"As laborers, subordinates will be satisfied with a little merit and a rank of nobility. How can they dare to be greedy and take great credit for themselves?"
Heifu said these words with fear and fear, and then he lowered his head and said nothing. If he strictly followed the laws and military laws, this great contribution that should have been fully attributed to him was divided into half and presented to Li You.
It's really very tempting.
Since Li You became the captain, he has been conscientious and worked hard to manage the Nanjun soldiers well. In the Battle of Xiangcheng, he could have withdrawn the whole army, but because Meng Tian was designated to cut off the rear, he had no choice but to be ordered to form a formation. As a result, he was
The Chu army broke up and was completely defeated. That battle was not his fault. The blame was really wronged.
Apart from the pain along the way, what troubled Li You most was the military sanctions he faced after returning to China.
Qin Lu would not let him go because his father was a court official and he himself was the princess of Qin, nor would he listen to his explanation. The punishment Li You should receive would not be less, and at most it could be offset by his title.
Ten years of hard work were all in vain.
Even if Heifu defeated the Chu army, since the battle basically had nothing to do with Li You, it could only offset part of his guilt. If he was still blamed for being demoted, but his subordinates were promoted two levels in a row, this would be an extremely embarrassing thing.
But now, there is an opportunity in front of Li You.
By accepting this "gift" from Mr. Hei, he will be exempted from all culpability!
Capture a Chu county magistrate, seize a large number of military flags, behead four to five hundred people, and rescue two hundred people captured by other troops. All four achievements are rewarded, and there is even a chance to be promoted to one level! From the fifth doctor to the left concubine!
He was immediately moved.
But looking at the respectful Hei Fu in front of him, Li You also began to re-examine this person. In addition to being young, coming from a poor family, capable, smart, enterprising, and knowledgeable, he added a new label.
"Ambition!"
This naked ambition to join Li You, or in other words, join his father Li Si, in order to gain a career, is clearly revealed.
A smile appeared at the corner of Li You's mouth, so this black man was still too young and didn't know how to hide it.
Tingwei Li Si and his son Li You do not dislike ambition at all. On the contrary, they like subordinates who are ambitious and capable.
Because the father and son are essentially the same people: lowly born and ambitious!
Li You remembered that his father once said to him: "Those who are in a humble position and do not plan and do nothing are like animals and deers who regard meat as meat, but those who can force themselves with human faces have ears!"
There is no greater criticism than being humble, and nothing is more tragic than poverty. In Li Tingwei's eyes, if a person has no ambition, does not seek fame and wealth, and has no idea of changing the status quo, then he is still considered a human being?
It walks on two feet and pretends to be a human dog or an elk.
Since he had seen through Heifu's thoughts, Li You did not respond directly to him, but talked about another thing that seemed completely unrelated.
"I heard Xu Yang died?"
Heifu's shoulders moved slightly and he promised: "Wei, Xu Yang has been punished for his rebellion."
Li You patted the bed heavily: "Good death!"
Xu Yang has no ability, but has no ambition, and does stupid things at critical moments. According to the eyes of his father Li Si, this is the biggest sin! He really deserves to die!
Li You coughed and smiled: "Today is really a fruitful day. I lost a mediocre subordinate who only knows how to do bad things."
"But I have a loyal Zicai confidant, which is very good!"
We are all smart people, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled and understood each other, and the matter was settled. Anyway, whether Li You secretly advised Hei Fu or not, as long as the two of them are of the same caliber, who can question it?
In Heifu's heart, he also has his own little calculation.
One of the reasons why he did this was, of course, to hug Li Si’s extremely thick thigh. Li Si was the most stable ship in the Qin Dynasty before the death of Qin Shihuang. He served as prime minister for more than ten years and held the position of
High authority. More importantly, he and Heifu have the same identity:
Born in the old land of Chu State...
In the Qin State, the era of indiscriminate recruitment of customers has passed forever. If a small person wants to join the family, he does not just do it randomly. It also depends on whether the region is suitable, because these days the importance of rural parties is very strong.
For example, most of Wang Jian's old generals and staff were from Guanzhong, because Wang was from Pinyang, Guanzhong. Meng's old generals and staff preferred to accept people from Shandong, especially Qi people, because Meng Ao was originally a guest from Qi.
