my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 363 Fan Zeng: I dare not disappoint His Highness’s trust

The First Emperor was in a good mood and asked him to sit down very politely, and then asked Hei to pass Xiang Yu's secret letter to Xiang Liang.Seeing this secret letter from his eldest nephew, Xiang Liang had mixed feelings. He didn't know whether to be grateful or disappointed.

After all, this is the only chance for the Xiang family to confront Da Qin.

"My nephew has lived up to expectations in the grassland. Now that he has captured the grassland and captured Maodun, I am going to let him continue to control the grassland. What do you think..."

Looking at Xiang Liang whose expression was changing, the First Emperor asked with a smile.

When Xiang Liang heard this, he couldn't help being shocked, and his clothes were instantly soaked with sweat.

"Your Majesty must not—"

He didn't know what the First Emperor was thinking, but he didn't dare to take a gamble, so he stood up quickly and respectfully declined.

"Although my nephew has some talents in leading an army to fight, he is still young and energetic and lacks experience. I am afraid he is not good enough to govern the grassland..."

Looking at the frightened Xiang Liang, the First Emperor couldn't help laughing.

"Am I a jealous, jealous, and suspicious person? If your Xiang family dares to surrender to me, I will dare to use it freely. Although my uncle and nephew are quite capable, I am not the only one in Great Qin who can be as talented as my uncle and nephew!"

"Which one of Taiwei Liao and Zuo Xiang Li Si is not an outstanding figure in the world? I use them both! Who cares about his background?"

Looking at the First Emperor, who was very high-spirited despite his gray hair, Xiang Liang lowered his head and bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty's magnanimity is unparalleled in ancient times and today, and I admire him endlessly!"

Xiang Liang's mood was very complicated. If the King of Chu had had the courage and courage of the First Emperor, he might not have ended up with the country in ruins and the ancestral temple destroyed.

When Emperor Shihuang heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

……

What went back with the letter was the reward from the First Emperor!

Xiang Yu, the captain of Qiemo, pacified Mobei. He was promoted to the title of commander of four chariots and concubines for his merits. He was granted the title of General of Zhenbei. He captured Maodun Shanyu. For his merits, he was promoted to the title of You Geng. He was named deputy general. Cao was promoted to counselor of military affairs. Less is better.

Since then, Mobei has been divided into three counties and eighteen counties.

Tuupu, Qiemo, Dangtian, and Tuge were combined into one, including the entire upper reaches of the Shiyang River, and became Yunshang County. They worshiped General Li Xin as the county guard and controlled the local military.

Including Sancha City, the royal city of the Xiongnu, and all the way to the original Donghu, it is Yanbei County!
Xiang Yu, the newly minted General of Zhenbei, was promoted to Lieutenant of Yanbei County in one fell swoop and took control of the local military.Zhao Tuo, who had just returned to Xianyang from Xianglin County with rice seeds, took advantage of the situation and became the governor of Yanbei County.

Naturally, no one can say anything about this reward.

Although Xiang Yu was a newcomer, he almost single-handedly swept across Mobei and completely pacified the grasslands. His outstanding achievements were obvious to all. In the Qin Dynasty, which highly valued military merit, this was the last word.

As for Zhao Tuo, he assisted Ren Xiao to pacify Lingnan in his early years, and later assisted Meng Tian in running Baiyue, and successfully brought new rice seeds from Xianglin County. His qualifications and achievements were sufficient. This time, being transferred to the post of governor of Yanbei County was considered a real achievement. Well deserved.

The original territory of Donghu was Anbei County.

During this period, Ziying, who was highly regarded by the emperor's eldest grandson, stood out and became the governor of Anbei County. Shejian, a veteran general in the army who had been Mengtian's deputy general, was transferred to Anbei County.

Arriving with the decree of the First Emperor.

Xiang Yu was completely relieved. On the one hand, he formally reported his victory to Xianyang and sent his generals to personally escort the Xiongnu Shanyu Maodun into Xianyang. On the other hand, he began to display his chariots and horses and reveal his identity as a general of the Qin army.

The tribes in Mobei were shocked by this. They never expected that the leader of Tu Yu, who defeated Modun Shanyu with overwhelming force, turned out to be a young general of Great Qin!
This incident caused a lot of commotion among the tribes in Mobei. After all, surrendering to the Tuyu tribe was one thing, but surrendering to Da Qin was another.

But these commotions soon subsided under Xiang Yu's bloody suppression.

No way, during this period of time, Xiang Yu's reputation in Mobei was so great that it was almost at the height of its power. No one dared to anger this tough and invincible "Leader Yu"!
As for Cao Shen, who had made outstanding achievements in pacifying Mobei, he was directly transferred back to Xianyang by the First Emperor and included in the cabinet.

