Chapter 651: Both Enemy and Friend? Mutual Respect? It's Just for the Sake of Interests! Pick an Opponent for Yourself!

Ying Chengjiao was stunned: "Marquis Wenxin?"

Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng had naturally considered the situation Zhang Liang described.

The two brothers now all stood on the opposite side of the people, which might lead to the people's rebellion, or the two brothers might lose control of the people in order to control the people.

So the two brothers needed someone to stand opposite them and fight with them.

This would not only give the people a channel to vent, so that more people would choose to fight in the court instead of fighting to avoid large-scale unrest, but also prevent the two brothers from acting too radically because they could not accurately understand the tolerance of the people.

And the final candidate, the two brothers unanimously chose the Queen Mother Huayang!

This is a real one of their own.

As for Lu Buwei?

This name was not even within Ying Zheng's consideration!

Ying Chengjiao also subconsciously shook his head and said: "What Marquis Wenxin thinks is very different from what I and the king want."

"Although I saved Marquis Wenxin's life, I just want to borrow Marquis Wenxin's talent, not to use his ability."

"If Marquis Wenxin joins the game, the situation in the court will become more and more chaotic!"

Zhang Liang said in a gentle voice: "Gentlemen are harmonious but different, but what they want is the great way."

"Liang thinks that Marquis Wenxin's thoughts are indeed very different from those of the king and the monarch."

"But what Marquis Wenxin thinks is the closest to the king and the monarch. ”

“Marquis Wenxin once said: The foundation of the ancestral temple lies in the people, and the governance of the people lies in the officials.”

“The duties advocated by Marquis Wenxin are exactly in line with the policy of governing officials that the king is seeking this time.”

“Many measures taken by Marquis Wenxin during his reign are all for ‘loving and benefiting the people’. How similar is this to the king’s request for more?”

“And Marquis Wenxin has both ability and reputation. Once Marquis Wenxin returns to the court, there will be a large number of talented people and even the people to assist Marquis Wenxin in governing the people!”

In Lu Buwei’s view, ‘loving and benefiting the people’ should be the core idea of ​​the court’s operation.

So what does it mean to ‘love and benefit the people’?

At least it must be done in full life, that is, in full six desires.

And the full six desires can be simply understood as satisfying the most basic material and spiritual needs of the people!

Lü Buwei regarded the full six desires as a means, while Ying Chengjiao regarded the full six desires as the purpose. Although the core demands of the two were different, they were on the same path.

In order to satisfy the six desires, Lü Buwei believed that it was necessary to establish "following the will of the people" as the duty standard of officials, and proposed a series of management methods, which were completely consistent with Ying Zheng's demands for managing the chaos of officials in Guandong.

But Lü Buwei's methods were more gentle than those of Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng, and he also had a feudal system to give the people sweet dates.

Once Lü Buwei entered the game, with his thoughts, skills and abilities, he could easily compete with Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng - at least that's what people in the world thought.

Madam Han continued, "In fact, as Jiao'er destroyed countries one after another, the situation in the court has become increasingly chaotic and uncontrollable."

"Recently, my sisters in Yan, Qi, and Zhao have been writing to me frequently, asking me to take care of their younger generations who are going to Qin."

"Many people have also come to the concubines in the palace and tried to use the power of the concubines in the palace to make a move in Qin."

"The harem and front hall of Qin have long been undercurrents, but the king can still control it, and we are trying our best to turn it around, so it has never appeared."

"The return of Marquis Wenxin will bring greater waves, but the situation in the court will not necessarily be more chaotic than it is now."

"And the waves caused by the return of Marquis Wenxin are not a bad thing for my son."

Now Ying Chengjiao's faction has in fact become the largest faction in the Qin court except Ying Zheng.

With the entry of new forces from all sides, the struggle between Ying Chengjiao's faction and various forces will be inevitable.

But as long as Lü Buwei returns, a large number of court officials will gather around Lü Buwei and quickly form a powerful new faction.

Although it is difficult for Lü Buwei's faction to surpass Ying Chengjiao's faction, Lü Buwei has something to ask for and Ying Chengjiao has nothing to ask for, so Lü Buwei's faction will be much more active than Ying Chengjiao's faction and become the main participant in the court struggle.

At that time, Ying Chengjiao's faction can retreat to the second line and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight.

Ying Chengjiao frowned: "Not necessarily."

"Wenxinhou's thoughts are too firm and almost impossible to change."

"Your Majesty, my thoughts are indeed similar to Wenxinhou's thoughts, but there are also many completely conflicting contradictions."

"If Wenxinhou returns to the court, he may be a hindrance to us in the future."

"And Wenxinhou may also regard me as an opponent!"

Not to mention anything else, the dispute over the division of counties is enough for Lü Buwei and Ying Zheng to fight.

The struggle between rule of law and rule of man, between monarch power and prime minister power, etc., will surely become the daily life of Lü Buwei and Ying Zheng.

Mrs. Han smiled gently: "Marquis Wenxin is a minister after all."

"The more determined Marquis Wenxin's thoughts are, the more determined he is to define himself as a minister."

"Although Marquis Wenxin will use some treacherous strategies to achieve his goals, his ultimate goal is to achieve the prosperity he seeks."

"The reason why the king was unable to rule Marquis Wenxin in the past was because the king had never ruled the country himself. Marquis Wenxin received the king's order to manage the government from the previous king, and managing the government was the responsibility of Marquis Wenxin as a minister."