As for Li Si's family, except for Zhang Cang, his junior brother, they seem to be very willing to accept talents from the Chu region.
If Heifu can become Li You's confidant and direct descendant, and by the way climb up to Li Si, he can at least guarantee a worry-free future for the next fifteen years!
The price is only a first-class title...
This is truly a lucrative deal.
Secondly, Heifu also has some considerations, that is, how to maximize this victory and make it more beneficial to the entire group.
"Li Xin was defeated and Meng Tian was defeated, but we relied on a remnant army to defeat the Chu people. Not counting Li Xin's heroic advance at the beginning, this is probably the only highlight in the second half of this hasty battle to destroy Chu.
Bar……"
If this battle was fought by a small general who didn't even have a surname, the Qin official would probably not have much interest in publicizing it too much. Apart from letting Heifu be promoted to two levels in a row, he would also push this little guy to the point of jealousy.
On the cusp of the crisis, there are no additional benefits.
But what if this battle was won by Li You, the son of Tingwei and the good son-in-law of King Qin?
The deeds of this army may be widely publicized by Qin officials and become a fig leaf to cover up the defeat!
It is conceivable that after Heifu gave up some of his own interests, as long as he could return to the Qin Kingdom, all of the hundreds of them, whether they died in the battle or survived, would be promoted to one level, which was just the most basic reward. Except for
In addition, short-term benefits and long-term benefits will continue.
Thinking of this, Heifu bowed to Li You again and said, "I have one more thing, and I would like to ask the captain for permission."
Li You now saw that Hei Fu was extremely pleasing to his eye, so he asked him to stand up and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter."
"What happened was that during the battle with the Chu people, a camp leader named Huaimu who was trapped in the army died heroically. We and several hundred generals, the camp commander discussed it and wanted to behead some of them and take the credit for capturing the flag.
Let’s put it all together and put more of it on him and the people who died in the battle, so that they can get more merit..."
This is the result of everyone's discussion. It is enough for those who are alive to be promoted to the first level. Let the benefits be distributed more to the soldiers who died. Let their families benefit more, which may alleviate the grief of their parents, wives and children.
For this reason, Heifu also specifically asked the military judge, in the Qin State, if the elder brother died in battle, could the younger brother be made a "queen" and inherit the title?
The military judge knew what he wanted to do and took the trouble to explain to him the principles of succession to the title.
"If you are not a brother from the same mother, you cannot be a descendant."
"If we are separated, we cannot be married."
"You must have the same mother and live together before you can be named a queen!"
Different from the rules of the Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty had more frequent wars, and many people died in battle before they could even have children. In order to encourage these people to fight bravely, the Qin Dynasty was more relaxed than the Han Dynasty in terms of establishing queens, allowing younger brothers to inherit.
Heifu thought for a while and said: "Sophora japonica has no children, but it has two brothers, both born from the same mother, who are already adults. I remember he said that both brothers were ministers of Jingling County and were fighting against the Wei Dynasty.
I requested redemption only after the war, but I don’t know if it has been redeemed, and I don’t know how to calculate the household registration.”
"It should have been redeemed, and the county will not delay this matter." The military judge's name was Qiu Xiao. He was a jailer in the county before joining the army and knew the law. He said to Hei Fu:
"As for the household registration, the second brother is older and should have a separate household, while the uncle should still have the same household registration as Huaimu. Until he or Huaimu's son reaches adulthood, he does not need to have a separate household. He can be established as a queen and inherit the title!
"
In this way, Heifu felt relieved. He was determined. Even if his share was reduced a little, he would still give Huaimu enough credit to be promoted to doctor three levels in a row!
Because in Heifu's mind, the scene when Huaimu died was always there, the hand that stretched out to grab something...
Heifu felt panicked, but as a commander, it was impossible for him to go into battle and charge in person at that time. This was really a decision that people couldn't let go of. This was really a cruel era. How many people have fought in ancient times?
Therefore, Heifu had to do something for the deceased to make himself feel better.
It was like a sentence he saw in a certain book in his previous life.
Ambition is ambition.
Conscience is conscience!
Heifu wants to catch up with Li Si and his son, so that his ambition can flourish and bear fruit.
He also wanted to keep his conscience in his arms and not let himself forget who he was, where he came from, and what he was fighting for.