Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo and Lord Xiong Qi want to see you."

Not long after the imperial physician ordered Xia Wuqie to leave, he heard news of an audience between the two coming from outside the door.

Ying Zheng's eyes flashed with a stern look, and the corner of his mouth curled into a sneer: "Oh, my two prime ministers are really well-informed!"

The news in the army was originally top secret, and only the King of Qin could know it. However, now that he had just received the news from the army, his two beloved ministers came.

If there is nothing fishy in it, Ying Zheng himself probably wouldn’t believe it.

"Xuan!"

As Ying Zheng issued the order, he soon saw two men in their forties, wearing official uniforms, walking in from outside the side hall.

"Your Majesty, Lu Buwei, pays homage to the King."

"Your Majesty Xiong Qi pays homage to the King."

The two of them bowed down and worshiped.

A smile appeared on Ying Zheng's face and he said: "Haha~~ Lu Qing, Xiong Qing, you two came just in time. I have something I want to discuss with you two."

It would be of no benefit to him to directly break up with the two people in front of him now, so Ying Zheng simply took the initiative to give them a step up.

Said: "There is news from the frontline camp that General Meng accidentally caught wind and cold. He fell seriously ill last night. The military doctor treated him in time, and now he is no longer in danger of life. But General Meng has high moral character and high prestige. If he is allowed to forcefully lead the attack despite his illness, Zhao, my heart is intolerable. So now I want to order the frontline to suspend the war so that General Meng can take good care of himself. What do you think?"

When Lu Buwei and Xiong Qi heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes.

Today's king seems to be a little... too sensible.

Lu Buwei took a step forward and saluted: "I think what the king said is reasonable. This attack on Zhao has consumed a lot of resources and energy of our Qin State. Since we have not achieved results now, we should pay the money and withdraw our troops."

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Then as Lu Qing said, I will pass the order..."

Before Ying Zheng could finish his words, Lu Buwei was heard interrupting again: "In addition, although I can't bear to punish General Meng, our Qin Dynasty has strict laws. This time the Qin army attacked Zhao, Meng Ao spent a lot of money, but he didn't It is a failure of the commander-in-chief to achieve the slightest result in battle. Therefore, I also ask the king to remove his official position and demote his title in accordance with the law, so as to rectify the laws of our Great Qin Dynasty."

As soon as this statement came out.

Ying Zheng, who had a smile on his face just now, suddenly stiffened slightly.

Obviously, this is the real purpose of Lu Buwei and Xiong Qi coming here.

As a force in the military that firmly supports the royal family's orthodoxy, Meng Ao naturally stands on the same side as Ying Zheng. And Ying Zheng's allies are their opponents.

Although he had already guessed the purpose of the two coming here, when all this happened in front of his eyes, Ying Zheng still felt that he couldn't help but feel aggrieved and angry.

My throne is really about to be emptied out!

Taking a deep breath, Ying Zheng managed to calm down and said slowly: "Lu Qing... what he said makes sense. According to what Lu Qing said, Meng Ao was removed from his official position in the court and demoted to a third rank. This is the strictness of our laws in Great Qin."

After hearing this verdict, Lu Buwei and Xiong Qi bowed down at the same time and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

After getting the desired result, the two people quickly left.

But before leaving, Lu Buwei faintly noticed something was wrong. The result he wanted today seemed to be a little too easy.

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In the side hall.

When the two of them left, the rich expression that had just existed on Ying Zheng's face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a calmness as dead as water.

In fact, from the moment Lu Buwei and Xiong Qi arrived, Ying Zheng guessed that he would most likely not be able to keep Meng Ao this time.

Therefore, Ying Zheng did not make much struggle in this matter, but he deliberately concealed Lord Mo's name in this battle report.

The two informants in the army could know the news about Meng Ao's serious illness, but they could not know the details of Mo Jun's treatment of Meng Ao. After all, the news about Mo Jun's treatment of Meng Ao this time was the only one in the entire army. Three medical masters, Zhang Tang, Meng Ao, and Mo Jun himself knew.

And the thought of bribing any one of these six people, even with the power of Lu Buwei and Xiong Qi, is extremely difficult.

In particular, the three medical masters who seemed to be the easiest to bribe were actually more eccentric than the last.

The reason why Ying Zheng hid Mo Jun was also very simple, just to use him for his own purposes.

In fact, Ying Zheng doesn't know whether Mo Jun has the possibility to go further in the future, but with his current situation, he has no more choices. Any talented person is now worthy of Ying Zheng's recruitment.

Think for a moment.

Ying Zheng took out a piece of silk and began to write Lord Mo's reward in his own handwriting.

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One day later.

Tunliu.

After receiving the troop withdrawal order from Xianyang, Zhang Tang arranged the garrison at Tunliu and then began to organize the army to withdraw.

The withdrawal of troops is undoubtedly good news for most corvee soldiers, because it means that the war is over and they can go home and farm.

Although the treatment of the corvees in Da Qin is not bad.

But for ordinary people, farming is obviously more attractive.

Because in this era of constant natural and man-made disasters and an imperfect monetary system, the sense of security that 'money' brings to everyone is far inferior to the food in the fields.

Because the attack on Zhao failed, no one in Meng Ao's army received military honors in the war against Zhao.

However, many people in the army later made contributions to countering the rebellion.

"Brother Mo Jun, let's say goodbye. When I get my parents and younger brother back home, I will come to Xianyang to join you."

"good!"

In Shangdang, Mo Jun and Xiong were separated.

After the war, Xiong Da wanted to go home first to report to his relatives that he was safe.

Since Mr. Mo was alone and had nowhere to go, Meng Ao invited him to stay at Meng's house temporarily, and Mr. Mo also agreed.

But plans never keep up with changes.

Shortly after Xiong Da left, before Meng Ao and Mo Jun could get up and leave from Shangdang, they saw a man dressed as a palace guard secretly coming to the camp where Mo Jun lived.

"Where is Mr. Mo? Come forward to receive the edict."

The sudden king's edict really made Lord Mo stunned for a moment, but soon he saw Lord Mo step forward and saluted: "Master Mo accepts the edict."

"The King of Qin has issued an edict that if the scholar Mo Jun has contributed to the medicine he presented, he will be given the title of 'Dafu', five residences in Xianyang, five hectares of land, twenty pieces of silk, and one hundred gold..."

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