Qin Official

"As laborers, subordinates will be satisfied with a little merit and a rank of nobility. How can they dare to be greedy and take great credit for themselves?"

Heifu said these words with fear and fear, and then he bowed his head in silence. If he strictly followed the laws and military laws, this great contribution that should have been fully attributed to him was divided into most of it and presented to Li You.

It's so tempting.

Since Li You became the captain, he has been conscientious and worked hard to manage the Nanjun soldiers well. In the Battle of Xiangcheng, he could have withdrawn his whole army, but because Meng Tian was designated to cut off the rear, he had no choice but to form a formation. As a result, he was scattered by the Chu army and was completely defeated. That battle was not his fault. This blame is really unfair.

Along the way, apart from the pain, what troubled Li You most was the military sanctions he faced after returning home.

Qin Lu would not be lenient just because his father was a court official and he himself was the princess of Qin, nor would he listen to his explanation. Li You's punishment will not be less, and at most it can be offset by his title. Ten years of hard work will be in vain.

Even if Heifu defeated the Chu army, because the battle basically had nothing to do with Li You, it could only offset part of his guilt. It would be extremely embarrassing if he was still demoted and his subordinates were promoted two levels in a row.

But now, there is an opportunity in front of Li You.

By accepting this "gift" from Heifu, he will be exempted from all culpability!

He captured a Chu county magistrate, captured a large number of military flags, beheaded four to five hundred people, and rescued two hundred prisoners from other troops. The four skills are rewarded at the same time, and there is even a chance to level up! From the fifth doctor to the left concubine!

He was immediately moved.

But looking at the respectful Hei Fu in front of him, Li You also began to re-examine this person, and added a new label in addition to being young, coming from a poor background, capable, smart, enterprising, and knowledgeable.

"Ambition!"

This naked ambition to join Li You, or in other words, join his father Li Si, in order to gain a career, is clearly revealed.

A smile appeared at the corner of Li You's mouth, so this black man was still too young and didn't know how to hide it.

Tingwei Li Si and his son Li You do not dislike ambition at all. On the contrary, they like subordinates who are ambitious and capable.

Because the father and son are essentially the same person: lowly born and ambitious!

Li You remembers that his father once said to him: "Those who are in a humble position and do not plan and do nothing are like birds and deer who regard meat as meat, but those who can force themselves with human faces have ears!"

There is no greater criticism than humiliation, and no greater sorrow than poverty. In Li Tingwei's eyes, if a person has no ambition, does not seek fame and wealth, and has no idea of ​​changing the status quo, then he is still considered a human being?

It walks on two feet and pretends to be a human dog or an elk.

Since he had seen through Heifu's thoughts, Li You did not respond directly to him, but talked about another thing that seemed completely unrelated.

"I heard that Xu Yang died?"

Heifu's shoulders moved slightly and he promised: "Wei, Xu Yang has been punished for his rebellion."

Li You patted the bed heavily: "Good death!"

Xu Yang has no ability, but has no ambition, and does stupid things at critical moments. According to his father Li Si's eyes, this is the biggest sin! What a worthy death!

Li You coughed and smiled: "Today is really a fruitful day. I lost a mediocre subordinate who only knows how to do bad things."

"But we have a loyal Zicai confidant, which is very good!"

We are all smart people, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled and understood each other, and the matter was settled. Anyway, as long as the two of them are of the same caliber, who can question whether Li You secretly advised Hei Fu?

In Heifu's heart, he also has his own little calculation.

One of the reasons why he did this was, of course, to hug Li Si's extremely thick thigh. Li Si could be said to be the most stable ship in the Qin Dynasty before the death of Qin Shihuang. He had been the prime minister for more than ten years and held a high position of power. More importantly, he and Heifu have the same identity:

Born in the old land of Chu State...

In the Qin State, the era of indiscriminate recruitment of customers has passed forever. If a small person wants to defect to a mountain, he does not just do it randomly. It also depends on whether the region is suitable, because these days the emphasis is very much on the local party.

For example, most of Wang Jian's old generals and staff were from Guanzhong, because Wang was from Pinyang, Guanzhong. Meng's old generals and staff preferred to accept people from Shandong, especially people from Qi, because Meng Ao was originally a guest from Qi.

