The Jagged Empire of Daqin

At the beginning, he coughed up blood almost once every ten days, but as time passed, he was busy with political affairs, and his body became more and more unbearable, so now he coughed up blood several times a day, and in order to avoid worrying Ying Chang who was on the front line, he took this matter He kept it a secret, didn't ask for an imperial doctor, didn't invite a doctor, and didn't even take any medicine. It can be said that he was the only one in the world who knew that he was coughing up blood, not even his son Chang Qing.

"Ah..." Chang Zifei sighed softly, put away the blood-stained handkerchief with a sad expression, and continued to review the memorial.

tread... tread...

There was a sound of easy footsteps outside the hall, Chang Zifei was not attracted by the footsteps, because there were footsteps almost every moment here, and there were too many people walking back and forth.

An eighth-rank young official dressed in a black rhinoceros patch walked three steps straight in front of Chang Zifei, and then bent down respectfully to make a report: "My lord, the right prime minister, this official is the eighth-rank Xiaojing official of the Ministry of War. , under the orders of Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of War, to send the latest urgent report from the front line!"

Hearing this, Chang Zifei gently put down the brush in his hand, looked up at the eighth-rank Beijing official, and said with a haggard expression, "Read it."

"Obey!" The eighth-rank Xiaojing official responded, and then unfolded the gong in his hand, and read to the content of the gong: "The front line is eight hundred miles and urgently reported to the Ministry of War and transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion on the right. The military situation is as follows: our army In the second month after Xinyang's defeat, King Wu personally led an army to suppress Zheng Long. In the end, he alone suppressed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the whole city and wiped out Zheng Long's separatist forces. Within three months, our army will be able to return to the court. Hereby, The Ministry of Military Affairs prepares for pensions, the Ministry of Rites prepares for the canonization ceremony, and the Ministry of Officials prepares for the appointment of officials. The list of appointed officials will be reviewed and reviewed by Prime Minister You, and Prime Minister Zuo's Office and the Ministry of Officials will jointly divide the administrative areas of the eight counties in Yanjing!"

Chang Zifei breathed a sigh of relief as if relieved, and at the same time, an unconcealable smile appeared on his face, and a trace of rosiness returned to his slightly pale face, and he couldn't help shouting, "Okay, that's great, haha!"

Confidence in Yang's defeat, Chang Zifei began to worry and hide the main reason for his illness. This is also the reason. After all, the defeat on the front line has already hit the morale of the Great Qin Empire. If it is reported that the prime minister is seriously ill, the morale will drop again, and even Ying Chang He will also return to the court under pressure and give up annexing Yantu.

"I, Da Qin, have won!"

"My colleagues, have you heard it? I have won the Great Qin, and the eight counties in Yanjing belong to our Great Qin!"

"With the Yan Empire destroyed, our Great Qin has already unified the northern part of Kyushu. If we are given a few years to stabilize, our Great Qin's national strength will rise again. At that time, the entire northwestern countries will be tied together, and they will not be our Great Qin's opponent!"

"Great Qin is mighty! King Wu is mighty! Your Majesty is mighty!"

"mighty!!"

The left and right side halls are next to the main hall, and the distance between the three is only a wooden wall, and the voice of the eighth-rank Beijing official Nian Gong is not low, so the officials in the left and right side halls heard the content of the public. All the officials of the church ran to the main hall to celebrate, and there were bursts of cheers and joy.

Everyone was sincerely excited for Qin Jun's victory.

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Chapter 718 Chang Zifei is seriously ill!

"Haha!" Chang Zifei also laughed, but right in the blink of an eye, there was a sharp pain in his chest, as if someone had stirred his chest with a knife. Chang Zifei's face was pale in pain, and his body was on the verge of falling. , hurriedly covered his chest with one hand, and held the desk with the other to stabilize his body.

"Chang Xiang, what's wrong with you?"

A sharp-eyed official saw Chang Zifei's painful expression, and hurried to support Chang Zifei. The other officials were also attracted by this scene, and all looked at Chang Zifei. Chang Zifei paled. A smile was forced out of his face, he waved his hands with all his strength and said, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of wind... poof!"

Before Chang Zifei finished speaking, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of black blood, and then he lost consciousness and fell forward. Fortunately, an official supported Chang Zifei, otherwise Chang Zifei would fall and his head would be damaged. Have an intimate contact with the desk.

Everything happened so suddenly that all the officials in the audience didn't react, and they were all dumbfounded.

