In February of the seventh year of the Great Qin Dynasty.
The Ninth Prince of Great Qin, Lin Luo, who was out fighting against the anti-Qin forces, led his army back to Xianyang. The First Emperor personally came out of Xianyang Palace to welcome him and rewarded the soldiers handsomely.
The Qin army had implemented the farming and fighting system, and the ranks of the soldiers had been promoted. Not only that, the First Emperor doubled the rewards on top of the original rewards. The soldiers of the Young Master's Estate who went with Lin Luo to eliminate the rebels received different rewards.
He was promoted.
For example, Han Xin had been promoted to a commandant, which was equivalent to a general of the Qin army and had the authority to command five thousand soldiers.
Xianyang Palace.
The First Emperor held a banquet to welcome Lin Luo and other meritorious soldiers.
Huhai, Fusu, and many of Great Qin's princes and princesses, as well as the three dukes and nine ministers, had the honor to participate.
At the banquet, the First Emperor was in high spirits. The anti-Qin factions had been wiped out, and Great Qin's rule had become even more stable. He praised Lin Luo.
All the young masters and officials present had different expressions on their faces. They all had their own plans.
"The Ninth Prince's literary and martial arts skills are unrivaled. He wiped out the Qin rebels in one fell swoop. It's really amazing. Li Si cheers to Your Highness."
Li Si downed his wine glass.
Lin Luo raised his wine cup and glanced at the civil and military officials. He said,""Prime Minister, you flatter me! This time, they were able to wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop because of their father, who was valiant and powerful. The three dukes and nine chancellors had their own duties, and they had a full battalion of intelligence, rations, and weapons to provide strong support. There are brave soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty below. They are not afraid of strong enemies and defend the world. These three are great contributions."
After saying that, he drank the wine in his hand.
This wine was a distilled wine that he had invented. Now that it was very popular in Great Qin, whether it was the nobles or the commoners, they all liked to have some at banquets.
Of course, the drinks in the palace were more classic.
"Your Highness is too humble. No matter what, this is a great merit. This subject will also toast Your Highness."
Zhao Gao raised his cup, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes. He secretly colluded with Huhai and wanted to elect him to the throne. In exchange for his monstrous power.
In the past, he had only thought that Fu Su was his greatest opponent and had always focused his intelligence on Fu Su. But now, it seemed that this Lin Luo was not to be taken lightly.
On one hand, Young Master Fusu was close to Confucianism, which was different from the First Emperor who was close to Legalism. Zhao Gao was confident that he could cause a conflict between the two and kick Fusu out.
On the other hand, he had already arranged for some spies to sneak into Fu Su's side. Fu Su's every move could be said to be under his surveillance.
Of course, General Meng Tian, Prime Minister Li Si, and the others were on good terms with Fu Su. This was a problem that he needed to slowly figure out.
As for the Ninth Prince Lin Luo, Zhao Gao couldn't understand him at all.
It was mysterious, powerful, and seemed to have grown rapidly overnight. Most importantly, it was liked by the Emperor!
Lin Luo raised his glass and returned the salute, saying a few humble words.
Zhao Gao was now the chief driver of the First Emperor. He secretly controlled the net.
A typical person's position was not high, but his status was not low.
Most importantly, he was quite scheming, and his mind was full of conspiracies all day long.
He didn't like Zhao Gao, but now was not the time to deal with him.
"Ninth Brother, you're amazing. Hai will toast you too!"
Lin Luo looked in the direction of the voice. It was a teenager, the youngest son of the First Emperor, Huhai.
The second Qin Emperor who had destroyed the Great Qin Empire in history.
He didn't have any special feelings for this Huhai. He was just a prodigal who couldn't do anything but spoil things. With him around, this Huhai wouldn't be able to do anything.
Lin Luo's mind was filled with thoughts, but he didn't stop. He and Huhai toasted each other.
"Ninth Brother!"
"Hmm?"
Lin Luo recognized the person who had stood up. This was the legendary Young Master Fusu who had died a tragic death. He was quite handsome and extraordinary, but he was a blockhead and did not know how to adapt. He was easily fooled by Zhao Gao and Huhai's fake imperial edict and lost his life, indirectly ruining Great Qin's foundation.
For such a person, other than lamenting his foolish loyalty, he could only sigh with emotion.
"Big brother!"
Lin Luo also stood up and cupped his hands.
"You've done a great job this time, big brother is proud of you."
Fu Su downed the wine in his hand in one gulp. Looking at Lin Luo, who had also finished his wine, he wanted to say something but hesitated.
He had learned about Lin Luo's extermination of the anti-Qin forces and was somewhat disgusted by Lin Luo's merciless extermination of those rebels. After all, he was a scholar and had been brainwashed by benevolence and righteousness. He couldn't bear to see such a bloody scene.
According to the teachings of those Confucian masters, governing a country should be based on benevolence and righteousness. Even captives and enemies should be repaid with kindness and converted, not killed immediately. This was too spicy.
However, he also knew that it was not appropriate to say this at this moment, so he encouraged Lin Luo instead and sat down.
Lin Luo was smart enough to notice the hidden meaning behind Fu Su's words, but he was too lazy to care.
Moreover, he had indirectly saved Fu Su once.
Because of Lin Luo's suggestion, the First Emperor summoned Confucian scholars to the Doctorate Hall to copy the books of the six dynasties, so that the books originally carved on bamboo slips could be copied onto paper books. With the help of engraving printing, they could publish a large number of books, making it easy for collection and promotion.
These Confucian scholars opposed the prefecture and county system and wanted to imitate the ancient enfeoffment system, but now they were all sent to copy books. They were extremely busy every day and had no time to bother the First Emperor.
This also prevented Fu Su, who was a disciple of the scholarly faction, from being implicated by them.
As for the so-called burning of books and burying of scholars, it had nothing to do with them. Not to mention that because of Lin Luo, the burning of books would never happen again in this world. Just the burning of books and burying of scholars in history was actually a technique of burning books and burying scholars. It really had nothing to do with the scholarly faction.
These were all the sh * t that the later Confucians who controlled the imperial power had thrown at the First Emperor in order to unify their rule and thinking.
The banquet continued. The princes, princesses, and ministers all toasted Lin Luo with various motives.
Lin Luo didn't reject anyone. Anyway, he had a very high alcohol tolerance. If he really couldn't handle it, he would activate his internal energy and expel the alcohol directly from his body.
This was the legendary person who could drink all the time!
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