my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 289 Forgive Your Sins

Zhao Tuo was shocked when he heard this.

Reaching out his hand silently, he took the imperial edict handed over by Meng Tian.

He has no right to refuse.

Moreover, there is no problem with this edict.

The three counties in Lingnan, Nanhai County, Guilin County, and Xiang County, although these three counties have a vast territory, none of them have official sheriffs that prevailed in the Qin Dynasty. Instead, "Wei" is the highest officer of a county. , and also in charge of civil affairs.

The authority is extremely great, which is somewhat similar to the Jiedushi in the later period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Ren Xiao, the first county lieutenant of Nanhai County, was assisted by Zhao Tuo.

Now, Ren Xiao resigned, but he failed to become a full-time member. Instead, he parachuted a highly accomplished general, Meng Tian, ​​so he became the second child again.

No matter how unwilling he is, he can't change this fact.

Now, he is the deputy general of Nanhai County.

Now under the rule of Nanhai County, the imperial court has discovered a rice seed that can be ripened three times a year, a good grain that can change the status quo of Daqin's grain, and it is normal for him, the deputy general, to be in charge of it himself.

Could it be possible that the chief general can go out to run errands while a deputy general sits at home?
There is no such reason in this world.

"promise!"

Zhao Tuo saluted solemnly.

"The final general will set off immediately, and guarantee to complete the mission..."

"General Zhao deserves to be the leader of the country, he is loyal to the affairs of the country, and acts resolutely..."

Meng Tian was like an honest elder, with a gentle smile and a few words of encouragement. Zhao Tuo really couldn't think of much affection for General Meng who stole his position as a county lieutenant and continued to erode his power without hesitation. interest.

"The general is absurd, he is a courtier, but he is doing his best—"

After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, he cupped his hands.

"The last general will go here..."

Since there was no room for resistance, Zhao Tuo simply turned around and left.

It is related to the promotion of Daqin New Grain. If it can be completed beautifully, it will be a great achievement, and it can even leave a mark in the history.

For myself, not necessarily, not a turning point.

Looking at Zhao Tuo who received the edict without any hesitation and strode away, Meng Tian couldn't help but secretly nodded in his heart.

Not to mention that this person is familiar with the art of war, he has repeatedly made military exploits in the pacification of Lingnan, has outstanding abilities, and is quite capable of dealing with the tribes of Baiyue, this decisiveness alone is different from ordinary people.

As expected of a person who can be called by His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson himself.

However, until now, he still couldn't figure out why His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson was so afraid of this person, and he needed to specifically tell himself to weaken this person's influence in Lingnan as soon as possible.

Even, arrangements were made for extreme situations.

However, not being able to figure it out didn't affect him to do it—even if His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun didn't tell him, he might not be able to do it. As the general of the three armies and a county lieutenant, he didn't have the habit of being ostracized.

Although, speaking from his heart, he still admires this person very much.

Ambitious, capable, and means.

Who doesn't like this kind of subordinate?
But His Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson was jealous, and he even suspected that there might not be His Royal Highness's handwriting behind this edict.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is that I must also seize this opportunity, integrate the entire Hainan County forces into my own hands as soon as possible, and completely strip Zhao Tuo of his influence here, especially in the army.

This army already has too many marks of Zhao Tuo.

Without Zhao Tuo's restraint, these things are already easy for him. In fact, if he hadn't considered Zhao Tuo's influence in Lingnan and the army, and he didn't want to do too much and provoke criticism, he would have been able to do it a long time ago. Made it this far.

Zhao Tuo left as soon as he said he wanted to, and on the same day, he gathered a team and went straight to Xianglin County.

After running Lingnan for several years, he and Ren Xiao mainly focused on stabilizing the situation in Lingnan, and they really didn't pay much attention to small places like Lin County.

In such a remote place, is there a rice seed that can resist drought and produce three crops a year?

……

The changes in Lingnan and Zhao Tuo's reaction were not beyond Zhao Ying's expectations.

After all, the First Emperor is still here, even if Zhao Tuo is ambitious, at this point in time, he may not dare to have such treasonous thoughts, as long as he doesn't want to court death, he should naturally know what to do.

In fact, if the first emperor had not died, there might not have been so many careerists in history, and there might not have been so many people who would have dared to rise up to resist the so-called tyranny of Qin Dynasty.

