Zhao Kuo looked at the young man who left here with a swagger, thinking, but without saying much. He shook his head and continued to walk to Lanling's city. Lanling has not suffered much damage in recent years. When Xunzi was here, the thieves in the distance were unwilling to approach him when they heard his name. This was not because of fear, but just a simple respect. Zhao Kuo was very curious. How could those who abandon their conscience for life and take up butcher knives to kill people feel guilty at this time?

Nowadays, the thieves in various places are very mixed, most of them are the raids of the past and have maintained a little conscience. However, the thieves in the Xunzi period probably did not have these ideas. Zhao Kuo still thinks that the thieves retreated were probably exaggerated by others, just to add some legendary nature to the sages in their hearts. Thieves may not respect Xunzi, and they are more likely to respect Zhao Kang.

This is because Xunzi will not kill them like Zhao Kang.

Even if they were so guilty that they fled because of Xunzi's arrival, Zhao Kuo would not have any respect for them. As early as when they raised their butcher's knife and pointed it at the innocent people, they were no longer worthy of Zhao Kuo's respect. If they surrendered themselves and were willing to be a new person, Zhao Kuo might have respected them. Zhao Kuo felt that there was no one in the world who would not make mistakes, but the problem was that they had to pay the price for their mistakes before they could become a new person.

A bad person cannot be respected by everyone just because he no longer kills people. Putting down the butcher knife is to repent, and he has to pay the price. It is not just that he will finish it if he no longer kills people.

Therefore, when Zhao Kang proposed to pardon those who surrendered and gave them a chance to be a new person, Zhao Kuo sternly refused. Zhao Kuo felt that pardoning them in this way was an injustice to the victims and an injustice to these perpetrators. Since they were rational people, they had to accept punishment. Only livestock, madmen who had no reason and no self-control could be exempted from punishment.

Even if pardoning thieves could improve social security in Chu, Zhao Kuo was unwilling to do so.

Lanling is a very pleasant city. Here, you can't see the Qin people walking quickly with their heads down, or you can't see too many sad faces. The people are living a good life, and they are walking on the streets with laughter. Zhao Kuo feels a little hungry, so he finds a restaurant in the city to eat here. The original restaurant was official, but after Zhao Kuo's new policy, Qin State allowed the private hotels to run their own hotels. As a result, these private hotels surpassed official hotels, causing serious deficits in official hotels.

A minister proposed to ban private restaurants so as not to lose an important source of income in the temple, but Li Si directly proposed to dismiss the man. The tax paid by these people who opened restaurants earned more than the ones they could open their own restaurants. Those who could say such words were not worthy of continuing to be officials. It would be better to go back to find a farmland to work as a farmer. Zhao Kuo sat in the restaurant, and there were still many people in the restaurant, which seemed a little noisy, but Zhao Kuo was not disgusted.

Zhao Kuo and Ge were having dinner, but the county lieutenant had been eager to enter the restaurant. He came to the restaurant and searched the crowd for a moment. His eyes fell on Zhao Kuo and Ge. He then breathed a sigh of relief and grinned. The guests in the restaurant seemed to know the county lieutenant, and they stood up to salute him a little rudely. The county lieutenant just shook his hand casually and was very close to them.

He came to Ge, knelt down, and said with a smile: "I have traveled all over the city to find you for a meal!" He was talking, and the "suspension" of the restaurant, or the "boss", walked to him with a smile, with no respect for a county lieutenant on his face. He asked with a smile: "Have you owed a few days ago yet? What do you want to eat today?"

"Of course I will pay you back when I have money! Just serve the meal as usual!" The county magistrate smiled and patted the man's arm, and asked him to prepare. If he didn't see their expressions and just listened to their words, anyone would think that this was a scene of local officials bullying the people. However, the bullies were smiling, and the bullies were smiling. The two were more like two old friends joking each other.

Zhao Kuo couldn't help but squint his eyes and looked at the strange county lieutenant in front of him. It seemed that everyone did not regard him as a county lieutenant, but it was not disrespectful. Zhao Kuo could see that these people liked this county lieutenant very much.

