Qin Official

"We haven't seen him for a year, but Hei Fu has already spread thousands of miles and has been promoted to the throne. It's amazing, it's amazing."

Li You, who had returned to Jiangling a few months before Heifu, had gained a lot of weight. Coupled with the thick fox fur he wore in November, his face looked even more rosy.

But there was something wrong with his tone.

Although Heifu has been working alone for a year, has become a leader, and has been promoted to Zuo Shu Chief, he also knows that compared to Li Si and his son, he is still just a small fish.

So after returning to Jiangling from Nanchang, the first thing he did was to visit Li You, who was about to be promoted. Hearing Li You tease him like this, he felt that the tone was not right, so he bowed hurriedly:

"When I was in Gansu, I passed by a small mountain called Jinggangshan. I heard the local Yue people say a saying: when you drink water, don't forget the man who dug the well. This is still the case for Yue people. The subordinates also drink water and think about the source. They will never forget what Zuo Geng said to me. The grace of support!"

Li You didn't answer, but took a look at the old fur coat worn by Hei Fu, and said with a smile: "Hei Fu received dozens of gold as a reward from the king, why is the fur coat still so old? It's too simple."

Heifu usually wears new clothes, but today he put on an old one just for this moment. He immediately said: "Did the general forget? This bearskin fur was given to me by the general after his first attack on Chu more than three years ago." Mine, even though the fur has fallen off after being washed all over the place, it is still Hei Fu’s favorite thing to wear.”

He said meaningfully: "Only old clothes are warm enough..."

Li You was very satisfied and glanced at the staff who had given him advice before. The aide told him that Heifu acted arbitrarily in Nanchang. After being appointed as the chief of Zuo Shu, he no longer approved Li You when he submitted letters to the King of Qin. This was a sign of pride and no longer regarded Li You as the leader.

Although he immediately rebuked the staff, saying that everyone was a minister of the king, how could there be any distinction between master and slave? But there is inevitably a little knot in my heart.

Li You's current title is Zuo Geng. Although he and Hei Fu are two ranks different, they are both "low ministers" and hold Mo Yugui, so he deliberately teased and tested Hei Fu.

Seeing that Hei Fu did not forget his old kindness and even wore the clothes he gave him, Li You was no longer afraid. He stood up and helped Hei Fu up and said, "As the saying goes, clothes should never be as new, and people should never be the same. Now you don't They are my subordinates again, but they are still old friends..."

Afterwards, Li You asked Heifu to sit under him, ranking above all officials and staff! And chatted enthusiastically with him.

What Heifu is best at is flattering. He quietly belittled himself and flattered Li Youdao: "Heifu is incompetent. He spent a year and only conquered a few small counties. But you, general, conquered two counties in a row." ah!"

It turned out that at this time last year, after Li You and Heifu broke up in Echeng, they led their troops to the southwest, arrived at the Miluo River, joined forces with the Bajun soldiers, and confronted the Qu family of Chu across the river.

In the end, Li You used a tactic similar to the Battle of Chuisha. He did not choose the shallow area, but forced his way from the deep, catching the Chu people by surprise. Thousands of Chu people's corpses were found floating on the banks of the Miluo River, and they won another great victory without any false passes. They then advanced with great success and captured the city of Changsha. It took several more months to capture Dongting County of Chu State, and the Qu family fled south to Cangwu.

At almost the same time as Heifu went up the Gan River to attack Upper Gan, Li You also launched troops from Changsha and fought upstream along the Xiang River. Southern Hunan and part of Guangxi were the "Cangwu County" established during the reign of Wu Qi. Li You entered Cangwu, killed the head of the Qu family in Chendi, and sent a partial army to conquer Jiuyi Fortress.

Jiuyi Fortress, like Limen Fortress in Jiangxi, is the southernmost place known to the people of the Central Plains. The difference is that south of Limensai is Nanyue, which is later Guangdong, and south of Jiuyi Sai is Xiou, also called Xiyue, which is the Guilin area of ​​​​Guangxi...

After that, the King of Qin ordered Li You to merge the two counties of Chu Dongting and Cangwu into Changsha County.

Li You said with sadness: "In the midsummer of last year (twenty-five years), the army returned to Changsha, but encountered a serious disease called water bug. Just when I didn't know what to do, fortunately, Hei Fu wrote a letter explaining the cause of the disease. I will When the preventive methods you mentioned are implemented in the army and soldiers are restrained from going into the water, the spread of this evil disease will be slightly restrained..."

