Chapter 473 Lanling old rogue
Fusu suddenly realized that people are like this often. It is hard to hear the elders' teachings. Instead, a few words from his peers made him suddenly realize and instantly awaken. Fusu understood a little in his heart that Zhao Kuo was not opposed to his justice, but hoped that he would not be lost in his way but forgot his ultimate goal. He remembered the famous masters in the past, and was addicted to sophistry until Gongsun Longzi was awakened by Xunzi and then adjusted his direction.
It is said that Gongsun Longzi had a disciple called Han Ming. During the reunification, he gave the temple a lot of suggestions, including the accurate definition of new things. Many new words were inseparable from this person. He was therefore respected by the King of Qin and now he had the most quarrel with the Confucian masters in the temple. Fusu combined these things and seemed to understand some things in his heart.
In the following days, Fusu seemed to have become a different person. He left Zhao Kuo and went to various places to check. He gave the people locally, gave them money and food, and approached them as the prince, and asked them to find themselves directly if they had difficulties. If there were any officials making things difficult for them, they could also tell them now. This action shocked the people of Kuaiji.
Prince, this is the future monarch, and his status is second only to the emperor in China. When Fusu completely uses the prince's ceremonies to go to the countryside, visit local people, and give them gifts and money, the people here are both afraid and surprised. People in this era are very simple. If you respect him, he will also respect you. Of course, Fusu's attitude towards the people is nothing to say. He is not as arrogant as Ying Zheng, and his words are full of respect and closeness.
When the prince supported the elderly, watched the situation in various places with his companionship, scolded the local officials, and asked them to serve the people wholeheartedly, Prince Fusu's reputation began to increase wildly in Chu, and Fusu did not only focus on Kuaiji area. After a few days, even Zhao Kang could not sit still. The noise made by Fusu was too big. In fact, the crown princes of various countries always acted relatively low-key.
I was afraid of arousing my father's fear, and I had never heard of any prince of a family who could win over the people and reprimand officials so righteously.
However, the emperor was the first, and the emperor's prince was also the first. No one knew what the prince should look like. It was always easier to paint on white paper. Zhao Kang was a little scared. He knew in his heart that his brother would certainly not be afraid of Fusu. Ying Zheng had a kind of domineering aura. Perhaps only the two people in the official history, Wang Jian and Lu Buwei, and the rest of the people were not taken seriously by the emperor.
The emperor was very arrogant. He might feel that fearing these people was a humiliation to him. It was precisely because of this kind of arrogance that the emperor did not kill his heroes casually after completing his great cause. He did not kill any of them. Perhaps even if someone like Bai Qi was in his hands, he would not kill him. The more reason why he killed Lu Buwei was Lao Ai... In real history, Wang Jian, a general who swept across the six countries like his father and son, was not killed.
In some novels, a dark time traveler was afraid of by the emperor and was almost persecuted, which was somewhat unreasonable.
The emperor would not be afraid of Fusu. The more tough Fusu is, the happier he would be. If Fusu dared to argue with him in person, the emperor might deal with him, but he would definitely be very happy in his heart. His son finally became like himself! Zhao Kuo knew this son who was raised by him very much, so he had no concern about Fusu's behavior. The more domineering the emperor, the more harsh he would be to the crown prince, and the tragedy of father and son fighting each other would inevitably occur.
But every domineering emperor actually has different personalities, and is equally domineering. The first emperor's dominance has a sense of arrogance. He looked down on anyone and believed that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were just like this. Therefore, he could not tolerate his son's disrespect, but did not allow his son's weakness. That was his son, of course he was as powerful as him! Later, a king who was equally domineering and tough, had a similar personality to the emperor, but he was not so arrogant. His domineering was just a means to maintain rule.
He can bow his head and admit his mistakes, give in temporarily to gain power, kill people toughly, hold his grandson and play with him, or order his son to be killed, everything is for his own rule, everything is for the country. Can you imagine that the current emperor bows his head and admits his mistakes? Will he give in? That is impossible. Domineering is not his method, it is a nature that has been integrated into his bones, so he would rather shake the foundation of his rule than bow his head.
