Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

At the same time that Fusu met Meng Tian, ​​Han Fei also met Chen Ping at his home.

After several months of recovery, Chen Ping's face finally showed some flesh color again, no longer a rough face that had been weathered.

However, his face was very embarrassed at this moment, as if he was ashamed of the organization's cultivation.

"This incident is due to my incompetence. I feel really sorry for everyone."

The fundamental reason why Ying Zheng cleaned up Liusha was that he discovered that Liusha was dishonest, and the person responsible for covering up these facts was Chen Ping, so if anyone was to hold someone accountable, he would definitely be the first to take the blame, and take the big blame.

Of course, this is the logical thing to do, but it is not right to act like this out of emotion.

The whole Liusha was responsible for this incident, and the commotion spread throughout the northern counties. It was simply too much to expect him to clean up the mess - not to mention that he had just returned and was given the task in an emergency.

However, facing Han Fei, Chen Ping could only take the blame and had no reason to shirk it.

You can't always pass the buck. Otherwise, not only will you fail to absolve yourself of responsibility, but you will instead shoulder greater responsibility.

What's more, Liusha is not the officialdom. Although there are class distinctions between superiors and subordinates, there is not a strong political atmosphere as a whole, so there is no need to strictly follow the officialdom's rules.

Chen Ping is a shrewd man and naturally knows his limits.

Han Fei really had no intention of holding anyone accountable.

Because almost everyone on Liusha's side did nothing wrong, and this was the final result, it can only be said that human power is limited.

Just like people who encounter an earthquake, even if they have done their best to take the most appropriate emergency measures, whether they can survive often depends on God's will.

"There's no need to say that." Han Fei smiled and poured a cup of tea for himself and Chen Ping, then sat down and said, "From the moment the emperor decided to tour the north, we were destined to be stabbed. The only difference is the degree of the blow."

"Now the blow has landed. It's a little heavier than I hoped, but it's not as bad as it could be. I think... it's not bad."

"What do you think?"

Chen Ping thought for a moment and replied, "It is true that there is no serious damage, but our influence in the central court has been severely reduced, and the officials in the north also need to be managed and won over again, which may greatly slow down our progress."

"Time... this issue is a bit sensitive."

Time is a problem that is enough to give everyone a headache, because it is a powerful force that is completely beyond the control of human will.

Once you miss it, it is missed, and no one can make up for it.

If Liusha misses the best time planned due to this turmoil, no one can predict how serious the subsequent negative impact will be.

Han Fei smiled when he heard this, and didn't seem to care much about it. "I think it's okay."

"It's nothing more than the loss of a batch of supplies... but the supplies never left the Northland after all. Even if they are gone now, they will come back in the future."

In order to deal with the pursuit of Luowang and Black Ice Platform, Liusha abandoned a considerable amount of relatively not particularly sensitive materials.

For the imperial court, this batch of supplies had no source and no destination, so they naturally became "trophies" and were confiscated and stored.

However, even if they were put into storage, they would be put into the storage of the local government in the north, because they were all materials needed and in short supply in the north, and Ying Zheng had no reason to transfer them for other distribution - of course, he had the power to do so, but he was just too lazy to do so.

To Ying Zheng, these things were not even worth his attention.

Because the empire was rich.

The destruction of the six states in Shandong by force brought enormous wealth to the empire. Even though the empire had maintained a highly militaristic policy in the past nearly twenty years and even launched countless large-scale projects, this wealth had not been consumed and had continued to support the operation of the court.

The empire now has many problems, but the finances, which are most likely to cause problems and should have the most problems, are still relatively good - this is not only because the wealth 'left over' from the six kingdoms is sufficient, but also because the imperial court operates relatively efficiently and honestly.

Both the central court and local governments are relatively efficient and honest...Although the central court's control over local governments is decreasing day by day, this has not been greatly affected.

Of course, this is not because the moral standards of the imperial officials are high, but is the result of the combined effect of multiple factors.

Firstly, the empire’s exploitation of the people was severe enough, leaving little room for officials to engage in corruption.

Even if there is someone who is ruthless enough to make sparks from scratching the land, it is impossible for him to just do it to make sparks. There must be profit to be made.

