Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 327: Give him a plum and repay him with a peach! (14)

Hedong County, Yangcheng.

It was May, and the endless wheat fields were changing green and yellow, and the waves were undulating with the wind.

In recent years, with the promulgation of the Qin government, Hedong County has also begun vigorous construction of the Sichuan defense and canal repairs. Nowadays, the farming in Hedong County has improved greatly compared with the past barrenness. The wheat fields this year are obviously growing better than in previous years. A lot more prosperous.

As soon as the wheat fields turn yellow, the farmers in the fields beside the road begin to go to the fields to harvest the yellow ones.

This year’s counting of yellow and cutting begins.

It was noon and the sun was shining brightly.

Farmers in the fields beside the road were harvesting a field of wheat that had turned completely yellow. A middle-aged man with a bare dark back was sweating profusely, but his eyes were always staring at a mountain forest not far away, as if in this mountain forest Something was tempting him, making him have no idea of ​​cutting wheat.

At this time.

The old farmer who was working hard in the field next to him accidentally straightened up. Seeing that the young man was motionless, he lowered his voice and said: "Chen Sheng! The boss has just left, and you are planting trees. If the boss finds out, he will deduct your food again." , you must not get us involved."

Chen Sheng did not look back.

He just said bitterly and dissatisfied: "You work as a servant for the farm owner, why do you have to work so hard? It's not your own farm, so your hard work is in vain."

The old farmer scolded in a low voice: "Shut up, you bastard, or you will die!"

Say it.

The old farmer looked around nervously for a few times and saw that there was no one on the field road. He panted and shouted loudly: "It's hot, so the foreman should go back and rest. I've been busy for most of the day, so I'll start now." Go and rest under the tree.”

The old farmer's words have not hit the mark.

In the endless wheat field, with the waves of wheat rolling, a straw hat stood solidly, and an equally dark backbone.

The old farmer seemed to be very influential in this area. As soon as he finished speaking, the nearby farmhands shouted loudly that they were dying of thirst. They picked up the white cloth hanging around their waists and wiped their sweat vigorously. Then they ran to the hospital tiredly. A well platform under a big tree in the field.

"And my mother is a maid."

"What a good field. If this is my own land, I will definitely live a good life."

"My own farm? I'm afraid it will be a dream in the next life."

"It's all for nothing." The farmers gathered around the well cursed, waiting for others to finish drinking the water and take the ladle over.

The old farmer scolded with a cold face: "Young men, why don't you say a few words? Why do you dare to have any ideas? It's good to be a servant in the foreman's house. Like many people in the next village, but even servants I couldn't even do the plowing, and many of them seemed to have fallen to the ground, and it was a miserable life."

Hearing the falling grass, Chen Sheng, who was standing on a tree in the field, moved his eyes slightly and walked over.

The old farmer glanced at Chen Sheng, shook his head and said: "Chen Sheng, your family is like this, why are you angry with yourself? If it weren't for your strength, you might not even be able to be a farm servant. Yes, you are really pitiful. , after my parents died, just a few years ago, the farmland was robbed, and the farmyard was also taken away. The original agreement was over, and now I am thirty, and I haven’t even married a wife yet, but In this world, I have seen people worse off than you, and your situation is really nothing."

"Now I can work as a farm servant for the landlord and earn some hard-earned money to live on. It's not bad."

"If you were arranged by the government to build the Great Wall or garrison, you would have been away for who knows how many years. When you come back, you will have nothing. Now you can still be guarding the countryside. You are already much better than others. You , it’s time to be content, stop worrying about your house, land, wealth and so on.”

"Can the arm be twisted past the thigh?"

"Can you still make those landlords spit it out?"

"That's my farm." Chen Sheng said noncommittally.

"Everything that belongs to your family and his family has been pried away. Do you still want to take it back? Unless you are like the idiot in the village, marry the daughter of the lizai and become a pawn in the village. These landlords will see that For the sake of his maternal uncle's status as an official, he returned the farmhouse, but what do you, Chen Sheng, have? With this connection? Can you also be a pavilion pawn?"

Hearing the old farmer's teasing, there was a burst of laughter from all around.

Chen Sheng's face was livid.

I just felt annoyed in my heart.

He said angrily: "Sooner or later I will kill those landowners and take back the land and house that belongs to me, Chen Sheng."

There was another burst of laughter all around.

At this time.

A farmer picked up a pottery bowl and drank heavily. After drinking, he licked his lips with some aftertaste and said with a smile: "Chen Sheng, don't tell me, you can really become an official. When I came here today, I heard The boss said, who is this emperor? He has issued an order to seek talents, so that anyone can become an official. Why don't you try?"

"Haha."

