It was just that Zhao Lang was confused by the inexpensive old man’s headless sentence, and asked.
“What why?”
Qin Shi Huang looked at Zhao Lang with some seriousness and asked.
“How can one potato a day fill their bellies? But even so, why did they go and build the imperial tomb for me without labour?”
Hearing this, Zhao Lang instantly relaxed and
“That’s all there is to it, ah, the child thought why.”
“However, father, you are wrong about one thing.”
Qin Shi Huang asked, extremely seriously.
“Where is it wrong?”
Zhao Lang hemmed and hawed, but he didn’t answer directly, instead asking.
“Father, do you still remember what he said when he met them yesterday? For whom is it to repair the Imperial Tomb?”
Qin Shi Huang thought back carefully, then said.
“Going to build the imperial tomb, this is naturally for me.”
Zhao Lang shook his head and continued.
“Father, think again.”
Qin Shi Huang frowned slightly, to be honest, he really didn’t care too much about these details, and letting the other party get on the bus was nothing more than a reward for his previous time in the courtroom.
That one letter of information that took the initiative to request for the construction of the Imperial Tomb at Mount Li was just that.
Where would he put his mind on these two people.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the other party had to rush to build the imperial tomb for him even if they only ate one potato a day, he wouldn’t have paid so much attention.
Looking at Zhao Lang’s pretence, Emperor Qin Shi Huang snorted coldly and directly raised his hand in a gesture to hit, while saying.
“It seems like I still beat you less as a child! It’s not too late to beat down now!”
Zhao Lang’s face changed, and he hurriedly said back.
“Father, they’re not just doing it for you, they’re doing it for their own family!”
“His son died in battle, naturally he was also buried in Mount Li!”
Hearing these words, Qin Shi Huang was stunned, he remembered that the
That old farmer did also say that it was to repair a dwelling place for his son!
“So it was for himself.”
Qin Shi Huang said with a slight loss in his eyes, then said that the
“Well, this is in line with the nature of these people, selfish and visionless, some small benefits can tempt them.”
Hearing this, Zhao Lang but couldn’t help but skim his lips, but didn’t say much.
“Father, then if you’re alright, child will go and handle the political affairs.”
Qin Shi Huang naturally noticed Zhao Lang’s small movements, and immediately said.
“What, what did father say is wrong?”
Zhao Lang was tempted to say, “You’re right about everything, just muddle through.
But looking at the old dad’s hand that was slightly raised again, Zhao Lang chose to go from the heart and directly said.
“Dad ah, what’s wrong with this people doing things from their own interests?”
“In this world, who isn’t? It’s instinctive to seek profit and avoid harm!”
“As for what you say, that the people have no foresight, this is true, but father, try growing up hungry since you were a child, and not having the chance to go to school when you were a teenager, and having to run around for a living as an adult.”
“Where is the time to cultivate foresight in such a life?”
Qin Shi Huang fell silent.
Zhao Lang continued at this point, saying
“And interests are also divided into right and wrong, light and heavy, and then again, there are more than just interests in this world.”
“The old farmer would rather starve than go to repair the imperial tomb for his own love for his son!”
“Besides you, what is the purpose of conquering the six kingdoms and unifying the world?”
“Just for your own personal interests and enjoyment?”
Hearing this, Qin Shi Huang shook his head slightly and said.
“Of course not.”
“If it’s just greed for one’s own enjoyment, even though Qin is a bit poorer, there’s still nothing wrong with providing for my enjoyment.”
“I, and all the previous kings, are doing this for the sake of this world! A thousand generations of Great Qin! For the sake of my royal family’s legacy for ten thousand generations!”
By calling himself the First Emperor, he wanted Great Qin to be passed on from generation to generation for ten thousand generations!
Zhao Lang nodded and continued.
“To put it bluntly, isn’t that also for the interests of Great Qin, for the interests of the imperial family?”
Qin Shi Huang nodded his head, this was a bit harder to hear, it always felt like a businessman, but the reasoning was good.
Seeing his old man nodding, Zhao Lang’s eyes flashed a hint of cunning, then said.
“But dad, in fact, it’s very difficult for a country to truly have a thousand generations.”
“Zhou is only eight hundred years old.”
Qin Shi Huang frowned slightly when he heard this.
Although Zhao Lang’s words were hard to hear, he also knew that it was the truth.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard Zhao Lang continue.
“But then, father, there’s actually a way now, my son doesn’t dare to guarantee a thousand generations of Great Qin, but there’s still nothing wrong with mixing a thousand years of dynasty.”
Qin Shi Huang heard a heartbeat, although he still thought of a thousand generations of Great Qin, but first a thousand years of dynasty, it is not impossible.
So he asked.
“What way?”
The smile on Zhao Lang’s face then grew even bigger, and returned, the
“The method is within the words just now.”
