General Qin

Faint moonlight shines in from the window.

The lights in the room flickered, reflecting the yellow paper spread on the table.

CRRC Mansion Commander Zhao Gao sat in front of the case, holding a brush dipped in ink, and wrote on the paper seriously.

"Show others what is surplus, they will take it; show others what is not enough, they will give it to others. The strong will be broken, the dangerous will be overturned, the turbulent will be shaken, the quiet will be at peace..."

Ever since he was stimulated by Zhao Tuo's promotion and Meng Yi's threats, Zhao Gao returned home every day, and he must study hard every day, reading all kinds of books, just to keep improving himself and not be abandoned by the first emperor.

Behind him, footsteps were heard.

Zhao Cheng strode in and said, "Brother, the things have been delivered to Marquis Marquis' Mansion."

Zhao Gao paused his wrist, and gave a faint "hmm".

Zhao Cheng did not leave, and after a little hesitation, he said: "I heard that in the court today, the emperor wanted to bestow the title of the head of Guizhou, but was opposed by Wu Gonghou, Taiwei and others, and finally changed the edict. Wu Gonghou communicated with his brother , Could it be that you want to ask about the emperor?"

Zhao Gao turned his head, glanced at his younger brother, and said, "You are not stupid."

Zhao Cheng was a little worried: "As an internal minister, brother, if you reveal the emperor's intentions, will there be any risks?"

"This is not a top-secret matter. The emperor has been greatly moved by what those people said. Today's conferment of the title is a sign, and I am afraid it is also a test for the officials. In a few days, the court will announce the discussion, and now it is revealed that he can sell martial arts. One is good, Marquis Wu Gong is a smart man, he won't talk nonsense."

Zhao Gao shook his head, thinking that Zhao Tuo was not proud of the marquis in the letter, but still called himself a younger brother, even though he knew that the other party wanted something from him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "The Marquis of Martial Art is not a fickle person, it is convenient for him today, and later Maybe it will be rewarded.”

Zhao Cheng also laughed: "What brother said is that my brother is from the Zhao family, and the Marquis of Wugong is also from the Zhao family. We were still a family hundreds of years ago. In the past, Marquis of Wugong rescued his brother from Meng Yi, maybe he was also thinking of this same family. Friendship."

"Yes, above the court, we have a big enmity with Mengshi, so we need to help each other more."

A gleam of coldness flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes, and he whispered: "Apart from Martial Arts Marquis, Ting Wei is the most trusted by the emperor in today's imperial court, and we can also make friends with each other. I heard that Ting Wei gave gifts at the court meeting today. I'm afraid he has already noticed something about the reduction of rent and tax in Qianshou. Zhao Cheng, I heard that you have some contacts with the son of Tingwei?"

Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "Then Li Yu and I are card friends and often play Qin cards together. He also said that when the eldest son comes back, he can recommend me to the eldest son and play cards together."

Playing cards with the eldest son?

Zhao Gao was startled.

Qin Pai is a kind of entertainment that has become popular in the upper class of the Qin State recently. It is similar to poker and requires more than three to four people to play. His younger brother has been addicted to it recently, but he didn't expect the eldest son to be so fond of it.

"We'll talk about this matter when the eldest son comes back, but you can give Li Yu some hints now, I believe Ting Wei will feel our kindness."

Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes and spoke.

In his recent study, he once saw a saying among the vertical and horizontal scholars, which is called "the cunning rabbit has three holes, so you can avoid death".

Zhao Gao took this very seriously, and he didn't want to go through the experience of being almost killed by Meng Yi back then.

So he has to be like a cunning rabbit, make a few more holes for himself.

Except Martial Arts Marquis Zhao Tuo.

Ting Wei Li Si is also a good choice.

...

A few days later, Zhao Tuo drove a horse south of the Wei River with Li Shiqi and other cronies.

The destination of their trip was not the beautiful scenery everywhere, but the majestic and magnificent palace complex newly built by the emperor, located in the south of the Wei River.

The palace is owned by the royal family, surrounded by guards led by Weiwei. Ordinary Guizhou officials are not allowed to stay nearby. They can only watch from a distance, looking at the majestic and magnificent building.

Zhao Tuo did not rely on his position to approach, he reined in his horse and stopped in the distance, looking up at each other.

I saw that the newly built palaces occupy a huge area, towering and majestic. It is located in the Weinan Plain, surrounded by small canals leading to clear Weihe River water, as if gathering all the beautiful things around it, showing the transcendent dignity and inviolable glory.

Zhao Tuo secretly sighed, no wonder Su Jiasha regarded these palaces as miraculous wonders when he first came to Xianyang, even he, who came from later generations, would still be amazed when he saw these ingeniously built super-large palaces Feel.

"The emperor has issued an edict and believes that the palace is an extreme temple."

Li Shiqi's voice came from his ear.

Pole Temple!

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

This is his negligence.

During the Northern Expedition, Zhao Tuo knew that the emperor had built a new palace complex called Xin Palace in Weinan, but he was not in the court at the time, so it was naturally difficult to persuade him.

