Qin Official

Ye Teng still remembers that more than ten years ago, when he was promoted to be the governor of Nanyang County in South Korea, he felt deeply the great responsibility and visited Han Fei in Xinzheng.

"May I ask, Master, how can I detect adultery?"

Considering that there are many powerful people in Luyang, Ye County and other places, and the petty officials also like to deceive their superiors, Ye Teng avoided the table and asked questions humbly.

Han Fei is a world-famous Legalist scholar, but he stutters. It took him a long time to hold back a sentence.

"There are...seven...skills used to detect adultery."

After saying that, Han Fei pushed the seven-volume bamboo slips piled up on the desk to Ye Teng. Contrary to Han Fei's dull speech, there were beautiful Korean characters on the bamboo slips. It is said that Tao has exhausted the seven skills and six subtleties used to detect adultery...

Those bamboo slips are gifts more precious than gold and jade. They are famous articles that even the King of Qin would be amazed by after reading them. Ye Teng couldn't put it down and spent a few days reading it carefully three times. After releasing the scroll, he sighed. Mr. Han Fei was obviously a few years younger than himself, but between the lines, he seemed to have read all the past and present, and understood the nature of people's hearts.

The more I read, the more frightened I become; the more I read, the more chilled I become. Are there really only interests at all between people? There is always a game between the king and his ministers, and they cannot reveal their hearts at all. How about a meeting between the king and his ministers?

In those books, a lot of space was devoted to discussing how the master can see through the heart of his ministers, including the method of observing and listening, the method of listening, the method of relying on wisdom, the method of talking backwards, the method of reflection, etc.

But Han Fei also said in the book that if you want to use these seven skills flexibly, in the final analysis, you still need to have one ability, and that is to discern everything clearly.

"The master of human beings must be like Li Zhu, able to see from a hundred paces away and see even the smallest speck of hair!"

Those who know how to govern must have foresight and be able to see clearly, because without being aware, you cannot see what is hidden.

Ironically, the greatest use of these papers given by Han Fei was to enable Ye Teng to learn and use them flexibly, and to commit the "treacherous act of robbing the emperor" that was not easily noticed by the master. He successfully deceived King Han. Until the eve of his surrender to Qin, King Han still thought that Ye Teng was a loyal minister of South Korea and was ready to die for his country...

After surrendering to the Qin Dynasty, Ye Teng was promoted to the governor of Nanjun. He continued to use this technique to control his subordinates, and found out and dealt with the traitors one by one who looked down on him as a Korean surrender and deliberately deceived him.

Today is no exception.

The young man in front of me, who came from a humble background and had a dark face, but suddenly rose to prominence in two years, with Ye Teng's twenty years of experience in the political arena, it was obvious at a glance that he had many things hidden in his heart.

As long as the birthplaces of Heifu, Tong and Zhong are put together, anyone with a discerning eye will feel strange when they learn that the amazing innovations in agriculture, industry, and medicine in the past two years came from three people from the same family.

"The Anlu County magistrate is as stupid as a dog pig." Ye Teng cursed secretly. Such a big loophole was not discovered. Maybe he was too happy after seeing things that could be used as political achievements one after another?

Ye Teng was not stupid. He could tell at a glance that Hei Fu was the initiator of these things.

There is no need to use too complicated methods to deal with this young man who is lucky. Ye Teng directly exposed the truth as soon as he came up.

Try your best to raise questions that make the other person feel uncomfortable, isolate the other person, make him feel that he is in crisis, and observe his reaction at the same time.

This is one of the joys of being a superior.

When a person is in a state of crisis, he will show his naked self, lose the reason to hide the appearance, and unknowingly reveal the truth...

This method has been tried repeatedly for ten years.

"Is it a coincidence? Or is there another reason? Heifu, you'd better tell the truth today!"

There are two thousand stone officials, and the whole county is determined by their mouths. Although Ye Teng looks as thin as a knife, he is not angry and powerful when he gets up.

