Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 616 Emperor Shi Huang’s Old Retirement Life

"Ha ha."

Hearing Wang Ben's words, Li Xin couldn't help but smile.

For so many years, he has not met with Wang Ben. Apart from Wang Ben's keeping a low profile, he also has a problem of face.

Speaking of which, Wang Ben is not a few years older than him, and he is the leader of the second-generation generals in the family.

The Li family is in Longxi, not much worse than the Wang family is in Pinyang.

It's a pity that Wang Ben had the merit of destroying the Three Kingdoms, but Li Xin couldn't bear to look back.

Today's Pinyang Wang Clan is flourishing under the leadership of Wang Ben and pioneered by Wang Li.

On the other hand, the Li family, since his 'fall', has gradually declined.

Even Li Zhu, a collateral lineage, is only a general.

The direct lineage has no generals or talents, and it all depends on his current hard support.

Da Qin's feudal lords have always been relatively stingy. During the period of the first emperor, because of constant major events.

Counting the princes and marquises, all together, there are only 29 people with names and surnames.

Compared with the protracted national war to unify China, this amount is not enough.

It can be seen how rare Daqin's senior title is.

As for those who made military achievements, there are some sayings.

Wang Jian's Marquis Wucheng and Wang Ben's Marquis Tongwu are the most precious.

As for the others, such as Marquis of Jiuyuan, Marquis of Dongling, and Marquis of Nanyang, whose titles are named after places, they are relatively inferior.

Even the Marquis of Guannei has become less valuable because of the large quantity.

Unfortunately, Li Xin's title is Marquis of Longxi.

Because of this, among all the feudal lords, Wang's father and son are the most detached.

Chehou Wangjian was one of the earliest Marquis Wu conferred by the first emperor, only after the first emperor had not yet been in power, and he pinched his nose to recognize the Changxin Hou Laoshou.

At that time, Wang Jian was named Marquis of Wu Cheng.

Later, in the process of unifying China, Wang Jian was named Chehou, and he was in the limelight for a while.

He and the first emperor supported each other, and the two were named monarchs and ministers, but in fact they were no different from old friends.

Wang Ben also made outstanding military exploits and was granted the title of Marquis of Tongwu.

When the emperor first toured the east, it was Wang Ben who led his troops to guard him.

It can be seen that Wang's father and son held the status in the mind of the first emperor.

In fact, the Pinyang Wang family is completely different in the army.

When the first emperor was around, he had great faith in the Wangs and his sons.

The first emperor abdicated, and the second Zhao Kun was Wang Ben's son-in-law.

This position can be said to be unshakable.

Compared with the two, the other monarchs and marquises were in a more miserable situation.

After the first emperor enshrined Zen in Mount Tai, he began to develop the country with peace of mind.

Although the number of Great Qin Junhou is small, most of them have disappeared and their reputation is not obvious.

The first emperor was not a heartless person, no matter how poorly the other military princes were, they would not be as good as Li Xin.

Li Xin was reviled when he was defeated in attacking Chu.

At that time, the Qin State had already shown the momentum of swallowing the world with arrogance.

There may be small defeats in various battlefields, but there has never been such a big defeat as Li Xin.

The Qin people scolded Li Xin for being young and frivolous, for underestimating the enemy and acting recklessly.

After fleeing back to Xianyang in desperation, Emperor Shi Huang personally went to Pinyang to apologize to Wang Jian, and then Wang Jian came forward to attack Chu and clean up the mess left by Li Xin.

This incident became a thorn in Li's confidence.

Every time he dreams back at midnight, he will think of the scene on the battlefield back then.

The first emperor missed the past and never criticized him.

Even, what should be given is given.

But Li Xin couldn't pass the test in his heart.

Even though I have regained my confidence now, the soreness in my heart still exists.

Especially in front of Wang Ben, this sour feeling was magnified again.

In another time and space, this famous Qin general who had just emerged and shocked China, left the stage like a shooting star.

