Three days later.
Xianyang City has become much cleaner.
The people who came half a month ago have almost left.
Appointment notices in the city have been posted for several days.
Regarding this appointment notice, the people in the city were not in high spirits. They just glanced at it briefly and then went about their own business. After all, this was an appointment from the people of Guandong and had nothing to do with them.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Du He and Feng Quji sat facing each other.
In front of both of them, there was a bowl of tea with white smoke floating on it.
Du He is here today to deliver the rent and tax documents submitted by each county some time ago. The rent and tax data collected by each county has been summarized and sorted out during this period, and is only waiting for the final approval by the Prime Minister's Office.
Feng Quji picked up the tea bowl and took a light sip.
His face remained calm.
He could obviously tell that Du He had something on his mind. Otherwise, given his status, he wouldn't have sent the documents in person. What made Du He so uneasy was probably His Highness Fusu's 'Meeting for Talent'.
Regarding the 'Jiu Xian Meeting' in the past half month.
He heard something.
But the more I learned about it, the more I felt a little unbelievable, because Fusu had done so many things through this "seeking for talents", and as the Prime Minister of Qin, he was unaware of many situations.
This actually made Feng Quji a little uneasy.
The prime minister is responsible for assisting the emperor in regulating yin and yang, following the four seasons, and nurturing the appropriateness of all things. Externally, he is responsible for pacifying the foreign princes, and internally, he is close to the people, so that the ministers and officials can fulfill their duties.
Now Fusu jumped over him.
How could this make Feng Quji feel nervous?
It's just that he can't show it.
Seeing Feng Quji looking like he was drinking tea, Du He frowned slightly, but decided to take the initiative to speak: "Prime Minister Feng, what do you think of His Highness, using this request for talents to secretly make some arrangements of your own?"
Feng Quji said indifferently: "The order to seek talents was originally issued in the name of His Highness, so it should naturally be completed by His Highness alone."
"It's a good thing that Your Highness has his own ideas and opinions."
"How can I have any objections?"
Du He snorted coldly and said noncommittally: "This search for talents was indeed promoted by His Highness, but many things were done by the officials in Xianyang. Now these reputations have fallen on His Highness. This is of course deserved. , but Prime Minister Feng, you were actually unaware of what His Highness did before."
Feng Quji closed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He said indifferently: "What do you mean?"
Du He chuckled and said: "I don't have so many ideas. I just feel that Your Highness is too reckless. He made his own decisions, skipping me and other ministers, and made the decision without permission. This has added a lot of things to us. If something happens in the future, If something goes wrong, Your Majesty will still blame us."
"Duch has some emotions in his heart."
"and"
"His Highness seems to be thinking too deeply."
"Before we asked for talents, we were quite critical, but His Highness summoned us specifically and asked us to cooperate. What did His Highness tell us at that time? It's just because these people are full of resentment and cynicism, so we need to be more comforted. As ministers, we must obey."
"Then how did His Highness do it?"
"Hiding it from us, we boasted and made all kinds of promises to these low-level people."
"You haven't told me yet."
"If I hadn't paid close attention in private, I might have been kept in the dark. After all, we are important officials of the imperial court. His Highness's behavior is really chilling."
Du He said with a sullen face and methodically.
Feng Quji put down the tea bowl in his hand and said calmly: "What you said is indeed correct. I did not know about some of the things His Highness did, and what His Highness told us at the time was not what His Highness really did. But we will wait and see again." Isn’t it because these people are of low status that we don’t take them seriously?”
"The whole thing this time is under the control of His Highness from beginning to end."
"Nothing went wrong."
"This is enough to prove that His Highness has actually conceived it a long time ago and never thought of telling us."
"As for the reason, in fact, you should also be able to imagine that if we knew about many of the things His Highness did, we would definitely object, so His Highness simply did not tell us and settled these matters himself first."
Feng Quji slowly stood up.
He looked towards the window and said calmly: "In fact, we have always underestimated His Highness, and also underestimated the importance His Highness attaches to this seeking for talents, and even underestimated the impact of this seeking for talents on the world. His Highness is silently In just a short period of time, he accomplished such an amazing feat.”
"It's just amazing."
"When I first heard about it, I was indeed dissatisfied, but when I thought about it later, it made sense for His Highness to do so."
