At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 148: Encircling Qi and ‘cutting off one’s neck’

The next day, morning.

The First Emperor threw out these bamboo scrolls and said: "You are all the moths of the Qin Dynasty, and you should all be killed."

All the civil and military officials were so frightened by the First Emperor's anger that they knelt down in fear.

Only Prime Minister Feng Quji slowly picked up the bamboo scroll on the ground and found that the bamboo scrolls recorded on it were all the bamboo scrolls that had been granted to fields by Da Qin over the years, and the counties recorded on them. The farther back you go, the fewer people are assigned to farm.

In particular, all counties in the Central Plains completely ended the granting of land in the 30th year of the First Emperor's reign. Only the Guanzhong area gave the First Emperor a little face. Even though there are still hundreds of people granting land this year, compared with the number of adult people in Guanzhong every year, this land granting does not matter. Thinking and knowing is not enough.

Feng Quji handed the bamboo slips to Li Si behind him with an expressionless expression. Li Si's face changed greatly after reading it, but he handed it to Yao Jia, the censor's doctor. Yao Jia's face was equally ugly.

"This is how you govern the country for me! My Qin Dynasty has been hollowed out, and you don't even know it." The First Emperor looked at all the civil and military officials with a cold face. A murderous aura filled the hall, and the officials I was really worried that the First Emperor would call out his guards to pull them out and chop them down.

Feng Qu said slowly: "Your Majesty, since the wealthy nobles of the six countries in Guandong moved to Xianyang City, there is really no land left in Guanzhong. As for the Central Plains, it is beyond the reach of the imperial court to supervise."

"So you are all complicit!" the First Emperor said with a cold face.

The civil and military officials knelt on the ground again and whispered: "I am guilty."

Feng Quji said: "Your Majesty, I dare not deny that there are flaws in the court's land granting, but it is not all my fault. The land in the Guanzhong area is limited, and it is difficult to implement the land granting. The situation in the Central Plains is more complicated. Da Qin only has A small number of Qin officials rule a county, and if Qin officials want to stabilize the place, they must rely on the local power."

The First Emperor glanced at Feng Quji coldly and said, "Is this how you stabilize the Central Plains by forcing the local people to rebel?"

Feng Quji said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, the imperial court is beyond the reach of the Central Plains. To stabilize the place, relying on only a few Qin officials is not enough. I ask you to let all the gentlemen suppress the Central Plains and unify the territory." Now that it has been pacified, I would like to ask Your Majesty to enthrone a young master as the King of Qi. With the King of Qi, there will be an army of Qi, and with an army of Qi to suppress the land of Qi, there will be no shortage of Qin officials, causing the rebels to quickly rebel against the entire land of Qi."

In Feng Quji's view, the reason why the Central Plains rebels grew to this extent was because of the lack of clan suppression. If there had been a King of Chu in Chen County, Xu Fan would not have led 800 prisoners in Chu. Go big.

It is even more unlikely that the Tiandan rebellion in Qi would spread to the entire Qi region. The imperial court only had 3000 people in Chen County, and the suppression of the entire Qi region was only more than people. With this small number of troops and this small number of Qin officials, it is normal that the rebels were not suppressed. I think If we want stability in the Central Plains, we still need to divide the feudal kingdoms and suppress the six kingdoms of Kanto.

The civil and military officials knelt down in the tunnel again and said, "I think what the Prime Minister said is reasonable."

The First Emperor was in a bit of a dilemma. He had vigorously promoted the system of prefectures and counties in the past, but now he felt it was not good-looking to divide the feudal countries.

But it won't work if you don't do this. Qin officials can't be trusted, and the six kingdoms of Guandong really want manpower to suppress them. A county with a population of tens or millions cannot be suppressed by just a few hundred Qin officials. This time it affects the entire world. The rebellion has proven that this model is not feasible.

But he was also worried that after the enfeoffment, the Qin Dynasty would fall apart in the next generation, and the Qin royal family would become a puppet like the Emperor of Zhou. For a time, the First Emperor also faced a dilemma.

Yao Jia, the imperial censor, saw the inner hesitation of the First Emperor. He said: "The rebellion in Guandong is not the fault of the county system. It is because we, the old Qin people, have too few people in the six kingdoms of Guandong. So what if we only have a few hundred people?" Hundreds of thousands or even millions of survivors of the Six Kingdoms were suppressed, but one of them rebelled and was not suppressed, which naturally caused the survivors of the other Six Kingdoms to join. From my perspective, Great Qin should increase the number of Old Qin people in the Six Kingdoms of Kanto. If tens of thousands of soldiers are suppressed in each place, there will naturally be no unrest."

Feng Quji said angrily: "There are hundreds of thousands of Qin officials in the entire Qin Dynasty. 4% of the court's revenue is spent on Qin officials every year. We also need to increase the number of soldiers. There are tens of thousands in one place, and hundreds of thousands in the Six Kingdoms. Censor Does the doctor want the imperial court to collapse?"

