Ying Zheng was stunned when he heard that Zi was lobbying the Xiongnu. The ministers in the court were also slightly stunned. Xiongnu, the Qin State has not heard this name for countless years. The place where the Qin State borders the grassland is the North Land. County, but the Huns were beaten by the defenders of Beidi County. Not to mention going south, if the defenders of Beidi County did not take the initiative to attack, the Huns would have to thank their wolf god.
Ziyou naturally knew what the Qin ministers were thinking, so he continued
"The Beidi County defeated the Xiongnu invasion before, and the Huns realized that if they plundered the Beidi County, the losses would be too high, so they set their sights on the Zhao State. The Zhao State had experienced civil strife before and was shaken to its foundation. It was plundered several times by the Xiongnu and Hu people. , so there are few traces of the Huns in Beidi County. But before, Li Mu beheaded more than 100,000 Xiongnu and Hu people at Yanmen Pass, destroyed the Xiongnu, conquered the East Hu, and built Beijing Temple, which made the grassland fearful and still dare not look south at Yanmen. This has made the grassland fearful. Knowing that neither Zhao nor Qin could continue to move south easily.
And this year's snowstorm is still like this in Xianyang. The severe cold in the grassland is even more unspeakable. Countless of their cattle and sheep will freeze to death. In order to survive, the only way to survive is to go south to plunder. I would like to ask all ministers, who scares the Huns more, the northern defenders or natural disasters? It's just winter now, and the roads are not blocked. No one knows when the second snow will come, so the Huns may be heading south soon. "
After hearing Ziyou's words, Ying Zheng and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty fell silent. Compared with the northern defenders, the Huns were more afraid of natural disasters. Rabbits had to know how to bite people when they were anxious, not to mention that the Huns were already plundering. Sexual people. The Xiongnu went south to plunder, even though they lived in a dangerous environment and faced natural disasters, but it was more of their nature. Their nature of plundering made them particularly warlike. While satisfying their own nature, they could also gain huge benefits. wealth, population, etc., which will make their nature more warlike.
"I'm not sure whether the Xiongnu will continue to cause trouble for Li Mu or go south to attack Beidi County. No matter which one it is, we must be prepared." Ziyou said.
"According to what the teacher said, let Beidi County prepare for the Xiongnu going south, and at the same time let Wang Bi and Lishan Camp stationed in Shangdang County prepare for support." Ying Zheng ordered.
"No!" Wei Liao and Meng Wu came out and said, cupping their hands.
"As for the disaster relief, Zhongfu and Zhang Aiqing will prepare it, and all the Aiqings will cooperate." Ying Zheng said.
"promise!"
The three ministers and ministers raised their hands to Ying Zheng and said, and then after the order was issued, the ministers went to the shoe changing place in front of the palace to put on their shoes. While changing shoes, Zhao Gao came to Ziyou, Lu Buwei and Wei Liao with two hunched-over servants.
"Sir, the Marquis, and the Taiwei have invited you," Zhao Gao said with a salute.
"Well, Shangshu Ling, please lead the way." Lu Buwei said.
The Shangshu Ling is the position in charge of the issuance of documents in the palace and submission to the King of Qin. Although it is only an official position under the Shaofu, it has considerable real power. This is equivalent to allowing Zhao Gao to participate in the government affairs. The Qin State has laws, and internal servants are not allowed to participate in the front affairs. The court is doing business, but Shangshu Ling is an exception. In the state of Qin, he discussed the government in private, in the state of Wei, he said that the king of Wei had a habit of cutting off his sleeves, and in the state of Chu, he said that the Chu style was not included in the Book of Songs. This can be said to be the three major acts of committing suicide in the Warring States period.
The Shangshu Ling was not only responsible for submitting documents, but also had the responsibility of organizing and archiving palace documents. This gave Zhao Gao the opportunity to read enough memorials and major events of the Qin State, which would be of great help to him when he transferred to the former dynasty in the future. Without exception, those who can serve as ministers are the confidants of the kings of Qin in the past dynasties. Zhao Gao's future is very bright.
"No!" Zhao Gao said with his hands in hand.
Zhao Gao was flattered that he could now become a minister and have the qualifications to participate in discussing government affairs. He was born as a chamberlain and was destined not to be treated as an accompanying advisor and staff officer to Yingzheng like the ministers promoted from the recruitment hall. , if he wants to achieve the goal of rising from chamberlain to minister, in addition to passing strict examinations and obtaining sufficiently excellent results, he also needs to be appreciated by Yingzheng before he can be directly appointed to important official positions, and only the minister is left in the palace. Make this a channel.
Although he was flattered, Zhao Gao was more grateful to Ziyou. If it weren't for the volume of "Shang Shu" that Ziyou gave him, which allowed him to go directly from being an unknown servant in the palace to becoming a personal attendant around Ying Zheng, He doesn't have today at all.
