The Jagged Empire of Daqin

But once the words are out, you can’t go back on your word. Thinking of this, Ying Chang suddenly felt embarrassed, and at the same time, he subconsciously glanced at Zhao Zhongshan’s five sons. Among the five sons, he only knew Zhao Wu, whom he had just met, and the other four sons. I don't know any of them, and I don't know which one is the eldest son of the Zhao family.

Ok?

Yingchang found that among Zhao Zhongshan's five sons, one was keeping his head down all the time, and the other four, one was distressed, and the three looked like they were watching a play. , should not be the eldest son of the Zhao family. After all, who can watch a play without securing the position of the future patriarch?Whose play are you watching?Do you want to watch your play?

If the four are excluded, then there will be the last one who has kept his head down. If he guessed correctly, this person who has been bowing his head is the eldest son of the Zhao family. When thinking of the eldest son of the Zhao family, Ying Chang can't help feeling a little embarrassed, because he Suddenly remembered that Concubine Jia Tianyue had a marriage contract with the eldest son of the Zhao family!

Is it too much to snatch his daughter-in-law by myself, and now to snatch his future head of the family?

Just when Ying Chang was in a dilemma, the eldest son of the Zhao family who had been lowering his head raised his head, and said in a calm tone: "I, Zhao Ren, would like to give up the position of future Patriarch to my third brother!"

"Ok?"

Everyone was taken aback, let?Just let it go?

The Zhao family is not a small family. One of the top ten families of Dayan, whoever can be the head of the Zhao family is comparable to the second-rank Shangshu of the dynasty. In the face of such great interests, the eldest son said no. up?

"Ren'er, you..."

Zhao Ren suddenly interrupted Zhao Zhongshan's words, "Father, my son has no wives and concubines and heirs, and the position of head of the family is given to Haier, which means nothing to him. Why not give it to the third brother. The third brother is not weak, and he will definitely be able to lead Zhao Zhongshan." Home goes further!"

No heirs?Could it be that he is not married?

Could it be because of Tian Yue?

A trace of guilt flashed across Ying Chang's eyes, and he said, "You don't need to worry about me, I won't base other people's happiness on other people's pain, you can rest assured!"

Zhao Ren bowed to salute Ying Chang, and said with a hint of a smile in his tone: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. Even if His Majesty didn't come today, and Laizhi didn't mention it, Caomin would bring it up to my father. A huge It is really unwise to hand over the family to a man who has no heirs and no wives and concubines, by the way, Caomin has mentioned this to my father many times before!"

Although Zhao Ren's tone was smiling, it sounded so serious and serious. It didn't look like he was joking at all, but he was sincerely giving up the position of Patriarch.

"Ah..." Zhao Zhongshan sighed softly, bowed to Ying Chang and replied: "Your Majesty, my son Zhao Ren, did mention before that he would give up the position of future Patriarch. I hope Your Majesty will not mind it!"

For the eldest son Zhao Ren, Zhao Zhongshan was both helpless and regretful. Since Ying Chang took Tian Yue away, Zhao Ren began to be decadent, but he did not know what stimulated him, and he suddenly cheered up again. From then on, From time to time, Zhao Ren proposed to him to give up the position of future Patriarch.

Of course Zhao Zhongshan refused, and he refused every time, because although Zhao Ren had no heirs or wives and concubines, his ability was absolutely first-class. He must be the head of the family, and he must be the one. After a hundred years of Ren, it's enough to adopt a few from the collateral lineage. Anyway, they are all from the Zhao family, and it doesn't matter whether they are relatives or not.

Since Zhao Zhongshan didn't want to expand the matter, he never mentioned it to others. As a result, no one except him knew that Zhao Ren had repeatedly proposed to cede the position of future Patriarch.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhongshan's other four sons were immediately dumbfounded, thinking, my God, there is such a thing!

Zhao has no surprises!

The other three sons are envious and jealous!

What the hell, it really made the third child's blind cat meet a dead mouse!

They knew that according to the current situation, the position of Patriarch would most likely belong to Zhao Wu, the youngest son. Who would let him have a good son? If he moved his mouth, he would get a throne that countless people would envy!

When Ying Chang heard Zhao Zhongshan's words, the guilt in his heart was relieved by half. He thought, Zhao Ren didn't give up the position of future patriarch because of himself. That's good. If it was because of himself, then he was really guilty Full!

"Okay, then hand over the position of the future head of the Zhao family to Zhao Wu, the father of Zhao Laizhi!" Ying Chang said with a solemn expression.

Since Zhao Ren didn't want to be the future patriarch for a long time, Ying Chang can logically hand over the position of future patriarch to Zhao Wu. In this way, he not only fulfilled his promise to Zhao Laizhi, but also fulfilled Zhao Ren's idea. Get the best of both worlds!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Wu knelt down excitedly, kowtowed three times, his forehead was bleeding.

