The New Year's Eve of the third year of the Qin Dynasty was spent by Hu Hai in a drunken state. In the fifty-fourth year of the Qin Dynasty, the fourth year of the Second Dynasty began in a blanket of snow.
There was no need for Hei Bingtai to secretly add fuel to the flames. All the things that happened at the Epang Palace banquet on New Year's Eve had quickly spread throughout Xianyang, and were quickly spreading to the entire Guanzhong and even other parts of Daqin outside Guanzhong.
Hu Hai's five glasses of wine before the banquet made the name of the Holy Emperor more popular among the people; his song of loyalty to the country became a popular song that swept the entire Qin Dynasty. Oh, it's not a pop song, it's a popular Qin ballad.
So much so that in this first month of the Qin Dynasty, if anyone can't hum a few lines of "Serve the Country with Loyalty", he will be despised by countless people. And the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty sang this song "Serve the Country with Loyalty" repeatedly.
Loulan Princess Iya also became a household name throughout Xianyang because of her miraculous dance. However, compared to His Majesty the Emperor's song of loyal service to the country, Loulan Princess Iya's popularity is much weaker.
The second emperor granted freedom to the queens and concubines of the six kingdoms. While the people of the six kingdoms were happy and happy, they also developed a greater sense of belonging to Da Qin. After all, it is a fact that the six kingdoms no longer exist, and Da Qin is increasingly
It is also true to be strong and treat the descendants and people of the Six Nations well.
The edict that Feng Quji was granted the title of Grand Tutor was sent to Feng Mansion by Wang Yan on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. After Li Si passed away, the three Dukes of Great Qin finally gathered together again.
But everyone knows that it is inevitable that the Feng family will prosper.
Different from the ordinary people who are filled with excitement and celebration, the noble families in Xianyang and even Guanzhong are in a gloomy mood.
The auxiliary minister Feng Quji proposed to return the fiefdom, and the Taishi, the auxiliary minister Wei Liao, the imperial censor, and the auxiliary minister Dun weakly supported it. The emperor's attitude was ambiguous at the time, and was only submitted to the cabinet office and the six ministries for study.
This made the worried noble family temporarily relieved, and they began to communicate intensively to try to persuade the emperor not to adopt Feng Quji's proposal before he made a decision.
However, on New Year's Eve, the fact that Feng Quji was named Grand Tutor by the emperor suddenly made everyone's hearts sink into the abyss.
If the emperor had not already made a decision in his heart, then why would he suddenly confer the title of Tutor to Feng Quji? You must know that Tutor is not just a cabbage on the street, someone can be conferred the title casually.
Even Li Si, the most powerful Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, was conferred the position of Grand Tutor by the emperor just before his death due to various merits. Of course, Meng Tian and Wei Liao were also conferred the title of Three Dukes at the same time.
Now, Feng Quji has easily received the title of Grand Tutor.
If this isn't the emperor's reward for Feng Quji, why is it for it?
Feng Laogou probably woke up laughing from his dream now!
This is the latest name given to Feng Quji by noble families in Xianyang and even Guanzhong.
Of course, this title must only be given in private.
I think that when Feng Quji was just an assistant in the cabinet, no one would dare to address him like this in person. Not to mention that now Feng Quji is one of the three nobles and is honored as a tutor.
From the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, all government offices, except for the necessary left-behind officials, do not have to go to work. Naturally, most of the officials in the court took advantage of this rare day off to cultivate themselves at home.
However, Hu Hai obviously cannot really rest. Of course, it can also be said that he can rest at any time.
The news that the Second Emperor had a drunken visit to the twin sisters Long Bing and Long Xue on New Year's Eve could not be kept secret. The Zongzheng Mansion would record the Emperor's diet and daily life, including his daily words and deeds, every day.
Of course, Hu Hai never thought of hiding it.
After being favored by the emperor, the identities of Long Bing and Long Xue were naturally different, not to mention that everyone knew that the emperor was extremely fond of the two sisters. Not to mention that they were both the emperor's women now.
Here, the Zongzheng Mansion is already preparing to give the emperor the title of Long Bing and Long Xue. The palace must also be prepared in advance. The two women are no longer the dead soldiers of the Longwei Mansion.
Sisters Long Bing and Long Xue were both sad and happy about this. After all, although they didn't say it, the woman who could become the emperor was the result they had always wanted. But obviously, since she was already the emperor's
Women, it is certain that they will be granted a title, but once they are granted the title, the two women may not be able to stay with the emperor every day and run around like in the past.
However, Hu Hai had no time to pay attention to these issues. The storm caused by Feng Quji's proposal to return the fiefdom to the court was intensifying.
On the first day of the new year, Meng Tian had already implicitly expressed the thoughts of the Meng family by paying New Year's greetings to the emperor, that is, he hoped that Hu Hai would not be in a hurry for success, and that the Meng family would stand by the emperor no matter what.
On the second day of the lunar month, Zheng Guo, Ma Xing, Zhang Han and others also expressed their willingness to hand over their fiefdoms to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the afternoon of the same day, the Guanzhong Lao Qin family, represented by the Fan family, the Su family, and the Fang family, officially transferred the three clans
All the fiefdom household registers were handed over to Zhang Cang. At the same time, a large number of nobles from the old Qin family in Guanzhong began to hand over their fiefdom registers to the household department one after another.
