"What do you mean by that?" Xiao He looked at Liu Ji curiously.

Liu Ji slowly stood up, paced back and forth in the room, and said lightly: "In terms of statecraft, I am not as profound as you, so I will not think about it from this aspect, but in terms of people, I do notice some abnormalities." ”

"Human?" Xiao He and Cao Shen glanced at each other, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Liu Ji nodded, he turned around, and said with a smile: "In the words of Brother Cao Shen, there is actually a piece of information revealed, that is, the changes in Xianyang this time mainly come from two people, one is His Royal Highness, and the other is Zhang Cang. ”

"We don't know much about Zhang Cang."

"But from the only understanding, it can be known that Zhang Cang is a high disciple of Xunzi, and he is from the same family as Li Sishi, the current prime minister of Great Qin, and Xunzi is a Confucian Confucian, and Qin Confucianism is light, and ordinary Confucian students will not be able to Shi Qin at all, and they also look down on Qin in their hearts, but Li Si and Zhang Cang both chose Shi Qin, which shows that they actually have no prejudice against ordinary scholars."

"Again."

"Xiao He and I have entered the affairs mansion in the past."

"And the reason why I was able to enter was also through Zhang Cang's recommendation."

"It shows that Zhang Cang is eclectic, he doesn't care too much about his background and family, his vision and gaze are very lofty, and he is not restricted by the old situation of the imperial court."

"This man has a new ambition for change."

"So after taking over the Shaofu, he began to innovate on a large scale, which may be reasonable."

"But that's just speculation after all."

"Not really."

"However, in the final analysis, these things are actually still up to Your Highness."

"Zhang Cang is just the person who pushes to the front of the stage."

"And His Highness is really an impatient, impatient person?"

"The answer is no."

"His Royal Highness is not impatient, and even a little slow, everything is planned and then moved, and it is rare to put himself in such a dangerous situation, and the words of Brother Cao Shen also confirm this."

"The imperial court eased relations with the Xiongnu."

"It doesn't mean that the two sides will stop fighting."

"Instead, under the overall peace, local conflicts are continuous, so the military academy will be set up in order to further enhance the strength of the frontier soldiers."

"You can see it from this."

"Your Highness didn't do it on impulse."

"But after deliberate calculations, it's just His Royal Highness's calculations, which are not well known to the outside world, and they will not take the initiative to expose them, and the imperial court may still announce one or two about the situation in northern Xinjiang, and when it comes to Kanto, I am afraid it will only be superficial."

"It won't be exposed until the last minute."

"To go further."

"If you continue to look at it for a longer period of time."

"The officers finally cultivated by this military academy are also in line with the 'non-commissioned officer transfer' launched by His Royal Highness, and after the non-commissioned officers are transferred, they will eventually go to the local area to serve as officials, but where can there be extra official positions in the world?"

"We must start with Kanto."

"So."

Liu Ji's tone suddenly calmed down a lot, and there was a deep jealousy in his tone.

He continued: "These warehouses seem to be of great benefit to the future rebellion of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, but if you look at it from a different angle, wouldn't it also facilitate the suppression of the imperial court in the future? ”

"Judging from the past style of His Royal Highness and Zhang Cang."

"This time it's not going to be out of the question."

"I'm afraid it was done on purpose."

"It's just that I deliberately covered up a lot of facts, and I also deliberately covered up some follow-up measures, in order to beware of us and others, so as not to let us and others find out the truth, and then sabotage His Highness's follow-up plan."

"But one thing is for sure."

"The imperial court really wants to surplus some money and grain through 'opening up sources and reducing expenditures'."

"It's hard to do anything without money."

Xiao He and Cao Shen were thoughtful.

Cao Shen said in a condensed voice: "Then in your opinion Liu Ji, what arrangements will His Highness make for Kanto?" ”

Liu Ji smiled bitterly, touched his nose, and said speechlessly: "I'm not a roundworm in His Highness's stomach, how can I know so much, and if I know it all and guess it, there will be more people in the world who can guess." ”

"What's that secret?"

"That's right." Cao Shen smiled awkwardly.

"And what if not?" Xiao He said.

"Nope." Liu Ji sneered, and said indifferently: "Then go back to your own home, it's a big deal to pack up your things and go back to Pei County." ”

"We didn't think about living and dying with the Qin court, and when the time comes, life and death will be fateful, but with the current situation of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, it is most likely difficult to become a climate, even if something really happens to the Kanto, it is a big deal to bulldoze these warehouses again."

"It's not that difficult for the imperial court."

"What I'm curious about now is what His Highness wants to do."

"With such a lot of effort, the picture must be very large."

"But what's the picture?"

Liu Ji frowned, a little unclear.

Xiao He smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He couldn't figure it out either.

