Pei county.

It snowed heavily for several days.

The entire Pei County has entered a state of being covered in silver.

The streets are sparsely populated.

In a quieter alley, a figure suddenly burst out, knocked on the closed door, and seemed to shout a loud voice, and then the closed door opened, and the man entered the house.

Liu Ji handed over the herring fish in his hand, then rubbed his hands coldly, and scolded: "This ghost weather is really too cold." ”

"What about Xiao He?"

"Study." Xiao He's wife spoke.

Liu Ji nodded, as if he was familiar with Xiao He's home, and walked straight to the study.

Not a few steps.

He went to Xiao He's study.

Xiao He's study is not big, and there are a lot of books piled up in it.

Although the weather was very cold, Xiao He still did not light a fire in the house, so even in the study, the temperature was still very cold, Liu Ji had already seen it, went directly to the study, closed the door, and couldn't help but complain a few times: "This bird weather is always going to be cold to death." ”

Xiao He quipped for a while: "Wasn't it so cold in previous years?" ”

Liu Ji said: "It was indeed cold in previous years, but it was not as cold as this year, don't you feel that this year is a little abnormally cold?" ”

"It's not just the cold weather."

Hear the words.

Xiao He's eyes froze slightly.

He had roughly guessed Liu Ji's intention.

He sighed lightly and said, "Liu Ji, you have known each other for so long, there is no need to hide it like this, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

As for Xiao He's words, Liu Ji didn't seem to hear it, but just looked at Xiao He's study, in addition to the three parties and a few cases, there were four extra-large bamboo bookshelves, which were full of all kinds of simple books.

Forthwith.

Liu Jicai said earnestly: "Now the situation in the world seems to have undergone some changes, as far as I know, there are many people in Surabaya County who are ready to move, and the outside world has been rumoring that Qin Ting doesn't seem to care about the life or death of the people in the Kanto region at all, and will only let the disasters in the Kanto region occur, and now the local people are panicking." ”

"Even in the past, there is still heavy snowfall, but this year's heavy snowfall is a little more inexplicable."

"There are always people who feel cold!"

"It always feels like this snow will last for a long time."

"Many people will die in the world."

"People's hearts have changed."

Xiao He was silent.

How could he not have heard of the rumors from the outside world?

It's just that he has always been a little unable to see the current situation today.

He said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this? ”

Liu Ji looked at the closed doors and windows, and said meaningfully: "I think that if you prepare with both hands, Qin Ting may not be able to suppress it, this time Qin Ting's response is very unsuccessful, and it has aroused a lot of dissatisfaction and resentment in the local area, plus some people secretly add fuel to the fire, under all kinds of rumors, the common people who are already panicking about Qin are even more panicked now." ”

Xiao He's face was gloomy.

He pondered for a while, and then said angrily: "The matter of our entry into the affairs house some time ago has already spread all over the world, and we have been more or less marked with the figure of His Royal Highness. ”

Liu Ji chuckled, not caring at all.

He sneered, "We did enter the affairs house, but it was a conscription from the imperial court, how dare we refuse?" ”

"And after the affairs of the government are settled, have we officials been promoted? Has it ever been reused? ”

"Nope."

"Then we're just routine."

"What else can we talk about?"

"And"

Liu Ji paused for a moment, and said with a gloomy expression: "If there is no change in the sky and the order issued by the imperial court, I don't think the world will change, from our relationship with Fusu in the past few months, Fusu may not be so able to make good decisions, but at least he knows the situation in the world, and he also knows what he should do, in this case, even if the situation in the world deteriorates, it will not be bad." ”

"But people are not as good as heaven."

"The situation in the world has changed."

"First there was a wave of 'Yingfu Shouxin', and then a wave of orders not to provide disaster relief, which caused panic among the local people, and now the people have long been unable to distinguish right from wrong, they only think that the Qin court still has a gap with them, and would rather see death than save them, and will not provide disaster relief for them, public opinion is turbulent, and it is destined to become a disaster in the world."

"We're just caught up in it."

Xiao He was silent.

He was also worried.

Because this time the imperial court's measures are really unpopular with the people, although it seems to be in line with the Qin law, but this time, whether it is celestial phenomena or various prophecies, it indicates that the place where the accident occurred is Kanto, and most of it is Northern Chu, and Qin and Chu do not deal with each other, so once the mood goes up, it is not so easy to appease.

Xiao He's fingertips tapped lightly on the desk.

Long.

