Chapter 291: The tower should be banned and cannot exist in the world
There was no one around.
The First Emperor looked at Zhao Gao, who had been cautious in the past but today so boldly proposed to be the prince's teacher, and he put aside his slight sense of guilt.
The First Emperor did not mind finding a concubine for his second son Ying Gao, as women could not affect the overall situation. But he could not be hasty in finding a teacher for his sons.
In this era, teachers have a huge influence on their students. Most of the students' behavioral norms and ways of dealing with people are deeply influenced by their teachers.
In a student's mind, the status of a teacher is similar to that of parents.
Moreover, the prince of the royal family has the potential to become the ruler of a country...
The First Emperor spoke suddenly.
"You want to be the Imperial Master?"
The First Emperor had already decided that Ying Fusu would be the crown prince of Qin. Ying Fusu already had a teacher, Chunyu Yue, so Zhao Gao definitely could not be Ying Fusu's teacher.
In this case, if Zhao Gao became the emperor's teacher, it would mean that he helped another prince ascend the throne, which was against the wishes of the First Emperor.
Zhao Gao knew that the First Emperor hated fratricide because of his childhood experience, and his face turned pale with horror.
Plop~
He knelt down hurriedly and said he dared not.
It is said that people in the court often look down on him as a eunuch, and that he became the prince's teacher only because he wanted people in the court not to dare to humiliate him as a eunuch, and there was no other intention.
This was not groundless. The First Emperor saw with his own eyes that Meng Tian looked down on Zhao Gao and said that Zhao Gao had no ability except flattery.
He was half alert and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, how about you teach Hu Hai the art of criminal law?"
Ying Hu Hai was the eighteenth and youngest son of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
As for the second prince Ying Gao, the third prince Ying Jianglu and the fourth prince Ying En, they may also ascend to the throne.
The Eighteenth Prince Ying Hu Hai, who still stumbles when he walks, obviously has no chance of competing for the throne.
The First Emperor suspected that Zhao Gao was planning to support his son to ascend to the throne, so he asked Zhao Gao to teach his youngest son as a test to see if he was willing.
If Zhao Gao had no ambitions and just wanted a title, then Ying Hu Hai would be able to satisfy what Zhao Gao wanted.
Zhao Gao kowtowed, and his head hit the steps with a dull sound, and his voice was obviously filled with joy.
"If the Eighteenth Young Master has no objection, I would be more than happy to receive your request!"
The First Emperor's vigilance was gone, and he believed that Zhao Gao was only trying to improve his own reputation, so his expression softened.
"From now on, you will teach Hu Hai the art of criminal justice."
In addition to his martial arts prowess, Zhao Gao also had excellent handwriting and was well versed in Qin's laws. This made him an absolute talent in a Qin State that was full of talented people.
With Zhao Gao's knowledge, he was more than capable of teaching Hu Hai, so the First Emperor readily agreed.
Zhao Gao expressed his gratitude here and opened the door, but did not leave. Instead, he stayed outside the Zhangtai Palace.
If he left at this point, the First Emperor would be alone in the Zhangtai Palace without anyone to protect him.
Until Gai Nie returned to Zhangtai Palace and his feet landed on the highest stone steps in front of Zhangtai Palace.
Zhao Gao nodded slightly to Gai Nie, indicating that the safety of His Majesty was in his hands, and then he quickly left with his injured body.
Gai Nie stared at Zhao Gao's back for a moment, and soon shook his head.
Young Master couldn't see through him, so how could Nie? If this licker really made any unusual moves, he would be killed with a sword.
Pushing the door open and entering, Gai Nie was slightly surprised to see the First Emperor looking lonely, sitting blankly behind the sandalwood table.
When the First Emperor appeared before him, he was always full of vigor and vitality, with the world under his control. But today he changed to a decadent style, and Gai Nie was a little uncomfortable.
Before Gai Nie could take a closer look, the First Emperor noticed someone entering and his demeanor suddenly changed. His face looked dignified without anger, and his eyes were bright and sharp, he was completely different from before.
If Gai Nie had not been confident in his eyesight, an ordinary person would have thought that he was seeing things.
The First Emperor glared at him.
"Why don't you knock?"
Haven't I always been like this?
Gai Nie was confused but didn't ask.
He turned around and walked out of Zhangtai Palace, knocked on the palace door twice, pushed the door open and walked in quickly.
Seeing that the Emperor's face was getting uglier, he said coldly, "Nie has knocked on the door."
"You didn't tell me."
There are so many things to do, it’s so troublesome.
Gai Nie didn't say much, turned around and came again, knocked on the door first, and then said again that His Majesty Nie was back.
Push the door and walk in, all in one smooth motion.
"Is it possible this time?"
Looking at Gai Nie's expressionless face, the First Emperor really wanted to go up and beat him up like he had beaten Zhao Gao.
Do other people always meet me like this? Asking you to tell me means asking me whether I want to see you, and you really tell me? You are just as lazy as that brat!
