Qin Official

Heifu got up very early today and left his residence in a car before the rooster crowed.

Today is his first day as Zhonglang Huling. He will enter the palace to meet his superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and maybe the King of Qin, so he can't be late.

On both sides of the streets, the watchman was doing the final cleaning, and the clerk in charge of the door yawned and opened the door, and candles were constantly being lit.

When the first rooster crow sounded, Hei Fu had already arrived outside Zhangtai Palace.

The height of Zhangtai Palace is not only due to the walls that are several feet high, but also because it occupies a flat platform south of the Wei River, which the locals call "Longshou Plain".

Heifu once heard Zhang Cang tell him that during the reign of Duke Wen of Qin, one day after dark, a black dragon came from the Zhongnan Mountains in the south and went to drink water from the Wei River in the north. The weather changed and the land bulged where it passed. It happened to form an earthen platform that stretched for dozens of miles. The highest place is twenty feet tall, and the lowest place is five or six feet tall. The locals call it Longshou Mountain.

In Guanzhong, the vast flat platform above the ground is generally called "plain". Fengqi Plain in the southern suburbs and Bailuyuan in the eastern suburbs have such terrain, so Longshou Mountain is also called Longshou Plain.

"Some people say that Duke Wen of Qin went hunting and got this black dragon and buried it at the highest point of Longshou Mountain. So when King Zhao came to build a palace in Weinan, he located the palace at the highest point of Longshou Mountain."

This is the legend and "feng shui" of Zhangtai Palace. Today, Heifu walked from Zhangtai Street where the dragon body is to the dragon's head, getting higher and higher. When he arrived at Zhangtai Gate, he took Song Ming's In the light of the fire, he showed his letter of appointment and official seal to the subordinate "Lang Lieutenant General" guarding the palace gate.

Qin Shihuang's "inner bodyguards" were divided into three categories: Zhonglang, Langzhong and Wailang. Among them, Zhonglang always accompanies him, and he stays in the imperial palace. They go wherever the emperor goes, and they have the closest relationship. The doctor is responsible for guarding Xianyang Palace and Zhangtai Palace, and occasionally accompanying them. The wailang only worked in Linguang Palace and other palaces, and had the least relationship with the emperor.

Therefore, even if they have the same official position, the outer man and the middle man are automatically half a rank lower than the middle man. For example, the man who guards the Zhangtai Gate, Hu Ling, showed a friendly smile after reviewing Hei Fu's appointment letter.

"It turns out to be the newly appointed Zhonglang Hu Ling. From now on, we will be colleagues!"

Hei Fu didn't take it seriously, he raised his hand and said: "How dare you, Hei Fu is new here, I hope you can give me some advice."

The cockcrow has passed, and it's time to open the door. The heavy palace door slowly opens for Heifu. The doctor's husband's order sends a few guards to lead Heifu inside. The political center of the Qin Dynasty is undoubtedly revealed in front of his eyes.

The inner court was still in a deep sleep. Except for Lang Wei who was patrolling around, there was no sound everywhere.

After entering inside and turning onto the North-South Avenue, Hei Fu finally understood why all the Qin kings from Qin Zhao Wang onwards preferred this palace as a place to work and receive envoys.

Just as the sun was rising, looking around, with the elevation of the Dragon Head Platform, hundreds of steps went up one by one, making the magnificent and majestic palace unattainable. Looking up from below, it felt like it was level with the sky!

After arriving here, we officially entered the "forbidden" area.

"Is this the new Zhonglang Huling? How do you feel when you see the height of the palace for the first time?"

A voice came from the side and behind. When Heifu turned around, he saw a young general with no hair on his mouth. He was about the same height as him. He wore a plate crown on his head and looked heroic. He held a sword in his hand. Behind him was a team of men wearing fine clothes. A, the majestic Lang Wei holding a big halberd...

"Wang Qiling." The few guards who led Hei Fu in quickly saluted the young general, and Hei Fu immediately guessed his identity.

Sima in front of Zhonglanghu Hall, Wang Li!

The grandson of Wuchenghou Wang Jian and the son of Tongwuhou Wang Ben!

This is a second-generation general who was born with a golden key in his mouth. No, he should be a third-generation general. When Hei Fu was in Nanchang, he had discussed with Zhang Han that the Wang family had two marquises. Which one of his ancestors and fathers would this son inherit? Bit?

Moreover, Wang Li entered the palace as a Langguan when he was only 17 years old, and now three years later, he was promoted to the title of Zhonglang Qiling. What Hei Fu had worked hard to get, Wang Li got it easily.

