emperor of a dynasty

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, when the court of Qin opened its dynasty, the first decree established by King Murong of Qin was to select an outstanding heir from among the descendants of the clan. Schoolchildren, strictly guarded by Prime Minister Yan, are sent to the Imperial College to attend lectures and study with the clan's children.The meaning of the former is very clear, King Murong of Qin wants to succeed, but what the latter means, the ministers are still confused.

They didn't guess the new king's mind accurately enough, and they didn't dare to guess too accurately.

After the decree was made, all the officials were silent and looked at each other in blank dismay. The minds of the civil servants were a little confused, and the military officers only thought about making military achievements. After the new year, Murong Yan had succeeded to the throne for half a year. Ding Yi said that although it made all the officials clap their hands in amazement, except for the fact that he had just presided over the truce of the Wei State bordering the Qin State, there was no movement, and the generals were restless. The Mongolian country led Qingqi to the south, and the counties and counties on the northern border of the Qin Dynasty suffered again. The nomadic Hu people next to them also came to participate. They piled up, but Murong Xun didn't say a word, and didn't reply, so the military generals of the first dynasty stood up after the court session, and the first to speak was Han Meng, a hussar general who was over forty years old.

"Your Majesty, if you have something to do, please play."

"Aiqing, please speak."

"On the eve of the New Year's Eve, the Mongols from the north once again invaded Daqin, causing more than ten counties on the border to suffer disasters for no reason. Qin people were killed and Qin grain was robbed. This revenge must be avenged! I would like to ask for an order to lead an army of [-], Flatten Mongolia!"

"Mongolia..." Murong Chan lightly read the name of this great nomadic country. She knew very well that nomadic people often go south during the spring plowing and autumn harvest seasons due to the lack of arable land, burning, killing and looting. In a big country, the citizens are all born on horseback, and their residences are uncertain. If you really send troops to the north, the Qin army will be trapped in the northern border, and no one will dare to take the opportunity to invade Qin in the south of Lu, Wei, Yan, and Jin. With this guarantee, after all, the former king and the first prince died at the hands of the Wei-Yan coalition army. This year, Mongolia will sooner or later become a knife on Qin's head.

"How many troops are stationed in the north?"

"Back to the king—more than [-] people."

"Twenty thousand? Including the 3 you asked for, the total is only 5. Aiqing, can [-] Qin troops quell the Northern Calamity?"

"I dare you, I wish..."

"Okay." Murong Yan waved his hands a little irritably, "I know that the general is brave, and I know that the Qin army is good at fighting, but the fighting in the south has only stopped for less than half a year, and the north is going to fight again? - Zhong Aiqing "Murong Yan sighed, "I don't want to go to war, it's not that I don't dare, it's that I don't want to. Qin has been fighting every year, and the national power has been emptied. If the fight continues, Qin will be over!"

After she finished speaking, she turned her attention to Yan Wuwei who was standing at the top of the hundred officials, "Why didn't Prime Minister Yan say a word?"

Yan Wuwei bowed and said, "Your Majesty has a long-term vision, and your ministers agree with you."

"Secondary proposal?" Murong Xun stared at Yan Wuwei's plain face, his voice sank a little, "If Xiangguo has something to say, you might as well just say it."

"I'm just thinking about why the Mongolian country frequently went south to offend my Great Qin."

Before Murong Yan could speak, the previous Han Meng spoke up, "My lord Xiangguo doesn't know that the Mongols went south and repeatedly violated our Great Qin because of my Great Qin granary."

"Is it for food?" Yan Wuwei turned his body to look at Han Meng, "General Hussars, he was the official of Qin in Xiachu. I don't know how much is the annual tax for the [-] counties bordering Qin and Mongolia?"

Han Meng pondered for a while, "The larger counties have nearly 15 shi, and the smaller counties may only have about [-] to [-] shi."

"How much food does the Mongolian army rob every year?"

"It's hard to say, because most of the granaries are guarded by the Qin army, and they will be transported to the king's capital once the harvest is over. The Mongolians robbed are basically the surplus grain of the common people, or the land that has not been harvested. Clean grain, probably... about [-] to [-] shi per county."

"So, the 150 counties in the north receive about 60 million shi each year, and about [-] shi are robbed every year, right?"

Han Meng made up his mind, "Almost."

Yan Wuwei nodded, and asked again, "The Qin army marched northward and captured Mongolia. How long does the general think it will take?"

