During the nine years of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State was fine and the world was at peace.
During the ten years of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State was fine and the world was at peace.
During the eleven years of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State was fine and the world was at peace.
In the twelfth year of the Qin Dynasty, the construction of the Chidao system in the Qin State was completed, and the construction of the straight road from Xianyang north to the Hetao area was completed.
This year, after the Battle of Hangu Pass in the seventh year of the Qin Dynasty, the soldiers of Chu, Wei, and Yan who were captured by the Qin State, after several years of hard labor, according to the contract signed by the kings of the four kingdoms in Xinzheng
, hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war will be released this year.
In August of the twelfth year of the Qin Dynasty, as the road system of Qin was completely completed and the release of prisoners of war was approaching, the envoys from Chu, Wei, and Yan came to Xianyang almost at the same time to negotiate with Qin about the prisoners of war.
Final negotiations.
As envoys, the State of Chu sent the prince Fu Chu, the envoy of the State of Wei was Sikong Wei Yong, and the envoy of the State of Yan was Prince Yan Dan.
Although these three people come from three countries, as envoys, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all inextricably linked to Ying Zheng.
Prince Fu Chu of Chu State, the son of King Kaolie of Chu, the younger brother of Changping Lord Xiong Qi, the wife of King Qin Mi Chan, and the older brother of Xiong You, the current King of Chu, are considered to be Ying Zheng's brother-in-law.
Wei Yong, the Sikong of the Wei State, was Wei Xianxian's father. Although Wei Xianxian's presence in the Qin Palace was not strong, he still had a title after all, so Wei Yong could still say a word or two in the Qin State.
As for Yan Dan, let alone, although he has no sisters or elders, and his younger generation is in the Qin Palace, he himself is one of the few friends of Ying Zheng in his childhood, and naturally he has another level of relationship.
Therefore, in Xianyang, these three people met wonderfully because of Ying Zheng.
In the Xianyang Palace, there were Prime Minister Lu Buwei on the left, Prime Minister Xun Kuang on the right, Xiong Qi, the imperial censor, Wang Jian, the Wei Wei, Zhang Tang, the Lieutenant, Wang Wan, the Zhi Su Nei Shi, Yao Jia, the Dian Ke, Zhao Gao, the Imperial Servant, and the Ting Wei who was temporarily in charge.
All Han Fei from the government gathered here.
It can be said that the ministers with the most say in the Qin Dynasty's court are all here.
"In the seventh year, your Majesty signed a peace treaty with the kings of Chu, Wei, and Yan. For a period of five years, our Qin State will use the labor of the prisoners of war from the Three Kingdoms. During this period, the daily consumption of the prisoners of war by the Three Kingdoms will be provided by
The Three Kingdoms paid half, and the Qin Kingdom paid half. Now that the time has come, and the envoys from the Three Kingdoms have arrived in Xianyang, we should release these hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war." Wang Wan, the governor of Su Nei, said.
"Your Majesty, we can release the prisoners of war from Yan and Chu, but we cannot release the 36,000 prisoners of war from Wei. These 36,000 prisoners of war are different from those of Yan and Chu.
The prisoners of war are all soldiers of Wei Wu, and
Moreover, they are also the elite of Wei Wu's soldiers. If such a strong army is returned to the Wei State, it will definitely be a major obstacle for our Qin State to destroy Wei in the future." Wang Wangang finished speaking, as the Dianke in charge of diplomatic matters.
Yao Jia objected.
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to Yao Dianke's blunt words. Thirty-six thousand Wei soldiers and prisoners of war are certainly a force that cannot be underestimated, but they are nothing compared to the reputation of your Majesty. We cannot do it because of a mere thirty-five thousand.
Prisoners of war will damage the king's credibility." Xiong Qi, a royal censor, said.
"Your Majesty, compared to the prisoners of war of Wei Wuzu, your reputation is more important. What the imperial censor said is right. Your Majesty will be the master of the world in the future. You cannot damage your reputation just because of these 36,000 prisoners of war.
That may seem to be beneficial to Qin, but in the long run, the harm will not be compensated by the immediate benefits." Lieutenant Zhang Tang said, his attitude obviously supporting Xiong Qi's opinion.
"Weiwei, what's your opinion?" Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the throne, heard everyone's opinions and did not make a statement. Instead, he looked at Wang Jian, the general who had become the number one in the army.
"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, of course, let those Wei soldiers go back. You must know that those people are real military merits for us in the army. Your Majesty's soldiers can defeat them once.
They did it twice, three times." Wang Jian said without hesitation.
Here, Wang Jian knows that he only needs to play the role of a good soldier. As for other long-term and immediate interests, he does not need to express his stance at all. If his stance conflicts with Ying Zheng's attitude,
, wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?
"What Weiwei said is quite cunning." Ying Zheng said with a smile, obviously very satisfied with Wang Jian's performance.
"Thirty-six thousand prisoners of war from Wei soldiers will become a strong army in an instant as long as they are put into combat armor. This is true, but credibility cannot be lost," Ying Zheng said.
"Especially now that the general trend of the world is about to change, the power of credibility will gradually become more important. It is related to the credibility of the future and Qin among the people in the world." Ying Zheng continued.
Of course, Ying Zheng was inclined to release the 36,000 Wei soldiers. After all, Wei would not become stronger because of these 36,000 Wei soldiers, and neither would Qin.
These 36,000 Wei soldiers could not destroy Wei.
Moreover, in the past five years, while Qin was using these people to build Chidao, it was also a process of assimilating them, a process of adapting them to Qin's rule.
During this process, Ying Zheng and the State of Qin put in a huge amount of energy. There was absolutely no need to go back on their word at the last moment and let the efforts of the past five years go to waste.
You must know that these 36,000 prisoners of war from Wei soldiers are all real men in their prime, with families behind them. If we can make these people accept the Qin State in the shortest possible time after the fall of the Wei State,
The rule of Qin State can play a decisive factor in whether Qin State can digest Wei State in the shortest time.
"So, let's release all the prisoners of war from Wei Wuzu in accordance with the peace treaty signed that year." Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty, these prisoners of war have contributed a lot to the construction of Chidao in the past five years. Although they are all prisoners of war, we cannot ignore their hard work." Lu Buwei said.
"What does Prime Minister Zuo mean?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Your Majesty, these hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war have been serving in the Qin Kingdom for five years. I guess their family's life will not be too comfortable without them. Therefore, I ask your Majesty to order the return of the prisoners of war in the Three Kingdoms.
When the country is in power, reward them to show the magnanimity of the king and the state of Qin." Lu Buwei said.
As Lu Buwei finished speaking, all the important officials in the palace looked at Lu Buwei.
The second child is a thief if he doesn't die. This is really insightful.