Is the prince strong good for the emperor's rule? Of course it is unfavorable, the throne is too charming... If the prince is too strong, there will be a case of killing the prince to imprison the emperor. But will the emperor today get rid of the powerful prince in order to stabilize his rule? Haha, if he does this, then he will not be the eternal emperor with extraordinary charm and domineering spirit.
He was very confident in himself and he didn't care about this at all.
Fusu even left Kuaiji County and toured back and forth across the south. He sat in the car and looked at the people on both sides gently. The emperor's plan for the emperor on the historical line was carried out by Fusu. The difference is that Fusu's tour was not that much, and the purpose was only to appease the hearts of the people in the south. Fusu could speak fluent Chu language, and his mother was a royal family of the Chu State. These bonuses and his kind and kind personality were the best to appease the people of Chu State.
Fusu's achievements may not be comparable to those of the emperor, but now if he can become an emperor, he will definitely become an emperor who is more loved by the people than the First Emperor.
Fusu personally wrote a letter to Xianyang, hoping that he could tour all places, monitor the wrongdoing and appease the people.
It is said that when Ying Zheng saw Fusu’s letter, he finally couldn’t help laughing. He waved his hand and gave Fusu the power to deal with local officials according to the law, and asked officials from all over the country to obey the orders of the prince. This caused shock to the ministers. The emperor was not yet middle-aged, so was it inappropriate to hand over such great power to the prince?? Even if everyone had such an idea in their hearts, they did not dare to talk directly. According to the Qin law, the ministers could impeach the prince’s crime, but slandering the prince in private was a crime of killing the clan.
Well, this is a law formulated by Han Fei, and it is probably a kind of protection for Fusu.
Zhao Kuo didn't say anything about taking Fusu back. Since Fusu wanted to do something, let him do it. Zhao Kuo still has many places to go. Cao Shen is by his side every day and studies with him. Cao Shen reads horse uniforms and has a lot of confusion in his heart. Zhao Kuo is also willing to solve the confusion in his heart for him. Zhao Kuo really likes Cao Shen, a young man. Cao Shen has a generous personality and has no scheming. He says whatever he has.
Moreover, he is indeed very smart. How can I say that he is wise and foolish, and he is probably talking about someone like him.
Because of Zhao Kang, no thieves dared to approach Kuaiji County, but in other counties, the bandits were very serious. Zhao Kang asked everyone about their opinions and wanted to solve the endless problems of thieves in the south. The officials proposed various solutions, but they were not reliable. Cao Shen stood up and said with a smile: The reason why thieves robbed was because they had no money. It would be better to just put some money in various places and let the thieves get it. If they took the money, they would not rob them again.
The officials burst into laughter. They had never seen such a stupid person.
As a result, Zhao Kang asked Cao Shen to take charge of this matter, and Cao Shen really did this... He put money and food in several areas where thieves were rampant, and made rumors, allowing the thieves to come by themselves when they needed it... As a result, in order to compete for the money, the thieves killed each other and severely distrust each other and quickly split. Cao Shen used a lot of money to buy several thieves, deliberately triggering greater conflicts among the thieves group and seducing them to kill each other.
It took less than two months and a little money to use, the number of thieves in several counties in the south dropped sharply... On weekdays, they hid, and the soldiers could not find them, and the thieves killed each other, which was obviously more convenient than the soldiers' encirclement and suppression. Use two peaches to kill three people, and use thieves to deal with thieves... Cao Shen's trick was so amazing.
However, his relationship with Xiao He seemed to be very bad. Zhao Kuo just asked, "Do you know Xiao He who is with your fellow villager?"
Cao Shen almost jumped up in anger. How could he not know that the "good kid from other people's family" who had persecuted him since childhood! Cao Shen asked about Xiao He, and Zhao Kuo told him about his affairs in the Prime Minister's Mansion, which made Cao Shen feel oppressed. He had already worked in Xianyang? No, he had to catch up with him and surpass him!
