Chapter 124 Fusu pleads for mercy
Although Ying Zheng specifically said "No one is allowed to plead for the Xiang clan", there are still people who plead with Ying Zheng for the Xiang clan.
Ying Zheng was walking around Zhangtai Palace and moving his body. It had been more than an hour since he ordered the execution of the Xiang family.
A guard entered the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fusu asks to see you!"
Ying Zheng stopped walking, looked at the guard, and said: "Let him in!"
Ying Zheng was not surprised that Fusu would arrive, but he would be surprised if Fusu didn't come.
Soon, Fusu entered the palace and saluted Yingzheng: "Fusu has met my father!"
Yingzheng got straight to the point: "Do you want to plead for the Xiang family?"< br>
Fusu said: "My son, this is why When things happen, please ask my father to take back his life!”
“The Xiang family is a prominent family in the world. Even if they are guilty, they should not be killed. If they are destroyed, other prominent families will be afraid and change. It is not conducive to the stability of the world.”
Recently, Fusu was very satisfied with his father. Every decree showed that his father could actually be a benevolent king, but he just didn't want to be in the past.
Look at what we have done now, we have abolished the harsh corporal punishments in Qin's laws, made corvees light and paid small taxes, and promoted new plows, tables and chairs and other things to the world to benefit the people.
Today, it was suddenly heard that his father had captured the whole Xiang clan and wanted to kill all the Xiang clan, men, women, old and young. Fusu couldn't sit still and immediately came over to intercede for the Xiang clan. .
Finally, I saw signs that my father was a bit benevolent, but I couldn't let it be ruined like this. I had to try to reverse his father's decision, even if he might offend his father.
Fusu continued: "Instead of punishing the Xiang family, we will give them preferential treatment. When other prominent families see that our Da Qin even treats the Xiang family of the Chu Kingdom in the past, they will be happy to submit to Da Qin, and the world will be settled. ”
Ying Zheng looked at Fusu and said, "First, do you know why I want to exterminate the Xiang family?"
"Second, there is a deep connection between our Da Qin and the Xiang family and other prominent families you mentioned. Hatred cannot be solved by just treating them kindly."
"They were once the princes of the six kingdoms, and the Qin Dynasty conquered the six kingdoms and destroyed the empire. They should be treated kindly. To what extent can we eliminate this hatred?"
"Third, if we treat them as you say, will it be fair to the meritorious ministers of our Great Qin?"
" Today, despite all the efforts of the ministers, you let a group of princes from the six kings who have done nothing for our Qin Dynasty stand side by side with the ministers. What will the ministers think? "
Fusu was speechless when asked. He thought for a moment and then said: "What my father said is true. However, I think it is too much to kill the entire Xiang family. My father can kill the chief culprit." Not to involve other people, etc.”
This is also the goal of his coming.
Fusu knew very well that it was impossible to save the entire Xiang clan from death, and he did not think that the Xiang clan was right and should be pardoned. Although he was lenient, he was not stupid.
He just felt that it would be too much to kill so many people in the Xiang clan, and he wanted his father to kill only the principal culprit, not all of them.
“If the Xiang clan is destroyed, other prominent clans will definitely die. If they fight against our great Qin in the future, they will only resist until death and there will be no room left.”
"If you keep the women and children in the Xiang clan, you can not only show your father's benevolence, but also save room for our great Qin and the world's famous families." Fusu's words are indeed reasonable, and Ying Zheng has also thought about handling it this way.
I just thought of what Li Nian said in history. After he unified the world, he did not deal with the nobles of the six countries too much and allowed the nobles of the six countries to continue to survive. However, these people eventually rebelled. Qin, that Xiang Yu even entered Xianyang and massacred all the Qin clan.
He understood one thing: Regardless of whether he could clean up the nobles of the Six Nations, as long as the nobles of the Six Nations were given a chance to rise, they would definitely liquidate Great Qin!
Even if he listens to Fusu's advice today and does not destroy the Xiang clan and leaves the Xiang clan alive, the other nobles of the six countries will not think that this is a kindness, and what will happen to him in the future? .
The hatred between the two sides is difficult to reconcile until one side is completely defeated.
If that's the case, then why does he keep the Xiang family alive?
Besides, when Xiang Yu massacred Xianyang and destroyed the Great Qin clan, why didn’t he think of leaving a few alive? Is there any ignorant child in the Great Qin clan?
The infant has been surrendered, wasn’t it killed by Xiang Yu?
Ying Zhengdao: "I have had the same idea as you, but do you think that if I keep people from the Xiang family, they will thank me?"
"I ask you, if the situation of our Great Qin clan and the Xiang family were reversed today, how would the Xiang family treat me?"
After asking these two questions, Ying Zheng's eyes were fixed on Living in Fusu, heavy pressure fell on Fusu.
Fusu was stunned on the spot. He wanted to answer that the Xiang clan would not annihilate them, but would leave their clan alive, but he could not answer.
Because he himself didn’t quite believe the answer.
The eldest son is finally not stupid enough to think that the enemy will let them go!
If Fusu dared to answer that the Xiang family would let them go, even if he liked the eldest son, he would really consider kicking him off the list of candidates for the crown prince.
Let such a fool ascend the throne of Great Qin. Even if he eradicates Great Qin's ills and changes Great Qin for the better with the assistance of Li Nian during his lifetime, it will still decline in his hands.
The history books of later generations will probably record one sentence: "The first emperor was the only emperor throughout the ages. He was wise and decisive. There are few people who can compare with him in ancient times. The only one who chose the wrong prince and messed up his family was Fusu!"< br>
He didn’t want to be remembered like this, but the history of the dynasty that boy Li Nian knew lasted for more than two thousand years. Has any emperor ever encountered such a situation?
Seeing Fusu hesitate to answer, Ying Zheng said: "It seems that you already have the answer in your mind, but you just don't want to admit it, but this is the fact. If the situation is reversed, the Xiang family will not be able to spare me. The Great Qin clan and others will only massacre the entire Great Qin clan!”
Fusu said: "Because in the past, when the situation was exchanged, each other would be slaughtered, so father should leave the women and children of the Xiang clan at this time. This would be an unprecedented step and make our Da Qin clan better in the future." You can be protected even if the Xiang family is in trouble."
Fusu found Hua among a bunch of blind students. Yes, but what he said makes some sense:
Everyone will kill each other because no one spares the other party first, so everyone does this, but father, you can open one now To set a precedent, be benevolent and let the Xiang family go. In the future, everyone will have a precedent to follow, and this will not happen again.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel angry. His eldest son was not really stupid. If he was really stupid, he wouldn't have come up with such a reason. He was just taught wrongly.
Suppressing his anger, Ying Zheng said: "If you knew why I want to destroy the Xiang clan, you would not say this."
Fusu immediately said: "Then please tell me, father, why you want to kill the Xiang family?"
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and said: "If you want to know, then try your best to become the prince. If you can't, Prince, never know.”
(End of Chapter)