Since bamboo slips were replaced by paper, the efficiency of handling government affairs has been greatly improved, but Ying Zheng's working hours have not changed. He still strictly demands himself, and he is like a workaholic.
A figure suddenly appeared outside the palace, and Gai Nie stood in front of Ying Zheng with a sword in his hand. He looked at it carefully, closed the slightly opened scabbard gently, and turned around and said, "Your Majesty, this is Zhang Han."
Ying Zheng didn't let go of the scroll and casually responded, "Well, let him in."
Zhang Han walked in and saluted, "Meet the king."
"It's late, what can I do?"
"Your Majesty, several things happened in the Imperial Prefecture today, and I feel that we should report them to your Majesty."
Ying Zheng put down the book in his hand and looked at it seriously, "National Preceptor? Say."
Zhang Han first said the first thing, "Mei Sanniang visited the Imperial Prefecture during the celebration of the remnant soldiers of the Wei State. In addition, there was news in the county that the remnant soldiers of the Han and Wei Dynasties were preparing to join the army and perform meritorious service, hoping to become good citizens of the Qin State in the future."
"Dianqing, these two people, Mei Sanniang, are the leaders of the remnant soldiers of Han and Wei?"
"Exactly. Among them, Dianqing is the great general of Wei Wuzu. He overturned thirteen chariots with his own strength on the Puyang battlefield, causing General Duanhe to be defeated by Lian Po for a while; Mei Sanniang is Dianqing's
My fellow junior sister once restrained General Wang Ben on the Puyang battlefield."
Ying Zheng nodded with joy, "It's a good thing. These two people have extraordinary abilities and are now willing to serve our country. What's more, the remnants of Han and Wei are our Qin who killed their compatriots and invaded their homeland. They are now
But they are willing to live here, and even fight, and this is the first time I have won the hearts of the people of Great Qin."
"Nowadays, the number of Confucian disciples who come to Qin to apply for official positions has increased dramatically, but among them, only two or three out of a hundred are qualified. The rest criticized our Qin's national government and even besieged the Imperial Preceptor's Office."
After hearing what Zhang Han said, Ying Zheng couldn't be happy anymore. He closed his narrow eyes and said, "How courageous! Do these Confucian disciples think that because the Imperial Master is from Confucianism, they can do whatever they want? What's wrong with the Imperial Master?"
Processed?"
Zhang Han then told the complete story of the bloody conflict between Ju Shuang and the scholars.
"My subordinates have specially found the examination papers and evaluation criteria used by the government to select scholars, as well as the answer sheets of some scholars, and asked your Majesty to take a look at them."
Zhao Gao ran over and took the file from him and presented it to King Qin's case.
Ying Zheng said casually while flipping through the pages: "You are a bit targeting the Imperial Master~"
Zhang Han was startled and lowered his head to explain: "Zhang Han didn't mean to take it personally. He just felt that there were only one or two out of a hundred people, and the admission rate was really low. This move by the national master has brought infamy for our Daqin, and I don't understand it."
"Wow~"
Ying Zheng suddenly threw aside the file in his hand and snorted coldly, "Huh! You can see the leopard in the pipe. The Imperial Master is right not to let these corrupt scholars enter the Qin Dynasty as officials. You are responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, and you are the eyes of a few people.
Don't monitor with suspicion, I'm not that suspicious. Just go down."
"Zhang Han resigned."
After Zhang Han left the palace, Ying Zheng teased with a smile, "This Zhang Han is too careless."
Ganie said: "Isn't this the reason why the king uses him as the leader of the Shadow Guard?"
"Yes, that's true. Mr. Gai, I heard that Luo Wang has been rectified by the national master now. It's very different from before?"
"Yes, it has been a long time since the bad reputation of the net has been spread in the world."
"Even the trap can become less dark. If there is no national master, I really don't know how to win the hearts of the people in this world."
When Gai Nie heard Ying Zheng's words, a light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
The poison of power seems to have begun to take effect on this special relationship between monarch and minister.
There are many records about Lu Yan in the Shadow Guard's files.
