General Qin

Zhao Tuo was very happy.

When he woke up the next day, he still remembered the great things he did yesterday.

At the Dachao Conference, the issues of enfeoffment and prefectures and counties were resolved, and the Chidao plan was proposed, and privately persuaded the emperor to succeed, changing the original historically tyrannical Chidao.

Of course, the most important thing is what Qin Shihuang said when he left.

The emperor will issue an edict to Zongzheng and Fengchang to fulfill the original promise to Zhao Tuo.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo took out an exquisite sachet.

The pattern of two birds leaning on each other is embroidered on the sachet.

"Guanguan Jujiu, in the river continent..."

Zhao Tuo muttered softly.

It's a pity that after he led the army back to the country, the entire Qin country immediately began to transform into an imperial system. Dealing with the three kings, negotiating the emperor's title, enfeoffment, and disputes between counties and counties, one after another, he had no chance to meet the people in the palace.

Of course, even if Zhao Tuo thought about it, as a foreign minister, he was not qualified to enter the inner palace.

Unless someone got the emperor's consent to invite him later, but the emperor had so many things to do before, I guess Fusu didn't dare to ask at that time.

"I haven't seen you in two years, I don't know how the beautiful woman is doing well."

Zhao Tuo sighed quietly. Although the emperor had made a promise, it was impossible for him not to miss him.

Emotional matters, some people always think very complicated, but in fact this thing is not logical.

Sometimes, one right eye is everything.

It doesn't have to be love, but it must be a heart-pounding feeling.

Not to mention that after many contacts and interactions, the two sides became more in tune, and naturally fell in love with each other.

In addition, Zhao Tuo has been fighting abroad for a long time, and the army is full of hundreds of thousands of strong men.

When you are alone in the middle of the night, you also need some emotional sustenance.

Of course, identity is also an important plus item.

Just when Zhao Tuo was sighing in his heart, an envoy from the palace came to his house and brought news that excited Zhao Tuo.

"Young master Fusu invited me to the palace to tell you about the destruction of the six kingdoms?"

Zhao Tuo reacted with joy in his eyes, changed his clothes quickly, and entered the palace immediately.

It's just that he was quite excited when he came, but when he walked into the depths of the Qin Palace and saw the young masters, he was a little disappointed in his heart.

It turned out that what the envoy said was true, the reason why he let Zhao Tuo into the palace this time was really to tell stories to the princes.

In front of Fusu's bedroom, more than a dozen teenagers dressed in black stared at him curiously.

Among them are the young masters Gao, Jiang Lu, Rong Lu, etc. who have already met before, and there are more young masters who have never met before.

It's just that the person he wanted to see was nowhere to be seen.

"Father said that the great master had a broad knowledge of the past and the present, and fought on the battlefield. He helped us to rule the world, and he knew the dangers of the princes of the world. Therefore, he ordered me to invite the master to come here and tell our brothers about the difficulty of unifying the world. And the disadvantages of enfeoffment."

Fusu's voice was clear, his manner was elegant, and he smiled slightly at Zhao Tuo.

"It turns out that the emperor asked me to brainwash his sons."

Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched slightly, and he guessed the intention of Qin Shihuang's move.

In the enfeoffment system, besides the heroes of the empire, the biggest beneficiaries are naturally the emperor's princes.

According to the rules formulated by Shang Yang in the Qin State, if the clan has no military merits, it cannot have a title of title, nor can it hold an official position. In the state of Qin, except for the future crown prince, the other sons, although relying on the relationship of the prince and heir, can have some status and enjoy wealth and offerings.

But after the death of the emperor, the status of these sons will definitely plummet, and their children can only enjoy the false name of grandson, without much benefit. In the future, their descendants will become the heads of the common people and disappear from everyone.

Compared with this, enfeoffing them as feudal vassals not only allows them to rule a country, but also make them rich for generations. I don't know how great the benefits are.

Therefore, when Qin Shihuang abolished the enfeoffment and went to counties and counties, his sons who had no hope of succeeding to the throne were naturally disappointed, and some people might even have secret resentment in their hearts, so Zhao Tuo was asked to explain to them why they were not enfeoffed, to dredge them up. psychology.

"Zhao Tuo, I have met you young masters."

Zhao Tuo saluted these princes.

And all the sons also returned the gift one after another, notifying their names.

Prince Wen.

Young Master Wu.

Young Master Chang.

...

A group of princes whose names they had never heard of greeted Zhao Tuo, giving him a general understanding of Qin Shihuang's sons.

Among them, below Fusu, the eldest son Wen and son Wu are a pair of brothers. They are very attentive to Zhao Tuo, and they seem to be quite flattering.

Zhao Tuo's face was calm and he just treated him with common courtesy.

It wasn't until he heard the name of the youngest child that Zhao Tuo's face changed slightly.

"Hu Hai has met the chief minister."

The youngest child was only a few years old, staring at Zhao Tuo with big eyes, with baby fat on his face, he looked a little cute.

Hu Hai!

One kid!

Zhao Tuo stared at Hu Hai in front of him, his hands in his sleeves couldn't help clenched into fists.

He had the urge to press the opponent to the ground, take off his pants, and spank his ass hard.

"Hey, why are you looking at me? Could it be that there is millet on my face?"

Hu Hai blinked, and while tilting his head to look at Zhao Tuo, he reached out and touched his face.

This action relieved Zhao Tuo's tense heart a lot.

Just a kid.

If there was no guidance from his brother Zhao in history, Hu Hai would not have done those things.

"Young master was joking, Zhao Tuo just saw that young master is very smart, he must be a blessed person in the future."