Heifu served in Wang Jian's old department, and Wang Li would be his colleague in the future, so he did not dare to neglect him. Although he was a modern man and was already used to tall buildings, he still pretended to look at the palace and wiped his sweat and said:

"It is indeed majestic and extraordinary, eye-popping! But I don't know what the Xianyang Palace in Weibei is like, which could scare Qin Wuyang, the assassin of Yan State, to the point where he could not even move..."

"He is a barbarian from the border area, of course." Wang Li said this to the guards behind him, causing everyone to laugh.

This sentence seemed to have a hidden meaning, but Heifu Quan didn't understand it.

Wang Li did not continue to ask for trouble. Although he despised Heifu's origin, this man got to this point little by little by relying on his military exploits. Although there was a bit of luck when discussing the title, it left people speechless.

He then said: "General Zhonglang knows that you will report after the rooster crows, and asked me to pay more attention during my inspection. Since you meet me, please follow me to see General Zhonglang!"

The commander-in-chief is none other than Meng Yi...

Heifu knew that the Qin State currently had two main military sects: Wang and Meng. The Wang sect had two lords, with a status that no one could match. Meng Wu was only a minister, and Meng Tian had just been reactivated to guard Daijun and Yan. The door cannot be compared with the Wang family.

"But as the saying goes, everything must be reversed at the extreme, and it will decline when it reaches its peak. The Wang family has already become a powerful official. The old general Wang Jian has been recalled to Xianyang for a year of leisure. Although Wang Ben was ordered to guard Qi, he may not be able to last long, and the Wang family cannot go further. Already..."

While thinking to himself, Hei Fu looked at the smug young general Wang Ben in front of him. The fact that he had gotten to this point at such a young age was more due to Qin Shihuang's good looks than trust.

On the contrary, the Meng brothers may be cultivated by Qin Shihuang as a bargaining chip to check and balance the Wang family, and there is great room for improvement in the future.

Moreover, Wang Jian's grandson was a perfect subordinate for Meng Yi. This Qin Shi Huang's personnel appointment was really interesting.

On the way there, while chatting with Wang Li, Heifu also learned that Zhonglang Langwei was staying in the imperial palace. Their number was only six hundred, and they were divided into three branches: chariot, cavalry, and household.

"So I, the lieutenant of Huling, actually only have two hundred people under my command?" Heifu thought to himself.

However, these two hundred people should not be underestimated. They are basically selected from the noble children of Guanzhong. Among them, those who are Langguan at least have the title of public official or public official. The average Langwei also starts as a doctor.

Moreover, the succession of Lang officials is very fast. Generally, after a few years of serving the King of Suwei, he is released as an official. Once he is released, he is at least a county lieutenant. Heifu, Wang Li and other household and riding orders, and even more When he was able to become a county magistrate, he was sent to Shanggu County as a county lieutenant...

Moreover, Zhonglang Sanling was often assigned some temporary tasks, such as sending envoys to barbarians in other countries, praying for mountains and rivers on behalf of the king, and accompanying the censor to investigate major cases. It was a decathlon.

Wang Li said: "A few days ago, Zhonglang Che Ling followed the king's order and went with Feng Chang to Yongdi to pray on behalf of the king to the temple of Duke Mu to pray for the Qin Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor."

He said with a smile on his face, "Therefore, I have been looking forward to the appointment of Zhong Lang Hu Ling as soon as possible, so that he can share some of the duties of guard duty with me."

This was a polite remark, but Heifu didn't hear any real meaning. Compared with his father and ancestor, Wang Li was still too young.

While talking, the official office has arrived. It is actually the three rows of houses in front of Zhangtai Hall. Sandwiched in the middle is the official residence of Zhonglang General. The three orders of household, riding and chariot are responsible for the daily guard duties, so that after the cock crows, Announced here.

After entering the hall, Heifu saw a tall man sitting in the main seat in the hall. He was about thirty years old, with a beard on his lips. His appearance was somewhat similar to Meng Wu. Judging from his clothes and the tiger talisman in his hand, he seemed to be a tall man. It is undoubtedly Meng Yi.

However, Meng Yi had a straight face at the moment, and there were two Lang Wei kneeling in the hall, whether they were lecturing or giving orders.

"Come to General Zhonglang, I have brought Zhonglang Hu Ling."

Wang Li handed over his hand in the hall, and Hei Fu also went up to meet Meng Yi, but he didn't want to. Meng Yi just glanced at the two of them, nodded slightly, stretched out his hand to ask them to wait a moment, while he kept a straight face and said to the two men in the hall. Wei said: "You two, do you think you are guilty!?"

It seemed that Meng Yi was busy and had no time to pay attention to them. Hei Fu was fine, but Wang Li raised his eyebrows and showed a trace of anger in his eyes...