Liu Ji woke up from his sleep and looked at the two beautiful faces beside him. He still had an unreal feeling. It wasn't until he felt a smooth feeling on his fingertips that he slowly calmed down.
After a period of trance and wonderful nostalgia, Liu Ji composed himself and called out the door: "Come here, help me change my clothes and wash up."
Liu Ji can show that he is greedy for beauty, but he cannot show that he is too addicted to beauty.
The former can reassure some people, while the latter can easily arouse some people's resentment.
As a qualified puppet, you can be mediocre, but it is best not to be mediocre.
Hearing Liu Ji's voice, several maids who had been waiting at the door opened the door, holding a brand new set of Chinese clothes and toiletries, and filed in.
A quarter of an hour later, after washing up, Liu Ji, dressed in new clothes, walked out of the bedroom in high spirits and headed to the lobby.
In the lobby of the county government office, Cao Shen, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Liu Ji approaching and hurriedly greeted him: "Greetings, my lord."
A look of surprise appeared on Liu Ji's face: "Mr. Cao got up so early?"
Then Liu Ji took two steps forward, patted Cao Shen on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Sir, you have been wandering around alone for more than a year. It is rare for you to settle down. You should not rush into anything. You should also take a good rest and don't tire yourself out."
Cao Shen was stunned when he heard this. He glanced at the sky outside the door and saw that the sun was already in the sky. He tried his best to smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, my lord."
Liu Ji nodded slightly, entered the lobby, sat down on the main seat, and while instructing the servants to bring tea and snacks, asked: "What's the matter with Mr. Cao?"
Cao Shen cupped his hands and said: "I am responsible for a series of affairs in Peixian County under the orders of my lord. Yesterday, my subordinates carefully sorted it out. If we want to completely control the hundreds of miles of Peixian County, we will need at least fifty capable petty officials.
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"However, there are only about ten people who are in common trouble with my lord and have the ability to participate in the governance of the party. I dare to ask my lord to come forward and pardon the more than 20 former officials of the Qin State who were imprisoned by my lord in the prison for my lord's use."
Liu Ji heard this, thought for a while, frowned slightly and said, "Are there only more than 20 people? Where are the rest?"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Cao Shen's face and he said: "Yesterday, my lord and the guards were so excited to kill each other that they forgot to hold back."
Liu Ji coughed lightly and replied: "Sir, since you think the former officials of the Qin State are available, I can just accompany you for a trip, but what should be done about the remaining vacancies?"
Cao Shen smiled slightly and said, "Didn't Brother Xiao go to recruit people for my lord? I secretly thought that the vacant personnel should be located here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young boy trotted over from outside the door, bowed to Liu Ji, and said breathlessly: "My lord, Mr. Xiao He is outside asking for an audience. His expression is in a hurry, as if he is in a hurry."
Liu Ji felt a bad feeling coming to his mind and said quickly: "Please invite him in quickly."
After a while, Xiao He strode into the lobby with a stern look on his face and bowed: "My lord, something is going wrong."
Seeing Xiao He's expression and hearing these words, Liu Ji couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He suppressed his temper and said gently: "Mr. Xiao, don't be impatient. Sit down and speak slowly. Someone, come and serve tea to Mr. Xiao."
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Xiao He did not sit down, but stood there, sighing and saying: "My lord is benevolent and righteous, and I will not hide it from my lord. I summoned the old troops on my lord's order. From yesterday to now, I have only found one person. I am really ashamed to have failed my lord's trust."
When Liu Ji heard this, he was stunned and said: "How could this be? Where are the subjects who support Gu? Didn't Mr. Xiao contact them?"
A trace of unbearable expression appeared on Xiao He's face and he said: "It's not that I didn't find them, or that they betrayed the lord. I asked around and found out..."
"What did you learn?" Liu Ji asked anxiously.
"I learned that since my lord has been taking refuge for more than a year, Qin's spies have been hunting down those who supported the lord's uprising. Most of them were betrayed by traitors and died at the hands of Qin's eagle claws."
