General Qin

The temple is towering and solemn.

Qin Wangzheng glanced at the ministers lined up on both sides, and said indifferently: "General Zhao led his troops to destroy the country of Dai, captured the thieves Zhao Jia and Yan Xi, and destroyed one hundred thousand Hu soldiers, which can be called good. I have heard that the reward is not more than At that time, I want the people to quickly obtain the benefits of doing good. I want the people to quickly regulate and do the harm of doing bad things."

"So today we should discuss meritorious deeds and rewards, to show the meritorious service of our officers and men, and to show the distinction of rewards from Qin."

Qin Wangzheng opened his mouth to pick up today's topic.

According to the normal situation, it is reasonable to wait for the officers and men of the extermination to escort the two kings who were captured, as well as the ministers of the Dai State to come to Xianyang to show the victory and offer the captives, and then reward them in the hall, just like the Qin State before It was the same when Wei and Chu were destroyed.

Now Qin Wangzheng has the intention of taking advantage of the trend to conquer Qi, so it is naturally impossible to let the Qin army stationed at the front line rush back to Xianyang for a reward, and then set off to the east again after receiving the reward. This kind of operation is directly ruled out for the always pragmatic Qin people.

But on the other hand, after the country is destroyed, the rewards for meritorious soldiers cannot be delayed, otherwise it will not only violate the Qin law, but also the rewards and punishments will be overdue, which will dampen the enthusiasm of frontline soldiers to fight.

So this time, referring to the situation of Wang Jian stationed in Zhongshan after the extermination of Zhao, Xianyang issued the title rewards after verifying the meritorious service of the generals in front.

As for the method of verification, in addition to the silk letter written by the chief general Zhao Tuo, the supervisors and military judges who accompanied the army at the front all had corresponding reports, as well as the relevant reports of the Hengshan County Guard and Lieutenant. There is no problem with the authenticity.

Seeing the king speak, Zhao Hai, the Lord Lieutenant, stood up.

The grey-haired veteran announced the reward in a serious manner.

Meng Tian, ​​the elder of the right concubine, has captured the Dai Wang Zhao Jia, Yan Guo Taifu Ju Wu, and led the cavalry to defeat the Xiongnu. He can be promoted to the rank of Zuo Geng.

The fifth senior official Su Jiao's contribution is the same as that of Meng Tian, ​​he personally captured the acting king Zhao Jia and the grand tutor Ju Wu, the merit of capturing the king will naturally raise his title to be Zuo Shuzhang.

There is also Lu Wan, a public official, who also passed two ranks and was promoted to the fifth doctor because of the capture of Yan Wangxi and the merits of distributing benefits and destroying the country.

Except for these three people, all Qin generals including Zhao Tuo were rewarded with money and did not receive a promotion of title.

Qin Wangzheng frowned, and said: "Zhao Tuo led the army to destroy the country, can he be promoted to noble?"

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "My lord, although Dai is called a country, it is only a county, and it is not as good as what it did in destroying Korea in the past. If it was built by a great master, it will be worse."

"The Lord Lieutenant is really strict."

All the officials looked at Zhao Hai's serious face and shook their heads secretly.

Zhao Hai is an old minister left over from the time of King Zhaoxiang, and his actions have always been rigid and unreasonable.

Since he served as Lord Lieutenant, except for the special case that the king sometimes personally ordered, such as the case of conferring Li You. He is very strict in general normal title promotions.

However, this was also a deliberate move by Qin Wangzheng. Ever since Lao Ai became a marquis with good luck, cultivated party members, and wooed courtiers, Qin's titles had a tendency to overflow.

Therefore, after Qin Wangzheng came to power, he was about to use Zhao Hai, an old-fashioned minister, to regulate the rewards and punishments of titles.

It's just that this old minister doesn't quite understand the King's mind.

Qin Wangzheng was not angry, and asked calmly to the officials in the palace: "About this matter of rewarding the nobility, do you have anything to say?"

The Lord Lieutenant and Bang Wei have always been in charge of discussing the nobility, and the rest of the ministers are not qualified to intervene. Now that Qin Wangzheng is asking in public, the meaning is already obvious.

Immediately, someone close to him stood up.

"My minister, Li Si, believes that General Zhao's meritorious service is more than that, and he has the qualifications to be promoted to be a great master."

Li Si raised his voice so high that Zhu Qing looked sideways.

Most of the people present had heard about Li You and Zhao Tuo's affairs, so the ministers were quite surprised by Li Si's move to stand up first.

The corner of Qin Wangzheng's mouth curled slightly, and he said: "If Ting Wei has any objections, he can speak up."

Li Si immediately said: "I believe that General Zhao's capture of King Yan and the defeat of the Hu soldiers is also a great achievement in addition to destroying foreign countries."

"In the past, our Qin army conquered the country of Yan, and the king of Yan would like to run away without knowing where he was. As a result, the matter of destroying Yan is still regrettable. If the king of Yan is not captured, the people of Yan still have the ambition to restore the country, and they are lucky. Now that General Zhao has captured the King of Yan, he can cut off the intention of the Yan people to restore, and help our Qin State completely rule the land of Yan, this contribution cannot be underestimated."

