General Qin

"Father, I heard that the grain harvest in Guanzhong this year has increased by 20% compared to last year!"

In Li's mansion, Li You looked gloomy, looked at Li Si who was kneeling in front of the case, and asked.

Li You had heard about Zhao Tuo's technique of retting and fertilizing when he was plowing in the spring.

But first of all, the Li family did not start out with farming, and he was not good at farming techniques, and the effect of the method of manure would not be seen until the autumn harvest, so he didn't take it to heart at the time.

In addition, Zhao Tuo first entered the palace at that time, although there was a quarrel with Li You because of the princess. But the conflict has not completely intensified, and Li You is not particularly concerned about Zhao Tuo's affairs.

When he first heard about this, he, Li You, followed some people to ridicule in secret, joking that Zhao Tuo must have dealt with feces a lot in the past, and maybe he had tasted old feces himself, otherwise how would he know that the pile of feces is so serious? benefit.

But it was just a smile at the time, and I forgot it in a blink of an eye.

Unexpectedly, in the autumn harvest season, the method of retting and fertilizing would increase the grain production in the entire Guanzhong, and the effect is astonishing.

Li You was stunned for a long time when he first heard the news.

Facing Li You's inquiry.

Li Si ignored his son, but peeled the yellow fruit in his hand.

Citrus from Chudi.

Li Si peeled off the skin of an orange, revealing the yellow flesh inside, and a sweet and sour smell rushed over his face.

Li Si stuffed the orange meat into his mouth and chewed it slowly, with a nostalgic expression on his face.

"Try it too, it's still the familiar Shangcai citrus flavor, sweet and sour."

Li Si pushed the half-peeled orange in his hand towards Li You.

He said slowly: "You and I haven't been back to Chu for more than ten years. This time you follow Li Xin to attack Chu, you have to experience the customs of Chu again. After this battle, the state of Chu will be destroyed. The land of Jingchu will also prostrate under the Qin law and be imprisoned more and more, and we will never see the Chu people's customs of the eight hundred years."

While Li Si sighed to himself.

Li You couldn't bear it anymore, and said loudly, "Father, I don't eat oranges!"

"I heard that the reason for the bumper harvest of grain in Guanzhong this time is not only because the soldiers who conquered the swallows returned home to participate in the spring plowing, but also because the king implemented the method of composting and fertilizing presented by Zhao Tuo!"

"Why are you talking so loudly, I can hear you clearly."

Li Si glanced at his son.

"You are almost thirty years old. You should be more prudent when speaking and doing things. I think you should learn from that Zhao Tuo. Although he is younger than you, he is quite mature in his actions. He speaks without rushing or delaying. Do things without arrogance or impetuosity, how can you be so impatient when you see a little thing, how can you make a big thing with this appearance in the future."

He was reprimanded by the old father, especially for asking him to learn from Zhao Tuo.

Li You became more ashamed and angrily said: "This is not a small matter! The increase in the yield per mu and the bumper harvest of grain are so great that Zhao Tuo will be promoted to a noble because of this. If he is promoted to a noble again, he will be the right concubine. ran over my head."

As soon as he said this, Li You couldn't help trembling.

In the blink of an eye, his former subordinate had a higher title than himself. How did Li You meet Zhao Tuo?

Not to mention, there is also a princess dispute involved.

Nowadays, among the nobles of Xianyang, everyone knows that Zhao Tuo and Li You have the intention of competing for the princess.

Both of them were the head of the left concubine before, and Li Youshang still had the confidence to defeat Zhao Tuo. Now, if Zhao Tuo was promoted to the head of the right concubine through the merits of this fattening method, he would be overwhelmed by him.

Seeing Li You's angry expression, Li Si couldn't help sighing: "The method of fertilizing, I knew that Zhisu Neishifu was implementing it during the spring plowing, but I didn't expect that the effect of this method would be so great."

"This is just Guanzhong. If it is extended to the entire Qin State, or to the entire world, how much food will be increased in that year, have you ever thought about it? What's the matter with this kind of credit promotion? If you want me to say, Not to mention the first-level title, even if Zhao Tuo is promoted to the third level, he should be!"

"ah?"

Hearing what Li Si said, Li You was stunned.

Why is this old father still helping outsiders?

Seeing Li You's dazed look, Li Si shook his head even more.

"It seems that you forgot what I told you about throwing the pot last time."

