Chapter 233: Treat guests as guests, be granted the title of Weiwei, and lead the net

Author: I slept until I woke up in the afternoon

Chapter 233: Treat guests as guests, be granted the title of Weiwei, and lead the net

"Lao Ai, a native of Xianyang, was originally a guest of the Prime Minister. She entered the palace with flattering words, threatened the Queen Mother, and gave her the title of Shanyang. She was granted the title of Marquis of Xin, and the palace was equipped with carriages and horses, and clothes and gardens. However, she was greedy and deceitful.

Unsatisfied with his desires, he took Taiyuan County in Hexi Province as a territory for the state of Ai and plotted to usurp the throne. He then conspired with the party to invade the palace.

Fortunately, I had loyal ministers and good generals who were able to defeat Ai's plot, quell Ai's rebellion, and win over Ai and others.

However, Ai's violent rebellion is unprecedented in history, and he must be severely punished.

Lao Ai, Wei Wei Jie, Nei Shi Si, Zuo Yi Jie, the middle official ordered Qi and other 20 people to surrender their heads. Their chariots were broken up for favor, and their clans were destroyed. They and their relatives were all seized titles. The lighter ones were given ghost salary, and the heavier ones were given the title.

Those who moved to Shu for military service."

Zhang Ji read the first half of the edict in one breath, and his voice spread throughout the palace with the blessing of his inner power, allowing everyone to hear clearly the cause, process and results of Lao Ai's rebellion, and at the same time announced his response to the edict.

Punishment of Lao Ai and his accomplices.

In this regard, the officials had some new views on Ying Zheng, the young king.

The punishment that Ying Zheng imposed on Lao Ai and others was definitely not harsh, and could be said to be very mild and lenient.

The car will be broken and the clan will be executed. As long as the rebels follow the laws of Qin, they will not be able to escape from these two things. As for the owl's head, it means that the car will be broken first, and after death, the owl's head will be hung up to warn everyone.

As for ghost salary, it is a kind of prison sentence. It got its name because it originally collected fuel for the ancestral temple.

Those sentenced to ghost pay will become government servants and perform heavy manual labor without pay for three years, but the government will also provide the criminals with food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The relocation of convicts to Shu means that criminals will be exiled to Shu, and their household registration will also be removed to enrich the local population.

The land in the middle of Shu is fertile and can be called the "Land of Abundance", but the development is still not perfect and the population is not abundant, so the migration of labor force to Shu also brings new labor force to the middle of Shu.

At the same time, it is difficult to enter and exit Shuzhong and it is far away from Xianyang, which also reduces hidden dangers for Qin's homeland.

Of course, the most critical point is that although the people of Bashu surrendered to Qin, they still failed to completely return. More outsiders need to migrate to disrupt the population distribution in Shu, reduce the independence and autonomy of Shu, and completely allow Bashu to surrender.

Qin State.

Therefore, it can be seen that Yingzheng's punishment for Lao Ai and his party members was not harsh. Only Lao Ai and his twenty confidants, as well as his clan, disciples, and child servants, except those who died in the battle, were all punished.

Life was saved.

Moreover, Lao Ai and his subordinates, except for the scholar Ling Qi, were all in the rough and shabby business world. Where the clan came from, they only had a few relatives at most, and there were not a few people involved at all.

For future kings, tens of thousands of blood would have to be shed to appease the anger.

Zhang Ji ignored the whispers of the officials and continued to read the second half of the edict.

"Lieutenant, the fifth official, Wang Jian, is loyal to the country and has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion. He has been promoted to the first rank and made the chief of Zuo Shu. He will be given seventy-four hectares of land and house each and will be rewarded with a hundred gold!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jian, who was dressed in black armor, trembled and walked out of the ranks of military generals. With an excited look on his face, he put his head to the ground and kowtowed: "My lord, Wang Jian, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The kowtow ceremony is the most important etiquette, but even if it is to receive a reward, few people will perform this grand ceremony.

But Wang Jian didn't care about this, and even his voice was trembling when he thanked him.

It's not that he meant to flatter him, but the reward given by Ying Zheng was definitely a great gift to Wang Jian.

In the Qin State, due to the Ying theory, it was extremely difficult to upgrade the title.

