Seeing Yan Le's expression, Zhao Gao didn't know what he meant by offering.
Yan Le obviously saw the suffering of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms and ran there to make a fortune. However, he had no good impression of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, not to mention that this ink was really good.
Zhao Gao said coldly:
"It doesn't matter how you got it."
"What you have to do now is to find this 'engineer', receive this reward, and at the same time present the craftsmanship of making ink."
Yan Le looked slightly gloomy.
Anxiety said:
"Uncle, when I first got this ink, I asked the people in that city, and they said that they didn't make the ink, but got it from a household outside the city. Since the other party is outside the city, it's very possible
If I’m not an engineer, then wouldn’t I be deceiving the emperor by reporting him?”
"Besides."
"Uncle, you said that just now."
"People who are not from Baigong will be punished if they do Baigong's work."
"If this person was not an engineer, he probably wouldn't accept the reward, wouldn't even acknowledge the ink-making process, and wouldn't take the initiative to hand over the ink-making process."
"Didn't I trap myself in this treasure offering?"
"Uncle, you have to help me!"
Seeing Yan Le's frightened and restless expression, Zhao Gao also had a flash of disgust and displeasure in his eyes, and he waved his sleeves and shouted:
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"What does the trouble you caused have to do with me?"
"And who told you that you deceived the emperor? Who knew that you deceived the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, would you really care about an engineer?"
"All your Majesty wants is the name of an engineer and an ink-making process that you won't even take a look at."
"Does it matter whether that person is an engineer?"
"He is, the best."
"If not, as a Gong Cao, you have been in the Gong Yamen for so long, don't you have a trustworthy Gong Cao in the Yamen?"
"There's only one thing you have to do now."
"Get the ink craft!"
"As for the matter of later confirming that the ink-making process is correct, and then presenting the name of this 'engineer' and the ink-making process he presented to His Majesty, I should not need to say more about these."
Yan Le nodded, but still felt a little uneasy.
whispered:
"Uncle, this man is an engineer and it's easy to handle."
"But if he is not an engineer, by forcing me to take it, wouldn't I be committing the crime of 'taking advantage of an official position'? This action is illegal. If I am impeached by the censor, I will not be able to keep my position as an engineer."
Already."
Zhao Gao sneered.
Indifferently said:
"You remember clearly the responsibility for breaking the law."
"Then do you remember that there is such a law in the Qin Code: 'If you are not a year-old meritorious person and have no destiny book, if you dare to use it as a weapon, the engineer and the prime minister will each have two armors.'"
"If someone makes utensils without an official 'order', even the relevant engineer and prime minister will be punished with two armors each. If this person is not an engineer and does not have an official 'order', this crime will be punished."
How much more time do you have to wait?”
"If he is willing to dedicate his ink-making skills, it wouldn't hurt to give him more money."
"If you don't want to."
"We can only let him experience Qin's method."
"However, after all, presenting ink is a great achievement. There is no need to make things difficult for each other. If it can be solved with money, there is no harm in spending more money, but it must be handled cleanly and beautifully, and do not leave any impression on others.
Don't implicate me, understand?"
Zhao Gao stared at Yan Le with sharp eyes.
Yan Le felt a chill running down his spine and quickly promised: "Don't worry, uncle, I already know what to do. I will definitely do this beautifully and will never leave any clues outside, let alone this."
The matter involves you, uncle."
Zhao Gao withdrew his gaze and said, "I can rest assured when you do things, otherwise, I wouldn't have married my daughter to you in the first place."
"I'll come back in two days."
"I hope you won't let me down when the time comes."
Yan Le smiled and said:
"Don't worry, uncle. Two days are enough for me to master the ink-making process. I will personally offer it to my uncle when the time comes."
Zhao Gao nodded.
He got up and left the office.
He is just here to deliver a message for His Majesty.
Yan Le sent Zhao Gao all the way to the door of the government office, then returned to the room with a gloomy face, thought for a moment in his heart, and shouted towards the door:
"Come here, go and call Engineer 2."
After a while.
Engineer 2 is here.
Yan Le looked at Gongshi Er up and down a few times and said, "If I remember correctly, you are from Yun (yun) among all kinds of leather craftsmen."
Er Ying said:
"Gong Cao has a really good memory."
"This official is from Kuei, who makes leather drums and wood."
Yan Le frowned slightly.
Continued:
"You are from Jiujiang County of the original Chu State. Your family has been a Yi people for generations. In the past, you have always made drums for the nobles of Chu State. Am I right?"
Second way:
"What Gongcao said is absolutely correct."
"My ancestors have always lived by Yunmeng Ze. There are many ferocious beasts in Yunmeng Ze, so they have hunted a lot of animal skins to make a living. But these things have passed. I don't know why Gongcao mentioned these things.
?”
Yan Le sneered:
"I remember that in the exams of the past two years, you failed."
"The Qin Code stipulates that if an engineer is rated as a high-ranking engineer for three consecutive years, he will be fined a second grade, dismissed from his position, and will never be employed again."
"I've seen your drum making and it's a little difficult to meet the standards this year."
His expression changed slightly.
Of course he knows his situation.
But he really couldn't help it.
Qin Law stipulates that if utensils are the same thing, their size, length, length, and breadth must be equal.
And it must be according to Xianyang standards.
As a man-made drum maker, it was really difficult for him to make the drums the same size and texture, and even make the sound almost the same.
He really can't do it!
Therefore, he also ranked at the bottom every year in the assessment of hundreds of workers.
Er said anxiously:
"Gong Cao, you also know the situation of drum making. I am not without my heart. The quality of the drums required by the imperial court is extremely high. The materials sent by the Shaofu are sometimes difficult to describe. I really have no choice."
"Gong Cao, you know the situation in my family."
"There is really nothing else of value. If the engineer is interested in it, just say it. I just hope that the engineer can be generous and let me go this year and let me pass the exam."
Yan Le shook his head.
"I can't help you with the Baigong exam."
"You have indeed given me a lot of things over the years, and I have helped you a lot, otherwise you would not be able to take the position of engineer at all, but I know your situation. I have to watch you live for three years.
I can’t bear to have bad grades in engineering classes.”
"I'll give you a chance now."
"A chance to get out of this mess once and for all."
"If you grasp it, you can not only be promoted to the third level, but also receive financial rewards from the top five officials. You can also be promoted to the second level, directly from an engineer to a county miser. From now on, you will never have to
I’m worried about exams.”
"Do you want this opportunity?"
Hear the words.
He did not show any expression of ecstasy, but instead his face was full of surprise. He hesitated and said: "Is what Gong Cao said true? And what does Gong Cao need from me?"
Yan Le snorted coldly.
"To you, do I still need to lie?"
"You don't need to do anything, you just need to answer my question now."
"Can you make ink?"
"No." He thought for a moment and finally shook his head.
Yan Le's eyes were slightly closed, and a cold look flashed in them.
"Now you do!!!"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
Let me explain a little bit why many historical figures in the book have wrong official positions.
Because the current time in the book is 216 BC, and in the history of the Qin Dynasty, large-scale official transfers would not be carried out until next year.