Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"Prime Minister Lu...is gone?"

Ying Zheng, who had just returned to Xianyang from Bashu, was suddenly startled when he received the news of Lu Buwei's death.

When Gai Nie, who was following Ying Zheng, heard the news, his eyes rarely wavered.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the last letter Lu Xiangguo left for you."

The correspondent of the Lu family looked sad and handed a scroll of bamboo slips to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng took the bamboo slip presented by the guard, opened it and took a look, then his eyes closed slightly and he fell into silence.

Lu Buwei's death was obviously unexpected by Ying Zheng.

Just as Lu Buwei's feelings for Ying Zheng are complicated, so are Ying Zheng's feelings for Lu Buwei.

In the struggle for royal power, Ying Zheng undoubtedly harbored hatred for Lu Buwei, and even once had the idea of ​​killing Lu Buwei. However, now that Lu Buwei had passed away suddenly, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a bit sad.

A moment later.

Ying Zheng ordered in a deep voice: "Pass on my order, give Prime Minister Lu a grand burial with the courtesy of a prince. In addition, Prime Minister Lu's title will be reduced to the third rank, and he will be succeeded by his eldest son."

Just as Lu Buwei expected during his lifetime, he chose to take the initiative to die at this moment. Ying Zheng not only preserved his reputation, but also gave generous preferential treatment to the Lu family.

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Wow~~

"What?"

"Lu Buwei is dead? How is it possible?"

In Xianyang, in a noble and magnificent mansion, Chang Wenjun was so shocked that he overturned the wine glass on the table when he heard the news from his brother himself, his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

Although the eyes of Lord Changping opposite him are still indifferent, if you look closely, you will find that Lord Changping's face is obviously a bit ugly at this time.

"The Lu family has issued an obituary notice, and the news has now spread throughout Xianyang."

Lord Changping's mood was a little heavy, although in the past, Chu's foreign relatives and Lu Buwei's forces were in opposing positions in the court.

But sometimes, the existence of the enemy is also one's own talisman.

Nowadays, the King of Qin in the Qin Dynasty is so powerful that it is difficult for any party to compete head-on with Ying Zheng simply relying on the "lineage of Chu's foreign relatives" and "Lu Buwei's power".

Therefore, after Lord Changwen was banned, Lord Changping had the idea of ​​forming a temporary alliance with Lu Buwei in his mind, but he never expected that before he could take action, Lu Buwei...

"Brother, what should we do next?"

Chang Wenjun had obviously thought of this, and there was a rare trace of panic on his face.

"The King of Qin was already powerful, but now with the help of the 'refugee', he has obtained such magical objects as "New Grain Seeds" and "Qu Yuan Li". Originally, if he had formed an alliance with Lu Buwei, there might have been a possibility of resistance, but now... ·····”

Among the officials who went to the Bashu land, there were naturally informants from Chu's foreign relatives, so Lord Changping and Lord Changwen also got the news about what happened in the Bashu land at the first time.

And it was only then that the two of them suddenly discovered that the 'chess piece' governor, who was originally sent to Nan County and was almost ignored by anyone, actually secretly hid it from everyone and did so many things behind the scenes with Ying Zheng.

Now Ying Zheng has the means in his hands to increase Qin's total grain output by one and a half times. In the face of such a trend, even if Chu's foreign relatives form an alliance with Lu Buwei, there may still be a glimmer of hope.

But now that Lu Buwei is dead, his forces will naturally fall apart.

Thus.

The only remaining relatives from Chu in the entire Qin court will inevitably become Ying Zheng's next target.

"Damn it, it's all that damn refugee's fault. If it hadn't been for him, how would we be in this situation?"

Chang Wenjun felt his teeth itching with hatred when he thought of Mr. Mo.

Previously in Nanjun, Lord Mo massacred twenty-seven old nobles of the Chu state by himself. This not only dealt a heavy blow to all the foreign relatives of Chu in the entire Qin state, but also caused a leak in the wallets of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen. Big hole.

Then, before Lord Changping and Lord Changwen could take revenge, Ying Zheng gave them another blow.

Although no one can find any evidence regarding Changping Jun's murder of "Nanjun officials" in prison, some things can be guessed without evidence.

After this incident.

The prestige of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen among the Chu foreign relatives has been greatly weakened.

After hearing that Ying Zheng recalled Mo Jun from Nanjun to Xianyang, the two of them originally planned to use their advantages in Xianyang to suppress Mo Jun and enhance their reputation among the relatives of Chu foreigners.

The result was unexpected.

Before the other party returned to Xianyang, he once again gave the entire Chu foreign relatives a heavy blow from Bashu.

This knife struck directly on the aorta of Chu's foreign relative, and blood spurted out!

Hearing Mr. Chang Wen mention Mr. Mo, Mr. Chang Ping on the side also felt a little speechless.

After all, whether it was Zhao Ji's side, Lu Buwei's side, or Chu's foreign relatives, in the layout of the three forces, they only used this "somewhat lucky refugee boy" as a chess piece to play against Ying Zheng.

