In the thirty-fifth year of Qin Shi Huang, the first day of the first month (October).

The top of Jieshi Mountain is cylindrical, very much like the pillar stone of the overpass that goes straight into the sky, although the altitude is not high, but it is the best viewing point by the Bohai Sea, the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners of the Eastern Expeditionary Army is held here.

Qin Shi Huang's car was still so grand, with thousands of attachés, and the emperor couldn't see that he was sick, but his clothes were thicker than in previous years, and there were more and more white threads on his beard. Gongzi Hu Hai and hundreds of civil and military officials accompanied the left and right, and also specially set up a screen to block the bleak autumn wind, only the side facing the sea has a wide field of vision.

Looking at it here, at the foot of Jieshi Mountain, there are Fusu and three thousand Qin soldiers, all wearing armor and neatly arranged. Looking farther away, the magnificent scene of the sea can be seen in full view, the sea is so immense, the islands are of different heights, towering in it, the autumn wind is blowing, huge waves are surging, and the ships moored on the sea are undulating......

This magnificent scene, even the well-informed Qin Shi Huang, is full of praise, during the period from time to time to look back at the Jieshi Peak that is said to be infested by immortals, but it is a pity that the gods or noisy, even a piece of auspicious clouds did not float over.

After all, the emperor still obsessed with immortality.

Heifu is also in the front row of the hundred officials, but whether it is a person or a scene, he can't mention his interest, others are here, but his mind drifts to Xianyang, in front of the sickbed of the old man Ye Teng......

Ye Teng is not young, people in their sixties, in this era, even among the nobles, are already long-lived. Although he was both civil and military, and had led troops to destroy Han, he was assassinated by a Chu killer when he was in Nanjun, and was seriously injured, leaving hidden dangers.

The last time he went out on patrol with the car, Ye Teng couldn't climb Mount Tai, and finally he was carried up by the porter, after returning to Xianyang, he had a few minor illnesses, but there were no major problems, only this time, he was really seriously ill, and he was almost not saved.

Ye Teng only has an only daughter of Ye Zijin, and the Ye family has sent someone to send the news to Jiaodong, and arrived in Jimo about half a month ago. It's just that Heifu went to Haidong, and Ye Zijin sent someone to Haidong, and he came to Jieshi again, so he knew it late.

Just a little later when Yang Yu told him the bad news, the person who delivered the letter at home finally caught up with Heifu, the letter was written by Ye Zijin himself, and her originally beautiful handwriting was a little crooked, which shows how serious the matter is.

"Doctor Xia Wu said that it can last for half a year at most......"

I said this two months ago.

Heifu couldn't help but think of the song that the Tian Heng brothers sang before they died.

"Who's in Artemisia? There is no virtuous or foolish soul to gather.

Why is the ghost uncle urging? Human life must not be less hesitant. ”

Death may be the fairest thing in the world, no matter how virtuous or foolish, no one can escape this catastrophe, Ye Teng is such a shrewd person, but he can't deceive the ghost uncle.

It's very helpless, this is what people must face when they reach middle age, when your career enters the peak, the previous generation will also end one after another.

Heifu only hopes now that he can have the opportunity to see Old Man Ye for the last time.

"Ye Tingwei will definitely be able to turn the crisis into safety."

At this time, a voice sounded beside him, interrupting Heifu's distraction, but it was an old minister over sixty years old, speaking with a thick Qi accent......

Heifu hurriedly bowed his hand: "Thank you for your concern." ”

This one is the newly appointed Qin Yushi Doctor, the third person in the court, Mao Jiao.

This Mao Jiao is a scholar of the Qi Kingdom, but like many people from the Six Kingdoms, he went to the Qin State to seek development, and became a Lang official at about the same time as Li Si, and his qualifications are quite old.

One of the most famous deeds of this person is that in the tenth year of Qin Shi Huang, after the rebellion of Chang Yu was pacified, Qin Shi Huang split Chang Yu, killed his two brothers, and moved his mother Empress Dowager Zhao out of Xianyang and imprisoned her in Yongdi.

