19: Chapter 19 The Führer is truly a genius!

At the manor where Ying Zheng was staying, Shadow Guards entered one after another to report on the situation in Xianyang City and Zhao Fusu's performance in the imperial court.

Upon learning that Zhao Fusu was able to effectively suppress the civil and military officials in court, Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

Zhao Fusu's performance was far better than Hu Hai's.

With Zhao Fusu managing the court, Ying Zheng felt much more at ease.

National debt!

Banks!

Even Ying Zheng couldn't help but be amazed by the concepts of national debt and banks.

Without needing to resort to plunder, all the wealth in the world could be gathered into the hands of Great Qin!

"Fusu, have you been hiding your light under a bushel all this time?"

Ying Zheng was a bit dazed.

The administrative ability Zhao Fusu displayed was so different from before that it was as if he were a completely different person.

If Fusu had shown such strong administrative skills earlier, why would he have sent Fusu to Shangjun for experience?

"Fusu, can you truly change the fate of the Great Qin Empire?"

Ying Zheng muttered to himself.

"Continue to scout Fusu's every move. At the same time, recruit more Shadow Guards. I want to know what changes will occur in Great Qin under Fusu's governance."

Ying Zheng looked directly at the Shadow Guards and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

He Zhi, who was in charge of the Black Ice Platform's Shadow Guards, responded immediately.

After Li Si and Feng Quji left the court, they first returned home with other officials to reassure their families and inform them of the upheaval in the imperial court.

Zhao Fusu had launched a military coup, stripped the Emperor of his power, established a National Assembly, and become the Führer of the National Assembly.

Such a massive shock alarmed the entire upper class of Great Qin.

None of them had expected that Young Master Fusu, who was usually so honest and mild-mannered, would pull off something so massive after the First Emperor's death!

As night gradually fell, Feng Quji and a large number of officials gathered at Li Si's residence.

They were discussing matters in Li Si's study.

"I truly underestimated Young Master Fusu!"

Li Si said, "Without a word of warning, Young Master Fusu bribed all the armies in Guanzhong and launched a military coup!"

Feng Quji said, "Chancellor Li, it was thanks to your resourcefulness in offering Young Master Fusu a thousand gold pieces; otherwise, Young Master Fusu would surely have held us accountable."

He also knew that the First Emperor had given Li Si a script where Li Si's role was to forge the imperial decree and order Fusu's death.

Thinking of Zhao Fusu's performance in court, Feng Quji believed that Zhao Fusu must have seen through the fact that Li Si intended to harm him.

This was evidenced by Zhao Fusu's order for the Xianyang garrison to search everywhere for Zhao Gao's whereabouts.

Feng Quji was not wrong; after dismissing the civil and military officials, Zhao Fusu realized he hadn't seen Zhao Gao.

After asking Xiao Weizi, he learned that Zhao Gao had secretly fled.

He then ordered the Xianyang garrison to search for him everywhere.

"No, that's not it,"

Li Si shook his head and said, "It is because the Führer is merciful. Otherwise, even if the First Emperor appeared, he couldn't save me."

Everyone fell silent.

Zhao Fusu's military coup had caught them off guard, and they still couldn't understand one thing.

Why did the Xianyang garrison and the Imperial Guards of the Xianyang Palace all defect to Zhao Fusu?

Even if they wanted to resist, how could their private household guards possibly defeat the fierce regular army?

"The Führer is truly a great talent!"

Like Li Si, even in private, Feng Quji no longer referred to him as Young Master Fusu, but called Zhao Fusu the Führer.

Both Li Si and Feng Quji admired Zhao Fusu's aura and knowledge.

Separation of military and administration,

Term limits,

Constitutional Monarchy—

Establishing these systems could allow a nation to prosper for much longer.

In their view,

By separating the military from politics, it would be difficult for commandery governors to reach into the army, making the difficulty of staging a rebellion much higher.

Term limits increased competitiveness, making it hard for mediocre talents to occupy a position without contributing.

Too much power in the hands of an emperor was not a good thing. A single lapse in judgment could lead to a massive disaster.

King You of Zhou had lit the beacon fires just for his own amusement, letting Bao Si watch the various vassal kings be made fools of.

Such an absurd event would certainly not have happened if it had been put to a vote by a Collective Representative Assembly.

"Sigh..."

Feng Quji sighed, "Conquering a kingdom is hard, but maintaining it is even harder."

"Though it has been ten years since our Great Qin destroyed the Six States, the world has never truly settled down. People from the Six States have been working tirelessly to plan the downfall of Great Qin."

"Even though His Majesty the First Emperor toured the world several times, he could not suppress the intentions of those who wish to destroy the Great Qin Empire."

"The Führer might be able to shatter the hopes of those who are hell-bent on opposing Qin!"

"Indeed!"

Li Si said, "We must do our utmost to complete the tasks the Führer has assigned to us."

They spent the night writing the Edict of Self-Reproach.

After finishing, everyone made copies.

They wrote the contents of the Edict of Self-Reproach onto announcement cloths.

Early the next morning, a large number of Qin Officials took the announcement cloths and posted them on the bulletin boards of every street in Xianyang City.

Immediately, a large crowd of onlookers gathered around.

"Officer, what is written on there?"

Not many commoners could read lesser seal script, which was why the Qin Officials did not leave after posting the Edict of Self-Reproach, but stayed there instead.

They needed to recite the contents of the announcement to the people of Xianyang.

The number of Xianyang citizens gathering grew larger and larger, soon crowding the area in front of the bulletin board until it was impassable.

Yesterday, a large number of Qin troops had entered the city and surrounded the manors of the Great Qin nobility and officials.

They were all very curious about what major event had occurred.

The Qin Official began to read the announcement, which explained that the large number of Qin troops entering the city yesterday was for a military exercise.

"The First Emperor has passed away suddenly, and anti-Qin forces are restless. The court is in upheaval. Young Master Fusu, fearing that the Remnants of the Six States would harm Great Qin Officials, mobilized the army for an exercise. From now on, should an anti-Qin Army ever invade Guanzhong, having had this exercise, the army can respond in the shortest time possible to rush to Xianyang City and protect the officials of Great Qin."

Most of the Xianyang citizens didn't understand what this 'exercise' was about.

Upon learning that it was Young Master Fusu who led the troops into the city yesterday, they all felt relieved.

Young Master Fusu's benevolence and virtue were known throughout the entire Great Qin.

If he mobilized the army, it certainly wasn't for anything bad.

However, some clever people saw that yesterday's events were not simple.

They frowned slightly.

In the crowd, three people were particularly eye-catching.

The three of them were dressed in hemp clothing.

Two of them were big and burly, clearly warriors.

The other person had an elegant temperament and looked like a scholar at first glance.

Even though they were dressed as commoners of the lower class, one could tell from their bearing that they were no ordinary people.

The two warriors were one tall and one short, one old and one young.

The young one was tall, reaching two meters in height, and possessed a pair of double pupils.

Even in the capital of Great Qin, where most people were over 1.8 meters tall, this young man's height was still a head taller than most.

His physique was also extremely robust, standing there like a wall.