As soon as these words came out, a look of disbelief appeared on Liu Ji's face: "There are more than 100,000 subjects who support Gu. Is it possible that the Qin State really dares to risk the disapproval of the world and kill them all?"
Xiao He lowered his head slightly and said: "According to what I know from my inquiries, the Qin State is indeed crazy, not only in Pei County but also in Sishui Mangdang County. However, those who are too deeply involved with the lord will have their homes confiscated and their clans exterminated, and their fate will be extremely miserable."
"Those who were not closely involved with the lord were punished to varying degrees. This time I came to my door. They avoided me like the plague. They were probably scared out of their wits."
"If I hadn't revealed the aura of the sixth level of martial arts, they would have been worried and might have wanted to take my head in exchange for military exploits from the Qin government."
When Liu Ji was in a complicated mood, a figure appeared in his mind and blurted out: "It's Lin Ze. Only Lin Ze would think of such a vicious plan and put it into action."
Thinking of this, Liu Ji became a little decadent: "What can we do even if we know it is him? If there is no support from the family and the people, how can I still be qualified to rebel against Qin?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao He and Cao Shen looked at each other and said in unison: "Please, my lord, please don't belittle yourself."
At this time, a servant's voice sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, the military advisor is here."
Zhang Liang walked into the lobby and happened to see Xiao He and Cao Shen bowing to Liu Ji. He couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What are you two doing?"
Liu Ji looked at Zhang Liang and looked hopeful: "How is the situation with the military advisor's recruitment of new troops?"
Zhang Liang waved his hand and said indifferently: "The situation is not good, and there are very few people who responded. Almost all of them were scared away as soon as they heard the name of the lord."
"The tactic used by the State of Qin to draw out the firepower is too cruel. For a time, it will be difficult for the lord to recruit too many people."
Liu Ji suddenly panicked, looked at the three of them and asked, "What can we do?"
Zhang Liang smiled when he heard this and said comfortingly: "My lord, there is no need to panic. My lord is the destined emperor. There are some difficulties, but there is nothing to worry about. Besides, with the support of Confucianism, why worry about having no one?"
"As for conscription, it is even simpler. As long as Confucianism helps the lord restore his momentum, there will be many people who want to eat from the army."
Liu Ji's expression suddenly softened a lot, but because of Xiao He's words, it turned ugly again.
I heard Xiao He smile bitterly and say: "I have just inquired about it. On the orders of Emperor Qin, the princes of Shu in Qin State arrested hundreds of thousands of Confucian scholars and sent them to Chang'an prison. Those people contracted diseases in the prison, and not even one out of ten survived. I'm afraid the Confucianists also sect
We don’t have too many manpower.”
Zhang Liang waved his hand and said: "My lord and the two gentlemen, don't worry. Confucianism has its own clever plan. My lord, just write to the Confucian saints for help. In a few days, there will be results."
Liu Ji pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "The matter has come to this, a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor, so I will submit a letter now."
"Come here, bring me some pen and ink."
When the pen and ink were delivered, Liu Ji bowed to Zhang Liang and said, "Please teach me how to write."
Zhang Liang nodded slightly and after some careful discussion, a fresh letter for help came out.
After sealing it with fire paint, Liu Ji sent for a Confucian scholar and earnestly asked: "Sir, please be sure to deliver this letter to the Confucian sage for me."
Hearing Liu Ji mention the Confucian saint, the Confucian scholar did not dare to neglect, took the letter with both hands, and replied: "Please rest assured, Mr. Pei, I will definitely fulfill my mission."
After passing through many layers of communication, this letter finally fell into the hands of the Confucian sage.
The Confucian sage opened it and took a look, then counted it with his fingers, and ordered to a disciple who was serving him: "I order the disciples of the Hidden World Academy to come out immediately to assist the destined emperor Liu Ji and make contributions without delay."