"Does Prime Minister Li really mean what he said? Is Han Xin really here to help the Thirteenth Brother come back to fight for power?"
Hu Hai stood up from his seat with a look of horror on his face and said, "Didn't the Thirteenth Brother Ke Ke already have control of a hundred thousand forbidden troops? Why did he bring back troops from the South China Sea?"
"Prince, don't worry, wait until the Prime Minister has finished what he has to say!"
Zhao Gao on the side was very dissatisfied with Hu Hai's instability, and rarely reminded Hu Hai in front of Li Si.
Hu Hai felt timid, but did not sit down again.
Li Si frowned and glanced at Zhao Gao, becoming more wary of Zhao Gao in his heart, but on the surface he still comforted Hu Hai: "Prince, don't worry, even if Qin Wanghao wants to fight for power, it won't be that easy, because the late emperor had expected this a long time ago. Tens of thousands of troops were deployed at Lantian Camp;
Moreover, according to Qin law, the troops returning to the dynasty could not directly enter the capital. Therefore, the 100,000 Nannan navy brought back by Han Xin could only be stationed in Wuguan! "
"this"
Hu Hai reacted, let out a long breath, patted his chest and muttered: "It's better if you can't come back, it's better if you can't come back."
"hehe."
Li Si smiled faintly and said enigmatically: "Actually, the return of Han Xin's class teacher to the court is also beneficial to the prince."
"ah?"
Hu Hai was stunned for a moment and couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao frowned slightly, then bowed with a smile and said to Li Si: "The prince is young, has not yet ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the heads of Guizhou in the world have not surrendered to the prince. When the late emperor was still alive, he forced the world to show his power, and he was able to frighten the world;
Today, the King of Qin wants to exercise the power of the emperor, and the foreign generals are eyeing him. The prince's failure to come forward is tantamount to showing weakness. In my opinion, I might as well let the prince come to the world in advance. What does the prime minister think? "
"What the doctor said is what I want!"
Li Si had to answer like this, but felt strange in his heart.
He is in charge of the government affairs. This is the unspoken tacit understanding between the three of them when they colluded. Now that the big government has not yet begun, Zhao Gao has the intention to push Hu Hai to the front, which is simply extraordinary.
Although Hu Hai is only twelve years old now, the First Emperor was only thirteen years old when he took charge.
By then, Hu Hai will be in charge after he ascends the throne. Even though he is the prime minister, can he openly stop it?
It turned out that the three of them conspired together, and there was no clear agreement by Li Si to regent Qin.
Everything was Li Si's own imagination, and Hu Hai and Zhao Gao also acquiesced in his dominant position.
Now that Zhao Gao suddenly said this, he was about to make a big fuss about Han Xin's return to the DPRK. How should Li Si himself respond?
For a moment, Li Si couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine, feeling humiliated and deceived.
However, Li Si did not fall out with Zhao Gao directly, but temporarily tolerated it to watch his next actions.
If Hu Hai and Zhao Gao really wanted to seize power, Li Si would have to find a way to counter them.
If Hu Hai and Zhao Gao were just testing his attitude, Li Si could use this matter to beat Zhao Hao. After all, Hu Hai's announcement to the world would definitely be a blow to Zhao Hao.
"Since Lang Zhongling has this intention, I will naturally not let the prince feel wronged!"
"So good!"
While Zhao Gao and Li Si were secretly playing games, Xicheng Villa was busy again.
"Everyone, please stop what you are doing!"
Zhao Hao stood in the yard and shouted loudly: "Put the spare manuscripts in order, and you will have two seconds to drive out another edition of the newspaper and send it to the printing house!"
"General Han Xin returns to North Korea with his troops and the whole country celebrates. It will be the headline tomorrow!"
"Okay, I'm done, let's get started! The important task of welcoming our heroes of Great Qin will be left to you!"
The editors were instantly aroused by Zhao Hao's words and began to fall into a new round of crazy work.
Although all the newspaper offices in Daqin were owned by Li Si, the technology for printing newspapers was invented by Zhao Hao. As long as he wanted to print newspapers, he could build a printing house anywhere. It no longer mattered whether there was a newspaper office or not.
Moreover, the core editors of the Xianyang newspaper had been kidnapped by Xiao He and Cao Shen long ago, and the other remaining editors were simply embarrassed to be used.
In other words, the newspaper office Li Si received was actually an empty shell.
Seeing that everyone was busy again, Zhao Hao nodded with satisfaction, and then walked straight to Cao Shen.
At this time, Cao Shen was holding a writing brush and carefully recording the amount of property and names of hundreds of officials investigated by the Security Bureau.
Fortunately, the amounts given by the Security Bureau were all integers, divided according to official positions, which were easy to record, and Cao Shen did not feel too tired.
