Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 311 How can an official let a thief get on top of him? ! (Please subscribe)

Yin Tong has been fighting with Li Mo for nearly ten years, and he still has some understanding of Li Mo's situation.

Li Mo coughed lightly and did not deny it. He said calmly: "Since the county magistrate has noticed it, I won't talk nonsense."

"At this point, we don't have many other options. The first is to rebel against Qin. I don't know what the governor thinks, but in my opinion, this is very stupid and undesirable. Your Majesty's army is approaching. At this time To rebel against Qin is to die."

"Although I, Li Mo, am greedy for money, I have read a few books and have some writing in my heart."

"I also know the principle of using a mantis' arm as a chariot."

"And if we rebel against Qin, most of us can only turn to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. The remnants of the Six Kingdoms, the county guards and I have personal contact. These people are arrogant and arrogant. Although they can only hide in Tibet now, they always maintain a superior attitude. If not I am the county magistrate, and most of these people will not look at me seriously. After all, in the past in Chu State, they were all wealthy people and had their own territories."

"How can mediocre people like us fall into their eyes?"

"As officials, we are not valued by them. When we fall into decline, we will only be left out even more."

"Since I started working as an official, I, Li Mo, have not been used to apologizing in a low voice."

"And the Qin army is in front, how dare they really take too many actions? They are just using us to continue to bluff and confuse the local people. It will be difficult for us to get on the stage again in the future."

"So I, Li Mo, can't even run away."

"Plus."

"I really can't bear to part with this official uniform."

"I, Li Mo, are different from the county governor. I come from a poor family and have spent my whole life working to reach my current position. It is really impossible for me to give up like this."

"This official."

"I, Li Mo, haven't done enough."

"But in my opinion, the county guard is not enough."

Yin Tong had a gloomy face and did not answer.

Li Mo sneered, stroked his mustache, and said coldly: "Since you and I don't want to get into trouble, and the court has already found some clues, my suggestion is to simply surrender."

The voice just fell.

Yin Tong's voice came out directly.

"Surrender?"

"Li Mo, if you want to die, don't take me with you."

"I don't want to die yet."

Li Mo laughed loudly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and said contemptuously: "County Sheriff, why don't you listen to what I have to say? In fact, there is not that much of a conflict between us. If the Sheriff had listened to what I had to say, we would have It won’t be so tense.”

"When I say surrender, I don't mean surrender."

"You don't want to die."

"I, Li Mo, don't want to die either."

"The surrender I'm talking about is to follow what Yunmeng did, push all the problems onto a few officials, and let them take all the blame for us."

heard.

Yin Tong's eyes moved slightly.

He said solemnly: "How much do you know about Yunmeng?"

Li Mo said solemnly: "I have been inquiring about the situation in Yunmeng for the past month. From the information I have learned, it seems that the court just wants to calm down some people's anger and does not want to make the matter bigger. Many things are settled at the last minute. Although the situation in Yunmeng is not as severe as that in Kuaiji County, privately the officials are also deeply connected with the nobles of the six countries."

"However, the final result was that something happened to some of the subordinates."

"Some clues can already be seen."

"After all, the imperial court is short of manpower, and we still need us to guard the four directions for His Majesty."

"This is just your personal guess." Yin Tong was noncommittal.

Li Mo nodded and admitted: "This is indeed just my personal conjecture, but it may not be true. Why would the imperial court stay in the unknown Lushan Mountain for ten days? Isn't this deliberately opening the door for us?"

"The imperial court sent people to investigate Kuaiji County months ago."

"When Yunmeng was dealing with it, we could have marched directly to Kuaiji. At that time, we had no way out, but the imperial court did not do so. The imperial court did not have enough control over Guandong, but it could still easily investigate by arranging manpower to conduct local investigations in advance. After all, the big families of the old Chu like the Xiang family and the Song family have never been secretive, and they have become guests of local powerful people several times."

"The county governor thinks the court can't find out these things?"

Yin Tong was silent.

This is naturally impossible.

If the Xiang family had kept their heads down in the past, they might have been able to hide it, but the Xiang family did not do this. Instead, they appeared in the city in a swaggering manner, and even appeared openly on the banquet lists of many powerful people and officials many times. This matter has long been known. Just let the local people know it.

It can't be blocked at all.

