After Zhao Kuo took Li Si and Han Fei to find the King of Qin, the King of Qin read the bamboo slips carefully and immediately summoned the officials here. This was the first time that Zhao Kuo saw the officials of the Qin State. The King of Qin asked Zhao Kuo to
Kuo sat in the seat next to him. It can be said that this was a great respect for Zhao Kuo. In the past, this was the seat where Fan Ju sat. After Cai Ze resigned as prime minister, Qin State currently has no prime minister.
of.
However, Cai Ze still handles matters within the country, which is surprising.
The ministers of the State of Qin were sitting in the palace one by one. The King of Qin introduced Zhao Kuo in a low voice. These ministers were also very curious about Zhao Kuo and looked at him secretly. There were indeed many ministers in the palace of the King of Qin.
The person who came in first was called Hu Yang. He was an old man. The King of Qin told Zhao Kuo that this Hu Yang was a guest of the Qin State. He was born in Zhao. He had assisted Lord Wu An in defeating the allied forces of other countries in Huayang.
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This was a very kind old man. When he saw Zhao Kuo's eyes, he smiled kindly and nodded towards Zhao Kuo, who also returned the greeting.
Then a strong middle-aged man came in. He frowned, with a strong Qin style. A rigorous and old-fashioned man, this one was called Sima Geng, who was also considered the queen of generals. He knelt down
After sitting down, he looked forward and remained motionless. He was indeed a typical Qin person. After him, another fat middle-aged man came in. This one was named Zhang Tang. He sat next to Sima Geng and talked with Sima Geng.
Geng said something, but Sima Geng ignored him.
Then two more people came in, one tall and one short. The taller one was called Zhao Xi, and the shorter one was called Wang Lu. Zhao Kuo only knew the one called Wang Lu, who was his former rival. They had been together in Zhao Di.
During the fight, Wang Hao also looked at him. The two former enemies looked at each other for a moment, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Wang Hao didn't say anything more and sat down, but kept glancing in the direction of Zhao Kuo.
Then a group of father and son walked in one after another. One of these two people was called Meng Ao and the other was called Meng Wu. Zhao Kuo had never heard of them in his previous life, he only knew Meng Tian and Meng Yi... But
After coming here, he got to know Meng Ao. Meng Ao was very famous and had many military exploits. Even Bai Qi respected him. Lian Po had fought with him before, but he could not defeat him.
After that, there were three young people. Zhao Kuo knew one of them, it was his disciple Yang Duanhe. Yang Duanhe bowed to the teacher respectfully and then sat down. The young man who followed him in came.
One of the men was called Hegong, who looked like a strong man with a strong back and a strong back, and the other was a gentle man called Huan Yan. Another strong man with a big beard and a thin scribe came in. The two stood together and compared
More distinct.
The majestic one among them is Qiang, and the other is Mao Jiao, a native of Qi.
Cai Ze and Lu Buwei were the last ones to arrive. Cai Ze sat next to Zhao Kuo, but Lu Buwei sat at the end. Another old man walked in, leaning on a cane, with a trembling appearance. He looked older than the King of Qin.
He was dozens of years older, but King Qin told Zhao Kuo that this was his son... An Guojun, the person who followed An Guojun in had a scar on his face, which was left by Ge. When King Qin told Zhao Kuo,
When the name was mentioned, Zhao Kuo was also stunned for a moment.
He is Wang Jian.
The State of Qin is indeed full of talents. Even after Bai Qi and Fan Ju left one after another, there are still people in the State of Qin who can take their places, especially in terms of generals. The number of generals in the State of Qin can make any prince's scalp numb... Just
The people here, except for the young people, all the older ones have military exploits and have killed tens of thousands of heads... Once a war breaks out, they will command various partial divisions and form a strong combat effectiveness.
After everyone sat down, the King of Qin said seriously: "Wu Chengjun has come to Qin. This is something that everyone in Qin should celebrate... The people of the country should treat him as a humble person, and see him on the road.
The carriage must step down and salute, and you must lower your head when listening to him. You must not be rude to him at any time. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"
"only!!!"
The ministers said.
Zhao Kuo was speechless.
King Qin continued: "Wu Chengjun has come up with a brand new official system, you can take a look!" After King Qin finished speaking, a warrior immediately took the bamboo slips he had just copied and distributed them to everyone. The ministers watched carefully, Cai Zeren
He couldn't help but admire and shook his head. Wu Chengjun was able to compile such a system less than half a year after arriving in Qin... Li Si and Han Fei sat behind Zhao Kuo.
