Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.
Chapter 33 Tang Yu: Meng Tian, I'll give you a job.
"DiDi... DiDi..."
Looking at Ying Zheng's sleeping face in the treatment ward, Tang Yu was already pondering how he should handle the future of the Qin state and bring it back on the right track.
In reality, the Qin state, though seemingly unified, is actually fraught with crises.
After all, the Qin state was beset by internal and external troubles. Whether it was the Xiongnu outside who made solemn promises to them, or the six states that Ying Zheng had subdued, there were always hidden threats.
However, all of this was because Ying Zheng was still alive, so they dared not act rashly. But these threats did not disappear completely, which was an important reason why the Qin state disintegrated in an instant after Ying Zheng died!
However, even if Tang Yu can help Ying Zheng prolong his life, what they do next will likely affect the interests of various parties.
If these conflicts are not handled properly and they erupt one after another, even with Ying Zheng in command, the Qin Dynasty will likely fall into turmoil!
Therefore, what Tang Yu needs to do now is to secure internal stability before dealing with external threats!
He needed to resolve the internal troubles and various destabilizing factors of the Qin state step by step before eliminating the powerful enemies in the surrounding areas.
Once everything is completed, Tang Yu's long-awaited "Great Qin Northern Expedition Plan" can begin.
"Meng Tian, please sit down."
Tang Yu summoned Meng Tian, who was guarding Ying Zheng's medical ward. It would be difficult for one person to figure these things out. He needed someone to provide him with inspiration. After all, three heads are better than one.
"What brings you here, Grand Preceptor?"
Meng Tian approached Tang Yu, his tone and gaze filled with exceptional respect.
He knew that if Tang Yu hadn't come along, his future self would likely have ended up committing suicide filled with grief and injustice. Therefore, the person who would change his fate was the Mr. Tang standing before him.
"Meng Tian, tell me, where exactly does the threat to my Qin state come from now?"
"What are you saying, Mr. Tang? My Great Qin has unified the six kingdoms and has the strongest fighting force in the world. What threat could there be? My Great Qin is a nation that will last for ten thousand generations!"
Tang Yu knew that Meng Tian was sometimes silly, but sometimes very shrewd, and he never said the truth. So he patted Meng Tian on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, Brother Zheng is lying in the medical pod and can't hear anything right now."
"It's just the two of us here now, so just say what you want to say, and I'll keep it a secret for you."
If someone else had said this, Meng Tian would have sneered and absolutely refused to believe it.
But the person who said this was Tang Yu, his savior. Meng Tian thought for a moment and then nodded. He then sat down in front of Tang Yu and sighed deeply.
“Mr. Tang, my Qin state seems to have an incomparably vast territory, even surpassing the Zhou Dynasty. However, the problem is that although His Majesty has conquered the six states, many people in those states still yearn for their former homeland.”
"What's even more deadly is that they are also secretly accumulating power, attempting to overthrow our Qin state. Your Majesty's actions have been quite benevolent, which has given them the opportunity to rebel against our Qin state!"
After hearing these words, Tang Yu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Meng Tian.
Goodness, I never would have guessed. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually have these kinds of thoughts?
Thinking of what the other party had said, Tang Yu let out a long sigh. Ying Zheng was still too soft-hearted!
The future downfall of the Qin state will largely be due to Ying Zheng's current leniency.
While those nobles cursed Qin as a tyrannical state, they enjoyed the preferential treatment given to Ying Zheng and continued their previous aristocratic lives inside and outside the Xianyang Palace. None of the royal families of these six kingdoms were completely wiped out.
The only clan to be completely wiped out was the Xiong clan of the Chu royal family, which was completely eliminated by Tang Yu.
After communicating with Ying Zheng, Tang Yu realized how wrongly Ying Zheng, this tyrant, was being criticized.
Not only did he not increase taxes, but Ying Zheng also treated the common people very well. What was even more dangerous was that he treated the nobles with courtesy and honored them. However, these nobles were not satisfied and instead felt that the Qin state was cruel!
After Tang Yu inquired about Ying Zheng's thoughts regarding the Xiong Meng incident, he realized that his emperor truly had no intention of killing the royal families of the six kingdoms.
But it was also for this reason that the royal families of these six kingdoms became the slogans and beliefs of the rebels.
If Ying Zheng had been more ruthless back then and had slaughtered all the royal families of the six kingdoms, the Qin state might not have collapsed so suddenly even if Hu Hai had succeeded to the throne!
"Meng Tian, I never expected you to be so clever. Continue!"
Upon receiving Tang Yu's affirmation, Meng Tian's face lit up with joy.
It can be said that the person he admires most, besides Ying Zheng, is Tang Yu. In his mind, the value of Tang Yu's words is only slightly less than that of Ying Zheng.
"Similarly, the world has just been settled, and our Qin state is not yet completely unified, but many of Your Majesty's policies and methods have already had an impact on these six states."
"Therefore, their resentment is even deeper. At the same time, we have only ruled these countries by force, but they still feel to the core that they are people of their original countries. This is also a problem that Qin cannot solve."
Tang Yu discovered that Meng Tian was indeed a man of great talent, but it was a waste of his abilities to be a general who led troops into battle.
If given the opportunity in the future, he would definitely let Meng Tian enter the court to see the power of a military man turning into a civil official.
After Meng Tian finished speaking, he paused, looked at Tang Yu with admiration, and spoke with great emotion.
"However, what I was referring to was the precarious situation of the Qin state before, but after Mr. Tang's method, I'm afraid my worries are insignificant!"
Meng Tian never expected that the problem he had been worrying about for more than ten years would be solved by Tang Yu in an instant.
Whether it was the need to replace officials with new ones or to send secretaries from different countries and factions to check and monitor each other, these were things Meng Tian had not considered.
In this way, even if the nobles of the six kingdoms wanted to form factions, they simply couldn't manage to do so.
After all, Ying Zheng had already said that the secretaries sent to the places where the officials of the six states were located would all be carefully selected old Qin people.
Meng Tian did not believe that the people of Qin would betray the Qin state.
The mighty Qin, shall we reclaim our land! We will fight until our blood runs dry!
"Not enough, still not enough!"
Tang Yu shook his head in distress, because he was still somewhat confused about where he should start to change his future.
At this moment, Meng Tian hesitated for a moment, but still tentatively suggested to Tang Yu:
"Mr. Tang, you are a god, you know the future. If you kill all those who influence the future, even though I am a rough man, I think the future will definitely change!"
Tang Yu: !!
Genius! Meng Tian is absolutely a genius!
Tang Yu had thought about this question before, but he was worried that if he killed Xiang Yu, he would become Liu Yu, and if he killed Liu Bang, he would become Xiang Bang.
But now he realizes that while the times create heroes, heroes can also create the times; he had been overthinking things.
Tang Yu's eyes darted around, and he thought of Zhao Gao, the culprit behind the collapse of the Qin state, who was currently imprisoned in the imperial prison!
He glanced at Meng Tian in front of him, his tone somewhat inexplicable.
"Meng Tian, why don't you take me somewhere? I'll do something that will give you exceptional pleasure!"
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