Xiao He, on the other hand, has a heavy workload because he has to polish the content written by the editors.
"Your Majesty, what should we do if Prime Minister Li doesn't let us sell newspapers?" Cao Shen asked curiously while recording.
"Your concerns are right."
Zhao Hao pondered, "Then find a group of people besides the newspaper boys to sell them secretly. I remember when I was renovating Xianyang, there was a group of people from the health team who asked Heifu to come over and try to sell newspapers all over the country tomorrow morning. city!"
"Okay! I'll send someone to notify Heifu later!"
Chen Ping nodded in response.
At this time, Mond, who had been standing aside for a long time, finally couldn't help but said:
"Sir, why did General Han Xin suddenly return to the court? Didn't the South China Sea have just been unified? Doesn't he need to stay in the South China Sea for a while?"
Zhao Hao glanced at Meng and said with a smile: "Don't I want to reward people based on their merits? Without a protagonist, how can I reward people based on their merits? Besides, you don't know about the plans I have made in the South China Sea. Those Yue people can kill them. They are almost extinct, how can they have the ability to rebel again?”
"Ah? This"
Mond was stunned when he heard Zhao Hao say that the "Yue people" were almost wiped out.
Chen Ping raised his hand to his forehead, shook his head and sighed; "I thought that my schemes were already poisonous, but compared with the young master, they are still not poisonous enough!"
"shit!"
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes angrily: "You make me look like a big devil!"
"Hehehe"
Chen Ping laughed awkwardly and said to himself, I didn't say it, you said it yourself.
At this moment, Lu Wan came from outside the door, cupped his hands towards Zhao Hao and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has just received an order from the Prime Minister's Palace. The Imperial Institute of Technology and the Academy of Sciences are to assist the court in welcoming General Han Xin's return. towards!"
"oh?"
Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows: "Is Li Si so sensible?"
"Not only Prime Minister Li, but Prime Minister Feng also agrees with this matter!"
"Haha, that's interesting."
"That"
"Don't think too much, just do as they say!"
"promise!"
Lu Wan accepted the promise and retreated.
Mond frowned slightly: "Han Xin belongs to the young master. Li Si and the others have no reason to please him. Why should they welcome Han Xin with great fanfare?"
"hehe."
Chen Ping smiled lightly: "This is the brilliance of Li Si and the others. They say they are welcoming General Han Xin, but they are actually strengthening Hu Hai's momentum. You might as well think about it, since ancient times, who usually welcomes great heroes when they return home?"
"this"
Mond reacted for a moment and suddenly said: "Emperor!"
"good!"
Chen Ping nodded and said: "Even if the prince has not ascended the throne now, he is still the legal prince. Let the prince show his face in front of the world, isn't it equivalent to holding the enthronement ceremony in advance?"
"At that time, if the king wants to seize power by force, it will be unfair to the country!"
Hearing this, Mond was furious and couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck!"
"Old Li Si is really insidious! He is simply judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart! How can this be possible for the young master?"
"Okay, okay, calm down!"
Zhao Hao did not let Mond continue to complain, waved his hand to interrupt him, and then said calmly: "Originally, I planned to hold a grand ceremony for Han Xin. Since Li Si is also interested, I am happy to see it happen!"
"But."
Mond opened his mouth but stopped talking.
But Chen Ping, who was standing aside, said, "General Han is returning to the court with his troops. I'm afraid no one can stop the king's plan to reward you based on his merits!"
“It’s best”
A faint smile appeared on Zhao Hao's lips, then he turned and walked towards the study.
Soon, the news of Han Xin's class teacher returning to the DPRK spread throughout Guanzhong.
From the north gate of Wuguan to Xianyang, Gyeonggi Province, along the dozens of miles of road between the two places, a gatehouse is being built every other mile, covered with various decorations.
Colorful flags with the word "Qin" flying above each gatehouse were blown by the cool summer breeze.
A large platform was built outside Xianyang City, covered with red carpet.
In the center of the platform, with the prince as the core, the seats of the King of Qin, the left and right prime ministers, and the imperial censors were arranged on both sides. Four large flags with the word "Qin" on each side were embroidered with patterns such as green dragon, white tiger, red bird, and Xuanwu.
The magnificent honor guard composed of elite soldiers of the Forbidden Army exercises repeatedly at the north end of the cross bridge every day. The teams are formed in four rows and five columns, led by various commanders, from steps to formation, from salutes to sword drills.
Every link is meticulous, and the entire process is supervised by the military official. If the soldiers are not careful, the whip will fall on their heads.
The shouts of "Great Qin is Mighty" and "Great Qin Ten Thousand Years" echoed one after another on the Xianyang Plain.
The Qin court was about to hold a grand ceremony outside Xianyang City, and the people in the city began to cheer.