There were countless famous generals in the Qin State. Although Wang Jian claimed that his military skills were not inferior to those of veteran generals Wang Jue, Meng Ao and others, he did not have the opportunity to command any large-scale battles, and his title was always stuck on the five nobles.

Although Wang Jian was low-key in his life, it was not that no one appreciated Wang Jian. The position of lieutenant showed that Ying Zichu recognized Wang Jian.

But it was the position of lieutenant that limited Wang Jian's military exploits.

The lieutenant was in charge of internal security and was also responsible for commanding the garrison to defend Xianyang. This shows how much Ying Zichu trusted Wang Jian.

But even though he holds an important position, as a man, who doesn’t have the dream of fighting in the battlefield, making achievements and becoming a lord?

Even though the fifth doctor and Zuo Shuchang were only on the same level, they were worlds apart.

This natural chasm has stumped countless famous generals in the Qin Dynasty. Even Wang Jue barely managed to be promoted to Zuo Shuchang in his entire life.

Although the Qin State's military meritocracy system provided a step for ordinary people to climb up, the highest level of soldiers born from ordinary people in their lifetime was no more than five nobles.

It was not that the military merit system did not allow them to be promoted, nor was it that the previous Qin kings and dignitaries did not allow it, but their own background caused their achievements to reach the limit and they were unable to be promoted to Zuo Shu Zhang.

The Zuo Shuchang of the Qin State was already in the ranks of high-ranking officials. His promotion to the Zuo Shuchang also meant that he was promoted from the rank of Dafu to the rank of General, which was a watershed in the ranks of nobles.

The five highest-ranking officials could only own twenty-five hectares of land and 25 hectares of land each, but the lowest-ranking general, Zuo Shuchang, could own 74 hectares of land and 74 hectares of land each.

But to be promoted to a general, beheadings and military merit alone are not enough. It is necessary to comprehensively consider all aspects of ability. At least you must have a certain cultural quality, and you must also have a certain vision in military strategy, not just between battles. Command requires the ability to dispatch an army of tens of thousands of people.

Wang Jian has already achieved all these cultural, military and other abilities. What he lacks is opportunity.

He needed someone who could earn him military merit that would allow him to be promoted to general, but Wang Jian never got this opportunity.

He originally thought that he might never get the title of general in his life, but unexpectedly, Ying Zheng promoted him to the rank of Zuo Shu Zhang with a wave of his hand.

According to the calculation of the number of beheadings this time and the number of casualties on one's own side, although it can be regarded as a military achievement, it is far from enough to be promoted from the fifth doctor to the left concubine. It is just that this time has a special significance.

Of course, Wang Jian is not so noble that he must rely on his actual military exploits to obtain the title of general. He does not care about Ying Zheng's purpose. As long as Ying Zheng appreciates him, that is enough.

Naturally, it was not only Wang Jian who was awarded the title, but his son Wang Ben was also on the list of awards. He was promoted from the first rank to the fifth rank, and he also came to the Feng Shui Ridge between the rank of the rank and the rank of the general.

Li Xin and Qiang Fu, who severely wounded Lao Ai during his assassination of Zhao Ji, were given third-level titles and hairpins, and were later incorporated into the guard army for training.

After a round of awards, everyone received satisfactory awards. The voices of thanks came one after another, but when he read the last column, Zhang Ji frowned and did not continue reading.

"Why don't you continue reading, sir?"

Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Ji with a half-smile but not a smile, and took the initiative to pressure Zhang Ji to continue reading. But whether Zhang Ji read it or not, the content of the edict had been changed and the King of Qin's seal took effect. It didn't mean that Zhang Ji didn't read it. Ineffective.

After thinking about this, Zhang Ji calmed down slightly, took a deep breath, and read out the last sentence of the edict.

"Zhang Ji, a native of Anyi in the Wei State, first escorted the widow back home safely, and repeatedly rescued the Queen Mother, showing his loyalty to the Qin Dynasty. He also quelled the chaos in Ai and made preparations for the rainy day. His achievements were the highest, so he was given the title of guest minister, the title of guard, and the leader of the net, and ordered him to

One month later, he led the guard army to escort the few people into Qinian Palace in Yongcheng to perform the crowning ceremony!"

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