Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 348 The world has misunderstood Da Qin for a long time! (Please subscribe)
The side hall of Neishi Mansion.

Chen Ping and others were sitting upright and not squinting.

They also attach great importance to Fusu's interview.

From the first moment he walked in, he stopped talking, looked solemn, and sat upright at the table, not daring to make any noise.

It can be described as extremely tense.

They come from poor families, their families have long been in decline, or they are just powerful, or they just accidentally read a few books, and they are not from a prominent family. Naturally, they do not want to make Fusu dissatisfied and leave Fusu with a short-term reputation because of their quick words. bad impression.

Fusu is the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty. If Fusu is dissatisfied, their official career may not be smooth if they really become officials in the future.

Say less and make less mistakes, don't say it's good.

That's the idea.

Compared to others who were nervous, Chen Ping was relatively relaxed.

In his spare time, he swept his eyes across the field and looked at everyone else in the hall.

There were less than a hundred scholars present in the hall.

Most of them wore ordinary bamboo crowns, and a few wore tall Confucian crowns.

Chen Ping has also had contact with these people in the past few days.

They are all people with a certain degree of real talent and learning.

see.

Chen Ping nodded secretly.

The situation in the palace more and more confirmed his suspicion. Fusu or Qin Ting had some understanding of their situation, otherwise he would not have made such an obvious distinction.

None of the people who were labeled as 'military generals', 'illiterates' or 'poorly literate' were present this time.

And this actually has another thought.

Just let them fight in secret.

We are all people with certain talents and learning. If we want to attract Fusu's attention and be favored by Fusu, we must perform well. If we are with those people who are illiterate and illiterate, we will definitely dazzle the audience, but now everyone present is Scholars are all people with certain talents and learning. If they want to stand out and be appreciated by Fusu, they have to show their true talents.

Chen Ping was naturally happy with this little thought.

If there really was no school entrance examination or selection, how could he stand out?

Think about it.

Chen Ping closed his eyes.

Start to close your eyes to rest and cultivate your spirit.

Soon.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the hall.

As a powerful voice came, everyone instantly became energetic.

"His Royal Highness is here."

Chen Ping, Yuan Sheng and others quickly stood up to greet him.

"Chen Ping (said by Liu An and Deng.) See Your Highness."

Help Su into the palace.

Looking at the nervous expressions of everyone, he also showed a gentle look on his face and said with a smile: "I have kept you waiting for a long time. This time Fusu is late."

Liu An and others quickly said: "Not too late, not too late, just right."

Fusu laughed, didn't say much, strode past everyone, and then sat on the main seat.

Fusu lowered his palms and said, "Everyone, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your seat."

Fusu said again: "During this period, there are many political affairs in Xianyang City, and Fusu really can't get away for a while, so he is a bit neglectful to you. Please don't mind, and don't blame Fusu for treating you poorly. Fusu has not neglected you at all." thoughts."

Yuan Sheng said with a frightened look on his face: "How dare ordinary people?"

"His Highness is a born nobleman. He is willing to issue the Order of Merit, which makes us burst into tears. Moreover, Your Highness is here in person today, which makes us extremely grateful. Why should we complain?"

"It's just an honor."

Deng Shuo also echoed: "It's very, very true."

"His Highness has so many things to do, so it is an honor for us to spare the precious time to come here. How can we dare to criticize you again?"

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Fusu shook his head and said solemnly: "It's Fusu who came too late this time."

"It was supposed to be a few days in the morning."

"It's just that it's the autumn harvest recently, and there have been a lot more political affairs in the Shaofu and Neishifu, so it can't help but be delayed for some time, but it's too late, it's just too late, no matter how much it is, it's just an excuse, Fusu will punish himself later Three cups as an apology."

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Chen Ping and others had strange expressions on their faces.

They thought Fusu just said it casually, but they never thought that Fusu seemed to really care about this matter, which made them deeply moved. Fusu was really open-minded and treated the scholars with sincerity.

Yuan Sheng said: "I will take three cups for myself."

"I'll help myself to three cups."

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Seeing everyone below taking three cups of wine, Fusu couldn't help but laugh and said: "I think it's a lie that you are taking yourselves, and it's true that you are greedy for these three cups of wine. But since you are so generous, how can I, Fusu, spoil the fun."

"Enough drinks for today."

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Everyone laughed together.

After Fusu made such a joke, the atmosphere in the hall became much more relaxed.

