The great court meeting after Zhao Tuo's marriage was filled with important events one after another. Qin Shihuang not only reformed the official system, divided the world into prefectures and counties, appointed and dismissed local guards and lieutenants, but even launched a new war.
The speed of his movements made Zhao Tuo dizzy. Fortunately, the content of this court meeting ended here, making Zhao Tuo breathe a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that the emperor would take too big a step and carry out a lot of projects in a short period of time, wasting people and money, and eventually making people in the world resentful.
Zhao Tuo thought about how many projects had been started and planned after the empire was unified. The first one is the big project of relocating the nobles from the six countries. According to the latest news, Tu Sui has taken all the Tian family into custody and started escorting them to Guanzhong.
Dongjun, Sanchuan, Yingchuan and other counties along the way are also gathering the Wei and Han clans. When the Tu Sui army arrives, they will be escorted to Guanzhong together. It is estimated that it will be done in about two or three months.
There are so many of these people that after arriving in Guanzhong, how to settle them is also a lot of work. Moreover, this is only the first phase of the project. The Qin State will also attack the clans of Zhao, Chu and Yan in the future, which can be said to be a huge amount of work.
However, this matter is very important for stabilizing the hometown of the princes and helping to eliminate the hidden danger of Qin's fall, and it must be done.
The second project was proposed as Chidao. According to the plans of many ministers of the Qin State, there are currently six Chidao to be built in the early stage, which is in line with the six behaviors of the Qin State.
The construction of Chidao originally started this year. Now it is proposed by Zhao Tuo with slight changes.
According to his plan, after the Chidao is repaired, it will be a major project that will benefit the people. It will not only benefit the world and Guizhou, but will also facilitate the subsequent migration of nobles from the six countries and complement the migration plan.
If these two projects are major projects that are beneficial to the stability of the country and the people, the connection from Shu County to the southwestern Yi announced today can also be regarded as a national event, which Zhao Tuo supports.
The rest of the construction of the Six Kingdoms Palace and the Lishan Mausoleum made him a little unhappy.
"The palaces of the Six Kingdoms are still short of the completion of the Qi Palace. This matter cannot be persuaded. An obsessive-compulsive disorder patient will never allow his palace to be missing six and one."
"The Lishan Mausoleum is about to be rebuilt. The emperor looked down upon the royal mausoleum that had been built for twenty-six years. Now he has ordered it to be rebuilt into an imperial mausoleum. The scale is much larger. I heard that cinnabar is also transported from Bashu to refine mercury and fill it with mercury. Enter the underground palace."
"Well, in ancient times, death was like life. It was taboo for the emperor to build a mausoleum. If you dare to speak out, you are seeking death."
"There are too many projects now. I have to divert the emperor's attention and find something for him to do. Otherwise, my father-in-law will think about starting random projects when he is free. I have to think about it and get it for him. Let's do something that doesn't consume people's energy." After the court meeting, Zhao Tuo was racking his brains and preparing to find something for the emperor to do.
But the emperor first sent someone to summon him to see him alone. On the way to the side hall of the palace. Zhao Gao, the commander of CRRC, led the way and chatted with Zhao Tuo.
"My brother now not only has a great concubine and a high title, he is also in charge of the young mansion with the largest number of subordinates among all the ministers. It is really enviable." The twenty-one-year-old concubine has become the emperor and princess, and now he has become the ninth minister. One is the young man in charge of the emperor's money and many responsibilities.
Such a life made Zhao Gao so envious that his mouth became sore. Zhao Tuo smiled slightly and said: "Brother is joking. I know your abilities well. If my brother is released as an official, he will definitely make great achievements and be promoted to an official. It is also possible for him to become Jiuqing in the future. If my brother is willing, I will ask my superiors later to allow my brother to join my young master's office and serve as a young man's chancellor to help me with my affairs." Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao paused.
There are six prime ministers under the Shaofu. It is the deputy position of the Shaofu, with a rank of thousands of stones. He has many people under his command and has great power. It is a very important position.
Zhao Gao's own Zhongche Mansion Order only had 600 stones, which belonged to the Taipu and came under the jurisdiction of Taipu Cheng.
If he is really transferred from Zhongche Mansion to Shaofu Cheng, it will really be a high promotion. In addition to being promoted to rank, he will also have greater power.
As far as Zhao Gao knew, the six prime ministers under the Shaofu were all positions with real power. Tongcheng, the Shaofu, is in charge of taxation and coinage.
The chief prison officer of Shaofu is in charge of thousands of prisoners in prison. As for the others, they are also in charge of the royal garden, treasures to be made, medicine and food in the palace, etc.
No matter which one of the six Shaofu Chengs he is, he has much more power than the Zhongche Fu Ling who can only control the chariots in the palace.
Therefore, Zhao Gao really felt moved. He stared at Zhao Tuo, who was looking at him sincerely, feeling grateful.
Zhao Tuo, good brother! He was really prosperous, and he didn’t forget to mention his brother. It’s no secret that he had done a lot for Zhao Tuo before.
