Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 72 This scene, yesterday and today.

In the living room, Zhang Cang and Wei Liao sat opposite each other and had a drink.

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Qin wine is strong and sharp like a knife.After drinking it, the throat is hot, like a fire.After two bowls of Qin wine, Wei Liao who hurried over felt much more comfortable.

The weather is cold and the snow has just stopped.It is the coldest time.In the hall, the charcoal fire was burning vigorously, and there was a light blue flame rising faintly.

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Zhang Cang is a good wine. This is a 50-year-old wine rewarded by Hu Hai. It is bitter and strong.After drinking another bowl, Zhang Cang ordered: "Go and get something to eat, the Guowei must be hungry after all the rush."

"Yes."

The old man clapped his hands together and strode away.Wei Liao and Zhang Cang were left in the whole hall, sitting opposite each other at the long table, and there was no sound for a while.

At this moment, Wei Liao had many thoughts in his mind.For a while, I thought of too much.

Once upon a time, he went west to Hangu Pass, when Li Si was still the Tingwei of Qin State.It was also here that the two drank freely and talked about the First Emperor while drunk.

The wine is Lanling wine from Chu State, and people are still young.

At that time, Wei Liao was a united vertical faction who resolutely opposed Qin, but in the end he served in Qin State and made a strategic plan for Great Qin to unify the world.

At that time, it was the time when "Wei Liao Zi" was written by Taizu, grandfather, father three generations, and Wei Liao spent ten years of hard work.

That was the First Emperor or the young King of Qin, Li Si was also a young Li Si, and Wei Liao was in his thirties, complacent about writing the masterpiece "Wei Liao Zi".

Now he is getting old and gray-haired.The old people in the past have long been changed, and a cup of loess.

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"Patriarch, the food is ready!" The patriarch came quickly and bowed deeply to Wei Liao and Zhang Cang.

"Put it up!"

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The dishes are the same Qin style, stewed fat sheep, steamed square meat, Huo Cai soup, white cakes, etc. are full of big dishes.Seeing this scene, Wei Liao's face turned slightly warm.

The two drank three bowls of Qin wine in a row and began to sweep away the food on the long table.Since Wei Liao is a warrior, he didn't pay much attention to his food.After a while, a case of food was swept away.

Putting down the big bowl, Zhang Cang asked with a smile: "The Guowei Shenlong sees the head but doesn't see the end, will he enter the court when he comes to Xianyang this time?"

Zhang Cang is well aware of Hu Hai's current embarrassment, all civil and military officials in the court are gray-haired and young.Apart from Zuoxiang Ziying and himself, there is no one available.

Now that Wei Liao is here, once he enters the court, his status will be enough to stabilize the court.

Wei Liao sighed with emotion: "Although the world is vast, standing cones are hard to find. I have no desire to compete for power in the officialdom. I just came here to take a look at the rivers and mountains of the Great Qin."

Zhang Cang slammed the case: "The Great Qin is in turmoil, and the country's captain is a genius, why do you say that! Entering the court to assist His Majesty is the right way."

Wei Liao smiled faintly, and changed the subject: "Zhang Cang, I wonder how you judge Daqin at the moment?"

"The heroes and generals were all slaughtered, and the elite soldiers were wiped out in one battle. The people were weak, the national power was declining, and everything east of Hangu Pass was lost, and it was back to the time of duke Xiao."

"How is His Majesty today?"

Hearing this, Zhang Cang's expression changed slightly.Since ancient times, discussing the monarch with ministers has violated the duty of ministers.But when Wei Liao opened his mouth, he had no choice but to answer.

"Your Majesty today was so ignorant in the early days that the Great Qin Empire fell apart. At this time, Your Majesty is a master of martial arts, whether it is military or administration, he is superior in knowing people."

"In a word, Your Majesty will make the Qin Kingdom great out of the world and recast the Great Qin Empire."

