Prime Minister of Great Qin

"Liu Ji."

"Liu Ji."

Just as Liu Ji was about to return to his jail, a rapid shout suddenly came from behind him.

Liu Ji turned around and saw Lu Ze. He frowned and asked curiously, "What happened to you looking for me so eagerly?"

Lu Ze walked a few steps quickly and stood in front of Liu Ji. He took a few breaths and said in a condensed voice: "There are many Guizhou leaders gathering in the city now. In the past few days, we have been ordered by the inspector to kill many powerful people in Shanfu County." They ransacked the house with the officials and obtained a large number of land deeds. This news was somehow known to the people in the city. Now it is not known who instigated it. Many Guizhou leaders began to gather in the city, wanting to return their own property. The title deed to the occupied land.”

"Now hundreds of people have gathered in Guizhou."

Hear the words.

Liu Ji frowned.

He sneered and said disdainfully: "It's really unreasonable. It's not like we robbed their land deeds. Now we have dealt with the Shanfu County officials. They, on the other hand, want us to hand over the land deeds in vain. Why didn't those officials in Shanfu County dare to say this when they were there?"

"Is it because we are from out of town? Are we sent by the imperial court?"

"Can you be so shameless?"

Lu Ze said: "More and more people are gathering in the city now. I am worried that the situation will get out of control, so I called you here. I want to discuss with you to see how to solve this matter. If it is not handled well, there will be many consequences." It’s turbulent.”

"This is related to my weight in the eyes of the court."

Lu Ze added in a low voice.

This trip to Shanfu County is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them.

A chance to prove your talents.

If you can seize the opportunity, you are likely to skyrocket.

Especially in Shanfu County, all the officials from top to bottom have been wiped out. With so many official vacancies, someone must be filled. And Lu Ze, who used to be in Pei County, was only a humble official. If he could get this job, After Dongfeng, there is no doubt that he can go one step further and come to Shanfu County as an official.

Even as an official.

He really didn't want to miss this great opportunity.

How could Liu Ji not understand this truth?

He also has a small official position in Peixian County. He has only been in Shanfu County for less than a month and has already served as a fake "prison warden". If he can make a contribution in these emergencies, with his qualifications, he may be able to return the favor. You can go one step further and be directly promoted to an 'official position'.

Not to mention becoming the county magistrate directly.

There is always a chance to be a governor or Sikong.

If not, Xiao He would not have strongly recommended them to come.

And this time it was really good luck. It happened to happen in Dang County, which is right next to Sishui County. Otherwise, even if they wanted to take advantage of it, they might not have a chance.

Liu Jidao: "The others are gone?"

Lu Ze nodded and said, "It's all starting to pass."

"Is there anyone who can report to Inspector Meng?" Liu Ji continued to ask.

Lu Ze showed a hint of hesitation and said uncertainly: "There should be, but I'm afraid most people will think that they will handle this emergency situation first so that they can take credit for themselves. But has anyone taken the initiative to report it? Or it is possible that the officials accompanying the inspector reported the news."

Hear the words.

Liu Ji closed his eyes slightly.

He sneered: "Then don't go into this muddy water."

"Go directly and report the matters in the city to Inspector Meng."

talking.

He couldn't help but sneer, and the corner of his mouth curved, and he said with profound meaning: "Being an official in Da Qin is different from the past six countries. Da Qin valued systems and procedures, and was strict and local officials overstepped their bounds. Now the county magistrate of Shanfu County It's Meng's inspection, the county magistrate is General Zhang, and the county lieutenant is General Zheng. Except for the three of them, everyone else has violated the law and a bit beyond their authority by handling the matter privately."

"And all government affairs in Shanfu County are adjudicated by one person, the inspector."

"Do you know what Inspector Meng thinks about this?"

Lu Ze shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "How do I know this? I have only met Inspector Nameng once, so I have no chance to know what he thinks."

"It's okay if you don't know, and neither does anyone else, so how can the method they come up with really be a solution?" Liu Ji smiled, with a cunning look in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Now we will immediately Go to the county government office, report the matter, listen to how the inspection committee will deal with it, and follow the inspection's recommendations, so you won't make any mistakes."

"Above officialdom."

"Slow is fast, fast is slow."

Done.

Liu Ji walked toward the county government office.

It's just that the pace is obviously much faster than before.

Obviously still a little anxious.

Worry about getting ahead of others.