Seeing that Hei Fu's forehead was already sweating slightly, unexpectedly, at this time, there was a faint sound of a piano coming from outside, breaking the tense atmosphere.

The sound of the piano is not very proficient, like a beginner trying to play under the guidance of others. It is a bit jerky and out of tune from time to time.

Ye Teng frowned, but then calmed down his anger. A smile appeared on his lips. He was no longer in a hurry to hear the answer. He closed his eyes and listened to the piano in silence...

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The faint and out-of-tune sound of the piano sounded like the sound of nature to Heifu's ears! Because the sound of the piano saved him.

Faced with Ye Teng's surprise questioning, he didn't even have time to think. Unexpectedly, after the sound of the piano sounded, Ye Teng's momentum became weaker and he didn't press the question so hard.

Heifu quickly took advantage of this opportunity to race against time, desperately thinking about how to answer!

Unexpectedly, the act of claiming to be smart and trying to take advantage of Qin's laws to bring wealth with his relatives has become the biggest flaw now. That's right. The names of the three people in the family were spread to the county governor's ears through three different incidents in a short period of time. It's no wonder that he was suspicious.

What to do at this time? Who is Ye Teng? He can't be dealt with by the usual saying "taught by my father-in-law".

Then he remembered that when he was outside the mansion, Xi said that Ye Teng had asked him about his situation, and Heifu even shuddered.

It seems that Ye Teng already knows the details about himself. In this case, lying and perfunctory is the worst option.

Why don't you admit that you are beaten to death because you are Li You's confidant?

It's useless, don't you see Ye Teng talking about Li You like the kid next door. He himself said what he should have discussed with the governor and lieutenant. He only informed Li You in a letter afterwards, but Li You didn't even dare to complain...

Thanks to the chat with the two minor officials along the way, Heifu finally understood what kind of person Ye Teng was: he was a domineering and authoritarian county guard, a ruthless official who executed 400 prisoners in one day, and an observant official.

Respond according to his temperament rather than blindly seek death.

Hei Fu thought to himself: "If he wants to embarrass Li You and pursue my crime of dishonesty, wouldn't it be the end of the trial directly in court? But he specially asked me to come to a private house to block the secret conversations between the left and right. Does this mean..."

"Ye Teng doesn't want to get things done?"

Yes, not every Qin official is as selfless as Xi.

As the life-saving piano sound slowly faded away, Hei Fu also figured out that telling the truth was the best choice at the moment.

Of course, it was the "truth" that Ye Teng wanted to hear.

"The officials are guilty!"

Like a student who was exposed by his teacher for copying homework for his classmates, Heifu fearfully confessed his crime.

Ye Teng slowly opened his eyes: "What's the crime?"

"The crime of not being straight. All the above were indeed thought up by Hei Fu, and he discussed them with his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and then they did it!"

Then, Heifu told the origin of these inventions. He said that he felt sorry for his mother and uncle and sister-in-law who had to work hard to pound rice. He suddenly had an idea when he saw the oranges used for fetching water at home, so he asked his sister-in-law to make a treadmill.

Then I saw that Jishan copper officials lacked labor and the ore crushing was slow, fearing that it would affect the efficiency of copper smelting and the speed of replenishing weapons in the arsenal, so I looked at the streams and rivers and came up with the idea of ​​changing the treadmill to a water bucket...

Heifu only said that he was born from a farmer's family and had been dealing with manure and urine all day long before he became an adult. He discovered it by accident.

As for the wound-binding technique, he blamed the "adventure" he had when he was young. He said that after he broke his leg, he met an old man with gray hair and a boyish face, and learned from his help. This was how Hei Fu treated Chen There is no fault for boasting.

Finally, Hei Fu said sincerely: "Although Hei Fu has concealed some facts, if Hei Fu is just a fantasy, he will not be able to make complex instruments easily like his sister-in-law, nor will he be able to avoid filth like his brother-in-law. I never slacked off in autumn and winter, taking care of the farmland with all my heart, which proved that composting fertilizer can indeed increase the yield of millet and rice!"