"Qin, is the king's Qin country. Whether it's a noble or a princess, everything is determined by the king's will. It can't be changed by you hiding in the room and complaining. What we can do is It is to serve the king wholeheartedly, if you make meritorious service, the king will see it in his eyes and be happy in his heart, naturally he will not only give you a title, but also make you a princess. And if it is for nothing, why should the king reward you?"

"Zhao Tuo has done meritorious service, whether it is according to the king's thoughts or according to Qin's system, which point should not be rewarded?"

Li Si persuaded: "I once heard a young man say the word 'pattern'. Why, your current pattern is not open enough. You spend all your time thinking about these children's affairs. Today is the time when Qin merged with the world. It’s a rare opportunity to make meritorious deeds once in a hundred years! You just need to work hard and build enough meritorious deeds. There will be a title, and so will a princess!”

Listening to the old father's earnest comfort and encouragement.

All the negative emotions in Li You's heart, such as anger, unwillingness, and jealousy, turned into motivation.

I want military merit!

I want to be promoted!

I want Princess Shang!

Li You roared in his heart.

He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and roared: "Father, I understand. I will definitely work hard in this battle against Chu, and make enough contributions to make the king look at me differently! Let the king know that I, Li You No worse than him, Zhao Tuo!"

Seeing that his son's resentment was full of resentment, under his own comfort, it all turned into a drive for meritorious service, and he seemed to be full of energy.

Li Si nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile, "Since you understand, then I'm relieved. You still need to think about the word 'pattern'."

"Understood, father."

Li You nodded.

...

Montessori mansion.

Facing Meng Yu's playful eyes, Meng Tian stroked the two beards on his lips, and said in a low voice: "With this fertilization, Zhao Tuo can at most be promoted to You Shuzhang, uncle doesn't need to tease me like this."

Meng Yu said: "That's right, at most it's just a Youshu elder. But this Youshu elder is only sixteen years old now. After entering Qin Dynasty for only one year, he, Zhao Tuo, has changed from an unranked Guizhou leader to a superior man. You Shu Zhang, don't you Meng Tian feel scared at such a speed of promotion?"

Meng Tian remained silent.

Meng Yu continued: "Not to mention that he was just a Zhonglang under you when he was old last year, and he was no more than a public servant, but now he is on top of you. If it is spread, how can I, Mengshi, deal with it? , three generations of Zhongliang, the most outstanding person in the clan is not as good as a child who has not yet been crowned."

Hearing the other party's mention of Montessori's honor, Meng Tian, ​​who was as calm as Meng Tian, ​​couldn't help clenching his fists.

The three generations of loyal and good Meng family are now overwhelmed by a sixteen-year-old boy.

Everyone has feelings, not to mention that Meng Tian is at the age of fledgling.

Seeing Meng Tian's blood surging, Meng Yu's eyes became even more smiling, revealing the real purpose of this trip.

"Tian, ​​this time Zhao Tuo will go out with Li Xin, and he will definitely be able to make meritorious deeds. At that time, he will not only be one level higher than you, maybe two levels, three levels? How will you deal with it then?"

"I'm also doing it for your own good. Why don't you ask the king for orders and go with the army. With your qualifications and my Mengshi's reputation, you will definitely be able to get the position of a general. If you go to the battlefield, you will be promoted and made meritorious service, surpassing Zhao Tuo. What a pleasure!"

Hearing this, Meng Tian finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He laughed and said: "Okay, okay, I know what you mean, uncle. If you don't tell you, I'm afraid you will keep irritating me again. Anyway, the king asked me like that. I think there should be nothing wrong with this matter. Uncle, are you People who are close to you will not spread it, so I will tell you."

"Before, Your Majesty asked me if I would like to be General Li Xin's lieutenant general and participate in this battle against Chu."

Meng Yu's eyes widened when he heard this, and after realizing it, he clapped his hands and laughed.

"Well, Meng Tian, ​​you have kept it from me for so long. In vain, I have been thinking all day about how to get you to do meritorious service on the battlefield. I didn't expect you to get the king's promise to be the deputy general of the 200,000 army. ! Hahaha, such a position is more important than the title of the right concubine!"

Meng Tian said: "It's not a promise, your majesty is just asking."

Meng Yu smiled and said: "It's still this modest trick, right? If the king has no intentions, why would he come to ask you. From my point of view, there is no doubt about it. The king trusts you so much, you have to do a good job when you go to the battlefield, Mo I will lose my Montessori reputation!"

