Chapter 489: Zhao Gao, a relative of Zhao Kuo’s family
Lu Buwei left.
The last prime minister of Qin State left.
Many people say that the Qin State was able to complete its great unification because the Qin State produced several generations of Ming Juns. Of course, this is for sure. If it had not been for the Ming Juns, perhaps Shang Yang would still be looking for kings everywhere who could reuse him.
Fan Ju was still hiding in the dark, licking his wounds, and Lu Buwei was still busy doing his own business. However, the ministers who had been running around for the unification of Qin in these years also played an important role.
Starting from Baili Xi, Qi Liji, Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Gan Mao, Wei Ran, Fan Ju, Lu Buwei... none of these prime ministers are mediocre. The famous Prime Minister Baili Xi was exchanged for a piece of sheepskin.
To Qiliji who coined the word "think tank", Shang Yang who made strong reforms, Zhang Yi who united vertical and horizontal forces, Gan Mao who overcame the pacification of Shu, Wei Ran who conquered the south and the north, Fan Ju who made friends with far and attacked closely, and finally this man who seemed to have no
What did Lu Buwei do?
However, Lu Buwei, who was in charge of the finishing project, has made indelible achievements both in official history and in the current timeline. He can definitely be compared with those prime ministers... It is not that every country has produced virtuous prime ministers.
It's just not as frequent as the Qin State. Basically, there is one in every era, and there is no interruption. Even during the transition period between the two sage prime ministers, it is always done by people like Cai Ze. This is very scary.
Lu Buwei's death seems to announce the loneliness of an old era. Perhaps the old era has not completely left, and his last shadow is still hanging over the Qin State, precariously. The emperor personally came to mourn Lu Buwei, although Lu Buwei was in a certain
These things have hurt the current emperor, but the emperor does not hold grudges. Compared with Lu Buwei's fault, his contribution is more.
Lu Buwei passed away at an old age and did not suffer from any illness. This was considered a happy burial.
Lu Buwei's sudden departure also made Zhao Kuo realize that he didn't have much time left. If there was anything else he wanted to do, he should finish it as soon as possible. Now, Zhao Kuo only has a few things left in his heart.
Now is the best opportunity to open up the Western Regions. Zhao Kuo didn't know if this road to the Western Regions would be cut off. He vaguely remembered that the Xiongnu had a hero who would unify the country.
He controlled the grasslands and the Western Regions, making it very difficult for the Han Dynasty to travel to the Western Regions.
It's a pity that Zhao Kuo can't remember the accurate information about the hero. He seems to be about the same age as Liu Bang? Liu Bang is already in his twenties, so the hero should be in his prime and may have already served as the leader of the Huns. However,
The Huns suffered such a defeat before, and Zhao Kuo didn't know if the hero was still alive... And when talking about things on the grassland, the first thing that came to Zhao Kuo's mind was risk.
"Who is the current Chanyu of the Xiongnu?"
"Touman Shanyu." He said seriously.
"The one who was defeated by Li Mu?"
"yes."
"Then do you know his age?"
"Hmm...probably thirty or forty years old."
Zhao Kuo frowned. He felt that this Touman was not the hero in history. He asked again: "How many children does he have?"
Looking at Zhao Kuo in front of him, he felt a little uneasy. Did the eldest father know about it? He pondered for a moment and said: "He has four children, and the eldest child has just turned ten..."
"It's quite late for us to start a family..."
"But how do you know so clearly?"
"I once stayed with the Xiongnu tribe."
Zhao Kuo nodded and did not continue to ask. For the matter of the Western Regions, Zhao Kuo called Gan Luo to his side again. Gan Luo was very willing to go on a mission, but the language problem prevented him from completing his instructions. He knew two languages.
It is not difficult to find a translator, but it is difficult to find a translator who can accurately complete the translation and ensure the smooth progress of the diplomatic work. Zhao Kuo still feels that Gan Luo is the best candidate for the mission beyond the Great Wall.
Gan Luo was smart and courageous. When he was a teenager, he dared to go to the State of Zhao to face the king of a country... When he grew up, he could talk freely to Zhao Kuo without any restraint. This is
As the most basic qualities of a diplomat, Zhao Kuo frowned and said seriously: "Marquis Wenxin once said that there is a son of an old friend in the north who is proficient in many languages. He wants to invite this man back. Wait until he comes.
Come and let him teach you or serve as a translator."
Gan Luo nodded and agreed to Zhao Kuo.
"I will learn as soon as possible and go to convince King Yuezhi."
