Chapter 153: Clan Reform, Granting Marriage to Li Nian
The reason why the kings of Qi, Chu, and Yan were not given the titles of King Langya, King of Changsha, and King of Jiujiang instead was deliberately done by Ying Zheng. Of.
This is a manifestation of his disgust and aversion to the enfeoffment, although he is holding his nose and endures the enfeoffment.
It took a lot of effort to destroy the six kingdoms, and now the kings of Qi and Chu have been enfeoffed...
Isn’t it inappropriate to slap yourself in the face?
And he also expressed his intention to the ministers and princes. Although you have been entrusted by me, you must remember that I do not want the king of the Six Kingdoms to appear again.
After hearing that Yingzheng had finished allocating the enfeoffments, everyone was keenly aware that there were three people who had not been entrusted: one was Li Nian; the other was the young master Fusu; and the third was the young master Hu Hai.
It is understandable that the young master Hu Hai was not enfeoffed, but the young masters Fusu and Li Nian were not enfeoffed, which made everyone feel strange.
In their view, among the princes of Da Qin, these two are the most likely to be valued by His Majesty and will be established as princes. However, there can only be one prince, which means that one of them should be enfeoffed.
However, the current situation is that neither Li Nian nor Young Master Fusu has been enfeoffed.
Could it be that His Majesty liked these two people at the same time, so he kept them in Xianyang together and made them compete?
Looking at the two parties involved, Master Fusu looked calm, while Li Nian was still playing with the strange object, as if he didn't care that His Majesty divided the princes among them but did not grant them.
This makes everyone even more surprised. Why are these two not in a hurry?
At this time, Ying Zheng dropped another decree: "From today on, all members of our Da Qin clan, in addition to joining the army and gaining merit, can also be admitted to the clan based on their merits in governing the local area. However, all Anyone who comes from a clan must start from the county or township..."
This is Ying Zheng's reform of the clan. In the past, the restrictions on the clan were too strict, resulting in the Great Qin clan having no sense of existence.
Ying Zheng considered the history told by Li Nian. After Hu Hai came to power, he and Zhao Gao committed mischief. No one in the Qin Dynasty could stop Hu Hai. The key is that after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, the whole country rebelled. Except for Zhang Han, Qin There was no one in the room who could turn the tide.
One of the reasons for this is that the Great Qin clan is too weak!
Although a weak clan can make the royal power of the king sitting on the throne more stable, without the support of the clan, the royal power will be more vulnerable to threats from ministers and other parties.
Although the powerful clan will also threaten the royal power, even more serious than the threat from ministers and rebels, but after all, everyone has the same ancestor. Even if the throne is snatched away by the clan, it will only be rotten. In the pot, someone will not even smash the pot.
Ying Zheng thought about it, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to reform the policy towards the clan, so that the clan would have a certain degree of power. It could not have no sense of existence like it is now. If someone beats him to Xianyang, he can only be treated like a slave. Lambs for slaughter are usually slaughtered at the neck, and life and death depend on others.
Although he has eradicated the Xiang clan in advance, who can guarantee whether Chen Yu or Wang Yu will appear in the future?
After discussing with Li Nian, Ying Zheng formulated today’s clan reform policy: relaxing restrictions on the clan, not only being an official, but also allowing the clan to do business, farm, and work...
< br>But Ying Zheng also eliminated many preferential treatments after the clan became a clan member.
This is actually a disguised form of making clan membership less attractive, allowing the Da Qin clan to put down their status, go to more places and industries, and gradually become common people.
Although not all members of the Great Qin clan today are said to be talented scholars, almost all of them are literate. This alone is better than 99% of the people in the world today.
Nowadays, Da Qin lacks officials, but due to Da Qin's restrictions on clans, these literate clans are almost useless. It is really a waste. It is better to expand some channels so that they can contribute to Da Qin and the world.
Ying Zheng also thought about it. Instead of restricting them until they die without doing anything, it is better to put them into local officials. If they do well, they can be made marquises, prime ministers, and important ministers in the court. After hearing Ying Zheng's clan reform policy, all the ministers were shocked and felt heavy in their hearts. Some ministers immediately wanted to list out the pros and cons:
Your Majesty is so confused, how can you do this? Loosen restrictions on clans?
Don't let him return to the court!
Some ministers sincerely consider Da Qin and Ying Zheng and feel that the clan's return will do more harm than good, but there are also ministers who consider their own power.
There is only so much power in the court. When the clan returns to power, doesn’t it mean taking away the power in their hands?
Just thinking that today is the ceremony for His Majesty to become emperor, the ministers who wanted to dissuade him also retreated.
Today is not a good day for remonstrance.
Many ministers secretly thought: Your Majesty must have decided on this strategy long ago, but it was just as hidden as the previous strategy of dividing the princes. He announced it today just to make them unable to give advice. Make it a done deal.
Unlike the ministers who were heavy-hearted and unwilling, the members of the Da Qin clan who had been silent all this time became happy and quickly knelt down to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
The bonds on their bodies were untied. , they can finally do something. Although becoming an official has to start from the county and township, it is better than sitting in Xianyang and accomplishing nothing, living around and waiting to die.
They finally waited, and His Majesty finally understood that they are a family and cannot govern the world without them.
No matter how talented those ministers are, can they guarantee their loyalty?
Ying Zheng comforted the excited Da Qin clan with a few words, and then said: "I have many happy events today, but there is one thing that I still have to mention. Li Nian, I believe you all know it?"
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Li Nian looked confused, I am just a happy cameraman, why did the First Emperor suddenly ask me to do this?
When the others heard Ying Zheng mention Li Nian, they all became serious and guessed in their hearts: His Majesty suddenly mentioned Li Nian, could it be that he wanted to select the heir apparent?
Thinking about it like this, the princes of Great Qin, the ministers of Great Qin, and the clan of Great Qin... couldn't help but hold their breath.
Today is not only the day when the king proclaims himself emperor, but also the day when the next king of Qin is appointed?
Only the girl standing with Ying Zheng's other concubines and daughters had slightly red cheeks. She knew that her father was probably going to talk about her marriage and marry her to Li Nian, but she just wanted to see that person's reaction. , seems not to know that she will be his wife.
Ying Zheng said again: "Although Li Nian is young, he is my great talent. You have all seen his talents and abilities. They are unprecedented and unparalleled in the world."
"Li Nian!"
Ying Zheng After shouting, although he didn’t know what the First Emperor wanted to do, Li Nian still saluted respectfully: "I am here!"
Many people were keenly aware that Li Nian used "chen", and "I am here". Not a "son and minister".
Is this Li Nian not His Majesty’s son as they thought?
What Ying Zheng said next confirmed their suspicions. Without mincing words, the First Emperor said very directly: "I want to grant you a marriage and marry my daughter Shunying to you. Are you willing?"
Hearing After saying this, everyone was surprised at first, and then I was shocked again, this Li Nian is really not His Majesty’s son, but he is too favored by His Majesty. Although he is a minister, he wears the clothes of a young master, and now he wants to marry his daughter to him...
(End of this chapter) )