The imperial court may have known about this for a long time.

"No matter how powerless the court is, it is still very easy to find out some things that everyone knows, so we can't cover up these people at all. Moreover, I heard in the past few days that the county governor has been persuading the nobles of the six countries to go out and take shelter. , It's just that these people are not moved at all. I did the same thing the county magistrate did during this period, and the result is the same." Li Mo sneered.

There was a cold look in his eyes: "Since they are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust."

"Good words are hard to persuade."

"Then let them die!"

Yin Tong's eyes flickered.

He was already somewhat moved by Li Mo's suggestion.

He said solemnly: "What do you want to do?"

Li Mo had a gloomy face, lowered his voice, and said: "You and I control the political affairs of Kuaiji County. The officials below, except for the county lieutenant whose attitude is unclear, basically have some relationship with us. In other words, you and I As long as the two of them are of the same mind, there will basically be no second voice in Kuaiji County."

"And that just makes things easier for us."

"In the past few days, we can collect the things that everyone in the city knows, write down the list of powerful officials who participated in it, and at the same time, push all the things that are unknown or ambiguous to the outside world to the two lieutenants. Let us To escape ourselves, we can also take the initiative to plead guilty to the court for failing to manage officials clearly and committing crimes such as neglect."

"Just wipe it all off."

"Killing them to death means trusting these two people too much. They have no knowledge of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and have been kept in the dark by these people. Then they talk about their political achievements over the years in exchange for His Majesty's trust. As long as Your Majesty is not really right. If we have murderous intentions or want to kill chickens to scare monkeys, we can probably save our lives."

"and"

“As long as enough rosters are turned in at the end.”

"It is possible that we will not receive a lighter sentence, or even just be punished as 'fake'."

"After all, we surrendered ourselves."

"We have submitted so many petitions to the court. The court should give us an honorable end."

heard.

Yin Tong frowned.

He felt that Li Mo's idea was too risky.

Totally a gamble.

Bet that the First Emperor didn't want to kill everyone.

If the bet is wrong, everything will be lost.

Yin Tong said solemnly: "What if what we submitted does not match what the court investigated?"

Li Mo sneered: "You will deny it and frame everything on others."

Yin Tong looked at his old rival coldly, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

He already understood what Li Mo was thinking. He wanted to sell out the two confidants around him and let them carry everything for him so that he could escape from it.

This method is indeed feasible.As long as the court can't find any substantial evidence, it really can't do anything about it.

But that was the confidant he had worked so hard to cultivate.

And without the help of these two county governors, he may not be safe as a county guard.

Yin Tong looked bad.

Li Mo was also aware of Yin Tong's worries and advised: "I also know what the county governor is worried about, but the county governor can rest assured that the county governor will indeed lose two of his confidants this time, but I also lost a lot, and other related I, Li Mo, am responsible for most of the officials."

"I'm reluctant to let the child catch the wolf."

"If you don't show an attitude, how can you win your Majesty's trust?"

heard.

Yin Tong's face softened a little, and he said gloomily: "As a result, the nobles of the Six Nations may also suffer a lot. I'm afraid that after this incident, it will be difficult for us and the nobles of the Six Nations to return to the past, and the rule may not be the same. It can be too flat.”

Li Mo sneered and said noncommittally: "So what?"

"No matter how dissatisfied the nobles of the six countries are, will they still dare to rebel directly?"

"And this time they were unkind. If they had retreated early, would we have been so miserable? We only need to hand over some indifferent officials like those around Yunmeng. Now we are reduced to this situation. Shouldn’t they be responsible?”

"They get all the benefits."

"How can there be such a reason in the world?"

"and"

"The Sheriff must not forget."

"We are officials, they are thieves and bandits."

"Without our private protection, how dare they appear in the city so blatantly? How did they treat us? They turned to threaten us. They treated us like this, so why should we save face?"

"It's time for these nobles to pay the price for their arrogance."

Li Mo looked indifferent.

He was usually dissatisfied with the arrogant attitude of these nobles, but this time the indifferent attitude of the Xiang family and other old Chu nobles completely aroused his anger.

And it’s time for these old Chu nobles to wake up.

It’s time for them to realize who they are.

They were no longer a Chu clan, they were just some fugitives from the Qin Dynasty.