Although the Qin State is governed by the Legalists, but also advocates filial piety, the ministers thought that although the Empress Dowager Zhao had, but the biological mother as a prisoner was treated, which damaged the image of the Qin State, and successively admonished, the young Qin Wangzheng was furious, and ordered: "Those who dare to admonish the Empress Dowager will be killed and killed." So the people were silent.

Mao Jiao, who was the only Lang official, resolutely admonished, he said: "Even if the king wants to cook me, he has to wait for the water to boil, and the water is still warm, why not listen to Mao Jiao?" ”

So Mao Jiao persuaded: "Qin Fang takes the world as a thing, and the king has the name of the queen mother, I am afraid that the princes will hear about it, so it will double Qin." ”

He reminded Qin Shi Huang that in order to take revenge on Zhao Ji, he did not hesitate to affect Qin's great cause of unification, is it worth it?

Qin Wangzheng woke up and welcomed the Queen Mother Yu Yong into Xianyang and relived in Ganquan Palace.

Since then, Mao Jiao has been known as a "man who is upright" and "a minister who dares to admonish".

However, when Heifu entered Xianyang, he was still disgusted because Geng Zhi capsized the boat, and several times said that Qin Shihuang "established the prince early", and was disliked and sent out as a magistrate, so Heifu was not able to see him.

In the years when Wang Ben first settled in Qidi, Mao Jiao, who was a Qi person, also served as a Linzi guard for several years, and later stepped down and returned to the dynasty, just staggered with the black man who went to Jiaodong......

But in recent years, the old ministers of the Qin Dynasty have withered badly, Wang Jian and Kui Xiang have passed away one after another, and Wang Ben, who is in his prime, has suffered an old injury and is sick at home. Zuo Prime Minister Wang Juan was implicated by Confucianism, resigned, and was reappointed as the Fengchang in charge of etiquette.

As a result, the temples of the Qin Dynasty experienced another major reshuffle:

Li Si is still the right prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, and Feng Quji was promoted to the left prime minister.

As for the vacated Imperial History Mansion, Qin Shi Huang remembered Mao Jiao, this old minister who dared to tell the truth, it was not bad to be the imperial historian who supervised hundreds of officials. In the past few years, the ranks of officials have become corrupt and degenerate, and not only local officials, but also Xianyang is in a miasma, and it is time to treat it well......

This time, Mao Jiao accompanied the car, picketing Yan Zhao officials all the way, making the officialdom jump, today is the first time he met with Heifu, but he behaved exceptionally friendly.

"Although Your Majesty wants to be customary in one day, how can this be done overnight? The most important thing in governing the local area is to adapt measures to local conditions, and Weijun will govern by customs, and Jiaodong will be thriving, which is proof! ”

Mao Jiao believes that Heifu used the most suitable method for Qi people to govern Jiaodong, so that the four people of Shinong and Industry have become the pillars of the county, and as a Qi person, he is very pleased with this......

But Heifu felt that Mao Jiao deliberately got close to him in public, I'm afraid it was more than that.

The two were still talking about Ye Teng's condition, Mao Jiao kept sighing pity, and finally said: "Wei Jun Shou can know, right now Ye Jun is sick, who will take care of the affairs of the court lieutenant office?" ”

Heifu replied cautiously: "The kid is on the seashore, and the news is closed, so I don't know. ”

Mao Jiao touched his beard and said with a smile: "It's Meng Yi!" ”

The Mengshi brothers, one martial and one literate, Meng Yi is very good at breaking prison, and almost sentenced Zhao Gao to death that year, and was later appointed by Qin Shi Huang as the supervisor of Hexi, and cooperated with Li Xin tacitly. In the past few years, Li Xin has destroyed the Yue clan and descended to the countries of the Western Regions, half of the states in the southern province have submitted to Qin, the road to Kunlun Mountain has been opened, and it is only a matter of time before the northern province of the Western Regions is in the north. Li Xin was made a marquis for his merits, and Meng Yi was also stained, promoted to two levels of knighthood, and was transferred back to the court to be Ye Teng's deputy.

