83 Chapter 83
◎Destroy the five kingdoms.◎
The wars against Wei and Chu were carried out almost simultaneously, but Wei was weaker than Chu, so Wang Ben had already reached the city of Daliang, while Li Xin and Meng Tian had not yet seen the shadow of Shouchun. However, they had won no fewer victories than Wang Ben.
Before the troops move, the food and supplies must be sent first. However, this does not mean that the logistical work after the war will be easy. In fact, after the war, Fusu's work is dozens of times more than before the war.
Of course, it was not just Fusu, the whole Qin State was extremely busy.
Fortunately, the battle on one side ended soon. After only one month, the gate of Daliang City was opened. This time, the King of Wei was unable to leave the city to surrender. He was captured by the Qin army in the palace.
The reason why Daliang fell so quickly this time was the fault of King Wei, but more importantly, King Qin was too good!
Therefore, it was not the generals and soldiers who opened the gates of Daliang City, but the common people of Daliang City.
Of course, the city gates in ancient times could not be opened by simple manpower. The fact that the people were able to open the city gates with their own strength shows how much effort the soldiers defending the city gave them.
——Given that Daliang City is now physically full of water, releasing water does not seem strange.
The princes and nobles of Wei were afraid of being captured by the Qin people and forced to farm. What were they afraid of?
Are you afraid that your life will be better in the future than it is now?
The news soon spread not only back to Xianyang, but also to the whole world.
Prepare food and drink to welcome the royal army.
No matter who it is, they have to admit this statement at this moment.
The Qin State had been known as the Tyrannical Qin State for many years, and this experience was so rare that the Qin King's desk was immediately filled with memorials praising his achievements.
Everyone likes to hear nice words, but if there are too many of them, Ying Zheng will feel bored, especially when there are more official duties waiting for him to deal with.
Soon the King of Qin issued an order, forbidding his ministers from flattery, and instead of wasting their time on flattery, they should do two more practical things.
After this decree was issued, the Qin court became quiet, but it affected another group of people.
After hearing this, the people of the six states in Shandong, who had previously been arrogant and disdained to serve as officials in the Qin court, were shocked. Could it be that they were just following the crowd and the King of Qin was really an outstanding monarch?
No, they have to go to Xianyang to take a look!
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After defeating Wei, the Qin army won another victory in Chengfu, which calmed Fusu's uneasy heart.
Fusu probably could not truly feel at ease until the Qin army entered Shouchun and captured the King of Chu.
Unlike Fusu's nervousness, his father, His Majesty the King of Qin, has recently been planning how to celebrate after the destruction of the five kingdoms.
Li Ying said rather unpleasantly, "Opening champagne at halftime doesn't seem very auspicious."
Fusu gave him a cold look.
Li Ying immediately changed his tone: "His Majesty the First Emperor is mighty and powerful. He can definitely suppress such a small matter!"
Fusu said: "If Li Xin...it's your fault."
Li Ying: “…”
Is it too late to burn incense and pray for Li Xin's triumphant return?
Soon, battle reports came from the front, Li Xin captured another city, and the Qin army was getting closer and closer to Shouchun.
However, the battle to destroy Chu finally lasted until the New Year, but the defeat of the Chu army was foreseeable. Although Qin could not celebrate the New Year and the victory of destroying the five countries in succession this year, the celebration was certainly not far away.
As expected, after the spring, the Qin army quickly attacked the city of Shouchun. Compared with the good news of the capture of the King of Chu, the death of the Chu general Xiang Yan did not cause any ripples.
While the King of Qin was busy with post-war rewards, a little princess was born in his palace.
During these two or three years, Ying Zheng first observed mourning, and then was busy attacking Yan, Wei and Chu, and rarely went into the harem, so no children were born in the palace.
This little girl was born with the news of the Qin army's great victory. Ying Zheng was very happy and not only went to see her in person, but also gave her a name on the same day - Qingwan.
When he went back to write down his youngest daughter's name, Ying Zheng suddenly discovered that the eighteenth prince who was born two years ago after Zhao Ji's death still had no name.
Therefore, the eighteenth prince, who was already four years old, benefited from the little princess and was remembered by Ying Zheng, who gave him a name.
Compared to the little princess's name, the name he got was much more casual, it was Hu Hai.
This was a very perfunctory name, but Hu Hai's biological mother, Hu Ji, was overjoyed.
The king finally remembered the Eighteenth Young Master!
But soon Hu Ji was disappointed again, because the king really just remembered to give Hu Hai a random name, and after giving him the name, the king forgot about him again.
When Li Ying heard the news, he trembled three times on the spot, and he hurried to see Fusu's reaction.
Fusu...no response?
Li Ying scratched his head. What happened today? Didn't he always shout for war and killing when Hu Hai was mentioned? Could he suddenly change his ways?
"Your Highness..." Li Ying coughed, "Your Highness, you... don't you have anything to say?"
Fusu finished writing a paragraph before putting his pen down. He snorted coldly and said, "Thank you for your advice before. I don't want to say anything now, and I can't do anything."
