Chapter 1139: Continuing the Past (29)
Chu State, Jiangdong County, Zhongli looked at Mingtai who came into the room, "How is he?"
"I didn't make much progress back, so I still didn't speak and refused to answer any of our questions. Mr. Hou, I think this person is a dead-scrupulous person. It is extremely difficult to take out what we need from his mouth. It's better to use some tricks."
"You can't be a tough person like this, do you know, his value alone is worth an army!" Zhongli smiled and said, "It's not necessarily true. Look, from the beginning when he didn't eat or go on a hunger strike, he is willing to eat now? This shows a lot of problems, right? These days, we have relaxed many restrictions on him. If he wants to die, there are more opportunities, but look, isn't he alive well?"
"That's true!" Mingtai also laughed, "At the beginning, we forced him to eat something, but now it's much easier. We spent a lot of money on this guy's body, and bought several ginseng alone."
"It's all worth it. What's the point of a little money?" Zhongli smiled and said, "Sometimes, terrifying means cannot destroy a person's will, but time can. Even ants are greedy for life, let alone people? Mao Wei graduated from Jicheng Comprehensive University. He is not a soldier, nor has he received the devilish training of the army. He does not have the brainwashing things that his superiors instilled in them. Moreover, Jicheng Comprehensive University is also a place that advocates academic freedom. There are many different voices from Gao Yuan. Mao Wei has lived there for a long time and must have heard of this. Therefore, his will will not be so firm."
"When it comes to this, it's really strange. What does Gao Yuanqie want to do? Mr. Hou said that the big parliament he set up is to cultivate a place that opposes himself. Why did he do this?" Mingtai looked at Zhongli in confusion.
Zhongli stood up and said with emotion: "This is the highest and most wise place! Mingtai, tell me, are there anyone who opposes the king in our Daqin?"
Mingtai hesitated for a moment, "Of course, it exists, otherwise there is no need for our Black Ice Platform to maintain a huge domestic company."
"To be honest, we have Qin and Chu, how could the Han Dynasty be exceptional? Instead of letting opponents do things in secret and do something shameful, it is better to give them a stage to show off and let them come out publicly. The open side is naturally better to control than the secret side, right? Those who oppose Gao Yuan found a stage where they think they can play their own way. They will do their best to show their abilities on this stage. However, they were dancing in the circles drawn by Gao Yuan. It can be said that Gao Yuan did this to control all the possible disadvantages of the country in his hands, reducing the risk of bleeding. This is an extremely clever trick!"
"But it will also cause the government decree to be implemented effectively." Mingtai shook his head and said, "According to our news, Gao Yuan has wanted to implement several policies that he wanted to implement, but was rejected by their Grand Parliament."
"This is not the point. The key is that the army is still in Gao Yuan's hands." Zhongli shook his head, "I have only studied some of the basics about this great parliament. In China, Li has organized a large group of people to study a series of policies implemented by Gao Yuan in the Han Dynasty. After returning, you may ask for advice."
Mingtai laughed, "What am I going to find them?"
"You are wrong, Mingtai. As the future successor of Black Ice Platform, you must be well versed in politics. A leader of Black Ice Platform who does not understand politics is destined to be unable to assume great responsibilities." Zhongli said.
"Why did Mr. Hou say this? You are in full swing in spring and autumn, and it is a great year. Mingtai still wants to learn more under your hands!" Mingtai said.
Zhongli laughed and reached out to pat Mingtai on the shoulder, "Before leaving Xianyang this time, I had submitted my resignation to the king. The king gave me a manor with thousands of acres of land in Shu County. Where can I go to retire? It's a good place, hahaha."
"Mr. Hou!"
"It rained so hard that night!" Zhongli looked at Mingtai and suddenly said something inexplicably.
Mingtai's face changed drastically, first red and then white, and his body suddenly became tense.
"Let's go, let's see the treasures we have gotten back with great difficulty this time." Zhongli smiled and turned around and walked out the door.
Mingtai hesitated for a while and finally followed.
The rain was so heavy that night. It was indeed a brainless person for others, but for Mingtai, it had other meanings, because it was on that heavy rainy night that the new king secretly summoned himself into the palace, asked him a lot about Mr. Zhongli, and promised himself that he would be the successor of the new Black Ice Platform.
I once thought it was a very secret thing, but I didn't expect that everything was under Zhongli's control. All my actions had never escaped the old man's eyes in front of me, which made him feel a little trembling.
