status of the royal family. If he did not enfeoff his own group of sons, then these sons had no status at all and had no right except for a noble identity. In this era of ruling the country by relying on blood, this is a great hidden danger. It would be fine if the crown prince established was capable. If he did not have the ability, the Qin Dynasty might fall into the hands of the powerful minister. This powerful minister used to include Chen Xu in Qin Shihuang's mind, but now he has gradually taken this idea a lot.

Because Chen Xu's pursuit seems different from that of the civil and military officials in the court, he doesn't care about power at all. If you don't invite him, he will not be willing to go to court to participate in politics.

It is easy to enfeoff a prince. If the prince is ambitious and difficult to control, it will be a huge hidden danger. The most important thing is the ability to rule. Whether you can keep this road to the West is the key.

"Your Majesty, there are six adult princes now, all of whom are extremely intelligent. The ministers who have been enfeoffed will not have any big problems. They just need to arrange a few more mature and polite ministers to assist. What's more, except for the Western Regions, the Xiongnu, the Donghu and even the Jizi Korea, which are outside the Western Regions, they can be enfeoffed. If your Majesty is unsure of the candidates, you can actually conduct an exam for all the young masters!"

"What is an exam?" Qin Shihuang asked curiously.

"The exam is to make a strategy for all the young masters to discuss their own strategies for governing the country. Nowadays, the disciples of the hundreds of schools of thought are different. Those who interact with the princes also adhere to different ideas. Your Majesty only needs to choose the best and then send them to various places for governance. Three or five years is the inspection period. If the governance is effective, let them rule. If the results are insufficient, they can be transferred back to Xianyang to assist the government in the government. In fact, this method can also be extended. All the officials in the world can be appointed in this way, but it is not urgent to be necessary at the moment!"

"Aiqing's strategy is indeed a good way!" Qin Shihuang's eyes lit up slightly.

Besides, if you pass the exam and use the best choices, a group of sons will not feel resentful to him.

It is so common for sons to hate fathers. The history of the separation of family property and the disagreement of brothers becoming enemies can be traced to the primitive period, let alone the temptation of being a king.

The king and his ministers were drinking tea and chatting. In addition to exposing the feudal system, they were very interested in Chen Xu's examination methods. Therefore, Chen Xu talked about a lot of topics about opening a subject and winning a scholar. He sowed a seed in the emperor's heart and waited for it to take root and sprout slowly.

After talking about the imperial examination, the emperor finally asked about the devilish topic that he could not suppress.

"I left the last time I visited Mount Tai in the southeast. My dear left alone. Before leaving, I sent me a secret letter to me. This matter has been confirmed in Langya that my deduction and guess are no different from my deduction..." Qin Shihuang looked at Chen Xu with the cold tea. "I am proficient in deduction of heaven. Can I solve my doubts? What does the catalogue presented by the alchemist and the prophecy of Hu, the deceased Qin written in the secret book of my deceased?"

Chen Xu instantly became bigger. He knew that the emperor would definitely ask about this matter. He had been thinking about it for a long time in his mind, but he didn't know how to answer it.

Is it Hu Hai who told the emperor that the Qin Dynasty was destroyed?

What is the reason?

There is no sufficient reason for the emperor to kill one of his sons. This is a very strange and terrifying thing.

The most important thing is that Hu Hai's teacher is Li Si now, and Li Si instigated the emperor to take Hu Hai with him this time. If Chen Xu told the emperor that Hu was referring to Hu Hai, the emperor's first reaction was definitely not to be angry, but to suspect that Chen Xu was competing with Li Si for the candidate for the crown prince. Taking the opportunity to kill Hu Hai was Chen Xu's only purpose.

"The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, I cannot say it, I can only guess it by Your Majesty. This matter is indeed related to the safety of the Qin Dynasty. I originally reminded Your Majesty that he had encountered a disaster. If the secret of heaven is revealed again, I am afraid that I will not be able to assist Your Majesty!"

"Your dear, is it because of the leak of the secret of heaven?" Qin Shihuang's face suddenly became frightened.

"Not bad!" Chen Xu nodded slightly, "Your Majesty has a three-year agreement with the alchemists of the immortals such as Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng. I have already told Your Majesty that there is no immortal island overseas, nor is there immortal medicine for immortality. But Your Majesty still has a hope. I am not good at ruining Your Majesty's interest in patroling. In order for Your Majesty to meet Lu Sheng and others successfully, I left early. I don't know where Lu Sheng and Han Zhong and others got the catalog, but it is indeed a warning. Your Majesty still needs to be careful and cautious..."

"After I parted ways with Your Majesty, I calculated that there would be a disaster because of this matter, so I hesitated outside the pass and decided for several months before returning to Guanzhong. However, I did not expect that the disaster would come. Although I escaped, it caused Miss Chu Yue to die because of me, and the servants and guards were also seriously injured..."

"Yin and Yang embrace each other, good and misfortune depend on each other, and the secret of heaven is difficult to predict. There are many things that I can only click and cannot reveal too much, otherwise it will anger the gods and cause the disaster of killing themselves. Since the warning has appeared, Your Majesty will take it in his heart and think about it more and will definitely gain something. Even if the prophecy is fulfilled, as long as I am in one day, I will definitely try my best to resolve it..."

"What's more, everything has a cause and effect. Some things are not without signs. So please don't worry too much. The things mentioned in the prophecy are just to respond to the situation. Times change and the world will not necessarily happen. In fact, the rebellion of Xiang's family in Wu is related to the prophecy. If it weren't for the prophecy, this incident would have gone on for many years, indicating that things have begun to change a little differently. Although I don't know whether this matter is good or bad, it's better to appear earlier than later. In this way, Your Majesty will have plenty of time to resolve these causal entanglements. Your Majesty must remember that the destruction of Xiang is related to the future stability of the Qin Dynasty. Don't be too careless. However, Your Majesty has arranged for the Marquis of Tongwu to take action. I don't think there will be too many twists and turns in this matter, so Your Majesty will be relieved for the time being!"
Chapter completed!