The Jagged Empire of Daqin

"It seems that Mr. Chang has abandoned his old style!" Zhao Fu secretly said happily, Chang Zifei is his immediate boss, so he naturally wants to establish a good relationship with his boss. They will all be rejected, and they have always maintained a clean and honest style, which makes them a headache for subordinates.

So as soon as he learned that Chang Zifei had bowed his head to the prime minister, he wanted to give it a try, to see if Chang Zifei's style had changed, and the result could be seen.

"My lord, my officer...this..."

Zhao Fu hesitated, hesitating to speak, Chang Zifei knew Zhao Fu's purpose at a glance, and immediately interrupted: "If you have something to say, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, and we are also subordinates of this official. If you have any difficulties, don't worry." Come out, I will help if I can!"

Zhao Fu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with some embarrassment: "My lord, you see that I have been a staff member for seven or eight years, can you mention it?"

"Well..." Chang Zifei frowned slightly, showing a look of embarrassment. Seeing this, Zhao Fu immediately took out a bank note from his pocket and put it on the coffee table in a sophisticated way, and then pushed it towards Chang Zifei. Zifei frowned and glanced at the amount.

One thousand!

Chang Zifei was a little shocked in his heart. You must know that his annual salary is only 300 taels, 1000 taels compared to his three-year salary, and now a mere sixth-grade member, Wailang, can give out 1000 taels of silver. He is really a corrupt official, no wonder His Majesty wants to let himself be corrupted.

"Go back and wait for the news tomorrow!" Chang Zifei said calmly.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he can make decisions on the transfer of officials below the fourth rank. For those above the fourth rank, he needs to submit it to the prime minister. It doesn't matter at all.

"Yes, yes, my lord, please rest first, and I will leave first!" The excited Zhao Fu saluted quickly, and hurriedly left the inner hall.

call!

As soon as Zhao Fu left, Chang Zifei heaved a sigh of relief. After a while, he took out the blank account book, brushes, pens and ink that he had prepared, and wrote on the first page of the account book: 1000 Liang

After finishing writing, Chang Zifei put the [-] bank note into a wooden box.

"How does it feel to be bribed?"

"what!"

There was a voice behind Chang Zifei in vain, probably because he was very guilty of accepting bribes. When he heard the voice from behind, Chang Zifei jumped up in fright, and subconsciously screamed, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly.

When he turned his head and saw that it was Du Changjing, Chang Zifei breathed a sigh of relief, and then he gasped heavily, as if he had run a dozen laps of Changfu just now, sweating all over his head.

Chang Zifei raised his hand in shock and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said helplessly, "Can you knock on the door next time and come in? You have already scared me twice..."

Du Changjing walked slowly to the coffee table with a hint of a smile, sat on Zhao Fu's seat, and made himself a cup of tea, "No way, your Changfu is surrounded by spies, and there are many ghosts inside. I had to go out of my way!"

The corner of Du Changjing's mouth curled up, and he stretched out his hand to Chang Zifei, and said with a smile, "Bring it!"

"What are you bringing?" Chang Zifei didn't recover for a while.

"Money, one thousand taels, I've seen it all!" Du Changjing said urgently.

Chang Zifei shook his head, and said with a serious expression, "I can't give you this money now!"

Du Changjing frowned suddenly, looked at Chang Zifei with unfriendly eyes, and said in a slightly cold tone: "I can tell you, if you betray His Majesty, I will be the first to take you to be buried with you. The money must be given to me. With these one thousand taels, the early stage of cultivating dead soldiers can be successfully completed!"

"I did not betray His Majesty!" Chang Zifei shouted angrily.

"Then why didn't you give the money?" Du Changjing showed doubts, and his tone was a little gentler.

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Chapter 37 The smog!

"Huh!" Chang Zifei took a deep breath, "Although I bowed my head to Wei Huai to apologize, he is still wary of me. As you can see, the spies around Chang's mansion are still there, so my most important thing right now , is to remove the Queen Mother’s party’s suspicion of me and gain their trust!”

"I'm going to give this money to Wei Huai as a token of my surrender. Otherwise, he won't let me. He won't be willing to get rid of me as long as my interests are tied to him. In this way, I can do better and better." The bigger you get, the more benefits you will get, general, don't worry, this matter needs to be done slowly, the steps are too big, there will be disadvantages but no benefits!"

"So that's the case!" Du Changjing couldn't help but nodded, feeling that this made sense.

"It's good if you can understand. By the way, general, did you go to the palace today? What's your majesty's intention?" Chang Zifei looked at Du Changjing seriously and asked. Regarding Yingchang's performance today, he can be sure that Yingchang Often must be a hero.

When others were eight years old, they were still in a state of ignorance, but Ying Chang started planning palace changes when he was eight years old. Just ask, who else is there in ancient and modern times?As the late emperor said, my son Yingchang, although young and small, has the talents of Yao and Shun, and the talent of a great emperor!

