Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 322 Officials are where the people hang their lives! (34, fourth update at night)

At the foot of Kuaiji Mountain.

Zhang Liang and He Yao have been arriving for half a month.

When they first entered Kuaiji County, they had already heard that the Qin court had carried out a purge against the nobles from the six countries who had gathered here. The two people who originally wanted to contact the local nobles suddenly lost their thoughts after hearing the news.

even.

I have been deliberately hiding my identity for the past half month.

The reason is also very simple.

Because the Qin Dynasty used the excuse of "there is an emperor's spirit in the southeast" to suppress the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

And this rumor came from them, and they spread it with the help of Jiangdong forces. If the Jiangdong nobles knew that they had arrived in Kuaiji, they would be targeted, and they might even be beaten and scolded.

It's more life-threatening at every turn.

The two of them did not dare to gamble with their lives.

The reason why the two came to Kuaiji Mountain was because the First Emperor would come here to worship Dayu.

Besides.

Kuaiji Mountain is also the most sacred mountain among the southern mountains.

Kuaiji Mountain was named Fangshan in ancient times, also known as Maoshan and Dongshan.

The building is the town!

It means that this mountain is the town of Yangzhou.

Kuaiji Mountain has a square mountain shape, with many gold and jade mountains and many jade stones below.

According to "Yue Jueshu", the Yellow Emperor once left a prophecy written on gold slips and jade characters in this mountain. However, this prophecy has not been discovered yet, so no one knows what it predicted.

But this is just a rumor after all.

As far as the world is concerned, the sacredness of Kuaiji Mountain mainly comes from the relics of Dayu.

The origin of the name of Kuaiji Mountain is also related to Dayu. It is said that after Dayu succeeded in controlling the floods, the princes gathered on the mountain to plan their achievements and seal the country. From then on, the mountain was renamed Kuaiji Mountain.

Kuaiji is an accountant.

Second.

In the tenth year of his accession to the throne, Dayu visited the east and died in Kuaiji Mountain. He was also buried in Kuaiji Mountain.

According to the descriptions of nearby people, Kuaiji Mountain is also quite mysterious.

There is a tomb of Yu on the mountain. Birds come to work on it, plucking the grass roots in spring and pecking at its filth. The surrounding counties and counties find it strange. The county officials forbid people from harming this bird without mercy. Offenders will be punished without mercy.

There is a well in Shandong. It is seven miles away from the temple and is so deep that no one can see the bottom. It is called Yujing.

later.

Emperor Shaokang of the Xia Dynasty sent his young son Zhu to Kuaiji Mountain to guard the mausoleum and temple of his ancestor Dayu.

It's just that it's been too long since the fall of the Xia Dynasty, and no one worshiped Dayu's mausoleum anymore. Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the world respected Yao and Shun more, and Dayu was gradually ignored by people, so he was no longer taken seriously. However, this time, Kuaiji Mountain was clearly marked on the route announced by the First Emperor in advance.

It also directly announced that the world would sacrifice sacrifices to Dayu.

There are many conjectures about Yingzheng's sacrifice to Dayu.

But most people believe that Ying Zheng's respect for Dayu comes from the bottom of his heart, because both of them have surpassed their predecessors in their achievements and have the ambition to establish Chinese civilization. However, Zhang Liang also knows that respecting him is Later, the First Emperor went to Kuaiji Mountain to worship Yu the Great, which was more of a missionary mission.

Because Dayu controlled the floods by cultivating human affairs to conquer the heavens.

This is consistent with Da Qin’s philosophy.

Now the First Emperor has not yet arrived in Kuaiji, but the foot of Kuaiji Mountain is already crowded with people. The nearby counties have already sent a large number of people to surround the mountain, and no one is allowed to go up the mountain. There are even dedicated people to clean the mountain roads. Everything is arranged properly, just waiting for the First Emperor. Come and complete the final sacrificial ceremony.

Zhang Liang looked up at Kuaiji Mountain, his mind already far away.

at this time.

There was a sudden sound of footsteps all around.

Zhang Liang frowned slightly, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.

I saw He Yao walking back angrily, cursing, obviously very dissatisfied with what he found out.

He said angrily: "It really pisses me off."

"This Chu nobleman really doesn't know a good heart."

"The trouble they suffered this time is all blamed on us. How could we have thought that Qin Ting would be so treacherous? How could we have known that these people would be so stupid that they didn't do anything? When something goes wrong now, we only blame it on us. This is really unreasonable."

He Yao blushed angrily.

Zhang Liang stood tall and said calmly: "Brother He, there is no need for you to be angry. The right and wrong are right and wrong. In fact, these nobles in Chu know very well. Although Qin Ting used the rumors concocted by us as an excuse to act, he has a little vision. Everyone understands that this is just an excuse to hide from others.”