"You...that's all."
The First Emperor let out a light breath, gave up teaching Gai Nie the rules, and waved his hand slightly.
"Go down and tell the palace officials, maids, and eunuchs to return to their seats."
"I cannot leave yet."
"Why, you want to plead for that bastard? I knew you two were just putting on a show for me. You belong to that bastard after all. Go back and tell that bastard that this matter is not counted!"
The First Emperor sneered, as if saying, "Your tricks have never fooled me, I have seen through you long ago."
"Your Majesty, you are overthinking it."
"I didn't think much about it. If you really want to obey my orders, why don't you follow Zhao Gao and capture that bastard right away?"
"When Nie said that Your Majesty missed him, he was not saying that Nie and Chang'an Jun were acting, but that Nie was pleading for Chang'an Jun. Your Majesty couldn't keep Chang'an Jun in Zhangtai Palace, let alone outside."
"……roll!"
Gai Nie just pretended not to hear it, since he had an oral instruction that he couldn't remember anyway.
"Lord Chang'an has something for you to present to your majesty."
He handed the bag containing the bulletproof vest, one of only three pistols in the world, and a piece of letter to the First Emperor.
"snort!"
He threw all the items on the ground without even looking at them.
His face was filled with anger as he said, "That bastard has committed such a heinous crime, and he wants to bribe me with something? Wishful thinking!"
He then cursed loudly, saying that this boy was not worth consulting with, that he forgot the greater good when he saw little gain, and that he was weak-willed and could not accomplish anything great. He got very angry.
He turned his head and looked at Gai Nie.
"Go outside, and don't let anyone in without my permission."
"only."
The candles in Zhangtai Palace were already half burned out.
When Gai Nie's footsteps disappeared, the First Emperor was the only one left in the huge Zhangtai Palace.
The First Emperor observed Gai Nie's reflection in the palace gate window screen and confirmed that his back was facing the Zhangtai Palace. Then he picked up the pistol, letter paper, and bundle from the ground.
He first looked at the pistol and played with it for a while.
The First Emperor didn't understand why such a small lump of iron was more powerful than the three-foot Qin sword, and even Zhao Gao, who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts, could not match it.
Although the First Emperor did not approve of the bravery of ordinary people, he still cared a little about the object that could be used to shoot and kill the self-defense objects of the world's top masters.
He held the pistol and, imitating Ying Chengjiao's behavior, pointed the gun at the table and pulled the trigger.
He was ready to face the roar of thunder and feel the power of the pistol at close range.
However, aside from a clear click, nothing happened, no explosion of thunder or unstoppable force.
"That guy used it that way, why can't I do the same?"
The unconvinced Emperor Qin Shi Huang pulled the trigger twice, click, click, and the result was the same as the first time.
The First Emperor did not give up. Thinking that he needed to use his internal force, he poured his internal force into the pistol and pulled the trigger again, but still nothing happened.
"This thing can only be used by those with high martial arts skills. It's useless!"
The First Emperor came to the conclusion that one had to at least reach the level of Ying Chengjiao in martial arts before being able to use a pistol, and he slammed the pistol on the table with a gloomy face.
He opened the bundle again, took the contents in his hands and shook them off gently. It was a dark black, rather heavy jumpsuit - this style of clothing did not exist in this era.
The First Emperor touched it and found that it seemed to be made according to his body shape. He was about to try it on, but suddenly he remembered the failure he had just had with the pistol and lost interest.
Throwing this strange piece of clothing along with the pistol on the table, the First Emperor muttered to himself, "I want to see what can't be said in person but must be written on the letter paper," and carefully unfolded the letter paper.
[Royal brother, is the pistol fun? Are you so angry that you say the pistol is useless? Do you think you need a high level of internal energy to operate it? Ha, your inability to fire has nothing to do with internal energy. It's because I didn't load the bullets. Anyone can use the pistol. I'm afraid you won't be able to use it well and will kill yourself. I'm going to see my father first.]
"You bastard!"
The First Emperor cursed.
Although he didn't understand the full meaning of what was said, he could easily tell that Ying Chengjiao was mocking him.
[Have you changed your view on the bravery of ordinary people? Are you shocked by the power of technology and machinery? I tell you, this pistol is just the beginning, not the end. In the future, there will be something called a sniper rifle, which can shoot you from a thousand meters away. It is more powerful and faster than a pistol. ]
[Stop holding on to your old dogma. Weapons are being updated and the times are changing. When pistols can be mass-produced, gun owners should be able to defeat a hundred with one. Qi Jiji, Wei Wuzu, and Qin Ruishi are all useless. I just realized today that it is difficult to convince you with words, but it should be much easier to convince you with a gun. ]
"Is this guy threatening me? Humph!"
The First Emperor was unhappy, but as he looked down at the pistol on the table, there was a hint of heat in his eyes.
