Zhao Tuo sat by the window, watching the trees in the courtyard swaying in the cold wind, blowing dead branches and leaves all over the ground.
He was placed here and could not leave until the whole matter was completely settled.
Zhao Tuo was not worried about his death, because that night when the fire was burning, he went to Chang Shi Lisi's mansion in person to report the assassination.
Lord Shang once said: If you don't accuse a traitor, you'll be cut in half; if you accuse someone of traitor, you'll be rewarded with the same reward as beheading the enemy.
Not only is he immortal, he even has a reward.
Jing Ke.
Zhao Tuo closed his eyes, and the last look Jing Ke looked at him appeared in front of his eyes.
There was no resentment, it seemed that he had guessed the outcome when King Qin summoned Zhao Tuo to present the map.
Zhao Tuo even saw a hint of relief in Jing Ke's eyes.
Jing Ke was not a fool. He knew from beginning to end that what he was doing was just putting out fires.
Regardless of whether King Qin dies or not, the State of Yan will be destroyed.
But Jing Ke still came and did it, just to fulfill his promise.
The wind rustles and the water becomes cold, and the strong man will never return once he is gone!
This is the value of this era and what Jing Ke believes in throughout his life!
Zhao Tuo shook his head and expelled Jing Ke's figure from his mind. No matter what, he would not regret this matter.
Jing Ke had his beliefs, and Zhao Tuo also had his own persistence.
I just don’t know how King Qin will deal with him after this incident.
After all, Zhao Tuo was born in the public family of Zhao State, and Qin Wangzheng spent some time in Zhao State when he was young, and was bullied by many Zhao people.
After destroying Zhao, King Qin personally went to Handan to kill all his former enemies, which shows how much resentment he had towards the nobles of Zhao who had bullied him.
Zhao Tuo estimated that the King of Qin might send someone to find out his true identity and then decide how to deal with him, so he did not tell lies at the court at that time.
Now Zhao Tuo only hopes that his father and ancestors did not bully the King of Qin back then. Otherwise, if the King of Qin takes revenge, let alone rewards, his life may be lost.
At this time, a servant called outside the door.
Chief Shi Lisi is here.
Li Si was a native of Shangcai, Chu State. When he was young, he worked as a county official. Later, he saw the appearance of hamsters and toilet rats, and he was quite impressed.
So he left his official title and went to Xunzi to learn the art of emperorship, and then entered the Qin Dynasty and worshiped under Lu Buwei's disciples.
He climbed all the way, and decisively drew a clear line with Lu Buwei at a critical moment, becoming the true confidant of King Qin.
Today, Li Sinian is fifty years old, and his hair has even grown on both sides of his cheeks, but his official position is still just a long history.
However, Zhao Tuo knew very well that even though the current right prime minister, Changping Jun, was ten years younger than Li Si and was a relative of the King of Qin, Changping Jun was unreliable.
In the future Qin State, Li Si will be the biggest potential stock.
Officials pay homage to the prime minister, and their power is vested in both the government and the public.
All the men are married to the princess of Qin, and all the women are married to the prince of Qin.
He will even work with Zhao Gao to change the future of this empire.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo did not choose the Prime Minister's Mansion when he accused him of adultery, but went to Li Si.
As expected, there was a line between the two, and even the King of Qin sent Li Si to announce the outcome of Zhao Tuo's treatment.
"Mr. Li."
Zhao Tuo saluted Li Si.
Li Si smiled and said: "Zhao Jun, do you know why I came here this time?"
Zhao Tuo was startled by the title of "Zhao Jun" and quickly declined: "I don't dare to call you king in front of Li Gong. Li Gong calls me Zhao Tuo."
"That's the case, then I'm very proud of you." Li Si also said with a smile.
Zhao Tuo hurriedly invited Li Si to the bed, and the two sat opposite each other.
Both of them wanted to make friends with each other. Zhao Tuo knew that Li Si would dominate Qin in the future, and Li Si also thought that Zhao Tuo had the potential to become a successful person.
The two parties went back and forth, and the atmosphere in the room was harmonious.
"The king asked, would you like to be a Qin citizen?"
After greetings, Li Si went straight to the topic.
Zhao Tuo solemnly said: "In the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land. On the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers. Qin will surely unify the world, and everyone in the world will be Qin people, so naturally Zhao Tuo is also a Qin person."