The First Emperor thought for a while and understood that this was not feasible. Although Da Qin recruited soldiers for free, the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers had to be maintained by the court, which was not a small expense.

Li Si said at this time: "Your Majesty, you can abolish the policy of 'letting the head of Guizhou return to the field'. Your Majesty implemented this policy back then in order to win over the hearts of the powerful in the world. However, judging from this rebellion, the powerful in the world are not greedy enough. Even if they become They killed my people in Da Qin, but they still rebelled secretly.

Due to the land grant system, there are not enough fields, and the morale of the army is low. Why don't your majesty take the powerful land of Guandong and use it only for the old Qin people? This can not only boost morale, but also place the old Qin people among the six kingdoms of Guandong. Helping the imperial court suppress the remnants of the Six Nations was a multi-purpose strategy. "

Feng Quji was surprised and said: "Li Si, are you trying to harm the country and the people? Once this strategy is adopted, the world will never have peace."

Li Si sneered and said: "Is the world peaceful now? Since the powerful people in Guandong don't know good from evil, let them see how powerful my Great Qin's sword is."

Yao Jia also looked at Li Si in surprise. He felt that his defeat to Li Si was not unjust. He did not even think that the Qin army's low combat effectiveness was due to a problem with the land grant system. This problem was discovered by Li Si and he keenly found a solution. Although this solution has endless consequences, it is suitable for Da Qin's current situation.

After listening to Li Si's words, the First Emperor said slowly: "Just do what Prime Minister You said, Zhao Gao."

"The minister is here."

"I decree that Lord Wu Yi and Feng Jie report to the soldiers and soldiers who have made outstanding achievements in Qi this time, and order him to grant land and soldiers in Qi."

Zhao Gao said: "No!"

The First Emperor has always been an extremely vengeful person. When he was bullied in Zhao, he was the first to want to destroy Zhao after becoming the King of Qin. After the fall of Zhao, he even killed all of Zhao's clan members, Prince Dan. After assassinating the First Emperor, he killed all the clan members of the Yan Kingdom and even burned all the ancient books of the Yan Kingdom for thousands of years, hoping to erase the existence of this country from history.

Later, when the alchemists deceived him, he executed the alchemists from all over the world. The Confucian scholars mocked him, so he issued the "Book Burning Order" to completely destroy the foundation of the Confucian students' existence. But now that the world's tycoons are so ignorant, there is no need to stay.

Of course, Li Si's words also awakened the First Emperor. The conferment of military merits to the fields was the foundation of the Qin Dynasty. However, "letting the head of Guizhou seize the fields" was destroying the foundation of the Qin Dynasty. To deal with the rebels, the morale of the Qin army was low, and even a county collapsed. The situation is related to the fact that the conferment of land for military merit is not implemented. The First Emperor now wants to change this situation.

So under the order of the First Emperor, Feng Jie began to clean up the powerful people in Qi and distributed the land of Qi to Qin soldiers.

In the Qin army camp in Qi, excited Qin soldiers were everywhere shouting: "Long live His Majesty the First Emperor!"

Of course the soldiers would not be willing to divide the land in the desert and the land of Baiyue, but if the fertile land of Qi was divided, it would be a huge good thing for the soldiers. With the issuance of this policy, a military merit award Tian's monster slowly revives. But it was a disaster for the powerful people and the people of Qi State. Their land was taken away by the Qin people and their people were driven away. Tianjia was affected by this movement and fled to Xiang Liang's army. At the same time, there were a large number of Qi people. The heroes of the country also followed. They just wanted to use Xiang Liang's power to revive the Qi State. This time it was not just a matter of the Tian family, but also the affairs of the entire Qi State.

Even though the Qin army suppressed 15 troops in Qi, the entire Qi was still in an undercurrent, just waiting for an opportunity to break out.

December 36, the 11th year of the First Emperor's reign.

Guangyang County, Yunshan, Zhanger Military Camp.

"Prime Minister, if you don't send troops, the Qin army will attack Jicheng." Kuai Che said anxiously.

It was not easy to persuade Zhang Er to send troops, but he did not expect that after Zhang Er came to Guangyang County, he would build the camp on this Yunshan Mountain. It is said that the terrain here is dangerous and difficult for the Qin army to break through, and it can contain the Qin army.

The terrain of Yunshan is indeed dangerous. Meng Tian sent 5 troops to attack Zhang Er's camp. He found that the losses were too great, so he stopped this senseless consumption and instead sent his deputy general to lead 5 troops to monitor Zhang Er's camp. Er, and he continued to lead the army to attack Jixian.

Zhang Er said: "The Qin army has 20 elite soldiers at the foot of the mountain. If I go down the mountain, the 5 people will be completely annihilated by the Qin army and die in vain. But now I lead the army on Yunshan, blocking the Qin army." The food road made it difficult for the Qin army to fully attack Jixian.

