The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 680 The Young People in Peifeng
The elegant-looking young man nodded slightly, looking serious. After nodding in approval, he slowly said: "In just a few years, the Qin State has successively annexed the five countries of Han, Zhao, Yan, Wei, and Qi. Only the Chu State, which is in civil strife, is left. Alas, it is definitely unstoppable." As he spoke, he shook his head slightly, with a subtle shrewdness and sharpness in his eyes.

"That's good. If the world is unified, the people will suffer less from war. Under the rule of a sage monarch, if every household in the world can live like the people in Guanzhong, then the world will be unified."

"If the world is unified, it will surely be in great order. There are so many things in the world that need to be rebuilt. This is the best opportunity to do something. It seems certain that as long as there is an opportunity and you work hard, you can achieve wealth and honor and bring glory to your family."

After that, he sighed again: "After all, the Qin Dynasty still clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments."

"And..." The young man paused, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Alas, it is really possible to become an official just by taking an exam. It really is the meritocracy that is promoted."

"Even if the Chu State is destroyed, it is not unjust."

Liu Ji's group of friends are naturally his fellow townsmen and childhood friends.

To be exact, they all came from the same village.

The people were Lu Wan, Fan Kuai, Xiao He, and Cao Shen.

They were of similar age and were born in the same village. Their families were also similar and fairly well-off, so naturally they played together.

Among them, Liu Ji has the most generous and open personality and outstanding character. He is undoubtedly the core good brother among them.

After Liu Ji became successful by joining Zhang Er, the first thing he did was to ask his brothers to help him.

Although he was valued and cultivated by Zhang Er, and they had a deep brotherly friendship, he was an outsider after all and had no roots in Waihuang, like a rootless duckweed.

He knew very well that no matter what he did, it would be impossible without a few trustworthy people around him.

His brothers are both talented in literature and martial arts, and the friendship between them is as solid as a rock and absolutely reliable.

Liu Ji went home in person, dressed in brocade clothes, riding a tall horse, and bringing home a carriage full of gifts.

After returning home, he first greeted his parents respectfully, and then presented carefully prepared gifts to everyone in the family. After a few simple greetings, he asked his mother to prepare a banquet at home without even having time to eat, and then immediately went to meet his good friends.

He was very polite to everyone and gave a generous gift to everyone, regardless of whether they were the ones he wanted to take away or not.

Then he invited all his friends to his house with their families for a banquet, and had a big meal and drinks, letting everyone know that he had become rich, but he kept silent about how he became rich.

After a busy day, they went to talk to each of them privately the next day, opened their hearts and told them their plans.

When he left, he took a dozen of his fellow villagers and friends back to Waihuang.

No matter when, you must have your own people!

Several of them had serious jobs, but they resolutely quit and went to Waihuang with Liu Ji without hesitation to follow this good brother.

This time when he came to Xianyang, in addition to the people prepared for Liu Ji by Zhang Er and others, Liu Ji also brought his four brothers.

This is the person he trusts the most and also the most talented person under him.

They are all people who are trustworthy.

When Liu Ji heard his friend's words, he laughed heartily and boldly, and said, "That's why we came to Xianyang."

"As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost in. Now Brother Zhang Er and his men are in Daliang, no, now in Bianliang, following the Prime Minister to govern the Wei area. We brothers are all good too. I believe that we can also make a difference in Xianyang."

Several of them nodded heavily, their eyes flashing with the unique confidence of young people, a light that was fiery and firm.

This group of young people in their twenties, although not mature or sophisticated enough, have the unique vigor of today and are full of vitality and energy.

Liu Ji changed his tone, a look of emotion appeared on his face, and he sighed, "But it's true, the legend says that the dragon bowed to the King of Qin, this is true!"

"I thought this was just another trick of the nobles."

Xiao He looked calm and said slowly, "So many people swore that it was true before. With such a huge momentum, it is indeed not necessarily false. I am lucky to be able to see it today."

"I made some inquiries on the way. This divine dragon has not appeared since it appeared once when the emperor offered sacrifices to heaven last year. But it suddenly appeared today. I wonder if something happened?" Xiao He frowned slightly, pondering the meaning of the appearance of the divine dragon.

Fan Kuai scratched his head and said, "No matter what happened, it has nothing to do with us. The dragon is still too far away from us. It shouldn't be a big deal. At present, the government has not made any moves. If there is really something, the government will not be so calm."

Lu Wan shook his head and said leisurely: "We have talked about the matter of the dragon for a long time. There is no point in saying more. There is no need to worry about it."

"We are lucky to see a dragon flying in the sky. This is also a good omen. When I prayed, I prayed that we could achieve great things."

Liu Ji laughed: "Lu Wan is right, we have just arrived in Xianyang and have such a good omen, we will definitely be able to achieve great things." Everyone talked at once, and for a moment, the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

They had a lively meal, washed off the dust and rested for a night. The next day, Liu Ji took Lu Wan and Fan Kuai, changed into decent clothes, washed up, and then went to Zhu's house to hand in a visiting card and leave their address.

