Back to Daqin to be Emperor

Chapter 331
Meng Tian stood at the gate of the Great Wall, staring into the distance.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, a black dot finally appeared in front of his eyes, followed by more and more black dots, and gradually enlarged as the black dots gradually moved and approached.

Seeing this scene, Meng Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief. After so many days, the soldiers who had been hanging out alone finally came back!

Fusu was not riding a horse at this time, but all the more than [-] soldiers of the Qin army behind him were walking all the way.

The war horse walking in the front carried several pots and pans on its back. Everyone looked at all this with solemn faces.

Meng Tian also knew that those were all the bones collected after the cremation of the fallen soldiers this time, a total of more than [-] soldiers.

Before that, the ashes of more than [-] soldiers returned to the pass with the people.

This time, there were only more than 3 generals who came back, and there were more than [-] people who went out of the fortress, and not even a third of them survived.

Every soldier, every surviving general survived to the end after going through all kinds of fierce battles.

This is also the heaviest loss Qin Jun has suffered against the Hu people in recent years.

Meng Tian looked at the soldiers of the Qin army in front of him. Before going out to fight, they were all young men in fresh clothes and angry horses.

But now, their clothes are ragged, and even though the blood stains on their clothes have been washed, they can still be vaguely distinguished under the sunlight.

Silent, but it means that the eight thousand Qin army is stronger. Those who survived are no longer for themselves, but for the dead, and they also have to bear the honor of the dead.

"How can I say that I have no clothes, and I share the same robe with my son. Wang Yuxing master, repair my spear, and share the same hatred with my son!"

"Why don't you say that you have no clothes? You are in the same pool with your son. Wang Yuxing's teacher, repair my spear and halberd, and work together with your son!"

"Why don't you say you have no clothes? Same clothes as your son. Wang Yuxing, repair my armor and walk with your son!"

I don't know when, this battle song that was sung on the land of Qin Opera was recited again, and the generals who came to greet behind Meng Tian also opened their mouths involuntarily under the influence of this atmosphere, and sang this song Qin's battle song.

The people of Yandi also watched this scene silently. They didn't have much sense of belonging to the Great Qin that had only ruled for ten years. Until now, many of them still considered themselves the people of Yan.

They also knew that the Qin army who went out of the fort this time made a lot of gains, but when the people of Yandi saw the vessels containing the bones of the fallen soldiers in front of them, they seemed to be touched by something in their hearts.

In the land of Yanzhao, since ancient times, there have been many generous and tragic people, heroes and heroes, countless!

When they saw these soldiers, many of whom were Qin people from Guanzhong, who died in battle on the vast prairie, fighting for them, at a certain moment, they felt a sense of belonging in their hearts.

These soldiers who died in battle are undoubtedly worthy of praise and admiration for the people of Yandi who have always admired heroes.

Although the Qin army once broke the city, even though the Yan Kingdom was destroyed, but now, everything returns to ashes and dust returns to dust.

The only thing worth remembering is these soldiers who threw their heads and shed blood.

The army slowly entered the city, while Fusu and Meng Tian came together. The general process of the matter, Fusu had already written a memorial and handed it over to Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Tian immediately copied a copy, and then rushed to Xianyang.

More than 2 Hu people did not enter the city with the Qin army, but were arranged by Meng Tian in a big camp.

The appearance of Hu people at this time is undoubtedly a stimulus to the people who don't know the details, and it will also intensify the conflict between the two sides.

Meng Tian also somewhat admired Fusu's skill. More than 2 Qin soldiers dared to accept more than [-] Hu people's captives, and let these captives be used by him.

With such a bold approach, looking at the world, Meng Tian doesn't think there will be another one.

"Menghe, Yingbu, lead the soldiers down to rest." Fusu glanced lightly, and ordered casually.

Meng Tian found that Fusu at this time was a little different from before he left the fortress. It seemed that he had become more aggressive and decisive, and his whole person was a little more capable.

"Mengqing, is there any news from Xianyang?"

After staying in the Northland for such a long time, especially when leading troops out of the fortress, he completely cut off news about the interior. Fusu naturally gave priority to paying attention to the news in Xianyang at this moment, which seemed particularly important to him.