"Why are you still standing there, hurry up and invite the best doctor in the imperial capital!" The official supporting Chang Zifei roared anxiously at the officials!

"Yes, yes, hurry up and call the doctor!"

"hurry up!"

"You guys come here and help Changxiang go to the backyard to rest!"

This roar woke up the group of officials completely, and for a while, the officials rushed back in a panic, messing up the busy Prime Minister You's Mansion and turning it into a mess. As time went by, The news that Prime Minister You vomited blood quickly swept through all the yamen, and the six ministers, Ducha Yushi, and Prime Minister Zuo hurriedly led people to Prime Minister You's mansion.

After two sticks of incense time!

The right prime minister's mansion, the backyard!

In a certain bedroom in the backyard, a weak Chang Zifei was lying on the bed, and beside the bed was an old doctor with gray hair and gray cloth, who was taking Chang Zifei's pulse. Behind him stood two medicine boys carrying medicine boxes, and the ministers of the fourth rank and above.

The bedroom was overcrowded, but it was silent. Everyone looked at the doctor nervously, hoping that the doctor would show a smile on his face, but the doctor's face was always stiff, and he even frowned occasionally. The situation was worrisome!

After dozens of breaths passed, the old doctor slowly put away his pulse-taking hand, got up from the ground, turned his head to face the ministers, and sighed sadly: "Master Chang Xiang's disease is a relatively common disease, called asthma Drinking disease, the general symptoms are frequent heavy breathing, coughing, serious illness, coughing up blood, hurting internal organs!"

"This disease cannot be cured, but if it is discovered in advance, it can be suppressed by drugs, which can delay the onset of the disease, but it is common to cough up blood for five or six months, and the disease has already spread all over the body. No matter how much medicine you take, it will have no effect on the disease. , In other words, there is no cure!"

"what!"

What the old doctor said was like a bolt from the blue to the ministers present, especially Du Yushi Changqing, who lost his mind for a while.

Zuo Prime Minister Zhang Feizi frowned and looked at the old doctor, and couldn't help questioning: "The truth is that he was an official in the Yan Empire in the past, and one of his colleagues had this disease, but even though he was so sick that he couldn't get up and take care of himself, he could still prescribe medicine. Why? You say there is no cure?"

A wry smile appeared on the old doctor's face, he raised his hand and saluted, and replied: "Master Zhang, in fact, in the advanced stage of any disease, taking any medicine is useless. Those doctors just continue to prescribe medicine, nothing more than to give the patient Just a hope!"

"The old man has been a doctor for 1 years, and he has treated 9000 or [-] people, but the old man has never continued to prescribe medicine to any seriously ill person, because in my opinion, medicine should be reserved for those who need it. Wouldn't it be a waste to give it to someone who doesn't need it!"

"Presumptuous!" Yang Ze reprimanded lightly with a livid face, "Changxiang is He Zunju, giving him medicine is a waste, believe it or not, I will immediately put you in prison!"

"All living beings in the world are equal, how can they be honored and humbled!" the old doctor said righteously, not afraid of Yang Ze, Minister of the Ministry of War at all.

"you..."

Yang Ze was about to curse, but was suddenly interrupted by Kong: "Master Yang, calm down, Doctor Li has always been like this, and has always been like this. Besides, Chang Xiang needs to rest, so don't make any noise!"

"Hmph!" Yang Ze snorted softly, pointing at the old doctor with disdain on his face, and said, "Just him? He is also a genius doctor. If a person with no medical ethics like him becomes a genius doctor, it would be a joke in the world!"

"The name of a genius doctor is just a false name. Master Yang doesn't recognize it, and I don't care about it, but please, Master Yang, don't say that I have no medical ethics. This is an insult to this old man. That's all, Chang Xiang is seriously ill. This old man doesn't want to argue with you, so leave! "

After the old doctor finished speaking, he took the two medicine boys and left with a cold face. Yang Ze was so angry that he almost drew his sword to kill someone.

"Who found this!" Yang Ze couldn't help but look for the doctor who was found by that bastard grandson.

"This is Li Shande, the most famous doctor in the city. He has practiced medicine for fifty years, and he has saved countless lives and healed countless wounded people. He only costs a penny to see a doctor. He is deeply loved by the people. His medical skills are also the most superb, much better than the royal doctors in the palace. It's too late!" Kong explained calmly.

He didn't find this doctor, but he knew it very well, because he was sick before, and he asked this Li Shen to treat him.

Hearing these words, Yang Ze was puzzled and said, "Why doesn't such a powerful doctor become an imperial physician in the palace?"