When the hero comes into the world, why is the Great Qin unhappy? Chang Zifei has made a poisonous oath in his heart to assist Yingchang at all costs. Even if he pays the price of killing everyone, he will let the hero take control of the country smoothly!

"Do you think you can enter the palace as soon as you want? There are many masters in the palace. The last time I went in, I sneaked in while the palace was changing defenses!" Du Changjing said angrily.

"This can't be done. You have to be the messenger between me and His Majesty. What if His Majesty has a new order? And I think you need to enter the palace to protect His Majesty. That crazy woman can't guess with common sense, she can do everything. Come out!" Chang Zifei said with a worried expression.

Winning is his only hope. If something happens to Yingchang, everything he has done now will be in vain.

"You underestimate Your Majesty too!" Du Changjing smiled lightly.

"How to say?" Chang Zifei was a little curious. Could it be that His Majesty is an all-rounder capable of martial arts?

"Do you know Bai Qi?" Du Changjing leaned closer and asked softly.

"What is Bai Qi?" Chang Zifei was stunned for a while, he had never heard the name Bai Qi before.

"It's that little humanoid monster covered with fish scales. I heard from His Majesty that when Bai Qi appeared, you all saw it!" Du Changjing said.

"Oh" Chang Zifei let out a long cry, Bai Qi didn't understand, but he understood the little humanoid monster covered with fish scales, isn't that the natural enemy alien species that an actor sold to the Queen Mother three years ago.

"His name is Bai Qi?" Chang Zifei asked curiously.

"He didn't have a name at first, but His Majesty gave him the name, and the two of them even became sworn brothers!" Du Changjing said a little bit dumbfounded.

"What?" Chang Zifei was stunned again, married?The majestic Emperor Qin actually sworn obeisance to a monster of a different species?OMG!

"No!" Chang Zifei paused, and said seriously, "Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, how could he sworn brothers with this monster? There must be something about this alien species that His Majesty likes. What about being brothers?"

"Haha!" Du Changjing couldn't help laughing, "Master Chang is indeed Mr. Chang, yes, there are indeed bright spots in this alien species, to be honest..."

Du Changjing told Chang Zifei about Bai Qi's discovery of himself.

"No wonder, Your Majesty's eyes are really poisonous, but it's a pity that this alien is not like a ghost or a ghost, otherwise, my Daqin has produced another capable person!" Chang Zifei said with some regret.

"Okay, I won't talk any more, I have to leave quickly!" Du Changjing drank another cup of tea, moistened his throat, and left the inner hall quietly, and soon disappeared. This is also a helpless shake of the head and a wry smile.

On the second day, Chang Zifei returned to the yamen of the Ministry of Officials and mentioned Zhao Fuzheng as a fifth-rank doctor.

Zhao Fu is not a great talent, and his colleagues in the official department are very aware of Zhao Fu's character. He has no skills other than flattery. Now he has become a fifth-rank doctor without any meritorious service. It was proposed by Lord Shangshu himself. Many officials in the official department He ran to ask Zhao Fu.

Although Zhao Fu is not a great talent, he is not stupid either. He is very familiar with the darkness in the officialdom, so he did not directly point out that the officials who were promoted because of the favor he gave to Lord Shangshu, but the officials are all good people, although Zhao Fu did not point out. , but the officials guessed the reason through what Zhao Fu said.

News is always the fastest to spread. One spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and within half a day, most of the court officials knew that Chang Zifei's style had changed. Many grassroots officials were very excited about this, even those of the third and fourth ranks. Even other Shangshu were very happy.

Although these ministers who are below the fourth rank do not need to be promoted by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, their descendants and relatives do. For a while, the threshold of the Changfu was almost stepped down, and they were either here to give gifts or bribes.

In less than half a month, Chang Zifei collected 10 taels of silver, and there are still many precious jewels, but the price he paid was painful. The water in Daqin's officialdom became more and more muddy and mixed with fish and pearls. , The miasma caused many grassroots officials who cared about Daqin to cry late at night.

Chang Zifei was happy on the outside, but pained on the inside.

It's the second quarter of five at night, the Prime Minister's Mansion!

The nature of the prime minister's mansion is very special. It is both the prime minister's private residence and the prime minister's office. In the largest bedroom of the prime minister's mansion, Wei Huai sat on a tiger leather chair to soak his feet. He washed Wei Huai's stinky feet, and a maid stood behind him and pressed his shoulders and beat his back. His small life was quite chic.

In addition to the two servant girls, there is also a stern young man in a blue robe. This young man in blue robe stands respectfully beside Wei Huai, holding a four-foot long sword. This is his follower, Jian Bi'an. Jian Bi'an is not As an ordinary follower, he is still a very powerful swordsman, known as the number one swordsman in Xianyang, and his martial arts has reached the peak late stage, as long as he takes one step forward, he is a half-step perfect master.

