Outside Zhangtai Palace, the civil and military officials were waiting for the court.
Old General Wang Jian, Prime Minister Li Si, Right Prime Minister Wang Wan, Imperial Censor Feng Quji, Wei Liao, Meng Tian, and the others were all present…
Apart from these ministers, Han Qiu also saw Wei Yang Lord Ying He among the officials. In the Ying Clan, Ying He had helped Ying Zheng seize power.
Lady Huayang once wanted to make Cheng Jiao the King of Qin, and Ying He led the Ying Clan to support Ying Zheng. When he was killing Lao Ai and seizing the power of Prime Minister from Lu Buwei, it was Ying He who had led the Ying Clan to stand by Ying Zheng's side, helping him with all his might.
It could be said that the reason why Ying Zheng was able to stand firmly on the throne of the King of Qin was largely due to the contribution of Wei Yang Lord Ying He.
However, after Ying Zheng took over the power of the King of Qin, Ying He rarely went to court.
Why did Ying Mo go to court today?
The civil and military officials were also curious.
……
Han Qiu's carriage stopped outside Zhangtai Palace. Great Qin's armored soldiers came forward to tie up the horse, and officials welcomed Han Qiu. They tried to curry favor with the powerful and called him the Marquis of the Pass, making him seem particularly friendly.
Just as Han Qiu and these officials were exchanging pleasantries, the Zhangtai Palace's doors opened. The temple's people walked out of the palace doors and shouted loudly,""Xuan Chao!"
Han Qiu followed the civil and military officials and entered Zhangtai Palace to discuss politics!
Han Qiu had an idea in his mind. He planned to go to remote places on the border, such as the Yan Country, Chu Country, and other places. On the surface, he was going to thoroughly investigate the taxes of the two countries. In reality, Han Qiu planned to launch the Beidou satellite. As for the impact it would have on the future, that was not something Han Qiu had to consider. Right now, Han Qiu only wanted to see the full map.
As long as the satellite was in the air, Han Qiu's next task would be much more convenient.
Whether it was fighting the Xiongnu or conquering the powerful dynasties of the same era, the existence of satellites was crucial.
What a pity, what a pity. If I were a scientist, how good would it be?
The satellites and satellite launchers in Han Qiu's space were all one-time use. They were completely controlled by artificial intelligence. After using them, they were gone…
If they were scientists, they might be able to send a few more satellites to do other things.
While Han Qiu was thinking about developing science and technology, she had already followed the civil and military officials into the main hall of Zhangtai Palace. The First Emperor sat on the dragon platform in the middle of the main hall.
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Ying Zheng looked at Ying Jiu, who was sitting in the court, and thought to himself,'Why is my uncle attending court today?' In Ying Zheng's impression, his uncle had not attended court for nearly two years...
Ying Zheng turned to look at Ying Ju. He found that Ying Ju's face was pale, and his legs were trembling…
Han Qiu raised his head and gave Ying Zheng a glance, considering how to speak to His Majesty.
Before Han Qiu could speak, Yuan Zhisu's internal secretary, Ying Ju, had already walked out of the court. Ying Ju knelt on the ground and said,""Your Majesty, this subject is guilty. This subject has let down your high hopes for Your Majesty.”
As soon as Ying Ju finished speaking, all the officials in the court held their breaths. What exactly happened? Why did Ying Ju kneel down and admit his guilt?
"What crime have you committed?"
Ying Zheng looked at Ying Ju, who was kneeling in the main hall, and asked.
Ying Ju raised his head and finally reported the matter of Wei Wenjun and the others deceiving the grain. Ever since the establishment of the internal history of grain management, the Ying clan had not paid any grain. They were the masters of their own fiefs. How huge was the amount of 30,000 stones of grain?
Although Guanzhong was said to be a fertile land, in reality, the farmland that could be cultivated was only a few hundred thousand mu. One mu could only produce three stones of grain, and thirty thousand stones of corn was equivalent to the annual output of ten thousand mu of fertile farmland. Other than Lu Buwei's hundred thousand households, the Ying Clan's fiefs were mostly only three thousand to seven thousand households...
The land in Guanzhong taxes 300,000 stones of grain every year.
Thirty thousand kilograms of corn was equivalent to one-tenth of the annual production in Guanzhong…
Hearing Ying Ju's report, Ying Zheng's expression changed drastically. He stood up abruptly, and the bamboo slip in his hand fell to the ground!
"Yingju! How dare you! Such an important matter, you actually lied to me for three years. If it wasn't for the fact that the Marquis of the Pass was competent as the internal historian of the grain, how long would you lie to me?”
When the officials saw the First Emperor's anger, they were truly enraged.
However, all the officials in the court were also shocked. They had never thought that the Ying Family would be so bold as to avoid taxes and grain by thirty thousand dan!
"Li Si!"
"Your subject is here!"
"I order you to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"Your Majesty, I need someone to assist me!”
"Who is it?"
"Wei Yang Lord Ying He!"
As soon as Li Si finished speaking, Ying Zheng looked at Ying Jiu and asked,""Uncle, are you willing to investigate this case with the Prime Minister?”
