Chapter 167 Ying Zheng’s ambition, a country without a king
Of course, Ying Zheng knew about the world outside the Qin Dynasty that Li Nian talked about today before other ministers, so he naturally understood what Li Nian meant by “special”.
There is no king in this country, and the Senate is in charge. After the officials learn about it, will they have some inappropriate thoughts that will affect his rule?
When Li Nian reported this to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng was wondering whether he should talk to the minister about this. After some thought and weighing, Ying Zheng decided to talk about it.
If you want to block and hide this kind of thing, you can block it and hide it, but the premise is that Great Qin no longer wants to look outside, no longer wants to show its power to the world, and become an empire on which the sun never sets.
Because if you want to show your power to the outside world and make all countries come to court and surrender, you must let the ministers know what the situation is like in foreign countries outside the Qin Dynasty.
Today I can make Li Nian not talk about Carthage, but when Li Nian mentions Rome, can I continue to make him not talk about it?
Of course it can, but what will Da Qin do when it encounters these countries in the future? Sooner or later, don’t we have to learn about the kingless system in these countries?
Unless Da Qin is allowed to close itself off, it will stay in this world, no longer have contact with the outside world, and only play with a few surrounding countries on this land, or simply play by itself.
However, even if it can be blocked for a while, it will not be able to block it forever. If today's Great Qin does not know how big the outside world is, it will only harm the people of Great Qin in the future.
Because the outside world will not change if Da Qin covers its eyes or plugs its ears. Da Qin is now ahead of the entire outside world, but what about a hundred years from now? A few hundred years from now?
Of course, the future a hundred years from now or hundreds of years from now is too far away. He will consider some long-term issues, but more importantly, he will consider the current rule.
In the end, it was Qin's huge ambition to become the empire on which the sun never sets and his great ambition to become the emperor of the world that made Ying Zheng make the decision to tell.
To achieve his unprecedented huge ambition, he must rely on the help of his ministers and must deal with countries outside the Qin Dynasty.
If you want the king to do something, talking to them about the justice of the family and the country is sometimes not feasible. You must let them know that these things are beneficial to you and can realize their ambitions.
Ying Zheng's current ambition is to evolve from swallowing up the six countries and unifying the world to realizing that the sun never sets on the Qin Dynasty and he becomes the emperor of the world.
In fact, Ying Zheng became a "boring" person after the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, and his rule and governance of the world was not as wise and wise as before the destruction of the Six Kingdoms. Li Nian felt that there was also a reason why Ying Zheng had lost his goal. .
After all, he has destroyed six kingdoms, unified the world, and achieved unprecedented achievements. What other goals are there to pursue?
With no goals that could motivate him anymore, he had to turn to building palaces, repairing tombs, begging for fairies, and traveling around.
The same seems to be true for a certain unknown Eternal Half-Emperor. In the first half of his life, he was very wise and powerful. In his hands, the Tang Dynasty reached its peak, but in the second half of his life, it took a turn for the worse. He was completely different from the other two.
That person probably had the same idea as Ying Zheng who became emperor. My merits have reached the highest level in the world and cannot be higher. I should enjoy myself at the right time.
After informing the ministers that foreign countries have different systems from Great Qin, will it affect their own rule and the eternal foundation of Great Qin?
Ying Zheng has thought carefully about it, and it will definitely have an impact, but it should not have much impact while he is alive. As for the impact on the Qin clan and foundation.
Ever since listening to Li Nian’s talk about the death of the Second Emperor of Qin and the dynasty song, Ying Zheng understood one thing: it is just a beautiful idea to make the empire of Da Qin last forever. The empire of Da Qin It will eventually lead to destruction.
Instead of letting Great Qin be trapped in China and destroyed, it is better to sow the seeds of Great Qin throughout the world, such as enfeoffing the princes overseas to establish a country. Even if the leader of Great Qin in China dies and loses power, these enfeoffments will The Qin kingdoms overseas may still be able to stand.
Moreover, the Great Qin Clan has spread throughout the world, and even if the Great Qin countries that were sealed overseas have been destroyed, the bloodline belonging to the Great Qin Clan will definitely continue and will not be exterminated. Under these considerations, and under the huge temptation of the Sun Never Sets Empire and the Emperor of the World, Ying Zheng made the decision to inform.
This is actually a multiple-choice question: Ying Zheng chose an aspect that was more beneficial to him, rather than to the subsequent kings and clans of the Qin Dynasty, but he also compensated with overseas enfeoffments.
Ying Zheng said: "No problem, just tell me!"
Seeing the conversation between Ying Zheng and Li Nian, the ministers were even more curious about what is so special about the Carthage Kingdom. , allowing Your Majesty to have such a conversation with this person.
After getting Ying Zheng's consent, Li Nian just said: "The special thing about the Carthage Kingdom is that it does not have a king, but has two top administrators called 'Sufits'. The two Sufites are elected every year. But there is no military power, and the power is mainly controlled by the nobles."
"Carthage, like Rome, was in charge. There is a Senate, composed of three hundred people. The Senate has legislative and decision-making powers. Its members serve for life as long as they live. It also has a citizens' assembly and a meeting of hundreds, which are responsible for monitoring and making judgments. "
What aristocrats. , is a clan, but clan politics also exists in later modern societies.
Hearing these words, the princes and ministers of Great Qin in the palace were all shocked. What, this bird country actually has no king, and the main power of the country is in the hands of a group of ministers?
Although there are two supreme administrators who are the same as kings, these two people have to be elected, which is considered a bird king.
This shocked the ministers greatly. It was more impactful than the previous gold mines, silver mines, and the longest river. If Li Nian's words had not been agreed by Ying Zheng, some ministers would have wanted to start a lawsuit. , scolding Li Nian for his intentions, and deceiving the public with his evil words.
Thinking about it more carefully, the ministers were even more surprised that under this kind of kingless system, this country could survive for six hundred years...
The one who suffered the greatest impact was Chunyu Yue. , most of their Confucian followers admire the Zhou rites and believe in Confucius's methods, and believe that the Zhou Dynasty is the most perfect dynasty model in history, because the Zhou Kingdom was long for more than 700 years, nearly 800 years.
But now Carthage pops up from Li Shangshu's mouth. Although its kingdom is not as good as Zhou Chang, it is still six hundred years old. Doesn't it mean that they don't need their Confucian stuff and use other methods? Can a country be long-lasting if it is governed? How is this possible?
Chun Yuyue immediately asked three times: "Can this country be a country of gentlemen? Are the three hundred elders who govern this country all gentlemen? Can they implement benevolent governance?"
He eagerly wanted to know the answer from Li Nian, because the existence of the Carthage Kingdom might shake their Confucianism, but if the Carthage Kingdom implements benevolent government and the rule of gentlemen, it would be different, and it could be used as evidence. Their Confucian philosophy of governing the country is correct.
Under Chun Yuyue's expectant eyes, Li Nian shook his head and said: "This country is not a country of gentlemen, and the country's elders are not gentlemen, and they are not practicing benevolent governance."
Get After Li Nian replied, Chunyu Yue said: "How did Li Shangshu know about this country? Has he ever been to it?"
This is directly suspected from Li Nian's sources.
(End of this chapter)