Chapter 14

"Can you take this Li Yuanba with you everywhere you go, even when eating, sleeping, or using the latrine?"

"Impossible!"

"Many people will find a way to kill you!"

"And the assassination attempts you face will be even more numerous than those against me!"

"You... if one day you can no longer bear it, then... run. I will pretend I never had a son like you, and I will clean up this mess you leave behind!"

"And if that day truly comes, in exchange, Li Yuanba, you must stay with me. This blade is more useful in my hands than in yours!"

At that moment, Seeing Ying Zheng spoke; he looked at Li Yuanba, still coveting him!

It was just a pity... why did he pledge loyalty to Facing Ying Su instead of to himself?

Upon hearing Seeing Ying Zheng's words, Facing Ying Su was furious!

Good heavens, when he first heard those words, when he heard him telling him to flee, he had actually been moved.

After all, this was his own father; at a critical moment, he was still thinking of him!

But this dog of a father was actually trying to steal his Li Yuanba?

"Hmph!"

Facing Ying Su let out a cold snort and simply ignored him.

However, regarding Seeing Ying Zheng's warning, Facing Ying Su naturally dared not be careless!

Indeed!

Looking at history, why did the Great Qin collapse in less than three years after Seeing Ying Zheng's death?

Some said Hu Hai was incompetent and too wasteful, while others said the First Emperor's tyrannical rule had long accumulated popular resentment, so that after his death, everyone under heaven rebelled!

Facing Ying Su admitted that both explanations held some truth!

But Facing Ying Su believed there was an even more important issue!

One must realize that no matter how wasteful Hu Hai was, he could not surpass Yang Guang in waste, and no matter how tyrannical Seeing Ying Zheng was, he could not surpass Xia Jie in tyranny.

Yet that fellow Yang Guang played the wastrel and lasted nearly fourteen years.

Xia Jie was cruel to such an extent, yet his tyranny lasted nearly fifty-two years!

So why, after unifying the world, did the Great Qin fail to last even twenty years?

In Facing Ying Su's view, the most authentic reason for all this was hugely connected to the death of Prince Prince Fusu!

Just as Seeing Ying Zheng had said, from the moment Prince Prince Fusu was born, countless people were investing in him.

Almost everyone treated him as the Emperor, but in the end, he never ascended the throne, so naturally, the group of interest factions in Qin that supported Prince Prince Fusu were unwilling to accept this.

Finally, compounded by Hu Hai's chaotic meddling and indiscriminate killing, which made everyone in the court feel unsafe, followed by uprisings across the entire world, with no one to help, the Great Qin naturally perished!

In other words, after Hu Hai ascended the throne, the Great Qin lost not only the hearts of the people but also the hearts of the court nobility.

With such internal troubles and external threats, how could the Great Qin not fall?

Facing Ying Su understood this point deeply, yet he felt no worry; at this very moment, he looked at the full court of officials gathered outside Xianyanggong Sect and directly declared:

"I have newly ascended the great throne; today, I grant a general amnesty to the world; for all who have committed crimes, their punishment shall be reduced by one degree!"

"For all the common people, taxes shall be reduced for three years!"

"For all officials of my Great Qin holding the rank of Physician or above, everyone shall be promoted by one grade; for those already at the highest rank, such as the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, who cannot be promoted further, their salaries shall be doubled!"

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"What, what?"

"A general amnesty to the world?"

"For all who have committed crimes, punishment reduced by one degree?"

"The common people exempt from taxes for three years!"

"For official ranks above Physician, everyone promoted by one grade, and for those who cannot be promoted further, salaries doubled?"

At that moment, everyone was shocked, everyone was stunned!

Indeed, the entire court of civil and military officials had not yet reacted to the news that Seeing Ying Zheng had abdicated and the Sixth Young Master Facing Ying Su had inherited the imperial throne!

But now, the new Emperor's general amnesty had already arrived?

It was just... the scale of this general amnesty was far too large.

Moreover... a general amnesty to the world? This seemed to be unprecedented in ancient times!

At that moment, everyone's hearts trembled with fear.

Indeed!

Even though this was a good thing for them, they still felt terrified and uneasy.

To them, all of this was ultimately too abrupt.

One must realize that just yesterday, everyone was still arranging matters for the First Emperor's eastern tour!

Yet only one night had passed, the eastern tour was cancelled, the First Emperor abdicated, and the obscure Sixth Young Master ascended the imperial throne!

All of this was too abrupt.

The crucial point was that there was not even an explanation for any of it!

When people face the unknown, they always feel panic and unease.

Even if it is a good thing, they still feel panic!

However, the person feeling even more panic and horror was Seeing Ying Zheng!

Even though he knew everything and understood everything clearly, he still felt panic and horror!

In that instant, he pointed at Facing Ying Su and angrily scolded:

"Rebellious son, a general amnesty to the world; with this general amnesty to the world, are you trying to use it to gather the hearts of the court?"

Ying Su said:

"What else could I do? You're unwilling to kill them, so if I don't do this, what should I do?"

"You... you..."

Ying Zheng trembled from his words, and after calming slightly, he continued to rage at Ying Su:

"Granting titles to all officials, how much extra Qian Liang would that require?"

"Reducing punishments by one degree, how much labor service on the Great Wall would that save!"

"Exempting taxes for three years, where would the imperial court's expenses come from?"

"Such a general amnesty across the land is simply an act of squandering wealth!"

"Furthermore, do you think this will successfully win them over? You must know, they are all Prince Prince Fusu's people! Could they possibly be won over by you?"

Ying Su laughed:

"Father Emperor, why do you think they invested in Prince Prince Fusu? Was it not for profit? Could it possibly be out of loyalty!"

"They invested in Prince Prince Fusu wanting only promotion and wealth; now I directly give them these things, what reason do they have to oppose me?"

"Or does Father Emperor think I only know how to kill, kill, kill?"

"I..."

Once these words were spoken, Ying Zheng was so angry he wanted to stomp his feet; after calming for a long time, he spoke in fury:

"My meaning is that the benefits they would gain from investing in Prince Prince Fusu are far greater; if Prince Prince Fusu ascends the throne, he might implement the feudal system, and how can a single feudal lord be compared to your so-called promotion and wealth?"

Ying Su laughed again: "Then what does Father Emperor think? Even if Prince Prince Fusu could implement the feudal system, how many among his supporters would actually qualify for enfeoffment?"

"What?"

Once these words were spoken, Ying Zheng was shocked, looking at Ying Su with immense astonishment!

"No matter how you calculate it, those who can receive enfeoffment are a minority, while you have given benefits to the vast majority; thus, even if there are those who oppose you, they are only a tiny minority, not the vast majority; with just this one move, you have eliminated more than half your enemies!"

"As for the remaining few... even if killed, they would not cause a great uprising!"

He was utterly astonished.

And Ying Su merely smiled; looking at the First Emperor, at that moment, he could not help but begin to admire his intelligence!

This general amnesty across the land, which only began in the Han Dynasty, he saw through its essence in an instant.

Yes, although the prototype of a general amnesty across the land existed in the Qin Dynasty during the era of Shang Yang, it only flourished in the Han Dynasty!

The purpose was to appease all officials and common people, letting them know that with a new emperor ascending the throne, there are huge benefits, thereby winning their support for the new emperor!

Even for those who are somewhat disobedient, killing them would not cause a great uprising!

However, Ying Zheng remained furious!