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Sinjeong, South Korea.

It was the beginning of December, and the Central Plains ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter. With this heavy snowfall, the land of China, which has been noisy for a year, has also quieted down. After the end of October, two major events occurred in the world, both of which were related to the Qin State.

The first thing was that King Qin's eldest son, Gongzi Ran, died unexpectedly in Yingdu. Although the king of Qin knew that most of this matter was committed by the remnants of Gongzi City, he still angered the state of Chu and ordered the state of Chu to hand over the murderer within a time limit. The king of Chu thought that the national strength of the Qin State had been greatly damaged, and he would definitely not make a big deal about this matter, so he did not pay attention to it.

Unexpectedly, the king of Qin ignored the opposition of the courtiers and sent Wu Anjun Bai Qi to lead 50,000 troops from Hanzhong County down the Han River to attack the Chu State. The state of Chu did not notice for a while, and lost its troops and generals, so it could only mobilize a large army to strictly defend Yingdu. Bai Qi let go of Yingdu, traveled all the way west, conquered Yiling, and burned the tomb of the first king of Chu again.

At the end of November, after Bai Qi killed 30,000 enemies, 20,000 households of the people of Yancheng retreated into Hanzhong County and burned Yancheng. In the same month, Qin killed the proton of Chu, and the two countries of Qin and Chu broke up.

The second thing is that the king of Qin established Gongzi Zhu as the crown prince, and granted amnesty to the world and issued an order to seek talents. Those who have the strategy of going to Qin to stabilize the country and enrich the country and strengthen the army will be given a thousand gold and made a marquis.

The successive wars have greatly depleted the national strength of various countries. For the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han, and Qi on the victor's side, it will take a long time to digest the hard-won results, and if they start the war lightly, they can only be dragged down by the war.

For Qin and Chu, which were on the loser's side, licking their wounds and stabilizing the country was a top priority. Without absolute certainty, the labor expedition can only be self-defeating. Therefore, all countries have involuntarily relied on fortifications in dangerous places to keep the enemy out of their borders.

Although it is approaching the New Year. Xinzheng didn't have many lively scenes. On the one hand, there has been a series of wars this year, and South Korea has suffered heavy losses. On the other hand, Han Wang's condition is getting worse day by day, and although he has improved in the middle, it didn't take long for him to get worse again. The crown prince ordered an amnesty to the world, and personally went to the temple to worship his ancestors and pray for blessings, but this qiē could not save the life of King Han.

December 15th. At three o'clock, King Han died in Chengqian Palace, and he was the king for 23 years, and he was 60 years old. The prince personally supported the king's coffin to Xingping Mausoleum for burial.

Ding You, the crown prince went to the temple to worship his ancestors and ascend the throne. The sacrifice said: "Wang Ran, the tenth prince of Ji Han, is twenty and five years old, and he is crowned with a sword. Ordered by the sky, inherited by the ancestors, the government in the court, the hundred officials congratulated, the clan blessed, recorded in the annals, especially higher than the temple of Taizu Jinghou, the temple of the king of the first examination. Sue to the temple of the ancestor Xiangwang, and sue to the temple of the great-ancestor Xuanhui Wang. Tell in the temple of Gaozu Zhaohou, I would like to sacrifice it in the ether, and still feast. Since then, the crown prince has officially become the tenth monarch of South Korea.

On January 10, Han Wangran held his first court meeting after ascending the throne.

After the ministers made a big salute, Han Wangran spoke. "Although the widow has just succeeded to the unification, he is also well aware of the hardships of state affairs. The ministers who relied on him worked hard to stabilize the country for the widows, and this merit had to be rewarded. Someone! Proclaim! ”

The eunuch Ling, who was standing aside, immediately picked up the edict and read: "The king has an order: to show the merits of the minister." The position of the minister of the Ming Dynasty, the style of opening a new country, the special abolition of the secretary and the lord of the doctor. There are 12th rank titles, the first class is the king, the second class is the marquis, the third class is the uncle, the fourth class is the son, the fifth class is the male, the sixth class is the county marquis, the seventh class is the township marquis, the eighth class is the pavilion marquis, the ninth class is the lieutenant of the town state, the tenth class is the auxiliary lieutenant, the eleventh class is the lieutenant of Fengguo, and the twelfth class is the cloud cavalry captain. ”

