The war is not limited to real swords and guns, but also cultural wars and economic wars without gunpowder. Ying Zheng prepares in advance to unify the language. The resistance of the other six countries will not be so strong. At least it can cause conflicts in the other camp. As long as there is
Contradiction means that they are no longer monolithic.
After sending Li Si away, Shanrou, who came back, suddenly looked at Ying Zheng with some worry, "Your Majesty, I just killed the eunuch directly. I'm worried that Lu Buwei already knows about it."
"Haha, that's for sure!
Perhaps Lu Buwei already knows all about the conversation I had with Li Si just now.
Otherwise, why would he arrange so many people around me?
Isn’t it just to know everything happening around me?”
"Your Majesty, Lu Buwei now has all the power in the Qin Dynasty. Shanrou is a little worried that he will be detrimental to you!"
"No! Lu Buwei is scheming, just a little eunuch!
He will never break up with me over this!
In fact, I also want to kill this self-righteous eunuch and give Lu Buwei a warning, warning him not to go too far!"
"Shanrou, is there any news from Great Elder Yuan Zong?"
"Your Majesty, the Great Elder sent back news that he has sent someone to contact Guo Kai.
But I found that Guo Kai is a profit-seeking villain.
And let me..."
"Haha, what else do I want you to do?"
"The Great Elder asked me to advise the King not to attach too much importance to a treacherous villain like Guo Kai!"
"Haha, the great elder still has this jealous temper.
It’s true that Guo Kai is a treacherous villain.
But he harmed the State of Zhao, just like Su Daji of King Zhou of Shang, who killed many meritorious officials of the Shang Dynasty.
I think Su Daji is the greatest contributor to the Western Zhou Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, you want Guo Kai to become a villain like Su Daji who brings disaster to the country and the people, so as to achieve the goal of Qin State weakening Zhao State."
"Haha, I'm still kind and smart! Just one point reveals it!
I feel that you are more suitable to control the intelligence department than the Great Elder Yuan Zong!" Ying Zheng saw that Shanrou understood, and he hugged Shanrou with a look of joy and said.
Feeling Ying Zheng's warm embrace, I haven't felt this kind and soft for a long time. At first, my body was a little stiff, but after a while, it slowly softened.
Of course the sensitive Ying Zheng could feel the changes in Shanrou in his arms. Thinking of walking on thin ice some time ago, Ying Zheng also sighed in his heart.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of Lu Buwei and others, Ying Zheng has always restrained his contact with Shanrou, and has never had too close contact in front of a third person.
Shanrou has always been considerate, and she can also understand the difficult situation Ying Zheng is facing, and has been waiting for Ying Zheng silently.
...
Today, Ying Zheng met with Li Si at the Qin Palace and killed an eunuch. The informant immediately reported it to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei clearly knew all the conversations between Ying Zheng and Li Si. He only heard that they were discussing official script matters. As for Li Si who came to Cai from the state of Chu, Lu Buwei thought that he was just a dispensable little person. Lu Buwei did not take this matter seriously.
Keep things in mind.
As for the informant eunuch who was killed by Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei didn't care at all. It was impossible for him to fall out with his "son" Ying Zheng because of such a trivial matter.
"Huh! What happened this time can be considered a warning to you.
The reason why you stay with the King is to keep track of the King's developments at all times.
If the king makes any mistakes, we ministers can also advise him.
It’s not what makes you so disobedient to the king!”
"Yes! Lu Xiangguo, I know!
When I get back, I will tell the eunuchs and maids around the king!"
"Well! Let's go back to the palace then!"
"Yes! Xiangguo! There's just one more thing..."
"What else?" Lu Buwei was suddenly unhappy because there were many ministers and retainers waiting for him in the outer hall.
"My slave feels that Shanrou, the bodyguard beside the king, is very close to the king!"
"Oh? How do you get close to me?"
"The king often arranges Shanrou to do some things, but he doesn't let us people know about it.
And she often whispers to Shanrou alone."
Hearing this explanation from the eyeliner, Lu Buwei felt nervous, but with a nonchalant expression on his face, he pretended to be indifferent and said, "This is the cleverness of the Shanrou guard. He knows that he must respect the great king!"
You eunuchs and maids should also learn a lot from Shanrou.
The truth only needs your information, not disobedience to the king!"
"Lu Xiangguo, I know you are wrong!
The slaves will serve the king wholeheartedly from now on!"
"Hmph! Get down!"
After swatting away the maid's attention, Lu Buwei did not return directly to the outer hall. Instead, he knelt there alone and thought about it. In fact, he also felt that Ying Zheng trusted Shanrou very much.
But when he thought that Shanrou was a killer who valued wealth as much as his life, and that he was the one who brought the skilled Shanrou to Ying Zheng, and could not think of a reason for Shanrou to betray him, Lu Buwei stopped paying attention to this matter.
Something happened.
...
Originally, it was Ying Zheng's idea that as soon as he ascended the throne, he would start handing over the intelligence organization to Yao Jia, who was more suitable. After all, as the "Foreign Minister" of Da Qin, he was the most suitable to lead the intelligence department of "Xun Qin Hui"
.
But when he thought about how many Qin ministers were more inclined to Lu Buwei when he first ascended the throne, Ying Zheng was really worried. If he handed over the "Xun Qin Meeting" to Yao Jia today, he might be controlled by Lu Buwei the next day.
Although the great elder Yuan Zong is not suitable for intelligence work, at least he is dedicated to himself, and he does not need to doubt Yuan Zong's loyalty to him. If it were replaced by the uncontrollable Yao Jia, it would be difficult to say.
Thinking of these troublesome things, Ying Zheng realized that the power in his hands was too weak, and then looked at Wang Jian outside the hall.
"Wang Jian, do you feel bored following me these past few years?"
"Your Majesty, the general will not dare!
It is the general’s honor to be able to guard the king!”
"Haha, Wang Jian, Wang Jian!
After staying in Xianyang City for a long time, I am good at flattering!"
"..." Wang Jian was extremely embarrassed for a moment.
Seeing how Wang Jian felt, Ying Zheng smiled and said indifferently, "Wang Jian, I know that your ideal is to return to the battlefield and make contributions.
Now I will give you a chance to recruit two thousand soldiers around Xianyang yourself, and then train a real tiger and benign army."
"Your Majesty, are you serious about this?" Wang Jian looked at Ying Zheng with surprise on his face.
"Haha, Wang Jian, look at how anxious you are!
You have been in the battlefield for a long time, and you should know that the military system of our Great Qin Dynasty is to gather during the war and disperse after the war.
Therefore, this Tiger and Ben army is prepared to serve as a standing force.
Every month there are few people who are paid wages and are no longer engaged in agricultural production.”
"Ah? This...isn't this too expensive?" Wang Jian's eyes widened in shock.
"Well! Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a short time is all worth the cost!
You don’t need to worry about the expenses, you just need to do strict training every day.”
"Every day? Is it too frequent?"
"What I want is a true warrior who can survive a hundred battles. Of course, he needs days of training!"
"Yes! I will obey your orders!"
Ying Zheng understood Wang Jian's surprise very well. Now all the people in the Qin State are soldiers, and it is only a semi-agricultural and semi-military situation. There is no qualified standing army at all.
Even for some of the large camps guarding Xianyang, it is already very rare to be able to train every three days. Training once a day like what Ying Zheng requested today is really unheard of.
In fact, this situation is also a helpless move in this era, because not only is there no need for training every day, but the daily food loss is also overwhelming for the rulers.