(Four thousand words, two chapters in one)
Late at night, in the Liuying Palace, with candlelight swaying in the palace, a large desk was placed with official documents that obscured the people behind the desk.
As a participant in the production and sale of paper and books, the Qin State has the highest penetration rate of paper in the world and the lowest price. Therefore, even the bamboo slips used in official documents have gradually been replaced by paper.
This kind of official document written on paper is called a memorial.
Ever since the Six Nations formed an alliance, Ying Zheng had not had a good rest.
Although in the eyes of successive Qin kings starting from King Huiwen, if the Shandong countries had not united to attack Qin for the last time during his reign, the Qin kings of this generation would have doubted whether the Shandong countries looked down on him. , Ying Zheng was still a little nervous amidst excitement.
He was a descendant of the Ying family who inherited the throne of King Qin, and he was a young king with a strong heart and devoted himself to his achievements. Naturally, he was also worried about the decline of Qin in his own hands.
In this regard, even though Zhao Ji, Queen Mother Huayang and Queen Mother Xia repeatedly advised her, Ying Zheng always accepted it humbly and refused to change despite repeated admonitions.
This can't help but make these three queen mothers a little worried.
You want to know how the first two kings of Qin, King Xiaowen and King Zhuang Xiang, died?
At any rate, King Xiaowen lived to be fifty-three years old, which was considered to be a normal life, but King Zhuang Xiang only lived to be thirty-four years old.
Although King Zhuang Xiang was never named the prince in the early years, but was only named Lord An Guo, he has been handling government affairs for King Zhaoxiang.
By the time King Zhaoxiang was old, King Zhuangxiang had been responsible for more than one-third of Qin's government affairs. When he was granted the title of crown prince, he was handed over more than half of Qin's government affairs.
Living in the shadow of his father, a current overlord, King Xiaowen lacked some self-confidence. In order to live up to King Zhaoxiang's great expectations, he worked hard day and night.
It was also because of this that the exhausted King Xiaowen finally died of illness only three days after taking the throne after a year of mourning.
It was precisely because of his diligence that he eventually received the posthumous title of "Xiaowen" judged by Confucianism.
Needless to say, the word "filial piety" goes without saying. When King Zhaoxiang was ill, King Xiaowen not only had to handle state affairs on his behalf, but he also stayed naked all night, tasted the soup and medicine himself, and wiped King Zhaoxiang's body with a wet cloth. He definitely deserved to be a "filial piety" person. "Character.
The posthumous title "Wen" is even more rare.
The posthumous title "Wen" has the widest range of praise and length of praise.
But don't think that just because you are morally knowledgeable and knowledgeable, you can get the posthumous title "Wen". That is for ordinary ministers.
But for a king, he must have sufficient contributions, not just literary contributions and moral aspects.
If you don’t believe me, just think about all the kings in history who were given the posthumous title of “文”.
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin, Emperor Wen of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Di, Emperor Wen of the Qing Dynasty Huang Taiji, which one of them is not a king who is famous for his literary, political and martial arts?
Even the second-tier Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Jin Sima Zhao, and Emperor Wen of Zhou Yu Wentai were all heroes for a time, which shows the contribution of King Xiaowen to Qin.
However, such an emperor died at the age of fifty-three.
After his son, King Zhuang Xiang, hurriedly ascended the throne, he adopted a strategy of gentleness and appeasement, such as commending the heroes of the previous king according to their merits, giving preferential treatment to clan relatives, and giving charity to the people. In this way, the Qin State was stabilized and the Qin State passed through two consecutive years. The uneasiness caused by the loss of two kings.
Then he attacked and destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, defeated the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, completely clearing the way for Qin to go eastward, but he died young.
Both of them were British masters of the generation, otherwise the history books of later generations would not say that the Qin State was the "remnant of the Sixth Generation of Fen". However, it was precisely because of this that the British master became ill from overwork and died of illness early because he was busy with national affairs.
Although Ying Zheng had just taken office, many of the decrees he had proposed before taking office were of great benefit to the State of Qin. Many of these decrees made the people of Qin respect and love the young King of Qin very much.
And this made these queen mothers even more worried.
In the Queen Mother Huayang's heart, she actually didn't have very strong feelings for Ying Zheng.
Although Ying Zichu was her adopted son, it was just a transaction.
Moreover, Ying Zichu did not give preferential treatment to the Chu clan, but instead began to suppress him. Otherwise, the Chu clan would not have supported a young master from South Korea, Cheng Xi.
Therefore, Ying Zheng's feelings for the Queen Mother Huayang were limited to respect, which was far less than that of his biological grandmother, the Queen Mother Xia.
But the Queen Mother Huayang was still very concerned about Ying Zheng's health, because Ying Zheng gave the Chu family a chance.
Although Mi Qi and Mi Dian are still doctors, they are equivalent to Ying Zheng's secretaries. Although his salary is not high, his status is transcendent and he has access to the core affairs of the Qin State. Now he is also working beside Ying Zheng day and night.
Queen Mother Huayang was worried that if Ying Zheng fell, what would the Chu family do?
Will the next King of Qin trust the Chu family as much as Ying Zheng?
