In view of Chen Xu's bizarre identity and various bizarre thoughts and behaviors, the emperor was indeed curious and curious, and Chen Xu was always able to give a near-perfect solution to some major decisions that neither he nor the Manchu civil and military could solve.

But as Chen Xu seemed calm but dazzling in the midst of various reforms, the contradictions between him and the most relied on Zuo Prime Minister Li Si became deeper and deeper, more and more irreconcilable, and the two gradually became a fire and water, and even the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers began to split into two factions.

As Chen Xu's various reforms became more and more rapid and faster, the emperor began to gradually feel that the court was losing control, so he became more and more confused and panicked, and an uncontrollable anxiety became more and more serious.

Especially in the decision to dismantle the Northwest Army this time, the emperor can clearly feel that the driving force behind it is Chen Xu, although there is no problem with the starting point, why didn't he directly propose it to himself like other officials?

This is a question that the emperor has not figured out lately.

Therefore, on the issue of disarmament, the emperor has always endured not consulting Chen Xu to express his dissatisfaction in this way.

But that's all, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and the emperor finally figured out the benefits of disarmament, especially the right minister Feng Qujian vigorously supported the disarmament strategy, and the abolition of the Northwest Army, just like the removal of millions of soldiers, can greatly alleviate the dilemma and embarrassment of salt, grain, cloth and ordnance supplies, and at the same time can also greatly reduce the conscription of the people, so it will also greatly alleviate the fierce and sharp contradictions between the court and the people.

This contradiction is known to all officials, and the emperor also knows it, because the sentiment of the hundreds of disciples of the people against the harsh law and heavy forced labor has always been very high, and there are too many reasons why it has not been changed, but the most important ones are nothing more than two.

The first is to consider national stability.

The second is the court's indifference to the people.

The function of the spell is to suppress the common people and the people of the six kingdoms in order to make them subjugate, and this is the royal law.

Under the suppression of the law, under the heavy punishment, all the common people can only endure, there is no point in resisting, and there is no benefit, the end of resistance and desertion is extremely miserable, and they will be punished five times at every turn, and then they will either be exiled to the border or build a mausoleum and the Great Wall, basically there is not much chance of freedom.

Last year, the two counties of Qidong suffered a major flood that was rare in a century, the victims were displaced from their hometowns, and there was no hope of survival under hunger and cold.

Although the emperor accepted this suggestion on the spot, and also saw the enthusiastic donation scene of the people of Xianyang driven by the newspaper, the emperor still had doubts at that time, and the later development of the disaster relief was indeed smooth, and the turmoil in the disaster area quickly subsided, but the emperor never thought that in just one year, the disaster areas in the two counties of Qidong would have a bumper harvest and increased production and income, and the victims also actively gave back to the imperial court and began to pay taxes and grains, which was completely unbelievable in the past.

Therefore, when he saw this special report from the two counties of Qidong, the emperor began to examine his thoughts in silence.

And Xunzi's saying that the king is the boat and the people are the water, also gave him a deeper taste.

"Chen Xu, if I entrust you with all the important tasks of governing Great Qin, I don't know what the ending of Great Qin will be in the end......"

Qin Shi Huang sat on the big chair and muttered to himself with a solemn face.

Entanglement, hesitation, longing, expectation, apprehension......

Qin Shi Huang had never felt so anxious and helpless.

He raised his hand to rotate the globe on the desk as if he were used to it, and watched Daqin, who only occupied a small area, continue to pass in front of him, and his mind slowly fell silent.

"Someone!"

"The minister is here!" A middle-aged chamberlain standing at the gate of the temple hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"How is the Kemari contest going so far?"

Belch! The chamberlain opened his mouth wide for a moment before replying: "Your Majesty, the group stage has ended, and the semi-finals will begin in two days, and the four Keju teams that have advanced will compete for the championship!" ”

"Oh!" Qin Shi Huang nodded and withdrew his gaze from the globe to look at the chamberlain, "How much money did you buy lottery tickets?" Which team is the bet on to win the championship? ”

The chamberlain instantly sweated on his forehead, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the emperor's face, and cautiously replied: "Your Majesty, the minister bought a lottery ticket of 1,000 yuan, and the winning team is the paper mill flyer team to win the championship!" ”

"The Paper Mill Flyers are the Keju team of my fourth son-in-law, Meng Yun, right?"

"Yes!"

"Well, help me buy a 100,000-dollar lottery ticket and bet on the Tigers of the Academy of Sciences to win!"

"Huh!?" The chamberlain was momentarily stunned, and after staying for a long time, he came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the Tigers of the Academy of Sciences of Qinghe Hou have been eliminated in the group stage, ...... You can't buy it! ”

Qin Shi Huang stroked his beard and said calmly: "It's okay, you just buy it according to it!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister retires!" The chamberlain withdrew from the Zichen Hall in a daze, and then hurriedly went to the Shaofu to order Zhao Wei to repeat the emperor's order.

Zhao Wei was also stunned for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said, "I will handle this matter personally, you go and serve Your Majesty!" ”

"Yes!"

