General Qin

When it comes to mid-spring, the earth warms up and the cold air gradually recedes.

Zhao Tuo's body is also recovering quickly like the arrival of this spring day. In less than half a month, he is already in a similar state to normal. A seriously ill character.

Everyone was amazed, in this era, if you encounter a sudden illness, even if you recover well, it will be a serious injury to your vitality and you will be weak for a while.

However, Xia Wuqiu, the imperial doctor, was pushed out by Zhao Tuo, and he was only in his twenties, young and strong, with good resilience, so this matter did not arouse many people's suspicions.

Only one person, or has seen through everything.

Of course, Zhao Tuo didn't dare to eat the citrus that day, so he just waved his hand and said that he wanted to eat soft and sticky hot food.

Ying Yinman obediently asked the maid to change the food, and didn't say much about it.

But the narrow smile in her eyes already showed everything.

Zhao Tuo could only sigh secretly in his heart, his daughter-in-law really had a pair of discerning eyes.

I don't know where he showed his feet.

However, Ying Yinman didn't bring up this matter anymore, so Zhao Tuo just let it go, and just reminded himself in his heart that he can't use this trick again in the future.

The reason why he chose the group of alchemists who made medicine in "Sudden Disease" this time was because he was afraid that the emperor would be addicted to taking medicine and cause chronic poisoning.

It was also because the emperor was too fond of him, and would think of Zhao Tuo when he took medicine in the future, and would often give him medicine. If one day he became interested and asked him to take it together in the palace, it would be a disaster.

In order to eliminate this hidden danger, the group of alchemists were invited to "go to death" thoroughly.

Now everything is going well, and the matter of refining medicine has been completely resolved. At the same time, Zhao Tuo has also received praise from a lot of people for blocking the poison for the emperor.

Even the first emperor, although he did not visit Zhao Tuo again, would give a lot of nourishing food and gold and jade from the palace every one or two days. It can be seen that he felt grateful and guilty towards Zhao Tuo in his heart. This made Zhao Tuo nod secretly, feeling that his abdominal pain was not in vain.

With the passage of time, except for the frightening Beijing Temple beside the Baqiao that still left the imprint of this event, its influence gradually receded and was replaced by two other major events.

The first thing that happened was that the first emperor took Zuogeng Wangli as the main general, Qiang Yan and Yang Yuan as the deputy generals, and led the soldiers of the Yueshi with the daughter of the Yueshi, Su Jiasha, and recruited the Xiongnu cavalry to assist the Yueshi in Hexi. , to start a new war.

In this battle, the rank and seniority of the two lieutenants are higher than Wang Li, but Wang Li's status is special, his father and ancestor are both veteran generals of the Qin State, and he made a lot of contributions with Zhao Tuo's Northern Expedition, which won the emperor's attention , this time it is reasonable to be the main general in the war.

Before Wang Li led the expedition, he visited Zhao Tuo once in Marquis Wugong's residence and asked him about the main points of this expedition.

"The Marquis of Wucheng and the Taiwei are both famous generals in the world. I, Zhao Tuo, also learned the art of fighting with the grandfather and father of my brother Wang. Brother Wang said that these two famous generals will not ask for advice. Why did you ask me?" reason."

Zhao Tuo declined politely, and by the way praised Wang Jian and Wang Ben.

Although Zhao Tuo's title was much higher than Wang Li's, in private, he still called Wang Li his brother. This was also the origin of his relationship with the Wang family, and the relationship should not be too distant.

Wang Li shook his head and said, "Brother Zhao is also a great general of our Qin State, he is no worse than my father and ancestor, so why be too modest. Besides, my father said that the military struggle should be based on reality, and you must not talk about it in vain. Said that although he had fought against the three Jins and the Chu Kingdom, he had never fought against the Hu people in the north, and the suggestions he made were not realistic. Only brother Zhao fought against the Hu people like this, and personally defeated the three famous generals of the Yue clan, You can point me in the right direction."

"As for Elder Father..."

