Chapter 164 Court Meeting! New camp established! Zhao Feng eating melon!
Li Si walked slowly into the main hall of Zhangtai Palace!
"I pay my respects to the king."
Li Si bowed and paid homage.
"Now that Zhao has just been destroyed, the laws of the Qin Dynasty still need to be implemented in Zhao. Why would the Chief Justice come here suddenly?" Ying Zheng asked calmly without even raising his head.
When not facing Zhao Feng.
Ying Zheng still looked majestic and no one was allowed to approach him.
No one could guess what Ying Zheng was thinking.
"I am here today."
"I have a request for your Majesty." Li Si bowed respectfully.
"Plead?"
Hearing these two words, Ying Zheng's eyebrows moved slightly, and he raised his head to look at Li Si, with a bit of surprise: "It's rare for the court officer to use words of pleading, so go ahead."
"My eldest son Li You has been serving as the governor of the northern frontier for several years. I would like the king to issue an edict to transfer Li You." Li Si said.
For this request.
Ying Zheng said calmly, "If I remember correctly, Li You has indeed served as the governor of Beidi County for four years. He is a very good man and has inherited the administrative ability of the court judge. According to the law, he can indeed be transferred back."
"You don't need to beg for this matter."
Hearing Ying Zheng's words.
Li Si raised his head and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I do not want to transfer Li You back to the capital, but to transfer him to the army."
"Your Majesty has already appointed Zhao Feng as the Supreme General, but the camp has not yet been established, so I dare to ask for an opportunity for Li You to serve under General Zhao Feng."
Speaking of.
Li Si bowed to Ying Zheng.
Hearing what Li Si said.
Ying Zheng understood what Li Si meant instantly.
"Do you want to fight for a position of chief general for Li You?" Ying Zheng said slowly.
The tone was very calm, and no emotion could be heard.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask for your help." Li Si bowed respectfully.
"If it were in the past, you wouldn't have said this."
"Why is it like this this time?" Ying Zheng asked, staring at Li Si.
Li Si and Ying Zheng faced each other, but Li Si showed no fear. Instead, he replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I want to ask for a bloodline preservation for my Li family."
"kindness?"
Ying Zheng frowned slightly: "With me here, who dares to attack your Li family?"
"As long as the king is here, my family has nothing to worry about, but who can predict the future?"
"I may die, but my bloodline cannot be cut off."
"Therefore, please, Your Majesty, agree to my request." Li Si said with a sad voice.
Li Si was a very smart man.
If not.
He will not be able to leave his name in history.
Over the past month, the situation in the court has changed due to an imperial edict from Ying Zheng.
Not only the eldest prince Fusu is in power in the court, but now the eighteenth prince Huhai is also in power.
This situation seems to many people.
This is because the king is dissatisfied with Fusu and wants to train a new candidate for the crown prince.
Therefore, many ministers in the court who originally supported Fusu turned to Hu Hai. At the same time, some court officials who had been standing by and watching chose to support Hu Hai. In addition, with the instigation of Hu Hai's mother's family, Hu Hai now won a lot of support in the court.
But Li Si.
He understood it.
The king issued an edict to let Hu Hai take charge of government affairs. In addition to his intention to suppress Fusu, the deeper key was to cultivate Fusu.
Fusu.
Although he is nominally his son-in-law, they are incompatible with each other.
When Fusu succeeds to the throne in the future, perhaps he will be kind enough to give him a chance to survive, but Wang Wan and his people will never give him a chance to survive.
This is the struggle for power.
Fight until death!
Seeing Li Si like this, Ying Zheng sighed in his heart. He naturally understood what Li Si was thinking.
Now he is still young and everything is under his control, but once he is old and dies, nothing will be as he wishes.
and.
Ying Zheng also knew that among his many sons, although Fusu was not as good as he wished, he was indeed the most outstanding one.
In the future, perhaps there really is no other choice.
"Whatever."
"As you wish."
"After the court decides on the establishment of the new camp tomorrow, Li You will join the army with Zhao Feng." Ying Zheng said slowly.
Hearing this.
Li Si was very excited and bowed to Ying Zheng: "I thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
"Li Si swears to be loyal to the king until death."
Ying Zheng nodded, said nothing more, and just waved at Li Si.
And Li Si also slowly retreated.
"Compared to Wei Liao."
"Li Si does have a strong bond with his family, and thinks too much."
"Is Fusu really that unbearable in his heart?"
Seeing Li Si so determined, Ying Zheng couldn't help but think about it in his heart.
…
The next day!
The imperial court hall!
"All officials enter the palace."
As Zhao Gao's voice echoed outside the court hall.
All the officials waiting outside placed their swords on the rack outside the hall in accordance with official regulations, and then entered the hall in an orderly manner according to their official ranks.
