By mid-spring, the earth is getting warmer and the cold is gradually receding.
Zhao Tuo's body also recovered quickly like the arrival of spring. In less than half a month, he was already in almost the same state as usual. He could walk, his face was rosy, he was eating and talking and laughing freely, and it was hard to tell that he was just now A character who is seriously ill.
Everyone was amazed. In this era, if you encounter a serious illness, even if you have recovered, your vitality will be severely damaged and you will be weak for a period of time.
However, Xia Wuqi, the imperial doctor, was pushed out by Zhao Tuo. In addition, he was only in his twenties, young and strong, and had good recovery ability, so this matter did not arouse many people's suspicion.
There is only one person, or he has seen through everything.
Of course, Zhao Tuo didn't dare to eat the tangerines that day. He just waved his hand and said that he wanted to eat soft and hot food.
Ying Yinman also obediently asked the maid to change the food and did not say much about this matter.
But the narrow smile in her eyes said everything.
Zhao Tuo could only sigh in his heart, his daughter-in-law really had a pair of wise eyes.
I don’t know where he showed his flaws.
However, Ying Yinman was sensible and did not mention this matter again, so Zhao Tuo just ignored it and reminded himself secretly that he could not use this kind of trick again in the future.
The reason why he chose "severe illness" to deceive the alchemists who were refining medicine this time was because he was afraid that the emperor would become addicted to medicine and lead to chronic poisoning.
He was also afraid that the emperor would be too fond of him and would think of him, Zhao Tuo, when he took medicine in the future, and would often give him medicine. If one day he got interested and asked him to take it together in the palace, that would be terrible.
In order to eliminate this hidden danger, it is better to invite the group of alchemists to "die" thoroughly.
Now everything is going well and the matter of refining the medicine has been completely solved. At the same time, Zhao Tuo has also received praise from a lot of people for blocking the poison for the emperor.
Even the First Emperor, although he never visited Zhao Tuo again, would send a lot of nourishing food, gold and jade and other objects from the palace every one or two days, which shows that he felt grateful and guilty towards Zhao Tuo. This made Zhao Tuo secretly nod, feeling that his abdominal pain was not in vain.
As time went by, except for the frightening Jingguan beside Baqiao that still had the imprint of this incident, its influence gradually receded and was replaced by two other major events.
The first thing is that the First Emperor made Zuogeng Wangli the chief general, Qiang Yu and Yang Yuan as deputy generals, and led the Yuezhi troops with Sujiasha, the daughter of the Yuezhi, Xihou, and recruited the Huns cavalry to assist him, and conquered the Yuezhi in the west of Hexi. , launch a new war.
In this battle, the two lieutenants had higher titles and seniority than Wang Li. However, Wang Li had a special status. His father and ancestors were both veteran generals of the Qin State. He also made many contributions with Zhao Tuo in the Northern Expedition, which earned him the emperor's attention. , it makes sense to be the general in this battle.
Before Wang Li took the order to go on the expedition, he visited Zhao Tuo once at the residence of Marquis Wugong and asked him about the key points of the western expedition.
"Both the Marquis of Wucheng and the Taiwei are famous generals in the world. I, Zhao Tuo, also learned the art of military warfare from Brother Wang's ancestors and father. Brother Wang left these two world-famous generals without asking for advice. Why did he come to ask me? reason."
Zhao Tuo politely declined and complimented Wang Jian and Wang Ben.
Although Zhao Tuo's title was much higher than that of Wang Li, in private, he still asked Wang Li to treat him as a brother. This was also the origin of him and the Wang family, and the relationship should not be too distant.
Wang Li shook his head and said: "Brother Zhao is also a general of our Qin State. He is no worse than my father and ancestors, so there is no need to be too modest. Moreover, my father's words about military warfare should be based on reality and must not be made in vain. He He said that although he had fought against the Three Jins and the Chu Kingdom, he had never fought against the Hu people in the north, and the suggestions he made were unrealistic. Only Brother Zhao fought with the Hu people like this and personally defeated three famous Yuezhi generals. Only then can you point me in the right direction.”
"As for the eldest father..."
Having said this, Wang Li showed a wry smile and said, "My eldest father fell down a few days ago. Although it's nothing serious, he's not in good spirits. I don't want to talk about the battle, so I just asked Brother Zhao."
