The beginning of Mengxia.

Xianyang has long since returned to its usual calm.

Under the strict supervision of the government, the quality of salt and iron in Daqin has been greatly improved, the salt content is more sufficient, and the iron tools are more tenacious.

Initially.

There was also a period of crazy robbery in various places, as more and more ships docked, this crazy robbery situation has also been significantly curbed, the impact of the lack of salt and iron on Guanzhong, in most of the half a month, gradually disappeared, and did not cause any repercussions. Nobody cares,

Peace has been restored in the city.

Outside the city, it is in full swing, and in the fields, a large number of Qiantou leaned over to plough the land, a lively scene.

Fusu was not idle.

During this month, he was busy with various political affairs, not only to face complaints and pressure from major government offices, but also to follow up the progress of the "Commercial Law" and "Industrial Law" of the Tingwei Mansion, and at the same time to supervise the safety inspection of Guanzhong.

I'm so busy that I can't breathe.

But.

His reputation in Guanzhong has greatly increased.

West Side.

Ji Heng is still living his own leisurely life.

It's just that Fusu didn't have time to come, but Hu Hai came more and more often.

After seeing that the prestige of Fusu Guanzhong was rising, Hu Hai also became more and more unable to sit still, and ran to Ji Heng's side every once in a while, and also asked a lot of puzzles and curiosities by the way.

Ji Heng was not annoyed.

As long as Hu Hai can bring something, he will not avoid it.

Today.

Hu Hai is here again.

He looked like he was familiar with the house, he didn't say anything to the door at all, he pushed the door open and walked in, and at the same time said with a big grin: "Ji Heng, I'm here again." ”

Ji Heng walked slowly from the house.

Hu Hai sat on a recliner very familiarly, and said in surprise: "Ji Heng, how do you say you have such a brain, why can you make this chair?" Isn't that more comfortable than sitting with your legs bent? ”

Hu Hai patted the recliner with both hands, very satisfied with this seat.

He had been staring at the recliner for a long time.

It's just that Ji Heng only had one at home before, and every time Ji Heng sat by himself, he was not very easy to speak, and he found a chance to experience it a few days ago, and immediately felt a different feeling, and directly asked Ji Heng to find a way to get him a handful.

Of course, you have to give money.

Looking at Hu Hai's brand-new recliner, Ji Heng's eyes showed a touch of contempt, Hu Hai's recliner was too new, there was no pulp on it, and it was far less comfortable than his own.

Although the style is better than its own.

But that's about it.

He walked to his recliner, sat down, and then leisurely crossed Erlang's legs, and said: "This kind of chair is actually a Hu chair, but the world is disgusted with the Hu people, and they will not easily try the things of the Hu people. ”

"This visceral contempt is always there."

Hu Hai nodded.

He glanced at the Hu chair below a few times, and said, "I didn't expect the Hu people to be quite good at enjoying it, but no matter how they can enjoy it, they are still a group of Hu people who are not educated and drink blood, how can they compare with my Daqin?" ”

Ji Heng glanced at Hu Hai a few times and was noncommittal about his statement.

He said: "Whether it is the Hu people or other barbarians, as a qualified country, we should learn from each other's strengths and choose the good and follow it, and blindly despising will only be self-contained." ”

"Taking the essence and removing the dross is the right way."

Hu Hai pursed his lips.

He didn't argue with Ji Heng about this, his eyes rolled slightly, and he asked: "During this time, you have told me a lot of things, and I have indeed understood a lot, but I still don't understand what I said in prison, can you elaborate on one or two?" ”

"In prison?" Ji Heng's eyelids were slightly raised.

Hu Hai coughed lightly, his face was slightly red, and then he said confidently: "When you said in prison, the one who killed you, the eldest brother, inadvertently mentioned that the father emperor would meet the Wang clan to balance the Montessori, I never understood this, you will tell me a little more detail this time." ”

Hu Hai lowered his head, looking quite empty.

"Wang? Montessori? Ji Heng stared straight at Hu Hai, as if he had thought of something, his eyes were slightly closed, Hu Hai still didn't give up after all, and still wanted to fight with Fusu.

Hu Hai's wife is from the Wang family.

Therefore, he was relatively close to the Wang family.

