Although it is not clear why Zhao Si is so happy, he is even so happy that he can hardly control himself.
But as Zhao Si's friend, Wang Li could only adapt and smile: "Go, go!"
Zhang Cang raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Chen Ping, but Li Shiqi was the first to speak: "Can you have a drink?"
"Of course you can, enough drinks!"
In fact, unless the First Emperor gave special permission, the people accompanying him were not allowed to get drunk, but who told Zhao Si to want to win? Moreover, it also caught up with the great news that Jizo was coming.
Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Zhang Cang, Chen Ping, Li Shiqi, Wang Li, Zhao Si, a group of seven, drank together, and a waiter brought fine wine, snacks, melons and fruits...
Zhao Si raises his glass!
"Congratulations to Great Qin! Congratulations to Longxi!"
…
On the other side, the First Emperor, who had been abandoned by Zhao Si, was sitting opposite Meng Yi.
The First Emperor was reading carefully the details of this great victory.
Today, the actual territory controlled by the Qin Dynasty includes Henan (the area around Yike Zhaomeng in the south of Hetao in present-day Inner Mongolia), directly across the Yinshan Mountains from Yuzhong (to the north of today's Yijinhuoluo Banner in Inner Mongolia), occupying the Yangshan Mountains in the Yinshan Mountains, and has reached the Yinshan Mountains. to the north.
The Xiongnu, one of the three major regimes in the grassland, was directly defeated.
Next, if nothing unexpected happens, the Xiongnu whose vitality is severely weakened will be invaded by the Donghu and Yuezhi. Next, if Daqin wants to continue to control the Yinshan Mountains and even the Hetao area, it will have to continue to merge with the Donghu Yuezhi.
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to completely destroy the Xiongnu." Meng Yi said seriously.
It's not that Da Qin doesn't have the ability to completely destroy the Xiongnu. Today's Xiongnu lacks leadership, is divided, and is severely weakened. As long as Da Qin exerts a little effort, the Xiongnu can be driven into the desolate desert.
However, if this happens, Da Qin will fall into the quagmire of war again.
The First Emperor nodded, defeated the Xiongnu, connected the Great Wall, and then influenced the situation on the grassland through the Xiongnu, allowing the three families of Donghu, Yuezhi and Xiongnu to fight, and the Qin Dynasty could reap the benefits.
The question now is how Qin should intervene in the internal politics of the Xiongnu.
"My brother captured the eldest son of the Xiongnu leader. He is prestigious among the Xiongnu. If he can get our support, he can command the remaining Xiongnu troops and defend us against the Donghu and Yuezhi." Meng Yi said.
If possible, Meng Yi certainly hopes to support an ignorant puppet, but unfortunately reality does not allow it.
The Xiongnu were severely weakened and torn apart, and the Donghu Yuezhi would definitely take advantage of the situation. At this time, putting a puppet on the throne would not be reaping the benefits, but would be losing both his wife and his troops. The Donghu and Yuezhi If you are close, you will definitely be able to get to the water first and get the moon first.
At present, the land worthy of Qin's occupation and with certain development value has been occupied. Going further to the northwest, farming will be difficult enough. Da Qin also needs a certain period of truce to digest the fruits of victory.
In this case, it is the most reasonable solution to let Maodun integrate the remnants of the Xiongnu and control the Xiongnu through mutual trade and logistics to be driven by the Qin Dynasty.
There is no need to worry about the Xiongnu becoming bigger. Da Qin is not a fool and cannot watch the Xiongnu annex Donghu and Yueshi.
To put it bluntly, whoever is strong will fight, and whoever is weak will help others. A strong fire will be created to beat the brains out of the three Donghu and Yuezhi Xiongnu families without allowing any of them to gain victory and peace.
Let them fall into the quagmire of never-ending war and be unable to extricate themselves, so that Great Qin can free its hands to do more things.
The First Emperor nodded and agreed with Meng Yi's proposal.
As for whether the prestigious Maodun mentioned by Meng Yi will become the next Touman Shanyu? The First Emperor was not worried.
Because the head of the last head Man Chanyu has been sent to him, it is a good thing to have prestige. For a long time in the future, the Xiongnu who will be severely weakened can only work as a dog for the Qin Dynasty, and the First Emperor will only worry about his hounds running away. It's not fast enough and its teeth aren't sharp enough, but it won't worry about the hounds biting it back.
No matter how heroic he is, he is just the taller one among the short ones in that patch of grassland.
"Let's draw up a decree..."
The First Emperor raised his arm subconsciously, but no one studied the ink at the first moment, and no one handed over the brush with quick eyes and quick hands. Only then did he realize that Zhao Si had already run out happily and couldn't find Bei, and now the person sitting in front of him was for him. Meng Yi reported and analyzed the situation.
Fortunately, Meng Yi had the eyesight after all, and he immediately studied the situation.
The First Emperor picked up his pen and pondered.
"Your Majesty, would you like to summon Maodun to appear before you and accept your surrender?" Meng Yi asked.
The First Emperor pondered for a moment and waved his hand: "No need, just submit the surrender form, summon Meng Tian, and let Mo Dun return to the grassland as soon as possible and gather the remaining troops."
Donghu and Yuezhi are not fools. Now the Xiongnu are in a state of disintegration and vitality. If Mao Dun walks into Xianyang and catches up with the First Emperor, Donghu and Yuezhi will have already eaten up the Xiongnu.
In an emergency, we can only let Meng Tian accept the surrender of the Huns, and then let Mao Dun enter Xianyang to accept the canonization of the First Emperor after the situation is stable.
