My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 672: The first lesson of the new semester in the Qin Dynasty! Xiao He: I will not change my advice, I only hope that the king will accept it!

Mi Li: ???
Am I afraid of pain?
What I fear is death!
I thought you were going to let me go, but you still wanted to kill me?!
Realizing the truth, Mi Li's heart suddenly contracted, her eyes widened, and the fear of death surged into her brain again.

However, before Mi Li could beg for mercy again, Ying Chengjiao had already swung the sword in his hand!

The blood that is urged to the brain by the heart due to extreme joy and fear, ups and downs, is confused and can only gush out along the damaged arteries.

Blood gushed out like a fountain!
It also sent Mi Li's smoothly cut head flying!

After a few breaths, this head, which was at the top of the Qin power and respected by the people of the world three days ago, fell to the ground!
"Bang~bang bang~"

Mi Li's head bounced and rolled towards the examinee.

All the examinees trembled at the sight of his eyes that were still open and the blood flowing.

It is certainly a great joy to pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court.

But will Mi Li’s fate today happen to them again in the future?
All candidates knew that Qin laws were strict.

But Mi Li used her brain to teach all the candidates the first lesson of entering the Qin officialdom.

The laws of the Qin Dynasty are far stricter than they imagined!
Ying Chengjiao's sword is really fast!
With a flick of his wrist, the blood on the sword fell off, and Ying Chengjiao smiled relaxedly, "It should have been like this a long time ago!"

"It's such a waste to let these insects eat corn for two more days!"

"Li Tingwei, can we execute the remaining thieves?"

Li Si said in a deep voice: "According to the law, Xiong Wan and the other six accomplices should be thrown into the streets, their property should be confiscated, and their entire family should be beheaded. They should be executed immediately!"

"The remaining 45 accomplices will be beheaded, their property confiscated, and their entire families will be punished by having their left feet cut off, tattooed, and exiled 800 miles to the city to grind rice. They will be executed immediately!"

"The 213 cheaters should all be beheaded!"

Xiong Wan and others cried out in grief: "My lord, spare our lives!"

"It was the Imperial Household Department who ordered me to do this. I knew nothing about the Imperial Household Department's fraud!"

"I am willing to die. I beg the king to forgive my family!"

Ying Chengjiao, however, excitedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

"As the chief official of this imperial examination, I should be responsible for all the misconducts in this imperial examination."

"I beg you to personally crucify the traitor Mi Li, and then personally execute all the criminals involved in the imperial examination fraud case!"

Whether criminals, court officials or examinees, they all looked at Ying Chengjiao in horror.

Are you a devil? !

Ying Zheng shook his head: "Don't keep you waiting for too long."

"Lord Li, drag these thieves out of the Xianyang Palace."

"Behead according to the law!"

Li Si bowed solemnly: "Yes!"

"Put them all down!"

Xiong Wan cried out in grief: "My lord! You can't be so ungrateful!"

"I have made contributions to the Qin Dynasty! I once fought in the Xianyang Palace!"

"I beg Your Majesty to take my past contributions into consideration and lighten my punishment!"

The court guards immediately stepped forward and dragged Xiong Wan and others out of the Qilin Hall without paying any attention to their crying and pleas.

Listening to the begging for mercy, looking at the blood still flowing in front of them, and glancing at Ying Chengjiao in front of them who looked like he was still unsatisfied, Xiao He and all the other candidates felt extremely nervous and didn't even dare to breathe too hard.

Suddenly, Ying Chengjiao turned around and looked at all the candidates.

The hearts of many candidates stopped beating and their muscles tensed, for fear that Ying Chengjiao would not have enough killing and would kill them too!
However, to their surprise, Ying Chengjiao bowed and said in a gentle voice: "Such a bad thing happened in the imperial examination. As the chief official of this imperial examination, I cannot escape the blame."

"If you know of any other scoundrels who were involved in this, please tell us the truth."

"I will seek fairness for all gentlemen!"

All the examinees hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes!"

Ying Chengjiao's voice became more serious: "Please keep this in mind as well."

"Qin's laws are strict!"

"Don't test the law!"

Ying Chengjiao made no secret of the fact that he was killing the monkey to scare the chickens.

But, it's useful, isn't it?
After all, the monkey was really killed, and the chicken can also be really killed!

Xiao He and all the other examinees bowed without hesitation and said, "Thank you, Lord Chang'an, for your teachings."

"We are waiting, remember this!"

Today's scene will be deeply engraved in the hearts of all candidates.

From now on, whenever they intend to break the rules, Mi Li's eyes that would never close would appear before them and stare at them!

On the high platform, Ying Zheng spoke in a gentle voice: "My dear ministers, you have been taking the exam for two consecutive days, which must be very tiring."

"From today on, you, my dear ministers, will temporarily stay in the Xianyang Palace until I summon you to make an appearance."

"I hope you can be at peace and enjoy yourself, and conserve your energy."

Feng Chang Ying Le stepped out and said with a smile: "My two sons, the king has already given us a banquet in the side hall. Please follow me to the side hall to enjoy it."

"Mr. Jiang Zan, please stay here for now and wait for your reply."

This confrontation is destined to last at least several days, and possibly even dozens of days.

In order to ensure relative fairness, all candidates who have not been summoned by Ying Zheng will be arranged in a side hall and stay in tents at night.

All students who were summoned by Ying Zheng had to leave the palace immediately to avoid leaking the questions Ying Zheng asked, which would give the later candidates a small but real advantage. Fortunately, Xiao He ranked relatively high.

