Just after the thirty-first year of Qin Shi Huang, there was a big earthquake in the Xianyang court!

In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, which was brightly lit, the old prime minister who was so old that he needed someone to carry him up to the palace trembled and let the confessor take off the prime minister's seal from his belt, and took it down. This means that the Kui state has retreated from the phase that has been done for ten years.

In the past ten years, it is the ten years when Qin has unified the sea from one side of the princes and ascended to the position of the Son of Heaven

Some people say that this old man is full of treachery and tolerates the world.

Some people say that he is a delicate and seemingly loyal elder, who always likes to be gentle in doing things, and cares about nothing but his official position.

Similar impeachments happen every year, but Qin Shi Huang just doesn't replace him, he is such a person, and he has been entrenched in the position of the right prime minister for ten years.

The reason is that because Qin Xiangquan is heavier, the emperor is fed up with Lü Buwei's monopoly on power, and he is also fed up with Changping Jun's disagreement with himself, he only needs a prime minister who only promises and nods and stamps.

But this seal was old after all, and it was useless, and Qin Shi Huang gave him the title of "Great Chief", so he let Kui sue the old.

The old prime minister retreated, and at this time, with the signal of Qin Shi Huang, two confessors walked towards the ministers from the side of the palace with brand-new gold seals and purple sui......

Everyone stared at the dazzling gold seal and the bright purple ribbon.

It passed in front of Wang Juan, who had been the prime minister of Zuo for many years and had been eager to turn positive, Wang Juan seemed to have expected it, looking at his nose and nose.

It has been conscientious for eight years, and it is considered by the courtiers to be the most likely to progress in order, and the imperial historian Feng Quji, who has been promoted to prime minister, passed in front of Feng Quji, who only glanced down at the silver seal and green ribbon on his waist, and his face was expressionless.

In the end, this pair of golden seals and purple sui stayed in front of Tingwei Li Si!

"With the eldest concubine Changting Weisi, he is the right prime minister, and the lord is promoted to the marquis of Guannei!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on this short Shangcai man.

Li Si is over sixty years old this year, but he looks much more energetic than the younger Feng Quji, Nei Shi Teng and others, this scheming old minister, but at this moment it is difficult to hide his excitement, stepped out, and raised the jade gui in his hand:

"Chensi, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The right prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, the assistant of the Son of Heaven, the world's punishment and grabbing, so the king treats him with special gifts, under the public opinion, the royal seat is the beginning, and the entry is to participate in the right and discuss political affairs......

As a courtesy of worshipping the prime minister, Qin Shi Huang, who rarely got up, also got up, solemnly raised his coat, and bowed slightly to His Majesty's Li Si.

Faced with this scene, no one was surprised, no one felt that Li Si was unworthy, and there were only four words left in his heart: "Well deserved!" ”

More than 20 years ago, when the two were still young and prime, they also had a confrontation, at that time, Li Si was still a Lang official who had just been recommended to Qin Shi Huang by Lü Buwei, Qin Shi Huang at that time, or Qin Wang Zheng who failed to grasp power......

For more than 20 years, I don't know how many times I have stayed up all night discussing the government affairs that they cannot intervene in, imagining the era of unification and planning the future of the empire.

At that time, Li Si was very eager for Qin Shi Huang to let himself be the prime minister as soon as he was in power, and he showed the style of a master, he skillfully used all kinds of forces inside and outside Qin, and adopted all Li Si's suggestions, but did not skip the promotion, and put Li Si in a position of slow promotion, which made Li Si anxious, but helpless.

Fortunately, for so many years, he has participated in the elimination of the Six Kingdoms, the unification of the world, and the consolidation of the imperial rule.

But Lees was not careless.

The minister who governs the country serves the country to perform his position, sees the ability to accept the official position, and tries his best to weigh and do his best. Li Si knew that this was His Majesty's skill in employing people, and weighing was an important indicator in addition to merit and ability, and the emperor would never let his courtiers dominate the family.

Sure enough, in addition to the fact that Prime Minister Zuo is still Li Si's old rival Wang Juan, and the Imperial Doctor is still served by Feng Quji, Qin Shi Huang ordered a person who made Li Si feel like a thorn in his back even though he was the right prime minister......

"The head of the carriage, Nei Shi Teng, promoted to the chief of the palace, appointed as the captain!"

"Sure enough." Ye Teng has been waiting for this day for a long time, and this controversial Korean has finally become one of the Jiuqing, and he has also come out to worship Emperor Xie.

The ministers looked at each other, and as a result, the court pattern had a subtle change:

Li Si is the right prime minister, and his eldest son Li You is the county guard in Changsha County, and he is also a representative of the Legalist lawyers.

The Confucian doctors rallied around the left prime minister Wang Juan and actively promoted next year's Eastern Tour to seal the Zen.

Feng Qujian was the imperial doctor, and his brother Feng Wuxuan was the marquis of Guannei and garrisoned in Yanzhao.

Ye Teng is the court lieutenant, and his son-in-law Heifu seems to be going to a county in the east to serve as a county guard.