"This..." Han Meng frowned, "The nomads all grow on horseback, and it is difficult to destroy the country. If it is fast, it will take a year and a half, and if it is slow, it will be two or three years..."

"Then how much does the Qin army need for military rations every month?"

"According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, each battalion of the Qin army has 300 people, and each battalion has one stone and five buckets of rice per day."

"3 people need 150 shi a day? Nearly [-] shi a year?"

"Correct."

Yan Wuwei saluted North Korea, "Thank you, General, for clearing my confusion."

Han Meng replied politely, "Your Majesty is being polite."

Yan Wuwei turned around, and saluted Murong Xun who was sitting on the throne, "Your Majesty, I have something to say now."

Murong Yan secretly suppressed a smile, but his face was serious, "Please tell me, Xiangguo."

"My lords, you all heard the conversation between me and General Han just now. The Mongols repeatedly violated our Great Qin, and this revenge must be avenged. I agree with General Han's words. But how to repay, Wuwei feels, is still open to discussion."

"Han is willing to listen to Xiangguo's opinion."

"The general's words are serious. Your Majesty—" Yan Wuwei said to Murong, "I have the final say, the border between Qin and Mongolia collects 150 million shi every year, and if they are robbed, there will be more than [-] shi. If you send troops, it will be as light as a year." Half a year, or three or four years, and regardless of the damage to the Qin army, the sound of the army alone is terrifying. With this money, why do we bother to do such a thankless thing?"

Murong Xun raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, what does Prime Minister Yan mean?"

"At the moment, the center of gravity of the Qin State is still in the south. The four countries in the south are more worried than the other. There is no need to trap the Qin army in a mere Mongolia. I thought, since the Mongols want food, they only want food, so , the tax revenue of the 50 counties on the border remains unchanged, and the capital of the king adds another 200 shi. We will give him [-] million shi every year in exchange for some horses. Unexpected misfortune, when the south is pacified, the Qin army will send troops to the north to wipe out the north at once! Once and for all!"

"Okay!" Murong laughed loudly, "I like Aiqing very much! ——What does General Han think?"

Han Meng pondered for a while, and said, "My minister... seconded the proposal."

"What does Prime Minister Yan think, who should be sent to Mongolia?" Murong asked again.

"I think that General Han is the best candidate."

"Me?" Han Meng was taken aback, then waved his hands and said, "It's okay for me to lead the army to fight, let me go to negotiate peace with the allies-whether it's inappropriate or not, this matter needs to be done by civil servants, Prime Minister Yan is joking."

Yan Wuwei smiled and explained in a good-tempered manner, "General, I am not joking. The Mongols all grew up eating raw meat and drinking raw milk. When civil servants go, they will inevitably feel timid, which will make the Mongols behave badly." I thought that I, Daqin, was afraid of him, and broke the contract after receiving the grain. At that time, chickens would fly and eggs would be beaten, and the gain would not be worth the loss. It would be different if the general went. The envoy, named Yihe, is actually appeasement, to appease the clown who has jumped the beam, and let him stop causing trouble. If he commits another crime, Qin will send his troops to the north to flatten Mongolia. The country is vast, but the national power is weak, Daqin and its allies, what Daqin says, Mongolia will be what it is, if he dares not--" Yan Wuwei sneered, "I am Daqin, let him be nothing!"

"Okay! Good, good!" Han Meng clasped his fists in salute, "Today, the court has received strict teachings, and Han Meng is convinced. Your Majesty—I am willing to take the order to go to Mongolia, and I will definitely not disgrace the king's order!"

"good--!"

After the court, Murong Laughed all the way to the Imperial Study Room, Yan Wuwei walked behind her with a straight face, without saying a word, let Murong Laugh laugh, and then Murong Laugh finally stopped, and he became playful again. The imperial study room imitated Yan Wuwei's appearance in the court just now:

"I'm just thinking about why the Mongolian country frequently goes south." Murong Yan also flicked his sleeves and imitated Yan Wuwei's tone in a serious manner, "offend me Daqin?"

Yan Wuwei held a cup of tea and handed it to her mouth, and said expressionlessly, "I didn't raise my tone just now."

"Oh is it? — Offend me Daqin." Murong Xun learned it again, "Is that so?"

"By the way, open your mouth."

