Chapter 152 The First Emperor personally welcomes him!
"Why are you all out?"
"What on earth happened today? Why is there such a big scene?"
"You followed me out without even knowing what happened?"
"I saw people walking out of the city, so I followed them out of curiosity. But after such a long time, I didn't see anything happening."
"You really like to watch the fun."
"Today is not a big day. I heard that General Zhao, who has made many military achievements for our Great Qin, is coming to Xianyang to report on his work. General Zhao Feng is a legendary figure in our Great Qin. He started as a logistics officer and has made countless military achievements. Now he has become the youngest commander in our Great Qin. How can I not see such a person with my own eyes?"
"So that's how it is. I understand."
"General Zhao Feng, the 19-year-old commander, is truly a legend of our Great Qin. Even Bai Qi, the former Marquis of Wu'an, is not as good as General Zhao Feng."
"And this time I also heard that General Zhao Feng might make further progress after returning to the court."
“Is this true or false?”
"General Zhao Feng is now a commander-in-chief. His official rank is just below the three generals of our Great Qin. If he can make further progress, he will become a general. Isn't this impossible?"
"How is it impossible?"
"How great was General Zhao's military achievement this time? Almost all the key battles that destroyed Zhao were won by General Zhao Feng. Even the fleeing King Zhao was captured by General Zhao. With such great achievements, it is not an exaggeration to make him a general."
"certainly."
"What I heard were rumors passed down from the court. Whether we can go any further depends on the will of the current king."
…
The people inside and outside the city began to talk to each other.
Gathered here for so long.
Some of them didn't even know what was happening, but when they saw the crowds gathering, they couldn't help but join in. It can be summed up in three simple words: just watching the fun.
This has been a habit of the Chinese people for thousands of years.
At this time! There were bursts of loud shouts coming from the city.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
…
Countless shouts continued.
The people in the city even came to pay their respects and pay their respects directly.
The people outside the city looked inside.
I saw a carriage pulled by nine horses slowly approaching the city, and behind the carriage were the officials of the Qin Dynasty.
See this scene.
Everyone might have been shocked.
"The king actually came out to greet us personally?"
"No way?"
"The king came here in a royal carriage, accompanied by all the officials, just to welcome General Zhao Feng?"
"What an honor this is?"
"Looking back at the history of our Great Qin, General Ying Hua personally welcomed King Huiwen."
"In the past, King Zhaoxiang personally welcomed Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an."
"Now that the king is personally welcoming General Zhao Feng, this is truly an incomparable honor."
"Perhaps, General Zhao Feng can really go one step further."
"Will you become the youngest general in the Qin Dynasty after this?"
…
Seeing the royal carriage arriving, countless onlookers bowed and saluted, while being shocked and full of speculation in their hearts.
The imperial carriage arrives and the king sets out on a journey.
This is known to everyone.
Moreover, there were hundreds of officials accompanying the imperial carriage, which made the meaning even clearer.
"Your Majesty, you think too highly of Zhao Feng. You even went out of the city to welcome him in person?" Wei Zhuang said with a depressed look on his face.
"So."
"Taifu Chunyu made a bad move back then." Wang Wan sighed.
As Zhao Feng gained more and more power, Wang Wan felt more and more helpless about Chunyu Yue's stupid actions against Zhao Feng.
It is because of this move.
Perhaps this would eliminate the possibility of Zhao Feng being won over by them.
Others still have a chance.
"King's appearance."
"There is one more thing. The Bai family wants to impeach Zhao Feng." Wei Zhuang suddenly said in a low voice.
"Why?" Wang Wan was stunned, a look of surprise appeared on his old face.
"When Zhao Feng returned to Xianyang, he dealt with a branch of the Bai family in a county town in Hangu County with ruthless hands." Wei Zhuang said.
"Disposed of it privately?"
"Is there any reason?" Wang Wan asked immediately.
"According to the Bai family, Zhao Feng resorted to lynching and beheaded the county magistrate of that county." said Wei Zhuang.
Hearing this!
Wang Wan smiled immediately: "It seems that these military officials really have the same personality, just like Bai Qi in the past, who was domineering despite being in a high position. Zhao Feng is no exception."