"The real reason lies in the betrayal of officials."

"Actually, the nobles of Chu also know."

"It's just that this time they have suffered such great damage. Many nobles have been seriously injured, and some nobles have almost been blamed. It is inevitable to have resentments in their hearts. What's the harm in letting them vent their anger and curse a few times?"

"Besides, it was indeed our fault this time."

"True and false, false and true, we really miscalculated."

Zhang Liang's attitude was calm.

He didn't think it was a big deal.

If it were him, he would probably feel resentful.

But it's just a complaint.

He Yao snorted coldly and said dissatisfied: "That's because you didn't go to meet these people. If you had met and heard the scolding words of these people, you would be as unable to sit still as I am, and since they all know what they are. Whose reasons are you still insisting on? Isn’t this clearly bullying us?”

"Although I, a Korean, are weak, I still have character."

Zhang Liang shook his head.

I don't want to say more about it.

The merits and demerits of right and wrong are meaningless. The disaster has been caused. What is more important now is to find out Qin Ting's next actions. He has a strong feeling that Qin Ting's footsteps will not stop.

Because he realized it too.

With the First Emperor's patrol, the entire Great Qin court became active again. Relying only on the tens of thousands of soldiers who accompanied him, it was able to suppress all the forces in Chu. This was already the most rare period of expansion for Great Qin in recent years. He could see clearly , Qin Ting also understood.

So he was sure that Qin Ting still had something to do.

So after this discovery, he immediately set off to Chu Di.

I want to observe Qin Ting's every move up close.

However, Zhang Liang didn't want to say much, but He Yao was still aggrieved. He was over fifty years old, had he ever been so wronged?Especially knowing that the Qin officials were taking the blame, I felt even more aggrieved and resentful.

He said angrily: "These Chu people are really bullying others."

"If they were really brave, why didn't they dare to trouble the Qin people or local officials? They only wanted to trouble us. Don't we also want to rebel against Qin? Who could have guessed that the Qin people didn't do what we expected? Act? Moreover, they are in Chu Land, have been running Chu Land for so long, and have calculated their plans so thoroughly. Shouldn’t they look for the reason from themselves? "

"Qin attacked Chu, and no one in the world came to save them. The people of Chu really deserved it!"

He Yu scolded again and again.

After scolding for a long time, He Yao's complexion improved slightly, and then he regained his composure and told the news he had found out.

But his expression looked very serious.

He said solemnly: "During this period, the First Emperor actually didn't do much." "He just ordered an all-out search of Jinling, Zhufang, and Yunyang, and the Xiang clan members who escaped were sent to tens of thousands of prisoners at the same time. , excavated the mountains of Chudi, carved out the northern mountain of Jinling, dug out the long ridges of the ridge, and even asked some alchemists to announce to the outside world that the veins of Jinling City have been determined, and the emperor's energy has dispersed."

"Of course, except for Jinling, Zhu Fang and Yunyang have all had their names changed, and their ground connections have been dug up. Most of the nobles from the six countries who were originally hiding in Jiangdong are now hiding, and they don't dare to show their faces again. The few that are there are also indifferent. , I don’t dare to be as public as in the past.”

"These Chu people deserve to be in such a miserable state."

"With so many nobles, none of them dared to resist and allowed the Qin army to march straight in. If we in South Korea could gather so much power, how could we let the Qin people control it so easily?"

He Yao sneered.

His eyes were full of contempt and disdain.

Zhang Liang frowned.

He already knew this information.

Nothing more than Jinling being changed to Moling, Zhu Fang being changed to Dantu, and Yunyang being changed to Qu'a.

He was more concerned about Qin Ting's subsequent arrangements.

Qin Ting's elaborate calculations cannot be just to arrest some nobles and rectify the officialdom. This does not require such a big deal at all. It will at least clean up Jiangdong, and then ensure that after the First Emperor leaves, Qin Ting will still control Jiangdong. Have strong control.

But Qin Ting doesn’t seem to be doing this at the moment?
Are you really worrying too much?

Zhang Liang became suspicious.

He looked at He Yao and asked: "Is there really no other movement in the Qin court during this period? Is it just an order to arrest other fleeing nobles and clean up those officials who got into trouble?"

He Yao shook her head simply.

He really didn't find out.

He wondered: "Didn't Qin Ting do enough? Not only did he severely damage the nobles of Jiangdong, but he also eliminated most of the officials who were close to our nobles. This is amazing enough."

Zhang Liang shook his head and said solemnly: "From the current point of view, Qin Ting is indeed very active, but if you think about it carefully, does this really have a lot to do with Qin Ting?"