Nowadays, schistosomiasis has become a serious problem for the Qin troops stationed in Changsha, Nanchang, and Kuaiji in the south of the Yangtze River. It's a pity that Chen Wujiu and other doctors have just arrived in the south, and they don't know if they can develop a cure.

The King of Qin also organized military immigration in Changsha County like Nanchang, and asked Li You to leave thousands of people to guard the cultivated fields. At the same time, he asked Li You to return to Xianyang to resume his duties. After reporting the situation in the south, he was officially appointed as the governor of Changsha County.

Changsha was so hot that Li You didn't want to go, but he had no choice. His title was enough to make him the governor of a border county. The King of Qin had no intention of taking care of his own son-in-law, and even asked his eldest daughter, Li You's wife, to go south with him. Li You only hoped that after a few years of service in peace, he could be transferred back to Xianyang or Neijun.

Now Li You was going to take office. When he walked to Jiangling, he fell ill. He caught a cold and had a fever, so he could only stay in his original mansion for a few days...

After Li You left Hei Fu to finish his meal, he pulled him and said softly: "When I returned to Xianyang, the king praised you again, saying that you are well-versed in Nanchang. In time, you can also be the head of the border county and the Qin Dynasty." Create new territories.”

"However, according to the king's wishes, I still want to summon you to Xianyang to serve as a Langguan for a period of time and take you with me to gain some experience..."

Heifu knew that becoming a Langguan was a necessary step for high-ranking officials in the Qin State. Lang Guan is known as "he lives in the guard and goes out to herd hundreds of miles". He is not only the bodyguard of the King of Qin, but also the main source of officials at the central and local levels. Wang Bi, Li Xin, Meng Tian, ​​and Li You were all entered by Lang. He was an official, so he was trusted by the King of Qin.

There are people like Heifu who are born as gentlemen, and Li Si is like this.

Li Youru said to Heifu with all his treasures: "There are more than 700 Langguan in Xianyang, which is not a small number. They are divided into Zhonglang, Langzhong and Wailang, which are called Sanlang. The Zhonglang is waiting for the imperial edict in the ban and gets along with the dynasty; the Langzhong is a guard In the palace, you can often see the king; while the foreign minister is on guard outside the palace and has the least relationship with the king."

These three types of Langguan are subordinate to the Zhonglangjiang, Langzhongjiang and Wailangjiang respectively. The boss of the three generals is Langzhongling.

Heifu's title was very high in the county, but when he went to Xianyang, it was instantly worthless compared with those nobles who had been passed down for generations. The doctor's order is one of the Nine Qings, and if Li You can't get along with him, he shouldn't even think about it. The rank of Zhonglang General is equivalent to two thousand stones, which is a prominent and important position. Currently, Meng Tian's younger brother Meng Yi holds the position, and there is no chance of it. The middle doctor is worth a thousand stones, and the outer man is worth a thousand stones. He may have a chance...

At this point, Li You had already told Hei Fu everything he knew. He was slightly drunk at this time, complaining that King Qin's princess was not easy to take care of, and that there seemed to be some discord between the couple. Then he realized that he had made a mistake, and after a moment of silence, Then he waved his hand and told Hei Fu to step back.

Heifu took the opportunity and said, "I wonder if my subordinates will be lucky enough to meet Tingwei after going to Xianyang?"

He was led by Li Youyi, and the imprint of Li Si's party was stamped on him. That's why Zhang Hancai, who also belonged to Li Si's line, and Heifu were so close. When they arrived in Xianyang, how could they not pay homage to the mountain?

Li Youke seemed to have suddenly sobered up. He dragged Hei Fu over and warned in a low voice: "When you arrive in Xianyang, you will meet my father in the court. Don't show too much kindness. Just keep everything as usual. As for visiting my father at home." , offering gifts...not to mention any!"

Li You's mouth smelled of alcohol, but the words he spat out were colder than the depths of winter in the twelfth lunar month.

"Remember! Qin officials do not have cliques or rivalries. It doesn't matter if they are lax at the local level. But in Xianyang, under the eyes of the king, officials who form cliques for personal gain or conspire with the master will never be allowed!"

Just one sentence made Heifu feel that the water in Xianyang was really deep!

ps: There are a lot of dinner parties these days, so there are only two chapters today, and I will start updating them tomorrow.