Xianyang's undercurrent gradually formed.
Officials of all sizes in the South China Sea are also facing challenges.
After Fusu came back from the Nanhai camp, he handed over some matters to them. He only briefly inquired about them every day, and they were responsible for the suggestions and arrangements. This kind of trust with full power and hands-off also made many people feel strange.
They didn't dare to be careless or careless in any way.
It's just that after all the non-commissioned officers nearby had made relatively appropriate arrangements, two people were left out for some reason.
The names of the two people were constantly exchanged among Xiao He and others.
But no one makes a decision.
finally.
In order to determine their official positions and whereabouts, Li Dan decided to convene everyone for a discussion.
This view has also won the approval of everyone.
It's the day.
A side room in Lingling.
Li Dan, Xiao He and others sat together.
Li Dan looked around and saw that all the officials from the Affairs Office were present. He nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "I am a few years older than you, so I volunteered to be the host this time. Please don't mind me."
Said.
Li Dan continued: "There is only one thing that I have summoned you to discuss this time."
"It is the placement of the two generals in the army."
"As for which two people are specifically, you have been dealing with the South China Sea affairs for so long, and you probably all know it by heart. One is Tu Lan, the son of General Tu Sui of the Qin Dynasty, and the other is Zhao Wei, the son of Qin General Zhao Tuo. Their identities are actually They’re all a little special.”
"Before Tu Sui died, he was the commander-in-chief of the Nanhai Army. After Tu Sui's death, his son inherited his father's legacy and continued to take root in Lingnan. He made many achievements in the army and was praised by many generals."
"You are even more familiar with the other person."
"He is the son of the current Nanhai Lord. Now the problem lies here."
"Judging from the official positions provided by the Prime Minister's Office, there are only two official positions that can accommodate them. One is the magistrate of Yongcheng County, and the other is the county magistrate of Huai County. Although they are both county magistrates, regardless of their annual rank or Status is completely different."
"Yongcheng was the capital of the Qin Dynasty in the past. It had a prosperous population with tens of thousands of registered residents."
"Huai County is just a small county near the water."
"The household registration has been hovering on the edge of tens of thousands. There was a very bad shipwreck incident some time ago. This undoubtedly caused Huai County officials to have a certain negative impact in the minds of many people. This will more or less affect to future promotions.”
"Right now, these are the only two official positions the Prime Minister's Office can offer."
"We also need to make a choice."
"Who do you think between Tu Lan and Zhao Wei should be the magistrate of Yongcheng County, and who should be the magistrate of Huai County?"
As Li Dan asked, the side room immediately fell silent.
No one said a word.
Li Dan had already anticipated this situation.
This decision is not easy to make.
In terms of ability and qualifications, Tu Lan is undoubtedly more qualified, but the bad thing is that his father is dead, and Zhao Wei's father is still in office. If Zhao Wei is arranged to go to Huai County, it will easily cause Zhao Tuo's dissatisfaction. Zhao Tuo is currently The Qin army's status was second only to Meng Tian's. He held a high position and was as powerful as Jiu Qing.
Can they provoke such a person?
Because of this.
Everyone in the affairs office clearly knew the situation, but no one was willing to take the risk. That's why the rosters of these two people were constantly passed around in their hands, but they remained unresolved.
See this.
Li Dan frowned.
He stood up slowly and closed the door to the side room.
Afterwards, Li Dan said slowly: "Now you can speak freely. This is all behind closed doors and will not be known to the outside world. This matter should have a conclusion."
Hear the words.
Everyone's eyes were slightly different.
How come they don't know this.
It's just that it's really hard to speak out. As for asking Fusu for an answer, it's even more impossible.
Is Fusu really unaware of this?
Definitely not.
Fusu left all the matters to them, and he obviously had the intention of taking the exam, otherwise he would just pick up some easy things to do, how could there be such a good thing in the world.
Therefore, everyone tacitly did not think about asking for instructions.
This is what they need to solve.
a long time.
Seeing that everyone around him still refused to speak, Li Dan hesitated for a while and decided to take the initiative to speak. He took the initiative and said: "Since you are unwilling to speak, then I, Li Dan, will be the first to speak up. I think Tu Lan should be appointed as the magistrate of Yongcheng County. Tu Lan has outstanding abilities, has always been stable in the army, and has repeatedly achieved military exploits, which shows his talent, and he is worthy of his reputation."
"As for Zhao Wei."