Without selling much, Zhao Lang then said.
“The method is difficult to say, and simple to say.”
“It’s to combine the interests of Great Qin, the interests of the royal family and the interests of the people!”
Hearing this, Emperor Qin Shi Huang frowned slightly.
Great Qin and the royal family were lofty, how could they be combined with the interests of these people?
Zhao Lang wouldn’t give his old man time to think more, this seed had to be planted deeply now!
“Dad ah, you see, Great Qin is to be long-lasting, the royal family is to be handed down for all generations, right?”
Qin Shi Huang nodded his head.
“Then the people are the same ah, they also want the world to be long-lasting and peaceful.”
“There is no conflict of interest between Great Qin, the royal family, and the people.”
Qin Shi Huang nodded again.
But then quickly realised that something was wrong and seemed to have overlooked something.
Because if it was that easy, then the country should not have been in turmoil since the Xia Dynasty.
After a brief thought, Qin Shi Huang asked.
“Then those ministers and nobles, where did you put them?”
Zhao Lang grinned, and instead of responding positively, he said.
“Father, after this time, you have seen the power of the people, and the numbers will only grow after this, as long as we keep standing with the majority, then the thousand year legacy of Great Qin will be guaranteed!”
Zhao Lang certainly knew that the change of dynasties was not such a simple matter.
Productivity levels, social relations, and economic development were all intertwined.
But he was just trying to fool Pops now.
Qin Shi Huang, however, came back slightly and said.
“Hmph, if you do this, you will be able to sustain yourself for a while, but in just a few hundred years, I’m afraid the dynasty will have to go through a crisis!”
The great families of the world were not fools!
When the dynasty couldn’t satisfy them, they wouldn’t mind switching to a different dynasty and royal family, or even say, coming directly on their own.
Zhao Lang revealed a smile and said back.
“Father, if there really is that day, our royal family can bring the people and do it again!”
“As long as the majority of the people keep supporting us, it’s only a matter of time before we start over!”
Hearing these words, Emperor Qin Shi Huang was violently stunned.
Zhao Lang’s words opened a new door for him.
He seemed to see that even when there was a change of dynasties, the Great Qin Imperial Family, with the support of many people, would once again establish a new Great Qin!
And so on and so forth!
The possibility of Great Qin for all times seemed to be right in front of his eyes!
Only, he always still felt that there was something wrong somewhere.
Zhao Lang said again at this time.
“Father, the people of my Great Qin are the best people in this world.”
“Having them is a blessing for my Great Qin, and a blessing for my royal family.”
“The rewards we get for being kind to them will be unimaginable!”
In the face of Zhao Lang’s words, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, however, waved his hand and said.
“Father knows, you go ahead and get busy, father will think about it again.”
Zhao Lang didn’t say much, anyway, he didn’t want to change his old dad’s mindset in one go.
If it was really that easy, then it wouldn’t be the Great Qin Shi Huangdi with a firm mind!
This time, he was just seizing the opportunity to plant a thought in his old man’s head.
Through what happened last time, he also realised that he was inadequate.
Even with his military achievements, his reputation was still quite big.
But compare it to these ministers and nobles who hold the real power of Great Qin.
There is not much advantage in dynasty politics.
Before his own people had fully grown up and taken control of the localities and the court, in order to get Great Qin to listen to him, those favourable policies of his own still needed the support of his old man.
Zhao Lang quickly left, and Emperor Qin Shi Huang fell into a moment of contemplation.
It wasn’t until the evening that the carriage procession suddenly stopped, and when Emperor Qin Shi Huang looked out, he saw a magnificent mountain.
At the foot of the mountain was a grand scale construction site.
On the construction site, the figures of some folk could be vaguely seen.
This is exactly the Imperial Tomb of Mount Li.
Qin Shi Huang looked at the place where he was going to sleep for a long time in the future with a complicated expression.
At this time, the old farmer came over with his young son and saluted, saying.
“Thank you, Your Excellency, we have arrived, so we won’t disturb you.”
Qin Shi Huang didn’t say much and just nodded his head.
Pops couldn’t let go of his stature, Zhao Lang on the side didn’t but didn’t have all this baggage, and with a few moments of solemnity he returned the salute and said.
“Also many thanks to you guys.”
The other side of the son died in battle for Great Qin, of course, when up to this thank you.
The old farmer froze slightly, he didn’t know what this nobleman was thanking him for.
He didn’t stay long and left with his young son.
He was in a hurry to repair the graveyard for his eldest son.
It was only when the youngest son left, he turned back with a smile and gave Zhao Lang a wave.
Last night, Zhao Lang secretly slipped him a packet of food.
He opened it and looked at it, and it was full of jerky!
Enough for them to eat for a long time.
When the old farmer had gone, Qin Shi Huang said.
“Call the officials here.”
Although Mount Li had stopped work, there were still officials to look after it.
