The palace gate of Xianyang Palace opened. After Zhao Mu entered the palace, there were carriages inside the palace that could be used to relay urgent military information. The ministers summoned by the emperor could also ride on these carriages.
Zhao Mu and Zhao Gao rode the carriage to Ganquan Palace.
Zhangtai Palace was the place where the First Emperor discussed state affairs. Zhao Mu attended court in Zhangtai Palace.
This time, they passed Zhangtai Palace. The carriage sped through Xianyang Palace. Zhangtai Palace was fifteen miles away from Ganquan Palace, connected by a road.
The grand scale of the Xianyang Palace complex was evident.
This was Zhao Mu's first time galloping in Xianyang Palace. The magnificence of Xianyang Palace made him gasp in amazement.
……
Inside the Sweet Spring Palace, Ying Zheng was sipping a cup of fine wine, while Li Jiang was reading a short song. This short song only had two lines.
"Tsk tsk, full of momentum! You have the grace of Your Majesty when you were young."
"Haha, Zhen's demeanor when he was young was much stronger than his.”
The two short songs that Li Jiang was reading only had two sentences.
The wind blows, the clouds fly!
The power of heaven and earth, oh, return to your hometown!
What kind of lofty aspirations was this?
"Your Majesty, who sang these two short lines?”
"Marquis Champion." When Qin Shihuang mentioned the Marquis Champion, his face lit up.
Ever since Zhao Mu entered Xianyang, he had repeatedly brought surprises to Qin Shi Huang. Whether it was punishing the internal history of managing grain, the number of talented people under him, or this short song, they all made Qin Shi Huang happy.
Qin Shi Huang also knew about the clans in Guanzhong. These clans were the foundation of the Great Qin Empire, and the Great Qin Empire implemented a system of enfeoffment.
The land and the people were all given to meritorious officials…
He was rewarded with a thousand dollars and granted the title of Marquis of Thousand Households.
What did it mean to be rewarded with ten thousand gold and be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Families?
What is ten thousand households?
What was enfeoffment?
The people who were given titles to the nobles were under the control of these clans. The taxes collected were controlled by these clans.
This was the drawback of the enfeoffment system!
Qin Shihuang had always wanted to abolish the enfeoffment system and change it to a county system. Only by completely changing the state system could he prevent the clans from bullying the people.
In Qin Shi Huang's view, the root of the clan bullying the people was not in the clan, but in the system!
The enfeoffment system had to be abolished, and the prefecture and county system had to be established!
Let the people be independent!
They absolutely could not enfeoffe the commoners to the nobles!
Otherwise, when this wave of nobles fell, new nobles would rise.
It was useless to simply deal with corruption!
Qin Shihuang not only wanted to treat the symptoms, but also the root cause!
This was what Qin Shi Huang thought, but he had never said it out loud because the time was not right. The six countries had just been unified, and he did not want to chill the Guanzhong clan that had shed blood for the Great Qin Empire.
After all, the foundation of the Great Qin Empire had been laid down by the ancestors of the Guan Zhong Clan. The ancestors of the Guan Zhong Clan had bled to the death to establish Great Qin's prosperity.
Ying Zheng didn't want to disappoint the meritorious officials, but who in the world could understand his painstaking efforts?
What Champion Marquis Zhao Mu wanted to do was always what Ying Zheng wanted to do.
That day, when Ying Zheng heard Zhao Gao's report, he flew into a rage and issued an order to tear apart the internal history?
Why was he so angry?
Was it just because the internal history of Zhicu had falsely discussed the emperor's secret history?
Zhi Su's internal history was one of the nine ministers. Was he going to be torn apart just because he said something wrong?
Would Qin Shihuang kill the three dukes and nine ministers so rashly?
No!
Commandant Zhi Su was one of the thirteen most powerful people in the world!
Ying Zheng only wanted to take the opportunity to kill the internal historian of Zhicu, and talking about the emperor's secret history was just one of the reasons for Ying Zheng to kill the internal historian of Zhicu.
