The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

"The rascal Heifu, the son of a vassal, is so arrogant when he gets successful. He dares to humiliate me in front of me in the hall!"

As soon as he returned home, the left lieutenant Yun Man, who had been holding back, immediately exploded {lifted a lacquerware and smashed it heavily at the door, scaring the two green-clothed maids to scream and flee, and almost bumped into his nephew Yun Xiong who came after hearing the news.

Yun Xiong wore a black robe, a cap on his head, and had a pair of fine male eyes. Although he was only a hundred-stone official in a certain Cao in the county, he was quite scheming and offered advice, which was highly valued by Yun Man.

"Uncle, why do you get so angry and hurt yourself for a rascal?" Yun Xiong picked up the lacquer bottle, blew off the dust on it, walked into the room, and put it back to its original position.

Seeing that it was his own nephew, Yun Man was furious and pointed at him and scolded: "It was you who gave me advice at the beginning, saying that when winter comes, Hei Fu should be assigned to escort the prisoners who have grudges against him to the north. As long as one or two people escape on the way, Hei Fu will be blamed. But now, he has returned safely and got a title, and can compete with me!"

Not only did he not kill this rascal, but he also gave him the opportunity to climb higher and higher, and now he is back under his nose, which really makes Yun Man angry.

In addition to anger, Yun Man also has a sense of crisis that he has never had before.

The Yun family is a descendant of the ancient Yun State. In the Chu State, they were doctors under the Ruo Ao family and were responsible for managing the car garden. During the Qin Dynasty, the Yun family became one of the Qin officials because of their active cooperation and became the largest family in the area.

But even so, their family's title did not rise too fast. After entering Qin for fifty years, three generations had been stuck at the rank of doctor. It was not until Yunman that he was promoted to the rank of official doctor after serving in the army and beheading in battle. It was not easy for one generation to rise by two levels on average.

But Heifu took only two years to sit opposite Yunman

Yunman was deeply ashamed, and Yunman was also terrified.

For more than ten years, several right lieutenants came and went, but they could not shake his position as left lieutenant. Now, because of Heifu's return, there was a slight loosening.

The current right lieutenant Zheng Shou had no foundation in the local area, and he had to discuss the recruitment and suppression of bandits with Yunman. Today, he suddenly became strong and used his power as the chief officer to arrange eight of Heifu's subordinates in important positions at once, some as lieutenants, some as village chiefs, and some as village patrolmen, and there were also several pavilion chiefs.

The Anlu County Wei official system, originally the sons of the Wei family, suddenly squeezed in a group of "Heifu faction" officials. Although the proportion was not large, it made Yunman very frightened.

This was a sign that the right Wei was trying to use Heifu's power to counterattack and seize power!

The room of a hundred feet was burned by the sudden fire, and Heifu's followers were those burning sparks, which made Yunman's eyes hurt, but he had no excuse to stop these appointments.

After listening to this, Yun Xiong poured a glass of wine for his uncle, served it with both hands, and said with a smile: "I also heard that Heifu was summoned by the county magistrate, who intended to recruit him to the county as an official, but Heifu declined."

Yun Man sighed: "Why do you think Heifu declined the county magistrate's recruitment?"

Yun Xiong said: "He thinks the current vacant position in Anlu County is too small."

"Then what do you think Heifu wants to do?"

Yun Xiong narrowed his eyes: "If my nephew is not wrong, he is coveting my uncle's position as the left lieutenant and wants to take it away as soon as possible."

"If that's the case, what can we do?"

Yun Man looked at his nephew and asked him for advice.

Heifu has grown up and can no longer be sent away with an excuse as before. But his title is equal to Yunman. According to the county flag, Heifu saved Li You, the son of the court judge and the son-in-law of the King of Qin, who was also the "hero" of Chen Zheng, in the war against Chu. He was so arrogant and provocative, probably because he felt that he had someone in the court and was unscrupulous.

Yun Xiong disagreed: "Even if he really became Li You's confidant, so what? My uncle is not under the jurisdiction of the court judge or Li You. Even if these two people are powerful, it is difficult for them to ask about Anlu's affairs."

