Chapter 837: The Importance of Position

Xiao He's comfort made the County Magistrate relax a little.

However, at this moment, he still dared not show any negligence.

The Liu family was, after all, a local snake of Pei County. Suddenly, the Liu family manor was beaten into ruins; no matter what, an explanation had to be given for this matter.

But fortunately, it seemed that the Liu family had already been determined by those above to be rebels.

So he didn't worry about the local major clans of Pei County uniting to pressure him; after all, who would dare to speak for rebels?

The County Magistrate hurriedly returned to the county government office with Xiao He.

As Xiao He stepped forward and slowly appeased the people of Pei County, the people of Pei County soon quieted down.

The credibility of the government was still sufficient.

And Xiao He's prestige also played a key role at this moment.

"Chief Clerk Xiao, what happened over there just now? It looked like a great battle between high-level experts?"

When Cao Can found Xiao He, the former was in front of the government office, appeasing some landlords who had come to inquire.

After dismissing these representatives of the small landlords, Xiao He brought Cao Can to the backyard. After arranging for wine and food, Xiao He slowly said: "This matter was originally a secret, but you are not an outsider."

"It's just that after I tell you, don't spread today's events."

Cao Can was quite close to him, and he was also the Prison Official of the county government office; it was not a small position among the officials.

In the county prison, he could be considered the person in charge.

And Cao Can's own ability was something he was very clear about; therefore, through their interactions, their relationship gradually improved, and Xiao He did not treat him as an outsider.

Xiao He also had ambitions. Regarding his own future, Xiao He had confidence; as he grew in the future, he would naturally need to employ people.

And he needed capable people; Cao Can was not bad.

"Please, Chief Clerk Xiao, tell me in detail."

Cao Can said hurriedly.

"This matter involves the Emperor Star. Some time ago, I observed the celestial phenomena, and an Emperor Star faintly appeared in the sky."

"Emperor Star?"

Hearing this, Cao Can was dumbfounded. He also had a heritage; although the heritage he obtained was incomplete, it was at least a partial heritage.

He also had a little understanding of the Emperor Star.

"How is that possible? The Great Qin is now at its zenith; what Emperor Star could there be?"

Cao Can was incredulous. As an official of the Great Qin, Cao Can naturally had no thoughts of rebellion at the moment.

After all, being an official of the Great Qin, although he was a small official, he was at least part of the upper echelon. In the entire Pei County, apart from a few superiors, even those local landlords did not dare to show any negligence when they saw him.

So he naturally hoped for the Great Qin to be well.

In this way, his power would be even more prominent. If the Great Qin became a phoenix that had lost its feathers, it would be no better than a chicken.

Then, there was no need to even mention them, these minor officials.

"Chief Clerk Xiao, what exactly is going on? The Great Qin has unified the world for decades; why would there be an Emperor Star, and why here in our Pei County?"

Cao Can did not think that they had any descendants of the Great Qin imperial family wandering outside here in Pei County.

Now was not the time of the Seven Kingdoms.

The Great Qin had unified the world for decades, and that Emperor of the Great Qin did not have the habit of traveling in disguise; it was impossible for his descendants to be wandering outside.

So when he heard from Xiao He that there was an Emperor Star, he naturally thought that the Great Qin was in danger.

"You don't need to worry too much; those above already know about this Emperor Star, so they have sent people."

Xiao He naturally knew what Cao Can was worried about.

In fact, he had also been a little worried before.

As an official of the Great Qin, his heart was still inclined towards the Great Qin, even though the Great Qin valued Legalism and governed the country according to law, which deviated from the Confucianism he had studied.

But the Great Qin at least had channels for advancement, and compared to the original Six Kingdoms, the Great Qin's channels for promotion were the most obvious.

Do not think that the previous Six States were governed by Legalism; they absolutely did not follow the philosophy of Confucian governance. It could be said that within the state apparatus of that time, Confucianism was completely useless.

Kong Sheng was indeed powerful, a sage among the Hundred Schools of Thought, second only to Laozi, yet his Confucian doctrines were not recognized by those in power.

Even though he traveled to the Six Kingdoms, he still couldn't persuade those in power. On the contrary, Legalism could reform and strengthen the country.

The Six Kingdoms also had reforms to strengthen the country, but the reforms touched the interests of most people and could only last for a time. Only the Qin State firmly and unswervingly persisted in reforming to strengthen the country.

Ultimately unifying the world, in this process, the rulers of the Qin State also valued talent and the channels for advancement for the lower classes.

Whether it was the military merit system or the Legalist system, there were relatively fair channels for promotion.

This was something the Six Kingdoms could not do.

Because the rulers of the Six Kingdoms were nobles; only nobles could be promoted, blocking the channels for advancement for the lower classes, and naturally, talent became increasingly scarce.

Xiao He did not think that the Six Kingdoms would change after restoration; it is easier to change mountains and rivers than a person's nature.

That was why he would not go to defect to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. As for the Great Qin, only they could give him the opportunity to display his talents.

As for those rebels outside at the moment, he didn't look down on them at all.

A group of corrupt people who actually wanted to restore the old order; it was simply wishful thinking.

Perhaps there were experts among those remnants of the Six Kingdoms; after all, the Six Kingdoms had existed for tens of thousands of years, with sufficient foundation. Even if they were destroyed by the Great Qin, they certainly still had certain backup plans.

He felt that this Emperor Star was very likely a scheme of those remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

It was a pity that it was discovered by the Great Qin. Since it was discovered, this Emperor Star would not have much use.

Discovered by the Great Qin, the Great Qin's dragon qi would inevitably stare at the other party; it would be very difficult for the other party to awaken and grow up.

After all, for an Emperor Star to grow, it also needed to swallow the dragon qi of a region.

And since the Great Qin had already discovered it, they would not let the other party grow. Only an Emperor Star that developed silently would be the most terrifying.

Because at that time, no one would pay attention to it.

When Xiao He said these things to Cao Can, the latter listened, and a look of relief immediately appeared on his face.

However, the two did not know that this Emperor Star was not a means of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, but a move by the gods and Buddhas in the sky. Those remnants of the Six Kingdoms who participated in the rebellion were also moves by those gods and Buddhas.

If the two knew this, they would likely not be so relaxed.

It was a pity that both belonged to the kind of existence that accidentally obtained a heritage, and the heritage was intermittent.

Unlike orthodox Confucian disciples, they did not have the teachings of their predecessors and did not have channels for powerful insights.

The current events they understood came entirely from official sources.

And the Great Qin officials naturally could not explain the situation of the Heavenly Court and the gods and Buddhas in the sky one by one.

Those who could know about the Heavenly Court were all of extremely high status and position. In the entire Great Qin, only those core ministers knew.

The two clearly did not have this qualification.

However, sometimes, not knowing is a kind of happiness.

At least they didn't need to have too many worries, unlike some people who knew too much and were instead even more troubled. ===== CHAPTER 838 =====