During this period, another major event happened. The new king of Donghu seemed to have contact with the two princes of North Korea. The two sides were conducting trade and providing military assistance. When Li Mu of Liaodong learned about this incident, he immediately summoned
Soldiers from all over the north ambush Donghu's soldiers, and the two sides fought in the Korean area outside Liaodong. Li Mu first defeated the cavalry escorted by Donghu, captured their caravan, and then set up an ambush to attack Donghu's pursuers, annihilating them in one battle.
Captured more than 40,000 Donghu soldiers.
The newly ascended King Donghu was furious and kept gathering troops from all over the country. He seemed to want to attack the northern region. Li Mu was not afraid and made defensive preparations to attack Donghu. However, after waiting for a long time, Donghu did not come.
Attack, the intention of King Donghu's attack turned out to be just a mist. He took advantage of Li Mu's defensive arrangements and once again sent a caravan to complete the trade with North Korea, and then withdrew from the border area, unwilling to border with Li Mu.
Li Mu recruited soldiers to build a city outside the fortress and went to great lengths. Such actions failed to seduce King Donghu. No matter what Li Mu did, King Donghu was unwilling to come.
The emperor was very happy and did not forget to reward Li Mu and the soldiers in the north. With Li Mu in the north, it would be difficult for Donghu to defend himself, let alone attack Qin. Li Mu was not like other generals who only passively defended. He was a cannibal.
A physical border general will attack from time to time to prevent the enemy from getting stronger. Such a border general is really rare. After all, most generals are passive defenders. As long as the enemy does not attack, they will not take the initiative.
Attack.
Li Mu's control of fighter planes made it difficult for Donghu to become stronger. Li Mu would even send cavalry to plunder Donghu's tribe and bring these people back to Liaodong to enrich the internal household registration and weaken Donghu's strength... This made
The status of both sides suddenly reversed, and Donghu began to think of ways to resist Li Mu's plunder. If their population was enough, they might also have to build the Great Wall to resist Li Mu...
This is why Zhao Kuo values Li Mu. In the position of guarding the border, no one can do a better job than Li Mu, not even Zhao Kuo. And the most important duty of a general is to encircle the territory. From this aspect, Li Mu is probably the best.
He is the best general of this era. The war in the southwest is still going on. Zhao Kang does not look like he is going to fight, but more like he is going to develop the southwest. He builds spiritual canals in the southwest, opens up farmland, encourages immigrants...continuously
Compress the enemy's range of activity.
Many tribes in Baiyue could not bear such a life of escape and began to surrender. Zhao Kang was very good to these surrendered Baiyue people and allowed them to live in their homeland without holding them accountable for their resistance... See
It can be concluded that Zhao Kang learned a lot from his father, but the life of the Baiyue army became increasingly difficult.
Within the Qin State, various systems were constantly being improved and implemented, and officials in various places began to become more abundant. Li Si, a practical man, did not like to put forward too many ideas. He would just passively complete the instructions. This disguised follow-up
The rule of inaction in Huang Lao's thought was synchronized. Various places began to recover from the damage suffered during the war and developed slowly, with Qi State developing the fastest.
Qi State did not experience the devastation of war, and Qin State eliminated corrupt officials in Qi State. After the influence of chaos, Qi State's industry, commerce, and farming began to develop rapidly, becoming a great Qin treasure land alongside the Guanzhong area.
Zhao Kuo gave up his excessive interference in Qin's government affairs, which was also an important prerequisite for the development of various places. They could finally go about their own affairs with peace of mind and not have to worry about other things.
The main affairs of the Qin State were still handled by Li Si and Han Fei. Although they often quarreled, they could do things flawlessly when they worked together.
Everything was developing in a good direction, but the emperor who couldn't sit still began to think about building large-scale water conservancy projects on both sides of the river (Yellow River) to solve the problem of river flooding. The gray-haired Zheng Guo was said to be going there again.
Running around the palace, I don't know how his discussion with the emperor went. However, these things are not what Zhao Kuo cares about. Zhao Kuo believes in the current emperor and his ministers, and they will do a good job.
Sitting in the mansion, Zhao Kuo held a book in his hand. The books were all hand-copied. The books were all about his conversations with Lu Buwei. In front of him, there was a young official sitting with his head lowered.
I was very frightened, and there were not many people who could remain calm in front of Zhao Kuo. This book was specially given to Zhao Kuo by a small official who used to serve Lu Buwei. Every time Zhao Kuo came to
When chatting with Lu Buwei, he would take out pen and paper to take notes.
