Mr. Hei got up very early today, and before the rooster crow, he took a car and left his residence.
Today is his first day as Zhonglang Huling. He will enter the palace to meet his superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and maybe the King of Qin. He cannot be late.
On both sides of the street, the watchman was doing the final cleaning, and the clerk in charge of the door yawned and opened the door, and lamps and candles were constantly being lit.
When the first rooster crow sounded, Heifu had already arrived outside Zhangtai Palace.
The height of Zhangtai Palace is not only due to the walls that are several feet high, but also because it occupies a flat platform south of the Wei River, which the locals call "Longshou Plain".
Heifu once heard Zhang Cang tell him that during the reign of Duke Wen of Qin, one day after dark, a black dragon came from Zhongnan Mountain in the south and went to drink water from the Wei River in the north. The weather changed in the place it passed and the land rose.
It happened to form an earth platform that stretches for tens of miles. The highest place is twenty feet, and the lowest place is five or six feet. The locals call it Longshou Mountain.
In Guanzhong, the vast flat platform above the ground is generally called "plain". Fengqi Plain in the southern suburbs and Bailuyuan in the eastern suburbs have such terrain, so Longshou Mountain is also called Longshou Plain.
"Some people say that Duke Wen of Qin went hunting and got this black dragon and buried it at the highest point of Longshou Mountain. So when King Zhao came to build a palace in Weinan, he located the palace at the highest point of Longshou Mountain."
This is the legend and "feng shui" of Zhangtai Palace. Today, Heifu walked from Zhangtai Street where the dragon body is to the dragon's head, getting higher and higher. When he arrived at Zhangtai Gate, he took Song Ming's
In the light of the fire, he showed his letter of appointment and official seal to the subordinate "Lang Lieutenant General" guarding the palace gate.
Qin Shihuang's "inner bodyguards" were divided into three categories: Zhonglang, Langzhong, and Wailang. Among them, the Zhonglang was always with him and stayed in the guard. They went wherever the emperor went, and they had the closest relationship. The Langzhong was in charge of Xianyang.
The guard of Zhangtai Palace and Zhangtai Palace occasionally accompanied him. Wailang only worked in Linguang Palace and other outlying palaces, and had the least relationship with the emperor.
Therefore, even if they have the same official position, the outer man and the middle man are automatically half a rank lower than the middle man. For example, the man who guards the Zhangtai Gate, Hu Ling, showed a friendly smile after reviewing Hei Fu's appointment letter.
"It turns out to be the newly appointed Zhonglang Huling. From now on, we will be colleagues!"
Hei Fu didn't take it too seriously, he raised his hand and said, "How dare you? Hei Fu is new here, and I hope you can give me some advice."
The cockcrow has passed, and it's time to open the door. The heavy palace door slowly opens for Heifu. The husband of the house, Hu Ling, sends a few guards to lead Heifu inside. The political center of the Qin Dynasty is undoubtedly revealed in front of his eyes.
The inner court was still in a deep sleep. Except for Lang Wei who was patrolling around, there was no sound everywhere.
After entering inside and turning onto the North-South Avenue, Heifu finally understood why all the kings of Qin, starting from King Zhao of Qin, preferred this palace as a place for working and receiving envoys.
Just as the sun was rising, looking around, with the elevation of the Dragon Head Platform, hundreds of steps ascended one by one, making the magnificent and majestic palace unattainable. Looking up from below, it felt like it was level with the sky!
Once you arrive here, you have officially entered the "forbidden" area.
"This is the new Zhonglang Hu Ling? How do you feel when you see the height of the palace for the first time?"
A voice came from the side and behind. When Heifu turned around, he saw a young general with no hair on his mouth. He was about the same size as him, wearing a plate crown and a heroic figure. He was holding a sword in his hand. Behind him was a team of men wearing fine clothes.
A, the majestic Lang Wei holding a big halberd...
"Wang Qiling." The few guards who led Hei Fu in quickly saluted the young general, and Hei Fu immediately guessed his identity.
Sima Wang Li in front of Zhonglanghu Hall!
The grandson of Wuchenghou Wang Jian and the son of Tongwuhou Wang Ben!
This is a second-generation general who was born with a golden key in his mouth. No, he should be a third-generation general. When Hei Fu was in Nanchang, he also discussed with Zhang Han that the Wang family has two marquises. This son will inherit the marquisship of his ancestor and father.
Bit?
Moreover, Wang Li entered the palace as a Langguan when he was only 17 years old, and now three years later, he was promoted to the rank of Cavalry Commander of the Zhonglang. What Heifu had worked so hard to get, Wang Li got it easily.
