The Jagged Empire of Daqin

Elder Zhuang carefully looked up at Zhang Feizi, seeing that Zhang Feizi hadn't noticed him, so he sat back in his seat with confidence.

"Lord Prime Minister Zuo, it is absolutely impossible for the crops you said to grow in multiple seasons. As for whether it is possible to grow a little more grain per acre of land, it is indeed possible, but the grass people can only grow a few buckets of grain per acre of land. And it will take a long time to take care of it, and if this method is widely promoted, it will not be worth it at all, so the grassroots can do nothing about it!" An old man over sixty stood up from his seat and said regretfully.

"Yeah yeah!"

"It's a pity that Zhuang Lao's method can't be promoted, otherwise, even if a lot of manpower is used, it will be worth it!"

The rest of the farming masters nodded in agreement, and some regretted that Mr. Zhuang's method could not be promoted.

Zhang Feizi pressed his hand to the old man who was over sixty years old when he stood up, and signaled him to sit down. Seeing this, the latter sat down obediently, and then Zhang Feizi spoke to the crowd with great earnestness: "The price of grain on the market today is [-] Qian Yishi, this is already very low, but His Majesty is not satisfied!"

"Just this morning, His Majesty specifically mentioned this matter and told us all the officials that the goal of the Great Qin Dynasty is to keep the price of grain at ten yuan and one stone, so that the people of Great Qin will become real people without worries about food and clothing. Yesterday's grain If you can’t finish eating, you don’t have to save it, just throw it away, creating an unprecedented scene of prosperity!”

"However, forcibly suppressing food prices will only backfire, and will make many people unwilling to farm, so we can only find ways to increase the crops for several seasons, or increase the number of grains per mu, so that the people will not be lost. Benefits can also lower food prices, which is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds!"

"It's a pity, there are no such crops in the world, so I can only regret it. Well, that's all for the truth. If you have nothing to do, you can go home!"

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son. It's a pity that we grassroots can't share the worries for His Majesty!"

"Hate it, hate myself for being incompetent. If you can share the worries for His Majesty, you will be lucky in three lives. Even if you die, you will have no regrets!"

"Our old fellows are useless. We finally had the opportunity to share our worries with His Majesty, but we were unable to share our worries, alas"

Many old people sighed and felt sorry for this, but Mr. Zhuang was expressionless and indifferent. Mr. Zhuang was stared at by Zhang Feizi all the time. Seeing that Mr. Zhuang was indifferent, Zhang Feizi knew that what he just said had become nonsense.

He also wanted to impress Mr. Zhuang and let Mr. Zhuang tell the truth himself.

It seems that there must be another way.

After a period of time, everyone left the courtroom one after another. Mr. Zhuang was the first to leave, and he walked quickly, with a guilty look on his face. Seeing Mr. Zhuang's guilt when he left, Zhang Feizi was even more sure that what Mr. Zhuang said just now was true. Lies, there is definitely a big secret.

After everyone left for a while, Zhang Feizi shouted softly outside the hall: "Come here!"

As soon as the words fell, an officer and soldier quickly walked into the hall, bowed down respectfully and said: "Here!"

"Go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and ask Du Yushichang to come to Prime Minister Zuo's mansion, and tell him that the truth has something important to discuss!" Zhang Feizi said solemnly, looking at the officers and soldiers.

"Obey!" The officers and soldiers responded sonorously and forcefully, then turned and left.

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Chapter 849 Check a person!

After sending people to invite Chang Qing, Zhang Feizi was not in the mood to deal with political affairs, because the matter of Mr. Zhuang was more important than the political affairs he dealt with now. Think about it, if Daqin's more than 5000 million mu of land could have eight stones of grain per mu, the Daqin Dynasty The country's national strength will instantly skyrocket several times!

Since the imperial government offices are all concentrated in one street, Du Yushi Chang Qing soon came to Prime Minister Zuo, and led by the officers and soldiers, he came to the inner hall. As soon as Chang Qing entered the court, Zhang Feizi said frankly: My lord, please help me find someone for the truth!"

Chang Qing frowned, and finally understood why Zhang Feizi wanted to find him. It turned out that he was looking for someone.

"What is this person's official position? Where does he work? Or, is he an official of a certain department of the imperial court?" Chang Qing said solemnly, thinking that Zhang Feizi asked him to investigate corruption suspects. It is understandable for him to think so, after all, he investigated People are all officials.