"With his temperament, I'm afraid the living will enter the palace on the first day, and the dead will leave the palace on the second day!" Kong said dumbfounded.

No one blames you for telling the truth outside the palace, but inside the palace, hehe, as long as you dare to say that it is hopeless, then I don’t know if the sick people will be saved, but you must be hopeless.

"Uh..." Yang Ze was speechless, fell silent, and suddenly lost his temper.

"Okay, except for the Shangshu, all other officials in the six departments should step down, what's it like to be crowded here!" Zhang Feizi waved his hands with a serious face.

As soon as the words fell, the officials below the third rank silently resigned, and quickly left the bedroom, leaving the bedroom with six ministers, Chang Qing, Zhang Feizi, and Chang Zifei who was lying on the bed and hadn't woken up.

"Lord Du Yushi, when did Chang Xiang's illness start?" Jia Luo asked, looking at the heavy-faced Chang Qing.

At this time, Chang Qing was staring at Chang Zifei on the bed intently. Hearing Jia Luo's question, he couldn't help shaking his head in shame, "The Metropolitan Procuratorate is busy with affairs. Yue Ye only went back once, and spent the rest of the time working and resting in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so I didn't know that Father was seriously ill!"

Chapter 719 Confidence!

"Cough cough!"

Suddenly, Chang Zifei on the bed coughed a few times, opened his eyes in a daze, and heard the movement on the bed, and everyone gathered around the bed, "Father, how are you?" Chang Qing looked slightly He grabbed Chang Zifei's hand in a hurry and asked.

Chang Zifei squeezed out a smile on his weak and pale face, and smiled feebly at Zhang Feizi and the others: "Let... make you laugh..."

"Master Chang Xiang, why didn't you tell us about the fact that you were seriously ill for five or six months? It's fine if you didn't tell us. Why didn't you invite a doctor to see a doctor? Do you know that if you fall down, my Daqin will be hurt? A minister with a thigh, this is like a big pillar falling from the Qilin Temple!" Yang Ze looked at Chang Zifei with tears in his eyes and said.

Hearing this, Chang Zifei was taken aback for a moment, and then said softly: "How do you know that the old man has been seriously ill for five or six months? Could it be that the doctor has been here?"

Chang Qing nodded, "Just now the most famous doctor Li Shande in Xianyang City came, and he told us about it!"

"What did he say?" Chang Zifei looked at Chang Qing expectantly and asked.

To be honest, Chang Zifei was unwilling to die just like this. He wanted to live another 20 years. He wanted to live not for glory and wealth, but because he wanted to serve the Great Qin Empire for 20 years, and he also wanted to see the emperor complete his domination of the world. !

Chang Qing's expression showed hesitation, and he didn't know how to speak for a while. Seeing this, Zhang Feizi quickly answered with a smile: "Don't worry, Chang Xiang, Dr. Li said that although your illness is a bit serious, you just need to take the medicine on time and take care of yourself." , nothing serious will happen!"

Chang Zifei smiled and said nothing, he had already found the answer from Chang Qing's expression!

His life is not long!

And he himself felt that the end was approaching!

"On the case table in the main hall of Prime Minister You's Mansion, there is a gentleman who has been transferred from His Majesty to the Ministry of War to Prime Minister You's Mansion. Go over and have a look, and do as you wish after reading it. You can't miss the state affairs because of this old man, otherwise this old man will be a saint." The great sinner of Qin Dynasty!" Chang Zifei mustered up his strength to speak, as if he had recovered to his peak state in an instant.

But everyone knew that Chang Zifei was holding on!

Yang Ze and other ministers were immediately moved by this spirit of sacrificing oneself and serving the country. For a while, the elders couldn't help crying.Even Zhang Feizi's eyes turned red, and he felt deep admiration.

"Master Chang Xiang, take care!"

"Farewell to the official!"

The six ministers bowed and retired one after another. After a while, only Zhang Feizi, Chang Qing, and Chang Zifei were left in the bedroom. Seeing that Zhang Feizi and Chang Qing had not left, Chang Zifei couldn't help asking: "What else do you two have?" Is it okay? If it’s okay, go back to your respective yamen!"

Zhang Feizi opened his trousers and robe, sat lightly on the bed, and replied with a smile in his tone: "The left prime minister's mansion is no better than the right prime minister's mansion, and there are not many political affairs. As for the middle school, there is nothing to do. , the old man will chat with Chang Xiang!"

