Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 104 I don’t have time to pick a title!

After the edict was read out, the civil servants were collectively stunned.

Especially Feng Jie and Li Si, the two bosses simply thought they were hearing hallucinations.

A San Gong and a Jiu Qing, accompanying the two highest-ranking officials among the hundred officials, were thrown into the wild inland of Baiyue. What is the difference between it and a hairdresser?

"Zhao Mansion orders you to wait."

Feng Jie grabbed Zhao Gao, who was about to return to the imperial tent after reading out the edict, and hesitated: "This...is this edict initiated by His Majesty?"

Li Si was more direct, saying with a black face: "There must be a villain causing trouble!"

All the civil servants also had evil intentions in their eyes, letting Naiweng know who was inciting His Majesty to send us out, and they would be ripped off and cramped!

Zhao Gao looked secretly amused. He knew that even if he didn't tell the matter, the civil servants would find out about it, so he didn't mind selling them a favor.

So, he smiled and said bluntly: "This edict was proposed by Prime Minister Qin, and your Majesty accepts it!"

All civil servants: "..."

It was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on the heads of all the civil servants, and the evil spirits in their eyes instantly extinguished.

Feng Jie and Li Si looked at each other, losing their temper.

Their reluctance to govern Yue tribes was actually not because they were afraid of hardship and fatigue. Officials who shrank back when encountering difficulties would not be appreciated by Yingzheng and would be appointed as officials in the central government to accompany them on patrols.

However, a good central official was suddenly assigned to become a worthless local official, and he was still a local official governing barbarians. No one could bear this.

After all, not everyone is like Qin Mo. The position of prime minister is as arbitrary as his words...

"The land of Baiyue is short of administrative officials, and it is difficult to recruit them from the territory of Daqin for a while. We all understand, but we cannot just send out all the civil servants who accompany them for appointment."

"We are all going to govern the tribes of the Yue people. Who will assist Your Majesty in handling government affairs?"

"Of course, this edict is inappropriate, deeply inappropriate!"

The civil servants kept talking to each other and decisively began to find excuses to shirk the edict.

Feng Jie and Li Si also nodded frequently, chiming in from time to time to encourage the younger brothers.

Zhao Gao was so noisy by them that his head was buzzing, and he immediately spread his hands: "Gentlemen, what's the use of telling me these words? I, the official of the Zhongche Mansion, only care about the driving affairs, I can't get involved in other things!"

The implication of these words is, don't press me. It's useless to press. If you have the ability, go to His Majesty and Prime Minister Qin.

Everyone looked at the imperial tent not far away and the adjacent prime minister's tent, then looked at each other and exchanged glances with each other.

Finally, some lowered their heads or looked up at the sky, all in a state of deep thought, waiting for others to come forward...

Their excuses are simply deceiving themselves and others.

Among the officials accompanying Ying Zheng, there were not only civilian officials, but also a large number of military generals. Do you think they are just for food?

It should be noted that for officials in the pre-Qin era, or talents under elite education, there was no obvious boundary between civil and military affairs, and they could even be said to switch seamlessly.

From military generals to civilian officials, from civilian officials to military generals, it just depends on whether they are needed!

For example, Wu Zhuanwen's Qin Mo.

For example, Zhang Han, who turned from Wen to Wu.

Including Wang Bi, who considered himself a military general from beginning to end, if he was allowed to serve as a censor or a court lieutenant, would he be worse than Feng Jie and Li Si?

"Governing the Yue tribe is equivalent to participating in the battle to conquer Baiyue. We wanted to ask for an appointment, but we couldn't get it..."

"The other generation is good, but they use excuses to shirk responsibility and don't take the military honors presented to them. They really don't know what to say!"

"Does it mean that if you become a civil servant, you will be tainted with the bad habits of being self-reliant and conservative?"

The generals were watching the fun, and even though it was funny, they were envious and couldn't help but sneer.

The civil servants all had dark faces: "You know very well, so stop making sarcastic remarks."

Seeing the smell of gunpowder rising, Zhao Gao hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Everyone, stop bickering and go back and pack your bags quickly, so as not to delay the departure and make Prime Minister Qin unhappy."

The civil servants had no choice but to leave angrily and go back to their tents to pack their bags.

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At noon, the Yue people of the nine tribes escorted five thousand prisoners of war, left the Yujia camp, and embarked on the mountain road with the grain, grass and armor supported by Ying Zheng.

Of course, there are also reluctant civil servants and a large number of interpreters accompanying them!

"Your Majesty, what shall we do with these five thousand prisoners of war?"

Zhang Liang inspected the traveling team on horseback, returned to Qin Mo and asked.

He, Kui and the other ten people had now replaced their guns with cannons. They all wore Qin army's standard iron armor dyed blood red and rode tall maroon war horses.

Say goodbye to the shameful daily routine of wearing underpants stuffed with velvet!

"Can you identify the traitor who snitched to the King of Panyu?" Qin Mo asked casually.