At the very least, that Liu Dating, who was very prosperous in Sishui County, might not dare to have the thought of dying.

But history has no ifs.

Only results.

And what Zhao Ying is doing now is trying to change this fruit before it bears fruit.

In the past few days, the situation in Xianyang City has changed.

After a storm, countless heads fell to the ground, and Hu Hai, the eighteenth son who was once the most favored by the first emperor, also ended sadly.His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson of the emperor, who was in the very center of the vortex, was not only unscathed, but his momentum surged.

Countless resources are pouring in.

Although he tried to refuse, he couldn't change everyone's enthusiasm.

As soon as the Eighteenth Prince fell, the once treacherous situation became clear in an instant. In the entire Great Qin, no one could stop the rise of His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson.Now either the eldest son who was driven to Shangjun by the first emperor was recalled to Xianyang, or the eldest grandson of the emperor directly stepped over the eldest son and stepped onto the stage.

No matter which of these two possibilities it is, the rise of the eldest grandson of the emperor is already a certainty.

Therefore, under the intentional or unintentional impetus of the first emperor, many forces that originally belonged to the eighteenth son Hu Hai began to quickly move closer to Zhao Ying. For this reason, Zhang Liang was very busy.

The group of Eighteenth Prince's subordinates is a mixed bag.

Zhao Ying naturally didn't intend to accept it completely.

Familiar with history, he clearly knows that favors are exhausted sometimes, even if his father has more favors for him, he can't touch the bottom line of an emperor.

Therefore, except for a very few talented people, he mostly accepts filial piety reluctantly, and dismisses them with a few nice words to appease them.

As for who is available and who is not, who can choose and who cannot choose, these are the responsibilities of Zhang Liang, who is the champion general's mansion.

And he is only responsible for collecting money.

At this time, he suddenly understood what the so-called softness in receiving money meant.

That's really relenting.

It is modesty to say that you are making money every day.

In just a few days, he actually received hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was almost equivalent to Daqin's tax for a whole year.

It was shocking.

This is the Great Qin Dynasty, which has always been known for its strict laws and clear officials.

Of course, not all gift givers have problems. Some people have been rich for generations and have a lot of money. It is a kind of modest expression. If they show it to His Royal Highness, it is just an expression of their own attitude.

Regardless of the purpose, Zhao Ying didn't have any special reaction, and he accepted it with a smile.

"Your Highness, this money is really too much..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but reminded respectfully.

"We'd better deal with it as soon as possible..."

Even if Zhang Liang was born in Han Xiangguo's family, he was used to seeing big money since he was a child. Looking at the ledger in front of him, he couldn't help breathing heavily. He collected so much money in one breath. It is the way to bring disaster.

Looking at Zhang Liang who looked a little nervous, Zhao Ying couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements for this money..."

Zhang Liang accepted it immediately. Seeing that Zhao Ying had already made up his mind, he stopped talking and began to report other matters in the house. Regarding Zhang Liang's handling results, Zhao Ying usually did not interrupt, but just quietly listen.

Many times, even from his current perspective, Zhang Liang's handling is remarkable, even better than he expected.However, he still occasionally stopped to ask a few words, or to make some adjustments.

Even with these adjustments, there is actually not much need for adjustments.

"Your Highness, there was an accident at the Liuli Workshop today. Steward Chen He and Steward Bai Yu were seriously injured on the spot..."

When Zhao Ying heard this, he immediately frowned.

Chen He and Bai Zhuan were one of the four warlocks who developed transparent glass at the beginning, and they are now the well-deserved pillars of his glazed workshop.

Not only is it the most important source of income for his subordinates, but it is also one of the talent pools he focuses on cultivating.

After all, these people who like to study strange things every day and have learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge are basically natural chemists.

Don't underestimate these people because of their godly actions and their current predicament. In fact, these talents are the most capable of learning, most capable of exploring and willing to explore in this era.

If we say that in this era, who can learn the knowledge of chemistry, biology, and even physics that they have brought from later generations the fastest, it must be them.

Especially the youngest and most spiritual white rafter among them.

Now that he heard that something happened to the two of them, he naturally had no reason not to ask.

"What happened to the accident, how could you be seriously injured..."