Moreover, if Ying Zheng suddenly dies suddenly, where will Qin go?
A joint alliance has been formed. If Ying Zheng falls ill at this time, Qin will be doomed.
Although the Chu Clan has its mother country in its heart, the interests closely related to the Chu Clan are always the State of Qin, not the State of Chu.
It was the State of Qin that gave them fiefs and salaries, and provided them with official positions and authority, not the State of Chu.
If Qin State forgets, although they can still return to Chu State, they will never get everything they can get in Qin State now.
In the Chu State, most of the land and power were controlled by various nobles, and even most of the military power was in the hands of the Chu family.
Among the three powerful armies of the Chu State, the Tenglong Army is controlled by the Xiang family, the Shadow Tiger Army is controlled by the Ji family, and only the Thunder Leopard Army is now controlled by the Chu royal family, which shows the weakness of the Chu royal family's power.
Moreover, if she returns to Chu State, she, the Queen Mother of Qin State, will be the most embarrassed. Should she live as the eldest princess or as the Queen Mother of the old Qin Dynasty?
Therefore, the Queen Mother Huayang hoped that the Qin State could continue to prosper and gave advice from time to time.
The Queen Mother Xia was purely out of love for her ancestors and grandchildren, but like the Queen Mother Huayang, she couldn't resist the stubborn Ying Zheng.
In the end, Zhao Ji personally took action and used the offensive of tears to force Ying Zheng to restrain himself a little, but he would do it again within a day or two. This incident couldn't help but cause headaches for Ying Zheng's officials.
Having such an enterprising king is a blessing for these very ambitious ministers. After all, their interests are closely related to Ying Zheng's interests and will increase with the improvement of Ying Zheng's status, but they are also worried about Ying Zheng's body just like the Queen Mother Huayang.
It's not like many officials tried to persuade Ying Zheng, but it didn't work. Sometimes Ying Zheng would get angry because of this.
After much hesitation, the officials decided to let Mi Qi persuade them. Mi Qi had no choice but to walk to Ying Zheng's desk and bowed under the encouraging eyes of everyone.
"Kings."
It's not that others deliberately let Mi Qi step into the trap, but because Mi Qi's identity is the most suitable among the Lang officials to persuade Ying Zheng.
Due to his relationship with the Queen Mother Huayang, Mi Qi should be regarded as Ying Zheng's cousin, but he is not much different from Ying Zheng in age.
Moreover, after Ying Zheng took office, he established a marriage contract with Mi Qi's daughter Mi Hua, so Mi Qi can be regarded as Ying Zheng's father-in-law. With such a dual relationship, even if Ying Zheng becomes angry because of Mi Qi's advice, he will not No matter how he punishes Mi Qi, he will not be resentful for it.
"Cousin, is there any memorial?"
Ying Zheng did not raise his head. He still lowered his head and used a red pen to mark the approval mark on a memorial. Then he wrote a few lines of words in small characters and put it aside before turning to the next memorial.
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."
Mi Qi did not stand up, but continued to bend over.
Ying Zheng slowly raised his head and glanced at Mi Qi with his bright eyes, making him feel a gaze like a tiger or a wolf.
But he didn't raise his head, he knew that was the feeling caused by Ying Zheng's eyes.
Ever since Ying Zheng was crowned as pro-government, his aura of kingship has become stronger and stronger, and his pressure has also increased day by day. People often feel that this young King of Qin is extraordinary.
"I know it."
Ying Zheng's eyes did not stay too long because of Mi Qi's words, nor did he get angry because of Mi Qi's words. He just said calmly that he understood, and then continued to deal with government affairs with his head down.
Mi Qi was stunned. He knew that Ying Zheng declined politely, but he just didn't get angry for his sake.
But he still wanted to persuade again. Whether it was for the Chu family or for his daughter Mihua, he had to persuade, even if Ying Zheng didn't listen.
His father, King Chu, was the co-chief of this alliance, and Lord Chun Shen was the head of the alliance. This put the Chu clan, which had finally grown in status with the support of Ying Zheng, into an extremely embarrassing situation. Especially him and his younger brother Mi Qi, who are the princes of Chu State.
But just when Mi Qi wanted to continue persuading, someone pulled his sleeve with his hand.
Mi Qi turned around and saw an ancient and unwavering face.
That was Gai Nie, holding a bowl of steaming porridge in his hand.
Nowadays, there are extremely many Lang officials around Ying Zheng, but Gai Nie's status is the most transcendent.
Although Ying Zheng has never set up the position of Lang Zhongling, everyone knows that the Lang Zhongling in Ying Zheng's heart is Gai Nie. Just considering their mood, Gai Nie was not given the official status of Lang Zhongling, but the status of Lang Zhongling. Exercise the powers and obligations of Lang Zhongling.
However, they all admired Gai Nie sincerely. Gai Nie, who was born in Guigu Zongheng, was proficient in all kinds of martial arts. Although he never interfered in government and military affairs, he could always provide a solution to the point when Ying Zheng was distressed, and he understood Ying Zheng's temper, living habits, etc. best.
