General Qin

Meng Chunzhiyue.

The so-called plan for a year lies in spring. Although Qin's new year is not in January, these few court meetings after the beginning of spring are still very important.

Especially according to the scattered news obtained by the ministers of the DPRK and China.

The emperor will announce several major events related to the country at today's great court meeting, which further highlights the importance of this great court meeting.

Therefore, at sunrise on this day, when a ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon, Zhao Tuo had already got into the carriage and headed towards the Qin Palace.

He had a sullen face, and anyone standing in front of him could see his displeasure.

After a while, the carriage arrived outside the Qin Palace, and Zhao Tuo stepped into the palace gate.

The sky was not yet bright, and there were lanterns everywhere in the palace, shining brightly, reflecting the statue of the black bird on the eaves vividly.

Zhao Tuo stopped and looked at the mysterious bird spreading its wings in the brilliance.

"Daqin is now destroying the six kingdoms, and its power is shaking the four barbarians. It is time for this black bird to spread its wings. But if the black bird is too proud and flies towards the thunderstorm or the dazzling sun, it will still fall to the ground. "

"And the higher you fly, the harder you fall."

Zhao Tuo sighed lightly.

The current state of Qin looks extremely powerful, but in fact it is full of hidden dangers, and because Qin is the first unified empire, there is no reference to the experience of previous generations, and the implementation of every policy is basically crossing the river by feeling the stones.

If the leader is careless and chooses the wrong direction, there is really a possibility of eternal doom.

Zhao Tuo didn't want the world, which had been in chaos for five hundred years, to split into one piece again.

He shook his head and walked towards the main hall.

The main hall of Xianyang Palace is still luxurious and magnificent.

Musicians in crimson clothes jingled bells, drums, and zithers, playing hymns to the emperor.

"The emperor came to the court, made clear laws, and the world will be humbled..."

Amidst the music, all the ministers entered the hall and arranged them according to their titles and positions.

As the emperor's authority increased day by day, the ministers did not dare to talk casually while waiting for the emperor's arrival, and could only signal each other with their eyes.

Zhao Tuo noticed that Wang Ben, Meng Wu and other military representatives all had tense faces, which seemed not to be a good look at first glance, and they probably also got the news.

After a while, Shi Huangdi, who was wearing a black Xuanxuan, was sitting on a walking chariot, and was carried in by six strong Lang guards.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"

Zhao Tuo bowed and kowtowed along with the ministers.

Amidst bursts of shouts, Emperor Shi Huang sat on his emperor's couch and glanced at the officials in the palace.

The Great Court will officially begin.

Qin State has always pursued the principle of high efficiency and practicality in administration.

After the court meeting started, Emperor Shihuang didn't make too many empty words and politely, and directly started to deal with the first matter of today's court meeting.

"Back then, I ordered Li You, Lieutenant of the Shu Commandery, to lead an army to conquer the Dian Kingdom in the southwest and destroy the Miner Man State..."

When the first emperor opened his mouth, all the ministers in the palace showed playful expressions on their faces.

Many people quietly glanced at Ting Wei Li Si who was standing in the rank of civil servants.

Following the defeat in the Southwest, Li You's name, Lieutenant of Shuqi Commandery, has been widely spread, and it has long been heard by all the ministers.

Especially after Li You was defeated, he was able to run to Berkshire from the forest in the southwest with a dozen of his men. This kind of escape ability is really admirable, which made him win the "run away" when he defeated Chu. "The name was also brought up again.

Counting odds and running made Li You famous, and it became the most popular topic in Xianyang in the past two days.

Everyone had discussed and joked many times in private, and now that the emperor was about to punish Li You who had returned to Xianyang, they naturally wanted to watch the excitement.

Faced with a series of gazes, especially Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan's face full of ridicule.

Ting Wei Li Si straightened his waist, his face remained unchanged, as if the emperor was not talking about Li Si's son.

As an old politician for many years, he can cry for his son in private, but in court, his mask will never be taken off.

Zhao Tuo sighed at this skill, and felt that he should learn more from Li Si.

At this time, as the emperor finished speaking, the audience who held the edict stepped forward and began to read the punishment for Li You.

"In the twenty-eighth year of the emperor, he was in Mengchun. Li You, the lieutenant of Shu County, led his army to conquer Yunnan and Yi in the south. He lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and was defeated in the southwest. The feat of defeating Nanyi is now reduced to one rank as a punishment..."

The guilt that was proclaimed high, the final decision that fell gently.