Others looked at Zhao Wu with envy and hatred!

Zhao Ren took out a round jade pendant from his bosom. This jade pendant was handed down from the Zhao family to the next patriarch. Zhao Ren handed the jade pendant to Zhao Zhongshan, and Zhao Zhongshan handed it to Zhao Zhongshan none.

From now on, the future head of the Zhao family will be Zhao Wu!

"Zhao Ren, you have asked the head of the country several times to give up the future head of the family, but the head of the country has repeatedly refused. This is enough to show that your ability is outstanding, and the head of the country thinks that the future head of the family must be you, but you have given up now. As the future patriarch of the Zhao family, there is nowhere to show this great talent!"

"And I can't see the talent being buried the most. Therefore, I am going to let you enter the official position and serve the Great Qin Empire. What do you think? As long as you agree, you can choose any official position above the fifth rank, and I will seal it for you. What are you!" Ying Chang said, looking at Zhao Ren calmly.

Ying Chang wanted Zhao Ren to become an official for two main reasons. First, Zhao Zhongshan was a smart man, and the people he valued were definitely not bad, so Zhao Ren must have real skills. It is a beautiful thing for the Great Qin Empire to use, and second, it unintentionally robbed Tian Yue and broke the marriage contract between him and Tian Yue. I feel guilty and want to make up for it!

"Your Majesty, Caomin is not interested in becoming an official. However, Caomin is interested in wine making, and Caomin has always yearned for the best wine of the Great Qin Empire. If possible, can Your Majesty let Caomin work in the Department of Housekeeping?" Zhao Ren said with a smile Smiling, he bowed down and saluted.

"Hubu Shangsi? Do you still know this Yamen?" Ying Chang's eyes flashed with surprise, he didn't expect the Hubu Shangsi to be so famous.

"The well-known household department business department, the grassroots have already been heard!" Zhao Ren said with a smile.

"You are the eldest son of the Zhao family, why are you interested in wine making?" Ying Chang asked immediately.

"Your Majesty, my son tasted a bottle of top-quality wine produced by Tobe Shoji a few years ago. Since then, his love for top-quality wine has been out of control, and also influenced by top-quality wine, my son has become interested in wine making. For this reason, my Zhao family has opened a winery!" Zhao Zhongshan said dumbfounded.

Speaking of this superb wine, Zhao Zhongshan loves and hates it. What he loves is the mellow and strong beauty of the wine, but what he hates is that the wine made Zhao Ren become a wine addict.

"It's a pity that no matter how Caomin brews it, they can't brew the best wine that is comparable to the top-quality wine produced by the Shangshu of the Qin Empire. Therefore, Caomin implores Your Majesty, can you arrange for Caomin to work in the winery under the Hubu Shangsi? Let Caomin see what it is. There is no way to brew such a strong and beautiful wine!" Zhao Ren once again asked to join the Department of Housekeeping.

Ying Chang frowned slightly, and said with regret in his tone: "Such a talent, going to Hubu Shangsi Winery to make wine, isn't it an overkill?"

"If you can brew the best wine in the ages, then you are not overqualified!" Zhao Ren said with a more excited expression.

"Okay, I'll just say this to you, I agree!" Ying Chang responded without saying a word.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Ren thanked with a solemn expression!

Hey

Zhao Zhongshan sighed inwardly, feeling a pity that such a big man did not stay in the family, but became a brewer instead, what a waste!

A huge loss for the Zhao family!

If Ying Chang hadn't been here, he would have shown the majesty of the patriarch and directly rejected Zhao Ren's idea, but with Ying Chang here, he had no right to make decisions at all and could only let Zhao Ren do as he wished.

And Ying Chang also feels pity, but he doesn't think that a talent is wasted. In Ying Chang's eyes, anyone has the right to choose the position he likes, and he can't be asked to do what he doesn't want to do just because he has this ability. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive and the loss outweighs the gain.

If Zhao Ren really brewed the eternal wine, then the story of him abstaining from the wine will definitely be passed down as a good story through the ages!

360 lines, every line is a champion!

"No need to thank you, I like you!" Ying Chang looked at Zhao Ren with a smile on his face.

Zhao Ren lowered his head with a smile on his face. After he lowered his head, a cold arc appeared on the corner of his mouth, revealing a wicked smile, but when he raised his head, his expression returned to normal. No one noticed his strangeness at all!

"Report!"

At this moment, a Imperial Guard rushed into the inner hall in a hurry, and then knelt down on one knee with a respectful expression to make a report: "Your Majesty, there are people outside the mansion asking for an audience, and the leader is Tian Hai, the head of the Huang family. The direct descendants of his family came to pay a visit, I wonder if His Majesty summoned him?"

