Chapter 102 The first chapter of the wind

Although there are thousands of differences between the children of the poorer families and the children of the emperor's family, there is at least one thing in common: their childhood is very short.Because the former gets too little and the latter has too much, they must start to bear the pressure of survival prematurely, so they have to speed up the transition process from children to adults. Let's say that Cheng Yu succeeded as a general, and from then on, he was no longer a child.He waved goodbye to his boyhood, not regretting, but joyful.In his opinion, the stage of adults is gorgeous, and the world of adults is wonderful.

At that time, Gan Luo was twelve years old when he was the Minister of State. He made great achievements and had a high prestige. No one dared to regard him as a child.With this precedent, although Cheng Yu is only seventeen years old, he is also expected to be high.What's more, what flows in his body is the blood of the noble royal family, which naturally attracts the expectations and fantasies of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Li Si is also on the sidelines.He is not optimistic about Cheng Yu.He knew that Ying Zheng's original intention was to support Cheng Yu and give him a strong helper.The so-called brothers in battle are father and son soldiers in battle.To deal with Lai Ai and Lu Buwei, it is safer to use his own brothers.But Cheng Yu is casual and arrogant.From a long-term perspective, Cheng Yu is not only unable to help Yingzheng, but also harms Yingzheng.At this time, Yingzheng has no children. On Yingzheng's life insurance policy, the first beneficiary is Chengyu.If Yingzheng died suddenly, the successor to his throne would be Chengyu.Given time and Cheng Yu's personality, it's hard to say that he won't have the idea of ​​codifying power and seizing the throne.Although the general is good, he is not as attractive as the throne after all.

However, Li Si could only bury this judgment in his heart, but he could not confess to Ying Zheng. He had to wait for the opportunity.Now, the relationship between Cheng Yu and Ying Zheng is in the honeymoon period, and he doesn't want to make fun of himself. Cheng Yu is grateful to Ying Zheng for supporting him, and Ying Zheng also needs to win over Cheng Yu to serve him.Cheng Yu really deserves to be a descendant of the Ying family, and the series of actions he has taken since taking office have won the praise of Ying Zheng.Cheng Yu acted decisively, full of vigor, courage, and responsibility. Although the handover of military power did not happen overnight, it went smoothly.Ying Zheng's initial thought was that as long as Cheng Yu occupied the position of general, even in name only, it would be considered a success.Therefore, Ying Zheng was naturally overjoyed seeing Cheng Yu's position in the army becoming more and more stable and his power growing.

However, the army has its own unique rules, that is, in the end, it has to rely on military merits to speak.The higher the military merit, the higher the prestige.It is like a man and a woman couple who marry because of a matchmaker, but not kiss because of a matchmaker.Cheng Yu can rely on his royal status and the support of Ying Zheng to take the position of general.But you can't rely on these to conquer the hearts of thousands of soldiers.To conquer the hearts of thousands of soldiers, only by winning battle after battle.Cheng Yu is eager for meritorious service and has repeatedly challenged Yingzheng to fight. He wants to establish his prestige and consolidate his position through war.Ying Zheng was forced to forbid it.

Cheng Yu couldn't invite the battle, so he opened a mansion and recruited scholars.At that time, it was popular in the world to support scholars, which was comparable to having mistresses in this life.As far as the state of Qin is concerned, in recent years there have been two large-scale recruiting campaigns initiated by Lu Buwei and Lao Ai, each with a number of thousands of people.The rest of the three lords and nine ministers also all support scholars.Since Li Si took office as guest minister, he has also supported nearly a hundred scholars.There are many mistresses but few scholars, so the recruitment is so frequent, it is impossible for scholars to slip through the net.Given the population and the level of education popularized in the Warring States period, it is not surprising that countless masters, scholars and heroes can emerge, which are beyond the reach of future generations.

In the past, Tang Taizong ordered his minister Feng Deyi to recommend talents, but for a long time, Feng Deyi did not recommend anyone. Tang Taizong reprimanded him and replied: "It's not that I don't do my best, but now there are no talented ears!" Tang Taizong angrily said: "A gentleman Employing people is like a tool, each takes its strengths, and those who have achieved governance in the past borrow their talents from another generation? The trouble is that you can't know it, and you can slander people for a lifetime!" Taizong Xiong sees the past and the present, and his knowledge is superb. Naturally, it is far beyond the comparison of mere Feng Deyi.The biggest waste in the world is not a waste of water or energy, but a waste of talents.A lifetime of talents is enough for a lifetime.Has there ever been a shortage of talent?It's just useless.Revisit Han Fei's words: A man of wisdom and a man in his way cannot live in hatred.For thousands of years, I can still feel his helplessness and hear his grief and indignation.

Although there were not many fish, Cheng Yu caught a big fish in the net besides those small shrimps.And it was this big fish that came to throw the net, which changed Cheng Yu's life and also destroyed Cheng Yu's life.The world is big and the circle is small.Speaking of which, this big fish has some connections with Li Si.