Meng Yi, as a lieutenant general, often accompanied the emperor, and Meng Tian served as the commander of Shuofang.

In addition, he was already lonely, Wang Jian was old, Wang Li was degraded, and he was alone under the Wang family military gate of Wang Ben, the marquis of Tongwu.

The balance of power between the monarch and the minister is a very important issue, and the monarch must stand at the height of overall planning and rule the courtiers with the skill of balance and containment. Especially capable ministers, they must have the skills to control them, otherwise they will have extraneous branches, give birth to chaos, and endanger the monarch's imperial industry.

Whether it is the court, the army, or the locality, no one can dominate the family, and all power is still concentrated in the hands of the emperor......

Things are in the four directions, and they must be in the center; The saint insisted, and the Quartet came to follow!

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The shock brought about by the appointment and dismissal of central personnel is bound to affect the localities.

After the end of the court meeting, Qin Shi Huang returned to the inner hall, did not rest, but asked people to open the latest version of the "Four Seas Return to One Map", he wanted to let a few feudal officials move their positions.

A large map sewn together by dozens of fine white silks, the mountains and rivers on it are not drawn, but embroidered by the dexterous hands of the embroiderer, and will never fade and blur. Its length and width are several steps each, and Qin Shi Huang can directly step on it and overlook his empire!

The emperor traveled from south to north, and he stepped across the five mountains and stepped on Changsha County, where Li Si's eldest son and Qin Shi Huang's son-in-law, Li You, had been the county guard for five years......

"Although Li You doesn't have much talent, he is also a middle-aged person, and his status, at least for three years, cannot be lower than Heifu, and it's time to recall him back."

Qin Shi Huang thought about this in his heart, looked around, and set his goal on the Central Plains.

He took two more steps, crossed the Yangtze River, and pointed to Chenggao in the east, Kui Wei in the west, and Sanchuan County with the river in the back to Yi and Luo......

Li Youjiang was transferred to Sanchuan County Guard, which was also a reward for his years of hard work in the south, and it was also a show to Li Si that he respected their family.

Li Si is a capable minister, he wants whatever he wants, and Qin Shi Huang also knows very well that he should use unparalleled wealth and glory to make the Li family die.

Immediately, the emperor turned his head to the northwest, this is the latest map, the "thirty-six counties" of the year of unification, now it is forty counties, adding Hengshan, Barrier County, Yuzhang, Shuofang, in addition, the territory of Beidi County has also been greatly expanded.

Beidi needed a new county lieutenant who could follow the "Great Wall of the North" set by the imperial court, and who could well inherit the immigration of Shanghe Tuntian, which had laid the foundation for Heifu.

Qin Shi Huang already had a good candidate.

"Shaofu Cheng Zhanghan! Can be the captain of the Northland. ”

However, Zhang Han's younger brother Zhang Ping seems to be in charge of the north, which is absolutely not allowed, Zhang Ping will be transferred out of Shangjun to repair the straight road that his brother has not completed......

Next, the most difficult choice comes, where is the outgoing Heifu going to be transferred?

Although Qin Shi Huang firmly believed in the saying of "black dog and white horse" of Wu Zhu, Heifu was different from Li Xin, he not only had a military strategy, but also Wen Tao, who could lead the army and govern the people.

So the biggest question is not where Heifu can go, but where among so many counties, where is Heifu's "talent in ten years" to govern.

First of all, it needs to be a large county with a large population, at least 100,000 households, and it can't be wronged.

Secondly, there needs to be a big problem in its vicinity, and those stupid officials are difficult to control, and the blame is to be solved by the officials.

Third, it needs to occupy an important place in Qin Shi Huang's future planning for the empire!

In more than 20 counties in the eastern part of the country, Qin Shi Huang took his hands and looked over one by one, and finally, his eyes stopped at the location of the eastern edge of the map!

Within the Liuhe, the land of the emperor. There is the East China Sea in the east and quicksand in the west. South and North Households, North Over Great Xia......

"Heifu has led the way for the army, so that I will wade through the quicksand in the west of Qin, what about other places?"

Qin Shi Huang smiled, walked there in a few steps, and stepped heavily on it with his square head and pointed feet.

"Great goodness, this is it!"

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In mid-October, Heifu, who had already packed his bags in Yiqu City and was ready to hand over to the next Beidi County Lieutenant, received an edict from the First Emperor.

It's about the new lieutenant and where Hefu will be transferred......

Ye Zijin was holding the child, she was more concerned about where her family would live in the next few years, so she asked: "Beloved, where is it?" ”

Heifu laughed heartily, and instead of announcing the answer directly, he said with emotion: "Actually, I have always had a thought, and now it seems that it will soon come true." ”

Ye Zijin said: "What do you think? Why didn't the concubine hear her lover mention it? ”

"Because, that was the dream of a previous life......"

This sentence cannot be said to anyone, Heifu was indignant in his heart, but took his wife and children into his arms, looked at the far east, and muttered:

"I want to have a big house by the sea and watch the tide rise and fall, the sun rises and falls!"

PS: The third volume of "The First Emperor" is over!