When Ying Wei arrived at the entrance of the Small Sage Manor, the many Qin State guards led by the young man in his early twenties quickly knelt on one knee.
"I am Zhang Han. Greetings, Lord Chang An.”
Zhang Han knelt on the ground and bowed.
"Hmm?"
Ying Wei, who had been sizing up the carriage, turned his gaze to the young man kneeling on the ground in front of him.
There was a faint beard at the corner of his lips. His face was firm and his tone was respectful. The first impression he gave was that he was very steady.
Ying Weidao didn't expect to meet the future leader of the Shadow Secret Guards so early.
However, compared to his identity as a Shadow Guard in the anime, Zhang Han was more famous in history.
Xiang Yu went all out and fought a great battle with Zhang Han and Wang Li in Julu. This classic battle of winning with fewer people was the turning point of the Qin Dynasty's complete destruction.
And Zhang Han was the last trump card of the Qin Dynasty generals. Although he was defeated in Julu, he could not be blamed. Zhao Gao of Xianyang had been urging him to die.
If not for Zhao Gao, Zhang Han, who was extremely good at defending, might not have lost so badly.
There weren't many records of Zhang Han in history. There weren't any specific records of his birth date, and no one knew about his past deeds.
They only knew that during the Qin II period, Zhang Han, who was one of the nine ministers, was directly appointed as a general and led a group of convicts and slaves to quell the rebellion.
On the other hand, Zhang Han had led this prisoner army to victory after victory. It could be said that the rebellion had gone extremely smoothly. If it wasn't for Xiang Yu being too awesome and Zhao Gao being a hindrance, he might have really succeeded in suppressing the rebellion.
"…I wonder what your current position is, Minister Zhang?" Ying Wei asked with interest.”
Zhang Han quickly replied,"…I am valued by the King and am now the Minister!"”
Ying Wei nodded. This was almost as he had guessed.
The official system of the Qin Dynasty consisted of three dukes and nine ministers. One of the nine ministers was the Shao Fu. The Shao Fu's responsibility was to manage the private property of the king and take care of the king's daily life.
The Minister of State was in charge of issuing documents in the palace and submitting them to the king. There was also a Shangshu Ling above him.
The court in the pre-Qin period was different from the later generations. Eunuchs only worked in specific positions, and there were many normal people around the king.
In the later generations, due to the increasingly strict management of the palace, there were only eunuchs and palace maids in the palace.
Zhang Han was now the Minister of State, so he was one of the closest people to the King of Qin.
Now that his brother had yet to take charge of the government, he could not appoint and dismiss officials at all. The only people he could appoint and dismiss were the people close to him.
It was evident that Zhang Han was highly trusted by Ying Zheng, and would become the leader of the Shadow Secret Guards in the future.
As for the anime's claim that Ying Zheng trusted the Network more, it was undoubtedly nonsense.
How could an external force like the Network be more trustworthy than the Shadow Secret Guard, a secret department established by Ying Zheng himself?
Ying Wei sighed in his heart. It seemed that his brother, the future First Emperor, was not having a good time.
This was merely a reward for him, but he could only send the Minister of State, who was standing beside him, over. It could be said that this was Ying Zheng's way of getting close to him, but more importantly, Ying Zheng had no one to use at the moment.
By the way, Zhongche Prefecture Magistrate Zhao Gao was also one of the subordinates of the imperial court. His status was not high, and he was just a driver for the emperor, equivalent to a driver for a modern leader.
The reason why Zhao Gao was able to monopolize the eunuchs 'power was because he had gained Huhai's trust and played with him.
When the First Emperor was still alive, Zhao Gao was just a nobody. What could a Zhongche Prefecture Token do?
Ying Wei's mind turned, and he raised his head.”
"Thank you, Lord Chang An!"
Zhang Han and the guards stood up.
"Ruler, this is the record of the harvest of the fief that the king asked me to give to you, as well as the king's reward for you.”
Since it was not a formal official document, there was no need for complicated formalities.
Zhang Han held the bamboo scroll and bowed.
Ying Wei took it and opened it to take a casual look. The bamboo slip recorded some of the tax revenue and other data of Ying Wei's fief in simple language.
Although Ying Wei was conferred the title of Lord Chang 'an, his fief was not called Chang' an now. However, it was still the place where Chang 'an City was located in the future.
The land there was fertile, and the people of the fief lived and worked in peace and contentment. If Ying Wei was willing, he could rely on the fief to live a prosperous life in his previous life. It could be seen that his cheap father, King Zhuang Xiang, was quite good to him.
Other than that, there was Brother Zheng's own reward. The reward was nothing more than some gold, silver, food, silk, and other items.
In this era, food and cloth were the hard currency. After a war, the clothes of the dead would be taken off and kept. No one cared if it was auspicious or not.
"Ruler, the king asked me to tell the ruler that the king and the ruler haven't seen each other for many years and miss each other very much.”
Zhang Han said again when he saw Ying Wei put away the bamboo scroll after flipping through it.
As expected, Brother Zheng misses me.
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