"Good lad, you're quite the sharp-tongued fellow. I can't win an argument with you, but do you think you can twist the truth like this?"
Taishi Teng chuckled and said, "The mountains are high and the roads are long, there's plenty of time in the future, Li Zhongcheng, we'll see!"
This caught Li Lin somewhat off guard.
certainly.
He also did not expect that Taishi Teng had a trump card up his sleeve!
"Tai Shi Teng, since there is no conclusive evidence, do not interrupt Li Zhongcheng. What Li Zhongcheng just said is that after the Ancestral Dragon's lifespan was about to end, the dragon veins of the world became unstable, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was heading towards division. Now that the Ancestral Dragon is about to die, how should our Great Qin Dynasty deal with it?"
"promise!"
Tai Shiteng originally wanted to threaten Li Lin a couple of times, but seeing the emperor's displeasure, he naturally dared not continue to be presumptuous and walked back to his seat with a little resentment.
Upon seeing this scene, Li Lin already understood about 80% of what was going on.
[It seems these people are still as afraid of the First Emperor as ever, so their actions are all based on the rules he set. As long as they don't cross the rules, even if the First Emperor knows the truth, he won't punish them too severely! No, wouldn't that be too lenient? I have to make them cross the rules, then provoke His Majesty so he can have them all executed!]
"puff!"
The First Emperor, who had been keeping a straight face, suddenly burst out laughing.
Just like the last morning court session.
Last time, it left Li Xin completely bewildered, making him doubt himself for almost half a month before he finally recovered.
This time.
The courtiers were startled again. They didn't know what the First Emperor meant by his sudden laughter. Could it be that he found today's grand court meeting childish or funny?
Is His Majesty laughing?
Could it be that His Majesty has seen through it?
The person laughing may not have meant anything by it, but the listener may have taken it to heart.
Tai Shiteng's forehead was covered in cold sweat. On the surface, he was calm as still water, but in reality, his mind was in turmoil: His Majesty must have laughed for no reason because what happened in the morning court was too absurd, so he couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, it's no wonder Taishi Teng was nervous.
Even Li Lin was nervous.
Why is His Majesty laughing again? Could it be that he took my casual remark as a joke? Now, upon reflection, it seems full of flaws?
The other ministers also looked puzzled.
Only the First Emperor himself knew the truth: he was simply amused by the little scheming in this rascal's mind, and there was no profound meaning behind it at all.
The subsequent morning court session.
Li Lin remained one of the focal points. After he finished recounting the story of the Golden Dragon, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, in order to curry favor with the First Emperor, he said that the fundamental reason why there would be no turmoil in the Nine Provinces after the First Emperor's death this year was because the First Emperor had appeared!
It was the First Emperor who stabilized the Nine Provinces, and then many people flattered the First Emperor.
Which of the surrounding ministers didn't know he was flattering them?
But the emperor was so good at flattering them that he was willing to listen, which made them extremely jealous.
......
"This morning at court, I heard that the situation in Great Qin is improving. However, after sending all the laborers back to their hometowns, what methods are there to encourage them to actively resume production and get back to agricultural development as soon as possible?"
After hearing several pieces of good news about the state of the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor couldn't help but worry about this issue.
indeed.
The policies of the past decade or so have been flawed, leading to widespread suffering and unprecedented internal conflicts within the Qin Dynasty, leaving the people living in dire straits.
A change made now certainly won't be effective quickly.
However, he lacked time and couldn't wait too long. This was clearly due to the immense pressure from reality, which made it impossible for him not to succumb to it.
"Your Majesty, I believe we should continue to use the methods of Lord Shang and keep the people ignorant!"
"Yes, what visionary ideas do ordinary people have? Wouldn't it be better to just let them honestly farm and produce food?"
"Your Majesty, the laws of Lord Shang must not be abolished. We can use Taoist doctrines to make up for the shortcomings of the laws of Lord Shang, but the laws of Lord Shang have an immediate effect on governing the country!"
"Your Majesty believes that the current state of poverty and hardship is due to the court's ignorance of the local situation, which has allowed local officials to act with impunity. I propose that Your Majesty improve the working system of the Censorate, strengthen the powers of the Censorate and its ordinary censors, and give them greater authority when they are sent to inspect the local areas, so as to restrain local powerful families and some officials who knowingly break the law!"
Just as everyone was discussing it.
Imperial Censor Li Xin quickly stepped forward and expressed his thoughts.
It must be said that Li Xin's method was indeed a good one.
After all, no matter how good the policies promulgated by the central government are, if ordinary local officials do not implement them, then for the common people, it would be better if they were not promulgated at all.
more than this.
Using the central government's policy endorsement to maliciously distort the original intent of the policy only makes ordinary people bear more burdens they shouldn't have to bear.
If oversight is strengthened and the powers of the inspecting censors are increased.
It can play a certain role in curbing the undesirable phenomenon of local officials acting recklessly.
Upon hearing this, the First Emperor's eyes lit up. He looked at Li Xin with a shocked expression and exclaimed in surprise, "Grand Censor, your remarks are quite novel. I seem to have never heard of them before, but I vaguely seem to have read some of them in Han Feizi. Could it be that you were inspired by reading Han Feizi?"
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