Human destiny is sometimes like clouds in the sky, unpredictable.

The fish that escaped the net in the riot in Hanzhong, the last survivor among the Lu children, Lu Tai stood in a daze under the eaves of the inn. The drunkard's scolding and singing from afar made him feel a little familiar.

Once upon a time, the swearing, generous and righteous uncle Liu Bang liked to drink with others. After getting drunk, he would sing a song with bare hands and open his chest, "The wind is rising and the clouds are flying!" At that time, Zhang Liang, a wise and outstanding Korean, had the loyal and reliable Cao Shen, the rough and powerful Fan Kuai, and the silent Xiahou Ying.

Destroy the powerful Qin and prosper the great Han Dynasty.

These former ideals now disappear with the passing of heroes. Lu Tai stood under the eaves of the station for a long time, and before he knew it, tears were everywhere in his eyes.

Not seen for only two years, the former handsome young man of the Lu family, Lu Zhi's most proud nephew, the young hero in the Han army, had long disappeared. The only person who appeared in front of everyone was a coachman with a dim expression and a slightly hunched back.

A patched gray cloth shirt.

The gray hair on the forehead and wrinkles that appear due to the fatigue of life all remind Lu Tai that he is just a driver who is driving the car.

Alive.

Alone, bear all the hatred and resentment.

Alone is alone, she has to protect her cousin Liu Ying, avoid the pursuit again and again, and let the two of them have a bite of food so that they will not starve to death. These heavy pressures of survival almost forced Lu Tai into a desperate situation.

Many nights, he wanted to die and meet his father Lu Ze, second uncle Lu Shizhi, and aunt Lu Zhi. But every time he looked at Liu Ying's thin body who was sleeping well, Lu Tai gritted his teeth and persevered.

As long as you live, there is hope. Even if you don’t make the emperor’s hegemony, you still have to live to continue the bloodline inheritance. Once upon a time, Lu Tai thought that he could let go of everything and be an ordinary person. However, these days in Chang'an, especially today, when he saw the glorious appearance of Li Yuan’s family, Lu Tai’s heart was not calm again.

"The position of that emperor was originally from the Liu family. Our Lu family is the royal relative, while I, Lu Tai, was the General of the Central Army of the Yulin with a halberd." Lu Tai insisted on rolling in his heart.

The station is down.

A little bean fire lit up a very small corner in the house.

A young man leaned down with a bamboo slip and put his eyes close to the faint light. He murmured in a low voice. In this era when Cai Lun had not yet invented ordinary paper, being able to read books and write words is the best reward for a poor boy.

"Aying, it's getting late, let's go to the prince to serve him tomorrow morning." Lu Tai pushed the door open and looked at the boy's hard study, and a little smile appeared on his cold face.

"Brother Tai, I'm not sleepy. This bamboo slip was borrowed from the prince. I promised to pay it back tomorrow morning-!" Liu Ying looked up, his eyes bright, with the unique childishness of a young man.

Lu Tai sighed, patted Liu Ying on the shoulder, and instructed: "Then you go to bed early and you are exhausted. We don't have the money to treat you now!"

"Yeah!" Liu Ying responded, lowered her head and muttered to read. If Lu Zhi was still alive, she would be very pleased to see this scene. This is her son, Lu Zhi. As a mother, she always likes to hope that her son will become a dragon, and even more so with a strong personality like Lu Zhi.

Looking at Liu Ying's "nerd" look, Lu Tai shook his head and put a piece of cake that he saved in exchange for a little money from him in front of Liu Ying.

Tonight is Liu Ying’s birthday.

According to the criteria for distinguishing whether a man is an adult in this era, he can be considered a twentieth crown. If he is two years older, he will have to accept the constraints of the Fuji system and have many obligations such as service and tax payment. Of course, Liu Ying's identity is now just a slave to the mission of the South Vietnamese State, and the Qin Dynasty's laws cannot control him.

There is no celebration, no banquet, and no special treatment. Liu Ying is not the emperor of a great Han Dynasty, but just an ordinary person. Lu Tai is now just a coachman, and he can't give anything except giving Liu Ying food and food.

"If Liu Ying could inherit the cruelty of some of her aunt Lu Zhi, she would be able to do her uncle Liu Bang's methods." Lu Tai looked at Liu Ying's thin back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Liu Ying seemed to be very satisfied with his current situation, which made Lu Tai hesitate. How to persuade Liu Ying to implement the plan to poison Zhao Zhongshi, and this requires a long-term plan. After all, Zhao Zhongshi and Lu Jia, the envoys of Nanyue, have been kind to him and Liu Ying, and now they have to repay their grudges. Lu Tai doesn't think much, and Liu Ying may not be able to pass the level of the inner demon.

Unlike what Lu Tai imagined, the days are very hard now, but Liu Ying is very content.

His father was Liu Bang and his mother was Lu Zhi.