Full marks!
Li Si glanced at Zhao Tuo. This boy was young and very enlightened. He talked in one way.
He expected that if he used Zhao Tuo's original words to reply to the King of Qin, the King of Qin would be satisfied with the answer.
Seeing Li Si nod, Zhao Tuo also breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that I have passed the political review.
The original ethnic identity of the Zhao family did not make the King of Qin resentful. Now that Zhao Tuo has become a Qin citizen, he can safely settle down and no longer needs to be as worried as before.
"Qin Fa has a saying that those who accuse traitors will be rewarded with the same reward as beheading their enemies. You have made great achievements by accusing traitors this time. The king has ordered all ministers to discuss your achievements."
Li Si stopped here and looked at Zhao Tuo with a half-smile.
Zhao Tuo was filled with hatred, this old man was hateful, he deliberately whetted his appetite at the critical moment.
However, Zhao Tuo was also very happy that Li Si could treat him like this instead of being rigidly businesslike, which showed that he had good intentions.
Li Si said slowly after his appetite was whetted.
"Given the third level of nobility and ten gold coins."
Zhao Tuo took a deep breath.
He had already suspected that he would be given a knighthood.
The Qin State started with the military merit title system. Since Shang Yang's reform, the early military merit title system was established, and now it has developed into a complete twenty-level title system.
The entire political and military system of the Qin State was penetrated by military merit.
Those who have made merit will be rewarded with honors, and those who have made mistakes will be deprived of honors.
In the Qin State, people's social status and living conditions almost all depended on whether they had a title and the level of the title. This is the so-called "Those who have meritorious service are honored, and those who have no meritorious service are rich but have no glory."
With a title, you can get a series of rights.
The first is to grant land and house. According to the "Book of Shang Jun", "a reward of one rank will be given, one hectare of farmland, nine acres of house, and one person will be removed from the concubine."
If Qin's law remains unchanged, if Zhao Tuo is awarded the third rank this time, he will be able to get three hectares of farmland, twenty-seven acres of homestead, and he can also ask for three servants and slaves to work for him.
It should be noted that the word "Benefit" means adding to the original.
The Qin State would grant land and houses to common people, which is the so-called "one hundred acres to one husband".
The land conferred by military merit is added to the original land conferred.
Under the Qin system, one hectare is one hundred acres, and one acre is two hundred and forty paces.
Calculated in this way, Zhao Tuo successfully settled in and was awarded the third level of nobility, and he could own 400 acres of farmland in an instant.
This huge number made Zhao Tuo, who only had a small house of 100 square meters in his previous life, feel dizzy.
In addition, titles can also qualify people to become officials and generals.
The higher the title, the higher the position in the officialdom. In the army, one can also become a corresponding officer and have subordinates to command.
The title also has many wonderful uses. For example, if you commit a crime, you can "atone for your crime with the title" and enjoy the preferential treatment of reduced sentence or exemption. However, if a person without a title commits a crime, he or she must "pay his due punishment."
In terms of service, those with a title can retire (stop service) at the age of fifty-six, while those without a title must serve until the age of sixty before retiring.
Not only that, the high-level title also comes with numerous privileges in life that are too numerous to mention.
Therefore, if you want to live well in Qin, you must have a title. The higher the title, the better!
Zhao Tuo gradually calmed down. Although the title was good, for him, there were more important things to figure out.
"May I ask Mr. Li, what kind of punishment will the other members of the mission receive?"
Li Si looked at Zhao Tuo curiously, feeling slightly surprised.
The young man in front of him was indeed different. Although he was given a third-level title, it was just a title with a hairpin. He was at the lower level in the 20th-level title system. To Li Si, this kind of small title was nothing at all.
But the other party was just a young man, and he calmly ignored the matter of conferring a title, which shows his deep determination.
"Jing Ke's plot to assassinate should be punished by having his chariot broken apart. Everyone in the envoy, except those who accuse the traitor, should be killed in a row."
"You said before that 'Heng' helped you set the fire, and he would be spared from death for his merits. But he did not come forward to accuse the traitor, so he was punished as a subordinate."
Thanks to book friend Shui Mengchuxing for the reward, thank you! The author will work hard!