Chapter 395 Military Glory

Huayang Palace.

When night fell, the Prime Minister of Qin Dynasty rushed to the palace of Queen Mother Huayang, but the owner of the palace did not behave as a master.

"Xiong Qi, why don't you let Fan Yuqi rush to help Yang Duanhe?"

Changping Jun frowned slightly, not expecting that the Queen Mother Huayang called him here to talk about this matter, and in front of everyone.

For a moment, Changping Jun felt a little emotional, is the Queen Mother Huayang old?

"Dongjun came to report that the Wei army had made some changes, and the Xiang family even sent troops to the north to prevent the princes from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, so Fan Yuqi did not take any action. This matter has been reported to the king, why is the king and queen doing this?"

Queen Mother Huayang looked at Lord Changping in front of her and narrowed her eyes.

"You are indeed different now that you have become the prime minister. Have you learned to talk to me in official terms?"

"I don't dare!"

Queen Mother Huayang looked cold and waved her sleeves, and everyone in the palace retreated.

"You want to sit back and watch the tens of thousands of heavy armored troops be destroyed so as to weaken Zhao Shuang's power in the army, but what will be the result?"

Seeing everyone retreating, Lord Changping changed his appearance and seemed relieved.

"Although I didn't expect that Zhao Shuang could turn defeat into victory, there were no flaws in this matter."

"You are confused!"

Queen Mother Huayang gave a low drink, and the pent-up anger in her heart burst out.

"Do you think it's okay if you do it without revealing anything? This thing itself is wrong, so what can you do no matter how well you do it?"

Lord Changping was stunned. This was the first time he had seen Queen Mother Huayang behave like this.

"The Queen Mother..."

"When Lu Buwei left, he gave all his properties in Guanzhong to Zhao Shuang. Can't you see this obvious attempt to sow discord? Although he is in Sanchuan, his eyes are always looking at Guanzhong, waiting for you to fight. .”

Queen Mother Huayang spoke a little hastily, but Lord Changping didn't take it seriously.

"Lu Buwei is now a dead tiger. He has long lost the majesty he once had. So what? The King and Queen Mother don't have to worry."

Now Lord Changping is the prime minister of Qin, and he is no longer the submissive young master of Chu who needed the protection of Queen Mother Huayang.

Queen Mother Huayang felt powerless. After Lu Buwei was expelled, the power of the Chu clan became stronger and stronger, and Lord Changping's mansion was crowded, but Lord Changping did not see the crisis after this prosperity.

"Although Zhao Shuang does not serve in the court, he has served as a prince, owned 30,000 households, and controlled hundreds of miles of land in Yongdi and Nanzheng. What kind of trade routes are he going to build now... In Xianyang City, many descendants of the family look up to him. With his breath, many elders and young men in the clan are very close to him, and there are many of his subordinates in the army. With time, once Zhao Shuang enters the court, he will definitely respond to his call. He is the leader of our Chu clan. Suffer."

Having said this, Lord Changping leaned over and held his hands.

"Even if the Queen Mother doesn't think about her ministers, she should still think about the eldest son Fusu. Let's weaken his power before it becomes a serious problem."

Lord Changping spoke eloquently, but Queen Mother Huayang sighed slightly in her heart.

"But what's the result? Are you successful?"

"this……"

"Your actions not only did not weaken Zhao Shuang's power, but also enabled him to achieve great success. Although not all of the heavy armored soldiers who followed Yang Duan and went north this time were given a piece of land, they were all given a piece of land. .”

In the Qin State's twenty-level military merit title system, the lowest-level official was given a hectare of land, a house, and a servant. Basically, public servants can now work part-time without having to work in the fields all day. And after reaching the fourth level, you can become a professional warrior without having to recharge as a pawn.

There is no need to work hard, rely on military achievements to accumulate wealth, and then buy more elite weapons and armor, as well as war horses and chariots.

The Qin State relied on a large base of middle- and lower-level military knights to build a division capable of hundreds of battles. Following this, these large numbers of military nobles gradually gathered.

And as this line of advancement goes up, it becomes more difficult to be promoted. There are quite a few people with middle-level titles, but the number of high nobles above Zuo Shu Zhang is quite rare, let alone the top nobles such as Guanneihou and Chehou.

Normal people want to be promoted from the first noble to the top noble only in theory. When Shang Jun designed this system, there were many rigid rules in place to prevent nobles from taking advantage of loopholes and to prevent too many people in the top titles from affecting the operation of the system and making it extremely difficult to advance to middle and high-level titles.

Basically, except for some special circumstances, such as becoming a prime minister and bringing a marquis, or a highly respected elder in the clan being given an honorary gift such as a virtual title when he retires, it is almost impossible to reach the full level purely by relying on military merit. .

of course there are exceptions.

Why did Bai Qi die in the past? Because he can really reach the full level by relying on military merit.

Bai Qi has won hundreds of battles, is there no reward left? In fact, the kings of Qin in the past dynasties were very cautious in granting high titles. Bai Qi was the concubine of the Zuo family for a long time, and even in the end, he only had the title of Lord Wu An.

It's not that Bai Qi has no reward, but that King Qin Zhaoxiang didn't give him what was due to Bai Qi at all.

Over the past hundred years, the Qin State has formed a huge military aristocracy.

Prosperous by relying on military exploits, naturally these military aristocrats will also rely on generals who can win battles.

Bai Qi has been fighting for many years and has won every battle. He has huge influence and prestige among these military nobles. Based on his military exploits, he should have been granted a feudal title long ago.

But if he is granted a title and a kingdom once, and these military nobles gather around him, who can control them in the future?

Of course, there are very few examples of such cheating affecting the military merit system, and there have been few peerless generals like Bai Qi in hundreds of years. Most of the time, generals who are good at fighting have a positive cyclical influence on this military title system.

Meng Ao was from Qi, but he was able to serve as a general in the Qin State, which allowed the Meng family to take root in the Qin State.

These military aristocrats don't care which country you are from, whether you have noble blood, prominent status, or hard background. If you can't fight, can't fight, or can't win a war, they are nothing.

"this……"

Lord Changping understood what Empress Dowager Huayang meant and was a little embarrassed.

"After this battle, Zhao Shuang's reputation has greatly increased. After that, he will definitely stand out among the ministers. Can you compare?"

Seeing Lord Changping like this, Queen Mother Huayang sighed and shook her head.

"Even if you are the son of the Chu State or the prime minister of the Qin State, you have not made any military exploits and have never fought in a big battle. In the eyes of those big bosses, you are nothing."

"The military situation is unpredictable. I don't believe that anyone can win every battle. Even if they can really do it, Xihe Shou and Wu Anjun can't withstand the enemy's open guns and hidden arrows, and they will inevitably die in the end. Although Zhao Shuang is not the same as our clan There are in-laws, but he has to get rid of them. Why should the Queen Mother help him!"

Lord Changping felt bad and bowed his head to say goodbye.

Queen Mother Huayang was behind and sighed slightly.

"I'm not helping him, but saving you!"