Chapter 44: Balance

It is also to not snub civilian officials and achieve balance on both sides.

And there is a difference between respecting the left or the right.

During the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, the emperors all sat in the north and faced the south, doing the west and the right east. The generals stood on the west side, facing east; The civil servants all stood on the east side, facing west, and respected the "right".

Therefore, the royal family and nobles are called "right" relatives, and the family is called "right family" or "right surname".

The right and the left are also reflected in the construction of residences, the wealthy families must live on the right side of the urban area, and the common people live on the left side of the urban area.

In ancient times, officialdom was very strict and very strict. The high official is the upper position, and the lower official is the lower position.

The ancients were still right, and the right was respected, and "moving to the left" meant degrading officials.

After the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Two Song Dynasty, it has always been the left and the right.

After the ministers saluted, they knelt down in their seats.

"Zhong Aiqing, what do you have to do today?"

Qin Shi Huang was in good spirits and asked with some excitement on his face.

"Your Majesty."

Li Si bowed slightly, but did not stand up, still sitting.

"There is a small country north of the Great Wall, Tu'an, which has repeatedly violated our border in recent days, and it seems that it has a heart of disobedience."

Li Si's expression was very serious, and Qin Shi Huang's face was also very serious after hearing this, and he was even a little angry.

Tu'an, a small country, is actually trying to test the divine power of my Great Qin?

Daqin has a population of 30 million, while Tu'an is only a few hundred thousand, less than one percent. And more importantly, Tu'an is different from other nomads north of the Great Wall, Tu'an built a country!

After the founding of the country, it means that there is a specific territory, and if the territory is defeated, they will destroy the country and the people.

The nomads ran to the territory of Daqin to rob and kill people twice in three days, because they were nomads and had no fixed place to live. After robbing, drill into the prairie, and you won't be able to catch them if you kill them.

Therefore, it can only be passively defended, and it is precisely because of this that Qin Shi Huang will vigorously trim the Great Wall.

However, nomads can be unscrupulous if they have no fixed residence, but do you dare to make trouble in such a big place?

You're looking for death!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the army should be pressed in, and Tu'an should not dare to act rashly! If necessary, it can even attack Tuan. ”

Li Si looked at Qin Shi Huang with a serious face, obviously a civil official but thinking about fighting, how wrong is this style of painting.

Qin Shi Huang had a headache on his face, and he couldn't say a word,

He actually prefers to cultivate the straight path, and the reason is naturally needless to say, he was born as an emperor through the ages. He definitely wants to kill all the foreign enemies around him, so it is very important to cultivate a straight path.

And Li Si didn't want to repair, and fought against Meng Tian all day long.

And if Qin Shi Huang wants to engage in a balanced policy, he must be impartial, and he can say to Meng Tian in private, I support you, but he can't say so in public.

Therefore, Li Si has always pretended not to know this, and made it clear who is thicker than you.

Today, Meng Tian was directly trapped by Li Si, and there was no way to refute it.

Unless you increase troops to the front line of the Great Wall, but it is not so easy to increase troops, it is too troublesome, and Li Si will definitely not do it.

So, Meng Tian lost.

And if he doesn't solve the problem of Tu'an, it will be impossible to turn the tables, but he can't use troops to attack Tu'an, don't just slap himself in the face. When the time comes, Li Si will have even more excuses.

But if he didn't do it, would Tuan have raised his hands and surrendered by himself?

Impossible.

You can't fight, and you can't expect Tuan to surrender, then the road will be blocked.

Therefore, Li Si is very proud and wants to laugh, and Meng Tian is very aggrieved and wants to beat people.

By the way, the difference between a straight road and an ordinary road is the difference between a highway and a dirt road. Ordinary dirt roads become muddy when it rains, and you can't walk at all. The straight road is different, the straight road is basically made of rammed earth like the Great Wall, 30-40 meters wide, and the whole journey is close to 1,000 kilometers! This length is terrifying just by thinking about it.

Although this is actually a dirt road, the rammed earth is very strong after being compacted............ Is it in the wrong place to be firm, huh...... Whatever!! ♬︎*(๑ºั╰︎╯︎ºั๑)♡︎

Ordinary mud roads have to be closed in the afternoon, but the rammed earth has no, just like the straight road that Meng Tian wants to repair, even if it is two thousand years later, you can faintly see some traces of the straight road.

"Your Majesty."

Meng Tian was still beating his chest and looking at Li Si over there with a smug face, but suddenly a voice came from behind him: "Why don't we take the initiative to propose peace to the group." ”

"Oh, how to say"

Qin Shi Huang suddenly became interested and hurriedly asked.

And Li Si's face changed suddenly. As the prime minister, he naturally figured out the key at once.

"Zhang Han"

Meng Tian turned his head and was indeed happy, because the person who finished the hair was one of the best figures in the military general's camp, Zhang Han! In the era when the old people have retired for the elderly, except for Meng Tianzhanghan, it can be said that he is the second-in-command or third-in-command in the army!

"Your Majesty"

Zhang Han saluted slightly and said respectfully, "As General Meng said, Tu'an is only a country, with a population of only hundreds of thousands, and an army of only tens of thousands. And my Great Qin soldiers are strong and strong, and I don't need the soldiers to press the border, I just need the king to repair the book and hand it over to the king of Natuan, and take the initiative to make peace.

"The minister once heard that King Natuan had a daughter named Princess Yuyong, but she was a beautiful country. And, this year is her coming of age. ”

"King Tu'an doesn't dare to offend me, Great Qin Tianwei doesn't dare to anger Your Majesty, and he will definitely agree to marry Princess Yushu to Your Majesty. At that time, my Great Qin will be able to reconcile with Tu'an for a hundred years, and Tu'an's small threat will be self-defeating. "It's a joke to fix it for a hundred years, it's good to have a year, two, four or five years, and you still have to fight.

It's just that Zhang Han deliberately said this, just to enhance the confidence of Qin Shihuang and Tu'an Heqin, and also to disgust Li Si.

And Li Si was indeed disgusted, and his face was ugly as if he had eaten Xiang.

He really didn't count that there was still such a hand, but what he should have thought of was that he neglected to marry in the Turkish country, which was originally a tradition, and now it is normal to let the princess of a small country marry His Majesty. Of course, the premise is that this princess is beautiful and will not damage the prestige of the country.

And if that's the case, then what I just said is all nonsense. As soon as Tu'an's Cheng Wei is gone, Meng Tian will definitely still propose to build a straight path, and then he will have to find another excuse to stop Meng Tian.

I finally saw the hope of victory, but now it was broken by a Zhang Han!

Li Si's face was even more ugly, if Tu'an agreed to be friendly with nature, it would be best for everyone to be happy, but if Tu'an didn't agree, it would be an insult to the Son of Great Qin, and then Li Si would have no reason to stop Qin Shi Huang from using troops against Tu'an.