Qin Official

When Hei Fu saw off his wife, Nestern let Hei Fu get into his carriage and follow him for a few more miles.

Passing by Qishanting, ten miles east of Yong County, before Heifu got out of the car, Nei Shiteng suddenly grabbed him and whispered: "Your Majesty's order for me to return east this time is a bit unusual!"

This time, Nei Shiteng returned eastward to Xianyang, which seemed to be no problem to Hei Fu. But who was Nei Shiteng? The old fox immediately sensed something strange.

"Although the law prohibits county magistrates from leaving their jurisdiction without any reason, things that accompany the driver generally have a beginning and an end. If nothing happened to Xianyang, they should not be temporarily repatriated. In my opinion, this move is more like a one-time Beats and warnings…”

"warn?"

After all, Heifu was just a small policeman in his previous life. Although he had a vision beyond the times, his political wisdom was not necessarily higher than that of Ye Teng, who had been immersed in officialdom for decades. He was slightly shocked when he heard this.

"What you are saying is that Your Majesty does not approve of this strategy?"

"That's not the case. Your Majesty appreciates this policy. Otherwise, it would not be me but you who would be deported."

Nestern quickly guessed the crux of the matter: "If I guess correctly, Your Majesty is suspicious of the purpose of your advice."

Heifu said: "My purpose was clearly stated during the performance."

But Nei Shiteng shook his head: "No, you were a Sima of another department who conquered Yuzhang in the south of the Yangtze River. You proposed to build Nanchang City in order to expand the southern border. You even proposed to His Majesty that the land of Shanggan and Cangwu could be enfeoffed. My son is a border lord, and in His Majesty’s eyes, you should be the most important official to advocate for the southward advance.”

"But recently, you have been uncharacteristic of yourself. You believe that the southward expansion should be slowed down. Instead, you support the westward expansion, which has nothing to do with you. This is beyond your Majesty's expectation. Afterwards, you will definitely wonder why you changed like this? What do you want? ?”

Before giving the advice, Nestern's attention was focused on Heifu's foresight and ignored his purpose. Now that something happened, Heifu could only bite the bullet and tell him the facts.

"To be honest, I believe that this strategy can really consolidate the foundation and open up the lands outside Guanxi. I propose to go south slowly and expand westward urgently. I also have some selfish motives. I know that the five mountains are difficult to cross and the people are difficult to attack. , I don’t want my old soldiers to suffer heavy casualties..."

"Li Daitao is stiff, and the disaster is diverted to the west?"

Nei Shiteng shook his head: "You are much wiser than those so-called 'critics' who speak out and give advice. You actually know how to love your old tribe. They are your disciples. They are the foundation of the place. It is understandable to care for them, but if friendship prevails, If you are too rational, it will become a fetter..."

Heifu promised: "Could it be that Your Majesty has noticed my deep meaning?"

"If Your Majesty is dissatisfied with this, he should transfer one of your old subordinates from Yuzhang as a warning. Instead of using me to beat him, this matter should also have something to do with me."

After pondering for a while, Nei Shiteng suddenly burst into laughter.

"Your Majesty doesn't think that because you are married to my family and under my instructions, you are inconsistent and facing the south and the west!"

Indeed, the expansion of Kansai will bring Nei Shiteng a lot of power and opportunities for further advancement. This is a good thing, but in the eyes of the emperor, this pair of sons-in-law are suspected of taking advantage of the public family to make private profits.

And asking Neishiteng to end the journey and return to Xianyang early is a small warning for this move. It also hints to Heifu: Be more independent and don't obey the husband in everything!

This was truly an unexpected disaster. Although it would not have an impact on the whole matter, and Hei Fu would still be reused, the emperor's trust in Weng and his son-in-law had somewhat declined.

The heart of an emperor is really unpredictable, and Hei Fu felt a little wronged and unhappy. No wonder people often say: Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.

However, Neishiteng had not stopped thinking about this matter. He suddenly said: "My son-in-law, when you were serving as a minister by His Majesty's side, could you have any grudges against His Majesty's ministers nearby?"

"What you are saying is that someone around your majesty is slandering you?"

As soon as he reminded him, Heifu immediately thought of someone.

"Order of CRRC, Zhao Gao!"

…

Because it was just a guess, Heifu did not tell Neishiteng about Zhao Gao yet. On the way back to Yong County, he kept closing his eyes and thinking.

Ginger is still too old to be spicy. After a while, Shi Teng peeled off the cocoons and finally clarified what happened. It was originally a good thing, but because of a word from a nearby minister, the emperor was suspicious, but he didn't want to hurt Heifu. , which made outsiders think that the emperor did not approve of the expansion of the west, and made internal officials feel wronged.

The beating was neither painful nor itchy, but it made Heifu feel very uncomfortable.

"What kind of grudge does this Zhao Gao have against me? He actually gave me such a bad medicine!"

Just because Heifu was shocked when he heard Zhao Gao's name when he was in Chen Ying and glared at him. What kind of hatred is that? Heifu expected that Zhao Gao had other reasons for his inexplicable hostility towards him.

"Later, when we were discussing the title, my memorial happened to be the same as his, which kind of stole Zhao Gao's limelight. Afterwards, although he treated me as usual, we met in the palace and stopped to say a few words, but I always felt that he had ill intentions. …”

From Zhao Gao's point of view, he probably thought that he was in the dark and Hei Fu was in the light, but in fact, in Hei Fu's eyes, Zhao Gao had long been a bright light.

"I suffered a bad loss once, and there will never be a second time..." Hei Fu secretly swore.

Before heading east, Nei Stern's last instruction to Hei Fu was that even if he found the person who was slandering him, he should not act rashly, because...