Compared with Li You's big battle, the emperor's final punishment was only to cut him a rank, which was considered very light.

However, the public ministers are not different, and they all think it is normal.

After all, Li You's father was Li Si, the emperor's confidant minister. If he didn't look at his son, he had to look at his face. It was normal to give Li Si a face.

The other point is that Li You's failure was actually a bit of a loss. He played very well in the previous year, and he reported many successes, but he missed the tricks of the barbarians and fell before the final finish line. Therefore, overall, the punishment should not be too heavy .

The reason why everyone was excited just now was because they wanted to see what Lieutenant Ting's expression would be. They didn't expect Li Si's mentality to be extremely stable, which made them lose interest.

Only Zhao Tuo had a different focus.

Li You's previous title was Zuo Shuchang, and if he cut off the first-level title, wouldn't he be the fifth doctor?

If Zhao Tuo remembers correctly, when he first entered Qin Dynasty eight years ago and didn't even have a first-level title, Li You was the fifth doctor.

In eight years, Zhao Tuo has climbed from a white body without a title to the nineteenth rank of Lunhou.

As for Li You, he was the fifth doctor eight years ago.

Eight years later, he was still a fifth doctor.

The title of the fifth doctor is quite valuable.

Zhao Tuo shook his head, expelling this strange idea.

Li You's punishment was just a small appetizer, and then the emperor announced two other major events.

The first thing is to announce that 50,000 households will be recruited from the Kanto region to serve as the land north of the frontier fortress.

This was something that had been planned for a long time. After all, the Qin army had conquered the Hetao and Yinshan areas before the Great Wall, and opened up countless lands.

But it is still the place where the Hurong tribe grazes. The Qin State must migrate the people there to build towns and reclaim the frontier wasteland, so that the land can be completely transformed into the territory of the Qin State.

This kind of thing has been done in every unified dynasty in history, and it is normal to strengthen the empire's control over the frontier.

Today's court meeting officially announced this matter, and how to select these 50,000 households of immigrants, as well as various arrangements for recruitment and other matters will be discussed by various departments and local counties.

After the first immigration thing was announced.

The emperor couldn't wait to announce the second thing.

He wants to beat Yuezhi!

Completely destroy the Yuezhi people occupying Hexi, and plant the flag of Qin State on the land there.

This matter was also planned a long time ago, but because Zhao Tuo happened to encounter a severe winter after the victory of the Northern Expedition, he had to lead the army back to the city first.

Now that spring has begun and the frost has thawed, the First Emperor naturally cannot wait to start this war against the Yuezhi.

"I will order a general to lead an army of 100,000 to march west to the Yuezhi, and open up the territory for me!"

The first emperor's voice was so passionate that all the ministers in the hall looked at each other with some anticipation.

It is said that Marquis Marquis Zhao Tuo will not go to the Yueshi again, and wants to give up the credit for this battle.

The main candidate for this battle, I don't know who will fall on it.

After the first emperor glanced around the hall, he finally announced it.

"Zuo Geng Wang Li, who once went to the outside of the Great Wall with the Martial Arts Marquis, is familiar with the geography and climate there, and understands the Hu people's warfare methods. He should be our Great Qin general and lead a hundred thousand troops to the west."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Li, one of the generals, stood up excitedly, and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Wang Li will lead our Great Qin warriors to flatten Hexi, wipe out the Yue Clan, and open up territories for Your Majesty! "

The ministers nodded. Many people thought Wang Li was still young, but after thinking about it carefully, Wang Li was actually qualified.

First of all, Wang Li once conquered the Qi State with the Marquis of Martial Arts, and then followed him to the outside of the Great Wall. As a general, he has a lot of combat experience, and he is not a novice.

Moreover, Wang Li had participated in the Northern Expedition, so he was very familiar with the geography and climate outside the Great Wall, as well as the tactics and distribution of the Hu people outside the Great Wall. In this regard, he was indeed more suitable than other generals in the court.

Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Li not only has the title of Zuo Geng, but also Wang Jian's grandson and Wang Ben's son.

The Wang family is a family of the generals of the Great Qin Dynasty, who have been famous generals of the Qin Kingdom for generations.

In the past, Wang Jian and Wang Ben fought against the Six Kingdoms, and Wang Li was hidden in the palace in the snow.

Now that his grandfather and father either retired, or served as the Taiwei of the Qin State, and no longer led the army in battle, the emperor pushed Wang Li out to lead the army at this time, which was also a consideration of balance.