Cao Shen's outstanding performance in the process of pacifying Mobei was seen in the eyes of the First Emperor. For such a talented person who had outstanding abilities and was personally promoted by his own grandson, the First Emperor was naturally willing to cultivate him as a capable person for his grandson in the future. assistant.

The three newly established counties in Mobei are an extremely complicated matter, whether it is the deployment and selection of subordinate officials or the support of large quantities of materials.

Not to mention how Shaofu Shi Lu and Nei Shi Teng were so worried, trying to figure out how to allocate so many supplies to the three counties of Mobei, and relocate the people of the Central Plains to enrich Mobei.

Just talking about the selection and deployment of officials is an extremely troublesome task.

Three super large counties had hundreds of positions vacated almost immediately. Who to send and who not to send was a big problem. Those with status and background would naturally be too lazy to go to such a cold place to gain qualifications, but the imperial court There is no shortage of drinks for officials, and even in a place like this, there are still people vying to go.

These require careful consideration and selection by the court.

Fortunately, the Qin Dynasty at this time was still in its most efficient period. With the order from the First Emperor, the entire court began to work hard around this matter.

The imperial court newly conquered Mobei. Since then, the Yueshi, Xiongnu and Donghu all surrendered. The Qin Dynasty walked out of the Great Wall and completely eliminated the border troubles that the people of the Central Plains had suffered for hundreds of years.

Such a big event is naturally exciting.

When the newly promoted You Geng, deputy general and disciple, personally escorted the Xiongnu Chanyu Maodun into Xianyang, the whole Xianyang was excited, and countless people rushed to the streets, scrambling to see what the captured Xiongnu Chanyu looked like. .

Probably only at this moment, Modun was particularly lucky that his injury was on his buttocks and he could lie down on the carriage, bury his head and pretend to be dead...

The First Emperor did not treat Maodun harshly. With a wave of his hand, he allocated a palace to King Donghu as his neighbor, but he didn't know whether King Donghu would return his Yan family to him.

As for Xublantuo, the right virtuous king of the Xiongnu, he was given the title of admonishing doctor by the First Emperor and was raised in Xianyang.His status was too high, so it was naturally impossible for the court to let him go back, causing trouble for Xiang Yu and Zhao Tuo.

Although Sublantuo was a little disappointed, fortunately he had a good daughter who was the concubine of the emperor's eldest grandson. No one in Xianyang City dared to show his shame.

In addition, Xu Bu Yunduo visited his house every now and then, and he gradually let go of his thoughts.After all, even if he could return to the grassland, he might not be able to get any good fruits with Xiang Yu around. Instead of going back and worrying about being frightened and having to look at people's faces, it would be better to stay in Xianyang City and be free and happy.

The only thing that made him feel a little unhappy was that his former Shanyu regarded him as a sinner of the Huns and regarded him as an enemy bandit.

……

Almost at the same time, Zhao Ying, who was lingering by the Yunmeng Lake, accompanying the county governor Ji Mu and Xiu Yuniu and others every day, compiling free teaching materials and adapting local operas, finally received a reply from the First Emperor.

Along with the letter came the imperial court's special envoy Yu Shixi.

It is not a trivial matter to unite a county and establish a mansion, not to mention that it also involves the grandsons of the former Chu kings.

However, fortunately, this government is just a name and does not have much actual authority.Whether it is Nan County or Hengshan County, almost all of them involve specific changes.

Everyone still performs their duties and is directly responsible to the court. However, in the future, they must symbolically respect the nominal superior of Jiangling Mansion. For some matters, they need to briefly say hello to Xiong Xin, the prince of the mansion.

As for Yushi Xi, he is the first chief historian of Jiangling Mansion.

In fact, only he, the chief historian, had some control over the real power of Jiangling Mansion.

But even so, the news that the Qin Dynasty merged with the county to establish a mansion and appointed Sun Xiongxin, the former king of Chu, as the monarch, still caused an uproar all over the world.Countless people were wondering about the intention of the First Emperor's move.

Is this a disguised concession to the nobles of the Six Nations?
If all places could follow this example, it would be almost a disguised form of enfeoffment. Since Sun Xiongxin, the king of Chu, can be the king of Chu, then the descendants of King Zhao, the descendants of King Wei, the descendants of King Han, and even the descendants of Qi and Yan , can he also be the prince of his own ancestral land?

It doesn't really matter to them whether the Fujun has real power. As long as they can get to the place and have such a name, they can implement this fictitious power.

For a while, people's hearts fluttered.

Even in Xianyang City, the palace where the six royal families lived was a bit more lively than before.The descendants of the six royal families are also ready to take action, hoping that they will become the next Xiong Xin.