And they are officials!
The thieves still dare to threaten them?
They have this qualification?
Does it match?

Yin Tong's eyes moved slightly.

He has already persuaded Li Mo.

As Li Mo said, they are officials, how can they always be at the mercy of the old Chu nobles?
In the past, they made some conveniences and promised some benefits for the sake of the former glory of the old Chu nobles. However, this is not the reason why the old Chu nobles dared to touch their noses. Since they can't distinguish their identities, then They should be made aware of it.

Otherwise, wouldn’t he become a retainer of the old Chu?
Thinking of this.

Yin Tong calmed down.

He said solemnly: "It makes sense. The imperial court lacks officials, and we have voluntarily surrendered. Even if your majesty gets angry again, he won't really do anything to us. And as long as the imperial court doesn't really find us, we can shirk everything." go out."

"I, Yin Tong, can still bear the burden of an oversight."

heard.

Li Mo's face lit up.

When he came, he was a little worried that Yin Tong would refuse.

After all, it was really difficult for Yin Tong to sell two of his confidants. He never thought that Yin Tong was more ruthless than he thought, and he agreed directly, and he couldn't help but look happy.

immediately.

Li Mo seemed to be worried that Yin Tong would regret it, and said quickly: "Since the county governor agreed, the subordinates are relieved. But before that, I still suggest calling other officials in the county. After all, this matter requires a unified approach, and efforts have been made At the expense of two county officials, we should also try to retain other county officials as much as possible."

"This will also prevent us from losing power in the future."

Yin Tong nodded and said, "I will do as you say."

"at this point."

"It's really time to make a decisive decision."

"I have promoted and trained them for so long, and it is their turn to repay me. However, under such a serious crime, their families will definitely be implicated. Before that, we should try our best to preserve some of their bloodlines."

"It should be so." Li Mo said quickly.

The two briefly summed it up and then directly ordered the petty officials outside to call other officials in the county.

However, when mentioning one person, Yin Tong showed a hint of hesitation. He said in a solemn voice: "Everyone else is easy to handle, but what about the county lieutenant? This person is from Lao Qin, so he may not really be of the same mind as us. If this person betrays We, we are afraid that we have no defense.”

heard.

Li Mo laughed and said, "The Sheriff is worrying too much."

"These old Qin people lived a hard life in the past. They have always suppressed their temper and come to Kuaiji County. Although they are still secretive, their true nature has gradually been exposed in recent years. Although they have not occupied any people's land, they have been able to work with many people's women in private. It’s a matter of persuasion, but very little is known about it to the outside world, but it just so happened that I happened to know it.”

"With such a big thing happening in Kuaiji County, doesn't he have any responsibility?"

"If we are really forced to tell the dirty things he did in the county, even though he is not in danger of his life, he may not be able to get a favor. If he is relegated to Lingnan or Beiyuan, he may not be willing to do so. .”

Yin Tong was stunned.

Then he laughed: "That's good."

His last worry was gone.

As for whether he would be hated by the nobles of the six countries, or be betrayed by the nobles of the six countries, he was not worried at all. If he wanted to incriminate him, why bother?And these people really dare to sell themselves out?

He didn't believe it.

He knows more about the Xiang family and the Song family than the outside world.

If the net breaks, he will certainly die, but the old Chu nobles will not be able to get any favors, their vitality will be severely damaged, and at least half of the clan's manpower will be lost. He does not believe that the old Chu nobles are willing to bear this price.

of course.

He would not really offend the old Chu nobles to death.

When the First Emperor arrived, he would also secretly send a letter to him. As for how many old Chu nobles could escape, it all depended on their luck.

Anyway, he has done everything he can to be kind and righteous.

Not for a while.

There were more than a dozen carriages outside the Sheriff's Mansion.

The officials who got out of the car were all in a hurry and had serious expressions on their faces.

But by the time they left, their expressions had already returned to normal, but there was unconcealable excitement and ecstasy in their eyes.

Even when getting on the carriage, his movements were much lighter.

Three days later.

The First Emperor's hunting camp finally arrived at Kuaiji City at sunset after stopping at the shore for two days for repairs.

outside the city.

Officials headed by the county governor Yin Tong were respectfully greeting him outside the city.

But he knelt down to welcome him.

(End of this chapter)