Chapter 346 The Young King of Qin and the Aged Lu Buwei
Zhao Kuo took the child's hand and led him back to his home.
When the child brought him into the house, his mother was preparing to cook. This was a lady who looked very wealthy. She didn't seem to be good at cooking, and her luxurious clothes became dull.
Dirty, she saw her son, and then looked at the "Qin man" beside her son, her eyes full of vigilance, she hurriedly waved to her son, Zhang Liang ran to her mother's side, the lady held her tightly
He grabbed his shoulders and then looked at Zhao Kuo.
There was no anger or hostility in her eyes, only indifference and vigilance.
"Excuse me, what's the matter with you? I have handed over all the cultivated land, and the retainers have been sent away...", the lady said calmly, before Zhao Kuo spoke, Zhang Liang said: "This Tian Dian said
He knew my father and sent me here from the city gate..."
"Tian Dian?" Madam looked at Zhao Kuo in front of her. Fortunately, Zhao Kuo was not very luxuriously dressed, and Qi who was accompanying him did not walk in. In addition, he was seriously injured, so he could not see his original imposing manner.
She looked at the Qin officials in front of her and asked, "What do you want to do?" Zhao Kuo sighed, and then said, "I used to be from Zhao, and I can be considered a good friend with Prime Minister Zhang."
"I'm here to visit Prime Minister Zhang's family today."
The lady looked at him, as if she was trying to tell whether he was telling the truth. Looking at Zhao Kuo's sincere look, the lady still chose to believe it. Since she was a friend of her late husband, she couldn't be rude, so she quietly wiped
After shedding tears, he invited Zhao Kuo to sit down. Zhang Liang sat aside and asked questions. His wife prepared some food for him. The food was not very delicious, so Zhao Kuo ate it bit by bit.
"What should I call you?"
"Just call me Zhao Tiandian."
"How are you doing now? How can you have enough to eat when you are alone with a child?" Zhao Kuo frowned and asked seriously. His wife thought for a moment and then said with a smile: "Everything is fine.
Okay." Zhao Kuo shook his head and said seriously: "Please tell me the truth. I just came to South Korea and I also need to know the situation there..."
The lady then said: "My cultivated land and retainers have all been taken away... Most of the wealthy families in the city are like this... There are currently no men in the family, so I can only sell some of my belongings to help.
Others do some textile work... The situation in the local area is almost the same. There are many women like me who take care of their children alone... Some of them have elderly people at home...Qin people...",
After she spoke, she stopped again.
"The people of Qin only value those who can farm, but ignore the rest. Is that so?"
The lady nodded.
"I understand..." Zhao Kuo said, but saw that the little guy had taken out the bamboo slips and was reading it carefully... What he was reading was the first one in "Ma Fu Shu"
Chapter, Zhao Kuo was a little surprised, and his wife smiled and said: "Liang, this child, likes reading very much. He is completely different from other children. Even his father can't stand it and wants him to take time to play..."
"Liang...Zhang Liang...Liu Hou Zhang Liang??", Zhao Kuo suddenly woke up. Although the child had mentioned his name before, he had not connected it with this surname. Now that he had connected it, he suddenly woke up. This
The child will be Zhang Liang, the Liuhou of the Han Dynasty in the future? Zhao Kuo doesn’t know much history, most of it comes from novels and games, and he knows the title Liuhou because of a novel he read in his previous life, in which the protagonist saw a literati
Everyone calls them Liuhou, and when they see a samurai, they call them Champion.
Zhao Kuo soon woke up. Since he came to this world, he has met so many important people that he can now treat them calmly. His surprise just now was just because he did not expect that Zhang Ping and Zhang Liang would still be there.
Such a relationship, however, in this era, there are many people with the same name and surname, and Zhao Kuo is not sure whether this is the future Liuhou.
Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and then said to the lady: "Since he loves reading so much, let me give him some books... I have a lot of books there. When I go back, I will have them delivered..."
, the lady smiled bitterly, but the little guy was a little happy after hearing this. In fact, there was no shortage of books in his home, and Zhang Ping's collection of books was still very rich. Zhao Kuo sat here for a while, and before leaving, he called Zhang Liang
When he arrived in front of him, he said seriously:
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"Son, your father now holds an official position in a far away place. He is very busy and may not be able to come back in the short term. During his absence, you must take good care of your mother and study hard.