As for Li Si's family, except for Zhang Cang, his junior brother, they seemed to be willing to accept talents from the Chu region.

If Heifu can become Li You's confidant and direct descendant, and by the way climb up to Li Si, he can at least guarantee a worry-free future for the next fifteen years!

The price is only a first-class title...

This is truly a lucrative deal.

Secondly, Heifu also has some considerations, that is, how to maximize this victory and make it more beneficial to the entire group.

"Li Xin was defeated, Meng Tian was defeated, but we, with a remnant army, defeated the Chu people. Not counting Li Xin's heroic advance at the beginning, this is probably the only highlight in the second half of this hasty battle to destroy Chu. Bar……"

If this battle was fought by a small general who didn't even have a last name, Qin officials might not be too interested in publicizing it too much. Apart from letting Heifu upgrade two levels in a row and pushing him, a little person, to the forefront of others' jealousy, there is no additional benefit.

But what if this battle was won by Li You, the son of Tingwei and the good son-in-law of King Qin?

The deeds of this army may be widely publicized by Qin officials and become a fig leaf to cover up the defeat!

It is conceivable that after Heifu gave up some of his own interests, as long as he could return to Qin, the hundreds of them, whether they died in the battle or survived, would be promoted to one rank, which was only the most basic reward. In addition, short-term benefits and long-term benefits will continue to flow.

Thinking of this, Heifu bowed to Li You again and said, "I have one more thing, and I would like to ask the captain for permission."

Li You now saw that Hei Fu was very pleasing to his eyes, so he asked him to stand up and said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter."

"The thing is like this. During the battle with the Chu people, a man who trapped the troops, the camp chief Huaimu, died heroically. We discussed it with several hundred generals and the camp commander, and wanted to give some credit for beheading and capturing the flag. Let’s put it all together and put more of it on him and the people who died in the battle, so that they can get more merit..."

This is the result of everyone's discussion. It is enough for those who are alive to be promoted to the first level, and let the benefits be distributed to the soldiers who died. Let their families benefit more, which may alleviate the grief of parents, wives and children.

For this reason, Heifu also specifically asked the military judge, in the Qin State, if the elder brother died in battle, could the younger brother be made a "queen" and inherit the title?

The military judge knew what he wanted to do and took the trouble to explain to him the principles of succession to the title.

"If you are not a brother from the same mother, you cannot be a descendant."

"If we are separated, we cannot be married."

"You must have the same mother and live together before you can be named a queen!"

Different from the rules of the Han Dynasty, Qin had more frequent wars, and many people died in battles before they even had time to have children. In order to encourage these people to fight bravely, they were more relaxed than those in the Han Dynasty in terms of establishing queens, allowing younger brothers to inherit.

Heifu thought for a while and said: "Sophora wood has no children, but he has two brothers, both born from the same mother, who are already adults. I remember he said that both brothers were ministers of Jingling County and were fighting against the Wei Dynasty. I requested redemption only after the war, but I don’t know if it has been redeemed, and I don’t know how to calculate the household registration.”

"It should have been redeemed. The county will not delay this matter." The military judge's name was Qiu Xiao. He was a jailer in the county before joining the army and knew the law. He said to Hei Fu:

"As for the household registration, the middle brother is older and should have a separate household, while the uncle should still have the same household registration as Huaimu. Until he or Huaimu's son reaches adulthood, he does not have to have a separate household. He can be established as a queen and inherit the title! "

In this way, Heifu felt relieved. He was determined. Even if his share was reduced a little, he would still give Huaimu enough credit to be promoted to doctor three levels in a row!

Because in Heifu's mind, the scene when Huaimu died was always there, with that hand reaching out to grab something...

Heifu felt panicked, but as a commander, it was impossible for him to go into battle and charge in person at that time. This was really a decision that people couldn't let go of. This was really a cruel era. How many people have fought in ancient times?

Therefore, Heifu had to do something for the deceased to make himself feel better.

It was like a sentence he saw in a certain book in his previous life.

Ambition is ambition.

Conscience is conscience!

Heifu wanted to catch up with Li Si and his son, so that his ambition could flourish and bear fruit.

He also wanted to keep his conscience in his arms and not let himself forget who he was, where he came from, and what he was fighting for.

"I fight to control my own destiny."

"I fought to bring you home!"