Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

Mrs. Zheng's reaction was noticed by Mr. Changping. He frowned slightly, but soon relaxed again.

The banquet continues.

Because Yao Meiren had just given birth and could not see the wind, Yao Jia was mainly responsible for entertaining the guests at this banquet.

Everyone knew that the real protagonist of the banquet hosted by Mei Yao was Mr. Mo, but naturally they could not say this openly, so the banquet was still mainly to celebrate the birth of the 'Sixth Princess'.

After a banquet, the guests and the host have enjoyed themselves.

Many guests also stood up to leave one after another, and among all the guests, Mrs. Zheng was the fastest to leave.

Because she felt that her time was running out, she needed to seize the last moment to give her eldest son Fusu a little more reminder.

"Fusu, you have to remember that you are from the Qin country and will be for the rest of your life. Do you understand?"

As soon as Mrs. Zheng took Fusu into the carriage, she spoke to Fusu with a serious face.

"Mother, why are you saying this?"

Fusu had some doubts in his eyes, obviously not understanding why Mrs. Zheng suddenly said this to him.

But Mrs. Zheng did not explain. Instead, she spoke in a hurry: "Don't ask me yet, Fusu. You must remember what the Queen Mother says next. You must..."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Mo, meets Mrs. Zheng, the eldest son."

Before Mrs. Zheng finished speaking, Mo Jun's voice suddenly came from outside the carriage, and upon hearing this voice, Mrs. Zheng's face suddenly turned pale.

Fusu saw Mrs. Zheng's face and couldn't help but worry: "Mother, are you okay?"

Mrs. Zheng forced a smile and said: "Mother, everything is fine. Your teacher is looking for you. You should go out first!"

"Mother, aren't you going out?"

"Your teacher is here to see you, and your mother is not going out."

"My son, I know."

Fusu scratched his head. Although he didn't know how his mother knew that the teacher was here to see him, she still cupped her hands, opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.

And the moment Fusu opened the curtain, Mrs. Zheng's eyes met with Mr. Mo for a moment, and this moment of gaze made Mrs. Zheng's heart tremble.

this moment.

Mrs. Zheng understood that the guess she had made before was most likely correct.

"Shengping-kun, I ask you to take more care of Fusu."

"Please take care, ma'am."

With a calm expression, Mr. Mo hugged Mrs. Zheng and saluted, then raised his hand, and Mrs. Zheng's carriage slowly left. Compared with when Mrs. Zheng's carriage returned, there were quietly a few more palace guards around. .

From this moment on, Mrs. Zheng can exit.

Although there is a slight deviation in Ying Zheng's plan, the overall impact is not big. It is only necessary to start the 'assessment' in advance.

Although Mrs. Zheng saw through part of the chess game with the help of Ying Zheng's hints, according to the 'test rules', Mrs. Zheng barely passed the test.

Those who pass the test are not allowed to interfere with others' 'assessment', so for the next period of time, Mrs. Zheng must stay in her palace and is not allowed to contact others at will until the end of the 'assessment'.

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"Teacher, do you have anything to do with Fusu?"

"The king gave me a test paper before he left. Now that the eldest son is familiar with government affairs, I think it's time to hand this test paper to the eldest son."

Mo Jun cupped his hands towards Fusu, then took out a drawing from his sleeve and handed it to Fusu.

After taking it, Fusu took a look and asked, "What is this?"

Mo Jun explained: "This is the drawing of the 'Zheng Guo Canal'. When Han Fei, the ninth son of South Korea, went to Qin State, he brought a skilled craftsman to present this drawing. According to the records in the drawing, once the construction of this canal is completed, it will be enough to make Qin The country has become thousands of miles of fertile land out of thin air.”

"The king had ordered people to start building the 'Zheng Guo Canal' before, but not long ago, the work on this canal was temporarily suspended due to some accidents."

"At that time, the king was busy with the imperial chariot's personal expedition, so he had no time to deal with it, so he decided to leave this matter to the eldest son as a question for this 'supervising the country' examination."

"The king hopes that the eldest son can complete this examination question independently, so I cannot provide help to the eldest son this time. I hope that the eldest son will not let down the king's expectations."

After hearing what Mr. Mo said, Fusu suddenly felt that the drawing in his hand became a little heavier, and then he only heard him say solemnly: "Fusu understands."

It didn't take long.

Fusu left with the drawings in his hands.

And looking at Fusu's leaving figure, Mo Jun's eyes gradually became deeper.

The drawing just now was Ying Zheng's assessment?

yes.

But that's not it either.

The problem of 'Zheng Guoqu' is indeed an assessment set by Ying Zheng, but this assessment is not aimed at Fusu, but at Changping Lord Xiong Qi.

The reason is that the reason why the "Zheng Guo Canal" had problems was not because of anything else, but because of the corruption of an official from the "Chu foreign relatives", which caused the project to be delayed.

Originally, this corruption was not a big deal to the current Qin State.

However, Ying Zheng later made some manipulations and quietly turned this matter into a 'major case'.

At present, this matter can no longer be solved by beheading one or two people. If the investigation continues, at least a dozen officials from the "Chu foreign relatives" will be implicated.

Although this case was named by Ying Zheng and handed over to Fusu for handling, it would definitely be known to Lord Changping by 'coincidence'.

Until then.

Mr. Changping has only two choices.

The first is to abandon the pawn to protect the commander.

Or he could take matters into his own hands and clean things up internally first to avoid involving more people.

Or maybe he used his power to temporarily cover up the matter, and then tried his best to keep those officials, gradually turning this 'big case' into an unsolved case.

Thus.

The power of the ‘Chu foreign relatives’ lineage will not suffer much loss, but correspondingly, Fusu’s ‘assessment’ failed.

Second, Lord Changping actively helped Su pass the examination.

Under Ying Zheng's arrangement, it was almost impossible for Fusu to pass this test based on his ability alone. If Changping Jun wanted to successfully help Su pass the test, he would have to spend his own resources to fill the hole, which would require him to pay an extremely huge amount of money. cost.

Among the two choices.

If Mr. Changping chooses ‘one’.

Naturally, everyone is happy with the result, because the 'one' option seems to be full of corruption and perversion, but this means that Lord Changping values ​​the clan behind him more.

Ying Zheng doesn't care if his officials use their power to seek personal gain. Even if this may create a group of corrupt officials, Ying Zheng can turn a blind eye or close one eye.

Choosing '1' means that Lord Changping passed the assessment, and then there will be no more matters between Mrs. Zheng and Queen Mother Huayang, because Lord Changping is the first fish that Ying Zheng wants to catch.

If the fish does not bite the hook, then naturally it will not be able to contact the Queen Mother Huayang and Mrs. Zheng. At that time, it will only be necessary to set up a small assessment for Fusu.

But if Mr. Changping chooses ‘two’...

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