Chapter 15: Your humble servant, Feng Quji, is willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!

Faced with such a dilemma, the questions raised by Ying Heng made two important ministers, Li Si and Feng Quji, fall into deep thought at the same time.

After a long time, Feng Quji still could not find a solution and could only pin his hopes on uncertain factors.

"Perhaps the Huns won't send troops at this time?"

Ying Heng did not laugh at this view; he looked at Feng Quji calmly.

Feng Xiang broke out in a cold sweat under this gaze. It was obvious that he was also deeply trapped in this predicament and could not extricate himself.

Li Si was also helpless in this matter. When the First Emperor was in power, he was able to barely keep the country stable with his majesty.

Now that the emperor has passed away, any careless decision could lead to the downfall of the Qin Dynasty.

Although Li Si had no solution to the situation, he did not despair. Instead, he looked at Ying Heng with expectation, waiting for his wisdom and courage to break the deadlock.

"Sir, please stop keeping me in suspense. Prime Minister Feng has been so anxious about this that he has been unable to sleep for several nights. If you really have a good plan to resolve this crisis, I believe Prime Minister Feng will fully support you."

Hearing this, Feng Quji's face became solemn and he bowed deeply.

"Master Thirteen, if the two strategies you proposed can really resolve this dilemma and save our Great Qin from danger, I, the old minister Feng Quji, am willing to serve you at all times!"

"Okay, Prime Minister Feng, I want to hear your sincere words!"

Ying Heng said in a clear voice: "Now please listen to me carefully. These two strategies are: one is 'releasing grain', and the other is 'extending favor'."

When Feng Quji heard that it meant "releasing grain" again, he couldn't help but want to argue anxiously. Seeing this, Li Si dissuaded him in time, indicating that he should listen carefully and understand carefully.

Ying Heng slowly said, "This policy of 'releasing grain' does not mean using the grain in the imperial warehouses, but requires the nobles from all over the country to pay out of their own pockets to open the warehouses and help the people."

Feng Quji was stunned again when he heard this, and almost blurted out a rebuttal. However, Ying Heng saw through his thoughts first and raised his hand slightly to signal him to calm down.

"You must be thinking, how can the nobles of the six countries listen to us and easily throw away their own grain to feed the people?"

Feng Quji's thoughts were revealed and he could only nod repeatedly.

Indeed, the nobles of the six countries are by no means stupid people. How could they make such a sacrifice so easily?

Seeing this, Ying Heng took a deep breath and continued to reveal the second strategy - "Extending Favor".

At this moment, Feng Quji's face was full of confusion, his mind was full of doubts, and he was looking forward to Ying Heng's next interpretation.

"Implement the Enfeoffment Order and revise the new inheritance law so that noble marquises no longer have the privilege of designating heirs."

"Instead, all noble descendants have the right to inherit, and the rank of the title is not determined by blood relationship."

Feng Quji fell into deep thought, while Li Si was also pondering carefully with a frown on his face.

After a long time, Feng Quji seemed to have realized something, but he still seemed trapped in the fog.

He asked hesitantly, "Sir, if this is the case, won't the number of nobles increase dramatically?"

Ying Heng smiled and replied: "What if we add another rule that each time a succession is made, the title must be reduced by at least one level?"

hiss--!
Hearing this, Feng Quji was enlightened, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a blazing light! He was so excited that he paced back and forth in the hall!
"That's right! This plan is really brilliant, even vicious!"

"Let the nobles compete with each other for the right of inheritance, and stimulate their internal conflicts... Those nobles have many wives and concubines and many children. Once the right of inheritance is released..." "Oh my God! By then, our Great Qin army will not need to take action, they will fight for the title and bleed!"

The more Feng Quji thought about it, the more excited he became. Finally, he couldn't help but slap his thigh and exclaimed loudly: "Why didn't I think of such a brilliant plan!"

At this moment, he was full of admiration for Ying Heng, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Ying Heng.

"Young Master's wisdom and strategy are far superior to ours!"

"It seems that I was deceived by your appearance before. I mistakenly thought that you were addicted to pleasure for twenty years and neglected literary and military strategies. You are a playboy who is not good enough for great things."

"I never expected that you, Thirteenth Young Master, already have the ambition to rule the world and have strategies in your mind that are far superior to the many learned scholars and brave generals in the court."

"This old minister is short-sighted!"

Ying Heng waved his hand to interrupt Feng Quji's compliments and asked sharply.

"Prime Minister Feng, you only saw this point, but did not delve into other related issues?"

When Feng Quji heard this, he was shocked. He was so excited about the ingenious plan of extending favors that he ignored the fundamental problem that needed to be solved urgently - providing relief to the victims and the people's lack of food.

So he quickly adjusted his thoughts and asked anxiously: "Sir, you just mentioned letting the nobles open their warehouses to release grain. What is the intrinsic connection between this and the policy of extending favor?"

"How can we persuade those nobles to willingly give out food?"

Li Si was also puzzled by this, and at this moment he was listening attentively to Ying Heng's answer.

Ying Heng smiled and said calmly: "We just need to add a temporary strategy to this. Post notices in major cities and set up a list for public display!"

"Based on the amount of grain donated by the noble heirs, those with more food will be ranked higher, and those with less food will be ranked lower."

"Also, the rules for succession to the title will change this year. Any noble heir who is on the list and has reached adulthood can directly inherit a title, and will be chosen first according to their ranking on the list, while the latter will wait in order."

"However, the number of noble fiefs and titles is limited after all. Just imagine what kind of waves will be aroused once this order is issued throughout the country?"

After Ying Heng finished speaking, he took the teacup from Zi Yi's hand leisurely, his posture was calm and unhurried, as if everything was under control.

In the following time, he left the stage to the two prime ministers, allowing them to ponder in the storm in their hearts.

One moment, two moments, three moments... time seemed to be stretched, and the eyes of Li Si and Feng Quji showed more and more shocking light. They were trying their best to analyze the subtle connections behind these two strategies.

Finally, Li Si slammed the table in front of him, causing the tea to ripple slightly.

"Absolutely!" he exclaimed.

"This plan is truly the best in the world! The plan you proposed is extremely clever. It makes the nobles of the six countries kill each other, and especially makes their descendants fight each other. It can be said that there is no flaw at all."

At the same time, this plan also took into account the urgent problem of the Qin people's lack of food.

One strategy, two-pronged approach, not only filled the stomachs of the people, but also made the remaining nobles of the six kingdoms no longer able to rebel against Qin. This was simply a stroke of genius that cut off the source of the problem!

This plan is enough to block the two major hidden dangers of the Qin State, like a stone to repair the sky.

Li Si, who had already surrendered, was now even more deeply moved. He was full of admiration for the wisdom of the Thirteenth Young Master and lamented that he was a rare talent in the world.

(End of this chapter)