Then.

The woman who opened the door for Liu Ji before came in again.

She held a wooden plate with a sea bass on top of it, and a flask.

Seeing this, Liu Ji's eyes lit up.

He patted his belly and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for this meal for a long time, and I came here this morning with an empty stomach, so I want to have a good meal today." ”

"Haha." Xiao He laughed.

The three of them didn't talk about political affairs anymore, they talked while drinking, and talked ramblingly.

Liu Ji already has some ruffian temperament, and his unique ruffian language is often humorous, and bursts of laughter can be heard from time to time in the room.

Just as the three of them were eating and drinking, there was another knock at the door.

This time it was the messenger.

The little official handed over the order issued by the imperial court to Xiao He, and left directly.

Xiao He stood at the door, opened the order, looked at it a few times, and showed a different color in his eyes, and then returned to the room with a complicated face, seeing Xiao He like this, Liu Ji said curiously: "What news did the little official pass on?" ”

"The imperial court further loosened its grip on the Kanto region." Xiao He said with a slightly different expression: "I will send soldiers to the eastern part of the country." ”

"The non-commissioned officers requisitioned this time are different from the forced service in the past, but they have to go to the frontier and enjoy the same treatment as the non-commissioned officers, and if they get a knighthood in the army, they can also enjoy the treatment of 'non-commissioned officer transfer', in addition, this requisition is not mandatory, everything depends on voluntariness."

Hear the words.

Liu Ji and Cao Shen couldn't help but be stunned.

When did the imperial court levy soldiers?

Aren't they all forcibly requisitioned?

"I'm afraid not many people will go, right?" Cao Shen said subconsciously.

Xiao He nodded and said: "There will not be many people who take the initiative to go, how many people can be in a county, I am afraid that they will all be up to the sky, but this may be what the imperial court wants, in order to promote the set of 'non-commissioned officer transfer' in the army, if Brother Liu is right, there is no large-scale war on the border, and there are continuous small-scale conflicts, and these soldiers who take the initiative to go may really get a lot of opportunities." ”

"So to speak."

"Fan Hao went to the army before, it seems that he is indeed very wise."

"When the Fan Hao brothers are promoted, and this group of 'soldiers' who take the initiative to go are promoted, there will probably be more 'people with lofty ideals' in Kanto to join, and many of the policies implemented by His Royal Highness will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and accepted and recognized by the people of Kanto."

"Imperceptibly, moisturizing things silently."

Cao Shen couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "His Royal Highness seems to be really relaxing many restrictions on the Kanto, and has been vigorously promoting" equal treatment ", 'equal treatment', the non-commissioned officer transformation system has been implemented for more than a year, and many soldiers have gone to the place, but the spread in the Kanto region is very small, if you wait for the batch of Fan Xu, and this batch of people who take the initiative to go down, this policy may really become a household name." ”

"It will make many people at the bottom flock to it."

"Thousands of dollars buy bones, win the trust of others."

"And His Royal Highness's approach is obviously more sophisticated, so that the real beneficiaries can promote these policies for the imperial court, of course, the effect will be more remarkable, and it will be more popular with the people.

Xiao He bowed.

He thought and said: "Maybe this is the real purpose of His Royal Highness, by slowing down the relationship with the Xiongnu and borrowing the hands of the Xiongnu, to accelerate the promotion of various policies, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort, and the imperial court is obviously affordable at present, and the strength of the imperial court is also above the Xiongnu, this risk is nothing to the imperial court." ”

"It's just that Kanto is really like what Brother Liu said?"

"Just to make some money?"

"Or force the nobles and scholars of the Six Kingdoms to make mistakes? Then the imperial court followed the vine and touched the melon, and cleaned up the local officials again? ”

"Is it really that simple?"

"And the imperial court seems to rely too much on northern Xinjiang."

Liu Ji chuckled lightly and said unconcernedly: "Why do you want to do so much?" Now it is not us who are anxious, but those nobles and scholars, who now want to find out the intentions of the court more than we do, and now they are only afraid that they are anxious and anxious, and all parties inquire. ”

"Haha."

Liu Ji looked very calm.

They are now court officials.

If they can't understand it, they can't understand it, they just need to do their part.

Even if something happens at that time, it can't be blamed on them, but it is the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, but they must find out what kind of medicine is sold in the Fusu gourd, otherwise they may not be able to sleep well.

Hear the words.

Xiao He suddenly laughed.

"Brother Liu, that's exactly what you said."

"Now the urgency should be the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and the hundred scholars."

"And it's winter soon, there is not much time left for them to inquire about the news, or to make a target, if they can't think it through, in the end, His Highness will advance smoothly, and the remnants of the Six Nations will probably become more and more anxious."

