It was already March in the blink of an eye. On the Shangsi Festival, Qin Shihuang led all civil and military officials to hold a grand spring festival outside the east gate of Xianyang City. On the day the spring festival ended, Qin Shihuang summoned Chen Xu to Zichen Hall to report, and the topic discussed was to enfeoff the princes.

This incident was delayed from last autumn to the present, and the emperor seemed to have finally made up his mind. Therefore, the civil and military officials in the court felt that their hearts had finally come to an end, and at the same time they were extremely nervous and nervous.

Once the adult princes are enfeoffed, the pattern around the Qin Dynasty will undergo tremendous changes, and will also lead to a violent reaction between the court and the people.

There were only five people in the room, including Chen Xu, Li Si, Meng Yi, Feng Quji, and then the emperor was added.

Chen Xu sat on the chair. Although he was still looking at his nose and his heart, he was also a little uneasy. He secretly looked at Li Sifeng Quji Mengyi and the other two. The three seemed to be as expressionless as usual, and they were serious and serious as usual, but each of them frowned, and it was obvious that they were in a bad mood.

"Although Yuezhi has already surrendered, she cannot always leave it alone. It is already three months. Although the Western Regions are bitter and cold places, their properties are not as rich and prosperous as the Central Plains, but they are not outside the land. They need to obey the laws of the King of the Great Qin. I have been thinking for a long time and are ready to appoint a young man to preside over the overall situation and be granted the title of marquis and kings. After leaving, I must respect my orders of the Great Qin. All the rituals of the King of the Central Plains must be the same as those of the Central Plains, with the same tracks, the same writings, and the same system. Not only should we naturalize the laws, but we should also naturalize the hearts, let the people of the fief speak the words of the Central Plains and learn from the books of the Central Plains..."

After the emperor set a clear tone for the franchise, he changed his mind, looked at Chen Xu slightly and said, "The franchise is a prince who is in charge of the Western Regions. Now I have six adult descendants, so I decided to choose the best and let them each make a theory of governing the country. Today, I will summon four dear ministers to help me review the policy of the princes and see which one is suitable to take charge of the Yuezhi and the Western Regions!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has said that the franchise is the family matter of Your Majesty. Why do you need to ask me and other foreign ministers?" Li Si still stood up stubbornly and refused.

"Damn it, an old fox!" Chen Xu couldn't help but mutter in his heart, Li Si, who was granted an ordinary prince, looked down on him, but he must have been planning and recommending the crown prince.

Feng Quji and Meng Yi looked at each other and were ready to speak out, but the emperor stood up with a big sleeve, "Although the Western Regions are small, it is related to the safety of the Qin Dynasty in the future. I have to be careful. My dear friends do not need to shirk it, just help me to discuss it. As for the candidates, I will make an idea!"

"I will obey the order!" Chen Xu, Li Si and the other four had to bow together.

"Call six young men in!" Qin Shihuang sat down again and told the eunuch. Soon Fusu and six princes were all wearing brand new embroidered robes and jade crowns, led by the eunuch. After saluting and greeting Qin Shihuang, Chen Xu and Li Si, Qin Shihuang spoke: "Today, you will be the subject of governing the country. The two prime ministers, the censors and the young masters are examiners. The topic of the policy is to govern the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu Donghu tribes. The pen, ink, paper and ink are ready. You will complete it in Zichen Hall, and it will be a limited time for half an hour!"

"My son obeys the order!" After Fusu and six other young men saluted together, they sat in front of the desk tables on both sides of the hall under the guidance of the eunuch. The palace maids grind ink and served them, spread out the hemp pulp and paper, lifted up the brush, and concentrated the ink. The six people looked different, but they all had an uncontrollable excitement.

Although the emperor did not explain this exam clearly, they had known through the rumors that the emperor might pass this exam to select a king and be the marquis to take charge of the Yuezhi.

This is a dilemma. When staying in Xianyang, there may be a little hope for the crown prince. Once the ban is enfeoffed, he will only be a subordinate king of the Qin Dynasty in the future.

However, although the Western Regions are a place where birds do not shit, they are much stronger than continuing to stay in Xianyang as an optional decoration. As long as they work hard enough, the Western Regions have great potential. The world is the greatest. They set up government offices to lead civil and military officials. Every time they go to court, they shout to welcome the king, and the pleasure and comfort will wake up laughing in their dreams.

Therefore, in front of the illusory crown prince of the Great Qin and the king of the barbarian land, the princes were hesitant, nervous, and determined.

Because they have actually known this for a long time, today is the time to make a decision.

Among them, even the civil and military officials of the dynasty believed that Fusu, who was most likely to be the crown prince, was excited to be unable to control himself.

He is now twenty-five years old and the emperor is forty-four years old. Even if he is made the crown prince, he can only be the crown prince for one day as long as the emperor lives to the age of seventy or eighty, he probably won't be able to live that long. Moreover, the emperor has a deep prejudice against him about Confucianism and has scolded him in person several times, but in Fusu's heart, he is still very enthusiastic about the Confucian tradition of respecting the ancients and respecting etiquette. In his opinion, the various difficulties and turmoils in the Qin Dynasty are all caused by the strict laws and lack of moral etiquette. Since Your Majesty does not like him, he is more willing to leave the Central Plains to take charge of the Western Regions tribes and use his favorite Confucian culture to govern. Then let Your Majesty see that his persistence is reasonable and fruitful.

The Zichen Palace was very quiet. The six young men were thinking intently or writing quickly, and they could only occasionally hear a subtle cough or two.