"I call you Liu Ji. I'm really a bit rude to you in the morning. I hope you don't blame me..." Liu Ji looked at Zhao Kuo and apologized with a smile. Zhao Kuo is not a stingy person, so he has never blamed him. He shook his head and said, "No obstacle."

Liu Ji looked at Ge and asked about his name. It was obvious that he seemed to be more interested in Ge, a man with great strength than Zhao Kuo. Ge was very cold to Liu Ji, ignored his enthusiasm, and the three of them had dinner together. Zhao Kuo was already sure that the rogue county magistrate in front of him was the Emperor Taizu Gao in history... His character was probably the most peculiar among the emperors of all dynasties.

Both the First Emperor and Liu Ji are very charming people. The charm of the First Emperor comes from his dominance, and Liu Ji's charm comes from his affinity. Liu Ji himself is also very outstanding, his strategy is inferior to Zhang Liang, his internal affairs are inferior to Xiao He, and his war is inferior to Han Xin... Look at the people he compares. If he can really surpass these three people in these three aspects, Xiang Yu should have killed himself in advance to avoid being bullied.

Of course, Liu Ji himself is also very good at being able to get such a person to surrender. With his personality, how can he say that Liu Ji can be generous everywhere, make friends everywhere, and can say a few words to anyone, not afraid of trouble, dare to act and take responsibility, dare to kill when necessary, knowing mistakes, and being lenient to others. Such a personality can definitely be considered a hero, and his ruffianism makes him have a different charm, which is so bad that it makes people love.

There are probably only one emperor with such a personality in China for thousands of years.

Zhao Kuo looked at Liu Ji, who was not yet developed in front of him, but he had no intention of killing in his heart. Liu Ji was different from Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu could barely say that it was the counterattack of the old nobles, which caused the rebellion of many nobles of the six countries. Liu Ji started his army, which was purely because he couldn't survive, just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. You can say that they were very ambitious, but who had no ambitions?

Does Li Si have no ambition? Does Lu Buwei have no ambition? Bai Qi? Wang Jian? They do not pursue status? Do not pursue power? As a man who stands tall, he has no ambition in his heart and no ambition to achieve his career, which is rather sad. Therefore, Zhao Kuo did not want to get rid of Liu Ji. If one day, Liu Ji could not survive and rebel, and then the people from all over the world responded to his call and fought against Qin, then Zhao Kuo could only wish him to complete the unification as soon as possible, overthrow the Qin Dynasty, and end the troubled times.

"Your name is Ge? There are many friends in our county, but there are not as powerful as you..." Liu Ji was still talking, and Ge was also moved by him. After all, Liu Ji's shameless praise is hard to stop ordinary people. He said again: "There are many thieves here. If you want, you can stay here and kill the thieves with me! It's a pity for a real man to not establish fame but become a coachman."

Ge shook his head and said, "I can't stay, you don't know the reason."

Liu Ji was not disappointed, but just said, "No problem, I just want to be a friend with you... There is always no harm in multiple friends. Do you know that Xinling Jun was the first Xinling Jun? His friends were everywhere in the six countries..." Liu Ji was about to brag, but Zhao Kuo suddenly said, "Xinling Jun will not owe others money for food..."

Liu Ji was stunned and asked, "This father-in-law? Have you ever seen Xinling Jun?" He became a little excited in an instant and asked, "Have you really seen him?" Zhao Kuo nodded, "See you."

"I heard that he likes to drink, is that true?"

"It's true. He drinks a lot of alcohol, and many people can't drink him. Lian Po is recognized as the best general in Zhao State, but he can't drink Xinlingjun... But every time Xinlingjun drinks alcohol, he feels very uncomfortable..."

"You have actually seen Mr. Xinling!" Liu Ji's voice changed a little. He hurriedly asked about Mr. Xinling. Zhao Kuo answered truthfully. Liu Ji's eyes were full of envy. After listening for a long time, Liu Ji also had some respect for the old man in front of him. He hurriedly set his posture and said with some guilt: "I forgot to ask your name, please forgive me..."

