The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

"As a laborer, a low-ranking official would be satisfied with a small contribution and a higher rank. How dare he be greedy and take the great credit for himself?"

Hei Fu said these words with great fear, and then bowed his head and said nothing. If he strictly followed the military law, most of the great credit that should have been attributed to him would have been divided and presented to Li You.

It was really tempting.

Since becoming a captain, Li You has been working diligently and trying to manage the soldiers in Nanjun well. In the Battle of Xiangcheng, he could have evacuated his entire division, but because he was designated by the damn Meng Tian to cover the rear, he had to follow the order to form a battle line. As a result, he was dispersed by the Chu army and suffered a complete defeat. That battle was not his fault, and he was really wronged to bear the blame.

Along the way, in addition to the pain, what bothered Li You the most was the military sanctions he would face after returning home.

Qin law would not let him off the hook just because his father was a court judge or because he married a princess of the King of Qin, nor would it listen to his explanation. Li You would still receive the same punishment, and at most he could offset part of it with his title. His ten years of hard work would be in vain.

Even if Hei Fu defeated the Chu army, he could only offset part of his guilt because the battle had nothing to do with Li You. If he was still punished and demoted, while his subordinates were promoted two levels, it would be extremely embarrassing.

But now, there is an opportunity in front of Li You.

If he accepts Hei Fu's "gift", he can be exempted from all guilt!

Capture a county lord of Chu, seize a large number of military flags, behead four or five hundred people, and rescue two hundred prisoners from other troops. Four merits and rewards, and there is even a chance to be promoted one level! From the fifth doctor to the left minister!

He was immediately tempted.

But looking at the respectful Heifu in front of him, Li You also began to re-examine this person. In addition to being young, poor, capable, smart, enterprising, and tactful, he added a new label.

"Ambition!"

This naked ambition to join Li You, or to join his father Li Si, to get promoted, is obvious.

A smile appeared at the corner of Li You's mouth, so this Heifu is still too young and doesn't know how to hide it at all.

Tingwei Li Si and his son Li You do not hate ambition at all. On the contrary, they like subordinates who are ambitious and capable.

Because the father and son are the same people: born in a humble family and ambitious!

Li You remembered that his father once said to him: "Those who are in a humble position and do not plan to do anything are like birds and deer who see meat and people who can force themselves!"

There is no greater disgrace than being humble, and no greater sorrow than being poor. In Li Tingwei's eyes, if a person has no ambition, does not seek fame and fortune, and has no idea of changing the status quo, is he still a human?

Walking on two feet, pretending to be a dog, pig, or elk.

Since he saw through Heifu's thoughts, Li You did not respond to him directly, but talked about another seemingly completely unrelated matter.

"I heard that Xu Yang died?"

Heifu's shoulders moved slightly, and he promised: "But, Xu Yang was a traitor and has been executed."

Li You slapped the bed heavily: "Good death!"

Xu Yang has no ability, but he has ambition, and he still does stupid things at the critical moment. In the eyes of his father Li Si, this is the biggest sin! He really deserves to die!

Li You coughed and laughed: "Today is really a great harvest. I have lost a mediocre subordinate who can only do bad things."

"But I have gained a loyal confidant, which is very good!"

Everyone is a smart person. The two smiled at each other and understood tacitly, and the matter was settled. Anyway, whether Li You secretly gave Heifu a plan or not, as long as the two of them are of the same opinion, who can question it?

In Heifu's heart, he also has his own little calculations.

The reason why he did this was, of course, to hold on to Li Si's thigh, which was as thick as it could be. Li Si was the most stable ship in the Qin Dynasty before the death of Qin Shihuang. He served as prime minister for more than ten years and held a high position. More importantly, he and Heifu have a common identity:

Born in the old land of Chu...

In Qin, the era of accepting guests without selection has passed forever. If a small person wants to seek support, he can't just do it randomly. It depends on whether the region is consistent, because in this era, the hometown party is extremely important.

For example, among Wang Jian's old generals and staff, most of them are from Guanzhong, because Wang is from Pingyang, Guanzhong. Meng's old generals and staff prefer to accept people from Shandong, especially Qi, because Meng Ao was originally a guest from Qi.

