Chapter 672 The First Lesson of the Qin Dynasty! Xiao He: I Will Not Change My Advice, I only Hope that the King Will Accept It!

Mi Li: ? ? ?

Am I afraid of pain?

I am afraid of death!

I thought you were going to let me go, but you still want to kill me? !

Realizing this truth, Mi Li's heart suddenly contracted, his eyes widened, and the fear of death surged into his brain again.

However, before Mi Li could beg for mercy again, Ying Chengjiao's sword had already slashed down!

The blood that was driven to the brain by the heart due to great joy and fear, ups and downs, was confused and could only gush out along the damaged arteries.

Blood gushed out like a spring!

It also sent Mi Li's head, which had a smooth incision, flying up!

After a few breaths, this head that was still at the top of the power of the Qin Dynasty three days ago and was admired by the world, fell to the ground!

"Bang~Bang~"

Mi Li's head bounced and rolled towards the examinee.

All the examinees were trembling with fear at the sight of the eyes that never closed and the blood flowing.

It is certainly a great joy to pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court.

But will the fate of Mi Li today happen to them in the future?

All the examinees knew that the Qin law was strict.

But Mi Li used his brain to teach all the examinees the first lesson of entering the Qin officialdom.

The laws of the Qin were much stricter than they imagined!

Ying Chengjiao's sword was really fast!

With a flick of his wrist, the blood on the sword fell off, and Ying Chengjiao smiled relaxedly: "It should have been done a long time ago!"

"It's such a waste to let these insects eat millet for two more days!"

"Li Tingwei, can the remaining thieves be beheaded?"

Li Si said in a deep voice: "According to the law, Xiong Wan and other six accomplices should be executed, their property should be confiscated, and the whole family should be beheaded and executed immediately!"

"The remaining 45 accomplices should be beheaded, their property should be confiscated, and the whole family should be beheaded, tattooed, and exiled to the city of 800 miles for pounding rice, and executed immediately!"

"The 213 people who committed fraud should all be beheaded!"

Xiong Wan and others cried out in sorrow: "My king, spare my life!"

"It was the imperial servant who ordered me to do this. I knew nothing about the imperial servant's fraud!"

"I am willing to die. Please forgive my family!"

Ying Chengjiao was excited and bowed: "Your Majesty."

"As the chief official of this imperial examination, I should be responsible for all the misconduct of this imperial examination."

"I will personally kill the thief Mi Li, and then personally behead all the criminals in the imperial examination fraud case!"

Whether criminals, court officials or candidates, they all looked at Ying Chengjiao in fear.

Are you a devil? !

Ying Zheng shook his head: "Don't keep you waiting."

"Lord Li, drag these thieves out of Xianyang Palace."

"Execute them according to the law!"

Li Si bowed solemnly: "Yes!"

"Take them away!"

Xiong Wan cried out in grief: "Your Majesty! You can't be so ungrateful!"

"I have made contributions to the Qin Dynasty! I once fought in Xianyang Palace!"

"I beg Your Majesty to take my past contributions into consideration and punish me lightly!"

The court guards immediately stepped forward, ignoring the cries and pleas of Xiong Wan and others, and dragged them all out of the Qilin Hall.

Listening to the begging for mercy in their ears, looking at the blood still flowing in front of them, and glancing at Ying Chengjiao who looked unsatisfied in front of them, Xiao He and all the other candidates were extremely nervous and didn't even dare to breathe too hard.

Suddenly, Ying Chengjiao looked back at all the candidates.

Many candidates' hearts stopped beating, and their muscles were tense, fearing that Ying Chengjiao would not kill enough and would kill them too!

However, to their surprise, Ying Chengjiao bowed his hands and said in a gentle voice: "Such a bad thing happened in the imperial examination. As the chief official of this imperial examination, I cannot escape the blame."

"If you know other termites involved in this matter, please tell me the truth."

"I will definitely seek fairness for all gentlemen!"

All candidates hurriedly bowed: "Yes!"

Ying Chengjiao's voice became more serious: "Please remember it."

"Qin law is strict!"

"Don't test the law yourself!"

Ying Chengjiao did not hide the fact that he was killing the monkey to warn the chicken.

But, this is very useful, isn't it?

After all, the monkey was really killed, and the chicken can also be killed!

Xiao He and all the other examinees bowed without hesitation: "Thank you, Lord Chang'an, for your teachings."

"We will remember this!"

This scene today will be deeply engraved in the hearts of all the examinees.

In the future, whenever they intend to violate the rules, Mi Li's eyes will appear in front of them, staring at them!

On the high platform, Ying Zheng spoke softly: "My dear ministers, you have been taking the exam for two consecutive days, and it must be hard."

"From today on, my dear ministers will temporarily stay in Xianyang Palace and wait for me to summon you to make an answer."

"I hope you can be at ease and rest."

Feng Chang Ying Le stepped out and smiled: "My two sons, the king has given a banquet in the side hall, and follow me to the side hall to enjoy it."

"Mr. Jiang Zan, please stay first and wait for the answer."

This answer is destined to last at least a few days, or even dozens of days.

In order to ensure relative fairness, all examinees who have not been summoned by Ying Zheng will be arranged in the side hall and stay in the tent at night.

All students who were summoned by Ying Zheng had to leave the palace immediately to avoid leaking the questions Ying Zheng asked, which would give the later candidates a small but real advantage.

Fortunately, Xiao He ranked relatively high.

