Clone of the heavens: I activated spiritual energy recovery

"My dear, have I made any mistakes in my practice?"

"Your Majesty, you are truly gifted. You have already started to practice the Dharma in just a short time. I have nothing to teach you. I am just a beginner, but I have already been left behind by Your Majesty."

[Hey, I have mastered the golden light mantra practice method. All I need is perseverance in practice. There is no good guidance.]

[Brother Zheng, practice hard. Whether the Great Qin world can be upgraded depends on you, Brother Zheng]

Zhang Shi said this, but naturally he had other thoughts in his heart, which were very inconsistent.

"It seems that the immortals do take pity on me. I want to practice. My dear, please go home and rest. It's been a long journey, so I need to have a good rest."

"I will reward you at the court meeting tomorrow."

"Thank you for your grace, I will take my leave."

Zhang picked it up and felt relaxed all over.

After leaving the Xianyang palace, he rode his horse in Xianyang city.

"The energy of heaven and earth is indeed increasing out of thin air. Excluding all possibilities, the energy recovery must be due to Brother Zheng. Brother Zheng is really special. He deserves to be the first ancestral dragon."

Feeling the increasing energy of heaven and earth, Zhang Shi sighed with emotion.

Silent all night.

Xianyang Palace, the Great Court Meeting.

Zhang Shijue is a high-ranking official, so he is naturally qualified to go to court, but he can only sit at the back, far away from Ying Zheng. Under normal circumstances, he basically has no chance to speak.

Ying Zheng came to court normally, and his complexion was getting better and better.

After practicing all night, he was not exhausted, but full of energy, so much so that Ying Zheng became very addicted to the pleasure brought by practicing, and his enthusiasm for handling government affairs dropped a lot.

After the routine meeting between the monarch and his ministers, Ying Zheng began to ask questions.

The ministers raised issues that had been backlogged for some time and were difficult to deal with, and then Ying Zheng and the ministers argued back and forth over the issues. In the end, some issues were resolved, and some issues could only be continued at the next court meeting.

Zhang Shi was relatively far away from Ying Zheng, so Ying Zheng couldn't hear Zhang Shi's voice and always felt that there was something wrong with him, so he called Zhang Shi to the middle of the hall and asked people to announce Zhang Shi's achievements and award him a reward.

In this way, Zhang Shi can sit closer to him when he goes to court in the future. He can easily listen to his heart. Maybe Zhang Shi has some different insights that can solve the problem.

Zhang Shi's achievements have been sorted out, and there are four.

First, discover Zhouzhi Iron Mine and improve the method of iron-making.

Second, create war horse equipment, improve the utilization rate of war horses, and enhance the strength of the Qin cavalry.

Thirdly, the curved shaft plow is a farm tool, useful for making coal, a textile machine, and a waterwheel, a wheelbarrow, a flatbed cart, and three carts.

Fourth, offer a method to strengthen Ying Zheng’s body.

Four days of credit, the first three items, were recognized by hundreds of officials and dignitaries, and they basically got the news.

Yesterday, Zhang Shi entered the palace with a large group of people and things, and did not leave the palace until three hours later. All the officials and dignitaries who were interested in the matter inquired about the situation.

Zhang Shi did not hide anything. In order to build momentum for Zhang Shi, Ying Zheng specifically revealed what Zhang Shi had done in Chang'an Township and what items he had sent to the palace.

But the fourth credit was not recognized by the officials and dignitaries, and they even regarded Zhang Shi as a charlatan and a liar who deceived Ying Zheng.

They did not dare to publicly say that the alchemist was a liar, but they knew in their hearts that the alchemist was a liar, and the elixir of life was even more fake. However, they did not dare to say anything more about Ying Zhengxin.

"Zhang Shi, in view of your various contributions, I will grant you the title of Marquis of Chang'an. The fiefdom will be Chang'an Township, which you are familiar with. It belongs to thousands of households. I will reward you with a thousand gold coins."

