Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 224 Father and Son (Part )

In the 22nd year of Qin Wangzheng's reign,
He Bo, who was having a picnic near Sanjiangyuan with a group of friends to experience the customs of the plateau, suddenly announced that he had changed his nationality.

Because this year,

The land of the Three Jins had been completely taken over by the Qin State.

Qin had already gained half of the world, and the era of many heroes coexisting was about to end.

At this juncture,
He Bo suddenly fell ill and expressed some reluctance to leave Zhan Guo, so he decided to respect the customs of that era.

"From now on, I'll call myself Qin when I go out!"

He Bo stood with his hands behind his back in the gentle breeze blowing from the plateau, a hint of sadness on his face, and said so.

Because as more and more countries collapsed,
Many former princes and nobles gradually lost the qualifications to take a surname.

氏，
It is used to indicate identity.

The status and official position can be expressed through "surname".

Therefore, he was called Dongguo Ximen and Gongshu Mengsun.

but now,
The country is gone.
Many people simply use their country as their surname, and because this practice was often used in choosing a surname in the past, the fusion of surnames has developed greatly in the past twenty years.

According to this trend,
He Bo can definitely change his surname.

After all, his hometown was in the Three Jins in the past, which is now the Qin State!

When faced with the daily attacks of ghosts and gods, Ximen Bao and other dead ghosts did not react at all.

Doctor Ximen just sighed and said, "In just a few years, they have conquered the Three Jins. This is really too fast."

"I am a little worried about whether the governance of Qin can keep up with its speed of expansion."

Hearing this,

He Bo couldn't help but glance at Shang Yang next to him.

This guy was being harassed by an antelope and wanted someone to give the antelope a massage, so he was fighting with the antelope angrily.

Shang Jun threw a punch in anger, and was then rudely knocked to the ground by the antelope, which sat on him.

Shang Yang kept struggling under the antelope, and four curious antelopes came over.

Shang Jun, recalling some bad things, struggled even harder.

Seeing that he couldn't escape for a while, He Bo strolled over to Ximen Bao and asked him quietly, "Oh, what do you think?"

Ximen Bao also took a special look at Shang Yang, then lowered his voice and said, "Qin is swallowing up so much, I'm afraid it's a little impatient."

Annexing territory is like eating; one cannot be too hasty.

I can't eat hot tofu.

If you force yourself to put it in your mouth, you might end up getting hurt.

The nations have been divided for hundreds of years.
Since we already have our own writing and customs, it takes time to accept the fact that we suddenly become citizens of a foreign country.

Other than that,

The situation of Qin State and the six states in Shandong was very different.

Since Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin State had become centralized and autocratic. Although the six states also had reforms, they were not as thorough as those of the Qin State.

Different systems, different laws,

This is also a problem.

more importantly,
The Qin State ruled the world with laws, and officials were mostly trained and selected.

If you can't even read the law book, how can you be an official in Qin?
But now it is expanding so fast,
Where did Qin get the talents and spread them to the homelands of the six states, so that they would serve Qin and be loyal to the new monarch?
Ximen Bao peeked out from the underworld and discovered that in order to quickly consolidate his rule over Shandong, King Zheng of Qin accepted many officials and nobles from his homeland.

When the country still exists,
They hold the power here.

After changing the country,

They still hold power here.

Has this changed?

He Bo listened to his words, nodded, and looked at the two historians who were trying to climb onto the back of the yak and ride the rare giant beast.

He said to Gan and Shi, "What do you think?"

Shi Shen immediately replied, "What ideas can you have?"

"As historians, faced with things we've never seen before, we can only record them and accumulate lessons for future generations!"

Gan De also echoed his words, "After the unification of the world, the situation is completely different from that of the Three Dynasties."

"Although Duke Zhou established rites and laws to bring the various states closer together, he never managed to achieve vertical governance down to the local level."