"I am Zhao Kuo."

"Oh, it turns out it's Zhao... cough cough~~", Liu Ji said politely, but suddenly coughed. He covered his neck, coughed for a long time, his face turned red before swallowing the food. He widened his eyes and looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him. After seeing this, he immediately noticed some differences. The old man had a huge skeleton and an extraordinary temperament. Liu Ji took a deep breath and asked tremblingly, "Wu...Wu Chenghou?"

Zhao Kuo nodded, looked at the people around him and shook his head.

Liu Ji understood what he meant. He endured the excitement and excitement in his heart, and his whole body was trembling and restless. He stared at Zhao Kuo in front of him, unable to speak. Liu Ji suddenly stretched out his hand, pinched his thighs hard, took a breath, and then calmed down. The diners around him ignored it, probably because this guy was very noisy on weekdays.

"Wu...Wu...Wu Boss Wu." Liu Ji subconsciously wanted to honor his title. Thinking of Zhao Kuo's unwillingness to reveal his identity, he quickly changed his words. Seeing him, an eloquent person, suddenly stuttering and fidgeting, Ge couldn't help laughing. He said, "You know why I don't want to stay now, right?" Liu Ji smiled and said, "Of course I know, I can drive for Wu...Brother, why are you still short of people around you? My driving skills are also good..."

Zhao Kuo chuckled and said, "You are doing well here. I rarely see officials so harmonious with the people... If one day your status is higher, I hope you don't change and continue to maintain contact with the people. Only when officials hang around the people can they know what the people really want and what the situation is at the bottom."

When he met his idol and received praise from his idol, Liu Ji's face turned redder. He nodded and said, "I understand, I will definitely remember your teachings... I was rude to you before... I..." Liu Ji couldn't tell what it felt like. He just felt that his face was hot, "No need to do this. You can't get off the horse when performing official duties. I know, but you still have to respect the elderly..."

"I know, I know."

"But why are you here? I heard that you are in Kuaiji County."

"Yes, I just came back from Kuaiji County and was about to go to the north."

"I...I..." Liu Ji didn't know what to say for a moment. He saw his idol with his own eyes and sat with him for dinner. This made Liu Ji really unable to stand it. He also fought under Zhao Kuo's command, but he had never been so close, and he had never looked at his idol so clearly. Zhao Kuo asked about family matters and the situation at home. Liu Ji had not yet gotten married, and his family was full of wealth and did not take it over.

After talking for a long time, Liu Ji finally said, "Please let me follow you. I am willing to quit the official system and only want to be able to serve you!"

"No, I don't need to serve... and you will achieve greater success in the future. I cannot delay you. As a county magistrate, you can make the people of a county close to you. If one day you can go to the county to serve as the prefect and go to Xianyang to serve as the prime minister, I think, maybe you can do better. I just hope that you don't change your original intention, don't become an official who oppresses the people and is eager for quick success and instant benefits..."

"Prince...Prime Minister?" Liu Ji looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him with confusion. As a young man who had just become a scoundrel to a Qin official, he was already very content with his life today. The prefect and prime minister in Zhao Kuo's words directly ignited the ambition hidden in his heart. I, Liu Ji, are different from others, I can do something great! A real man must stand up!

At that moment, Liu Ji stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhao Kuo.

At the same time, Fusu was also continuing his parade in Kuaiji. People from all over the country went to the streets to see the prince. Fusu waved his hands enthusiastically, and officials were responsible for distributing money and food to these people. The people cheered. At this moment, a thin young man with long beards held a child's hand and looked at all indifferently. The child was only three or four years old. He looked at the frame curiously and at Fusu on his head.

"Ji...that's our enemy."

"Father Zhong, does he not look bad?"

"Don't be deceived by these Qin dogs. Your eldest father was killed by Kang, and your father was also killed by Qin dogs... You must remember his appearance. One day, you will avenge your eldest father and father, and cut off his head to sacrifice."

The child looked at the frame that was leaving in confusion, looking confused.
Chapter completed!