At the evening of the first day, Xiao He heard his name. He hurriedly put down the half-eaten leg of lamb, quickly tidied his clothes, and followed the eunuch to the Qilin Hall.

Inside the Qilin Hall.

The ministers on both sides of His Highness had disappeared, leaving only Ying Chengjiao sitting on Ying Zheng's left hand side, playing with the wine cup in his hand out of boredom.

Just by looking at his expression, you can tell that he really doesn't want to come.

When the emperor and his ministers discuss the matter of selecting talented people, Ying Chengjiao should not be allowed to appear here!
Quickly retracting his gaze, Xiao He bowed and said, "Commoner Xiao He from Pei County, paying homage to the king!"

Ying Chengjiao's gaze subconsciously turned to Xiao He.

Xiao He was nothing special. Ying Chengjiao had seen too many people with the same surname as Xiao or He.

But Xiao He from Pei County was enough to arouse Ying Chengjiao's interest.

Ying Zheng, whose peripheral vision had always been on Ying Chengjiao, could not help but perk up a bit, and the smile on his face became a bit gentler: "No need to be so polite."

"Now that you have passed the imperial examinations, you can become a vassal."

"sit."

Xiao He did not stand out from the crowd. He bowed obediently and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Xiao He sat firmly, Ying Zheng asked, "I have seen you admonish me in your paper on policy and strategy, so I should record the records in the territory to show the strength of the people."

"However, our Great Qin has already registered all its citizens, and even the citizens of the newly annexed territories will be registered quickly."

"Why do you make such a remonstrance, my dear?"

Xiao He answered without hesitation: "According to my observation, the king intends to strengthen the control over the local areas."

"At the same time, the king also intends to weaken the power of local people and powerful people, and seize as much people's power as possible in the hands of the court."

"The king must have had a good plan for this and is in charge of the overall situation from a high position."

"I will focus on the dust, and intend to find an opportunity to help the king from a humble place."

"I think the books are a great opportunity!"

Ying Zheng neither confirmed nor denied it, but gave an encouraging smile: "Go on."

Xiao He calmed down and continued speaking:
"Although the Great Qin is already in the books, it was the common people who took the initiative to register with the government according to the law."

"Then the local government offices shall report the number of granaries, the number of people (treasuries), the number of able-bodied men and women, the number of the old and the weak, the number of officials and scholars, the number of people who eat (guests), the number of people who benefit from the people (merchants), the number of horses, cattle, and fodder (straw)."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "This is what Shang Jun said about the thirteen numbers for a strong country."

"Shang Jun once said: If you want to strengthen your country, you don't know the thirteen numbers of a country. Even if the land is good and the people are numerous, the country will become weaker and weaker."

"I will never forget it."

The household registration system is not unique to the Qin Dynasty, but is a system that has been implemented since the Shang Dynasty.

However, the household registration system of the Qin Dynasty is the most complete and detailed among all countries in the world!
However, Xiao He said seriously: "I don't know the number of countries, the country is getting weaker and weaker."

"If you want to strengthen your country, you should know more than thirteen numbers!"

"Your Majesty, you know how many young men there are in the Qin Dynasty this year, but you don't know how many young men there will be next year. You don't even know how many young men over fourteen years old there will be this year or next year!"

"Your Majesty knows how much money and grain are in the treasuries and granaries of various places, but you don't know how much money and grain every household in the Qin Dynasty has."

"Your Majesty knows the number of states, thirteen, but you do not know the number of states, one hundred!"

"Moreover, the books are for the common people to report to the government themselves. If the common people do not report and the government hides the information, what can the court do?"

Although the Qin Dynasty stipulated that men over the age of fourteen needed to perform military service, because the Qin Dynasty did not consider age as a necessary reporting item, this law was often overridden by another regulation when it was enforced - men who were at least six feet five inches tall needed to perform military service!

So there were often children as young as eight years old and six feet five inches tall who had to go to the battlefield.

There will also be a short man over fifty who is less than six feet five inches tall and will never have to fight in a war, and he can even enjoy the protection of the Child Protection Act! Of course, he will also not be able to marry in this life because of his height.

This is true for all countries in the world.

But Xiao He still felt it was ridiculous!
Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice: "My dear minister, do you think that the common people dare not report the thirteen numbers of the country? Do the government dare to hide the thirteen numbers of the country?"

Xiao He nodded calmly: "The people of Guanzhong may not dare, but the people of Guandong will definitely dare!"

"More than dare!"

"Hiding the population and money is a common method used by the people and powerful people in the Kanto countries. They are very familiar with it."

"Only by making more detailed, in-depth and specific records can we reduce the space for local governments to hide their taxes and levies!"

Ying Zheng looked at Xiao He with a dim gaze and said calmly, "If that is the case, then the more detailed records kept by our Great Qin will surely make the powerful people in Guandong more hostile to our Great Qin."

"If we thoroughly investigate the villages, then the people of the Qin Empire will also be dissatisfied."

"The place may be in chaos!"

"My dear, this strategy is a bit reckless."

"Your Excellency has no experience. I do not blame you, but you should think carefully before you give me advice again."

Xiao He didn't even look at Ying Zheng's gaze, but just bowed again and said: "I know it's extremely difficult to carry out this plan!"

"I know that Your Majesty is a great leader who has never appeared in the world!"

"Even if the implementation of this policy will cause the people of Qianshou to hate the Qin Dynasty deeply."

"The Great Qin should also use more detailed records to find out who really hates the Great Qin!"

"Therefore, I will not change my advice. I only hope that Your Majesty will accept it!"

(End of this chapter)