Soon, an official came rushing over and
“Greetings, Your Excellency!”
The official saluted.
This time, Qin Shi Huang did not speak, and Zhao Gao quickly said.
“The father and son who just went in, you have to take good care of them, if anything goes wrong, you’ll be the only one to be questioned!”
“Yes! Your Honour!”
The official promised in a loud voice.
Only when Zhao Gao was almost done with his explanation did Emperor Qin Shi Huang blandly ask, the
“How many folk are there in Mount Li now?”
Although he didn’t know Qin Shi Huang’s identity, the aura couldn’t fool anyone.
It was higher than his status anyway.
The official hurriedly replied.
“Nowadays, the Imperial Tomb in Mount Li has long since ceased work, and there aren’t any folk.”
“The people on the construction site, all of whom came here voluntarily, are about two hundred, and they are still growing.”
“This matter has also been reported.”
More than two hundred people, compared to the hundreds of thousands of folk before, naturally there was no comparison.
However, Emperor Qin Shi Huang felt that the weight of these two hundred people was heavier than even those hundreds of thousands of folk!
After a moment of slight contemplation, Qin Shi Huang quickly said.
“All the people who come here must be taken care of.”
The official gritted his teeth at this time and said.
“Please also ask the superior officer to issue a warrant, so that we can also deal with the inspection afterwards.”
Zhao Gao was about to give the warrant, but he didn’t expect that Qin Shi Huang directly took out his own personal seal and stamped a piece of silk at this time.
Then he gave it out, and blandly said.
“No matter who checks, you show him that this is it.”
After saying this, he took the people and turned to leave.
No matter who these people had come to repair the tomb for in private, they were ultimately repairing it for him, and naturally, they were to be sheltered by him personally.
Just like Zhao Lang said, as long as their actual interests were the same, then why bother dividing them so finely?
The official picked it up with some confusion, he still wanted to see what these people were really from, and when he looked at the seal on the silk clearly.
Dang’s bang.
The official honestly sat on his arse on the ground.
After spending another night in the wilderness, the next morning, the caravan headed towards Xianyang.
Still in the evening, it reached the bottom of Xianyang city.
The caravan was about to enter the city, when a fast horse ran over, seemingly with an urgent message, and after a while of handing over, a valet headed towards Zhao Lang’s carriage.
Qin Shi Huang was a little puzzled when Zhao Lang arrived in front of him in a hurry, the
“Father, you can return to the palace first, I have some things to do, I have to make a trip back to the Crane School.”
Qin Shi Huang frowned and said.
“But what is the emergency?”
Zhao Lang said at this time, while mounting his horse, and
“It’s quite urgent, but child handled it well!”
Saying that, he was heading towards the direction of the academy, still muttering from time to time that
“Jagged girl, finally coming back!”
Looking at Zhao Lang’s back that was instantly far away with his people, Qin Shi Huang couldn’t help but say.
“Why are you suddenly furtive.”
Zhao Gao, who was at the side, said with a smile that
“Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince isn’t too young now, it’s time to talk about a marriage, and once you have a family, this fidgety nature will naturally change.”
Qin Shi Huang nodded and said.
“Not bad, keep an eye out and give Lang’er a word when the time comes.”
Before, Zhao Lang was suffering from dementia, so he didn’t have any children.
After the dementia got better, he had been running around again, and now that he had settled down, he naturally wanted to reproduce more heirs.
Zhao Gao naturally answered with a smile.
The group then headed towards this palace.
At this time, Zhao Lang was running furiously all the way, he had just received a message from the Nong family at the time, saying that the Nong family’s Holy Maiden had already arrived at the academy, inviting him to meet tomorrow!
Zhao Lang received the news and exploded, how could this matter wait until tomorrow?
This time, he must teach this scum girl a good lesson!
All the way to the academy, it was already dark.
Asking for Ji Wushuang’s location, Zhao Lang winded his way to a courtyard inside the academy and
Opening the door directly and entering, he saw Ji Wushuang sitting in the courtyard.
Seeing Zhao Lang, Ji Wushuang revealed a hint of surprise and got up and said.
“Ah Lang, you’re here!”
Where would Zhao Lang be polite at this time, he directly went up to pick up Ji Wushuang and said.
“Now we can finally take a good revenge for you, right?”
Hearing this, Ji Wushuang blushed slightly and said.
“Ah Lang, I came back this time because I wanted to say something to you.”
“I brought you…”
Zhao Lang directly stopped the other party and said.
“If it’s not urgent, it’s not too late to talk about it tomorrow!”
“It’s important to help you avenge your hatred first!”
After saying that, without giving Ji Wushuang any chance to resist, Zhao Lang directly led his men into the room and
As the saying goes.
Since ancient times, there is no room for hatred, and this hatred extends indefinitely.
This is exactly the case when it comes to hatred.