And when the game between the four parties was over, they mercilessly threw Mr. Mo to the remote county of Nanjun.

If nothing else happens.

They were supposed to never hear the name 'Mo Jun' again in this lifetime.

But the unexpected happened.

This refugee who was randomly thrown into Nan County by the three parties not only appeared in their sight again, but even became the gravedigger of the three parties.

He cut off Lao Ai's last chance of survival in Nanjun.

In Bashu, Lu Buwei was covered with a coffin board.

It is even very possible that the graves of their Chu foreign relatives have been dug now.

"Shengping-kun? What a great name!"

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"Welcome Lord Shengping back home!"

Lord Mo had just returned from the new Mo Mansion, which was rewarded by Ying Zheng, with Hei Yu, when he saw many servants, slaves, and Jian Jiuyuan of the Mo Mansion waiting here.

The door was decorated with lights, and everyone, including servants and slaves, changed into new clothes, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

When they saw Mr. Mo returning, they all saluted in unison.

"Everyone is free of charge!"

Mr. Mo also had a smile on his face. He first asked everyone to exempt themselves from the ceremony, and then waved his hand and said directly: "Today is a big day, everyone has a reward."

When many servants heard this, their faces suddenly became happy and they loudly said: "Thank you, Mr. Shengping, for the reward!"

Get promoted to a higher position.

Regardless of the era, it's obviously something worth celebrating.

What's more, this time Mo Jun was promoted to the official position of Jiuqing, and he was promoted to a real title.

What is Jiuqing?

Among the civil servants of the Qin State, there were three public officials and nine ministers at the top, a total of twelve positions.

If you are ranked in one of these twelve positions, it means that you have entered the top ranks of the Qin Kingdom's nobles.

However, even the position of Jiuqing is still nothing compared to Lord Mo's other reward.

Jun!

Like "Hou", both are titles of "nobility".

Before Shang Yang's reform, "jun" was a higher-level title than "hou".

However, after Shang Yang's reform, the title of "Junjue" rarely appeared in the Qin State.

Because after Shang Yang's reform implemented the 'military title' system, most people's titles have been invisible and turned into a false title.

They only enjoy treatment and glory, but they don't have much real power.

Nowadays, although the titles of "Jun" and "Hou" can be regarded as the highest titles, the title of "Hou" has gradually become the highest goal pursued by most people.

However, the problem is that the title of Lord Mo is not a "virtual title", but a "real title" which is extremely rare nowadays.

That is, Mr. Mo not only owns a fief, but he also has certain management rights in the fief.

Of course.

This kind of management power obviously cannot be compared with that in the early Warring States Period.

The initial actual title of monarch is basically equivalent to the title of territory. The monarch has all the governance powers within his own territory, including: military power, political power, economic power, etc.

Now that the Qin State has implemented the system of prefectures and counties, the power of each place is completely concentrated in the hands of the king, and it is no longer possible for the territories to be closed to each other.

Therefore, Mr. Mo does not enjoy "military power" and "political power" in his own fiefdom.

But other than that.

The rest, including agriculture, commerce, even taxes, etc., can be left to Mr. Mo himself to formulate.

Lord Mo's fiefdom only needs to pay a fixed share of taxes to Qin every year, and the rest can be freely controlled by Lord Mo.

Such rights.

Now in the entire Qin State, I am afraid that only Mo Jun can enjoy it.

This is also because Lord Mo has made great contributions and Lord Mo has joined Ying Zheng very early, so Ying Zheng gave him such great trust.

It can be said.

The current glory is all the result of Mo Jun's investment in Ying Zheng.

In addition, the title of ‘Sheng Pingjun’ is also unusual.

Starting with the word "holy", such a title has never existed since ancient times. If Ying Zheng had not read out the edict with the "new grain" trend, I don't know how many people would have jumped out to oppose it.

Confess the king and pay homage to the minister.

How glorious this is.

If he were born into a big family, with Mr. Mo's current achievements, I'm afraid even the family tree would have to start with another page from him.

Surrounded by everyone, Mo Jun stepped into the lobby.

The banquet has been prepared.

All the disciples of Mo Mansion gathered together.

Including Yao Gui's Third Master and Disciple, who had always stayed in the medicine garden, and Xiong Da Xiong Er, who had been doing business outside all year round, all returned to the mansion today.

Only Zhan Qin, who had just assumed the post of Nanjun County Sheriff not long ago, really couldn't get away, but he also sent people to send congratulatory gifts.

As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

With Lord Mo's current achievements, even a slave in the Mo Mansion will have a higher status.

Not to mention these retainers who have been with Mr. Mo from the beginning.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

In the middle of the banquet, a servant suddenly walked in from outside the door, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hands, and said softly: "Sir, someone just sent a letter from outside the door."

Mo Jun put down his chopsticks, took the bamboo slip, and said with some surprise: "Letter? Do you know who sent it?"

The servant said, "According to what the man said, this was left by Prime Minister Lu during his lifetime."

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