"It was I who asked them to come, let them in!" Ying Chang said blankly.

"As ordered!"

The imperial guards came and went in a hurry, and soon left the inner hall. After a short period of time, Tian Hai, who was in his fifties, and a group of descendants of the Huang family, led by the imperial guards, brought them to the inner hall of the Zhao Mansion.

"Caomin Huang Hai, together with 37 members of the Huang family's direct descendants, pay homage to His Majesty, long live my emperor!"

As soon as Huang Hai entered the inner hall, he led the descendants of the Huang family to kneel down and shout to Ying Changxing.

"Get up, everyone. Also, Huang Guozhang should stop calling himself a grassroots man and call himself a minister. When the Great Qin conquers the Yan Empire, I will immediately draw up an edict to confer the title to the head of the country, which has been overdue for many years!" Ying Chang said with a smile on his face. Said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Huang Hai was as excited as Zhao Zhongshan!

The reason for the excitement is the same.

After Huang Hai and the descendants of the Huang family were all dead, Chang Ying began to ask Zhao Zhongshan and Huang Hai to introduce each of the descendants of the Zhao and Huang families in turn. This introduction lasted half an hour!

Half an hour later, the introduction was finally over, and Ying Chang also got to know each of the direct descendants of the Zhao and Huang families, and got a clear picture of the situation of the two families.

Ying Chang glanced around at everyone in the hall with sharp eyes, and then said in a tone of no seriousness: "I called you here this time, one is to get to know you, and the other is to thank the two families for their efforts in persuading Ning De to surrender. Thirdly, in order to allow Concubine Ling, Concubine Jia and the Second and Third Princes to see your relatives from time to time, I have decided that Zhao Tian and his family will move from Jiaocheng to Xianyang!"

When they heard the first two sentences, both Zhao Tian's family smiled, but when they heard the last sentence, the smiles on the faces of the two families froze immediately!

Migrate!

Moving to Xianyang means that the forces of the Zhaotian family in the Yan Empire will be uprooted, and there will be no hair left. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the family. No one would agree to this , but facing the Great Qin Emperor, the emperor's son-in-law, the two families can only complain in their hearts, and dare not show their dissatisfaction on the surface.

Dare to be angry!

Seeing the smiles of the two families solidify, Ying Chang smiled in his heart. If the Zhao Tian family were purely top-notch families, there was absolutely no need for him to let the Zhao Tian family move to Xianyang, because no matter how powerful they were, they were no bigger than the government. If you commit a crime, the government will not show mercy.

But they are relatives of the emperor, and any official will have scruples about them, which leads to repeated mercy, which makes the Zhao Tian family arrogant and do evil, so they must be allowed to move to Xianyang.

There are many dignitaries in Xianyang, even if the two families are relatives of the emperor, they dare not make mistakes. Even if they make mistakes, they are not afraid.

That's right, Ying often asked the two families to relocate, not so that the concubine Ling Jiafei, the second prince and the third prince could see these relatives from time to time, but simply wanted to control the Zhao Tian family and prevent the two families from overshadowing the sky locally. , Corrupt the laws of Daqin!

"I know that you don't want to move away. I know the reason why you don't want to move, and I can understand it. It's just that you need to know that the main reason why the family can survive for hundreds of thousands of years is to master the fields, master knowledge, and master the land in your hands. Holding a handful of great talents!"

"Daqin's tenth-class peasant noble system can break the aristocratic family's monopoly on land, and Daqin's free school system can break the aristocratic family's monopoly on knowledge. Daqin's reserve of talents can completely replace the talents in your hands!"

"Under the policies of the Great Qin Empire, you won't get any benefits. In the long run, you will quickly decline. Only when you arrive in Xianyang and choose to go into business will you have a chance of survival. Otherwise, you will become Great Qin Empire. A victim of policy!"

"At that time, don't let Concubine Ling and Concubine Jia intercede for you. I won't be selfish. I won't talk about it until this point. You should think about it for yourself. If you are willing to move to Xianyang, I will be happy and don't want to move to Xianyang Yes, I don't care, anyway, I will bear the consequences!"

Ying Chang said with an indifferent attitude, but his tone made people shudder, especially the last sentence, which made everyone panic!

"Your Majesty, the Tian family is willing to move to Xianyang!" Tian Hai was the first to stand up and express his opinion.

Zhao Zhongshan saw his friend Tian Hai's statement, and immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Zhao family is also willing to move to Xianyang!"

"Very good!" The corners of Ying Chang's mouth rose slightly, then he got up from the first seat, and walked towards the outside of the hall step by step. error!"

"As ordered!"

Zhao Tian's family bent down and shouted at Ying Chang's back.

