Chapter 204: The First Emperor's Eastern Tour
The magnificent carriage set out again from Xianyang City, passed through Hangu Pass, and headed east from Luoyang City to the old land of Qi and Luo. The First Emperor wanted to once again carve stones to commemorate his achievements among the famous mountains and rivers in the east.
Looking at the mountains that were receding behind him, the First Emperor recalled his life's achievements. Although pacifying the Seven Kingdoms was nothing, he made the whole country into counties and made all the people in the world Qin citizens, without the distinction between many countries. This was his achievement.
In the north, they attacked the Xiongnu and in the south, they conquered the Baiyue. Although the Baiyue were not completely conquered, countless barbarians were killed and the sphere of influence controlled by the Qin Dynasty was greatly expanded. In terms of territory expansion alone, it was equivalent to one-third of the entire Zhou Dynasty in a thousand years, and it only took a few years.
Thinking of this, even the First Emperor couldn't help but look a little proud. This is the powerful force that the county system and the Qin system can unleash.
For the current Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the most important thing is no longer to expand territory or carry out institutional reforms, but to seek elixirs and achieve immortality.
As long as he could live forever, he would be able to create countless achievements in the world. I believe that all the people in the world would be delighted, after all, they can live under the rule of a holy king.
Zhao Gao came over to deliver the news to the First Emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, we are almost at the old site of Zhaocheng in Luo State."
Although the First Emperor ordered that no word or news about Luo State should be discussed in the whole world, it was obvious that it was just a part of the policy of keeping the people ignorant, and nobles like Zhao Gao had no scruples.
The Qin army crossed the river, and then a city appeared in front of everyone. This was a long-abandoned city, and there was no trace of its former prosperity left, but people with sharp eyes could still see some offerings appearing under the broken city walls. This made Li Si's face solemn. He did not expect that someone would risk being beheaded to come and sacrifice to Luo State when the court had clearly prohibited anyone from approaching this old city.
There are so many situations where there are prohibitions, what if there are no prohibitions?
Is the Qin Empire so unpopular? Doesn't that mean that I, the Prime Minister, am not doing a good job? Li Si looked very unhappy, and said to the First Emperor, "Your Majesty, please thoroughly investigate these rebels in Luo State. They are not willing to obey the Qin Empire's control. I'm afraid they have rebellious intentions. We must relocate them again."
Not only did the Luo people migrate on their own initiative, but after the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, they also migrated to the old territories of Zhao, Wei, Han, Qi and Yan. Many of them also migrated to the Huai and Si areas. The main reason was to prevent the Luo people from living together, for fear that they would move around and then rebel. Although the Luo people enjoyed policy benefits, they were also under great surveillance.
Naturally, the First Emperor was unhappy to see this scene. He had benefited the people of Luo for so many years, but there were still so many people who missed their homeland.
But thinking about the treatment they had received from the royal family of Luo State in the past, the First Emperor naturally understood why.
So he said in a cold voice: "It is understandable. When my tour is over, I will deal with the affairs of Luo State again and make sure they are at ease as Qin people."
As the carriage approached, it immediately saw the dilapidated Temple of the Masters.
The former Temple of the Philosophers had actually been moved to the Qin city of Xianyang, where the various schools of thought were still very active.
Confucians felt that the Qin Dynasty was too brutal, and the most important thing was that the First Emperor refused to change. A large number of people died, but the First Emperor did not compromise at all. So they went to look for the First Emperor's sons, but the eldest son Fusu, whom they taught, was directly exiled by the First Emperor. This made many people feel desperate and increasingly dissatisfied with the Qin Dynasty.
"Li Qing, why did the Luo Kingdom royal family build such a holy temple? Most of the doctrines in this world are harmful to people, such as Confucianism's empty talk and Mohism's incitement to rebellion.
As one of the most distinguished nobles in Bang Zhou, why did the royal family of Luo State respect those students of various schools of thought who held different doctrines so highly?
Especially the Luo State did not like the Legalists but tolerated their emergence. Shang Jun walked out of the academy in the past. "
This is something that the First Emperor could never understand.
Even though Luo Guo didn't like the ideas in it, he still allowed it to exist, and even asked others to debate with him, saying that "the truth will not be clear without debate."
What is there to debate about? The First Emperor believed that the monarch should do the right thing, and promoting the Legalists was the right thing to do.
As a Legalist, Li Si naturally did not understand this either. The idea of unity is one of the underlying theories of the Legalists. If there is no unity of thought, disputes will break out, and everything will be caught up in disputes. The country will be in chaos. This is an indisputable fact.
The silence of the two made Hu Hai, who followed the First Emperor, a little unhappy. He was an annoying brat, but the First Emperor liked him very much, just like raising a pet. Hu Hai shouted, "Father, what's so good about this broken city? Why do you stay here?"
He had finally followed the First Emperor on his tour around the world, so naturally he had to visit all the interesting places to make the trip worthwhile.
The First Emperor laughed loudly upon hearing this. "You kid, this is not a broken city. It used to be a more magnificent city than Xianyang. People from all over the world gathered here. You don't like to study and are always playing around. You don't even know the name of Zhaocheng."
However, the First Emperor did not care about the unlearned Hu Hai. He had never thought of letting Hu Hai succeed to the throne. In his heart, Fusu was still his favorite.
Hu Hai was unhappy when he heard this and said, "Luoyang City in Bangzhou was not as majestic as Xianyang City, and the palace in Luoyang City could not be compared with Xianyang Palace. This Zhaocheng City does not look big, how can it be more majestic than Xianyang City? Father, you must be deceiving me that you are young."
If we count based on the number of palaces, Zhaocheng really cannot be compared with Xianyang. After all, since the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, which king could mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to build a palace specifically for himself?
After hearing Hu Hai's words, the First Emperor was very happy, so he said: "Since this kid doesn't want to stay any longer, let's go to Qi. This kid should like such a prosperous place. Let's go to Jiaodong first, and then to Huaisi."
The Qin army soon embarked on a journey with an outcome no one had expected.
(End of this chapter)
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