Zhangtai Palace!
The court!
At this moment, everyone had already dispersed!
Now, only Xiao He and Ying Su remained!
At this moment, as Xiao He looked at Ying Su, his heart was filled with both trepidation and awe!
Minister of Finance!
The Minister of Finance, one of the nine highest officials in the Qin Dynasty, was now his?
At this moment, he felt a bit dizzy and completely couldn't believe it!
After all, just a few days ago, he was just a small clerk in Pei County!
Yet, in just a few days, he became the Minister of Finance!
“This… this…”
“Your Majesty!”
Xiao He was in awe, and then, kneeling on the ground, he wept and bowed to Ying Su.
He was thanking him for his great favor, thanking him for his trust!
And Ying Su, seeing Xiao He like this, immediately stepped forward to help him up:
“No need for this!”
“I know you have talent, and it is the duty of an emperor to use talented people for the country!”
“But… Your Majesty, for my sake, you have offended so many people, is it worth it?”
Xiao He cried, even now, thinking back to the scene, he felt a shock!
Not only was he shocked by Ying Su’s trust and sacrifice!
But also by Ying Su’s ruthlessness and methods!
After all, this was the Minister of Finance!
One of the nine highest officials in the Qin Dynasty, the most powerful position!
Yet Ying Su just casually snatched it away!
How ruthless was that!
Ruthless is fine, but the key is that he's still being reasonable with you!
Those charges were laid out before your eyes, you had no space to even defend yourself!
He has the skills, and he's also ruthless!
Xiao He was completely convinced!
But at the same time, he was also very worried!
Ying Su had offended too many people for his sake!
Although all the officials present had no objections.
But anyone who wasn't a fool could see that they held resentment, and moreover, a lot of resentment!
Perhaps, some of them were even thinking of rebellion!
Or at the very least, they would need to bring Ying Zheng back!
Let him take charge of the government again!
What Xiao He wanted to say was, was it worth it?
For just a small clerk from Pei County, was it worth it?
Xiao He cried!
It was pure emotion!
But Ying Su sighed: “You're touched, but… it's too early to be touched now!”
“I have offended so many people for your sake, they won't dare do anything to me? But they will be able to make your life difficult!”
“This position of yours, you have to secure it yourself!”
“But you don't need to worry, as long as you truly work for the country and the people, I will be your most solid backing!”
He spoke these words.
And these words almost moved Xiao He to tears, at that moment, he kowtowed to Ying Su:
“Your Majesty treats me so well, I… how dare I not die for you?”
“Likewise, Your Majesty has bestowed such a heavy responsibility upon Xiao He, Xiao He will not let Your Majesty down! I will not let Your Majesty lose face in front of the officials!”
“Here, I dare to ask Your Majesty to rest assured, three days! In three days, please come to inspect the Ministry of Finance!”
“I will use everything in the Ministry of Finance to put Your Majesty at ease!”
He finished speaking, and kowtowed to Ying Su with force!
Then… he turned and left!
Now, for him, the most important thing was not how to manage money and grain, but to handle the people!
He needed to unite the Ministry of Finance into a cohesive force!
And watching Xiao He's back, Ying Su smiled.
If he couldn't trust Xiao He, then who else could he trust?
Xiao He!
The first of the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty!
Liu Bang fought battles, and every battle he fought, he lost, yet why did so many people still follow him loyally?
Besides Liu Bang’s ability to rally people, the biggest reason was Xiao He!
Xiao He managed money and grain, no matter what kind of predicament Liu Bang encountered, Xiao He could ensure that Liu Bang's army had enough to eat!
No matter how much the front-line soldiers disliked Han Xin, they all behaved themselves in front of Xiao He!
In later generations, some said that Liu Bang was incompetent, that he was able to obtain the empire solely through his cunning and deceit!
Others said that Zhang Liang was only a figurehead, merely giving orders from the rear!
And some said that Han Xin only knew how to fight battles, and didn't understand human relationships.
They all had more or less negative reputations attached to them.
But only Xiao He, no one criticized him!
In his own time, no one criticized him!
And in later generations, was anyone critical of him?
Throughout history, whoever mentioned Xiao He wouldn't give him a thumbs up and praise him for being awesome?
So, Ying Su was absolutely confident in this person's abilities!
As for loyalty…
Ying Su smiled, unable to help but open his system panel to check again!
“Ding! Host has employed Xiao He, and has gained 100% loyalty from Xiao He! Rewarded with 1000 points!”