"I'm willing to be a knife for Your Majesty!" Ying He walked out of the court and cupped his hands.”
"Good!"
"I order the two of you to thoroughly investigate this case and investigate how many people are still evading taxes. Ying Ju, although you are not guilty of corruption, you are suspected of dereliction of duty.”
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Ying Ju knelt down and kowtowed in excitement. Although Ying Ju had been removed from his post, he was still alive. This was already the greatest grace!
All the civil and military officials were shocked by what was happening in the court.
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan felt his vision darken. The Emperor had finally begun to make a move on the enfeoffment system. In the eyes of others, this was the Ying Family evading taxes, but in Wang Wan's eyes, this was the destruction of the Zhou Dynasty's 800-year-old enfeoffment system. It was probably inevitable to abolish the enfeoffment system and establish counties!
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li Si is currently handling the matter of unifying the laws of the six states. If the Prime Minister goes to investigate this case thoroughly, who will handle the matter of unifying the laws?”
Imperial Censor Feng Quji walked out of the court and asked.
Ying Zheng's brows were tightly knitted together as he looked around at all the officials and ministers in the court. After his gaze wandered around, it finally fell on Han Qiu.
Ying Zheng asked," Lord of the Pass, I've decided to entrust you with the task of unifying the laws of the Great Qin Empire. Whether the people of the six dynasties can submit to us or not depends entirely on whether the laws can be perfected. This is the most important task. Are you capable of doing it?"!”
All of the officials and officials looked at Han Qiu. Unifying the laws of the six countries was a matter of great importance, and it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens to complete Great Qin's laws.
The land of Qi and Chu had its own culture and laws. Whether the laws of the Qin Dynasty could be quickly circulated in the land of Qi and Chu was a huge problem!
Moreover, there were hundreds of laws in Great Qin, so how could every county in Qichu obtain a complete set of Qin Dynasty laws? This was a huge problem. Even if every county copied a set of Qin Dynasty laws, there were thousands of counties, and if they wanted to copy thousands of Qin Dynasty laws, they would need a carriage to transport them…
Just thinking about such a huge project gave him a headache!
Han Qiu was thinking of an excuse to go to Qi, Chu, and other places. Now that the First Emperor had given him a good excuse, perhaps in the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court, it was difficult to transport the Qin method to all the counties in the country, but for Han Qiu, it was just a matter of a few printing presses. It was not difficult at all.
Han Qiu looked at the incredulous and gloating expressions of all the officials and thought to herself,""Perhaps it's as difficult as ascending to the heavens for you to enact the Qin Law, but for me, it's as simple as it can get…"
In Zhangtai Palace.
Ying Zheng looked at Han Qiu expectantly. Compared to the other officials, Ying Zheng trusted Han Qiu more. Even though Han Qiu was not an old Qin man who had made outstanding contributions, the series of things that he had done since he entered Xianyang was enough to prove that the Inner Marquis of the Pass was a man of great talent.
Not only would it be difficult to implement the Qin laws in the six states, but if one did not have great willpower and courage, it would be impossible to unify the laws of the six states.
It wasn't that the First Emperor didn't believe in the Right Prime Minister Wang Wan or the Imperial Censor Feng Quji's ability, but because he was afraid that he would become the enemy of the aristocratic families of the world and even be besieged by the celebrities of the six countries.
This was precisely the weakness of Wang Wan and Feng Quji. These celebrities valued fame the most.
However, Li Si and the Marquis of the Pass did not have such a fear because they were born poor and did not have any aristocratic family background!
He dared to make enemies with the aristocratic families of the world!
He was not afraid of being cursed by celebrities and losing his reputation.
In the Six Nations, Li Si's name was like a jackal's, and the name of the jackal had been cursed by the Six Nations for ten years…
……
He was promoted to the rank of Lord of the Pass.
Ever since that day, when he entered the palace with the Emperor Roll and accomplished something that ordinary people could not, Ying Zheng had thought that Han Qiu was extraordinary.
They looked at the Inner Pass Marquis in a different light.
The other officials were cowering and didn't dare to step forward. Only the Marquis of the Inner Pass didn't hesitate!
Among all the civil and military officials in the court, no one had greater courage than him.
Of course, these were not the most important things. The most important thing was that Ying Zheng still wanted to see how talented Han Qiu was.
……
Han Qiu felt the gazes of the officials and the burning anticipation of the First Emperor."If we don't take this opportunity to extort Ying Zheng, I'm afraid we won't have a better chance in the future!”
Thinking of this, Han Qiu walked out of the court and said calmly,"Your Majesty, I can go to the six countries to issue laws. However, in order to sweep away the remnants and obstacles of the six countries, I want to ask for something from Your Majesty!”
All the officials in the court gasped when they heard Han Qiu's words.
The Inner Marquis of the Pass was being too arrogant. He was not the Prime Minister, Li Si. He did not have a strong foundation in Great Qin, so how could he have such boldness?
Sweeping away the remnants and obstacles of the Six Nations, this tone was really too big. Even Li Si did not dare to say such a thing!
