"Lao Ai, a native of Xianyang, was originally a guest of the prime minister. She entered the palace with flattering words, threatened the queen mother, and granted her the title of Shanyang. She was granted the title of Marquis of the Marquis of Xin, and she was given the palace chariots and horses, and clothes and gardens. She was free of charge. However, Ai was greedy and deceitful. Unsatisfied, he used Taiyuan County in Hexi Province as a base for the state of Ai, and plotted to usurp the state. He then conspired with the party to invade the palace.
Fortunately, I had loyal ministers and good generals who were able to defeat Ai's plot, quell Ai's rebellion, and win over Ai and others.
However, Ai's violent rebellion is unprecedented in history, and he must be severely punished.
Twenty people, including Lao Ai, Wei Wei Jie, Nei Shi Si, Zuo Yi Jie, and Zhongdafu Ling Qi, all bowed their heads. The chariot is broken and the clan is destroyed. He and his family members were all given nobility. The lighter ones were given the salary of ghosts, and the more serious ones were sent to Shu for military service. "
Zhang Ji read the first half of the edict in one breath, and his voice spread throughout the palace with the blessing of his inner power, allowing everyone to hear clearly the origin, process and results of Lao Ai's rebellion, and at the same time announced his response to the edict. Punishment of Lao Ai and his accomplices.
In this regard, the ministers had some new views on Ying Zheng, the young king.
The punishment imposed by Ying Zheng on Lao Ai and others was definitely not harsh, and could be said to be very mild and lenient.
Chariot splitting and clan execution are inevitable, as long as the rebels follow the Qin laws, they will not be able to escape from these two items. As for the owl's head, it means that the chariot is torn apart first, and after death, the owl's head is hung up to warn everyone.
As for ghost salary, it is a kind of prison sentence. It was named because it was originally collected for the ancestral temple.
Those sentenced to ghost pay will become government servants and perform heavy physical labor without pay for three years, but the government will also provide the criminals with food, clothing, housing and transportation.
The relocation to Shu means that criminals are exiled to Shu, and their household registration will also be moved to enrich the local population.
The land in Sichuan is fertile and can be called the "Land of Abundance", but the development is still incomplete and the population is not abundant. Therefore, the relocation of labor force to Shu also brings new labor force to Sichuan.
At the same time, it is difficult to enter and exit Shuzhong and it is far away from Xianyang, which also reduces hidden dangers for Qin's homeland.
Of course, the most critical point is that although the people of Bashu surrendered to the Qin State, they still failed to completely return. More outsiders need to migrate to disrupt the population distribution in Shu, reduce the independence and autonomy of Shu, and completely allow Bashu to surrender. Qin State.
Therefore, it can be seen that Yingzheng's punishment for Lao Ai and his party members was not harsh. Only Lao Ai and his twenty confidants, as well as his clan, all of his disciples and servants except those who died in the battle, were punished. Life was saved.
Moreover, Lao Ai and his subordinates, except for the scholar Ling Qi, were all in the rough and shabby business world. Where the clan came from, they only had a few relatives at most, and there were not a few people involved at all.
For future kings, tens of thousands of blood would have to be shed to appease the anger.
Zhang Ji ignored the whispers of the ministers and continued to read the second half of the edict.
"Lieutenant and fifth official Wang Jian, for his loyalty to the country and meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, he was promoted to the first rank and made the chief of the Zuozuo Concubine. He was given seventy-four hectares of land and house each and was rewarded with a hundred gold!"
Hearing this, Wang Jian, who was dressed in black armor, trembled and walked out of the ranks of military generals. With an excited look on his face, he put his head to the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Wang Jian, thank you!"
The kowtow ceremony is the most important etiquette, but even if it is to receive a reward, few people will perform this grand ceremony.
But Wang Jian didn't care about this, and even his voice was trembling when he thanked him.
It's not that he meant to flatter him, but the reward given by Ying Zheng was definitely a great gift to Wang Jian.
In the Qin State, due to the Ying theory, it was extremely difficult to upgrade the title.