Now that Lu Buwei has left, the clerk is going elsewhere. Before leaving, he wanted to give this book to Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo looked at this book carefully. This book was full of memories, about him and Lu Buwei. The clerk wrote in great detail, without missing a word. His shorthand ability was almost as good as that of Han Fei.
Moreover, he did not add any of his own understanding. He copied it completely according to the chat records of the two people. He even wrote down some of the jokes between the two people truthfully. His handwriting is very beautiful. Zhao Kuo
I realized that this clerk was also a good talent.
Zhao Kuo put down the book in his hand and asked with a smile: "What is your name?"
The clerk was a little excited. He hurriedly bowed down and said, "I am from the State of Zhao, the grandson of Lord Zhao Anyang... I am called Gao." Zhao Kuo was stunned, Lord Zhao Anyang? He thought seriously.
For a moment, I remembered who this person was. Zhao Zhang, Lord of Anyang, was the crown prince of King Wuling of Zhao. King Wuling deposed Zhao Zhang and made Zhao Helai the King of Zhao. Later, a rebellion was triggered and Lord Anyang was killed.
King Wu Ling also starved to death.
This Anyang Junzhang also has two younger brothers, one is Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao, and the other is Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng.
From this point of view, this clerk is still a relative of Zhao Kuo, even though he is a distant relative... A relative, Zhao Kuo smiled and was about to ask something, but suddenly, he was stunned... What was his name just now?
Although Zhao Kuo doesn't understand history very well, he still knows that the main culprit of Qin's demise was Gao Gao. Together with Li Si, he killed the young master Fusu... At that moment, Zhao Gao
Kuo's face gradually became dull.
Seeing Zhao Kuo's expression gradually change from a smile to a dull look, Zhao Gao was confused and just looked at him blankly.
"Zhao Gao?"
"Wucheng Hou..." Zhao Gao lowered his head and listened to his instructions. Zhao Kuo frowned and asked calmly: "Are you the queen of Anyang Jun?" Zhao Gao nodded and said: "
When my eldest father was killed and my father was expelled, he came to Qin and worked as a minor official... Later, because my father helped Lord Chunping assassinate General Meng Ao, he was executed and my mother was taken to the Hidden Palace.
Was born there..."
Zhao Kuo was already certain in his heart that this was the Zhao Gao in history... There are many theories about Zhao Gao in history. Some thought he was an eunuch, some thought he was born in the Hidden Palace, and some thought he was Zhao Gao.
Some people thought he was the official of the Qin State. Zhao Kuo took a deep breath, looked at the heinous guy in front of him, and asked: "Then how did you become an official?"
"The emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the sinners who were hidden officials... I studied since I was a child and knew the law. I passed the test and served as a minor official..." Zhao Gao said seriously. It can be seen that he was a little excited. After all, he could
From being a sinner to reaching this point, he has experienced a lot. Today, he can meet Wu Chenghou, whom he most admires, and he also told Zhao Kuo all the words buried deep in his heart.
The hidden officials of the Qin State can be regarded as prisons and welfare homes. The criminal law of the Qin State is very harsh. They cut off the nose and cut off the ears at every turn. Of course, this was the previous criminal law. After experiencing such criminal law, these criminals became
There is no way to go out and see people, because they look scary and will suffer a lot of insults. Therefore, the Qin State set up such an institution to accept those "terrible" criminals. In addition, the disabled and deformed people also have to be admitted.
.
That is where monsters gather, and Zhao Gao was born there. It can be seen that his mother suffered inhuman torture and turned into a terrible monster. After giving birth to him, his mother gave birth to other children in Yinguan.
Several children, they and Zhao Gao are not from the same father and mother, but Zhao Gao treats these brothers very well... Zhao Gao met many officials who were tortured into monsters at the monster gathering place. Most of these people were because of corruption.
, framed and other behaviors entered.
Zhao Gao learned the law from the mouths of those who had their noses chopped off for corruption and illegal activities. He learned mathematics from those whose hands were chopped off because of calculation errors. He learned mathematics from those who had their knees chopped off for no reason because of sitting together.
From the people around him, from those monsters tortured by harsh laws, from those abandoned deformed people, the young Zhao Gao learned a lot... Zhao Kuo could not imagine that the childhood of the little official in front of him was so complicated.
How tragic.
He lived next to a group of "monsters", but Zhao Gao didn't think so. He smiled. His childhood was very happy, very happy. After leaving Yinguan, he met many terrible monsters. The real
The terrible monsters are outside Yin Guan, and those inside Yin Guan are just the victims.
They taught Zhao Gao many things and taught him how to deal with monsters other than Yin Guan.