Si Water Pavilion, inside a simple house.
A group of burly men were drinking in the courtyard.
Above the burning bonfire, the dog meat in the cauldron emitted an extremely tempting fragrance.
One of them had his shirt open and was a slovenly man in his thirties. His voice was especially loud.
This person was called Liu Bang, the chief of the Sishui Pavilion.
"Brother Ji, hurry up and drink. What are you waiting for?”
"In my opinion, Liu Ji must not be able to hold his liquor and is planning to pretend to be dead!”
"Who cares? This kid is lucky. He was actually valued by Duke Lu and accepted as his son-in-law. Soon, he will live a life where he can drink as much wine as he wants!”
"Sigh, I was lucky last time. I took a look at the daughter of Duke Lu from afar. She's definitely as beautiful as a flower and jade. She's a unique beauty within a radius of hundreds of miles!”
"How could such a beauty benefit a bastard like Liu Bang!”
The burly men on the side were eating and drinking while shouting loudly.
"Go to hell!"
Liu Bang glared at his friends and scratched his head.""Strange, why do I feel like there's something on my head!”
"All of you, help me take a look. What is it?”
"Where did this thing come from? You're clearly too lazy. You haven't washed your hair for too long, and your hair has turned moldy and green.”
"With you like this, even if the Lu family's little lady marries over, she will probably be scared away by you!”
The group of burly men started to jeer again.
Embarrassed, Liu Bang touched the green grassland on his head and felt that it was time for him to wash his hair.
"Bang!"
At this moment, the dilapidated door of the small courtyard was suddenly kicked open by someone.
"Who is it?"
"You even dare to barge into my territory!"
"Are you looking for a beating?"
Fan Kuai, who was drunk and had a bad temper, picked up his food and rushed forward, cursing.
The rest of the people on the side did not mind either.
This group of people had always been idle hooligans. They had stolen chickens and dogs and fought countless times. It was not strange for people to come looking for revenge.
With Fan Kuai's big body and brute strength, he could basically walk around the entire Sishui Pavilion. He could go out alone.
Some people even began to joke around and bet on how long it would take Fan Kuai to finish his opponent.
However, before they could finish placing their bets, they saw a series of bangs. Fan Kuai, who was the bravest among them, was beaten into a sandbag and tied up.
And the leader was even more unexpected.
"Liu Bang, did you steal from a widow in the West Village again recently and was discovered by someone? That's why you came here to catch her?”
Looking at Lu Zhi, who had a gloomy face and rushed in with a group of mighty soldiers, the group of bad friends immediately looked at Liu Bangdao in confusion.
Liu Bang lowered his head guiltily.
Liu Bang knew that his fiancée looked down on him.
However, in this day and age, parents 'orders and matchmakers were very important. It was not up to them to decide a woman's marriage.
Moreover, Liu Bang had always been in the Lu family, so he did not pay too much attention to it.
However, he did not expect such a situation today.
If the news of her cheating got out, this marriage might really be ruined.
Then, it would be very difficult for Liu Bang to make a fortune in his lifetime.
However, at the next moment.
"Very good. Liu Bang, Fan Kuai, Lu Wan, Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, and Zhou Bo are all here.”
"Tie them all up. Don't let them escape.
These people are the reason why this young lady is trying to get Young Master to reduce my father's punishment!”
Lu Zhi's pretty face contained authority as she said.
Liu Bang and the others were completely dumbfounded.
Young Master, what's the situation with the reduction of punishment?
Why did it feel like the situation was getting more and more different from what he had imagined?
The group of scoundrels immediately looked at Liu Bang's head, which was turning green.
What exactly happened?
It was a pity that the guards of the Young Master's Residence, who were like wolves and tigers, did not give them any time to ask. They had already taken out extremely thick hemp ropes and tied them up firmly.
In order to save trouble, he even gave them a blow to the back of their heads and knocked them out.
"Miss Lu, please rest assured. We are already very familiar with this method. I guarantee that there will be no accidents.”
"When we reach the location, we can pour a few buckets of cold water on them and they will wake up.”
Seeing the stunned Lu Zhi at the side, a guard immediately opened his mouth to explain.
Lu Zhi's face involuntarily had a trace of a bitter smile.
It seemed that Young Master Changqing had indeed shown mercy to him and his family.
Forget it. Now that he and his family had fallen into this young master's trap, no matter what they originally thought, they could only work for him in peace.
Moreover, this feeling did not seem too bad!
Lu Zhi's gaze soon had an additional determination and an inexplicable expression.
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Lu Manor.
Looking at the information on Xiao He and Cao Can, Ying Changqing couldn't help but sigh.
It wasn't that the Great Qin Empire didn't have talented people, but that they couldn't be put in an important position.
For example, these two prime ministers had the reputation of following the rules of the country. Now, Xiao He, who was nearly forty years old, was only a county magistrate (director of personnel), and Cao Can was only a county magistrate (warden).
In terms of talent and ability, the two of them were much stronger than their superiors, County Magistrate, or even County Governor. However, because of their background, they were unable to improve themselves. It was no wonder that their loyalty to Great Qin was so mediocre.
It was indeed time to improve Great Qin's employment system.
Otherwise, even if he wiped out the remnants of the six countries, destroyed the Xiongnu, and pacified the Yue, the Great Qin Empire would still be unable to escape its fate of being frozen. Just like the Han Dynasty in history, the aristocrats would monopolize the officialdom and form powerful families.
In the end, the empire would fall apart, and its energy would be exhausted in the endless civil wars. The non-humankind would take advantage of the situation and invade the empire, just like how Ying Changqing didn't want to talk about the Five Barbarians.
Fortunately, because of Ying Changqing, the First Emperor had stopped taking poisonous immortal pills. In addition, he had a relatively regular rest and recuperation compared to the past, so he still had a long period of time left.
As long as the First Emperor was present, Great Qin's reform would have a chance of succeeding no matter how difficult it was.
The massive amount of property seized from the remnants of the Six Nations, as well as the Lu family and other powerful families, could be used as funds for the reform.
As for the reform plan, Ying Changqing, who had thousands of years of experience, was even more confident.
The manpower was also very simple. The two historical sages in front of him were the best executors.
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