Man's fate is sometimes as unpredictable as the clouds in the sky.

The fish that slipped through the net of the Hanzhong riots, a survivor among the children of Zhulu, Lu Tai stood under the eaves of the post house in a daze, and the drunkard's scolding and singing from a distance made him suddenly feel a little familiar.

Once upon a time, Liu Bang, the scolding and arrogant brother-in-law who was righteous and righteous, liked to fight with others and drink bitterly, and after getting drunk, he would be shirtless and open-chested, singing a song "The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying!" At that time, there was the resourceful Korean Zhang Liang, the loyal and reliable Cao Shen, the rough and powerful Fan Xu, and the silently dedicated Xiahou Ying.

Destroy the strong Qin and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

These former ideals now cease to exist with the passing of heroes and heroes, and Lu Tai stood under the eaves of the post station for a long time, unconsciously, his eyes were full of tears.

I haven't seen him for two years, the former young man of the Lu family, the nephew that Lu Pheasant is most proud of, and the young heroes in the Han army have long been gone, and what appeared in front of everyone was just a chauffeur with a dim look and a slightly hunched back.

Dressed in a patched gray cloth shirt.

The gray hair on his forehead, as well as the wrinkles that appeared due to the fatigue of life, reminded Lu Tai that he was now just a chauffeur.

Alive.

Alone, bear all the hatred and resentment.

Alone, having to protect his cousin Liu Ying, and having to escape the pursuit again and again, and letting the two of them have a bite to eat so that they don't starve to death, these pressures of survival almost forced Lu Tai into a desperate situation.

For many nights, he wanted to die and go to see his father Lu Ze, his second uncle Lu Shizhi, and his aunt Lu Pheasant, but every time he looked at Liu Ying's thin body who was sleeping very well, Lu Tai gritted his teeth and persevered.

As long as you live, there is hope, even if it is not for the emperor's hegemony, you must live for the continuation of the bloodline inheritance. Once. Lu Tai thought that he could let go of everything and be an ordinary person, but in these days in Chang'an, especially today, when he saw the infinite scenery of Li Yuan's family with his own eyes, Lu Tai's heart was not calm again.

"The position of that emperor was originally the Liu family, and our Lu family was a relative of the royal family. And I, Lu Tai, am the general who holds the halberd feather forest. Lu Tai insisted on rolling in his heart.

The post house.

A little bean fire lit up a small corner of the house.

A teenager bent down and held a bamboo slip, brought his eyes closer to the faint light, and whispered something, in this era when Cai Lun had not yet invented ordinary paper, being able to have books to read and words to write was the most rewarding for a poor teenager.

"Ah Ying. It's not early, let's rest, I have to wait for the prince tomorrow morning. Lu Tai pushed the door and entered, looking at the young man studying hard. A little smile appeared on his indifferent face.

"Brother Tai, I'm not sleepy, this bamboo slip was borrowed from Shizi. I said I was going to pay it back tomorrow morning! Liu Ying raised her head, her eyes were bright, with the childishness unique to a teenager.

Lu Tai sighed. patted Liu Ying on the shoulder and instructed: "Then you go to bed early, your body is exhausted, we don't have money to treat it now!" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Ying answered, lowered her head and muttered again. If Lu Pheasant is still alive, she will be very relieved to see this scene, this is her Lu Pheasant's son, as a mother, she always likes to hope that her son will become a dragon, and a strong personality like Lu Pheasant is even more so.

Looking at Liu Ying's "nerd" appearance, Lu Tai shook his head and put a piece of rice cake in exchange for a little baht he saved in front of Liu Ying.

Tonight is Liu Ying's birthday.

According to the standard of distinguishing whether a man is an adult or not in this era, he can be counted as a weak crown, and if he is two years older, he will be subject to the constraints of the Fu nationality system, and have many obligations such as military service and tax payment. Of course, Liu Ying's identity is now only a slave of the South Vietnamese mission, and the laws of the Qin State cannot control him.

There is no celebration, no banquet, and no special treatment, Liu Ying is not the emperor of the Han Dynasty now, just an ordinary ordinary person. Lu Tai is now just a coachman, and he can't give anything except to give Liu Ying food and clothing.

"If only Liu Ying could inherit part of her aunt Lu Pheasant's ruthlessness and her uncle Liu Bang's methods." Lu Tai looked at Liu Ying's thin back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Liu Ying seemed to be very satisfied with the current situation, which made Lu Tai hesitate, how to persuade Liu Ying to poison Zhao Zhongshi's Jihua, this had to be considered in the long run. After all, Zhao Zhongshi and Lu Jia, the envoys of South Vietnam, were kind to him and Liu Ying, and now they want to take revenge, Lu Tai doesn't feel anything, and Liu Ying may not be able to pass the level of demons.

is different from what Lu Tai imagined, the current days are very hard, but Liu Ying is very content.

His father is Liu Bang and his mother is Lu Pheasant.

