Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

A Marquis of Guannei who is less than twenty years old.

A Marquis of Guannei who had been in the court for less than half a year.

jealous.

The minister opened his mouth, wanting to advise the king that the reward was too excessive.

Yet no one spoke out loud.

Since Zhang Yuanqing came to the court, he first contributed methods to increase grain production, and then invented paper. He also recruited Mohists and agriculturalists for the Qin State, and created fine salt, glass, iron smelting techniques, and various policies.

To be honest, if it were them, giving them the title of Guannei Hou would not be enough, they should at least be given the title of Guannei Hou.

I think the king also has this consideration. After all, Zhang Yuanqing is still young, and there will definitely be more opportunities for him to make meritorious contributions in the future. If the reward is too high now, there will be no more titles or rewards to be given in the future.

In this way, no civil or military official spoke up to stop it, but he felt a little uncomfortable getting their approval.

When Zhang Yuanqing recovered and was able to attend court, wouldn't his title be higher than all of theirs? Those high-ranking officials would have to bow and greet a kid in return.

"Great King Shengming."

At this moment, a voice broke the silence.

All the ministers turned their heads to look.

Li Si!

This guy is not a human being.

However, Li Si didn't care what everyone thought.

Ever since Brother Zhang arrived, Li Si had done quite a bit, even rising to a higher rank. If he could successfully complete this Daqin Academy mission, it would be another achievement, one that would live on through the ages. It was Li Si who had been responsible for building the first Daqin academy!

From now on, whenever Daqin or Daqin Academy is mentioned, Li Si must be mentioned.

If it weren’t for Brother Zhang, would he have such an opportunity?

No.

Therefore, although Li Si was envious of the Zhang brothers being granted the title of Guannei Hou, he was also genuinely happy.

Then, Meng Ao also spoke up and shouted, "The king is wise and enlightened."

Once someone spoke up, the rest of the process went much more smoothly.

Ying Zheng was happy to see that everyone agreed.

After the court meeting, the news that Zhang Yuanqing was conferred the title of Guannei Hou by the king had spread throughout Xianyang.

Many people sent gifts to congratulate him, and for a while Zhang's house was crowded with people.

"Am I going to become a Guannei Marquis now?"

"Isn't it said that it was difficult to be granted a title during the time of the First Emperor?"

"I didn't do anything."

Versailles

Versailles

Fortunately, no one heard Zhang Yuanqing's mumbling in the room, otherwise everyone would probably have put him in a sack together.

Autumn of the Tenth Year of Qin Wangzheng

Han sent people to assassinate Qin's Guannei Hou. Qin sent an envoy to Han, but he was killed by Han in Xinzheng. The King of Qin was furious and sent Generals Meng Ao and Heng Qian, and General Yang Ruihe to lead an army of 150,000 to attack Han.

Korea

"The Qin people are shameless villains."

"Slandering South Korea is such a despicable act."

Faced with the 150,000-strong Qin army, the Han court was in chaos.

"That's enough," the King of Han shouted angrily. "What's the point of cursing here? Do you have any plan to repel the enemy?"

The ministers looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, the Han Kingdom has powerful bows and crossbows. How can we be afraid of the Qin Kingdom?"

General Zhuo Ye sneered at the group of civil officials who only dared to talk.

"Your Majesty, General Ning Teng is now stationed in Nanyang. What we need to consider now is how to unite with Zhao and Wei to jointly resist Qin."

Zhang Kai sighed, not knowing what he was sighing for, but as the Prime Minister of South Korea, he naturally could not ignore the crisis.

"Also, quickly send troops to transport food and fodder to Nanyang. The weather is freezing now, and we must not let our soldiers starve."

"Your Majesty, this year's tax revenue is insufficient. The treasury now has enough food to sustain the army for six months."

In recent years, the king has advocated getting rich through business, and agriculture has been neglected a lot, resulting in insufficient grain tax revenue. After Xu Tingwei finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Your Majesty, we can purchase grain from the State of Wei."

"allow."

"Leave the purchase of food and fodder to Lord Jiang. Who is willing to go as an envoy to Zhao and Wei to persuade them to join the fight against Qin?"

After King Han finished speaking, the ministers lowered their heads one by one, and for a moment no one recommended themselves.

The King of Han was furious. He turned to the Prime Minister and said, "Prime Minister, who do you think we should send?"

"Your Majesty, I wish to go there in person."

"Okay. Then I'll leave this matter to the Prime Minister."

Zhang Mansion

"Ah Da, are you okay?"

"My lord, I am all right now."

Ah Da knelt on the ground and smiled innocently, and the scar on his face made him look even more hideous.

However, Ah Da didn't care at all. He thought it was his honor and a testimony that he had protected the adults.

"Okay, you've been lying down to recuperate for a while without me, so I'm really not used to it."

"As long as you don't mind, I will protect you for the rest of my life."

"Get up quickly, don't kneel down."

"Thank you, sir."

"During this time, you should train more for the guards at the mansion."

"promise."

Zhang Yuanqing was also happy to see Ada, who was full of energy.

A Da and A Er were slaves he bought. The two brothers were as strong as bulls and had martial arts skills, but they were brave but not wise, so they were tricked into becoming slaves. He happened to need manpower at that time, so he took a liking to them at first sight and bought them back.

The two brothers have taken good care of him over the years.

The three of them are master and servant as well as brothers.

After Ah Da left, Zhang Yuanqing was the only one left in the room.

Leaning on the recliner, covered with a blanket, Zhang Yuanqing tried hard to think about the historical event of Qin's conquest of Han.

"Historically, Qin Wangzheng destroyed Han in the 17th year of his reign. Now the time has been advanced by seven years. Considering Qin's current situation, it's a bit early."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing could no longer lie down. He stood up and wrote a letter on the desk, "Ada."

"grown ups."

"Ada, go to Liao Wujia and Li Yuji's homes and tell them to start buying food now. Buy as much as possible and then ship it directly to the front lines and hand it over to General Meng Ao."

"promise."

"A'er, take this letter to the king."

Zhangtai Palace

Ying Zheng looked at the map in deep thought for a long time when Shi Yi walked in.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis has sent a message."

Ying Zheng turned around and took the letter. After a moment, he put it away and said, "Send it to Yao Jia."

"promise."

Soon, Yao Jia rushed to Zhangtai Palace.

"You take a look first."

Ying Zheng asked Shi Yi to deliver the letter to Yao Jia.

Yao Jia was confused and thought that someone had reported him. After reading it, he found out that it was a letter from Guannei Hou to the king.

He carefully wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and then looked at it carefully.

The Marquis wants him to incite the Nanyang garrison commander to rebel.

When did he catch the Marquis's eye?

Oh, not only do we have to incite the defending generals to rebel, we have to incite the common people to rebel too.

Zhang Yuanqing had already written in the letter that the merchant he had sent to South Korea for business had already spread the news of Qin's grain production in Nanyang. Now that winter was approaching, many people in South Korea would surely starve to death or freeze to death. If a war broke out at this time, it would undoubtedly make things worse for the Korean people.

As long as he spread some good things about Qin at the right time, not only would he make the people of Nanyang surrender to Qin, but he would also be able to shake the morale of the people and the army.

The Marquis is really ruthless. He hits the snake at its most vulnerable part.

If you can successfully persuade the defending general to surrender to Qin.

What a great achievement!

The more Yao Jia thought about it, the more excited he became, and his hands holding the paper couldn't help but tremble.

He coughed lightly and hid himself quickly.

"Your Majesty, this plan is brilliant, and I am willing to go."