Chapter 421

"You've worked hard these past eight years!"

Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao and said in a subtle tone.

Hearing this, Zhao Gao's heart tightened, and he quickly said: "Being able to serve Your Majesty, Zhao Gao dare not speak of hardship!"

He was not Su Xuan, who dared to happily accept Ying Zheng's praise.

Zhao Gao knew very well that the more humble he appeared in front of Ying Zheng, the more Ying Zheng would trust him.

"I am prepared to reuse you!"

Ying Zheng stated the purpose of summoning Zhao Gao here.

Hearing this, Zhao Gao's body shook slightly, "Your Majesty..."

His attitude became even more humble.

Ying Zheng said indifferently: "Although you are a eunuch, you have great talent. With your talent, it is a pity to be stuck in this palace as a Commander of the Carriage Office. You have the ability of a Commandery Governor, and according to the merits you have made over the years, you "260" can barely afford the position of Commandery Governor."

"Zhao Gao, I am prepared to appoint you as Commandery Governor!"

"Your Majesty, I..."

Hearing this, Zhao Gao was genuinely excited. He originally thought that Ying Zheng summoned him here today to let the Net execute some task, but he didn't expect that Ying Zheng was prepared to reuse him.

Commandery Governor, although not as good as the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers in the imperial court, was considered the highest local official. After Qin unified the world, a total of thirty-six commanderies were divided. In other words, there were only thirty-six Commandery Governors, and because Qin had only unified the world for a short time, many of these thirty-six Commandery Governor positions were vacant.

It's just that I don't know which commandery Ying Zheng is prepared to let him be the governor of.

First of all, it's best not to be the nine northern commanderies: Jiuyuan Commandery, Lord Yunzhong Commandery, Yanmen Commandery, Shanggu Commandery, Dai Commandery, Yuyang Commandery, Youbeiping Commandery, Liaoxi Commandery, and Liaodong Commandery. These nine commanderies were located in the north and were the border territories of the former Yan and Zhao states. They were close to the places where the northern Hu tribes lived, and the climate was cold, and they were very far from the Central Plains. Even Zhao Gao didn't want to go there.

He preferred to go to other places. First of all, the nine western commanderies were closest to Xianyang. The nine southern commanderies, including Ba, Shu, Hanzhong, etc., were also not bad. The nine eastern commanderies were the places where the former Qi state was located, and they were extremely wealthy.

Only the nine northern commanderies were not good places to go.

Yes, after Ying Zheng said he would let Zhao Gao serve as Commandery Governor, Zhao Gao was already a bit moved.

Even if he had to leave Xianyang and leave Ying Zheng's side after serving as Commandery Governor, although this was not conducive to him brushing up on his favor in front of Ying Zheng and gaining Ying Zheng's trust, wasn't it also a manifestation of trusting him from Ying Zheng's letting him serve as Commandery Governor?

Now, he was only serving as Commandery Governor. After being tempered in the local area for a few years and accumulating some political achievements, and then being recalled to the imperial court by Ying Zheng, at that time, even serving as one of the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers would be more than enough.

Even... serving as Chancellor!

Zhao Gao was very ambitious.

Originally, as a eunuch, he shouldn't have harbored such ambition.

But he couldn't help it. As a follower of Lao Ai back then, he witnessed with his own eyes how Lao Ai rose. Although Lao Ai was a fake eunuch, except for a few people, others didn't know. He relied on the favor of Empress Dowager Zhao Ji and was even able to be enfeoffed as a marquis, once competing with Chancellor Lu Lu Buwei. At that time, he was so glorious, although he was killed later because he failed to rebel.

But Zhao Gao only remembered the scene when Lao Ai was glorious.

So after that, he made up his mind: since Lao Ai could do this, why couldn't he?

After Lao Ai died, he tried his best to please Ying Zheng, gain Ying Zheng's trust, and even took charge of the Net organization.

Now, with Ying Zheng appointing him as Commandery Governor, Zhao Gao finally had a feeling of seeing the clouds and seeing the moon.

He seemed to have made it through.

Although he had no experience in serving as Commandery Governor, it didn't matter. Who told him to have the Net organization under his command? As long as he used the power of the Net, he could easily accumulate a large part of political achievements, which could prepare him for returning to the Xianyang imperial court to serve as important positions such as the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers early.

At the same time, because of the existence of the Net, even if he left Xianyang, he could use the Net to easily know everything in Xianyang, and at the same time maintain a close relationship with Ying Zheng.

It must be said that Zhao Gao thought very well, but unfortunately, he ignored one thing.

To take, one must first give!

Ying Zheng asked him to serve as Commandery Governor for no reason, obviously preparing to take away some things from his hands.

Ying Zheng said again: "The northern land is not very peaceful. Since Li Mu of the Zhao state defeated the 200, 00 Xiongnu army in Yanmen back then, the Yanmen land has been stable, but the Jiuyuan and Lord Yunzhong lands are different. Here, they are still frequently harassed by Hu tribes such as the Xiongnu. Now that the world has just been settled, I have no intention to settle accounts with these alien tribes, but our Qin will sooner or later have a battle with them!"

"Zhao Gao, you have been by my side for many years, and I believe in your ability very much. Go to Jiuyuan Commandery!"

"I need a capable person to serve as Commandery Governor there, to prepare for our Qin's conquest of the northern border alien tribes!"

Ying Zheng stated the arrangement for Zhao Gao 0

He intended to arrange for Zhao Gao to go to Jiuyuan Commandery to serve as Commandery Governor.

Jiuyuan Commandery, rather than saying it is a commandery, it is better to say it is a city. The territory here is extremely small, but the geographical location is extremely dangerous. It is the northernmost land of Qin and directly borders the place where alien tribes live. It originated from the Zhao state back then. After King King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing and riding and shooting, the cavalry was extremely powerful and once swept across alien tribes such as the Xiongnu. Many years ago, after driving the Xiongnu to the area north of the Wula Mountains, they confronted them across the mountains and established Lord Yunzhong Commandery on the land of the current Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that they occupied.

In order to guard against the Xiongnu's counterattack on Lord Yunzhong Commandery north of the mountains, the Zhao state built the Great Wall along the Wula Mountains. At the same time, they built garrison and defensive city barriers at each mountain pass communicating with the north of the mountains, and built a larger city in the southern area of the largest mountain pass, which is Jiuyuan City, with heavy troops stationed in the city, making it a military town in the northwest of the Zhao state, effectively 44 ensuring the peace of the northern area of Lord Yunzhong Commandery.

A few years ago, Zhao Gao was destroyed, and the land of the Zhao state fell into the hands of Qin.

After unifying the world, Qin divided thirty-six commanderies, taking Jiuyuan City as the center, plus a part of the original Lord Yunzhong Commandery land, and divided out Jiuyuan Commandery.

Jiuyuan Commandery is not large, and the population is not large. It can be said to be an unprecedentedly barren land, but it is exceptionally important.

Zhao Gao never expected that Ying Zheng would arrange him in Jiuyuan Commandery.

He had subconsciously rejected the nine northern commanderies before, but he didn't expect that Ying Zheng not only arranged him in the nine northern commanderies, but also the most remote one among them.

After unifying the world, Qin implemented the same track for vehicles, and then built a straight road from Xianyang to all parts of the country. The straight road was not yet completed, but according to the plan, Jiuyuan Commandery would be the end of the straight road.