"We are the eldest son's people, and everyone knows it openly, but the Bai family has no relationship with the eldest son openly."
"Perhaps we can take this opportunity to suppress Zhao Feng. After all, this matter has nothing to do with us. We can just watch."
"in this way."
"Perhaps we can ask the king to take back the reward for Zhao Feng's promotion to general. It will be beneficial for us to suppress it a little." Wang Wan smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty, I think that's a good idea."
"Then we will not interfere in this matter." Wei Zhuang also smiled in agreement.
The other side.
Wang Jian, who was standing at the head of the military officials, could not stop smiling.
"Can't you help but feel proud now?"
"Can you be more restrained?"
Meng Wu stood behind Wang Jian and couldn't help but speak out.
Hearing this.
Wang Jian turned his head and smiled proudly: "You old man, just be envious. My son-in-law has returned to the court and will be awarded the title of general. Do you have such an outstanding son-in-law?"
"No, that's not right. It seems like you don't even have a daughter."
"Hahaha, just be envious."
Looking at Wang Jian's smug look, Meng Wu was so angry, but he had no words to refute.
"I say Meng Wu, if you have nothing to do, don't bother him. He is so proud of himself now."
Huan Yi on the side said with a smile.
The three generals of the Qin Dynasty seemed to be in harmony.
"Old Huan, just because of what you said, next time my Great Qin sends troops to war, I won't compete with you for it." Wang Jian said with a smile.
Huan Yi smiled and said without any hesitation: "I won't let you grab it even if you do."
"Your Lantian Camp has annihilated two countries in a row, and this time you also made contributions to the annihilation of Zhao Beijiang. I am the only one who can only watch."
"Next time, our army will be the main attacker."
This.
It seemed like a joke, but one could actually hear the firmness in Huan Yi's tone.
"rest assured."
"I won't compete with you for it." Wang Jian smiled and didn't care.
The court seems to be at the core of Qin and the center of power.
But the struggle is more intense than on the battlefield.
They seem to have a good relationship, but they can still turn against each other at any time for their own interests.
Wang Jian, Meng Wu and the other two seem to be on good terms with each other, but fundamentally their friendship is not that deep.
One is that the king was afraid.
What he was most worried about was the generals who held military power forming factions.
The second is also a dispute over interests.
Now the Qin Dynasty has three military commanders, but the position of national commander is still vacant, and no one has been appointed as a king.
This is naturally what the three of them are pursuing, and for this goal, they will naturally fight to the end.
The reason why Wang Jian did not fight this time was because they had already fought and destroyed two countries in succession, and now he was in the lead.
"After this time."
"It's time for me to drink at your son's wedding, right?" Meng Wu suddenly said.
"The date should be soon."
"When the time comes, you two must come to my house and have a drink." Wang Jian laughed.
"Your son is marrying a princess, so there's no need to talk about the grand ceremony, but the wine must be the best, like the one from Jiuxianlou," Huan Yi said.
"You also know Jiuxianlou?" Wang Jian was a little surprised.
"Although Jiuxianlou is located in Yingchuan, many merchants are also selling Jiuxianlou's fine wine, so how can we not drink it?"
"After drinking the fine wine from Jiuxianlou, I really can't drink anything else. Even the royal wine can't compare to it." Meng Wu said with emotion.
With these generals in such a state, one can imagine what kind of impact Zhao Feng’s Jiuxianlou had.
"I have good news for you."
"In a few days, Jiuxianlou will open in Xianyang City." Wang Jian said with a smile.
"How do you know that?" Meng Wu and Huan Yi were both shocked and very surprised, but their eyes were shining.
"The steward in my mansion often buys wine for me, so he naturally knows some merchants who sell it. Now he has got the news." Wang Jian said with a smile.
The imperial carriage moves forward.
Hundreds of officials accompanied him.
The journey was not as solemn as imagined, and the officials were talking to each other in a familiar manner.
soon.
When we arrived at the city gate.
The imperial carriage stopped.
All the officials also stopped and stood behind the imperial carriage.
Since the king is here in person to welcome them, there is naturally no reason for the officials not to come.
perhaps.
This grand occasion also needs witnesses.
"Your Majesty."
"Maybe it's too early."
