MTL - Daily Life In Qin Dynasty-Chapter 149 Hadong County, **** smell

  Chapter 149 Hedong County, **** smell

  The disaster relief was not going well this time, which had been expected in advance.

  Earlier, Ying Zheng made a bet with Mo Jun.

  Ying Zheng believes that with his current power, those Qin moths should wait and see for a while, and it will take at least half a month before they take action.

  However, Mo Jun said something casually at that time, maybe the news will come back today.

   As a result, he really became a prophecy (chen four times).

   "Hedong County? If the ancients remember correctly, in the last grain tax case, Hedong seems to be one of the counties that paid the least amount of tax!" Ying Zheng said with a gleam of cold light in his long and narrow eyes.

   "Not bad!" Mo Jun nodded in response.

   "It seems that there are many problems in this place!"

  Ying Zheng tapped the desk with one finger, thoughtfully, then looked at Mo Jun and said, "Mo Qing thinks, how should we deal with the matter of Hedong?"

  Mr. Mo pondered and said: "I remember, Master Li's investigation of the 'grain tax case' seems to have reached Hedong. Why don't you leave this matter to Master Li as well!"

  Ying Zheng pondered slightly, nodded and said: "Then let's make a decision like this!"

  Actually, what Mo Jun said just now was just following Ying Zheng's words.

  In the current state of Qin, there are very few people who are qualified to handle this matter.

  First of all, Mr. Mo can rule it out by himself. His current status is too high to act rashly.

  Secondly, during this period of time, Ying Zheng obviously intended to train Li Si to replace Jin Youjun.

  As for the current Hedong matter, as long as Li Si uses it properly, it will be the best opportunity. Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Mo Jun to take credit from Li Si without knowing the taste.

   Besides, during this period of time, Mo Jun has gotten enough of the limelight.

  The wood is more beautiful than the forest.

   It's not necessary, and Mo Jun doesn't really want to make a fuss for himself.

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  Hedong County at this time.

   Sheriff's Office.

   Li Si was dressed in a purple-blue robe and sat in front of a desk with a cup of tea in front of him. The two charcoal stoves beside him emitted scorching heat, dispelling the chill brought by the heavy snow outside the window.

   Opposite him, a bookish middle-aged man with a small goatee was also holding a teacup in his hand, looking at the heavy snow outside the house with a sad face.

"well!"

   "Why is Sheriff Zhang so sad?"

  Looking at the sad look on the face of "Zhang Zongzhao", the governor of Hedong County, Li Si, who had just arrived in Hedong County, couldn't help but wonder.

  Zhang Zongzhao said with a wry smile: "The people of Li people in the east of the river are suffering from the snowstorm, but I can't do anything about it, so I sighed and made Master Li laugh."

Hearing this, Li Si comforted him and said, "The disaster of frost and snow was originally a natural disaster, and Governor Zhang doesn't have to blame himself like this. What's more, now that the king and Lord Shengping have a way to deal with it, Governor Zhang can relax, we Daqin will surely overcome this difficulty."

  However, upon hearing Li Si's comfort, Zhang Zongzhao was not only not at ease, but the smile on his face became even more bitter, saying: "Master Li doesn't know something, natural disasters can be stopped, man-made disasters are hard to prevent!"

   Li Si's eyes flashed suddenly, and he asked, "What does Zhang Junshou mean by this?"

  Zhang Zongzhao said helplessly: "Lord Li just came to Hedong, maybe he didn't know yet. In fact, the imperial court transported the 'Stone Nirvana' which can be used for Hedong County to survive the snow disaster, and it had been transported outside Hedong County as early as three days ago."

   "However, before this group of Shi Nie had time to enter the city gate, they suddenly disappeared less than three miles away from the city gate."

  Li Si's expression moved slightly, and he said in surprise, "Oh? There are such strange things?"

  Zhang Zongzhao shook his head and said, "What's so strange? It's just that some people don't want these 'stone nirvana' to enter the river east."

"Not long after the snowstorm came this year, the prices of all the firewood and charcoal sold in the counties and counties in Hedong have skyrocketed dozens of times. Although the people everywhere complained, but in such bad weather, they can only be forced to buy this at a premium. Firewood and charcoal."

   "And if at this time, the 'Shi Nirvana' distributed by the imperial court enters the river east, it will inevitably cause the price of these firewood and charcoal to plummet, so..."

   Zhang Zongzhao didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but Li Si also understood what he meant.

   "Did Governor Zhang never think about getting this batch of 'Shi Nie' back?"

   "Sigh~~ Mr. Li is an official in Xianyang, so he doesn't know the situation in our remote counties like Hedong. Although I am a county guard, in this Hedong County, my words may not be easy to use!"

  Zhang Zongzhao sighed again, and then continued: "Although the official has reported the loss of 'Shi Nie' to the king, but now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, it will take at least three days to send the information to Xianyang even if the horse speeds up."

   "If you want to wait until the officials sent by Xianyang to investigate the case come to Hedong, I don't know how long you will have to wait."

   "So to be honest, I specially invited Mr. Li to enter the mansion today, just to let Mr. Li use the name of 'imperial envoy' to help the next generation."

   After finishing speaking, Zhang Zongzhao got up and bowed deeply to Li Si.

