General Qin

After the successful suggestion, Zhao Tuo described in detail his vision for the entire transportation network covering the whole country.

"Well, write a detailed memorial after I go down, and I will send it to the prime minister for discussion."

Qin Shihuang has returned to calm.

Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed his hands and said yes.

"Go down."

"only."

Hearing Qin Shihuang's "exit order", Zhao Tuo was slightly disappointed. He felt that after the king became emperor, his attitude towards him was somewhat different from before.

After Zhao Tuo saluted, he turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly, the emperor's voice came from behind.

"Zhao Tuo, I have not forgotten what I promised you."

"You conquered the six kingdoms for me, and you won't treat you badly. I will issue an imperial edict to Zongzheng and Fengchang later."

Zhao Tuo paused.

The emperor did not say what the edict was for.

But who is Zong Zheng?

One of the Nine Ministers, in charge of the royal relatives.

Fengchang is responsible for the sacrifice and etiquette culture of the ancestral temple.

It couldn't be clearer what the emperor wanted to express when he issued an edict to these two.

Zhao Tuo turned around abruptly and saw the emperor looking at him gently.

"My lord, thank you Your Majesty!"

Zhao Tuo hurriedly kowtowed to the prime minister, said a lot of words of gratitude, and then left happily.

"Going to the prefectures and counties, governing the way, benefiting all the people, let me win the heart of the world, and all the people will praise the name of the emperor."

Qin Shihuang watched Zhao Tuo's back disappear outside the palace gate, whispered softly, his eyes revealed the color of thinking.

Zhao Tuo's series of performances today are very positive.

After Wang Wan's voice fell, Zhao Tuo was the first to stand up and speak out against it, and launched a fierce offensive against the enfeoffment faction, overwhelming them.

Then, faced with the problem of the remoteness of the frontier mentioned by Wang Wan, Zhao Tuo immediately put forward a plan, which seemed to be well prepared.

The reason why the emperor summoned Zhao Tuo to inquire about Chi Dao was that apart from being genuinely interested, he also wanted to test him out.

Looking at it now, this kid really planned everything long ago, it's not easy.

"For the public?"

"For personal reasons?"

"Or is it for me?"

Qin Shihuang frowned slightly, and soon relaxed it again.

No matter what thoughts Zhao Tuo had deep in his heart, all the strategies he said were indeed good for the empire, and they were in line with the emperor's thoughts.

Qin Shihuang shook his head, thinking that Zhao Tuo was impassioned in the hall today, talking about the disadvantages of entrusting princes as kings, and couldn't help but feel moved.

He asked someone to help his young master Fusu, and called him together with the other young masters.

Soon, Fusu entered the hall with his younger brothers.

Fusu was dressed in black dark clothes, with a slender figure and a rather stern look.

Behind him, many young masters were also dressed in black, looking quite solemn at first glance.

Qin Shihuang nodded in satisfaction. Compared with the fancy bright-colored clothes of the six eastern countries, black suits him and his son better.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father."

Fusu saluted and bowed down, and the other young masters quickly followed his elder brother to pay respects.

Qin Shihuang glanced at the princes, and said directly: "Today, Prime Minister Zuo suggested at the Great Court Meeting that I implement a system of enfeoffment in the world, enfeoff you as princes, and guard the border areas for our Qin State. What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the princes were all different, and many of them showed joy.

Like Gongzi Gao, now several years have passed, he is already a boy in his teens, he has a special teacher to teach him, he no longer doesn't understand anything like a few years ago, he knows the meaning of enfeoffment, and rubs his face excitedly.

There were also a few young masters who were older than him, and their faces turned red with excitement.

To be enfeoffed as princes, they dream of it.

Among the emperor's sons, Fusu was the longest, so he was the first to speak.

Fu Su pondered for a while, and said: "My father, the former Shang emperor once said that the clan cannot be a genus unless it has military merits. In the past hundred years since Duke Xiao, although there have been three clans in Qin State as Marquis of Shu, but There will be no good results in the end. After that, I will always abide by this regulation, and there will be no more enfeoffment of the clan. If this precedent is set, it may violate Qin law."

Ever since Fusu was awakened by Zhao Tuo, in order to gain the emperor's love, he has devoted himself to the interests of Qin. Citing Shang Jun's method, he talked with eloquence.

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the young masters standing behind Fusu changed.

