The moon of Meng Chun.
It is said that the plan for the year begins in spring. Although the New Year of Qin does not fall in January, the several major court meetings after the beginning of spring are still very important.
Especially based on the sporadic information obtained by the ministers of the DPRK and China.
The emperor is going to announce several major events related to the country at today's court meeting, which further highlights the importance of this court meeting.
Therefore, at sunrise on this day, when a ray of sunshine just appeared on the horizon, Zhao Tuo had already got on the carriage and headed to the Qin Palace.
He had a sullen face, and anyone standing in front of him could see that he was unhappy.
After a while, the carriage arrived outside the Qin Palace, and Zhao Tuo stepped into the palace gate.
It's not yet bright, and there are lanterns all over the palace, emitting bright light, making the black bird statues on the eaves come alive.
Zhao Tuo stopped and looked at the glorious black bird spreading its wings and ready to fly.
"The Qin Dynasty has now wiped out the six kingdoms and shocked all the barbarians. It is the time when the black bird spreads its wings and flies high. But if the black bird is too proud and flies towards the thunderstorm or the dazzling sun, it will still fall to the earth. "
"And the higher you fly, the harder you fall."
Zhao Tuo sighed lightly.
The current Qin State looks extremely powerful, but in fact it is full of hidden dangers. Moreover, because Qin was the first unified empire, it had no reference to the experience of previous generations. The implementation of every policy was basically to cross the river by feeling the stones.
If the leader is careless and chooses the wrong direction, there is a real possibility of catastrophe.
Zhao Tuo did not want the world, which had been in chaos for five hundred years, to fall apart again.
He shook his head and walked towards the main hall.
The main hall of Xianyang Palace is still luxurious and magnificent.
Musicians dressed in crimson clothes jingled bells, drums, harps and harps, playing hymns to the emperor.
"When the emperor comes to court and makes laws, the world is in danger..."
To the sound of music, all the ministers walked into the palace and were arranged according to their titles and positions.
As the emperor's authority increased day by day, the ministers did not dare to talk casually while waiting for the emperor's arrival, and could only signal each other with their eyes.
Zhao Tuo noticed that representatives of the military, such as Wang Bi and Meng Wu, all had tense expressions on their faces, which seemed not to be a good look at first glance. They probably also got the news.
After a while, the First Emperor, dressed in black robes, sat on a chariot and was carried in by six strong men.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"
Zhao Tuo followed the ministers to salute and bow.
Amidst the shouts, the First Emperor sat on his imperial couch and glanced at the ministers in the palace.
The meeting officially begins.
Qin State has always adhered to the principle of high efficiency and practicality in administration.
After the court meeting began, the First Emperor directly started to deal with the first thing of the day without too much politeness.
"In the past, I ordered Li You, the captain of Shu County, to lead an army to conquer the Dian Kingdom in the southwest and pacify the most barbaric countries..."
The First Emperor spoke, and all the ministers in the palace had playful expressions on their faces.
Many people quietly glanced at Tingwei Li Si, who was standing among the civil servants.
With the defeat of Southwest, the name of Li You, the captain of Shuqi County, was completely spread, and he had already been heard by all the officials.
Especially after Li You was defeated, he was able to run to Bajun from the woods in the southwest with more than a dozen of his men. Such ability to escape was really amazing, which made him win the "escape" victory during the attack on Chu. "The name was also mentioned again.
Li You's reputation rose due to the combination of counting and running, and became the most popular topic in Xianyang in the past two days.
Everyone had discussed and joked in private many times. Now that the emperor was about to punish Li You for returning to Xianyang, they were sure to watch the excitement.
Facing the eyes one after another, especially the teasing look on the face of Prime Minister Zuo Wang Wan.
Tingwei Li Si's back was straight and his face remained calm, as if the emperor was not talking about his son Li Si.
As a veteran politician for many years, he can cry for his son in private, but in court, his mask will never be taken off.
Zhao Tuo was impressed by this skill and felt that he should learn more from Li Si.
At this time, as the emperor finished speaking, the audience holding the edict came forward and began to read out the punishment for Li You.
"In the twenty-eighth year of the emperor's reign, he was in Mengchun. Therefore, Li You, a lieutenant in Shu County, led his army to conquer the Dian barbarians in the south. He lost his troops and humiliated the country, and was defeated in the southwest. This was a great humiliation for Qin... The emperor remembered that he had fought hard for a year, and counted For the victory over the Nanyi, I am now reducing my rank by one rank as punishment..."
The guilt that was proclaimed high and the slap that fell gently.