Meng Tian couldn't help showing a complacent look on his face, he raised his head and looked at the scenery outside the window.

He said loudly: "That's natural! When I first entered the battlefield, Meng Tian was entrusted with such an important task by the king. I went out as the deputy general of an army of 200,000. This kind of favor is enough for me to risk my life to repay it! Uncle, look at me, I am here Fan Dingran's meritorious deeds on the battlefield will let everyone in the world know that the three generations of the Meng family are all famous generals in the world!"

Seeing Meng Tian's impassioned appearance, Meng Yu couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "Such a man, how can Zhao Tuo compare with you!"

While the two were laughing, a servant of Mengshi came to report that Mengwu, who had been stationed outside the army, had arrived in Xianyang by car.

"Father is back?"

Meng Tian was surprised. Then, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I think the king summoned his father back to ask his opinion on this battle. After all, the matter of attacking Chu is very important. Uncle, don't tell father what I said just now. When the king personally appoints me, I will definitely surprise my father."

"I understand, you want to give your brother a big surprise."

Mengyu smiled knowingly.

...

September is almost the Chinese New Year.

The autumn harvest has been completed, and the counting work of Qin State is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The Great Court Meeting of the State of Qin.

Zhao Tuo handed over his sword and walked towards the palace with Yugui in his hand.

When I met familiar colleagues on the road, everyone smiled at Zhao Tuo and made congratulatory gestures with both hands.

"Master Zhao Shu, you are really a young talent, and you are even proficient in farming. I really admire you."

Everyone knew about the great harvest in Guanzhong, and each of them knew through their connections that the method of fertilization was presented by Zhao Tuo.

"I don't know if the king will give me a title? Once I become the right concubine, the title will surpass Li You and Meng Tian."

Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart while laughing with everyone.

When he walked to the front of his Majesty, he saw a general with a square face, short beard and a crown of pheasants standing in front of him.

Li You is the general of the Zhonglang household, and it is his duty to guard the forbidden center in front of the hall.

"I met General Li Hu."

Zhao Tuo cupped his hands slightly, his expression calm.

Li You nodded with a cold face. After Li Si's consolation, his jealousy and anger dissipated a lot. At the moment of the great court meeting, he did not have the idea of ​​attacking Zhao Tuo.

He turned sideways and let Zhao Tuo walk over.

The two passed by staggered.

Zhao Tuo heard a whisper.

"Zhao Tuo, I, Li You, will definitely not lose to you in this attack on Chu!"

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and then his face became strange.

This is the gauntlet!

"Then I wish General Li Hu the best of luck in this battle and defeat the Chu army."

Zhao Tuo shook his head, turned around and walked towards the main hall.

Seeing the young man's back disappear into his eyes, Li You clenched his fists and said, "Father is right, there must be a pattern in life. My eyes should be set on the battlefield and making contributions. Instead of talking with this son in this palace battle."

"The method of fertilizing is the method of strengthening the country! This method can fill the treasury of our Qin State, and can make our army in the head of Qin State no longer suffer from hunger. It is a fundamental technique for rejuvenating the country. Such contributions cannot be ignored. Your Majesty, Li Si, please reward this person who gave advice!"

Above the court, Chief Shi Lisi spoke generously.

Everyone in the palace looked at Li Si strangely. The matter of Zhao Tuo and Li Youzheng's princess had already spread as an anecdote among the noble circles in Xianyang.

His own son and Zhao Tuo were rivals in love, but Li Si didn't hold any grudges at all. When Zhi Su Nei Shi had just finished the story of the autumn harvest, Li Si was the first to propose to reward those who gave advice.

This heart is broad!

All the ministers showed admiration on their faces.

"This little cleverness."

The old Prime Minister Kai opened his eyes and looked at Li Si, then pursed his mouth.

Qin Wangzheng on the emperor's couch nodded in satisfaction, and looked at Li Si's figure more and more fondly.

"With Wang Zuo's talent, but also won the hearts of the few, and can know how to advance and retreat, such a talent is really wronged to be a long history."

Qin Wangzheng glanced at the white-haired Ting Wei in the palace, thinking deeply.

At this time, Zhao Tuo looked at Li Si gratefully.

But in his heart, he had raised his vigilance to the extreme.

I had a quarrel with Li You, but Li Si took the initiative to praise himself. Is he really big-hearted?

