Chapter 56: The world is too big, the Qin Dynasty is too small
The two questions directly hit the soul of the First Emperor and made him silent, because he knew that he could not guarantee it.
And this is exactly the problem.
If according to what Li Nian said about what Hu Hai did in later history, he should have killed Hu Hai directly to avoid future troubles, but he did like Hu Hai's younger son very much, and Hu Hai was not even old. Big, he felt that maybe it could still change.
As a result, the First Emperor fell into a contradictory mentality: on the one hand, he was the leader of the Qin Dynasty, and out of consideration for the Qin Dynasty, he should kill Hu Hai. Even if it was later proven that Li Nian was lying and he killed the wrong one, but for the sake of The Qin Dynasty is stable and long-lasting, so killing the wrong Hu Hai is no big deal;
However, on the other hand, he is still a father who loves this young son very much and is unwilling to kill him directly. He wants to see if there are other ways to change it.
That's why he went to visit Hu Hai, beat him up, and punished Hu Hai for copying the "Poetry" because of the bamboo slips presented by Hu Hai.
These are the manifestations of the First Emperor not deciding how to deal with Hu Hai!
Because there is a saying in "Poetry" that "three hundred poems can be summed up in one sentence, and the thoughts are innocent", punishing Hu Hai to copy "Poetry" was in the hope that Hu Hai would change after understanding his intention.
But Li Nian directly tore through this idea of the First Emperor today and presented a cruel reality to the First Emperor: You can't guarantee that Hu Hai can change!
Ying Zheng closed his eyes, then opened them again, and asked: "Is there no other way?"
Li Niandao: "There is, but every method cannot permanently eliminate future troubles. The reason why Master Hu Hai can The disaster caused the death of the second generation of Qin Dynasty because he was the son of the king and had the status of "gongzi". If the king could deprive him of his status and surname, he would be exiled. It may be effective in a strange place."
"According to this method, the king must cause the death of Mr. Hu Hai!"
To put it simply, let Hu Hai still live. But the status and identity represented by the name Hu Hai have died, and Hu Hai himself can no longer rely on his status as the son of the First Emperor to cause chaos.
But as Li Nian said, this method may be effective, but it cannot prevent future troubles like direct killing.
"I am just making suggestions. It is up to the king to decide how to decide!"
Ying Zhengdao: "I understand, you are very good and you did not deceive me!"
"Did not deceive" refers to Li Nian dared to tell him directly to kill Hu Hai and avoid future troubles.
The First Emperor did not say how he would choose to deal with Hu Hai. Li Nian actually hoped that the First Emperor would choose the second method he mentioned.
Although that will keep Hu Hai alive, it also shows that the First Emperor has a human side and is not a completely ruthless emperor. There is a chance that he will not drag Li Nian with him when he dies.
Human nature is so complex and contradictory, and so is Li Nian. He not only wanted Hu Hai to die, but also wanted the First Emperor to use the second method to deal with Hu Hai.
Ignoring Hu Hai's question, the First Emperor said again: "According to your method, all the sons of the widow will become heroes, so what?"
This is asking, the son of the widow will become heroes. They have all become very good, but there is only one King of Qin, what should we do?
Li Niandao: "This is easy to solve. If all the princes are good, they can enfeoff all parts of the world. Like the king, I do not recommend the establishment of enfeoffment in China, but it can be done in the whole world. Come here this time, I have brought a globe, and the king can see how big the world is when he looks at it.”
“You haven’t presented the globe yet!”
Immediately, two chamberlains came in carefully carrying a crooked wooden ball painted in various colors.
Ying Zheng said again: "Put it there!"
The chamberlain placed the wooden globe on the table in front of Li Nian. Pointing to a black area on the wooden ball, Li Nian said: "This ball is the world we live in, and this black area is Da Qin."
Da Qin is still black, Li Niangu painted Da Qin's territory on the globe black.
Even though he was at a certain distance, the First Emperor could still see that his Great Qin only had such a small piece on the ball.
Is this how Da Qin compares to the entire world?
I originally thought that his Great Qin had the vastest territory and the most vast land in the world, but now judging from this ball, I am afraid that it is less than one hundred and one.
"On this ball, the blue part is the sea, and the rest is land. Different colors are used to divide different countries."
Meng Yi said in shock: "Doesn't it mean that we are waiting for you? The world we live in is mostly sea. What if the land floats on the ocean? Why don’t we feel it if the world is a ball? ”
Noticing other places on the globe, Meng Yi pointed to a spot under the globe and asked, "Dare I ask, is there a country and people living here?"
"Yes!"
Get Li Nian's answer made Meng Yi wonder again: "They live here, won't they fall?"
Li Nian explained: "They don't live under the ball, and we don't live under the ball either. above, in the universe and There is no distinction between up, down, left and right. We and they have never fallen off the ball because the ball as our world has the power to hold us."
"This force has also been used by the general in daily life. I have experienced that if a general throws a stone upward, the stone will always fall to the ground. As for why we don’t feel that the world is a ball, it is because the ball is too big for us. "< br>
"If you want to verify that the world is a ball, the most direct and crude way is to go on a global voyage. There is a saying in "Warring States Strategy" of 'going in the opposite direction', but in fact, the world is a ball, and even if it goes in the opposite direction, it may not be impossible to reach the destination. ”
Li Nian turned the wooden ball and drew a circle on the blue part of the ball, letting Ying Zheng and Meng Yi understand what he meant by global navigation.
No, why did Meng Yi lead me astray again? Today is not to popularize geography knowledge to the First Emperor. He is telling the First Emperor that the world is very big and the Qin Dynasty is too small. He relies on the current technology of the Qin Dynasty. There is no way to effectively control the entire world, and overseas enfeoffment is needed.
Li Niandao: "Please see, Your Majesty, the world is too big. If you want to rule the entire world, it is impossible to do so with the current power of the Qin Dynasty. In this way, you can enfeoff all the princes."
Ying Zheng doesn't like enfeoffment. He prefers to centralize power and control the entire world by himself. But seeing that Da Qin only has such a large area on the earth, he knows that enfeoffment is the only way. Otherwise, how can he govern such a large territory?
Not to mention whether there were so many officials in Da Qin, optical communication was an unsolvable problem.
If a rebellion breaks out in a certain place, he needs to handle it personally, but because it is too far away from Xianyang, even if he works hard and travels day and night, it will still take half a year. When he issues the decree and then transmits it back to the local area, it will take another half year.
One year has passed, and it is estimated that the area has long been dominated by the rebels. What is the use of asking for his will?
Seeing that there were so many places but he could not manage them by himself, the First Emperor was quite unwilling and asked Li Nian: "If you can create that magical mobile phone, can you rule the whole world?"
Without waiting for Li Nian’s reply, the First Emperor said to himself: “I am delusional. There is a thousand years between the Qin Dynasty and the later generations where you come from. How can the gap be narrowed in one day?”
Although the First Emperor was confident, he also knew that this gap would not be evened out for a while, and he was not stupid!
Recently, I have uploaded and collected more and more. I am very scared. I always feel that I am not good at writing this little Karami. Although I tell myself in my heart, "You are only a human being and cannot write anything that will satisfy everyone," I still can't help it.
(End of this chapter)