"Haha!" Zhang Feizi shook his head and chuckled lightly, "It's not an official, it's a commoner. This commoner's name is Zhuang Yan, who lives in the outskirts of the northern suburbs of Xianyang. The exact location is not very clear. I hope the truth can be known." The censor can check his detailed situation clearly, such as who he often socializes with, what he usually does, and other details of life!"

"what?"

Chang Qing was taken aback for a moment, and asked back in astonishment: "Investigate a commoner?"

Zhang Feizi nodded with a smile on his face and said, "That's right, he's just an ordinary citizen!"

Chang Qing frowned, and asked in a suspicious tone: "Why do you want to investigate this commoner named Zhuang Yan? Did he commit a crime?"

"Lord Du Yushi, don't ask this. When the dust settles on this matter, Lord Du Yushi will naturally understand, and this matter must be kept secret, and you can't investigate it with great fanfare. Lord Du Yushi can treat it as a secret We need to investigate!" Zhang Feizi said cautiously.

Cha Zhuangyan's matter must be kept secret, and Zhuang Yan must not be aware of it, otherwise it will be a surprise, and the success will fall short!

Seeing Zhang Feizi's cautious attitude, Chang Qing knew that this matter must not be a trivial matter, so he raised his hand and made a salute and said, "Then leave this matter to the next official, I wonder when Zhang Xiang will ask for this person's information?"

"How long will it take?" Zhang Feizi asked back.

"Before sunset!" Chang Qing said confidently.

It is really simple for the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate a person. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is full of experts, all of whom are good at catching clues, and the inquiring information is also top-notch. To deal with ordinary people like Zhuang Yan, Zhuang Yan will definitely be collected before sunset. information in this life.

"Okay, then the truth is waiting for the good news!"

"The officer will leave!"

Chang Qing came and went in a hurry, and soon left Prime Minister Zuo's mansion and returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. As soon as he returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chang Qing sent five or six experts from Ming Division to the northern suburbs.

Time passed slowly, it was three quarters in the afternoon!

The northern suburbs of Xianyang City, the old village courtyard!

It was noon at this time, and Mr. Zhuang had already returned to his home from Prime Minister Zuo. As soon as he got home, Mr. Zhuang ran into the bedroom immediately, and then stood at the door of the bedroom and looked around, like a thief.

After confirming that there was no one around, Mr. Zhuang closed the door, closed the window sill, and walked hastily to the side of his bed. When he got here, Mr. Zhuang suddenly felt something was wrong, as if someone was staring at him Out of caution, Mr. Zhuang opened his eyes to observe the room carefully, opened all the cabinet doors, and glanced under the bed.

After confirming that there was no one in the room, Mr. Zhuang patted his forehead in distress, and muttered to himself: "If you panic, you will be confused. Is your perception wrong?"

After a lot of distress, Mr. Zhuang opened his pillow, took out a kit from it, opened the kit, glanced at the contents inside, and made sure that the contents were still there. Relieved, Mr. Zhuang raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Immediately after, he tied up the brocade pouch and stuffed it into his bosom. Now that this thing is on his body, he can feel at ease.

"Knock! Knock!"

Suddenly at this time, there was a faint knock on the door outside the courtyard, and Mr. Zhuang was so frightened that his whole body trembled, his heart was also tense, and he shouted with great anxiety: "Who is it!" Here, the kit seems to be his life.

For him, this kit is indeed his life.

"It's me, Mr. Zhuang, Xiao Li!" A familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.

Knowing that it was Xiao Li who knocked on the door, Mr. Zhuang was relieved, he exhaled heavily, and couldn't help smacking his lips and cursing: "This kid really knows how to find time!" After speaking, Mr. Zhuang opened the door and walked unhurriedly to Small courtyard gate, open the gate.

As soon as the door was opened, Mr. Zhuang saw Xiao Li standing outside the door with his wife, who was holding a bamboo basket containing a pair of boots.

Xiao Li, who was standing outside the door, saw that Mr. Zhuang finally opened the door, and immediately said with a smile: "Father, you are back. I was looking for you before, but you were not here. Didn't my wife see you coming home just now, so I brought my wife to the door to thank you?" coming!"

"Father, thank you for your great kindness. From now on, you will be our dear father. Daddy, these are shoes made by me. Do you think it fits well?" Xiao Li's daughter-in-law said while holding the bamboo basket in her hand to the shoe. Zhuang Lao handed it over.

The two of them had a father, which made Mr. Zhuang lose his mind for a while. He hadn't heard the title of father for 20 years!

After regaining his composure, Mr. Zhuang took the bamboo basket expressionlessly, and said to the two of them coldly, "Okay, you guys go back, that's all!" The two had no choice but to smile bitterly, then turned around in three steps, and finally returned to their own home.

