When Qin Shi Huang was a hostage in Zhao, he had also plowed the land. He knew better than anyone the importance of plowing to farmers.
If Qu Yuanli really only needed one person and one ox, it would be incredibly important to Great Qin. It would be a powerful weapon that could strengthen Great Qin's foundation, and as such, Emperor Shi viewed Qu Yuanli with great importance.
"Men, carry this Quyuan Li to the field outside Ganquan Palace. I want to test it myself!”
The guards in front of the palace immediately stepped forward. Just as they were about to lift the Quyuan Plow, they were glared back by Great General Wang Ben.
"Your Majesty," the king ran to the First Emperor,"I will personally carry this important national treasure."”
As he spoke, he directly carried Qu Yuanli. Qu Yuanli was not considered too heavy, and as a Great General, Wang Ben's strength was naturally needless to say.
The First Emperor nodded, very satisfied with Wang Ben's performance. Then, he strode out of the Qilin Palace and walked towards the Ganquan Palace.
Wang Ben carried Qu Yuanli to Ying Ziyu's side and whispered,"Young Master, are you confident? If it really doesn't work, I'll break this plow?”
Ying Ziyu hurriedly shook his head.
What kind of joke is this? This Young Master worked for the entire night to make it, and you actually want to break it?
"Don't worry, General Wang."
Seeing that Ying Ziyu was confident, Wang Ben didn't say anything else.
Soon, they arrived at a field in Ganquan Palace.
"Go and find me a cow."
Under the Emperor's orders, not long after, Zhang Han personally led a strong cattle over.
Ying Ziyu quickly stepped forward and put the Quyuan Plough on the ox.
Under Ying Ziyu's guidance, Qin Shi Huang held the plow and drove the cattle into the fields.
The oxen moved forward slowly, and the soil on both sides of the plowshare kept digging up. Moreover, the soil was very deep, so there was no situation of the plowshare coming out of the soil at all.
The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, had used a straight shaft plow before and had also plowed the land. Now that he was using this curved shaft plow to plow the land, he could clearly feel the difference between the two.
For a straight shaft plow, he needed to press hard on the handle to prevent the land from being too shallow. However, for a curved shaft plow, he did not need to use much strength. He only needed to hold the handle to control the direction.
Compared to the straight shaft plow, this curved shaft plow was simply too effortless and easy.
Most importantly, he had finished plowing the land by himself.
At this moment, all the officials were shocked as they looked at the First Emperor plowing the land.
Of course, they weren't shocked because of Shi Huang's words, but because everything Ying Ziyu had said was true. This was simply unbelievable, and everyone knew that Great Qin was about to enter a new era.
The First Emperor handed the Quyuan Plow to the servant and then came to Ying Ziyu. He looked at him with a burning gaze and said,
"Yu 'er, this Qu Yuanli, did you really figure it out yourself?”
Qin Shi Huang's gaze was sharp, and it gave Ying Ziyu the feeling that it was like a sharp sword hanging above his head.
Ying Ziyu didn't panic in the slightest when faced with Shi Huang's mountain-like pressure. A smile remained on his face.
"Imperial Father, this Qu Yuanli was thought of by your son after pondering for most of the night yesterday.”
Qin Shi Huang looked at the calm Ying Ziyu and nodded.
"Not bad indeed. He's an important weapon of the country!”
"Tell me, what reward do you want? As long as it's not too excessive, I'll agree!”
The surrounding officials also revealed envious expressions. Emperor Shi rarely said such words. Now that the Ninth Young Master was the one to say that he would reward him, this could be considered a great gift.
However, at this moment, no one dared to stand up and object. This Qu Yuanli that Ying Ziyu had offered was worthy of such a reward.
"Imperial Father, I have already said that you are not allowed to go back on your word.”
Ying Ziyu acted as if he didn't see the gazes of the officials around him. He had already thought of what reward he wanted before the Quyuan Plow was completed.
"If you don't regret it, just say it.”
Hearing Ying Ziyu's question, Shi Huang's interest was immediately piqued. If it was before, this brat would most likely refuse the reward, but now that he actually took the initiative to ask, it seemed like the item he wanted wasn't simple.
Ying Ziyu didn't stand on ceremony and directly said,""Father, your son wants a death-exemption medallion. In the future, no matter what mistakes your son makes, you will forgive your son once.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent. Then, there was a private discussion among the officials.
"A death-exemption medallion? Does Great Qin have such a thing?"