Wei Huai leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes lightly, closed his eyes to rest his mind, and made a nasal sound of "um" from time to time. After a few breaths, Wei Huai seemed to remember something, closed his eyes and whispered: "Recently What is this Chang Zifei doing?"

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Chapter 38 10 taels of silver!

Jian Bian raised his hand and saluted, and replied blankly: "Since the prime minister accepted this person's apology, the military officials in the Manchu Dynasty thought that he had taken refuge in the prime minister, and attracted many officials to curry favor with him. This Chang Zifei also He seems to have changed his temper, he accepts all the money and jewelry given by officials, and also handles things for them, and now many low-level officials have been promoted, and I have checked all those officials, and they are all sycophants!"

The corners of Wei Huai's mouth rose slightly, and he said with some disdain: "This is someone who thinks of himself as noble, ridiculous, extremely ridiculous!"

Originally, he admired loyal ministers like Tang Zemin and Chang Zifei, but now it seems that all officials are black officials, but they didn't show it.

"Prime Minister, there is one thing I have to say. This thing is that recently, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs, the four ministers all walked close to Chang Zifei and helped each other. We have to guard against it!" Jian Bi'an looked a little said worriedly.

Wei Huai raised his hand, and said disapprovingly: "It's okay, maybe I don't know Chang Zifei's truth, but these four ministers, I know the truth clearly, they are all people who are in harmony with each other, and have greed and evil in their hearts. If not, how could the truth promote them? Now that Chang Zifei has fallen, it is reasonable for them to approach each other. They help each other, nothing more than benefiting each other. For a group of villains, what is there to guard against? The truth can be destroyed at the flick of a finger!"

Wei Huai had nothing to worry about, and he didn't worry about Chang Zifei and the others plotting to rebel. Anyway, the military power of the entire Great Qin was in his hands.

After hearing these words, Jian Bian still didn't get rid of the worries in his heart. He faintly felt that something bad was going to happen, so he couldn't help saying: "Prime Minister, even though it is so, it is a disaster to keep Chang Zifei, it is better to kill him once and for all. ?”

Wei Huai gently opened his eyes, but without saying a word, he fell into silence and thinking. Jian Bian's words may not be unreasonable. Although Chang Zifei was so abnormal all of a sudden, although it was reasonable, he was always an unstable person. It's no good watching him.

step..step..

There was a sound of footsteps, and Wei Huai and Jian Bian subconsciously glanced away, only to see a guard from the prime minister's mansion hurried in, walked three steps in front of Wei Huai and bent down to write a report: "Prime Minister, Chang Zifei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, begged to see the prime minister !"

"Chang Zifei?" Jian Bi'an frowned, feeling suspicious.

"Let him in!" Wei Huaizhong shouted angrily, then closed his eyes and rested his mind.

The guard nodded, saluted and exited the bedroom. Not long after, Chang Zifei entered the bedroom wearing an official uniform with a flattering smile on his face. When he saw Wei Huai, Chang Zifei became more courteous and bowed to Wei Huai The editor saluted and said with a smile: "The next official pays homage to the prime minister, and the prime minister is blessed!"

Wei Huai still closed his eyes, and said in a neutral tone: "Master Chang is visiting late at night, what's the matter?"

"Haha, well..." Chang Zifei sneered, and looked around in embarrassment. Hearing the embarrassment in his tone, Wei Huai knew what Chang Zifei meant, and immediately waved his hand. Seeing this, the maidservant, Very sensible to leave the bedroom...

After everyone retreated, Jian Bian, Wei Huai, and Chang Zifei were left in the bedroom.

Wei Huai opened his eyes at this time, and looked at Chang Zifei with a half-smile, "The truth is, I heard that Mr. Chang has been getting very close to several Mr. Shangshu recently. Is there some ulterior secret?"

"Oh, look at what you said, Prime Minister. I don't have any ulterior secrets. I am here today to honor you, Prime Minister!" Chang Zifei had a flattering smile on his face, like an old dog.

"Oh?" Both Wei Huai and Jian Bi'an were a little surprised. They saw Chang Zifei reach into his sleeve and took out a stack of bank notes. A stack of bank notes was placed on the table next to the tiger-skin cushion chair, and pushed in Wei Huai's direction.

"This is my recent harvest, totaling 10 taels. A mere small amount of money is not a respect, but just a wish from a lower official, and please accept it from the prime minister!" Chang Zifei bowed respectfully and smiled.

"10 taels?" Wei Huai was slightly startled. To him, 10 taels was not too much, but it was not a lot. For example, the monthly salary of soldiers of the Qin army was 10 yuan, and one tael was equal to 20 yuan. , [-] taels compared to the monthly salary of [-] troops!

