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

Chapter 51 I am really lazy, I just want to be lazy and slippery every day!

After all, the ministers are old. Even though they still have the courage, hard labor is different from practicing martial arts.

By evening, the ministers were complaining incessantly and were so tired that they could not stand up straight. Fortunately, there were some dandy children and grandchildren beside them, who could take care of them.

The ministers didn't know whether to be happy or angry, they could only laugh or cry, sighing that blessings and misfortunes depended on each other!

"Gentlemen, come and use some food."

Qin Mo led the yellow dog and came to deliver the meal with a smile, followed by Yu Ji and the supervisor carrying the barrel.

As if they had been granted amnesty, the ministers threw down their shovels and, with the support of their children and grandchildren, sat down on the ground to rest.

The rest of the libertines surrounded the rice pail, each fighting for the food, shouting: "Thank you so much for the food~!"

Qin Mo said loudly: "For those of you who have finished their hard labor today, tell your companions when you return to the city that if you want to find something to eat, come and work here."

"I will give you three and a half taels if you have enough food every day!"

All the libertines were stunned and said in surprise: "Is what the Lord said true?"

In fact, these guys are not very old. They are just half-grown-ups living in poverty.

Rather than saying he is a prodigal, he is more like a loser who was kicked out of his family.

Moreover, under Qin's laws, there was no room for libertines to survive. When they reached adulthood, they would have to separate from their parents and brothers.

The imperial court would allocate grain fields to them, and they would also be responsible for guard duty and become the reserve force of the Qin army.

Although the Neishi Mansion has captured them and sent them to hard labor to build roads, they are different from foreign slaves. Qin Mo has never treated them harshly in terms of food.

They would certainly be surprised if they could earn some pocket money to support their families after having enough to eat!

"How can I, the dignified Marquis Che, still deceive you?"

"If you don't believe it, you can continue to destroy the road. I hope you will get more free hard labor." Qin Mo laughed and scolded.

All the libertines no longer bothered to fight for food, and all bowed to him: "You are benevolent and righteous."

Qin Mo waved his hand and told them not to be pretentious and to have a full stomach first.

At this time, Yu Ji had already filled up the food and brought it to the exhausted ministers one by one.

If any of the ministers knew about Yu Ji's official status, they stood up and thanked her: "Thank you for your kindness."

"No need to be polite, sirs, just eat quickly."

Yu Ji returned the gift modestly and continued to serve meals to others.

She went on an expedition with the army and followed Qin Mo for these days, so now she has some experience.

If it had been in the past, and these ministers from the court had thanked her and saluted her, she would have been so proud that her pigtails would fly up to the sky!

"Prime Minister Qin, you have been so cool recently..."

Lao Wang Wan ate half a bowl of millet rice and finally took a breath, then he went to Qin Mo with his rice bowl.

Qin Mo raised his hand to interrupt him: "Old Prime Minister Wang, just call me Qin Hou or Qin Mo."

Lao Wangwan nodded: "Okay, Prime Minister Qin."

Qin Mo: "..."

This old naughty boy did it on purpose.

Old Wang Wan handed the rice bowl to his grandson behind him, took out the golden seal from his sleeve, and stuffed it directly into Qin Mo's arms.

"Prime Minister Qin, you've had enough of being cool and unrestrained. It's time to calm down."

"In the future, you will still need to make decisions on major matters in the empire!"

As if he had seen a ghost, Qin Mo pushed away the prime minister and said, "Don't joke, Mr. Wang. I don't want to be the right prime minister, so how can I care about your left prime minister?"

As he spoke, his face was filled with disgust.

Lao Wangwan suffered a hundred million critical strikes, and his head was covered with black lines and he said: "This is not the seal of the left prime minister, but the seal of the right prime minister. It is the one that Prime Minister Qin returned to His Majesty a few days ago."

Qin Mo immediately became even more disgusted, turned around and left.