When he re-embarked on the road to open the country, when he heard that Wang Ben was critically ill, Hu Hai also rushed back to Xianyang directly.

At present, when Hu Hai mentioned the checks and balances between Wang and Menghu, most of them had an idea in his heart, and he wanted to inquire about the checks and balances of the first emperor.

Hu Hai felt Ji Heng's gaze.

But they didn't dare to look at it.

Ji Heng glanced at it a few times, withdrew his gaze, and said lightly: "The law of checks and balances has long been placed on the surface, after Wang Ben died of illness, the first emperor authorized Wang Li to be named the Marquis of Wucheng, although there is only one word difference with his eldest father's Marquis of Wucheng, but after all, he is a marquis." ”

"Under Shang Ying's military merit system, the twenty-level titles, according to their actual status and treatment, are roughly divided into four grades: 'Shi-Bi Dafu-Qing--Hou' from low to high."

"Among them, the public scholar, the upper made, and the hairpin are not all 'shi' level."

"Doctors, official doctors, public doctors, and public passengers all belong to the 'Doctor Bi' level."

"And the higher five doctors, the left chief, the right chief, the left chief, the middle one, the right one, the less upper, the big upper, the big one, and the big chief all belong to the 'Qing' level."

"The Hou of Guannai and the Hou of Che belong to the 'Hou' level."

"At the beginning of the founding of the Great Qin, there were a lot of marquis, but most of them were the marquis of Guannei, and the marquis of Guannei only had the title of 'marquis', and there was no substantive fief, and they could only live in the imperial capital Xianyang, while Wang Jian of Wucheng and Wang Ben of Tongwu all belonged to the marquis of Che, which had their own fiefs."

"It's just that Qin's Chehou is different from Zhou Shi, he only has the power to levy fiefdom taxes, and cannot actually govern the fiefdom, even so, the status of Chehou is still extremely high, like Wang Jian Wang Ben died of illness, he can be directly buried in the fief Pinyang, and the specifications are no different from the princes and kings of the past."

"And this is the 'meritorious person Rongxian' advocated by Shang Ying."

"I don't know if Wang Li's Marquis of Wucheng belongs to the Marquis of Guannei or the Marquis of Che, but no matter which 'Marquis', his status is far above Meng Tian, and even the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have only a few titles above Wang Li, even if it is Meng Tian, it is difficult to reach."

"Meng Tian's father Meng Wu is the Marquis of Huainan."

"After the death of Meng Wu, Meng Tian was demoted to inherit his title, and now he is the eldest concubine, although the north but the Xiongnu have merit, but he is still not a marquis, which means that Wang Li's identity is above Meng Tian."

"At present, Wang Li is Meng Tian's deputy general, but Wang Li's title is above Meng Tian, and there will definitely be an imbalance between the two, plus Wang is very prestigious in the army, and many generals will spontaneously get close to Wang Li, so Meng Tian, who originally monopolized military power, will have a certain dilution of military power in his hands."

"And then achieve a certain effect of checks and balances."

Hear the words.

Hu Hai was thoughtful.

He's probably understood.

Wang Li's military achievements are not obvious, but he has a high rank and high status, and he is a child of the Wang family with a high prestige in the army, which will naturally attract many generals to take refuge, and people with high titles in Great Qin do not need to salute people with lower titles than themselves, as long as Wang Li really stands upright, he can not salute Meng Tian when he sees Meng Tian.

This will also invisibly weaken Meng Tian's prestige in the army.

thus weakening Meng Tian's influence in the army.

Come to think of this.

Hu Hai's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

If Wang Li has such a great influence in the army and can compete with Meng Tian, doesn't that mean that he is not much worse than Fusu?

However, Hu Hai was not happy for too long, and Ji Heng directly poured cold water on him.

Ji Heng said coldly: "I know very well what you have in mind, but I just advise you not to think about it, Wang Li is only suitable for balancing the forces in the army, and it is not enough to rely on, he does not have that ability." ”

"Meng Tian's military exploits are real, and Wang Li has not made many achievements."

"It's good that there is no war, but if there is"

Ji Heng shook his head.

Hu Hai looked embarrassed.

