Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 619

The pride of the empire, from top to bottom, is reflected in the hearts of every Qin person.

Therefore, the people of Qin have been striving for self-improvement all the time.

This is the reason why Qin State can develop so quickly.

Since Daqin established libraries in various places, many enterprising Qin people began to enter the library to study.

Among them, there is a Qin man named Shusun Tong.

Shu Suntong has been studying Confucianism since he was a child, and he is proficient in various etiquettes.

But Daqin has always respected the law, so when Shu Suntong first came to Daqin, he was not particularly valued.

Therefore, after the Qin State destroyed the Six Kingdoms, officials were still based on the recommendation system.

A humble scholar like Shusun Tong basically sees no hope.

When the first emperor unified the world and promulgated the order of recruiting talents to the world, Shusun Tong followed the order.

However, when he came to Xianyang, there was nothing.

Seeing the changes in Da Qin now, he couldn't help but feel the pride of a Qin person.

Today, as usual, he went to the library to read a book for a while.

Just came out of the library at the moment.

Shu Suntong loves to read very much. Seeing the vast collection of books in the library, he gradually forgot his original intention of going to Xianyang.

Now there are many scholars in Xianyang City, and many dignitaries have begun to recruit them.

Because after they win the election, the rich and powerful will get some benefits.

But most scholars choose to support themselves.

In addition, there was news in the palace that the second emperor Zhao Kun encouraged scholars to work and study.

Many scholars have found some part-time jobs to meet their living expenses.

During this period of time, Shu Suntong has been in charge of bookkeeping at the residence of Zhang Yang, the grandson of Zuo Tingwei Zhang Ji.

This job is easy and not tiring, he only needs to go every morning to record all the food and drink expenses at the house the previous day.

Take care of one meal a day, and there are three big money to get.

Walking on the street, Shu Suntong was still thinking about the collection of etiquette books he had just seen in the library.

"Master, it's this kid, with dirty hands and feet, he went into the kitchen to steal food, and I bumped into him!"

Suddenly, a somewhat familiar voice came from the front.

Shu Suntong looked up blankly, and saw a group of people blocking the road in front of him.

Shu Suntong had a vague impression that the person in the lead was his boss, Yang Yang.

"Your name is Shusun Tong?"

Zhang Yang's nostrils turned to the sky, and he snorted coldly at Uncle Suntong.

Shu Suntong gave a salute sternly, and then replied: "I don't know what the proprietor is looking for me?"

"What a good Shusuntong, my master saw you as pitiful, so I took you into the house, but I didn't expect you to have unclean hands and feet, stealing things from the master's house!"

A person beside Zhang Yang jumped out, pointed at Shusun Tong and accused him loudly.

Hearing this, Shu Suntong's face changed drastically.

He was born in Confucianism, and he hated this kind of chicken and dog robbery.

The so-called people with lofty ideals do not drink water from stolen springs.

He has been familiar with this truth since he was a child, and he has great ambitions, how could he do such a thing.

The two sides confronted each other on the street, and soon attracted a group of onlookers.

"The butler made a mistake? I only enter the mansion for half an hour every day, and there are always people around me, so how could I do such a sneaky thing?" Shu Suntong argued.

The butler in Zhang Yang's house sneered, "You said there are always people around you, but it's impossible for other people to follow you to the bathroom, right?"

"Let me ask you, today you excused yourself and left for a quarter of an hour. What did you do?"

"It was cold last night, so" Shu Suntong frowned.

"You bullshit!"

Before the uncle and grandson finished talking, they were interrupted by the other party.

"The servants in the kitchen clearly saw you sneaking into the kitchen and eating the breakfast they prepared for the young master!"

After Zhang's butler's words fell, the people watching the excitement around him started to make a fuss.

Shusun Tong's attire is obviously a scholar.

But the people who watch the fun don't care about this status.

Old Qin people have a straight temper and admit death.

Recently, the imperial examination is just around the corner, and many scholars from other places have entered the city, and there have been many incidents of robbery.

Many people were arrested while committing crimes.

Therefore, the people of Xianyang actually don't have a particularly good impression of foreign scholars.

Now that this kind of thing happened, he took it for granted that Shusun Tong had indeed stolen something from the master's house.

Suddenly, a group of people shouted and cursed.

Shu Suntong clenched his fists tightly and stared at the butler of the Zhang residence.

What the other party said, he did not do at all.

He is very clear.

Moreover, when the butler was speaking, he didn't dare to look directly at him, obviously harboring evil intentions.

What happened this time was definitely framed.

