Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

Now that the battle against the Baiyue has come to a temporary end, the greatest achievement has been lost. Going to the southern border may not earn much military merit, and life will be very difficult. He couldn't understand why Gao Yao wanted to go to the southern border.

"Yes, this is indeed a long-cherished wish of mine."

"Well, it's a pity, but why did you come looking for me?"

"The Prime Minister assists Your Majesty. Everyone in the world knows that all government orders are the foundation of everything."

"Oh? I heard that many people criticized your Majesty's decrees, but you said they are the foundation of everything?"

Listening to Li Si's words, Gao Yao secretly sighed. This Li Si was as shrewd as a devil. Li Si could have said the same thing, but he said that it was an act of insubordination. Even though Li Si gave him a lot of smiles now, giving smiles did not mean that Li Si really treated him, Gao Yao, as his own.

"Of course, the world will prosper forever if the world is united and the world is united after a long period of division."

"Well, good, good, you are thoughtful about this matter, but you can wait for two days."

"Yes, Prime Minister, I will take my leave now. If you have any orders from now on, I will obey you without hesitation."

"Um"

After Gao Yao left the mansion, Li Si immediately called the servants in the house.

"Go investigate this important matter."

"Here"

Li Si still had his own concerns, so he naturally had to investigate Li Mo's general situation as soon as possible. However, Gao Yao had already anticipated this. After all, there was very little information that could be investigated about Gao Yao, and it mainly appeared after Sishui County. If it was in other dynasties, it might not be certain. But the Qin Dynasty was special. It took a long time to unify the six countries, and there were too many lost materials and refugees in the war. It was basically impossible to investigate it clearly. The so-called investigation was only in the military register.

The Qin Dynasty's military merit system was very strict, and the titles were all clearly recorded. The promotions of soldiers from all over the country, including their titles, would be sent to Xianyang for registration. It would clearly mark what year and month they participated in what events and what military merits they made. This was naturally not a problem for Li Si.

Gao Yao's military achievements were clearly marked, whether it was the suppression of the Chu rebels or the personal killing of Xiang Liang, which completely reassured Li Si. Li Si had heard about Xiang Liang's character, and he had personally killed Xiang Liang, which basically confirmed that Gao Yao was loyal to the Qin Dynasty, not weak.

Li Si was very satisfied with Gao Yao's performance, and Gao Yao's contribution was a token of his allegiance. However, if Li Si wanted to speak in the court, he had to ensure Gao Yao's value, and secondly, Gao Yao's safety. Only in this way could Qin Shihuang be more assured and trust himself.

At this time, Gao Yao just went back to the post station and continued to wait. As for why he chose to go to the South instead of the North, the reason was very clear. He had been targeted by Meng Tian, ​​not to mention Yi Xiaochuan. It was not easy to attack Yi Xiaochuan for the time being. The North was under the control of Meng Tian, ​​so there was no chance for him to succeed in the North.

Relatively speaking, although the southern border has its own difficulties, it also has its own particularities. This is the news that Gao Yao received after staying in Xianyang for so many days. Because of the particularity of the southern border, Qin Shihuang's governance of the southern border was also relatively special. After the Qin army occupied Lingnan, Qin Shihuang quickly established three counties in the region, including Guilin, Xiangjun, and Nanhai, and formally incorporated Lingnan into the territory of the Qin Dynasty. In order to consolidate its occupied areas, prevent the resurgence of the resistance of the Yue people, and strengthen control over the Yue people, the Qin Dynasty adopted a military control garrison policy and set up a lieutenant in the southeast and a marquis in the northwest.

The Southeast Commander was the Nanhai Commander in charge of the three Lingnan counties. The Nanhai Commander, who was in charge of the army, was in charge of one area, which strengthened its military response ability. The Nanhai Commander was stationed in Panyu, the capital of Nanhai County. The so-called "Hou" did not refer to an official position, but a sentry post similar to a beacon tower.

As for the special feature of the Nanhai Wei, it is that he can almost be said to be in charge of both military and political affairs. Although there will be a position of supervisory historian in the three counties, most of the power is still in the hands of the Nanhai Wei, and this is what Gao Yao is aiming for. If we only talk about military merit, Gao Yao will be promoted to level four. Although they are both captains in terms of titles, their authority is completely different.

The capital for going to the southern border is the contribution of the lever and pulley technology proposed by Li Mo. Qin Shihuang is now worried about two things, the Huns in the north and his own mausoleum Mount Li. In these two matters, plus the Nanhai Wei has not yet taken office in the Qin Dynasty, Gao Yao will naturally work hard to plan.

At this point, Li Si did not ascend to the position of right prime minister. This was intentional by Qin Shihuang. Otherwise, there would be no more titles to be given, and Li Si would be in an awkward position similar to Wang Jian. Li Si was also very clear about this. Therefore, merits were no longer important to Li Si now. What was important was to gain more trust from Qin Shihuang. This was the key point. At the same time, he had to cultivate more power in the court to ensure that even if the next emperor ascended the throne, his position would still be as stable as a rock.

Gao Yao took the initiative to visit him many times, which showed Gao Yao's sincerity. Normally, Li Si would definitely not meet him. However, it happened that Meng Tian escorted King Tuan back and talked about this matter in the court, which made Li Si remember it. Thinking of Gao Yao's name, and Gao Yao's sincerity, Li Si simply agreed directly.

Gao Yao had a clean background, was sensible, and knew when to advance and retreat. He could be brought into his own category, and what he provided was indeed very valuable. Li Si naturally did not mind helping him. Li Si naturally did not know Gao Yao's real purpose. For Li Si, whether it was the Duwei or the Nanhaiwei, he did not take them seriously. However, it was naturally great to have someone who could stand with him more.

Just two days later, the imperial court issued another transfer order, transferring Gao Yao from Sishui County to the post of Nanhai Commandery Commandant. This meant that Gao Yao's efforts for a whole week were not in vain, and Gao Yao was finally ready to set off.

That evening, Gao Yao welcomed Yi Xiaochuan. Gao Yao seemed to have anticipated Yi Xiaochuan's arrival and was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he waited for Yi Xiaochuan calmly in the room.

"You are going to the southern border and you are also contributing pulleys and levers to Qin Shi Huang. Don't you know that this will greatly change history? What if..."

As soon as he entered the room, seeing Gao Yao sitting in front of the desk drinking by himself, Yi Xiaochuan couldn't help but walk up to him and scolded him harshly. After returning to Xianyang, under Meng Tian's arrangement, he entered the Meng family and was taught martial arts by Meng Tian. At the same time, he was able to serve in Xianyang. Yi Xiaochuan was only temporarily not qualified to stand in the court, but with Meng Tian's presence, it was only a matter of time.