Ji Heng said: "Wang left the Beiyuan Army, Meng Tian is happy to see, the current status of the Mengshi in Daqin is too prominent, although not as meritorious as Wang Jian back then, but Meng Tian is the general of Daqin, a month ago, his brother Meng Yi was still ranked in Jiuqing, so powerful, how could Meng Tian not feel uneasy?" ”

Hu Hai nodded.

He also felt that Montessori was too prominent.

Ji Heng said in a deep voice: "I said before in prison that as long as Fusu is on the throne, Meng Tian will be the prime minister, and he can only be the prime minister, only in this way can the Meng clan be encircled, and only then can the throne of Fusu be stable. ”

"Military and political power cannot be concentrated in the hands of one family."

"No matter how much you trust, you can't do it."

"Now the military and political power of Beiyuan County and several nearby counties is in the hands of Meng Tian, and the strict military discipline of Great Qin does not support Meng Tian to commit crimes, but after all, he has a large army, and his younger brother has led a government affairs before, how can this make the upper authorities feel at ease?"

"The military and the government, Montessori can only take one."

"At the moment, it is only the first emperor's concession, but this is destined not to last long, like the Feng family, the three people in the clan are in the court, but they are only limited to the court, and they dare not meddle in the army, Yang Duanhe's Yang family, the clansmen Yang Xiong, Yang Wu, Yang Xi, etc. are all in the army, and the clan rarely directly engages in politics."

"The separation of military and government is the red line of Great Qin!"

"So some time ago, Wang left Beiyuan as Meng Tian's deputy general, and Meng Tian actually accepted it gladly, at least this shows that the first emperor did not really regard him as a threat to the imperial power, and during this time, Meng Yi was dismissed again, and Meng Tian was only afraid that he would be completely relieved."

Hu Hai bowed slightly.

Ji Heng did not say that according to the course of history, Fusu would actually have to take over the political affairs of several counties in the northern plains, further weakening Meng Tian's control in the north.

It's just that it's obviously changed at the moment.

Ji Heng said: "There is not much to talk about in the case of Montessori. ”

"It is difficult for Wang Li to take on a big responsibility."

"He was born in a family of generals, if he has no ability to lead troops, this is actually a bit biased, but compared to his eldest father Wang Jian and his father Wang Ben, it is obviously far less."

"But because of his illustrious family background, Wang Li is arrogant in his bones."

"He and Meng Tian are another generation."

"He is 'Hou', his status is extremely high, but I am afraid that except for the generals he knows, he will not be able to put other generals in his eyes, but his ability is not enough to support his arrogance, so it is good that there is no war, if there is a war, Wang Li is destined to suffer."

Hu Hai was silent.

Hearing Ji Heng's words, he remembered Wang Ben's words before he died, commenting on Wang Li.

Wang Ben said at the time: "This son has no roots, and he will be defeated if he leads the army, so let Your Majesty not think of the old minister's father and son, and appoint this son as a general, and the wrong use of this son is destined to mislead the country and the army." ”

At that time, the First Emperor agreed.

said that he would only teach the king to join the army in the future and have more experience.

As a result, the first emperor arranged Wang Li to the Beiyuan army as a deputy general.

Hu Hai's face was slightly different.

But it soon returned to normal.

As Ji Heng said, Wang Li's talent is not enough, and it is okay to balance the forces in the army, and let him lead the troops to fight, which is really not enough.

The first emperor only wanted to balance the king, so it was not a rebellion.

Hu Hai exonerated the first emperor.

Ji Heng didn't say much about Wang Li.

Wang Li's biggest problem is that he did not put himself in the right position, although he was born in Jiangmen and was awarded the title of marquis, he mistakenly thought that he was really worthy of his name, and then he looked at everything and did not put other people in his eyes, and finally history also taught Wang Li a painful lesson.

The world knows the Battle of the Great Deer.

But few people knew that it was Wang Li who Xiang Yu defeated at that time.

At that time, although Wang Li was beaten by Xiang Yu at first, after all, he was born in Jiangmen, and he still had a set of arrangements, but he never waited for reinforcements, and the reason why he couldn't wait for Zhang Han's reinforcements was because Wang Li's heart was arrogant.