Zhao Gao knew very well that with Zhao Tuo's current status and the favor he received from the emperor, if he asked the emperor for help, he would have a very good chance of transferring Zhao Gao out.
Do you agree or not? Zhao Gao took a deep breath, and there was a battle between heaven and man in his mind. But soon, his reason defeated the desire surging in his heart.
He came from a humble background and experienced being sentenced to death by Meng Yi. He was very thirsty for power.
It is naturally good to be the Shaofu Cheng, with a rank of thousands of stones. In the central court, he is a first-class official under the Nine Ministers.
But it wasn't attractive enough for him.
"In Qin, the emperor is everything. Even though I was implicated and sentenced to death by Meng Yi, I was pardoned by the emperor, which is enough to show the benefits of winning the emperor's heart. The reason why the emperor pardoned me is precisely because I followed him all day long. The goodwill accumulated by driving chariots and carriages around him, answering legal questions, and ghostwriting edicts for him."
"Although the position of CRRC does not have much power, it is at the emperor's side and he is a true close minister. Once I go out and become the Shaofu Cheng, I will leave the emperor and have no chance to get close to him in the future."
"It may seem like you are getting promoted, but in fact you have lost your true path to heaven!" Zhao Gao finished thinking in his mind and had already made a decision.
He cupped his hands to Zhao Tuo and said: "My good brother, I accept it for my brother's heart. It's just that Zhao Gao is a humble person. He has been promoted and rebuilt with kindness, and his heart is filled with gratitude. Zhao Gao has nothing to do in this life, he only wants to serve the emperor." A horse and a cart driver are enough to satisfy one's heart." Zhao Gao's voice was sincere, and he even squeezed out a drop of emotional tears from his eyes, looking like a loyal servant.
He very much hoped that Zhao Tuo could relay what he said to the emperor from behind, which would surely touch the emperor's heart.
However, the emperor was not moved yet, but Zhao Tuo was struck by Zhao Gao's words.
"Touched", he sighed: "Brother is loyal, but I am presumptuous."
"What did you say, dear brother? The fact that you thought of me at this time warms my heart and makes me very grateful." Zhao Gao chuckled.
Zhao Tuo also smiled. Pity. He smiled on his face, but sighed secretly in his heart. Zhao Gao is indeed difficult to win.
What just happened was a tentative attack he launched against Zhao Gao. This is what Sun Tzu Wu said
"Profit and inducement". As long as Zhao Gao was tempted by the position of Shaofu Cheng and left the emperor's side, an important reason for Qin's death in history would be directly eliminated by Zhao Tuo.
It's a pity that I don't know whether Zhao Gao is really loyal to the emperor now, or whether he feels that this position is not enough, so he did not agree to Zhao Tuo after all.
However, Zhao Tuo's mentality was very stable and he was not discouraged. In fact, he could also bypass Zhao Gao and directly request the emperor to transfer this person out.
But in that case, there is a great risk of failure. After all, the emperor trusted Zhao Gao very much and asked him to ride a horse to write edicts. He was already used to using it, so he might not give it to Zhao Tuo.
If it fails, it is very likely to alert the enemy, which is not a good thing. Instead, Zhao Tuo first tempted Zhao Gao with the position of Shaofu Cheng. If Zhao Gao was attracted, the chance of success would increase.
Even if Zhao Gao disagreed or Zhao Gao agreed, the emperor would not allow it in the end. That's okay, it will only make Zhao Gao feel that Zhao Tuo only wants to lead his brother to take off, and he will only feel grateful in his heart.
"Anyway, I'm not at a loss." Zhao Tuo thought like this and followed Zhao Gao into a side hall. At this moment, Qin Shihuang had just sat down and had not had time to start working.
However, the eucalyptus in front of him was already piled with bamboo slips, and it looked like a mountain of bamboo slips. That should be the emperor's next task.
With Qin Shihuang's character, he would not rest until he finished reviewing the slips.
"The emperor has to review more than a hundred kilograms of slips a day. Whether it is transporting or reviewing, it is very tiring. Historically, people died before the age of fifty. Maybe there is a reason for this." Zhao Tuo stared. Looking at those slips, I sighed secretly in my heart, and at the same time my desire to change this situation became stronger and stronger.
But after Zhao Tuo saluted and stood up, he had not had time to speak. The emperor went straight to the point and talked about the purpose of calling Zhao Tuo here.
"When the world was first settled, in order to prevent the nobles of the six countries and the heads of Guizhou from all directions from causing rebellion, I ordered the guards and captains from all over the world to collect the soldiers of the world and gather them in Xianyang, hoping to sell them and use them to cast other things."
"Now that all the weapons in the world have been gathered, the young master should be responsible for the rest."
"I have appointed you as the young master today. I would like to know what you think about this matter?" After the words fell, Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched slightly.
Unexpectedly, within one day of taking office as a young man, he would be caught up in such a big event. Emperor, this is going to create a spectacle!