Secondly, as mentioned earlier, officials’ demand for corruption, or their demand for money, is not particularly great.

In addition, those who can become officials are basically not from poor backgrounds and generally have considerable family wealth, which further reduces the possibility of corruption.

Third, the empire’s bureaucratic system was actually far less mature and complex than that of later generations.

This greatly increased the difficulty for the central court to effectively manage local governments, but in return, the bureaucratic system became simpler.

With fewer officials, there will be fewer layers of corruption, which will naturally reduce the intensity of corruption and improve efficiency.

In addition, there are some other reasons, which I will not go into detail.

Of course, efficiency does not necessarily mean good things.

It's like scribbling on a workbook. Your efficiency in solving the questions will naturally increase, but the only meaning is that it wastes paper.

The opposite is the movement of Tao, the weak is the use of Tao, and all things in heaven and earth are no more than like this.

Back to the topic.

Because Ying Zheng looked down upon it and did not care about it, this batch of supplies remained in the hands of local government officials in various counties in the north.

Of course, it is impossible for Liusha to immediately take back these materials from the Northern government, which has just experienced a major earthquake in the officialdom, but as long as the things are in the North, they will return to their hands sooner or later - whether through more covert or more radical means.

Of course, these supplies will be gradually consumed over time.

But this is not a big problem.

Take from the people and use it for the people... Overall, it’s not a loss.

"As for the changes in the officialdom..." Han Fei took a sip of hot tea, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had drunk a sip of fine wine, "It doesn't matter."

Chen Ping's brows couldn't help but twitch twice.

Can such a big change in the officialdom really be considered "insignificant"?

It is true that with Liusha's strength, it won't take long for it to regain its previous influence on the northern government, but it is hard to say how long it will take.

More importantly, time is a problem.

Han Fei said calmly, "The demise of the six states in Shandong made me realize one thing - loyalty has nothing to do with morality and ethics for most people."

"After the fall of Korea, apart from a few people like Zhang Xiangguo who sacrificed their lives for the country, basically no one cared."

"Of course, I don't agree with the meaningless act of martyrdom - although I almost took that path myself."

"South Korean officials do not care about the demise of South Korea, and the people of South Korea do not care about the demise of South Korea either... Those who should surrender will surrender, those who should go into exile will go into exile, and those who should submit will submit, and everything will be left to nature."

Han Fei spoke with great emotion. Chen Ping sat at the bottom, with a confused look in his eyes.

This is... suddenly coming to mind, making me sad?
Han Fei ignored his gaze and continued, "Of course, many people later mentioned the name 'Korea' which no longer exists."

"But it's all just for their own purposes...or interests."

"The nobles who fled and went into seclusion hoped to use the name of Korea to make a comeback after the decline of the empire."

"The Korean people who have become the subjects of the empire hope to return to the rule of the former Korean court, because the oppression of the empire makes them increasingly breathless."

"They don't care about South Korea, they just need this... 'excuse'."

"Of course." Han Fei smiled and said, "I'm not condemning them. South Korea is indeed not worth others' real concern."

“What I want to say is that whether it’s the common people or the bureaucrats and aristocrats, they will not miss, nor will they be loyal to, a regime that they hate so much.”

"South Korea was such a regime in the past, and today's empire is even worse than that."

"The attitude of these newly appointed officials towards the empire is bound to be no different from that of the former Korean subjects."

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"Before something happens, they may slow us down a little, but when the time is right, these obstacles will disappear in an instant."

What Han Fei called an incident was actually the empire being thrown into complete chaos.

In other words, this was when the empire began to be filled with rebels.

And his words, or this long string of words, are all euphemistically expressing one thing - once the empire's rule is about to collapse, this group of new officials will instantly fall into the quicksand just like the old officials.

The empire, which had been established for ten years, had never established a sufficiently stable and reliable national identity.

This resulted in the non-existence of loyalty among the subjects of the empire.

They don't care about the demise of the empire, and they even welcome it... Of course, if the new regime is worse than the empire, they will miss the empire just as the Korean subjects miss Korea, but that is not essentially nostalgia for the empire, but dissatisfaction with the current regime.

This kind of dissatisfaction usually does not emerge early.