When Ying Chang's figure disappeared from the sight of the two families, Zhao Zhongshan sighed softly, "Oh! What should I do!"

Tian Hai walked up to Zhao Zhongshan, stretched out his hand and patted Zhao Zhongshan's shoulder, and said with a smile on his face, "Brother Zhao, from another perspective, relocating to Xianyang may not be a bad thing, because your majesty is right, under the Daqin policy , the aristocratic family can't take advantage of it!"

"And if we move to Xianyang and rely on our status as relatives of the emperor, we will soon be able to gain a foothold in the Qin business world. Also, brother Zhao, don't forget the second and third princes..."

When it came to the second prince and the third prince, Tian Hai didn't continue talking. He believed that Zhao Zhongshan could understand what he meant.

Zhao Zhongshan's eyes lit up when he heard these words, yes, the third prince won back but his own nephew, if he can maintain the relationship with the third prince well, will the Zhao family worry about rich Jia Ronghua?If the third prince ascends to the Great Qin throne, my God, it is simply unimaginable!

"That's right, we can't forget our nephew!"

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Zhongshan and Tian Hai smiled tacitly.

the other side!

County government, court!

After Ying Chang left Zhao's residence, he came to the county government office. This is a familiar place. When he captured Jiaocheng in the past, Ying Chang lived here for three days. It was also here that he favored Tian Yue and Zhao Mu.

Now, Ying Chang came to this familiar yet strange place again.

Ying Chang ranked first, Du Changjing, Bai Qi, Pei Ji, and Alukgo stood on both sides of the courtroom, and in the middle stood a middle-aged man in a blue brocade robe and holding a folding fan. It was none other than Ning Wangning. have to.

"I am very happy that you can surrender and make my Qin army win without a fight. I have never been stingy with this kind of people. Tell me, what you want, as long as it is not too much, I will give it to you!" Sitting on the first seat Ying Chang stared at Ning De expressionlessly and said.

Ning De gave a bitter smile, bowed his knees and saluted and said: "Now that things are up to now, how dare I ask for anything, everything is up to His Majesty's orders!"

Ning is very clear that Ying Chang will never give him what he wants, only what he doesn't want, so it's better to make a gesture of not wanting anything and gain Ying Chang's favor. It is good for himself and his family.

Ying Chang nodded in satisfaction, very satisfied with Ning De's attitude, and then said: "I will give you a word, the Ning family will concentrate on business in the future!"

"Remember your Majesty's words!" Ning De wrote in response.

Ying Chang waved his hand and signaled to back down. Ning De was complacent and quickly withdrew from the court. After Ning De left, Ying Chang asked Du Changjing, "How are Ning De's [-] elite soldiers doing?"

Du Changjing heard the words, and immediately replied with a respectful expression: "Returning to Your Majesty, Ningde's 23 elite soldiers have been filled into the Qinyan Army. Now, the Qinyan Army has a total strength of 30 troops. In addition, our army has captured 190 troops. Ten thousand shi of military rations, so that my Qin army has [-] million [-] shi of grain in reserve!"

"The old rule is to open the warehouse for one day and distribute the relief food. After three days, send troops to the east and divide into two groups to attack Wuyang County, and wipe out Wuyang Second Marquis and the Yan Dynasty Court in one fell swoop!" Ying Chang looked solemn. , ordered without anger.

"Obey!" All the generals responded in unison!

In the following time, the Qin army opened warehouses to the people of Jiaocheng to relieve the hungry people in the city. Undoubtedly, this move of the Qin army won the support of the people of Jiaocheng, and they all expressed their gratitude to the Qin army. , and was sung all the time by the people of Yan. Those who had a little talent even made up a folk song praising Ying Chang.

With wins, win often, and win often is a good life in the world.

Although this folk song has no cultural content, it is enough to prove that the Holy Qin Emperor Yingchang has become a god in the hearts of Yan people. With gods sitting in charge, there are good days everywhere in the world.

April 27st!

Yuan Hou Liu Shen, who is located in the southern part of Jiyuan County, came to Jiaocheng in person, met with Ying Chang again, and announced his unconditional surrender. The Qin Army then sent four small Qin Yan regiments to garrison the four counties in the southern part of Jiyuan County!

April 28st!

The Qin Army stayed behind with 38 Qin Yan Legion stationed in Jiaocheng, and the remaining 18 Qin Army and 56 Qin Yan Legion, a total of [-] troops marched towards Wuyang County!

When the news of the Qin army's eastward advance came out, Wuhou Huale and Yanghou Dukong immediately panicked, but they did not surrender like the first king and second marquis of Jiyuan County, but chose to report to the regiment for warmth, and they sent all the troops they could call Gathered in Changshan, a total of [-] troops!

Changshan is located in the west of Wuyang County, and it is the capital of Wuhou Huale!

56 VS [-]!