General Qin

Emperor Qin II was in his sixth year.

This is a relatively important year for the family of Zhao Tuo, Marquis of Zhenguo.

Seventeen-year-old Zhao Che officially became a Fu nationality. According to the rules of the Qin people, he will assume the obligation to serve from this year.

However, if the Qin people have the title of no longer, they can in principle be exempted from the garrison battle. Zhao Che has the title of right concubine at a young age and can be directly exempted from military service.

But this young man is full of life and has his own ambitions and dreams.

"I heard that fierce generals must be recruited from the ranks of soldiers, and prime ministers must be appointed from prefectures and counties. My father joined the army at the age of fifteen. He started from a small soldier in defeating Yan. After several battles, he destroyed princes for the first emperor, conquered barbarians, and became a noble lord."

"Zhao Che is the son of the marquis of Zhenguo. He was favored and made the right concubine. Although his title is high, he has no merit to match. He feels very uneasy. I am willing to join the army in the westward expedition, perform meritorious service on the battlefield, and expand the territory of Qin. Please give me your Majesty’s permission!”

Zhao Che is eight feet tall, has a resolute appearance, and speaks sonorously and forcefully, showing his masculine spirit.

As soon as these words came out, applause and praise echoed in the Qin palace.

This was a family banquet held by the second emperor. In addition to his wife and children, he also specially invited Zhao Tuo's family to show his closeness.

"Hao Che'er, he has just reached the age of Fu Ji and he wants to go to the battlefield to perform meritorious service. He is worthy of being the son of a marquis of Zhenguo. I am sure about this."

The second emperor showed admiration and made no secret of his love for Zhao Che.

After speaking, he turned his head and looked at the young master on the other side.

"Qiming, since your brother has such great ambitions and is willing to fight for the country, you should give him a toast."

Young Master Qiming quickly stood up, raised his glass and said to Zhao Che, "I admire my brother's arrogance very much. I wish my brother can make meritorious service on the battlefield."

Zhao Che also hurriedly toasted to welcome him.

Seeing the harmonious scene between the cousins, both the second emperor on the imperial couch and Zhao Tuo and his wife beside them all smiled.

Only Queen Li Shu had a smile on her face, but an unpleasant look flashed in her eyes.

Her eyes flickered from Zhao Che's face, and finally fell on the girl Zhao Yun beside the eldest princess Ying Yinman.

The teenage girl has bright eyes, white teeth, and beautiful eyebrows. She has inherited her mother's appearance and is a complete beauty.

Of course, what Li Shu liked was not the beauty of the other party, but the identity of the girl.

The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhenguo was deeply loved by Zhao Tuo.

She is already getting haircut and will be able to get married in two years. Therefore, during this period, many wealthy families in Xianyang City have set their sights on Zhao Yun.

The Wang family, the Feng family, the Yang family, the Xin family, etc. all proposed marriage to the Marquis of Zhenguo.

Li Shu is naturally no exception. As long as her son marries Zhao Tuo's daughter, it is equivalent to getting a strong foreign aid. In the future, the position of the heir will be stable, and there is no fear that the emperor will do anything to abolish the elder and establish the younger.

However, because Zhao Tuo's status was too high and his achievements were too great, even the second emperor Fusu respected Zhao, so Li Shu did not dare to force it, but asked his brother Li Yu to convey this intention on his behalf.

It stands to reason that when the queen proposes to the eldest son of the empire, no matter which family she is placed in, she will definitely be overjoyed and happily agree.

After all, when the young master Qiming ascends the throne, they will become full relatives of the emperor, and their daughter will become the mother of a country. Which family wouldn't want that.

But I didn't expect that Zhao was an exception.

Faced with the Queen's brother's proposal of marriage with a smile on his face, Zhao Tuo declined.

"You actually rejected my son!"