Wei Liao frowned: "Zhang Cang, don't you think you are exaggerating?"

"No, only inferior!" Zhang Cang solemnly said: "Cang thinks that His Majesty is quite capable of being the first emperor."

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"Guo Wei is here, do you want to see His Majesty?" After pondering for a moment, Zhang Cang smiled mysteriously.

"So, the old man is going to meet the Second Emperor!"

"It should be like this. It is most appropriate to judge by yourself." Zhang Cang suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go! See Your Majesty at night!"

Wei Liao followed Zhang Cang all the way, looked at the lights everywhere in the palace courtyard of the imperial city, sighed deeply, and gradually stopped talking.

For this place, Wei Liao is obviously more familiar than Zhang Cang.On the willow branches on the moon, the lights of the study in the imperial city are exceptionally bright in the deep forest.

Hu Hai was discussing disaster relief with Ziying, the two of them were frowning, and they couldn't come up with a solution for a while.

Watching the sky gradually rise, Hu Hai knew that such a stalemate was not the answer. He must persist in fighting disasters and saving the people, and the court must pay more attention to maintaining its image.

With this in mind, Hu Hai said, "Uncle Wang, depending on the severity of the disasters in various places, open warehouses to release grain at different levels. Make sure that everyone has food to eat, so that no one will die."

"At the same time, order the counties and counties to organize the young and strong by the imperial court to repair the residences and prevent the people from freezing and starving!"

Ziying's face was ugly: "Your Majesty, although this strategy is good, the amount of money required is too large, and the treasury may not be able to admit it at once!"

"call……"

After taking a long breath, Hu Hai realized that the Guandong had been lost, and only the Great Qin Empire remained, the imperial capital of Xianyang, the Shucang, and the Bashangcang.

Thoughts flickered, Hu Hai's eyes lit up in vain, and he stood up abruptly: "Uncle Wang, pass on my edict: Shu Cang and Bashang Cang are military rations, so don't touch them lightly."

"For today's plan, from now on, officials at all levels should drastically reduce their dietary standards, so that they are consistent with those of the soldiers in the army!"

"Uncle Wang, this is an excellent opportunity for the court to change its image in the hearts of the people. We must be cautious and try our best to ensure that no one dies!"

"Yes!" Ziying bowed solemnly: "The minister will immediately discuss and draw up an implementation strategy."

At this moment, Han Tan walked in lightly and whispered in Hu Hai's ear: "Your Majesty, Ting Wei and Guo Wei are asking to see each other!"

Hearing this, Hu Hai was overjoyed.Waving to Ziying, Ziying saw this, said goodbye and left immediately.

Hu Hai watched Ziying leave, straightened his clothes immediately, and strode out of the study.As soon as they arrived at the corridor, they saw two figures coming hand in hand from the opposite Baiyu Bridge.

Seeing this scene, Hu Hai quickly walked down the stone steps and bowed: "Guo Wei is here at night, Hu Hai is polite!"

"The opposite is His Majesty!" Zhang Cang said in a low voice, letting Wei Liao out.

In fact, there is no need to introduce it at all. In the entire Xianyang Palace, Hu Hai is the only one who wears a crown, a uniform, and a three-foot Zhenqin sword.

This kind of attire is like standing out in the whole Xianyang Palace, it is too conspicuous.

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Wei Liao has been leisurely looking around, never expecting that Hu Hai will greet him in person.After all, all that was heard in the past was how unbearable Hu Hai was.

Today I saw Hu Hai coming out to greet him personally, and he was a corporal.This shocked Wei Liao's heart, and he seemed to return to the beginning for a moment.

It was here that the First Emperor, like Hu Hai today, came out to greet him in person, with a very low profile.

At this moment, Wei Liao saw the shadow of Emperor Shi Huang between Hu Hai's brows.If you take a closer look, you will find that Hu Hai's eyebrows are sharper and sharper than that of the first emperor.

(End of this chapter)