In the evening of the first day, Xiao He heard his name, hurriedly put down the half-eaten leg of lamb, quickly tidied his clothes, and followed the eunuch to the Qilin Hall.

In the Qilin Hall.

The ministers on both sides of His Highness have disappeared. Only Ying Chengyu is sitting on the left side of Ying Zheng, boredly playing with the wine jue in his hand.

Just looking at his expression, you can tell that he really doesn't want to come.

Ying Chengyu shouldn't be allowed to appear here in the first place when the king and his ministers select talents.

Xiao He quickly withdrew his gaze and bowed his hands: "Xiao He, a common man from Peixian County, pays homage to your Majesty!"

Ying Chengyu turned his eyes subconsciously to Xiao He.

Xiao He is nothing. Ying Chengyu has seen too many people named Xiao He.

But Xiao He from Peixian County was enough to make Ying Chengxuan a little more interested.

Ying Zheng, whose peripheral vision always fell on Ying Chengyu, couldn't help but cheer up a little, and the smile on his face became a little gentler: "No need to be polite."

"Since you have passed the imperial examination, you can become a minister."

"sit."

Xiao He did not act independently, he obediently bowed his hands and saluted again, shouting loudly: "My lord, thank you!"

After Xiao He was seated securely, Ying Zheng asked: "I have seen that I love you, and I have admonished you in the policy treatise, and you should record the records within the territory to show the power of the people."

"However, our Great Qin has already registered all the people, and even the people of the newly attached lands will also quickly register."

"Why do you, my beloved, come up with this advice?"

Xiao He replied without hesitation: "According to my observation, the king intends to strengthen local control."

"At the same time, the king also intends to weaken the power of the local people and seize as much people's power as possible into the hands of the court."

"The king must have a good plan for this and coordinate the overall situation from a high place."

"I will focus on the dust, hoping to find an opportunity to help the king from the smallest details."

"I think that book registration is an excellent opportunity!"

Ying Zheng neither affirmed nor denied, just gave an encouraging smile: "Continue."

Xiao He was calm and continued to speak:

"Although Da Qin is already registered in the books, the head of Guizhou took the initiative to register with the government in accordance with the law."

"Then the local government offices will report the number of granaries and treasury, the number of strong men and women, the number of old and weak, the number of officials and scholars, and the number of diners (diners). , the number of people (merchants), the number of horses, oxen, and straw (forage and straw)."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "These are the thirteen numbers for a powerful country as mentioned by Lord Shang."

"Shang Jun once said: If you want to strengthen a country, you don't know the number of the country. Although the land is favorable and the people are numerous, the country will become weaker and weaker."

"I will never dare to forget."

The household registration system is not unique to the Qin Dynasty, but has been implemented since the Shang Dynasty.

However, Da Qin’s household registration system is the most complete and the most detailed in statistics among all countries in the world!

However, Xiao He said seriously: "If you don't know the number of the country, the country will become weaker and weaker."

"If you want to strengthen your country, you must know more than just the thirteen numbers!"

"Your Majesty knows how many young men there are in Da Qin this year, but you don't know how many young men there are in Da Qin next year. Your Majesty even doesn't know how many young men over fourteen years old there are in Da Qin this year and next year!"

"The king knows how much money and food is in the treasuries and granaries of various places, but he does not know how much money and food is in every household in Guizhou in the Qin Dynasty."

"The king knows the number of thirteen in the country, but he does not know the number of hundreds!"

"Moreover, the book of records is for the head of Guizhou to report to the government on his own. If the head of Guizhou does not report it and the government hides it, what can the court do?"

Although Da Qin stipulates that only those over fourteen years old are required to perform military service, because Da Qin does not regard age as a necessary reporting item, this law is often covered by another regulation when it is implemented - those who are over six feet five inches tall Men need to serve in the military!

So from time to time, children as young as eight years old and six feet five inches tall had to go into battle.

There will also be dwarfs who are over fifty and less than six feet five inches tall and will never have to fight in their lives, and they can even enjoy the protection of the Child Protection Act! Of course, he will also be unable to get married due to lack of height in this life.

This is true for all countries in the world.

But Xiao He still felt extremely ridiculous!

Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice: "Ai Qing, do you think the head of Guizhou dares not to report the country's thirteenth number? The government dares to hide the country's thirteenth number?"

Xiao He nodded calmly: "The heads of Guanzhong and Guizhou may not dare, but Guandong will certainly dare!"

"More than dare!"

"Hiding people, money and food is a common method used by powerful people in various countries in the Kanto region. They are extremely familiar with this."

“Only by making more detailed, in-depth, and specific bookkeeping can we squeeze out the space for hiding a small amount of money and food in the local area!”

Ying Zheng looked at Xiao He with faint eyes, and said quietly: "If this is true, the more detailed records of our country in Da Qin will definitely make the powerful people in Guandong become more hostile to Da Qin."

"If the countryside is thoroughly investigated, all the people of the Qin Dynasty will also be dissatisfied."

"There may be chaos in this place!"

"My dear, this policy is a bit reckless."

"Ai Qing has no experience. I don't blame Ai Qing, but I should think deeply about it when Ai Qing remonstrates again."

Xiao He did not look at Ying Zheng at all, but just bowed his hands and said, "I know that it is extremely difficult to implement this strategy!"

"I know even more that the king is an unparalleled hero!"

"Even if the implementation of this policy will cause the people in Guizhou to deeply hate the Qin Dynasty."

"Da Qin should also use more detailed books to find out who hates Da Qin!"

"Therefore, I will not change my advice, but I only hope that the king will accept it!"