The first year of the Qin King's reign.

Inside the Zhangtai Palace.

There are many officials, Ying Zheng knelt on Wang Ji, and Zhao Ji knelt on the right side behind him to listen to the affairs.

This is the first court meeting of King Zheng of Qin in the true sense.

"I have ascended the throne as king, and want to imitate my ancestor, King Xiaowen, and my father, King Zhuangxiang, and have a general amnesty for the world. What do you think?"

Ying Zheng spoke softly, his majestic eyes swept across the officials.

"I think it's OK, this is a demonstration of the benevolence of the king!"

Someone immediately stood up and said.

Others also nodded, which was the first thing that the Qin kings had to do to succeed to the throne in history.

At that time, King Xiaowen pardoned many officials, nobles and royal family members involved by the four nobles.

Later, King Zhuangxiang succeeded to the throne and pardoned some other people with poor crimes.

The same is true for Ying Zheng's move. Even if it is not detailed, everyone will divide a group of people with less serious crimes to pardon them.

After the incident, Ying Zheng spoke again, "When the battle to destroy Han, can the merits and rewards of the generals be evaluated?"

Finally, it was time to reward meritoriously, and one side of the generals showed expectations.

"I have checked and formulated it. Please check the king and the queen mother!"

Lu Buwei was prepared and handed over the bamboo slips. The temple man next to him quickly walked down the steps.

Ying Zheng glanced at him and had no objection. He had already known the rewards above and gave suggestions. Moreover, Qin had always made military achievements, so no one dared to deduct them in this matter. Ying Zheng turned around and handed the bamboo slips to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji didn't even look at it, and said directly: "I believe in Zheng'er and Xiangbang, and after that, I directly stamped the Empress Dowager's Seal."

It fully demonstrates the unity of mother and son.

Lu Buwei's eyes drooped and he was secretly alert.

Zhao Ji is nothing. He knows Zhao Ji. Although he has great power, he has no wisdom after all. But if Zhao Ji gives his trust to Ying Zheng without reservation and assists Ying Zheng wholeheartedly and the mother and son together, then with the wisdom shown by Ying Zheng, even he will be eroded step by step in the court.

Zhao Ji handed the bamboo slips to the maid beside her, and the maid went down to hand them to Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei then walked to the front of the hall, with a slightly shaped figure, and unfolded the bamboo slips: "The King of Qin, the Queen Mother's Decree: Although General Meng Ao defeated the five countries, he was rewarded with a thousand gold medals, and was given a title of one level to the right. General Meng Wu was given a title of two levels to the right chief."

The 20th-level military title of Qin State can be promoted to the title except for the first few levels of cut off an enemy soldier's head. It will be difficult to upgrade every level afterwards. You should know that the former Wu'an Jun Bai Qi was only at the 17th level before his death, and Wang Qian was only at the right chief before.

For example, Lu Buwei was granted the title of Marquis Wenxin because he assisted Ying Zichu ascended the throne. It can even be said that Ying Zichu was able to ascend the throne entirely due to Lu Buwei's plan. Therefore, Ying Zichu shared the world with him and was granted the title of Marquis who was not even granted to the former Wu'an Jun.

Meng Wu's right-level ranks at the 11th level of military merit title at the 20th level, and the father and son were awarded the title at the same time, which shows his love.

Soon Lu Buwei continued to recite the truth, and all those involved received generous rewards.

Even the unknown Wang Jian was promoted from the eighth level public servant to the Zuo Shuchang.

It can be said that after this level, Wang Jian's status was completely different from before, and he could enter the court to discuss matters.

You know, even Wang He is now just the chief of the Right Shu.

Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian, was even named the Doctor of the Palace, responsible for the guards of the palace, the imperial guards in the palace, and the security of the Qin King. He was a close minister of the Qin King.

The father was a general outside, and the son was responsible for defending the King of Qin. What a honor and favor.

This is a very obvious signal, that is, the King of Qin intends to reuse Wang Jian and his son.

After Lu Buwei finished his thoughts thoroughly, Meng Ao, Meng Wu, Wang Jian, Wang He, Duke Li, Huan Qiong and other military generals all bowed down, "Bow thanks to the king, the king for thousands of years!"

"Black and thank the king, the king for thousands of years!"

"The Lords are exempted from courtesy."

Ying Zheng waved his arm and said, "Meng Tian, ​​the grandson of General Meng, Meng Yi, is my disciple. Today I am appointing him as a Lang official and entering the palace to accompany him to study."

"Thank you, King Long!"

I originally realized that Ying Zheng was interested in supporting Wang Jian, but now when I heard this, Meng Ao's little depression suddenly dissipated and he immediately cried.

He is also a close minister, but it is obviously more beneficial to be the same age as the king. Even if he is just an ordinary man now, as the king grows older in the future, he will definitely be the one who trusts the king the most.

With this as the basis, Meng’s family will be free of worries.