The eunuch Ling paused slightly, and then said: "Prime Minister Zhang Ping, the fourth generation of Prime Minister Han, has made great contributions, and he is still the prime minister. ”

Zhang Ping immediately went out of class, knelt down and thanked: "The minister bowed and thanked Wang En." ”

Han Wangran just divided the title a little more finely, and he was named a marquis, so Zhang Ping, who was old and serious, did not say anything against Han Wangran's practice of breaking the stereotype.

The eunuch Ling continued to read: "The middle doctor Zhang Lu (that is, Fan Sui) is not afraid of hardships and dangers, sneaks into Xianyang, and carries out a plan of discord, Yiqu and the Qin State turn against each other, and the Qin State is defeated without a fight. ”

Fan Sui didn't expect that he would be promoted to such a high position all of a sudden, so he immediately raised his eyebrows and knelt down and said, "The minister bows and thanks Wang En." ”

The ministers below, you look at me, I look at you, all of them are envious, jealous, and jealous. Zhang Lu made this great achievement, and the ministers knew it. Although the Imperial Historian is a new position, the position is so prominent and in charge of all the Imperial History, this should not be held by an "outsider". But now that the king is on the primary throne, his edge is exposed, and his prestige is so strong, the ministers can only obey.

"The general is a violent kite, invincible without a battle, without a city, and even unpopular, he is a brave and martial marquis, and he is appointed as a captain, responsible for governing the army and leading the troops, and conquering foreign countries."

"The tyrannical kite bows to the king." The storm kite was overwhelmed with emotion.

South Korea has always paid little attention to the military, and although most officials in this era are in and out of the prime minister, the Storm Kite is an exception. Except for the influence of the military when leading the troops, at other times, South Korea's military generals live in the shadow of civilian officials. Now that Storm Kite has been made a Marquis, this is a very obvious signal to Storm Kite.

"Keqing Chen Zheng is resourceful, loyal, and faithful. Crowned Shaofu Han Wen as Wei Yuanbo, Zongzheng Han Xin as Sincerity Bo, Si Kou Han An as Gong Zhengbo, Sikong Ji Ying as Dexin Bo, and Sinong Li Gao as Long Xingbo. ”

"Wait for the king, thank you."

The eunuch order continued to read: "There is a decree on the king: the school captain Meng Yu has made great contributions to the Yan Dynasty, and he has been promoted to Lang Zhongling and made a viscount; Captain Li Mu made meritorious contributions to the attack on Nanyang, and was promoted to guard captain and made a viscount. Taichang Gongsun Shi, conscientious, viscount. ”

"Thank you, the king." Meng Fu and others knelt down to thank him.

The other ministers secretly thought that Meng Fu and Li Mu were both confidants of King Han, and they deserved to be promoted. Lang Zhongling is in charge of security outside the palace, and Wei Wei is in charge of security in the palace, both of which are key positions, and idlers are really incompetent. But the two are the king's favorite generals, and in the future, when there is a war in Korea, they will have to send troops, so it is more of a reward, and the two generals who only know how to fight with soldiers do not pose a threat to their status.

Seeing that the ministers in the audience were overjoyed, Han Wangran was also secretly proud in his heart. The new king ascended the throne, and one of them was to seek stability. South Korea has been deeply affected by the "rule of arts" and has a great rejection of new things from the outside world, so it must be guided step by step. Before he fully controls the government, he will take it step by step. Each break is for the upper way.