Chang Zifei looked away from Zhang Feizi and looked at Chang Qing. After a little hesitation, Chang Qing raised his hand and saluted and replied, "Go back to Father, there are still a few important cases in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. My son needs to investigate it himself. I hope father and lord take care of your health, and the child will leave!"

"Go!" Chang Zifei waved his hand lightly.

Chang Qing saluted again, then turned and left. After Chang Qing left, Chang Zifei supported the bed with both hands, trying to get up from the bed. Get out of bed, sit on the bed!"

Zhang Feizi supported Chang Zifei to sit on the head of the bed. After Chang Zifei sat firmly, he smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhang, since no one is here now, you can just tell the old man, how much time does the old man have?"

Zhang Feizi was not surprised when he heard these words. With Chang Qing's little effort, it was obviously impossible to deceive his father. Since Chang Zifei already knew about it, there was no need to hide it.

"Changxiang, Dr. Li didn't say how long you have left, but just said that you have no cure. No, he won't even prescribe a medicine, but don't be discouraged, there will always be a little hope in the world!" Zhang Feizi Tell me frankly.

Chang Zifei's heart sank, he covered his forehead with his hand, and said in a soft tone: "This old man is sixty-eight years old, and it has been 40 years since Mu Zhengyuan became an official. During the 40 years, this old man has been a minor Master Bo, the county magistrate, the county magistrate, the magistrate, the head of the official department, Yuanwailang, Langzhong, Shilang, Shangshu, and now the right prime minister!"

"Official career was bumpy and stormy, especially during the period from the first year of Shengqin to the seventh year of Shengqin, Daqin and the old man seemed like candles that were about to burn out. Fortunately, they were reborn from Nirvana and finally became a great weapon. From a farmer's son to today It's not easy, and it's even more difficult to be the head of a hundred officials!"

"From the bottom of my heart, I really don't want to die, I want to live another 30 years, and I want to accompany His Majesty until the end, but people will die eventually, the deadline is approaching, manpower is irreversible!"

Chang Zifei's tone was full of unwillingness, mixed with helplessness.

Zhang Feizi took a deep breath with a heavy complexion, "Compared to the ups and downs in the official career, the old man is smooth sailing. Once he entered the official position, he was appreciated by the sage, but it was this smooth sailing that made the old man spend most of his life for nothing. Until his later years, he served Qin! "

Chang Zifei glanced at Zhang Feizi, was silent for a while, and then said, "Mr. Zhang, now that things have come to an end, you can give this old man a plan to rule the world, can it be done?"

Zhang Feizi shook his head, and said in an unhurried tone: "It is so difficult to rule the world, it is as difficult as ascending to the sky, it may take several generations of hard work to complete, and these generations of monarchs and ministers must be wise ministers and wise emperors. With a mediocre ruler, Great Qin's pace of unifying the world will be interrupted!"

"And the reason why His Majesty marched personally is to quickly advance the pace of unifying the world. Your Majesty is more anxious than I am, because he wants to accomplish the great cause of unifying the world with his own hands, and create a prosperous world for future generations. It is precisely because of this that the old man is unwilling Thousands of miles away to seek refuge with His Majesty!"

"Alas" Chang Zifei sighed softly, "I really can't understand you, why do you take the risk of the country's destruction to do something harder than ascending to the sky? In my opinion, one generation of monarchs and ministers do the same thing as one generation of monarchs and ministers." During the Shengqin period, we should pay attention to people's livelihood and economy, supplemented by military strength, as long as the national strength is strong enough, it will come naturally!"

"But you are trying to encourage them. How much national power does Daqin have enough for you to squander? For example, the battle between Qin and Yan lasted for a year, and the national treasury has lost nearly 2000 million shi of grain. This is still the weakness of the Yan Empire. If it is replaced by the Zhao Empire. In three years, can Daqin end the war?"

Chapter 720 Unparalleled Guo Shi!

"Furthermore, after the battle is over, we need to appease and resettle, and recruit recruits. These are all things that cost money and food. To destroy a country and manage it, at least it will cost five or six million taels of silver, hundreds of millions of shi Food; at this rate of consumption, Daqin's finances will be unable to make ends meet, and sooner or later it will collapse!"

"Financial collapse does not pose a risk of destroying the country, and we can survive by saving money. What I am afraid of is that the nations will learn of my Great Qin's ambitions and attack Qin from all over the world. At that time, the current Great Wei Empire will be the future of the Great Qin Empire !"