“Hee hee hee…”
Looking at this system prompt, Ying Su was overjoyed.
But thinking of Zhang Liang, Ying Su couldn't help but frown!
The Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty, he had already recruited two of them, just Zhang Liang remained.
But this guy…
Ying Su's eyes narrowed slightly, finally, he went towards the room where Zhang Liang was being held!
And as soon as he reached the door, he began to inquire about Zhang Liang's condition.
The guards reported: “He still refuses to eat, and he doesn’t drink much water either!”
Ying Su asked: “Is he pretending not to eat or drink? Or is he genuinely not wanting to eat or drink?”
The guard said: “He has a strong desire to die, last night, while the guard watching him was dozing off, he actually tried to bite his tongue off!”
“Fortunately, he was discovered, and we stopped him!”
“But from then on, we haven't dared to let his mouth open, we stuffed his mouth with a towel again!”
“Even… his room can’t be left unattended, even when he goes to the toilet, we have to watch him, for fear that he’ll try to commit suicide!”
“But… Your Majesty, rest assured, we will keep a close watch on him, we won’t let him die,”
Ying Su listened, sighing, after a moment of thought, he pushed open the door and went inside!
And at a glance, he saw Zhang Liang's incredibly hateful eyes!
“Master Zi Fang!”
Ying Su smiled, and began to greet Zhang Liang proactively!
At the same time, he removed the towel from his mouth!
However, Zhang Liang simply snorted coldly, without the slightest bit of response!
Ying Su didn’t mind, he directly took out a small bottle and said:
“Master Zi Fang, I know you enjoy a good drink, this is fruit wine that I personally brewed, would you like to have a taste?”
He said, opening the stopper and putting the bottle under Zhang Liang’s nose, letting him smell it.
And as the intoxicating scent of wine wafted out, the guard in charge of watching over him couldn’t help but swallow!
Even Zhang Liang’s Adam’s apple twitched involuntarily.
But he still closed his eyes and ignored him!
Ying Su took a sip from the bottle, and began to praise it: “This wine is delicious, it’s made with bananas and oranges, truly delicious!”
He said, while drinking from the bottle again in front of Zhang Liang!
This scene once again made the guard swallow, and Zhang Liang also started to swallow!
Ying Su continued: “Master Zi Fang, are you really not going to try it?”
Zhang Liang remained silent, not speaking!
Ying Su frowned, in the end, he simply put the bottle down and said to Zhang Liang:
“Since you don’t want to speak, I won’t bother you, go ahead, bring Master Zi Fang a bottle of this fruit wine every day, and for his meals, my own personal chef should cook for Master Zi Fang, don’t try to deceive him!”
“Then… Master Zi Fang, rest for now, I’ll be going now!”
Ying Su instructed, and finally turned and left.
And over the next few days, Ying Su did this almost every day, coming over to chat with Zhang Liang for a while, then turning and leaving!
Likewise, the wine, food, etc., were all of the highest standard.
However, after several days in a row, Zhang Liang didn’t show the slightest reaction.
He didn’t even touch the wine that Ying Su sent him!
It was no exaggeration to say that whatever Ying Su brought, it was still the same when he went back in!
And just as Ying Su went to Zhang Liang’s room for the fifth time, the guards were in the process of rescuing Zhang Liang!
“What… what happened?”
Ying Su was startled, the guards hurriedly reported:
“He took advantage of the guard bringing him food and swallowed gold!”
“Swallowed gold?”
Upon uttering these words, Ying Su was horrified, and immediately went to the rescue.
And after a series of actions, including pouring down water, standing on his head, etc., finally, the lump of copper was pulled out!
And at the same time, Zhang Liang woke up!
But… as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Ying Su’s incredibly cold eyes:
“Master Zi Fang, do you have to do this?”
Zhang Liang didn’t speak, but Ying Su grabbed his collar and shouted angrily at him:
“You want to die, don’t you? Fine, from today onwards, no one will watch over you, if you want to die, then go ahead and die!”
“But I’ll tell you this… if you die, Han Wang An, including all the royal family members of Korea now, will be slaughtered by me!”
“If you want them to be buried with you, then go ahead and die!”
“I’ll never try to persuade you again!”
Ying Su finished speaking, and turned to leave!
And after he finished speaking, Zhang Liang, who had been silent since he was brought back, finally panicked, and quickly called out to Ying Su:
“Your Majesty, wait!”
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