The days after that were very peaceful. Except for settling the Mube disciples of the Yin Yang family in October, Cheng Qiao encountered nothing that needed to be dealt with personally.

Zhiri, Zhao Gao and Zhong Qian handled the matter of Luowang in an orderly manner. Cheng Qiao only had to pick up a pen and give instructions every few days. Xiu Niang also handled the matters in the house in an orderly manner.

His cultivation has been restored, and he no longer needs to spend a lot of time practicing every day. He only needs to meditate for a while, and he does not need to deal with the specific government affairs of the court, so Cheng Qiao is completely relaxed.

Except for the occasional visit to the Luowang headquarters and the academy under construction, the rest of the time was spent in a leisurely and comfortable way, and I could arrange it as I wanted.

Either he is teasing his nephew in the palace, or he is going to the Star Observation Hall to deepen his relationship with Concubine Yan and the Moon God.

musical instruments.

Some people say that if there is no serious work to do, people will be idle. Cheng Qiao does not think so. If this is the case, it can only prove that his entertainment activities are not enough and interesting enough, otherwise how can he be bored?

Three or four months passed in this way. One night in October, Cheng Qiao let Xiu Niang, who was waiting for him to rest, stay in the room. The next day, Xiu Niang got up and put her hair into a woman's bun.

One night in November, Jing salamander and Xiu Niang coincidentally found themselves feeling unwell, so Cheng Qiao invited Lan Xin to sleep with her.

Cheng Qiao, an ordinary singer, would look down on her, but Lan Xin has a special appearance, resembling the first leader of the Jade Girl Sect. Lan Xin is also a singer, and her profession is similar, so it can be considered fate.

It was only with this feeling that Cheng Qiao thought of her, otherwise it would not be difficult to endure it all night.

The next day, Cheng Qiao asked Xiuniang to elevate Lan Xin's status from a singer to one of the masters of the Yonghou Mansion. At least she was able to speak her mind in her own courtyard and was specifically responsible for managing the singers and dancers in the mansion.

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Time is like running water, the leisurely and comfortable days pass by very quickly, and the new year is over and the new year is in the blink of an eye.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the resting Qin court officially began to operate. On this day, Cheng Qiao received the reward for the completion of the Xianyang City Academy.

After carefully checking the reports, Cheng Qiao found that some of the local academic palaces had been completed, but the academic palaces in Qin State had not yet been fully completed and it would take some time.

The reason why the progress of the local schools was relatively slow was because the imperial court did not urge them. Even if they were completed quickly, there would not be enough teachers to go to the local schools to teach, leaving a huge gap.

There are only a limited number of scholars in Qin State, and most of the talents from the Six Kingdoms are unwilling to join Qin due to hostility to Qin and various reasons. Therefore, they have to wait until the first batch of students from Xianyang City Academy graduate to have enough teachers.

The number of students enrolled in the first batch of students was recruited by comparing the number of teachers needed by various schools in Qin. Of course, taking into account the actual situation, the number of students enrolled was much higher.

In addition to the martyrs of the Qin army, ordinary soldiers who performed meritorious services, and the children of middle and lower-level officers, the first batch of students also included the children of Qin court officials and dignitaries.

In view of the actual gap between the two types of students, the teaching arrangements are naturally different. After all, most students from poor families are not literate at all, and even their parents cannot read a single character. They need to start learning from literacy.

Fortunately, the academy only requires them to know the Qin characters, which reduces a lot of difficulty.

If you are required to learn the seven languages, even though the seven languages ​​have varying similarities, I am afraid that if you really want to learn them, it will easily overwhelm the poor students.

Anyway, after the reunification of the Qin State, the writing system will definitely be unified. Even the new writing system will definitely be compiled based on the Qin State writing system. With the basic foundation, it will not be difficult for students from poor families to learn it again.

Since he was the first class of students, when Cheng Qiao discussed with Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei, many requirements were relaxed, such as the age requirement.

There are basically no age requirements. As long as you have meritorious service, you can enroll no matter how old you are.

The quality of students is uneven, and Cheng Qiao does not want to have too high requirements for students from poor families. As long as they meet the basic standards and can implement the imperial decrees, even if it is a mechanical and rigid implementation, students from poor families will graduate.