"Those who envy fish at the stream cannot catch the fish, but those who retreat and build nets are the ones who can catch the fish! Compared with me, my sister-in-law and brother-in-law deserve to be rewarded with titles! Therefore, the black husband is guilty, but my sister-in-law and brother-in-law are not. Not guilty!"

Heifu took all these things in one breath. He was still thinking that if Ye Teng didn't let it go and continued to ask, he would say that he had a serious illness when he was seventeen years old, and he suddenly became enlightened, and then he could see everything clearly. Got it!

Why, am I smart and wrong?

Unexpectedly, Ye Teng nodded and said, "If you can tell the truth, that's enough."

Heifu was nervously preparing to answer the next question, but at this moment he just felt like he was in vain...

"I already know about this matter. Although you are dishonest, you have no intention of deliberately deceiving me. Although the law does not allow officials to neglect their duties, there is nothing wrong with just thinking about it and making suggestions. From now on, there is no need to hide this matter. It can be made available to everyone. People know, otherwise..."

Ye Teng looked at him and said seriously: "Even if it is a move that benefits the country and the people, you still can't escape the impression of being 'not straight' in the eyes of the king! The catalpa wood will also become big and useless." The oak tree has grown!"

This is the reason why Ye Teng insists on asking clearly today.

Ye Teng raised his hands to the north and said: "The compost retting method and the water weeds will be sent to Xianyang for the king to see. Their effectiveness is enough to shock the government and the public, and become an aid to the attack on Chu. But just imagine, when the names of the three brothers of your family are presented to the king at the same time. Even before the king, I can see something fishy, ​​let alone the king?"

Ye Teng knew best that Qin Wangzheng was also a loyal practitioner of Han Fei's theory. When it comes to the use of laws, techniques, and momentum, no emperor from ancient times to the present can surpass him. Ye Teng did not dare to deceive the King of Qin like he deceived the King of Han. The treacherous generals from South Korea could only be good ministers who fulfilled their duties when they arrived in Qin.

No matter how ferocious and cunning the wolf is, it turns into a wagging tail dog at the feet of King Qin.

If you don't want to, you can only rebel like Lord Changping. However, in Ye Teng's view, that is a dead end. The situation has been decided. Lord Changping is already a withered bone in the big tomb of Chu State...

What the king hates most in his life is betrayal, and what he is most sensitive to is deception! Lu Buwei, Lao Ai, Fan Yuqi, Lord Chang'an, think about the fate of those who betrayed and deceived the king.

Wang, who has to review more than a hundred kilograms of slips every day, will not miss any detail.

So if you don't think about your words in advance, something will definitely happen. It's hard to say that even he, the governor of Nan County, will be charged with negligence.

This is also the reason why Ye Teng suppressed the "compost retting method" offered by Anlu and did not dare to submit it to Xianyang immediately. He had to ask clearly before he could make the next decision.

If the black man just made such nonsense, hey, although he would not be executed suddenly, his career in this life is almost over...

Right now, if he's telling the truth, he's still worth saving.

Hearing the Sheriff mention King Qin, Hei Fu also looked like he suddenly realized: "I would like to thank the Sheriff for saving my life!"

"Do you understand?" Ye Teng smiled.

When it comes to this, how can you not understand? Hei Fu could only say: "I will remember this in my heart! I dare not forget it in this life!"

"Then go down and let the medical and emergency personnel you train must do this well!"

With just a few words, Hei Fu, who had a bright future, could owe him a "life-saving favor". Ye Teng was very satisfied. Although he was a small person now, he might be able to use it one day.

Now that his goal was achieved, he clapped his hands, let the officials outside come in, and began to see off the guests, not forgetting to say a few words before leaving.

"You are young and have already heard what the king has heard. There is still a long way to go. Don't delay your future for small profits and trivial matters! Young Master Han Fei gave me a message back then, and I will give it to you today..."

Ye Teng said solemnly: "If a minister commits a serious crime, his deeds deceive the Lord, and his crime is worthy of death!"