Qin had the title of "Ke Qing". He invited talented people from other countries to join Qin as officials, granted them the position of Qin, and treated them with guest courtesy, so they were called "Ke Qing".
Although this position is only the lowest rank, it is equivalent to Zuo Shuchang and is also a high title. However, the position cannot be hereditary.
With Zhang Ji's status as the leader of the Mohist family, and the great reputation brought by papermaking and printing, it is reasonable to give him the position of guest minister, and he also has the intention of imitating the old affairs of King Huiwen and Zhang Yi.
But what is the position of a guard?
Although there is no such thing as Jiuqing in the Qin State today, Weiwei is the official who leads the guards to guard the palace. It is an important position among the important positions, from Liuying Palace, the residence of Yingzheng, to Xianyang Palace, the seat of the great dynasty, to the residence of Queen Mother Zhao Ji Ganquan Palace, Huayang Palace where the Empress Dowager Huayang lives, and Zhiyang Palace where the Empress Dowager Xia lives, all defenses belong to Zhang Ji alone.
And because the Qin State had many palaces, there were many palaces not in Xianyang, such as Qinian Palace, Luoquan Palace and Chang'an Palace in Yueyang, the ancient capital Yongcheng.
The number of guards stationed in Xianyang alone has reached more than 20,000. Counting the guards stationed in various palaces, the total strength is at least 30,000.
When many courtiers heard that Zhang Ji was appointed as a guard, they wanted to stand up and remonstrate.
The title of "Ke Qing" is justifiable, but when he first entered the Qin State, he was given the important position of Wei Wei and was in charge of tens of thousands of guards. Aren't you afraid of repeating what happened to Wei Wei?
But when they heard the words "lead the net", the courtiers who originally wanted to take steps to remonstrate stopped their steps and froze.
Luowang had a very bad reputation among the countries in Shandong, and it was not much better in the eyes of the people of Qin.
After all, the network not only targets the outside world, but also internally, secretly monitoring all officials. Naturally, no one will like such an organization, even the courtiers who have not violated any laws or disciplines will not like the feeling of being secretly monitored.
Moreover, every time Luo Wang makes an internal attack, he is not only difficult to detect, but also uses thunderous means to eliminate those who are collaborators with the enemy, treason or serious corruption, and his attacks are decisive and ruthless.
Faced with a courtier who is in charge of a trap, even the most loyal courtier will have some hesitation in his heart.
However, the Qin people had a strong temperament, and most of the courtiers who wanted to stand up and remonstrate finally wanted to continue to remonstrate, but most of them were stopped by their superiors and colleagues.
Even the censors, who were known for their outspokenness, all shut up under the obstruction of the censor, Wang Wan, and stood motionless.
Of course, a few courtiers who were extremely unpopular or had bad tempers stood up and leaned forward to remonstrate.
"No, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is ridiculous!"
A censor looked at the courtiers who were standing in the court to give advice, and then glared at Wang Wan, the censor who was holding him down and refusing to let him remonstrate. Even though Wang Wan was his superior, he couldn't understand, let alone accept, Wang Wan's behavior of obstructing and admonishing him.
"To rise to a high position suddenly at a young age is not a blessing to the ministers, nor is it a blessing to the Qin State. The king is young and does not know the pros and cons. It is when we, the censor, are being honest and forthright, why do you stop me?"
Wang Wan sighed helplessly and couldn't help but shake his head when faced with the censor's question. He did not answer, but asked him to look at the few courtiers who stood up to remonstrate.
As these courtiers spoke frankly about Ying Zheng's mistakes, Ying Zheng's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if shrouded in dark clouds, and the joyful atmosphere in the entire Xianyang Palace suddenly became depressing.
Ying Zheng slowly raised his head, clenched his fists, and glanced at the courtiers who stood up to admonish him. He suddenly stood up and left the throne. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and his cold eyes were directed at the leaders like two sharp swords.
"You are wrong in your words. Could it be that you feel that I am not worthy of being crowned with honors, let alone being in charge of the government?"
Although Ying Zheng's tone was calm, it contained a sense of anger and murderous intent, which made the courtiers present feel chills all over.
After hearing Ying Zheng's question and feeling the oppressive and dangerous look in Ying Zheng's eyes, the courtiers who tried to dissuade them all lowered their heads and knelt on the ground. The leader said: "The king has not yet taken charge. Then he put an end to the disaster of Lao Ai, so he was naturally a wise king, but..."
Before he finished speaking, Ying Zheng interrupted the courtier with a loud shout, pointed at him and shouted: "Then what else do you have to say! Are you just teasing me?"
"Pull all these people out and give them thirty canes!"
Looking at the few people who were dragged down, most people already knew what was going on.
It's not that Ying Zheng has a stubborn temperament and can't tolerate others, but that he must never give in at this moment.
Ying Zheng knew that the point of these courtiers' remonstrances was definitely not about his upcoming crown ceremony and pro-government. But since he was not admonishing for this, it was because of the punishment of Lao Ai and his party members, and the punishment of many heroes, especially Wang Jian and Opposition to Zhang Ji's award.
If in the future, Ying Zheng refuses to accept the remonstrance, he will never deny these people a chance to speak, let alone drag them down to be beaten with a cane.
But today's court meeting read out the first edict issued by Ying Zheng himself, which is of great significance.
In order to maintain Ying Zheng's majesty as the King of Qin and to build momentum for his crowning, he must not give in even an inch.
Of course, Ying Zheng also deliberately put the punishment of Lao Ai and his party members and the rewards of many heroes together with his upcoming pro-government in an edict, in order to better safeguard this edict and his own authority. sex.
Ying Zheng wanted to protect Wang Jian and Zhang Ji who might be impeached due to the reward, and even deliberately linked the reward of Zhang Ji with the post of Weiwei with his own crown ceremony and pro-government affairs, so that he could be like what he just did He drank and retreated to remonstrate with ministers.
In the final analysis, Ying Zheng still showed off his young temper, but as a friend and courtier, such a little temper is still heartwarming.
However, Ying Zheng was really busy with the crowning ceremony this time.
According to the "Rites of Zhou", princes and kings will invite envoys and scholars from all over the world to Qin to observe the ceremony, including the crowning, wedding, etc., even the enemy and ourselves are no exception.
When other countries began to unite, they would inevitably treat Qin as a mortal enemy. At that time, they would be more willing to send envoys to Qin to observe the ceremony, and then secretly wait for opportunities to cause trouble with anti-Qin schools.
Therefore, escorting Ying Zheng to the Qinian Palace in Yongcheng for the crowning ceremony was by no means an easy task.
At that time, the guard army guarding the Qinian Palace would be under his command, and the Luowang killer who secretly investigated and defended the palace would be under his command. Basically, he alone would take care of all the security issues for Ying Zheng's outing, which is not a small responsibility.
But Zhang Ji knew very well that although his forces were powerful and he was in charge of both the guard army and the snare killers, he might not be able to withstand attacks from all directions in the face of the covetous countries and anti-Qin schools.
Besides, nothing is foolproof in this world.
However, there are ways to reduce the probability of accidents.
Zhang Ji squinted his eyes and murmured: "Is there any school in the world that is more impressive than the Mohist school?"
(2055 words)
(End of chapter)
