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

Chapter 838 If the earth dragon does not turn over, the world will be unstable! Ying Chengjiao was forced to offer sacrifices to the gods!
With more than 300 first-term students of Daqin going out to the world, Daqin's control over the local areas has been significantly improved.

When the dust settled on the second round of the imperial examinations, Daqin added more than a thousand middle- and grassroots officials such as chief clerks and prison officials to the local grassroots.

Although there are still tens of thousands of vacancies in the local government offices of the current Qin Dynasty, once the second batch of the Qin Military Academy graduates, the talent shortage of middle-level officials in the Qin Dynasty will be basically alleviated, and the local government offices will be able to operate at a minimum level!

However, Lu Buwei's concerns about the current situation in Qin did not improve much.

August 16, the 15th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi.

In the imperial study, Ying Zheng sat in the main seat and Lu Buwei sat at the side. The two of them reviewed memorials and handled government affairs together.

When Lü Buwei saw Ying Zheng holding the list and information of the second batch of students of the Qin Military Academy again, he couldn't let it go, so he finally smiled and said, "People only know that Chang'an Jun fought for the Qin army and was invincible."

"But you don't know that for our Great Qin, Chang'an Jun's greatest contribution is that he has trained many talented people for our Great Qin, and he also proposed the strategy of selecting talented people!"

Ying Zheng put down the list and nodded happily, saying, "The Great Qin Military Academy has trained many loyal and capable people who can fight and govern for our Great Qin, so that our Great Qin is no longer trapped in talents who are qualified to serve as mid-level officials."

"Although the talents selected by the imperial examinations were slightly inferior, the talents selected by the second round of the imperial examinations were more than twice as many as those selected by the first round, which allowed the government offices in various places to at least operate!"

"My brother once said that when the people in various places have surrendered and are loyal to the Great Qin, we can select enough talents for the Great Qin to run the local courts simply by selecting candidates for the imperial examinations!"

"I, too, think so!"

"I think it won't take more than a decade for the talents selected by the Great Qin Military Academy and the imperial examinations to be enough to fill our Great Qin government offices."

"It makes the place more stable!"

The talents selected in the second imperial examination were much inferior to those selected in the first imperial examination, and most of them could only serve as grassroots officials.

However, thanks to Ying Zheng's reputation as a filial son and Ying Chengjiao's reputation as a great wizard, the number of candidates participating in the second imperial examination increased exponentially.

This not only alleviated some of the talent shortage for the Qin Dynasty, but also allowed Ying Zheng to directly see the change in attitude of local talents towards the Qin Dynasty and the huge potential of the imperial examination system. It also prevented Ying Zheng from employing officials from the former four countries of Han, Zhao, Wei and Chu on a large scale!
Although officials selected and trained by the Qin Dynasty may not necessarily be loyal to the Qin Dynasty, they are much more loyal than officials who have served in other countries!
Lü Buwei agreed and said, "I believe that with the two strategies of the Qin military academy and the imperial examinations, it won't take more than a decade for Qin to select enough talented people to fill the government offices!"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but curl up his lips slightly: "This is all thanks to my brother!"

Mr. Zhong, are you scared now?
If I hadn't tried to protect you, my brother, you would have died at the hands of my father-in-law's sword long ago, having offered such a good plan!
Lu Buwei showed no regrets, but said seriously: "But that will be at least ten years later."

"I believe that the ruler and his subjects should each perform their respective duties."

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured to entrust the matter of cultivating talents to Chang'an Jun. There is no need to spend too much energy on this matter."

"What Your Majesty should be most concerned about right now is the danger of unrest that the Qin Dynasty is facing!"

The smile on Ying Zheng's face slowly faded, and he asked calmly, "Does the Prime Minister want to advise me to enfeoff the princes?"

Lü Buwei stood up, bowed his hands solemnly and said: "I advise the king to confer the title of marquis on General Jian and General Wu."

"And select the cities in the former Chu and Zhao territories as fiefs for General Jian and General Wu!"

Ying Zheng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I have said before that this matter is very serious. I will think about it carefully!"

