The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

Feng Jing's first impression on Heifu was that he was polite. He could even bow and thank the group of military officers who gave way to him on the left side of the road, although he only made a gesture and there was no gratitude in his eyes.

But it can be seen from this that Feng's family education is very good.

Although Heifu's status is not high, he has heard about some things in the court from Li You, Yang Xiong, Chen Wujiu and others. In the military, Qin Wangzheng valued Wang and Meng, and in the court, in addition to Li Si, the "Three Fengs" were the most trusted.

The brothers Feng Quji and Feng Wuze were the Yushi Cheng and Weiwei Qing respectively. Although they were both deputy positions, they were the second in command after the Yushi Doctor and Weiwei. There was also Feng Jie, the son of Feng Quji, who was also the captain of the internal history.

Feng Quji and Feng Wuze are said to be the grandsons of Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang in Han, who "would rather die than be a citizen of Qin" and surrendered to Zhao from Shangdang, triggering the Battle of Changping. Now they have become the new favorites of the King of Qin, which is really surprising. The Battle of Changping has only been over for more than 30 years. Isn't the change of this family's position too fast?

When Heifu and Feng Jing really sat face to face in front of Li You, Heifu got a second impression of this person: talkative.

After Li You introduced the two to each other, Feng Jing did not show any interest in Heifu like the county officials outside, but left him alone and talked about the interesting things he had just talked about with Li You.

"That happened in August last year (the 22nd year of the reign of Qin Wangzheng). The Shao Nei Cheng of Huyang County, Nanyang County, received a 15-year-old boy who called himself Kui and said he was my father's son..."

"Wait a minute."

Li You was not in Xianyang at the time, but was transferred directly from outside to the battlefield of the attack on Chu, so he didn't know about this, so he smiled and said, "Aren't you an only child? How can there be a brother named Kui?"

"County lieutenant, please listen to me."

Feng Jing continued, "Kui handed over a handwritten letter claiming to be from my father. It said that Feng Wu Ze, the fifth official, dared to ask more questions to the Shao Nei Cheng of Huyang. I heard that Nanyang has good land and fields. I am old and I have sold the fields to others without paying for planting. I hope that the Cheng will lend me 20,000 yuan to support my family for the rest of the year, and double the money when the crops are ripe. Don't return it. If you return it, Wu Ze will not be able to run for the Cheng..."

Heifu, who was standing by, understood what the letter meant: Feng Wuze sent his regards to the Neicheng of Huyang County (equivalent to the director of the Finance Bureau), and heard that the land in Nanyang County was fertile and suitable for starting a business, so he asked his son Gui to start a farm. He did not bring any money or food, so he hoped to borrow 20,000 yuan and some food to support him until the end of the year. Once the crops were ripe, he would repay double. He hoped that he would not refuse, because if he refused, Wuze would not be able to help the Neicheng anymore...

In short, it was just one sentence: My father is Feng Wuze, you can do whatever you want!

Feng Jingcai finished speaking, Li You shook his head and said: "Who is Wu Zegong? All the children of the Feng family are listed as guards. How could they let their children do such a thing? Moreover, the words in this letter are crude and simple, and it doesn't look like the writing of Wu Zegong. How can a five-rank official call a small county magistrate 'minister'? That Kui must be an imposter!"

That Kui exuded a sense of poverty and pettiness from beginning to end, and the letter was full of loopholes. He was not a high-ranking official at all. With Heifu's experience as the chief of Huyang Police Station for one year, he immediately knew that it was fake.

He was about to interrupt and agree, but Feng Jing said, "Yes, Huyang Nei Cheng also felt that it was fake, so he immediately had the boy detained and sent to the county prison for questioning. After questioning, the boy changed his words and said that he was my father's fake son, and his mother had been abandoned by my father, but this time he came to Nanyang County, it was indeed arranged by my father..."

"Absurd."

Li You shook his head. He had been following his father Li Si's instructions since he was a child, and had contacts with the Feng family. He was close to Feng Jie and Feng Jing, so he also understood the Feng family's old-fashioned and loyal family style.

"The more ridiculous thing is yet to come." Feng Jing talked about this matter, and he didn't show any anger, but instead found it ridiculous.

"During the detention, the boy also wrote a letter to the magistrate of Huyang County to defend himself. He said that he had been to Xinye and borrowed money and grain. Why was he detained after arriving in Huyang County? He also threatened to appeal to the county and then to the court..."

"This guy is quite arrogant."

Li You was happy, but he also knew that this was impossible. If the case really went to the court, he would definitely hear about it during his time at home. Since he didn't, it means that the matter was at least clear at the county level.

Sure enough, Feng Jing said that under the torture in Huyang County Prison, the boy finally admitted to cheating.

"He confessed that his real name was 'Xue', and his family lived in Xinye County, Nanyang Prefecture, and he was once a student in the school. He was often beaten and scolded by his father, who was a county official, so he ran away from home in a rage to find a way to make a living. He had been in the school for a year, could write and calculate, had learned some laws and regulations, had seen several official documents, and knew the names of some high-ranking officials in the court. So he stole the seal, forged letters, pretended to be my father's son, and wanted to cheat a sum of money in Huyang County and escape to Chu..."

