The Emperor of Qin gave six handsome men

Chapter 134 Success

She covered her face and cried bitterly. She really wanted to kill all those who bullied her, but she didn't want to sacrifice her life like this. Wiping her tears, she took out a book from under the bed, read the words, and smelled the faint fragrance of the book. Only then did she feel that she was still alive and could find a little comfort in the book.

"I will be free!"

That night, many people couldn't sleep. Some were worried, some were excited, and the person who made this suggestion had already gone to play chess with Zhou Gong.

Queen Ying couldn't sleep. His mind was full of her afternoon appearance. He quietly got up and started to draw what he was thinking.

For some reason, all of a sudden, every little detail of their time together over the years emerged in his mind, and he drew it all. Before he knew it, it was daybreak. Qin Xingfu had already gone to court, and the children didn't call him, so he finished breakfast and continued drawing.

Yesterday's flowers have wilted, and today all the children in Xingfu Street surrounded Zhang Liu to ask for flowers, both boys and girls, and Zhang Liu couldn't do his own thing.

"Uncle Zhang! I want flowers."

"I want the biggest one too."

"I want that color."

The noise of the children's chattering almost wore out his ears.

"My dear little ancestors, please stop pruning the flowers. They are all bald!"

He was like a transparent person before, and adults and children rarely noticed him. Now that he was surrounded by children, he was actually a little panicked.

"This is the last one, you can't cut it anymore, okay, go play with it!"

Reluctantly cutting another branch of flowers for them, Zhang Liu sneaked away. It seemed he had to plant more flowers. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he went to the back mountain.

Zhangtai Palace

When Fusu came up with the retirement list, many people began to play the emotional card.

"Sir, I am an old man who accompanied Your Majesty in the conquest of the six kingdoms. All these years I just want to be closer to Your Majesty. I am still young and can continue to serve the Qin Dynasty. Moreover, I also made contributions when we went west..."

Zhao Gao liked the feeling of power very much. Although he did not have much real power, he participated in state affairs every day and there were still people who flattered him.

"Si has been with your majesty through thick and thin throughout his life. He was once confused, but your majesty has found out the reason!"

Li Si had finally managed to re-enter the court, and her son was still rebuilding the disaster area, so how dare she do that?

Someone took the lead, and many people began to cry and talk about how difficult the past was. Some people showed their old scars and told the story of each scar.

Qin Xingfu listened very carefully and took notes from time to time. Many people felt that it was inappropriate and their expressions were moved. Some sentimental people even cried with them.

Fusu's eyes were also red, and he looked at Qin Xingfu as if he wanted to persuade her not to dwell on the matter. Qin Xingfu asked while holding the small notebook.

"Well, there are many people and things about you that I don't know about. I've written them down now. We can discuss the retirement policy later and raise it a little bit. Do you have anything else to add?"

"you you……"

Zhao Gao was so angry that he could not speak. He pointed at her with trembling fingers. Qin Xingfu gave him a look and Zhao Gao was frightened instantly. He quickly withdrew his hand. The feeling just now seemed as if he had seen His Majesty.

"Have I denied your past achievements? Aren't your retirement benefits good? You have been nagging here for so long now, have you ever thought about someone?"

In terms of merit, who can compare with the Wang family and the Meng family in terms of contribution? Meng Tian and Meng Yi are still often leading elite troops in battles. Wang Ben has long retired and returned to his hometown. His son Wang Li was also an excellent person and is now leading troops. These people consider themselves old ministers for such trivial matters. It's a joke!

Qin Xingfu's words made everyone look puzzled. Who? Is there anyone else missing among them?

Li Si did think about it, and smiled bitterly. He touched the resignation letter in his hand that he had not yet handed in. He really couldn't bear to do it!

"Come out and tell me, who among you has made greater achievements than General Wang Ben?"

These words silenced Zhao Gao and others. They knew that General Wang Ben's career had come to an end. If he continued to hang around in front of the emperor every day, Wang Li might not be able to sit in his current position, and the Wang family might even be suspected.

"Are your achievements still great now? General Wang's achievements in his lifetime are beyond your reach in several lifetimes, but he gets about the same amount of money as you every year, and he doesn't even bother His Majesty and the Young Master. What? Are you better than General Wang?"

Li Si stood up and handed in his resignation.

"The Prime Minister is absolutely right. Our achievements are insignificant and are indeed not worthy of mention. This is my resignation."