A row of military officials.
Wang Jian was in the first place, followed by Meng Wu, then Huan Yi, and then Zhao Feng.
A row of civil officials.
Led by Wang Wan, followed by Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Li Si and other nine ministers walked in slowly.
certainly.
After entering the temple.
There will be separate seats.
The real court meeting did not start with standing, but sitting in the court hall, with civil and military officials clearly distinguished.
Court meeting.
The one time Zhao Feng actually participated was when he returned from defeating Zhao. That day was also an impromptu court meeting.
But today is the real court meeting.
But it’s different from before.
There were two figures standing in the middle, different from the civil and military ministers.
One was the eldest prince Fusu, and the other was Hu Hai.
Both of them were dressed in gentleman's clothes and stood in the court.
Compared with Fusu's calmness, Hu Hai was a bit rebellious.
Perhaps it is just as the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, each one is different.
"It seems that the eye drops I put on King Qin really worked. Hu Hai is now attending the court."
"Wang Wan and the others must be even more anxious."
Looking at Hu Hai standing opposite Fusu, Zhao Feng smiled with great satisfaction in his heart.
This was the great gift he had given to Wang Wan and the others.
As for whether Wang Wan and the others had thought about why the King of Qin suddenly let Hu Hai take the throne, that had nothing to do with Zhao Feng. Of course, even if they guessed that it was related to Zhao Feng, what could they do?
Zhao Feng had long known about what Wang Wan and the others were targeting. In Zhao Feng's dictionary, there was no such thing as allowing them to deal with him while he could not deal with them.
This is called returning a gift.
"The king is here."
Zhao Gao shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, we welcome you respectfully."
"May the king live forever, and may Great Qin live forever."
All the civil and military officials in the court held up their imperial tablets and shouted in unison.
The entire court had a sense of majesty and solemnity under these loud cheers.
With everyone's cheers.
Ying Zheng slowly walked into the court hall and sat on the throne.
"Stand up." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers shouted.
"If you have a memorial to submit, please leave the court." Zhao Gao shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty."
"I have a report to make." Wei Liao stood up directly.
"What does Wei Qing have to report?" Ying Zheng read on.
"It has been half a year since Zhao was incorporated into our Great Qin. Now everything has been completed, but the land of Zhao and the land controlled by its nobles will be a great obstacle after the conquest."
"The Zhao nobles put up considerable resistance and refused to submit," Wei Liao began to speak.
"Only meritorious warriors can own the land of our Great Qin, and only officials from our Great Qin can be granted official titles."
"If they don't follow the laws of the country, then why keep them around?"
"Pass my edict to Han Fei. If any Zhao nobles hinder the confiscation of land and the return of their country, I will grant Han Fei the power to mobilize the soldiers stationed in the counties to help me suppress the rebellious nobles." Ying Zheng shouted coldly.
"I obey the order." Wei Liao immediately took the order and withdrew.
This matter.
He naturally had a decision to make, but it involved too many nobles from the State of Zhao, so naturally he had to get the wise decision of the King of Qin.
"Your Majesty, Father."
"The power of the Zhao nobles is not small."
"I think we should not kill them all. If we force them too much, the elite soldiers of Qin will also suffer. We should temporarily suspend the suppression of the Zhao nobles, show them kindness and win their hearts." Fusu gave advice.
"Brother, this is absurd."
Hu Hai immediately stood up, bowed to Ying Zheng, and then said loudly: "The nobles of our Great Qin are all distinguished by their military merits and governance, while the nobles of Zhao are the remnants of Zhao. If they are not loyal to our Great Qin, our Great Qin will treat them with an iron fist. Those who are not loyal will be killed as my father said."
"Taking the land and money of these nobles from Zhao will strengthen the treasury of the Qin Empire and provide millions of elite soldiers for the Qin Empire."
Fusu frowned and said, "Eighteenth brother, do you know how many nobles Zhao has? Do you know how many private soldiers Zhao has?"
"Although the Qin Dynasty destroyed the State of Zhao, the nobles in Zhao are still deeply rooted. The territory of Zhao is vast and cannot be compared with the Han nobles in Yingchuan."
"If we continue to suppress them with an iron fist, and provoke all the Zhao nobles to rebel against our Great Qin, our Great Qin will lose countless money and food, and eventually deplete our national strength."
Hear what Fusu said.
Hu Hai refused to give in: "To treat these Zhao nobles with kindness and not take their land, is this disregarding the laws of our great Qin?"
"In our Great Qin military merit system, land is granted according to rank."
"If I show my kindness to the nobles of Zhao, I will be betraying the millions of elite soldiers of the Great Qin."
Hu Hai said very loudly.
Listen to what he says.