"Yes, I didn't keep one or two privately, and I used them all to honor the Prime Minister. I hope the Prime Minister will support them a lot. Maybe these things are just a drop in the bucket to the Prime Minister, but I promise that the filial piety will continue!" Chang Zifei looked very respectful. Said.

"Haha!" Wei Huai couldn't help laughing, and patted Chang Zifei's shoulder with his vigorous and powerful hands, "Master Chang has this kind of heart, and the truth is even gratifying, so let's go ahead, your business is your business. Meet and talk to the Empress Dowager!"

"Haha, thank you very much, Prime Minister. I will leave first!" Chang Zifei bowed respectfully to bid farewell, and quickly exited the bedroom and left the prime minister's mansion.

As soon as Chang Zifei left, Wei Huai showed a meaningful smile, and Jian Bian frowned into the word "Chuan", and said with a worried expression, "Prime Minister, Chang Zifei is showing his loyalty!"

"Isn't this a good thing?" Wei Huai smiled lightly.

"I'm worried that Chang Zifei is getting close to the prime minister on purpose, and the scheme is not cunning!" Jian Bi'an couldn't believe that Chang Zifei would have such a big change, and there must be some ulterior secret in it.

"What is he trying to do? Kill the truth? No one in the world knows that the truth is profound in martial arts. With a weak scholar like him, he can't kill the truth even if the truth is an inch away from him. That's fine, don't always doubt this and that. , Suspicious all day long, looking upset!" Wei Huai said with a displeased expression.

Now Wei Huai doesn't want to get rid of Chang Zifei at all, because he already regards Chang Zifei as a treasury, and he can sit and make money, so why not do it? Don't worry, if this happens for the first time, there will be no second time, only countless times.

In Wei Huai's eyes, the Great Qin Empire will definitely perish within ten years. Once the Great Qin is destroyed, his prime minister will be gone. When he returns to the Jin Empire, he will have no chance to collect money. Now, while the Great Qin is not destroyed, he can earn a little money. a little.

"Yes!" Jian Bian lowered his head helplessly.

Time passed slowly, day by day, Chang Zifei succeeded in gaining Wei Huai's trust through his own efforts, the path of corruption went further and further, and more and more money was corrupted.

Fast forward two months, September [-]th in the third year of Shengqin, the end of summer!

At four o'clock in the night, the night wind was howling, and with a hint of coldness, it blew past the maids and eunuchs on duty, making them shiver uncontrollably.

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Chapter 39 Empress Dowager Min's Plan!

"General Du is finally here!"

"The imperial palace is heavily guarded, and the last general sneaked in while the imperial guards in the palace were changing defenses. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

In the bedroom of Xianyang Palace, Ying Chang looked at Du Changjing who was wearing night clothes in front of him, and he let out a long breath, a small stone fell from his heart. He and Du Changjing hadn't seen each other for two months, and he thought Du Changjing More bad luck than good luck.

After clasping his hands, Ying Chang asked impatiently, "How's the situation?"

Hearing the words, Du Changjing's face suddenly revealed a look of shame, and he immediately bent down and said: "Your Majesty, I will come here at the end of today for this purpose. In the past two months, Mr. Chang has embezzled a total of 30 taels of silver." , Most of the money was given to Wei Huai, and a small part was used to arrange the property, and none of the silver fell into the hands of the last general, so the plan to train the dead has not yet begun!"

"Chang Zifei still has some skills, not bad!" Ying Chang nodded appreciatively.

He is as witty as a monster, so he still can't guess Chang Zifei's intentions. The money given to Wei Huai is to gain Wei Huai's trust so that he can do things better in the future. It doesn't cost much, the old foxes like Queen Mother Wei Huaimin are absolutely suspicious.

"Did Chang Zifei bring me a message?" Ying Chang asked blankly.

"Yes, he said, Your Majesty needs to be patient and wait for the right time. Although he has gained the trust of Wei Huai, he has not yet gained the trust of Queen Mother Min, and there are still many eyes of Queen Mother Min in the Changfu!" Jing replied with a respectful expression.

"It doesn't matter to me, you tell him, don't rush this matter, be careful!" Ying Chang said with a little dignity.

Empress Dowager Min is a very suspicious woman. She can't let go of anything that doesn't conform to common sense. She must be careful when dealing with her.

"Understood!" Du Changjing nodded solemnly.

"By the way, you should also be careful. If you don't have any important matters in the future, don't come to the palace, so as not to be discovered!" Ying Chang said cautiously.

"Yes!" Du Changjing replied again.

At the same time, Oasis Palace!

The lights in Ganquan Palace are brightly lit. In the main hall, dancers are dancing lightly, and the girls are playing the pipa with all their heart. Wei Huai and Qiu Yisheng.