Chapter 2282: Marco Polo, Three Provinces and Six Ministries
Chapter 2282 Marco Polo, Three Provinces and Six Ministries
Chapter 2278: Marco Polo, Three Provinces and Six Ministries
After the heavy armored infantry fell into the camp and passed the city tower, the next thing to appear was the crossbowmen who first climbed up to the dead soldiers. The leader was none other than Ju Yi.
Ju Yi was very majestic when he was under Yuan Shao, but after surrendering to Qin, his presence became much weaker. This is naturally not because Da Qin is not good at using talents, but because Da Qin has too many talents.
Ju Yizai was one of the top commanders in the Zhao State, but after he came to the Qin Army, he became ordinary. If it weren't for the elite Xiandenshishi, he might have been lost to the crowd.
In the Battle of Jingbei and the Battle of Guanzhong, in these two battles, the performance of the first to ascend the camp was still very eye-catching. In addition, in order to publicize to the world that the Qin State treats surrendered generals well, Ye Qingmei sent Ju Yi to the first to ascend the camp. Placed in second place.
Since the purpose is to promote the Qin State's good treatment of surrendered troops and generals, naturally Ju Yi cannot be allowed to be more beautiful than the former, so Zhang He's euphorbia soldiers were waiting after the first to die.
Euphorbian warriors are heavy armored infantry like the trapping camp. The difference is that the trapping camp uses Mo Dao, while the euphorbian warriors use heavy halberds.
The Euphorbias were created by Han Xin and have been led by Zhang He. They have rarely been defeated since they formed an army. They have defeated many with less and defeated the Yellow Turbans and the princes of Hebei many times. The few defeats they had were also against the Qin army. , and it’s not a shame.
After the Euphorbias, the next elites will appear: Iron Guards, Tiger Guards... They are the most elite troops among the infantry.
After the infantry has appeared one after another, the next ones to appear are the infantry and cavalry mixed army, the light cavalry, and the final heavy cavalry merging. The first is Yue Fei's Beiwei army.
“This Beiwei Army founded by Commander Yue was selected from the Jingzhou Army. The selection conditions are extremely strict. Even if you are selected, you must undergo a lot of training...
During the Third Battle of Jiangling, Yue Shuai led 2,000 Beiwei troops to defeat Chu's 10,000 main army head-on.
During the Battle of Jingbei, Yue Fei led 3,000 Wei troops on his back, blocked the fierce attack of Shu and Chu's 20,000 main force, and counterattacked and killed 5,000. "
Yue Fei was from a lower class and already had a high prestige among the people. But after hearing about the achievements of Yue Fei and Bei Weijun, the people became even more excited and excited, shouting for Yue Fei's fame. This actually made Beiwei Army the most popular. Yue Fei in front was a little embarrassed.
“Father, look, the people are shouting your name.”
Yue Yun said with excitement, sincerely proud of his father.
Yue Fei, however, straightened his face and scolded: "Shut up, you are not allowed to speak during the military parade."
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Before the Beiwei Army had finished marching, the people in the square burst into even louder shouts. Yue Yun thought he was calling them father and son, but after hearing it clearly, he realized that he was calling another army, the Women's Army.
Like the Beiwei Army, the Detachment of Women is a mixed army of infantry and cavalry, and its number is larger than that of the Beiwei Army. The Beiwei Army only has 3,000 people, but the Detachment of Women has a total of 8,000.
Of course, there were not so many people participating in the military parade. Only 800 female soldiers came as representatives, and the generals responsible for commanding the army were Arthur, Hua Mulan, and Fan Lihua.
“What is coming towards us now is the pride of the Qin Empire, the most beautiful rose in the army, the Women’s Army.”
Hearing this, the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan asked with surprise: "There are actually female soldiers in Da Qin?"
In his opinion, how much fighting power can a weak woman have? When she goes to the battlefield, isn't she giving wives to male soldiers?
Wang Mang’s envoy Wu Yongze explained: “The princes of China have all set up women’s military camps, but currently only the women’s army of Qin State can actually fight on the battlefield.”
Lu Dongzan was even more surprised. He thought the Women's Army was just a bunch of people, but he didn't expect it to be really capable of fighting.
“The Detachment of Women was co-founded by the eldest princess and Concubine Mu. Although it is composed of women, its combat strength and achievements are no less than those of the elite male soldiers.
Nanxiang defeated the Xiliang Army, and Hetao faced the Yuanmeng Iron Cavalry... When the Tang Army surrounded Luoyang, it was also the Detachment of Women who took action to protect Luoyang...
The Detachment of Women has told the world through battle after battle that women can also go into battle to kill the enemy, and they can also serve the country..."
During the introduction, the people's shouts became louder, which clearly shows the popularity of the Detachment of Women.
Not only the Qin army officers and soldiers, but also the ordinary people wanted to marry a female soldier from the Women’s Army and go home.
In the center of the square, among the crowd, a blond and blue-eyed foreigner suddenly showed surprise when he saw Arthur, the leader of the Detachment of Women.