This is the benefit of Qin's strict laws and regulations that do not allow people to interfere in other people's affairs.

"My nephew has two plans that may be able to eliminate Heifu's power in one fell swoop."

Yun Man hurriedly said, "Tell me!"

"First, we will use the trick against Heifu and start with the garrison soldiers brought back by Heifu!"

"Why?"

"I have inquired about it. Among these people, they were all poor before they became rich. Now that they suddenly get official positions, they will definitely get carried away. There are old friends and confidants of my uncle all over the county. First, send people to inquire about their weaknesses. If they like wine and meat, lure them with wine and meat, and if they like money, confuse them with money. As long as they make a mistake in their office and violate a little law, report them immediately! If one is found out, he will be severely punished. In less than half a year, he will be completely eradicated! We failed to eliminate the evil root of Heifu in time back then, and now we can't miss it again! Then use this to say that Zheng Shou made a mistake in employing people and made him lose his position as the right lieutenant."

"Good!"

Yun Man clapped his hands, but worriedly said: "However, Hei Fu is cunning and deeply trusted by his subordinates. With him in the county, these strategies may not be easy to implement."

"This is the second strategy my nephew wants to talk about."

Yun Xiong said with a smile: "There is a saying that goes, it is better to be close than far. Hei Fu thinks he has a backer in the court. After entering Qin, our Yun family has been able to stand in Anlu for fifty years. Don't we have anything to rely on? And the backer is in Jiangling City, Nanjun, which is much closer than him!"

"What do you mean?" Yun Man pondered.

Yun Xiong said gloomily, "Didn't Heifu want to be a county lieutenant? Well, uncle will ask the county to find a reason to transfer Heifu to a county without war. It is difficult to get promoted to the rank of official official by catching two or three thieves and solving a few cases as before! After Heifu is transferred, uncle will wipe out all his followers one by one!"

"Good, this strategy may be worth a try."

Yun Man hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind and said to Yun Xiong, "Go get the pen and ink, and prepare a heavy gift, I will write a letter to the county Gongcao immediately!"

Heifu woke up from his dream of blowing the horn and camping, and found that it was already bright outside.

"Not good!"

Subconsciously, he got up with a start, put on clothes on his scarred body, hung his sword on his belt, and when he was about to tidy up his bedding, he stared at the brand new hemp quilt and a warm deerskin blanket for a while before he remembered

"I'm not in the barracks anymore, I'm home!"

Even so, he still folded the bedding neatly before pushing the door open.

He was greeted by the cheerful laughter of two children.

Heifu's nephews and nieces were swinging under the eaves. Seeing Heifu's messy hair, Yang, who had a shaved head, was the first to say, "Uncle Zhong slept until 3 p.m. today, and woke up earlier than yesterday!"

His seven-year-old niece Yue, who had a bun on her head, was sitting on the swing. She covered her gap-toothed face and scratched her face with her fingers, saying, "Uncle Zhong had asked people to go to bed and get up early, but he himself missed breakfast. Isn't it shameful? Isn't it shameful?"

Heifu also laughed and stretched his body. Yes, he had been home for three days. On the first day, he slept from 13:00 to 15:00 (6:00 to 15:00), and on the second day, he slept from 11:00 to 13:00 (9:00 to 11:00), and today was considered early, but he still didn't have breakfast.

There was no way. He was too tired. Since leaving Anlu in October last year, he had been running around for more than a year, fighting among the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and shuttling through the enemy territory in the cold wind. There was hardly a day when he could sleep well. Now that I'm home, I've slept for three days straight.

Only home can make people relax their guard.

"Yang, Yue, your uncle has traveled thousands of miles in a year, and he must be very tired. You should be sensible when playing, and don't disturb him."

Zhong came over with an iron axe for chopping wood. After more than a year, my brother hasn't changed much, except that his clothes are new and no longer full of patches, and he seems more confident: Although Tian Dian is a minor official, he is still an official, in charge of a mile of land. When he goes out, the neighbors will have to bow to Zhong and call him "Tian Dian" or "Zhong Jun".