Undoubtedly, it has become an eternal regret.

Zhao Kun had thought countless times, if in another time and space, Li Xin was not decadent, would Xiang Yu and Liu Bang alone be able to overthrow Daqin?

Most likely not.

You know, Li Xin came from a famous family.

His ancestor Li Zong was a doctor of Wei State, his grandfather Li Chong was the prefect of Longxi in Qin State, and his father Li Yao was the prefect of Nanjun.

Counting from him up, the four generations are all princes.

Even after the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Li Xin's great-grandson Li Guang also achieved great prestige as a parachutist in later generations.

From the perspective of family background, Li Xin's abilities should never be displayed.

In this expedition, Zhao Kunte appointed Li Xin as the deputy commander, which also meant to revitalize the Li family.

After all, in his position, it is impossible for one family to dominate.

Balance is the way of kings.

Even if the Wang family is his wife's family, it's the same.

Wang Ben is very supportive of Zhao Kun's idea.

He naturally knows the reason why a big tree attracts the wind.

Seeing Li Xin in front of him with an indescribable sense of restraint, Wang Ben couldn't help sighing.

In his opinion, this expedition was not difficult at all.

At the beginning, Qin State was poor and white, didn't it rely on ambition to devour China?
Today, the Great Qin army is strong and strong, and it is not afraid of any force or country at all!
In recent years, although Wang Ben has not led the army to fight, he has always held important positions in the army.

What is the current state of Daqin's military strength, he knows it all in his heart.

The Academy of Sciences researches and develops new weapons regardless of cost, and equips the army as soon as they are produced.

The Daqin army is no longer in the state of everyone carrying a ten-jin pancake when they go out to fight, and whether they want to eat or drink.

It can be said that Wang Ben has never fought such a rich battle in his life.

If 30 years ago, there was such an army.

Wang Ben dared to challenge the Six Kingdoms alone.

What he cared most about was Li Xin's current state.

Wang Ben stood up, walked up to Li Xin, and patted Li Xin on the shoulder.

"In the first battle against Chu, we all knew in our hearts that it was not your fault!"

"In these years, every time Shihuang talked about you, he was not very interested. You know, he never blamed you for losing a battle. What he blamed was that that battle turned you into a coward!"

"Later, you regained some face in Northern Xinjiang. Your Majesty is happier than you, and you talk about it with me from time to time!"

"Your Majesty's purpose this time is very simple. It is to make Li Xin's name resound throughout the entire empire again. Damn it, you have to fight for your breath and stop being cowardly!"

The general in the army always speaks straight to the point.

When Wang Ben talked to Li Xin, he didn't go around the corner.

When Li Xin defeated Chu, he almost succeeded.

Logically speaking, although Xiang Yan is a famous general of the Chu State, but facing the Great Qin's [-] tigers and wolves, the outcome is only five or five.

If it hadn't been for Changping Lord Xiong Qi's rebellion in Yingchen, and Xiang Yan's attack back and forth.

In that battle, Li Xin might not be defeated.

Changping Lord Xiong Qi was the first emperor's cousin, which was one of the reasons why the first emperor felt a little guilty towards Li Xin all along.

Therefore, after his defeat, he was not held accountable by Emperor Shihuang.

Li Xin smiled wryly, shook his head, and did not answer Wang Ben's words.

He was a haughty man who never bothered to make excuses.

In his opinion, if you lose, you are defeated.

This is the truth.

Seeing that Li Xin was silent, Wang Ben squinted his eyes, and said again: "For this expedition, His Majesty specifically told me to let you lead [-] troops, as the vanguard, to enter the Kingdom of Bendu!"

"Ok?"

Li Xin was taken aback.

However, having been in the military for decades, it has become his instinct to accept military orders without hesitation.

"Here!"

Li Xin clenched his fists and responded decisively.

Afterwards, Wang Ben took out a small box with a tiger's head printed on it from his arms, and handed it to Li Xin.