“This is King Arthur? How could she appear in the East? And become a general of the Eastern Empire?”
This man was none other than Marco Polo.
Marco Polo was not born among the Hundred Calls of an alien race, but one of the hidden figures of a special Hundred Calls, and his occupation was a traveler.
He was implanted into a Roman merchant family and decided to lead a caravan to the East for trading. It finally took him three years to reach China.
Upon learning that the Emperor of the Central Plains was going to ascend the throne in Luoyang, Marco Polo immediately rushed to Luoyang to watch the ceremony and spent a lot of money to buy a ticket from the local people. However, he never expected to see King Arthur of the West at the military parade in the East.
As a hero who repelled the Roman invasion and defended Britain, King Arthur is well-known in the West. Even though his daughter was exposed and was kicked off the throne, many people still admired this strange woman.
Although Marco Polo was a Roman, he also admired Arthur, but he couldn't figure out why Arthur appeared here?
“Old sir, do you know that female general?”
Marco Polo pointed at Arthur, speaking in broken Chinese, and asked the old man next to him, and this old man was Jiang Shang.
Jiang Shang didn’t understand what Marco Polo meant. After all, Marco Polo’s accent was too weird. He didn’t understand it until he heard it again.
"Are you talking about Phoenix Marquis? This girl is not simple. Although she is from a foreign race and is still a girl, her military skills are not inferior to other famous generals of Great Qin. Even if she commands a group of women's troops, she is still invincible. "
Having said that, Jiang Shang explained to Marco Polo what information he knew about Arthur.
After hearing this, Marco Polo smiled and said: "Old sir, you are right. This female general is not an ordinary woman. She has been a king in the West."
Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong were both stunned. Did they hear it wrong? This girl actually became a king? Or is the King of the West and the King of the East not the same thing?
Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong quickly communicated with Marco Polo, and Marco Polo also told them what he knew about Arthur.
After listening, Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong realized that there was a country in the far west, Rome, that was no less powerful than the Han Dynasty, and Arthur was the princess of Britain, another country that was invaded by Rome. The girl disguised herself as a man and stepped forward, repelled the invaders and became the king. Later, her identity was exposed and she was kicked off the throne, but then Britain was destroyed by Rome.
After listening to Marco Polo’s narration, Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong looked at each other. Isn’t this the Western version of the Empress of the Ming Dynasty?
“I thought that everything outside the Central Plains was a barbarian land, but I didn’t expect that there was a big country like Rome in the far west.”
Wen Zhong sighed lightly. As soon as he finished speaking, another exclamation came from beside him.
"Look, the cavalry phalanx is coming." After carrying the infantry and cavalry phalanxes such as the Wei Army and the Detachment of Women, the most powerful unit of the Qin Dynasty, the cavalry, came next.
The first to appear was Zhao Yun's Dragon Cavalry, followed by Huo Qubing's Yulin Army, followed closely by Meng Tian's Hetao Cavalry, Qin Qiong's Huben Camp, Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, Gongsun Xuanyuan's White Horse Yi Cong, Long Qie's The Tenglong Army, Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, Jiang Jiong's Nine Dragon Guards... and the finale is naturally the heavily armored cavalry and Zhang Liao's broken barracks.
Diversified cavalry appeared one after another, which dazzled the envoys from various countries. Even the envoys from Yuan and Mongolia looked solemn. Only then did they realize that Qin State had so many elite cavalry.
When these elite cavalrymen came on stage one after another, the people who shouted loudest were neither Huo Qubing's Yulin Army, who was known as the fastest marcher, nor Zhang Liao's camp, which was said to be indestructible, nor Jiang Jiong, who was known as the general camp of Qin Dynasty. The Kowloon Guards were actually Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army with a relatively mediocre record.
Of course, the reason why the Flying Tiger Army received such enthusiastic shouts was not because of its record, but because of Li Cunxiao.
As the most powerful general in the world, Li Cunxiao has a very high prestige. Whenever he appears in a military parade, even if he doesn't say a word or does nothing, he can instantly make the atmosphere lively.
In comparison, when the Po Army Camp, which had never been defeated so far, was not as popular as Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, it was not as popular as Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army. After all, there was more than one undefeated army, but Li Cunxiao was the only one in the world.
“Senior sisters, look, my junior brother is so majestic.”
Bixiao pointed at Li Cunxiao on the horse and said excitedly, and her actions also attracted the attention of representatives from hundreds of families.
“I saw it, I saw it.”
Yunxiao said helplessly, then he pulled his sister back, and then a pair of phoenix eyes swept across the hundreds of people. Wherever his eyes passed, everyone turned their heads, not daring to look at her.
After waiting for Zhang Liao's broken military camp to pass by, the two-hour military parade finally came to an end.
In the entire military parade, a total of 50,000 infantry and cavalrymen walked through the imperial city under the spotlight and were inspected by Emperor Ying Hao of the Qin Empire.