"Furthermore, His Highness told us a long time ago that the idea in his heart is to bridge things and eliminate the resentment and dissatisfaction in the world step by step. He also wants to completely eliminate the 'old and new' Qin Dynasty that has existed in the world for a long time. It’s about people.”
"It's just that His Highness has taken bigger steps this time."
"His Highness intends to use this search for talents to break down the old barriers between Qin people step by step, so that the world system will be extended step by step from only involving the Qin people in Guanzhong to apply to all Qin people in the world."
"And this is what Great Qin has always stood for."
"Your Highness has begun the execution."
"If we really talk about it, we are still incompetent. After all these years, we have not been able to think of a solution and have to rely on His Highness to take action. I am really ashamed of this official position."
Feng Quji shook his head.
There was a hint of melancholy and silence in his eyes.
These officials were indeed fooled by Fusu.
They originally thought that the purpose of seeking talents this time was to appease the people's hearts and minds, to alleviate the dissatisfaction of the grassroots.
As a result, Fusu did not think so. Instead, he wanted to use this to break down the old "new and old" Qin people in the world step by step. This was not enough. He also tried to break the barriers between the "new and old" Qin people and let the world be reunited. There is no distinction between 'old and new' Qin people.
Even worse.
Fusu made very detailed arrangements for this.
It was so detailed that it seemed strange to him.
Everyone was arranged in an orderly manner, and everything was handled in a reasonable and reasonable manner without any illegality. Those who were illiterate were not prejudiced, and they were even allowed to enter the army. When he heard about this, , also a little stunned.
The thinking is too clear.
It’s also so organized and completely under control.
This advanced level of control and control shocked even Feng Quji.
Hear the words.
Duhe's expression became more and more gloomy.
He could already tell that Feng Quji didn't want to cause trouble.
He said coldly: "These measures taken by His Highness are indeed very innovative, novel, and even eye-catching. It's just that His Highness has kept it secret from us for too long. If we hadn't inquired about it ourselves, we might still not know about it."
"Let's talk about the changes in the teaching materials."
"If His Highness hadn't taken it out this time, how could we have gotten a glimpse of it?"
"In the past, we only knew that Young Master Gao, Young Master Jiang Lu and other young masters compiled books in the palace, but we did not know the specific progress and progress of the compilation, let alone the specific content of the compilation."
"But now I know it."
"These gentlemen changed Xiaozhuan into official script."
“We also designed a unique symbol logo.”
"There's also some simplified number notation."
"These things are very helpful in reducing the cost of learning. If His Highness informs us in advance, how can we really object? His Highness is clearly guarding against us."
"besides."
"His Highness also privately arranged for the Qin people from Guandong to join the army and enjoy the same treatment as the old Qin people, as well as the same power to transfer non-commissioned officers. He made the decision privately without even discussing it with General Meng Tian. This is really too much. "
"Nothing is trivial in the military."
"in addition."
"Your Highness is too generous to these Guandong scholars."
"They were actually allowed to serve locally."
"The government is also asked to collect the grievances of people who come here and prepare to send people to deal with these matters. This will consume a lot of energy from the court. The court is already beyond its capabilities. If so many measures continue, local officials may complain."
"This is really too reckless."
Du He was extremely resentful.
Hear the words.
Feng Quji glanced at Du He deeply.
I was also quite speechless.
He had been in the court for such a long time, so he naturally knew about some of the rifts between Du He and Fusu, but he didn't expect that Du He was so narrow-minded and so concerned about his own face. Even though he knew it would be better to lower his head, he was still stubborn. With.
He said in a deep voice: "Reckless?"
"I don't think so."
"Young Master, your view of the world's situation is too simple."
"Your Majesty is patrolling the world. Everyone in Guandong is trembling with fear and dare not take any action. The local officials are frightened by the army and are timid and dare not have any different intentions. If at this time, the imperial court cannot seize the opportunity and put as many people as possible into the country. Guandong, when His Majesty returns from his tour, Guandong will be restored to its original state. If the imperial court makes such a big move, won’t it end in nothing?”
"How can this be done?"
"You are a little too selfish."