When the class teacher returned to Xianyang, he saw the magnificence of the palace complex here from a long distance.

But he didn't care much about it when he saw it.

After all, the palace had been repaired at that time, so it was impossible for him to go to the emperor again and say some disappointing and disgusting things.

But Zhao Tuo did not expect that this Xin Palace is different from other palaces. It is not a palace built by the emperor for enjoyment, but has other meanings.

"I have already inquired about it. The temple built by the emperor symbolizes the star of the heavenly emperor, and corresponds to the residence of the emperor in the sky. With this temple as the center, all the temples in Weinan will surround it like stars. The surroundings and the middle are connected by complex roads and corridors, this is the so-called 'all stars arching the pole'."

Li Shiqi shook his head and sighed: "In addition to this extreme temple, the emperor also expanded the Fudao Cross Bridge on the Weishui River to symbolize the Tianji Pavilion Road, and used the Weishui River to correspond to the projection of the Milky Way in the sky. This is to map the entire Xianyang to the Heavenly Palace." !"

Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice, "Has the corridor been completely repaired?"

Li Shiqi nodded: "I asked just now that the corridor has been completed. If the emperor exits from the Ji Temple, he can follow the corridor directly to Mount Li."

Lishan is where the emperor's mausoleum is located, and its mausoleum is connected to the "Tianji" in Weinan, which naturally has some symbolic meaning.

These operations, one can tell at a glance that they have been "professional" planned, with a certain flavor of mystery, completely different from the palaces built by the emperor for collection and enjoyment.

"Alchemists are still on the rise, not only coaxing the emperor to build a temple of faith and engage in superstition, but also helping those Confucian scholars relay the theory of Feng Chan to make these things happen."

There was a cold light in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

After the court meeting that day, after being reminded by Zhao Gao, he immediately understood why the First Emperor, who was called "mean and ungrateful" by Wei Liao, would change his normal behavior and want to confer titles on Qianshouguang all over the world.

All because of the word Fengchan.

Feng Taishan, Zen Liangfu.

Say hello to God.

It is a great event that has been sanctified and sanctified.

With the temperament of the first emperor, he was naturally impatient and excited to be teased by those people.

The first emperor was in the same universe, and the credit for eradicating the barbarians was achieved.

But in terms of kindness, after all, there is something difficult to say.

Therefore, before announcing the conferment of Zen, he first conferred a wave of nobles to win the hearts of the people of the world, show his kindness, and be praised by everyone. In this way, both merit and kindness are considered complete.

So Wang Wu said that the emperor bestowed titles to buy people's hearts, which is really true.

It's just that the emperor bought people's hearts not to stabilize the old land of the princes, but to practice the practice of Zen.

Li Si may have noticed something at the time, so at the end of everyone's persuasion, he made up a proposal to reduce the rent and tax of the heads of the world, instead of bestowing titles.

Seeing the loud opposition, and the combination of Zhao Tuo and Li Si's two proposals, the first emperor could barely achieve the effect of benevolent to the world, so he accepted it.

After Li Shiqi asked the attendants to retreat, he said, "The Confucian scholars committed taboos in the previous feudal proposals and the marriage of the princes and marquises. They were refuted by the emperor and deprived of the right to participate in and discuss state affairs. Wanting to regain the emperor's appreciation, I came up with the idea of ​​enshrining Zen to cater to the emperor while I was victorious over the barbarians."

"Confucian scholars could not go to the court to participate in politics, so they advised the emperor through alchemists such as Hou Sheng. The emperor was very happy with the Fengchan, and even revoked the right of these Confucian scholars to speak, and summoned Zhou Qingchen and others to personally inquire about Fengchan."

After Li Shiqi returned, he did not return to the academy to become a doctor because his title had reached Zuo Gaojue, but he had established a lot of contacts when he was there. At Zhao Tuo's request, after some inquiries, he learned all about the ins and outs of this matter.

But after he finished speaking, he was puzzled again: "Those alchemists have always advocated the theory of seeking immortality and longevity, and they have no friendship with Confucian scholars, so why would they help them talk about the matter of enshrining Zen?"

Zhao Tuo smiled coldly, and said: "As you often say, the prosperity of the world is all for profit. It is naturally beneficial for them to speak out for Confucianism."

After digesting the information provided by Li Shiqi, Zhao Tuo sorted out everything thoroughly.

Why did alchemists help Confucian scholars to enshrine Zen? Is it to pull Confucianism?

It's because they want the emperor to tour the east!

Most of the alchemists were from Yan and Qi, and the theory of seeking immortality they advocated was also in the coastal areas.

So alchemists helped Confucian scholars persuade the emperor to enshrine Zen, just to lure the emperor to their base camp.

In the far east, with the endless sea, the stories of the immortals on the sea and the Three God Mountains that are spread everywhere will definitely move the emperor's heart.

In this matter, alchemists and Confucian scholars really hit it off.

Once successful, win-win!

"These guys are really traitors!"

Zhao Tuo once again glanced at the majestic temple in the distance.

This huge palace group is also the masterpiece of those alchemists.