The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 346: A talent who became a prime minister at the age of twelve? I will teach you how to be a man!
Gan Luo's grandfather was Gan Mao, who came from a prominent family with a wealthy background.

He was gifted and learned punctuation marks from Ying Chengjiao when he was young.

Others read densely packed texts, analyzing the meaning of sentences word by word. Gan Luo read articles with punctuation marks and was able to read fluently. He once said that his learning efficiency increased tenfold.

Later, he became a disciple of Lu Buwei, learned from Lu Buwei's words and deeds, and became friends with Lu Buwei's top retainers.

If there hadn't been no alien visitor, Ying Chengjiao, Gan Luo would have been the number one child prodigy in Xianyang.

Thanks to all these reasons, the young boy was not at all flustered when he asked Ying Chengjiao questions, and he answered in a resounding voice:

"Okay, then I'll teach you!"

He found the only chair in the room, sat down, and waved his hand, saying:
“There are many people who call themselves Qin nobles and call us outsiders, but can we not control them just because there are too many of them?

"Duke Xiao issued the edict to recruit talented people in order to attract ministers who are willing to contribute to the country, and the lord established the Zhangtai Academy in order to recruit people who are willing to contribute to a county, a city, or even a neighborhood.

"The number of students in the Imperial College is indeed not enough to replace the old Qin nobles, but did they just pop out of stones? Each of them has friends they know!
“Friends are those who know similar things.

“The friend of the person who plays the zither can be a flute player or a harp player, but he will never be a dog butcher!
"Chang'an Jun, the crown prince of my Great Qin."

Gan Luo poked his head with his finger, and a mocking arc appeared on his lips:

"understand?"

He thought he had made himself very clear.

Leaving some room, saving some face, and not saying anything absolute are the habits he learned from being with Lu Buwei.

"I don't understand." Ying Chengjiao shook his head like a rattle: "I am born with a dull talent. Can Gan Shentong explain it in more detail?"

Gan Luo's face gradually turned red with anger.

Although he did not underestimate himself, he also knew that no one in front of him could be called a child prodigy.

Born with knowledge, known as a son at a young age, his reputation as a virtuous man has been the best in the world since three years ago, and he has put pressure on Xinling Jun, who was originally a model of a gentleman, to the point of suffocating him.

No matter from which aspect, Chang'an Jun is impeccable.

There are many geniuses in the world, but they all say that Chang'an Jun is a genius.

"You brat!" Gan Luo, who believed that Ying Chengjiao was humiliating him, shouted, "How dare you humiliate me like this!"

Ying Chengjiao spread his hands and said helplessly:
"You asked me to guess half of what you said, and when I couldn't guess, you said I insulted you.

"Brother, your temperament is too overbearing."

Gan Luo stared at Ying Chengjiao for a long while. His face, redder than a monkey's butt, was enough to prove how furious he was. He gritted his teeth and said:

“Give the students of the Imperial College a holiday! Let them go home, let them travel, let them go see their friends.

“Give them a promise.

"If you find one friend, you can become an official of 50 shi with him. If you find ten friends, and they are all officials of 50 shi, then you can become an official of 100 shi. By analogy, 800 shi is the limit.

"If an average person can find seven friends, after ten months, when the students of the Imperial College return to Qin, there will be 1,000 people when they go out, and 7,000 people when they come back, which is enough to replace the old Qin nobles and break the monopoly of the officialdom.

"At this time, my lord, please don't give us another test question that only requires the Qin system answer.

“These officials are not patriots.

"I don't need to please you, or flatter you, but I can still do my job well."

Ying Chengjiao knocked his head, lowered his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth, and said with some disgust and weirdness:
"It sounds good, but."

While Chang'an Jun was catching his breath, Gan Luo interrupted him and waved his hand fiercely:
“No buts!
"I know what you want to say!

"You mean to say that the quality of knowledge varies greatly, and that students may be tempted by official positions and bring friends who are not their friends, or bring their families with them to serve as officials..."

Gan Luo mentioned seventeen or eighteen shortcomings in one breath, which shows that he had already prepared a sufficient draft before coming and had a deep understanding of the advice he was going to give.

After talking about the shortcomings, he changed the subject and did not let Ying Chengjiao say "but", so he also said "but":
“But these are things that can be improved and overcome.

"For example, in order to become a high-ranking official, people make friends out of nothing and force people with little education to be their friends. Our country can completely limit the number of friends to those who can read and write.

"The master once said that we should first determine the general direction and then slowly consider the details."

Ying Chengjiao smiled without saying anything, lowered his head, and pushed the poured teacup over.

He raised his hand slightly, motioning Gan Luo to drink a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

How could Gan Luo have the heart to drink tea? He was in a hurry.

To discipline officials and break the monopoly of the Qin nobles was what his master wanted during his lifetime.

