Chapter 268: Choice
King Qin let Zhao Kuo see what efficiency is.
After Zhao Kuo took Li Si and Han Fei to find the King of Qin, the King of Qin carefully looked at the bamboo slips, and immediately gathered the ministers here, this was the first time Zhao Kuo saw the ministers of the Qin State, and the King of Qin asked Zhao Kuo to sit in the position next to him, it can be said that this is a great respect for Zhao Kuo, in the past, this is the position where Fan Ju is sitting. After Cai Ze resigned from the phase, the Qin State currently has no state minister.
But the affairs of the country are still handled by Cai Ze, which is very surprising.
The ministers of the Qin State sat in the hall one by one, and the King of Qin introduced Zhao Kuo in a low voice, these ministers were also very curious about Zhao Kuo, and secretly looked at him, there were indeed many ministers in the palace of the King of Qin, and the first person to come was called Hu Yang, which was an elderly old man, and the King of Qin told Zhao Kuo that this Hu Yang was the guest secretary of the Qin State, born in Zhao, and had assisted Wu Anjun in defeating the allied forces of the countries in Huayang.
This is a very kind old man, seeing Zhao Kuo's gaze, he smiled kindly, nodded towards Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Kuo also returned the salute.
Then came a strong middle-aged man, he frowned, with a strong Qin style, a rigorous, old-fashioned person, this called Sima Terrier, can also be regarded as the general, after he knelt down, looked ahead, motionless, sure enough, it was a typical Qin person. After him, another obese middle-aged man came in, this one was called Zhang Tang, he sat next to Sima Terrier and said something to Sima Terrier, and Sima Terrier ignored him.
Then came in two people, a tall and a short, the taller one was called Zhao Yi, and the shorter one was called Wang Yu, Zhao Kuo only knew the one called Wang Yu, that was his former opponent, they had fought in Zhao Di, Wang Yu also looked at him, the two former enemies looked at each other for a moment, the atmosphere was suddenly a little embarrassing, Wang Yu didn't say anything, and sat down, but his eyes kept glancing in the direction of Zhao Kuo.
Then there was a team of fathers and sons, one after the other, these two people, one called Meng Fu, the other called Meng Wu. Zhao Kuo hadn't heard of them in his previous life, he only knew that Meng Tian and Meng Yi... But after coming here, he met Meng Fu, Meng Fu is very famous, he has a lot of military exploits, even Bai Qi respects him very much, Lian Po once fought with him, but he was not able to defeat him.
Further back, there were three young people, Zhao Kuo knew one of them, it was his disciple Yang Duanhe, Yang Duanhe bowed respectfully towards the teacher, and then sat down, and the young man who followed him in, one called Qi Gong, who also looked like a strong man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and the other was called Huan Qi with a polite manner. Then came a strong man with a big beard and a thin scribe, and the two stood side by side, and the contrast was even more stark.
Among them, the majestic man is Qiang, and the other is Mao Jiao, a native of Qi.
Cai Ze, LΓΌ Buwei They were the last to arrive, Cai Ze sat next to Zhao Kuo, but LΓΌ Buwei sat at the end, and an old man walked in, on crutches, trembling and majestic, looking dozens of years older than King Qin, but King Qin told Zhao Kuo that this was his son... An Guojun, the person who walked in with An Guojun, had a scar on his face, which was left by Ge, and when King Qin said his name, Zhao Kuo was also stunned for a moment.
He is Wang Qian.
The Qin State is indeed full of talents, even after Bai Qi and Fan Ju left one after another, there are still people in the Qin State who can take their place, especially in terms of generals, the number of generals in the Qin State can make the scalp of any prince tingle... These people here, except for those young people, but all the older ones are all people who have fought and killed tens of thousands of heads... In the event of a war, they will command various divisions and form a strong fighting force.
After everyone sat down, King Qin said seriously: "Wu Chengjun came to the Qin State, this is something that the whole Qin State should celebrate... The people of the country should treat him as they treat the widow, and when they see him in the carriage on the road, they must come down and salute, and when they listen to him, they must bow their heads, and they must not be rude to him at any time, and whoever disobeys this command will be put to death! β
"Only !!"
The ministers said.
Zhao Kuo was a little speechless.
King Qin continued: "Wu Chengjun has come up with a brand-new official system, you can take a look! After the King of Qin finished speaking, a warrior immediately took the bamboo slips that had just been copied and distributed them to everyone, and the ministers looked at it seriously, Cai Ze couldn't help but admire, shaking his head, Wu Chengjun has been in Qin for less than half a year, and he can compile such a system... Li Si and Han Fei sat behind Zhao Kuo.