.In the future, enter the school and learn more knowledge...If you encounter difficulties, go to the officials here to help..." Zhao Kuo said a lot, and then left here with a smile. His wife and Zhang
Liang sent him out of the mansion.
After walking out of the mansion, she saw Qi waiting outside the door. Madam was stunned. Qi's clothes were a bit unusual, and he really didn't look like a follower of Tian Dian.
When the carriage left here, Kai said: "This child is very smart and clever. I thought you wanted to accept him as your disciple."
"Yes, I think so too, but he is the only son left with his mother. If I take him away... what will his mother do? I think this lady looks kind.
But she has a strong heart. If she knew my identity, she probably wouldn't be willing to follow her son to live in Xianyang... Well, let him stay with his mother. When he grows up, he will definitely achieve something."
"Then why don't you leave something for him? Even some food."
"There are many people like them in South Korea. Can I help them all with my personal funding? We still have to help them through Qin's policies and systems..."
Zhao Kuo stayed in Xinzheng for a few days, and the Qin State re-divided the newly conquered territory, dividing the connected lands into Yingchuan County, Dongjun, Chen County, Sanchuan County, and Nanyang County.
Several new counties were established and the territories of the original counties were changed. At this point, the Qin State completely separated the Wei State from Hebei, and had the qualifications to gather large-scale troops to attack any country at any time.
In terms of territory, cities, manpower, etc., it has a crushing advantage over the other five countries.
Finally, the cold winter came as expected, and Zhao Kuo was now approaching Xianyang. Lu Buwei knew Zhao Kuo's whereabouts along the way. He was very afraid that something would happen to Zhao Kuo, so he ordered all the officials who cultivated the land to serve Zhao Kuo well.
When Kuo's carriage appeared outside Xianyang, King Qin led hundreds of civil and military officials to come to greet him in person. This was a sign of respect for Lord Wu Cheng, and of course it was also because King Qin wanted to see his father as soon as possible.
Zhao Zheng stood on tiptoe. When he saw his frail father sitting on the carriage, he almost burst into tears. However, as the king of Qin, he could not shed tears. He could only walk quickly forward. , when Zhao Kuo stepped off the carriage, Zhao Zheng had already held his father's arm. Zhao Kuo was much thinner than when he went on the expedition, and his face looked vicissitudes of life. However, Zhao Zheng, who had grown up, had caught up with his father in terms of height and figure. He also began to look like an adult, tall and majestic.
Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Zheng in front of him with some surprise. He had not seen him for several months. Zhao Zheng seemed to have grown up instantly and turned into an adult. He even had stubble on his face, although it was not too thick. Kuo was startled at first, and then he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In the blink of an eye, the child had grown up, and he was also old... Zhao Zheng asked in a low voice: "Father, are you okay? I heard that You are injured."
Zhang Ping of South Korea previously spread rumors that Zhao Zheng was Zhao Kuo's illegitimate son. Zhao Zheng was very angry about this just because he was afraid that his mother would be sad. Fortunately, Yi ignored these rumors and Yi completely believed Zhao Kuo. However, Zhao Kuo Zheng didn't dare to call his father in front of everyone. He was afraid that his father's reputation would be humiliated. Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "I'm fine. Let's talk about it when we get back..."
King Qin then led Wu Chengjun into the carriage and drove him himself. This was not the first time that Zhao Kuo experienced such an honor. King Zhao Xiaocheng and King Zhaoxiang of Qin had treated him in this way before. Lu Buwei also hurriedly came up to pay homage. , everyone then followed the car back to Xianyang. After entering the palace, King Qin couldn't help but start to reward him. He looked at Zhao Kuo and was about to speak when he saw Zhao Kuo frown. He immediately understood Zhao Kuo. the meaning of.
He quickly changed his words and said: "All soldiers who participated in this war should be rewarded!" He no longer rewarded from top to bottom, but from bottom to top. Meng Ao and Wang Jian each received rewards. In response to the rewards, he was promoted to a noble title, received land and a house, and even Gan Luo, who was sent as envoy to Wei State, also received rewards. Although the King of Qin did not like him, he was still very satisfied with his performance this time.
