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

Chapter 993 I am just a woman! If I can't catch fish, how can I catch the people?

A wise child is better than his mother.

Just by looking at Ying Chengjiao's awkward and slightly helpless look, Mrs. Han knew that Ying Chengjiao had taken her words to heart.

Madam Han said no more, but answered Ying Chengjiao's question: "Most of Wei'er's people are generous, free and easy, righteous and honest, and most of them respect Jiao'er very much. Jiao'er only needs to feast with them often to win their hearts."

“Although none of them possess great talents, they all have some abilities and can be used at the middle and lower levels, or in important matters that require loyal and honest people.”

The clansmen who came in response to Ji Wei's call were basically all descendants of the Yan royal family. Being from the royal family, they were all literate, well-read, and strong, but none of them could be considered as a great talent by Madam Han.

Because in Mrs. Han's eyes, a great talent is someone of the level of Han Fei, Lu Buwei, and Zhang Rang, or at least a professional who is extremely proficient in a certain field, such as Han Cang, Zhao Gao, and Chunyu Yue.

Of course, the middle and grassroots level that Mrs. Han mentioned was not the villages, but the counties!

Ying Chengjiao asked, "How many of them are good at archery and horsemanship, good at military strategy, and loyal and righteous?"

"When the next war comes, I will lead these people to fight together. Even if most of them die on the battlefield, I will train someone with a rank higher than that of a doctor."

"In this way, we can use this person as a horse bone to recruit more people from Yan State to serve our Great Qin."

Madam Han picked up a stack of Chang'an paper from the table and pushed it to Ying Chengjiao, explaining, "The names in the book are the ones I think can be used by Jiao'er."

“Who can be used but not trusted, who can be used and trusted, as well as everyone’s personality, expertise, talents, and strategies for exercising favor and power are all recorded in the volume.”

"However, I can only observe his character. His ability in military strategy and killing will be determined by Jiao'er."

Ying Chengjiao quickly took the booklet with both hands and said happily, "Thank you, mother!"

"I feel at ease knowing that my mother is selecting talents for me!"

Madam Han laughed heartily and said, "Who in the world doesn't know that my son has a keen eye?"

"Su Jiao, Ying Bu, Xiao He, Liu Ji and many other people who were despised in the past were all discovered and promoted by my son, and now they are shining brightly!"

"I am only trying to reduce the burden on Jiao'er."

As she spoke, Madam Han handed over another piece of paper: "As for this one, it is a person from the Ling'er tribe who can be used."

Ying Chengjiao took the paper and said with a sigh, "Sure enough, there is only one."

Madam Han nodded and said, "To be precise, there are only thirty-one people."

"And none of these thirty-one people can be trusted."

“Although there are people whose hearts cannot be won, there are no people who cannot be used. It’s just a matter of method and approach.”

"Anyone who wishes to go to the Chang'an Junfu has something to ask for, something to fear, something to worry about, and something to like, and is easier to control than ordinary people."

"If you can use the right amount of kindness and power, then they can all be used!"

Ying Chengjiao hurriedly asked: "May I ask mother for advice?"

Mrs. Han held a brush and wrote a name on a blank piece of Chang'an paper:
【Field Holiday】

After the ink fell, Madam Han continued, "Tian Jia, the son of King Xiang of Qi and the brother of King Jian of Qi, has a very noble bloodline and is qualified to inherit the throne of King Qi."

"Tian Jia did not enter the Chang'an Palace at Ling'er's call. Instead, he went to Ling'er's mother's palace to plead for mercy as soon as Qi Wang Jian sent troops to attack Qin. He also brought a large sum of money and gifts and all his family members to ask for an audience."

"After meeting this person, I felt that he was cowardly, indecisive, greedy, afraid of death, and cowardly. He was also afraid of power and had no moral integrity."

"I am just a woman, and I am incapable of winning this person's heart. I will leave it to my son to deal with him when he returns home."

"If Jiao'er can show his great kindness and power to frighten his soul first, he will not dare to disobey."

"Of course, if the Jiao'er is weak one day, this person will rebel in an instant!"

As the King Jia of Qi in the original history, Tian Jia was highly respected by the people of Qi for his identity.

However, this King of Qi spent most of his time after ascending the throne, fleeing, being deposed, being reinstated, and fleeing again.

As for tough battles? We haven't fought any of them.

No one knows whether he has great ambitions, but Ying Chengjiao is very clear that he has neither the ability nor the courage to accomplish great things.

Mrs. Han’s analysis is incisive!
Ying Chengjiao looked at the name on the paper and said in a deep voice, "He won't have such an opportunity."

Madam Han smiled with satisfaction: "Since Jiao'er is confident that he can subdue Tian Jia, then Tian Jiao, Tian Jian, Tian Chong, Tian Yuan and the other ten people can also be used by Jiao'er."

"These ten people are all descendants of the former Qi royal family. They have different personalities. Tian Jiao is quite dissatisfied with me, Tian Jian is extremely respectful to me, Tian Chong is everywhere connecting with the guests in the palace, and Tian Yuan..."

"However, I think that these ten people all look down on the outsiders and are only willing to confide in their clansmen. Moreover, because of Tian Jia's status, they are willing to take Tian Jia as their leader regardless of his ability."

"If my son takes Tian Jia, he can make all these ten people work for him!"

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, how could Madam Han not be able to tell the difference between true feelings and false ones?

Even without Ying Chengjiao's reminder, Mrs. Han could see the ambitions of Tian Jian and others!

