Ying Zheng followed Lü Buwei's wishes and gave Sima Hong an official position, and the power of this official position was not small.

Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei, and saw that Lu Buwei's expression did not have any doubts, and it seemed that he was just waiting for Sima Hong's reply.

Sima Hong arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, it is really our luck that the father and son of the grass people have met the king and are appreciated by the king, and it is also the duty of the Qin people to serve the king." In order to repay the king's kindness, the grass people are willing to dedicate the income of hundreds of fertile fields to the royal family forever. ”

Sima Hong said it extremely sincerely. And this seems to be very reasonable on the surface, Sima Cuo is to repay the favor, and what he gives back to the royal family is also the grain harvested from the cultivated land, not the land, and once the land changes hands in the future, this agreement will be terminated.

Another subtlety of this move is to rationalize the cultivation of raw grain seeds, and the cultivated land is for the royal family, of course, what the royal family likes to eat, these cultivated land must be planted. Since the royal family has to plant whatever it wants, it will inevitably select small pieces of land in various places and plant different crops for the royal family.

Ying Zheng used the boat to the extreme today, and said: "Mr. Sima is so generous, how can the royal family suffer in vain." The widow gave thee a thousand households, and gave thee a hundred thousand pieces of silver, and ten servants. ”

After speaking, Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei was silent for a moment, and then said to Sima Hong: "Master Sima, don't hurry up and thank you." ”

Lü Buwei can calculate this account, as a treasury, it is very cost-effective, not to mention that he can also make friends with Sima Hong.

"My subordinates thank the king for his kindness, and my father and son will definitely serve the king wholeheartedly." Sima Hong bowed and saluted.

"Hahaha, in this way, the old minister wants to congratulate the king, it is really a blessing for my king and even Daqin to have such a virtuous talent as Sima and his son." Lu Buwei said with a smile.

Regarding the appointment of Sima's father and son, Lü Buwei was not blocked, but was very happy, and Yingzheng was completely relieved.

"Then the matter is decided, and I bother my father to announce it in the court, and Sima and his son will be officially appointed." Ying Zheng said.

"This is nature, the king can rest assured." Lu Buwei said.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "The widow is in a better mood than before he came, it's almost noon, Sima Jie, this is the place under your jurisdiction, arrange some wine and food." ”

Sima Jie replied and retreated to prepare wine and food.

Although the wine and food in Wen Liangju are not as rich as the palace, they are much more abundant than usual, and there is one more person on the wine table, that is, Li Si.

Li Si, as always, doesn't talk much when there are many people, and only says a few more words when he is alone with Ying Zheng.

Everyone drank and chatted, and the atmosphere was completely relaxed, not as tense as in the court.

After the banquet, Lü Buwei said that he still had some official business to do, so he asked for his resignation and returned home.

Lü Buwei is gone, and there is another atmosphere in Wen Liju.

"Lord Sima, it's been a hard time." Ying Zheng said.

Sima Hong arched his hand and said: "Time is pressing, the cultivation of the original grain seed cannot be delayed, even if Weichen works hard, he will definitely complete the king's order." ”

"Just now Lu Xiangbang is here, these things are inconvenient to inquire, what is the progress of the original grain planting?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Back to the king, the cultivation of the land of Bashu has been completed. Yesterday, Weichen went to a land on the east side of Xianyang, and it has been arranged. Now, only the land north of Xianyang remains, and if you calculate the season, you are still in a hurry. Sima Hong said.

"All those raw grains were cultivated according to the corresponding methods?" Ying Zheng asked eagerly. At the first glance of Sima Hong, Ying Zheng wanted to ask these questions, but it was inconvenient for Lu Buwei to speak.

Sima Hong nodded and said, "It's all in accordance with the methods taught by Master Li, there are no omissions, please rest assured." ”

"That's fine." Ying Zheng said, "The widow only returned to Xianyang the day before yesterday, but he didn't see Meng Tian, presumably, he went to various places to help you share the burden." ”

"Before leaving Xianyang last time, in order to save time, Weichen and Meng Tian each ran in different directions and brought different primordial grains. Presumably, Meng Tian's side has not yet been arranged, so he will return to Xianyang later than Weichen. Sima Hong analyzed.

"Meng Tian is not familiar with your territory, and he is even more unfamiliar with the farmers who are planting more, are you sure that Meng Tian is okay with it?" Ying Zheng wondered.

Sima Hong smiled and said, "Has the king forgotten that Weichen is his maternal uncle." Wei Chen had taken the two brothers to travel through the mountains and rivers of Daqin before, and most of Wei Chen's lands had led them to before. Moreover, Weichen also sent a personal manager to accompany him, and it is expected that there will be no mistakes. ”

"In that case, the widow will be relieved." Ying Zheng is not only worried about Meng Tian, but also worried about those original grain seeds, just because their number is scarce and precious.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, when Weichen arranges the northern region properly, and then inspects the places where Meng Tian has been again, it will be foolproof." Sima Hong said confidently.