King Qin also wanted them to sit among the ministers.
But Han Fei refused, he just wanted to sit behind the teacher and prepare to record, and Li Si naturally didn't dare to accept it.
After the ministers finished reading, King Qin asked, "Do you have any different opinions?" β
No one answered, and everyone shook their heads.
King Qin looked at everyone carefully, and then said: "Okay, since you don't have an opinion, let's do it with all our might, and if there are those who oppose the new policy, they will be executed." As he spoke, he looked at Cai Ze and said: "The affairs of the officials, the widow will be handed over to you to handle, please don't arrange the officials because of your likes and dislikes, don't arrange the officials because of their background, arrange them with their talents, if someone makes a mistake, you have to share the crime with them." β
"Yui!"
Zhao Kuo didn't think King Qin was joking at all, in Zhao State, there would be no such conversation, King Zhao regarded his ministers as treasures, and would never easily say anything to kill them, and King Qin was different, he would treat his ministers harshly, even if he was talented, it was the same, those who disobeyed the order would be executed, even if the minister of state was like this, this slightly cruel approach was the reason why Qin's government affairs were efficient.
"The widow wants to take LΓΌ Buwei as his face..."
"Take Meng Fu as a lieutenant."
"Take Wang Di as the imperial history."
"Take Cai Ze as the norm."
"Take Sima Terrier as the commander of Lang."
"Take Hu Yang as the captain."
"Take Qiang as a servant."
"Take Han Fei as the court captain."
"Take Mao Jiao as a pawn."
"Take Zhao Yi as the orthodox."
"Take Mengwu as the internal history."
"Take Li Si as the young man."
King Qin said his appointment without thinking, he originally wanted to appoint Zhao Kuo as the prime minister, but Zhao Kuo was unwilling, he did not force it, as for Han Fei, he seemed to care more about the law than governing the country, so the king of Qin directly handed over the court lieutenant in charge of the law to him, and let Han Fei be in charge of this matter. Han Fei and Li Si were both a little surprised after hearing their names from King Qin's mouth.
The king of Qin looked at them and said: "The two of them have compiled a new system, this is the merit, and the widow is appointed and dismissed according to the legal system, please don't violate the law and don't refuse the reward." They didn't say anything more, and when it came to the law, both of them were more serious. Zhao Kuo watched King Qin's appointment like this, but within a moment, King Qin arranged his own three princes and nine kings, and then asked Cai Ze to arrange subordinate officials for them.
Zhao Kuo couldn't help but shake his head, this behavior seems to be a bit child's play, after all, it is such a grand thing, just a meeting, casually ordered? Is this really okay? However, from another point of view, this is also the high efficiency of the Qin State, the King of Qin has enough talent reserves, and has enough courage to implement the system, and the acceptance of the new policy by the ministers is also very high.
Here, there will be no such thing as the nobles gathering against the change... Even, there are no big nobles in the Qin State, first of all, the Qin State is a barbarian country, and the development rate of the aristocracy is slow, and then it was cleaned up by the Duke of Xian, the Duke of Filial Piety, and the Shang Jun cleaned up, and the domestic aristocratic power is even weaker, and after the current King of Qin ascended the throne, with the help of Fan Ju, he suppressed the aristocracy again, and the officials everywhere are all meritorious soldiers who came out of the school, which directly broke the root of the aristocracy.
When the deliberations were over, King Qin left Zhao Kuo and An Guojun, and the rest left. King Qin smiled, looked at An Guojun on the side, and said to him, "Pillar... Wu Chengjun came to Zhao State, why didn't you come to see him in person? An Guojun coughed and said to his father: "I was unable to meet Wu Chengjun in time because of my health, please forgive me for my crime." β
Zhao Kuo hurriedly said: "It doesn't have to be like this... How dare I bother the old man to come to see me."
Only then did King Qin say to An Guojun: "You can invite Wu Chengjun to your mansion, treat him seriously, and ask him for advice." An Guojun nodded hurriedly and agreed to him, Zhao Kuo still looked a little awkward, although this is a normal father educating his son, but this pair of father and son is a little abnormal, this An Guojun's age is probably older than his father... A gray-haired old man is reprimanded by his father... It's a bit weird.
When An Guojun and Zhao Kuo walked out of the palace, Zhao Kuo was supporting An Guojun.