"Chen Sheng, don't you want to be rich so much? Why don't you go quickly? There is just a quota of servants available, and my family happens to have a laborer." Someone shouted.

Amidst the roar of laughter, the old farmer laughed and scolded: "You guys, how can it be so easy to become an official? If a real person could become an official, I am afraid that the boss's family would have called all the family members on board. As for the current family, young and old, Are you still staying in the county? Even the bosses don’t dare to hope, so you still dare to think about becoming an official? "

"If you are not ashamed, I am too."

heard.

Chen Sheng's eyes moved slightly.

He looked at the servant who was sitting on the ground, chatting with other farmers, and asked, "Are you telling the truth? Did the foreman really say that?"

The farmer laughed, nodded and said, "How can this be false? It's been posted all over the city."

immediately.

The man seemed stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "You don't really want to go, do you?"

He just said it casually.

Chen Sheng cupped his hands towards this man and said, "When I become rich in the future, I will never forget your kindness in guiding me."

Done.

Chen Shengzhen left without looking back.

The farmers around were stunned.

Only the old farmer sneered and didn't take it to heart at all. He said to everyone around him: "We're all full, so it's time to get to work."

"As for that kid, just teach him to dream at home. I've seen this kind of stupid young man many times in my life. I really thought I was something special, but actually when I left the country, I couldn't even recognize the road."

"Let him go."

"I'll be back later."

The old farmer was not worried at all that Chen Sheng would not come back.

Is it true that the order to seek talents is all about one thing, and it also needs to be selected? Is this something that a servant can think about?
These days, it's not easy to be a farmhand who earns a living.

He believed that Chen Sheng could figure it out.

"Chen Sheng, you're going to get rich, but don't forget me." Someone teased from behind.

"When I get rich in the future, I will never forget you." Chen Sheng said boldly.

The old farmer didn't smile, but instead frowned more tightly. He sighed and shook his head: "This young man Chen Sheng is really crazy, crazy."

Hearing that Chen Sheng really thought he was being praised, some farmers around him couldn't help laughing.

In response to the ridicule behind him, Chen Sheng just said coldly: "How can a group of black magpies know the ambition of a swan to fly high?!"

Done.

Chen Sheng left resolutely.

He is going out.

He has nothing to lose in Yangcheng.

What's the point of being a servant all your life?Not to mention taking back the land and house, I am afraid that when he gets old and sick in the future, these landowners will kick him out immediately. Then he will really have to wait for death. Instead of continuing to work as a farm servant for the rest of his life, he might as well go outside. Once you leave, what if you really become famous?Yangwu County.

This was originally the territory of Wei State.

At this moment, in a private house, there were two middle-aged men sitting opposite each other facing a short lacquer table.

One of them has a black cloth wrapped around his head, and the other wears a high crown.

It's just that the man in brocade with a high crown on his head, despite his higher status, did not show any arrogance when facing the man with a black cloth on his head. Instead, he looked very humble and respectful.

Chen Ping was wearing coarse linen clothes.

He looked at Wei Wuzhi curiously, wondering why Wei Wuzhi came to him in such a hurry.

Wei Wuzhi slightly arched his hands towards Chen Ping and said with a smile: "I came to see Brother Chen this time because I actually wanted to find a way out for Brother Chen."

heard.

Chen Ping frowned.

He took a deep look at Wei Wuzhi and asked doubtfully, "Brother Wei, why did you say this?"

Wei Wuzhi chuckled lightly, took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve, pushed it to Chen Ping, and motioned for Chen Ping to watch.

Chen Ping frowned.

But he still reached out and took the bamboo slip.

After reading this bamboo slip, Chen Ping's eyes showed a strange color.

Wei Wuwu smiled and said, "Brother Chen, how are you now?"

Chen Ping did not answer directly, but asked curiously: "Is this an order issued by the imperial court to seek talents?"

"Yes." Wei Wuzhi nodded directly, and added at the same time: "But not entirely, this is promulgated by the imperial court, but it is promulgated in the name of Fusu. You also know that Fusu is the current crown prince of Qin, so this request for talents The weight of the order is not as great as that issued by the First Emperor, but in my opinion, this order for seeking talents is not weaker than that issued by the First Emperor."

Chen Ping's eyes moved slightly: "Why is this?"

Wei Wuwu laughed: "With Brother Chen's talent, why do you need to ask questions knowingly?"

"But since Brother Chen asked, I will tell you my own opinion, which can be considered as a way to attract others. It is true that Fusu is the crown prince, but he will not always be the crown prince, and this order for seeking talents is different from other orders for seeking talents. The thing is, what he is looking for is not a capable minister who can govern the world, but an official who can govern the people."