Because of this, even the activities of the Qin Killing Alliance were greatly affected.

After all, if the de facto enfeoffment can be achieved in this way, why would everyone bother to rebel and do thankless things?

……

Zhangtai Palace.

The First Emperor leaned on the back of his chair and looked at the secret report handed over by Hei, with an imperceptible sarcasm flashing in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please take advantage of the opportunity to take someone..."

Black and murderous.

This group of people who don't know whether they live or die, have such whims that they dare to go to Xianyang City to cause trouble.

When the First Emperor heard this, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head slightly.

"No need to—"

He calmly raised the secret report in his hand.

"As long as I'm here, they can't make any waves - wait and see how my eldest grandson will respond..."

"promise--"

Hei bowed and retreated obediently.

However, there was a hint of unnoticeable worry in his eyes.

His Highness the Emperor Changsun took this step too hastily and recklessly. If he didn't handle it well, his impression on His Majesty would be greatly reduced.

……

Outside Gangneung City.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the letters sent by Feng Quji, the old general Meng Wu and others at great speed. He gently placed the letters on the cases in front of him, and then looked at them with a smile. Fan Zeng on the side.

"What do you think of these letters, Mr. Fan? In your opinion, how should I deal with them..."

Fan Zeng looked at Zhao Ying, who was smiling and clearly had a plan in mind. He snorted and turned away, not bothering to look at him again.

Seeing that this guy was too lazy to pay attention to him, Zhao Ying was not annoyed and raised his eyebrows lightly.

"Mr. Fan, you don't want your son and your grandson to know that you are so disrespectful to Gu..."

Fan Zeng:……

Some sighed helplessly.

"Your Highness has already made a plan, so why bother asking this old man..."

Seeing that Zhao Ying was still looking at him with a half-smile, he could only smile bitterly.

"Aren't these reactions what His Highness wants to see? Your Highness just threw out such a bait, which caused turmoil in the world and people's hearts to wander. But whether to set up a state capital and establish a king or grandson is not a matter of His Highness and His Majesty's thoughts. between?"

Having said this, Fan Zeng couldn't help but sigh again.

"What people fear most is not thinking about it. Before, Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and established prefectures and counties. The nobles of the six kingdoms lost their support. The scholars of the six kingdoms lost the opportunity to gain power and wealth. They had no way out, so they were brave and not afraid of death. Now, His Highness united the county and set up a mansion, and elected the king of Chu, Sun Xiongxin, as the king of the mansion. The people of Chu were sad to lose their king and were at a loss. They did not know whether to hate the Qin Dynasty or support the king and grandson. The noble people of the six countries also lost their lives. The honor of righteousness..."

Having said this, Fan Zeng raised his head and looked at Zhao Ying's overly young face, with a complicated expression flashing in his eyes.

"The most terrifying thing is that they think they can take advantage of the opportunity to realize their ambitions..."

Fan Zeng's meaning was unclear for a while.

"His Royal Highness is smart and wise, yet shameless, far-sighted yet unscrupulous, resolute and courageous, yet considerate of the people. He already has the appearance of a wise king - Da Qin can win the emperor's eldest grandson, which is not exhausted..."

Zhao Ying couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

In fact, he really didn't think that much. At first, he just wanted to imitate Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew's original method and pull out Xiong Xin, the grandson of the King of Chu, as a banner to see if he could take the opportunity to conquer the people of Chu land and relieve the Chu land. The people were just hostile to Da Qin.

However, now that Fan Zeng has analyzed it like this, it seems that it is really interesting.

However, he would naturally not tell Fan Zeng about this.

For this super boss who was able to force Xiang Yu, a political novice, to the position of overlord on the spot, he really developed a love for talent.

If you can be convinced, you will naturally be happy to see the results.

Of course, even if you can't be convinced, it doesn't matter, as long as you do things honestly for yourself.

"Awesome. Fortunately, you fell into Gu's hands. Otherwise, if there were enemies like Mr. hiding in the dark, Gu would really have trouble sleeping and eating..."

Having said this, Zhao Ying smiled and cupped his hands.

"If a great talent like Mr. is abandoned, it will be a loss for the world. Nowadays, the hearts of people in Chu are in turmoil. It is the critical moment to turn people's hearts away. If we can seize the opportunity and make the best use of the situation, people in Chu can be controlled." …”

Having said this, Zhao Ying looked at Fan Zeng leisurely.

"The people of Chu are already in extreme poverty. Sir, I don't want to see the people of Chu suffer any more tragedies of wives and children being separated and families being destroyed..."

Fan Zeng knew that he could not escape the instructions of the emperor's eldest grandson, so he could only bow and salute with a wry smile.

"Promise, I will never let down His Highness's trust!"

(End of this chapter)