Zhangtai Academy was founded by his master. It could not only recruit talented officials, but also become a rope to strangle the old Qin nobles. It could also cultivate successors and become the Qin sword to prevent the old Qin nobles from restoring power.

Because the Jixia Academy was first established, and the Zhangtai Academy was founded with 517,000 gold as a cover, the Qin nobles paid no attention to the Zhangtai Academy, and the situation was very good.

As long as they wait another three to five to seven years, the old Qin nobles will have to surrender whether they want to or not.

At that time, if you wanted to go on strike, the government would be idle in the morning and the people would leave in the afternoon.

The students of the Imperial Academy, who were influenced by the Qin Dynasty's thoughts, had been looking forward to it and were ready to take office.

This is part of the master's plan.

Not bad now.

The tyrant was ambitious and took action prematurely, exposing the true purpose of the Zhangtai Academy.

The old Qin nobles first gained the initiative by being lazy in government affairs, and then lured the students of the Imperial Academy with power and benefits, laying the foundation for the revolution in an open and aboveboard manner.

Is there any way for the tyrant and the young man? In Gan Luo's opinion, there is no way.

Since the old Qin nobles could not move, there would be no official vacancies in the Qin State, and no positions could be provided for the students of the Imperial Academy.

There is no hope.

hopeless.

It is better to be a student of the Imperial College who lives on a simple diet. Or to be a guest of honor at the door of the Qin nobles, who cooks delicious food for you every day until you don't like it.

Gan Luo thought to himself that if his family was not wealthy and his background was the same as most of the students in the Imperial Academy, he would have chosen the latter.

The situation deteriorated so quickly. Apart from the tyrant, Gan Luo believed that the biggest problem was a certain young man.

The test questions asked by that young man were not a problem in Gan Luo's eyes, but the young man's judging criteria were the biggest problem in Gan Luo's eyes.

Understanding the national conditions and customs of Qin State and governing the country accordingly is the job of the Nine Ministers, the Two Prime Ministers and the Grand Censor, the job of high-ranking officials with a salary of 1,000 stones. What does it have to do with the officials with a salary of 800 stones, 700 stones, 600 stones, or even 50 stones?
Do you need to know so much to do such little things as organizing a document, delivering bamboo slips, checking for errors or omissions in stamping?
Use the standards for selecting senior officials to select middle and low-level officials, so that when there is an illness, it can be treated quickly and people will get angry less.

"Ying Chengjiao." Gan Luo was extremely angry and pointed out the name, with veins on his thin neck: "I really look down on you!"

"Oh." Ying Chengjiao responded: "Drink your tea first, it will get cold soon."

"You like tea so much!" Gan Luo reached out to grab the teacup and threw it at Ying Chengjiao's face: "Drink it and die!"

At such a close distance, the tea came out before the teacup, and the steaming green tea hit the elbow swiftly. If it really touched the facial skin, it would not cause disfigurement, but it would definitely cause burns.

Green water is rushing in, and dark curtain is blocking the way.

Ying Chengjiao exerted all his strength in his arms and raised his sleeves to wave. The originally light long sleeves suddenly became hard as if iron plates were embedded in them.

The green water elbow with great impact was unable to move, and was completely blocked, and then fanned to the ground.

Ying Chengjiao's lifting and swinging were incredibly fast and seemed natural.

Gan Luo didn't blink and didn't see clearly until the "crack" sound of the teacup falling to the ground and breaking woke him up.

"A friend is here, I have some good tea." Ying Chengjiao's smile faded, his face looked indifferent: "An unwelcome guest has come, I will kick him." Before Gan Luo could react, Ying Chengjiao lifted him up with one hand, lifted his feet off the ground, and carried him to the door.

With his free hand, he pushed the door open and kicked Gan Luo on the butt.

These two movements were as smooth as the lifting and swinging just now, and Gan Luo flew up.

Close the door and take a seat.

Pour and drink by yourself.

After a moment, the door was knocked, and the "bang bang bang" sound spread throughout the Zhangtai Academy.

The first eighty plus breaths.

"You brat! Come out! I look down on you! I look down on you! What kind of gentleman are you? You are a villain! You didn't use the idea just because it was mine! That's the behavior of a villain, that's the behavior of a villain..."

Afterwards, there were sounds of commotion outside the door, the sound of guards scolding and people struggling against the door, which lasted for twelve or thirteen breaths.

"My Lord! Yingzi! Have you forgotten your great plan? Have you forgotten the oath you swore? My Lord! Brother Ying! I beg you! I beg you..."

The sound gradually faded.

Soon, there was a knock on the door and a respectful greeting:

"We are guilty of not supervising him properly, which caused Yingzi to be frightened."

The door opens.

Yingzi had a gentle expression, and the guards saw his half-wet sleeves:

"This matter has nothing to do with you, so go down."

"Yes." The guard retreated in response, feeling very relieved.