Li Si seemed to have a cold.

Chen Xu glanced at Li Si and found that the old man was getting older, but he still looked good.

Old but not dead is a thief. The more bad a person is, the longer he lives. It is said that people live in seventy years. Li Si is the oldest in the Qin Dynasty. He is already 68 years old this year. He has had a serious illness during this period, but he is so undead, which makes Chen Xu very depressed.

The emperor sat upright on a big chair and looked at the several memorials on the desk. Chen Xu also took out a book from his sleeve to read and pass the time. Li Sifeng Quji and Meng Yi sat upright and didn't know what he was thinking.

Half an hour passed by and heard a palace servant in charge of timing ringing the bronze bell under the hall. With the sound of the sound, everyone in the hall looked up almost at the same time. The young masters performed differently. Some were relaxed, some were serious, some were regretful, and two were still writing quickly, obviously not finished.

Soon six policy statements were placed on the emperor's desk. The emperor frowned and looked around, and threw the two copies that had not been finished and left to the side and ignored them. After reading the remaining four copies, the palace servants were sent to Chen Xu and others. The four were arrested by the emperor as examiners. Naturally, they did not dare to be careless, so they could only grit their teeth and read the four policy statements to each other.

"Which of the four beloved ministers thinks is the best policy?" Qin Shihuang asked.

"Your Majesty, the four princes are all calm and detailed in their opinions, and they are well aware of the way to govern the country. The old ministers think they cannot tell the advantages and disadvantages!" Li Si was the first to speak, but he was still in harmony.

"Feng Xiangke has different opinions?" Qin Shihuang frowned slightly.

Feng Quji smiled bitterly and had to speak: "When Your Majesty was traveling, several princes were following the ministers to learn to handle government affairs in the court. In the eyes of the old ministers, all the princes were calm and modest, diligent and polite, and orderly, and were all benevolent and virtuous ministers. But to this day, the old ministers had to remind Your Majesty again that the position of crown prince is particularly serious, and you also asked Your Majesty to think twice. The princes in front of you are all adults, and the old ministers dare not speculate without authorization, but the Western Regions and the Qin Dynasty are really not comparable. The crown prince is the best, and the king is the best. Once the crown prince is not established, and all the princes are the kings, who will be the crown prince in the future?"

The hall was extremely quiet, and the six young men all looked at the emperor nervously.

As Feng Quji said, the crown prince of the Great Qin is the biggest, and the kings and princes in the wilderness are completely compared. Once all the adult princes are enfeoffed, the crown prince will naturally be able to find them from underage princes in the future. According to ancient etiquette, this is neither normal nor in line with tradition.

Meng Yi thought for a moment and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think Feng Xiang's words are reasonable, and the Qin Dynasty is the priority. Now that your Majesty plans to enfeoff all the princes, he still needs to make a crown prince as soon as possible. Only in this way can he be polite to the outside ministers and the inside kings, otherwise where is the superior and inferior?

"What do you think the young master?" Qin Shihuang turned to look at Chen Xu.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Feng Xiang and Lord Meng's words are reasonable. If you become the crown prince as soon as possible, you will stabilize the court and the people of the world as soon as possible. Nowadays, the princes are all capable of governing the country. Why not choose one of them first and then enfeoffed the crown prince, it will be natural!" Chen Xu stood up seriously and said.

Qin Shihuang's eyes flashed over his sons one by one, his face became very serious, and hesitation could even be seen in his eyes.

He didn't expect that a feudal examination today would turn into the ending of supporting the crown prince, and he did not consider this matter well. If the crown prince's affairs could not be arranged well, there might be a gap between the monarch and his ministers in the future.

"Your Majesty, although I don't know whether the policy is good or not, I am willing to share your worries with Your Majesty and guard the Western Regions tribes such as Yuezhi!" After hesitating for a long time, Fusu gritted his teeth and suddenly stood up.

Li Si, Feng Quji, Meng Yi and even the emperor all looked at Fusu with surprise. Although Chen Xu was also a little surprised, he quickly understood Fusu's thoughts.

In fact, Fusu and Chen Xu have communicated with Chen Xu many times. Chen Xu felt that Fusu had no hope for the matter about the crown prince of the Great Qin. First, the emperor's thoughts were indeed difficult to guess, and Chen Xu could not guess thoroughly. Second, Fusu's emphasis on Confucianism's governing the country was completely different from the current concept of magic governing the country. Fusu was already an adult, and people in this era were more stubborn and persisted in their own ideas. Although the emperor asked all princes to study Xunzi's governing the country well, in fact, they were surrounded by various disciples, and they talked about instilling different concepts of governing the country on weekdays, but they were all more hostile to the Legalists.

As the most likely to inherit the orthodox throne of the Emperor of Qin, Fusu actually gave up the opportunity to guard the Western Regions. This incident made Li Simengyi and Feng Quji unable to figure it out, and even the emperor himself stayed for a long time.

No matter who he made him the crown prince, Fusu actually wanted to stay in Xianyang forever. Even if he did not make Fusu the crown prince in the future, as long as Fusu was still in Xianyang, the civil and military officials and the people of the world would still feel more at ease. Once Fusu left Xianyang and did not make a crown prince, all kinds of speculations and criticisms would inevitably arise in the court and the people.

Faced with Fusu's volunteer, Emperor Shin-Emperor rubbed his forehead and waved his hand, saying, "I am tired, let's give up today. Please step back first!"

"Your Majesty takes care of your health, I will take your leave!"
Chapter completed!