Kuai Che said helplessly: "Although your strategy, Prime Minister, is good, it is useless. The Qin army allocates food and grass from all over the country. Meng Tian's army is not short of food at all. The momentum of attacking Jidu is also very fierce. On the contrary, the lord is short of food and grass." , I may not be able to survive this winter.”

Zhang Er whispered to Kuai Che: "You are sending a message to Chen Yu, asking him to find a way to escape. As long as he is still there, there is still a chance for everything."

Zhang Er understood that he could not withstand a strong resistance, so it was better to conserve his strength and wait for the opportunity.

Jixian battlefield

Meng Tian frowned as he looked at Jixian where the killings were loud. Although the city of Jixian was in dilapidated state under the attack of the Qin army, it was still difficult to conquer. The two months of attacks had already cost his men. There were tens of thousands of soldiers, and Zhang Er was like flies surrounding his baggage troops. If Feng Jie from Qidi hadn't supported a batch of grain and grass, Meng Tian would have been in trouble in Jixian.

"Is the engineering battalion here?" Meng Tian asked his personal guard Meng Tianfang.

"Already here, they are waiting for the general's orders."

Meng Tian said with great joy: "They are here, and the next war will be much easier to handle."

Chen Yu's defense was too tenacious. Meng Tian's fierce attack failed to break through Jixian for two months. He could no longer wait any longer. If he could not break through Jixian again, it would definitely delay the pace of attacking the Central Plains next year, and even allow the rebels to grow.

In Meng Tian's army tent, a group of people dressed in gray were staying here.

Meng Tian saw them and smiled and said: "It's good if you guys are here. I have been blocked by the city wall of Ji County for 2 months and I need your help to open the wall."

The leader, Sun Cheng, smiled and said: "Back then, the villain dug up the mountain for the general, so a mere city wall didn't matter."

Sun Cheng and the others were officers of the engineering battalion, and Meng Tian relied on them to build the straight road. In order to make the road straight, the engineering battalion had to open up several mountains. Now it is nothing for Sun Cheng and the others to deal with a city wall that is only a few feet wide. .

Jidu City Wall

Chen Yu stood on the city wall wearing a suit of armor, looking exhausted at the boundless military camp of the Qin army.

The Qin army's offensive was too fierce. The Yan army in Jidu suffered heavy losses. The stones, long arrows and other defensive materials in the city were almost consumed. If the Qin army hadn't been too brutal and the people in Jidu fought to the death to help the Yan army, Jidu would have been defeated earlier. It was breached.

But at this time Jidu was already crumbling, and Chen Yu was not sure whether the city could be defended tomorrow. They had reached their limit. He was anxious and eagerly hoped that his good brother Zhang Er could bring reinforcements to support him.

But Chen Yu never expected that his eldest brother would actually hide in Yunshan and watch his success or failure. At this time, Chen Yu was extremely complaining about his eldest brother in his heart. He felt that Zhang Er still blamed him for becoming the king, so he Do nothing to save him.

Chen Yu walked slowly on the city wall, his face full of sadness. At this time, the remains of soldiers and civilians who died in the battle were everywhere under the Jixian city wall. There were a large number of wounded soldiers moaning quietly beside the city wall. His heart was extremely heavy. , I even feel that death is a kind of relief. As long as he died, he would not need to see such a scene or face the powerful Qin army.

"Your Majesty, I have returned from joining the army." General Li Liang said.

Chen Yu said happily: "Quick, quick, bring me to join the army to see me."

Soon Kuai Che came to Chen Yu's side. He looked at Chen Yu and shook his head solemnly.

Chen Yu's face suddenly turned ugly and he said, "Is it possible that eldest brother still refuses to forgive me?"

Kuai Che said: "The situation on Zhang Guoxiang's side is not good either. Although the Prime Minister sent a small team to attack the Qin army's food road, most of the attacking soldiers were defeated by the Qin army. Moreover, the Qin army from Qi also came to support Meng Tian. There are only 5 soldiers in Xiang's army, so there is no way he can be a match for the Qin army."

Chen Yu said angrily: "These are all excuses. If he sends troops into Jidu, with 5 troops stationed there, it is impossible for the Qin army to attack Jidu."

"Do you know how we are guarding now? We have to defend it with the lives of the people. Only three of our lives can be exchanged for one life of the Qin army. If we wait any longer, all the people in Jidu will die."

Kuai Che approached Chen Yu and whispered: "What Zhang Guoxiang means is that Jidu cannot be defended. Your Majesty, you can escape from Jidu first and stay useful and wait for opportunities."

Chen Yu said angrily: "It's like this again. Ten years ago, I was asked to keep my useful life, and now I am still asked to keep my useful life. I am now the king of Yan, and the people of Yan have died for me by hundreds of thousands. How can I abandon them and do such a thing? How can I have the face to call myself King of Yan and gain the respect of the people of Yan in the future? Even if I die here, Zhang Er will no longer be my brother."

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