Xiao Hecai suddenly asked: "You said that these policies go down, Your Highness doesn't know the pros and cons?" ”

Liu Ji frowned, but shook his head.

He touched his chin and said in a condensed voice: "According to the situation in Lingling, His Highness should be clear, he once said that if he has gone deep into the place, then he will have an understanding of the situation in the place, so the possible consequences of these orders are not clear to the imperial court, and His Highness should have an estimate in his heart." ”

"Then why didn't His Highness dissuade him?" Xiao He asked again.

Liu Ji's heart moved slightly, and said, "Do you think this matter is not so simple?" ”

"There are calculations in the court?"

Forthwith.

Liu Ji shook his head and questioned: "This shouldn't be possible, the public opinion is raging at the moment, and the Qin court's control over the Kanto region is not strong, how can you do such an impulsive thing, once something happens, it will be a beacon fire everywhere, you and I can see this, and those big officials in the court can still not see it?" ”

"It's just that what is the heart of this imperial court?"

Liu Ji's eyes flickered, but his eyes kept stopping at Xiao He.

Looked at.

Xiao He didn't know what Liu Ji was thinking.

The previous words are just excuses, this is what Liu Ji really wants to ask.

This is also in line with Liu Ji's personality.

He was bold, but he was not mindless.

He was sober.

Xiao He said lightly: "Do you think the imperial court has other intentions?" ”

Liu Ji smiled and teased: "I just don't have an idea, come to ask you?" Why are you still asking me about me? ”

"Tell me about it first."

Xiao He laughed.

There is nothing to do about Liu Ji.

Xiao He sat upright, his eyes closed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Let's not talk about the celestial phenomena, this time the imperial court's order mainly expresses a thought. ”

"Cultivating people to win the sky."

"This is the practice that the Qin State has always used to deal with natural disasters."

"Only disaster treatment, not disaster relief."

"It's just that I learned from those mailmen that there was a lot of controversy in the court this time, but in the end, the First Emperor was still determined to do so, and His Royal Highness also strongly agreed, in addition to what we know, I am afraid there are reasons that we don't know."

"Also."

"Chu Di is obscene."

"After Qin destroyed Chu at the beginning, he ordered officials to crack down on obscene evil gods in Chu, the effect was there, but it was not obvious, and after the unification of the world, the obscene evil gods in various places revived, and after this celestial phenomenon, coupled with the heavy snow in Chu and the land, it made the obscene evil gods flourish again."

"The obscene evil god who has been repeatedly forbidden."

"It has seriously affected the Qin court's control over Chudi."

"Don't ask the common people, ask the ghosts and gods."

"This is the most serious problem facing Zhichu."

"If the imperial court chooses disaster relief, firstly, it will mess with the law, and secondly, it will give the obscene evil gods in various places, and when there is really a disaster in the world, whether it is solved by the Qin court in the end, I am afraid that in the end, a lot of credit will be placed on the heads of the evil gods in various places, and if the Qin court wants to fight again in the future, it will only be more difficult."

"Qin Ting insisted on emphasizing 'cultivating people to win the sky', and he did not have the intention of breaking the superstition of Chudi."

"It's just that once the surging public opinion rises, it will not be so easy to extinguish."

"Or is the court determined that there will be no disasters in the world?"

Xiao He frowned.

Hear the words.

Liu Ji shook his head directly, and he said in a deep voice: "Even if there is really no natural disaster, there will definitely be a disaster." ”

"A few days ago, I received a letter, it was sent by Zhang Er, I traveled the world with Zhang Er when I was young, and I also formed a friendship, but after the unification of the world, we broke off contact, and because of the previous news of the government's recruitment, it was also heard by Zhang Er's ears, and he also learned my whereabouts and sent me a letter."

In the letter, Zhang Er bluntly said that if Qin loses his deer, the world will be in chaos.

"Invite me to join us."

"He even said that if he didn't dare, he would try to make some trouble in the local area to distract Qin Ting's attention."

"The nobles of the Six Kingdoms are ready to move."

"Even if there are no natural disasters, there will be human disasters."

"Man-made disasters together."

"But it's not that easy to solve."

Xiao He bowed his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "So what are you going to do?" ”

Liu Ji smiled bitterly, and sighed: "It's not good to do, I can't see through the situation in the world now, the main Qin Ting's measures are really confusing, and it makes people feel that they are faint and frequent, and they give people a sense of deep concealment, and once you choose the wrong one, there is basically no turning back." ”

"Ugh."

Liu Ji sighed.

He also had a headache about it.