"Although his father is the commander-in-chief of Nanhai, Zhao Wei has not won many military achievements and has always been under his father's wing. He has not really taken charge of his own affairs. Therefore, in my opinion, Zhao Wei needs to prove himself alone, and Yongcheng is A large county has a large population and it is inconvenient for him to perform duties, so it is most suitable for him to be the magistrate of Huai County."
"What do you think?"
Hear the words.
Everyone laughed bitterly.
How could they not understand the truth?
It's easy to say, but difficult to make a decision.
Especially when this decision has to be handed over to Zhao Tuo for review, it is even more difficult. Doesn’t this mean that Zhao Tuo will lose face?
There was a moment of silence.
Uncle Le stood up and said, "I have no objection to this, but is it unfair to Zhao Wei?"
"Although he was blessed by his father, he was willing to take root in Lingnan. This was actually not easy. Although there have been wars in Lingnan in recent years, most of them were piecemeal. If you want to gain military glory, you need not only to deal with it properly, but also a certain amount of luck. Maybe The resumes we saw were not entirely accurate.”
"I think it should probably be considered carefully."
But when he said these words, Uncle Le couldn't help but dodge his eyes.
Apparently he finds it difficult to convince others.
But here is the difficulty in this matter. The difficulty is not to arrange Zhao Wei, but to deal with Zhao Tuo.
After all, Zhao Tuo is the commander-in-chief of the army, leading an army of 500,000. With such great power, and for them to be so contemptuous of his son, once word gets out, it will definitely damage Zhao Tuo's reputation, and it will easily make Zhao Tuo feel resentful towards them. This matter The trouble lies with Zhao Tuo himself.
As Uncle Le took the initiative to break the window paper, others also expressed their concerns.
Without exception.
They were all worried about Zhao Tuo's reaction.
It's just that everyone's words were restrained, and they basically followed Uncle Le's words. They were all complaining about Zhao Wei, but they couldn't tell where they were grievances.
After a lot of arguing, it ended up being fruitless.
Some people think that Tu Lan should be the magistrate of Yongcheng County, while some people support Zhao Mei as the magistrate of Yongcheng County.
But no one dared to really make a decision.
Although Tu Lan's father is dead, his father has many friends in the court. If Tu Lan is appointed as the magistrate of Huai County, it will not be justified in any case, and it will even cause dissatisfaction among many courtiers, and to be fair, Tu Lan's My father died fighting for the Qin Dynasty. If he were to deal with it this way, it would be somewhat unsatisfactory and even mean and ungrateful.
It is really difficult to convince the public to treat him this way.
even.
Even they will feel a little chilled.
They are all officials of the Qin Dynasty now. If something happens to them one day and the imperial court treats their heirs like this, will it not make them feel cold?
It was precisely because of so many concerns that everyone could not be sure for a long time.
For a while.
But everyone was deadlocked.
No one dared to draw a conclusion on this matter.
finally.
Li Dan looked at Wang Ping and asked: "Wang Ping, you are a general and know a lot about military affairs. In your opinion, how should we handle it?"
Wang Ping's expression froze.
How could he accept such a hot potato?
Wang's family status is no longer what it used to be. With the death of his eldest father and his father one after another, Wang's family is no longer what it used to be. She no longer wants to get into trouble. Wang Ping smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "This is really difficult for me. Yes, it is true that many members of my Wang clan have joined the army, but I have been working as a civilian and do not know much about military affairs, so I really cannot give effective opinions."
"but."
Wang Ping paused and said in a deep voice: "I think it doesn't matter how we look at it. What matters is why these two people's names appear on the roster and what His Highness is thinking."
Hear the words.
Everyone's eyes were slightly different.
Wang Ping was right, Fusu's attitude was the key.
General Pi's military position in the army is not low. This time, only Zhao Wei and Tu Lan are on the roster. This can actually give some clues, but even so, it is not something they can decide lightly, especially The final decision will come to Zhao Tuo first, which makes them even more confused.
This then affected the final decision.
But this is not Fusu's test for them.
But this test is really grueling.
In fact, they mainly did not want to offend Zhao Tuo.
At this time.
There was a burst of laughter from behind the seat.
"What's the matter? You guys are discussing it over and over just to discuss this?"
"Everyone pretends to be confused while pretending to understand."
"Does it make sense?"
"You are saying that you are unfair to Zhao Wei, but inside and outside your words, you actually support Tu Lan as the county magistrate. It is just because of Zhao Tuo's face that you don't want to make this decision yourself. You all want to You are thinking too much about letting others come forward so that you can escape from it."