Zhao Tuo grinned at Hu Hai.

Hu Hai shivered inexplicably when he saw the eldest son showing his white teeth to him.

After exchanging pleasantries, Fusu invited Zhao Tuo to his bedroom, and formally told the princes about his expedition.

"I joined the army in the past and followed General Li Xin..."

Zhao Tuo spoke slowly, and according to the emperor's request, he talked about the unification war he had experienced from the beginning.

However, although Zhao Tuo was telling stories, his thoughts were not here.

The audience he wanted was not there.

Therefore, compared to the exuberant eyebrows of the previous few times, this time he seemed a little lacking in passion and omitted many things.

But even so, you young masters also listened with great interest.

Before they were crowned, they all lived in the palace, rarely went out, and did not have much experience. He has heard all kinds of wars and local customs and customs that Zhao Tuo talked about, and each of them was caught by what Zhao Tuo said.

At the end, after Zhao Tuo had finished talking about the war to destroy Qi, he said: "Therefore, all wars are caused by enfeoffment. If we, Qin, ruled the world and enfeoffed princes in various places, after several generations, the blood ties of all countries will be weak. , the war will be restarted, and at that time, I don’t know how many years of war the world will experience, how many soldiers will die on the battlefield, blood will flow like rivers, and the bones will cover the field.”

"Emperor Shengming saw this, and wanted to let Zhuxia be one family forever, no more disputes and attacks, and peace and happiness in the world, so he abolished the enfeoffments and went to the counties. You should be clear about this painstaking effort. "

At this point, Zhao Tuo made a summary of his speech.

"Father is a holy man, with the world in mind."

"However, the system of enfeoffment is a system that disrupts the world, and it should be abolished."

All the princes responded immediately, especially the older ones, such as Prince Wen and Prince Wu, took the opportunity to flatter Qin Shihuang one by one.

Zhao Tuo watched coldly, feeling that what these young masters were talking about was just a scene.

If it is said that young princes such as Hu Hai and Jiang Lu may still respect Zhao Tuo's remarks.

Those older sons already understood the reality and the benefits of the enfeoffment system to them, how could they be persuaded by Zhao Tuo's words, everything was just a play on the spot.

But Zhao Tuo didn't think it mattered. After all, the sons of the Qin Dynasty, except for Hu Hai, who was most favored by the emperor, needed attention, the others basically couldn't make any big waves and could be ignored.

Zhao Tuo raised his head and glanced out of the window, seeing that the sky was dusky, it was almost dusk, and he talked for so long before he knew it, he stood up and bid farewell to the young masters.

Fusu replied: "This time, I would like to thank the elders for letting our brothers understand the difficulty of ruling the world. We should have personally sent the elders out of the palace, but I want to take the exam, so I will send you brothers not far away. Already, please go slowly, Master Shu."

"Brother, we should send off the eldest son, this kind of behavior is not in etiquette."

Young Master Wen and Young Master Wu yelled, smiling flatteringly at Zhao Tuo.

Fu Su turned around and glared at them, after all the elder brother was the oldest, the two sons dared not speak again.

Only then did Fusu salute Zhao Tuo with a strange smile on his face.

Zhao Tuo was startled, recalling the scene of entering the palace last time, he immediately understood.

Uncle, good man!

"You guys don't have to send them off."

Zhao Tuo said goodbye hurriedly, and strode out of the house.

Outside the door of the house, the golden crow is setting in the west, and the sky and the earth are dim.

Zhao Tuo turned his head sideways, looking at the corridor he saw last time.

It was there that the girl gave the pepper and the man gave the adornment, completing a ceremony unique to the two of them.

as expected.

Between the wooden pillars of the railing, there is a girl in a black dress looking forward to it.

She has changed.

Zhao Tuo sighed a little.

The girl has bright eyes and bright teeth, she smiles sweetly, and her appearance becomes more and more refined.

And two years later, her figure is taller and more graceful than before, her full chest props up her clothes, and the flowers that were once budding are now in full bloom.

The princess is nineteen years old.

In future generations, that is also an adult.

Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart.

"Why, I haven't seen you for two years, did you forget me?"

Ying Yinman raised her eyebrows and snorted.

Zhao Tuo woke up with a start, strode over quickly, and said with a smile: "Qingqing Zijin, take my time. The Princess Yurong is always in Zhao Tuo's heart. It has been hundreds of days in the past two years, how can I forget it for a day?"

Hearing this, Ying Yinman's face flushed red.

"Dengtuzi, you are showing off your tongue in front of me again."

Cursing in her mouth, Ying Yinman glanced at Zhao Tuo's lower body, seeing the familiar pendant hanging on Zhao Tuo's waist, she nodded in satisfaction, and her face became more and more beautiful.

Until she raised her head and saw Zhao Tuo's approaching face, she frowned.

Zhao Tuo joked: "Why does the princess see me like this? Could it be that there is still millet on my face?"

Ying Yinman snorted, pretending to be disgusted, and said, "There is no millet, it's just that you have turned black."

...

Just when Zhao Tuo met the princes and princesses in the palace.

Zongzheng and Fengchang, who belonged to the Jiuqing, also received an imperial edict from the emperor.

He ordered his divination to choose a day to hold the crown ceremony for the eldest son Fusu.

Next, the eldest son will marry Ting Wei's daughter.

At the same time, the emperor also ordered the two ministers to discuss the marriage between the great concubine Zhao Tuo and the princess Ying Yinman.

It is relatively smooth to make a transition before going to the palace to meet one another before a life-long event.