Qin Official

"The emperor of Xia was crowned queen, the emperor of Shang was crowned emperor, and the emperor of Zhou was crowned king. These are the three generations. Now that the emperor of Qin has conquered the six kingdoms, he should also change his name to show his success!"

"What Wang Yilang said makes sense. Your Majesty ordered the prime minister, censor and other Yilang to discuss the name. We should do our best!"

In a hall of the doctor's office, Heifu was sitting among more than ten doctors. He was listening to their discussions, saliva was flying, but he was in a state of mind.

The King of Qin's government really didn't play by the rules. Hei Fu didn't expect that as soon as he entered Xianyang, he was neither summoned by the King of Qin nor appointed to the expected military position. Instead, he was given the idle position of "Yi Lang".

The Lang officer is in charge of the gate, and the guards stay inside. They go out to serve as chariots and riders. There are Yilang, Zhonglang, Shilang, Lang and others, as many as a thousand people. Among them, the rank of Yilang is worth six hundred stones. As the name suggests, the special thing about this kind of Langguan is that he not only answers questions and serves as a consultant like a doctor, but also has the responsibility of speaking and deliberation, and can discuss government affairs.

The person who presented him with the letter of appointment was Yang Guan, who had met him last year. He said to Heifu: "The king said that although Heifu was born in Guizhou, he is eloquent and often comes up with surprising strategies. Now If you have a good military position, then try to be a Yilang first!"

The so-called "eloquent" is probably the impression left on Qin Wangzheng by Heifu's suggestions such as building public toilets and composting compost, as well as his sentence "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier".

It is not ruled out that after hearing some of his deeds from Nei Shi Teng and Li You, King Qin deliberately put him in this position to see what Heifu's other abilities were.

"The heart of an emperor is really hard to figure out. Ye Teng also told me that when I first come here, I should listen more, see more and speak less..."

Heifu secretly cursed, but given such a position, it was impossible not to speak.

But what should I say? It was a good day when the six kings were betraying him and the world was at peace. Of course, it would not work to jump out at this time and say something disobedient to the king of Qin or to disappoint him.

But when it comes to flattering someone, you also have to look at how you flatter them and prioritize them, otherwise it will be fun to flatter them.

For example, although the edict just issued has not many words, it has profound meaning. Political names are an important part of the ancient Chinese political system. Because they carry the functions of affirming the orthodoxy of the dynasty and conveying beautiful meanings, they are valued. Isn't there a saying that if the name is not successful, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words do not go well, things will not happen. No.

The naming seemed to be the beginning of the Qin Dynasty's new policy. According to Heifu's knowledge, this would also be the beginning of the two thousand years of imperial rule.

"Chief Zuo is thoughtful. Could it be that he has an idea?"

Just when Heifu was thinking about whether to fill in the answer and how to fill it in appropriately, a man named Wang Wu shouted to Heifu twice, calling him back to his senses.

Wang Wu was a relative of Prime Minister Wang Wan. He was ranked as the fifth official and had more than ten yilangs. They were all scattered officials with no one to rule them. The doctor's order did not pay much attention to them. However, this man often claimed to be the head of yilang.

After Hei Fu came, his title was higher than Wang Wu's, so Wang Wu felt a little uncomfortable, and looked down on this humble soldier who was born in Guizhou and didn't even have a family name to be able to become a Yilang.

But he didn't dare to confront Hei Fu openly on weekdays. When the King of Qin ordered Yilang to discuss the emperor's title, he deliberately pointed his attention at Hei Fu because he was sure that Hei Fu would never figure it out.

Sure enough, when Heifu noticed that everyone in the room was looking at him, he smiled like a countryman and said:

"I come from a military background and don't know much about literacy. How can I have any idea about these things that are quoted from scriptures?"

Wang Wu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and looked at the other Yilangs. His meaning was very clear: Look, what I said is right, this country bumpkin can't say anything!

Heifu knew that he would not be able to integrate into the discussion in a short period of time, so he added: "Everyone, please discuss here. I will go to the Censor's Mansion to look through the books, and maybe I can think of it!"

After saying that, he stood up, handed over his hands, and left.

After he left the hall, Wang Wu even said disdainfully: "A scholar is a common man who is ignorant and incompetent. Isn't it a little late to read a book now?"

The people next to him coughed softly, reminding the prime minister's relative from Shandong to be cautious. The Qin State valued military merit the most, so even though everyone looked down on Hei Fu's background, they did not dare to treat him lightly.

Wang Wu knew that he had made a mistake, so he could only sigh secretly that the warriors of the Qin State had conquered the dynasty. But even if he could conquer the world with his strength, could he continue to be like this? Then he continued to discuss the title of emperor with everyone...