"Is this really so difficult?"
"I, Liu Ji, don't think so."
Hearing a burst of disapproving words coming from behind, everyone was slightly startled, but after hearing who spoke, a look of helplessness appeared on their faces.
How could he, Liu Ji, be qualified to make decisions?
even.
If His Highness had not shown mercy, he would not have the right to sit at the table.
On that day, after Xiao He told Fusu about Liu Ji's day, Fusu did not blame him for it, but strictly ordered Liu Ji not to interfere in the affairs of the affairs office. However, Liu Ji was eloquent, and although he did not participate explicitly, he He also appeared in public from time to time and relied on his eloquence to force Fusu to look at him differently and finally allowed him to participate.
Just as a 'fake' official.
That’s an agent!
Hearing Liu Ji's generous words, Xiao He couldn't help but raise his forehead.
However, out of his trust in Liu Ji, he was still very curious about Liu Ji's views. He slightly cupped his hands and said to everyone: "Since Liu Ji dares to speak out, he must have his own opinions. Liu Ji, please tell me what you think about this matter." the opinion of."
Liu Ji chuckled.
He stood up very naturally.
He looked at the people in front of him and said with contempt: "None of what you said before is tenable."
"fair?"
"How can there be fairness in this world?"
"These words are enough to deceive the illiterate officials at the bottom of Guizhou. What are your backgrounds? You are all people who have read a lot of books. How can you be less knowledgeable than a country man like me?"
“It’s fair to open your mouth, fair to keep your mouth shut.”
“Don’t you think it’s a little funny when you say the word fairness?”
"People are born into different categories. Some people are born into noble families, and some people are born into mud-legged people. In some places, the seasons are like spring, and in some places, the seasons change. Even the environment is different, so what's the difference? Human, fairness? It’s just human hypocrisy.”
Hearing Liu Ji's words, many people in the audience frowned, with a hint of displeasure in their eyes.
Liu Ji didn't care.
He stood with his hands behind his hands and said with an unruly expression: "Fairness is just a lie made up by scholars. It is also a sophistry specially made up by them to satisfy their own selfish interests. Is fairness necessary in the world?"
"Not required."
"Ask those at the bottom, who really cares about fairness?"
"No one cares!"
"Because these people at the bottom know very well that there is no standard for fairness. The standard depends on the words of the scholars. If the scholars say it is fair, they will find excuses and reasons in every possible way to make people think it is true. It’s fair, but is it really fair?”
"hehe."
Liu Ji sneered at this.
In Liu Ji's eyes, fairness is as stinky as Confucianism.
It's all fake and empty.
There are no standards.
It all depends on the scholar's opinion.
This is not fair at all, it is just self-deception.
It's nothing more than fooling a group of illiterate people and getting a group of people to act out.
It’s just that after saying it for a long time, some people took it seriously.
Liu Ji said coldly: "You think this matter is difficult to decide. In my opinion, the resettlement method has been ready for a long time. It is not fair or unfair at all, but it can be implemented according to the fundamentals of Da Qin. "
"The legal system of Da Qin is fundamental."
"just!!!"
"This is the most important thing about Qin Fa."
"This is also what the world cares about most."
"Because Da Qin is a legal system, Da Qin's justice is based on the law and can be seen. Therefore, whether it is fair or not, the world can also see clearly, and it can be seen clearly, compared to those empty-headed things. , what the world wants to see more is the real thing, moral integrity, benevolence, justice and fairness are all deceiving people."
"You can think the people at the bottom are stupid, but you can't think they are stupid."
"Their understanding of the world is very simple. It is whether you follow the rules you set. If you follow them, it is fair. Otherwise, how can you convince others?"
"This time is no exception."
"Everything is done according to the regulations."
"Zhao Tuo is dissatisfied, let him find fault with the law."
"If you have the guts, go and change the law."
"Otherwise, if you follow the regulations of the law, there will be nothing wrong in any case. Justice is the most important thing in the affairs office."
"You have too many thoughts."
Hear the words.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly, but no one refuted.
They all lowered their heads in deep thought.
Liu Ji's words made them wake up instantly and understand the key this time.
just! ! !
For a while.
Everyone looked at Liu Ji high.
Liu Ji is not simple.
How could he directly see the truth and falsehood in such a short period of time.
He is indeed someone who makes His Highness pay attention.
The power of insight is amazing.
(End of chapter)
