At the manor of Marquis Wenxin.
Two servants who had just bought vegetables and eggs carried bamboo baskets and chatted as they walked.
"Do you think Third Young Master should be made a marquis? The news has already spread throughout the city!”
"In my opinion, he should be made a marquis. After all, the third young master is also a young master of Great Qin, so how can he not be made a marquis?”
"Then the young masters of the Chu and Zhao countries are all conferred the title of monarch. The third young master should also be conferred the title of monarch.”
"You don't understand. A lord is a person with no ability, a marquis is a person with ability. Look at our family head, isn't he Marquis Wenxin? Moreover, the entire city said that the Third Young Master should be made a marquis, so there must be a reason.”
"That's true!"
The two servants didn't notice that Lu Buwei was watching them from behind.
"Third Young Master, should you be conferred the title of Marquis?"
" It seems like the Third Young Master has quite a reputation among the people," Lu Buwei said with a playful smile.”
The butler frowned and whispered,"Master, these unruly people are just hearing the wind."”
"They only killed two enemies; if they were to be made Marquises, wouldn't Great Qin become Marquises?”
"This subordinate will go and gather the thieves in the city to suppress this discussion!”
"No!" Lu Buwei waved his hand.
"Not only can you not stop it, but you're also adding fuel to the fire!”
"You want to add fuel to the fire?" The butler was stunned.”
Lu Buwei narrowed his eyes and smiled.""If there is a rumor in the city that the Third Young Master has been conferred the title of Lord, I will definitely stop it.”
"But since the rumors are that Third Young Master should be made a marquis, then I have to help him!”
"Master, why is that?!" The butler was even more puzzled.”
Lu Buwei glanced at the butler indifferently.""The title of monarch is the power of the King of Qin."
"However, only military merits can be conferred as a marquis!"
The title of monarch and marquis in Qin seemed to be the same, but they were actually very different.
The King of Qin could decide to confer the title of monarch with a single word. What was important was the King of Qin's intentions.
For example, Changping Jun, Changwen Jun, Yangquan Jun, and the other five monarchs were conferred monarchs because they were all favored relatives of Empress Dowager Huayang.
However, although the status of the Qin country's conferred ruler was not low, his power was extremely weak. The minimum reward was only a fief, and he could only fight for more power himself.
For the royal family members who did not have much ability, the title of monarch was a supreme reward.
However, for a fierce general like Baiqi, the title of Lord was a title that had no real power.
Marquises were completely different.
A marquis had to have some military merits. Otherwise, even the King of Qin couldn't make anyone a marquis.
Even Lao Ai, who was doted on by Lady Zhao, was conferred the title of Marquis only after he had killed fifty thousand 'rebel soldiers' led by Ying Chengjiao.
Even someone like Lu Buwei, who had power in the court, had to first sit on the position of Prime Minister and then lead the army to resist the invasion of Zhao before he could be conferred the title of Marquis. The process was much more difficult than being conferred the title of Monarch.
What was equally difficult was that a marquis not only had a fief, but also had a certain amount of military power. They could also build their own personal guards in their fief, and their power was much stronger than that of a monarch.
Lu Buwei laughed coldly.”
"On the battlefield, swords have no eyes. It's normal for a young master to die.”
"The Xianyang people have awakened me, how can I chill the hearts of the people?”
"The battlefield is the burial ground of the Third Young Master!”
With Lu Buwei's help, the public opinion in the city became even more turbulent.
The storyteller's business was also getting smoother and smoother. There were even people who took the initiative to pay the storyteller to tell the story of Ying Qian.
Five days later.
Lu Buwei lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the storyteller who was boasting about Ying Qian from afar. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Public opinion is like boiling oil, building a pavilion in the air.”
"I want to see how Third Young Master will break this situation!”
Lu Buwei lowered the curtain and shouted softly,""Enter the palace!"
The carriage slowly entered Xianyang Palace.
Lu Buwei strode towards the royal study, pushed open the door, and saw Ying Zheng, the Three Dukes, the Nine Ministers, and the High General sitting in the royal study.
Lu Buwei smiled and cupped his hands.""I came late, please forgive me, Your Majesty!”
Ying Zheng smiled warmly.”
"Just now, there was good news from Langmeng County. The Yellow River flood has been reduced, and there has been no plague in the affected areas.”
"Just now, I discussed with my beloved ministers how to carry out the post-disaster reconstruction.”
Lu Buwei's smile froze.
Agreed?
I haven't come yet, and you've already agreed on this matter?
This was too disregarding the truth!
"That's great!" Lu Buwei forced a smile.”
Sitting down on the soft couch beside Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei said casually,""I came late today because I heard some interesting news in the city.”
Ma He, the official in charge of grain management, asked,"I wonder what kind of interesting news it is that can make Minister Lyu stop and listen?”
"It's about Third Young Master Ying Qian," Lu Buwei said with a smile.”
Ying Zheng's gaze immediately turned solemn.
Lu Buwei continued," The Third Young Master protected the victims of the disaster and entered the palace. He personally beheaded the old doctor and dealt with the assassination of Qiu Jie on the long street. These stories have even been made into stories and spread widely among the people.”
"The commoners think that with Third Young Master's achievements, he should be conferred the title of Marquis!”
Ying Zheng felt slightly relieved, then laughed out loud and said,""Foolish little brother only did what he should do, but he was actually trusted by the people. This is Foolish little brother's luck!”
"Since that's the case, I will comply with the will of the people and confer my foolish brother the title of ruler!”
Lu Buwei shook his head." Your Majesty, the will of the people is to make Third Young Master a Marquis!"”
"In the eyes of the commoners, the title of Lord is not worthy of Third Young Master's talent at all. It will even hinder Third Young Master's future development.”
Minister Lü cupped his hands and bowed to Ying Zheng.”
"I advise you to make Third Young Master a marquis!”
Ying Zheng frowned and pondered for a moment, then waved his hand with a smile and said,""Minister Lu must be joking. Foolish brother's talent isn't enough to be conferred the title of Marquis.”
"This matter is just a trivial matter, accept…"
Before Ying Zheng could finish, Ma He suddenly said,""This humble subject believes that Your Majesty is right.”
"Those who are conferred the title of Marquis should have military merits, but Third Young Master has never been in the army, so how can he be conferred the title of Marquis?”
"With Third Young Master's talent, you should get the military merits immediately!" Lu Buwei chuckled.”
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