my grandfather was qin shi huang

Originally, based on the relationship between Zhao Ying and the First Emperor, there was no need to wait outside Xianyang City.

But this time, unlike before, he did not have any communication with the First Emperor beforehand, and suddenly led his army directly back to Xianyang, marching in a hurry.

Not to mention the imperial court, countless local county guards and lieutenants were so shocked that they broke into a cold sweat along the way.

Such an army that looked like an elite at first glance passed through the border without any warning. Who wouldn't be nervous about it?

You see, with his arrival, the captain in charge of garrisoning Xianyang City was so frightened that he broke out in sweat. He immediately rushed to the top of the city and almost ignited the beacon of communication!

If it weren't for the critical period, when he saw this large army, it automatically stopped a few miles away from the city gate, and sent someone to hand over the talisman seal of the emperor's grandson. At this moment, it is estimated that he would have closed the city gate, and everyone The city is under martial law.

All in all, it came in a bit of a hurry and made a bit of noise.

The most important thing is that he was ordered to go on a patrol this time to patrol the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of the First Emperor, but he returned directly without orders. In fact, strictly speaking, he had violated a taboo.

Although he didn't think that the First Emperor would be dissatisfied with him because of this, he didn't want the First Emperor to have even the slightest grudge against him, the emperor's eldest grandson.

Therefore, even though he was so anxious that he wanted to fly directly to the palace, when he got outside the city gate, he still calmed down and handed over the army to Zhang Liang and Peng Yue.

With fright and Zhui Gu, he waited honestly for the summons from the First Emperor.

Therefore, when the two old generals Wang Jian and Meng Wu were eager to go to the palace to see him in their carriages, they caught up with the emperor's eldest grandson who was waiting outside Xianyang City.

Looking at Zhao Ying, who was calm, calm and calm, waiting outside the city gate, Wang Jian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

At this age, there are so many people who are proud of being favored, and it is almost unheard of for someone with such a temperament as the emperor's eldest grandson.

"Ying has met Old General Wang!"

Zhao Ying had studied the art of war with Wang Jian for many years, so he naturally recognized Wang Jian's carriage, so he hurried up to meet Wang Jian without waiting for him to get off the carriage.

Looking at the tall and straight young man in front of him with the same smile, Old General Wang Jian couldn't help but reveal a friendly smile on his face. While getting out of the car, he hunched over and bowed in return.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson. We have not seen each other for several months. Your Highness is fine..."

"Thank you, General Wang. My thoughts are with you. All is well with me, junior..."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and held Old General Wang Jian's arm first. The guard on the side bent down with great discernment and placed the Hu stool used for stepping at Wang Jian's feet.

"Thank you, Your Highness..."

The two of them had just exchanged a few words when the car of the old general Meng Wu arrived over there. Zhao Ying first apologized to the old general Wang Jian and then quickly stepped forward to greet the old general Meng Wu.

However, before he could step forward to help him, Meng Wu himself had already opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

"Haha - Your Highness is fine..."

As soon as he got off the carriage, Meng Wu couldn't help but let out a burst of hearty laughter, took a few steps ahead, and bowed to Zhao Ying.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson..."

Zhao Ying couldn't help but stop, smiled and bowed in return.

"Ying met Old General Meng. After seeing each other for several months, the old General's body and bones became healthier..."

When Meng Wu heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks to His Highness, I am in good health. Although I am not as good as a young man like Your Highness, I can still ride a strong horse and draw a strong bow..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Wang Jian with a stern look.

Wang Jian turned his head and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

This old guy, just a few years younger than me and in better shape than me, shows off in front of me every day, and he doesn't know what to show off to.

The general strategizes and wins a decisive victory thousands of miles away. He is not an ignorant and reckless man who goes to fight with brute force with real swords and guns. What is there to be proud of if he has a better body and bones...

Seeing the two people pinching each other as usual, Zhao Ying couldn't help but laugh and pretended not to see the interaction between the two old generals.

"Your Highness, why did you come back suddenly..."

Zhao Ying smiled.

"Everything in Jiangnan has been completed, and I was thinking about my eldest father. I couldn't sleep or eat well, so I just came back directly. I was thinking about whether I could give my eldest father a surprise..."