But Shusun Tong couldn't figure it out, he was just an ordinary scholar with no reputation, what was worth the trouble of the other party to frame him.

"Master, this Uncle Sun Tong is a Confucian student from Ludi. Confucianism puts etiquette first. I thought that Confucian students would not have the habit of petty theft. At least read and understand."

Chen An, who was standing beside Zhang Yang, spoke.

After being told by Chen An, Zhang Yang couldn't bear it any longer, and pointed at Uncle Sun Tong and started yelling.

"Read wisely? With such poverty, no matter how many books you read, you won't change your nature!"

"What kind of humble scholars, but they are poor and have no courage, dare not go to the battlefield to win military exploits. They cover up by studying, stealing chickens and dogs behind their backs, but they don't lose everything. A bunch of useless people!"

Zhang Yang was extremely angry.

He was not valued at home, and he didn't seek to make progress, so he could barely read and didn't have much talent.

Because of these before, he was often despised by some scholars.

However, no matter how poor the status of those people is, they are also scholars who are attached to nobles, and there is a possibility of being selected, and Zhang Yang dare not offend them at all.

Although he dared not speak out, he hated scholars as a group.

Scholars from Xungui's family dare not bully, but it's nothing to bully poor scholars.

Having just been lifted from the foot restraint by Zhang Ji, Zhang Yang already had a bad breath in his heart.

Encountering this incident today, he was so angry that his lungs exploded.

At this moment, pointing at Shusun Tong, the curse words should be as vicious as possible.

Some scholars watching around, when they heard Zhang Yang's words, they all glared at him.

"What are you looking at, am I wrong? This person used the name of the accountant to enter my house and steal. If it were you, who would dare to say that you would not be like him?"

All the scholars were silent and turned their eyes to Shu Suntong.

"I didn't steal!"

Shu Suntong paused word by word.

Zhang Yang made false accusations in the street, if he was found guilty of theft, it would be a great shame and humiliation to Shu Suntong.

A soldier can be killed but not humiliated.

Although Shusun Tong doesn't understand court struggle.

But he is also a rare smart person. He keenly sensed something different from this incident.

"You said you didn't steal it, so how can you prove it?" Chen An laughed.

With more and more people coming around, his plan has been gradually completed.

As long as Shu Suntong is convicted of stealing food, use this as an excuse to pursue and beat the poor family.

At that time, even if the emperor gave him a favor, he would not dare to reuse them.

In this day and age, people regard faith as extremely important.

What a group fears most is being labeled with certain negative labels.

Stealing is a very suitable label for poor scholars.

Stealing food today, stealing money tomorrow, who knows that he will not deceive the world and steal his name in the future?

Chen An looked at Shu Suntong coldly.

The streets were crowded with people, but needles could be heard.

"The servants of Zhang's mansion saw you enter the back kitchen and steal food, and you have all the witnesses, do you still want to deny it?"

Chen An's cold voice resounded, as if calling for his life.

"You said you didn't steal it, but do you have evidence?"

Shu Suntong smiled miserably.

He is just an ordinary humble scholar with no power and power, how can he prove his innocence in the face of Zhang Yang and Chen An?
"Okay, I'll prove it to you!"

Shu Suntong unbuttoned his clothes and drew out the dagger he was wearing.

Afterwards, he sat upright on the ground, held the sword in both hands, and aimed the sword point at his abdomen.

Seeing this scene, there was a commotion among the surrounding crowd.

Even Zhang Yang was taken aback by fright.

Chen An didn't change his face, and said with a sneer, "How do you prove it?"

"It's only been two hours since I left Zhang's mansion. If I stole food, it should still be in my stomach!"

Shusuntong looked around with firm eyes, and said loudly, "Master Zhang Yang comes from Zuo Tingwei's residence. Shusuntong is a commoner, and he knows that he is powerless to argue. The only way to prove his innocence is to have a laparotomy to obtain evidence!"

After speaking, he stabbed the dagger into his stomach without hesitation.

Yin Hong's blood immediately stained his lower body red, and Shu Suntong stared at Chen An with a ferocious face.

Chen An's expression changed dramatically.

As Zhang Ji's confidant, although Chen An was not much different in age from Zhang Yang, his courage and strategy were not comparable to Zhang Yang's.

This time, Zhang Ji made a decision to express his position to the emperor as a representative of honor.

Their position is that poor scholars will never be allowed to enter the court and violate the interests of nobles.

What happened today, their purpose is to make the emperor realize the nature of being poor and unusable.

If the emperor understands this, he will naturally know who is the real support for the empire in the future.

Today's Great Qin, although the imperial examinations have begun, the power of the nobles should not be underestimated.