"You still haven't understood that your Majesty and His Highness are actually one, inside and outside, like a tide, constantly filling up the living space of the nobles and scholars of the six countries. Your Majesty is in the light, and His Highness is in the dark. When His Majesty comes back, His Majesty's plans will be pushed out step by step in Kanto, further compressing their living space."
"Great Qin can no longer tolerate the nobles and scholars of the six countries."
"And the old customs and ideas in the world."
"Great Qin can't tolerate it either."
"If you still hold on to the concepts of the past, rely on your past achievements, and continue to be so indiscriminate, you will fall into this sooner or later."
"Your Majesty and His Highness are tolerant."
"But too much is not enough!"
"Although I don't know who is standing behind His Highness, this person is a master strategist just like Wei Liaozi back then. This person secretly planned everything and created a network in the world. With the power of Qin Ting, it is constantly shrinking. In the end, like the Qin whale swallowing up the world, it will sweep the world over again."
"Just then."
"There will no longer be nobles and scholars from the six countries in the world."
"There will be only one voice in the world."
"That's the voice of Da Qin."
"As for your worries, do you really think His Highness doesn't know about it?"
"But how do you know that this is not a test left by His Majesty?"
"If His Highness can resolve these possible concerns after His Majesty's return, it will prove that His Highness is qualified for that position."
"You can also truly conquer the world!"
"This is not a blessing for the world."
"We worked hard in the past to unify the world, but today the world is still in the ascendant. With his extraordinary strategy and courage, His Highness intends to take the world one step further. As ministers of the Qin Dynasty, how can we hold back?"
Duhe was silent.
Feng Quji looked at Du He, who had gray hair and beard, and secretly shook his head.
He actually understands it very well.
Du He was just unconvinced and didn't want to admit that he was wrong or that Fusu was right. He couldn't get over such a hurdle in his heart, so he was so stubborn. But Du He had forgotten that they were just ministers, how could there be so many Dissatisfied?
Da Qin is Da Qin.
The passing princes have long passed.
a long time.
Du He lowered his head and said with some frustration: "Are we really going to let His Highness do whatever he wants?"
Feng Quji said in a deep voice: "What your Highness wants to do, let Your Highness do it yourself and let Him bear it yourself. This is Your Highness's own choice. Nothing in the world is easy. Your Highness has taken too big a step this time. Now, The reason why things are still calm is because His Majesty is still in Jiangdong, and when His Majesty's army comes back, then everything will rebound."
"How can the nobles and scholars of the six countries give up without a large army to suppress the battle?"
"This time the nobles of the six countries suffered heavy losses, and they also had quarrels with local officials. They were also targeted by His Highness. How could they not want to come back with revenge? This is what His Highness is about to face."
"As ministers, we can just watch quietly. Let's see how many surprises His Highness can give us."
"Your Majesty is coming back." Feng Quji suddenly added.
Du He was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and said with emotion: "His Majesty has been out on tour for more than half a year, and it's time to come back. When His Majesty returns, the influence of His Majesty's quest for talents has just begun, but the connection is quite good."
He already understood the connotation of Feng Quji's words.
The trend of the world today is all under His Majesty's control.
In the past, Your Majesty still had some illusions about the nobles and scholars of the Six Nations. Now this illusion has been completely shattered. Your Majesty no longer has any face left, and directly targeted the nobles and scholars of the Six Nations one after another. People are overwhelmed.
In fact, they can no longer keep up with His Majesty.
The only thing they can do right now is to keep to themselves and do their part.
Don't inquire too much, don't interfere too much, and don't be self-righteous. This way you can still keep your official position. If they affect His Majesty's political affairs, I'm afraid His Majesty may not be able to tolerate them.
Do more and make more mistakes, do less and make fewer mistakes.
Not doing well.
This is the best way to stay safe right now.
Du He's face turned green and red, but Feng Quji ignored him. He picked up the tea bowl again and said calmly: "Young Master, I have received the documents you sent. You can go back first."
"We are all successful people."
"There's no need to turn yourself red and pale just because of your anger."
"There are talented people from generation to generation."
Du He smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and said, "What the Prime Minister said was that Du He was too self-righteous and concerned about his face before, and he didn't notice that the world has changed so much."
"Duch was negligent."
Hear the words.
Feng Quji sighed softly and shook his head again.
(End of chapter)