"At the court meeting just now, Master Wang said that the Xiongnu invaded. How sure are you about this?" Wei Liao asked in a low voice.
"If the Xiongnu goes south, I am 100% sure. If I say which one the Xiongnu will choose between Zhao and Qin, I don't know." Ziyou shook his head and said.
The Xiongnu's march southward had a great relationship with the climate, but it was usually due to drought in summer, resulting in a lack of water and grass. The grassland tribes lacked enough supplies for the winter, so they went south in large numbers to plunder supplies. Because the weather is high and crisp in autumn, even if there is a lack of water and grass, the grassland has been cultivated for half a year and has enough strength to support the southward journey.
Similarly, the beginning of winter is also the time when the Xiongnu went south frequently. At this time, the grassland has not been sealed by heavy snow. If they are experiencing natural disasters, the beginning of winter will be the best time for them to go south. If it is later, the severe cold and Heavy snow will completely block the Huns' opportunity to go south.
Is Qin afraid of the current Xiongnu? Ziyou doesn't think so. The current grasslands, like the Central Plains, are undergoing unification. Now the Qin State is gradually encroaching on other countries. The Xiongnu Royal Court headed by Touman is also constantly annexing other grassland tribes. Although many tribes of the Xiongnu are now surrendered to Touman's wolf tribe, many tribes within the Xiongnu are not convinced. The current Xiongnu Royal Court The Xiongnu tribe still has complete control, and some large tribes have vague ideas of replacing Touman.
In addition to the Xiongnu, there are also barbarians on the same grassland. The Xiongnu truly unified the grassland was Touman's son, Maodun. Afterwards, the Huns were in civil strife. Donghu wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the Xiongnu, but Moton seized on the flaw of the Donghu people's attack and destroyed Donghu instead. Seeing that Donghu was destroyed by Maodun, the Xiongnu tribes who were still in civil strife directly surrendered to Maodun. The Donghu people were also taken over by the Xiongnu, and the grasslands were unified from then on.
"We all have to be prepared. No matter whether we attack Qin or Zhao, Qin cannot sit idly by. If we finish attacking Zhao and replenish the grassland, it will do no harm to Qin." Lu Buwei said.
This is a war between two races in the grassland and the Central Plains. The grassland went south to plunder the Zhao State. If the Qin State sat idly by and allowed the grassland to survive this cold winter, it would inevitably not invade the border and invade the Beidi County next year.
Ziyou and Wei Liao nodded. Zhao Gao listened to the discussion of the three people in front without interrupting. His identity still prevented him from interrupting. Moreover, this was a major military and political matter. Although he was the minister and had the power to discuss politics, but that It was only after Ying Zheng asked him that he could speak.
After arriving at the main hall where Ying Zheng was, two chamberlains opened the door. Zhao Gao took Zi You, Lu Buwei and Wei Liao into the hall. In addition to Ying Zheng, there was also an acquaintance of Zi You, his disciple Chen. flat.
"Chen Ping is now serving as the king's permanent attendant. He is responsible for commanding the affairs and assisting the king in handling government affairs." Lu Buwei whispered from the side.
Ziyou nodded. The chief minister of the Qin State was not held by eunuchs like the Han Dynasty, but a serious political position. To put it simply, he was the secretary and accompanying staff officer of the King of Qin. Historically, Chen Ping also held this position beside Liu Bang. It is just that the Han Dynasty gave the doctor the task of serving as a regular servant and participating in government affairs and consulting. While Qin's Langzhongling only had the responsibility of serving as a dormitory, Hanzhong's Langzhong was not only responsible for protecting the emperor and participating in government affairs, but also had the task of helping the emperor deal with his needs.
After some courtesies between kings and ministers, Ying Zheng revealed the reason for recruiting the three of them.
"I asked Zhao Gao about the information about the Huns that Zhao Gao recently collected. The situation of Touman is very bad. The last time he attacked Yanmen Pass, the entire Huns army was wiped out. Only Touman and dozens of guards escaped, leaving the original enemy of the Huns royal court. Some dissatisfied tribes began to make moves, hoping to take the opportunity to drive Touman down and become the new chanyu themselves."
Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Guo, and Zhao Gao sent a piece of information to the three of them. Lu Buwei took the information, opened it, read it, and gave it to Wei Liao. After Wei Liao read it, he gave it to Zi You. Zi You looked at it. I couldn't help but start thinking about the content of the information.
Now within the Xiongnu, King Zuo Xian is eyeing the position of Chan Yu. King Zuo Xian of the Xiongnu is Touman's brother. When the wolf tribe was conquering everywhere, the two of them led the wolf tribe's army to annex countless tribes. The foundation for unification was laid. When the old Chanyu died, both of them were Chanyu's heirs, but Touman's army was stronger than King Zuo Xian and had more tribes under him, so King Zuo Xian could only watch Touman. Sit in Shanyu's seat. In order to stabilize his brother, Touman, on the one hand, made him the Zuoxian King of the Huns, second only to Touman, and at the same time, he constantly weakened and eroded the power of Zuoxian King.
