Vol 17 Chapter 4 (2/2)

Xiang Shaolong said: ”I too have this intention This is because wang Jian will be posted back to Xianyang soon Without his assistance, ill have to rely on ourselves for everything”

Wu Yingyuan said: ”I have discussed this with Little Zhuo He needs at least two thousand more men Is that a problem?”

Xiang Shaolong replied: ”No problem at all

Wu Yingyuan relaxed and infore of this Eventually, I wished to radually away from Qin towards the Northern Lands After all, it is the best place to live and prosper In the future, we need not worry about politics or power struggles”

After discussing the details further, Xiang Shaolong led his wives and the Guardians back to Xianyang City

Back at the city, he headed to the palace first to visit Xiao Pan

Xiao Pan was delighted to see hiain and received hi themselves, he started: “Lian Po has been sacked”

Although it ithin expectations, Xiang Shaolong felt some hints of despair Fro Nuan At the same time, he wondered about Li Mu’s fate

Xiao Pan appears to have a great dislike for Lian Po With this burden off his chest, he added: “Without Lian Po, Zhao is akin to having lost half of their fighting ability If Li Mu is gone too, it will be the end of Zhao”

Xiang Shaolong knew that he harbours deep hatred for the people of Zhao which is so beyond his control In a deep voice, he inquired: “Did they kill Lian Po?”

Xiao Pan plainly state: “Lian Po is a wise strategist The , he iether I heard that he had fallen ill due to his anger at the Zhao politicians Ai! Age is catching up on hilory”

Xiang Shaolong’s spirits sank

Xiao Pan sighed: “Unfortunately, Li Mu is still fighting a successful battle against the Xiong Nu at the northern border It seeed period of prosperity As long as he is around, we cannot afford to attack Zhao and can only focus our armies on Han and Wei”

Reyang, Xiang Shaolong felt even worse

He wasand expressed: “If Lian Po is helping Wei, it will not be so easy to attack them”

Misunderstanding his intention, Xiao Pan sniggered: “Master need not fret This is called retribution Earlier this year, Lian Po had attacked Wei and conquered their Rongyang Province King Anli of Wei hates hi, it will be a blessing if they did not kill hieneral?”

Xiang Shaolong was du the water engineer Zheng Guo froation canal fortowards the east and e with River Luo in the north This project has exhausted our resources andit hard for us to attack the eastern states Athard at recruiting and training new soldiers to increase our estion: Why don’t Master lead an expedition personally and accu Ao and wang Ci’s influence”

Xiang Shaolong was secretly shocked He hurriedly advised: “This is not the best ti funny into consolidate his influence first”

Xiao Pan sighed, agreeing that Xiang Shaolong’s words dobetter, he laughed: “Thinking about the other day e coordinated our words during thecourt and suppressed Lu Buwei, I was filled with joy”

Xiang Shaolong enquired: “Lu Buill surely find so unusual these days?”

Xiao Pan bitterly sht me by surprise On the second day after you left for the farold upon the city gates He bragged that if anyone can i &=”” autumn=”” annals=”” of=”” lu=””>> by even one word, he will reward the gold to him This has caused everyone to analyze his works As Master knows, this book from hell is only his own theories to establish power and co!”

Xiang Shaolong was speechless This traitor surely kno to advertise himself to the common population In thisof the Qin population and create doubts about Shang Yang’s reforms which emphasizes on royal authority

He is from the 21st Century and he understood the powerful effects of mass media influence better than Xiao Pan

This cannot be easily resolved by force or strength Reminded about his beloved Talented Lady Ji, he stood up and promised: “Crown Prince need not panic Give me some time to think this over The next time I see you, I will present you with a viable solution”

Xiao Pan was elated: “I knew that Master will give y Please hurry up I ait for your good news”

In actual fact, Xiang Shaolong is htest confidence that Talented Lady Ji will have a good solution too But in front of this future Qin shi+huang who holds hiard, he could only force himself to accept this task

Stepping out of the Iuessed that he should be able to provide soanda too After all, he is more talented than himself in political theories With this in mind, he went to look for him

Li Si was buried in his work When Xiang Shaolong showed up at his workplace, he happily welcomed him into the inner hall

Xiang Shaolong laughed: “Why are you so busy? Is it related to Lord Changping?”

Li Si settled down in his seat and his face reddened: “I have just finished his work and a on my own”

Xiang Shaolong was curious: “Why does Brother Li appear to be embarrassed about his oork?”

Li Si replied in a soft voice: “Shaolong orously analyzing Shang Yang’s reforms and spotted several loopholes and weakness in the operations and executions Thus, I focused ement model If it is utilised, it will improve administration drastically and is extre the world in the future”

Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed: “Tell me more about it”

Li Si’s eyes shone brightly and his spirits lifted: “Firstly, there is a weakness regarding the Left and Right Preh authorities and it is hard to define their roles Whoever that is holding more power can interfere with the other Pre with the Qin military If we can limit his jurisdiction, we can curb his excessive power and solve the proble at the same time”

Xiang Shaolong slapped his ar: “I understand Brother Li can use this to counter the <spring-autumn annals=”” of=”” lu=””>>!”

Li Si nodded: “Exactly Unfortunately, my powers are limited and can only use this as a discussion topic but cannot implement this into full force to counter Lu Buwei’s theories Honestly speaking, Lu Buwei’s theories are an a on opposing ends, I must admit that he is a true administrative talent”

Xiang Shaolong insisted: “Brother Li, tell me more about your theories first”

Li Si joyfully gushed: “My methods are simple and effective It is known as Three Premiers Nine Ministers ade the e of politics The Left Premier shall be renae of all ht Premier shall be renae all administrative affairs and inspections These three Premiers roles do not overlap and they report directly to the Crown Prince”

Xiang Shaolong was moved This Three Pre and to think that it was Li Si who created it No wonder his legacy will last for centuries At the same time, he can sense that Li Si harboured some selfish motives The Administrative Premier is a role he created for hi the fact that all ain at the end of the day

Li Si continued: “Theofficial positions that are already present in the Qin court but with their roles e of helping the King rule the country and the day to day running of the country is still left to these ministers They include the Rewards Minister, Cereious Minister, Entertainment Minister, Transportation Minister, Culture Minister and Construction Minister The Palace Guards, Imperial Infantry and Imperial Cavalry shall be combined into one army under the control of the Defence Minister This will avoid the internal conflicts between these three armies”

Xiang Shaolong can tell that Li Si is putting sothese to him so that he can in turn present them to Xiao Pan

He illing to do this favour for Li Si as it is beneficial to Qin too He nodded: “Brother Li please prepare your ell When I enter the palace later, I will present these theories to Crown Prince”

Li Si jumped up for joy: “You are trulyto adopt my theories, all my years of hard ill not be in vain”

Xiang Shaolong patted his shoulder and left merrily He is more confident than anyone that this theory will be adopted Otherwise, he would not have heard about this method when he was still in the 21st century

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