…

With the correct answer in his hand, Hei Fu was not in a panic and was not in a hurry to come forward. After leaving the doctor's office, he walked slowly to the Censor's Mansion next door.

The system of Qin was not built in one day. Before unification, the prime minister, the imperial censor, as well as Feng Chang, Lang Zhongling, Weiwei, Zongzheng, Taipu, Tingwei, Dianke, Zhisu Neishi, and Shaofu were all nine. Your official office is ready.

The official offices were not located in the traditional "Xianyang City" on the north bank of the Wei River, but in the south of Weinan and later Xi'an.

This is not surprising. Although Qin Xiaogong ordered Shang Yang to build Wei City and Ji Que in Xianyang plateau in the north of Wei Dynasty as the new capital, after more than a hundred years of changes, Xianyang is no longer in a corner, but is in the same territory as Qin State. Same, expanding at a rapid rate!

It is said that after King Qin Huiwen became the queen, he built a new palace with huge materials from Qi and Yong, making Xianyang City "near Wei in the south and Jing in the north", and it has begun to take on the scale of the capital of a great country.

By the time of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, things were even worse. The shops crossed the Wei River and expanded to the south bank. A cross bridge was also built across the Wei River. Zhangtai Palace and other palace annexes were also built one after another.

"Xianyang is no longer a city." Heifu remembered the words of his new friend after arriving in Xianyang.

Heifu thought to himself: "If we want to use the words of later generations to describe Xianyang now, it should be the capital area, which is accurate enough..."

You can also think that Weinan is the Xiongan New Area of ​​Xianyang.

Government agencies also gradually moved here. Compared with the slightly smaller Beigong, the newly built Zhangtai Palace was more majestic and majestic. It replaced Xianyang Palace and became the political center of the Qin State. The famous "Return of the Perfect Jade to Zhao" is What happened here.

Qin Wangzheng also didn't like Beigong and preferred this place. He spent most of the year handling government affairs here.

In order to improve administrative efficiency, except for the guards guarding Xianyang and Feng Chang, who was in charge of the ancestral temple sacrifices, who stayed in the Beigong, the other seven ministers' offices, as well as the Prime Minister's Office and the Yushi's Office were concentrated near Zhangtai Palace and divided into Zhangtai Street. both sides.

Looking back now, he could see the tall walls and majestic gates of Zhangtai Palace. It looked towering and majestic, no less than the Forbidden City in later generations. But the color scheme of the black tiles and yellow walls, coupled with the open and clear sky, where the birds are perched, and the tall and clear sky, as gloomy as the Ji Que connected to the sky, makes it a bit more heavy and more in line with Heifu's aesthetics.

But outside the palace wall, on both sides of Zhangtai Street, there are all low and ordinary buildings. The buildings cannot be called new. Although there are often people coming and going, the officials in black are so hurried, but they move lightly and barely make a sound. Extraneous sounds.

For those who don’t know, you might think they are ordinary wealthy people. However, when you enter these alleys, you will encounter heavily guarded soldiers. When you look up again, you will be surprised to find that what is written on the plaque is actually the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Censor's Mansion!

Heifu couldn't help but think of a joke he heard in his previous life: "The central government agency hidden in Zhongnanhai Hutong is not as impressive as the county government of a fourth- or fifth-tier county..."

So here, what Heifu saw was not the bustling bustle of the shops in Xianyang, Weibei, but the heart of the empire beating steadily and orderly, and all the officials in the city and government were in awe!

Although he had only been in office for two days, he was lucky enough to see on his way to work that hundreds of stones of documents and slips sent from various counties were being pulled by more than ten horse-drawn carriages through Zhangtai Street just after the cockcrow. They were first sorted at the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Censor's Mansion, and some of them were distributed to various government offices. The most important ones were handed over to the officials on duty at Zhangtai, and then they were presented to the King of Qin who had used the imperial food for personal inspection.

When he saw that the mud seal was intact and had not been opened and read privately by traitors, the King of Qin would have the mud seal removed and give it to him for personal viewing...

It is said that the King of Qin was a workaholic. He "worked hard at writing, spending time in jail during the day, and reviewing books at night." He had to review 120 kilograms of memorials every day!

The King of Qin was so diligent in his work, and Qin's laws also advocated that daily official duties should not be delayed overnight, so the major government offices next to Zhangtai Street were also busy under their quiet appearance.

Fortunately, Heifu, a consultant, had only a few things to do, and he had a valid reason to "check information", so it was not considered skipping work. He passed an alley, but did not walk into a group of doctors and scholars who were crowded. The gate of the Yushi Mansion, which was chattering endlessly, went around to the side and behind it, to the outside of a courtyard surrounded by a well.