Hearing Zhao Ying's question about this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but hesitate slightly, his tone was a bit hesitant, but he still said in a deep voice.

"It is said that the two stewards are secretly refining the elixir in their own room..."

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but secretly glanced at Zhao Ying's face, and saw that Zhao Ying didn't have much reaction to this, so I continued.

"Then, for some reason, the furnace exploded..."

Zhao Ying: ...

This is the practice of explosives!

Zhao Ying thought for a while, and simply stood up.

"Go and take me to see—"

……

When Zhao Ying arrived at the Liuli workshop, the panic caused by the explosion had not dissipated in the Liuli workshop, especially in the room where Bai Yu lived, it could be seen that the alchemy furnace had exploded for a long time.

Even the doors and windows have not come to repair.

Looking at the messy room, Zhao Ying couldn't help but secretly startled.

These two people are really brave.

It’s okay to hide in the room secretly refining the elixir behind your back, but even make improvements and innovations, adding random things into it—— With the power of the explosion, the two of them didn’t die on the spot, it’s hard enough, There are people over there.

Looking at His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson of the emperor, who looked as usual and could not see any joy or anger.

Gong Xue and Lu Yi, who felt wronged, didn't dare to take a breath.After all, it was because of alchemy that they fell to where they are today, not to mention, alchemy is a taboo in Daqin.

Who knows if His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson will anger everyone because of this.

"Where are the two stewards now—"

After watching the scene, Zhao Ying turned his head to look at Gong Xue and Lu Yi who looked nervous.

"Yes, in the back bedroom..."

Gong Xue moved his Adam's apple nervously, and secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Take me to see..."

Zhao Ying remained calm.

Although he was mentally prepared for Bai Zhuan and Chen He to toss out the explosives, it is an indisputable fact that the two of them secretly concocted alchemy behind his back.

Gong Xue and Lu Yi anxiously led His Royal Highness the eldest grandson to the bedroom of Chen He and Bai Zhuan.

Taking a few steps ahead, he stepped forward and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, there was a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. Obviously, before he came, the two of them had already undergone emergency treatment.Seeing Zhao Ying coming in, Chen He and Bai Zhuan, who had already woken up, were about to struggle to get up and salute.

Zhao Ying sighed and reached out to stop them.

"Tell me, what materials did you add, how did you refine yourself into this virtue..."

Chen He and Bai Yu were already mentally prepared to be questioned by Zhao Ying, but Zhao Ying didn't expect that instead of pursuing their private alchemy, Zhao Ying directly asked about the process of alchemy.

Immediately his expression became embarrassing.

After all, as a master of alchemy, it would be a bit embarrassing to say that one would almost send himself away by making an alchemy.

Although, frying a furnace is nothing new to my group of people-who does alchemy without frying a furnace, if you don't fry a furnace, you are ashamed to say that you are a senior alchemist...

"Cinnabar, realgar, amalgam, vetch, sulfur..."

Hearing the narration of the two people, Zhao Ying couldn't help but gasped.

It really is a ruthless person!

This thing, after refining it, can't kill people on the spot, that's considered a skill.

After listening to it calmly, Zhao Ying nodded slightly.

"That's right, if I provide you with the materials, are you sure you can fry the furnace again..."

Chen He, Bai Yu: ...

Gong Xue and Lu Yi couldn't help being dumbfounded.

"The villain is guilty..."

Chen He and Bai Zhuan thought that Zhao Ying was going to convict him, so they were so frightened that they struggled to plead guilty, Gong Xue and Lu Yi also knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"Your Highness, please raise your hand..."

Warlocks are now in a difficult situation. If His Royal Highness, the Emperor's eldest grandson, hadn't been merciful to fish them out and protect them, they would have disappeared long ago.

Now, Chen He and Bai Zhuan are secretly making alchemy. They don't talk about complicity, at least they have a crime of not telling the truth!
To be punished, none of them can run away.

Looking at the four people who looked terrified, Zhao Ying was taken aback for a moment, then understood their little thoughts, and shook his head dumbfounded.

"Let's put aside the matter of punishing crimes. I was talking about business just now—if I provide you with materials, is there any way for you to train something that can make the stove explode..."

Having said that, Zhao Ying glanced at them.

"If you can refine it again, I can forgive you for secretly refining alchemy..."

(End of this chapter)