Dian Wei, whose origin is unknown, is Lu Yan’s domestic servant, a master of Dacheng Realm, has an upright and reckless personality, and is now the deputy of Ying Jue, the commander of the Forbidden Army;
Su Lie, whose origin is unknown, seems to be Lu Yan's domestic servant but has a relatively ordinary relationship. He is a master of Dacheng Realm, wise and brave, and is now the deputy of the Golden Fire Cavalry General Meng Tian;
Li Teng, a Korean, is said to have a relationship with Lu Yan but has not confirmed it. He is familiar with the art of war and has average military force. He is currently serving as Qianchang of the Lishan Camp;
Li Si, a native of the Chu state, and a fellow senior of Lu Yan, has quite opposing political ideas but often has a tacit understanding. He is now a Tingwei, one of the Nine Qings;
Gongsun Ren, a native of the State of Zhao, was a famous contemporary figure. He had a close personal relationship with Lu Yan. He once donated ten carriages of books, but there was little contact after that. He is now a guest minister of the State of Qin;
At first glance, it seems that Lu Yan's power is quite impressive. There are actually many people scattered everywhere, but in fact, it is nothing.
In fact, the Qin clan, the Meng family, the Wang family, Li Si, Gongsun Ren, etc. could not form an interest group around Lu Yan, and Lu Yan would not use such a method to influence the government.
As long as there are no interest groups around him and he is still the lone minister of King Qin, then Ying Zheng can trust him with confidence.
However, as Lu Yan's personal reputation grew higher and higher, and these Confucian disciples came to Qin to join in the fun, there seemed to be signs that Lu Yan would become a political force.
And the most important point is that Lu Yan's "national teacher" will soon be truly worthy of his name. A few years later, all the officials of Qin State, large and small, were taught by the school built by Lu Yan. This is a natural talent.
An interest group.
Although Gai Nie admired both Ying Zheng and Lu Yan, considering the weakness of human nature, he was really afraid that in this prosperous Qin State, there would be a crisis of trust between the monarch and his ministers at this moment.
At this time, Zhao Gao reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the time has come."
"Yes." Ying Zheng stood up and stretched his body twice before getting ready to rest.
Genie gradually disappeared into the darkness.
…
Luowang Headquarters
Lu Yan organized Ehuang into a small team and prepared to send it out to secretly protect Ju Shuang.
Most of today's Luowen are newcomers trained by Lu Yan after he took over. They are between fifteen and twenty years old. The training is strict but it is by no means inhumane.
The two instructors, Yifang and Mo Ya, the former was a powerful man in the Dacheng realm who had fought his way out of the martial arts world, and the latter had rich experience in dealing with people who were trained in the dark.
The former sword slave system of Luo Wang was also abolished, and was renamed as Sword Master. Of course, the internal competition must still remain, but it is not the cruel poison-raising type of competition.
The current Dacheng realm masters include:
The Sword Master of the Frightened Salamander, Songzhao (Xiaoyaozi)
Zhengang Sword Master, Brown Zhe (Tian Meng)
Master of the Water-Breaking Sword, Ji
Chaos God Sword Master, Qi
These four people are all top-notch.
There are still a few first-class killing characters left, but they are not strong enough to achieve greatness. Naturally, they cannot be given famous swords of the level of Yue Wang Ba Sword, otherwise they will be indistinguishable from the first-class Tianzi swords above.
Compared with five years ago, the manpower at all levels has undergone a major change, mainly because of the battle with the Iron Blood Alliance. Through this battle, Lu Yan replaced most of the snare personnel with unknown loyalties to those after he took over.
The new recruits who were retrained also dealt a severe blow to the prestige of the Iron Blood Alliance, killing two birds with one stone.
"Zhu Zhe, now I have a task for you."
Tian Meng felt happy when he heard Lu Yan calling him. He felt that among the four people who were top-notch, Lu Yan trusted him the most. In the past few years, he was the only one who had done the most tasks and made the most contributions.
most.
"Master Imperial Master, please speak."
"There are some strange people among the foreign scholars who come to Qin these days. You can lurk among them and find out who is causing the mischief."
Tian Meng was stunned when he heard this and said hesitantly: "Ah? This kind of mission..."
Lu Yan said matter-of-factly: "Huh? You're quite knowledgeable, so of course it's most appropriate for you to go. I wouldn't worry about letting someone else go."
"Master National Preceptor, I promise to complete the mission."