Golden autumn September.
The breeze is cool and the sky is high and vast.
Ji Heng lived in the courtyard. For a month, he was very leisurely and went to build a deck chair. He had just finished lunch, cleaned up hastily, and took a bamboo fan to rest leisurely under the shade of the tree. With.
The sun was blazing in the courtyard, but he was very peaceful.
At this time.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the house.
Without Ji Heng's consent, the ajar door was pushed open.
The two men strode forward.
It was Fusu who was banned some time ago, and Hu Hai who followed.
Seeing Ji Heng, Fusu bowed and said very politely: "Fusu has met Mr. Ji Heng. He was in prison in the past. He did not hide it intentionally. Please don't be offended."
Ji Heng waved his bamboo fan to drive away the mosquitoes at his feet, and said casually: "I only act according to my own rules, whether it's Bo Qin or the eldest son Fu Su, there is not much difference between them. The only difference is , but I brought enough wine this time.”
Fusu nodded slightly.
He waved his hand behind him, and several soldiers placed four bottles of wine on the table in the courtyard.
Fusu then said: "Fusu knows Mr. Ji's rules, and he was ordered to repay the wine this time."
Ji Heng stood up from the recliner, picked up the wine bottle on the table, placed it next to him, and then lay down again, as if the arrival of Fusu and Su had no impact on him.
Hu Hai also bowed, with a slightly strange look on his face, and said: "Sir... Sir, I am not some 'Mr. Ji', but the young master of Great Qin, Hu Hai."
"Meet sir."
"I have known your identities for a long time." Ji Heng glanced at the Fusu brothers, pointed to the bamboo mat under the shade beside him, and said calmly: "You can find a place to sit by yourselves. I am just a lazy person, so I won't do anything." How can I receive you? Let’s just make do with it.”
"It should be so." Fusu bowed again and went to sit on the table.
Hu Hai also sat down, but his eyes were quite puzzled and he asked doubtfully: "How did you guess my identity? I have never revealed it in the past?"
He looked very surprised.
Ji Heng did not answer in a hurry. He took out a pot of wine from the side and poured the wine into the Tongjue. In the blink of an eye, the Tongjue in front of him was filled, and the whole house was instantly filled with the rich aroma of wine.
At this time, Ji Heng looked over and said with a faint smile: "Things in the past are no longer important and don't have much meaning."
"If you want to listen, I can speak."
"But you brought two jugs of wine, maybe that's not what you want to hear."
Said.
Ji Heng took a few sips.
The fine wine in Tongjue has been reduced visibly to the naked eye.
Hu Hai's expression froze.
He looked at Fusu awkwardly, but did not dare to speak again.
Fusu originally wanted to meet Ji Heng alone this time, but after he found out, he insisted on following him. But in the final analysis, it had nothing to do with him this time, so he was not qualified to overstep his authority, so he had to smile apologetically.
However, the look he looked at Ji Heng was also quite resentful.
In his opinion, it was just a casual reply, so why bother with it?
Fusu smiled and said, "Fusu did come here this time to ask for advice on a lot of things, but the questions my younger brother asked are also my doubts. It's okay for Mr. Ji to tell you."
Fusu answered calmly and decently.
Ji Heng was self-righteous and said slowly: "Qin restructured the world, but some things were still inherited. Uncle Ji is among them. Ji is the youngest and uncle is the eldest. He can get wine so easily, and the clan is determined. There are high-ranking people, at least one of them is ranked as 'Marquis', plus you call yourself 'Bo Qin', 'Qin' is the national character, and only the official family in Guanzhong is qualified to use it."
"The clan of the Qin Dynasty cannot be a member unless it has military merit."
"Your identities are about to come out."
Hear the words.
Fusu gave a wry smile.
The name Bo Qin was given to him before the unification of the world. It was used to indicate the place where he went and went. It not only showed his ranking but also concealed his surname. However, with the unification of the world, this name was no longer appropriate.
Fusu said: "Thank you sir for clarifying my doubts."
Immediately, Fusu straightened his body and said slowly: "Mr. Ji, I came here this time to ask for advice on how to govern the country."
"Rule the country?" Ji Heng frowned, shook his head and said, "Then you can go back."
"Why?" Fusu was stunned.
"I am a mediocre person and cannot govern a country." Ji Heng said.
Hu Hai said urgently: "Ji Heng, didn't you speak truthfully before? Why do you say you can't do it now?"
"What do you mean?"
Ji Heng ignored it, took a sip of wine, and said coldly: "What matters is what matters, what matters is what is lacking."
"How can I, a rural person, know anything about national affairs?"
"I can't cure it either!"
Fusu's eyes moved slightly, thinking in his mind, "Seeing things for what they are worth, seeing what is lacking", and suddenly remembered what his father said about "big political changes and small changes".
He bowed and said, "Fusu is so ambitious."
"But I beg you, sir, to save the country."
Ji Heng continued to shake his head and said: "As far as the governance of the country is concerned, Da Qin has been promoting the reform of the world's currency system, complementary migration of people, population registration, land taxation and corvee integration, etc. Can these key things be solved casually? ?”
"Your understanding of world affairs is too shallow."
"He talks about 'governing the country' and 'saving the country,' but he doesn't know the specifics of the affairs at all."
"You are so arrogant, why do you need to ask me for advice?"
"Go back!"
Fusu's expression changed, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
During the month of confinement, he did not have a moment of free time. He had been immersed in studying and had already understood the long-standing shortcomings of the Qin Dynasty. However, the more he understood, the more trapped he became. Therefore, as soon as the confinement ended, he went directly to find Ji Heng. I want Ji Heng to provide some solutions to solve Da Qin's urgent needs.
But he never expected that Ji Heng would simply ignore him.
For a while.
He couldn't help but panic.
Fusu suppressed his uneasiness and said, "You are stupid, sir. Please give me some advice."
"As my husband said in prison, the people in the world are poor, and a civil uprising is imminent. How can Fusu, as the prince of Qin Dynasty, sit idly by and do nothing?"
"In terms of governance, the first priority is to solve the practical problems of people's livelihood."
"Fusu doesn't understand, what's wrong?!"
Fusu's thoughts were racing, but he spoke very calmly.
Ji Heng shook his head secretly and refilled a bottle of wine, but he drank it faster.
He said slowly: "It is right to set your sights high."
“But if you only see the towering mountain peaks and completely ignore the mud under your feet, you will not only fail to reach the mountain peaks, but will also get stuck in the muddy quagmire.”
"You lack any respect for the world."
"With your anxious and angry attitude, you will not be able to save the Qin Dynasty, and you will only harm the country and the people."
"I don't know what you have done this month, but as of now, you have made no progress compared to the past, and you have even regressed."
"Fusu, you shouldn't be like this."
Hear the words.
Fusu's face turned pale.
His whole body felt as if he had been hit hard, sweat dripped from his forehead, and his heart was pounding.
Until then.
He suddenly woke up.
His mentality was currently out of balance, especially when he thought of what his father said about "big political changes and small changes", he suddenly woke up. The First Emperor had pointed out the direction from the beginning, but he didn't pay attention at all. He only wanted to use Ji Heng's talent to make things happen as soon as possible. Let the world regain peace.
But do you really have this ability?
No!