Li Si knew that since she proposed to build schools and open imperial examinations, the future officials of the Qin Dynasty would all benefit from her. Now that she was even the prime minister, how could they have a say?

Rather than being chased away, he should just go on his own! This would give both of them the most dignity.

Qin Xingfu took it and said to Li Si with a smile.

"Master Li is a smart man!"

Although Zhao Gao was not happy, he still wrote his resignation letter. Who knows what this man will do next? It is better to be prepared. He took out his resignation letter, bowed to Fusu, and left.

That group of old antiques were leaderless for a while and they all handed in their resignations obediently. In fact, they just wanted to fight for more for their future life today. Who would have known that the pension benefits after retirement were quite good, with a pension every month, medical benefits, etc. Isn't this much better than getting up early every day to go to court and listen to them speaking words they couldn't understand, and then having to pretend to agree or disagree?

At one time, nearly two hundred positions in the court were vacant, and they were all filled by their subordinates. They felt like a daughter-in-law who had finally become a mother-in-law after many years, and they were full of gratitude to Qin Xingfu.

"Starting this year, everyone's assessment will be made public. Those who fail the assessment for three consecutive years will be dismissed. Go and take a good look at the previous Daqin official system assessment and reward and punishment system! Don't let yourself make a mistake and not know it one day."

What she needed were people who could get things done. The First Emperor did not really implement the previous official evaluation system. Some people should have been promoted long ago, but they never had positions. Some people broke the law, but as long as they were not too excessive, the First Emperor did not pursue the matter.

If she wants Daqin to go further in the future, she has to clean up the atmosphere. Daqin officials now have very good welfare benefits, but once they make a mistake, they will all be gone.

Fusu thought there would be a fierce tug-of-war today, but he didn't expect that she could solve it with just a few words. In fact, he was quite tempted by the retirement benefits when he saw them last night. If he were a minister, he would also agree.

He felt that one of the points was the most critical. For those who voluntarily retire at the end of their term, when family members take the exam, the children and relatives of the retirees will be given priority in recruitment under the same conditions. This was also to tell them that if they did not agree, their family's future would be unsatisfactory. As long as they were not fools, they would agree.

Zheng Mo was undoubtedly relieved as well. He had voluntarily handed in his resignation early this morning. As he was old and in poor health, his energy could not be compared with that of young people. Starting from today's exam, he could enjoy himself!

Ian prepared a lot of words for today, and spent a long time writing the manuscript last night, but this is the result? It's a bit unchallenging.

But today I can give Master one more surprise, he whispered to Zheng Mo.

"Master, don't rush back. I have something to ask you."

"What's the matter?"

Yian kept silent. Zheng Mo thought he was being mysterious. He looked at the time eagerly. Ah! So boring. Why haven't you finished get off work yet? Then he began to daydream. He would hand over all the matters immediately after the court session. He had to think carefully about whether he had missed anything.

In fact, there are people above him. Chu Chuo still manages a lot of affairs. He is mainly in charge of technical matters. Liang Ting is his disciple, and he is doing a lot of things now. He just needs to control the direction and there will be no problems.

Zheng Mo felt that he had no regrets in his life. Thinking about it carefully, what his master once said was true. After all, the classics of Mohism had been lost for a long time. As for the Politics School, he wondered if there were any descendants still alive?

This is the regret of several generations. Even though the Mohist School has been at its peak in recent years, they have not come to visit. Perhaps there really are no people left.

Yian saw that his master looked a little regretful and almost couldn't help telling him, but when he looked at Qin Xingfu who was speaking, he held back.

No one jumped out to sing a different tune, and everything was arranged extremely smoothly. There were occasional different opinions, but after discussion, a united front was reached.

At present, Daqin has been handling several things properly and is relatively stable overall. As for the preparation for summer floods proposed by Qin Xingfu, they think it is a routine matter. In recent years, there have been performance appraisals. Although there are officials who are afraid that they will be at the bottom of the appraisal, every local official is working hard for fear that they will fall behind.

What's even more outrageous is that many people have taken the initiative to go to Western Xinjiang, thinking that it is best to achieve good results in such a desolate place. There is a person who has only been in office for less than two years, and his rating has risen much faster than those in the Central Plains.

Now there are no people who put on airs all the time. People are all thinking about doing more practical things, getting promoted, and then getting better treatment when they retire.

After the court session, Yian first sent Zheng Mo home.

"Master, please wait for me for a moment. I have a big surprise for you."