Fusu's expression faded and he said slowly: "You don't mind Fusu's late arrival, but Fusu also needs to explain his words first. This time when the order for seeking talents was issued, Fusu sincerely sought talents, and there was no falsehood at all. Therefore, please don’t fool me or play tricks on me.”

"We are also here sincerely for His Highness, and we have absolutely no intention of being perfunctory and deceptive." Chen Ping and others said quickly.

Fusu's eyes swept across everyone's faces, and then he nodded with satisfaction.

He said in a deep voice: "Since you are here sincerely, how can Fusu hide it from you?"

"Everyone should also know that since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, various major policies and new policies have emerged one after another, and the local people have suffered terribly. In many cases, although the court did not consider it carefully or acted too hastily, it is not the same as the local officials' recklessness. It is related to actions and disorderly actions.”

"Many officials in Guandong are officials from the original Six Kingdoms."

"They are not proficient in Qin's laws and laws, and they have always looked at them with contempt. Although Da Qin has widely distributed "The Way of Being an Official" and other related books introducing the principles of being an official in recent years, in an attempt to reverse the current unfavorable situation, after all, it has achieved very little results. micro."

"This situation cannot be reversed in a short time."

"But the long-lasting turmoil in Kanto over the past few years has really made Fusu deeply worried."

"The world has misunderstood Da Qin for a long time."

"It's just that under the system of Da Qin in the past, it took a long time to train officials, and Da Qin was accustomed to using scholars who understood Qin's laws. However, Da Qin had a lot of needs for officials, which created the current situation of Da Qin being top-heavy. As Fusu, Although the Crown Prince is determined to solve the problem, he really does not have the means or ability to correct it for the time being, so he can only choose to retreat and settle for the next best thing."

"Let more talented people break free from their original constraints and become officials calmly."

"in addition."

"Fusu also noticed something strange."

"Even after the founding of the country, few officials in Guandong were promoted to the court. This is actually very incredible. Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, Qin has always been eclectic in its approach to talents. Basically, they use the talents they have and never stick to the rules. Origin, but after the founding of the Qin Dynasty, it seemed to have changed suddenly, and the promotion of officials in Guandong became particularly strict."

"Fusu is also very confused about this."

"However, after asking relevant officials of the Prime Minister's Office, we also learned some specific information." "It's not because the imperial court doesn't want to use it."

"It's that the officials in Guandong are embarrassed and useless in the eyes of the court."

"You must have guessed the reason."

"It's because there have been unrest and even turmoil in various parts of Kanto from time to time."

"This is a sign of incompetence in the eyes of the court."

"So in recent years, officials in Guandong have rarely been promoted. If officials in Guandong are not promoted, they will naturally be dissatisfied with the imperial court. When the imperial court launches new policies, they will become lax and slack, and then fall into a vicious cycle. "

"In recent years, to a certain extent, the officials in Guandong have been at odds with the imperial court."

"There is certainly a certain misunderstanding in this."

"But what's more, it's the differences between the Qin system and the original system concepts of the Six Kingdoms. At the same time, because the officials in Guandong were originally officials from the Six Kingdoms, they were deeply influenced by the old system, which ultimately led to the current corrupt status quo."

"As the prince, Fusu is aware of these hidden dangers."

"I've been even more worried in the past few years."

"Therefore, after His Majesty appointed him as the crown prince, he has been working hard to improve the distrust between the imperial court and the local governments and try to eliminate the barriers between them. Therefore, the last affairs office was established, but it only relied on more than a dozen people from the affairs office. The influence of officials on the entire Guandong official system is actually minimal and completely insufficient."

"That's why this order for seeking talents came into being."

"Fusu intends to proceed from reality and start from the smallest details to continuously improve the relationship between the local government and the court."

"Reorganize the upward channels for the world."

"It's just that although Fusu is a prince, he is only a prince. His influence on the world is limited, and his influence on the court is also limited. Therefore, although he has the intention to seek the talents of great talents to reverse the situation for Fusu, in the end he can only Place him as an official in the local area."

"Fusu also feels deeply guilty about this."

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Fusu stood up and bowed to everyone to show his guilt.

Chen Ping's expression changed slightly, he stood up quickly, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, please get up quickly. His Highness is so insightful and has done so many great things to ease the conflicts between the court and local officials. It has made us very ashamed. I am a commoner. How dare you accept such a great gift from His Highness?"