"Furthermore, the king of Yan took refuge in the Xiongnu and wanted to use Hu soldiers to restore the country. The crime was very serious. At this time, General Zhao not only captured the king of Yan, but also defeated 100,000 Hu soldiers. Yi Di's victory."

"If this matter is publicized, everyone in the world will know that our Qin army defeated the Yi and Di in the north on behalf of the people of Xia. Such feats are no less than the achievements of the king of Zhou in the past when he attacked the 玁狁 (xiǎn yǔn) in the north. And General Zhao is no less good than Zhou Zhinanzhong, Yin Jifu and other good generals."

"How can such a great achievement in exterminating barbarians be ignored!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the palace looked at Li Si in surprise.

Originally, Zhao Tuo just defeated the Huns' army and beheaded more than ten thousand people.

Simply counting the first-level gains, it is not a lot, and it is difficult to be promoted.

But in Li Si's mouth, it doesn't matter how much the beheading is, but it has been sublimated into a great achievement of the Xia and barbarians. This meaning is completely different from the simple beheading.

beheading?

Those that do not exist are called exiles!

Especially when the Qin State has just swallowed up the Five Kingdoms and the people of the Five Kingdoms have not yet completely returned to their hearts, if Zhao Tuo's achievements in defeating the barbarians and destroying the barbarians are publicized, it will definitely be very beneficial to the image of Qin State, and put Qin State and Zhuxia on the same level. Relationship, maybe it can win a lot of people's hearts.

In this sense, how can you not reward this hero who smashed the barbarians and broke the barbarians!

At this moment, not only the ministers nodded at what Li Si said, but even Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly, with a look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

He likes Li Si's mouth.

His tongue is not blunt, and he still has the demeanor of the old days when he published the "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guest".

Seeing Li Si open his mouth, Wang Wu, the internal history of Zhisu, followed suit: "I agree with what Tingwei said. And I think that General Zhao's skill of offering pasta made wheat enter the army's ration treasury, and the people are happy to grow wheat, which strengthened our Qin Dynasty This is also a great achievement."

Seeing that among the nine ministers, Ting Wei and Zhi Su Nei Shi all said that Zhao Tuo's merits could be promoted to the rank, but the others couldn't see the situation clearly and agreed one after another.

Qin Wangzheng turned his head to look at Zhao Hai, and asked, "For the honor of destroying the country and the merits of eliminating barbarians, can you be promoted to a noble?"

Zhao Hai glanced at the expressions of the officials, then at Qin Wangzheng's expectant gaze, and after a moment of pondering, he cupped his hands and said, "What Ting Wei and Zhi Su Nei Shi said is reasonable, and General Zhao can be a master."

Qin Wangzheng nodded with a smile, seeing how convinced the officials were, he was satisfied.

Li Si looked up and was satisfied when he saw the smile on the king's face.

What he just said is enough to let the king know who is his confidant of Qin Wangzheng.

Soon, Qin Wangzheng officially issued an edict.

"Shaoshang made Zhao Tuo, led the army to conquer the Dai land, wiped out the Dai country, and captured the Dai Wang Zhao Jia and the Yan Wang Yanxi. He defeated 100,000 Hu soldiers and revitalized the prestige of the Xia. Great work!"

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After the court meeting, the king withdrew from the court, and all the ministers and generals also dispersed.

Zhong Geng Li Xin left the hall in silence and walked out.

Li Xin was expressionless, his shoulders sank, and his body was slightly hunched. There seemed to be a special barrier around him, preventing others from approaching.

No one is willing to face Li Xin's cold face.

"General Zhao is really powerful. Before he was twenty years old, he had already led the army to destroy a country by himself, and was conferred the title of Grand Master. It seems that such a person has never appeared in Qin, right?"

"That's right, and General Zhao has made many military exploits since he was in the army. He can almost be said to be victorious in every battle. Even the Marquis of Wucheng can't compare with him when he was young."

The comments of several ministers came to Li Xin's ears.

"Zhao Tuo...has won all battles, destroyed a country, and became a master."

Li Xin left the hall and walked down the steps, his eyes were a little dazed.

The young man who was guarded by him back then grew up and no longer needed his protection and support, but grew into a figure whom even Li Xin would look up to.

But the more this happened, the more Li Xin couldn't face Zhao Tuo.

"Sooner or later he will become a Marquis. Compared with Zhao Tuo, I, Li Xin, are just a loser."

Li Xin muttered, his eyes full of sadness.

At this moment, an eunuch walked over quickly, bowed to Li Xin, and said, "Li Zhonggeng, Your Majesty is calling."

"The king called me?"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then, his originally dim eyes suddenly burst into light.

He remembered that a few months ago, the king asked him to think about how to deal with the barbarians in Liaodong.

Although not stated explicitly, the meaning is obvious.

Your Majesty intends to let Li Xin conquer the land of Liaodong and expel the Hu people.

His eyes are moist.

"My Majesty still has Li Xin in his heart!"

At three o'clock tomorrow, the battle to destroy Qi officially begins. Regarding the plot of Mie Qi, do all the sages have any good ideas?