Chapter 163: A new batch of blood

Chu Yian finally understood why Liu ran so fast.

Shy.

It would have been fine if she had just run away by herself, but why did she take Aunt Bai away with her?

She hasn't completed her mission yet.

However, even if Bai Yu didn't leave, Chu Yian wouldn't be able to take out the detoxification pill. If she couldn't explain it clearly, people who didn't know would think she was peeping.

The problem is how to feed this medicine to Jia Xiuwen.

The simplest and most brutal way is probably to find someone to feed it quietly.

A more roundabout way is to find someone who can fool people into feeding Bai Yu.

A simpler way is to bribe the servants around Bai Yu to feed the man.

Chu Yian scratched his head and decided not to think about it for the time being.

She didn't feel like going out for a walk today, so she said goodbye to Mrs. Tao and went back to Fuhuayuan.

She had to go back and make a list and organize the things Qin Sheng would need for his trip. If she didn't start preparing now, it would be too late.

Chu Yian was very busy, and at this moment in the palace, the emperor fell into a strange silence.

After returning to the imperial study after the morning court session, the emperor picked up the latest part of "The Great Qin Empire" and began to read it. As he read, he fell into deep thought.

The emperor actually quite liked the pair of Shang Yang and Qin Xiaogong.

But as an emperor, he knew very well why Ying Si wanted to kill Shang Yang and why Qin Xiaogong also wanted Shang Yang to die, and he could understand it very well.

As a newly appointed monarch, he was suppressed by his ministers in every way, restricted in what he did, and criticized by others. No monarch could tolerate such a minister.

If a minister is smart enough, he should step down earlier and still be able to protect himself and his clan.

When Shang Yang was just named Shang Jun, the old nobles sent people to persuade him to retire and go back to find a place to farm and live out his retirement. In fact, Shang Yang should have retired.

In this way, he not only saved himself but also saved his clan members.

Although Shang Yang spoke with great righteousness and upright words, he was not afraid of life and death.

But the emperor could see through the essence of the matter better than those scholars. To put it bluntly, he was reluctant to give up the power in his hands and did not want to be forced away like a stray dog ​​at the peak of his glory.

After Duke Xiao died, Ying Si ascended the throne. By the time he realized the danger and wanted to leave, it was already too late.

Shang Yang offended so many people, and so many people wanted him dead. He could not survive no matter what.

The developments up to this point were actually not beyond the emperor's expectations. It could be said to be a natural progression, and countless historical texts also told him that things would inevitably come to this point.

The only thing that surprised the emperor was Ying Si's performance.

I originally thought that he was just an ordinary prince, who didn't seem to have much ability and hadn't done much practical work. I was afraid that after he came to power, he would just be a king who maintained the status quo.

However, within such a short time after taking the throne, he managed to firmly control the State of Qin in his own hands, which was something the emperor had not been able to do in his eleven years on the throne.

If you carefully look at what happened after Ying Si came to power and how he handled it, you will find that there is nothing unnecessary in the description in the article.

In other words, if those things really happened, they could be handled according to Ying Si's method.

The early description of Ying Si really doesn't let people see that he has such great talent, and his way of handling things can be described as sophisticated and ruthless.

Killing so many elders of the old aristocracy and completely eradicating the forces that were trying to restore the new law...

This was something the emperor dared not even think about. He thought that after Ying Si came to power, he would endure and lie dormant for a while, and would only begin to rectify those old families after he truly held power in his hands.

But by then the power of the old clans will rise again, and it will become extremely difficult to deal with them, and then we will fall into a vicious cycle of tug-of-war with the old clans.

But Ying Si just dared to do it.

Why does he dare?

Many people have carried out reforms in history, but why have they always failed?

To put it bluntly, it is still a problem of instability and constant restoration.

As long as the reform minister died, the aristocracy would force the emperor to restore the throne. This also led to many reforms eventually failing. Even if the reform was halfway through, the restoration would completely disrupt the situation.

But Ying Si dared to kill so many elders of the aristocratic families.

At this time, Ying Si had just come to power and the power in his hands was still unstable.