From the beginning to the end, Lu Buwei clearly supported the enfeoffment.

However, the enfeoffment that Lu Buwei supported was not to enfeoff royal princes, but to enfeoff meritorious officials, especially those with military merit, to remote areas so that they could stabilize the local areas on behalf of the court.

After returning to the court, Lu Buwei repeatedly advised against the division of fiefdoms, but was always delayed by Ying Zheng.

After all, this is a major matter concerning the national system, and once a decision is made, it will be difficult to reverse it.

Even Ying Zheng has not made up his mind to this day!

However, Lu Buwei could not wait that long.

Lifting his head, Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng sincerely and said, "Your Majesty!"

"It is now August 16th, the fifteenth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign!"

"But in the Guanzhong area of ​​our Great Qin, there is still no earth dragon turning over!"

Ying Zheng's face changed slightly.

After defeating Zhao, Ying Chengjiao publicly declared that Dilong would make a comeback in Guanzhong, Daqin this year.

All the Qin emperors and ministers, including Ying Zheng, believed Ying Chengjiao's judgment without hesitation. They not only dispatched a large number of manpower and material resources to Guanzhong and were ready to rescue at any time.

He also spread the news throughout the Qin Dynasty to prevent the common people from regarding Dilong's rise in Guanzhong as Hou Tu's punishment on the Qin Dynasty.

But now, with only more than a month left before the end of the 15th year of Qin Shi Huang's reign, Guanzhong is still peaceful!
Lu Buwei sighed softly: "I believe that Chang'an Jun must have been favored by previous kings, and is more likely to be appreciated by Hou Tu."

"The strategies that Chang'an Jun has proposed are all of great use to the country."

"Chang'an Jun's troops are even more capable of conquering cities and expanding our territory for the Qin Dynasty."

"Yes, Lord Chang'an was indeed a little impulsive this time."

"If there is no earth dragon turning over this year, even if the Great Qin tries to cover it up with words, the people of Guandong will certainly cause trouble."

"At the very least, Chang'an Jun's status as a great wizard will be completely ruined, and the newly annexed people will no longer be loyal to the Great Qin because of the rich land and heavy favors it has given them."

"In the worst case, the people will think that Lord Chang'an is deceiving them and will become angry. Finally, under the instigation of someone with ulterior motives, they will rebel!"

Ying Chengjiao was not an ordinary general like Wang Jian, Meng Wu and others.

Although Ying Chengjiao himself did not admit it, people all over the world had already regarded Ying Chengjiao as a great wizard.

Many of the newly annexed people were willing to be law-abiding and obey the orders of the Qin court because they believed that heaven and earth favored Ying Chengjiao, and Ying Chengjiao served the Qin Dynasty, so the Qin Dynasty was the orthodoxy recognized by heaven and earth.

If the earthquake had not occurred in Guanzhong this year, Ying Chengjiao would have faced an unprecedented collapse of his house, and the credibility and legitimacy of the Qin Dynasty would have also suffered an unprecedented collapse! There were already many ambitious people in Guandong who were planning to cause chaos, so how could they miss this God-given opportunity?
Lu Buwei can say with certainty that if there is no earthquake in the Guanzhong area of ​​Daqin this year, unrest will break out in the Guandong area after the La Festival!
Lü Buwei bowed his hands and said sincerely, "Therefore, I advise the king to confer the title of marquis on General Jian and General Wu."

“And this matter really cannot be delayed.”

"What if the Earth Dragon doesn't turn over this year..."

"Only by sending generals to remote places in advance can we suppress the unrest with weapons!"

Fortunately, Lu Buwei first praised Ying Chengjiao highly.

At this moment, when Lu Buwei questioned Ying Chengjiao's prophecy, Ying Zheng did not doubt whether Lu Buwei was preparing to take action against Ying Chengjiao again, but was thinking about what situation the Qin Dynasty would face if the earth dragon really did not turn over this year!
After more than ten breaths, Ying Zheng's face became extremely ugly, and he called out loudly: "Minister Su!"