"Your Majesty likes to match ministers with different political views to compete with each other."

He listed Li Xin and Wang Jian's battle to attack Chu, the secret competition between Wang and Meng's military sects, the political struggle between Li Si and Wang Wan, and even the old enemies of Meng Yi and Zhao Gao.

In this way, the ministers will have different opinions and check each other, so they will not collude to deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors. The fights between them will also be firmly controlled by the emperor and will not reach the level of affecting the state affairs of the court. .

Nei Shiteng was not worried about the slanderer at all, but instead became happy.

"Your Majesty is a wise man. Although he occasionally uses imperial power, he still listens to advice and is tolerant to his ministers. As long as he is not treasonous and treasonous, even if he loses his teacher and humiliates the country like Li Xin, he can still have a good death. This is not Zhao It can't be compared to mediocrity like Qian."

"Therefore, it is a good thing that you have enemies in the court! Your Majesty can use you with confidence!"

Therefore, Nei Shiteng told Heifu not to act rashly. It is very difficult to defeat the enemy in one breath in a political dispute. The emperor makes decisions from above and will not give any party an absolute advantage: even if Zhao Gao was sentenced to death by Meng Yi , was still rescued.

The outcome of life and death is not determined by the ability or moral level of both parties, but only by the emperor's heart.

A mature politician will pretend that everything is business as usual, hide his malice and hatred, smile and bow to his enemies, until he sees an opportunity to make the other party irreversible!

Heifu listened to Nei Shiteng's suggestion and returned to Qinian Palace. He met Zhao Gao at the palace gate.

"Shaofu Cheng!" Zhao Gao came over to say hello with a smile: "Are you sending the internal history away?"

"Order of CRRC."

Heifu responded with a smile and chatted with Zhao Gao, saying that Nei Shi was too old to withstand long distance travel, but fortunately His Majesty let him return to Xianyang.

Zhao Gao scolded his old man and said that he was not young anymore and would leave Yongdi tomorrow for Longban where the traffic was extremely poor. However, he was very worried. Hei Fu recommended that he put a soft piece of soft material on his waist while driving for His Majesty. pad……

In the eyes of Lang Wei, who guarded the palace gate, although the two could not be called friends, they respected each other and talked happily.

But after saying goodbye to Zhao Gao and turning around, Hei Fu's eyes turned cold.

"Compared to the old ginger Nei Shiteng, I am just a young ginger in the political arena. I am not good at these intrigues..."

But among the others who have recently taken refuge, there is one Chen Ping. Although he calls himself Mr. Huang, he is good at poisonous tactics! It was Chen Ping's idea to ambush Wei Wu soldiers in Zhoushi a few years ago.

"Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao, I heard that you have always been cautious and honest in your official duties. You can't find any flaws, but your brother and son-in-law can't take advantage of it? When I return to Xianyang, even if I can't overthrow you, I can let you know that I will be the first to report to Xianyang. What will be the consequences of my provocation!"

…

After leaving Yong County, Qin Shihuang's huge motorcade continued westward.

As the slope gradually increases, the originally spacious road gradually turns into a path that can only accommodate two vehicles parallel. The farmland gradually recedes, and is surrounded by dense and deep forests.

The rugged limestone hills became increasingly steeper, and by the third day they had become a mountain range. Although it was already early April, Heifu looked from the foot of the mountain and found that the highest rock peaks were still carrying old snow, as if they were gray and white. The giant stands here, separating Neishi and Longxi County.

A Langguan from Longxi County told Heifu: "Longban has nine steps. I don't know how high it is. Those who want to climb it can only cross it in seven days. The wind and snow at the highest point of the mountain only thawed in May. Now It’s still early.”

This is a natural danger parallel to the Shu Road. Fortunately, the Chi Road does not have to go over the mountain. It winds along the mountain stream to the west. Although the chariot is heavy, there is a way to go.

However, the scenery in front of me is very different from that in Longdong: high on the mountain ridges are patches of low and vigorous birch forests, and vast pastures, like green waves covering the entire Longshan Mountain. Herdsmen in simple clothes are driving large herds. A vigorous and galloping horse.

The four horses pulling the carriage for Heifu also became more cheerful. They lost their usual well-behaved nature and kept neighing. If the charioteers hadn't been holding on to the six bridles, they would have run away long ago and gone to the grass to have fun. .

These four animals were newly gifted by the emperor, and it is said that they came from this pasture "between the Mianyang River and the Wei River".

This is the best and largest natural pasture in Kansai. In the early Zhou Dynasty, Qin Feizi once raised horses for the Zhou royal family between Mi and Wei. Because of his outstanding achievements in "horse breeding", Feizi was made a vassal by the Emperor of Zhou...

This is the place where Qin people's "dreams began". The Western Tour was originally a journey to find their roots. Qin Shihuang also found the grassland where Qin Feizi was said to herd horses. A team of thousands of people set up camp, set up a high altar, and used traditional Sacrificial dogs and horses were sacrificed until nightfall.

Coincidentally, on the night when the emperor stayed between the Wei and Wei Rivers, something unexpected happened, which turned out to be a divine assist for Heifu's suggestion of "expansion to the west" and helped Qin Shihuang make up his mind to conquer the west. …

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PS: I recommend a novel from the Spring and Autumn Period, "The World of King Zheng": The royal family moved eastward, and rituals and music collapsed. Let’s see how Zheng Guo can continue its glory after Xiaoba.

There has been no Spring and Autumn-themed novel for a long time. This author is at least serious about researching information and writing a book. If you are interested, you can collect it and read it.