Lu Ze also reacted at this moment and trotted to follow.

When Liu Ji arrived at the county government office, there were not many people in the lobby, and Liu Ji reported the matter directly.

Lobby.

Meng Yi sat in the main seat.

Listening to the news reported by Liu Ji, he nodded lightly.

He said in a deep voice: "Don't pay too much attention to the gathering of Guizhou leaders in the city. Da Qin has its own laws and regulations. The case has not yet been settled and everything has not been dealt with yet. However, the people in the city are so excited that some things can be dealt with." Announce it."

"Liu Ji." Meng Yi looked at Liu Ji, this man who was more than a round ahead of him, and ordered: "Go and post this notice at the city gate."

With that said, Meng Yi pushed a bamboo slip over.

Liu Ji raised his hand, took the bamboo slip, looked at it carefully, and nodded quickly: "I will do it now."

Watching Liu Ji leave, Meng Yi shook his head.

A cold look flashed in his eyes.

He said coldly: "Too many people in Shanfu County do not understand the law and are too ignorant. The local judges have almost never done anything to popularize the law. Such a ridiculous gathering is really ridiculous." ."

"And this is very common throughout Kanto."

"Dang County is already close to Guanzhong in comparison. If this is the case, I'm afraid that the situation in Yan, Chu and Qi, which are further away, will only be even worse."

"The imperial court wants to thoroughly ingrain Qin's laws into the hearts of the people, but I'm afraid there's still a long way to go."

"But this Liu Ji is quite agile."

"As expected of someone who entered His Highness's Affairs Office through self-recommendation."

"Haha."

Meng Yi chuckled and shook his head.

He didn't take what happened in the city to heart.

If some people gather to make noise and cause trouble, and he seeks stability for the sake of appeasement and disregards the law, that would be really absurd.

Da Qin has its own laws.

How can we allow these people to make noise and change?

But for someone to be stirred up so quickly, I'm afraid there are still people with alien intentions in the city.

But it doesn't matter.

With the uprooting of the former officials in Shanfu County, the entire bureaucratic ecology of Shanfu County has undergone earth-shaking changes. Even if there are still some people who have escaped, it will be difficult to have any real impact on Shanfu County, and it will be difficult to shake Shanfu County. Stable situation in Father County.

A few bits and pieces are nothing to be afraid of.

His eyes have not been set on Shanfu County for a long time.

But in Dang County.

Fan Mu's death is the next focus. His purge of Dang County has just begun.

But now he still has to wait a little longer.

Waiting for the officials and corresponding soldiers from nearby counties to gather and arrive.    At that time.

That's when he took action again.

But it's almost here.

He took out a secret letter from the case, used a knife to pry open the seal on it, and read it carefully.

the other side.

Liu Ji made a new copy of the notice.

Copied on a piece of yellowed cloth.

This is the announcement.

Later, he and Lu Ze went to the market one after another. Naturally, they saw hundreds of Guizhou leaders gathered together, as well as Wu Guang and other officials who came with them. However, now they were all standing on a dirt platform. I tried my best to speak out and try to calm down this accident, but I couldn't make any real promises.

Therefore, it is difficult to convince the public.

Liu Ji glanced at her briefly, smiled proudly at Lu Ze, and said, "You see, your sister married the right person when she married me."

"When you are an official, the most important thing is to be able to use your brain, be flexible and know how to work hard. Many of these people started working as officials at the same time as you, but now they are like monkeys, shouting loudly on the dirt platform. After all, they are still a little inferior. "

"Their career will not last long."

"Even if you get a bargain this time and can go up for a while, you can't get this kind of good thing every time."

"Most of their careers will stop in the county."

Lu Ze glanced at Liu Ji, then at Wu Guang and others, thoughtfully.

He actually didn't have much fondness for his brother-in-law, and was even a little disgusted at first.

After all, he deceived his sister just by telling lies, and everyone was filled with anger. But for some reason, Liu Ji got involved with His Highness Fusu and went directly to the county to work as an official.

This made Lu Ze change his mind slightly.

Then, at Lu Pheasant's repeated request, he went from Dangjun to Peixian, then followed Zhou Bo and Fan Kuai to Xianyang, and then started his career as an official. Now, with Liu Ji's help, he obviously I feel that my career seems to be much broader.

This feeling is very subtle.

He clearly knew that Liu Ji was not that capable.