Ying Zheng saw all of this and wondered how such a group of people could be related to the Zhu family.

After Yan Jin checked, he found out that they were destined to meet in Waihuang, and that they had something to do with the little honey pot Tian Mi in the harem. This made Ying Zheng shake his head and sigh, fate, it's wonderful.

Since fate has brought them to us, we should naturally embrace them.

When the deer was lost, dragons, pythons, and serpents all over the world chased it and swallowed it and turned into dragons.

But if it doesn't fail, the divine dragon will dominate the world, and these ruffians will eventually have no choice but to crawl under the real dragon.

People's ambitions are gradually growing, but their bottom line is also gradually lowered. The height of the bottom line is also different, and the basic color of being a person is even more different.

Heroes like Liu Ji are not lacking in loyalty, ability, or means. Such people can be the pillars of a region and are worthy of training and can be trained and mastered.

He is completely different from someone like Zhao Gao. People like Zhao Gao are ungrateful and impossible to tame. It is better to kill him as soon as possible to save trouble.

Since there is such a connection, give them a chance.

With Zhang Er's current status, the Zhu family would certainly be willing to help him with all they could. Now Zhang Er and the Nong family are already tied together, and Zhang Er's Zhongcang mark will definitely not go away.

The Zhu family has always been cautious in doing things. When Liu Ji came to Xianyang, considering Zhang Er's current situation, the Zhu family must have formally recruited Liu Ji into the Nong family and made them completely committed to the Nong family.

Xiao He and Cao Shen might have entered officialdom through examinations, but Liu Ji, well, he only had the option of recommendation.

In order to show his importance, it is very likely that Tian Guang recommended him personally.

In the court, the Taoist Tianzong was close to Wei Zhuang, the Renzong was more ambiguous, the Confucianists were close to Lu Buwei, but there were also several factions that were close to Cai Ze and Wei Liao.

The three factions of Mohism are respectively close to Cai Ze, the military, Zhongcang, and Lü Buwei and Wei Zhuang. The Legalists are close to Zhongcang, but are also close to Wei Zhuang and Lü Buwei.

Gongshujia is close to Zhongcang, Zhang Tang, and the military, but he is not far behind the others.

The Gongshu School was relatively pure, and apart from competing with the Mohists for projects, there were not many other conflicts of interest involved.

Farmers are all similar.

As for the Yin-Yang School, it is a school of its own. It relies on its different fighting styles to create its own school.

The master of diplomacy was undoubtedly Wei Liao's, and the famous master, who was gradually losing power, was also very close to Wei Liao.

This only counts the schools of thought. If we take into account the path to officialdom, family background, region, etc., the situation in the court will be even more chaotic.

For example, based on one's background, those with military merit look down on those who have passed the imperial examinations, those who have passed the imperial examinations look down on those who have been recommended, those who have been recommended look down on those who have been granted imperial favor, and those who have been granted imperial favor look down on those who come from a peasant background.

The nobles with military merit were in one group, the newly qualified scholars with imperial examinations were in another group, those who were recommended were in another group, and those who were of aristocratic origin and received favors from the emperor were in another group.

Among them, some nobles with military merit were granted imperial favors, some took the imperial examinations, and some recommended commoners.

The military nobles are also divided into old nobles and new nobles, which is already very confusing.

It is truly that you are in me and I am in you.

Those who have a family background and rely on their own abilities to gain military merit or take the imperial examination to enter the officialdom cannot get along with those who come from poor backgrounds.

There is also the issue of region. It is said that after being integrated into the Qin Dynasty, everyone will be Qin people. What a joke. It has only been a few years.
Naturally, the old Qin people are closer to the old Qin people, and the Zhao people are closer to the Zhao people.

Even if you are an old Qin person, there is a difference between Guanzhong and outside the pass. Are you from Bashu qualified to play with us old Guanzhong people?

The same goes for the people of Zhao. You, a country bumpkin from Yandai, are you worthy of being around us from Handan?

In addition, there are relatives by marriage. There are so many people in Ying Zheng’s harem, and there are too many relatives by marriage. It is a mess in all countries and regions.

To be honest, sometimes Ying Zheng himself had to do some calculations in his mind before he could sort out the relationships.

Only Ying Zheng could manage and control such a court. It's no wonder that Yan Dan wanted to get rid of Ying Zheng to eliminate the threat.

If Ying Zheng were gone, the Qin Dynasty would immediately fall into chaos.

But it is not without advantages. The advantage is that Ying Zheng has absolute control over the court.

Ying Zheng’s attitude was also very clear: they could argue on weekdays, but they could not break the rules, and they could not hinder each other when doing things.

You are only allowed to run faster than your opponent, but you are not allowed to hit your opponent's legs or ruin Daqin's business.

Speaking of which, the farmers are still the most embarrassed. Tian Guang's political level is really not good, and his management level and organizational construction level, to be honest, are just average.

Tian Guang's strengths are that he is generous and righteous, and he loves to make friends.

(End of this chapter)