"This is a letter from my brother-in-law Meng Yi." Meng Tian knew that Fusu would ask this question, and after handing the letter to Fusu, Meng Tian said: "There is not much change in the imperial court, it's just more than a month ago , the Huayin envoy presented a piece of jade, which was thrown into the river when His Majesty worshiped the water god in 20 years..."

After reading the entire letter, Fusu's head was about to break out in cold sweat. It was obvious that someone had deliberately done this again, intending to damage Qin Ting's credibility and Ying Zheng's prestige.

"These remnants of the Six Kingdoms are truly wicked!" Fu Su was secretly angry.

Apparently, these remnants of the Six Kingdoms hidden in the civil society are stirring up trouble again and again, which makes Fusu quite annoyed. However, it is not an easy task to catch these people.

Each of these people was extremely slippery, and at the slightest sign of disturbance, they immediately disappeared into nothingness.

Fusu naturally knew why, and the trip to Luoyang made Fusu understand that Daqin had a big problem with the grassroots rule of the six kingdoms in Shandong.

It even backfired to the Guanzhong area, the headquarters of the Qin land. For example, the reappearance of Shen Bi this time, Huayin is located in the Guanzhong area, which shows that the Guanzhong area has also begun to be infiltrated by the nobles of the six countries.

In the final analysis, there are still too few officials at the grassroots level. Qin was invincible against the six kingdoms of Shandong in the past, isn't it because there are thousands of officials like Xi at the grassroots level who can be officials?

However, the rapidly expanding Qin Empire couldn't mobilize so many manpower for a while, and the six kingdoms of Shandong implemented effective jurisdiction, and Guanzhong, which had been mobilized, became a weak area.

"However, the Qin State is very fortunate, the son's great victory came at the right time!" A smile appeared on the corner of Meng Tian's mouth.

Meng Tian's words changed, his face looked rather worried, and he said: "My brother Meng Yi wrote to tell me that His Majesty intends to make another eastward tour."

Fusu frowned, guessing something about Yingzheng's intentions.

In the history books, Fusu remembered that Yingzheng even made a fortune teller about it.In fact, divination can already be manipulated by humans.

For example, if you want to burn some patterns on the tortoise shell, you can do some hands and feet on the tortoise shell first, and then pretend to be the will of the gods.

Pretending to be a god, this kind of routine is not just him Fusu can play, before him, someone has already played this routine!

Otherwise, the court has already decided to lead troops to fight. Could it be that because of a divination, they decided to stop the troops and make peace?This is obviously impossible, so the only way to do it is to manipulate the divine will!
Therefore, Fusu felt that it might be that Yingzheng had noticed that Qin State's rule in the Six Kingdoms was not stable, and wanted to make a tour east to deter those traitors from the Six Kingdoms who were hiding underground.

However, such a method is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure!

Even if it can be effective for a while, but in the long run, it is not a solution after all.But Fusu also understands that there is no way to do this, since it is impossible to effectively fight against the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, this is already the best way to delay time!
Fusu discovered that his father, Emperor Yingzheng, was almost a perfect emperor!Always find the most effective and beneficial way to achieve your goals.

If it weren't for the limitations of the times, Fusu would really suspect that his father is not a man but a god!
Keeping these things in mind, Fu Su changed the subject and said, "Meng Qing, do you have any plans for the future?"

Seeing that Fusu didn't say anything about it, but instead asked about it, Meng Tian calmed down and said with a smile, "I don't know which aspect you are referring to?"

Seeing Fusu staring at him, Meng Tian said: "Young Master has severely defeated the Xiongnu and Donghu in this battle. Thinking about it, in the next five years, the Northland should be peaceful."

"I will go back to Beijing with the young master and report to His Majesty." Meng Tian said in a relaxed manner, "It's been a while since I left Xianyang, I really miss it!"

Fusu was not surprised, after many years in court, it was not difficult for Meng Tian to guess His Majesty's thoughts, and Meng Tian let go so freely, which also made Fusu feel a little grateful and admired.

Not everyone can give up the power in their hands!If Meng Tian refuses to give in, I'm afraid that the two sides will be very ugly in the future!
Fu Su pondered for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, and said: "Meng Tian, ​​I didn't mean this."

Meng Tian looked at Fu Su suspiciously, obviously not knowing what Fu Su was still thinking.

