my grandfather was qin shi huang

While Zhao Ying was busy training the new army, learning the art of war, and studying government affairs with the First Emperor every day, General Meng Tian finally arrived at Panyu City in Nanhai County after a long journey.

Although Panyu City was just built, it had already taken some shape. Looking at this somewhat crude-looking city from a distance, Meng Tian couldn't help but let out a deep sigh of relief.

The Chi Road from Xianyang to Nanhai County has not yet been completed. He walked very fast in the first half, but after arriving at the boundary of Lingnan, the marching speed obviously slowed down a lot. In addition, he stopped and stopped along the way. Everywhere he went, , they would stay for a few days and entertain the local tribal leaders with great fanfare.

At the same time, gifts from these local tribes are not refused, so the speed of travel is not fast.

By the time he ate, drank, and walked all the way to Panyu City, it had been more than a month since he left Shangjun. Now that Panyu City was in sight, he felt relieved.

If nothing else happens, I am afraid that I will be stationed here in the next few years.

Seeing Meng Tian's motorcade from a distance, General Ren Xiao, who was stationed in Lingnan, and his deputy Zhao Tuo and others shook their reins and hurried up to meet them.

"General Meng, thank you for your hard work coming all the way—"

Ren Xiao laughed and stepped forward to greet Meng Tian.

Meng Tian's arrival means that his mission of stationing in Lingnan is finally coming to an end, and his wish to return to Xianyang to cultivate is finally coming true.

"General Ren is busy——"

Meng Tian returned the greeting with a smile. Although he did not have a deep friendship with Ren Xiao before, they were still old acquaintances in the military and had interacted with him several times. Although he was talking to Ren Xiao at this time, his eyes were subconsciously falling. On Zhao Tuo who was following Ren Xiao.

The young master Ying's instructions to him before leaving suddenly rang in his heart.

Seeing that Meng Tian noticed Zhao Tuo who was following him, Ren Xiao turned around with a smile and introduced him.

"This is the right-hand man in our army, General Zhao Tuo - General Zhao, this is the General Meng Tian who I often mention to you, our Qin Dynasty is so famous that it makes the Huns fearful..."

"Zhao Tuo has met General Meng. The general is famous and Tuo has admired him for a long time..."

Although Zhao Tuo has a dark and thin face and looks like an old Lingnan farmer, he smiles in a friendly manner and does not have the slightest hint of the atmosphere mentioned by the young master Ying.

Meng Tian kindly stepped forward, helped Zhao Tuo up, and said with a smile.

"General Zhao and Ji Baiyue stabilized Lingnan. They are General Ren Xiao's capable generals and have made great contributions to the country. Even when I was far away in Shangjun, I heard the general's name - he is an amazing talent!"

As he spoke, Meng Tian cupped his hands with a kind expression.

"I have just arrived here, and I still don't have a clue about many things. I will still need to rely on the general for many things in the future. When the time comes, I will ask the general for his guidance..."

Zhao Tuo smiled and said no, there was no trace of complacency on his face.

Now the general stationed in Lingnan has been replaced by the famous Meng Tian. Although he is a deputy general, he cannot influence Meng Tian's attitude towards the tribes in Lingnan.

So, although I was smiling, I was a little worried in my heart.

In the next few days, Meng Tian has been doing various handover tasks with Ren Xiao, and General Ren Xiao personally came forward to banquet the leaders of the tribes and villages in Lingnan and help him introduce them one by one.

It can be seen that he really wants to help him pave the way, lest after he leaves, this general who is famous for his killings in Shangjun will bring his method of dealing with the Huns to Lingnan.

"General Meng, the terrain in Lingnan is complex, the people are strong, and the customs are different. The situation in the county is also different. General, I hope you will pay more attention to it..."

Before leaving, Ren Xiao grabbed Meng Tian's hand and asked earnestly.

Meng Tian smiled and held his hands.

"Thank you, General Ren, for your advice. Tian must not dare to disappoint His Majesty's trust and the General's high expectations..."

The wheels rolled, and Meng Tian kept watching Ren Xiao's convoy disappear, then turned his horse's head and returned to his camp. From then on, Lingnan was the chassis that I needed to operate.

As for the strategic policy, before setting off, he had in-depth exchanges with the First Emperor, his right minister Feng Quji, his left minister Li Si, and his younger brother Shangqing Mengyi.

However, when he thought of the young master Ying's instructions before leaving, he felt a little heavy.

Ren Xiao left and Meng Tian took office.