"His Highness is really filial. He is countless times more filial than those bastards in our family. After they go out, they don't even take the time to come back to see me. They don't even send a few letters throughout the year... "

Looking at Meng Wu who sounded like he was complaining, but was actually trying every possible means to express his merits to his grandson, Old General Wang Jian couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes, but he didn't try to expose his clumsy little tricks.

In fact, he knew that the complaint of this old guy who had been fighting with him all his life was not a bit of a real surprise. It used to be okay, my bastard thing was just like his, ten and a half months old, or even three months and two months old didn't even know a letter came from me, but now look at the emperor's eldest grandson...

Those grandchildren of yours should be thrown away!

Zhao Ying naturally understood the thoughts of the two old generals and nodded with a smile.

"It's because the juniors didn't think carefully. However, now that the border is stable and things are basically on the right track, I will personally advise His Majesty to see if we can allow them, the soldiers stationed at the border, to have two months' rest every year." Allow them to take turns going home to visit relatives so that they can start a family and start a business and respect their parents..."

Zhao Ying's idea made the two old generals' eyes light up and they were quite moved.

"Your Highness, will this destabilize the morale of the military and waste the court's money and food..."

Zhao Ying smiled and shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. The border officers and soldiers guarding the border for the country are already extremely hard. Why can't they relax for two months? Besides, they are stationed at the border to protect the court and the people, but are they not the people of our Great Qin? Xiang Compared to us people who live peacefully in Guanzhong, they are the ones who are more qualified to enjoy the peace and prosperity of our great Qin Dynasty..."

Zhao Ying didn't just say it, he really had this idea.

Especially for those soldiers stationed at the border all year round, it is really necessary.

Today's Great Qin, the conscription system implemented, is actually many times more humane than the dynasty of later generations that "went away with a head wrapped up, and returned with a white head and still guarding the border".

Because of this conscription system, there is a clear number of years.

Ordinary strong men, after you become a soldier, if there is no war, these soldiers who are guarding the border in the standing army can return home after two years. In addition to the one-month military service required in the county every year, you are actually free in time. Of course, if there is a war, that is a different matter. The court will summon veterans again to fight the enemy.

Of course, many old Qin people actually like to hear about this kind of thing.

Only by participating in the war can you have the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds, improve your title, and change the fate of your family.

But not everyone can continue to go to the battlefield, because according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, some can and some are exempted.

For example, those with titles are exempted from old age at 56 years old, and those without titles are exempted from old age at 60 years old. The so-called exemption from old age means that they can be exempted from military service. etc., according to regulations, are also within the scope of exemption from military service and corvee service.

In short, it is naked motivation.

This is also the reason why Qin people are happy when they hear about war, and why the Qin Dynasty's farming and war system has strong vitality.

Even so, guarding the border for two years was an extremely hard job for people of this era. Zhao Ying's plan was to give these people a chance to take a vacation and visit relatives based on future generations. After all, now that the world has been settled, there is no one around that can threaten the security of Great Qin.

Some adjustments can be made appropriately.

Let the world see the warmth of the Qin Dynasty.

Of course, the so-called humanization is for ordinary soldiers. For generals like Wang Li and Meng Zhan who are ordered to guard the border, they are not allowed to return to the capital without any reason except to return to the capital to report on their duties or to be summoned by the court. .

Zhao Ying's intention was very clear, that is, he wanted to try to open an opening on the general's side.

Meng Wu and Wang Jian, both veteran generals on the battlefield, naturally understood the implication of Zhao Ying's words, but each of them remained silent with little tacit understanding.

Because this involves a very sensitive issue, that is, military power.

Once this Hugh Mu policy comes true, the imperial court's control over local military power will inevitably reach a new level, and the troops stationed in the border areas will really become a force directly controlled by His Majesty and a decisive force.

The three of them were talking at the city gate when they heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from inside the city gate. The three of them couldn't help but look at each other and looked back.

Then he saw a captain of the Forbidden Army galloping towards him, beating his horse.

When he arrived in front of the emperor's eldest grandson, he reined in the reins from a distance, jumped off the horse, walked a few steps quickly, and bowed deeply to Zhao Ying from a distance.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has a decree. Please come to the palace to see him as soon as possible..."