How did Han Fei die?

As long as Zhao Tuo thought of this matter, he would not dare to underestimate this person.

At this time, with Li Si taking the lead, other courtiers also praised the fattening method one after another.

Qin Wangzheng waited for the ministers to finish speaking, then nodded and said: "Since all the lovers believe that the method of fertilizing is the law of strengthening the country, then I should reward you generously."

"Zhao Tuo, the method of offering retting manure is meritorious, and the special reward is two hundred yi, and he will be awarded a rank of noble, and he will be the elder of the right concubine."

Following Qin Wangzheng's opening.

Zhao Tuo immediately thanked him with tears of gratitude.

You Shu Chang!

Unexpectedly, Qin Wangzheng actually bestowed a title on him.

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Tuo was promoted to another level.

King Qin, fairness!

The military meritorious title of the Qin State is really innocent, and he will be rewarded for his meritorious service!

At this moment, all the courtiers in the palace congratulated Zhao Tuo.

Among them is Li Xin, who stands at the forefront of military generals.

Good boy, he is indeed the one I, Li Xin, likes!

This is the meaning conveyed by Li Xin's eyes.

Zhao Tuo responded with a smile to Li Xin, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the two senior military generals wearing the crowns beside Li Xin.

One of them is Zhonglang General Meng Tian.

Meng Tian was very calm and even smiled at Zhao Tuo.

"What about the right concubine?"

"I, Meng Tian, ​​will soon become the deputy general of the Chu Chu army. No matter how high your rank is, Zhao Tuo, you must obey my command."

Thinking of this, the smile on Meng Tian's face became brighter and brighter.

Zhao Tuo's eyes fell on another person next to Meng Tian.

This person was about fifty years old, with a burly figure and a calm face. At first glance, he felt that this person's personality was quite stable and mature.

His appearance is very similar to Meng Tian's, especially the two beards on his lips, they are almost carved out of the same mold.

Mengwu?

Zhao Tuo guessed in his heart.

The king actually called back Meng Wu, who was stationed outside. Doesn't this mean that Zhao Tuo's previous proposal to change generals was accepted?

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but become weird when he looked at Meng's father and son.

Perhaps feeling Zhao Tuo's gaze, Meng Wu also looked over and nodded slightly to him.

Just when Zhao Tuo was making eye contact with Meng's father and son.

The topic at the court meeting also turned to the battle of defeating Chu.

"Now that the autumn harvest is complete, our Guanzhong army is being recruited, and it will only take a few days to assemble an army. At that time, we can send troops to Jingchu to punish the unbelieving country!"

"I invite the king to send troops to attack Chu!"

"Send troops to attack Chu!"

...

Qin Wangzheng nodded in satisfaction, and saw that except for Bang Wei Wei Liao who was silent, the rest of the officials were all angry, so he took advantage of the situation and said: "I know."

"For this battle, General Li will be the commander-in-chief. Soldiers from Guanzhong and Shandong counties and counties will be recruited, totaling 200,000 soldiers, and sent to Jingchu!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Xin stood up, his face was extremely ruddy, and his eyes were full of pride.

"My lord Li Xin, this expedition will surely destroy the eight-hundred-year-old state of Chu, return victorious, and present the thorns to the king!"

"good."

Qin Wangzheng looked at the confident and heroic young coach in the palace with a smile on his face.

Isn't the reason why he likes Li Xin because of his soaring arrogance?

With a young, strong and courageous general, with a bloody and courageous spirit, with the momentum to destroy Wei, he will conquer the eight-hundred-year-old Chu State in one go!

How majestic!

Thinking of the scene where Li Xin captured the king of Chu and returned, and offered his captives to Xianyang, Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but feel excited.

All the officials in the palace, except Wei Liao and a few veterans, all looked at Li Xin enviously.

This son, I'm afraid he will make another great contribution to destroying the country.

At this moment, Li Xin's brilliance has surpassed Zhao Tuo who had just been promoted.

"General Li, General Li, oh..."

Looking at this scene, Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched, but he didn't dare to say anything, he could only sigh in his heart, deeply worried about the future.

At this time, Qin Wangzheng's eyes skipped over Li Xin, and fell on the Meng family behind him.

coming soon!

Meng Tian raised his head proudly, to meet the king's gaze.

A heart, beating excitedly.

At this moment, he even felt that Meng Wu beside him was no longer so tall.

Father, I want to give you a surprise!

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