The Qin State now implements the Twenty Lords system, which encourages farming and warfare and rewards military merits. If they copy it themselves, the ministers must think that they want to learn the Shang Dynasty reform, and the opposition will be strong. But he stole the beams and changed the pillars, and first established the system of twelve titles. and conferred on the ministers of the court and the central government the title of high knighthood. In this way, the officials will only rejoice in the high level of their titles. When they got used to it, they themselves took power and established the authority of the king. At that time, it was said that the soldiers could also obtain knighthoods by virtue of their military merits, and even if they objected, it would be useless.

Han Wangran did not change the positions of the hundred officials in the current imperial court, and only followed the example of the Qin Dynasty to add three positions: Imperial Historian, Wei Wei, and Lang Zhongling, so as to ensure the interests of those with vested interests in the greatest way. Han Wangran knew that the reform had to be carried out step by step, and Wei Wei and Lang Zhongling had little impact on the Korean nobles. Only the Imperial Doctor is in a high position. But he has just succeeded to the throne, so he must still have this face. Facts have proved that Han Wangran's decision was correct.

After rewarding the ministers, Han Wangran continued: "My Korea is bordered by Zhao in the north, Qin in the west, Wei in the east, and Chu in the south, which is the land of the four wars. The widow thinks. If you want to defend the land, you must use loyal and brave ministers, and the defense of a county must be benevolent and righteous and love the people. In this way, the enemy will be able to get into the city. Regarding the candidates for the county guards of Shangdang, Sanchuan, Yingchuan, and Nanyang counties, who does Zhong Aiqing think will be elected? ”

As soon as the ministers heard Han Wangran's words, they knew that Han Wangran must have thoughts about these incumbent county guards. Shangdang County Shou Han Candle bullied and oppressed goodness for the impeachment of the imperial history, and has been demoted to a concubine, Yingchuan County Shou and Sanchuan County Shou one returned to his hometown, and one died of a serious disease. The Nanyang County Code has been vacant. At present, it is strange that all of the only four counties in South Korea have vacancies in the post of county warden.

Zhang Ping, who had just been named a long-term letter candidate, exited and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the two counties of Nanyang and Sanchuan are adjacent to the Qin State. It is very vulnerable to attacks from the west, so the two counties must be men who are both civil and military, loyal and brave and love the people. As for Shangdang, adjacent to Zhao State, there are Taiyuan and Hedong as barriers, and an old man can be selected to serve as the county guard. Yingchuan County is the capital of the country, and there is no room for mistakes, and a respected Zonggui was elected as the county guard, so as to convince the public. ”

Han Wangran nodded secretly, in the current situation, such an approach is indeed right. So Han Wangran asked, "Who is the candidate for Changxin Hou to recommend?" ”

Zhang Ping thought about it in his heart, and replied: "The minister thinks that Han Ying is a Zongzheng Shaoqing, knowledgeable and courteous, modest and cautious, and can guard Yingchuan County." ”

Han Wangran nodded, Han Ying himself had heard of it, he had a smooth accident, and he had a good reputation in Zonggui. With him as the county guard of Yingchuan, it is feasible.

"Then add the title of Baron Han Ying and succeed him as the county guard of Yingchuan!" Han Wangran made up his mind.

Seeing Han Wangran nodding, Zhang Ping was overjoyed, and then said: "As for the candidate for the Shangdang County Guard, the minister thinks that Yushi Yangui is up to the task. ”

"Yan Gui?" Han Wangran muttered the name, a little puzzled.

Zhang Ping saw that Han Wangran was not very familiar with this name, so he explained: "Although Yan Gui has never held an important position, he is loyal to South Korea. Although his dedication is few, he must always say the key point. When the first king was alive, he praised him for his uprightness and many rewards. ”

"Then follow what the prime minister said!" Anyway, it's not an important position, and I listen to what Zhang Ping said. This time, the courtiers seemed to have discussed it, and they did not object to every construction that Zhang Ping said. Han Wangran didn't want to become a word.

So, King Han opened his mouth and said to Zhang Lu (that is, Fan Sui): "Marquis Wenxing, the prime minister has recommended two county guards for the position, and he is even unpopular. In your opinion, who should be the county guards of Sanchuan and Nanyang? ”

Han Wangran's words attracted the attention of the ministers. Obviously, Han Wangran intends to elevate the status of Marquis Wenxing. It can be seen from the fact that Han Wangran asked him to recommend the same as the prime minister to the two county guards, and Han Wangran wanted to let the Marquis of Wenxing and the Marquis of Changxin fight against each other.