Li Si's faction, apart from Zhang Cang, the junior brother, seemed to be willing to accept talents from Chu.

If Heifu could become Li You's confidant and climb up to Li Si's high branch, he could at least guarantee a worry-free future for the next fifteen years!

The price was only a first-level title...

This was really a profitable business.

Secondly, Heifu also had some considerations, that is, how to maximize the exploits of this battle and make it more beneficial to the entire group.

"Li Xin was defeated, Meng Tian was defeated, but we defeated the Chu people with a remnant army. Not counting Li Xin's initial triumph, this is probably the only bright spot in the second half of this hasty war to destroy Chu..."

If this battle was fought by a small general who didn't even have a surname, the Qin government would not be very interested in publicizing it too much. There was no additional benefit except for Heifu's promotion to two levels and pushing him, a small figure, to the forefront of jealousy.

But what if this battle was won by Li You, the son of the court judge and the son-in-law of the King of Qin?

The deeds of this army will probably be widely publicized by the Qin government and used as a fig leaf to cover up the defeat!

It can be imagined that after Hei Fu gave up some of his own interests, as long as they could return to Qin, these hundreds of people, whether they died in the battle or survived, would be promoted one level, which was just the most basic reward. In addition, short-term and long-term benefits will continue to flow.

Thinking of this, Hei Fu bowed to Li You again and said, "I have one more thing to ask for your permission."

Li You now liked Hei Fu very much, so he asked him to stand up and said with a smile, "You can tell me."

"This is what happened. During the battle with the Chu people, there was a captain named Huai Mu who was trapped in the army. Unfortunately, he died bravely in battle. Several of us, the captains, discussed it and wanted to pool the merits of beheading and seizing flags and give them to him and the people who died in the battle, so that they can get more merits and titles..."

This was the result of everyone's discussion. For the living, it was enough to guarantee a promotion of one level, and let more benefits go to the soldiers who died. Let their families benefit more, so that they can alleviate the grief of their parents, wives and children.

For this reason, Hei Fu also asked the military judge if the brother who died in the Qin State could be made the "queen" and inherit the title?

The military judge knew what he wanted to do and patiently explained to him the principles of inheritance of the title.

"If you are not a brother from the same mother, you cannot be the queen."

"If you have separated, you cannot be the queen either."

"You must be from the same mother and live together before you can be made the queen!"

Unlike the regulations of the Han Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty had more frequent wars, and many people died in battle before they even had time to have children. In order to encourage these people to fight bravely, the Qin Dynasty was more relaxed than the Han Dynasty in terms of making the queen, allowing younger brothers to inherit.

Heifu thought for a moment and said, "Huaimu has no son, but has two brothers, both born to the same mother and both adults. I remember he said that both brothers were vassals of Jingling County and requested to be redeemed after the war against Wei. I don't know whether they have been redeemed or how their household registration should be calculated."

"They should have been redeemed. The county will not delay this matter." The military judge was named Qiu Xiao. He was a prison official in a county before joining the army. He knew the law. He said to Heifu:

"As for the household registration, the middle brother is older and should have a separate household. The uncle should still be in the same household with Huaimu. Until he or Huaimu's son reaches adulthood, he does not need to have a separate household, but can be established as the queen and inherit the title!"

In this way, Heifu was relieved. He was determined. Even if he reduced his share a little, he would give Huaimu credit for being promoted three levels to a doctor!

Because Heifu's mind was always filled with the scene of Huaimu's death, the hand that stretched out to grab something...

Heifu felt very upset, but as a commander, he couldn't go to the front to charge at that time. This was really a decision that people couldn't let go of. This was really a cruel era. How many people have ever returned from the ancient battles?

So, Heifu had to do something for the dead to make himself feel better.

It was like a sentence he saw in a book in his previous life.

Ambition is ambition.

Conscience is conscience!

Heifu wanted to climb up to Li Si and his son, let his ambition bloom and bear fruit.

He also wanted to keep his conscience in his arms, so that he wouldn't forget who he was, where he came from, and why he was fighting.

"I fight to control my own destiny."

"I fight to take you home!"