Many ministers in the court were also impressed by Hu Hai.
It seemed unexpected that these words came from Hu Hai's mouth.
Zhao Gao, who was serving beside Ying Zheng, smiled in his heart: "Wei Liao had already reported to the king the proposal on how to deal with the Zhao nobles. It was right to teach you to make suggestions in advance."
"Your actions today will surely impress the king and his ministers."
Just as Zhao Gao thought.
Many ministers were indeed surprised when they heard what Hu Hai said.
"Hu Hai is not so eloquent."
"It seems that Zhao Gao taught me."
"Since I am with the King of Qin, I must have known about Wei Liao's report a long time ago. It's interesting."
Zhao Feng smiled faintly, looking like he was watching a show.
Looking at the two people fighting, there was no emotion on Ying Zheng's face.
After a while.
Watching the two sons continue to argue.
Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Feng who was watching a show.
“This kid.”
"It feels like watching a play."
"Let's watch the orphan son's play."
With just a glance, Ying Zheng saw Zhao Feng's expression.
Sitting on the throne, it was like looking down from a classroom in later generations, and seeing everything clearly.
As Fusu and Hu Hai quarreled, the court officials who supported them also started quarreling with each other.
After a while.
As soon as Ying Zheng raised his hand, the court immediately became quiet.
"Zhao Qing."
"What do you think of the Zhao nobles?"
Ying Zheng's eyes fell on Zhao Feng.
Hearing this, the eyes of the ministers around him all dropped.
Zhao Feng was suddenly confused.
How come I saw myself while watching a play? but.
Under everyone's gaze.
Zhao Feng stood up, holding the imperial sceptre, and said, "Your Majesty."
"I am a military official, not a civil official."
"Your Majesty is asking the wrong person about the treatment of the Zhao nobles."
"I only know how to fight the enemy in battle, and I don't understand government affairs."
Obviously.
Zhao Feng didn't intend to say anything.
"No problem."
"You can speak freely. I won't blame you even if you are wrong." Ying Zheng smiled faintly and waved his hand.
It was obvious that Zhao Feng was the one to speak.
"Although the general is a military official and the solutions he proposes may be unrealistic, we are still willing to listen to him." Wang Wan said with a smile.
"yes."
"General, please speak frankly." Wei Zhuang also said immediately.
It's clear.
Judging from Wang Wan's tone, it was obvious that he was about to laugh at a joke.
See here.
Zhao Feng did not say anything else, and immediately said: "The nobles of Zhao State are different from many nobles of our Great Qin. They are a deep-rooted aristocratic family. Although they control a lot of land and a lot of money, there are also many talented people among them. Many of these people can be used by our Great Qin to govern a region for our Great Qin."
"I think so."
"You can be both strong-willed and kind."
"For the Zhao nobles who are willing to serve the Qin, if they are willing to serve the Qin, serve as officials in the Qin, and respect the laws of the Qin, they can keep a portion of their land, depending on who they serve."
"certainly."
"Those who are unwilling to submit to the Qin Dynasty and intend to resist the Qin Dynasty to the end must be suppressed with an iron fist."
"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey." Zhao Feng said very calmly.
Listen to what Zhao Feng said.
All the ministers in the hall were surprised. They obviously did not expect that Zhao Feng, as a military official, could have such a strategy that combines both firmness and flexibility.
When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up.
Han, which had been conquered by Qin, was not as good as Zhao. Compared with Zhao's territory, Han had only one-third of it and its population was also half less. Naturally, its governance methods had to be different.
"Zhao Qing's plan is indeed feasible."
"What do you think?" Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
"I second the proposal." Fusu immediately agreed.
"I second the motion." Hu Hai also spoke immediately.
"We second this motion." All the civil and military officials in the court echoed it.
Obviously.
Compared with the strategy of being too benevolent and too iron-fisted, Zhao Feng's strategy is a combination of both and is indeed desirable.
"Wei Qing."
"Send an imperial edict to Han Fei and have him implement Zhao Qing's plan."
"For those who are willing to serve the Qin Dynasty, their families can be allowed to keep some of their land, and I will take 70% of it."
"Those who are unwilling to submit must be suppressed with an iron fist, the main culprits must be executed, the rest must be enslaved, and their property must be confiscated." Ying Zheng immediately issued an edict.
Wei Liao naturally accepted the order immediately.
"alright."
"The disposition of the nobles in Zhao has been decided."
"The next step is to decide on the establishment of the camp."
"Zhao Qing has been appointed as the commander of the Great Qin Guard. Respected General."
"We can form a large camp."
"And with the current national strength of our Great Qin, we can indeed expand a large camp to guard Zhao and even the world."
"I, this new camp should have three main camps."
