Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 522: Settlement of accounts after the fall (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)

After Zhao Wan heard this, he naturally felt great comfort in his heart.

Now it seems that not only did he save his life, but he also gained the emperor's trust.

Now it depends on whether the second generation is willing to hand over the six counties of Kanto to him.

"This time I come to Handan, Zhao Wan, you will escort me, help me eradicate the remaining evil, and intimidate Guandong. This is your first contribution."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Wan was overjoyed, but he did not forget Liu Kai, this person knew too many secrets about him, if he could not comfort him well, he might stab himself in the future.

"It's just that your Majesty, there is another hero this time, and it is my lieutenant general Liu Kai. In order to help your Majesty eradicate the remaining evil, thanks to him traveling in many directions, disturbing the eyes and ears of Zhao Xie and others, making them take it lightly, so the two parties can They all fell into your majesty's trap. I ask your majesty to reward him together."

When Fusu heard this, he looked at a burly man with thick eyebrows and big eyes standing in the corner.

That's interesting.

Fusu raised his eyes and looked at this person. It turned out that he was Liu Kai.

"You can't judge a person by his appearance. I saw that this Zhu was very heroic and domineering, but I didn't expect that he was also good at lobbying." Fusu looked at Liu Kai and naturally began to hesitate.Zhao Wan wanted him to reward Liu Kai.But Liu Kai was already a county captain.

These two people are not affiliated.It stands to reason that Zhao Wan doesn't need to say good things about Liu Kai, but since he said it, it shows that their relationship is extraordinary.If I really gave Liu Kai a county to govern, what would happen if the two counties were united.

How about another pair of Qu Ying and Teng Yu?

"I want to make Yang Mucong the Marquis of Changping and guard the six counties of Guandong. You, Wei Tong, will personally lead the army to suppress it. Liu Kai, I will promote you to the rank of captain. Yang Mucong and Wei Tong will be responsible for the control of the Kwantung. You know very little about the matter, so you will assist these two people."

In this way, Liu Kai was promoted to three levels in a row, and Fusu also transferred him away from Zhao Wan.

Yang Moucong was very surprised when he heard that the emperor wanted to make him a marquis.

Since the Qin State destroyed the Chu State, there have been very few people in the Qin State who have no military exploits and have been granted the title of marquis.And he, Yang Mucong, never dreamed that one day he would be made a marquis.

Not only Yang Mucong and Wei Tong were also very grateful to the emperor.If he stayed in the Lantian camp, he would be excluded instead, but now it is different. He is divided into six counties in the Kanto region, not only getting rid of those who have higher titles than him, but also making contributions to the emperor.

Liu Kai was also very happy that he finally left Handan County.If there is another chance in the future, he can show his other talents in front of the emperor, and gradually, he can return to Guanzhong.

How can a man live under others for a long time!
"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Fusu was overjoyed to see the three people who had been rewarded, but his heart was not disturbed. However, when he saw those who had not been awarded, he could only stare in envy, and the second waved back his sleeves.

Pang You looked at it, this was the emperor's happy gesture.

Why did he spend so much effort to deal with things in Zhao? First, for the ownership of military power, he wanted to redistribute it and let people in the army start fighting for power and profit, so as to maintain his supremacy; second, it was the issue of officialdom.

Fusu was the emperor of a country.

He can no longer act like an emperor and travel east every year and a half. He must sit in Xianyang in peace and contentment, adhere to the Guanzhong standard system, and enrich the country and the people.

Therefore, all official administration depends on local officials.

The reason why we are giving them such a big reward today is to encourage Qin officials all over the world to follow their example.

There is no need for military merit, and you can also be promoted by relying on local political achievements.

Fusu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the three people thanked them, other county captains and low-level marquises also began to congratulate Marquis Changping, General Wei, and Lieutenant Liu.

At this moment, Fusu mentioned something leisurely.

"Marquis Changping—I heard that you captured Zhao Xie and others..."

Seeing that the emperor was hesitant to speak, Yang Moucong hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, I came here today to report this matter to Your Majesty. I wonder what your Majesty wants to do with Zhao Xie?"

"Resisting the imperial edict and not obeying it is considered disrespectful and should be beheaded."

Yang Moucong hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to ask:
"Your Majesty, there is one more matter. I ask Your Majesty to rule."

Fusu nodded slightly, indicating for him to continue.

Yang Miao hunched over, he had already guessed half of it.The Second Emperor should have known that there were a thousand guests in Zhao Xie's house, but he didn't know that the Second Emperor was testing him.

Fusu was sitting in the upper seat, suddenly showing a tired look, his eyes were dark.The emperor, who was wearing thin dark clothes, showed an unusually lazy attitude.

"Zhao Xie's residence supports thousands of diners, and these people are all talented people."

When Fusu heard this, he deliberately looked at the reactions of these generals.

Handan County Governor Zhao Wan was very calm, as was Liu Kai. Apparently they had always known about this.What's more, most people here are peaceful.

Fusu couldn't help showing a disgusted expression.

"One thousand diners, is this not a lot? I am curious whether Zhao Xie quickly gathered these thousand diners a year after the death of the late emperor, or whether Zhao Xie has always been supporting thousands of diners. ?”