"Brother Chen also knows that I am the grandson of Lord Xinling."

"They can also be regarded as remnants of the old Wei Dynasty."

"My eldest father had been recruiting many clients back then, regardless of his background. Fusu's order to seek talents actually has the same purpose, and it has a wider scope and greater influence. It's just that compared to my elder father, The father's recruitment is directed deeper and closer to the bottom."

"But the bottom class is really inferior?"

"No."

"There are talented people like Brother Chen at the bottom. I'm afraid there are still a lot of them, but they never have the opportunity to show off. Although I have differences with Qin Ting, I have to admit that Qin Ting used to be the best to the bottom. Being open-minded is also the most accepting.”

"Even my country, Wei, is far inferior."

"With Brother Chen's talent, he should have shined in this world, but because of his background, he has always been in the dust. It has to be said to be a pity."

"Fusu's search for talents is a great opportunity for Brother Chen."

"Although this search for talents seems to be close to the bottom, in fact, the requirements for the scholars who go there are not low."

"Because there are too many people going."

"Anyone who is a little ambitious and unwilling to accept the status quo will probably give it a try. Even if it fails, it will be a rare opportunity to show off. With such a large number of 'scholars' flocking to Xianyang, how can the competition not be fierce? In the end, we can Those who are valued by Fusu must be the outstanding ones, and these people will definitely become close ministers of Fusu just like the officials who were selected before."

"I will definitely be promoted vigorously in the future."

"A thousand pieces of gold buys a horse bone."

"Fusu's Order of Seeking Talents is very powerful in attracting scholars, and the effect is definitely far better than that of the original Doctoral Academy."

"Because the scholars at the bottom are always the most numerous."

"These are the people who have the least opportunities."

"If they get the opportunity, they will definitely seize it. In this way, Qin will not only strengthen itself, but also weaken the power of the six countries invisibly. This move is not unsophisticated, it is invisible, but it hurts people. Invisible, the means are extremely clever."

Wei Wuzhi was very impressed by this order to seek talents.

Chen Ping looked calm.

His slender fingers tapped the bamboo slips gently, thinking about it in his mind.

He knew that what Wei Wuzhi said was true.

This is indeed your opportunity.

He was born in a poor family, but he just likes to read. His brother is very supportive and is willing to borrow books for him, so that he can read books extensively. However, because of this, he is often laughed at by his neighbors, especially his brother and sister-in-law, who have been laughed at many times. He scolded and ridiculed her angrily, and then in a fit of rage, his brother divorced his wife directly.

This also made Chen Ping feel deeply pressured.

In fact, he had the idea of ​​becoming an official very early on.

Two years ago, he was elected by the village to be the chief of the community in the temple, presiding over the worship of the community god and sharing the meat for everyone.

But because of his humble background, no one recommended him, and he had no chance to become an official.

Even if there are vacancies in the countryside, most of them are occupied by local powerful people, and he will never get a chance.

Fortunately, he has a good wife at home who always manages the family business diligently and avoids poverty. However, this also makes Chen Ping quite depressed. He can only spend time reading books all day long. But as he gets older, Chen Ping gradually becomes anxious and always relies on A woman's management of life will inevitably attract criticism.

He really didn't want to do this.

Although there is no chance, we can only continue to wait.

Serving in the Qin Dynasty was indeed a way out, but what made him a little curious was that Wei Wuzhi was the grandson of Lord Xinling, and he had a feud with the Qin State, so why would he introduce himself to the Qin court?Aren't you afraid that you will turn against him in the future?

a long time.

Chen Ping said: "Thank you, Brother Wei, for informing me. Chen Ping is willing to give it a try."

"It's just Brother Wei, why do you want to tell me this?"

heard.

Wei Wuwu laughed.

He seemed to have guessed Chen Ping's question a long time ago, and said with a smile: "I am indeed the grandson of Lord Xinling, but I know that my talents are not comparable to those of my eldest father, and I will not have so many ambitions. Moreover, my family background, Brother Chen, also knows that I like to make friends with talented people. After my eldest father died that year, our lineage was actually completely disliked by King Wei’s lineage. If it weren’t for my status, I would I even want to take the initiative to give it a try.”

"But after all, I still don't dare."

"If I can help Brother Chen become famous, it can be considered a good deed."

"Of course I also want something."

"If you are in trouble in the future, please ask Brother Chen for help."

　Wei Wuzhi was kind to Chen Ping. It was Wei Wuzhi who introduced Chen Ping to Wei Jiu from the very beginning, and later to Liu Bang. Of course, in the end, Wei Wuzhi committed a crime, and it was Chen Ping who protected him.

　　These two brothers can be regarded as perfecting each other.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)