As a son of man, Liu Ying's personality is very different from his parents. He does not have such great ambitions and does not have the obsession of becoming an emperor.

On that day, when she left her mother Lu Zhi, Liu Ying was confused and reluctant, but at the same time she also felt relieved and relaxed. Lu Zhi was his mother. Over the years, she has protected Liu Ying again and again, not letting him suffer any harm. Liu Ying could experience this love, but at the same time, he felt tremendous pressure.

Become a king and become an emperor.

This is the dream of Liu Bang and Lu Zhi.

But it is not Liu Ying's life ideal. Being an ordinary scholar, reading books you like, and immersing yourself in the vast sea of ​​books is what Liu Ying wants.

What's the best thing to be an emperor?

At least Liu Ying would not feel very happy. This Han Wen Emperor in history had a short life tragedy. He was almost abandoned by his father when he was an emperor and died in the chaos. After becoming the emperor, he ended up depressed by his mother Lu Zhi's strength. Even his lifelong affairs were designated by Lu Zhi, whom he didn't like.

All major national affairs were decided by Empress Lu; marriage affairs were also designated by her mother. Even if he wanted to protect his half-brother Zhao Ruyi, he could not. What is the meaning of such a life?

Some people live a hard life but are very content; some people are rich and well-off, but are still not satisfied.

That night, in the simple house where the servants lived in the inn, Liu Ying spent his fifteenth birthday in fear. Originally, he should have lived in the magnificent palace in Chang'an City and enjoyed everything he should have as an emperor. Although none of them were what he worked hard to do, nor were he really wanted.

Lu Tai and Liu Ying each had their own thoughts.

Their scheming and behavior were actually under surveillance. After a servant at the entrance of the inn hurriedly closed the door and slipped out after the lights in the house went out.

His task was to inform the person in charge of the previous level of the situation he saw every day without missing a word. After experiencing the Li Bi corruption incident, the personnel and work efficiency of the Zhijing Department, led by Yan Le, were greatly enhanced. Although Chang'an City was crowded and messy, every yard and every street were still effectively divided and managed. These peripheral intelligence personnel scattered among the market were the basis for preventing turmoil in Chang'an.

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The initial recognition of Qin by the diplomatic mission of the South Vietnamese country allowed the "Northern War to the South" strategy to be realized, and also ensured that Qin could wholeheartedly deal with powerful enemies in the north.

However, governing the country is not a joke after all, and it is not a simple way to achieve it with a few strokes on white paper. What will happen during the implementation of a policy and what will happen in the final result? These require the politicians to have great patience and sufficient wisdom to resolve it.

April 26th.

Under the strong suggestion of Prime Minister Chen Ping, a court discussion on the performance appraisal of officials began with verbal attacks, and Li Yuan was "lucky" to be recommended as a referee by both sides of the debate.

On one side is Prime Minister Chen Ping, the chief agricultural supervisor Guan Yue, and some officials who are specifically responsible for affairs. In the local area, officials who hold real power, such as Xiang County Governor Zhao Ping and Zhao Xie, also stood on Chen Ping's side; on the other side are Li Zheng, the Secretary of the Secretariat who is responsible for the performance of officials, and Meng Hu, the Tingwei, and their supporters are a group of censors who are good at speaking.

The theme of the debate is how to determine whether an official is competent, in other words, how to consider whether an official is responsible or mediocre in office.

According to Chen Ping's opinion, Qin State is now implementing a strategy of streamlining the rule of the country. In some counties and counties, the number of officials in the county is only measured in single digits. Even if some insignificant officials, pavilions, and elders are not enough, some grassroots officials are busy and complaining every day. If they do their duties like this, they will be assessed as unqualified. As their superiors, Chen Ping naturally has to speak for them.

Li Zheng refuted Chen Ping's statement. He believed that whether an official is competent should have a special censor's department. As for the evaluation criteria, the censor can discuss with the higher level of the examined official, but at the specific execution level, it cannot be affected at all.

Even if the situation Chen Ping mentioned happened, it could not conceal the official's dereliction of duty in other aspects. As a state institution, it is important to add necessary personnel instead of blindly accommodating. At the same time, Li Zheng also believed that after the initiative of developing public schools and abolishing private schools, a large number of students were invested from private schools to schools established in various places. Their joining gave Qin a strong reserve of reserve talents. If Chen Ping felt that officials were short of staff, he could hire them from these students without having to insist on streamlining the number of officials.

Chen Ping was so angry that his face turned red by Li Zheng's rebuttal. Li Zheng was not in charge of the family and did not know that the firewood and rice were expensive. Since the new Qin Dynasty started, there have been wars almost every year, and sometimes several consecutive battles a year. Li Yuan insisted on refusing to increase taxes. After a variety of ways to reduce expenditure, Chen Ping had to take reducing the number of officials as one of the measures.

There are fewer people and more things.
Chapter completed!