The ministers looked at Marquis Wen Xing expectantly, expecting his reply. Marquis Wen Xing replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although the vitality of the Qin State has been greatly damaged, it will definitely make a comeback in less than two years. It will even take only a year to take the lead in attacking our South Korea. Among them, the Qin army most likely followed the Shang Yu Dao to send troops to Wuguan, or along the Han River to Deng County, and then north to Nanyang. At present, the Wei State is in front of the Hangu Pass, and if the Qin army dares to go out of the Hangu Pass, it will definitely be blocked by our Sanjin again. Therefore, for the state of Qin. Attacking Nanyang is their best choice, one is that Nanyang is located in the southwest of our South Korea, once there is a change, the rescue will not be able to be timely; After the two took Nanyang, the Qin State could go north through the three rivers and the east of the river, and attack our three Jin on both sides. ”

Seeing the ministers, he nodded secretly. Wen Xinghou continued: "Therefore, before the Qin State takes Nanyang, Sanchuan County should be safe. Namyang is a matter of South Korea's security, and its county guard is the top priority. The minister thought that Jin Huang, the lieutenant of Shangdang County, could guard Nanyang County. ”

"Jin Di?" Many ministers only have some impressions of this name, but Han Wangran is obviously more impressed. This person served as the county guard of Shangdang in history, and after the Qin State occupied Huayang, the Shangdang became an enclave, and in order to ensure temporary peace, "himself" actually ordered the Shangdang to be dedicated to the Qin State. Jin Huang didn't comply. "Himself" ordered Feng Ting to replace him, but he didn't think that Feng Ting would not obey and dedicate the party to Zhao Guo, triggering the Changping War.

The only thing Han Wangran can be sure of is that Jin Huang is a loyal person, and as for his talent, there are not many records in the history books. However, Fan Sui obeyed his instructions to make friends with the ministers, so he should have a deeper understanding of him. Come to think of it. Han Wangran opened his mouth and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Storm Kite was once in the same army as Jin Huang. Of course, he spared no effort to say: "The minister thinks that Jin Huang is up to the task!" ”

When the other ministers thought that the Qin State might send troops to attack Nanyang at any time, they naturally didn't want their own people to take on such a dangerous position, so they also said: "The ministers seconded it. ”

"Good! Then it depends on the will of the people. Promote Jin Huang to be a baron, and guard Nanyang County! Han Wangran said.

Up to now, there has been no big problem with the appointment of the county warden of the three counties. Yingchuan has always been the county keeper by Zonggui, but now it is just copying tradition. Shangdang County is barren and does not have much oil and water. There have never been many nobles who will strive to take up a position there, and the newly captured Nanyang is under the front of the Qin army, and some of them are precarious, and the interests of the nobles are not great. Only Sanchuan County is extremely prosperous. When the first king was alive, Han Ran was dissatisfied with the nobles getting involved here. Now that Han Ran has inherited the throne, the nobles don't want Han Ran to take all his oil and water away at once.

But now that Wen Xinghou has not finished speaking, the ministers can't interject, so they can only listen patiently to Wen Xinghou said: "Sanchuan County is located between Yingchuan and Nanyang, which is where the dragon veins in the world are located, and it also guards the Han Valley. As long as we hold it, we can keep the peace of Korea, and if we lose it, we will be subject to the enemy. The minister thought that Feng Ting, the commander of Huayang County, was up to the task. ”

As soon as Fan Sui finished speaking, someone jumped out to object. Jin Huang is a county lieutenant, and it is understandable to be promoted to become a county guard. But Feng Ting is just a small county magistrate, and there are many people who are stronger than him in terms of seniority and political achievements. Why was he promoted to Sanchuan County Guard? Moreover, Feng Ting is upright, and he is really a person who is not easy to deal with. In the future, my business in Sanchuan County will not be good.