At that time, Zhang Han was the main general, but Wang Li had always had a complaint about Zhang Han, and finally when Wang Li asked for help from Zhang Han, he was stopped by Zhang Han's younger brother Zhang Ping with a grudge against him, so that he never received reinforcements, and was finally defeated by Xiang Yu, which led to the fall of the Qin Empire.

Wang Li's starting point is too high.

He has no self-knowledge of his own abilities.

was also promoted to a high position, so that it was completely inflated, and finally it was hated by others, harming others and themselves.

Speaking of which, though.

Many people probably don't know that Zhang Han is also a second-generation soldier.

His father Zhang Shu was a Qin general, and Zhang Han was able to enter the Shaofu as an official in his early thirties, and he inherited his father's title, and Zhang Shu served under Wang Ben back then, so Wang Li has always been a little contemptuous of Zhang Han.

All sorts of reasons have led to bad results.

Hu Hai hesitated for a long time, and asked in a deep voice: "Wang Li is really useless?" ”

Ji Heng nodded and said: "Being too tall, being held since childhood, and being in a high position, coupled with the military exploits of Meng Tian of the same generation, Wang Li will subconsciously think that he is the same, he can't recognize the reality, and it is difficult to entrust him with a heavy responsibility?" ”

"In the end, it will only harm others and yourself."

Hu Hai's face was gloomy, but he didn't refute it.

He knew that Ji Heng didn't need to lie to himself in this matter, and Wang Ben commented on Wang Li's departure at the time, knowing that his son was Mo Ruo's father, how could this be bad?

It's just that

He was somewhat unwilling in his heart.

Ji Heng could see it, he shook his head and said: "You have come so frequently recently, I am afraid that you have been instigated by Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao estimates that during this time, he has encouraged you to compete with Fusu, you have come here a lot of times, so I will say a few more words." ”

"Zhao Gao can't be of great use."

"I can't believe it."

"In the past six months, he has experienced a moment of prominence, and it is difficult to adjust his mentality, and now he is afraid that he is going crazy and climbing up, this kind of person is not something you can control."

Hu Hai said: "He is my foreign teacher. ”

Ji Heng chuckled lightly and said indifferently: "Outer teacher? At present, what he can rely on is the official position of a foreign teacher, a teacher, preaching and receiving karma to solve doubts, instead of encouraging you to achieve what he wants you to achieve. ”

"Looking at you like this, I am very convinced of Zhao Gaoxi."

"It's actually normal."

"But you don't have to forget one thing, Zhao Gao is an official eunuch."

"The eunuch is sick."

"You may not understand the condition of 'having a disease', let's just say that people with physical illnesses are more sensitive and fragile than ordinary people, and once they encounter something, they are prone to go to extremes, and become crazy, and they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals."

"And the number of eunuchs in the imperial city is not a few."

"With so many 'sick' people staying together, do you think you will really be able to get along? Compared with the officials in the court, the fight between these people will undoubtedly be more intense, more ferocious, and even cruel. ”

"They are sensitive and vulnerable."

"These people can't stand any stimulus."

"Once stimulated, you will go crazy to vent."

"Right now, Zhao Gao is obviously stimulated."

"From being sentenced to death by Meng Yi, imprisoned, released by the First Emperor, and involved in Xu Fu's affairs, these ups and downs are just afraid that Zhao Gao's insecurity has reached the extreme, so he is so eager for you to fight with Fusu, only if you win, he can turn over."

"He can also take revenge for the humiliation he has received!"

"But Zhao Gao doesn't have much talent himself."

"He's not even a favorite."

"You seem to have said before that when the Great Qin was founded, there was a vacancy in the court, and the first emperor asked Zhao Gao if he could be interested in becoming a leader, but in the end Zhao Gao refused, and this actually shows one thing, that is, Zhao Gao does not think that he can continue to please the first emperor when he does things in the court."

"His talents are all about pandering to the above."

"Let him do things in a practical way, but he doesn't have the ability."

"He can only obey !! orders"

Hear the words.

Hu Hai's pupils shrank.

He looked at Ji Heng deeply a few times, and finally didn't speak.

The courtyard fell silent.

Ji Heng didn't say anything more.

He reminded everything he could, if Hu Hai questioned and didn't listen, he had no choice, Zhao Gao in his opinion, he was indeed not a favored minister, he could only be called a domestic slave.

