The 268th chapter, "The Shock of Maodon."

"Wang Ben is the Minister of War and in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War!"
"Meng Yi is the Minister of Personnel and in charge of the Ministry of Personnel!"
"Chunyu Yue is the Minister of Rites and in charge of the Ministry of Rites!"
"Zhang Han is the Minister of Finance and in charge of the Ministry of Finance!"
"Kang Anping is the Minister of Justice, and Feng Quji is the Minister of Works...!"
On the next day's morning court, the eunuch squeezed his voice and read out the long list of names and corresponding official positions in his hand one by one.
"Does anyone have any objections?"
Emperor Yingzheng, sitting on the dragon throne, swept his gaze across the crowd, seemingly going through the motions and asking.
"I have no objections...!"
The ministers bowed and saluted.
"Well! Since no one has any objections, the reform plan is decided. We will implement the system of three provinces and six ministries starting today!"
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and announced loudly.
Little boy sat on the chair, yawning non-stop!
Just returned in triumph, tired from the journey, but this old man didn't let him rest and had someone drag him out of bed early in the morning.
The word has come from His Majesty that no matter what, he must be carried to the morning court today!
Helpless, he could only hastily dress and attend the morning court!
It's actually nothing major, just Emperor Yingzheng announcing the implementation of the three provinces and six ministries and asking him to oversee and guard them!
Just wondering, we have already determined all the official positions and candidates, and everyone knows about it. What else needs to be supervised?
Just sincerely prevent him from sleeping in!
"Alright, bring Morodon up!"
Since Ying Feiyu and others returned triumphantly, Ying Zheng has been busy with enthronement and banquets, and hasn't had time for this guy.
Finally, today at the morning court, we can finally meet this former Xiongnu chanyu, now a prisoner!
During this battle, a total of forty to fifty thousand prisoners were captured, most of whom were distributed to work in various mines. However, Maodun was brought to Xianyang!
Xiongnu has always bullied the Great Qin, and at this moment, their former Chanyu is kneeling in the palace hall. Ying Zheng must have a sense of superiority as the victor!
"Clang..."
After a moment, Maodon was brought to the hall, tied up like a hog.
With a forceful kick to his knees, he fell to the ground!
But even so, Maodon still stared defiantly at the entire hall, with a provocative look in his eyes!
No wonder Lord Man, often talks about the richness of the Great Qin and tries various ways to conquer it. It turns out to be so wealthy.
The entire hall is decorated with gold and jade, and the dragon chair, carved with dragons and phoenixes, is towering above. Sitting on it should feel much better than his tiger skin bed!
Unfortunately...!
"Yes?"
As his gaze shifted downward and fell on the young boy, he noticed that he was disheveled and sleeping soundly. There was no way to tell that he was the same person who had led an army and annihilated a 300,000-strong force of the Huns.
The more so, the more it shows Ying Zheng's importance to this kid!
On the grand hall, the other princes are dressed neatly, sitting nervously in their respective positions. Who dares to attend court with disheveled attire?
Not to mention sleeping, he doesn't even dare to take a breath!
And this guy not only dresses messily, but also snores from time to time.
The ministers in the audience did not disturb Ying Zheng at all, indicating his position in the court!
It's not a loss to be defeated by such a powerful person!
"Modun, when you invaded the border of my Great Qin with the Xiongnu, when those cavalry trampled on the people of my Great Qin, did you ever think that there would be today?"
Emperor Ying Zheng sat on the Dragon Throne and sternly demanded, like an icy frost.
If the Xiongnu did not constantly provoke our borders, perhaps he wouldn't be so enraged!
These years, not to mention wealth, the number of Great Qin people slaughtered by them is countless!
"Humph...!"
Mao Dun disdainfully snorted, "If it weren't for that black ball, let's try another general. It's still unknown who will win or lose!"
Daqin had also hated the Xiongnu before, but couldn't do anything about them, either.
"To tell you the truth, the black ball you mentioned is called a fire cannon, and the one that explodes when stepped on is called a terrelei, both of which were invented by the young master of Daqin. Do you think Daqin is foolish enough to not use such divine weapons?"
嬴政突然面带嗤笑的说道。
“火炮、地蕾……？”
冒顿眉头一蹙，低声嘟囔。
“没错，除了这些之外，飞羽还改良了矿盐，制造了纸张，就连战马上的马鞍和马镫也都是飞羽研究出来的，哈哈哈！”
Seeing the look of shock on his face, Ying Zheng was in a great mood.
Hearing this, the look of shock on Modun's face became even greater, and he carefully inspected the sleeping little boy again!
On the warhorses of Qin, there is a small mountain-like structure on which the Qin people sit when riding horses.
At first, I thought it was just Qin people being overly dramatic and afraid of the jolting of riding a horse, so they used a cushion. Later, when I asked around, I found out it's called a saddle, which can firmly secure a person on top of the horse and enhance combat effectiveness. I was amazed by the ingenuity of its inventor.
Unexpectedly, the person who developed the saddle is this young man!
"In the future, not only you, but even the surrounding Donghu, Yuezhi, Loulan, and the Western Regions, I will include them all within the territory of my Great Qin!"
"I will not kill you, I want to let you witness the prosperity and strength of my Great Qin Empire, to witness how we annihilate all the neighboring small countries. By then, all you vanquished monarchs will be put together, haha!"
Ying Zheng laughed heartily, his voice echoing in the hall, sending shivers down everyone's spine.
Indeed, they are father and son. That boy once said the exact same words!
"You will suffer the punishment of the Wolf King, and the people of the Xiongnu will never submit to the Great Qin!"
Before being taken away, Modun shouted loudly in anger.
"Your Majesty, those Xiongnu people are not bound by rituals and laws, and they enjoy a free and unrestrained lifestyle. It will be difficult to control them!"
"Yes, now that the war has just ended, the common people haven't recovered yet. Once they realize it, they will definitely take small actions, and who knows, they might even incite a rebellion!"
"Instead of waiting for them to revolt, it's better to just kill them all and save us the trouble of managing them!"
"Impossible! If we massacre the people on a large scale, it will definitely provoke dissatisfaction from other countries. If they join forces to attack us, we won't be able to handle it even if we have extraordinary capabilities."
"What's the big deal about a united attack? We have cannons in our hands, are we afraid of them?"
"If all of them really surround my Great Qin, even if we have cannons, the ammunition supply is insufficient, which would be very dangerous!"
"Neither staying nor leaving is the solution. What do you think we should do...?"
After Maodun was taken away, a very serious problem was left behind, causing fierce arguments among all the ministers in the court.
The military generals unanimously believed that it would be better to exterminate them thoroughly and be straightforward!
However, those censor officials feel that this approach would eliminate human nature to some extent and would cause dissatisfaction and lead to major wars from other countries, which would not be worth the cost!
Finally, all eyes are on Emperor Ying Zheng, waiting for his decision!