"What a courage."

After listening to this, Hei Fu sighed. This boy was only 15 years old, younger than Jing, who was also a student in the school. But his courage and the huge bragging he made were beyond the imagination of ordinary people. This dazzling operation was comparable to Xu Yang, a general in Yingyang.

But thinking back, it is not uncommon to pretend to be the children of high-ranking officials to cheat in the 21st century, and some people have succeeded repeatedly.

The reason why the young man was exposed at once was that although he had learned some knowledge, he did not know much about the bigwigs and high-ranking officials in the Qin court. He could only rely on guesswork to pretend, and the result was full of loopholes.

Real high-ranking officials' children, such as Li You and Feng Jing, received a good education since childhood, and their families arranged their future paths. Before adulthood, they first learned the Qin law. After adulthood, they would first enter the palace to serve as guards. This was a group that the King of Qin liked to promote the most. Young and strong generals like Wang Ben, Meng Tian, and even Li Xin were all from guards.

After leaving the guards, they were generally sent to the counties or the army for training. This was because the Qin people believed that "the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the soldiers." This sentence said by Han Feizi has become the criterion for Qin to select officials. Even if they are second-generation officials, they have to be thrown into the local area to learn and roll before they can continue to be reused.

However, it is rare to see someone like Feng Jing, who was just enrolled at the age of 17 and had not yet entered the Langwei, but was sent to work as a clerk beside Li You.

"Could it be that the bigwigs in the Qin court heard that Wang Jian was going to attack Chu, so they hurriedly sent their children to prepare in advance to catch this last chance to gild themselves?" Hei Fu speculated sinisterly.

"How was the young man sentenced in the end?"

Li You was more concerned about the fate of the daring young man.

Feng Jing said: "Huyang County sent a letter to Xinye County to inquire about his native place and identity. This person is indeed under 17 years old and his height is not up to the standard of 6 feet 5 inches for adults, so he was sentenced to be a minor official. Now, he is probably spending the rest of his life on a city wall construction site in a county in Nanyang County!"

Feng Jing then sighed: "When Nanyang County notified my family, my uncle and father were stunned for a long time. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? This boy is also pitiful. If his father had not abused him, he would probably not have made such a stupid move."

"In fact, he was stopped in Huyang County. He was lucky."

Li You shook his head and said: "If this boy really reached the border between Qin and Chu, the two countries were about to go to war at that time, and the border troops gathered. He, a young boy, would definitely not be able to cross the border. Perhaps he would be sentenced to a state exile, with a heavier punishment, or be involved in the battlefield when the two countries fought... Well, no matter what happened to the boy, we should talk about business!"

Li You clapped his hands, stopped chatting, and became serious.

Heifu also breathed a sigh of relief. Although it seemed to be an unintentional chat just now, Feng Jing and Li You were talking freely, but he couldn't get a word in. It was really awkward.

Although he was regarded as a confidant by Li You, he was not as close to Feng Jing in terms of relationship. These children of high-ranking officials have their own small circle, where they have familiar social interactions and topics. It is impossible for a grassroots like Heifu to be included.

Although Feng Jing seemed to be polite, he never looked at Heifu once when chatting with Li You, just treating him as a background listening. It can be seen that Feng Jing still disapproved of Heifu behind the humility and courtesy of the children of high-ranking officials.

At this time, Li You suddenly asked Heifu: "Heifu, guess why I came to Nanjun to serve as the county lieutenant after I was seriously injured?"

"It should be to coordinate the military affairs of Nanjun and train soldiers."

Heifu smiled and said: "If my guess is correct, the king has decided to attack Chu for the second time this year?"

"Yes."

Li You praised, but that was all. The King of Qin was determined to destroy Chu. The second attack on Chu was sooner or later. This kind of thing can definitely be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

"Is it possible that General Wang Jian will lead this battle?" Heifu continued.

Li You was amazed, and Feng Jing looked at Heifu for the first time, not out of habitual politeness.

This matter is much more difficult to guess than "The King of Qin will attack Chu". Only the senior officials in Xianyang know about it. At the county level, it will not be announced until at least May or June. However, anyone who is familiar with the internal affairs of Qin can also see that since Li Xin was defeated, the most qualified person to take over the important task of attacking Chu is the old general Wang Jian.

Unexpectedly, Hei Fu's next "guess" is even more excessive!

"Then may I ask the county lieutenant, how many people will General Wang take to attack Chu, 600,000?"

As soon as this was said, Li You was surprised and blurted out: "This is top-secret military information, how did you know it!?"

After he finished speaking, he realized that he had spoken out of turn, and immediately looked at Feng Jing on the side.

The atmosphere was a little awkward. Feng Jing, the son of a high-ranking official who was calm and relaxed just now and talked about interesting things, was confused. He looked at Hei Fu, then at Li You, and his heart was full of huge waves.

"600,000? What does this mean? How come I don't know about this thing they are talking about?"