Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"Retreat!"

Following the shrill voice of the palace guard, many courtiers quickly bowed and saluted.

"I'll take my leave."

After that, the ministers quietly exited Xianyang Palace.

And after the ministers exited Xianyang Palace, these people no longer concealed their hostility towards Lord Mo, and all of them glanced at Lord Mo with eyes half as sharp as knives.

Seeing this, some of the surrounding officials who were neutral in the court or were not involved in the fight also stayed away from Lord Mo, like a snake or a scorpion.

obviously.

This time, even these neutral forces felt that Mr. Mo was going to be in bad luck.

This has nothing to do with right or wrong, the main thing is that Lord Mo offended too many people this time.

Only a handful of officials bravely came to Mr. Mo and expressed their side.

In fact, these people have no choice, because they are the disciples of Mo Mansion who were recommended by Lord Mo to enter the court. They are naturally in the same position as Lord Mo. Others can hide, but they cannot.

"Sir, are you a little impulsive this time?"

A guest of the Mo Mansion reminded Mr. Mo in as tactful a tone as possible.

When Mo Jun heard what he said, he touched his chin and said, "Is it impulsive? Are you there?"

When another disciple of the Mo Mansion heard this, he couldn't help but remind him: "Sir, although you are now a king and minister, and you are a very human minister, it is difficult for you to defeat four hands with two fists!"

Mo Jun nodded in agreement and said, "That makes sense...have you ever been in a group fight?"

Hearing the first half of Mo Jun's words, the disciples of Mo Mansion thought that Mr. Shengping understood his advice, but they didn't expect that immediately after the second half of the sentence, Mo Jun suddenly changed the topic and asked another question. .

Mofu’s retainer: “???”

What I mean when I say that two fists are hard to beat with four hands is that you don't want to offend too many people at once. You don't really want to fight!

But at this moment, I heard Mr. Mo continue to say: "It seems that you have never fought before. In that case, I will teach you the basics of group fighting today!"

As he said that, under the stunned gazes of several guests of the Mo Mansion, Mo Jun slowly walked up to a middle-aged man wearing official uniforms similar to Mo Jun's.

"Does Captain Jin Ting have any objections to me?"

"Oh? Why did Shengping-kun say this?"

The middle-aged man opposite Mr. Mo was stunned for a moment when he saw Mr. Mo suddenly walking in front of him, but then he slightly suppressed the coldness in his eyes and asked back to Mr. Mo with a smile.

"It's nothing. If Jin Tingwei has any objection to me, then we will be evenly matched."

"Oh? I don't know what I did wrong, but I made Lord Shengping unhappy. If I made a mistake, please speak up. Lord Shengping will definitely come to apologize if I have the chance."

The middle-aged man was stunned again when he heard Mr. Mo's words, but then returned to his smiling look before.

Mr. Mo quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, no... Jin Tingwei, don't get me wrong. I don't have any objections to you, but to Hedong County, Jin Tingwei's hometown."

"After all, Hedong County has paid the lowest amount of grain tax in the country this year. As a governor of Su Nei, I will naturally feel dissatisfied when I see that there is such a barren land in Daqin."

"So I have decided to ask the king for instructions to go to Hedong County soon. I must go there to see what is the reason why my land in Daqin cannot grow food."

"Jin Tingwei, please rest assured that after I arrive in Hedong County, I will do my best to solve the difficulties of the local people and rejuvenate the land of Hedong County."

Mr. Mo's last words can be described as awe-inspiring and righteous.

However, when his words fell into the ears of Jin Youjun and other court officials, they turned into a threat to Chi Guoguo.

Mo Jun goes to Hedong County, what is the concept?

Since Lord Mo was promoted, he has only served as an official in three places in Qin.

One is Nanjun.

Lord Mo killed twenty-seven Nanjun nobles there and captured Lao Ai alive.

The second is Xianyang.

Mo Jun overthrew Lu Buwei here and defeated Chu's foreign relatives.

The third is Hanzhong.