"Come on, you've been doing nothing all these years. You don't even know what you're good at. You're only half-baked at everything you do. You should be thankful that you don't get into trouble."

He was more tolerant towards this little disciple. Now that the Mohist School was full of talented people, he was too lazy to worry about him. Everyone had their own suitable track, so he was not in a hurry.

Yian went to find Qin Shuang and the others from the inn. He took the things Qin Xingfu had given him and after thinking for a while he called a doctor because he was afraid that he would faint from excitement.

Zheng Mo changed into casual clothes and made himself a cup of tea, then he saw his apprentice arriving with a woman and several children.

His expression changed in an instant, but Ian didn't notice at all and continued to introduce it happily.

"Master, this is Qin Shuang, and this is his younger brother Qin Gao..."

Zheng Mo put down the teacup and interrupted him.

"That's enough. Don't bring any cats or dogs to me."

Qin Shuang was filled with joy, but in the end he was called a nobody, and his face turned pale for a moment.

Seeing that his master had misunderstood and was panicking, Ian stopped keeping him in suspense and explained everything directly.

"Master, they are the descendants of Qin Huali. This is the complete Mo Sutra, which they have been guarding. Please don't misunderstand me."

Zheng Mo was looking for a stick to teach Yian a lesson, and he was in disbelief when he heard him say this.

"You what?! The complete Mo Sutra."

He didn't even need the crutches anymore and quickly took the bamboo slips from Ian's hand. Then his breathing became heavier, his face flushed, his eyes sparkled, and he kept talking to himself.

"Yes, this should be the complete Mohist Scripture. What we have are only incomplete parts. Great! Great, the Mohist School will be able to move to a higher level. I will have no regrets even if I die..."

"Master, calm down for a moment. Look at the descendants of the Qin family!"

Yi An was really afraid that he was too excited. Zheng Mo looked at Qin Shuang with a loving face, as if the person who had just looked at him with disgust and contempt was not him.

"Good boy, come here, what's your name? How old are you? Do you go to school? Are your elders still around? Have you eaten yet? Xiao Niu, hurry up and prepare the best meal."

Zheng Mo hurriedly showed concern, and Yi An stood by.

"Master, don't be so impatient. Ask slowly. How can you let people answer you right away?"

Zheng Mo ignored him, touched Qin Gao's head, and took out the candy from his arms and gave it to him. This was his habit. He had a grandson at home, and he was also used to eating sweets.

"Here, I'll give you some candy."

He shared the candies in his arms with several people. Although Yian was married, he was still like a child over the years and subconsciously reached out to take the candies. Zheng Mo simply ignored him.

He couldn't ask for candy from his master in front of the children, so he had to touch his nose. What should he do? He was no longer the master's favorite apprentice!

"Thank you, sir! My name is Qin Gao."

Qin Shuang and the others thanked him, but they just accepted the candy and were not in a hurry to eat it.

"Come on, everyone, sit down. Someone, bring the tea quickly."

Yian could only run around to help Zheng Mo entertain Qin Shuang and the others, but he still felt a little dissatisfied in his heart.

"Alas... I never thought that I, Zheng Mo, would be able to read the complete Mo Jing one day. Child, can you tell me about your family?"

"Okay! But Shuang is young and has only heard many things from his elders."

"That's fine! Just tell me what you know!"

Zheng Mo felt that it would be good to know the general cause of the incident since so many years had passed.

"My father and grandfather once told Shuang that the great masters of the time had predicted that the Mohist school would face a catastrophe, so they gave the Mohist scriptures to our ancestors. One day when the world is peaceful, they would publish the Mohist scriptures to the world and promote the Mohist school. Our ancestors took these books and hid themselves, wandering around incognito..."

Qin Shuang had not experienced the hardships of the past, and she was just telling the story as if it were a story. Later, when she talked about her family, her eyes slowly filled with tears.

Several younger brothers and sisters were already in tears. They had often been hungry and had not enough food before. Later, when they went there, they were often bullied because they had no identity. Fortunately, they met Xie Chen later, who helped them get household registration so that they could earn money to support themselves.

"... Later I heard that many families gave their heirlooms to the prime minister for safekeeping. It was only after he asked me that I dared to take the risk of giving this to Prime Minister Qin. I thought it would be forgotten, and I was worried every day. After all, this is what our Qin family has guarded for generations. Now that we can return to the Mo family, our mission is accomplished!"

Qin Shuang was already in tears when she finished speaking, but she still choked up while finishing her words.