Compared with such a big battle caused by Li You, the emperor's final punishment was just to reduce his title by one level, which was considered very light.
However, the ministers were not unusual and thought it was normal.
After all, Li You's father is the emperor's confidant Li Si. If you don't care about your son, you have to care about me. It's normal to give Li Si some face.
Another point is that Li You's failure was actually a bit of a loss. He played very well in the previous year and had many good results. He just fell into the barbarian's trick and fell before the final finish line. So overall, the punishment should not be too severe. .
The reason why everyone was excited just now was actually because they wanted to see what Ting Wei would look like. Unexpectedly, Li Si's extremely stable mentality actually made them lose interest.
Only Zhao Tuo's focus was somewhat different.
Li You's previous title was Zuo Shu Zhang. If he loses the first-level title, wouldn't he become the fifth doctor?
If Zhao Tuo remembered correctly, when he had just entered the Qin Dynasty eight years ago and did not even have a first-class title, Li You was the fifth doctor.
In eight years, Zhao Tuo has climbed from a white body without a title to the nineteenth level of Lunhou.
As for Li You, he was the fifth doctor eight years ago.
Eight years later, he was still a fifth doctor.
The title of Fifth Doctor is quite valuable.
Zhao Tuo shook his head and drove away this strange thought.
Li You's punishment was just a small appetizer, and then the emperor announced two other major events.
The first thing is to announce that 50,000 households will be recruited from the Kanto region to the north of the frontier.
This was something that had been planned for a long time. After all, the Qin army had previously made an expedition beyond the Great Wall, captured the Hetao and Yinshan areas, and opened up countless areas.
But after conquering it, it was still a place where the Hu Rong tribe grazed their cattle. The Qin State had to move people there to build towns and reclaim the frontier wasteland before it could completely transform that area into Qin State territory.
This kind of thing has been done by every unified dynasty in history. It is normal to use this to strengthen the empire's control over the border.
Today's court meeting will officially announce this matter. The subsequent selection of these 50,000 households, as well as various arrangements for recruitment and other matters, will be discussed by various departments and local counties.
After the first immigration matter was announced.
The emperor couldn't wait to announce the second thing.
He wants to fight the Yuezhi!
Completely defeat the Yuezhi people occupying Hexi and plant the flag of Qin on the land there.
This matter was planned a long time ago, just because Zhao Tuo happened to encounter a cold winter after his victory in the Northern Expedition, so he had to lead his army back to the fortress first.
Now that spring has begun and the frost has thawed, the First Emperor can't wait to start this war against the Yuezhi.
"I will order a general to lead an army of 100,000 to conquer the Yueshi in the west and open up territory for me!"
The First Emperor's voice was so passionate that all the ministers in the palace looked at each other with some expectation.
It is said that the martial arts lord Zhao Tuo will not go out to conquer the Yuezhi again and will give up the credit for this battle.
Who will be chosen as the leader of this battle?
The First Emperor finally made the announcement after scanning the hall with his eyes.
"King Li from Zuo Geng once went on an expedition outside the Great Wall with Marquis Wugong. He is familiar with the geography and climate there and understands the Hu people's fighting methods. He should be the general of our Qin Dynasty and lead a hundred thousand troops in the westward expedition."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Li, one of the generals, stood up excitedly and raised his voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I, Wang Li, will lead our great Qin warriors to conquer the west of Hexi, annihilate the Yueshi, and expand the territory for Your Majesty! "
The ministers nodded. Although many people thought Wang Li was still a bit young, if they thought about it carefully, Wang Li was actually qualified.
First of all, Wang Li had conquered Qi State with Wugong Hou, and later followed him to conquer the outside world. He was a general and had a lot of combat experience. He was not a newbie.
Moreover, Wang Li had participated in the Northern Expedition and was very familiar with the geography and climate outside the Great Wall. He also understood the fighting methods and distribution of the Hu people outside the Great Wall. In this regard, he was indeed much more suitable than other generals in the court.
Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Li not only holds the title of Zuogeng, he is also the grandson of Wang Jian and the son of Wang Ben.
The Wang family is a family of generals in the Qin Dynasty, and they have been famous generals of the Qin State for generations.
In the past, Wang Jian and Wang Ben fought against the six kingdoms, and Wang Li was hidden in the palace.
Now that his ancestors and fathers had retired or were serving as captains of the Qin State, they no longer led the army in battles. It was also a balancing consideration for the emperor to push Wang Li out to lead the army at this time.
Feng Wuze of the Feng family fought against the Yue people in the southeast.
Li Xin of the Li family attacked the barbarians in the northeast.