On the third day of the lunar month, Wang Qian, on behalf of the Wang clan, sent a large number of fiefdom documents and household registration documents that had been granted by the First Emperor of the Wang clan to Hu Hai's emperor's study. Although he did not say it clearly, the meaning was already clear.
In this regard, Hu Hai didn't say anything, he just patted Wang Gan heavily on the shoulder.
Among the many noble families in the Qin Dynasty, especially the few wealthy families, the current situation of the Wang family should be the most complicated.
Because Wang Li died suddenly on the battlefield, he had no time to arrange for his son to take over the throne. After Wang Li's death, the Wang family experienced a lot of fluctuations. In the end, because of Hu Hai's relationship, the Wang family
Many elders promoted Wang Qian, who was only in his twenties, to the position of head of the Wang family.
However, although Wang Qian is the head of the Wang family, in terms of age and seniority, the Wang family is much higher than Wang Qian, and because Wang Qian is also the commander-in-chief of the Suzaku Army, he has always been
They stay in the military camp and rarely go back to their hometown to do business, so the real power of the Wang family is actually in the hands of a group of elders.
As for Wang Kun, although the Caishi Battalion was abolished, he was also incorporated into the Forbidden Army as a captain. However, Wang Kun was younger than Wang Qian, and he was only a small captain. Therefore, although he was in Xianyang, he could not participate in clan affairs.
Have any say in it.
When Hu Hai first reformed the official system, he saw this and handed over the position of left minister of the Ministry of War to Wang Hao, Wang Qian's relative uncle, because Wang Hao was the only remaining elder of Wang Qian's clan and Wang Li's younger brother.
At the same time, Wang Hao is also a die-hard supporter of Wang Qian among the Wang family.
As soon as Wang Li died, the Wang family suddenly became scattered and full of factions. The elders of each house controlled a piece of family property. Only with his own support could Wang Qian secure his position as the head of the Wang family. Hu Hai knew very well, and also because Hu Hai also had a different kind of trust in Wang Qian when it came to killing Zhao Gao.
Under such circumstances, Hu Hai would naturally spare no effort to support Wang Qian in controlling the Wang family.
Now it seems that Wang Qian did not do too bad. It was not easy to persuade the elders of each house to return the fiefdom to the court, but fortunately Wang Qian did it.
What happens next is much simpler.
A major event like the resumption of the fiefdom could not be hidden from the anxious eyes of those who were already waiting, not to mention that Hu Hai was not prepared to hide it.
Without knowing the thoughts of the Meng family, many important ministers in the court took the initiative to return their fiefdoms to the emperor. The noble families who had already wanted to be twisted into a piece of iron and determined not to hand over their fiefdoms panicked and began to The roster of the Fuzhong fiefdom, as well as the household registration, field title deeds and other items were sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
As for the Li Mansion, in fact, as early as the New Year's Eve banquet, Li Ji had already expressed the Li family's intention on behalf of Li You. That was to firmly support the emperor. If the emperor said we should do so, we would do so; if the emperor said no, we would not do so.
Under such circumstances, before the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Yao Jia, Hu Wujing and others who originally wanted to see the direction of the wind reluctantly handed over the household registration list, land deeds and other items to Zhang Cang's hands.
When things got to this point, Hu Hai already knew that the big deal was done.
For the remaining people, whether they hand over the matter or not, in fact, the impact is almost zero. When the Cabinet Office opens for discussion and the cabinet meeting comes out, they must hand over their hands even if they hand over their hands. The only thing that needs to be considered is how to solve the problem. Ma Xing, Zhao Ping, Du He and others who were under house arrest in Xianyang were among the former nobles of the Six Kingdoms who joined the Qin Dynasty.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, the first day that all government offices in the Qin Dynasty opened their doors, Ma Xing, Zhao Ping and others, who had been spending their days in the post house, finally waited for the emperor's summons order from Xianyang Palace.
After bathing and changing clothes, more than 20 marquises and nobles who had pledged themselves to Da Qin arrived at the Yizheng Hall under the leadership of Wang Yan.
After some greetings, Hu Hai sat on the emperor's throne in the political meeting hall.
"I have heard about the important events in the court, and I know that you are all afraid that I will treat you like Linghu Fan. Don't worry, I will not act like this unless it is absolutely necessary. How can I say that you, my dears, will treat you like this?" They are all meritorious."
This was Hu Hai's opening remarks after he took his seat.
However, this opening statement made Ma Xing and others look even paler.
I would not act like this unless absolutely necessary, so in other words, does it mean that once the last resort comes, I will do something even more extreme than Linghu Fan?
Well, the emperor is a swordsman and I am a fish and meat.
"I would like to return the fiefdom given by His Majesty the First Emperor to the Ministry of Household Affairs. I am old, and I ask for your Majesty's permission to bring my young family back to Xianyang for retirement!"
Ma Xing looked at the person who spoke in shock, with uncontrollable resentment in his eyes. He did not expect that the first person to defect would be Dongling Hou Zhaoping, who had always said that he would fight against the emperor to the end.
Not only did Zhaoping switch sides, but he also bit him and others severely. He was even willing to move his whole family to Xianyang for retirement!