An Guojun said with a smile: "I heard that Zheng is in your mansion, I really want to see him... If you can, please bring him to my mansion, I have many sons, but none of them are talented, and I have many grandchildren, but none of them are very close to me... They were afraid of me, of course, even more of my father, who said, "Zheng is not afraid of him, and his words and deeds are extraordinary... I really wanted to see him. β
Zhao Kuo helped him into the carriage, and then saw that Han Fei was waiting for him with another person.
Zhao Kuo thought for a moment, this person is called Hu Yang, who is the guest secretary from Zhao State, and now the guard of Qin State. When Hu Yang saw Zhao Kuo coming, he hurriedly leaned over and saluted, his saluting appearance was a little strange, and his left hand was always hanging down. Zhao Kuo quickly helped him up, and then shook his head and said, "How can there be a reason in this world for elders to salute younger generations?" Hu Yang smiled and said, "This is the king's order, and those who do not salute you will be put to death." β
"So, you only respect me so much because of the king's orders?" , Zhao Kuo joked with a smile.
Hu Yang laughed and said, "Don't say that, if those Liugu Chiefs hear it, they will definitely impeach me to the king!" Hearing this, Zhao Kuo suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly asked, "You are also from Handan?" β
"I'm from Lieren Township, Handan County, you probably don't know..."
"No, I know, it's not far from Mafu, I've been there many times...."
The two fellows suddenly chatted enthusiastically about their hometown, the more they chatted, the happier they became, Zhao Kuo invited him to sit in the carriage, and then rushed to his courtyard, sitting in the carriage, Hu Yang saw Zhao Kuo's somewhat melancholy face, and asked with a smile: "Do you miss your hometown?" β
"yes... It's been more than half a year since I left my hometown, and I miss my home, my friends..."
"It's been thirty years since I left my hometown... I haven't been back once. β
"Huh?" , Zhao Kuo looked at him with some surprise.
"Why is that?"
"Because all the people I know are dead."
"Thirty years ago, there was a flood in Lieren, but the local officials deliberately concealed the disaster, and even in order to make us have no way to tell, he colluded with the officials guarding the city gate to prevent the people from entering Handan City, and hundreds of people starved to death because of the disaster less than a dozen miles away from Handan... There was no relief, no one paid attention to us, I read the book, and I went to them to theorize..."
"They broke a hand...", the old man gestured to his left hand, and then said with a smile: "Later, I came to the Qin State... Although there are no familiar words here, at least the people here will not be ruined because of a disaster...", Zhao Kuo looked at him, but did not speak. When the carriage stopped, he took Hu Yang into the courtyard.
Hu Yang's amiable appearance, coupled with his status as a Zhao person, made him and Zhao Kuo's disciples quickly become close. Knowing that he was from Lieren Township, Ge couldn't help but talk about Zhao Kuo's relief of the victims and digging channels, Hu Yang heard this, and hurriedly wanted to salute Zhao Kuo again, Zhao Kuo helped him up again, the old man looked a little lonely, he smiled bitterly and said: "It's a pity, you shouldn't have come to Qin..."
"You just said that the people of the Qin State would not be ruined, why do you now say that I shouldn't come to the Qin State?"
"Because the people of Zhao need you more than the people of Qin... The people here have suffered disasters, at least there are people to help them, but without you, no one will care about them... Whether they live or die, no one cares about them anymore..."
Hu Yang suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Don't say these words, otherwise, I won't be able to save my life." β
Zhao Kuo looked at Ge sternly, and Ge shouted with some annoyance: "What do you see me doing?!" β
"I swear to you, I will never talk nonsense! I know what is important, and I will not do anything to murder others! β
Hu Yang didn't know why Wu Chengjun would ask the doorman named Ge to take an oath so harshly.
Zhao Kuo looked at Hu Yang in front of him, "You are Zhao Ren." β
"Yes."
"Then do you think Zhao Ren cares about his own country or his own life?"
"If the destruction of the country will give them a better life, and there will be people who care about them, what do you say, what will they choose?"
"I... I don't know. β
"Alas... I don't know... There is no one to make a choice in their place ... Is that right? β
ps: The phone code word, the finger is about to be broken... I'm going to buy a keyboard tomorrow.
Some readers actually slandered me, saying that I broke the keyboard on my knees, just kidding, what kind of keyboard can stand my weight? If you just put a durian, I can kneel to pieces, right? Why should I kneel?
And in the previous chapter, when it comes to the issue of resignation, some people say that I deliberately damaged the new book of July, which is also a slander against me, and I respect July very much (I have to borrow money from him to buy a keyboard).