"An hour ago, the imperial guards reported that General Zhao was still some distance away from Xianyang. Now I'm afraid he will have to wait here." Ren Xiong said respectfully.
"Welcome to our great Qin's meritorious officials."
"I can wait." Ying Zheng smiled slightly.
"I understand." Ren Xiong said no more, but there was a look of envy in his eyes.
It is a great honor for every subject to be worthy of such favor from the king.
What's more, this is not a simple favor.
The King of Qin drove out of the city to welcome him, and all the officials came to welcome him. What an honor it was!
Time passes by.
soon.
A stick of incense time passed.
Far away.
Xianyang City is only a thousand meters away.
"My Lord."
"Why are there so many people gathered outside the city?"
Zhang Ming looked at the city in front of him with a look of surprise.
"Are they here to welcome the Lord?" the centurion of the royal guard laughed.
"The capital is welcoming the Lord? No way?"
"And I see there are so many people here. Are they all coming to welcome the Lord spontaneously?"
"Has the Lord's reputation spread to Xianyang?" Zhang Ming said with admiration.
Zhao Feng looked in front of the city. With his attributes that were hundreds of times superior to those of ordinary people, Zhao Feng could see several miles away as long as there was an open space.
"The imperial carriage has stopped outside the city."
"Could it be that the King of Qin will personally greet us at the city gate?" Zhao Feng was slightly surprised.
“Speed up.”
"Your Majesty, please wait at the city gate and do not be rude." Zhao Feng reminded him and then rode his horse towards Xianyang City.
The guards heard this.
After looking at each other, all of them showed surprise on their faces: "The king personally greeted us at the city gate, what a supreme honor!"
Read this.
Each of the personal guards followed Zhao Feng towards Xianyang City with excitement.
This is the glory of their Lord and even more so their glory.
soon.
Zhao Feng led his personal guards and quickly approached Xianyang City.
When they were only twenty feet into Xianyang City, Zhao Feng immediately dismounted from his horse, and the guards behind him did the same.
"Your Majesty, General Zhao has returned." Ren Xiong said respectfully.
Then Ren Xiong lifted the curtain of the imperial carriage.
Ying Zheng, dressed in a royal robe, slowly walked down from the imperial carriage.
Looking at Zhao Feng walking towards him, Ying Zheng also put on a smile on his face.
"It is indeed the King of Qin who personally came to welcome him, and he also brought along all the officials. This is really a great honor."
He looked at Ying Zheng waiting in front of the imperial carriage, and then at the officials waiting behind it.
Even Zhao Feng felt touched at this moment.
No wonder it is said that if the emperor descends to greet him, his subjects would rather die than take revenge.
The king led all the officials out of the city to welcome him. This honor was greater than the demotion of the emperor.
Read this.
Zhao Feng calmed down, walked forward quickly, bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "I pay my respects to the king."
"General Zhao Feng is indeed as young as the rumors say."
"Alas, real people can't be compared. My son is also 20 years old. He served in the army for two years and then retired. Now he is doing business. It's really incomparable."
"General Zhao Feng is a man of such caliber only to appear once in decades, otherwise how can he be called a man of caliber?"
"yes."
"A well-deserved hero."
…
Seeing that Zhao Feng was really as young as the rumors said, the people talked more, but they were all full of admiration.
Ying Zheng smiled slightly, walked forward slowly, and helped Zhao Feng up directly: "General Zhao has finally returned."
"It is my fault for keeping Your Majesty waiting for so long." Zhao Feng said immediately.
"General Zhao has returned from battle. What crime has he committed?"
"Come on, follow me into the palace." Ying Zheng laughed.
"The imperial carriage is where the king is. I dare not be rude. I will walk with the carriage." Zhao Feng said immediately.
It was already high-profile enough that Ying Zheng went out of the city in person to welcome him. If he had still sat in the imperial carriage, it would have been too high-profile. Zhao Feng still knew his limits.
Now that we are still dependent on Qin, we must maintain the proper sense of propriety.
Looking at Zhao Feng like this.
Ying Zheng smiled slightly and did not force it: "I will go with you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Feng no longer refused.
"The king is leaving, and all officials are returning to the palace."