When Li Si heard the words, he didn't respond immediately. He squinted his eyes and pondered for a long time. Finally, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, please get up! It's just that Li Si is unwilling To help Zhang Junshou, but Lisi's duty to come to Hedong is for the 'grain tax' case, not for disaster relief."

   "If Li Si intervenes rashly at this time, then when the officials sent from Xianyang arrive next, I will be suspected of overstepping my authority."

  Zhang Zongzhao was helped up by Li Si. Although he had guessed the result in advance, Zhang Zongzhao couldn't help showing regret when Li Si refused.

   He could only open his mouth and say, "I'm taking the liberty. In addition, I'm just expressing my apology. If Mr. Li Si wants to investigate the 'grain tax' matter, maybe he can start with the 'Jin Clan'."

  Li Si's eyes flashed, and he asked: "The Jin family?"

  Zhang Zongzhao nodded: "Yes, Mr. Li must be in Xianyang, and he should have heard of the reputation of the 'Jin family'. Because this family now also has a big backer in Xianyang."

Li Si naturally knew who the "big backer" Zhang Zongzhao was talking about was. After all, when Ying Zheng sent him to investigate the "grain tax" case, Li Si had already guessed some of Ying Zheng's secrets idea.

  As for the position of 'Ting Wei', it is obviously impossible to say that Li Si has no idea at all.

   After all, for Li Si, who was trained in Confucianism but was born in Legalism, the 'Ting Wei' who is in charge of the judiciary is the most suitable position for him.

  At the same time, this is also a sign that Li Si can truly stand on the same battlefield with his fellow brother 'Han Fei'.

   Li Si is also a very competitive person.

  He and Han Fei came from the same school, but it was a pity that when he was under Xunzi's school, Han Fei always dominated Li Si.

Therefore.

  Li Si chose to join Qin after leaving his army.

  Because although he acknowledged Han Fei's talent, he was unwilling to admit that he had lost to Han Fei.

   In some ways.

   Li Si is actually quite similar to Mo Jun.

  Both belong to 'ordinary families' origin, and both have extraordinary pursuit of power.

  Even Li Si cherishes rights more than Mo Jun, which is why Li Si didn't rashly intervene in the "Shi Nie theft case" just now.

  When Li Si first made his fortune, he relied on Lu Buwei's influence. However, when he was sent to South Korea later, Li Si turned to Yingzheng.

  Now Lu Buwei has fallen and Yingzheng is in power.

  Although Li Si accepted part of Lu Buwei's remaining power, in fact, he and Mo Jun are almost the same. The two currently have only Ying Zheng as their backer in the court.

   This is also one of the important reasons why Ying Zhenghui chose to support Li Si as a leader.

  After hearing Zhang Zongzhao's reminder, Li Si took a deep look at him, and then said: "Mr. Zhang's reminder is indeed very useful to me. I thank you."

  Zhang Zongzhao's eyes flickered, he cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, you are welcome."

   Li Si could naturally see that Zhang Zongzhao's seemingly well-intentioned reminder at the end was actually plotting against him.

  With the power and background of the Jin family, if they really dare to move the grain tax, they will naturally dare to move Shi Nirvana.

   Li Si even speculated that the Jin family might be the masterminds of the "Shi Nie theft case". If Li Si continued to investigate, this case might also be involved.

   This will inevitably bring him a lot of trouble out of thin air.

   But this was a conspiracy, even if Li Si could see Zhang Zongzhao's scheme, he had no choice but to jump into it.

  As long as he still wants to compete for the position of 'Ting Wei', then Jin Youjun and the 'Jin Clan' behind him will inevitably be a hurdle that Li Si can't avoid.

  Since this is the case, Li Si naturally won't be too entangled.

  I saw him raising his teacup and beckoning to Zhang Zongzhao: "Next, I will investigate the grain tax case. Maybe there will be many unexpected troubles. At that time, I will ask the governor Zhang to help me a lot."

  Zhang Zongzhao quickly picked up the teacup, smiled modestly and said: "Where is it, Mr. Li carries the king's order, and I am the governor of Hedong County, so I should assist Mr. Li."

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   Two days later.

  Li Si handed over invitations to the Jin family.

  Li Si is not Mo Jun, he can't casually set off a massacre in Hedong County, if he really does this, he will probably be the first to die at that time.

  So the best choice is to give courtesy first and then soldiers.

  The reply from the Jin family was also very fast. Anyway, Li Si's current status is also a "Dianke" of one of the Nine Ministers of Qin. Even if it is just out of basic etiquette, the Jin family cannot casually refuse Li Si's invitation.

  After receiving the reply, Li Si came outside the gate of the Jin family early in the morning of the second day.

   But that morning.

   Li Si waited outside the door for a long time, but no one from the Jin family came out to greet him.

  Such disrespectful behavior made Li Si frowned slightly.

   But considering that he didn't really come here for a visit after all, Li Si didn't leave just yet, but stepped forward to knock on the door knocker.

   As a result, he just pushed lightly, and the door of the Jin family was pushed open, revealing a gap.

   Before Li Si could react, he smelled a strong smell of blood emanating from the crack in the door...

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  (end of this chapter)