Mr. Mo was more direct in Hanzhong. When the nobles in Hanzhong showed a flaw, he ransacked their homes and wiped out sixty or seventy families.

Now Mr. Mo actually said that he was going to Hedong County to request an inspection, and he also specifically mentioned that this was Jin Youjun's hometown.

What the hell is this not a threat?

After everyone listened to what Mr. Mo said, they subconsciously looked at Jin Youjun's expression.

as expected.

After Mo Jun finished speaking, the smiling expression on Jin Youjun's face had disappeared, replaced by an indescribable chill.

Just listen to his cold voice: "Is Lord Shengping threatening me?"

This time it was Mr. Mo who showed a smiling look and said: "Oh! What did Jin Tingwei say? As the saying goes, you are not afraid of the shadow. I went to inspect Hedong County as my duty, so what's the point of threatening me? "

After saying that, Lord Mo suddenly turned to look at the other courtiers beside him, grinned and said: "By the way, if you have any opinions, you can also put them forward to me, otherwise, if the king wants to order a thorough investigation of each county, As for the county grain tax, I may not have time to take care of the ministers when I am busy."

threaten.

It's Chi Guoguo's threat again.

After hearing Lord Mo's words, the expressions of many people present suddenly changed drastically.

They were probably so angry before that many people almost forgot that although the Lord Shengping in front of them was young, his character was sinister and vicious, and he was sure to retaliate.

think carefully.

So far, no one who has offended Mr. Mo seems to have a good ending.

"Oh~ My wife has cooked chicken soup at home and is waiting for me to drink it when I get home! I'll go ahead, everyone, go slowly."

"Oops, I forgot to dry my clothes at home. I have to leave too."

"I have official duties, so I won't send you away."

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In an instant.

Many of the courtiers who had looked at Lord Mo with cold eyebrows just now had disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Only Jin Youjun was left to confront Lord Mo. However, without the help of many courtiers behind him, Jin Youjun was obviously lacking in confidence.

"snort!"

In the end, Jin Youjun snorted coldly and walked away.

The other officials of the neutral forces, as well as the disciples of the Mo Mansion, were a little stunned when they saw the scene in front of them.

Although they all knew before that Lord Mo's power in the court was extraordinary, it was not until today that they truly saw Lord Mo's influence.

Talk about it.

These retainers are indeed kindly reminding Mr. Mo that after all, they are on the same side now. If Mr. Mo suddenly falls at this time, not only will they be implicated, but even their previous investment in Mr. Mo will be wasted. .

But unfortunately, these people are not on the same level as Mr. Mo after all.

Mo Jun does intend to cultivate some opponents for himself to weaken Ying Zheng's fear of him, but this does not mean that all cats and dogs can ride on his head and fly.

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After dealing with this farce.

Lord Mo did not leave here, but waited until everyone left, then returned to Xianyang Palace, and went straight to Zhangtai Palace behind Xianyang Palace.

Arriving at the entrance of Zhangtai Palace, Mr. Mo first waited for the guards to come in and announce. After Yingzheng's propaganda, Mr. Mo walked into Zhangtai Palace.

Zhangtai Palace was the main place where Ying Zheng handled government affairs and held small meetings.

Usually here, Ying Zheng would dress more casually. For example, now, Ying Zheng only wears a black dragon robe, and the beaded crown has been taken off.

When Mo Jun entered Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng rarely dealt with government affairs. Instead, he stood by the window, talking about something with Gai Nie, and enjoying the scenery outside the window.

Seeing Lord Mo arrive, Ying Zheng turned around and chuckled: "Qing Mo really caused me a lot of trouble this time!"

Mr. Mo said calmly: "There are some hidden dangers. Instead of waiting to explode later, it is better to take the initiative to expose them."

Ying Zheng nodded, then looked at Mo Jun meaningfully and said, "Yes, these people did go too far this time."

This sentence is a double entendre.

The first meaning of "passed" naturally refers to food.

Ying Zheng can tolerate the local nobles and courtiers in various counties and counties stealing some grain taxes. After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. But that's only part of it, but judging from the situation that Mr. Mo is now exposed, the food taxes evaded by these people have obviously exceeded Ying Zheng's bottom line.