However, the Marquis Champion's investigation into the case of Zisu Neishi's cover-up had given Ying Zheng a better reason to kill.
Change enfeoffment, for prefectures and counties, from killing the internal history of grain!
Among all the officials in the court, including Zhao Gao, who could truly understand every move that Ying Zheng made?
All living beings were like chess pieces!
Everything was in Qin Shihuang's applause.
……
At this moment, a eunuch entered the palace and reported,""Your Majesty, the chief justice and the commander of Zhongche Mansion have arrived.”
"Let them in."
"Yes!" The eunuch left the hall.
"Mu 'er is here," Ying Zheng looked at Li Jiang and said,"The outcome of our bet will be revealed soon.”
"Your Majesty, I am looking forward to it. Will Mu 'er recommend Duke Huang Shi to be an official in the court again?”
"Of course, not only does he want to recommend Duke Huang Shi as an official, he also wants to recommend Duke Huang Shi as the internal historian of grain.”
"Why?" Li Jiang asked.
Ying Zheng smiled and waved at Li Jiang. Li Jiang approached Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng whispered into Li Jiang's ear,"" Mu 'er wants to contend against Li Si, Feng Quji, Wang Jian, and I…Keep Duke Huang Shi by his side as a strategist. Xiao He is enough…"
After saying these words, Ying Zheng burst into laughter…
Li Jiang still didn't believe it in her heart. She asked unwillingly,"Your Majesty, why are you so sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, because if I were the Marquis Champion, I would have done it! Otherwise, just watch and see if I'm right.”
"Yes." Li Jiang nodded heavily.”
"Chief justice Zhao Mu and the commander of Zhongche Mansion Zhao Gao pay their respects to Your Majesty!”
Zhao Mu and Zhao Gao entered Ganquan Palace.
"Rise."
After paying his respects to the First Emperor, Zhao Mu raised his head. He was surprised to find a woman beside Ying Zheng. This woman was about the same age as Ying Zheng, and he could vaguely see her youthful face.
Li Jiang?
One of the first emperor's favorite women, Ganquan Palace was the palace she lived in.
When Li Jiang saw Zhao Mu, her body trembled.
When she saw Zhao Mu, it was as if she saw Ying Zheng as the King of Qin, and the elegant demeanor when he destroyed Lu Buwei!
The appearance was 70% similar, the temperament was 90% similar, and the eyes were very similar!
"Zhao Gao, you can leave."
"Yes!"
Zhao Gao left the Palace, leaving only Qin Shihuang, Zhao Mu, and Li Jiang.
"Come, Marquis Champion, sit beside me…" Ying Zheng waved his hand and said.
You are Mu 'er…"
When Li Jiang called out Mu 'er, it was as if she was shouting out a deep longing!
Zhao Mu looked at Li Jiang. He saw warmth in Li Jiang's eyes.
"Come, sit beside me. This is Li Jiang, your mother's best friend when she was in Xianyang. She was your aunt!”
"YiNiang…"
"Hey!"
Tears streamed down Li Jiang's face. Li Jiang held Zhao Mu's arm and pulled her into her arms. She was crying because she missed him and felt wronged for her sister, Ah Fang.
Her sister had shouldered too much. Originally, this was not something that her thin and weak arms could bear.
Li Jiang did not dare to ask Zhao Mu about Afang.
Qin Shihuang was indomitable. No matter what, he could not be defeated. Only Afang was his weakness.
Li Jiang couldn't ask if Fang was alive or dead.
Just like the First Emperor, she was only willing to believe that her sister, Afang, was living in seclusion in a paradise.
After Li Jiang let go of Zhao Mu, she began to ponder about the bet she had made with Qin Shihuang. She wanted to know if Zhao Mu would do as Ying Zheng said and recommend Huang Shigong as the internal historian of grain management.
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