There were countless famous generals in the Qin State. Although Wang Jian claimed that he was not inferior to the veteran generals Wang Yan, Meng Ao and others in military combat, he did not have the opportunity to command any large-scale battles, and his title was stuck with the five nobles.
Although Wang Jian was low-key in his life, it was not that no one appreciated Wang Jian. The position of lieutenant showed that Ying Zichu recognized Wang Jian back then.
But it was the position of lieutenant that limited Wang Jian's military achievements.
The lieutenant is in charge of internal security and is also responsible for commanding the garrison to defend Xianyang. This shows how much Ying Zichu trusts Wang Jian.
But even though he holds an important position and is a man, who doesn’t have the dream of fighting on the battlefield and becoming a noble?
Even though the fifth doctor and Zuo Shuchang were only on the same level, they were worlds apart.
This natural chasm has stumped countless famous generals in the Qin Dynasty. Even Wang Jue was barely promoted to Zuo Shuchang in his entire life.
Although the Qin State's military meritocracy system provided a step for ordinary people to climb up, the highest level of soldiers born from ordinary people in their lifetime was no more than five nobles.
It's not that the military merit system doesn't allow them to be promoted, nor that the previous Qin kings and dignitaries don't, it's that their own background has caused their achievements to reach the limit and they can't be promoted to Zuo Shu Zhang.
The Zuo Shuchang of the Qin State was already a high-ranking official. His promotion to the Zuo Shuchang also meant that he was promoted from the rank of Dafu to the rank of General, which was a watershed in the title.
The five highest-ranking officials could only own 25 hectares of land and 25 hectares of house each, while the lowest-ranking general, Zuo Shuchang, could own 74 hectares of land and 74 hectares of house.
But to be promoted to a general, beheadings and military merit alone are not enough. It is necessary to comprehensively consider all aspects of abilities. At least you must have a certain cultural quality, and you must also have a certain vision in military strategy, not just between battles. Command requires the ability to dispatch an army of tens of thousands of people.
Wang Jian has already achieved all these cultural, military and other abilities. What he lacks is opportunity.
He needed a military merit that would allow him to be promoted to general, but Wang Jian never got this opportunity.
He originally thought that he might never get the title of general in his life, but unexpectedly, Ying Zheng promoted him to the rank of Zuo Shu Zhang with a wave of his hand.
According to the calculation of the number of beheadings this time and the number of casualties on one's own side, although it can be regarded as a military achievement, it is far from enough to be promoted from the fifth doctor to the left concubine, but this time has a special significance.
Of course, Wang Jian is not so noble that he must rely on his actual military exploits to obtain a general. He does not care about Ying Zheng's purpose. As long as Ying Zheng appreciates him, that is enough.
Naturally, it was not only Wang Jian who was awarded the title, but his son Wang Ben was also on the list of awards. He was promoted from the first rank to the fifth official, and he also came to the Fengshui Ridge between the rank of the rank and the rank of the general.
Li Xin and Qiang Fu, who severely wounded Lao Ai when he assassinated Zhao Ji, were given hairpins with third-level titles and were later incorporated into the guard army for training.
After a series of awards, everyone received satisfactory awards. The voices of thanks came one after another, but when he read the last column, Zhang Ji frowned and did not continue reading.
"Sir, why don't you continue reading?"
Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Ji with a half-smile, and took the initiative to pressure Zhang Ji to continue reading. But whether Zhang Ji read it or not, the contents of the edict have been changed and the seal of King Qin will take effect. It does not mean that Zhang Ji does not read it and it will not take effect.
After thinking about this, Zhang Ji calmed down slightly, took a deep breath, and read out the last sentence of the edict.
"Zhang Ji, a native of Anyi in the Wei State, first escorted the widow back home safely, and repeatedly rescued the Queen Mother, showing his loyalty to the Qin Dynasty. He also quelled the chaos in Ai and prepared for a rainy day. His achievements were the highest, so he was given the title of guest minister, the title of guard, and the leader of the net, and ordered him to One month later, I will lead the guard army to escort the few people into the Qinian Palace in Yongcheng to perform the crowning ceremony!"
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