"So when King Wu attacked King Zhou, he was able to absorb many of the governors who were dissatisfied with the Shang Dynasty and redistribute them to protect the Zhou Dynasty."

"But if we talk about the Qin system..."

"We are not King Zheng of Qin, and we really don't know how to manage such a large country."

He Bo then sighed and said, "Everything is difficult at the beginning!" "But King Zheng of Qin is determined to be the one who pioneers a new era, so let him deal with such troubles on his own!"

He Bo narrowed his eyes, his gaze spanning thousands of miles and falling on the Xianyang Palace.

Fusu, who has grown into a handsome young man, is receiving instruction from his father.

King Zheng of Qin looked at his eldest son in front of him. Although his face did not show it, he still liked him very much in his heart.

This is his first child, another life born from his flesh and blood.

This is a special existence that other children cannot compare to.

And every time I look at Fusu,

King Zheng of Qin couldn't help but think of himself.

There are naturally many similarities between father and son.

The King of Qin knew that he actually loved this child.

But Ying Zheng, who had never liked to laugh since childhood, didn't know how to express his concern.

The King of Qin could only convey the monarch's respect for his tacit successor by regularly asking him about his studies, telling him about state affairs, and asking him to give his opinions.

Fusu was also very dedicated to this.

He spent as much time reading classics as his father did reading memorials every day, trying hard to catch up with his father who was creating a new destiny.

But the more I read, the more I pursue,
The doubts in Fusu's heart grew stronger.

He is fifteen years old.
Possess the ability to think independently,

The teachers hired by the King of Qin and the blood inherited from his ancestors also made him smarter than his peers.

Therefore,
Naturally, he was puzzled by some of his father's behavior.

"…Is your mother feeling better?"

After briefly testing Fusu's academic performance, King Zheng of Qin asked about Fusu's mother.

That woman, the queen of King Zheng of Qin, fell seriously ill during this period and was bedridden, making it difficult for her to move.

She lost a lot of weight and even had a lot of white hair on her head due to illness.

therefore,

She didn't want King Zheng of Qin to visit her.

She felt that she had become ugly and was worried that the King of Qin would dislike her.

But how could King Zheng of Qin do this?
He had never had any love for his queen, who was from the State of Chu, but now he could not feel any dislike for her.

After all, the reason he married her at that time was just to appease Lady Huayang, not because of her beauty or ugliness.

For King Zheng of Qin,

Her greatest contribution was giving birth to Fusu, her eldest son, and pacifying the other women in the harem, preventing them from meddling and disturbing her.

And during this time,
The Qin State completely annexed the Three Jins, and it was a busy time for government affairs.

When the King of Qin heard the queen's request, he agreed frankly and immersed himself in various memorials.

Now I have time,

It's just to understand her situation through the child's mouth.

Fusu said, "Mother is still the same."

King Zheng of Qin nodded and asked no more questions.

When Fusu saw this, he felt a little sad.

The education he received was very formal, and compared with previous princes and kings, the King of Qin also specially hired more teachers for him, not limited to the Legalists.

Because the King of Qin knew,

After he unifies the world, it will be different.

Although he has not yet figured out how to govern a brand new country, the increase in troubles is inevitable.

Therefore, his successors must know more principles and possess more wisdom in order to face this new world.

As Fusu came into contact with more ideas, he developed his own theories and thoughts.

He loved the principles of benevolence and righteousness, and hoped that the world could become peaceful and prosperous, rather than being constantly busy with wars and struggles.

Therefore,
Fusu wanted to be a kind gentleman and a filial son.

But his father did not love his mother and was only focused on state affairs. What could Fusu say?

He thought of his mother's recent worries, and the lingering sadness and irritability on his two uncles' faces. He then looked at the memorials piled up like a mountain in front of his father.

He suddenly said, "Why do we still have to fight?"

King Zheng of Qin suddenly raised his head and his majestic gaze fell on his eldest son.

(End of this chapter)