"Your Majesty, the ministers thought that Feng Ting's reputation was not obvious, and there was no way to deter the officials and commoners in Sanchuan County. It's better to choose a royal family to guard it, so that the king can rest easy! Zong Zheng Han Xin was the first to jump out.

Han Wangran glanced at Han Xin and remembered it in his heart. This man was an official in charge of the royal family and his relatives, and his henchmen were all over the court and had many confidants. There are several commercial houses in the house that operate silk and grain business. After the invention of paper, he also wanted to intervene in this matter. Later, after learning that this matter was his own decision, he gave up. However, Rao is so, and he also monopolizes the business of Xinzheng paper. The rest of the small merchants could only buy goods from his trading house, otherwise they would not encounter the bad luck of bandits and bandits.

"Hehe, who does Sincerity think will be elected?" Han Wangran asked with interest.

I had long expected that this matter would not be smooth sailing, and if no one objected, Han Wangran would feel strange!

"......Forehead" Han Xin was a little caught off guard, he only cared about opposition, he didn't think who to send, and now he could only bite the bullet and say: "The minister thinks that the servant Han Kuo is up to this important task." ”

Han Kuo immediately became anxious, is it easy for him, he is in charge of South Korea's Ma Zheng in a good manner, but he has to be recommended by Zong Zheng to be the county guard of Sanchuan. Although it is true that he is asking Zongzheng for an official, after all, there are few war horses in South Korea, and he doesn't have much oil and water for this errand, but he didn't expect Zongzheng to give himself this hot potato!

According to Wen Xinghou's analysis, Sanchuan should be safe, but Qin has never played cards according to common sense. The Wei state's defense line in front of Hangu Pass was like paper paste, and it was broken with a single stab. If the Qin State really went crazy and attacked Yiyang and Yique, he would really suffer.

What's more, Sanchuan is so prosperous, Zong Zheng must come to trouble himself from time to time. Wen Xinghou is obviously used by King Han to supervise hundreds of officials, and when the time comes, he will not be able to eat mutton and cause a commotion, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Han Wangran smiled at this time and asked, "Mrs. Han, do you think you are up to the task?" ”

Han Kuo was amnesty, and immediately replied busily: "The minister thinks that at present, there are more and more good horses in my Han Dynasty, and the time is ripe for the development of cavalry. The minister has been immersed in this industry for many years, and it is better to continue to breed war horses for the king. The implication is self-evident.

Zongzheng Han Xin was stunned at that time, he was not afraid of a god-like opponent and a pig-like teammate. Han Kuo, who was guarding such a good errand in Sanchuan County, didn't want it, he really had a fever in his head, so he didn't want to trouble himself to find a good errand for him in the future.

Han Wangran turned around at this time and asked Han Xin, who was secretly cursing in his heart, "The servant is unwilling to take this position, can Zongzheng have other candidates?" ”

Han Xin thought about it carefully, and now Zong Gui is either in an important position or his status is too low, and it is not easy for him to recommend it to King Han. Otherwise, if you make a joke again, you will become a laughing stock. Thinking of this, Han Xin lowered his head and replied, "The minister is gone." ”

"What about Aiqing? Feng Ting has a very good reputation in Huayang, and the reason why the widow won when he was the prince was the prince was a lot of contributions. If Zhong Aiqing doesn't have any suitable candidates, then appoint Feng Ting as the county guard of Sanchuan! King Han said with a smile.

Where do the ministers still not know King Han's thoughts, this is an obvious hint. Unless someone is willing to take the risk of offending King Han, give up his important position, and recommend himself. Otherwise, Feng Ting, who had an old relationship with King Han, was appointed as the commander of Sanchuan. As long as the county order under the county guard is controlled, Sanchuan is not still his own chassis, so all the ministers said in unison, "But it is up to the king to decide!" ”

"Good! The widow named Feng Ting as the county guard of Sanchuan and took office immediately! (To be continued......)