And it's a house slave who is easy to devour the master!

Hu Hai's palm squeezed the handle of the recliner hard.

He had some understanding of Zhao Gao's situation.

Zhao Gao has completely lost ground.

Although he is still serving as the commander of the CRRC government at present, the first emperor has rarely left the palace in recent years, and he usually travels in the palace, Zhao Gao's usefulness is not great, and in the past, he can rely on his superb driving skills to make the first emperor look at him differently, but in the past six months, Zhao Gao basically has no chance to drive to the first emperor.

On weekdays, I am also responsible for arranging the carriages and horses.

That's why.

Zhao Gao came to his side more and more often, and he has been persuading himself to move around with Ji Heng, so that Ji Heng can give advice for him, trying to please the first emperor, and then win the emperor's position.

He actually knew.

It's just that Zhao Gao is right.

These sons have only one way to choose from birth, that is, to fight for the throne, if they can't fight, they can only look at other people's faces in the future, once they make others unhappy, they may be impeached, all kinds of targeted, and if they want to live comfortably in the future, they can only be emperors themselves.

He was convinced of this.

He had been in prison for a period of time and had some understanding of the situation in prison, if it weren't for Fusu to bring him food, the food would be difficult to swallow at all, he didn't have Ji Heng's mentality, and he could face these peacefully, so under Zhao Gao's repeated persuasion, he moved his mind.

In the dead of night, he also wondered if he was really fit to be an emperor.

Especially when he saw the situation of the first emperor's clothes and food, he couldn't help but retreat, but when he heard Zhao Gao say that he could hand over political affairs to his courtiers at that time, his mind became active again.

He figured it out later.

Whether it's suitable or not, let's get it first.

And he did have some dissatisfaction with Fusu.

Especially seeing the recent changes in Fusu, Hu Hai felt an inexplicable palpitation, he was very worried that Fusu would do it to himself in the future, and now Fusu has changed and has become a lot colder.

Ji Heng had closed his eyes.

The fingers lightly beat the beat, and the whole person is immersed in a relaxed atmosphere.

Hu Hai looked at Ji Heng and smiled bitterly.

He was actually confused as well.

Why did you end up like this?

He wanted to speak and stopped, but finally did not speak, but also learned from Ji Heng, slowly closed his eyes, quietly enjoyed the quiet time under him, let the breeze blow on his face, and listened to the pleasant birdsong from all around.

Everything was so peaceful.

But the peace didn't last long.

Soon.

Bursts of cheers rang out outside the house, waking up the two people who were resting in the courtyard.

Hu Hai frowned, and there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes, but he just listened to this movement, as if it was not coming from nearby, so he immediately got up and asked the nearby attendants to inquire.

Soon, the attendant returned, also with news.

Shima has returned to the court!

Hearing the news, Hu Hai was stunned for a moment, and then remembered who Shiruma was.

In the courtyard, Ji Heng had already opened his eyes, and he also heard the news from the attendant, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said with a smile: "My money is back." ”

Hu Hai's face darkened.

He naturally knew what Ji Heng was talking about.

When the 'Guanshan Hai' was implemented at the beginning, Ji Heng made an agreement with his eldest brother that he would take a cut of the amount of money that the government would profit from.

This time, Shibu returned from counterinsurgency, and also carried a large amount of loot.

After all, many merchant families were wiped out.

Will there be little money?

Regarding Hu Hai's black face, Ji Heng didn't care.

He didn't care about the affairs of the court.

All he heard was that someone had brought the money.

His life has been a little tight during this time, if it weren't for Hu Hai's help from time to time, he was afraid that he would only be able to eat a meal of meat in a few days, and now that his money is back, his life can be greatly improved.

Even.

He was wondering if he wanted to get some spices.

Have a lavish barbecue.

Satisfy cravings.

Just when Ji Heng was thinking about the delicacies, Hu Hai had already walked back again, he looked at Ji Heng, and asked curiously: "By the way, I heard my brother say a few days ago that last time many officials in the imperial court and local areas were demoted, in order to arrange for the soldiers who returned from the rebellion in Qidi, but why did you insist on moving the entire Tingwei Mansion last time?" ”

"It seems to be moving as if it wasn't moving?"

"Why is that?"

(End of chapter)