Chapter 249 Fengjun
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In just over a month, the Xiongnu and Donghu were unified, allowing the northern grasslands to enter the territory of the Qin Dynasty. What a great achievement and how exciting it is!
Since unifying the six kingdoms, the Qin Dynasty has never achieved such a huge record.
Even the Battle of Baiyue in the Southern Expedition immediately seemed to lose color in front of the Xiongnu in the Northern Expedition.
The southern expedition of Baiyue started from 219 BC to ending in 214 BC. It took five years to win the victory. However, in this northern expedition to the Huns, the war was only 300,000, and it took only more than a month to put all the northern grasslands, including the Donghu, into the territory of our Great Qin. How could such a record be comparable to the Battle of Baiyue?
In fact, in terms of military strength, time and combat performance, let alone the Battle of Baiyue, even the war that unifies the six kingdoms cannot be compared with this Northern Expedition.
It can be said that this Northern Expedition is a miracle in the history of war!
Everyone even has an illusion that if Li Yang had been born two or three hundred years ago, would the Warring States, which was a dispute between the seven countries, ended two or three hundred years ago?
Of course, if this almost absurd idea is put on others, it can be said to be outrageous and a dream. But for Li Yang, everyone doesn’t think there is anything unusual, and even thinks it is very reasonable.
There is no way, Li Yang's two expeditions subverted everyone's perception of war.
Ying Zheng was very happy, his face flushed, and he sighed: "Yang Jun, it is really my auspicious star!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was slightly surprised!
Yang Jun?
Is the emperor... going to confer Li Yang as his lord?
Thinking of this, everyone in the hall looked at each other in shock.
Some are envious, some are jealous, and some are secretly hated.
Although when Li Yang went to war, everyone heard the emperor's promise that as long as Li Yang could unify the Huns and confer him the title of monarch in triumph, everyone could not help but be surprised when they heard the emperor's name Li Yang as monarch.
You should know that since the Qin Dynasty abolished the throne system and changed the county system, the Qin State had no throne. Now, Li Yang has set a precedent, and he will become the first monarch of the Qin Dynasty and the only monarch! (ps: Before the Qin Dynasty was unified, it was just a vassal state and could not be called the Qin Dynasty.)
Sure enough, Ying Zheng then issued an edict: "Li Yang, the President of the State Council, can safeguard the country by literature and martial arts, has unique skills and outstanding wisdom, and has immortal achievements in opening up the country by Qin. It can be said that wise can govern the country, talent can govern the world, and martial arts can open up the country. The name of the prime minister is not enough to express his wiseness, the position of the president is not enough to express his talent, and the title of marquis is not enough to express his merits."
Speaking of this, Ying Zheng glanced at everyone and said in a loud voice: "I know the world and officially appointed Li Yang as the King of Zhenguo. The fief is later discussed. From today on, the King of Zhenguo will not go to the court, praise the emperor, and praise the emperor, and go to the palace to show his extraordinaryness!"
Suddenly, the hall was in an uproar.
Zhenguojun?
As the name suggests, isn’t it just to protect the country?
What kind of people can be called Zhenguo?
It is obvious that the emperor compared Li Yang to an existence like Mu Gong's Qin sword, and regarded him as the minister of the Qin Empire. It can be imagined that after the imperial edict was issued to the world, Li Yang's status in the world and above the court would become so high.
Moreover, more importantly, it is difficult to be a marquis in Qin State!
At that time, Wang Jian complained to King Ying Zheng of Qin before going to the State of Chu: "As a king, he will never be granted a title of marquis if he has made merits. Therefore, when he is a minister of the king, he will also ask Yuanchi for his descendants in time." Although Wang Jian's words dispelled the suspicion of Ying Zheng's soldiers in the country of Kong's country to attack Chu, it also reflected that it was not easy to be granted a title of marquis in Qin. After all, Wang Jian had already made great achievements in destroying Chu and had great achievements in destroying Zhao, but he was not yet granted a title of marquis until he destroyed Chu and completed the great cause of unification.
It is so difficult to be a marquis, so what about a monarch?
Because of Qin State, the enthronement of marquis and monarchs is not the same system. For example, Yan Jun, Luliji, An Guojun, Ying Zhu... and so on are all members of the royal family. The reason for enthronement of monarchs is just to divide the fiefs, which belongs to the system of the nobles and the family wealth.
In addition, the title of Qin State is linked to military merit, and the highest title of the military merit system is the Marquis. Therefore, only Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Bai Qi, Cai Ze and others who are not clan members are only Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Bai Qi, Cai Ze, etc., which can be said to be a handful of people.
More importantly, even if you are a marquis or a monarch, there is only Shang Yang. Because a monarch can be said to be an exceptional gift from the monarch of Qin, but a marquis was actually made through military achievements.
For example, Bai Qi did not have a title of marquis because he was a pure soldier, unfamiliar with politics and only had military thinking. Even if he had achieved great military achievements, he had achieved military merit. Unfortunately, the King of Qin was angry and Bai Qi was difficult to be granted. Therefore, he only received a title of monarch in the world, but he did not have a title of monarch in the world. In fact, Zhang Yi, Cai Ze and others who were not clan members were granted the title of monarch in the world, and he only received a title of monarch in the world, as a show of favor.
Li Yang can be said to be the second person to be granted a marquis and a monarch for hundreds of years in the Qin State.
Because the emperor's oral edict said it was very clear that Li Yang was granted the title of Zhenguo. What is the title of title? It means retaining the title of marquis and giving it another title of monarch.