"What, Wuchenghou fell down!"
Zhao Tuo was shocked and asked Wang Li for details.
After a while, Zhao Tuo breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Wang Jian was not seriously injured, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
The day when Wang Jian wrestled was the day after he killed the alchemist.
Counting the time, what happened in Xianyang almost reached Pinyang.
"He won't be frightened by the fact that I became seriously ill after taking medicine. Do you really think it was the emperor?"
Zhao Tuo made a reasonable guess based on his understanding of Wang Jian's character, and was a little speechless about it.
Now that Wang Jian was like this, Zhao Tuo couldn't refuse Wang Li's request, so he put forward some suggestions based on the current situation.
Focus on the heart.
Make use of the surrendered Yuezhi people to make a fuss, divide and disintegrate the relationship between the two Yuezhi people in Hexi and the Yuezhi king, so that the Qin army can capture Hexi with twice the result with half the effort.
"Brother Wang should use Sugasha. This girl is smart and has the heart to join our Great Qin. If she uses her as the core to capture Hexi, then this battle will not be a big problem. However, she is not of my race, so she has to be more careful, Wang. Brother, when appointing someone, you should also take some precautions."
"Thank you, Brother Zhao. I will use this girl to make great achievements."
Wang Li thanked and left.
After seeing Wang Li off, Zhao Tuo still sighed.
He can no longer go to the battlefield. In addition to his own wish to stay in Xianyang and pay more attention to the emperor, the main reason is also because he has made outstanding achievements in battle and been awarded the title of Lunhou when he was only in his twenties.
If he makes another great contribution and becomes a prince, then Zhao Tuo will really climb to the top of the Qin Kingdom's title system. He will be untitled at a young age, and the end may not be good.
Even if the first emperor was domineering and confident and could tolerate him, what about the second emperor in the future?
Where is the third emperor?
What awaits him will be the cold weather at high places.
Look at Wang Jian, how smart he is.
"After returning to Xianyang, I haven't visited the Marquis of Wucheng to avoid suspicion. This time he fell down, so I just used an excuse to go and see him, and learn how to hide one's strength and bide one's time."
Zhao Tuo made a decision in his heart.
But he did not travel immediately because of the undercurrent in Xianyang these days.
After the alchemist incident ended, many people privately began to brag about the First Emperor's achievements in unifying the world and subduing the barbarians from all directions. They also talked about his virtues in reducing taxes in the head of Guizhou a while ago, and suggested that the emperor should imitate the ancient holy kings and practice the practice of Zen and Mount Tai. Big gift.
Most of these people were Confucian scholars and doctors who had been denounced by the First Emperor before. They had languished after being banned from participating in political affairs in the court. Now they finally seized the opportunity of Feng Chan to regain the Emperor's credit. Naturally, they spared no effort to make the First Emperor simply He became the only holy king in the world.
In addition to Confucian scholars, those who boasted vigorously were the Yin Yang family and those alchemists who advocated going to sea to search for immortals. They helped Confucian scholars spread public opinion and influence the ministers of the court.
Then those ministers who wanted to please the emperor also joined in, such as Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan and Zhi Su Nei Shi Wang Wu. They connected with each other and began to advocate the major event of enshrining Zen.
Legalist leader Ting Wei Li Si remained silent on the matter and did not express his opinion, making this undercurrent grow bigger and bigger.
Finally, on the third day after Wang Li accepted the appointment of the First Emperor and left with his army.
The matter of enshrining Zen officially kicked off at the court meeting.
Led by Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan, followed by Wang Wu, the governor of Su Nei, and others, they formally put forward the proposal to request the First Emperor to perform the ceremony of enshrining Zen.
"Since ancient times, the world has been in turmoil. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were called Shengming. However, the land they governed was no more than a thousand miles away. The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties ruled the four directions, and the emperor could not control the foreign princes who submitted to the barbarians and the princes, whether they wanted to go to court or not."
"Only I, the Great Qin Dynasty, went out to conquer the east, and thanks to your majesty's spirit, I destroyed the six kingdoms, leveled the sea, and subdued the barbarians from all directions. King Hu gave me the title, and the power of the Xia was among the Hu and Yi. This is the only great achievement in ancient times. Minister. Wang Wan, I would like to ask Your Majesty to perform the ceremony of enshrining me in Zen, so as to inform the heavens of my destiny and declare my virtue to the world!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers supported him one after another.
