"I want to rectify Lord Wu'an's name, what do you all think?"
This was the first thing Hu Hai said after Wei Liao, Feng Quji, Li You and more than ten important officials of the Qin Dynasty came to the Yizheng Hall.
"The emperor wants to rectify Lord Wu'an's name?"
Upon hearing Hu Hai's words, all the important officials of Qin who had just sat down in the palace were shocked.
Ever since the Great Qin Dynasty was enfeoffed and ranked as a vassal by the King of Zhou, there has been only one Lord Wu'an for hundreds of years. That was Bai Qi, who had never lost a single battle since he led the army.
From 293 BC when Bai Qi led troops to attack the Wei-Korean coalition with the title of Zuo Shuchang, to the end of the Changping Battle in 262 BC when Zhao was killed and 400,000 surrendered soldiers were killed, the time span spanned more than thirty-one years.
According to statistics from later generations, Bai Qi fought more than 70 large and small battles in his life, annihilating more than 1.6 million enemies and beheading nearly a million people. In the thousands of years of recorded history of China, this has never been done by a single person.
A general who can command an army is as good as Bai Qi. To say that he kills people like nothing can no longer describe Bai Qi's achievements. Even if we look at the recorded history of wars on the entire earth, no one can surpass him in the cold weapon era.
The name of the God of War and the power of the God of Killing can be regarded as a true portrayal of Diao Qi.
In 293 B.C., Bai Qi led the Battle of Yique as Zuo Shuchang, and destroyed nearly 300,000 elite soldiers of Wei and Han in one battle. From then on, Wei and Han could no longer covet Hangu Pass in the Qin Dynasty;
After going south to attack Chu three times, Bai Qi captured the capital of Chu, burned its ancestral temples, and annihilated a total of 350,000 Chu troops. This forced the Chu State to move its capital. From then on, the powerful Chu State dominated the south of the Yangtze River. The powerful Chu State in the north of the Yangtze River could no longer challenge the great Qin in the south.
Gate Wuguan poses a threat;
The Battle of Changping should be regarded as the last battle of Bai Qi's invincible life as Lord Wu'an. In this battle, the original commander of the Qin army was not Bai Qi. After Zhao Guojiang replaced the veteran general Lian Po, Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, was appointed as the commander of the army.
After that, King Zhao of Qin secretly ordered Bai Qi to lead the army. In the final battle, Zhao's army of more than 400,000 elite troops was completely lost.
It was precisely because of this battle that Zhao State declined after Qi State and was no longer able to resist Qin. With the successive decline of Qi State and Zhao State, the Shandong states outside Hangu Pass were no longer able to resist Qin State.
The trend of unifying the world has begun.
However, it was precisely because of the Changping War that Bai Qi turned against Fan Sui, the then Prime Minister of Qin and Guoyinghou, and eventually committed suicide.
It can be said that without Bai Qi's more than thirty years of southern and northern wars, it is still unknown whether the Qin Dynasty could unify the world, or when it could destroy the six kingdoms and unify the world.
In fact, as early as when Hu Hai built the Great Qin Heroes Tower, he was already considering rectifying Bai Qi's name.
Bai Qi's name has not only been widely circulated in later generations and has many fans, but also has many supporters even in today's Great Qin. When Bai Qi committed suicide, it can be seen that countless soldiers of Great Qin wore sackcloth and mourned for him.
The most important thing is that Bai Qi not only represents himself, but also represents the undefeated military spirit of the Qin Dynasty. The belief of the undefeated Qin Dynasty that is passed down in the army today is actually Bai Qi’s more than thirty years of southern expedition and hundreds of battles.
Killed bit by bit.
This belief not only represents Bai Qi, but is also crucial to Da Qin.
The reason why Bai Qi, who had outstanding achievements, did not die well was actually because he was born in a poor family and lacked support from behind or in the court. That was why he had no choice but to commit suicide after turning against Ying Hou Fan Sui and with the help of many nobles from great Qin families.
Death.
From this aspect, Bai Qi's death can also be said to be the expectation of many noble families in Da Qin.
Because Bai Qi is too terrifying and invincible.
During the decades that Bai Qi existed in the Qin Dynasty, any aristocratic family looked dim under Bai Qi's boundless light, even the Ying family's royal family was the same.
If Bai Qi had not committed suicide back then, how could the Wang family and the Meng family have the opportunity to rise to become one of the top forces in the Qin army today?
Politics is actually so dirty. However, it has to be faced.
The more Hu Hai learned about these things, the more helpless he felt.
The entire meeting hall was silent.
The ministers in the hall did not know how to answer the emperor. Whether to dissuade or agree.
No one wants to be the first to give advice. Agree, but don’t want to.
Sangong Jiuqing, Wei Liao, Feng Quji, Li You, Zheng Guo, Yao Jia, Ma Xing, Hu Wujing, and Yang Ruihe all entered Da Qin one after another after Bai Qi's death. Bai Qi rectified his name but not rectified his name.
In fact, it has little or nothing to do with them.
However, the lack of a strong relationship does not mean that there is no relationship. Everyone understands the principle of lips dying and teeth falling apart, and it is still at this critical moment.
As for Zhang Cang, the Prime Minister of Shangji Mansion, who can be compared with the Prime Minister and the Imperial Censor, he was originally promoted by Hu Hai, and has little to do with him. Under normal circumstances, when Hu Hai convened ministers to discuss matters, Zhang Cang rarely intervened.
, he is very clear about his position in the power center of Da Qin. Everything he has is given by the emperor. The only choice is to follow the emperor's footsteps.
In today's Great Qin, those who are really sensitive to the rectification of Bai Qi's name are actually the nobles of the old Qin family with deep roots in Guanzhong, such as the Meng family, the Wang family, and the Fan family.