I saw Gai Nie putting the porridge in his hand on the table, placing a stack of memorials that Yingzheng had processed on the ground, sorting them according to the various offices and local counties to be sent, and ordered the servants to send them away, and then The bowl of porridge was placed on the empty corner of the table.
"Your Majesty, this bowl of porridge has been heated seven times. If you don't eat it anymore, I can only pour the bowl of porridge and tell the imperial kitchen that you don't need to cook corn porridge in the future. The king doesn't like to eat it."
Gai Nie's words made Ying Zheng pause while reviewing the memorial. He sighed helplessly, put down the ink pen in his hand with a wry smile, pinched his eyebrows, and took the porridge in Gai Nie's hand.
Ying Zheng stirred the warm corn porridge with a spoon, and there were a few scattered pieces of meat in it. If it weren't for others, he would never have thought that Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, ate the same food as a pavilion chief of Qin.
When you eat the meat porridge, the temperature of the porridge is just right at a warm level. It neither burns your tongue nor is too cold.
Now the whole country of Qin is stepping up preparations for war. Although he, the King of Qin, is not allowed to eat the corn porridge that is only eaten by ordinary people, Ying Zheng still thought of taking the lead and called on the courtiers to be diligent and thrifty.
Ying Zheng, who wanted to be diligent and frugal, would naturally not allow a bowl of corn porridge to be wasted, let alone allow the imperial kitchen to cook some delicacies for him because of the so-called "the king does not like to eat corn porridge."
Ying Zheng sighed and smiled bitterly, not because of Gai Nie's "force", but because of Gai Nie's understanding of him.
Probably the only ones who could understand his thoughts like this were Gai Nie and Zhang Ji.
Speaking of Zhang Ji... From top to bottom in the Qin court, only one of his close confidants dared to openly oppose him, and still went his own way and enjoyed the big fish and meat.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh again.
This brother of his was good at everything, whether it was as a person or in civil and military matters, he was extremely proficient in even those things that the world regarded as miraculous skills.
What he was busy with these days, apart from allocating supplies and recruiting soldiers to various counties and counties in the Qin State, was the Great Qin Academy.
Although on the eve of his coronation, the number of scholars from hundreds of schools who came to Yongcheng because of the Great Qin Academy was not too large, but after the purpose of the Great Qin Academy spread, more and more scholars from hundreds of schools came to Qin, and hundreds of scholars came to Qin. The support given to Qin by the Family School also increased.
Ying Zheng made a rough calculation and found that the support was enough for the Qin State to build two Great Qin Academy. This made Ying Zheng a little puzzled.
Whether it was the Xihe Academy in the Wei State or the Jixia Academy in the Qi State, both countries spent a lot of money to build and maintain it. How come they have become the food of hundreds of families in the Qin State?
With money provided by hundreds of companies, teachers provided by hundreds of companies, and manpower provided by hundreds of companies, Qin State can even make a profit?
In fact, this was also a change in Baijia's thinking under Zhang Ji's guidance.
Zhang Ji sent the same letter to the leaders of hundreds of schools of thought.
The content of the letter is roughly that if you want the school to prosper, you can't be too self-conscious.
The strength of a school ultimately depends on the number of disciples.
As long as the number of disciples is large enough, even if it is just like a peasant family recruiting everyone, it can become a large-scale and influential university sect.
This has opened up new ideas for the hundreds of schools of thought that have always adhered to the principle of "the scriptures should not be passed on lightly".
Yes, farmers, who only know how to farm, can become academic sects through this, so how can these schools of thought, which have sophisticated classics and profound cultural accumulation, still be inferior to farmers?
The heads of hundreds of families are also talented people, but they are limited by the ideological limitations of the times. Under Zhang Ji's guidance, most people came to their senses and knew how to deal with the Great Qin Academy. Only a few stubborn old diehards still adhered to the principle of "the scriptures should not be passed on lightly" and cherished them.
Zhang Ji used the empty shelf of "Da Qin Academy" in exchange for a Da Qin Academy under construction, and also allowed the Qin State to earn a sum of money and food for military supplies.
Of course, this extra money is obviously not purely due to the construction of the Great Qin Academy.
There is no shortage of capable people among hundreds of schools. It is not that they cannot calculate how much money Qin will need to build a high-quality and low-priced Great Qin Academy.
This extra money was actually given to Qin as military expenditure in the name of construction funds.
Hundreds of schools of thought hope that Qin will continue to prosper so that their Great Qin Academy can be well constructed.
It has to be said that Zhang Ji solved the most important financial difficulty for Ying Zheng at the moment, which gave Ying Zheng a lot of relief.
However, Zhang Ji was good at everything except for having fun, but he was not like a Mohist disciple at all. He did not look thrifty at all. Instead, he was a bit extravagant and lustful, and he was also extremely womanizing.
However, this is not a big problem.
There is a loss in the small section, but not in the big section.
Moreover, if Zhang Ji is really so devoid of desires and looks like a perfect courtier, then even if he is unwilling to doubt Zhang Ji, over time, he may not be able to avoid being afraid of his brother.
Otherwise, why would Duke Zhou, who was devoted to his country, be afraid of the Rumor Day?
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