Ying Chengjiao thought about it and asked, "If I send Tian Jia to lead Tian Jiao and others back to Qi to take charge of Linzi, do you think this plan will work?"

Madam Han frowned immediately, and after thinking for a moment, she said in a deep voice: "This strategy has both advantages and disadvantages."

"The advantage is that I can use Tian Jia to win the hearts of the people of Qi and stabilize Linzi City as quickly as possible, and then stabilize the land of Qi. I can also win the hearts of the people of Qi." "The disadvantage is that once Tian Jia is away from my son, he may change his mind, and the people of Qi may gather together because of Tian Jia..."

Mrs. Han paused suddenly, then smiled and said, "For Yu Qiaoer, this disadvantage is also an advantage!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled and nodded: "The one who knows my son is my mother!"

"I have advised my elder brother to move all the former Qi Tian clan members to Guanzhong."

"My elder brother also agreed that I should return to Qi to take charge of the imperial examinations."

"At that time, I wanted to lead Tian Jia and others to Qi, and treat them with great courtesy to show my trust in Tian Jia, and promised him the position of county magistrate."

"If so, Tian Jia will not only be the only direct descendant of the former Qi royal family and the former Qi Tian clan left in the former Qi land, but he will also be quite powerful."

"If Tian Jia is willing to work for me, I can use Tian Jia to govern Qi and restore order in Linzi as quickly as possible."

"If Tian Jia has any ambitions, I can catch him and root out the troublemakers!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled and said the cruel words.

No strategy is more thorough than destroying the enemy's manpower.

To this day, the failure to eradicate the anti-Qin forces in the former Qi territory on a large scale has always been a concern for Ying Chengjiao.

And Tian Jia was the tempting bait that Ying Chengjiao threw into the ancient Qi territory.

If the people of Qi really gathered around Tian Jie, and even nominated Tian Jie as the new King of Qi and rose up against Qin, Ying Chengjiao would be overjoyed!
This was a great happy event that Ying Chengjiao had personally visited and which almost all the former descendants of the Qi royal family had failed to achieve!

In order to reward the people of Qi for their contribution, Ying Chengjiao will order his soldiers to sharpen their swords to prevent the people of Qi from suffering too much.

Madam Han nodded in understanding and said, "I will quickly select someone for Jiao'er to go to Linzi for appointment, and I will also comfort Ling'er."

"But Tian Jia should be subdued by Jiao'er himself."

Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "I will persuade Tian Jia, and I will comfort Ling Er."

Madam Han chuckled: "You are a person who cares for others."

Ying Chengjiao said calmly: "Ling'er has always been indifferent, but Ling'er was once a royal princess after all, she would not be completely ignorant of the way of struggle."

"I need to know whether Ling'er really doesn't want to fight or she fights by not fighting. I also need to know whether Ling'er regards the interests of Chang'an Junfu as her top priority."

Ying Chengqiu is willing to treat Gui Ling well, take care of her, and protect her, giving her treatment far beyond Xiaoxing's status. He is also fully able to accept Gui Ling's efforts to fight for the interests of herself, her maternal family, her younger brothers, uncles, and nephews.

Ying Chengjiao even took the initiative to provide Gui Ling with a stage and opportunity to build up the power of her mother's clan.

But the prerequisite for all this is that Gui Ling must put the interests of Chang'an Junfu first!

This is not warm and gentle, but for people caught in the vortex of power struggle, warmth is a luxury.

As a princess of the former Qi royal family, Gui Ling should have understood this fundamental principle since childhood.

In the past, Queen Dowager Xuan was extremely powerful and Queen Dowager Huayang was extremely favored. Both queen dowagers promoted their maternal relatives to serve as officials in Qin. But even so, both queen dowagers still put the interests of Qin first. After Queen Dowager Xuan came to power, the first country she attacked was her motherland, Chu. This was because both queen dowagers knew very well whose interests they should prioritize.

If we are hesitant and confused about this most basic principle issue.

Then all graces shall cease!

Mrs. Han's smile showed a little more relief: "Good."

"I think Ling'er will not disappoint Qiao'er."

Ying Chengjiao nodded slowly and said, "I hope so."

Madam Han was confident in her judgment of women, and she easily turned to the next topic: "Recently, the king has been planning to record the age of all men in Qin, rather than just registering them after they have reached a certain height."

"If this strategy succeeds, the king will have greater control over the area."

"Therefore, there was a heated debate in the court about this."

Mrs. Han talked about the recent major events and power struggles in the court one by one.

The anomalies, changes and actions of key figures such as Ying Zheng, Queen Dowager Huayang and Lu Buwei were introduced by Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han also mentioned the changes in Chang'an Jun Mansion in the past six months, the development of various fiefs, those who had merits and demerits and should be rewarded or punished, and those who wanted to become disciples of Chang'an Jun Mansion and were indeed talented.

Thanks to Mrs. Han's early preparation and concise words, she was able to give a brief account of the recent changes in the rear in just four hours.

However, it took Ying Chengjiao a full six hours to finally sort out the key points of all parties through asking and thinking. He then decided with Madam Han on the overall strategy of Chang'an Jun Mansion for the next period of time, and understood when he should lead the charge against which force.

Then, regardless of the fact that it was still light outside, Master Ying, who had been busy for twenty hours without sleep, rushed straight to the bedroom and fell asleep.

This sleep is like a dark night!

It was not until the sky brightened that Ying Chengjiao finally woke up.

Subconsciously turning his head, Ying Chengjiao saw a beautiful, almost enchanting face staring at him infatuatedly through the crack in the door.

Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but smile and greeted him warmly, "Good morning!"

(End of this chapter)