Now the situation on the grassland must be stabilized. If Daqin continues to fight, the benefits will be pitiful, and the cost of investment will be too much.
The Huns cannot die...
The imperial relocation order proposed by Zhao Si ultimately could not avoid the reduction or exemption of corvee taxes.
The existence of the Xiongnu could save Da Qin a lot of border defense forces.
Next, the Northern Army only needs to help the Xiongnu gain a foothold, and then complete the construction of the Great Wall from Lintao in Longxi (now Minxian County, Gansu) in the west to Liaodong (now in Liaoning) in the east, and then complete the construction of the Great Wall from Jiuyuan County (now Baotou, Inner Mongolia) After the completion of the construction of the Qin Straight Road with a total length of more than 1,800 miles from the southwest of the city) to Ganquan Palace, the northern frontier of the Qin Dynasty no longer needs 300,000 troops, and the frontier will no longer be invaded by foreign invaders.
Barbarians knocking on the edge? First you have to cross the Great Wall.
Not to mention that there is a smooth and unobstructed galloping road with a total length of more than 1,800 miles.
Now that Daqin has completely occupied the north of Yinshan Mountain, it already has enough depth on the grassland. It has plenty of time to mobilize troops from the country and provide fire support to the border through unobstructed roads.
These projects are all under construction, and more than half of them are completed. Now that the threat of the Huns is gone for the time being, we can concentrate on building these projects, and they will be completed within a year or two.
Next, the 300,000 military servicemen in the entire northern Xinjiang can be reduced to about 100,000. While ensuring the defensive strength, there is also a certain amount of spare power to intervene in the grassland battles. There is enough strategic depth, there is a Great Wall for defense, and troops can be sent through a straight line when necessary.
Counting these 200,000, plus the corvee in Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum and the corvee in Afang Palace…
According to rough estimates, Da Qin can reduce the labor force by nearly one million people.
These are the basis for the implementation of the relocation order!
"In addition, when the grassland situation stabilizes, Zhao Fusu and Mao Dun will go to Xianyang to accept the canonization."
Mao Dun is going back to put out the fire now. When he comes back, he must come to Xianyang to accept the canonization of the First Emperor, so that this loyal dog can be completely accepted by the First Emperor.
The first emperor hesitated about Fusu...
After years of separation, father and son have not seen each other for a long time.
This time Fusu wrote a letter, which angered the First Emperor. The First Emperor even thought of trying to replace him, but in the end Hu Hai's performance was too unacceptable, and the matter came to an end.
In any case, Fusu is indeed the most outstanding successor to the First Emperor.
Now that Fusu had made great achievements, the First Emperor finally felt a little relieved. He allowed Fusu to enter Xianyang out of political considerations, but also out of family affection.
Although Meng Yi's face remained solemn when he heard this, he was overjoyed...
The two Meng brothers were the assistants personally selected by the First Emperor for Fusu, and they were also out-and-out eldest son-in-laws.
Meng Yi saw the incompatibility between Fusu and the First Emperor and was anxious in his heart. Now that Fusu has made great achievements and because of Hu Hai's farce, the First Emperor is finally willing to take the initiative to ease the relationship between father and son, which makes Meng Yi very happy .
This time, the eldest son returns to the country with his merits. As long as there is no more trouble... the position of the crown prince is almost confirmed.
"Back off..." The First Emperor waved his hand, and Meng Yi bowed to leave.
Until Meng Yi left, the First Emperor, accompanied by Zhao Gao, knelt there alone and said nothing.
The First Emperor could feel Meng Yi's joy, although Meng Yi did not show it.
But that kind of joy cannot be concealed. I don’t know when it started?
Meng Tian and Mengyi, who had personally arranged to help Fusu, have now completely become Fusu.
But the First Emperor was used to it, and he was even in the mood to joke.
Zhao Gao still said nothing. Since Hu Hai's accident, Zhao Gao has become more cautious and cautious. Most of the time, he is like a transparent person.
"Aren't you happy?" The First Emperor looked at Zhao Gao with interest.
"The eldest son has won a great victory. I am happy from the bottom of my heart." Zhao Gao immediately answered after hearing this.
The smile on his face was not false, but the First Emperor frowned.
Zhao Gao heard with his own ears that the First Emperor wanted to recall Fusu, how could he be happy?
If the position of Prince Fusu is finalized, the status of Meng Yi and Meng Tian will inevitably rise. Zhao Gao himself is squeezed out by Zhao Si and has no favor at all. In this case, it is really fatal.
"Oh, how happy it is?"
The First Emperor suppressed his smile and looked directly at Zhao Gao, this close veteran who had been with him for nearly twenty years.
Zhao Gao lowered his head silently, his thoughts changing rapidly.
At this moment, he felt danger!
But that danger was like a momentary illusion, and Zhao Gao disappeared before he could answer.
"What is Zhao Si doing now?" The First Emperor looked at Zhao Gao with a smile, as if the conversation just now had never happened.
But Zhao Gao's heart was no longer peaceful.
"Shilang Zhao was delighted when he heard the performance. He was drinking and having fun with Wang Li and his guests."
The First Emperor smiled...
In this performance, people have different thoughts and attitudes.
Whether they are happy or unhappy, it seems that it is not because of this victory.
Only Zhao Si, and only this boy Zhao Si, seemed to be happy from the bottom of his heart for this great victory.
But what makes him happy?
(I was praised today, so I’ll add another chapter.)
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