The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1150 Umbrella [Subscribe*Monthly Tickets]

"If Your Majesty insists on going, the Prime Minister still has to return to the royal city to preside over affairs!" Meng Tian reminded An Qisheng.

During this period, he learned a lot of ways to handle political affairs from An Qisheng.

"He doesn't dare!" An Qisheng sneered.

Yan Yan could do this, and he was sure that as long as he ran away, An Qisheng would definitely return to Beiye Royal City.

However, Yan Yan's Confucian background made it impossible for him to run away so irresponsibly.

If Yan Yan really dared to do this, the Confucian scholars would block the Bingzhou Palace and any place where Yan Yan appeared the next day, and make a death-defying remonstrance!
The Confucian scholars of this era really dare to risk their lives for a name.

"Will this have any impact on the Prime Minister's reputation?" Meng Tian looked at An Qisheng worriedly.

"If Dalingh River is completed, there will be great scholars to debate for me!" An Qisheng didn't care.

It's not like he doesn't work. Which historian dares to say anything bad about him?
Once the development north of Dalingh River is completed, he will be even more confident.

"But the court officials will have complaints!" Meng Tian still persuaded.

The prime minister is the hub between all officials and the emperor. Now that Anqisheng has run away, it means that all court officials have to face the king directly, and there is no room for relaxation.

It’s okay in the short term, but conflicts will break out in the long run.

An Qisheng hesitated. This was a problem.

Without the prime minister to mediate, many problems would erupt directly, leaving no room for easing, and irreparable losses would easily occur.

"Ask Commander Bai Feng, has His Majesty's hair grown gray?" An Qisheng asked after a moment of hesitation.

"No!" Bai Feng gave the answer quickly.

If an emperor grows gray hair or loses teeth, these are major events and their daily records will be reported immediately.

Since it’s not written in the daily notes, it proves that everything is fine.

"There's no need to rush!" An Qisheng smiled.

The hair is all there and not gray, which proves that you still have plenty of energy and spirit, so there's no need for him to go back and share your worries.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her any more, Meng Tian didn't say anything more.

He didn't know what to say about this pair of king and minister. Between them, they were more than cunning. Compared with them, the people from the farming family were like students who had just received enlightenment.

Meng Tian didn't see anything wrong with the tonics, but An Qisheng was able to guess what Yan Yan was going to do at the first moment.

If Anqisheng doesn't eat it, it will be a good thing for these young and energetic generals.

Some people even fed it to livestock, causing the development progress of Dalingh River to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Originally they estimated that it would take five to ten years to complete, but now judging by the progress, it may be completed within three to seven years.

"Don't worry about it, Your Majesty. If the problem could not be solved, you would have issued an edict to recall me long ago!" An Qisheng said with a smile.

The absence of a recall edict proves that nothing major has happened.

Nothing happened, which was a good thing for Bingzhou, which had a lot of work to do.

It is also a good thing for the people of Bingzhou.

If something happens every other day, it is never a good thing for the people of Bingzhou.

What the people want is security and stability, not big pie in the sky that keeps falling on them.

The reason why An Qisheng ran away was that he wanted Yan Yan to understand this truth.

He didn't understand why Yan Yan was so anxious and wanted to finish everything in their dynasty, but he knew very well that with too many tasks, the people would be very tired. This was not a war that could be ended in one generation, so that three generations would no longer be disturbed by war.

If you take too big a step, you'll tear your balls.

Only by truly coming into contact with the most ordinary memorials and knowing the current situation in Bingzhou with his own eyes, can Yan Yan truly know what the people want most now.

Although everything Yan Yan did was for Bingzhou and China, and he really considered the future of the people, he was ultimately too anxious.

This is not only true for Bingzhou, but also for Qin State.

Only if Bingzhou slows down its development will Qin also slow down.

Therefore, what An Qisheng saw was not only Bingzhou, but also Qin State and the world.

Although he did not communicate privately with Xiong Qi and Li Si, they all cooperated tacitly.

The Qin State wanted to build straight roads and highways, and originally planned to recruit millions of civilians to complete the project within just a few years. However, due to An Qisheng's escape, the progress of this plan was temporarily slowed down.

"A real man should be a general or a prime minister. I believe that Meng Tian, ​​the Internal Secretary, only wants to be a general!" An Qisheng said with a smile.

He would personally bring Meng Tian with him, and also wanted to train a versatile person for Bingzhou who could become a general or a prime minister, and Meng Tian also had the qualifications and potential to do so.

In military terms, Meng Tian received the best education in Bingzhou and also achieved remarkable military achievements.

But in terms of administration, Meng Tian lacked a lot.

Although Meng Tian is now in charge of all military and political affairs of Donghu, his administration is not a complete mess, except for the military.

"Please teach me, teacher!" Meng Tian asked humbly.

Not everyone can receive An Qisheng's careful teaching.

"The government is different from the military. The orders issued cannot be too detailed and precise. There must be room for maneuver." An Qisheng did not hide anything.

The military requires strict compliance with orders, but civilians and officials are not soldiers after all.

"Administrative orders must be in line with reality and adapted to local conditions. They cannot be one-size-fits-all, otherwise something bad will happen."

"Even if you are only the head of a county, a county still has dozens of towns and hundreds of villages, each with its own differences; not to mention that you are the highest military and political leader of the entire Bingzhou East Road."

"The six prefectures and forty-five counties of the entire Bingzhou East Route are all on your shoulders. The people of the world are extremely important!"

An Qisheng patted Meng Tian's shoulder earnestly.

"The students know!" Meng Tian took a deep breath.

He has always been aware of the heavy burden on his shoulders, so his appearance has aged visibly, which is why many people do not regard him as a young man.

Now, more people in the world regard him as someone of the older generation.

"Political orders are different from military orders. Once issued, if there is a mistake, it will not affect a war, but the lives of tens of thousands of households and hundreds of thousands of people. So it can be slow, but it cannot be wrong!"

"If you are afraid of making mistakes, you can choose a place in advance to conduct a pilot, then find errors in time during the pilot process, make corrections, and finally implement it comprehensively. In this way, even if errors occur, they can be corrected in time and the impact will be minimized!"

Meng Tian listened carefully and asked the assistant officer to record everything. He might not be able to understand these things now, but they would be useful in the future.

It is impossible for An Qisheng to always be in Bingzhou East Road, nor is it possible for him to always be by his side to guide him.

"You are all the future of Bingzhou. Your Majesty and us old men can now give you the entire East Road to do whatever you want. Even if you make mistakes, we old guys will take the responsibility, but the future is yours."

"By then, we will be old, and you will be able to take charge of yourselves and support the future of Bingzhou. Then, no one will be able to hold an umbrella for you anymore."

(End of this chapter)