My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?

Wang Ben, Meng Wu: ...

Oh no, this is coming for us!

Wang Ben smiled decisively and said, "That's right!"

"I have been coveting the land next to the Afang Palace for a long time."

"A wise and generous king like you will surely not deny my humble wish, right?"

"Today, Your Majesty has finally received the heaven-sent jade. It is truly a joyous day. It would be great if I could also share in the joy!"

"I also ask the king to grant me a thousand eight hundred houses next to the Afang Palace, and have the Ministry of Works help me build a mansion. If you can also provide me with beautiful jade, beauties, and fine wine, it would be even better!"

"In this way, my contributions to the Qin Dynasty will not be in vain!"

Meng Wu said nothing, but immediately looked around the main hall at the positions of everyone and formulated an overall strategy. He then used the bodies of his colleagues to shield himself and sneaked into the distance in Ying Zheng's blind spot.

Ying Zheng laughed heartily and said, "Since General Wang has something to ask for, I will certainly grant it!"

"Order the Minister of Works, Zhang Han, to lead General Wang to the side of the Afang Palace tomorrow to select a site for building a mansion. Order the Minister of Works, Han Cang, to allocate money, wood and stone, and order the Minister of Works to build a house for General Wang. Order the Commander of Yongxiang to select 500 beautiful concubines and maids captured from the destruction of Yan, Dai and Zhao, and place them in General Wang's mansion."

"They are just a few women in the house, not enough to repay General Wang for his merits!"

Zhang Han immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Yes!"

Wang Ben: …

Something bad has happened!

It backfired!

Such a shameless request is not enough to repay even one ten-thousandth of the contribution I have made?

It's over now!

Aung, please come back soon! I can't stand it anymore!

Ying Zheng smiled at Wang Ben, then looked at the ministers and said in a deep voice: "I wish to confer the title of Marquis of Lun on General Feng Wuze, with the title of Marquis of Wuxin!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers took a deep breath and cried out in a low voice: "Wu Xin, Hou?!"

Hou!

Marquis Lun!

After Ying Zheng ascended the throne, he conferred titles on many princes, but after he took power, he never conferred title on even one prince.

And now, Ying Zheng conferred a title of nobility again, and with a wave of his hand he directly conferred the title of Marquis of Lun on Feng Wuzhe. What a generous move!

After all, Feng Wuzhe is far from being the best in the military!

Ying Zheng's voice became more and more excited, and he continued: "Appoint General Su Jiao as Marquis of Lun, and title him Marquis of Wuwei!"

"seal up……"

But in the end, Ying Zheng directly conferred the title of Marquis Lun on him!

Hey, Lunhou!

Do you know what the concept of Lun Hou is?

Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Wang Wu and other five fathers and sons once had an in-depth discussion behind closed doors. Judging from Ying Zheng's character and past actions, Ying Zheng would not give additional fiefs to anyone except Ying Chengjiao!

According to the Qin Dynasty's system of titles, Marquis Lun was the last level of title without fiefdom.

Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Ying Zheng, Che Hou had already capped the victory!

When Wang Ben was promoted to the rank of Marquis Che, he had already reached a desperate situation where he could no longer be given any more titles or rewards!

If Aweng is promoted to Marquis of Lun, then he will be given the title. After all, Aweng is old and can retire with a clear conscience in a few years.

But I am still young! I can still fight!

If I apply for retirement, I will inevitably be like Bai Qi, who is suspected and resentful by the king and then sentenced to death by the king!

Wang Ben, who had been a brave general for many years and had defeated enemies with a wave of his hand, now cried and begged: "Your Majesty, what virtue have I had to deserve to be the Marquis of Lun?"

"Although I was lucky enough to achieve some success, I also made many mistakes. It was only because I followed Lord Chang'an on many expeditions that I was able to achieve victory, and my mistakes were covered up by Lord Chang'an."

"As for this battle, I have done nothing to speak of."

"King Gaoyi has already surrendered to Lord Chang'an, and King Zhenfan has already been killed by Lord Chang'an. I am only going there to take the land."

"As for the six southern states, they may seem to be six states, but the combined forces of the six states do not even amount to three thousand soldiers. It is no use for me to lead an army of more than 100,000 to defeat them!"

As he spoke, Wang Ben cast a hopeful look at Ying Chengjiao: Lord Chang'an, please say something!

It’s a pity that Ying Chengjiao is unable to take care of himself at the moment, so how can he have the energy to rescue Wang Ben?

Ying Zheng smiled gently and said, "My dear, what you said is totally wrong!"

"My dear minister, I have seen all your achievements."

"It is only because you are my dear deputy general that my brother can go to war with peace of mind."

"I think that only the title of Marquis of Lun can reward your merits, so please do not belittle yourself."

Wang Ben said without hesitation: "The one who helped Chang'an Jun to conquer the country is my father!"

"It is I who have hindered Lord Chang'an from winning the great victory!"

"I think that the king should reward my father generously instead of rewarding me generously. This is the way to be fair in reward and punishment!"

Aung!

For the sake of Wang family's inheritance, I will have to let you suffer a little!

Ying Zheng smiled and nodded, saying: "General Wang is loyal, brave and filial, and should be a role model for the world!"

"Don't worry, General Wang. I will reward you handsomely to show your merit, and I will also give you the title of Marquis to show your merit. Otherwise, people in the world will think that I am unfair in rewarding and punishing you!"