Su Jiao pushed open the door and bowed loudly: "I'm here!"

Ying Zheng asked solemnly, "Where is my brother?"

"Lord?" Su Jiao realized that he had said something wrong and quickly changed his words, "Lord Chang'an will definitely go to the military academy this morning."

"As for now, he should have gone to Lantian County."

Ying Zheng was somewhat helpless: "My brother, are you thinking about his blast furnace again?"

Su Jiao chuckled and did not answer.

Ying Zheng did not expect Su Jiao to answer, so he ordered: "Prepare the car and go to Lantian County!"

Su Jiao immediately handed over his hand: "Wei!"

Lü Buwei also stood up and asked disappointedly, "Your Majesty, do you want to find Lord Chang'an to inquire about the matter of the earth dragon turning over?"

"Your Majesty! Chang'an Jun is only a great wizard, not a god!"

"If the earth dragon is unwilling to turn over, how can Chang'an Junan make it turn over?!"

Lü Buwei bowed and said sincerely, "I advise that the peace of the country should not depend on one person, and we should not make excessive demands on Chang'an Jun."

"Instead, we should stabilize the world with institutions!"

"I advise you again to confer the title of Marquis on the two generals!"

"In this way, even if the Earth Dragon does not rise this year, the Great Qin region will be worry-free!"

After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "What the Prime Minister said is correct."

"Yes, I have great faith in you, my brother!"

"As long as the people are loyal to us, our Great Qin will be able to govern the local areas without having to enfeoff princes."

"If I can resolve the war for all eternity with my own strength, I believe my brother will not refuse!"

After saying this, Ying Zheng walked out of the door without hesitation!

Lu Buwei sighed deeply and hurriedly followed Ying Zheng's footsteps.

When they heard that Ying Zheng was in a hurry to look for Ying Chengjiao, Li Si, Han Cang and other dukes and ministers mistakenly thought that something big had happened and chased after him in their carriages.

By the time Ying Zheng arrived at Lantian County, he was followed by more than a hundred carriages and horses!
Lifting the carriage curtain, Ying Zheng looked at the rising black smoke and the sky dyed black by the smoke, with shock in his eyes: "Didn't my brother say that he was studying blast furnaces?"

"There is some smoke from the blast furnaces in Xianyang, but it is very little."

"Why is there such thick black smoke rising from this place!"

Ying Zheng had long heard from Ying Chengjiao that he was researching blast furnaces, but because Lantian County was far away from Xianyang, Ying Zheng had never come here to inspect it in person.

In Ying Zheng's view, it was just a blast furnace, and it was not like Ying Zheng had never seen a blast furnace before.

The blast furnaces in Xianyang City certainly produced some smoke, but it was not much heavier than cooking smoke.

On the other hand, the black smoke before our eyes was like thick pillars connecting the sky to the earth, and as thick as ink!

You know, they have just entered Lantian County and are still far away from the Lantian County workshop area!
Zhao Gao, who was driving for Ying Zheng, hesitated for a moment and asked uncertainly, "Could it be that Chang'an Jun is using the name of studying blast furnaces..."

"Sacrifice to the gods?"

Ying Zheng: (°°)
Lü Buwei: (°Д°)
Before Zhao Gao spoke, no one thought in that direction.

But when Zhao Gao's words reached their ears, the more Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei looked at the smoke columns in front of them, the more they felt that this was not like the smoke spewing out of a blast furnace. Instead, it was more like a grand sacrificial ceremony that reached the sky!

Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei looked at each other and saw deep worry in each other's eyes.

Although Ying Chengjiao was favored by heaven and earth, no one had ever seen Ying Chengjiao offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

But now, Ying Chengjiao was hiding in his fiefdom in Neishi County, which was the farthest from Xianyang City, and organized such a grand sacrifice!

Ying Zheng murmured in self-blame: "How much pressure has my brother secretly endured?"

"Why don't you talk to your brother?"

Lü Buwei also advised softly: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Don't put more pressure on Chang'an Jun!"

(End of this chapter)