Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 553: Military orders are like drama (please give me a monthly recommendation ticket!)
In the summer of the second year of the Second Emperor's reign, the prime minister's house was completely deserted, and the sky was filled with mourning.

Most of the Confucian scholars in the court came to the ceremony, and there was also an endless stream of mourning officials. Condolence items were piled up in the side room of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The storerooms in the mansion were filled with funeral items. The servants were lying on the ground with their heads bowed and barefoot. The female family members were kneeling in the side room, weeping secretly.

Feng Changan knelt in front of the coffin, with a waxy face and a white forehead covering his forehead. His eyes were swollen from crying.

The death of Prime Minister Feng Quji was a huge blow to Feng Changan at the same time.

Feng Changan, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, had been accustomed to ease and smoothness in the first half of his life. He had never experienced such a huge blow overnight.The death of the person closest to him has broken his heart.Now whenever he sees his grandfather's closed study room, his heart feels like a knife twisting.

But this kind of grief always has to be restrained when it comes to outsiders.

My father was taken to the palace to meet the emperor by the guard captain, which caused a lot of discussion among the people in the palace.

It's just that this person is mortal, Feng Chang'an understands it very well.What's more, his grandfather Feng Chang'an was already old, and Feng Chang'an had done similar psychological construction before.

But this time, he felt extremely bitter in his heart.Because at this time he was not only burdened with the grief of his grandfather's death, but also the burden of the family's fate and future fell on him.

There are already signs of the family's decline.

The Prime Minister died seven years ago. At that time, although Feng Quji was not the Shaofu, he was the person who presided over the Prime Minister's funeral.

The late emperor personally drove to express his condolences to the Prime Minister. In front of many ministers, he only said "Bury the Prime Minister generously" and then drove away.After that, all the civil and military officials from all over the dynasty came to express their condolences, and county guards and county magistrates from all over the country continued to send condolences and sacrifices to the Prime Minister's Mansion.At that time, Feng Chang'an followed Feng Quji to preside over the funeral ceremony. The memorials and sacrificial supplies that were sent could not be accommodated in the Prime Minister's Mansion.Moreover, the valuableness and high standard of the gift left Feng Changan still fresh in his memory.

And looking at the prime minister's mansion today, not only did the Second Emperor show no signs of coming, but he also summoned his father to the palace, and the officials who came to send congratulatory gifts, the officials above the doctor, did not come to deliver the condolences in person, let alone Offering incense to the dead...

And the sacrifices sent for the funeral were just barely satisfactory.

Just when Feng Changan's heart seemed to be filled with green water plants, he heard a loud voice outside the door:

"Marquis Wu Xin arrived—"

Feng Changan's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this, and he immediately packed up his clothes and stood up to greet him.

Then Feng Changan heard again:
"What repayment? I just went out to stay for a few days. Now that I'm back, I am the head of your family!"

This sound made the officials who came to express their condolences turn their attention to the gate.

Just happened to see Feng Wuze coming in court clothes, and everyone saw him standing in the corridor to pray:

"I will pay my respects to Marquis Wu Xin."

After Feng Wuze entered the door, he saw that there were only so many people in the courtyard. Where were the three ministers and nine ministers?
Enduring the displeasure in his heart, Feng Wuze returned the gift, and strode into the lobby.

"My great-nephew pays homage to Boon!"

In front of everyone, Feng Wuze couldn't teach his grandnephew, who had a shabby look on his face, what kind of decency would it be to cry and cry?As expected, he was spoiled by his younger brother.

Feng Wuze put his hands behind his hands and stood in front of the door like a big mountain.Feng Changan suddenly felt at ease.

Feng Wuze cut to the chase and said:
"People say your father has returned to Xianyang?"

"Exactly."

"When did you come back?"

Feng Changan didn't dare to hide it.

"last night."

After hearing this, Feng Wuze just stroked his beard.

"Okay, I know. I will wait for him to come back."

Feng Quji walked into the lobby and saw that Feng Quji's coffin had been closed. He felt his eyes sore, and then quickly went out and returned to the courtyard where he used to live.

At his age, he has never experienced anything, except that the person who died now was his younger brother.

In terms of etiquette, he doesn't have to stay in the mourning hall.

In this way, the old man mourned for his brother for a moment, and then went back to his house to sit in meditation.

Now Feng Wuze only wants to help the Feng family overcome this difficulty.

After ringing the bell, rolling up his sleeves and bowing three times, Feng Wuze sat in the courtyard for an hour.After much thought, he decided to go into the palace to meet this second generation.

If today's military-proud family could achieve anything, they would have set off a prodigal son long ago.He definitely would not wait until today. The emperor's attitude towards the murder in Xianyang City was that he would not touch the interests of the old military family.

The decline of the Feng family may not be the general trend of the DPRK.

The Feng family has risen due to the current situation, and now it can also change with the times.Feng Quji twisted the jade ring on his thumb, frowned, and broke the jade ring in half.

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Two hours ago, Zhangtai.

Xia Hei brought a piece of news. After Fusu heard about it, the good mood from the morning session suddenly disappeared!
Fusu was naturally furious when he heard the news, but at this time, he had to act calmer.