Ren Xiong shouted loudly.
immediately.
Ren Xiong looked at Zhang Ming again: "General Zhao's personal guards will go to the post house to settle down."
"Yes." Zhang Ming responded immediately.
immediately.
Ying Zheng held Zhao Feng's hand and walked towards Xianyang City.
"This is Zhao Qing's first time in Xianyang, right?" Ying Zheng smiled slightly.
"I grew up in Shaqiu County, and this is indeed my first time in the capital." Zhao Feng replied with a smile.
Ying Zheng smiled and pointed to the city: "Is the capital of our Great Qin magnificent?"
"I have been to two capitals, Xinzheng and Handan."
"The capitals of these two countries are far less magnificent than Xianyang." Zhao Feng replied immediately.
Ying Zheng asked this.
Zhao Feng naturally had to cooperate.
Although Zhao Feng had seen more magnificent modern cities with countless skyscrapers, these ancient palaces and houses were naturally far inferior to them.
"After the world is unified, Xianyang will become even more prosperous and magnificent." Ying Zheng laughed.
Surrounded by hundreds of officials.
Gradually moving towards the palace.
"Your son-in-law is truly a man favored by the king."
"As long as your son-in-law doesn't mess around, he may have a chance to reach the position that Wu Anjun once held."
Looking at Ying Zheng who was so happy holding Zhao Feng's hand, it was the first time that Meng Wu saw the king so happy.
"Why do I feel that the king and Zhao Feng are quite close? They are very similar, with similar heights and body shapes. If I don't tell you, I'm afraid some people would think they are father and son."
Huan Yi looked at the figures of Ying Zheng and Zhao Feng walking in front of him, and couldn't help but think secretly in his heart that it was quite strange.
"Have you ever been so favored before?" Wang Wan turned and said to Wei Zhuang.
"Indeed, it has never happened before."
"I have only seen this in King Zhaoxiang's treatment of Lord Wu'an in the past."
"only."
"Times have changed now. It is no longer the time of King Zhaoxiang." Wei Zhuang sighed.
"Zhao Feng is still too young after all. The higher he stands, the more miserable he will be when he falls. We can just watch the show this time." Wang Wan sneered.
In the blink of an eye.
In the Qin Palace, in the court hall, all the officials were already fighting.
Ying Zheng sat on the throne, while Zhao Feng stood in the hall.
"This is the famous Zhao Feng."
"We must win him over for Prince Hu Hai, so that he can help us fight against Fusu."
Zhao Gao, who was serving beside Ying Zheng, glanced at him and thought in his heart.
"The treacherous minister Zhao Gao in history is indeed sinister, but now that Qin Shi Huang is still alive, he is like an ant and dares not show any ambition at all."
"There is no sign of the momentum of calling a horse a zebra."
“Who among the civil and military officials in the court could have imagined that in the next few decades, this eunuch would be able to stir up the storm and become one of the roots of the Qin Empire.”
While Zhao Gao was secretly sizing up Zhao Feng, Zhao Feng naturally also sizing up Zhao Gao.
In the whole court.
There are really quite a few famous people recorded in history.
Wei Liao.
Li Si.
Feng Quji.
Meng Wu, Huan Yi.
At a glance, there are truly countless historical celebrities.
It is also the brilliance of the Qin State in this era.
certainly.
Zhao Feng did not scan directly with his eyes, but spread out his spiritual sense.
"Why is this guy looking at me with such hatred?"
"There are many others like this. Did I dig up their ancestral graves?"
After the spiritual consciousness is expanded.
I found someone glaring at me with great hatred.
There are also jealous ones.
All kinds of emotions were exposed under Zhao Feng's spiritual consciousness.
However, Zhao Feng tentatively looked upwards.
Boom! An invisible force instantly spread out, shocking Zhao Feng's consciousness back.
Faintly.
Zhao Feng saw a black dragon circling above Ying Zheng's head, staring at him hungrily.
“Is this the power of destiny?”
Looking at the dragon shadow, Zhao Feng was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately understood what it was.
Zhao Feng knew something about this kind of existence from the myths of his previous life.
"Zhao Qing has returned from Zhao."
"I guess the task of reorganization has been completed."
