Without thinking much, Shen Bing turned around and asked his bodyguard to find Zuo Shifu.
Unexpectedly, the bodyguard ran back after a while and reported:
"Zuo Chefu, my subordinate was blocked and never saw Zuo Chefu."
Shen Bing became very angry when he heard this.
What a huge rack!
If Zuo Chefu takes advantage of him as soon as he takes office, will he continue to mess around in the future?
Immediately, he took a few personal guards and Ren to go aggressively to find the person responsible.
Hearing the sound of musical instruments in the distance, he followed the sound to a tent and found that there were at least fifty personal guards guarding him. Shen Bing was stunned...
what's the situation?
I, a stingy man, only have five personal guards, but this stingy Zuo has fifty personal guards?
Perhaps Ren knew better, so he stepped forward to stop Shen Bing and whispered:
"Stingy man, please rest in peace."
"There are people with such ostentation who are either rich or noble. I'm afraid this left-handed man will serve in the army to inherit his merits!"
Shen Bing frowned and asked:
"Accept the credit?"
Ren explained:
"It's just a vacant post without any contribution, and I will go back and inherit the title after I have made enough achievements!"
Shen Bing said "Oh".
Shang Yang's Reform stipulated that aristocratic children could not inherit their father's title or enjoy privileges without military merit.
This law will create a group of people who are vacant.
In fact, Shen Bing thinks this system is a bit overwhelming.
Shang Yang simply made one size fits all for the sake of fairness.
But it is obvious that the descendants of military attachés such as Wang Jian, Yang Duanhe and others can easily do this. Military attaches have experience, inheritance, tradition, resources and connections.
But if they are powerless civil servants, and their children have been writing and writing since they were born from their mother's womb... where can you tell them to get military exploits?
Do you really put on armor and go to war like ordinary people?
I'm afraid that after a few battles, the military merits will be lost even though no one has been rewarded.
So how many children do you need to have a male to inherit the title of civil servant?
As a result, a considerable number of descendants of civilian officials have taken up vacant positions in the military camps to "accept their merits."
Among them, the logistics troops that do not go directly to the battlefield, such as engineers, are a sweet potato.
Xianyang also knows about this, but this is an area where the law is not perfect. If it is really strict, there will be no civil servants, so they can only turn a blind eye.
At this time, Meng Liang, the left-handed husband, was probably just such a civil servant. Moreover, he was able to carry fifty bodyguards to protect himself in the army, so he must have a lot of money.
Shen Bing didn't care about all this, he just stepped forward and opened the tent.
During this time, the guard wanted to stop him again, but was blocked by Ren and shouted:
"The stingy husband is here to discuss important matters with the left stingy husband. Who dares to stop me?"
When the guard heard this, he didn't dare to move. He only raised his hand and stepped aside.
This is really ironic. It seems like you have to report to your subordinates when you come to see them?
The sound became even louder after entering the door. A person in the middle was holding a bamboo ruler and tapping on a musical instrument, making beautiful and rich music.
Later, Shen Bing learned that it was called "Zhu" and it was a very popular musical instrument during the Warring States Period. Even Ying Zheng never tired of playing it.
There is a desk at the other end, and a young man wearing a banquet is sitting on the other side. There are wine utensils and side dishes next to him. He is enjoying the music with half-closed eyes and tapping the desk gently according to the rhythm. He seems to be intoxicated. Among them, Shen Bing and others didn't even notice that they came in.
Shen Bing said "hmm".
When the music stopped, the young man suddenly saw Shen Bing and others standing in front of him, but he was startled. He almost sat down on the ground, and then pretended to be calm but asked with a look of panic on his face:
"Who is coming..."
Before he finished asking, he breathed a sigh of relief:
"It turns out to be Master Shen, whom I have admired for a long time!"
Shen Bing was a little strange:
"You recognize me?"
The young man stood up, cupped his hands and smiled:
"The engineer is joking."
"The artillery engineer Shen Bing has been known to the whole army for a long time. How can I, Meng Liang, not know about it?"
Ren interjected from the side:
"The stingy man should not be called an engineer, he should be called a stingy man!"
Meng Liang looked puzzled:
"Stingy husband?"
Then he was overjoyed:
"You mean... the engineer has become a stingy man?"
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Then he shouted again:
"Oh no! That guy Chen Wei..."
Shen Bing was a little confused by Meng Liang's surprise.
Rendai replied:
"Chen Wei has been transferred back to Xianyang."
Meng Liang awkwardly bowed his hands towards Shen Bing and explained:
"Engineer... no, the stingy man is just kidding."
"Mengliang gave me a few taels of silver before to ask Chen Wei to name me as a gunner. I didn't want to..."
Shen Bing couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. It turned out that this guy still had this idea!
Then Mengliang became happy again:
"But it's not much different now."
"With a stingy man sitting here, we don't have to worry about not having military merit."
"Come on, Chefu, please take a seat. Meng Liang will toast you three glasses of wine first, and congratulate Chefu on your promotion!"
As he spoke, he diligently gave up his seat and poured wine, just like an old friend reunited after a long absence.
This made Shen Bing a little uncomfortable. Just now he wanted to bring someone to give this Zuo stingy man a showdown... He didn't expect that the painting style would become like this!
After a few glasses of wine, Shen Bing said bluntly:
"If Zuo Chefu takes up his post, then what happens in the military affairs..."
Before Shen Bing could finish speaking, Meng Liang slapped his chest and said:
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
"If it's Chen Wei, I won't bother talking to him."
"Now that Mr. Shen is here to gain a good reputation, of course he won't dare to neglect it!"
"Whatever happens in the future, I will just give you orders."
"Even if Meng Liang can't cope with it, the bodyguards will be ordered to do whatever they want!"
Shen Bing:......
I originally thought that the master would be difficult to maintain, but I didn't expect that he would be able to handle it so easily.
Not only was it done, but there were fifty more personal guards at his command?
An officer immediately entered the tent and saluted.
Meng Liang introduced to Shen Bing:
"This is Meng Huan, my personal guard. Although he is not called brave, he has served in the army for many years."
"If a stingy man has something to do, just let him do it."
Meng Liang raised his head towards Meng Huan as he spoke.
Meng Huan understood and immediately bowed his hands to Shen Bing and said:
"My subordinates are so confused that they allow themselves to be punished by a stingy man!"
This way Shen Bing will have no problem.
Someone will do what needs to be done and even provide more resources... What more can Shen Bing ask for?
This is also the benefit of high-ranking officials. They can actually use their property and power to easily obtain the military achievements they need.
Just like Mengliang, who can say anything if his own generals and retainers do the work for him?
When Shen Bing, Ren and others returned to the camp, they bumped into Hu who was rushing in.
He asked with a frightened look:
"Chefu, you haven't had a dispute with Zuo Chefu yet, right?"
Shen Bing shook his head and replied:
"Never argued!"
Hui Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"That's good, that's good..."
"My subordinate just found out the identity of this mistress."
"He is Meng Liang, the son of the concubine Meng Jia!"
When Ren heard this, he was immediately stunned. The concubine Meng Jia was the king's favorite.
The name Meng Jia sounded familiar to Shen Bing, and then his head went crazy with a "coax":
It is said that when Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, didn't he bribe a favored minister named Meng Jia to recommend him?