People from other cities in Neishi District also gathered outside Xianyang City.
With the unification of the South China Sea, the South China Sea became the permanent territory of Great Qin. Not only did the southern gate completely belong to Great Qin, but it also gave Great Qin access to a vast sea area.
At the second cabinet meeting held when Li Si returned to Xianyang, Li Si proposed to send out 20,000 vehicles to form a huge convoy to demonstrate the military might of the Qin Dynasty, and the people of the whole city should line up to welcome him.
What is the concept of a 20,000-passenger vehicle?
All cabinet ministers were speechless.
When Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, it only claimed to have thousands of chariots and millions of armors.
Where to raise such a large fleet now?
However, all cabinet ministers understood Li Si's thoughts and understood that the real role of this grand ceremony could only be achieved through Li Si's proposal.
"Prime Minister! I believe that this move can promote our great Qin's national prestige and deter the restless rebels. As for the collection of vehicles, Xianyang can be the main one, and the remaining number can be mobilized from various counties in the inner history."
Ma Xing did not wait for other cabinet ministers to speak, and immediately came out to express his agreement; "Twenty thousand vehicles lined up outside Xianyang City. It is so spectacular. This can just clear away the unstable factors that have been reported recently."
Hearing this, Li Si immediately interrupted Ma Xing: "What did General Ma say? When did Great Qin become unstable? Although the death of the late emperor was sudden, but with the concerted efforts of veterans like us, how can we allow Xiao Xiao to cause trouble?"
"This truth is for the Xiongnu to see. We want them to know that if we, the Qin Dynasty, can unify the South China Sea, we are not afraid of them moving from the north to the south! Well, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore. The matter of the vehicles will be left to Zhang Shaofu and Prime Minister Feng should be responsible for supervising the situation!"
After the meeting, as soon as Li Si walked out of the side hall of the government hall, Wei Liao walked up to Zhang Han with a smile: "Does Mr. Zhang think he can raise so many vehicles?"
Zhang Han shook his head: "The people have to work hard again, but if I contradict Prime Minister Li in person today, I will be playing into the hands of Ma Xing and others. I can only do my best."
During this period of time, Zhang Han got up early and went to bed at night, rushing between Lishan and Xianyang day and night, to the point where he could only eat and feed three times.
He also mobilized the people of Guanzhong to expand the imperial mausoleum in Lishan, and sent his subordinates to various counties and counties to supervise Zhao Hao's "education and patriotism" movement.
The imperial court provided money to encourage scholars to go to the countryside. However, when the money provided by the imperial court reached the countryside, it was often exploited at all levels, and there was not much left in the hands of the scholars, so the scholars began to complain about the imperial court.
These all need to be solved by him.
As for collecting vehicles, it is also a big problem.
Because Da Qin's legal system is very sound, the court's vehicles are public property, and what the court collects from the people is private property. If people are sent to collect by force, it will easily cause the relationship between the court and the people to become tense.
Therefore, Zhang Han was very reluctant to do such a thankless task.
But as the young master, this kind of thing is within the scope of his responsibilities, so he can only take it on.
"What the imperial court wants is carriages and horses, not the grievances of the people. Now, in order to recruit people to expand the imperial mausoleum, everything is going crazy. If it provokes another civil uprising, even if I have ten heads, I can't withstand the sharp knife of Dongshi." !”
Zhang Han said with a bitter face:
"Why don't you want to welcome the heroes of the Qin Dynasty? But now, not all the people are reasonable people. If someone deliberately hides the carriage and horse, if they can't get it together when the time comes, the prime minister and the prince will blame it."
"Confused!"
Feng Quji snorted coldly: "Xunzi said: Therefore, those who have a country cannot love the people or benefit themselves, but asking the people to love themselves is not possible. Prime Minister Li asked you to raise chariots and horses, but he did not ask you to plunder them by force. the meaning of!"
"Prime Minister Feng, I'm going to lower my rank."
Zhang Han originally wanted to say more, but Wei Liao on the side stopped him and said: "Just do what Prime Minister Li said!"
How could Wei Liao not understand Zhang Han's difficulties? He understood what Li Si was thinking and what Zhao Hao was thinking, so he wanted to help Zhang Han.
"I have a few suggestions on this matter. Please follow me back home. I will show you something!"
"this"
Zhang Han hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Feng Quji and said seriously: "Don't worry, Mr. Feng, I will not slack off on this matter and will report the collection amount to you every day!"
After saying that, he followed Wei Liao out of the political affairs hall.
After watching them leave, Feng Quji sighed faintly: "Even if you recruit all the carriages and horses, who can guarantee that the people's things will not be ruined? I'm afraid you won't be able to hold the post of Shaofu for long. ." (End of chapter)
