Seeing that the trade trip to the Western Regions will be completed next month, Zhang Han is busy training cavalry, I sighed softly, frowned and thought about who should be sent to Baiyue.
Four of the six generals in Baiyue died. This was not a big deal. The court had to send people to Baiyue to handle investigations, reprimands, replacement of generals, and many other matters.
I turned around and sat down.
"Qi Wan, call Li Si, Feng Jie, and Yu He."
Not long after, the three of them arrived at the Sihai Palace. After bowing and sitting down, I told everyone about Baiyue's story, which was of course Zhao Tuo's version.
After I finished speaking, I looked at Yu He.
Feng Jie was already the Prime Minister of Zuo, and Yu He was naturally promoted from Censor Cheng to Censor Doctor. However, the affairs of the censor are still mainly handled by Feng Jie at present, and Prime Minister Zuo is in charge of the censor doctor. But this is against the rules. The imperial censor is also one of the three princes. Originally, the three princes were short of Taiwei. If the imperial censor was once again in charge of the prime minister, the three princes would be left with the prime minister.
The reason why Yu He couldn't completely take over was because Feng Quji was walking too hastily and couldn't completely take over for a while. Feng Jie's left prime minister did not dare to be like Feng Quji's right prime minister, who could live in mud all day long.
I looked at Yu He. This man had a rather tall head and piercing eyes. He sat motionless, as if he were made of clay. He didn't smile all day long. I heard that those officials were most afraid of Meng Yi, who had impeached Zhao Gao, and he was the one who was most afraid of him. That was really a selfless person.
"Yu He, what do you think of the Baiyue incident I just talked about?"
Yu He still had an iceberg-like expression, and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, according to the "Qin Law", if there is such a rebellion in the army, the general has the right to kill it first and then report it. What General Zhao Tuo did was not inappropriate. It's just the aftermath. It needs to be reported to Your Majesty, and the imperial censor will conduct an investigation to verify the authenticity of the matter; the Taiwei will reprimand the general, replace the general, etc."
Li Si smiled slightly and continued: "It's just that no one has been appointed to the post of Taiwei now."
I nodded.
"So I would like to leave this matter to Yu Heyi to handle it. Zhang Han was supposed to go to handle it, but Zhang Han has important matters in Chaoyi Camp now and cannot leave."
Yu He cupped his hands and said, "There is nothing wrong with my going to Baiyue, but it is suspected of violating the law."
I paused and said, "I order Qi Liang, the left guard, to go with you."
Although Qi Liang has been with Bai Tu for a long time, his loyalty to Da Qin is still remarkable. However, he is not decisive enough and is too cautious. It is most appropriate to send him on this kind of "business trip".
Yu He stood up and said: "I accept the order, and I will set off for Baiyue today."
"Okay, let's get ready."
Yu He bowed and exited the Sihai Palace.
After Yu He left, I looked at Feng Jie and said, "Prime Minister Feng, what do you think of Zhao Tuo?"
Feng Jie was originally a censor, and he conducted the assessment of officials. Naturally, he knew Zhao Tuo better than anyone else.
Feng Jie thought for a moment, as if recalling Zhao Tuo's assessments over the years.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo's official assessments over the years have all been excellent. Since he led the army to stabilize the southern barbarians in Baiyue ten years ago, he has never done anything wrong. But according to his generals, he seems to be a little indecisive and often It takes a long time to make a decision, but fortunately I didn't miss the opportunity. However, I think that the Baiyue Qin Army is different from other Qin armies. It is a border army that is half peasant and half army, which may have something to do with it."
I stood up and walked to the hall. Li Si and Feng Jie also stood up quickly.
The two of them watched me pacing for a long time, not knowing what I meant. When the two of them were confused, my voice came from in front of them.
"Who do you think is qualified for the post of lieutenant?"
Both of them were shocked.
When Ying Zheng was alive, he only had the title of Imperial Lieutenant. Since the unification of the Six Kingdoms, no one has held the position of Taiwei, one of the three princes, because he was afraid that the Taiwei would have too much control over the army and would threaten the emperor. You know, when the Taiwei was appointed, the Taiwei's duty was to control all the Qin armies in the world. How could the emperor not be afraid of him?
The two looked at each other and did not dare to speak casually. They have been following me for three years, and they know that I have deep thoughts, and I don't look like a seventeen-year-old boy at all.
Both of them were waiting for the other person to speak. Li Si was so embarrassed that he was sweating a little. He was thinking about whether to speak to lighten the atmosphere. I turned around and returned to the case, and said calmly: "Let's put it down for now."
I also know that the position of Taiwei cannot be decided casually.
At present, those in Da Qin who have the qualifications to serve as Taiwei are basically already dead and old like Wang Bi, Meng Wu, Li Xin and others.
As for Meng Tian, Zhao Tuo, Wang Li, Sun Wuhe and others, they may be good generals, but they have not been in the court for a long time and have no special achievements, so they are really unable to perform the duties of a Taiwei.
Li Si and the two breathed a sigh of relief.
Then I waved my hand for the two of them to sit down.
"Now the supervisory troops have not met my expectations and cannot be sent to the army. Let's talk about this matter after all the supervisory troops are sent to the Qin army in various places."
I glanced at Feng Jie and asked, "Are the cavalry's sabers, saddles, stirrups, etc. all equipped with what I require?"
Feng Jie cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, except for the swords, which are still short of more than five thousand, the rest have been sent to the Chaoyi camp and handed over to Zhang Hujun."
I nodded: "The road to the Western Region will be completed next month, and these 30,000 cavalry are the top priority. I not only need these 30,000 cavalry to protect the safety of envoys and caravans, but after a winter, the Huns must also They are already ready to make a move. If the Huns dare to invade, I will use them to sacrifice flags to the new army!"
I glanced at Li Si and asked, "Have you chosen the envoys for the Western Regions?"
Li Si responded: "Your Majesty, the envoy has been selected. The envoy is Zhang Gou, and the deputy envoy is Fang Ji. The responsibilities of the envoy have been made clear to them, and the national rites have been prepared."
I nodded and said nothing.
In fact, I don't know what the combat power of the new army is. If it is intercepted by the Huns and the new army fails to exert its expected combat power, it will suffer heavy losses.
As for the Ba and Wuzhi clans, the loss would be a loss. But if the imperial envoys were killed or captured by the Huns, it would be a serious blow to me and to Great Qin.
While I was meditating, Qi Wan came in to report, and Cook Jia came to see me.
I motioned for him to come in.
I have been making wine for more than a month, so it must have paid off.
Sure enough, Cook Jia looked excited when he came in, holding two tightly sealed clay pots in his arms.
"Your Majesty, the wine is out."
I took the pottery pot, Meng closed it and opened the pottery pot on the left, and a strong aroma of wine came to my nose.
Li Si and Feng Jie also smelled the fragrance.
"Your Majesty, what kind of wine is this? Why does it have such a strong aroma?"
I smiled and said, "It's the distilled wine I ordered Cook Jia to brew."
Feng Jie asked curiously: "What is distillation?"
I watched Meng He pour the wine into the wine. Judging from the hops and taste, the alcohol content should be quite high.
"This is a long story, not easy to explain, and this is my exclusive secret recipe, so I can't tell you easily."