No one objected to this matter, after all, he was just an ordinary official.

In fact, what Lu Buwei cared more about was the Doctor's Order, who controlled the palace defense and protected the King of Qin, and had real power.

Now that this official position is in the hands of Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng is safe and has a stable position.

Zhao Ji looked at Ying Zheng's side face, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her face was full of satisfaction. Her son was already quite majestic.

"I want to appoint Princess' son, Prince Qi, as the inner historian, to govern the capital. What do you think about the prime minister?"

After everyone returned to their posts, Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei again and asked softly.

When he heard this, His Highness immediately discussed it.

Even Lu Buwei woke up suddenly.

The inner historian is equivalent to the head of a county, who governs the capital and ranks as the superior minister, and can enter the palace to discuss matters.

This is a high position of real power and has always been promoted by him. Now that the King of Qin has just succeeded to the throne, he is about to move this position, which makes Lu Buwei feel dangerous.

This is a very bad sign.

This means that the King of Qin may be dissatisfied with his prime minister.

This is very bad for him.

Now that he had just become the minister of the former king's orphan, the King of Qin released such a signal, which made everyone think deeply.

At this moment, many people's eyes had already fallen on Lu Buwei in a very obscure way.

"Does this mean to use the power of the Chu faction to distribute my authority in the court?"

Lu Buwei said in his heart, and then he made a statement, "King, there are no mistakes in the capital now, and Gongzi Qi is still in a low position. If he is promoted suddenly, it is probably unfair and it will be difficult for people to believe."

Lu Buwei looked worried, as if he was thinking about Ying Zheng.

He could not give up the official position of Inner Shi, as this is very important to him.

"I think Young Master Qi is smart, diligent in doing things, and has good abilities."

Yang Quanjun suddenly stood up and said.

After all, Gongzi Qi belonged to the Chu clan, and he also received the advice of Empress Dowager Huayang, followed closely, and other Chu clan officials immediately agreed.

However, since King Zhaoxiang took power to eliminate the four nobles, the Chu faction's power in the court has not been restored. Especially Ying Zichu is also alert to the Chu faction. Although he was supported by Empress Dowager Huayang, he did not have much entrusted after becoming the king, so it seems that the Chu faction is now a bit weak.

This is also the reason why the Chu faction was dissatisfied with Ying Zichu.

Soon, the person who belonged to Lu Buwei began to argue with the Chu faction headed by Yang Quanjun.

Zhao Ji, who was kneeling behind Ying Zheng's right, had clearly shown impatience and fatigue.

She had no interest in these political affairs.

I don’t understand why Ying Zheng suddenly appointed the person next to the woman in Huayang.

When Lu Buwei saw this scene below, his eyes narrowed slightly and said to himself: "Maybe this is an opportunity. After going to court, he will go to Zhao Ji and ask her to be wary of Empress Dowager Huayang. If Ying Zheng continues to appoint the Chu system, he will definitely have a rift with Zhao Ji. If he doesn't use it, he will temporarily weaken his power."

Although Lu Buwei knew that although Ying Zheng was young and very wise, he still didn't want to let go easily.

Things like rights have always been pursued and fought for.

Just like when he chose Ying Zichu and tried his best to push Ying Zichu to the throne, wasn’t it just today?

He didn't want to be a grandson for only three years, and his life goals had just begun to be realized and he lost his position so quickly, so he had to take the initiative to do something.

At this time, Ying Zheng finally spoke, "What Xiangbang said is reasonable. Since this is the case, he appointed Gongzi Qi as his servant, and also a counselor, in charge of discussions and enters the court to discuss matters."

"The King and the Holy Ming!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Quanjun immediately changed his subject and other Chu factions also agreed.

Obviously, their purpose is not the Inner History, and they also understand that the position of Inner History is not easy to obtain, and the previous proposal is just a cover.

The counselor and the official of the counselor was the ward. He was under the command of the army and did not take charge of the troops. However, he was a close minister of the King of Qin. He could make suggestions for the king, which was also a good platform to show himself and a step to go to the next level.

Seeing this, Lu Buwei seemed to understand something, and he could only agree.

"At a young age, the art of power and strategy is so perfect."

Lu Buwei was surprised. This advancement and retreat seemed to give in, but in fact he took all the benefits.

The first is Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji didn't like the Chu clan. With their current mother-son relationship, if Ying Zheng insisted on Zhao Ji's order, Zhao Ji would not refuse, but he would inevitably feel depressed.

Moreover, in this way, he directly told the officials that he was incompatible with his ministerial affairs, which was not conducive to stabilizing the court.

After all, he is still the assistant minister of the former king who was entrusted by the old king. He has been in the Qin court for many years and has a huge influence. If internal conflicts arise, it will be detrimental to send troops to the five countries and unify the world.

But now that he takes a step back, he will not be able to refuse.

In this way, the monarch and ministers became harmonious again.
To be continued...