Li Shu felt angry, which reminded her of more than ten years ago, when she wanted to marry the Zhao family to consolidate her position, so she gave Fusu a lot of trouble for a long time, and asked Fusu to go to Wugong Hou Mansion to propose marriage, and finally returned the favor. Being rejected by Zhao Tuo.

"This is the second time!"

Li Shu felt insulted and felt increasingly uncomfortable when she saw Fusu asking his son to toast Zhao Tuo's son.

But she knew how much the Second Emperor trusted the Marquis of Zhenguo, so she suppressed the anger in her heart and kept the smile on her face.

After the banquet is over.

Zhao Tuo's family left the palace.

"Che'er, since you are going to join General Wang in the Western Expedition this time, you should be a good student in learning the art of marching and forming formations. Remember that the art of war is only theory and everything must be based on reality!"

Zhao Tuo gave instructions to his son on the road.

Zhao Che responded: "Father, don't worry, my trip will focus on learning and practice, and I will never compete for credit randomly."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo nodded with satisfaction.

In recent years, the State of Qin has become more stable and powerful under Zhao Tuo's reforms.

There has been no foreign war for four years, and the society is stable. Men can farm and work at home, and women can give birth and raise children with peace of mind.

As the population increased, Qin's treasuries at all levels gradually filled up with grain, and many places had reached the point where grain overflowed.

Zhao Tuo developed many agricultural technologies and established an agronomy school to train agricultural talents and promote the development of agriculture in the empire. These various measures made the productivity of the Qin State in this era several times stronger than in the original history, and the hoarding of grain was very fast.

Now that there is money and food, Guizhou has rested for several years, and many military generals in the court have once again begun to think about the Western Expedition.

In recent years, while Zhao Tuo has been building various schools to strengthen basic education, he is also gradually implementing the historical inspection system of the Han Dynasty, hoping to peacefully solve the big trouble of the military merit and title system.

Because we are currently in the transitional stage between the two systems, Zhao Tuo does not want to fall out with the military merit group rashly, not to mention that the banner of this Western Expedition is to avenge the late emperor and completely eliminate the scourge of Wusun, so he also expressed his stance support.

"Wusun is one of the four great regrets of the late emperor. At the same time, these barbarians block the communication between our Qin State and the Western Regions. If Wusun is not destroyed, communication with the Western Regions will be impossible. It is really necessary to defeat them in one fell swoop."

The Qin State had rested for four years. Now the soldiers were warlike and the food supplies were abundant. Even Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Zhenguo, supported the war. The second emperor no longer hesitated. With Wang Li as general, he led an army of 100,000 to attack Wusun in the west. .

Zhao Che just requested to join this battle.

In addition, Zhao Tuo's disciple Han Xin also asked for orders to participate in this battle.

These young people will go to the west to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield and have a bright future.

They will destroy powerful enemies in the west and open up territory for the Qin Dynasty again.

On the day when the army set off for the expedition, Zhao Tuo led the ministers and sent Wang Li and the generals away.

When he saw his seventeen-year-old son put on his armor, saying goodbye to him, and galloping away, Zhao Tuo suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

More than ten years ago, he must have led his army away in such a heroic manner.

Times have changed again, and the days when Zhao Tuo rode his horse to dominate the world will never come back.

"What are you thinking about? I'm still young and can live for decades. My time is far from over!"

Zhao Tuo shook his head hard, driving the sadness out of his body, and regained his high morale.

He is still young and has a lot to do.

It's just that the joys and sorrows of the world are not the same.

Some people are like the rising sun, youthful and powerful.

Some people are as bright as the red sun in the sky.

But some people, like the golden crow falling in the west, are about to reach the end of their lives.

Just two months after Qin General Wang Li led a hundred thousand Qin troops to conquer Wusun in the west.

A big event happened again in Xianyang.

Prime Minister Zuo Li Si, who was seventy-eight years old this year, finally couldn't hold on anymore and suddenly fainted during a court meeting.

After that, he was bedridden and died within a few days.