In the previous battle at Yanmen Pass, Touman's majesty was wiped out. King Zuo Xian took the opportunity to continue to incite other tribes to resist the orders of the Xiongnu Royal Court. If it were not for the Xiongnu Royal Court and the 50,000 royal guards and hundreds of thousands of troops, I am afraid that King Zuo Xian would have Already launched a rebellion
"Touman is in urgent need of a victory to stabilize his position." Wei Liao said. Whether it was to stabilize their position or to cope with the snow disaster, it is an indisputable fact that the Xiongnu went south.
"Yes, it is certain that the Xiongnu will go south. Whether the Xiongnu chooses Zhao Gao or our Qin State, I am ready to let the Yulin army go to Beidi County." Ying Zheng said.
Wei Liao was stunned, thinking of the recent rumors about the Yu Lin Army, and realized that this was Ying Zheng's attempt to help the Yu Lin Army clear its name, and at the same time to strengthen his majesty. Before Wei Liao could speak, Lu Buwei took the lead and said
"Now the Lantian Camp is preparing to attack the Wei State, and the Lishan Camp also has the important task of defending Xianyang. Let the Yulin Army and the Beidi County Guards cooperate with each other. On the one hand, they can deal with the invasion of the Huns, and on the other hand, if the Huns invade Choosing Zhao will allow the Yulin army to penetrate deep into the Xiongnu and threaten the Xiongnu hinterland."
Wei Liao twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Lu Buwei who was trying to steal his words. He naturally knew that Lu Buwei was afraid that he would not agree to block his words in advance, but he did not disagree with him himself. The Yulin Army was a soldier he trained, and he was also Wang Jian's , Meng Wu, Wang Ben, Li Xin and other military generals were trained together. They were eager to let the Yulin army go to the battlefield and show their strength, thus demonstrating their ability to train troops.
"I obey the imperial edict," Wei Liao said, cupping his hands.
"Of course, there is one more thing to come here this time. Three of the sixteen teams sent out by the teacher have returned." Ying Zheng said excitedly as he looked at Zi You.
"What!? Where are they now?" Ziyou also said with some excitement.
In order to find cotton and Champa rice, Ziyou and Ying Zheng discussed and sent out a total of sixteen teams. Now three years have passed and someone has finally come back. Regardless of whether they have brought back these cotton seeds and Champa rice seeds, they As long as I come back, I will have the motivation to continue sending people to investigate.
Seeing the excitement of Ying Zheng and Zi You, Wei Liao and Lu Buwei were confused. They didn't know about these sixteen teams.
"Zhao Gao, tell me." Ying Zheng said.
"Nuo!" Zhao Gao said to Ziyou, "Sir, among the sixteen teams composed of officials under Luo Wang and Xing Xingling three years ago, two teams came back from the south and one team came back from the west. They have returned to Qin Within the country, they contacted Luowang's branch as soon as possible, and now they are heading towards Xianyang. According to time estimates, they have now entered Xianyang."
Ziyou's eyes were filled with sparkle, as were Ying Zheng and Zhao Gao. They all knew that what these sixteen teams would bring back would provide food and clothing for the people of Qin. Seeing Lu Buwei and Wei Liao's confused faces, Zi You began to explain the reasons to Lu Buwei and Wei Liao as they had to wait here for the three teams.
After hearing Ziyou's words, the two of them suddenly started breathing rapidly.
"Does this Champa rice really have such a yield?"
"Is this cotton really so effective?"
Lu Buwei and Wei Liao asked in unison. They had different focuses and naturally asked in different directions. Lu Buwei was thinking about people's livelihood issues. If Champa Rice had such a high yield, they would conquer the world in the future and they would no longer divide the land. It can also stabilize the people. As long as there are people who stutter, who will risk turning around and rebelling?
Wei Liao, on the other hand, took into account the warmth of cotton-padded clothes. The reason why the Central Plains repelled the invasions of the Huns and Hus without pursuing them in depth was because the grasslands were too big and there were no cities to effectively fight them. Occupation and governance, on the other hand, are due to climate problems. Most of the wars in the Central Plains and grasslands are in autumn. At this time, the weather is cold and the soldiers cannot go north. Otherwise, the severe cold alone will be enough for them.
"Whether the Champa rice production is as expected as budgeted, cotton coats do have excellent warmth retention properties." Ziyou said, he doesn't know what the current Champa rice production is, but as long as he brings back the seeds, he will have He had been eyeing the farmer for a long time on how to cultivate high-yielding Champa rice. Although he couldn't devour the farmer in one go, he could still win over a few farm disciples who were proficient in farming. There is no need to pry, as long as you give them titles and executives, a lot of people will come to join you.
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