The King of Qin originally wanted them to sit among the ministers.
But Han Fei refused. He just wanted to sit behind the teacher and be ready to record it. Naturally, Li Si did not dare to accept it.
After all the ministers had finished reading, King Qin asked: "Do you have any different opinions?"
No one answered, everyone shook their heads.
King Qin looked at everyone carefully and then said: "Okay, since no one has any opinions, let's implement it with all our strength. Anyone who opposes the New Deal will be executed." As he said this, he looked at Cai.
Ze said: "Official affairs will be left to you. Please don't arrange officials based on your own likes and dislikes or their origins. Arrange them based on their talents. If someone makes a mistake, you should
Sharing their guilt."
"only!"
Zhao Kuo didn't think King Qin was joking at all. In Zhao State, such a dialogue would not happen. King Zhao regarded his ministers as treasures and would never say anything to kill them easily. But King Qin was different.
He will treat his ministers harshly, no matter how talented he is, he will still be the same. Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed, even the prime minister. This slightly cruel approach is the reason why Qin's government affairs are so efficient.
s reason.
"I want Lu Buwei to be my prime minister..."
"Make Meng Ao the Taiwei."
"Make Wang Lu the censor."
"Take Cai Ze as my duty."
"Take Sima Geng as the Commander-in-Chief."
"Take Hu Yang as the guard."
"Take Qiang as your servant."
"Take Han Fei as the court captain."
"Take Mao Jiao as a guest."
"Take Zhao Xi as the Zongzheng."
"Take Meng Wu as the internal history."
"Make Li Si the young man."
The King of Qin made his appointment without thinking. He originally wanted to appoint Zhao Kuo as prime minister, but Zhao Kuo was not willing, and he did not force it. As for Han Fei, he seemed to care more about the law than governing the country.
He cared about it, so the King of Qin directly handed over the Tingwei in charge of the law to him and asked Han Fei to take charge of this matter. Han Fei and Li Si were both a little surprised when they heard their names from King Qin's mouth.
But the King of Qin looked at them and said, "You two have compiled a new system. This is your credit. I am appointed and dismissed according to the legal system. Please don't violate the law and don't refuse rewards." They said nothing more.
When it comes to the law, both of them are quite serious. Zhao Kuo just watched the King of Qin appoint him. Within a moment, the King of Qin had arranged his own three ministers and nine ministers, and then asked Cai Ze to arrange subordinates for them.
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Zhao Kuo couldn't help but shook his head. This behavior seemed a bit childish. After all, it was such a grand thing. It was just a meeting and casual instructions? Is this really okay? However, from another perspective, this is also
The Qin State is highly efficient. The King of Qin has enough talent reserves and enough courage to implement the system, and the officials' acceptance of the New Deal is also very high.
Here, there will be no such thing as nobles gathering to oppose the reform... In fact, Qin State does not have any big nobles. First of all, Qin State is a barbarian country, and the development speed of the nobles is slow. Later, they were replaced by Xian Gong, Xiao Gong, and Shang Jun.
After cleaning up, the power of the nobles in the country became even weaker. After the current King of Qin ascended the throne, with the help of Fan Ju, he suppressed the nobles again. In addition, the officials in various places were all meritorious soldiers who came from the academy. This directly
Cut off the roots of the nobility.
When the discussion was over, King Qin left Zhao Kuo and Lord An Guo behind, and the others left. King Qin smiled, looked at Lord An Guo aside, and said to him: "Zhu... Lord Wu Cheng came to Zhao, why didn't you
Come to visit him in person?" An Guojun coughed and said to his father: "I was not able to visit Wu Chengjun in time due to my health. Please forgive me for my crime."
Zhao Kuo said quickly: "It doesn't have to be like this...How dare I bother the old man to come to see me..."
King Qin then said to Lord An Guo: "You can invite Lord Wu Cheng to your mansion, treat him seriously, and ask him for advice." Lord An Guo nodded quickly and agreed to him. Zhao Kuo still looked a little awkward.
, although this is a normal father educating his son, this pair of father and son is a little abnormal. This An Guojun is probably older than his father... A gray-haired old man was scolded by his father... This scene
It's really weird.
When An Guojun and Zhao Kuo walked out of the palace, Zhao Kuo was supporting An Guojun.