Zhang Liang clasped his hands and said: "After two days of interrogation, we have identified that it is a tribe called the Black Niu tribe. The chief shaman of this tribe immediately reported it to the Panyu court after receiving the invitation from the monarch.

"

He still handled matters very appropriately. He had already finished what he needed to do and was just waiting for Qin Mo to deal with it.

Qin Mo pondered for a moment and asked: "Have any members of the Black Bull Clan ever participated in informing?"

Zhang Liang shook his head: "I have not participated. The shaman chief of the Black Bull tribe is the grandfather of the Crown Prince of Panyu. He is unwilling to inform the tribe of the invitation of the prince."

The Yue tribe did not understand the ethics of husband and wife, father and son, but when they reached the level of the Panyu royal family, it was impossible for them to remain so chaotic.

In fact, the degree of enlightenment of the royal class is not much worse than that of the princes of the Warring States Period!

Qin Mo suddenly nodded: "Then kill the Black Bull Clan Shaman Chief to serve as a warning to others."

"However, we don't want to kill him now. We will wait until the Tieshan tribe's territory has been settled, and then we can openly punish him."

"As for the remaining prisoners of war, they will be detained as needed on the road, but there is no need to treat them harshly. Clothing and food will be provided according to the standards of Yue warriors!"

"Here."

Zhang Liang bowed his hands and accepted the order, turned back to look at the sad-faced civil servants, and lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, these old men are so passive, and ordering Yue people to govern various tribes may be counterproductive."

Qin Mo also looked back and said with a smile: "You underestimate Qin Fa's supervision of officials. You will be diligent when you take office."

Zhang Liang burst into laughter, clasped his hands in disbelief and saluted, then rode back to inspect the team.

Qin Mo slowed down the sweaty white horse on his crotch, and walked side by side with Feng Jie Li Si, who was leading him, and said: "Everyone, you are going here to make contributions and expand the territory for our great Qin. In the future, you will be famous for centuries, and you will be blessed.

Why are future generations so sad?"

Feng Jie had no desire but was strong, and said angrily: "Why should Prime Minister Qin ask questions knowingly? We, the central officials, have suddenly turned into small officials with swords and pens. How can we not look sad?"

As he said this, he glanced at Li Si, gesturing for him to say a few words as well.

But Li Si was not so stubborn in his heart. He did not dare to be tough when facing Qin Mo. He just smiled bitterly with a hint of resentment and said: "I have never offended Prime Minister Qin recently, so why bother to make things difficult for him?"

Speaking of offending Qin Mo, Feng Jie was suddenly stunned, and then looked at Yu Ji, who was also riding a sweaty white horse in front of him, and seemed to have some understanding.

"Tsk, I made a mistake yesterday, I made a mistake~!"

Feng Jie smacked his lips, shook his head and sighed.

Li Si was confused and confused, and the civil servants behind him were also at a loss when they heard this.

Although they complained about Qin Mo yesterday and were caught by Yuan Man, at that time they were also complained a lot by Yuan Man, so everyone was even.

Don’t you have to settle the accounts afterwards?

However, when they followed Feng Jie's gaze and saw Yu Ji, they gradually grinned.

The woman they offended yesterday was not only the eldest princess Yuan Man, but also Yu Ji, a former dancer in the palace.

At that time, Feng Jie was belittling the good sisters of Yu Ji in front of Qin Mo, saying that the music composed by a female official from a lowly background could not be used for royal driving...

The civil servants, mainly doctors, also quite agreed with it at that time. After all, what doctors studied was the imperial law.

But they all forgot that the person closest to Qin Mo happened to be Yu Ji, who was born as a dancer.

The map cannon hit Qin Mo Nilin. If you don't cure them, who will you cure?

"Prime Minister Qin, every injustice has its own owner, and every debt has its own owner. That was what Dr. Feng said, and it has nothing to do with me."

Li Si was very unloyal and sold Feng Jie directly, looking pitiful as if he didn't want to harm innocent people.

Feng Jie was so angry that he vomited blood: "Li Si, you..."

Qin Mo couldn't help but waved his hands and said: "Okay, okay, how can I be so small-minded? You guys are overthinking it."

Feng Jie glared at Li Si angrily, but he was also dismissive of Qin Mo's words. He said happily: "My censor Zhang Cang questioned Qin Mo's original calculation just because he said one more thing in the academy." The technique is still in the grassland outside the Great Wall and has not returned."

Hearing this, Li Si and other civil servants seemed to remember such a thing and couldn't help but shudder.

Qin Mo: "..."

Qin Mo smiled speechlessly: "What Dr. Feng said is that the truth is extremely narrow-minded."

"You only said that Zhang Cang has not returned to the grasslands beyond the Great Wall. Why didn't you say how many meritorious services he has made and how many titles your Majesty has bestowed upon him?"

Feng Jie was immediately speechless. Zhang Cang and Han Xin were stationed on the grassland and assisted the princes in building the country. The First Emperor was quite satisfied, and the titles were awarded one after another.

Whenever these two people return to the dynasty, they will definitely become central officials or senior generals!