"Your Majesty's achievements are unprecedented in history. Your Majesty, I will second your opinion."
"Your Majesty Wang Wu, I second the proposal."
"Your Majesty Zhao Hai, second the proposal."
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The First Emperor sat on the emperor's couch and saw that all the ministers in the court agreed with Wang Wan's proposal of conferring Zen. The smile on his lips could not be suppressed.
Feng Chan.
This is the thing that all emperors yearn for most, which means that he wants to show his achievements to heaven.
According to what those Confucian scholars said, the last king who granted Zen status was King Cheng of Zhou. After he quelled the rebellion of the Three Prisons, established the Zhou Dynasty, and stabilized the world, he went to the east, granted Mount Tai, the leader of the Zen Society, and reported his achievements to heaven.
After King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty, no one was able to enshrine Zen for eight hundred years.
However, there are not many people who have the heart to become a Zen.
It is said that after Duke Huan of Qi established his hegemony, he called himself: "I expedition to the north to mountain soldiers and crossed Guzhu; I expedition to the west to Daxia, waded through the quicksand, tied up horses and hung chariots, and climbed to Beier Mountain; I expedition to the south to Zhaoling, and climbed Xiong'er Mountain to have a look Jianghan. There will be three meetings of military chariots, and six meetings of riding chariots. Nine will unite the princes, and one will rule the world. The princes must not disobey me."
The heart of Duke Huan of Qi swelled, and then he was retorted by Guan Zhong, asking him why you contributed so much, but the Phoenix Emperor Qilin did not come, the Jiagu did not come, but the basil and terrestris were luxuriant, and the owl and the owl arrived, so Qi Qi Duke Huan carefully examined what the reason was.
Duke Huan of Qi lowered his head silently, not daring to mention the matter of being granted Zen status.
"The cause of Qi Huan is known as the overlord, but compared with me, it is just a candlelight and the sun competing for the glory! Therefore, in the past, Guan Zhong admonished Qi Huan to block Qi Huan's intention to become a Zen, but today, all the ministers of the dynasty are urging me to do it. The matter of enshrining Zen.”
"This is the gap!"
The First Emperor felt proud and stared at the two people in the palace.
One is Li Si, the court captain, and the other is Zhao Tuo, the martial lord.
The idea of conferring Zen status was advocated by Confucianism. The First Emperor was very clear about the purpose of those Confucian scholars, and Li Si must also be very clear about it.
With a smile on his face, Li Si, under the gaze of the First Emperor, also echoed: "Your Majesty has the virtues of the three emperors, the merits of the five emperors, and the act of enshrining Zen is the destiny of heaven. I second my opinion, Li Si!"
The First Emperor nodded with satisfaction and looked at his son-in-law expectantly.
Zhao Tuo smiled bitterly in his heart. Not to mention that the emperor had already been angry with him before. Even if he hadn't said it before, who would dare to object in this situation?
If you dare to raise objections, isn't it just to say that the achievements of the First Emperor are not as good as those of the previous emperors who were granted Zen status?
This is a matter of political stance, far more serious than the previous opposition to the knighthood. If you stand on the wrong team, you will end up in a miserable situation.
The First Emperor was not Duke Huan of Qi.
And they are not the wise Prime Minister Guan Zhong.
This is probably the reason why all the ministers in the current government support and approve of it. If you can get into this position, few people will be fools.
Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Tuo, second my proposal."
The smile on the Emperor's face became even brighter.
At the great court meeting on this day, all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty petitioned the First Emperor to enshrine him in Zen, and to tell the heavens that the emperor had united himself into one body and subdued the barbarians.
Under such hospitality, the First Emperor did not refuse.
The edict said: Yes.
Wang Jian's marquis name is the Marquis of Wucheng carved on Langya stone.
After checking the name "Wuchenghou" mentioned by many readers, I found that there is no clear source of history books. The earliest source that can be found is the "Book of Rewards of the King of Qin" in the fifth part of "The Empire of Qin" published in 2008. It is very likely that It is Mr. Sun's original design, so it is not used here. Friends who have discovered the source of earlier historical materials can tell me.
