Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 58, Lord Chang'an and Jixiang

For a while, the court of Qin State gradually contained the impact of the locust plague according to Ziyou's strategy, and Qin State showed joy after the disaster. Of course, some people were happy and some were not.

Chang'an Monarch's Mansion.

Chang'an Jun Chengyu's face was gloomy, and he was playing with a jade pendant in his hand. Hearing the staff below saying that now all parts of the state of Qin were talking about King Qin's benevolence and love for the people, the veins on his wrists bulged slightly, and the jade pendant in his hand was crushed instantly.

"Enough." Cheng Yu said sharply, and the staff below suddenly knelt down and dared not speak.

"Benevolence and love for the people, his reputation will be taken by him at that time." Cheng Yu kicked over the table in front of him and said, he is very angry now, as a former prince, he was told at birth that he would be the future of Qin Wang, but Ying Zheng's sudden return disrupted everything. He didn't care at the beginning. He didn't believe that he could be robbed of the throne by this man who had been a proton in Zhao Guo for 13 years. The relationship between the two brothers is still good. But later, with the support of Lu Buwei, Yingzheng became the king of Qin. From that moment on, all that was left between the brothers was to fight.

After the rumors between Yingzheng and Lu Buwei appeared, Cheng Yu felt even more resentful. He thought it was a trick of Lu Buwei and Yingzheng to usurp the state of Qin. , this desire will be infinitely stimulated. With the support of his grandmother Huayang Queen Mother, Cheng Yu began to gradually expand his power and influence, and began to work hard towards the throne step by step.

Winning over courtiers, cultivating one's own cronies, sending people to privately publicize that Yingzheng's status is not correct, and other methods together, this made Yingzheng's throne more and more unstable, but I didn't expect that Ziyou's three strategies to control locusts won Yingzheng's victory. A lot of popular support.

"What do these untouchables know? A group of untouchables give them some favors and they wag their tails like dogs." Cheng Xun scolded angrily.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This may not be a bad thing." An aide appeared in the hall and said.

"Oh? Sir, let me hear it." Cheng Yu suppressed his anger and said, this staff member was found for him by his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Huayang, and he is quite talented. Xu still has a lot of respect for this staff member in his heart.

"Your Majesty uses the form of merit tablets to force the big clans to donate food, but who wants to give away their own food for nothing? Although they don't dare to say anything on the surface, they are still quite dissatisfied in private. These big clans have a lot of power in their hands. Well, if the king sends people to try to win him over at this time, they will definitely work for the king.

Your Majesty has assigned Ziyou to be in charge of controlling locusts. Although he is well-known throughout the seven kingdoms, he has no foundation in Qin and has offended these big clans. As long as the king instructs these big clans to use some means, this so-called locust control Doesn't the three strategies become a joke? " said the staff member bowing his hands.

"But my people in Great Qin will still be in dire straits?" Cheng Yu said hesitantly. Although he wanted to compete with Ying Zheng for the throne, he didn't want to damage Qin's national power.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, those who have achieved major events are ruthless and merciless. They just temporarily let these people suffer more from the locust disaster. When the king's three strategies to control the locusts are ineffective, the disaster will be aggravated. What do you think the courtiers will think? What will the people think? Your Majesty will unite with these big clans to raise food, relieve disasters and help the people, quell the locust plague, and make a judgment. When the time comes, let the Queen Mother reprimand the King, and then let the ministers who have taken refuge in the King jointly sign a petition to force him to abdicate, and the King will take advantage of the situation Your Majesty, even if he is not forced to step down from the throne in the end, Your Majesty has not only won the support of these big clans, but also won the hearts of the people, so why not do it?" said the aide, stroking his beard.

"Then according to what my husband said, I still need to trouble you about contacting the big clan." Cheng Yu didn't hesitate anymore, he was really moved, and besides, he was just sacrificing some people.

"Before I came, I made an agreement with Shangqing Mishuo that as long as the king is willing, he can come forward to contact those dissatisfied clans." The staff said confidently.

"Shangqing Mishuo, the descendant of Mirong, the former four nobles of Xincheng." Cheng Yu said with narrowed eyes.

At the beginning, his grandfather, King Qin Zhaoxiang, expelled the four nobles, but after all, the four nobles had contributed to the state of Qin. It has been weakened but its power should not be underestimated. This Mi Shuo is one of the three heads of the Chu family of the current court, and he is in charge of the Chu family of the Qin court together with Lord Changping and Lord Changwen.

"Yes, of course, this Shangqing also asked the emperor." The staff said.

"But it's okay to say." Cheng Yu said with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. This is what he was waiting for. If the other party helped him for no reason, he would still be a little worried.

"I hope that your Majesty will inherit the title of Lord Xincheng after he ascends the throne," said the aide, clasping his hands.

"Hahahaha, of course, if I really ascend to the throne, they will be able to follow the dragon, and I can even help them regain the prestige of Xincheng Lord." Cheng Yu laughed loudly.

"Then I'll contact Shangqing immediately." The staff member bowed and left.

At this time, Ziyou didn't know what Chang'an Jun was doing. He brought Li Xin, Wang Ben and Zhao Gao and was seriously looking at Zhang Cang who was in charge of counting and distributing grain.

Li Xi, Wang Ben, and Zhao Gao were dumbfounded. In the past two days, the rich and common people had raised countless food donations, so a lot of people were needed to record and review the food, and Ziyou directly brought Zhang Cang here. Then, in the incredible eyes of everyone, Zhang Cang not only accurately recorded the food donated by each household, but also began to distribute the food according to the disaster situation in various places.

"Is this really something humans can do?" Li Xin looked at Zhang Cang and muttered in a low voice.

It’s not a big deal if you just record these. The disaster-stricken areas near Xianyang have already received feedback after receiving the food. According to the food distribution calculated by Zhang Cang, there is no waste of the food, and there is no shortage of the food. It can be said that everything is exhausted. Its strength, this had to make the three of them very surprised.

More importantly, they saw with their own eyes that Zhang Cang completed this task in less than a day.

"Don't be surprised, my senior brother is a heavenly man in one of the few ways, and no one in the whole world can compare with it." Ziyou said without any surprises. You must know that Zhang Cang is known as a planner in later generations. When Emperor Han Wen was the prime minister, he used mathematics to govern the whole world in an orderly manner, not to mention the problem of food distribution now.

"I was really screwed to death by you, wouldn't it be good for me to go to bed this time?" Zhang Cang said while looking at Ziyou who was leisurely beside him.

"Senior brother, you can do more if you can. This is for the people affected by the disaster. You just have to work hard for a few days. Your Majesty knows your credit and is ready to reward you with food, wine and beauties." Ziyou said.

"Beauty?" Zhang Cang was a little disdainful.

"It is said that there is a stunning widow among them." Ziyou accurately pinpointed Zhang Cang's weakness.

Zhang Cang looked at the remaining requests from the disaster area on the table and Ziyou asked him to calculate how much food would be needed to support these people through this year, Zhang Cang rolled up his sleeves and said

"Look out, I'll only perform once!"

(End of this chapter)