On the gate of the courtyard, there are several large seal characters written "Censor's Palace Cache Room".

This is the collection room of the Yushi Mansion, which is the National Library and National Archives of the Qin State. Documents from all directions, that is, memorials, archives, books and local reports in charge of the central government are all concentrated here.

Heifu showed the bronze seal and black ribbon of his Yilang, as well as the slip document authorizing entry and exit, and was asked to leave behind the flint and flint that everyone would bring with them these days. Then he was led in by the petty officials.

"What book does Yilang want to read?"

This was Heifu's second visit, and the clerk in the library was somewhat impressed by Yilang who went to the library to read books and ended up falling asleep.

"I'm not looking for books today. I'm looking for someone. Is the history under the pillar here?" Hei Fu said with a smile.

"There are four pillars in the Tibetan room: the Mingtang, the Stone Chamber, the Golden Chamber, and the Jade Edition. I wonder who Yilang is looking for?"

The National Library of the Qin Dynasty belongs to the Yushi Mansion, but it is subdivided into four parts: the Mingtang, the Stone Chamber, the Golden Chamber, and the Jade Edition. The Mingtang contains Qin's own history books, the Golden Chamber stores Qin laws and decrees, and the Jade Edition contains household registration books.

Only the stone chamber was newly built and contained plundered historical records and books from the Six Kingdoms.

What Heifu is looking for is Shishizhuxiashi.

The clerk led him through the edge corridor. As he passed through the halls, he could hear rustling sounds. Qin officials were copying documents with swords and pens. From time to time, he would meet officials carrying boxes of bamboo slips in and out. These days Reading is also physical work, not as easy as moving bricks.

Heifu couldn't help but have a thought in his mind: "If light paper could be invented, there would be no need to be so tired. And with the unification of the world, the affairs of counties and counties were heavy, and the backward writing carriers began to have difficulty adapting to Qin's extremely sophisticated writing system. It’s administrative…”

While I was thinking about it, the stone chamber arrived.

The Qin State plundered the classics of the Six Kingdoms, mostly out of a winner's mentality. Not many people were really interested in the classics of the Six Kingdoms, so there were only a few people who came here to read the books, the door was slightly open, and there was no one around.

"History under the pillar? History under the pillar?"

The clerk in the Tibetan room came to the door and called softly, but no one answered for a while.

He had no choice but to increase the volume. At this time, an impatient voice finally sounded inside.

"Who is shouting and disturbing outside?"

The clerk shrank his head and said: "History under the pillar, there is a councilor who wants to inquire about something, and he came here to see you!"

"Yi Lang?" The voice inside was lost in thought, and then said after a while: "Wait a moment, I will come out soon."

However, half a moment passed, but no one came out, and only a dull sound of falling to the ground was heard!

Hei Fu and the clerk were startled. When they walked in and took a look, they saw that a bookshelf containing bamboo slips had fallen over, and all the bamboo slips and scrolls on it fell to the ground, just in time to pin a human figure underneath!

"Quick...pull me out!"

The man was huge and clumsy. He was pinned down by several bamboo slips and could not move...

Heifu was very strong, so he walked over and pulled him out.

If you look closely, you will see that he is a fat man who is rare to see these days. His cheeks are as plump as soft steamed buns, and his eyes are deeply sunken into his flesh. However, his skin is very good, and he is as fat and white as a gourd...

The fat man was still moaning in pain just now, but after being pulled out, he didn't bother to check the painful area. Instead, he threw himself on those ancient bamboo slips and sighed in distress.

"This is the only copy of "Corpse". I haven't copied it yet. What should I do if I damage it?"

He hurriedly picked up the book on the ground, but unexpectedly, the bottom plate was unstable, and he stepped on a bamboo slip. He fell again, fell to the sky, and was buried in a pile of bamboo slips again...

If this person's brain was knocked unconscious, it would be a big loss. Heifu could only give him a hand again. Seeing that he was not injured, he said in a dumbfounded voice: "Brother Zihu, I know you are addicted to books, but... Don’t you need to use books as a coffin?”

The tall, white and fat guy in front of him is none other than Zhang Cang, who has made Heifu famous in the past few years. He is a descendant of the Zhang family of Yangwu, a disciple of Xunzi, a junior brother of Li Si, a erudite celebrity, and a future great mathematician. the scientist.

However, when Heifu actually met this person, he discovered that his true identity was actually...

Fat house!

ps: I’m back late, there are two chapters left tonight, try to finish them before 12 o’clock.

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