An Guojun said with a smile: "I heard that Zheng is in your mansion. I would like to see him... If possible, please bring him to my mansion. I have many sons, but none of them have
I have many talented grandchildren, but they are not very close to me... They are afraid of me, and of course, they are even more afraid of my father. My father said: Zheng is not afraid of him, and his speech and behavior are extraordinary...
.I really want to see him."
Zhao Kuo helped him onto the carriage, and then he saw Han Fei waiting for him with another person.
Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and realized that this person was called Hu Yang, who was a guest from the State of Zhao and now a guard of the State of Qin. When Hu Yang saw Zhao Kuo approaching, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Weird, his left hand was always hanging down. Zhao Kuo quickly helped him up, then shook his head and said: "How can there be any reason in this world for elders to salute juniors?" Hu Yang smiled and said: "This belongs to the king.
Order, anyone who does not salute you will be put to death."
"So, you only respect me so much because of the king's order?" Zhao Kuo joked with a smile.
Hu Yang laughed and said: "Don't say that. If those six-grain chiefs hear it, they will definitely impeach me to the king!" Hearing this sentence, six-grain chiefs, Zhao Kuo suddenly became energetic.
, asked hurriedly: "Are you also from Handan?"
"I'm from Lieren Township, Handan County. You probably don't know..."
"No, I know. It's not far from Mafu. I've been there many times..."
The two fellow villagers suddenly chatted about their hometown enthusiastically, and the more they chatted, the happier they became. Zhao Kuo invited him to sit in the carriage, and then rushed towards his courtyard. Sitting on the carriage, Hu Yang saw that Zhao Kuo was a little melancholy.
With a smile on his face, he asked: "Do you miss your hometown?"
"Yes... I have been away from my hometown for more than half a year. I miss my home and my friends very much..."
"I have been away from my hometown for thirty years...and I have never been back once."
"Huh?" Zhao Kuo looked at him in surprise.
"Why is this?"
"Because everyone I know is dead."
"Thirty years ago, there was a flood in Lieren, but the local officials deliberately concealed the disaster. In order to prevent us from complaining, he colluded with the officials guarding the city gate and prevented the people of Lieren from entering Handan City. Just outside Handan
Less than a few dozen miles away, hundreds of people starved to death due to disasters... There was no relief, and no one paid attention to us. I read the book and went to them to argue..."
"One hand was broken by them..." The old man gestured to his left hand, and then said with a smile: "Later, I came to Qin... Although there is no familiar language here, there are
At least people will not have their families destroyed because of a disaster..." Zhao Kuo looked at him but said nothing. When the carriage stopped, he took Hu Yang into the courtyard.
Hu Yang's amiable appearance, coupled with his status as a Zhao, made him and Zhao Kuo's disciples quickly become close. Knowing that he was from Liren Township, Ge couldn't help but talk about it.
When Hu Yang heard about Zhao Kuo rescuing the victims and digging channels, he hurriedly saluted Zhao Kuo again. Zhao Kuo helped him up again. The old man looked a little lonely. He smiled bitterly and said: "It's a pity, you shouldn't
Those who came to Qin..."
"You just said that the people of Qin will not be ruined. Why are you saying now that I shouldn't come to Qin?"
"Because the people of Zhao need you more than the people of Qin... When the people here suffer disasters, at least there are people to help them, but without you in Zhao, no one will care about them... It's life."
, or die, no one cares about them anymore..."
Hu Yang suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Don't say these words outside, otherwise, I won't be able to save my life."
Zhao Kuo looked at Ge sternly, and Ge shouted angrily: "What do you think I am doing?!"
"I swear to you, I will never say nonsense! I know the seriousness, and I will not do anything to murder others!"
Hu Yang didn't know why Wu Chengjun asked the retainer named Ge to swear an oath so strictly.
Zhao Kuo looked at Hu Yang in front of him and said, "You are from Zhao."
"yes."
"Then do you think Zhao people care about their own country or their own lives?"
"If the destruction of the country will allow them to live a better life and someone will care about them, what do you think they will choose?"
"I have no idea."
"Sigh...I don't know either...No one can make the choice for them...right?"
ps: My fingers are about to break when typing on my mobile phone... I will buy a keyboard tomorrow.
Some readers actually slandered me, saying that I broke the keyboard by kneeling. Just kidding, what kind of keyboard can withstand my weight? If you put a durian on it, I would be crushed by it, right? Why should I kneel down?
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Also in the previous chapter, when it comes to the issue of resignation, some people said that I deliberately damaged the new book in July. This is also a slander against me. I respect July (I had to borrow money from him to buy a keyboard).