Heifu served in Wang Jian's old department, and Wang Li would be his colleague in the future. He did not dare to neglect him. Although he was a modern man and was already accustomed to tall buildings, he still pretended to look at the palace and wiped his sweat and said:
"It is indeed majestic and extraordinary, eye-popping! But I don't know what the Xianyang Palace in Weibei is like, which could scare Qin Wuyang, the assassin of Yan State, to the point where he could not even move..."
"He is a barbarian from the border area, of course." Wang Li said this to the guards behind him, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
This sentence seemed to have a hidden meaning, but Hei Fuquan didn't understand it.
Wang Li did not continue to ask for trouble. Although he despised Heifu's origin, this man got to this point little by little by relying on military merit. Although there was a bit of luck when discussing the title, it left people speechless.
He said: "General Zhonglang knows that you will report after the rooster crows, and asked me to pay more attention during my inspection. Since you meet me, please follow me to see General Zhonglang!"
General Zhonglang is none other than Meng Yi...
Heifu knew that the Qin State currently had two major military sects: the king and the Meng clan. The Wang family had one clan and two princes, and its status was unmatched. Meng Wu was only a minister, and Meng Tian had just been reactivated to guard Daijun, and Yan
The door cannot be compared with the Wang family.
"But as the saying goes, things must go to extremes, and things must rise and fall. The Wang family has already become a powerful official. The old general Wang Jian has been recalled to Xianyang to rest for a year. Although Wang Ben was ordered to guard Qi, he may not be able to last long. The Wang family cannot go further.
Already..."
While thinking to himself, Heifu looked at the smug young general Wang Ben in front of him. The fact that he had gotten to this point at such a young age was more due to Qin Shihuang's good looks than trust.
On the contrary, the Meng brothers may be cultivated by Qin Shihuang as a bargaining chip to check and balance the Wang family, and there is great room for improvement in the future.
Moreover, Wang Jian's grandson was a perfect subordinate for Meng Yi. This Qin Shi Huang's personnel appointment was really interesting.
On the way there, during a conversation with Wang Li, Heifu also learned that the number of the guards in Zhonglang and Langwei was only six hundred, and they were divided into three branches: chariots, cavalry, and households.
"So I, the lieutenant of Huling, actually only have two hundred people under my command?" Heifu thought to himself.
However, these two hundred people should not be underestimated. They are basically selected from the noble children of Guanzhong. Among them, those who are Lang officials are at least public officials, with the title of public riding. The average Lang Wei also starts as a doctor.
Moreover, Lang officials were replaced very quickly. Generally, they would serve as officials for a few years after staying with the King of Wei for a few years. Once they were released, they would be at least a county lieutenant, such as Heifu, Wang Li, household orders, riding orders, etc.
When he was able to become a county magistrate, he was sent to Shanggu County as a county lieutenant...
Moreover, Zhonglang Sanling was often assigned some temporary tasks, such as sending envoys to barbarians in other countries, praying for mountains and rivers on behalf of the king, and accompanying the censor to investigate major cases. It was a decathlon.
Wang Li said: "A few days ago, Zhonglang Che Ling followed the king's order and went with Feng Chang to Yongdi to pray to the temple of Duke Mu on behalf of the king for the Qin Dynasty to proclaim himself emperor."
He said with a smile on his face: "Therefore, I have been looking forward to the appointment of Zhonglang Hu Ling as soon as possible, so that he can share some of the responsibilities of the guard duty with me."
This was a polite remark, but Heifu didn't hear any real meaning. Compared with his father and ancestor, Wang Li was still too young.
While talking, the official office has arrived, which is actually the three rows of houses in front of the Zhangtai Hall. Sandwiched in the middle is the palace, the household, the riding and the chariot. The three orders of the Zhonglang are responsible for the daily guarding tasks, so that after the rooster crows,
Announced here.
After entering the hall, Heifu saw a burly man sitting in the main seat in the hall. This man was in his thirties, with a beard on his lips. His appearance was somewhat similar to Meng Wu. Judging from his clothes and the tiger talisman in his hand, he seemed to be a tall man.
It is undoubtedly Meng Yi.
However, Meng Yi had a straight face at the moment, and there were two Lang Wei kneeling in the hall, whether they were lecturing or giving orders.
"For General Zhonglang, I have brought Zhonglang Hu Ling."
Wang Li surrendered his hand in the hall, and Hei Fu also went up to meet Meng Yi, but he didn't want to. Meng Yi just glanced at the two of them, nodded slightly, stretched out his hand to ask them to wait a moment, while he kept a straight face and faced the two men in the hall.
Wei Dao: "You two, do you think you are guilty!?"
It seemed that Meng Yi was busy and had no time to pay attention to them. Hei Fu was fine, but Wang Li raised his eyebrows and showed a trace of anger in his eyes...