Murong Yan opened her mouth obediently, and let Yan Wuwei hold the cup and feed her water, "Jiner." While drinking water, Murong Yan was still restless, and his eyes fell directly on Yan Wuwei's body. Once she finished drinking, she couldn't wait to say, "" Do you know what your name is?"

"what?"

"—pretend to be confused."

Yan Wuwei paused the hand that put the teacup, raised his eyebrows and glanced at the smiling woman, "I feel that I'm not as good as the king."

"It's still Mr. Xiangguo who can pretend, and even said the words of 'gathering righteousness in one body'. Xiangguo really told a lot of nonsense for me, Daqin."

Yan Wuwei chuckled, "Really?"

Murong Yan nodded and commented, "Then Han Meng exploited the common people in the fief, and raised money to buy soldiers in the capital. Xiangguo really doesn't know or is he not? He is upright—well, Xiangguo's lies are becoming more and more serious."

"Right now, the generals of the Qin army are weak, and the clan and nobles divide their military power. There are internal and external troubles. If the minister doesn't talk nonsense, the king will have a headache."

After being told by Yan Wuwei, Murong Xun also remembered the business, and she collected her expression, "Speaking of which, what happened to Qier?"

"I suffered some minor injuries, but my body is not serious, but my spirit is very depressed."

"Depressed?" Murong Yan sneered, "Does she still want to be a carefree princess? Just be a female celebrity?"

"Your Highness values ​​friendship too much."

"Friendship?" Murong said disdainfully, "She really values ​​friendship, but her mother, that grandfather, that uncle, which one values ​​friendship? Which one doesn't want her to die? Value friendship—a fool, today The second thing is not that you arranged it well, her body is cold now."

Yan Wuwei laughed and said, "Your Majesty's words are righteous. Why did you come to my house to see your niece in the middle of the night? Huh? Don't you think she is stupid?"

Hearing this, Murong Yan glared at Yan Wuwei fiercely, "You are the only one who talks too much."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Yan Wuwei asked, "But on the side of the crown princess, what does the king plan to say?"

"What do you say? Does she still have the face to ask if it's okay?! She failed to assassinate her own daughter, but instead made her whereabouts unknown, and dare to ask Gu? I'm not afraid that Gu will punish them!"

"The East Palace must be in chaos."

"Not only that, I heard that on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Uncle Ji slapped Uncle Ya in the East Palace. Today I issued an order in the court to choose an heir in the clan. His complexion surpassed Huadu's."

Yan Wuwei also laughed, "I must have never expected the king to move so fast."

Murong waved his hand, "I have already discussed with Tang Shu about Qi'er, Tang Shu's eldest son is just 14 years old this year, I want to put him next to Qi'er, I have seen that child before, he is steady and reticent In the future, when Qi'er succeeds to the throne, he must be Qi'er's right-hand man."

Yan Wuwei nodded, "I've checked the clan one by one, and selected four children with good aptitude, including the son of Marquis Ding'an, there will be five."

"Let's go to the civil elections." Murong Yan thought of something, his eyes were a little deep, "Qin officials have a corrupt atmosphere, it's time to change."

"The king has lived for thousands of years... Don't think about such far-reaching things. As long as Wuwei is there, he will take good care of Qin for the king..."

The topic returned to the topic that neither of them wanted to talk about in depth, but this time, Murong Xun did not avoid talking about it as usual, but smiled, "But Jiner, if I'm not here, Qin Guo will still be here." Can I accommodate you?"

"Your Majesty—!" Yan Wuwei's face turned pale in a flash, "My Majesty, Mo nonsense... Your Majesty will live a long life, a long life..."

"Jin'er, do you believe the old man's words?"

"Murong Yan!" Yan Wuwei sternly said, "You will live a long life! Don't believe other people's nonsense!"

"If you don't believe it, why then...don't you call me by my name, 'Xuan Shi'?"

"Shut up!" Yan Wuwei, who has always been good-tempered, said angrily, "Murong Yan! I said you would, and you will. It's up to you. Live well. I will be with you, every day..."

"Okay." After a long while, Murong Yan smiled lightly, stepped forward and hugged Yan Wuwei who was trembling slightly, and said solemnly beside her ear, "I believe you, Jin'er, you said I would live a long life, I will live forever." Believe me, Jin'er has never lied to me, so I believe in Jin'er."

"..." Yan Wuwei remained silent for a long time, but just hugged her back, trembling and hugging her hard, so precious, it was like the last hug between the two of them.