Zhao Ying smiled and nodded, stretching out his hand for support.

"General Lao, please lead the way——"

After saying that, he bowed his hands apologetically to the two veteran generals Wang Jian and Meng Wu.

"I will go to the palace to pay homage to His Majesty first, and then I will go to the house to pay homage to the two old generals in person..."

Wang Jian and Meng Wu smiled and returned the favor.

"Don't dare. Your Highness just go on your own and don't worry about us. The two of us will go to the palace later to join in the fun..."

After Meng Wu finished speaking, a look of aftertaste appeared on his face.

"To be honest, ever since Your Highness left Xianyang, I have never tasted those delicacies that are unrivaled in the world..."

What Meng Wu said was kind and funny, and Zhao Ying couldn't help laughing.

"That's it, it's settled. I'll go to the palace to prepare wine and food, and wait for the two old generals to arrive..."

……

Just as Zhao Ying followed the captain in the palace and rushed to the palace with Jing and Zhui Gu, in a restaurant near the imperial city, Zhuo Pei, the young master of the Zhuo family who had become more and more bloated, Suddenly he became energetic, stretched out his hands to pull away the beautiful woman lying in his arms, moved his buttocks with difficulty, and climbed down from the bed.

"You mean, His Highness's army has already arrived outside the city gate?"

"Master, the news is conclusive. Just now, someone saw the captain who was summoned from the palace taking the emperor's eldest grandson and the tall halberd bearer beside him to the palace to pay a visit..."

Zhuo Pei nodded slowly.

"I didn't expect His Highness to arrive faster than I thought..."

When the young man who came to report heard this, he couldn't help but show a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Young Master really has a plan..."

Zhuo Pei's somewhat fat face couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

"It's not a perfect plan, it's just that I have some understanding of His Highness..."

After saying that, he stopped explaining and looked back at the young girl who wanted to kneel down and move closer to him with an aggrieved look on her face, and gave a calm order.

"Everyone, please go down. I have ordered you to give up drinking and sex today, take a bath and burn incense..."

"promise!"

Everyone looked stern, bowed and retreated, and got ready to go.

Looking at the empty room, Zhuo Pei walked to the corner of the room solemnly, opened an ordinary-looking box, and took out a sealed memorial from it.

If someone were there, they would definitely be able to see the big words above.

"Detailed explanation of fine steel forging method and salt water quenching method!"

At the bottom of the box, there was also a piece of shiny armor lying across it, as well as two strange-looking long swords. It was Zhao Gao and Zhou Yin who spent nearly a year in Linqiong to successfully trial-produce them. The Mingguang Armor and Tang Hengdao!

No, it should be called Qin Hengdao now.

In fact, half a month ago, according to Zhao Gao's instructions, he set out from Linqiong and traveled all the way to Xianyang with this memorial.

If it were not for waiting for this opportunity, this memorial, which is enough to shock the world, would have been placed on the desk of the First Emperor.

Now, the chance has finally come!

His bloated eyes, with almost only a slit left, showed a rare hint of excitement that could not be concealed.

This time, maybe we can lay the foundation for the Zhuo family for hundreds of years!

……

Zuo Xiangfu.

back yard.

In a pond full of lotus flowers, a plump carp was tentatively touching the plump earthworm hanging on the fishing hook, once, twice, three times, as if he was hesitating whether to swallow the delicious food in front of him.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from the courtyard gate.

The carp that was about to take the bait was startled by the sudden sound. It swung its tail and dived deep into the lotus leaf.

Li Si:......

His face sank with some annoyance, and he raised his head to look at the servant who was coming in a hurry. If he dared to disturb his enjoyment of fishing without a suitable reason, then he should really throw it down to feed the fish!

However, before he could take action, he saw the boy bowing to him from a distance.

"For the record, Prime Minister, there are rumors that His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun has led the army back to Xianyang. At this time, he has followed the captain who sent the message to the palace and entered the palace..."

Li Si instantly put the unhappiness behind him and looked at the boy in front of him with burning eyes.

"Is this serious?" (End of Chapter)