"Does Zhao Qing have any suggestions regarding the selection of the chief general?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Feng and said.
This question is answered.
Many ministers in the court looked disappointed.
The main camp is established with three main camps, which means there will be three main generals.
As the commander-in-chief, he was in charge of an army of 100,000 and held military power.
Naturally, this is someone that many ministers also want to nominate.
Even in the military camp, there are many generals who have connections with the ministers in the court.
"Your Majesty."
"As for the commander of the new camp, I recommend my former deputy general Tu Sui and Zhang Han."
"These two generals have been following me in constant conquests. They defeated Pang Nuan, killed Lian Po, and conquered Handan. They have made countless military achievements. They are worthy of the position of main generals." Zhao Feng said loudly.
It is naturally impossible for Zhao Feng to recommend all of the three main camps as his own people, but Zhao Feng still wants these two.
Even if it doesn't happen as he wishes, the deputy general Zhao Feng under the main camp will definitely be under control.
"Your Majesty."
"Tu Sui, Zhang Han and General Zhao Feng have too close a relationship."
"I think that you should not serve directly under General Zhao Feng, but should be transferred to his camp."
"It is the foundation of the country and the king's power, so we must guard against it."
Chunyu Yue couldn't help but stood up and started to play loudly.
As soon as these words fell.
Wang Wan frowned, but did not say anything this time. Obviously, he was not going to stop it.
after all.
This is indeed true.
To this.
Zhao Feng just looked at Chunyu Yue calmly, with a bit of coldness in his heart, but he didn't show it.
"I am just suggesting that Your Majesty decide who to appoint as the commander-in-chief. I will not interfere too much." Zhao Feng replied very calmly.
There was no rebuttal or anger on his face, which Chunyu Yue wanted to see.
"Tu Sui, Zhang Han."
"He is loyal to the Qin Dynasty and has made many military achievements for the Qin Dynasty. He is qualified to be the chief general."
Ying Zheng ignored Chunyu Yue's words and spoke slowly.
This sentence is naturally an announcement and the final word.
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhao Feng bowed immediately.
The two main businesses are now in our hands.
"Your Majesty, please be cautious."
Chunyu Yue said with an unwilling look on his face.
"Taifu Chunyu is a civil official. Just do your job well. You can't even handle your own affairs. I don't need you to worry about my military affairs."
"The king has made his decision. Do you still want to manipulate him?"
"Oh, yes."
"When Wang Yan and I were engaged, you even sent a disciple named Meng Jia to threaten us to break off the engagement."
"Although this matter has passed, I still remember it."
Zhao Feng turned his head and spoke coldly to Chunyu Yue, with a threatening tone in his voice.
Hearing this.
The ministers in the court all reacted strangely all of a sudden.
"Is this Grand Tutor Chunyu stupid? He actually sent someone to threaten General Zhao Feng to break off the engagement with the daughter of the Wang family?"
"This is too bold."
"It seems that Grand Tutor Chunyu really wanted to gain the support of the Wang family for the eldest son."
"Ruining someone's marriage is really despicable."
…
Many ministers began to discuss in low voices.
Fusu lowered his head, unable to refute anything.
After all, this is a fact.
Originally, the matter had been exposed, but Chunyu Yue brought this upon himself, and he began to target Zhao Feng again.
“It seems.”
"Zhao Feng still needs to suppress his anger. He is so angry with Chunyu Yue, and he is also angry with the eldest son."
"But he is now a general and it is difficult to suppress him. What we need to do is to prevent him from losing the opportunity to advance again in the future." Wang Wan's heart sank.
The original incident had already been revealed, and when it was mentioned again this time, Chunyu Yue was shocked and his face turned red and white.
Especially seeing Ying Zheng's gloomy face on his high position, Chunyu Yue pointed at Zhao Feng with trembling hands: "Zhao Feng, you..."
"You what?"
"I don't want to waste any more words with people like you." Zhao Feng said coldly and turned away.
To this.
Ying Zheng smiled in his heart: "This kid is really ruthless with his words, and he will never let go of any grudges."
"Your Majesty."
"I have nominated two commanders."
"The third commander still needs to be appointed by the king."
"There are also many deputy generals and the central army commander, and they all need to be appointed by the king." Zhao Feng said.
"I have a candidate in mind for the third main camp of the camp." Ying Zheng spoke slowly, with a sense of determination in his tone.
All the ministers focused their attention.
"Li You, the governor of Beidi County, is a man of both civil and military talents, and has the ability to command troops."
"You will serve as the third commander of the new camp." Ying Zheng said slowly.
The words fell.
Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang and other people from Fusu's faction all looked unhappy.
Everyone looked at Li Si at the same time.
"What a calculation."
"When did he speak to the king?"
…
(End of this chapter)
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