Feng Wuze of the Feng family fought the Yue people in the southeast.

Li Xin of the Li family attacked the Hu people in the northeast.

Meng Tian of Montessori is cultivating a straight path.

It is indeed time for the members of the Wang family to go out and lead the troops alone.

Looking at Wang Li's high-spirited appearance.

Ting Wei Li Si, who had always been indifferent, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Look at other people's sons, and then look at your own.

well……

Compared to Li Si's envy.

After Wang Li himself received the order, he looked gratefully at Zhao Tuo.

He was very grateful to the Marquis of Martial Arts for not coveting the merits of the Yue clan, and chose to give up the credit, so that he, Wang Li, would also have the opportunity to be the leader of the army and lead the troops to fight.

Facing Wang Li's grateful gaze, Zhao Tuo nodded slightly, showing an encouraging expression.

At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the current position, he also has some feelings of Wang Jian back then.

Credit, you still have to give in.

It is not a good practice to eat alone and take all the credit, and it is easy to become the target of public criticism.

If you eat meat yourself, you have to give soup to others.

It is better to be happy alone than to be happy together.

It is normal for the main general of the Western Expedition to be named Wang Li.

To everyone's surprise, the first emperor announced at the court meeting that Su Jiasha, the noble daughter of the Yue family who had the title of Zuo Geng, was granted the title of Marquis of the Yue family, and asked her to lead the two Yue clans that had surrendered to Qin to assist them. Wang Li went west.

This appointment is very unusual. It is extremely rare for a woman to be a general.

But no one objected. After all, Su Jiasha was not an official of the Qin State, but was in command of the Yuezhi. It was an internal matter of the Yuezhi people. It was not in the same system as everyone else, so there was nothing to say.

Only Zhao Tuo was in a daze as he watched Su Jiasha receive the summons, walk into the hall, and receive the order in a loud voice to thank her.

When he saw this woman for the first time in Yiqu City in the north, he probably would never have imagined that she would be in this position.

Perhaps sensing Zhao Tuo's gaze, Su Jiasha gave Zhao Tuo a faint smile when she finished taking the order and turned sideways.

Zhao Tuo smiled back.

At the same time, I secretly sighed in my heart, judging from this woman's previous actions, the future is limitless, and I am afraid that she is also a famous person in history.

After Wang Li and Su Jiasha retreated under the orders, Zhao Tuo immediately calmed down, staring at Shi Huangdi on the emperor's couch.

All the ministers who received the news more or less also turned their attention to the emperor.

Emperor, will you really do that?

The first emperor sat on the emperor's couch, stretched his body, and showed a faint, proud smile at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at the ministers in the hall, and slowly said: "In the past, my ancestor of Qin was Doctor Zhou, who guarded Xichui and fought with the Rong people for generations. In the middle of the decline, it is a remote and small country in the western corner, and it was invaded by the Shandong kingdoms. The Three Jins attacked our ancestor Hexi, and the princes humbled the Qin. It is ugly."

"In the age of duke filial piety, the country will be strengthened with the law of the Shang monarch. As for me, the survivors of the sixth generation will sweep the world and conquer the whole world. Now Zhao Tuo, Feng Wuze, Li Xin and others will be my servants. Defeating the barbarians, hanging the heads of the Xiongnu Shanyu and Donghu kings to Qin Que, and subduing the Marquis of Yueshi to the frontier fortresses, such achievements have never been seen in ancient times."

"I am very happy to have this merit. The emperor's merits and virtues should be in the head of Guizhou."

"Therefore, I want to bestow a rank of nobility in the world..."

In the main hall, the officials are solemn.

Zhao Tuo's hands in his sleeves trembled slightly.

Sure enough.

Confer the first level of nobility to the head of Guizhou.

Zhao Tuo growled in his heart.

Chaos!

This is chaos!

"Historical Records: The Chronicle of Qin Shihuang": Twenty-seven years...is the age, bestowed a rank of nobility.

According to historical records, after the unification of Qin Dynasty, there were two large-scale conferments of nobles, which was the first time.

According to the analysis of "Research on the Military Merit System: The Decline of the Military Merit System in the Late Qin Dynasty", this time the award was fatuous and chaotic, self-destructing the Great Wall, causing the military merit system to lose its original value and function, and to decline and overuse.

The military ranks of the Han Dynasty completely collapsed, and an eight-level system of civilian ranks evolved, which probably was also influenced by the large-scale granting of ranks after the unification of the Qin Dynasty.