Speaking of this, Wang Li showed a wry smile, and said, "Father fell a few days ago. Although it's nothing serious, he's not in good spirits. I don't want to talk about the battle, so I just ask Brother Zhao."

"What, Marquis Wucheng fell!"

Zhao Tuo turned pale with shock, and hurriedly asked Wang Li about the situation.

After a while, Zhao Tuo heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that Wang Jian's injury was not serious, and at the same time, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

The day Wang Jian wrestled was the day after he killed the alchemist.

Counting the time, what happened in Xianyang almost just spread to Pinyang.

"He won't be frightened by my sudden illness from taking medicine, does he really think it was the emperor's hand?"

Zhao Tuo made a reasonable guess based on his understanding of Wang Jian's character, but he was a little speechless.

Now that Wang Jian was like this, Zhao Tuo couldn't refuse Wang Li's request, so he put forward some suggestions for the current situation.

Heart attack is the top priority.

Using the Yuezhi people who surrendered to make a fuss, divide and disintegrate the relationship between the two Yuezhi and Yuezhi kings in Hexi, so that the Qin army can get twice the result with half the effort in capturing Hexi.

"Brother Wang should use Su Jiasha. This girl is intelligent, and she has the heart to belong to our Great Qin. If she is the core of attacking Hexi, then this battle will not be a big problem. However, she is not of my race, after all, I have to be more careful, Wang. When you appoint me, brother, you should take some precautions."

"Thank you Brother Zhao, I will use this woman again to make meritorious service."

Wang Li thanked him and left.

After sending Wang Li away, Zhao Tuo still sighed.

He can no longer go to the battlefield. Apart from his own desire to stay in Xianyang and pay more attention to the emperor, the main reason is also because he has made outstanding military exploits when he was only in his twenties, and he was named Lunhou.

If he made another great achievement and became a Marquis, then Zhao Tuo would have really climbed to the top of the Qin State's title system, and he would be unsealable at a young age, so it might not end well.

Even if the first emperor was domineering and confident enough to tolerate him, what about the second emperor in the future?

What about the third emperor?

What awaits him will be overwhelming

Look at Wang Jian, how clever he is.

"After returning to Xianyang, I haven't visited Marquis Wucheng because of avoiding suspicion. This time, he fell down. It's just an excuse to go and have a look. By the way, I will learn how to hide my strength and bide my time."

Zhao Tuo made a decision in his heart.

But he didn't go out immediately, because the undercurrent in Xianyang was surging these days.

After the alchemist incident ended, many people privately began to brag about Emperor Shi Huang’s achievements in unifying the world and subduing barbarians from all over the world. They also said that he had reduced and exempted the head of Guizhou’s tax a while ago. Great gift.

Most of these people are Confucian doctors who were reprimanded by the first emperor before. They were sluggish after being banned from participating in politics. He became the only holy king in the world.

In addition to Confucian scholars, there are also Yinyang School and those alchemists who advocate going to sea to find immortals. They help Confucian scholars spread public opinion and influence the court and officials.

Then those ministers who wanted to curry favor with the emperor also joined in, such as Prime Minister Zuo Wang Wan, and Zhi Su Nei Shi Wang Wu.

Li Si, the leader of the Legalists, kept a silent attitude towards this matter and did not express his opinion, which made this undercurrent grow stronger and stronger.

Finally, on the third day after Wang Li accepted the appointment of the First Emperor and led his army away.

The matter of enshrining Zen officially kicked off at the court meeting.

Led by Prime Minister Zuo Wang Wan, followed by Zhi Su Nei Shi Wang Wu and others, they formally proposed to ask the First Emperor to perform the ceremony of enshrining Zen.

"Since ancient times, the world has been in turmoil. The Three Emperors and Five Emperors were named Shengming, but the land they ruled was only a thousand miles away. The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties ruled the four directions, and the outer princes obeyed the barbarians.

"Only I, the great Qindong, went out to conquer, relying on the spirit of your majesty, wiped out the six countries, pacified the sea, and subdued the barbarians in all directions. Wang Wan, please Your Majesty perform the ceremony of enshrining Zen, to tell the fate to heaven, and to proclaim virtue to the world!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers and ministers echoed one after another.