"This is?"

Li Xin took it with both hands, puzzled.

Wang Ben said with a smile: "This is the latest tiger charm developed by the Academy of Sciences. It is made of special materials, but it is just a novel gadget."

Li Xin nodded. He had been guarding Liaodong for a long time. Although he knew about the Academy of Sciences, his understanding was limited.

Seeing the back of Li Xin leaving, Wang Ben sighed again and fell into deep thought.

For Li Xin's past, Wang Ben's colleagues in the army are also extremely regretful.

In particular, Wang Ben and Li Xin have always been close comrades in arms fighting side by side after the defeat of Chu.

Although Li Xin was not close to him on weekdays, Wang Ben knew in his heart that Li Xin had no complaints against the Wang family at all.

From the beginning to the end, the only one he resented was himself.

In this regard, Wang Ben has no good solution.

I just hope that this expedition can completely bring back Li Xin's spirit.

Shanglin Garden, in the Royal Garden.

The first emperor held Zhao Kele, who was just a few months old, and walked in the courtyard.

After his abdication, the first emperor's life was much more leisurely, enjoying the happiness of heaven and man all day long.

There is no way, he has a capable son, and he is happy to do everything.

For Zhao Kele, the eldest grandson of the emperor, the first emperor simply doted on him to the bone.

Even Zhao Kun couldn't stand it. A child who was born less than one year old was like a national treasure, and no one was allowed to be put on the bed for a moment.

Sleeping in my arms all the time.

However, facing the pampering of the first emperor, Zhao Kun had nothing to do.

This year, Zhao Kun tried his best to distract the first emperor's attention.

He first offered chess, this kind of brain-pushing game, which is the most time-killing.

In Zhao Kun's mind, Emperor Shihuang would soon be addicted to it after getting in touch with it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the chessboard was taken out, before Zhao Kun introduced it, he was sprayed bloody by the first emperor.

How dare Qin, Chuhe, and the defeated generals of Chu dare to compete with me on the chessboard?

There is no way, Zhao Kun removed the Chu River, leaving only a Qin boundary, implying that Qin is one country against the six countries.

However, after playing for a few days, Emperor Shi Huang lost interest.

Zhao Kun was busy with official duties and rarely had time to play chess with the first emperor.

Even if he was a subordinate, he was often killed by the first emperor and despised by the first emperor.

As for the others, only Meng Tian and Wang Ben are qualified to sit on the table.

But Wang Ben didn't like to play chess with the first emperor, he liked to grab Zhao Kele from the first emperor.

The first emperor was naturally unwilling, so he simply refused to let him enter the palace.

With nothing to do, Shi Huang had no choice but to find Meng Tian.

Although Meng Tian has a good military talent, he plays chess in a methodical way without any surprising moves.

After spending some time with Meng Tian, ​​Shi Huang quickly lost interest.

In his words, what's the point of going down and down with those tricks.

As a result, the chess plan was scrapped.

Zhao Kun had no choice but to tinker with the board game again.

Board games are very popular in later generations.

It's a pity that Emperor Shihuang seems to have mediocre talent for board games.

Every time you play a board game, you are always the biggest loser.

Nowadays, board games are almost popular all over the country, but in the palace where it originated, few people play it.

The First Emperor held Zhao Kele in his arms, thinking about how during this period of time, Zhao Kun tried to distract himself in different ways, and couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Looking back on the life of the first emperor, it can be said that he truly achieved the number one in the ages.

However, there is little warmth in his life.

The first emperor in his childhood was lonely and helpless.

After finally succeeding to the throne, there are Lu Buwei, Zhao Ji and others pressing down on him.

Lu Buwei was respected as the second father by the first emperor, and Zhao Ji was also the biological mother of the first emperor.

But the two oppressed the first emperor to the point where it could not be added.

After the first emperor was 21 years old, he fought fiercely with them.