Standing on the high seat, Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Feng and smiled.
When facing any minister, Ying Zheng always maintained that kind of cold majesty, but when facing Zhao Feng, Ying Zheng felt an invisible sense of closeness at first sight.
This feeling was something Ying Zheng couldn't explain.
Therefore, his attitude towards Zhao Feng was particularly good.
"Your Majesty."
“This is the compiled record.”
Zhao Feng did not hesitate and took out a piece of cloth from his arms.
Zhao Gao was staying.
"Zhao Qing, just read it out."
"There are more than 400,000 Zhao troops. I also want to know how many elite soldiers have been selected." Ying Zheng said majestically.
"I accept your order."
Zhao Feng opened the cloth and said loudly: "In the battle to destroy Zhao, our Great Qin accepted more than 410,000 Zhao soldiers who surrendered. I led my elite soldiers to screen them for a month and eliminated more than 160,000 of them with poor physical fitness. The remaining 240,000 surrendered soldiers can all be reorganized into the prisoner army."
"Zhao Qing has put in a lot of effort." Ying Zheng nodded: "How do you plan to reorganize these surrendered soldiers?"
"I propose."
"First, we will replenish the lost soldiers in the Lantian camp with surrendered soldiers. If there are any surpluses later, the king will make the final decision." Zhao Feng replied.
"kindness."
Ying Zheng smiled and nodded.
"We will discuss the reorganization of the surrendered soldiers later."
"When we were in Handan, I promised you that I would give you a surprise once you destroyed Zhao and returned to Qin."
"Now is the time to fulfill your promise." Ying Zheng smiled and waved his hand.
Just at this moment!
A minister stood up.
"Your Majesty."
"I want to impeach Zhao Feng."
Among the civil officials, a middle-aged official stood up angrily and raised his imperial tablet.
"kindness?"
The smile on Ying Zheng's face froze, and he looked at the minister coldly: "What did you say? Impeach Zhao Qing?"
"I want to impeach Zhao Feng for being stubborn in enforcing the law and abusing private punishment." Bai Wu said loudly.
"Do you know what you are talking about?"
"When did Zhao Qing abuse lynching?" Ying Zheng frowned.
It is really disappointing to think of Bai Wu's impeachment at this moment.
"Master Bai."
"General Zhao has never met you before, and he has been handling military affairs in Zhao State. How can you accuse him of abuse of power?"
"If you are wrong, then it is an unwarranted accusation."
Wang Jian stood up and said to Bai Wu with a cold face.
"Everything I say is true."
"This is the impeachment report jointly submitted by the Bai clan members in Linguan County."
"Please have a look, Your Majesty."
Bai Wu looked indignant and took out a piece of cloth.
Zhao Gao, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward and took the cloth.
And in the court.
Regarding Bai Wu's sudden impeachment of Zhao Feng, some were shocked, some were gloating, and some were just watching the show.
“Whether the impeachment is successful or not, on the one hand, I can suppress Zhao Feng, and on the other hand, I can also plead for Zhao Feng, which is considered a favor to Zhao Feng.”
"This move kills two birds with one stone." Wang Wan was smiling in his heart at this moment, approving of his own wisdom.
Ying Zheng took the cloth in his hand with a gloomy face.
But at this time! Zhao Feng spoke.
"Your Majesty."
"If the person who impeached me is named Bai, then I know what he is impeaching me for."
"And the king doesn't need to see his impeachment."
"Please ask for the confession written by the county lieutenant of Linguan County."
Since he had been impeached, Zhao Feng simply would not endure it and took out a bamboo slip from his arms.
It was the confession written by the Linguan County Lieutenant.
It's about the corruption and oppression committed by the county magistrate and the Bai family.
It's not just aimed at the Wei family, all the others are written out.
Hear what Zhao Feng said.
Ying Zheng immediately put down Bai Wu's impeachment report in his hand and looked at Zhao Gao: "Present it."
"I obey the order." Zhao Gao immediately ran down quickly.
He quickly picked up the memorial in Zhao Feng's hand and presented it to Ying Zheng.
See this scene.
Bai Wu felt a panic in his heart.
Wang Wan, who was originally confident, was now feeling nervous.
…
(End of this chapter)
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