"According to Marquis Wenxin's thoughts, the king at that time should not have interfered in the government."

"And today, the king has already ruled the country himself, and Jiao'er is quite brave!"

Ying Chengjiao suddenly understood.

Lu Buwei's firm thinking is also Lu Buwei's softest line of defense.

Lu Buwei can fight with Ying Chengjiao to the death.

Lu Buwei can also suppress Ying Zheng before he took power.

But Lu Buwei cannot suppress Ying Zheng after he took power.

Lu Buwei's thinking does not allow him to change the difference between the monarch and the minister. He can only persuade Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng will make the final decision!

Otherwise, Lu Buwei will not be able to integrate knowledge and action, and his thinking will be self-contradictory.

The military power held by Ying Zheng and the family soldiers led by Ying Chengjiao can make Lu Buwei's body more self-contradictory.

A great sage who can fight with Ying Zheng, respected by the world, but finally has to obey Ying Zheng, is indeed more suitable to be the opponent of the two brothers than the Queen Mother Huayang!

Ying Chengjiao smiled and nodded: "What mother said is reasonable."

"I never thought that I would fight to the death with Wen Xinhou in the past."

"In the end, I not only saved Wen Xinhou's life, but also helped him return to the court!"

"It's really... things are unpredictable!"

Lü Buwei gave Ying Chengjiao all his thoughts and learning, and handed over his retainers, manpower and even the hidden candidates to Ying Chengjiao.

In the eyes of outsiders, Ying Chengjiao can be said to have inherited Lü Buwei's legacy.

But Lü Buwei has repeatedly tried to kill Ying Chengjiao!

So Ying Chengjiao didn't know how to describe the complicated and entangled relationship between him and Lü Buwei for more than ten years.

Mrs. Han gave a summary: "It's only for your benefit."

All the intersections between Ying Chengjiao and Lü Buwei revolve around the same core: benefit!

The complicated relationship between Ying Chengjiao and Lu Buwei was also due to one reason: the temptation and compromise made for the sake of interests!

It’s just that what Ying Chengjiao and Lu Buwei sought was not the real money and silver, but the personal interests of realizing their personal ideals.

So, what is the complicated relationship?

It’s just about interests!

Ying Chengjiao chuckled: "Mother, what you said is very true."

"As Zhang Liang said, it is in the best interests of the king and me for Wen Xinhou to return to the court."

"In this case, let’s discuss how to let Wen Xinhou return to the court!"

Ying Chengjiao looked at Zhang Liang.

Zhang Liang: ? ? ?

Your Majesty, why don’t you take a look at how old I am this year?

Such a complicated matter, you ask me?

Zhang Liang quickly cast a look for help behind the curtain.

Zhang Rang spoke slowly: "I think that if you want to make Wenxin Hou return to the court, the key lies in the king and Wenxin Hou himself."

"The key is that only Chang'an Jun can break it!"

"But Chang'an Jun can only break the key, and the rest needs to be accomplished by the people."

"So, the road for Wenxin Hou to return to the court must be long and difficult."

"But the road for Wenxin Hou to return to the court can partially realize the king and the king's plan."

"The length of time is not important."

Ying Chengjiao sat up straight and said seriously: "Please tell me in detail, Zhang Tianan!"

Facts have proved that Gui Ling and Ji Wei were right not to wait for Ying Chengjiao.

The four people in the study room did not realize the passage of time at all, but were seriously discussing the major events of the future of the world.

Until a low cry sounded, it woke up everyone in the study room.

"Madam, Master, it's already dawn (3:00), and it will be time to start harvesting in one hour."

Hearing the call from the eunuch Zhang Ming, Madam Han was slightly startled: "It's already dawn?!"

"Qiang'er, you..."

Madam Han subconsciously wanted Ying Chengqi to take advantage of the time to sleep for a while.

But she felt that with less than an hour left, even if he slept, he would probably not be able to sleep well.

Ying Chengjiao stood up and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just a sleepless night."

"I often feel this way when I go to war."

"Today, I'm sorry to bother you, Zhang Tianan, but I'd like to ask you to think carefully about what you and I just said."

"I still have to preside over the autumn harvest, so I'll take my leave first."

Zhang Rang said tiredly: "I'm old and really tired."

"When I think it through, I'll write it down and tell Liang'er."

"If you don't understand, just ask Liang'er."

Ying Chengjiao smiled and shook his head: "That won't work."

"If there's anything, I'll do the hard work."

"I'm presiding over the autumn harvest today and I'm tired. I should let Zhang Liang accompany me and do the hard work for me."

Zhang Liang protested in a low voice: "Liang, I haven't become your disciple, let alone sent you a gift!"

Zhang Liang certainly knew how much benefit it would bring to him and the Zhang family if he became Ying Chengjiao's disciple.

But Zhang Liang really didn't want to meet this big devil who likes to play tricks on children often!

Ying Chengjiao knocked Zhang Liang's head: "Are all the lessons I taught you in vain?"

Zhang Liang couldn't help but look at the curtain for help.

Behind the curtain came Zhang Rang's grateful and slightly guilty cry: "Thank you."

Ying Chengjiao smiled casually: "Zhang Liang, let's go!"

After breakfast, Ying Chengjiao took Zhang Liang and a group of family soldiers, retainers, and servants, and Mrs. Han took the three daughters of Gui Ling and the officials of Chang'an Palace.

A group of thousands of people walked towards the fields in the west of Chang'an Township, and saw that a larger team was waiting there!