After closing the door, Mr. Zhuang did not return to the house, but leaned against the door and looked up at the sky. At this moment, he thought of the three sons and two daughters who died on the battlefield of Yangguan 20 years ago. His children and close relatives, Mr. Zhuang's eyes were red, and tears could not help streaming down.

"Yangguan is tight, His Majesty mobilized all the troops, and went to the battlefield in person, 12 years old, His Majesty went to the battlefield at the age of 12, defending the family and the country!"

"Father, let's go too. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. The old Qin people must not sit back and watch the Great Qin collapse!"

"Okay, let's go, who else is going?"

"Father, I'm going too. In the face of national calamity, the old Qin people never leave ink!"

"All of you sons will go, and I, my mother, will also go. Don't try to persuade you. If you all die on the battlefield, I will have nothing to live for!"

"How about this, whoever wants to go, just go with Dad every day!"

"Grandpa, we're going too!"

"Yes, I want to go too!"

"You are still young, don't go, be obedient!"

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Chapter 850 Difficult to deal with!

"Grandpa also said just now that His Majesty went to the battlefield at the age of 12 to defend his family and the country. As His Majesty's subjects, what reason do we have to avoid war!"

"If you can say such reasonable things at such a young age, if you survive this catastrophe, my grandson will definitely be the pillar of the Great Qin in the future!"

"Die for the country, no regrets!"

Scenes from 20 years ago came to my mind, and I remembered what Xiao Li had said to him, which made Mr. Zhuang feel ashamed and cried.

Parents, for the sake of Daqin, regard death as home!

Brother, for the sake of Daqin, he is so heartbroken!

For the sake of Daqin, sons, daughters and nephews, without complaint or regret, fight with sticks above children!

Daqin, whose parents, brothers, sons and daughters and nephews protect him with their lives, has been blamed and resented for 20 years by him.

"Zhuang Yan, Zhuang Yan, you are pretending to be a son, a father, and an uncle. If you go to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, what kind of face will you face your parents, brothers, sons, daughters, and nephews? You have been wrong for 20 years. It's really not human!"

Elder Zhuang's face was full of tears, he muttered to himself in grief, and beat his chest angrily from time to time.

I don't know how long it took, Mr. Zhuang walked to the tea table in the courtyard in a daze, first put down the bamboo basket in his hand, then put the brocade bag in his arms on the tea table, and sat on the chair and fell into meditation. This meditation, That's a few hours!

It's three o'clock!

The sun was slowly setting towards the western mountains, shining red clouds in the sky, and the red light shrouded the sky for thousands of miles.

Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, Court!

In the courtroom, the Prime Minister of Zuo, Zhang Feizi, sat on the first seat as motionless as a mountain. He did nothing, just sat on the first seat in a daze. Although the officials passing by the court were curious, they did not dare to ask, thinking that Zhang Feizi was thinking about state affairs.

At this moment, Du Yushi Changqing walked into the court in a hurry, and seeing Chang Qing finally came, Zhang Feizi quickly got up from the first seat and walked towards Chang Qing. He took out a memorial and handed it to Zhang Feizi.

Zhang Feizi quickly took over the memorial and read it eagerly. The content of the memorial is as follows:

Zhuang Yan was born in the 38th year of Dezheng. She was born in Xianyang, Shangyang County. She lived in the northern suburbs of Xianyang City. She had three brothers and a second brother. The clan has given birth to three sons and two daughters, and there are 36 members in his family!

The Yangguan defense war broke out in the eighth year of the Holy Qin Dynasty. Zhuang Dashi led 36 members of his family to the front line. The Yangguan defense war ended. Except for Zhuang Yan, all 35 members of the Zhuang family died in the battle without exception. Since then, Zhuang Yan muddle-headed, self-defeating

In the 24th year of Shengqin, Zhuang Yan's prodigal son turned around and won the government's one-acre land to farm and support his family. On the first day of the first month of the 24th year, he sold three stones to Zhang Shou, a grain merchant, and got 25 taels of silver.

Zhuang Yan has very few relatives and friends, and only has a lot of friendship with the Li family next door. Li Huan, the head of the Li family, is 23 years old. , only son Li Zhen

During Zhuang Yan's self-defeating period, the Li family helped Zhuang Yan many times. Zhuang Yan received 150 taels of silver from the sale of grain, and distributed 100 taels of silver to Li Huan, asking him to ask a doctor to heal his mother Wang's family.