For the people of the major tribes and villages in Lingnan, Lingnan is like a change of scenery.

Especially when they heard that Meng Tian had a tough style and decisive killings when he was in Shangjun, many people immediately started to murmur in their hearts.

Where there was already some stability, there are signs of unrest again.

Everyone kept their eyes open and were waiting to see what changes this trusted general who had just taken office would make.

Meng Tian's behavior shocked everyone.

Regarding all the policies of Lingnan, as always, Meng Tian did nothing every day. He spent every day living and drinking, not to mention getting drunk every day. In less than a week, he had already taken in more than a dozen young and beautiful concubines.

There are even some who are just daughters of ordinary families, but their looks are really first-rate. As long as someone offered beautiful women, he would gladly accept them all.

Regardless of origin.

And he will definitely get a large and generous gift in return.

Some of the veterans who came with Meng Tian couldn't help but feel anxious in their hearts, and tried to persuade him many times. However, his own general, as if his mind was bewitched by wine and sex, verbally agreed very well, but as soon as he turned around, he threw everything aside. , leaving them secretly anxious.

"General Zhao, I didn't expect that the famous General Meng Tian would turn out to be an idiot who only knows about drinking and sex. What qualifications does such an incompetent person have to stay above the general for a long time..."

In the camp, a strong soldier was complaining about his general with an angry look on his face.

"General, after you came here, you and Baiyue did not avoid mosquitoes, ants, and beasts. You visited these tribal villages one by one and worked hard to mediate among them. Only then did you have the grand situation in Lingnan today. Who knew that after General Ren Xiao left, the imperial court would not only treat General Ren Xiao I was entrusted with an important task, but a idiot who only knows how to drink and have sex is dropped here. I really don’t deserve to be a general..."

"You said he is a idiot who only knows how to drink and have sex?"

Zhao Tuo glanced at him, shook his head with a smile, and said calmly.

"When he first came, the hearts of the tribes in Lingnan were in turmoil. If you look at it now - do you still think he is an idiot?

The soldier lowered his head in embarrassment upon hearing this, but there was still a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Zhao Tuo carefully gave some guidance to this talented young man and sighed inaudibly.

"You have only seen that he married more than a dozen concubines one after another and spent money like water. But if you look at these concubines, most of them are relatives of the heads of the major tribes - our General Meng has an expert behind him. ah……"

After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, his eyes became deeper and deeper.

In the past, these tribes only believed in their own, but General Meng's bastard punch made him stand inexplicably, which was equivalent to tearing a gap in the iron plate of Lingnan.

Zhao Tuo's personal soldier immediately shut his mouth when he heard this, but he was still complaining about his general in his heart.

Even if Meng Tian has some means, how can he compare with his own general's achievements? Isn't the reason why this man can come here to replace General Ren Xiao in the garrison just because he has a good brother?

What shocked Zhao Tuo was that Meng Tian not only recruited beauties, but also strongly encouraged the generals who followed him to intermarry with the local tribes.

Whenever anyone takes a concubine in Lingnan, he will personally send a generous enough gift.

It is better to have fun alone than to have fun together. Let’s all marry a concubine together——

The only thing that made Zhao Tuo feel at ease was that Meng Tian didn't pay much attention to the 50 troops stationed in Lingnan. Except at the beginning of the handover, after inspecting them one by one, he seldom asked about them.

Many affairs in the army were basically handled by him, the lieutenant general, and he did not act aggressively or try to seize the opportunity to usurp his authority.

Zhao Tuo became even busier.

With a general who only cares about marrying and taking concubines, he naturally has to take over the tasks left by Meng Tian's general. Although he is busy, the smile on his face is much clearer.

Although the garrisoned generals have changed, Zhao Tuo is still the one whom all the tribes trust and rely on.

Everything seems to be the same.

……

Just when Meng Tian was busy taking concubines every day, and his legs were weak from the hard work, the prince Sun Zhaoying was also so busy that he almost lifted his feet off the ground.

December of the 36th year of the First Emperor.

The widely circulated "Only Only Talents" movement finally kicked off in Xianyang's school.

Passing examinations and open selection is an epoch-making initiative for this era. Those who are good at the art of war can take the art of war test, those who are good at mathematics can take the arithmetic test, and those who are good at pen and ink can take the humanities test. Even if they are good at Anyone with martial arts skills can take the martial arts test...

This small examination attracted the attention of almost everyone in the world. Even the First Emperor was watching all this silently. Even the Black Ice Platform was sent out to pay attention to the reactions of all parties.