Li Ying knew he was in the wrong, so he rubbed his neck and whispered, "How about I go and observe Hu Hai. If he does anything inappropriate..."
Fusu suddenly interrupted him and said, "Chu has a vast territory, but a small population. Therefore, there is still a lot of uncultivated land in the south."
"...Ah." Li Ying subconsciously followed his words and said, "Yes, rice in the south can be harvested two or three times a year, which can feed a lot of people. The arable land there needs to be developed well."
Fusu said, "Since I can't take action against Hu Hai, instead of doing other useless work, I might as well do more work that concerns the country and the people's livelihood. This will be more useful for the future of Qin, isn't it?"
Li Ying nodded blankly. He was still a little slow to react, but Fusu had already lowered his head and continued writing.
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When the Chu captives were escorted to Xianyang, it was late spring. With the special permission of the King of Qin, many celebrations were held throughout the Qin state.
According to Qin law, ordinary people were not qualified to participate in entertainment activities. Once the taboo was lifted, the whole country was in jubilation. Although they could not listen to music like the nobles, they naturally had their own entertainment, whether it was highbrow or lowbrow.
At the celebration banquet in the Qin Palace, Ying Zheng drank a few more glasses, which was rare. At the end, Fusu was worried and raised his hand to hold his father's arm.
Ying Zheng lowered his eyes to glance at his eldest son, and said with a pleased smile, "My son has grown taller again."
Fusu smiled and gestured: "Father, do you remember? When we destroyed Han, I was only this tall. Today, after we destroyed Chu, I am already this tall!"
Ying Zheng ruffled Fusu's hair, his eyes full of smiles: "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, Fusu has grown up."
After being named the crown prince, Fusu no longer tied his hair up casually, but asked the palace maids to comb his hair neatly into a bun. Although he was too young to wear a crown, he dressed like an adult every day.
Fusu rubbed his father's palm as he did when he was a child and said with a smile: "Fusu has grown up and can do more for father."
"Hmm." Ying Zheng felt relieved, but couldn't help but sigh softly, "Father is getting old..."
Fusu held his father's hand and said with a smile, "Not to mention that your appearance and figure haven't changed at all, it's only been a little over five years since the destruction of Han. In just five short years, how could your father possibly have aged?"
Although the average life expectancy during the Qin and Han dynasties was very low, Ying Zheng, as the supreme ruler, enjoyed the best treatment. His thirties were naturally different from those of the lower-class people.
Ying Zheng is still young and strong, and because his conquests and annihilation campaigns went so smoothly, he is in a more relaxed mood, which is directly reflected in his body.
Following Fusu's gaze, Ying Zheng looked at his hands, paused, and suddenly grasped Fusu's armpits with both hands and lifted him up easily.
Suddenly his feet left the ground, and Fusu was so frightened that he fluttered his legs twice and cried out in a lost voice: "...Father?"
Ying Zheng weighed his eldest son and asked seriously, "Are you a little thin?"
Fusu: “…”
Fusu said with equal seriousness, "Father, I am growing taller. If I gain weight while growing taller, I won't be able to grow taller."
"Really?" Ying Zheng was skeptical.
Fusu boldly kicked his father's calf: "Father, I want to stand on my own."
Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing: "Well... I am indeed still very young. You still look like a child."
After his feet stepped on the ground again, Fusu jumped twice on the spot and said in a long and affected voice: "Yes - yes - Fusu is still a baby -"
Ying Zheng got goose bumps all over his body and pressed his eldest son's shoulders to warn him: "Don't do anything naughty, or I won't let you watch the stars anymore."
The telescope with the clearest view of the stars was in the hands of the King of Qin, so the Crown Prince of Qin had no choice but to be obedient.
The telescope reminded Fusu of something. He cleared his throat and said, "Father, now that only Qi is left, can the restrictions on the glass be lifted?"
After joking for a while, Ying Zheng had completely sobered up. He stood with his hands behind his back and said slowly: "Even without Qi, there are still the Xiongnu and the Baiyue. Our neighbors are in turmoil. Fusu, we must not slack off."
Fusu nodded firmly: "I know, father, don't worry, we are born in adversity and die in peace. I dare not forget this truth."
Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction: "It's good that you think so, but... I do want to rest and recuperate for a few years."
"The Great Qin chariot has been galloping forward non-stop. It's time to rest."
What Ying Zheng wanted to conquer was not only land, but also people's hearts, and he never forgot this. To appease people's hearts, stability is undoubtedly the best way for people who have experienced years of war.
However, of course, stability is only temporary. As Ying Zheng said, the neighbors are in turmoil and the world is not yet entirely in his hands. The war will naturally continue after that.
The Qin State had a system of military merit and nobility. Even though the imperial examinations and official assessments had won over many people, the temptation of the military merit and nobility system remained for the common people at the bottom. If war broke out again one day, the military merit and nobility system would still be a carrot.
Therefore, Ying Zheng wanted to put the imperial examinations, assessments and military merit system on a par with each other to win over everyone's hearts from top to bottom.
【Author’s words】
"The Book of Songs·Guofeng·Zhengfeng·There Are Vines in the Wild": There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful.
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