The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 842 0005, Unexpected

In the middle of the night, the posthouse suddenly caught fire, and the fire was so intense that it was impossible to put it out.After getting the news, Zhao Zheng hurried to the scene, only to find the jade pendant that was originally given to Xia Yufang in the ruins.

Zhao Zheng was furious, and sent people to search for their traces in the whole city of Xianyang.Because no bones were found at the scene of the fire, Zhao Zheng concluded that they were not dead and must have fled somewhere.

Sure enough, they were found by noon the next day.This time, Zhao Zheng didn't care about the ancestral system, but took them into Xianyang Palace in a very orderly manner.

Xianyang Palace is so big, arranging them to stay is just a piece of cake.Of course, the purpose of doing this is to ensure their safety.

Knowing that Zhao Ling'er likes to go shopping, Zhao Zheng specially gave her a jade pendant, with which she can enter and leave the palace at will.Zhao Zheng has already made arrangements for her safety. As long as Zhao Linger leaves the palace, someone will protect her secretly.

The arson case had no clue, and the investigators were punished several times by Zhao Zheng.In fact, everyone knows that those who dare to set fire to Xianyang City must have a strong background.Even if those people found clues, they would never dare to follow the clues.After all, there are so many old aristocratic families in Qin State, just picking out one is enough for them to drink a pot.

However, Zhao Zheng would not allow them to be so arrogant and scolded some people in the hall in the early days.Whether it is knocking the mountain to shake the tiger, or killing the chicken to warn the monkey, anyway, Zhao Zheng just wants to remind those people.His patience is limited, if anyone dares to touch his bottom line again, he will let them know why the flowers are so red.

Xia Yufang was with Zhao Dan, and Zhao Linger was always wandering around in the palace.Fortunately, Li Nishang was with her. The Xianyang Palace, which was very deserted before, has become much more lively since they moved in.

Even the king of a country also needs to combine work and rest.During the day, he went to court to discuss matters, deal with official documents, review memorials, and everything needed to be done by himself.

At night, I was with a few very seductive girls, chatting, laughing and playing around.Either he just got drunk, or he played so hard that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

Zhao Zheng has always liked Xia Yufang very much, and he only realized this after the crowning ceremony.Xia Yufang should be the same as him, but the difference in status between them has become an obstacle.

Zhao Zheng can play crazy with Zhao Linger, and he can also recite poems and Fu with Zhao Dan, but only when he is with Xia Yufang can he feel completely relaxed.Li Nishang can also give him this feeling, but his favorite is Xia Yufang.

He no longer called sister Xia Yufang, but directly called her Afang.At first Xia Yufang blushed when he was called Ah Fang, but later he couldn't be more stubborn than Zhao Zheng, and gradually he got used to it after hearing it more often.

As for Zhao Dan and Zhao Ling'er, to be honest, Zhao Zhengzhen had no intention of keeping them in Qin.But he knows the current situation in the world, if they are not kept in Qin, maybe they will be sent to other countries in the future.

It is true that they are golden branches and jade leaves, and of course they are also the beloved princesses of King Zhao.But the current situation is just that the king of that country must be like this.Rely on marriage to consolidate the country's strength, or rely on land cession to ensure the country's interests.

This is an era where the weak prey on the strong, and no one can escape from this law.If there is anyone who can save them from suffering, then this person must be Zhao Zheng.

He promised to marry Princess Zhao Dan. No one knew Zhao Linger's identity, so he could only stay in Qin as a maid.The same is true for Xia Yufang, Li Nishang is also a maid in the palace.However, they are all maids who serve Zhao Zheng and Zhao Dan, and no one can order them except them.

This can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune, Zhao Zheng can safely hand over the harem to Zhao Dan.Although he didn't intend to make Zhao Dan the Queen of Qin, she was the first woman that Zhao Zheng married.King Qin's harem is now respected by her, so she has the right to manage the harem.

In fact, there is an empress dowager who is older than Zhao Ji in the harem, but it is a pity that she has been thrown into the cold palace by Zhao Ji.Zhao Ji is just following in her footsteps.

As for Xia Yufang, Zhao Zheng really hoped that he could marry her, and Ming Media was marrying her.But Li Si reminded him that if he really wanted to do that, the court would be in chaos.

Zhao Zheng held the crown ceremony at the age of 22 and then took charge of the government. He first cleared the chaotic harem.After killing Lai Ai and demoting Lu Buwei, the queen mother Zhao Ji was thrown into the cold palace, and then began to purge the government.

Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin State has always ruled the country by law.A prince who breaks the law is the same as the common people, and everyone is equal before the law.So the reform made the Qin State stronger, but it also bred a new moth.In the name of political reform, they plundered and extorted countless people from their homes.

Because they are in the name of upholding the laws of Qin, many people have nothing to do with them.Even if they know that they are violating the law, they suffer from not being able to catch their real evidence.The most important thing in the laws of the Qin State is evidence. Without evidence, you can't punish anyone.

So after Zhao Zheng came to power, the second thing he did was to purge officials.A thorough clean-up operation from top to bottom has found many problems from beginning to end, and of course caught many big fish.Some people also stood out in this purge and became the pillars of Qin.

If you want others to not know, unless you do nothing.Since it is a purge operation, it is natural to have someone to take the lead.Zhao Zheng proclaimed himself the chief officer of the purge operation, and then ordered the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to cooperate fully.Only one piece of paper and one military can act, civil servants are responsible for sealing up, and military officials are responsible for arresting people.Such an iron-handed purge has been carried out in Qin for three years.

During the three-year purge, the people of Qin State all applauded, and a large number of moths were beheaded or exiled into the army.When everyone thought that all this was over, the second wave of purges had already been quietly staged.

After Zhao Zheng came to power, the third thing he did was to clean up military discipline.According to the laws of the State of Qin, the military positions of the Qin Army are divided into two types: civilian and military.Most of the civil servants are responsible for food and logistics supplies, and most of the military personnel are responsible for leading troops to fight.In case of war, the military service of the same level is half rank higher than that of the civil service, and in the case of non-war, the military service of the same level is half a rank higher.

Civilian posts can be transferred directly, but military posts must be selected and promoted from the bottom.Today's Qin army has a large part of its military positions, which are directly transferred by relying on family connections.There are not a few people who do not comply with the rules, and someone has mentioned this matter before.But because the matter was so involved, Lu Buwei, the prime minister who was in charge of the government at the time, could only turn a blind eye.

Now that Zhao Zheng is in charge of the government, he will absolutely not allow such things to continue to happen, and he will not allow them to continue to exist.Therefore, he made great efforts to clean up military discipline, and those who did not have military merits and relied on connections to hold military posts immediately resigned from the military post.Those who have military merits and have not been awarded military posts can recommend themselves or participate in the competition.

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