If he hadn't been drafted into the government, he wouldn't have been so troubled, because there was only one way to go, and that was rebellion.

This is also the trend of the times.

It's just that with this call-up, he also found something unusual, that is, Qin Ting is a sober-minded person, and he also has a clear view of the situation in the world.

This made Liu Ji hesitate.

I don't even know where to go.

And this is also the reason why he came to ask Xiao He.

"Brother Liu, do you think that man-made disasters, has the imperial court taken them into account?" Xiao He suddenly asked.

Liu Ji's face was solemn, and he said with a straight face: "There should be consideration, the Qin court has been on guard against the nobles of the Six Kingdoms all these years, and it is impossible not to take precautions, but even if you consider it, the world is too big, how can the Qin court really cover everything?" Once the beacon fire rises again, there will be incidents in various places, even if the Qin Tingbing soldiers are strong and can suppress it once, but the hatred is formed again. ”

"Once the crackdown is not effective, the situation will change."

Forthwith.

Liu Ji seemed to think of something, and there was a strange look in his eyes.

Liu Ji's abnormality also fell directly into Xiao He's eyes, and Xiao He said curiously: "Brother Liu, what did you think of?" ”

Liu Ji was a little uncertain and said: "What we are considering now is actually something that the court officials can take into account, but is there something that we haven't thought of?" For example, is it true that there will be no natural disasters in the world, and there will be no man-made disasters? ”

"Or."

"As soon as there is a disaster, it is directly suppressed?"

Hear the words.

Xiao He frowned.

He said in a deep voice, "It's probably unlikely. ”

"No matter how convenient the news is in the Qin court, when the news of the local turmoil reaches Xianyang, and then Xianyang issues an edict to quell the chaos, there will be a certain amount of time, this time is already enough for these news to spread to the world, and then all parts of the country will respond, and the Qin court will only become more and more exhausted, and it is impossible to stop further trouble."

Liu Ji did not speak.

He paced back and forth in his study.

His heart was shaken before he came.

I just want to follow Zhang Er's advice.

It's just that after discussing it with Xiao He, he faintly realized that something was wrong.

Qin Ting's behavior was too abnormal, and he didn't seem to have thought that the world would be in chaos because of this, let alone that the world would be turbulent because of this.

Judging from Fusu's actions in Lingling, the Qin court became much more cautious about issuing orders.

This time the matter was discussed several times.

Don't be so dizzy.

Xiao He didn't bother, just meditated on the side.

Liu Ji's doubts are not his.

At this crossroads of fate, he also had a hard time making a choice.

And his life's wish is to do his best to learn and hope that the world will be peaceful, so that the cultivators will have their fields and the people will have food and clothing.

It's just to work for Qin, and it's hard to get ahead.

The world is in turmoil, and it is difficult to predict the future situation, once it fails, it will be a loss.

If it was in the past, he would have preferred to fight.

It's just that after the affairs of the government, he also has more thoughts, so he doesn't move regardless of the outside world, but as the wind and rain in the city become more and more, he gradually becomes restless, and he thinks about his future again.

But I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

Heaven does not help Qin.

If the world is calm, when Fusu takes the throne, it may not be impossible to appease the world, but with the changes in the sky, everything has changed.

The nobles and scholars were ready to move.

The people of the place were terrified.

Now everyone is nervous, even the heavenly prince is not beautiful, and it has snowed heavily for several days, so that the people who are already full of sorrow are worried again, and it has also intensified the rumors, but it is also this heavy snow that makes everyone barely able to suppress the panic in their hearts, and after the beginning of spring, the nobles and Confucian scholars of the six countries have frequent tricks, and there may not be many people who can still maintain their composure at that time.

The chaos in the world may be imminent.

"Hey!"

Liu Ji smashed his fist into the palm of his hand.

He thought of it.

Liu Ji's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "I know why the imperial court is not in a hurry, and I finally know why the imperial court is not worried about natural and man-made disasters, because these can be prevented, or even prohibited, we have thought about it so much, but we have missed a person from beginning to end." ”

"Who?!" Xiao He raised his eyes and looked.

"The First Emperor."

"The First Emperor?" Xiao He looked confused.

Liu Ji smiled and affirmed: "It's the first emperor." ”

"The First Emperor hasn't been out for too long, so we all subconsciously ignore it."

"What if the First Emperor travels the world again?"

"Whether it's Zhang Er, or Xiang Liang, these nobles, do they really dare to gather people to do something?"

"This is Qin Ting's real confidence!!"

(End of chapter)