"I will not be stingy with rewards for those who have made contributions to the Qin Dynasty."

After Ying Zheng received the reward, Zhang Shi immediately thanked him.

I am delighted.

[Hey, I am a Marquis, a Marquis of Thousand Households, plus ten thousand farming households, I can be considered a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households]

Then officials and dignitaries jumped out, and Feng Quji and Prime Minister Feng took the lead in opposition.

Zhang Shi's original title was official official, a title neither high nor low, which was nothing, but now he became a Marquis of Guan Nei, which made hundreds of officials and dignitaries feel unbalanced.

Even Feng Quji's title is just that of a concubine, which comes with his official position, which is one level lower than the title of marquis in Guannai.

In just one month, Zhang Shi was granted the title of Marquis. This made it difficult for hundreds of officials and dignitaries who had been officials in the dynasty for many years to balance their minds.

After all, Zhang Shi's contribution was indeed not enough to make him a marquis.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Shi's merits are not enough. He may lose the hearts of the people and make the people dissatisfied."

"Your Majesty, I think Feng Xiang is right."

……

"Your Majesty, please give me another reward, and never make me a marquis."

All officials and dignitaries spoke out against it. They would not allow a young boy to override them. Otherwise, if word spread, they would not know what people would say about them.

A group of courtiers have not yet been granted the title of marquis, but a young boy has been granted the title of marquis. Comparing this, the courtiers will inevitably be described as a loser, which is not good for their reputation.

[Haha, isn’t it just because I’m young, liked by Brother Zheng, and have made countless achievements that I’m jealous?]

[I have decided to host Chang'an today, and no one can stop me]

Ying Zheng naturally knew why hundreds of officials and dignitaries opposed it. The first reason was imbalance in his heart, the second reason was xenophobia, and he did not want an outsider who was not a dignitary of Lao Qin to be in a high position. The third reason was resistance to Ying Zheng's reward.

"Prime Minister Feng, right? I wonder why you object to being granted the title of Marquis? Is it because of jealousy? Or is it because you are afraid that I am more capable than you, old man, and that your status will not be guaranteed?"

Since you want to quarrel with someone, you naturally have to catch the one who takes the lead.

Feng Quji was the spokesperson of the old Qin dignitaries, speaking on behalf of the old Qin dignitaries in the court, and serving as the link between the emperor and the old Qin dignitaries.

Zhang Shi's words made Feng Quji look unhappy. He didn't know how to answer these words.

But anyone who can reach the position of prime minister is not a fool. At least he is very profitable and can always solve the problem.

Feng Quji immediately thought of the entry point.

"We, the Qin Dynasty, established our country based on laws. The laws of Qin are current. Doctor Zhang, your merits are not enough to make you a marquis. I don't know what kind of rhetoric you used to deceive Your Majesty into giving you the title of Marquis. You have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor without knowing it." .”

Feng Quji's entry point was normal. Zhang Shi's first three merits were not enough to make him a marquis, and the fourth merit must have come from deceiving the emperor. His Majesty's appointment as a marquis must be based on the fourth merit.

Feng Quji's entry point is very good, but Zhang Shi and Gua Bi, Ying Zheng is also a Gua Bi, Zhang Shi did make Ying Zheng's health better, these are indisputable facts.

"Your Majesty, I am suing Feng Xiang for being disrespectful to His Majesty. Prime Minister Feng is scolding Your Majesty that you are too old-sighted to distinguish between loyalty and traitor, and believe that your method is false and is a way to deceive Your Majesty."

Zhang Shi did not confront Feng Quji, but directly complained to the biggest boss.

After all, when Feng Quji said that Zhang Shi deceived the emperor, he didn't mean that Ying Zheng was old and confused and couldn't tell whether Zhang Shi was deceiving him.

[Hey, hasn’t this old guy noticed that Brother Zheng looks much better recently and is much stronger?]

