After becoming the king of the subjugated country

In the room, all kinds of voices became louder and louder, and more and more people joined the conversation, and finally gradually turned into a quarrel, and it seemed that some people even slapped the table.

Outside, Ji Chen hugged Bai Qi completely unaffected. The two intertwined their fingers, exchanged the recent situation in a low voice, occasionally looked at each other and smiled, and had a very tacit understanding.

The palace people stood far away, and the ones who could guard here were the confidantes picked out by Eunuch Xin, and one or two had already learned to shut up and lower their eyes.

When Qin Sheng came out to ask someone to get the documents, he saw this scene.

He twitched his eyebrows, wanted to look but didn't dare to look, quickly turned his head, quickly slipped away from the bottom of the wall, took the things and quickly returned to the house.

As a result, after he had been busy for a long time, when he came out, he saw Ji Chen and Bai Qi enjoying the shade in the yard, talking and laughing, while the pigeons next to him were eating snacks, it was a leisurely scene.

Qin Sheng: "..."

He thought sadly that he couldn't even compare with this pigeon.

Ji Chen poked the pigeon lightly, "Poke your belly."

The pigeon turned its head, slapped Ji Chen's hand lightly, and bounced away.

Qin Sheng grabbed the pigeon and couldn't wait to put a thick stack of paper in front of Ji Chen, "This is something I discussed with the envoys of the Baiyi tribe, and they asked for more."

After finishing the business in one breath, Qin Sheng thought that today's work was finally over, he sat down, picked up the pigeon, and followed Ji Chen's example and poked the pigeon, "Poke your fat belly."

"... Coo coo?" Just as the pigeon was about to rub against Qin Sheng's hand, the pigeon suddenly raised its head and let out a hasty and dissatisfied cry. Its wings slapped Qin Sheng's hand vigorously, and then flew away. Resting on the canopy of a big tree beside it.

Qin Sheng was stunned, and got up quickly, and he also competed with the pigeon, "Come down! I don't feed you less on weekdays, but today it's enough to poke it?"

The pigeon lowered its head and glanced at Qin Sheng, then flapped its wings and jumped up, gliding upwards, this time directly resting on the treetop.

Ji Chen looked at this scene with a smile, and commented: "Childish."

I don't know if he is talking about people or pigeons.

Seeing Qin Sheng gnash his teeth, Bai Qi reminded: "You said it was a fat belly."

"..." Qin Sheng laughed angrily, and sat down again, "It's so childish."

Seeing that Ji Chen was finally willing to part with Bai Qi and began to flip through the thick stack of papers he recorded, Qin Sheng also explained: "At that time, the people of the Baiyi tribe also wanted to go and get in touch with Xia Guo to see how their clan and princes were doing. , Is it wise enough? In the end, I took the people of the Baiyi tribe to calculate Xia Guo. Even if the people of Xia Guo don’t know now, they will know sooner or later in the future, so the people of the Baiyi tribe actually have nothing better than us. chosen."

Under the circumstances at that time, they brought people from the Baiyi tribe into Beijing. Would the envoys of the Baiyi tribe dare to say that they would immediately offend Yue State for the sake of Xia State?Asked by Qin Sheng, they really had no choice but to nod.

Otherwise, why did Qin Sheng insist on dragging the Baiyi people to the end? Isn't it just for this day.

Qin Sheng was filled with emotion, "Fortunately, we met the prince of Xia Kingdom first." Otherwise, if Ji Chen's nature is revealed in Kyoto, people from the Baiyi tribe might run away on the spot.

Ji Chen glanced at Qin Sheng suspiciously, always feeling that what he hadn't finished speaking probably wasn't very pleasant.

From the bottom of his heart, Ji Chen said with a smile: "Since you are the one who sent the Baiyi people as envoys, you don't have to worry about anything, and the next thing will be left to you."

Seeing that Qin Sheng's face changed drastically, as if he was about to refuse, Ji Chen added: "Qin Xiang and I have discussed it, and he has decided to retire at the end of this year, and then he will ask for favor on you."

Speaking of which, Prime Minister Qin didn't intend to do this at first. After all, he always felt that Qin Sheng was young and had little qualifications, and needed more training. However, Ji Chen thought that there were a bunch of old people in the court, and it was inconvenient to reform, so he had to reserve a few positions for One of my own, that's why Qin Xiang was moved.

Only then did Qin Sheng look straight at Ji Chen.

This is not the first time they have discussed about Qin Xiangzhi's post-office, but this is the first time they have discussed specific details and dates.

His voice was a little dull, "You really want to use me like this?"

Ji Chen nodded, "So you have to work hard now." Only then can there be less resistance in the future, and some people's mouths can be blocked.

Qin Sheng was silent for a while, then bowed and cupped his hands and said, "If you treat me with sincerity, I will do my best."

The autumn wind is rustling, the thunder in the air is exploding, and a drop of light rain is falling, extinguishing the sweltering heat and irritability of these days.

Tomorrow will be a brand new day.

With Qin Sheng's record as a basis, the next day, Ji Chen threw the envoys of the Baiyi tribe to the officials of the Ministry of Rites to receive them, and he let out the wind that he wanted to build a canal.

Not only that, but it was rare for him to take the initiative to participate in it. He called officials from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Officials to discuss the transfer of personnel, the location of the canal, and the enlistment of military service.

With the support of so many people, although Ji Chen really wanted to lie flat, he really didn't want to build a canal and end the entire Yue Kingdom.

In the imperial court, there were naturally many voices of opposition.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! Building the canal will cost too much, and now our country needs to recuperate, and we cannot afford such a toss."

"Your Majesty, if you really want to build it, you can also renovate the canal that was built before. It is enough to conquer military service. Why distribute so much grain? What's more, most of the granaries drawn from it are years of savings in counties and counties. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to local development."

