Chapter 553: National Memorial
The ten great heroes have now all been granted the title of marquis.
Among the twenty-six heroes, more than half were nobles.
I believe that in the near future, there will be more lords and marquises in the Qin Dynasty.
As for kings of different surnames, unless there is a minister who has had a huge influence on the dynasty, he can be given the posthumous title of "Prince".
During his lifetime, Ying Yuan would not reward anyone with a different surname as a king.
The Lingxiao Pavilion was built earlier than the National Monument.
Probably around mid-November.
The construction of Lingxiao Pavilion was completed.
Ying Yuan invited all civil and military officials of the court to go to the attic.
Many people who had just become officials in the court were impressed by the lifelike portraits.
An unparalleled fighting spirit arises in everyone's heart.
They all secretly vowed that they would appear here in the future.
Qin Hui, who is no longer the left prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, felt somewhat relieved after seeing his own portrait on the second floor.
However, Qin Hui's confidant said dissatisfiedly:
"Mr. Qin, no matter what you say, you were once the Prime Minister."
"You can't even be ranked among the top ten heroes, and even among these twenty-six heroes, you can't even be ranked first..."
"It's just not fair."
Just half a month ago, Yu Qian had completely eliminated the bandit problem in the north.
The next focus is the south.
Ying Yuan also took advantage of this critical period to formally promote Yu Qian to the position of Left Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty.
Together with Cao Cao, he supervised all officials and sorted out the government affairs.
Nowadays, people in the court and the country say that the Qin Dynasty has three prime ministers.
The first is Cao Cao, there is no doubt about that.
The second is the upstart Yu Qian.
He was also the most trusted minister by the emperor since the Taichu period, without a doubt.
The third is Yue Fei, who had just taken office as the Grand Marshal.
Although the Grand Marshal will not handle state affairs.
However, all the troops in the world need him to control.
Such great power is enough to compete with the two prime ministers.
Of course, this is the situation in the court.
For a king of a different surname like Zhu Di, who was far away in his fiefdom, anyone could be the prime minister as long as the emperor remained unchanged.
Hearing that person's voice, Qin Hui, who looked increasingly old, could not help but snort coldly and said in a low voice:
"Don't say such things anymore! Remember, your majesty's decision cannot be questioned, let alone disobeyed."
"Although I have served as the Left Prime Minister for many years, I have never made any significant contributions, and I have also made serious mistakes."
"Your Majesty did not punish me, but instead elevated me to the rank of meritorious officials. I am already very satisfied."
Qin Hui had just finished speaking.
Ying Yuan, who was looking at everyone's portraits, noticed him and asked with a smile:
"How are the preparations for the sports meet going?"
Qin Hui immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready, only the east wind is lacking."
"There will be a Cuju match in the Colosseum soon. Your Majesty, would you like to go and see it?"
Ying Yuan nodded and said, "If I'm not busy these few days, I will go."
Qin Hui simply bowed deeply in response.
After a pause, Ying Yuan looked at the officials and slowly said:
"I heard that some of you said this sports meeting was a gimmick?"
"Is it because I am worried that if I don't give Prime Minister Qin something to do in his later years, he will become depressed?"
"Or, I might be accused by the world of burning bridges?"
After hearing the emperor's words.
All the officials were shocked and fell silent.
Everyone lowered their heads and dared not look around.
Seeing this, Ying Yuan continued:
"As a court official, it's not easy to play politics well, but what is politics?"
"The essence of politics shouldn't be about deception, nor should it be about shady struggles or gossip behind people's backs."
"The essence of politics is to enable educated officials like you to better serve the people and the court."
"I don't want any rumors in the future to be spread by some of you."
After a pause, he talked about the sports meeting again.
"I hold the Cuju competition, a world sports event, for the people of Daqin and for future generations."
"If you can't see the future, then shut your mouth now!"
All the ministers knelt down.
When they left Lingxiao Pavilion, they were still terrified.
They didn't talk to each other until they left the imperial city, but they didn't mention the sports meeting at all.
"Just now on the top floor, I saw the statue and portrait of Prime Minister Cao. It was truly enviable. As a minister, to be able to achieve this is a life worth living."
"Yes, I originally thought that the ten heroes on the top floor were also portraits, but I didn't expect there were statues. The carving skills are really lifelike."
"If one day, Your Majesty builds a statue for me on the roof, I would be willing to die for it!"
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No matter how many portraits of later emperors of the Qin Dynasty are added, they should be placed in the Lingxiao Pavilion.
However, only the ten great heroes of Ying Yuan's dynasty have not only portraits but also statues.
It is carved from fine white jade and is priceless.
Another half month passed.
Heavy snow began to fall from the sky.
This is the first heavy snow in Xianyang City this year.
It was also on this day that the Great Qin Monument was completed.
The total length is comparable to that of Xianyang City.
Three sentences spoken by Ying Yuan are engraved on the back.
The words "The heroes of the Qin Dynasty will live forever" are engraved on the front.
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