Once the emperor and the ministers are taken, the new king will naturally put institutions like the Black Ice Platform under his control. Although Zhongli is loyal, his background is too deep and his relationship is too complicated, and it is like a century-old tree with complex roots. The new king may feel that he cannot completely control Zhongli, so he has the plan to replace him.
But people like Zhongli can't get it by saying that they can be exchanged. Now it seems that Master Zhong has already understood the king's idea and took the initiative to propose the intention of leaving. This is also good, and it avoids some unnecessary trouble.
Go to Shu County? It’s not a good idea. Mingtai knows that there are riots there now, and the troops stationed there are running around and pressing down the gourd and set off the gourd. The former country of Tianfu is now in turmoil.
"Have I asked the person you were looking for?" Zhongli, who was walking slowly with his hands on his back, seemed to know that Mingtai would definitely follow him one step behind him.
"I found it, I've sent it yesterday."
"He didn't have any extreme reaction?"
"No, as Hou's instructions, this person can speak Mao Wei's hometown dialect and has no official background. Of course, he will not be ours. He is just an ordinary woman. He can only be considered dignified. We have worked a lot to find the candidate, gave her family five hundred taels of silver, and bought her over."
"Only doing well, such a person will touch people's heartstrings intentionally or unintentionally. Since Mao Wei's desire to die is gone, his desire to survive will become stronger and stronger. This little woman may be able to help us a lot."
"Mr. Hou, actually, my subordinates think that finding a well-trained woman in the Black Ice Platform to do this will be more effective!" Mingtai put forward different opinions. Since Zhongli has already figured out that thing, as the future head of the Black Ice Platform, he is not afraid to make his own voice.
"Wrong, if it's an ordinary person, it's okay, but people like Mao Wei who will play a huge role in the power of a country, we cannot use such means. Naturally, it's the best. Mingtai, have you ever thought that if Mao Wei is willing to use it for me, Daqin, he will definitely occupy a place in the court in the future, and will have a high reputation and an irreplaceable role. Even people like Gao Yuan will not be willing to be granted the title of the inventor of explosives. Will our Daqin lag behind? In order to stimulate Mao Wei and make him more willing to serve us, the king will never be stingy with official positions and rewards for titles."
He turned his head to look at Mingtai, "To be honest, people like us can be replaced at any time, but people like Mao Wei are scarce. If you find someone inside us and expose the stuffing in the future, what are the benefits for our Black Ice Platform? Let the guy who is destined to be an important figure in our Great Qin hate us, which is a great disadvantage for us. Black Ice Platform has always been an unpleasant yamen, right? Just like the Supervisory Office of the Han Dynasty, every time their grand parliament yells to cut their budget, hahaha!"
"Mr. Hou said yes, I've recorded it."
Mao Wei now lives in an independent courtyard of the county magistrate's office in Jiangdong County. Wherever he moved him was because not long ago, Mao Wei was attacked by the Han State Supervision Bureau Operation Team.
Although the two countries are in the stage of cooperation, the Qin people were unwilling to hand over Mao Wei completely to the Chu people for various reasons. In Jiangdong County, all Mao Wei's affairs were under the responsibility of the Qin Black Ice Platform. Mao Wei was secretly detained in a stronghold in Jiangdong County. However, the spies from the Han Supervision Bureau had great powers and actually found this location. An operation team led by Yi Bin, the deputy director of the Supervision Bureau, suddenly attacked the stronghold.
However, Mao Wei was a sure-win figure in Qin State, and his defense was naturally the most stringent, not to mention that Zhongli was in charge of the command. Although the Black Ice Platform suffered heavy losses in this sudden attack, the operation team of the Inspectorate Institute, except for Yi Bin, who escaped, all the rest died there. At the nearest time, they were only one room away from Mao Wei.
After this battle, because of Yi Bin's escape, Zhongli thought that if the Supervision Bureau attacked again, the power of the Black Ice Platform would be insufficient to ensure Mao Wei's safety, so he had to transfer Mao Wei to the county magistrate's mansion in Jiangdong County. Except for the Black Ice Platform staff at the bottom of the interior, all the field was handed over to the Chu people.
"Listen!" Zhongli suddenly stopped and listened to the vague singing voices from the yard, "It sounds nice, isn't it?"
"This is a slang song from Mao Wei's hometown, I miss my relatives." Mingtai explained to Zhongli after listening for a moment.
Chapter completed!