The second meaning of "passed" refers to the scene that happened outside Xianyang Palace before.

Obviously, Ying Zheng was aware of the situation just now, including Mr. Mo's threat to Jin Youjun.

This is normal. After all, this is Xianyang Palace. If you don't even know this, then Ying Zheng will be a failure as a king.

But Mo Jun didn't expect to hide it from Ying Zheng.

After all, if you don't do this, how can you express your attitude openly?

"Why did Mo Qing come to visit me this time? Is it possible that Mo Qing really plans to go to various counties to investigate the grain tax issue in person?"

Speaking of this, Ying Zheng also showed a slight smile in his eyes.

In fact, Ying Zheng has already seen through a lot of Mo Jun's behavior of deliberately cultivating opponents for himself. In terms of political intrigue, Mo Jun is obviously still far behind Ying Zheng.

So far, except for the initial period of his wretched development, when Mo Jun dealt with others later, he mostly used his power to suppress others, and basically didn't have so many bells and whistles.

Because sometimes the simplest is often the most effective.

As for these little actions of Mr. Mo.

On the one hand, Ying Zheng was a little relieved. In any case, Mr. Mo's attitude had been clearly expressed, which made him feel relieved.

But on the other hand, Ying Zheng was actually a little helpless, because he found that his 'Shengping Lord' seemed to be much less courageous than he thought.

"I'm not good at investigating cases. I'm here just because I have something I want to offer to the king."

"what?"

Hearing that Mr. Mo had something to dedicate to him, Ying Zheng suddenly perked up and became interested.

Even Gai Nie on the side turned his eyes slightly and looked over when he heard this.

So far, all the things that Mr. Mo has presented to Ying Zheng are good treasures that benefit the country and the people. If any of them are released, they can be called 'divine things'.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

As Mo Jun spoke, he slowly took out a small cloth bag from his arms. After opening it, he saw grains of wheat inside.

"This is...wheat."

Ying Zheng looked at the wheat in the bag, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes. He remembered something and said, "Is it possible that Mo Qing has even created an 'improved strain' of wheat?"

"Uh~~ Actually, the [first-generation improved wheat seed] has indeed been researched, but it is not the [first-generation improved wheat seed], but a brand-new variety of wheat seed."

"Mo Qing has really developed the [first-generation improved wheat seed]? How is the yield? How does it compare with the [first-generation improved rice seed]?"

Ying Zheng originally just said it casually, but he didn't expect Mo Jun to actually give him a positive response, which immediately made Ying Zheng couldn't help but get excited.

To know.

Nowadays, the territory of Qin State is almost half divided between the north and the south.

Basically, the area north of the Qinling Mountains, including Xianyang, cannot grow rice.

This is why, according to the original estimate, adding "new grain seeds" to Quyuanli could theoretically increase the entire Qin State's grain output by one and a half times, but in the end it only doubled.

But if Lord Mo now invents the [First Generation Improved Wheat Seed], it will mean that the entire northern territory of Qin will double its grain production.

Today, no country is without food shortage.

For Ying Zheng, no matter how much food there is, it will never be too much, because more food will not only allow the people of Li to eat more and better, but also support a larger population.

Nowadays, the greater the population, the more powerful a country is.

Lord Mo replied: "The yield of [the first-generation improved wheat seeds] is similar to that of rice seeds, but in comparison, I think the king may like the wheat seeds here more."

Seeing that Mr. Mo did not mention the [First Generation Improved Wheat Seed] immediately, but instead kept recommending this [New Wheat Seed] to himself, Ying Zheng felt a little more curious.

He opened his mouth and said, "Is it possible that the wheat seeds here have a higher yield than the [first-generation improved wheat seeds]?"

Mo Jun shook his head and said: "That's not the case. Although the yield of this [new wheat species] has also increased, its biggest feature is not the yield, but the growth time."

"This new variety of wheat is named [Winter Wheat]."

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