Lai Ai was a fake eunuch who had an affair with Zhao Ji, and the First Emperor pinched his nose and named him Marquis of Changxin.

If that's the case, Emperor Shihuang would just turn a blind eye and close one eye.

However, after being drunk once, Lao Ai claimed to be the false father of the First Emperor.

After being denounced, Lao Ai didn't think about repenting, and launched a rebellion.

The first emperor couldn't bear it anymore, and after he was caught, he was sentenced to be cracked by a chariot.

What made the first emperor even more unacceptable was that after Lao Ai's death, Zhao Ji almost broke with him.

This is my biological mother!
At the beginning, Lao Ai and Zhao Ji conspired to "make the king the king and make the son the queen".

The first emperor ignored it, because he still cared about the love of childbirth.

The soldiers who followed Zhao Ji spread gossip, saying that "the beauty of a woman is very difficult to fill with the things of tigers and wolves. When it comes to women's most obscene, the Queen Mother is none other than the Queen Mother."

The first emperor just dealt with the soldier secretly to maintain Zhao Ji's reputation.

However, the First Emperor never expected that what Zhao Ji and Lai Ai said were actually sincere.

After Lai Ai's death, Shi Huangdi severed the mother-child relationship with Zhao Ji, and killed the two children of Lai Ai and Zhao Ji.

Even so, after Zhao Ji's death, Emperor Shi Huang still named her Empress Dowager.

It can be said that in this regard, the first emperor has done his best.

In fact, the first emperor was not a hard-hearted person from the very beginning.

His treatment of Zhao Ji was brutal, but there was also a trace of warmth everywhere.

This is true of Lu Buwei, and so is Ying Chengxun.

The first emperor thought he had never been sorry for them.

However, what these people rewarded themselves was endless betrayal.

From then on, Emperor Shihuang forced himself to harden his heart.

He intensively studied the history of Qin, and found that the reason why Qin was so powerful was due to the reform of the Shang monarch.

In essence, Shang Jun's reform is to nationalize state power.

During the Warring States Period, although the Seven Kingdoms were governed by monarchs in name, the power of the country was extremely dispersed.

Every country has a basket of Gongsun and Uncle Gongs.

From the surnames, we can see the relationship between these people and the clan.

In terms of system, the monarchs of various countries are in charge of state affairs in name.

But in fact, most of the small powers are distributed in the hands of the small sects such as Gongshu and Gongsun.

Because of this, there is the fame and power of the Four Princes of the Warring States Period, even analogous to the clan of the monarch.

Moreover, this system of large and small clans also catalyzed the abnormal expansion of aristocratic power.

After the Chu Kingdom was destroyed, the remaining clan of the Chu Kingdom still possessed huge power, which was also due to this.

With the support of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Jun attacked the clan and nobles of Qin through reforms, and finally nationalized the state power.

Since then, Qin has completed its transformation, and when facing the Six Kingdoms, it has basically been regarded as a dimensionality reduction blow.

No one has a deeper understanding than Shi Huang, who has benefited a lot.

With these insights, Emperor Shi Huang became even more indifferent.

He forged a throne with his own hands, walked up to it by himself, and became a god of extinction.

But the appearance of Zhao Kun brought Shi Huang an unprecedented feeling.

In this life, apart from Li Jiang, Gongsun Yu and other women, he only felt the warmth of his family through Zhao Kun.

Although the father and son have been blank for more than ten years, when it comes to the depth of love between father and son, it is almost unmatched.

The so-called royal ruthlessness can't be seen on the two of them at all.

The First Emperor voluntarily abdicated, but Zhao Kun refused several times.

Even now, when Zhao Kun ascended the throne, he was still pure and filial to the first emperor.

The First Emperor knew better than anyone else that on the surface, Zhao Kun thought he was too doting on the grandson of the emperor.

In fact, Zhao Kun was worried that after he abdicated, he would inevitably feel disappointed.

Thinking of these things, Emperor Shi Huang couldn't help but smile.

(End of this chapter)