Fan Sui was not from the Qin Dynasty. He not only served as the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, but also had good relations with the Fan family when he was the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty. And the Fan family had a lot of help in Bai Qi's suicide.
Wei Liao and others know this, Meng Yi and Fan Jian know this, and Hu Hai also knows this.
Fang Youcong, who has succeeded Li You as the governor of Sanchuan County, is not in Xianyang. At this moment, there are only two people in the hall, Su Mo and Fan Jian.
All the ministers in the hall were silent. Hu Hai didn't seem to be in a hurry. He sat quietly on the high platform, not knowing what he was thinking.
As time passed by, the atmosphere in the hall almost solidified.
Wei Liao raised his eyes and glanced around. He coughed and was about to speak. He bowed to Hu Hai and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter can be postponed until the world is settled before we can discuss it in the long term."
Now that the Grand Master has spoken, there is nothing to worry about. Feng Quji, Fan Jian, Su Mo and others all agreed.
Also sitting under the main hall, Meng Yi, who should have stood up to object, said nothing.
The reaction of the ministers was within Hu Hai's expectation, but Meng Yi's reaction was somewhat beyond Hu Hai's expectation. After casually glancing at Meng Yi, Hu Hai said calmly: "Jun Wu An has done great service for our great Qin, you all love me."
I think you must know better than me. I want to rectify Lord Wu'an's name and have no other intention.
We, the Qin Dynasty, established our country by force. After hundreds of years, we went from living in a small corner of the country to now dominating the world. Why? Military merit, political merit, and the merits of being a good Qin are all due to these three reasons. How can these three reasons allow us, the Qin Dynasty, to destroy the six kingdoms and unify the world?
Looking down**? Rewards and punishments are clear!
If Lord Wu'an hadn't destroyed the combined forces of Wei and Han, how could Hangu Pass in the Qin Dynasty be so stable? If Lord Wu'an hadn't attacked Chu and forced it to move its capital, would General Wang's 600,000 troops have been enough to destroy Chu? If Lord Wu'an hadn't defeated Chu in the battle of Dingding,
, why were the countries in Shandong destroyed overnight?"
Hu Hai paused after saying this, then glanced around the palace and the ministers and continued: "Of course, without the united efforts of all the ministers of Great Qin, and without the fear of life and death in the soldiers of Great Qin, Lord Wu An alone would not have been able to accomplish such great feats!
However, this cannot obliterate the meritorious service that Lord Wu An has made for our great Qin.
Lord Wu An has been commanding the army for more than 30 years, just like the Taibao Lord is now treating the Jiuyuan Army. The 300,000 Jiuyuan Army is the elite of our Great Qin. Without the Taibao Lord, it would only be the strongest army in the world.
I am rectifying the name of Lord Wu An, and I have no other intention. He has passed away like this, Lord Wu An has been dead for decades, and it is meaningless to dwell on the events at that time. I am rectifying the name of Lord Wu An, just to let the world know one thing.
That is, we, the Qin Dynasty, established our country with force and won the hearts and minds of the people with trust. No matter who they are, their merits will be rewarded, and their faults will also be investigated. In this way, the hearts of the people can be used, and the morale of the military can be used.
There was indeed a reason why Lord Wu'an led the army to kill too much, but this cannot negate his contribution to the Qin Dynasty. Now the six kingdoms are destroyed and the world is unified. All the people in the world are no longer divided into the six kingdoms.
I, the people of Great Qin, let the past pass by. Do you, my beloved ministers, think so?"
The words have already been mentioned to this extent, not to mention that the emperor has made it clear that he will not investigate Bai Qi's death further at that time, and that what he did was just to boost the morale of the military and the people.
Considering that the emperor is about to go south to conquer Xinchu in person, the officials in the palace already know that the emperor has obviously taken everything into consideration. Even if all the officials are opposed, he will forcefully implement it, which will cause the emperor's displeasure.
No one is a fool. If you go against the emperor, let alone whether you can succeed. Even if you succeed, it will make the emperor unhappy. Why bother?
"I obey the decree! Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers in the palace bowed and shouted.
"That's very good!" Hu Hai knew that these important officials of the Qin Dynasty would not fight with him on such matters. After all, Bai Qi had already turned into ashes, so what if a dead man was rewarded with a high reward?
"I have ordered the Longwei Mansion to find the descendants of Lord Wu'an. Tomorrow I will issue an edict to the world to rectify Lord Wu'an's name. All the titles and rewards that Lord Wu'an deserves will be given to his descendants. This will be regarded as our compensation to Lord Wu'an from Great Qin."
Well, after all, it was me, Great Qin, who lost Lord Wu An!"
Hu Hai sighed and said calmly.
When he thought of Bai Qi's death, a touch of sadness suddenly appeared in his heart. In fact, in the final analysis, Bai Qi's death was the result of King Zhao of Qin. Bai Qi's contribution was too great, and his great achievements shocked the master was the fundamental reason for Bai Qi's death.
Will he embark on such a path one day? If he were allowed to choose, would he kill Wu Anjun? Hu Hai asked himself. The final result is indeed true, he doesn't know!
When they heard that the emperor had finally found the descendants of Lord Wu An, all the officials in the palace were grateful for their wise move just now.
"Win one, order Long Wei to summon the white sand to see you!" Hu Hai shook his head, shook off the thoughts in his mind, and calmed down, "Liu Bang, draft the edict, and order the imperial edict to be sent to Xianyang City immediately, and let the world know that tomorrow
I will summon the soul of Lord Wuan Baiqi in the Xianyang Palace Square and send it to the Tower of Heroes!"