Meng Tian of Meng family is building a straight road.
It is indeed time for the Wang family to go out and lead the troops alone.
Looking at Wang Li's high-spirited look.
Tingwei Li Si, who had always looked calm, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Look at other people's sons, and then look at your own.
well……
Compared to the envy in Li Si's heart.
After receiving the order, Wang Li looked at Zhao Tuo gratefully.
He was very grateful that Marquis Wu Gong did not covet the credit for wiping out the Yuezhi, but chose to give up this credit so that Wang Li could have the opportunity to be the commander of an army and lead troops in battle.
Facing Wang Li's grateful gaze, Zhao Tuo nodded slightly and showed an encouraging expression.
At the same time, he was secretly relieved.
At his current position, he also has some of the same feelings as Wang Jian back then.
You still have to give in to the credit.
It is not a good idea for a person to eat alone and take all the credit. It can easily become the target of public criticism.
Even if you eat meat yourself, you have to give soup to others.
It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together.
The leader of the Western Expedition was designated as Wang Li, which was normal.
To everyone's surprise, the First Emperor actually announced at the court meeting that Sujiasha, a noble daughter of the Yue clan with the title of Zuogeng, would be made the female Yue clan's Marquis of Xi, allowing her to command the two Yue clans who surrendered to Qin and assist them. Wang Li marched westward.
This appointment is very unusual. It is extremely rare for a woman to be a general.
But no one objected. After all, Sujiasha did not hold an official position in the Qin State, but was in charge of the Yuezhi. It was an internal matter among the Yuezhi people and was not in the same system as everyone else. There was nothing to say.
Only Zhao Tuo was in a daze as he watched Sugatha being summoned, walking to the hall, and receiving orders loudly to thank her.
When he first met this woman in Yiqu City, Beidi, he probably never imagined that she would reach such a status.
Perhaps feeling Zhao Tuo's gaze, Sujatha finished receiving the order and turned sideways, showing a faint smile to Zhao Tuo.
Zhao Tuo smiled back.
At the same time, I secretly sighed in my heart, judging from what this woman has done before, her future is limitless, and she is probably a figure who will leave her name in history.
After Wang Li and Sugasha took the order to retreat, Zhao Tuo immediately calmed down and stared at the First Emperor on the imperial couch with his eyes slightly focused.
All the ministers who had received the news more or less also looked at the emperor.
Emperor, would you really do that?
The First Emperor sat on the imperial couch, stretched his body, and showed a faint and proud smile at the corner of his mouth.
He looked at the ministers in the palace and slowly said: "In the past, my ancestor of Qin was a doctor of Zhou. He guarded Xicui and fought with the Rong people for generations. The ancestors of all generations overcame obstacles and opened up territories. As for Duke Mu, he was strong and dominated Xirong. However, in later generations, Zhongfa was a small and remote country in the west, which was invaded and ravaged by the states in Shandong. The three Jin Dynasties captured the land west of my ancestor, Hexi. The princes despised Qin and were extremely ugly."
"In the time of Duke Xiao, we will use the methods of Lord Shang to strengthen the country. As for my accession to the throne, the remaining heroes of the sixth generation will sweep across the world and unite them into one world. Now there are Zhao Tuo, Feng Wuze, Li Xin and others who will serve for me. Defeating the Hu barbarians, hanging the heads of the Xiongnu Chanyu and King Donghu at the Qin Palace, and subduing the Yueshi's Xihou at the border fortress, these feats have never been seen in ancient times."
"I am very happy that I have achieved this merit. The emperor's merits should be reflected in the head of Guizhou."
"Therefore, I would like to bestow a first-level title on the world..."
In the main hall, all the officials were solemn.
Zhao Tuo's hands in his sleeves trembled slightly.
Sure enough.
Grant the first level of nobility to the head of Guizhou in the world.
Zhao Tuo growled in his heart.
Chaos!
This is chaos!
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of Qin Shihuang": In the twenty-seventh year of his reign...he was given the first rank.
According to historical records, there were two large-scale conferrals of nobility after the unification of Qin, and this was the first time.
According to the analysis of "Research on the Military Merit and Nobility System: The Decline of the Military Merit and Nobility System in the Late Qin Dynasty", the granting of nobility this time was a result of mediocrity and chaos in government, which destroyed the Great Wall and caused the military merit and nobility system to lose its original value and role, leading to decline and indiscriminate use.
The military titles of the Han Dynasty completely collapsed, and an eight-level system of civilian titles evolved. This was probably also influenced by the large-scale granting of titles after the unification of the Qin Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
