"Wait a minute—"
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
Zhao Xin took a deep breath, looking at the group of old men, but he couldn't bring himself to do anything ruthless. "Throw them as far away as possible. Don't let me see them again."
"Young man, you have no moral principles. Take care of yourself!"
*
"Your Majesty is truly kind-hearted and truly worthy of being the ruler of the Great Qin."
Zhao Xin hummed, picked up a grape from Su Qingyu's plate, and swallowed it. It was indeed sweet. He turned back to look at Lin Yuyan, whose expression had also become much more serious.
"How are the school activities? I think they are now completely stable."
"Your Majesty, I have done my best to earn your respect. The event was a complete success, but they still hope to have more advanced teaching materials."
"Learning without practice is useless. I'll test you through it from beginning to end. If you pass, you'll be given this book."
Zhao Xin picked up the book that had been placed in the corner of the desk for a long time. It was well-bound and had advanced content, so it could be considered an intermediate textbook.
"Don't overwork yourself on weekdays. We have teachers who can teach them other things, like preparing for the imperial examinations. I'm going to keep the old system for now, but once the content becomes more widespread, it will have to be changed to this."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I have the Queen to help me. Besides, it would be appropriate to add some teachers. Your Majesty, don't worry about us."
That's very good.
Zhuge also sent a lot of documents over. For example, the previous copywriting was all read by him and then finally finalized by Zhao Xin. Now, the dictatorial Zhuge has taken all the work on him.
The next two days were quiet.
He discussed matters in Taiji Palace, and the other civil officials followed his lead, no one daring to say anything. However, it always felt like this old thief Nancang was worried about something.
He also recently received news that there were people taking action at the border, probably sent by Nan Cang.
Some troops were withdrawn from the border and sent directly to Yongzhou and Wudu County, led by General Nan Wubu, the General who Guards the West, and General Nan Wuju, the General who Guards the North.
He didn't dare take it lightly. This battle must have been planned for a long time, and the speed of recruiting troops was too fast. Intuitively, the two places were captured in just two days, which was considered an extreme speed.
The troops in the capital would have a long way to go to get there, and he estimated that they were already recruiting soldiers to suppress the rebellion. From the north, they only needed to go straight into Wudu County from the grassland.
The journey to the west was the longest. From Yancheng, they went to Baxi County, and then from Donghan County to Wucheng County. But even so, they were determined.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Yongzhou is not optimistic."
Zhuge Liang came running over in a hurry, followed by a young eunuch who was trying to stop him. Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang ran too fast and no one could stop him. He kept muttering that the emperor was busy with official business and was not allowed to come in.
"Did you encounter any difficulties?"
"That group from Guanghan County suddenly appeared out of nowhere and headed straight for the rebels!"
…
"Prime Minister Zhuge, please tell me, is it because I'm so bad at managing the Qin Dynasty that so many people want to overthrow my rule?"
If I say that I didn't do anything in the past, I would be considered a tyrant...
But he opened a school, provided relief to the people, and even built a brick kiln. With so many new technologies, the people loved him so much that he couldn't wait to be recognized. How could he become a tyrant?
"Your Majesty, if that man doesn't hide your rule, he will complain no matter what you do. This man's ambition is such that if he is a loyal minister, then he will definitely be loyal, so Your Majesty does not need to worry about this."
Zhuge Liang sighed as he spoke these words. It was as if he was describing something he had experienced, and even when speaking from the heart, Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head.
[Ding, you successfully reversed the situation and plot, and received 50 Luck Points + an Ultimate General Card]
After Zhuge Liang saw that he had persuaded Zhao Xin, he hurried away.
Zhao Xin was now in the process of recruiting troops. The board gave him a card for the ultimate general. But he couldn't figure out what had changed the plot.
In fact, it is not a plot twist, because those old men did not exist in the original work. It should be said that the people from the ten major families had not appeared at that time.
It may be because of Bai Qi that they came out early and ran to the palace to ask for people. Although it did not cause any good effects, it can be regarded as an indirect change of history.
Just open the card and you're done.
[Congratulations on obtaining the top general Yue Fei]
?
Yue Fei, also known as Yue Wumu and styled Pengju, was a military strategist, calligrapher, and hero who fought against the Jin Dynasty. He commanded thousands of battles, both large and small, but died unjustly after being framed and imprisoned.
"Yue Fei pays homage to His Majesty!"
"Okay, okay, please get up quickly!"
Although Yue Fei didn't know how he came here, he had a chance to be reborn even in a war-torn country.
"You're welcome, my dear Lord Yue. I do have something I need you to do."
"Your Majesty, please feel free to ask for anything."
He gripped his two maces tightly, his expression unusually respectful. Zhao Xin looked up at him from a distance, noting his scarred face, which gave him a rather rough, tanned complexion. His two piercing eyes gave off an inexplicable sense of intimidation.
"There is indeed war raging here, and the fighting is mainly in Yongzhou and Wudu County. What you need to do now is to start from Chongzhou and head straight for Yongzhou along Yuzhou."
Yue Fei remained silent.
During this period of time, Zhao Xin used his eyes to judge people and look at his attributes.
Yue Fei
Machiavellianism: 86
Commander: 110
War: 100
Ambition: 80 [Permanent value]
Loyalty: 100 [Permanent value]
It's pretty even.
"In that case, I will reward you with one million coins."
Yue Fei finally woke up from his silence at this time and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, please do not reward me for now. It will not be too late to reward me once I have made achievements."
Zhao Xin was surprised.
"Haha, since you, my dear minister, have said so, I am still waiting for you to bring back the victory report!"
"I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations."
If all the counselors in the court were like Yue Fei, how much worry would he save? Then nothing can be forced, and with a loyal minister like Yue Fei, he was also satisfied.
"In that case, my dear, please follow the Iron Tiger Army and set off now. I believe you can return with victory!"
When you return, I will serve you with good wine and delicious food, as well as the imperial edict and a hundred pounds of gold and silver!
"Don't forget to keep the captives for me. I plan to use them to build the Great Wall!"
After these words were spoken, the two of them smiled at each other again.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will bring those captives back to build the Great Wall to defend our Great Qin. Your Majesty, just wait and see!"
The two of them just made a little joke, and Yue Fei felt that the emperor was quite easy to get along with.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