Such a good opportunity will no longer be available once the academy system is on the right track. By then, those who want to enter the academy in Xianyang will have to go through intense and cruel selections at all levels.

Only the most outstanding students can enter the academy in Xianyang, even the disciples of officials and nobles.

In the initial situation, it can be regarded as providing some benefits to the courtiers and dignitaries. After all, it is impossible to exclude the courtiers and dignitaries from such a thing, otherwise it will be very difficult to implement.

Of course, Cheng Qiao would never allow a disciple of the academy who cheats to stay in the academy, but this cheating is relative.

To put it bluntly, it means treating them differently.

If a disciple from a poor family fails the graduation exam, he or she can continue taking the exam the next year until he passes the exam. If a disciple from a noble family fails the exam, he will be directly persuaded to withdraw from the academy and will not have the chance to take the exam again.

"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"

The assessment requirements for the two types of students are different, and the difficulty is also different, but because it is the first class, both are on the lower side.

If you can't pass the exam, then why are there those wastes who have huge educational resources but can't even pass the low-difficulty exam?

After reading the report, Cheng Qiao estimated that Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei had also received it, so he immediately entered the palace and sent someone to notify Lu Buwei on the way.

In the side hall of Yong Palace, Ying Zheng saw Cheng Qiao stepping in and said with a smile: "But are you here for the academy?"

Although it was a question, his tone was very definite.

"Meet Brother Wang."

Cheng Qiao bowed, nodded slightly, and sat down in the first place on the left.

"You are impatient when it comes to business matters and don't want to delay even a moment, so I figured you would definitely come today."

"Brother Wang is right. If I don't settle the matter, I feel awkward in my heart."

"But Brother Wang, you're not much better. You're always impatient when it comes to business matters." Cheng Qiao smiled and shrugged.

It is difficult for a chronic person to be ambitious. From the things Ying Zheng did in history, it can be clearly found that Ying Zheng was a person who "ten thousand years is too long and seizes the day".

…

It is worth mentioning that due to the birth of Fusu, Queen Mother Zhao Ji found fun again and had no time to care about state affairs, but she was no longer willing to entrust all state affairs to Lu Buwei.

Cheng Qiao went to communicate with Ying Zheng, and then encouraged Ying Zheng to say something nice. Queen Mother Zhao Ji returned most of the power to Ying Zheng.

Now that the three people have finished discussing the matter, they no longer need to go through the process for Zhao Ji to approve it. Yingzheng can approve it on the spot. In a sense, it can be considered as taking office in advance.

It's just that this pro-government is not justifiable. As long as Zhao Ji wants, she can take back the power from Ying Zheng at any time. She still needs to wait for Ying Zheng to be crowned before pro-government can be considered justifiable. By then, no one can take away Ying Zheng's power.

Compared with history, in the anime, the political situation of the Qin State is much more stable. It is foreseeable that even if Ying Zheng goes to Xinzheng, South Korea, he will not be assassinated, let alone Wang Lu's rebellion.

Wu'an Lord Bai Qi has been rehabilitated. Although it was Cheng Qiao who proposed it, it was actually known to the outside world that it was Ying Zheng who proposed it. Wang Lu can no longer be unfavorable to Ying Zheng.

In fact, in the anime, Lu Buwei had no intention of killing Ying Zheng, but more simply wanted to teach Ying Zheng a profound lesson.

This lesson was firstly due to dissatisfaction with Yingzheng for leaving the palace and the Qin State without authorization; secondly, it was to make Yingzheng understand how much he weighed, so that he could rely on him more from now on and control his power for a longer period of time.

If you really want to kill Ying Zheng, it’s not just black and white Xuanjian who comes. With Lu Buwei’s power, wouldn’t Lu Buwei not notice that Gai Nie has left Xianyang?

Lu Buwei knew all about Ying Zheng's whereabouts, so it was impossible not to know that Gai Nie was with Ying Zheng.

In this kind of assassination of the king of a country, no matter how safe it is, it is normal for all the snare experts to come out.

If all the snare masters come out, can Ying Zheng and Gai Nie survive?

Another possibility is that Lu Buwei did not dare to kill Ying Zheng.