After the chamberlain left, Zhao Wei sat in his office for a long time, and then came back to his senses and went to the treasury to withdraw money, and soon after carrying a large stack of redemption tickets to the Qinghe Garden Gaming Company to buy lottery tickets for the emperor.

"What? 100,000 dollars to buy the Tigers? My lord...... Have you done ......? Make a mistake? ”

The VIP supervisor of the gaming company, who was responsible for receiving large bets, stared at Shaofu Ling Zhao Wei with two big eyes.

"This is the emperor's order, how can this order be mistaken, you count the tickets, 100,000 yuan, hurry up and open the lottery ticket!" Zhao Wei also stared at the two big eyeballs and said.

The director looked at the thick stack of large bills on the table, the sweat on his forehead rolled down, and his dry throat shook and stammered, "My lord, this is ...... This lottery ticket is not ...... Don't dare to open! ”

"Then who dares to open it?" Zhao Wei asked coldly.

"Only Meng Gongzi, uh, no, I'm afraid only Qinghe Hou can open it!"

Zhao Wei's cold expression instantly relaxed, nodded and said, "That order is waiting here, you go and ask Qinghe Hou!" ”

"Yes, you sit and wait, and the little one will arrange someone to find Qinghehou!" The supervisor wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and ordered the maid to serve tea, and then hurriedly went out and ordered a group of people to find Chen Xu.

Chen Xu's whereabouts are uncertain on weekdays, sometimes in the Qinghe Marquis Mansion, sometimes in the Qinghe Courtyard, and sometimes in the newspaper hall, the Academy of Sciences, the Dongfang Road Administration and other government offices, so he didn't dare to pack the ticket if he could find Director Chen Xu quickly, so after returning to the VIP room, he could only accompany Zhao Wei to sit down and continue to break out in a cold sweat.

Next to the woods seven or eight miles away from the Qinghe Annex, a group of five big and three thick guards all stood in the shade of the trees near the pond with swords hanging from their waists and crossbows in their hands, Chen Xu was wearing big shorts and short sleeves, cowhide sandals under his feet, and a straw hat on his head, he was sitting on the edge of the pond fishing next to the reeds, and there was a teenager of the same age beside him, almost the same outfit, it was the half-brother Han Xin who was picked up.

Although it is already the end of summer, it is actually the hottest season of summer, and the summer cicadas are screaming in the surrounding mountains and fields, making it more and more hot.

However, the two fishermen were quite calm, sitting under the sun without much movement, and their eyes were staring at the fish floats made of reed poles floating on the water, and judging from the fish floats that were constantly shaking slightly, the fish in the pond were biting the hook all the time.

"Sting~"

Seeing that the fish float shook violently a few times and then suddenly sank to the bottom of the water, Chen Xu quickly lifted the fishing rod up with his hands and eyes, and a fishing rod made of thin bamboo more than three meters long suddenly sank down into a huge bow, and then saw a big fish more than a foot long being pulled out of the water and swaying violently, and the water surface suddenly stirred up a large number of waves.

"Wow, brother, this fish is so big!" Han Xin couldn't help but drop the fishing rod in surprise and stood up.

"Prepare the fishing net, this fish is too heavy, I'm afraid the fishing line will break!"

Chen Xu happily used the fishing rod to slowly drag the fish to the shore and shouted at the same time!

Han Xin hurriedly picked up a net with a long handle on the ground and prepared to assist in collecting the fish.

"Hou Ye~, Hou Ye~~"

While the two brothers were busy with their work, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, accompanied by anxious shouts.

Chen Xu turned around, and it was this opportunity to be stunned, he only felt a light in his hand, and when he looked back, the fishing rod was already empty, the big fish on the hook had disappeared, and there were only a few huge ripples rippling on the water.

"Alas, I ran away, it's a pity!" Han Shin was frustrated.

Chen Xu also dropped the fishing rod with a black face and looked at the direction where the sound of horses' hooves came, Nima had been fishing for a long time and was full of small scum and trash fish, and finally encountered a big fish that was hooked, and was interrupted and ran away.

If it's not urgent for a while, Lao Tzu will have to break the legs of these guys.

The sound of horses' hooves drew nearer and closer, and soon the two horses galloped to a halt a few feet away from the pond, and the men on the horses turned over and dismounted, one of them was the steward of the Qinghe Marquis Mansion, and the other was wearing a blue-gray uniform with the nameplate of the bookmaker on his chest.

"Master Hou, the director, please hurry up and go to the Lingering Fragrance Garden!" The bookmaker bowed profusely and looked very anxious.

"What the hell is going on?" Seeing that the person who came to report the news was so anxious, Chen Xu also temporarily suppressed his anger and asked.

"Hou ...... Master Hou, Shaofu ordered to buy your Tiger team to win the championship at the bookmaker, and he also had to bet 100,000 yuan......"

"Ga~" Chen Xu was stunned for a moment, his mouth was open enough to stuff a big duck egg, and after a long time, he came back to his senses and asked with a smile: "Didn't you tell Shaofu that my Tigers had been eliminated from the group stage?" ”

"After saying it, Director Wu personally explained, but the Shaofu Order said that the emperor asked him to buy it, and he had to buy the Tiger Team!"

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