But the ministers didn't know when they had blocked his way, and they all bowed to the ground: "Prime Minister Qin, please don't be angry."

"A few days ago, we were indeed rude."

"I hope Prime Minister Qin will take state affairs as the top priority!"

Qin Mo was extremely speechless and regretted that he should not have come to deliver the meal. He originally wanted to see their jokes, but now it is better that he has trapped himself in this.

"I am really lazy. I just want to be lazy and slippery every day."

"My moral character is really not worthy of the position of prime minister!"

The ministers didn't care what excuses he had, and immediately said: "The wise work hard, the fool works hard, the Prime Minister of Qin works hard, and we work hard. Isn't it very appropriate in the past?"

Qin Mo pointed to the alien slaves in the distance, why? "I am also busy with the matter of enfeoffing the country. Your Majesty borrowed these 100,000 slaves, but they did not come with food and grass."

"Nowadays, every time you open or close your eyes, these 100,000 slaves are eating, drinking, and eating, and they have to find a way to earn money."

"How can we still decide on major issues in the empire when we are exhausted mentally and physically..."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked behind the ministers for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Your Majesty~!"

The ministers immediately turned around, but there was nothing behind them.

Where is the shadow of Ying Zheng?

I looked far and near but couldn't find Ying Zheng!

The officials were confused and turned to look at Qin Mo... Where is he?

In the distance, Qin Mo's back was vaguely visible, holding Yu Ji with one hand and the yellow dog with the other.

Ministers: "..."

The officials were dumbfounded.

They thought Qin Mo would refuse.

But no one expected that Qin Mo would really refuse.

Shouldn't it be a false refusal and then a happy acceptance?

After all, that is the position of prime minister! We all covet it, and despite the stigma of being a ‘minister who chooses to sleep’, we also want to fight for the position!

This one is pretty good, he looks like a god who avoids plague, right?

The ministers were stunned for a long time, but looking at Qin Mo's careless back, holding the beauty on the left and the yellow on the right, they seemed to vaguely understand his state of mind.

Lao Wangwan smiled bitterly and spread his hands and said, "How can we explain to His Majesty if Prime Minister Qin is like this?"

Feng Jie also had no choice but to say: "In my opinion, if you want Prime Minister Qin to return to his position, your Majesty can only come in person."

The ministers nodded: "Then while the palace door is still open, hurry back and inform His Majesty."

Everyone's plan was decided, and they had no intention of eating, so they raised their legs to leave the construction site.

But before they could take a few steps, the supervisors stopped them with smiling faces: "Gentlemen, you can't leave yet."

"The Internal Affairs Bureau has issued an order that anyone who deliberately damages the straight road will have to serve five days of hard labor!"

The ministers were dumbfounded again: "Five days???"

Half a day of hard labor has already cost us our lives.

If we have to do hard labor for five consecutive days, won't we die from exhaustion?

Nei Shiteng, you are a murderer with a thousand cuts, even if you want to kill chickens and monkeys, this is too cruel!

…

The next day, two pieces of news spread in Xianyang city.

One is that Qin Mo, the Marquis of Zhenguo, announced that idle people in the city can go to the Zhidao construction site to work, and they will be fed every day and given three and a half taels of money.

The libertines who were looking for food in the city immediately left in groups after hearing the news, leaving Xianyang City empty.

Secondly, the ministers who were not elected in the imperial court went crazy yesterday and went to destroy the straight road together. They were caught on the spot by Nei Shiteng and were all punished to do hard labor to repair the road.

The emperor held a court meeting, and most of his important ministers were missing. The hall was empty, and he felt very uneasy.

"Haha, this Nei Shiteng really lived up to my expectations."

Ying Zheng dismissed the court meeting. Instead of being angry, he admired Nei Shiteng's impartial enforcement of the law.

520 In the middle of the night, I was not in bed... Emperors, am I pitiful?

(End of chapter)