Among them, the older sons Wen and Wu, their faces flushed red, they stared at Fusu's back, very dissatisfied.

But after all, they didn't dare to refute the elder brother's words, so they could only bow their heads in silence.

Qin Shihuang's face was calm, and he didn't comment on Fusu's words, but turned his eyes to the other princes and said: "If you have any opinions, you can talk about it, don't worry about it."

However, being blocked by Fusu, the other young masters could only say in a low voice: "My father, what brother said is that since we have no meritorious service, how can we violate the law of the Shang Lord, and the seal of a foot of land is empty. Why not."

Qin Shihuang took the looks of his many sons into his eyes, and he already had a general understanding in his heart.

When his eyes fell on the little son who was only a few years old at the end, his heart couldn't help but a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I saw his young son looking around, looking around, even reaching out to pull the corner of the young master Jianglu's clothes standing in front of him, with a bright smile on his face.

"Hu Hai, I'm asking you, are you willing to be entrusted to a border area in the future and become a prince of a place?"

The emperor said with a pleasing expression.

He has always been patient with his youngest son.

Hearing this, Hu Hai shook his head and said, "What kind of princes, I don't care about it, I just want to stay with my father."

Hearing the child's innocent words, even the emperor knew that Hu Hai, the youngest, didn't know what it meant to be a prince, but the more he was like this, the more sincere his feelings were.

Qin Shihuang's eyes swept over those sons with unsightly complexions, and there was a contrast in his heart.

The eldest son Fusu and the youngest son Hu Hai are both good.

As for the others, hehe.

"Let's wait."

Qin Shihuang waved his hand wearily, and the rest of the sons were already sitting on pins and needles under the emperor's inquiry, and they all hurriedly saluted and said goodbye, and retreated respectfully.

Young Master Hu Hai did not leave, he tilted his head, with a playful smile on his face, not only did not leave, but ran towards the emperor who was in charge, wanting to hug him.

Qin Shihuang hugged his youngest son and patted his head lovingly.

Hu Hai's mother was his favorite concubine, but died young due to illness, leaving only her youngest son in the palace.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang paid more attention to Hu Hai, and it was precisely because Hu Hai's mother was favored and died early that the emperor loved his house and Wu, and transferred his love and sympathy for his beloved concubine who died early to his youngest son.

Coupled with Hu Hai's vivaciousness, innocence, and sharp wit, he is quite favored, far more than other scholars.

However, Qin Shihuang did not fully focus on the youngest son at this moment. He looked at the eldest son in the hall who was about to step down and saluted respectfully, and said calmly: "Fu Su."

Fusu was startled, and immediately responded: "My son is here."

The emperor looked at Fusu carefully.

He has a tall and slender figure, a resolute face, and a beard has begun to grow under his jaw. Coupled with a deep black dress, he is already mature.

"He is the same age as Zhao Tuo."

The emperor thought of the young man who had just left.

He calmly said: "You have grown up, it's time to be crowned."

"only."

Fusu responded respectfully, with a look of reluctance flashing in his eyes.

Crowned.

It means that he is an adult, and it also means that he should move out of the Qin Palace where he has lived for 21 years.

The emperor said again: "After crowning you, I will hold a wedding ceremony for you and marry the daughter of the Tingwei."

"only."

Fusu still responded respectfully.

The emperor sighed softly: "Go down."

"Wei, my son will leave."

Fusu replied again, he took a deep look at Hu Hai whose eye sockets were in the emperor's arms, and envy flashed in his eyes.

After saluting respectfully, Fusu turned and left.

"Hehehe, father, brother wants to be crowned, what does this mean?"

Hu Hai raised his head and asked curiously.

"Crowning the crown means becoming an adult, and then it's time to get married."

The emperor said leisurely.

In his mind, the figure of Zhao Tuo appeared again.

"After helping Su crown the ceremony, I will also crown him personally."

"Then, let him honor my princess."

"Historical Records Biography of Li Si": And I rarely lose my ancestors, and I don't know anything.

In the history books, Hu Hai said to himself, "Less loss of ancestors", which was first understood as the death of his father Shi Huangdi.

However, there are also speculations, possibly including the earlier death of his mother. If Hu Hai's mother is there, she will become the queen mother, and the matrilineal family will not be held by Zhao Gao.

This book is written on this guesswork logic.