Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield Chapter 735 Chapter 302: Humble Hu Hai! The Different Treatment of Zhao Zheng's Son and Ying Zheng's Son! (2)

After all, Ying Zheng remains in the height of his vigor, and the future holds endless uncertainties.

What if Zhao Feng meets a sudden demise?

Then Fusu would seize his opportunity.

Yet if Fusu departs from Xianyang, all chances vanish entirely into uncertainty.

Hearing the two options offered by Ying Zheng.

Fusu advanced without a moment's pause and declared, "I choose to govern a commandery."

"Xianyang has plenty of officials managing matters, leaving me idle, but heading to a commandery to rule it would let me better the lives of its people, and that is what I desire."

At these words.

The expressions of Fusu's backers like Huai Zhuang shifted dramatically.

Witnessing Fusu's decision.

Ying Zheng nodded approvingly, "Excellent."

"I back your choice."

Fusu bowed deeply, "Thank you, Father Emperor; if you can, grant me a prefectural city where folks suffer greatly, and I will devote myself fully."

"Chancellor Han."

Ying Zheng turned to Han Fei.

"In response to Emperor Qin Shi Huang."

"Yanmen Commandery in Dai Territory borders foreign tribes and counts as a destitute region." Han Fei stated deliberately.

'I select Yanmen Commandery.' Fusu responded at once.

"Fusu, confirm your resolve."

"Yanmen lies thousands of miles from Xianyang, deep in the barren Northern Frontier." Ying Zheng voiced lingering concern.

"All this time."

"Father Emperor has nurtured me extensively, eager for me to excel, yet I keep provoking your ire and falling short of your hopes."

"Now with this chance."

"I wish to serve Father Emperor to the utmost and uplift the Qin people's lives as best I can."

"I beg Father Emperor to grant this wish." Fusu bowed with utmost respect.

Listening to Fusu's plea.

Ying Zheng's heart stirred deeply, finally nodding, "Very well, I grant it."

"Still, Yanmen Commandery abuts foreign tribes and lacks safety."

"I shall dispatch a thousand Imperial Guard Army troops to escort and safeguard you."

"This is absolute."

Fusu bowed, "My thanks, Father Emperor."

After giving thanks.

Fusu withdrew promptly.

He paid no heed to the altered faces of his supporting ministers, likely having resolved his path upon deciding.

"Fusu proves clever indeed."

"This move severs the schemes of folks like Huai Zhuang, while offering them the best lifeline possible."

"He understands my intervention would leave no loose ends."

Observing Fusu's maneuvers, Zhao Feng merely smiled composedly, grasping the intent fully.

Yet.

Following Fusu's selection.

Some refused to yield.

"Reporting to Emperor Qin Shi Huang."

"The minister bears a memorial."

Chunyu Yue strode forth and proclaimed boldly.

Spotting Chunyu Yue, Ying Zheng's brow furrowed, yet in court, no official's memorial could be denied.

"Proceed." Ying Zheng commanded icily.

"At present."

"Qin beneath Emperor Qin Shi Huang has realized the ancient Kings of Qin's dreams, satisfied old Qin folks' longings, and unified the realm."

"But."

"The realm spans vast expanses demanding rule."

"Though grasped firmly, undercurrents surge with Six States' remnants plotting in shadows."

"I propose."

"Adopting ancestral rites, enfeoffing kings to secure Qin's world and shield it."

"To avert disloyal foreign kings harboring treachery."

"I urge Emperor Qin Shi Huang to enfeoff princes, overseeing states across the realm, thus steadying all under heaven."

Chunyu Yue delivered his plea in a single fervent rush.

After absorbing those statements.

Evidently, Chunyu Yue had rehearsed extensively; else his delivery wouldn't flow so smoothly.

Besides.

Unlike the Zhou Dynasty's enfeoffments to outsiders.

Which bred eight centuries of turmoil across Shenzhou.

Chunyu Yue now reframed it.

Enfeoffing Emperor Qin Shi Huang's own sons as kings, a notion that rang plausible.

Moreover, any ordinary sovereign would embrace it gladly.

For should chaos reign anew, it would stem from Emperor Qin Shi Huang's bloodline, keeping the realm Qin's.

This instant!

"I endorse Grand Tutor Chunyu's motion."

