"Your Majesty, Wang Ben, pays homage to His Majesty the First Emperor, and wishes our Emperor long live, long live, long live..."
Wang Ben knelt down on his knees to salute. Logically speaking, a military general could half-kneel since he was wearing armor, but Marquis Tongwu showed his respect for the First Emperor by doing so, and Zhao Kuo, who was behind him, could only follow suit and salute.
The First Emperor smiled and said: "Forget it, Tongwuhou is still as heroic as he was before. He actually captured Tu'an in less than half a month. As a reward, what should I reward you?"
The First Emperor seemed to be deep in thought as he spoke.
Wang Ben was so frightened that he immediately knelt down again and said: "Your Majesty, Tu'an is just a small country. I defeated them effortlessly and they are not worthy of your Majesty's reward. On the contrary, Zhao Kuo, the chief of Zuo Shu, was brave and good at fighting. He personally killed more than 20 enemies. He deserved it."
Your Majesty’s reward.”
If there is no reward, then he will be imprisoned for the crime. This is the routine of the First Emperor. He cannot tolerate any person who has great achievements and deceives the master.
Of course, although Wang Ben has been granted the title of marquis, he is not yet at the level of a great leader, and he does not have his own army like the Meng clan, so the First Emperor will not kill him unless he wants to kill him.
"Okay, Zhao Kuo will give me the title of Zuo Geng, 300 pieces of silk, and a hundred yi of gold."
Zuo Geng's title is the 12th level, with an annual salary of 600 shi, 78 hectares of fertile land, and 78 houses.
Zhao Kuo quickly thanked him. He was promoted to two levels in a row, which was considered a great reward. Although it was still not as good as Meng Yi's Daliang title, he was confident that he would surpass him soon.
Because the Rong Di have recently been causing trouble on the Qin border, the First Emperor plans to use troops against the Rong Di, and Wang Ben's trip to Tu'an can only be regarded as a warm-up.
Li Si: "Your Majesty, this is Tuan's credentials. King Tuan hopes to marry you and pay tribute every year."
The First Emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Send it up!"
In fact, the First Emperor had known all this for a long time, but he still pretended not to know in front of his ministers. Wang Ben's army defeated Tu'an's army and retreated steadily. King Tu'an sued for peace, was willing to pay compensation, and sent his daughter to marry the First Emperor.
Only then could the disaster of destroying the country be avoided.
But these things will not be stated openly, nor will the certificate of credential say, "Stop fighting, I am convinced, I will give you my daughter as an apology, okay?"
Instead, she would say, "My daughter Yushu admires His Majesty the First Emperor's talents and strategies, etc., if you want to flatter him, you must say it beautifully in the scene."
Although the First Emperor disdained such cowards, as an enemy, the more such people the better. After all, war was the last thing he wanted to see as a ruler. What he needed was the stability of the country.
"What do you think, my dear friends?" the First Emperor said with a smile.
All the ministers expressed their opinions one after another. They all first praised the emperor's virtues, and then said that His Majesty should agree to the marriage and stop the war to show His Majesty's kindness.
Haha, kindness is very precious to the First Emperor.
Zhou Hao listened to the same compliments and couldn't help curling his lips, but the First Emperor saw it.
"Xiao Meng Aiqing, do you have a different opinion?"
Zhou Hao took a step and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that the cavalry of the Great Qin should defeat Tu'an in order to show the country's prestige, kill chickens and respect monkeys, and let the barbarians from all over the world know that those who offend our Great Qin will be punished no matter how far away they are!
"
The First Emperor's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "Okay! Xiaomeng loves Qing, I will kill you even if you are far away, haha..."
Oops! I won't go too far with my pretense. If Qin Shihuang really destroys Tu'an right now, then I won't be able to help Yu Shu.
Zhou Hao looked at Li Si, why didn't this guy stand up and sing the opposite? He was so unprofessional.
Sure enough, Li Si stood up and said: "Your Majesty! Our country should convince people with virtue instead of relying on force. Now that our army has won a great victory, we should give priority to comfort. Meng Yi's bellicose words are out of selfishness.