Overall, this military parade was perfect. It not only promoted the military power of the Qin Empire and shocked the princes of all parties, but also enhanced the pride and sense of belonging of the people of Qin.
The ceremony and music at the end of the military parade made Ying Hao even more unexpected. It turned out to be "Serving the Country with Loyalty".
Three thousand military musicians, five thousand drummers, and one hundred thousand troops sang "Loyalty to the Country" together, which was more shocking than the opening "War Hymn of the Qin Dynasty". It was difficult for anyone to get over it for a long time.
At night, the lights of Luoyang city were brightly lit, and the people continued to celebrate, while Ying Hao entertained the envoys from various countries who came to watch the ceremony in the palace.
It's okay that those foreign envoys arrived. After all, no matter how powerful Da Qin is, it is still too far away from them. Even if they realize how powerful Da Qin is, it has little to do with them, so naturally they come to the banquet with great joy.
The envoys from the Central Plains princes were not so happy. After all, this military parade showed too many things. They had to report the information about the military parade and the auspicious events from the sky to the country as soon as possible.
After the banquet, it was already dark, and Ying Hao went directly to Ren Hongchang's palace.
At the enthronement ceremony, all the concubines had their own children, but Ren Hongchang was alone. As the Queen of the East Palace, Ren Hongchang must have been under pressure, and as a husband, Ying Hao naturally had to share the pressure with his wife.
When Cao Zhengchun, who was serving Ying Hao, learned that Ying Hao was going to be the queen, he immediately shouted to the capital: "On the night of January 1st, the first year of Shenwu, Your Majesty entered the East Palace..."
As soon as the historian heard this, he quickly wrote and recorded it.
After becoming the emperor, things were different from before. Every word and deed of Ying Hao was recorded by historians, including which concubine he was blessed with on which day.
Ying Hao was extremely speechless about this, but he didn't say much. These rules were still within his tolerance.
The next morning, this was the first morning court after the restoration of the Qin Dynasty. No mistakes were allowed, so Ying Hao did not indulge in Wenrou Township, but got up early under the service of Ren Hongchang.
After the start of the morning session, Zhang Yi, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to stand up and report: "The envoys from the five countries of Shu, Chu, Ming, Sui, Yuan and Qing submitted their resignations to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Rites early in the morning and requested to return home."
Ying Hao said: "If they want to leave, let them go."
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Zhang Yi retreated, and Han Fei stood up again and said: "To inform my emperor, yesterday I granted a large number of ministers, and most of them were titles. The positions of the ministers in the court are not clear. Please take this opportunity to make it clear to the court early." Official functions."
The titles Ying Hao granted yesterday were indeed all titles, but as for the eight governors, they were revealed on purpose.
Just imagine, if the Wei State, which was attacked from three sides by the Qin State, knew that the three commanders-in-chief Bai Qi, Su Lie, and Xue Rengui had become the governors of Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Jingzhou respectively, what would they think? I must be scared.
The small actions in private will naturally be restrained.
The title has been conferred but the official position has not been determined. In other words, the official positions in the Qin Dynasty will still continue from the period of King Qin. This is naturally not possible and must be determined as soon as possible.
Long before proclaiming himself emperor, Ying Hao and his advisers had formulated a new system for the Qin Dynasty, which was the system of three provinces and six ministries.
What is the three provinces and six ministries system? To put it simply, the Zhongshu Province is responsible for drafting the edicts, the Menxia Province is responsible for reviewing the edicts, and the Shangshu Province is responsible for executing the edicts.
These matters were previously under the sole responsibility of the prime minister. However, under the system of three provinces and six ministries, the power of the prime minister was divided into three parts. This greatly dispersed the power of the prime minister and prevented powerful ministers from monopolizing power, which was conducive to strengthening the imperial power.
In addition, the division of labor among the three provinces and six ministries has become clearer, which has greatly improved the efficiency of officials. In addition, officials supervise and check each other;
At present, the three provinces and six ministries system is definitely the most advanced system.
Ying Hao already had a plan in his mind as to who should be in which position, and he immediately issued an order:
“The decree was drafted and appointed Zhang Liang as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Bowen as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Xun Yu as the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Xi Zhicai as the Minister of Rites, Han Fei as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Liu Ye as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry;”
Since then, the first six ministers of the Qin Dynasty have all returned to their positions.
“Where is Wang Meng?” Ying Hao asked.
Wang Meng stood up immediately, knelt down and responded: "Wei Chen is here."
"I order you to be the first prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, to be in charge of the Shangshu Province and to command the six ministries."
"I, the King Meng, thank you for your trust, and I will repay your majesty with death."
[Ding dong, Wang Meng became the first prime minister of the Qin Empire, with permanent political +2, permanent charm +3, current five dimensions: commander 100 (+2), force 58 (+2), intelligence 100 (+2), politics 103 ( +4), Charm 100 (+5);]
Regarding the candidates for the six ministers, if you have different opinions, you can write them in the book review area.
The next chapter opens a new round of summons
(End of this chapter)