Because once Ying Zheng dies, even Lu Buwei, a powerful minister, cannot bear the consequences.

Lu Buwei's ability to dominate the Qin State, and then indirectly dominate the world, was inseparable from the support of Queen Mother Zhao Ji.

Can Queen Mother Zhao Ji allow Lu Buwei to kill his son?

Once he turns against Zhao Ji, his power will inevitably be reduced sharply, and once the news is exposed, the ministers loyal to Qin and the Qin royal family will definitely go wild. The two sides will join forces. Even if Lu Buwei has some military power in his hands, the possibility of defeat is still very high.

Once Ying Zheng dies, for Lu Buwei, it is like mud falling into his crotch. Who calls him a powerful official of the Qin State? On the surface, once Ying Zheng dies, he has the greatest chance of profit.

There are not only Lu Buwei's forces in the Qin Kingdom, but also the Chu family's forces, the forces under Lao Du's command, the snares hidden in the dark, the hidden forces of the Six Kingdoms, etc.

No matter how Ying Zheng died or which force he died in, Lu Buwei was definitely blamed.

Moreover, Lu Buwei had no intention of betraying the Qin State. After the Qin State came to power, he had been working hard for the Qin State, faithfully implemented the policies of the previous kings, divided the six countries, cannibalized the six countries, and made the six countries still difficult to live in.

When Lu Buwei reached the stage, all Lu Buwei pursued was fame, a name that would go down in history, and he tried his best to develop the Qin State. This was the case in his "Lu Shi Chun Qiu".

Fame is the most important thing to Lu Buwei, and power must be sent to the rear. Otherwise, even if Ying Zheng takes advantage of it, Lu Buwei, who is deeply entrenched in the Qin State, insists on not retreating, and Ying Zheng will have no choice in the short term.

If Lu Buwei does not retreat, then the Qin State will inevitably usher in a major collision between the king's power and the prime minister's power. In this collision like a comet hitting the earth, no one in the court can avoid it, and they must get in line.

A major collision of this level will inevitably cause violent turmoil within the Qin State, and the plan for the Six Kingdoms will inevitably come to a halt, and may even give the Six Kingdoms an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Ying Zheng will definitely do anything to take back his power. No matter what the price is, he must take back his power.

At this time, Lu Buwei gave in.

There are only three reasons for taking the initiative to give in. The first is for the sake of posthumous reputation, and does not want to bear the bad reputation in the history books for causing violent turmoil in the Qin State.

No matter how powerful a minister is, he is still a minister. If he does not return his power, it will definitely be untenable and he will definitely bear a bad reputation.

Second, I gave in to the Qin State that I would fight for the rest of my life, and I didn’t want my hard work to be lost.

Third, considering what happened after his death, Jiliu Yong returned with a glimmer of hope. If he failed, he would definitely die and the family would be affected.

If Lu Buwei had not been so high-profile after his retirement, stayed in seclusion without seeing guests, and spent his old age with peace of mind, seeing that Lu Buwei had avoided severe internal strife in the Qin State, Ying Zheng would most likely have let Lu Buwei go.

After all, there is no threat to Lu Buwei like this, and he can also show his openness to make Lu Buwei's disciples and former officials feel at ease, and then take advantage of the situation and use it for his own purposes.

However, Lu Buwei is so high-profile and still has close contact with the Six Nations. Isn't this a recipe for death?

Maybe it was because he was old and confused. After all, Lu Buwei at that time was considered old in modern times.

As for the love relationship, after Laodu's rebellion, there is no love between the two, they are just monarch and minister.

As for the past achievements, Qin has long rewarded them.

If Lu Buwei wants to survive, he must rely on his contribution to avoiding the fierce internal strife of the Qin State, and after retiring, he must be sensible and keep a low profile. Failure to do any of these will lead to death.

Of course, the world is different.

…

"Your Majesty, Lord Marquis, and the Prime Minister have arrived."

After the two brothers teased each other, they began to chat about Fusu's current situation. Recently, when the two brothers met, this was what they talked about the most.

Without experiencing many betrayals, Ying Zheng's temperament has obviously improved a lot. What has changed the most is his human touch.

"please."
To be continued...