Ying Zheng could see that the father and son of the Wang family were afraid of credit. Ying Zheng also knew that after Wang Ben was conferred the title of Marquis of Lun, Wang Ben would most likely pack up and slip back to his hometown tonight, and the Qin Dynasty would thus lose a capable general.

Wang Ben did not want to be conferred the title of Marquis of Lun, and Ying Zheng did not want to confer the title of Marquis of Lun on Wang Ben even more!

However, neither Ying Zheng nor Wang Ben could change this fact.

Although Wang Ben had never conquered an enemy country as a commander-in-chief, he had made great military achievements and played a key role when he followed Ying Chengjiao into battle. If Wang Ben was not rewarded heavily, how could people in the world be convinced!

Ying Zheng cannot let the people of the world think that he is unfair in rewards and punishments just to keep a great general!

Seeing that Wang Ben still wanted to struggle, Ying Zheng made a final decision: "This matter is settled!"

"As you said, your honorable general has made even greater contributions to our Great Qin, and he deserves a generous reward!"

"I wish to confer upon General Wang Jian the title of Marquis of Che, and the title of Marquis of Wucheng!"

"Give him a golden seal and purple ribbon, and grant him the right to enjoy the food rent and tax of 1,200 households, equal to the average annual tax of the common people in the country. The title will be passed down for three generations without any downgrade, and after three generations, the title will be taken away!"

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Wang Ben felt like he was about to break apart!

The result of dragging Wang Jian into exoneration was that Wang Jian was directly promoted to the rank of Marquis of Che? !

It's over! It's really over this time!

Given the king's temperament, can he allow a living Che Hou to appear in Daqin?

And if the king wants to kill a Chehou, can the family of this Chehou still survive?

My king, if you want to kill all the hundreds of people in our Wang family, just tell us directly. All of us, young and old, will pack our bags and run away that very day, to the far west, to a deserted swamp. We will never appear before you again, so there is no need to dirty your knife.

Why do you have to do this!

Wang Ben stepped out of the line and saluted, ready to risk his life to save himself even if it meant angering Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty..."

But just as Wang Ben opened his mouth, a question laced with anger came from the side: "Your Majesty, do you think this is Che Hou?!"

"Chehou is the one who governs the people on behalf of the king!"

"All marquises should be granted fiefs. They should not only be given food from fiefs, but also guard remote and turbulent places for the king, and be ready to suppress rebellion at any time with the king's will!"

"Your Majesty has taken the average annual tax of the common people in the world and granted the king's general the right to enjoy the food and rent of 1,200 households. What is the meaning of this?!"

Wang Ben suddenly turned around and looked at Lu Buwei with mixed feelings of shock and anger.

Take the average annual tax paid by each household in the world and multiply it by one thousand two hundred. The court will give this money directly to Wang Jian every year without Wang Jian having to collect taxes personally or assigning him a fief. In this way, Wang Jian will get the benefits of the fief, and people in the world will not think that Ying Zheng is too harsh. Ying Zheng will not need to divide the fiefdom with Wang Jian, and his strategy of governing the country will not be shaken.

This strategy is indeed not in line with the current military merit system of the Qin Dynasty, but it is a way out that Ying Zheng left for Wang Jian!

Is the Prime Minister now forcing the king to assign a fief to my father?

The Prime Minister clearly wants to force more than a hundred members of my Wang family to death!

Ying Zheng looked at Wang Ben and asked, "What do you think, General Wang?"

Wang Ben couldn't wait to say, "No, no, no! No need! Don't do that!"

"My father is a military commander, not good at governing, not knowledgeable about government affairs, how can he know how to govern the people?"

"If you say that this is my father's fief, then my father will definitely make the people of the fief suffer from being hanged!"

"It would be a real blessing if my father could directly enjoy the tax of 1,200 households without having to worry about it!"

Lu Buwei said in a deep voice: "It is the right of the Marquis to enjoy the food tax, and it is the responsibility of the Marquis to shepherd the people for the king!"

"As a marquis, how can I not fulfill my responsibilities and just exercise my power?!"

Wang Ben's eyes widened as he said, "My father has been fighting all his life, and he can't just enjoy himself?!"

"My father is not good at governing, and he is already old. Asking him to govern 1,200 households would be like harming him!"

"If he must assume the responsibility of herding the people in order to collect taxes from the people, then I think it would be better for my father not to be the Marquis!"

Wang Ben felt like a villain in his heart and kept bowing and begging the emperor and his ministers around him.

Get angry! Get angry!

The king/prime minister was furious and rebuked General Ben, without adding the title of Marquis of Jianche to the general!

This kind of plot is perfect!

As if he had heard Wang Ben's expectation, Lü Buwei shouted angrily, "General Wang, how could you have such an idea?"

"For General Wang, governing 1,200 households is just a trivial matter. How can it be said that it harms General Wang?"

"Shepherding the people on behalf of the king is actually a reward to the king's general, and it also shows the king's trust in the king's general. Does the king's general want to refute this trust on behalf of the king's general?!"

Wang Ben was panicking and smiled: "Prime Minister, look at what you are saying."

"My father, this general, and my son are all willing to share the king's worries. We are overjoyed to have the king's trust!"

"But aren't we discussing the reward for my father? Why are you adding burden to him?"

"Sharing the king's worries is the consideration for promotion. People like us who are promoted due to merit should just wait and enjoy the benefits!"

"Lord Chang'an, do you think what I said is correct?"