"Your Majesty's merits are unprecedented, and the minister Kui petitioned for his approval."

"My minister, Wang Wu, second my proposal."

"Minister Zhao Hai, second the proposal."

...

Sitting on the emperor's couch, the First Emperor saw that all the ministers in the court agreed with Wang Wan's idea of ​​enshrining Zen, and a smile could not be restrained from the corner of his mouth.

Feng Chan.

This is the thing that all emperors yearn for the most, and it means that he wants to show his achievements to the sky.

According to those Confucian scholars, the last king who enshrined Zen was Zhou Chengwang. After he quelled the chaos of the three prisons, established Zhou, and stabilized the world, he went to the east, conferred Mount Tai, the head of the Zen Society, and told heaven with his achievements.

After King Cheng of Zhou, for eight hundred years, no one practiced the practice of enshrining Zen.

However, there are not many people who have the heart of Zen.

It is said that after Duke Huan of Qi established his hegemony, he said to himself: "The widow conquered the mountains in the north and passed the lonely bamboo; Jianghan. There are three meetings in military chariots, and six meetings in chariots. Nine will join the princes. One will control the world, and the princes will not violate me."

The heart of Feng Chan swelled in Qi Huangong's heart, and then he was stunned by Guan Zhong for a while, asking him why you made so much contribution, but the phoenix emperor and unicorn did not come, and the Jiagu did not grow. Duke Huan carefully reviewed the reason for this.

Duke Huan of Qi lowered his head silently, not daring to mention Feng Chan anymore.

"Qi Huan's career is known as the overlord, but compared with me, it is nothing more than the candlelight and the sun competing for glory! Therefore, in the past, Guan Zhong remonstrated with Qi Huan's heart to enshrine Zen, but today he is the minister of the Manchu Dynasty, and they all advise me to do it. The matter of enshrining Zen."

"This is the gap!"

The first emperor was proud and stared at the two people in the palace.

One is Ting Wei Li Si, and the other is Martial Arts Marquis Zhao Tuo.

The idea of ​​enshrining Zen was advocated by Confucianism. The purpose of those Confucian scholars was very clear to the First Emperor, and so must Li Si.

With a smile on Li Si's face, under the watchful eyes of the First Emperor, he also echoed: "Your Majesty is also the three emperors, and his merits surpass the five emperors. It is the destiny to enshrine Zen, and my minister Li Si agrees!"

The First Emperor nodded in satisfaction, and looked expectantly at his son-in-law.

Zhao Tuo smiled wryly in his heart, not to mention that the emperor had already gotten angry with him before, even if he hadn't said it, who would dare to object in this situation?

Dare to raise objections, isn't it just saying that the credit of the first emperor is not as good as those of the previous emperors who enshrined Zen?

This is a matter of political stance, far more serious than the previous objection to conferring a title. If you are on the wrong team, you will end up miserable.

The first emperor was not Duke Huan of Qi.

And they are not the virtuous prime minister Guan Zhong.

This is probably the reason why all the ministers of the dynasty supported and agreed. Few people would be fools if they could get into this position.

Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Minister Zhao Tuo, second your proposal."

The smile on Shi Huang's face grew wider.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, at the great court meeting on this day, all played the role of asking the first emperor to enshrine Zen, and told the heavens about the emperor's achievements in subduing the barbarians in one universe.

Under such kindness, Emperor Shi Huang did not refuse.

The imperial edict said: Yes.

Wang Jian's title of Marquis is the Marquis of Wucheng on the carved stone in Langya.

I checked the "Marquis of Wu Cheng" mentioned by many readers, and found that there is no clear source of historical books. The earliest source I can find is the "Book of the Great Qin King's Award" in the fifth part of "The Great Qin Empire" published in 2008. It is very likely It is Mr. Sun's original design, so it is not used here. Friends who have found earlier sources of historical materials can tell me.