But every time there was any movement in the court or any good thing happened, Liu Ji would be able to take advantage of it.

This also made him look at Liu Ji with admiration.

Sometimes what Liu Ji said was obviously wrong, but in the end it was proved to be right.

This also made Lu Ze very depressed.

He looked at Liu Ji and asked, "In your opinion, where should your career be?"

Liu Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, he smiled confidently, and said without any secret, "My official career will be in Xianyang."

Hear the words.

Lu Ze rolled his eyes.

Liu Ji is almost fifty and is still wandering around the county. How big of a step would it take to go to Xianyang? He didn't believe that this was only possible because of all the great things he did, and that it was possible to hit Liu Ji like crazy.

Liu Ji chuckled.

He seemed very generous and cheerful.

He went to the market and posted this notice.

Then, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly to the surroundings: "My fellow villagers, the results of the government's punishment of the officials in Shanfu County who were corrupt, perverted the law, and engaged in malpractice for personal gains have come out. The notice posted this time is only for those found in Shanfu County." Part of it will be posted and announced in the market in the future.”

"Please spread the word to all fellow villagers."

"The imperial court has always struck out against those who broke the law."

"We will never tolerate it."

Done.

Liu Jichao gave up his position.

Hearing Liu Ji's call, the originally noisy market entrance suddenly became quiet.

Many people looked at each other and walked towards the notice.

The originally noisy crowd suddenly became loose.

now.

There were several others instigating the crowd.

But the people around him were obviously more interested in the announcement.

And these people also fell into the eyes of Wu Guang and others. Seeing Wu Guang and others walking towards them, these people also ran away.

I'm afraid if I'm a little slower, I'll die on the spot.

However, hundreds of people gathered together, which already seemed very crowded. They were still at the very back. Even if they wanted to run away, they couldn't move too far. They were immediately surrounded by Wu Guang, Lu Ze and others. Wu Guang The others snorted coldly, without any good looks, and pushed these people to the ground with three strikes, and then took them away directly.

This move by Wu Guang and others also caused a commotion.

Liu Ji explained with a smile, saying that these people were fugitives and wanted to instigate you to collide with the government.

We were just ordered to arrest him.

When they heard that these people were fugitives, those who originally wanted to protect them immediately dispersed and walked away, not daring to take a step closer. They even kept on defending themselves, wanting to distance themselves from these people, so as not to misunderstand the court. Recognized as an accomplice.

Suffered an unreasonable disaster.

Seeing that Liu Ji calmed down the crowd easily and found out those who caused trouble, Wu Guang and others looked at Liu Ji with complicated expressions in their eyes.

Liu Ji looked proud.

He just cupped his hands and said: "As the county jailor, I, Liu Ji, should leave these people in my hands. I, Liu Ji, accept your kindness and accept this great gift. If you need anything in the future, I, Liu Ji, can help you." Yes, but it doesn’t matter, as long as I, Liu Ji, can help, I will do my best."

talking.

Then he winked at Lu Ze.

Ask him to send a few people over to escort back those who instigated and provoked trouble.

Lu Ze understood immediately. He glanced around, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising, and he quickly ran towards the prison office.

aside.

The contents of the announcement were also gradually spread.

Officials such as Cao Guan and others related to Shanfu County have been sentenced to death sparsely, but the death sentences are different. Some are beheaded, some are abandoned, and there are also punishments such as killing and beheading. In addition, It was to announce the crimes they had committed and the confiscated stolen goods.

There is also a list of seized properties.

The amounts are huge and detailed.

It not only involves the relevant fields, money and grain, but also lists the family situations of these officials one by one, such as the governor's house, wife, children, daughters, slaves, clothing, livestock, etc., all in detail posted it.

It also specifically states that if there are others that should be seized but are hidden in private, and if someone deliberately fails to report the information, if the court finds out, they will also be held accountable.

"If A has it, it should be sealed and guarded, and someone can't escape from the book and be guilty." ’

Liu Ji is in a happy mood now.

Therefore, he took the initiative to stand at the entrance of the market and answer questions from nearby people.

Seems very friendly and gentle.

But the more Liu Ji acted like this, the uglier the faces of Wu Guang and others became. Especially when Lu Ze called the jailer and snatched these instigators from their hands, the faces of Wu Guang and others turned dark.

In the end, he could only walk away.

Liu Ji was left alone to talk eloquently. (End of chapter)