Once the empire's rule collapses, the officials in the north will never consider how to maintain the empire's rule first, but their own interests.

If the Empire has the ability to regain control of the situation, they will maintain their "loyalty", otherwise, they will turn to the new "ruler".

In short, they will help whoever wins, and they will remain on the sidelines and not help anyone until the outcome is known.

But they won't just sit and wait - not because they don't want to, but because they can't.

If you keep sitting on the fence, you will most likely be taken care of.

In the north, as long as Liusha takes on the empire's first and most powerful round of offensive, local officials will naturally turn to Liusha and abandon the empire - if they dare not give up, they will just have to wait for Liusha to deal with them.

So Han Fei said they posed no threat.

The core threat posed by this group of officials is that they may disrupt the layout of the Quicksand at a critical moment, and once the most important opportunity is missed due to their intervention, it can no longer be made up.

But they will only delay the action of Quicksand slightly when it is not important - that is, during the preliminary preparation time. When the time becomes really important, they will start to consider the issue of standing in line and dare not do anything anymore.

This is not to say that preliminary preparations are not important, but the quicksand has been prepared very well, and all that remains is just some tinkering and filling in the details.

It’s best to have it, but it doesn’t matter if it’s delayed.

Of course, there are "royalists" who are completely loyal to the emperor or the empire, but their proportion may be less than 10%.

Judging from the number of officials in the North, it would be difficult to even gather ten people, which is not worth worrying about at all.

Chen Ping understood what Han Fei meant and nodded, "I understand... What's next?"

"Just follow the plan and adjust it a little bit." Han Fei replied calmly, and then added, "But there is one thing I want to ask Brother Chen Ping to take care of."

"please say."

"Next, keep a close eye on Luowang. I want to make sure I know Zhao Gao's movements and whereabouts at all times!"

In the last sentence, Han Fei's tone was filled with murderous intent.

Chen Ping knew it very well, so he nodded without saying anything nonsense, "Don't worry, I promise I won't let him escape for even a moment."

Zhao Gao is certainly a tough opponent, but if Liusha kills one of them at all costs, he will definitely not be able to escape.

If all else fails, you can always call in the Black Kirin.

Black Kirin is the most outrageous person in the Liusha organization except for the leader Gu Xun. The outrageous thing about him is his ability to transform into another form.

Although the legends about it in the martial arts world are bizarre enough, even terrifying enough, in fact, Liusha has always been secretive about the Black Kirin, and only a few people inside Liusha have a clear understanding of it.

If the outside world really understood how outrageous the Black Kirin was, I'm afraid Ying Zheng wouldn't dare to sleep at night - the Black Kirin could replace him in a minute.

At the moment, Black Kirin was called by Gu Xun to serve as a substitute for his eldest daughter, but he could be called back at any time. In theory, Gu Xun had the highest say in Liusha. The only exception was that Han Fei had a higher authority to call Black Kirin than Gu Xun.

Many people in Liusha don’t understand why such a strange situation occurs.

………………

October, the thirty-sixth year of Emperor Qin Shihuang’s reign.

According to the imperial calendar, this is the new year.

At the beginning of the new year, Ying Zheng finally ended his northern tour and returned to his loyal city of Xianyang.

However, he did not immerse himself in the New Year's atmosphere - the New Year in the Empire had no atmosphere and was no different from usual - he began endless work as soon as he returned.

The eve of winter is almost one of the busiest times of the year for the court, with a lot of things to deal with.

For example, the border defense arrangements in the northern border, the workload adjustments for various projects, the political statistics of the empire over the past year, etc.

While the excitement in Liusha had not yet died down, another important news came from the imperial court - the emperor was going to tour the east again!
After a year, areas such as Qi, Lu, Jing and Chu, which had become much more stable due to Ying Zheng's eastern tour, became turbulent again.

When the common people heard this, they all thought it was ridiculous - what could this emperor do when he went on tour every day?

Although they did not object to Ying Zheng's parade, it did not pose much threat to them after all.

But this absurd situation made them feel uneasy.

It was difficult to travel outside these days, and in the eyes of the people, the emperor was no exception - and in fact, he was no exception.

Now the emperor cannot even live in peace, and has to wander on the road every day. What will the common people like them do in the future? (End of this chapter)