The second's tone was unhurried, but Zhao Wan was so frightened that his legs weakened after hearing this. The face had become harder and harder under the temper of the years, and the lines on his forehead seemed to have been forcibly squeezed out, and the bulges were very eye-catching. , the beards on both sides were as hard as straw, and they were trembling in front of Fusu.

Zhao Wan was trembling, unable to find anything to say.

"I have known about this for a long time. I am just curious as to when you plan to report these phenomena to me. What disappoints me is that before I asked the question, no one of you took the initiative to mention this to me. thing."

"Thousands of diners are simply a spectacle in the world! You can see that the Taixue established by the late emperor has gone through ten years, and so far there are only 500 apprentices. And a person who has subjugated the country is actually enough to support him. A crowd of 1000 diners is simply shocking news!”

"Do you think that if this matter reaches Xianyang, what will the admonishing officials in the court think?"

Speaking of excitement, Fusu's tone naturally became more and more severe, and his volume also increased a lot.

In the huge room, the only silence was the frightened voices of the soldiers.

"You keep saying in front of me how the world was stable during the late Emperor's reign. This is the stability you talk about. What scares me even more is that when the late Emperor was still alive, there were already people who dared to conceal such things."

Zhao Wan thought to himself that he was afraid that he was doomed.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I will never dare to do this again in the future. Please calm down, Your Majesty."

"In Handan, there are people like Zhao Xie who are lawless, and there are also county guards like you who deceive the superiors and the inferiors, concealing the truth without retribution. If I hadn't decided to attack the remnants of the country's subjugation, would you have planned to continue to conceal it? "

"Today is an eye-opener for me. When I was in Xianyang, the ministers came to remonstrate with me and asked me to imitate the late emperor. I accepted the remonstrance with an open mind and listened to the opinions of the ministers, but what about my ministers? You really asked me to do it today. It opened my eyes. I actually allowed such ridiculous things to happen under my nose."

Zhao Wan was anxious and anxious for a moment.

He never expected that the emperor would choose to settle the score with him after rewarding him.

But he suddenly had an idea. He thought that the emperor just wanted to scare him, otherwise why would he ban him and bring up this old matter again.

"Your Majesty - Your Majesty, please trust me. If I have two minds about Your Majesty and the late Emperor, how could I inform Your Majesty in advance about the affairs of the Yan region and the rebellious intentions of the six counties?"

Zhao Wan said tremblingly, while the others looked on coldly.

Liu Kai thought that this matter had nothing to do with him, but he had already been made a captain by the emperor, so he started to keep his mouth shut at this time to avoid causing trouble for himself.

And judging from the emperor's intentions, he should have known about this for a long time. The reason why he held back was that he didn't have the right time.

The emperor is warning us people that there is nothing he does not know.

Yang Moucong had followed the late emperor for many years and had not seen much of this kind of scene.

The second emperor and the first emperor were completely different people.

If the late emperor knew about this, he would definitely kill Zhao Wan without any reason, but Qin II did not.The Second Emperor awarded the reward first, and then mentioned the matter again. Obviously, he would definitely not kill Zhao Wan.

The emperor is giving these people a prestige.

The other people who were not rewarded all kept their voices and held their breath, not daring to speak out.But at this time, they already have considerable recognition of the second generation deep in their hearts.The second generation is a person who can be considered very perceptive.

After Fusu said this, he suddenly felt much relieved.

"In the future, before all ministers give me advice, they should first think about what they have done."

As Marquis Changping listened, he realized that the emperor had made this show deliberately for him to watch.

Sure enough, Fusu quickly changed the subject.

"Marquis Changping, since you mentioned this matter, I will leave these thousand diners to your disposal."

Yang Mucong was very shrewd, and he quickly realized that this was the emperor's test of him.

The emperor was angry just now because Zhao Wan knew about it and did not report it. It can be seen that the emperor was very concerned about this matter.The only strange thing is that the emperor compared a thousand diners with the Imperial Academy.There are hundreds of diners in the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Censor's Mansion. Although the number is not large, it is common.

But where is Taixue? It is the current specialized bureaucratic training institution of the Qin State. Taixue has replaced the school room and is also located in the imperial city. Its status is extraordinary.

The emperor valued talents, so naturally he also cared about who these 1000 people listened to.

So who should these 1000 people listen to?

"Your Majesty, I thought that these diners were just short-sighted people. Most of them were criminals who were hunted down by the late emperor's order, and finally ran to Zhao, defected to Zhao Xie, and remained anonymous. When I saw some of them People immediately remembered the portraits on the wanted poster. It’s not difficult to identify these people, it’s just that no one exposed them.”

"Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous. He is able to let go of our mistakes and is broad-minded. He is indeed a benevolent and righteous king. I personally think that your Majesty might as well release these thousand diners to show your Majesty's virtue."

What Fusu heard was a bit false.

But judging from Yang Moucong's intentions, he did not mean to execute these people.

"The arrest warrant issued by the late Emperor during his lifetime was to bring these people to justice on the spot. Why, after several years, did the Marquis of Changping think they should be let go?"

Yang Mucong frowned, what did your majesty mean?
"I wonder what your Majesty means?"

"Rebels are rebels after all, and they will have endless regrets. Since they defected to Zhao Xie, they will become enemies of the Qin Dynasty. My kindness is only for the obedient people. Bandits like these who dare to cause chaos will die ten thousand times. It’s not an exaggeration.”

Yang Mucong understood, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will handle it right away."

(End of this chapter)