The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 813 Qin's Conditions [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

The Chu nobles seemed to have anticipated Ying Xi's request, and there was no sign of surprise on their faces.

"Ying Xi..." Behind the screen, Yan Yan looked at Ying Xi with some surprise.

This pulling and stepping directly broke up the originally relatively united Chu aristocratic alliance.

However, these should only be Ying Xi's first steps.

Yan Yan was also looking forward to what Ying Xi's next step would be.

The three clans of Qu Jingzhao and the royal family's supporters were either exterminated or relocated by the Qin State. The entire Chu area was completely devoid of loyal followers and could not cause much trouble.

Most of the aristocratic families in Chu also immediately drew a clear line between themselves and Qu Jingzhao and the royal supporters.

It is a common trick used by nobles to rather let my friend die than to let me die.

As long as they can survive, the nobles will not choose to rebel and will stick to one path to the end.

"Secondly, each family will send a hostage to Qin!" Ying Xi continued, "The Great Qin will open the Great Qin Academy to allow the children of your families to enroll. Those who pass the annual examination will have the opportunity to serve as officials in Qin, and even marry into our Ying family and the Great Qin nobles."

The nobles in Chu all looked at Ying Xi in surprise. He was really doing things according to the rules of the aristocratic family.

Once they formed an alliance with the Ying clan and the old aristocratic families of the Qin State, their status would be guaranteed, and they would not have to worry that the Qin State was stalling and would then settle accounts with them later.

Marriage has always been an important means for nobles to maintain family interests.

Being able to marry into the Ying clan and the Qin nobles meant that they could be well integrated into the Qin State and their status was guaranteed.

As for sending hostages to Qin and sending outstanding children from the family to study in the Qin Academy, these are not voluntary but mandatory.

The nobles must know that Qin State is short of many officials.

Where do these officials come from?

The first ones were selected from the Daqin Academy.

The chief priest of the Qin Imperial Academy was always one of the Nine Ministers of Qin, or even the King of Qin.

This means that as long as they enter the Great Qin Academy, the children of their clan will become students of the King of Qin, or students of one of the Nine Ministers. This is political capital.

Therefore, after Ying Xi made his second request, all the nobles of Chu looked at each other and began to discuss among themselves.

"Then, Uncle King Zi Xi, we also have a question, or a request!" The nobles in Chu are now headed by the Yan family, so it was the head of the Yan family who spoke.

Everyone knows that the fundamental reason why Qin agreed to discuss post-war affairs with them this time was Yan Yan, so it is reasonable for the Yan family to be the leader of their alliance.

"Master Yan, please speak!" Ying Xi nodded with a smile.

When discussing, it is natural that you should make requests yourself, but you should also allow the other party to make requests.

"As far as I know, there are not many teachers in the Great Qin Academy, and there are not many great scholars and academic giants!" continued the head of the Yan family.

Ying Xi frowned, but had to admit that what the head of the Yan family said was true.

The Daqin Academy was established in imitation of the Jixia Academy, but the various schools of thought did not recognize the Daqin Academy, so not many scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought joined the Daqin Academy.

"So, in addition to sending hostages and students to school, can the Great Qin Academy allow us to send teachers to the Great Qin Academy to serve as teachers, and can this teacher hold an official position in the Qin State!" The head of the Yan family continued.

Ying Xi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

The reason why the Great Qin Academy was not recognized by the Hundred Schools of Thought and the scholars was the problem of teachers. Since the Yan family had said this, it meant that the Yan family would send many great scholars and teachers to join the Great Qin Academy.

This can be regarded as a token of surrender from the Yan family and the Chu land to the Qin State.

As for official positions?
As the highest institution of learning in the Qin Dynasty, it is not excessive for the teachers there to hold some official positions. There is no need to ask Xianyang, Ying Xi and Li Si can make the decision.

However, Ying Xi still looked at Li Si. The two discussed privately for a while, and then Li Si spoke.

"The Great Qin Academy was established in Chang'an County, with doctors in various disciplines. The status of a doctoral official is equivalent to that of a county magistrate. He is granted the title of Five Great Officials, a bronze seal and a black ribbon, and his rank is equivalent to that of a six hundred stone official!"

The head of the Yan family looked at Tan Tai Mieming and the heads of the aristocratic families in Chu, asking them whether they accepted this condition.

"Okay!" Tan Tai Mieming nodded.

"Yes!" Other family heads also raised their hands to vote in agreement.

Although what they wanted more was the silver seal and blue ribbon, but in Qin State, the silver seal and blue ribbon were only given to the positions of county governor, county lieutenant, and supervisory censor, which were even higher than their current status. It was impossible for Qin State to grant such a high official position to a doctor.

"Well, the next is the third point!" Seeing that the second condition had been solved very well, even beyond expectations, Ying Xi continued to state the third condition.

"Third, it is the changes in your titles and official positions!"

The head of the Yan family, Tan Tai Mieming and the heads of the aristocratic families in Chu also pricked up their ears and listened.

This is a matter of real interest to their livelihoods.

"Uncle Zi Xi, please speak!" The head of the Yan family motioned Ying Xi to continue.

"Everyone will be demoted to a lower rank in their existing titles, and will no longer be hereditary. Their official positions will also be automatically demoted to a lower rank, and they will cooperate with the officials sent by the Great Qin to continue to manage the local areas."

"Our Great Qin will only send a chief official, a lieutenant official, and a supervisory censor, a total of three people."

Ying Xi continued.

It was impossible for the Qin State to allow the Chu nobles to continue to control the local area, so it would naturally replace the three top leaders of the local area.

For example, the county magistrate who is in charge of local affairs, the county lieutenant who is in charge of local military power, and the censor who supervises the local area, all of these people must be Qin people.

"Similarly, our Great Qin will not completely deprive you of your right to participate in local politics. All localities can cooperate with the three governors to elect three elders, who will join the local governor's shogunate and participate in government affairs."

The head of the Yan family looked at Tan Tai Mieming and a group of Chu nobles and began to discuss.

The Qin State did not completely deprive them of their rights or drive them down to earth. They were still able to participate in local decision-making and occupy certain government positions, which was much better than they expected.

As for the demotion of official position and title, it was a normal operation for the loser.

If they were the winners, they might even be able to completely drive the other side out of the place. The conditions given to them by the Qin State were already extremely generous.

Although they have lost the qualifications for hereditary titles and hereditary noble status, as aristocrats, what they have the most is outstanding descendants.

As long as their right to participate in government affairs is not completely deprived, they are not afraid of the decline of their family.

After all, in this era, knowledge is still in the hands of aristocratic families like them.

If this is the case, they are no match for the common people, and their families deserve to decline.

What's more, the three local elders are elected by themselves, which gives them more advantages than other children of Qianshou.

(End of this chapter)