Chapter 48 Prince Supervising the Country, First Emperor's East Tour
The First Emperor's piercing gaze made Ying Yu feel like a sharp sword hanging above his head.
Facing the First Emperor's mountain-like pressure, Ying Yu did not panic at all, and always had a smile on his face.
"Father, I spent most of the night thinking about this Qu Yuan Li before I came up with it. Is the effect okay?"
The First Emperor looked at the calm Ying Yu and nodded slightly.
"It's really good, he can be an important weapon of the country!"
"Tell me what reward you want, as long as it's not too much, I'll grant it!"
The faces of the surrounding officials also showed envy, but His Majesty the First Emperor rarely said such words.
Now the Sixth Young Master is allowed to decide the reward himself. This is a great gift.
However, no one dared to stand up and object at this moment, because the shaft plow presented by Ying Yu deserved such a reward.
"Father, what have you said? You, old man, are not allowed to go back on your words."
Facing the looks from the officials around him, Ying Yu seemed not to notice.
Long before the Quyuan plow was made, he had already thought about what reward he wanted.
"If you don't regret it, just ask."
Upon hearing Ying Yu's inquiry, the First Emperor immediately became interested.
If this kid would have refused the reward in the past, but now he actually takes the initiative to ask for it, it seems that what he wants is not simple.
When Ying Yu heard this, he was not polite and spoke directly:
"Father, my son wants a gold medal to avoid death. No matter what mistakes I make in the future, you will forgive me once."
After the words fell, the surroundings fell silent.
Then there were whispers and discussions among the officials.
"A gold medal for immunity from death? Does Da Qin have such a thing?"
"I've never heard of it. Why does this Young Master want a gold medal for immunity from death? Could it be that... is he planning to do something detrimental to our Great Qin?"
"Your Majesty will not agree, right?"
Before the First Emperor could speak, an official stood up and accused:
"Your Majesty, you must never agree to the request made by the Sixth Young Master. Once this gold medal for immunity from death is given, what use will the laws of Da Qin be used for?"
"Yes, your Majesty's request is inconsistent with the laws of Daqin, so you cannot agree to it."
Several officials spoke righteously about their reasons, but Feng Quji and other senior officials remained silent at this time.
No one who can get into their position is stupid.
They knew that the First Emperor had already made up his mind, and speaking out at this time would not help. Otherwise, he might even be resented by this young master, Ying Yu. You must know that this young master is very vengeful.
"Okay, I will give you a gold medal to avoid death, but you must remember that you only have one chance to avoid death. I hope you will never use it."
"Understand?"
There was a strong warning in his voice.
Seeing the First Emperor's agreement, Ying Yu immediately smiled.
"Thank you very much, Father, for your gift. I will try not to use this death-free gold medal."
The reason why Ying Yu is like this is because what he plans to do next is a bit big.
The First Emperor asked him to supervise the country, so he had to fulfill his duties.
But after all, he traveled through time.
My thoughts are inevitably different from those of a pure ancient person like the First Emperor. If I do something that the First Emperor doesn't understand, and I really want to break myself, there will be no place to cry.
"I am very happy that Yu'er presented this sacred weapon to the country today."
"My dear friends, I have decided to patrol the country again in two days. During my absence, the important task of supervising the country will be handed over to the Sixth Young Master Ying Yu."
"My dear friends, do you have any doubts?"
All the officials were shocked when they heard this, and their eyes changed when they looked at Ying Yu.
However, no one stood up to question this matter because they had no control over it.
The eldest son, Fusu, is not in Xianyang. Looking at all the young masters in the Qin Dynasty, only the young master Ying Yu can take on the important task of supervising the country.
Seeing that no one among the officials spoke, the First Emperor was quite satisfied.
Then in front of everyone, he directly handed over the 'Qin King Sword' to Ying Yu.
"Young Master Ying Yu is supervising the country for the first time, and he doesn't understand many things. Meng Yi is touring the world this time, so please don't follow him."
"No!" Meng Yi agreed quickly.
Then the First Emperor ordered Feng Quji, and after Wang Ben and others explained, the officials dispersed.
Two days later, the First Emperor's army began to patrol the world.
Many people in later generations said that the first emperor's eastward tour was to visit immortals and seek enlightenment, mobilize troops and mobilize people, and waste money and people.
Ying Yu even thought so in the past.
It wasn't until he traveled to Da Qin that he realized that the truth was not like this.
The reason why the First Emperor was so keen on patrolling the world was actually for the Qin Dynasty's eternal hegemony.
First Eastern Tour: The First Emperor first climbed to the top of Jitou Mountain, and then went to the Great Wall.
The reason why the First Emperor climbed Jitou Mountain was because the emperor, the ancestor of China, also climbed Jitou Mountain and offered sacrifices to the gods here.
The First Emperor climbed Chicken Head Mountain and did the same thing as the First Emperor, offering sacrifices to the gods.
Then he climbed the Great Wall non-stop, in order to scare the nomads in the north.
In layman's terms, it's just to show off your muscles and force to these prairie barbarians, and also get a feel for it.
From this incident, it can be seen that the First Emperor had a keen military sense and knew that after the country was unified, the biggest enemy would be the Huns in the north.
Did you see that the First Emperor visited the world for the first time? Where is the sightseeing tour?
He was on a business trip in a serious manner, working tirelessly on high mountains, inspecting border defenses, and intimidating the Huns.
The second tour of the world was the real Eastern Tour, and this time the First Emperor's purpose was to inspect counties and counties in the East and to enshrine Mount Tai.
Offering sacrifices to Zen is a unique way for ancient emperors to communicate with gods.
In other words, the First Emperor's second eastward tour was not a sightseeing tour, but a business trip to handle sacrificial affairs.
The Third Eastern Tour: The First Emperor came to Shandong, climbed Mount Zhifu, erected stone monuments, and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth.
The Fourth Eastern Tour: The First Emperor climbed Jieshi Mountain (in Changli County, Hebei Province) to worship the mountain gods and carve inscriptions.
During these two eastward tours, Qin Shihuang wrote several more inscriptions as usual after offering sacrifices.
The main contents of the inscriptions are to report work achievements and describe Qin's political, economic, military, people's livelihood and other major events.
And many people actually think that the First Emperor did this to show off his political achievements and was afraid that future generations would not know that he was cheating.
In fact, this seriously misunderstood the First Emperor, and there were many things involved.
For the first time when the world was unified, the First Emperor had to go to various places to climb sacred mountains and perform sacrifices.
This is related to the pre-Qin destiny theology and the divine right of kings.
And finding the secret recipe for immortality is just incidental.
This is like when we come to a city on a business trip. There are many places of interest in this city, and we will take the time to visit them.
This is the same reason.
The route of the First Emperor's eastward tour this time was around the edge of the Central Plains.
He wanted to show the might of Qin to the people in these marginal places and make them sincerely surrender.
This time the eastward tour was very large, with the First Emperor leading an army of 100,000 troops.
The accompanying generals included Li Xin, Zhang Han and others.
However, before setting off, Ying Yu was really worried, so he transferred Yang Zaixing and Zhao Yun to the First Emperor's side.
Chapter completed!