Chapter 551: Ranking of the Top Ten Heroes

After the Ministry of Rites selected the first and second meritorious officials.

It was not handed over to Ying Yuan immediately.

Instead, he spread the word first to test the officials' opinions.

After all, what the Ministry of Rites has to do is to make everyone in the world convinced.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Song ran to the Xuanzheng Hall and told Ying Yuan about the first two people.

After hearing this, the latter nodded and said:

"Cao Cao was the first of my ministers to follow me. He served me faithfully and devoted himself to the cause in several of my kingdom's battles. It's only natural that he should be ranked first."

"And Zhu Di has also participated in all the battles since the Chengping period. Your Ministry of Rites made good choices in these two."

Hearing Ying Yuan's praise, Yan Song's eyebrows immediately lit up and he said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, although the first two have been selected, the Ministry of Rites is really unsure how to choose the next few candidates..."

He wanted to throw the difficult problem to Ying Yuan.

After all, when it comes down to it, the Ministry of Rites' selection of meritorious officials will definitely offend many people.

But as long as he is not a big shot in the court, it is still an offense.

What they are afraid of is that they will offend the military leaders and political old monsters, and then the Ministry of Rites will be in big trouble.

That's why Yan Song came to ask Ying Yuan's opinion.

The latter naturally understood the other party's intentions.

In fact, Ying Yuan already had a comparison in his mind about these ten heroes. He slowly said:

"The third meritorious official must be Huo Guang. Is there any objection to this?"

Yan Song bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

What Ying Yuan disliked most was the word "wise". He waved his hand and continued:

"Among the five great kings of different surnames in our Great Qin, Cao Cao and Zhu Di are both on the list."

"Apart from those two, Dong Zhuo's contributions were the greatest. How about ranking the Prince of Liang fourth?"

This discussion is not something that Ying Yuan wants to make alone.

We need to discuss this with the Ministry of Rites.

Yan Song thought for a moment and said, "Although the Prince of Liang participated in several battles for the Kingdom of Wei, he was only a subordinate and did not lead troops to repel the enemy alone."

"The greatest battle in recent years was undoubtedly the complete annihilation of Li Xiaogong's forces from the former Yan State. It's hard to rank it fourth."

He was just telling the truth.

Ying Yuan asked: "Who do you think is more suitable?"

Yan Song did have a candidate in mind.

But after hearing what Zhu Xi said, he was a little hesitant to speak.

Seeing his hesitation, Ying Yuan said:

"Today's discussion is just between you and me, the king and his subject. Please speak whatever you want to say."

Only then did Yan Song dare to speak: "Your Majesty, what do you think of the Prince of Lu?"

Cai Jing?

Upon hearing this name, Ying Yuan fell silent.

To be honest, since the defeat of the State of Chu during the Chengping period.

Cai Jing made great contributions to both the Qin State and himself.

If it weren't for Cai Jing, the country's politics would have been in trouble long ago after several major battles that almost exhausted the family's wealth.

However, in previous history, Cai Jing was an outright traitor.

However, Cai Jing also made great contributions to the Northern Song Dynasty.

For example, it promoted the education and financial development of the Northern Song Dynasty, and made the financial strength of the Northern Song Dynasty reach a level comparable to that of the Renzong period.

If you think about it carefully, what Cai Jing did in this era is surprisingly similar to what happened in previous history.

For example, efforts were made to develop education so that even poor people could afford to go to school, and the imperial examination system was also vigorously developed.

For example, the financial strategy discussed with the Ministry of Revenue is still being used by Heshen to this day.

"In my previous life, Cai Jing was the leader of the Six Thieves, but that was my previous life after all."

"In today's world, Cai Jing is worthy of me. If that's the case, how can I be ashamed of Cai Jing?"

Thinking of this, Ying Yuan made a solemn decision.

"Let's list Prince Lu as the fourth most meritorious official of Lingxiao Pavilion."

Hearing this, Yan Song knelt down and kowtowed:

"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of Mr. Cai."

In the beginning, Yan Song was able to become the Minister of Rites thanks to Cai Jing's help.

So this kneeling was very necessary for him.

Ying Yuan waved his hand again and said:

"As for the fifth and sixth heroes, in my opinion, let's choose Prince Liang and Bai Qi."

The top few have already been selected.

As for the last few, Yan Song naturally stopped objecting.

"promise."

There is no need to say much about Dong Zhuo.

Bai Qi had fought against the Japanese and led his troops to annihilate the effective forces of the Jin army.

He made great and outstanding contributions to the final victory of the Yanyun Campaign.

Moreover, he enjoys extremely high prestige in the army.

Ranked fifth, well-deserved.

Then, Ying Yuan continued:

"As for the seventh, I actually have two candidates in mind."

"But if I have to choose between them, I'm in a dilemma. Please give me some advice."

"These two people are Heshen and Yu Qian."

Yan Song responded decisively.

"Everyone has witnessed what Lord Yu has done in recent years. Without him in the defense of Xianyang, half of the Qin Empire would be in danger."

"In terms of merit, he has more than enough, but his qualifications are still a little lacking. How about he be ranked behind the minister?"

Heshen was able to become one of the ten most loyal ministers.

It's nothing but his ability to make money.

It can be said that after the Qin Dynasty had a treasure like Heshen, it no longer had to worry about financial problems.

This can be seen from the fact that the Qin Dynasty has been frequently engaged in wars in recent years.

Ying Yuan's way of spending money is not bad at all.

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