"It's not uncommon for things to go wrong."

Liu Ji smiled and nodded.

He wasn't in a hurry about it at all.

It's best if you can figure it out, and if you can't figure it out, that's it.

He is a local official, so he can take care of these court affairs.

It would be nice to be able to govern the local area well.

With Liu Ji's reminder, Xiao He and Cao Shen also relaxed.

Late October.

A conscription notice was posted at the gates of the major cities in the Kanto region.

It's just that the people passing by, seeing that it was a conscription notice, just looked at the beginning, and fled and left, for fear that if they walked slowly, they would be targeted by the officials on the side, and finally they were forcibly conscripted to serve.

Donghai County, Huaiyin County.

Notices at the gates of the city have been posted for several days.

Still no one cares.

The government didn't care.

It seems like it's just a routine posting.

Seeing that the government did not seem to be forcibly conscripted for service, the surrounding peasants were also secretly relieved, but many people were still vigilant, lest the government suddenly visit that day and directly summon their beloved.

Now.

Outside the city gates.

A young man in his early twenties, looking at the notice posted at the head of the city, couldn't help but have a bright light in his eyes.

"Northern Xinjiang conscription."

"Enjoy the same treatment as sergeants and soldiers."

"If you have military merits, you can transfer to a local official within three to five years."

"If there are those who have outstanding military achievements, they can enter the military academy and receive guidance from the generals of the army, such as Su Jiao and Wang Li."

“.”

The young people read the contents of the notice bit by bit.

But his eyes became brighter and brighter.

A mere conscription notice is not very attractive to young people, but if combined with another thing he has recently inquired about, this conscription notice is undoubtedly a thoroughfare for him.

Youth Column.

He just stood under the sign.

But in my heart, I remembered something I had just heard.

The Qin court intended to make peace with the Xiongnu.

As for the postponement of the construction of the Great Wall, he has never been to his heart, and all he cares about is the news of 'relaxation', and now there is another one, that is, the Military Academy.

Conscription, which others avoid is a great attraction for young people.

It was as if enlisting in the army north was a bright spot for him.

Just when the young man was looking forward to his own rise, his stomach rumbled, and the young man touched his stomach helplessly, tightened the long sword in his hand, and prepared to go fishing under the city first to solve today's food and clothing.

By the way, I will give the drifting mother a few words.

When the young man carried his sword on his back and went to the city as he had done in the past, there was a group of ladies who were washing clothes by the river.

Seeing one of the old women, the young man strode over and said to the eldest lady: "Auntie, during this time, thank you for your help, Han Xin has understood his way today, and when I Han Xin gets ahead in the future, I will repay him tenfold and hundredfold." ”

The old woman looked at Han Xin's expression and said angrily: "The eldest husband can't support himself by himself, I pity you to give you food, and I don't expect you to repay you at all." ”

"You said earlier that you understand your way out?"

"Where are you going to make a living?"

"Enlisted!" Han Xin spoke firmly.

Hearing Han Xin's words, the old woman frowned, pointed at Han Xin with a cracked finger, and scolded angrily: "I am kind enough to help you, I want you to cheer up, not to let you become a soldier." ”

Han Xin hurriedly explained: "Auntie. ”

"I Hanxin neither know how to do business, nor do I have any skills, the only thing I am good at is military, the reason why I was reluctant to enlist in the past was because enlisting in the army was too risky for me and the reward was too small, but this time it was different."

"The relationship between the Qin court and the Xiongnu has eased."

"This also means that there will be no less local conflicts in northern Xinjiang, if I can seize the opportunity to kill a few Huns, I can get the title, and then I can directly enter the Military Academy, and the Military Academy is led by the general of the Qin Army, I Han Xin believes that my military ability is not inferior to anyone in the world, as long as I am given the opportunity, I can prove myself."

"When I leave the Military Academy, I may have become a general with tens of thousands of soldiers."

"And there is bound to be a decisive battle between Great Qin and the Xiongnu."

"With my talent, I may not be able to replace Meng Tian in the future and become the chief general of the 300,000 army, and when I wipe out the Xiongnu in one fell swoop, who in the world dares to underestimate me Han Xin?"

"This is my best chance right now!"

Han Xin was quick to speak.

I am afraid that my enlistment in the army will cause her mother to be dissatisfied.

It's just that Han Xin explained it like this, and Drifting Mother couldn't listen to it at all.

I only thought that Han Xin was dizzy and wanted to die.

Looked at.

Han Xin's face changed and changed, and finally gritted his teeth and insisted: "Auntie, Han Xin's mind has been decided, and he will never change, Auntie is waiting in the county, and one day I will hear my name Han Xin, and my name will be spread all over the world!" ”

(End of chapter)