"As the prime minister of the Great Qin Empire, this old man will never sit idly by. When His Majesty returns, this old man will remonstrate with His Majesty to death, begging His Majesty to suppress his ambitions, and hand over this unfinished great cause to future generations of monarchs and ministers to complete. The cycle of gradual progress is the way of kings! "

"Haha!" Zhang Feizi couldn't bear to laugh, slowly got up from the bed, faced Chang Zifei with a smile and said, "This is the difference between the old man and Chang Xiang in terms of governance. , that will be an incomparable feat!"

"Unrivaled achievement? This is just a false name!" Chang Zifei said disapprovingly.

"No! This is not a false name. This is the highest wish of countless celebrities and wise emperors. Let alone whether we can unify the world. As long as my Great Qin destroys a country, my Great Qin will grow stronger. Originally, my Great Qin only had seven counties, but Now? Six states and 33 counties!"

"It is precisely because of its huge territorial background that it can accommodate tens of millions of people, or even hundreds of millions of people. With sufficient population and territory, the national power of the Great Qin will become stronger, and the annual fiscal revenue will also increase. The so-called accumulation of less makes more! "

"This is a virtuous circle. As Chang Xiang said just now, the cycle is gradual. This is the cycle. If Chang Xiang wants to refute it, then please tell Chang Xiang what is the disadvantage of this. If Chang Xiang wants to say, all countries will attack Qin from all over the world If so, then there is no need to say anything!"

"A pair of brothers would draw their swords against each other for a piece of money, not to mention the interests of countries. It is easy to say, but it is difficult to do it. For example, who will be the vanguard? No country is willing to be the vanguard of Qin. , because it will deal a huge blow to this country, the Great Qin Empire is not a lamb!"

"As long as the countries understand that whoever acts as the vanguard to attack Qin, then this vanguard country will suffer irreparable damage. Just because of this, few countries are willing to act as the vanguard to conquer Qin. The hearts of the countries will never be united. , Therefore, even if they form a coalition army, they will be defeated by my Great Qin Tiger Wolf Division!"

"The old man is not talking big. As long as you give your majesty another 20 years, you will be able to unify the northwest of Kyushu. Only the northwestern part of Kyushu will be unified. The countries in the southeast of Kyushu are the meat under the tiger of Great Qin. If you swallow it casually, you can annex it In the belly!"

"Unifying the world seems difficult, and it is indeed difficult, but as long as there are no mistakes, Daqin will be able to rule the world. Your Majesty is only in his early thirties, and the dragon is strong. He can still govern Daqin for at least [-] to [-] years. Daqin's current national strength can be described as It is increasing day by day, and every day passes, it will become stronger!"

"Perhaps Chang Xiang will say that the war will lead to casualties in the army, and the casualties of the army will require recruits. To replenish the recruits, the civilian labor force will drop sharply, and the labor force will drop sharply, and the fiscal revenue of the Great Qin Dynasty will drop. But what Chang Xiang wants to understand is that, Great Qin conquered the desert in the northwest and conquered the two empires of Jin and Yan, and the combined casualties were less than 20!"

"For more than 20 years of continuous warfare, the number of casualties is less than 20. This number is already frighteningly low. You must know that the newborns of our Great Qin every year exceed the casualties of the 20-plus years of warfare. This number of casualties in the battle is a huge burden for the entire Great Qin Empire. It can be said to be negligible!"

"As far as the countries are concerned, every time they start a war, don't they die more than [-]? In this comparison, what are the countries using to play with Daqin!" Zhang Feizi talked eloquently, expressing what had been held in his heart for a long time .

"You're just talking on paper!" Chang Zifei pointed out his hand unceremoniously!

It's not that he didn't listen carefully to Zhang Feizi's words, but he still agreed with his own opinion and dared not agree with Zhang Feizi's.

"Chang Xiang, do you know why there are factional disputes in the court?"

"What do you mean?" Chang Zifei raised his eyebrows and stared at Zhang Feizi without blinking. Zhang Feizi sat back on the edge of the bed and replied, "It's because you and I have different governance ideas. Chang Xiangyou Conservative, but I, Zhang Feizi, are more radical!"

"Some ministers of the DPRK and China support Chang Xiang, and some support the old man. In order to prove that their ideas are correct, the two sides fight against each other everywhere, suppress each other, and eventually lead to party disputes. This is how party disputes of all ages come about!"

Chang Zifei frowned, and said with a slightly puzzled expression, "What exactly do you want to say?"

After listening for a long time, he didn't understand the meaning.

Zhang Feizi smiled and pointed towards the palace. Seeing this, Chang Zifei's pupils shrank, and he immediately understood what Zhang Feizi meant.