"I've never heard of it. Why does this Young Master Yu want a death-exemption medallion? Could it be…Could it be that he's planning to do something that's not good for Great Qin?”
"His Majesty probably won't agree, right?"
Before the First Emperor could speak, an official stood out and criticized,""Your Majesty, you must not agree to Young Master's request. Once this Death Exemption Medallion is given, what use will Great Qin's laws have?”
"That's right. Your Majesty's request is against the laws of Great Qin, so you can't agree to it.”
Several officials explained their reasons righteously, while Feng Quji and the other high officials kept silent.
Those who could get to their positions were not stupid people. They knew that Shi Huang had already made up his mind. It was useless to speak now. If they were not careful, they might even incur the hatred of this young master Ying Ziyu. One had to know that this young master was very vengeful.
"Alright, this one will give you a death-exemption medallion, but you must remember that you only have one chance to avoid death. This one hopes that you will never use it.”
"Do you understand?"
There was a strong warning in his voice.
Ying Ziyu smiled when he saw Qin Shi Huang agree.
"Thank you Imperial Father for your gift. Your son will strive to not use this death-exemption medallion.”
The reason Ying Ziyu was like this was because what he was going to do next was a little too big.
The First Emperor had asked him to supervise the country, so he had to do his duty. However, he had transmigrated after all, so it was inevitable that his thoughts were somewhat different from the pure ancient people like the First Emperor. If he did something that the First Emperor did not understand and really killed him, there would be no place to cry.
"Today, Yu 'er has offered this Nation Guarding Divine Artifact. Zhen is very happy.”
"Dear ministers, this one has decided to patrol the world again in two days. During this one's absence, this important task of governing the country will be handed over to Young Master Ying Ziyu.”
"Dear ministers, do you have any doubts?”
All the officials were shocked when they heard this. The way they looked at Ying Ziyu changed, but no one stood out to question this matter because they couldn't do anything about it.
The Eldest Young Master Fu Su was not in Xianyang. In the entire Great Qin Empire, only Young Master Ying Ziyu could take on the responsibility of supervising the country.
Seeing that no one spoke, the First Emperor was quite satisfied.
Then, in front of everyone, he directly handed the Qin King Sword to Ying Ziyu.
"This is the first time Young Master Ying Ziyu is supervising a country, so there are many things he doesn't understand.”
"Yes!" Meng Yi quickly agreed.
After that, Emperor Shi instructed Feng Quji, Wang Ben, and the others before the officials dispersed.
Two days later, Emperor Shi's army began to set off. Many people in the later generations said that Emperor Shi's eastern tour was to visit immortals and seek Dao everywhere.
In the past, Ying Ziyu also thought so.
It was only after he had transmigrated to Great Qin that he found out that the truth was not like that. The reason why Shi Huang was so passionate about patrolling the world was not only for longevity, but also for Great Qin's future.
The first eastern tour: First Emperor Shi Huang climbed the top of Jitou Mountain, then went to the Great Wall.
The reason why Qin Shi Huang climbed Jitou Mountain was because of our ancestor: The Yellow Emperor had once climbed Jitou Mountain and worshipped the gods here.
Qin Shi Huang ascended Jitou Mountain and did the same thing as the first emperor, offering sacrifices to the gods.
After that, they climbed the Great Wall without stopping, with the goal of intimidating the nomads in the north.
In layman's terms, it was to show off his muscles to these grassland barbarians, to show off his martial strength, and also to get a feel of what was going on.
From this matter, it could be seen that the First Emperor had a keen sense of military affairs. He knew that after the unification of the country, the biggest enemy would be the Xiongnu in the north.
Did you see that? This was the first time Qin Shi Huang had toured the world. How was this a sightseeing tour?
This is a serious business trip, tirelessly, trekking mountains, inspecting border defense, deterring Xiongnu.
The second inspection tour of the world was the real eastern tour. This time, the purpose of the First Emperor was to inspect the counties in the east and Mount Tai.
The Fengshan ritual was a unique way for ancient emperors to communicate with the gods.
In other words, Qin Shi Huang's second tour of the east was not a sightseeing tour, but a business trip to deal with sacrificial matters.
The third eastern tour: Qin Shi Huang came to Shandong, climbed Zhifu Mountain, erected stone steles, and offered sacrifices to heaven and earth.
The fourth eastern tour: The First Emperor ascended Jieshi Mountain (in Changli County, Hebei Province), offered sacrifices to the mountain god, and carved inscriptions.
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