If the evidence is really useful, how can there be accusations in history?
At any time, the right to speak is ultimately in the hands of those in power.

Confusing black and white, making false accusations of clinging to others, is nothing more than opening one's mouth.

Shusun Tong, an ordinary scholar, can produce any evidence.

Could it be that he can bribe Zhang's mansion to prove that he can't sue Zhang Yang?
As for Zhang Yang, like Shusun Tong, he is also a prop in this matter.

If things change, Zhang Yang will be abandoned by Zhang Ji without hesitation.

However, although Zhang Ji was ruthless, the laws of Qin were strict, and he did not dare to instruct people to force people to death in full view.

Chen An never expected that Shusun Tong would draw his sword and cut open his stomach if he disagreed with him, proving his innocence.

During this period of time, in Xianyang City, there were not one or two incidents of humble scholars stealing chickens and dogs.

When those people were caught, they admitted their mistakes very simply.

Chen An's original intention was to just randomly choose one in Zhang Yang's mansion, and then slander him.

Because the incident happened in Zhang Yang's house, he had a reason to act.

When the time comes to add fuel to the flames in the dark and make things bigger, the goal will naturally be achieved.

Chen An didn't expect that a humble scholar from Zhang Yang's family whom he randomly selected would be so strong.

Severe pain came from the abdomen, and Shu Suntong couldn't help panting, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

He had to let out a low growl to relieve the severe pain.

"I didn't steal food. My uncle and grandson stand upright and are always gentlemen. You don't want to slander me."

Even the old Qin people in the pass have always been bold, but they couldn't bear to watch this tragic scene.

"Hurry up and save people!"

A scream suddenly rang out, and the level of sternness was actually more painful than that of Shusun Tong who had his abdomen cut open.

It was a long time to say, but in fact, it was only a few breaths from when Shusun Tong drew his sword to this time.

The others were stopped by the servants of Zhang Yang's mansion and did not come over.

Shu Suntong had his laparotomy, and Chen An had so many thoughts in his head that he couldn't react for a while.

Zhang Yang was the first to react and shout for help.

At this time, Zhang Yang's face was pale, watching a group of servants rushing up to save them.

Although he has a grandfather who was Zuo Tingwei, he also knows his own weight.

Forced to death in the street, not to mention that he is just the grandson of Zhang Ji's concubine, even if he is a direct grandson, he might not be able to escape the sanctions of Qin Law.

in the palace.

Zhao Kun, Chen Ping, and Xiao He are discussing matters.

"Scholars going to the mountains and the countryside can only rely on verbal encouragement. You will then come up with a set of regulations to motivate."

Zhao Kun said to Chen Ping.

Since the establishment of the imperial examination system, Zhao Kun seldom got close to nobles, but instead used poor scholars.

The civil war in China has lasted for hundreds of years, and now the nobles of the Great Qin Dynasty are all behemoths that grew up with the Great Qin's domination of China.

When the world is in conflict, they can naturally keep themselves safe and assist the emperor.

But after the world is stable, how can these people endure loneliness?
What's more, in the history that Zhao Kun is familiar with, the existence of the Xungui Group is the enemy of imperial power in any era.

Xungui's strength is intertwined, like a huge net, firmly attached to the empire, sucking the flesh and blood of the country.

Zhao Kun has lofty ambitions and has no intention of fighting these nobles at all.

His idea is very simple, since he doesn't want to use them, just pack them up and throw them away.

Anyway, there are not a few people from poor families who are talented.

If the emperor were to change, let alone wanting to throw away the nobles, he might wish to tie all the nobles to his own boat.

But for Zhao Kun, it was not a problem.

His prestige in Daqin is already very high, and sometimes even the first emperor is a bit inferior.

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

Before ascending the throne, Zhao Kun always thought this sentence was a joke.

If the emperor's words are really so effective, after a thousand years, His Majesty Li Er, who is also the emperor of the ages, will not be burned by the honorable group.

See who is upset, how cool is it to let him die?

Xungui is also a living person, how could he be so obedient?

But after becoming an emperor, he discovered that it wasn't that he couldn't do it, but whether he wanted to do it or not.

Zhao Kun himself has enough confidence that he can maintain the operation of this huge empire without the help of Xungui.

After arranging these things, when Zhao Kun was about to discuss the war with Chen Ping and the content of the next newspaper, he saw Meng Yi hurriedly approaching.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Ji's grandson, Zhang Yang, insulted a humble scholar in the street and forced him to testify by cutting himself open!"

Before the person arrived, Meng Yi's indignant voice came over.

(End of this chapter)