Chapter 1139: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Twenty-Nine)

Chu State, Jiangdong County, Zhongli looked at Mingtai who walked into the room, "How is he?"

"When I got back to Mr. Hou, he didn't make much progress. He still didn't speak and refused to answer any of our questions. Mr. Hou, I think this man is a die-hard. It's extremely difficult to get what we need from him. Why not? It would be better to use some means."

"Such a person cannot be tough. You know, he is worth as much as an army!" Zhongli said with a smile: "A diehard? Not necessarily. You see, he didn't eat from the very beginning. , Hunger strike, isn't he willing to eat now? This shows a lot of problems, doesn't it? These days, we have relaxed many restrictions on him. If he wants to die, there are many opportunities, but you Look, isn’t he alive and well?”

"That's true!" Mingtai also laughed, "In the beginning, we all relied on us to force him to eat, but now it's much easier. We spent a lot of money on this kid, just for I bought several ginseng sticks.”

"It's all worth it. A little money is nothing." Zhongli smiled and said: "Sometimes, terrifying means cannot destroy a person's will, but time can. Ants are greedy for life, let alone humans? This Mao Wei is Ji The graduates of Jicheng Comprehensive University are not soldiers, nor have they gone through the devilish training of the military, nor the set of brainwashing things instilled in them by their superiors. Moreover, Jicheng Comprehensive University is a place that advocates academic freedom, and there are many things related to it. Gao Yuan's different voices exist everywhere. This Mao Wei has lived there for a long time and must have heard things in this regard, so his will will not be so firm."

"Speaking of this, it's really strange. What does Gao Yuan want to do? Mr. Hou, you said that the big council he established is to cultivate a place that opposes himself. Why would he do this?" Mingtai asked in confusion. Look at Zhongli.

Zhongli stood up and said with emotion: "This is the most brilliant place in Gaoyuan! Mingtai, tell me, in our Great Qin, are there any people who oppose the king?"

Mingtai hesitated for a moment, "Master Hou, of course he exists, otherwise our Heibingtai would not have the need to maintain a huge domestic department."

"That's right, our Qin State has it, Chu State has it, and Han State is no exception. Instead of letting the opponents do things secretly and do some shameful things, it is better to give them a stage to show off and let them make it public. The ground is jumping, and it is naturally easier to control it openly than secretly, isn't it? Those who oppose Gao Yuan have found a stage where they think they can exert themselves, and they will do everything they can to perform on this stage. Showing their abilities, little did they know that they were dancing in the circle drawn by Gao Yuan. It can be said that by doing this, Gao Yuan controlled all those who might be detrimental to him in the country and reduced the risk of bloodshed. This is a very clever trick!"

"But it will also cause the decree not to be effectively implemented." Mingtai shook his head and said: "According to our information, Gao Yuan has already had several policies that he wanted to implement, but they were rejected by their big council."

"This is not the point. The key point is that the army is still in Gao Yuan's hands." Zhong Li shook his head, "I have only briefly studied the Great Council. In China, the Li family has organized a large group of people to study it. You may want to ask for advice on the series of policies implemented by Gao Yuan in Han Dynasty after he returns."

Mingtai laughed, "Why should I go to find them?"

"You are wrong, Mingtai. As the future successor of Heibingtai, you must be well versed in politics. A leader of Heibingtai who does not understand politics is destined to be unable to take on the big responsibility." Zhongli said. .

"Why do you say such things, Lord Marquis? You are in your prime, your prime years, and Mingtai still wants to study under you for a few more years!" Mingtai said.

Zhongli laughed and reached out to pat Mingtai on the shoulder, "Before I left Xianyang this time, I had already submitted my resignation to the king. The king rewarded me with a manor and thousands of acres of land in Shu County. Where am I going to retire?" La. That’s a good place, hahaha.”

"Master Hou!"

"It rained really hard that night!" Zhong Li looked at Mingtai and suddenly said something incomprehensible.

Mingtai's face changed drastically, first red and then white, and his body suddenly became tense.

"Let's go and see the treasure we worked so hard to get back this time." Zhongli smiled and turned around and walked out the door.

Mingtai hesitated for a moment and finally followed.

The rain that night was really heavy. To others, it was really confusing, but to Mingtai, it had other meanings, because it was on that night of pouring rain that the new king secretly summoned him. After entering the palace, he asked himself many things about Lord Zhongli, and promised himself that he would be the successor of the new Black Ice Platform.

He once thought that this was a very secret matter, but he never expected that everything was under Zhongli's control. All his actions had never escaped the eyes of the old man in front of him, which made him shudder.