During the surveillance of Zhuang Yan by the Undersecretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, she found that Zhuang Yan was sneaky and hiding in the room alone. She took out a kit from the pillow. In my arms, I heard a knock on the door outside the courtyard. Li Huan and his wife Li Shi came to the door to say thanks.

After Li Huan and his wife Li Shi paid their respects, Zhuang Yan leaned against the door and wept bitterly, claiming that she was a son, a father, and an uncle. Lord Censor!

A few lines of small characters in the memorial, wrote most of Zhuang Yan's life.

This is the abnormality of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. As long as the Metropolitan Procuratorate is watching, there will be no secrets.

After reading this memorial, Zhang Feizi's brows sank. This Zhuang Yan is not easy to deal with, really very difficult to deal with. The reason is very simple. The whole family fought to the death on the Yangguan battlefield.

With this level of relationship, no one can force it. Zhuang Yan must take the initiative to hand over the secret. Otherwise, if it is forced to be known by His Majesty, or if this matter is spread, the people of Daqin will definitely be chilled. Then his ministers will also use this to impeach him.

Chang Qing looked calm, stared at Zhang Feizi without blinking and asked: "The purpose of Zhang Xiang should be the kit in Zhuang Yan's hands, right?"

Zhang Feizi shook his head, and said softly with a slightly dignified expression: "The purpose of the truth is Zhuang Yan, I hope he can serve Daqin, but this memorial shows that he is very likely to die because of his relatives in the clan. Guan, I hate the court, so I don't want to work for the court because I have extraordinary abilities!"

Hearing this, Chang Qing couldn't help asking curiously: "What kind of skills does this Zhuang Yan have? Is it farming skills?"

"Lord Du Yushi, don't underestimate this farming ability. This farming ability can make my Great Qin's national strength skyrocket several times, and the pace of sweeping the world will be accelerated again. The most urgent task now is to find a way to let Zhuang Yan let go The gap between him and the court!"

"It's easy to let go of the estrangement and make peace, and I don't know where to start!" Zhang Feizi frowned into a Sichuan character, and there was a look of sadness between his brows.

"Master Zhang, think about it carefully. I have important matters to attend to as an official, so I will leave for now!" Chang Qing bowed down respectfully to bid farewell.

"Go slowly!" Zhang Feizi nodded.

Soon, Chang Qing turned around and walked out of the courtroom, leaving Prime Minister Zuo's mansion, while Zhang Feizi sat back on the first seat, staring at the memorial in his hand in a daze.

I don't know how long it took until the sun went down, Zhang Feizi's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, he shouted to the outside of the hall: "Get the carriage ready, go to the palace immediately to face the saint!"

"As ordered!"

After a while, Zhang Feizi took a carriage and walked towards the palace. When Zhang Feizi came to the palace, the time had come to the hour of the unitary hour. At this time, the sky was dark, and only a fragmented corner of the sun that had set in the western mountain was left. The shadows of the houses in the city were pulled secluded.

At the same time, the Imperial Palace, Oasis Palace!

Although it is not yet night, Ganquan Palace is already brightly lit. In the main hall of Ganquan Palace, a long table is placed in the center of the hall. In front of the long table sits Emperor Yingchang and Empress Yang Xiao, who is still holding her hand in her arms. The second princess, Ying Yin, was two or three months old.

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Chapter 851 New Year's Eve!

On the left side of the long table are sitting in turn: Concubine Tang Hua, Concubine Wei Shuyi, Concubine Jia Tianyue, Concubine Ling Zhao Mu, Concubine Ning Zhao Ke; on the right side of the long table are 15-year-old princess Ying Bei, 11-year-old The eldest prince Ying Jiang, the seven-year-old second prince Ying Fang, the seven-year-old third prince Ying Hui, and the seven-year-old fourth prince Ying Yun.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival holiday. Ying Chang summoned the concubines and princes of the harem to gather together. It has to be said that Zhao Ke is six months pregnant, and Tang Hua, Wei Shuyi, Tian Yue, and Zhao Mu have all conceived one after another. Pregnancy, except for the former six months, the rest are three to four months.

It's really either not to have a baby, or to have a baby together, God is still fair.

The royal reunion dinner was not very lively. All the concubines chewed slowly and said nothing, showing the etiquette of eating without speaking to the fullest. The princes really wanted to chat, but they dared not speak, for fear of being reprimanded by their mother and concubine .

Perhaps because Ying Bei has grown up, the eccentric Ying Bei is no longer as naughty as before. Under the education of Tang Hua, he shows the upbringing and temperament that a royal princess should have.