If Ye Teng has anything to do, in the absence of a more suitable candidate, Meng Yi may become a "fake court lieutenant", and after a few more years to accumulate enough qualifications, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a regular......

Meng Yi was Heifu's old boss when he was Lang Wei, and he sincerely praised Meng Yi for his strict law enforcement.

Mao Jiao said: "Your Majesty is not only reusing our old ministers, but also promoting young and strong officials into the court, like living water, endless, this is a good thing." ”

For Heifu, it is indeed a good thing, Zhao Gaosheng is not fading, but not only Heifu has a dirty relationship with him, Meng Yi is an enemy, this incident alone is enough for Zhao Gao to sleep all night......

After saying that, Mao Jiao gave up his hand, returned to his position, and talked with others again, Fang Cai's words seemed to be just greetings and comforts.

But the reminder in it, Hefu heard it.

"Mao Jiao is hinting that I will soon be transferred back to the court by His Majesty......"

The Imperial Historian is in charge of the assessment of hundreds of officials, and generally speaking, the emperor will consult his opinion on personnel transfers in important positions.

And Qin Shi Huang likes to play balance the most, he can promote Meng Yi beyond the ranks, if Heifu calls back, with the credit in Jiaodong and Haidong, even if he does not directly seal the marquis, the official will definitely be promoted, one of the nine Qings, I am afraid he will not be able to run away.

"Fengchang is Wang Xuan, Tingwei is Meng Yi, Zongzheng must be a clan of the Gong family, the servant has recently been divided into two, no longer in charge of the emperor's horses, only in charge of the national animal husbandry and horse administration, by Wu Shilu, Zhao Gao as his deputy, then in charge of the horses, directly obey the emperor's orders."

"The other five, Lang Zhongling who is in charge of the Su guard, Wei Wei who is in charge of the defense of Xianyang, Dianke who is in charge of barbarians and diplomacy, Zhisu Neishi who is in charge of the national treasury, and Shaofu who is in charge of the emperor's small treasury ......"

Coincidentally, these old and sick people can all be laid off and give way.

After thinking about it carefully, Hefu found that he was actually suitable for doing it!

He scratched his face: "Military, diplomatic, economic, unconsciously, I am already an all-rounder!" ”

Heifu was thinking about the pros and cons of these five kings, but he heard the drum rumbling under the Jieshi Mountain, and a horse galloped to the place, and the general on the car was heroic, his armor was bright, and his head was erected with a mink tail.

The car stopped at the foot of the mountain, and Gongzi Fusu was specially allowed to step forward with a sword, pass in front of Heifu and others, and bow down to Qin Shi Huang:

"Ministers and Su, under the orders of Your Majesty, Xingshi Brigade, Zhu Canghai, Lai Your Majesty's wisdom, soldiers use their lives, return to the city, and sacrifice prisoners and behead Yu (guó) in Jieshi Mountain!"

Fusu swept away the young impression of the past, and was full of momentum, which made Qin Shi Huang and his ministers shine!

Heifu can't take care of his future position, and now the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and the most concerned thing is that after this expedition, Qin Shi Huang is still satisfied with Fusu?

Will he be officially made the crown prince?

Heifu looked at Fusu, and then peeked at Qin Shi Huang, who was sitting on the high seat, and the young prince Hu Hai, who had been standing under the emperor......

Mao Jiao secretly reminded Heifu that his intentions were self-evident.

More than ten years ago, Mao Jiao was blasted out of Xianyang by Qin Shi Huang because of his words about "early prince", but this person has always been stubborn, and his views may not change......

Heifu was a little helpless, and wailed in his heart:

"In Mao Jiao's eyes, am I already a member of the 'princeling'? What is this for, pulling me to fight for the country? ”