si-mexico Chapter 199 The Ambition of the Honored Clan
Chapter 199 The Ambition of the Honored Clan
The changes in the expressions of the officials in the palace could not escape Ying Zheng's eyes.
Upon hearing this, Ying Yu revealed a smile:
"Don't worry, there will be news from Da Yueshi soon."
Seeing that Ying Yu was so calm, many clan officials who were about to make trouble felt hesitant.
After all, their clan had never won against Ying Yu.
"Your Majesty, I think it is safer to hire labor first."
"Yes, if the start of the Grand Canal is delayed because there are no laborers, I'm afraid it will not be good."
"Yes, didn't His Royal Highness often say that time cannot be measured by money?
Besides, if you just hire labor, it doesn't cost much. "
Ying Yu glanced at the few people who spoke, and it turned out that these people were all officials from the clan.
Since the establishment of the Royal Academy, Ying Yu has stood on the opposite side of the clan.
No wonder these people are so angry.
After all, the opportunity is rare.
On the throne, Ying Zheng looked at them with a gloomy expression.
But he didn't say anything. Although Ying Zheng was domineering, he was very reasonable.
If the Da Yue Clan really can't send laborers here, then the best way is to hire laborers from the private sector.
What Ying Zheng didn't expect was that Meng Yi started this incident.
No matter how you look at what he said earlier, it seemed a bit out of his mind.
Meng Yi is not a reckless person, it seems that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Ying Zheng fell into deep thought.
The atmosphere in the Qilin Hall became even more strange.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a problem here.
One must know that Meng Yi is a loyal supporter of His Highness the Crown Prince, why did he confront the Crown Prince today?
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Shangjun!"
Just when everyone was wondering, Dun Ruo walked in quickly holding a document.
Immediately, everyone's eyes turned to Dunwei.
Many officials even started talking in low voices.
Although the prairie has been gradually incorporated into the territory of the Great Qin, the government is still in Shangjun.
An urgent report came from Shangjun at this time. Could it be that something happened to the grassland?
"Read!"
Compared with the tense officials, Ying Zheng was very calm.
However, under this calmness, there is also a trace of worry.
Of course, what Ying Zheng was worried about was not the repetition of the Da Yue Clan, after all, a foreign race was not considered by Brother Zheng.
What he was really worried about was the loss of Ying Yu's prestige.
After all, the Dayue Clan was recruited by Ying Yu, and it was also Ying Yu's proposal to use the people of the Maurya Dynasty to build the Grand Canal.
These two things have long been known throughout the world.
If the Da Yue Clan really rebelled, then the laborers of the Maurya Dynasty would be nothing but talking on paper.
Coupled with the fact that people with good intentions are behind the scenes, Ying Yu's prestige among the people will inevitably be damaged.
This was not what Ying Zheng wanted to see.
"Your Majesty, General Meng Tian has come to report that the Da Yue Clan has captured two small cities of the Maurya Dynasty."
"The Da Yue clan sacrificed to Lou Fan, and they have already escorted [-] young and strong captives of the Maurya Dynasty into Yanmen County."
As soon as this remark came out, there was an exclamation in the hall.
Ying Zheng, Wang Jian and the others all had smiles on their faces.
One hundred thousand young and strong is enough to start the Grand Canal.
Afterwards, as the Da Yue Clan built more and more cities, there would inevitably be more and more young and strong laborers.
Judging from this report, the population of the Maurya Dynasty is still large.
With only two small cities, one hundred thousand young and strong can be gathered together, which is even worse than that of Daqin.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"With these [-] young and strong laborers, the Grand Canal can be started at any time."
"That's right. I didn't expect that the Da Yue Clan could really succeed. It seems that the combat power of the Maurya Dynasty is not very good."
"Haha, the old minister remembers that the Maurya Dynasty has countless fertile fields and inexhaustible fertile soil."
Wang Jian and the others congratulated excitedly.
However, the few officials who spoke sneeringly and sarcasticly earlier were already sweating on their foreheads.
After the court meeting, in the Imperial Study Room.
"People from these clans are really hateful."
"If it wasn't for the fact that their ancestors made contributions to my Great Qin, I would have killed them long ago."
Apparently at the court meeting, the clan officials taunted Ying Yu, which made Brother Zheng extremely upset.
Seeing this, Ying Yu smiled lightly.
Today, all of this was designed by him.
As early as yesterday, he had already received a letter from Da Yuezhi.
Because of Gongshujie's being knighted, the clans started to quarrel again in the past two days.
For this is the old Qin clan, Ying Yu has been holding back after making great achievements.
But they kept pushing ahead.
They stood up to question Ying Yu today, which was actually a test.
Although it was suppressed because of Meng Tian's report, as long as Ying Yu is negligent, they will jump out again.
Meng Yi's remarks at the court meeting today were also instructed by Ying Yu.
The reason for this is because he intends to attack the nobles of the clan.
At this time, Ying Zheng's face was not very good-looking.
Because some old Qin Xungui have completely crossed the line.
In the past, when they took advantage of a little bit and were greedy for money, Ying Zheng could turn a blind eye.
After all, when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and they are still a family of meritorious deeds.
As long as it's not too much, Ying Zheng won't bother.
However, after this period of time, new policies were launched one after another, and the meritorious deeds of this group of clans became restless.
To put it bluntly, it is for profit.
Today's people no longer consider Daqin's interests for their own interests.
This is absolutely intolerable to Ying Zheng.
But even though he was angry, Ying Zheng had nothing to do with them.
After all, they only questioned a few words in the court, and it was impossible for Ying Zheng to deal with them just because of a few questioning words.
In fact, the emperors who have made achievements in all dynasties will encounter the same problem.
That is how to deal with the heroes.
Take the old Zhou Dynasty as an example.
King Wu of Zhou divided the world, and the princes were loyal.
But as time went by, these loyal princes died, and their descendants inherited the titles of their parents.
But the loyalty of these descendants is wearing away a little bit.
After a few generations, the ambitious descendants became dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted to go further.
Once a person has ambition, he will want more things and will have many fantasies.
The future generations of princes want more territory and more population, so what should we do?
There is only one answer, and that is: war!
This is the reason why the princes competed for hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period.
With a larger territory and more population, will they be satisfied?
of course not.
They still wanted to be kings, so they wiped out the Zhou royal family that was on their heads.
This stage is the Warring States period.
Today's noble clans in Daqin are just like the descendants of princes in the past.
They have begun to be dissatisfied with the status quo, and have developed ambitions.
What they want now is a strong and prominent family.
I want my heirs to enter the court.
If these are enough for them, what do they want next?
Ying Zheng knew the answer clearly.
That is to control the court, or even control yourself.