Moreover, in addition to being a great honor, a throne is not just a false seal, but also a real benefit, that is, a throne will definitely obtain land, and with land, there will be corresponding taxes and benefits.
The "fission of fiefdom" mentioned in the emperor's edict also proves that the fiefdom will be determined to be given to Li Yang later.
Now that military merit fields are abolished and annual salary system is implemented, giving fiefs is even more honorable.
However, no one can guess where the emperor would grant the land to Li Yang's fiefdom.
In short, this incident represents Li Yang's position in the emperor's heart and is unparalleled. It even seems that Li Yang is really regarded as a lucky star given to the Qin Dynasty by God.
While everyone was envious and jealous in their hearts, they immediately set out together and congratulated each other: "God blesses the Great Qin, the Great Qin for thousands of years!"
And at this moment, Feng Quji, Bai Zheng and others were heartbroken.
They all looked like eating flies, and they felt mute and had no way of saying anything about their suffering, but they felt a little painful.
They never dreamed that when they had been deliberately co-proposal to send Li Yang from the court to the northern Huns on mission, this would end up being the result.
Not only did the Donghu and the Xiongnu be destroyed in a flash, but Li Yang also became the king of Zhenguo with this battle, and he was truly under one person and above ten thousand people.
If we say that before that, although Li Yang, the president of the State Council, was also in charge of the government affairs in terms of power, his status was actually at the same level as Feng Quji, Li Si, Meng Tian and others, and they were all Marquis.
But now it is different. Now he is already the king of the king. He does not go to the court, praises and worships without being named, and goes to the palace with swords and shoes. What does it mean?
If you don’t go to the court, you don’t have to walk quickly when you meet the emperor. In other words, Li Yang can walk with a big waist in front of the emperor.
If you praise or not, you can't call him his name anymore, just like others can't call Ying Zheng's name. Even if he Feng Quji, when he sees Li Yang in the future, he has to call him "Zhen'an Jun" or "Yang Jun", otherwise he will be disrespectful.
If you go to the hall, you can bring a sword to court.
In short, since today, Li Yang has suppressed Feng Quji in terms of status.
To be honest, Feng Quji was really in tears and almost vomited an old blood.
Is this really a loss of rice if you steal a chicken?
Not only did it give Li Yang the opportunity to become the king of Zhenguo, but more importantly, now that the Huns are unified, he can return to the court, and the success or failure of the new policy will become unknown again.
After all, there are still three months left before spring. If Li Yang returns to the court at this time and uses iron-fisted means to implement the new policy of land reform, there is still enough time to complete the country's land reform.
Thinking of this, Feng Quji felt so worried that he was so panicked.
He thought about it, and then came up with another plan and immediately said: "Your Majesty, now the Xiongnu is unified, and the most urgent task is to implement the county system and stabilize the rule of the two places. Donghu has Shangshu Xiao, but the Xiongnu is no one to send. I suggest that it is better to let the Zhenguo monarch start the establishment of Xiongnu counties!"
When Bai Zheng heard this, his brow jumped slightly and immediately followed him out: "I, please discuss it."
A group of old clans also took the lead and agreed to Feng Quji's proposal.
Li Si didn't know what they were thinking. This was clearly a deliberate way to prevent Li Yang from coming back.
So he immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, now the north is in great order, the Xiongnu and Donghu are no longer worried. However, the implementation of the new policy in the court is of great importance. The ruler in charge of the court and dominate the new policy is the top priority. As for the establishment of counties and counties in the Xiongnu, I am willing to go."
Cao Shen, Zhang Cang, He Zhang and others also made a list: "Li Xiang's words are reasonable, I will discuss them!"
In a moment, two factions formed in the court.
At this time, Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "Well, the establishment of Xiongnu counties is indeed important, but... if you, Li Si, are willing to go, it seems to be feasible."
When Feng Quji heard this, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, I think Li Xiang is not suitable."
"Oh? Please speak with Xiang Feng." Ying Zheng was stunned and smiled.
Feng Quji said, "Your Majesty, Li Gao is in charge of the Development and Reform Commission. The new policy is implemented. The court cannot be without Li Gao for a day. Moreover, although the Huns and Donghu are unified, the Donghu has always been an alliance with Fuyu and Sushen. For Fuyu and Sushen, the demise of Donghu is undoubtedly a loss of lips and teeth. Therefore, these two countries are very likely to take advantage of our Qin Dynasty's unstable foothold in Donghu and cooperate with the old forces of Donghu and send troops to resist. The Zhenguo King is the commander of the Northern Expedition. Only with him can he be able to dominate Fuyu and Sushen."
Ying Zheng nodded, and naturally knew Feng Quji's plan in his heart.
He pondered for a moment, and then said, "If the troops in the Great Wall camp were not greatly damaged, Feng Xiang, you are worried that Wang Li is here, it's okay."
Feng Quji was speechless for a moment and speechless.
Yes, if the Great Wall camp has sufficient troops and Wang Li is there, even if Li Yang leaves the north, there is no need to be afraid of Fu Yu and Sushen.
At that moment, Ying Zheng turned to Liu Xi and said, "Liu Xi, see if the casualties of our army were reported in the good news."
Liu Xi nodded and immediately looked at the second page of the good news.
Because of the good news, the second page of the paper will report the meritorious service and casualties of the battle. To put it bluntly, it is a detailed list of requests for the soldiers.
However, when Liu Xiding looked at the second page of the good news, his pupils contracted, as if he had seen a ghost, he was dumbfounded and stunned!
Chapter completed!