As a son of man, Liu Ying's personality is very different from his parents, he does not have such great ambitions, and he does not have the obsession to become an emperor.

On that day, when she left her mother Lu Pheasant, Liu Ying was at a loss and reluctant, but at the same time, she was relieved and relaxed. Lu Pheasant is his mother, over the years, she has protected Liu Ying again and again, not letting him be hurt at all, this love, Liu Ying can feel, but at the same time, he feels great pressure.

Become a king and become an emperor.

This is Liu Bang and Lu Pheasant's dream.

But it is not Liu Ying's ideal of life, to be an ordinary reader, to read the books he likes to read, and to immerse himself in the vast sea of books, such a day is what Liu Ying wants.

What's so good about being an emperor?

At least Liu Ying will not feel how happy, the historical Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, his short life is a tragedy, when he was not the emperor, he was almost abandoned by his father and died in the chaos, after becoming the emperor, he died because of the strong depression of his mother Lu Pheasant, and even his own life's major event was designated by Lu Pheasant, marrying Zhang Yan who he didn't like.

National affairs are all decided by Empress Lu; The matter of marriage is also designated by his mother, even if he wants to protect his half-brother Zhao Ruyi, he can't, what is the meaning of such a life.

Some people live a hard life, but they are very content; Some people are well-fed, but they are still not satisfied.

On this night, in the humble house where the people of the post house lived, Liu Ying spent his fifteenth birthday in trepidation, originally, he should have lived in the magnificent palace in Chang'an City, and enjoyed everything that he should have as an emperor, although those were not what he worked hard for, nor did he really want.

Lu Tai and Liu Ying each have their own thoughts.

Their scheming and demeanor were already under surveillance, and a servant at the door of the inn hurriedly closed the door and slipped out after waiting for the lights in the house to go out.

His task is to inform the person in charge at the higher level of the situation he sees every day, and after experiencing the Li Bi corruption incident, the personnel and work efficiency of the Jing Division in charge of Yan Le have been greatly strengthened, although Chang'an City is crowded and chaotic, but every square and every street is still effectively divided and governed, and these peripheral intelligence personnel scattered in the neighborhood are the basis for preventing turmoil in Chang'an.

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The initial recognition of Qin by the diplomatic corps of South Vietnam enabled the strategy of "fighting in the north and making peace in the south" and ensured that Qin could deal with the strong enemy in the north wholeheartedly.

However, after all, governing the country is not a child's play, nor is it something that can be achieved by simply drawing a few strokes on a blank sheet of paper, and what will happen in the process of implementing a policy, and what will happen to the results of zuihou, all of which require great patience and sufficient wisdom on the part of the rulers.

April 26.

Under the strong proposal of Prime Minister Chen Ping, a court discussion on the performance appraisal of officials began in the midst of verbal and verbal arrows, and Li Yuan was "lucky" to be recommended as a referee by both sides of the debate.

On one side is Prime Minister Chen Ping, Si Nong Jian Guan Yue, and some officials who are specifically responsible for affairs, and in the local area, officials who hold real power such as Zhaoping and Zhao Xie are also on Chen Ping's side; On the other side are Li Zheng, the Zhongshu Ling who is in charge of the performance appraisal of officials, and Menghu, the court lieutenant, whose supporters are a group of imperial historians who are good at arguing with their tongues.

The main topic of the debate is how to determine whether an official is competent or not, in other words, how to judge whether an official is conscientious or inactive in office.

According to Chen Ping's opinion, the Qin State is now implementing the strategy of streamlining officials to govern the country, and the number of officials in some counties and counties is only in single digits, even if some small officials, pavilion chiefs, and fathers are added to the ranks, it is not enough to use, and some grassroots officials are busy every day, complaining bitterly, if they do their duty in this way, they will be assessed as unqualified, as their superiors, Chen Ping naturally has to speak for them.

Li Zheng refuted Chen Ping's statement, he believed that whether an official is competent or not, there should be a special imperial history department responsible, as for the evaluation criteria, the imperial history supervisor can discuss with the higher level of the official being evaluated, but at the specific implementation level, it cannot be affected in the slightest.

Even if Chen Ping's situation occurs, it cannot hide the official's failure in other aspects, and as a state institution, it is important to add the necessary personnel, rather than blindly accommodating. At the same time, Li Zheng also believes that after the measures of revitalizing public schools and abolishing private schools, a large number of students have invested in the schools set up in various places from private schools, and their participation has given Qin a strong reserve of talents.

Chen Ping was so angry by Li Zheng's rebuttal that his face turned red, Li Zheng didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were if he didn't know how expensive he was. Since the restoration of the new Qin, there have been wars almost every year, sometimes several times a year, and Li Yuan insisted on refusing to raise taxes, and after a variety of ways to reduce expenditures, Chen Ping had to reduce the number of officials as one of the measures.

There are fewer people, more things to do.

Each person's energy and ability are different, and the efficiency of work and the results achieved are naturally uneven, which will lead to deviations in performance appraisal. (To be continued......)