I heard that he once had a conflict with Tuan and even kidnapped Tuan’s princess.”
This grandson is applying eye drops to himself here. Do you think he is afraid that Yu Shu will come and take revenge on him?
The First Emperor laughed and waved his hands and said: "Xiao Meng Aiqing is a military general, so of course he will have such thoughts, but I have made up my mind on this matter. I will accept Tuan's tribute and marriage. Xiao Meng Aiqing, I will leave this matter to you.
Go and do it, you can go to Tu'an to pick up the bride in seven days!"
Zhou Hao was stunned. He didn't expect that this matter would happen to him. Is this a return to the plot?
The meeting ended.
The First Emperor left Zhou Hao behind and asked Zhou Hao to continue telling the story of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. Zhou Hao followed the First Emperor to a pavilion in the middle of the lake in the palace.
Zhou Hao felt a few eyes staring closely at him, but there was no one hidden here at all, except for a palace maid serving him, and even Eunuch Shan who was following the First Emperor was not there.
The First Emperor looked at Zhou Hao with deep eyes and said, "Meng Aiqing, is it true what you said about the Eight Immortals crossing the sea?"
Zhou Hao nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I heard what my master said, but my master really swore that it was all true. It's a pity that my master never found the way to cultivation until his death."
The First Emperor wondered: "What is cultivation?"
Zhou Haodao: "It is to learn Taoism, find the true self, break through the limits of life, and achieve immortality."
The First Emperor's eyes lit up and he said: "Can Taoism make people live forever?" At this time, there was Taoism. If practicing Taoism could lead to immortality, why would he look for the elixir of immortality?
Zhou Hao shook his head and said: "If possible, the master will not die. The real cultivation techniques are with the immortals. Mortals still need pills if they want to live forever."
The First Emperor shook his head in disappointment and said: "It's a pity. No one knows how to refine the elixir of immortality. We still have to find an immortal."
Zhou Hao: "Your Majesty, I once heard my master say that there are people in this world who can refine the elixir of immortality."
The First Emperor grabbed Zhou Hao's arm, looked at Zhou Hao with a captivating look and said solemnly: "Ai Qing's words are serious."
But he didn't notice that Zhou Hao's eyes suddenly became a little deep, making him feel a little dazed.
"Your Majesty, from now on you will no longer like women and will only focus on finding the way to immortality. Women are just things outside of you," Zhou Hao said quietly.
The First Emperor's eyes were a little dull and he said: "Yes, women are just external objects, and immortality is the right way..."
"Your Majesty, you must gather with me here every 15 days so that Your Majesty can find the elixir of life faster."
The First Emperor said blankly: "Every fifteen days, we gather here..."
At this time, the maid accompanying him felt something was wrong with the First Emperor and said, "Your Majesty! What's wrong with you? General Meng is..."
Zhou Hao turned his head and met the palace maid's eyes, activated his shock, and the palace maid's eyes became dull.
System: "The First Emperor hinted success, and the estimated duration is 25 days."
Zhou Hao gave up on the First Emperor and began to attack the maid: "You are the person I placed beside His Majesty. You have always served me. In the future, tell me all the actions of the First Emperor. By the way, what is your name?"
Palace Maid: "Slave Xiaoli, Prime Minister Li Si once told Your Majesty, General, your title has been promoted too quickly. The two generals of the Meng family will be a thorn in the side of the Qin Dynasty in the future. Your Majesty said, General, you will only receive rewards but not
With real power, the number of troops you control will not exceed 10,000, and General Meng Tian has also been deprived of the title of general and is stationed in Jiuyuan County. There are only 50,000 Meng family troops who are not afraid!"
Haha, as expected, the First Emperor would not be gullible. He had already thought about how to deal with Meng Tian. The general commanded 300,000 Qin troops to strangle the Xiongnu. This was only done during the war. After the war, there would be no 300,000 troops.
It’s Meng Tian’s business.
Chapter completed!