The emperor thought about it carefully. In addition to Ying Qian's strong support, Ying Si's ability to recognize and use talents, and King Xiaogong also leaving some useful people for him, the most important thing was Ying Si's courage and determination.

Ying Si knew that the new law must continue to be implemented in order for Qin to become the most powerful country, so he was determined to eradicate all restoration forces.

If they were allowed to restore the monarchy, all the efforts of Qin Xiaogong throughout his life would be wasted.

The emperor took the book and was deeply moved after realizing this.

In fact, he did not lack the determination and courage of Ying Si. The reason why he did not do some things was that he did not know whether the final result would be good or bad.

If things get worse...

The emperor lowered his head and looked at the book in his hand. Did Ying Si know that he would succeed before doing all this?

Impossible.

Everyone knows that there is a possibility of failure when doing something, and success is just a matter of probability.

The key to the problem is not whether you will fail, but whether you dare to do it and take the risk.

Now that you have taken the first step and have overcome the most difficult hurdle in your heart, can you be bolder later?

If he succeeds, his name will be passed down through the ages; if he fails, history will at most criticize him for not having great talent.

The emperor knew clearly that even if a king like him was scolded, the scolding would not be too harsh. He really had not done anything harmful to the world since he came to power, and he was also quite diligent.

At most, it's a bit mediocre.

But if he is determined to change something...

The emperor looked at the book in his hand, his eyes fixed on some words.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. The veteran minister Ying Si, who was easy for Qin Xiaogong to use, might not be easy for him to use.

He wants to marginalize those people, train a group of his own people to take power, and transfer power to these people.

So shouldn't it be time for those old men in the court who oppose him every day to step down and enjoy their retirement?

Those people were also left behind by the previous emperor, and he has been using them.

To be honest, he had never considered the issue of whether it was convenient or not before, but now that the question has been raised, he did realize that it was indeed not very convenient for those people to use.

The ideas often conflict with his, and although most of the time both sides would take a step back and deal with the situation calmly, he suddenly had the urge to bring in a group of fresh blood.

Replace it with a group of energetic young people.

Moreover, those people have been in the court for so long and can talk very well about how to be an official, but it seems that they have not done anything significant or made any contribution over the years.

Last time we asked them to bring up the reform regulations, no one dared to say a word.

The emperor couldn't help but start to ponder the possibility of replacing all these people.

In the past, Duke Xiao had planned for a period of time before he started to replace people. It was impossible for him to make such a big move all of a sudden, which would cause instability in the court.

And the most important issue now is not the transfer of power, but where to find so many available people?

The emperor picked up his pen and made a list of all the sons of ministers he could think of.

The more you list, the worse it gets. If you look closely, there are really not many that are worth showing off.

As expected, they still had to be selected from the people, through the imperial examinations...

The palace examination will not be held until April of next year, and the waters of the imperial examination are so deep...

The emperor frowned and said that this matter could be carefully planned. A group of talented people must be selected for next year's imperial examination.

It will take some time to cultivate talents, and it is not known how long it will take before they can truly serve the country.

But before that, we can deal with those old men who are taking advantage of their age.

Some can be directly dissuaded, while others require a more roundabout approach.

Give them a reward and let them return to their hometown to retire, or give them honors and put them on the shelf.

They'd better be sensible and save some money.

If he doesn't know what's best for him, he will have to use tougher tactics.

I don’t know if there are any talented people around Mr. Dapeng. If so, could you recommend some to him?

The emperor suddenly had the urge to post the imperial edict again.

Mr. Dapeng did not show up. Although we knew that she was in Shengjing, we didn't know who she was.

The emperor found it absurd that the only way to communicate was to post an imperial edict.

But he finally suppressed the impulse.

Although he suppressed this impulse, the emperor was not idle either.

After pondering for a long time, he called someone into the imperial study and discussed with the person for a long time in the imperial study.

At noon, the man came out of the imperial study, stayed in the mansion for a while, and then left Shengjing City early the next morning.

No one knew why this person left, but as soon as he left Beijing, he disappeared without a trace and could not be found even if people wanted to.