Qin Mo glanced at the civil servants, who were mostly doctors, and said calmly: "I have assigned you to manage the Yue tribes. Firstly, there is indeed a lack of management talents, and secondly, you all participated in the compilation of the teaching materials for missionary officers."

"The truth requires you to use the missionary teaching materials and test them on the Yue people first, so as to instill in the Yue people the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and instill the thought of protecting the people in the Yue soldiers."

"In this way, after conquering the land of Baiyue, people's hearts will be stable and there will be no worries of rebellion!"

All the civil servants looked at each other in confusion, and finally became serious. They all clasped their hands and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister Qin. We will definitely obey and instill the teaching materials and ideas of the missionaries into the Yue people under your rule."

"There's work over there!"

Qin Mo bowed his hands and returned the salute, then stopped saying anything and rode on horseback to catch up with Fusu, Yu Ji, Lu Pheasant and others in front.

The depression in the hearts of all the civil servants was gone, and they only felt happy.

Only Feng Jie and Li Si looked at each other and smiled bitterly and shook their heads.

It is true that most of the accompanying civil servants participated in the compilation of the teaching materials for missionaries, but they were busy with daily affairs and accompanied Ying Zheng to handle state affairs. They had little free time, but they did not participate at all.

So in the final analysis, Qin Mo brought them here because he wanted to punish them.

After all, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Fusu in charge, even if there are officials who are arrogant and do not properly manage the Yue people, they can still be dealt with directly by Fusu.

The two of them are actually dispensable, at least that's how it seems now!

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The team walked on the mountain road for half a day, and when it was getting dark, they stopped and set up camp in a mountain col.

Qin Mo sent Yue warriors to guard the entrance and exit of the mountain col, and the surrounding mountains were natural walls.

Then, pitch a simple tent in the mountain col and be able to deal with it in one night.

The accommodation can be dealt with casually, but the food cannot be dealt with casually. Otherwise, not only the civil servants and interpreters will not be able to survive, but the Yue people who are on the road carrying food, grass and armor will also be unable to survive.

So after the simple camp was set up, Qin Mo gathered young soldiers and Yue women and personally made a meal of pork noodles with noodles for everyone.

The meat dumplings are the game hunted on the road, and the noodles are the flour in the grain and grass supported by Ying Zheng!

It was the first time for Zhongyue people to eat noodles, and even the first time to eat wheat products. Although the taste was weird, it was irresistibly delicious.

Including five thousand prisoners of war, they were also provided with the same meals according to Qin Mo's instructions, and they also ate pork noodles.

"Don't eat too much, you'll eat a few to death."

Qin Mo was holding a noodle bowl and inspecting the camp while eating. When he saw that each of the five thousand prisoners of war were like starving ghosts reincarnated, he couldn't help but think of the scene in Manchester outside the Great Wall and hurriedly reminded them.

In the past two days, the prisoners of war had not had enough to eat in the Yujia camp. If they ate too much, they might be able to starve some of them to death!

"Here."

Zhang Liang was also eating with a bowl of noodles. When he heard the sound, he hurriedly agreed and asked the Yue woman who was bringing rice to give only one bowl to the prisoners of war.

Yu Ji followed beside her and seemed to remember what happened at the beginning, so she explained to Lu Pheasant: "You don't know something. Back then, I followed the gentleman to conquer the grassland and captured more than 100,000 barbarian prisoners of war."

"Later, the gentleman wanted to use the barbarians to control the barbarians, so he released them and gave them a full meal first. Dozens of them were strangled to death on the spot!"

Lu Pheasant suddenly nodded, and immediately spoke to the five thousand prisoners of war in the unfamiliar Yue language he had just learned: "Being starved for a long time and eating too much will easily lead to death. Today I will only eat a bowl of pad pad, and from now on I will have it every day. Once the stomach and intestines are relieved,

Eat whatever you want.”

As a goddess, she is managing Yue people, so her words will naturally work at this time.

The five thousand prisoners of war were sincerely convinced. They all put down their bowls, bowed to Qin Mo and Lu Zhi, and shouted: "I will obey the teachings of the God of Heaven."

Qin Mo waved his hand for them to get up and asked while eating: "Do you want to be full every day in the future?"

The five thousand prisoners of war immediately nodded desperately. For them, having a full meal was probably the happiest thing in their lives.

Qin Mo asked again: "Do you still remember what I shouted to you before the battle when our two armies were fighting the day before yesterday?"

The five thousand prisoners of war nodded vigorously again, it was so impressive.

Especially the sentence "Always have enough to eat and always have clothes to wear", that is a life that they dare not even imagine.

Qin Mo said with a smile: "Since you still remember, it's not too late to join me over there."

"From now on, I will lead you to reclaim the land and build armor and weapons to cut off the head of the King of Panyu."

"You will always have enough food and clothing!"

The five thousand prisoners of war once again prostrated themselves on the ground and said piously: "I wish to worship God from generation to generation~!!!"

(End of chapter)