[Yes, Brother Zheng has too much prestige. If most people dare to look at Brother Zheng like me, they naturally don’t know much about Brother Zheng’s changes.]

Feng Quji was prompted by Zhang Shi's words and immediately apologized to Ying Zheng, saying that he had no such intention.

At this time, Ying Zheng stepped forward to solve the problem.

The court still had to rely on the old Qin dignitaries, so Zhang Shi could not offend Feng Quji too much.

"Prime Minister Feng, I know that you don't believe in the alchemist's tricks and feel that Zhang Shi is deceiving me. Please come forward and see what changes I have made under Zhang Shi's method."

After hearing what Ying Zheng said, Feng Quji had no choice but to step forward and look at Ying Zheng hard.

The more he watched, the more startled he became.

He was younger than Ying Zheng, but his complexion looked completely inferior to Ying Zheng's. Even some of the wrinkles on Ying Zheng's face that he remembered clearly had disappeared. His eyes were so bright that he didn't dare to look at them.

"Prime Minister Feng, can you see my change?"

Facing Ying Zheng's question, Feng Quji also understood that Ying Zheng was standing up for Zhang Shi. At the same time, Ying Zheng had indeed changed a lot. He looked much younger and his energy was much stronger than before.

"Your Majesty's transformation is something I have never heard of before. He is as if he has returned to his prime, which makes me extremely happy."

After hearing this, all the officials and dignitaries in the palace secretly looked at Ying Zheng, and the more they looked, the more frightened they became.

Compared with a month ago, Ying Zheng's prestige at this moment is even greater. It is no different from when he first ascended the throne nine years ago, or even exceeds it.

At this point, officials and dignitaries dare not object.

The First Emperor in his prime frightened them even more.

The method of strengthening the body that Zhang Shi presented must be true, otherwise Ying Zheng would not have changed so much.

This merit plus other merits, Ying Zheng granted Zhang Shi the title of Marquis, whether it was due to legal or personal feelings, it was enough.

Zhang Shi successfully obtained the position of marquis and became one of the top dignitaries in the Qin Dynasty.

After the court meeting, Ying Zheng left Zhang Shi alone.

In the back hall, Ying Zheng encouraged Zhang Shi and mentioned that he should have time to practice. I wonder if Zhang Shi could find a way to distract him from the busy government affairs.

Zhang Xishun climbed up the pole and proposed the cabinet system.

The cabinet is the emperor's private court. It serves the emperor and has no power. It only has the power to review government affairs and has no decision-making power. It is equivalent to an organization that reviews and approves government affairs. The final approval results need to be finalized by Ying Zheng.

With Ying Zheng's political wisdom, he definitely knew how to form a cabinet, and Zhang Shiduo didn't need to worry about anything.

Zhang Shi didn't want to interfere too much, mainly because he was not very good at handling government affairs. If he had this time, he might as well go to the fiefdom to engage in some science and technology, so as to strengthen the country and enrich the people with technology.

Ying Zheng heard Zhang Shi's voice and knew that Zhang Shi was indeed not good at handling government affairs. To be more precise, he was not suitable for being an official, so he gave him a title instead of an official position.

After getting what he wanted, Ying Zheng drove Zhang Shi away. He had to quickly draw up a cabinet, and then let the cabinet help him do things, while he himself went to practice to extend his life.

Zhang Shi was also happy.

After leaving Xianyang Palace, Zhang Shi returned to his house by the Weishui River and ordered his servants to pack their things and prepare to move to Chang'an Township.

As for this house, of course I can keep it. If I come to Xianyang for business and cannot return to Chang'an Township, I can still live there.

He is now the Marquis of Chang'an. When nothing happens, living in the fiefdom is the only business.

Taking advantage of the time when Ying Zheng was forming a cabinet and battling with the courtiers, and there was no need for him to do anything for the time being, Zhang Shi could first build his own fiefdom, set up the framework of a technical research institute, and recruit talents.