This was even more true when Heifu returned home with a title of an official. His family became the richest family in the entire Yunmeng Township. Even the township governor and the three elders of the township came to visit him.

Those township officials who were "powerful" in Zhong's eyes now had to be respectful when they saw Heifu, because Heifu's title was higher than theirs.

Looking at the entire township, the only person who could make Heifu bow down was the old man Yan Zheng, who was his teacher and student.

"Zhongdi is really a capable person. I never dreamed that my family would have this day." Zhong said with emotion when the door of his house was almost trampled by guests.

"Brother, let me do it."

Heifu was so powerful outside, but he didn't change much when he returned home. He was still the diligent younger brother. He grabbed the axe from Zhong without saying anything, went to the back of the kitchen to chop firewood, and shouted: "Sister-in-law, I'm awake, please heat up a bowl of millet rice for me, add some fish soup"

"It's been heated for a long time."

The mother came out of the kitchen, the old lady had a stern face, and scolded her second son who slept in. But in fact, as soon as Heifu woke up, his mother came to the kitchen to cook for him. The unspoken concern was in the hot rice soup.

Heifu smiled and nodded, and finally when his mother turned the topic to when he would get married, he hurried to chop firewood.

Taking a breath of the cold air in late winter, Heifu raised his hand high and split the dry firewood with an axe, which was much easier than chopping off the enemy's head with a sword on the battlefield.

There was no glaring blood, no flying bone fragments, and a little disgust in his heart.

Blue sky and white clouds, a peaceful small village, a comfortable life where you can sleep until you wake up naturally, and eat the familiar meals made by your mother when you wake up, bask in the sun and play with the younger generation in your spare time, and scratch the old yellow dog in the yard

How comfortable is this kind of life? Young people who are full of longing to travel the world with swords will not understand, but office workers who work from nine to five and have no rest for a year after entering the society should have a deep understanding.

There are no drums and horns urging Heifu to put on armor, and there are no hundreds of lives for him to shoulder heavy responsibilities.

Heifu just feels that he is almost intoxicated in this comfortable life and is too lazy to leave.

I really want to say, forget about ambitions, forget about intrigues, forget about bloodshed and drifting, forget about eternal fame, forget about the golden unicorn being in the pond

When you find your own heart, these things are not as good as the warm and comfortable bed at home.

But it is impossible to forget after all. Heifu knows that the current life is beautiful but fragile. This is a chaotic world. He needs to continue to climb up to keep everything in front of him. The tree wants peace but the wind does not stop. How can I sleep soundly when the enemy is still beside my bed?

Life is so helpless. You know, I can't just move forward.

Besides, with his personality, after a few days of comfort, he will be restless again. There is no way. The time traveler is born to be unwilling to be lonely. The warm home is just a place for him to rest for a while in this long struggle.

Half an hour later, Heifu had eaten his fill and sat in the yard, playing with his nephews and nieces and the big yellow dog at home. Zhong's voice came from the door again.

"Zhongdi, the things you ordered at the workshop in the county town a few days ago have been delivered!"

The big yellow dog smelled the scent of a stranger and rushed out of the door, barking. Heifu also ran out, but saw a carriage parked at the intersection outside the shoe mulberry forest next to the house. Several people were struggling to move the things on the carriage. It can be seen that the fish was heavy.

"Doctor Guan, the craftsman asked us to deliver it."

The driver walked over and bowed to Heifu with a smile on his face. It was his honor to deliver things to Doctor Heifu, who was famous throughout the county and was in great demand.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Heifu looked at the object that was moved in front of him. It was two large stone wheels, strung with wood and placed in a sturdy wooden frame.

Yang and Yue ran out and looked at the things in front of them curiously.

"Uncle Zhong, what is this?"

"It's used to make sugar."

Looking at the two lucky guys whose eyes lit up when they heard the word "sugar", Hei Fu smiled with satisfaction. He thought to himself: "Many years later, people on the Internet may describe the era of the sweet party like this, and it starts from here!"

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