It's a pity that Ji Chen is really determined to do it this time.

Building the canal is one thing, and distributing food for the winter is another. By next year, the situation will become more and more complicated.

After receiving Ji Chen's signal, Ning Zhuyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, walked out of the team, "Everyone, it is precisely because of our country that we signed the agreement with Xia Guo, and they will not break the contract in the past two years, so we must hurry up and develop. Corruption, now that the granaries in some areas are transferred, local officials can also be thoroughly investigated, and multiple rounds of conquests will cause more losses to the people."

Qin Xiang stood up, followed Ning Zhuyuan's words, and continued: "Now that the Baiyi people have signed an agreement with us, they are only eager for good water and good land to plant good valleys. We should also seek opportunities for change. The Zhengguo Canal diverted water from the Jing to irrigate the land, turning thousands of hectares of land in Guanzhong into a fertile field, which is the contribution of the Qin Dynasty[1]. Although the canal is being built today, the surrounding water conservancy projects must also be opened up."

Seeing that the whispers in the court finally subsided, Ji Chen said: "Write an envelope to everyone who is interested in participating, and I will read it together before deciding who will be selected."

It rained for less than a quarter of an hour yesterday, but it did bring hope to Kyoto.

The envoys of the Baiyi tribe were persuaded by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and the Yue State sent supplies to transport food and grass for the Baiyi tribe to spend the winter. Of course, they needed to send 10 people, and every one of them was indispensable, but the Yue State also needed to guarantee their side The death rate must not be too high.

Ji Chen was busy cleaning up the memorials, busy drawing blueprints, and busy discussing with Ji Pei whether he could build a batch of tools for the canal first. Bi Xuan, the woman who traveled through the world, also "coincidentally" invented gunpowder, so she couldn't do anything else. But it is okay to open a mountain and blow a hole.

The pile of official documents in front of Qin Sheng was getting higher and higher, and it was rare for him not to be irritable because of this. Instead, he devoted himself to handling each of them, including countless things that had already exceeded his authority.

Bai Qi didn't go to drink with Ji Chen anymore, but thoughtfully collected the data of granaries in various places, and calculated the best route every day.In addition, when Ji Chen was very busy, he still reminded Ji Chen to eat, add clothes, and drink tea, and took care of the diet and daily life that Ji Chen didn't care much about. Pigeon has no snacks.

The little official next to him sighed secretly. He felt that his young master was too powerful and had a deep affection for His Majesty. When he went out, he couldn't help pulling his colleagues to tell what he saw, and said angrily: "That young master from Shangnan High School The number one scholar is so majestic, my lord has worked hard every day, but His Majesty has not summoned him for many days."

Bai Qi said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Bai Qi happened to come out to hand over the official documents, and just happened to hear these gossips. He said coldly: "Your Majesty is always busy, not to mention that His Majesty cares about the country. How can he accommodate other things at this time? Your Majesty values ​​righteousness and justice, and you shouldn't." Staring at these things all day long."

The little official looked serious, and dared not say anything else, "Yes, my lord."

When Qin Sheng came back from the door, he happened to see a small official sent by Bai Qi holding a whole pile of official documents, and there was a finely carved brocade box on it. It was self-evident who he gave it to.

He couldn't help sighing, the recent drafts were getting hotter and hotter, and he wasn't affected by His Majesty's plan to build the canal at all, but it made him more complicated.

If you ask him, he naturally doesn't want Ji Chen and Bai Qi to be together.After all, the external pressure is too great, and no one knows how long they can resist. If Ji Chen changes his mind in the future, he can still marry a wife and have children, but Bai Qi's fate can be imagined. It can only depend on Ji Chen's conscience.

Does Ji Chen have a conscience?

…Thinking about the increasing number of official documents these days, which can now be stored in boxes, Qin Sheng feels that there is no such thing.

...But thinking about Ji Chen never beheading an innocent person, and the few of them who stood by Ji Chen's side from the beginning have also been rewarded generously, and Qin Sheng feels that Ji Chen still has a conscience .

Before Qin Sheng could finish worrying about this, an official ran over with his hat in his hand, grabbed Qin Sheng's hand and shook it from side to side, "Qin, Mr. Qin, ho, ho, something happened!"

Qin Sheng frowned, "What happened?"

"The draft list is out! It has been issued directly on the imperial decree!" The official trembled and gasped for breath.

Qin Sheng: "Huh?"

The official looked around, then tried to lower his voice and said, "Bai Qi is inside!"

Qin Sheng: "Ah!"

However, this official thought he had a very low voice, but in fact he was too loud when he came running from a distance, and several people had been looking at him for a long time. He said, "Which Bai Qi? Is it Master Bai Qi from the Procuratorate?"

The people around passed one word to another, and those who were busy with official duties also put down what they were doing, and whispered to the people around them, passing information to each other.

With a blank expression on his face, Qin Sheng pulled the man's hand away, thinking that this man whispered to him that he was lonely.

Everyone around heard it!

Oh yes, so to speak, Ji Chen still has a conscience.

It's the two of them, have you figured out how to end it?

The author has something to say:

Although it's eleven o'clock, it's still sent out today (dog head)

I will try my best to write it during the day tomorrow, and try to get it earlier

After receiving so many nutrient solutions, the author worked hard to cheer up and type.

Notes:

[1] "The canal was formed, filled with silted water, irrigated more than [-] hectares of brine, and harvested every mu for one bell. Therefore, Guanzhong became a fertile field, and there was no evil year. Qin became prosperous and strong, died and merged with the princes, and was ordered to call Zhengguo Canal "——"Historical Records Hequ Shu"