"Troubles with the nobles of Jiangdong and with a large number of officials were more internal problems in Jiangdong. Qin Ting only took normal actions, which was relatively passive and not very proactive. From the perspective of the First Emperor's patrol, The imperial capital is very active in seeking changes."

"Such a big thing happened in Jiangdong this time. How could the First Emperor not have any ideas?"

He Yao was stunned.

He looked at Zhang Liang suspiciously, thought about it in his mind, shook his head, and said solemnly: "But according to the news I heard, Qin Ting did not take any other actions. Now Qin Ting's attention is only focused on arresting people." The nobles who escaped are preparing for the upcoming sacrifice."

"Is there some secret plan?"

He Yao's heart tightened inexplicably.

For the past few months, he had been really shocked by Qin Ting's actions.

There are even some traces of cupcakes and snakes.

Zhang Liang stood with his hands behind his hands, pacing back and forth.

He is also a little unsure now.

Are you really too worried?Did Gao see Qin Ting's actions?

But as far as the current situation is concerned, Qin Ting doesn't really get much, it's more of a deterrent effect, and the First Emperor's body may not be able to support the next patrol, which also means that if Qin Ting this time If we fail to make some fundamental changes, the world will rot.

With the ambition of the First Emperor, would he really give up?

He wasn't sure.

At this time.

He Yao seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile: "The First Emperor didn't do anything, but I also found out something before I left. It's from Xianyang and it has something to do with Fusu."

"It is said that Fusu is planning to promote officials from the past affairs office."

"But promotion is limited."

"Basically, he was promoted from county to county."

heard.

Zhang Liang didn't take it to heart.

Immediately, as if he thought of something, he suddenly came back to his senses and said with a serious face: "Brother He, what did you just say? Fusu promoted the officials of the Affairs Office? If I remember correctly, most of the officials in this Affairs Office are Officials from Guandong.”

He Yao nodded.

He looked surprised and said: "That's true. When Fusu was planning to build the Affairs Office, it also caused a lot of heated discussion in the world. The focus of the heated discussion at that time was that there were a large number of officials from Guandong in it. But when these officials came back later, , I didn’t get promoted, and gradually no one noticed me.”

"But there are indeed many Kanto officials inside."

"What's wrong with that?"

He Yao looked surprised.

He thought about it in his mind and didn't realize there was anything wrong.

I just find it a bit funny. These officials in the Affairs Office have been completing political affairs for Fusu for more than half a year. It's really arrogant for them to think of promoting someone after such a long time.

Zhang Liang frowned.

He touched his chin with his right hand and kept thinking.

He felt something was wrong about this matter.

He closed his eyes and slowly sorted it out in his mind. The things that the First Emperor did during his patrol appeared in his mind bit by bit. Finally, he suddenly discovered that these things were all connected in a straight line.

This line is official!

If all the official vacancies in Kanto were filled, what would the world look like?Before, everyone thought it would be filled by Qin people, but with the promotion of these affairs office officials, everything has changed. The Qin court eliminated some half-hearted officials and promoted some officials who had a good impression of Qin or a certain degree of loyalty. , this will undoubtedly greatly strengthen Qin Ting's control over Guandong.

more importantly.

The promotion of officials in the Ministry of Affairs will stop some doubts.

That is, Qin Ting only wants to trust Qin people.

The dozen or so officials in the Affairs Bureau are simply not enough. Compared with the official vacancies in Kanto, there will be significantly more Qin people to fill them, and this will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the powerful scholars in Kanto.

But the first emperor's main target during this tour was 'officials'.

Is there a sequel?

Zhang Liang said: "There is a problem, and it is not a small one. The Qin Ting's main target this time seems to be 'officials'. But if we go by our expectations, they will probably choose non-commissioned officers from the Qin army to replace them. If Qin Ting really does this, it will definitely be a disaster." It will cause dissatisfaction among many powerful scholars in Jiangdong."

"So look at it from that perspective."

"In order to quell the dissatisfaction in Guandong, the Qin court will make certain compromises, and Fusu's promotion of officials from Guandong in the Affairs Bureau is very unusual. It's just that the officials who can be selected by Fusu to be in the Affairs Bureau are destined to be in the minority. It’s hard to stop everyone in Guandong from talking.”

"I'm afraid."

"Qin Ting will make further moves next."

"And the action is not small."

"What I am sure of is that it must be related to the officials."

"Guanzi" says: Dharma is the formula of the world and the instrument of all things."

"Officials hang their lives on the people's shoulders."

"Qin Ting cannot be ignorant of the importance of officials, and he will never make such a serious mistake. He will definitely make follow-up remedies, and that is Qin Ting's real purpose!!!"

　I'll update the last chapter tonight, go to bed first, today is the third update, and there will actually be four chapters.

　　
　
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