Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 178 Isn't the prince's achievements better than yours?
The first one on the list is General Wang Jian. After Wang Jian became Bai Qi, he was No. 1 in the Great Qin Army. The appearance of his name was no surprise to everyone.

They destroyed the three kingdoms of Zhao, Yan, and Chu. Based on this achievement alone, no one dared to find fault, so naturally no one voiced their opposition.

No.2 is Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian. This is also a ruthless character in the battle of destroying the six kingdoms, not only because he is the son of Wang Jian, but also destroys Chu with Wang Jian.

It was because he led the army to destroy the Wei State, and then destroyed the remnants of the Yan State and Zhao State, and even directly led the army to destroy the Qi State. Only then did the Qin State unify the six countries, and Wang Ben was therefore named Tongwuhou. He is on the list Of course, no one objected.

The third is Sima Cuo, who was a famous general of the Qin State during the Warring States Period. He served as King Huiwen of Qin, King Wu of Qin, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin. land to the north.

No. 4 is Wei Liao, the first Taiwei of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the appearance of him and Sima Cuo is really well deserved.

The fifth is Ying Ji, a native of Lao Qin, one of the few strong men in the Qin Dynasty clan, and one of the few powerful men in the royal family who has reached the rank of prime minister.

No.6 is Meng Tian, ​​who defeated Qi State together with Wang Ben, worshiped as internal history, and then led the army to defeat the Xiongnu and regain Hetao.

No.7 is Li Si, Yingzheng's confidant, Great Qin Zuoxiang, second only to Feng Quji among the civil servants of the current dynasty. His appearance was finally controversial, but no one mentioned it.

After all, the first six people on this list were all the heroes who helped the Qin Dynasty unify the six kingdoms and stabilize the world. To erect statues for them was to deserve their honors and no one would object.

Although Li Si was controversial, he was a close friend of the King of Qin, and he had also made plans to destroy the six kingdoms. His article "Remonstrance and Expelling Guests" was even more famous all over the world, and it played a considerable role in recruiting talents and attracting people's hearts for Great Qin.

It is not an exaggeration to give Li Si a statue with this merit, and everyone can see that Ying Zheng put Li Si's name on it for the purpose of causing controversy among the officials, but everyone is a veteran in the officialdom, so why don't they understand Ying Zheng? What the government thinks.

Of course, the main reason is that just now Yingzheng said that he would cast statues of eight people, but there are only seven people on the list, so everyone thought that Yingzheng missed one, and wanted to hear who the last person was, would it be will be myself.

"Your Majesty, there is one person missing from this list. Who is the last person?" Feng Quji asked.

He is the right prime minister of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the right is the most respected in the Great Qin Dynasty. Feng Quji is the nominal No.1 in the Great Qin Dynasty. Such a list does not include his name, but Li Si's name, which really makes Feng Quji feel uncomfortable.

Although he was not a direct descendant of Yingzheng, his prestige and reputation were there anyway. When he thought that he had served the country loyally for so many years, but he could not get a stone statue to be admired in the palace gate, Feng Quji felt very uncomfortable. .

Like Feng Quji, there were many people in the imperial study room at this moment who had the same idea, and everyone was looking forward to Ying Zheng's answer.

Ying Zheng stood up with a slight smile and said in a deep voice: "This last person, I think, is the No. 1 on this list, it is Prince Zhao Yi!"

Ying Zheng said a word, and the entire imperial study fell into a dead silence. The ministers looked at each other in confusion. Neither one nor the other knew what to say. They all looked at Ying Zheng with their mouths open, thinking that Ying Zheng was joking.

But after waiting for a long time, Feng Quji finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate. The heroes on the list you arranged by Your Majesty are all meritorious service in the founding of the country, but the crown prince is right. There is no achievement in pacifying the world."

"How can you convince the public like this, how can you stand a statue in the straight path of the palace gate? If you do this, it will be a blasphemy to other meritorious ministers and ancestors!"

Feng Quji's words were high-sounding, but he just didn't understand why it was Zhao Yi and not himself!

Following Feng Quji's questioning, the ministers, who had long been impatient, also began to question.

"What, Prince? Stop joking, Your Majesty, you can't do this!"

"What credit does the prince have? How can he bear the title of standing on the straight road at the palace gate? Isn't this a joke!"

"That's right. It's simply a fallacy to say that the prince is No. 1 on the list. Virtue does not match his virtue. How can the prince be so virtuous? Are his achievements as high as any of us here?"

All the ministers present were veterans who had worked with Yingzheng for more than ten years, or even decades. It can be said that none of them obeyed the other on weekdays. Everyone thought that their names should appear on the list.

What kind of thing is Zhao Yi? When Da Qin pacified the world, he was still breastfeeding in his infancy. Why should he compare his merits with them!
Therefore, the officials were very dissatisfied with Zhao Yi's selection, and thus also dissatisfied with Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng saw the attitude of the officials, smiled coldly, waved his hand casually, and said, "It seems that everyone is dissatisfied with my decision!"

"I dare not wait!" Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the ministers immediately fell to their knees, saying that they did not dare, but the rebellious expressions on their faces had already betrayed their hearts.

"You don't have to say you don't dare. Can't I see what you are thinking in your heart?" Ying Zheng sneered again and again.

"Every one of them claims to have great achievements, but have you ever thought about it, besides destroying the six kingdoms and unifying the world, have you ever done anything greater for the Qin Dynasty?"

"My list is not only to commend these people for their past achievements, but also to warn you that although the world is unified, your responsibilities have not been completed yet!"

"You are all the pillars of my great Qin Dynasty. Have you ever asked yourself what are you doing after the world is unified?"

"In the past year, the prince's salt-making mansion, paper-making mansion, printing mansion, and the steel-making factory you saw before are all the real achievements of the prince. Do you have any?!"

"Not to mention that nowadays countless scholars can afford to buy any affordable scrolls, white paper, including the cotton padded clothes you wear, all of which were not made by the prince, let alone the severe drought in Shu at the beginning of the year, it was not the prince who donated potatoes, Can the land of Shu have what it is today?"

"Why, you just think that you have made great contributions and senior qualifications, and you look down on other people. You enjoy the benefits brought to you by the crown prince, but now you turn your face and deny others for your own selfishness. In your eyes, I really think I am a foolish king. ?"

Ying Zheng's voice became louder and louder, and the anger in his words became so obvious that all the officials were stunned.

But Ying Zheng's words were not finished yet, "It is true that the crown prince has done nothing to bring peace to the world, but only mentioning the crown prince's achievements in the past year, ask yourself, isn't the crown prince's achievements better than any of you?"

(End of this chapter)