Fusu was extremely angry!
"I didn't let him commit suicide! How dare he commit suicide!"

"And it happens to be the day after Feng Quji's death! Doesn't he know that this will arouse the suspicion of the officials in the court!"

The second generation stepped back from the screen, looked at Xia Hei, and asked leisurely:

"Do you know why my servant suddenly committed suicide?"

Xia Hei vaguely knew something, but naturally shook his head.

"Maybe he did something that I don't dare to let His Majesty know."

"Then you go and find it for me! If you can't find it, create one for me! Dali Temple is in charge of criminal cases all over the world. If an official commits suicide, he will have to report it when the time comes. I want you to hand over the ironclad evidence in person. Dali Temple."

"only!"

"Xia Hei—I leave this matter to you to give you a chance. Don't let me down."

Your Majesty's intention is to put a blame on Shen Yu.Although Xia Hei agreed, it was so easy to create a scapegoat.

Xia Hei is just dark and dark, and he always has a dark face, with a fierce look.Coming along the way, many court ladies were scared when they saw it.

When leaving the palace, they happened to meet the guard captain and Feng Jie.

The prime minister died of illness, and the servant committed suicide. There must be a connection between the two.But the emperor entrusted this matter to him just to cover up the truth, Xia Hei immediately went to Shen Yu's mansion to see what happened.

This matter must not be made public.

Shen’s family…

Thinking of this, Xia Hei couldn't help but tighten his sword hand.

Feng Jie came to Zhangtai and saw the second son's face ashen, but he and the second son were the only two people in the hall. Feng Jie naturally expected it, and the second son might have known about it for a long time.

Feng Jie bowed his head and cried.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty."

"How many people in this hall have said that they are guilty. But it is up to me to decide whether they are guilty or not. If you say you are guilty, it is just that you violated the military order by returning to Xianyang City without authorization. I now give When you have the opportunity to explain, tell me why you betrayed my edict and returned to Xianyang City alone?"

The corners of Feng Jie's mouth twitched slightly.

"Your Majesty, I have brought news from Jiuyuan County this time. When Li Xin fought, he only wanted to show off his power. As the commander-in-chief, he took the lead in the charge, completely ignoring the overall situation. The general will fight with the late old general Wang Jian. He also followed Wuchenghou Wang Ben to attack Qi State. Although my military achievements are not as outstanding as those of Yongwuhou, I am by no means a superficial person."

"With an army of 20, Li Xin actually used an army of [-] as a back-up force, while he himself wanted to rush into the enemy camp and capture the leader of the Huns. The Huns are good at cavalry warfare because they have been living on the grasslands. .Although Marquis Yongwu is also good at cavalry combat, fighting against the Xiongnu is not fighting against the Six Kingdoms..."

Fusu heard half of it and naturally couldn't listen anymore.

"enough!"

"If it's just because of this, why don't you tell me."

"Your Majesty, Li Xin doesn't take me seriously at all. He did many things that Your Majesty didn't know about, but he didn't report them to Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?"

"In order to lure the enemy deeper, Li Xin pretended to abandon the city, but the Huns did not fall for the trick, and instead burned the city. As a result, our army lost food and grass. Li Xin later recovered the city, but never reported the matter. And the army Everyone from top to bottom obeys his orders and hides everything from his ministers. Li Xin has concealed the truth many times and refused to report it. Now..."

"The disaster of the Huns is not easy to solve. Do you think Li Xin's actions are child's play?"

Feng Jie paused.

"Since I gave Li Xin 20 soldiers and horses, I will definitely put spies in the army. I know most of what you said. I also know that you and Li Xin each have their own followers in the army. There was a conflict with each other. Not long after the internal fighting ended, Li Xin suggested launching an attack, and you agreed. However, when Li Xin led his light cavalry to sneak attack the enemy camp, Feng Jie cut off the supply of food and grass at this time, in an attempt to let Li Xin go deep alone. There is no return, and then you can send a large army to destroy the forces."

"But this time, God blessed Li Xin. He led his troops to find a spring and solved the crisis. Then Li Xin's troops went to rescue him. You knew that the matter was exposed, so you rushed back to report him to me, intending to let me first Issue an edict to execute Li Xin!"

After Feng Jie heard this, he could only cry.

"Your Majesty - please forgive me. But everything I said is true!"

But Feng Jie dared to run back, so he was sure that the emperor was full of distrust of Li Xin.

It's a game.

As expected, Fusu finally said leisurely:
"You are indeed right. Li Xin did not take me seriously. I asked him to go east, but he insisted on going west. I asked him to recuperate and build up his people's strength, but he went behind my back and launched a massive attack on the Huns. If I My guess is good, he wants to establish himself as king in Longxi."

"Your Majesty, I see that Li Xin has such wild ambitions! Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

Fusu frowned.

"How do you want me to make a decision? Execute Li Xin? Force the generals of Longxi to rebel? Longxi is the birthplace of Qin. Although the terrain is narrow, it is densely populated. If I kill Li Xin, the military nobles of Longxi will still support me. Me? Compared with Tianxia, ​​Guanzhong has always referred to a palm-sized area near Xianyang City. I support Li Xin in order to stabilize the Longxi nobles."

(End of this chapter)