Fu Su sorted out his words a bit, and said: "Meng Qing also said just now that there will be no war in the North within five years. In my opinion, I want to retire some of the Qin army."

"Retired?" Meng Tian was very puzzled.

In this era, as a general, he obviously doesn't have this concept.Generally speaking, if you serve as a soldier, you will serve until your death!
Soldiers will be retired unless they are physically disabled due to fighting on the battlefield, or they are injured or sick, and there are various problems in the end, so soldiers will be retired.

And for high-level generals, it is even more professional!After Lao Tzu's job is over, it is possible for his son to take over Lao Tzu's career.

Fusu explained a little bit, and finally said: "Mengqing, I think that there are wounded and sick people in the army, those who have never been married and have children who have been in the Qin army for five years, and those who have married and raised children over 30 years old, even if they have no titles Return the silver taels and send them home."

Fusu briefly discussed several criteria with Meng Tian, ​​in a word, a considerable number of old and unqualified people in the general, and some people who were never married and had children were eliminated.

The purpose of removing the elderly is to streamline the Qin army and enhance its combat power, while letting the unmarried and childbearing people go home is to cultivate the next generation for the Qin army for a long time.

Qin Jun will remain strong only if he is constantly replenished with fresh blood!

And this is also the root cause of Fusu's strategy for Yingzheng!These soldiers who returned home were not just farmers!
If this is the case, it would be too much of a waste of talents, and the gains outweigh the losses!
To be precise, for these people, farming can only be regarded as a sideline job!The main business is to help Qin Ting enrich the grassroots forces and consolidate Qin Ting's rule over the grassroots.

In terms of loyalty, these soldiers have no problem at all, and they are all the most die-hard supporters of the Ying family.

With such a group of people all over the countryside in Guanzhong, it can be said that the problems at the grassroots level of the Qin State are not that big!
But the problem that makes people a little headache is how to train these people!

There are two very different things between fighting a war and running things in the countryside!It needs a person who has a full understanding of the countryside and can come up with effective methods to come out.

In Fusu's memory, he searched carefully several times, but he couldn't find such a talent.Perhaps Xiao He is a more suitable candidate, but Xiao He rejected him twice, which made Fusu a little embarrassed!
After thinking for a long time, Fusu decided to continue this matter even if he had to bite the bullet!
Can the living be suffocated by urine?Without Butcher Zhang, will we eat pigs with hair?Fusu didn't believe in this evil.

It is imperative to let some people return home in the army.This can also effectively solve the problem of the tendency of the elites in the army. When the soldiers are scattered to the grassroots, it can be said that the power of these elites will be completely dispersed. These soldiers originally attached to the generals, but now they have to change direction and rely on Here comes the imperial court.

On this point, before Fusu left the fortress, he had already written to Yingzheng about this matter, and he also asked Yingzheng to plan this matter. Now that it has been so long, if Fusu wants to come, Yingzheng should have almost done it!
Meng Tian pondered for a while, flipping his mind several times, he had already thought clearly about the stakes and context of this matter, and he was also a little amazed at Fusu's move to draw fire from the bottom.

It's just that, for his Meng family, it's already meaningless!

When he returned to Beijing to report on his work, it was foreseeable that he would be idle in Xianyang for quite a long period of time. Even if there was a war, Wang Li would be able to handle it.

Therefore, although the change in the army has an impact on the Meng family, it does not have much impact.

Taking a step back, Meng Tian thinks that the strategy of Fusu is also excellent, and it will play a decisive role in the disintegration of some forces in the army.

The additional recruits, after four or five years of experience, can completely grow into an elite division that goes into the battlefield. In this way, the Qin army's combat power did not suffer much, but it gained a lot.

The only person who wants to comment on this matter is probably Wang Li!
Fusu's move undoubtedly made Qin Jun enter a weak period in a short period of time, and it will take time to slowly recuperate and recover.

This is really not good news for Wang Li!

Fu Su also looked at Meng Tian nervously, obviously wanting to finalize this matter with Meng Tian.Now Meng Tian is still the commander-in-chief of the Qin army in the Northland, only if Meng Tian supports him, can this matter be carried forward.

Meng Tian smiled at Fu Su, and said: "I will do my best to complete this matter, please rest assured, Young Master."

(End of this chapter)