He had to admit that if this object called a pistol on the table could be mass-produced one day, and every Qin soldier would have one in their hands, no one in the world would be able to stop them.
This thing is much more powerful than the Qin crossbow and the bow and arrow. It can kill anyone within fifty steps.
The First Emperor was very enthusiastic about the pistol in front of him, but he scoffed at the sniper rifle Ying Chengjiao mentioned. He didn't believe it unless he saw it with his own eyes.
Killing people from a distance of a thousand meters is ridiculous. Has this guy gone crazy from writing novels? Does he really take those stories about flying swords taking people's heads from a distance seriously?
[I don't expect you to convince me, I just need your support. I will do it myself. I didn't act on impulse when I killed the three great families of Meng, Xi and Bai. I will bear all the consequences myself, and I won't ask you to worry too much. I will fill the gaps in the number of officials in Guanzhong, and you just need to arrange positions for them.]
“Arrogant!”
The First Emperor couldn't help but shout out.
"Even if I mobilize the whole country, I dare not say that I can immediately fill the vacancies of Meng, Xi and Bai. It's ridiculous that you, a brat, can solve this matter! Just rely on the retainers in your house? Even if you have 3,000 retainers, it is just a drop in the bucket for the entire Guanzhong."
【The three great families are dead, and there is no point in teasing them any more. I plan to go out and do some things, but to be on the safe side, I still need to focus the attention of these families on Xianyang. I'd like to trouble you to announce to the public that I will be sentenced to imprisonment and will not be allowed to leave Xianyang Prison for life. Will that not be too much of a embarrassment for you, my brother?】
The First Emperor's face suddenly turned dark.
This was not only difficult for the First Emperor, but it was too difficult.
Ying Chengjiao killed the three great families of Meng Xibai openly, and now all the families are waiting for an explanation.
The result was just a prison sentence, not even a prison term, which is simply not convincing enough for the public.
The First Emperor had a premonition.
If it is really as Ying Chengjiao said in the letter, and the punishment is announced to the public as imprisonment, the nobles in Xianyang will definitely be furious and make a bigger fuss.
This is because the First Emperor's power was rare throughout history. If it were an ordinary emperor, and the fundamental interests of the aristocratic families were violated, there is a high possibility that the aristocratic families would rebel because of this matter.
"You want me to be responsible for your actions, but that's wishful thinking."
[I won't let my brother do this for nothing. I'll pay him. If he needs money, he'll have to write to me. Let's make it clear first, it has to be for a legitimate purpose. I won't pay for another six palaces.]
The First Emperor's complexion improved a little.
If you give money... that thing can be done. The Qin State is really short of money.
The Great Wall, the highways that run from north to south, the newly built cities, the canals between different places...
The First Emperor was a construction maniac. He wanted to build this and that. He wanted everything.
"I told this bastard that the Sixth Palace is not for enjoyment, but he just won't listen!"
The First Emperor said angrily that Ying Chengjiao had wrongly accused him for a long time.
With modern thinking, it is difficult for Ying Chengjiao to understand why the six palaces were built before the Great Wall was completed. Even if the First Emperor told him that this was for power, he would not be able to understand it.
Because Ying Chengjiao felt that the First Emperor's power had reached its peak.
In fact, Ying Chengjiao reversed cause and effect.
The power of the First Emperor was accumulated bit by bit, it did not rise out of thin air. The Six Palaces of Kings were part of the power of the First Emperor.
In ancient times, building a royal palace was sometimes of strategic significance.
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, after the Chu-Han Contention, Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty.
At that time, all industries were in decline and the population was halved. The history books recorded this as follows: "Even the emperor could not afford a horse and a carriage, and generals and ministers sometimes rode in ox carts. The people of Qi had no money to store rice... A piece of rice cost 100,000 coins, and a horse cost 100 coins."
In the early Han Dynasty, the country was so poor that even Emperor Gaozu of Han could not find four pure-colored horses to pull his carriage.
Under such circumstances, Xiao He, the leader of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty and the last one to recuperate and ensure logistics, stood up and proposed to build a royal palace.
This confused the pleasure-loving Liu Bang. He told Xiao He how he could build palaces on such a large scale when there were wars all over the country and the outcome was still unknown.
Xiao He replied that it was because the country was just beginning to settle down and people's hearts were unstable that they needed to build a palace to let the people know that there was a king in the world. If the emperor lived in the same place as the people, what power would the emperor have?
The first emperor built the six royal palaces for the same reason, in order to warn and shock the world. The concubines in the six royal palaces were mascots, decorations, and kept there for demonstration.
Of course, we would play around sometimes, but the main reason for building the Six Kings Palace was not for fun.
"I didn't allow you to enter the Sixth Prince's Palace, but you always use this as an excuse. You can't shoot, but you often linger in the pavilions. You'd better not go."
The First Emperor thought so and continued reading, and then he was stunned.
【Towers and terraces should be banned and should not exist in the world. 】
