GBP Chapter 476 Instructing Crown Prince Qin Chen
Chapter 476 Instructing Crown Prince Qin Chen
"Your Majesty, the eleven Grand Secretaries and His Highness the Crown Prince have arrived and are waiting outside the hall."
Yu Shu entered the main hall and reported to Qin Wu.
"Let them in!"
Qin Wu said calmly, continuing to look at the documents in his hands.
After listening, Yu Shu silently withdrew, and soon the eleven cabinet members and Crown Prince Qin Chen entered the main hall.
"Your subject (your son) pays respects to Your Majesty (your father)."
"No courtesy, sit down."
After Qin Wu finished speaking, the twelve people stood up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The twelve people stood up and sat down in their assigned seats.
"Then go take a look."
With a wave of his hand, Qin Wu sent the documents on the table into the hands of the twelve people.
The twelve people immediately began to look through the documents in their hands.
After they finished reading it, they were all shocked. It turned out that this was what His Majesty had instructed them to do afterward.
"Chen'er, can you see what's up there?"
After everyone had finished reading, Qin Wu spoke calmly.
Qin Chen then snapped out of his shock.
He never expected that his father would leave and enter the Chaos. Over the years, he had learned a lot about the Chaos.
They know how terrifying chaos can be.
"Father, do we really have to go?"
Qin Chen said with a worried expression.
He did not want his father to take any risks.
"Yes, this matter is settled. From now on, all affairs of the dynasty will be handled by you. Don't let me down."
"Before I leave, I will inform all tribes to fully cooperate with you. If there is anything that cannot be handled, you can go to your mother. With your mother in charge, there will be no problems in Qin."
"As for you, assist the Crown Prince in managing Great Qin. If you dare to do anything to betray Great Qin, you should know my methods when I return."
"Do you understand?"
Qin Wu interrupted Qin Chen and coldly gave the order.
This is also a warning to everyone: don't think that just because he's gone you can act recklessly.
Moreover, bringing up Jiang Pingle was also meant to intimidate everyone and make them understand that even though he's gone, they can't act recklessly.
Moreover, what Qin Wu didn't mention was that he had left other backup plans.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will certainly assist His Highness the Crown Prince and manage our Great Qin Dynasty well. We will never do anything detrimental to Great Qin."
The cabinet members immediately bowed and made their guarantee.
They knew His Majesty's temperament very well.
Since he's leaving, he'll definitely have a backup plan. Now that he's mentioned the Empress, there must be more to his plan than just this.
The power the Empress wields is already terrifying; if she has other contingency plans, it will be even more terrifying.
They wouldn't be foolish enough to walk into a knife's path and become the first person sacrificed to it.
"Arise! Remember your promises made today, or you will break them."
Qin Wu stopped there, only giving the cabinet ministers a cold glance.
Qin Wu's single glance sent chills down the spines of the cabinet ministers.
They were quite frightened.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we swear here and now that we will never break our promise today. If we do, may Heaven and Earth forsake us, and may we die a horrible death."
The ministers quickly assured them.
They certainly didn't want to be sacrificed at this time.
Their emperor never shows any mercy.
If they dared to hesitate even slightly at this moment, they might not be able to leave today.
"Yes, rise! From now on, the Great Qin is in your hands. You may all step down! The Crown Prince, please stay."
Qin Wu nodded slightly.
"Yes, I will take my leave."
The cabinet members bowed and took their leave.
"Father, is there anything else you wish to instruct me on?"
After the cabinet members left, Qin Chen asked with some confusion.
“I will be very worried about you when I leave in the future. Do you know that as an emperor, you need to be benevolent, but benevolence also depends on the situation. Sometimes, you have to be ruthless when necessary.”
"As an emperor, especially one ruling during times of chaos, one should remember this: in times of chaos, harsh measures are necessary."
"Benevolence is only suitable for peacetime."
"Remember the advice I give you today."
Qin Wu said solemnly to Qin Chen.
Qin Chen is good in every way, but he is too kind. In this world, kindness is the least desirable trait.
In this dog-eat-dog world where only the fittest survive, kindness will only harm yourself.
He didn't want his son, on whom he had placed all his hopes, to be harmed by this act of kindness.
After listening to Qin Wu's words, Qin Chen fell into reflection, wondering if he had been too kind.
"Chen'er, benevolence is an essential virtue for a ruler. It can earn you the people's approval and more support. However, you must be selective in your dealings with people and situations. You can be benevolent to your own people, but you must be ruthless to your enemies."
"Those who deserve to be killed must be killed without mercy. Remember, only by eliminating the root of the problem can we prevent future troubles."
"That is why, to this day, I have never encountered anyone seeking revenge against me, nor have I encountered any subsequent troubles."
Qin Wu ignored Qin Chen, who was deep in thought, and continued speaking to him.
This time, he wanted to give his son a proper reminder.
Over the years, his son's kindness had brought him so much trouble. If he weren't the crown prince of their Great Qin Dynasty, he would have died countless times.
Over the years, he has survived countless assassination attempts, more than Qin Wu could count.
"Look at how many assassination attempts and crises you've faced over the years because of your kindness! It's because everyone knows you won't go all out. If you were ruthless enough, who would dare to lay a hand on you? Who would dare to assassinate you?"
Qin Wu continued.
He wanted to give his son one last good lesson before he left.
Make him understand that kindness is acceptable, but it depends on who you treat him.
Just like him, in the hearts of the people, he was a wise ruler; in the hearts of the ministers, he was an iron-fisted king; in the hearts of the enemies, he was a ruthless king.
While benevolence is desirable, a necessary ruthlessness and decisiveness are essential qualities for a ruler.
Only in this way can one be a true monarch.
To control everything in this world.
After saying this, Qin Wu continued looking at the documents in his hand, without interrupting Qin Chen's thoughts.
He also wanted Qin Chen to have a good chance to process all of this.
After all, there are many things that are completely opposite to Qin Chen's thoughts and actions over the years.
It may not be something he can completely change in a short period of time.
However, Qin Wu believed that his son was intelligent and had the ability to distinguish between good and bad, and to know what was right and wrong.
While Qin Chen was thinking, Qin Wu would occasionally chime in with a few words.
Several days had passed by the time Qin Chen left.
After returning to the East Palace, Qin Chen locked himself in the palace for more than ten days.
He kept recalling the words his father had said to him.
He understood perfectly well that his father was teaching him how to be a proper emperor, and that it was for his own good.
He was also reflecting on his past, and he understood that this was the true way of being a ruler.
After Qin Chen left, Qin Wu wrote an imperial edict and gave it to Yu Shu. He instructed Yu Shu to take out the edict and assist Qin Chen in ascending the throne if he were to encounter any mishap.