When Cao Shen learned that Zhao Kuo was leaving, he was really reluctant to leave. Compared to Zhao Kang's own son, Zhao Kang privately said goodbye to Cao Shen. Before Zhao Kang could speak, Cao Shen was already crying. He cried and said, "I don't know how many years will be after you next time." Zhao Kuo was also a little moved. He held Cao Shen's hand and seriously reminded: "Everything must be cautious. Your only shortcoming is that you are too reckless. Overcoming the impulse in your heart, your future achievements will definitely surpass everyone!"
Seeing the two of them saying goodbye reluctantly, Zhao Kang stood aside and suddenly felt that the wind was a little strong and his heart was a little cold.
When facing Zhao Kang, Zhao Kuo frowned and seriously demanded that he perform his duties as a prefect and not violate his high expectations. He explained a lot of things. Zhao Kuo said take care of himself, and then got on the carriage and left here.
Zhao Kang watched Zhao Kuo leave from afar, feeling a little bitter. He should be with him. Over the years, he has been busy with his own affairs and has not been able to accompany his wife, son, or even his father. In the future, he must compensate them... If Zhao Kuo understood what he thought at the moment, he might be very surprised. Cao Shen's eyes were red, and he looked at the back of the old man in the distance. He said to Zhao Kang: "Junhou, your father is really an admirable person."
"I envy you so much. You have been by his side for more than 20 years... But why are you still like this now?"
"Hmm??What do you mean?"
After Zhao Kuo left Kuo, he advanced all the way to the north. After walking all the way, he finally came to Lanling County. When he came here, Zhao Kuo first remembered Xunzi. For Zhao Kuo, Xunzi was his idol, his teacher, and he could also dare to call him a friend. Xunzi was the county magistrate here, but when Zhao Kuo came here, he was seeing a county magistrate escorting a group of prisoners and rushing towards the county.
The soldiers of these counties passed by Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo asked Ge to park the carriage aside and watched them leave. Seeing the criminals who were escorted and moved forward with their heads down, Zhao Kuo couldn't help frowning because their age... were really too old. These criminals looked fifty or sixty years old, and the youngest, and also gray-colored. Zhao Kuo glanced at them a few times and couldn't help but step forward and blocked the county lieutenant who was escorting them.
The county magistrate hurriedly pulled the horse. The county magistrate was a young man with a beautiful beard. It can be seen that he had good care of his beard. With his broad forehead, he was indeed very attractive and a standard tough guy. However, he didn't look very serious and had a bit of a ruffian. When he met an old man who stopped him, he did not dismount. He held his hand and asked rudely: "It is a serious crime to stop the officials from working."
Go suddenly became angry, and he shouted, "How dare you be rude? Get off!" At that moment, Go rushed up, grabbed the county lieutenant's ankle, and pulled him off the horse. The county lieutenant fell to the ground and screamed in pain. The soldiers around him were stunned and took out their weapons and aimed them. Go pinched the county lieutenant's collar with his hands, his eyes full of anger, but the county lieutenant ignored him and rubbed his butt, but couldn't help laughing.
"What did you grow up with? Why did you have such a lot of strength? That is, I am strong, otherwise if I lose my life if I lose it in this fall..." The county magistrate smiled, knocked off Ge's hand, stood up, slapped the dust on his body, and turned around to let the soldiers put down the weapons in their hands, looked at Zhao Kuo, and asked with a smile: "What are your instructions?"
Now, even Ge's anger dissipated most of his anger. He took a few steps back and looked at him coldly without saying a word.
"What crimes did these people commit?"
"Oh, you mean these people. They are all old nobles of Chu. Because they are unwilling to migrate, they fled into the deep forest. I caught them and prepared to send them away..." The county magistrate said a lot. Zhao Kuo just asked a question, but he talked for a long time from front to back. After saying that, he didn't wait for Zhao Kuo to answer and rode on the horse again. He smiled and looked at Ge in the distance, saying, "If you are not busy, just wait for me for a while. I will send these people and come back to find you!"
"I can't be thrown by you once. You have to treat me to a meal. If you don't help, I will fall!"
After the county magistrate finished speaking, he left here with a smile.
Ge couldn't help but complain, "This county lieutenant is simply a rogue."
Chapter completed!