Zhao Ying himself had not realized that the small exam he occasionally organized today would shock the world's scholars. He is like breaking a crack in the rigid employment system.

Of course, Zhao Ying couldn't think about this. At this time, all his energy was on the talents who came to take the exam. This was his first public large-scale recruitment site. Whether he could recruit talents, for him, It’s really important and it’s hard not to pay attention to it.

Of course, for Zhao Ying today, the most important ones are the art of war and martial arts.

Although the army already has a Mohist team headed by Qin, a swordsman with superb swordsmanship Gai Nie, and a talented Chen Ping. But now that he has just opened his mansion, except for Zhang Liang, a reluctant halberd-wielding man, the mansion is almost empty, and there is an extremely lack of talents of all kinds.

At this time, he was standing in front of the examination room of the Art of War Department, strolling around with his hands behind his back, looking down at the answers of these talents from time to time.

The test questions were asked by the veteran general Wang Jian himself.

"If you are only given [-] elite soldiers, how will you fight against the Huns..."

After seeing the title, many people immediately scratched their heads and scratched their heads, frowning and thinking hard, but there was a tall young man with a disheveled face who was writing straight away.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but stop and take another glance. Who knows that after just one glance, he couldn't move his eyes away.

Han Xin!

This person who wrote hard, cut off his head, and wanted to find a future for himself was the famous undefeated God of War Han Xin in later generations!

Zhao Ying was not busy looking for him, but quietly waited for everyone to answer the test papers before recruiting someone to call him over.

"Huaiyin Han Xin has met the emperor's eldest grandson..."

Zhao Ying looked at him with interest, this young man with a disheveled face and an obviously thin appearance, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"I still need a halberd bearer by my side. I see that you are tall and powerful, and you are quite heroic. I wonder if you are willing to be a halberd bearer by my side."

Han Xin's expression froze.

After thinking for a while, he bowed deeply to Zhao Ying.

"Thank you very much for your love, the eldest grandson of the emperor, but I, Han Zi, have been wondering if I am familiar with the art of war. If this is not my intention, I would like to ask the eldest grandson of the emperor for your kindness..."

Zhao Ying smiled and nodded.

He picked up the brush and circled a zero on his name.

"Okay, you've been admitted. Go back and tidy up. You can go to the recruit camp to report to Chen Ping tomorrow morning."

After Han Xin left, Zhao Ying called Zhang Liang, who had been standing beside him with a halberd and a smile on his face. Pointing to several test papers in front of the table. ’

Zhao Ying clicked on the test paper on the chopping board without any care.

"I'll give you a task today. Before tomorrow, mark this test paper for me..."

There are thousands of test papers, plus the bamboo slips used for this exam, they are piled there like a hill. Just looking at them makes me feel depressed and despairing.

Zhang Liang: ...

Looking at the thick test paper, Zhang Liang felt like crying.

Although this authority was eye-catching, he knew the risks behind it. He wanted to refuse it, but he didn't dare. I was afraid that the emperor's eldest grandson would be unhappy and lock himself in the dark room again.

I can only bite the bullet and study it carefully.

And set aside the winner of the test paper for Zhao Ying to make his final choice. Even some of the failed test papers had their reasons written on them.

Zhao Ying looked at it for a while and felt very satisfied.

Therefore, the twisted melon is still as sweet as it should be.

Just when Zhao Ying thought he could be lazy for once today, as soon as he walked out of the examination room of the school, he saw Hei coming in casual clothes with his hands behind his back.

"Young Master, Your Majesty is here to invite you..."

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Zhao Ying glanced at him with some confusion. The First Emperor, who was beating his waist and reviewing the memorials in his hand, leaned over and asked indifferently.

Even now Zhao Ying provided the First Emperor with a back chair and the Eight Immortals Table. But the daily workload of the First Emperor was still staggering. It often made him feel a little powerless.

"Ying'er, your method of selecting talents seems a bit interesting to me - after this spring, I also want to learn your method and hold an exam in Xianyang to select talents - you just held such an event , if you have experience, I’ll leave this matter to you..."

Zhao Ying:! ! ! ! ! !

Father, do you want to introduce the imperial examination system?

Before that, he really didn't think much about it. He just wanted to find a way to select some available talents to prevent the robbers from coming in. That's all.

When the First Emperor said this, he realized the terrible impact of this incident.

His eyes were sharp and he looked at the First Emperor seriously.

"Father, are you really ready?"

It might not matter if he held such a small selection examination by himself. If the First Emperor directly withdraws from this selection system, it will definitely cause an uproar.