Chapter 80 Wei Yang is appointed Zuo Shuzhang

This was the first time Chu Yian saw such a system prompt, and it was a bit novel.

After staring at it for a few seconds, he decisively gave up the settlement reward.

Just kidding, she is no longer short of money now, so of course she will continue to improve her completion rate.

This time it reached 80 in one go. Chu Yian was a little surprised and very happy.

But compared to the silver, she was still more looking forward to the body-strengthening pill.

It's just that the timeline is too long...

Chu Yian sat in the room thinking. She didn't know when it got dark. Only when Xiaofu came into the room and lit a candle did she come back to her senses.

I stretched my neck and looked outside. It was already dark, but I still couldn't see Qin Sheng.

Didn’t Qin Huaishu say that he should be back in the afternoon?

Chu Yian frowned and was about to get up and go out when he saw a figure walking in leisurely from outside.

Looking closely, who else could it be but Qin Sheng?

At this moment, Chu Yian's heart finally settled down. She said to Qin Sheng helplessly, "You always disappear from time to time like this. Are you trying to give me some excitement?"

Qin Sheng seemed to be in a very good mood. He walked up to Chu Yian and looked down at her, with a raised corner of his lips: "Then I will try to tell you in advance next time so that you don't worry."

Chu Yian nodded and looked at Qin Sheng. He seemed to be in good spirits.

She really had to admire the general's energy.

This guy didn't get a good night's sleep the night before yesterday, nor did he get a good night's sleep last night. He has been busy for several days in a row and is still so energetic. One has to admire him.

But Chu Yian still asked: "Why don't you go to sleep first?"

Qin Sheng shook his head and walked into the house.

After sitting down and drinking a glass of water, he hesitated for a moment, then looked at Chu Yian's face and said what he wanted to say: "I've known you for so long, but this is the first time I've heard people say that you can still be so fierce."

Chu Yian: ...

Chu Yian's brows furrowed instantly, knowing that he was talking about what happened in the Sheng family.

She gritted her teeth and said indignantly: "She shouldn't say that to you."

Qin Sheng smiled and said, "If you take this path, you will be criticized a lot. I have heard all the harsh words."

Chu Yian looked up at Qin Sheng, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Qin Sheng looked calm, as if he really didn't care at all about how others slandered him.

But most people in the world care about reputation and feathers, so why is Qin Sheng so careless? As if he doesn't care about anything?

Chu Yian also curled the corners of his mouth, trying to make his expression look as relaxed as possible.

"No matter what, you are committed to defending our country, Qin Sheng. It's not just you, there are so many soldiers who have sacrificed their lives and shed their blood."

"I don't know about others, but I don't want the heroes to shed blood and tears. I can't protect so many people, but I want you to be more comfortable."

If everyone were to slander these heroes who defended their country, who would be willing to follow this path in the future? They have already paid enough, and once on the battlefield, they could lose their lives at any time.

Even after all this, there are still so many people slandering him. Chu Yian really can't stand it anymore.

The smile on Qin Sheng's lips faded a little, he pursed his lips, feeling complicated.

Chu Yian is not a brave person. On the contrary, she is very timid and cowardly, so she has lived a very low-key life in the past ten years and has no sense of existence at all.

If he hadn't discovered her by accident, Qin Sheng might not even know who Chu Yian was.

But Chu Yian, who was so timid, dared to beat up Sheng Hongyu's concubine in front of him today just because of a few slanderous words from others.

Even his brain seemed to have become a lot smarter, and he knew how to threaten Sheng Hongyu.

To be honest, Qin Sheng was a little bit unbelievable when he heard the news, but he also felt that this was Chu Yian.

No, it should be said that this is Chu Yian.

Qin Sheng lowered his eyelashes, suppressing all the complicated emotions in his eyes, and said in a gentle voice: "Well, thank you."

Chu Yian didn't say anything else. He didn't want to continue this topic, so he simply went back to the notebook: "Are you still writing today? I see you haven't had a rest for a few days."

Qin Sheng shook his head and stood up, then walked to the table and sat down: "It's okay, not too tired. I don't have anything to do tonight, so I don't have to go out so late at night."

"It won't be too late to rest after I finish writing, and I'm really looking forward to the next story."

"I'd like to know what difficulties Wei Yang encountered in carrying out his reforms. I'd also like to know how those who opposed the reforms would stop him, and what Duke Xiao of Qin would do."

Qin Sheng had said this, and Chu Yian didn't want to urge him to rest anymore.

I simply stood up and sat down opposite him, picked up the manuscript I had written last night, looked at it, and sorted out my thoughts.

Last night I wrote about how Wei Yang moved the trees to establish trust, which helped the government regain the trust of the people and rekindled their hope.

After all, in the past, common people could only be common people from birth to death, but now they can obtain official positions on their own. How can they not be happy?

In order to enable Wei Yang to better implement policies, Duke Xiao of Qin promoted Wei Yang to the position of Zuo Shuzhang and also set up a separate government office for him.

There was only one purpose for doing all this. Duke Xiao wanted to further increase Wei Yang's power and make him the chief minister who would govern the Qin State with him, rather than just being a traditional left minister.

The original Zuo Shuchang Ying Qian was changed to the position of General and concurrently served as the Grand Tutor.

Ying Qian was very determined and supported the reform. He shared the same aspirations as Duke Xiao and both hoped that Qin could restore Duke Mu's hegemony.

But he didn't know how much trouble his actions today would cause him in the future.

Qin Sheng felt a little surprised, but also felt that everything seemed reasonable.

Since ancient times, emperors have been eager to hold power tightly in their own hands. Once the power of their ministers is too great, they will be unable to sleep at night and have no peace of mind.

Qin Sheng had never seen such a great power being given to a minister voluntarily, but it didn't seem so surprising that Duke Xiao gave power to Wei Yang.

Wei Yang's reforms were not implemented all at once. The first batch of laws consisted of ten articles, and five of them were issued first.

Rewards for farming, titles for military merit, joint punishment of ten and five, inspections of inns, and punishment for private fighting.

These decrees were sent to all counties in Qin at the fastest speed, and for the first time in their lives, they resonated with the nobles and common people.

They are angry and furious.

Especially the law of collective responsibility and the prohibition of private fighting.

Looking back at the history of the Qin State, the private fighting among the Qin people was quite serious. It can be said that no country could compare with the Qin State. At one point, it was so serious that all the Eastern countries were laughing at it.

They laughed at the Qin people for being cowardly in public wars but brave in private fights, which was indeed a bad habit.

Wei Yang's first five decrees mainly revolved around "weakening the people to control chaos."

The timing of the issuance of these decrees is very good, before the busy farming season in May, so as not to delay the busy farming season.

It just so happened that during the busy farming season, there would always be a lot of private fights among the villages and tribes over water and land, resulting in many casualties.

Wei Yang issued this law to tell the people not to fight when something happens. The law is here, so everyone should stay calm and not be impulsive.

I've warned you in advance, if you don't listen, I'll take compulsory measures.

However, these laws can be said to have greatly changed the lifestyle of the Qin people, and for a while, everyone was unable to adapt to it.

You can no longer take revenge at will, and you can't run away after killing someone. You can't even stay in an inn without a government-issued physical portrait. You have to obey the government in everything.

They are used to being free, and suddenly they are controlled like this and feel extremely restricted. Who can get used to it?