However, all the officials in the court were curious. What did the inner duke want from His Majesty?
Reward?
Seeing Han Qiu so confident, Ying Zheng smiled and asked,""What does the Inner Marquis of the Pass want?"
All the officials and officials in the court looked at Han Qiu. Everyone wanted to know the answer.
Han Qiu smiled." I heard that Your Majesty has pacified the six states and obtained dozens of famous swords from the royal families of the six states. Among them, there is no lack of the Tai'e Sword and the Juque Sword. This time, when the Qin law is announced, I would like to wear a famous sword to protect myself…"
When Ying Zheng heard that Han Qiu was only asking for a famous sword, he laughed out loud and said,""That's easy to say. Men, take the famous swords of the six countries and place them in the hall. You can choose any one of them!”
"Here!"
The other generals in the imperial court immediately had a desire to see through the sword. Which general didn't like a famous sword?
The First Emperor had pacified the six countries and collected the swords of the six countries 'royal families in the Sword Pavilion. The number of famous swords that the First Emperor had collected was countless!
"Come back. I and all the civil and military officials will accompany the Marquis to the Sword Pavilion to choose a sword!”
Boom...
The expressions of all the civil and military officials in the court changed drastically. His Majesty had actually asked the Marquis of the Pass to personally go to the Sword Garret to choose a sword. What did this mean?
This meant that the Sword Pavilion's sword was free to be chosen by the Inner Marquis of the Pass.
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan and Imperial Censor Feng Quji looked at Han Qiu with jealousy in their eyes. What was so special about this Inner Pass Marquis that he could actually receive such favor from the Emperor?
The First Emperor had never shared the Sword Garret with his ministers…
After the monks returned to the main hall, Ying Zheng stood up and walked up to the main hall. After holding Han Qiu's hand, he walked out of Zhangtai Palace and walked towards the Sword Garret.
Li Si and Wang Jian looked at each other, then stood up and walked behind the First Emperor.
When the civil and military officials saw this scene, they followed closely behind and headed to the Sword Pavilion!
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan and Feng Quji, who represented the power of the old Qin aristocratic families, moved back and followed unhurriedly. Wang Wan said to Feng Quji in a low voice,"Censor Feng, what does His Majesty want? Why did you choose a sword for the Marquis?"
" That's hard to say, but it's quite difficult to go to the six countries to issue laws. Even though the royal families of the six countries have been conquered and the six countries belong to Great Qin, the six countries still have eight large families and 16 powerful families. Whether it's the system of prefectures and counties or the laws of Great Qin, it will affect their fundamental interests…"
"Fortunately, these things are not done by the two of us. Otherwise, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens!”
Wang Wan listened to Feng Quji's words and deeply understood.
Wang Wan and Feng Quji's positions were extremely high. When they unified the six states, Wang Wan was the Imperial Censor and Feng Quji was the Right Prime Minister. The two of them sat in their original positions for a full ten years!
But His Majesty had just unified the six states and had Wang Wan and Feng Quji replace their positions?
Although the Imperial Censor and the Right Prime Minister were still part of the Three Dukes, anyone with discerning eyes could see that the First Emperor had changed their positions because he didn't want them to be too deeply rooted in their previous positions.
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"Just wait and see. Don't look at how the Inner Pass Marquis is currently enjoying his success. When he issues the Qin Law, he will suffer a huge setback!”Right Prime Minister Wang Wan looked at Han Qiu's back and sneered.
He was really dissatisfied. Why did I have to work hard and diligently for twenty years to sit on the position of Prime Minister, while you became the Marquis of the Pass after you lifted the Imperial Roll and were on equal footing with me?
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A huge staircase appeared in front of Han Qiu and Ying Zheng. Han Qiu raised his head and saw a pavilion with a sharp edge.
Sword Pavilion!
The Sword Pavilion was built by King Wu of Qin, the son of King Huiwen of Qin. He formed an alliance with Wei and Yue to control Chu. He captured Yiyang, set up three rivers, pacified the rebellion of Shu, revised the border, repaired the farmland law, dredged the river, built dikes and bridges.
King Wu of Qin liked to compete in martial arts. He appointed Hercules Ren Bi, Wu Huo, Meng Shuo and others to become high officials. In the fourth year of King Wu of the Qin Dynasty, King Wu competed with Meng Shuo to lift the Red Cauldron with Dragon Patterns. As a result, the cauldron fell out of his hand and broke his shin bone. He died at the age of 23.
After the death of King Wu of Qin, this Sword Pavilion was left behind, and Ying Zheng often encouraged himself in the Sword Pavilion.
There were six swords hanging in the Sword Pavilion, and for every country that was destroyed, one would be plucked…
"As long as the six countries are not destroyed, it will be like a sharp sword hanging over my head!”
This was a phrase that Ying Zheng often said!
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Seeing Han Qiu looking up at the Sword Pavilion, Ying Zheng held Han Qiu's hand and said,""Let's go. I'll take you to the Sword Pavilion to choose a sword!”
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