If any other adult was splashed with water, they would never be so gentle to him at this moment, and a scolding would be the best outcome.

There were traces of Gan Luo being dragged away on the ground. Ying Chengjiao took a look and closed the door.

The door separated the inside and the outside, and also blocked out two gazes coming from the houses directly opposite Ying Chengjiao's door, as well as several other gazes coming from several houses diagonally opposite Ying Chengjiao's door.

The students of the Imperial Academy can be bribed, and so can Mr. Zhangtai. This is the true strength of the Qin nobles, a strength that even the powerful Lu Buwei dare not confront head-on.

A single turn of the old Qin nobles hiding under the water would cause a tsunami.

Inside the house, Ying Chengjiao sat back in a chair, closing his eyes and resting.

Humans have six senses.

Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind.

When one sense is shut down, the others become amplified.

The hearing of the blind often exceeds that of ordinary people.

When Ying Chengjiao closes his eyes, his thoughts move faster than when he opens them.

I don’t know how long.

"Innocent.

"But at this age, being able to think about these things is already particularly valuable.

“Youth can be expected.

"Youth can be expected."

Ying Chengjiao, who was also a teenager himself, murmured in a voice so soft that he himself could not hear it, and so soft that it was difficult to tell whether it was his thoughts or words.

In the darkness beneath his eyelids, a boy with a rascally smile and a nonchalant look, who was one year younger than him, suddenly emerged.

Liu Bang.

In previous history, it took only seven years for him to rise from a village head to become the emperor and founder of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Han, an unparalleled hero who was underestimated by countless later generations.

"Gan Luo, who was appointed prime minister at the age of twelve, has already begun to show his potential. Emperor Taizu of Han, what surprises do you have for me? What tricks do you have?" Thinking of this tough guy who was still watching dogs fight at the age of 48 and wanted to conquer the world at the age of 54, Ying Chengjiao touched his chin.

He really wanted to know how the heroes of the late period performed in the early stage, and whether they could have a place on the stage at the end of the Warring States Period.

In his previous life, Liu Bang did not rise in the early stage. Was it because he did not have a stage or he was simply not capable in the early stage? It will soon become clear.

I am used to pouring tea, and I drink only three or two drops of tea.

Leave when you’ve finished drinking.

The boy shook his wet sleeves and pushed open the door.

Those eyes that had just been isolated came out again from the surrounding rooms of the gentlemen that were closely connected, and then came again.

Ying Chengjiao subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

His super perception that amazed Bai Wuxia was only sensitive to the murderous intent directed at him.

Ying Chengjiao, not convinced that his every move in the academy was being watched, walked away confidently.

The reason why the young man, who hadn't noticed anything, was so cautious was just because of six words - if you're not secretive, you won't succeed.

This was what Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, taught him first with reason, and what the veteran general Wang He taught him later with his life.

Before he could uproot the old Qin nobleman, he would not touch the old Qin nobleman's extremely sensitive nerve that would scream at the slightest touch.

He is now the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty supported by the Queen Mother Zhao, and the Queen Mother Zhao and the old Qin nobles are in a cooperative relationship. To be precise, the old Qin nobles support him.

As long as he doesn't target the old Qin nobles, the old Qin nobles won't target him.

All friends!
In the evening, news of Ying Chengjiao's actions reached the ears of the more powerful clan leaders among the old Qin nobles.

Liu Bang, who was more of a scoundrel than a talent, was not taken seriously by the Qin nobles. They even felt guilty about killing such a lowly person.

Gan Luo did give the old Qin nobles some treats, after all, he was once one of the twelve princes under Prime Minister Lu.

But not much.

What can a child do? There is only one Chang'an Jun.

What really concerned them was the crown prince Ying Chengjiao.

They were very happy with Ying Chengjiao's behavior of kicking out Gan Luo, a retainer of Lu Buwei.

From a rational analysis, it is unlikely that Chang'an Jun, who has always acted in accordance with morality and clearly stated in the court that replacing officials was a mistake, would point his sword at them.

Very angry?

Very resentful?
Is it moral to get rid of them all? What good will it do for Chang'an Jun?
There is no morality, no benefit, so why did Chang'an Jun have to plan against them so early?
They sent people to monitor because they were uneasy.

Now that seeing is believing, I feel relieved for the time being, but people will definitely not withdraw.

As long as the crown prince is in the academy, they want to know who he meets and what he does.

You can never go too far wrong.

Two days later, Liu Bang, who had never been cared about by the old Qin nobles, thought about it and felt that since he had nothing to do anyway, he might as well try out whether Ying Zi was a gentleman.

He brought his good friend to attend a banquet at the invitation of the old Qin nobles. There have been many such banquets recently.

Most of the people at this banquet were students from the Imperial Academy at the Zhangtai Academy. Except for the old Qin nobles, everyone else sitting there was a classmate.

(End of this chapter)