"If that's the case, then it's even better, it's not that the widow can't believe in Mengtian, but these raw grain seeds are really precious, and if they are wasted, it's a pity." Ying Zheng couldn't say how precious these seeds were, so he had to emphasize them again.

"This year, Wechen will continue to patrol until all the seeds are harvested." Sima Hong's attention to this matter was not weaker than that of Ying Zheng, because he could see how much Ying Zheng cared about this matter.

"Do you have enough manpower, do you need to send you some more manpower?" Ying Zheng asked.

"It's better to be supervised by Weichen himself, didn't the king say that the fewer people who know about this matter, the better." Sima Hong said, "What's more, ordering some subordinates to inspect won't make people even more uneasy." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "It's also true, if anyone can handle this, then the widow won't bother Master Sima so much." In this way, Meng Yi returned to Xianyang with the widow, and when Lord Sima went on the road again, he asked Meng Yi to accompany him, speaking of which, this is also his duty. ”

"It's okay that way, it's safer on the road. Wei Chen wanted to set off again tomorrow, so he sent someone to inform Meng Yi to prepare later. Sima Hong said.

Sima Jie looked at the hour and said to Sima Hong, "Father doesn't have to inform them. ”

"Oh? Why? Sima Hong asked in surprise.

"Wen Zhai has always been guarded by the soldiers sent by the Mongolian government, and the guards will be changed every day, and now it should be almost time to change the guards, yesterday I have ordered someone to inform my uncle, presumably today, my uncle will come here with Meng Yi." Sima Hong said.

As soon as the words fell, a bachelor walked in from outside, bowed his hand and said, "Tell the king, Lord Sima, General Meng has brought someone to change the guard." ”

Ying Zheng stood up and said, "Let them in." ”

The bachelor answered and withdrew.

After a while, Meng Wu was in front and Meng Yi was behind, and the father and son quickly entered the hall.

"The minister Mengwu pays a visit to the king."

"The minister Mengyi pays a visit to the king."

Father and son saluted in unison.

"This is not the palace, so there is no need to be polite." Ying Zheng smiled and waved his hand, "Take a seat."

Everyone sat down, and Ying Zheng glanced at everyone, still smiling on his lips.

Meng Wu didn't know why, and asked, "Your Majesty, I haven't seen Weichen for many days, so are you in a good mood?" ”

"Huh." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Being in a good mood is one thing, but the most important thing is to see you all gathered around the widow, and the widow feels that any difficult things are not worth mentioning." ”

Meng Wu, Sima Hong, Li Si and the others looked at each other and smiled.

This is Yingzheng's own team, and now it is finally gathered in one place, although there are still a few people who are not present.

Li Si arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen suggests that the Wenluo Residence be temporarily designated as a place for the ministers to discuss the affairs of the court. ”

"Good!" Ying Zheng said loudly, "Lord Li is reasonable, then this Wenju will be our place of deliberation in the future, if there are suitable talents who can serve the Great Qin and the widows, you should also recommend more." ”

"Ministers respect the king's orders." Everyone said in unison.

Ying Zheng smiled, and then ordered Li Si to briefly tell the Meng family father and son what happened in the morning.

"It seems that Lu Xiangbang is quite cooperative with the king." Meng Wu stroked his beard and said.

"The widow also didn't expect that the promotion of Sima's father and son would be so smooth. In this way, whether it is the original grain species, or the new weapons, or even the Wenju that recruits talents, there will be people with corresponding official positions to control it, and it will be much easier to act in the future. Ying Zheng analyzed.

Meng Wu nodded and said, "That's right. However, how do I think Lu Xiangbang seems to be deliberately wooing Sima and his son. ”

Meng Yi said: "Lu Xiangbang seems to have been so popular with famous families, Dad, you don't know. ”

"The more he co-opted, the more it showed that he didn't find that the widow was establishing the widow's minister, so he didn't have to be afraid of him for the time being." Ying Zheng said.

Li Si said: "Although this is the case, you should not be careless, the king should be careful." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "The widow will not startle the snake, Mr. rest assured." ”

Meng Wu said: "Wechen heard that the king was sick before returning to Xianyang, yesterday Weichen took Meng Yi to the palace to visit the king, but the king went out in the morning, and in the afternoon Weichen went again, but was stopped by several palace maids, saying that the king was ordered, and no one was allowed to disturb the king's rest. Wechen thought that it might be that the king's illness had not yet recovered, and he couldn't help but be very worried. ”

Ying Zheng smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "The widow recovered yesterday, went to Jingyao with Lu Xiangbang early in the morning, and then came to Wenluoju, and then went to ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, so I don't have time to meet you." ”

Ying Zheng only said half of yesterday's itinerary, and why several palace maids didn't let Meng Wu see Ying Zheng, but they didn't explain, and they were embarrassed to say so clearly.

Everyone was talking and chatting, and several palace maids walked in from the outside and came to Yingzheng to pay homage together. The leader said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is invited." ”

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seems that it is time to go on an errand.

This is the end of the courtiers' meeting.