Once the emperor and his courtiers take office, the new king will naturally put institutions like Black Ice Platform under his control. Although Zhongli is loyal, his background is too deep and his relationships are too complicated. He is like a century-old tree. , the root system is complicated, the new king may feel that he cannot completely control Zhongli, so he plans to replace him.

But people like Zhongli can't be exchanged for it. Now it seems that Lord Zhong has already understood the king's thoughts and offered to leave. This is good, as it avoids some unnecessary troubles. trouble.

Going to Shu County? It's hard to talk about it. Mingtai knows that there are riots there now, and the troops stationed there are exhausted. They press the gourd and lift the gourd. The land of abundance in the past is now in turmoil.

"Have you found the person I asked you to find?" Zhongli, who was walking slowly with his hands behind his back, seemed to know that Mingtai would be a step behind him.

"I found it and sent it to you yesterday."

"He didn't have any extreme reaction?"

"No, according to the instructions of Mr. Hou, this person can speak Maowei's hometown dialect and does not have any official background. Of course, he is not one of our people. He is just an ordinary woman. She can only look like Dignity. We spent a lot of effort to find this candidate, and gave her family five hundred taels of silver to buy her over."

"You've done a good job. Only people like this can touch people's heartstrings intentionally or unintentionally. Once Mao Wei's desire to die is gone, his desire to live will become stronger and stronger. This little girl may be able to help Our big deal."

"Master Hou, actually I think it would be more effective to find a well-trained woman in the Black Ice Platform to do this!" Mingtai put forward a different opinion, since Zhongli has already made that matter clear. , as the future leader of Black Ice Platform, he is not afraid to make his voice heard.

"Wrong, if it's an ordinary person, that's okay, but for people like Mao Wei, who will play a great role in the strength of a country, we can't use such methods. Naturally, it's the best. Mingtai, you Have you ever thought about it, if Mao Wei is willing to be used by our Great Qin, he will definitely occupy a place in the court in the future, and he will have a very high reputation and play an irreplaceable role. Even people like Gao Yuan will not hesitate to grant him a title. If the inventor of explosives will be rewarded later, will our Daqin lag behind others? In order to stimulate this Mao Wei and make him serve us more heartily, the king will never begrudge the rewards of official positions and titles."

He turned around and glanced at Mingtai, "To put it bluntly, the king can replace people like us at any time, but people like Mao Wei are scarce. You can find someone from within our ranks, and you will be exposed later." What good will it do to us, Heibingtai, if we know it? It will be a great disadvantage to us to have such a guy who is destined to become an important figure in our Daqin hate us. Heibingtai has always been an unpleasant yamen, isn't it? Just like the Supervisory Yuan of Han, their big council will always clamor to cut their budget, hahaha!"

"Master Hou is right, I have written it down."

Mao Wei now lives in an independent courtyard in the Jiangdong County Sheriff's Mansion. He was moved there because not long ago, Mao Wei suffered a desperate attack by the action team of the Han State Supervisory Council.

Although the two countries are in the stage of cooperation, due to various reasons, the Qin people are not willing to completely hand over Mao Wei to the Chu people. In Jiangdong County, all matters of Mao Wei are handled by the Qin State Heibingtai. Mao Wei was He was secretly imprisoned in a stronghold of Heibingtai in Jiangdong County, but the spies of the Han State Supervisory Council were so powerful that they actually found this location. An action team led by Yi Bin, the vice president of the Supervisory Council, made a sudden attack. to this stronghold.

However, Mao Wei is a figure who is bound to win in the Qin State, and his defense is naturally the most stringent. What's more, Zhongli is still in command. Although the Black Ice Platform suffered heavy losses in this sudden attack, it also caused the incoming Supervisory Council to suffer heavy losses. Except for a few members of the action team who escaped from Yi Bin, the rest all died there. At the nearest time, they were only one room away from Maowei.

After this battle, because of Yi Bin's escape, Zhongli thought to himself that if the Supervisory Council attacked again, the power of Heibingtai would no longer be enough to ensure Mao Wei's safety, so he had to transfer Mao Wei to the governor of Jiangdong County. Except for the innermost part of the mansion, which is guarded by Heibingtai personnel, all the outside work is handed over to the Chu people.

"Listen!" Zhongli suddenly stopped and listened to the faint singing coming from the yard, "It sounds good, isn't it?"

"This is a slang song from Maowei's hometown. It is about missing relatives." Mingtai listened to it for a while and explained to Zhongli.

"It sounds really good. This is the most natural thing. Mingtai, if you find a well-trained person, even if she can sing, can she sing with such true feelings?" Zhongli looked back at Mingtai with a smile. He glanced at the stage, pushed open the courtyard door, and walked in. (To be continued)