"Your Majesty, although Liu Ji and I have deep friendship and brotherhood. However, I don't dare to abandon the public for personal reasons."
"Although Liu Ji is the descendant of a doctor in Wei, his family has been in decline for many years and has never received good training.”
"Moreover, he likes wine and women, and his emotions are unpredictable. It's really difficult to entrust him with an important task.”
Xiao He was not lying. Liu Ji indeed had all these shortcomings.
He did not mention Liu Ji's merits.
Because all of Liu Ji's merits would not be regarded highly by the First Emperor, and it might even lead to a fatal disaster.
"Oh, I see."
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and said calmly.
When Xiao He heard this, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"But since we're already here, there's no harm in meeting!”
Ying Zheng suddenly changed the topic.
"Your Majesty…"
Xiao He was a little dumbfounded, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
"Liu Ji is summoned to see me."
Ying Zheng's tone did not give Xiao He the slightest chance to negotiate as he gave the order.
"I will obey."
Xiao He smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't know whether it was good or bad. He only hoped that Liu Ji would behave himself and pray for his own good!
After bowing to Ying Zheng, Xiao He hurriedly left the study.
After a while, Xiao He walked in again, but behind him was a smiling Liu Ji.
"I, Liu Ji, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Liu Ji tried his best to control his heart and not let it tremble uneasily. He tried his best to remain calm.
"I heard that you are the chief of the Sishui River Pavilion in Pei County?”
Ying Zheng had a completely different feeling in his heart. Originally, the lives of people like Liu Ji, Xiao He, and Cao Can would not have the slightest connection with him.
However, because he had the memories of the future, these people had all walked down his own path of life under his deliberate arrangements.
Be it a traitor or a traitor!
To Ying Zheng, it was something that had never happened before.
Moreover, even if it really happened, it would only happen after he died.
If he didn't die, who would dare to oppose him?
As the saying goes, make the best use of everything and make the best use of everyone.
In his eyes, there were only two kinds of people in the world, talents and trash.
Only talented people could serve the country better and work for themselves.
A person without talent, even if he was loyal, what was the use to the country?
Having received thousands of years of memories from the later generations, Ying Zheng knew where the limitations of the empire lay.
He wanted to change everything, but it was not easy.
If he insisted on doing things his own way, it was not that he could not reform.
However, the price he had to pay was a little high.
As a ruler, he didn't care about the methods. He only cared about whether the final result was what he wanted.
He had plenty of patience. He was not in a hurry to cook a frog in warm water overnight.
If they wanted to break the privilege of the nobles that had existed for thousands of years, they would definitely suffer a huge backlash and cause chaos in the empire.
Liu Ji, Cao Can, Xiao He, and the others were all from the grassroots, and they had real talent. They were exactly the upstarts he needed now.
He would support a group of new nobles to suppress the old nobles. When the time was right, he would implement a new policy.
Ying Zheng's eyes shone with a bright light. In the future, there would only be one family that would never decay in Great Qin, and that was the Imperial Family.
All living beings were just embellishments.
What iron-forged aristocratic families, flowing dynasties?
Great Qin would be immortal!
Xiao He, Liu Ji, and Cao Can fell into deep thought when they saw the fierce look in His Majesty's eyes.
He was quite nervous. What was His Majesty thinking?
After Ying Zheng came back to his senses, Liu Ji finally dared to say something. He cupped his hands and bowed,""Your Majesty is wise. I am indeed the chief of the Si Water Pavilion.”
"I have the intention to promote new talents for the empire, but I wonder what talents you have?”
Ying Zheng looked at Liu Ji with interest and asked.
Eh!
Ying Zheng's words were like a ten thousand point critical hit, causing Liu Ji to freeze on the spot.
What talent did he have?
This indeed stumped Liu Ji. After thinking carefully for a long time, he really couldn't think of what ability he had.
Does drinking count?
Did flirting count?
Was courage counted?
Does having a wide network of people count?
Liu Ji thought of everything he was good at. In the end, he opened his mouth but couldn't say a word for a long time.
His literary talent is not as good as Xiao He, and his martial arts are not as good as Fan Kuai.
Liu Ji was still very self-aware. It was just that he was very unwilling to give up such an opportunity that was within his grasp.
He had suffered countless hardships since he was young. He did not want to be a coward for the rest of his life. He wanted to stand out and become someone above others.
Suddenly, Liu Ji had a flash of inspiration. He had so many brothers and friends, why?
He had neither money nor power.
But they all believed in him. Why?
"Your Majesty, I'm not as good as Xiao He in literature and Fan Kuai in martial arts, but I have one ability that none of them have.”
"I have a wide range of friends, I am good at dancing, and I am quick-witted. If I can go to all directions for the empire, I will definitely make all the countries revere the empire.”
Liu Ji's face was not red, and his heart was not beating. He said confidently.
"Hah! Hah! Ha!"
Ying Zheng burst into laughter.
He had already made arrangements for Liu Ji. When he reformed, he would inevitably encounter resistance and the hearts of the people would waver.
This guy did have the ability to win people's hearts. It should be very easy to use.
So what if he was ambitious?
He would not give him any chance at all. Doing such a thing would not only be thankless, but he would also not have any real power. It would only be a false position.
However, it was very useful. As long as it was used well, one person could be an army of a thousand.
This Liu Ji was like a black plaster. Wherever the empire was uncomfortable, he would stick him there. Wasn't that beautiful?
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng's smile grew even wider.
The gaze that they looked at Liu Ji with became even more heated.
It was not easy to find such a talent. Even if one looked through the history books, they could not find many.
Great Qin did not lack civil and military talents, but a dog skin plaster like Liu Ji was something that could only be encountered by luck!
Liu Ji was a little scared by the Emperor's stare. Did he say something wrong?
"Do you want to go to Xianyang?"
Ying Zheng looked at the nervous Liu Ji and smiled.
Go to Xianyang?
Liu Ji's pupils dilated in disbelief.
But soon, he cried out loud, bowed to Ying Zheng and said,""Your Majesty, you appreciate it. Even if Liu Ji is smashed into pieces, it will be difficult to repay Your Majesty's kindness.”
"I will arrange for your family to enter Xianyang with Cao Can's family.”
"Zhen has to say the ugly words first. Zhen has given you a chance. If you can't do a good job, then you have to scram back to Pei County. Zhen doesn't raise trash.”
Ying Zheng stopped smiling and said with a stern look.
Go back to Pei County?
Heavens!
Impossible, I don't want to return to Pei County in this lifetime.
How could Pei County be better than Xianyang?
The little girls there were all fresh and beautiful…
Ah pui!
No, that place was a blessed land for great men to make contributions.
Liu Ji's mind was full of thoughts, and he yearned for the beautiful life in Xianyang.
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