"What's more, we come here sincerely and don't care about the size of our official positions. With His Highness' capacity to accommodate people, even if we are just humble officials in the end, we will still be promoted to the court step by step."

"What is your highness worthy of?"

After being persuaded by Chen Ping and others, Fusu straightened up.

Fusu said emotionally: "I, Fusu, can only provide you with some 'official positions', but you treat me so sincerely. Fusu is really touched. Moreover, these ideas are only Fusu's personal opinions after all, and they can only be regarded as mere opinions at best. Some immature ideas.”

"Fusu is truly honored to have such trust from you all."

immediately.

Fusu was also quite proud and said: "My humble opinion is indeed a bit immature, but in the end I have gained your majesty's trust."

"It's just that there are too many officials involved, and it is really not convenient to directly promote it to the whole country, so we can only try it in local areas to see the effect. If the results are impressive, we will officially implement it throughout the world, so that all talented people from all over the world can join us. In the Great Qin Dynasty, all capable people in the world can make full use of their abilities and make full use of their talents."

"Your Highness is wise." Chen Ping and others said loudly.

Fusu smiled bitterly and said, "That doesn't mean you are wise. You just did what a prince should do."

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Fusu seemed to have remembered something, and slapped his forehead suddenly, mocking himself: "I was just talking in front of me, and I forgot that this is a banquet. We didn't even serve the wine and meat. What kind of banquet is this?"

"Wei Sheng, send someone quickly to bring the banquet."

"Why didn't you remind me?"

Following Fusu's instructions, servants soon entered the palace carrying exquisite copper plates. Each copper plate contained large pieces of deboned mutton and a pot of warm wine.

Seeing such a rich feast, Chen Ping and others' eyes lit up.

When the banquet was served, Fusu punished himself by drinking three glasses of wine as he had said when he first arrived. Seeing this, the others also raised their glasses and drank three glasses of wine. The hall was full of laughter and joy.

Drinking this slightly sweet warm wine, Chen Ping gradually calmed down.

He glanced around imperceptibly. The other scholars were still immersed in the excitement of "You treat me as a countryman, and I will repay you as a countryman," but he gradually came back to his senses.

The eyes looking at Fusu were full of fear.

Fusu is by no means as simple as it seems, nor as simple as he says.

It can even be said to be very scheming.

From the moment he entered the palace, Fusu has been showing weakness and showing kindness in various ways. Through his words and deeds, he has won everyone's sympathy and recognition, and has completely reduced everyone's original intention of not appreciating talents. .

This fully demonstrates Fusu's methods.

And this is normal.

As the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty, how could he hold such a status if he was really harmless to humans and animals?How could the First Emperor let Fusu do the job?Only those who are proficient in various political methods can be recognized by the First Emperor and be qualified to be the crown prince of Qin.

Fusu is obviously such a person.

It’s just that the means are higher than many people imagine.

He was able to convince them even though he was willing to surrender and wanted to serve Fusu. His ability to confuse people was so strong that it even made Chen Ping's hair stand on end.

Now everyone else is convinced of Fusu.

They also believe that by working for Fusu, as long as they show enough ability, they can be promoted in the future.

The artistry of this language is really amazing.

Chen Ping picked up the wine glass and slowly poured the wine into his mouth, his expression already very alert.

He didn't want to be completely bossed around.

I don't even want to be fooled around.

Although Fusu is now in the driver's seat, he has been firmly in charge from the beginning to the end.

But if you don't even have this vigilance, how can you be valued by Fusu?How could he be taken seriously by Fusu?

At this time.

Chen Ping seemed to sense that someone had noticed him.

He subconsciously looked up.

But he saw Fusu looking at him.

Chen Ping was shocked, but he quickly calmed down. He just raised the wine bottle slightly, nodded respectfully, and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.

He seemed very composed and composed from start to finish.

see.

Fusu smiled slightly.

He also raised the wine bottle in his hand, but only took a small sip.

as a return gift.

Then Fusu looked away.

Chen Ping looked as usual, but he was quite happy in his heart.

In fact, this may not be Fusu's assessment of them, but he has noticed it, while others still haven't realized it yet, which also means that he is already far ahead of others.

At least he has fallen into Fusu's eyes.

Three rounds of wine.

Fusu finally put down the wine bottle.

Seeing this, the others quickly put down their wine bottles.

(End of this chapter)