In the end, it was the reward for Zhao Kuo. The King of Qin really wanted to make Zhao Kuo a marquis. Lu Buwei could make him a marquis, so why couldn’t his father? Lu Buwei sat aside with a smile and seemed to have no objection. , Zhao Kuo doesn't care about power at all, and Lu Buwei has no conflict of interest with him. He even needs Zhao Kuo to help him implement his own policies. Of course, he will not object to rewarding Zhao Kuo.
And Zhao Kuo took the lead in destroying a big country. Such merit can indeed be rewarded by a feudal prince.
However, Zhao Kuo didn't seem to care much about his rewards. When the King of Qin proposed to confer the title of Marquis of Wucheng on King Wu Cheng, everyone was a little excited and came to congratulate him. However, Zhao Kuo remained calm as always, and he did not refuse these rewards. Because rewards and punishments are the foundation of the Qin State, if he rejects the rewards, it will destroy the Qin State's system, which will be detrimental to the Qin State.
After doing these things, Zhao Kuo finally spoke. He was talking about the problems in South Korea, the problems he saw on the road, and the related countermeasures and solutions. The ministers listened carefully, especially Lu Buwei, He needed to stabilize these places, which was also to stabilize his own political achievements. When Zhao Kuo talked about issues including language difficulties, orphans and widows, roads, officials, etc., the officials also expressed their thoughts.
Lu Buwei is a qualified prime minister. Lu Buwei rarely puts forward his own opinions, but he is very good at learning from other people's ideas. He knows how to use everyone's wisdom, and the direction of the discussion gradually changes from rewards to people's sentiments. Zhao Zheng is also in
Listening carefully, he suddenly asked: "I want to exempt the newly established counties from taxes for one year. What do you think?"
Lu Buwei was stunned and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, I heard that exercising benevolence and righteousness instead of majesty will make the people arrogant and ignore the king. Now that Korea has just been occupied, you must exempt these places from taxes. If you let the people here
The Koreans have become contemptuous of national laws and despise the king. What should we do?" Soon, ministers from Lu Buwei's faction stood up to object, and what he said was very sincere.
Of course, King Qin did not speak. Qi stood up and said seriously: "Qin destroyed their country and enforced Qin's laws on their land. Isn't this a display of majesty? I have been to South Korea, where
The people of Qin are very afraid of Qin now. I think the majesty they have shown is enough. I heard that blindly exerting power on the people without knowing how to implement benevolent government is the way of Jie and Zhou! It is not advisable!"
Seeing the quarrel among the ministers, Zhao Kuo frowned in displeasure. How could he not see that the dispute between King Qin and Lu Buwei had reached a peak. Those who wanted to support King Qin's pro-government seemed to have some doubts.
They can't sit still anymore, and those who rely on Lu Buwei to hold power are not willing to give up their power easily. Their current competition does not depend on whether the policy is beneficial to the people, but on who proposes the policy.
This is very wrong behavior.
Seeing Zhao Kuo who was about to get angry, Lu Buwei chose to give in. Lu Buwei stopped the quarrel among the ministers and then said seriously: "What the king said makes sense. These places have suffered from locust plagues and wars. Indeed, we cannot rush to ask for taxes."
We need to restore the local development first and let the people here know the benevolence and righteousness of the Qin State. This is very beneficial to the Qin State..." Lu Buwei also spoke in support, and the officials stopped arguing.
Zhao Kuo looked at Lu Buwei and Zhao Zheng who were smiling in front of him, but he sighed helplessly in his heart.
As Zhao Zheng grows up, more conflicts will definitely break out between him and Lu Buwei, who is unwilling to delegate power.
It seems that he has to find a way to calm down such excessive power. If he remembers correctly, Lu Buwei seems to be dead in history... He lost this political struggle. However, Zhao Kuo does not want
He died like this... After getting along with him for a while, Zhao Kuo gradually understood that this prime minister, who was a merchant, might not be as good as Fan Ju in terms of conspiracy and strategy, and not as good as Shang Yang in terms of academic system, but when it comes to governing the country,
There are few people in the world today who can compare with him.
He still underestimated the ambition and courage of the young king in front of him. When necessary, he had to prevent this kind of internal bloodshed and sacrifice.
ps: Brothers, they came back late from the hospital. I'm really sorry for keeping them waiting.
I will try to write another chapter, but it may be posted later. The cough is getting worse and worse, which really affects my coding speed and thoughts.