"Qin has conquered the world; upholding ancestral ways by enfeoffing kings fits perfectly to defend it."

"Precisely."

"Emperor Qin Shi Huang enfeoffing princes as kings will anchor the realm."

"Princes as guardians, with Emperor Qin Shi Huang's edicts barring foreign surnames from kingship, ensure Qin's everlasting rule."

"Ministers agree..."

Officials emerged successively, voicing strong support.

With Chunyu Yue leading, their backing swelled the momentum.

For numerous officials, this marked their final gamble.

Success meant.

trailing their favored prince to a fief, ascending to lofty posts.

Far surpassing prospects in Xianyang.

This craving drove them.

In pursuit of self-gain, they pressed on.

However,

they misjudged Emperor Qin Shi Huang, overlooked his deep loathing for feudal division.

Among the Nine Ministers,

none rose in favor.

This spoke volumes.

Yet they appeared blind to it, tempted by vast rewards.

"In records,

had Emperor Qin Shi Huang adopted this, or Fusu ascended, Qin might have endured longer."

"But Emperor Qin Shi Huang abhors the feudal kings; he craves sole imperial command over all under heaven, rejecting splits."

"With me present now, it shan't occur." Zhao Feng smirked subtly.

Gazing at the enfeoffment advocates in the hall,

Ying Zheng shot a chilling look, declaring, "In Qin, across Shenzhou's soil, enfeoffment shall not take root."

"Not during my reign, at minimum."

These words dropped like thunder,

prompting stark pallor among enfeoffment proponents.

"Does the First Emperor scorn ancestral ways?"

"Enfeoffment would fortify Qin."

"Furthermore, barring foreign surnames from kingship promises Qin's eternal reign." Chunyu Yue countered vehemently.

"Zhou's enfeoffments wrought eight hundred years of disorder—do you ignore this?"

"You suggest enfeoffing my sons alone, excluding outsiders as kings."

"Time erodes all; who stays unchanged?"

"Would you witness my heirs clashing in strife?"

"Desire this land plunged into turmoil once more?"

Ying Zheng retorted frostily.

A sweeping aura of dominance flooded the hall.

Beneath this weight,

none dared lift their gaze.

Chunyu Yue's visage paled, words of defiance failing him.

"Issue a decree."

"Henceforth,"

"any mention of enfeoffment invites instant death."

Ying Zheng gestured dismissively, intoning severely.

He issued the edict outright, severing all feudal kingship dreams.

Beholding this,

Chunyu Yue's edge dulled utterly as he slunk back dejectedly; his allies withdrew silently, speech silenced.

The decree stood firm.

How might they challenge it?

Emperor Qin wielded unyielding might.

Yet he slew without mercy.

Now!

Ying Zheng pivoted toward Zhao Feng, lounging relaxedly nearby, and smiled warmly: "Feng'er,"

"Freshly named Crown Prince, have you views on statecraft?"

This tonal shift revealed Ying Zheng's deep fondness for Zhao Feng.

Beneath the court's collective stare,

Zhao Feng rose unhurriedly and replied: "Answering Father Emperor,"

At "Father Emperor,"

Ying Zheng's features lit with joy.

"Hahaha,"

"Feng'er addresses me as Father Emperor."

"Splendid."

"He embraces his role fully."

"Soon I shall prepare Feng'er's rites at the Ancestral Temple to claim ancestry and rejoin the clan."

Ying Zheng inwardly rejoiced with booming laughter, utterly delighted.

"Your son"

"does bear a suggestion, on securing Qin's realm, ensuring its perpetual legacy." Zhao Feng announced.

"Feng'er, elaborate." Ying Zheng urged smilingly.

"Standardize carriage tracks, unify scripts, align measures, and equalize weights." Zhao Feng proclaimed resoundingly.

These four directives

stirred subtle shifts across the ministers' faces.

They grasped the profound weight in those twelve characters.

Should they enact, Qin's transformation would shake the earth.

Ying Zheng's look flickered, then bloomed into rapture.

"Feng'er, go on."

"Detail it fully."

"Father Emperor stands behind you."

Ying Zheng pressed eagerly, eyes brimming with anticipation for Zhao Feng.

In this moment,

all officials discerned plainly whose son was Zhao Zheng's, whose was Ying Zheng's.

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