Zhang Han nodded slightly, was silent for a while, and then gave instructions to Gu: "Calling the supervisory service personnel together, tell them to provide some relief to the prisoners and try not to cause chaos. If it does, immediately mobilize troops to suppress it."
At this point, Zhang Han changed the subject: "By the way, Zhao Shu is studying and literacy at your place. How is the progress?"
"Young Master, this boy is a genius. It has only been a month now, and he has already mastered the big seal script. He knows Qin's law by heart and can also write it silently."
Gu smiled bitterly and looked at Zhang Han: "Now I have nothing to hand over to him, so I can leave the army."
"He gave me two and a half taels as a bundle."
Glancing at Gu, a flash of surprise flashed across Zhang Han's eyes. He knew that Gu could not deceive him, and it was useless to deceive him. The truth would be revealed once he checked.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Han turned to Gu and said, "It seems that this boy still has such talent. Send him the book of war in my study."
"promise."
Leave firmly.
Zhang Han's expression changed slightly. He did not expect that Zhao Shu had such a talent in reading and literacy, which was an unexpected surprise.
After inspecting various projects in the Lishan Mausoleum area, Zhang Han returned to Xianyang and came to Tingwei's mansion.
"Zhang Han, I came here in a hurry. I hope Tingwei is not weird." Zhang Han sat behind the desk and smiled at Li Si and said.
Taking a sip of wine, Li Si chuckled: "Young master, what are you talking about? You and I are ministers in the same palace. We share the king's worries and are loyal to the Qin Dynasty."
"It's all for Da Qin, so why should I blame you?"
"Ha ha……"
With a chuckle, Zhang Han nodded in approval of Li Si's words. He had to admit that Li Si was very knowledgeable and spoke so well.
"Tingwei, in the Lishan Mausoleum area, two hundred prisoners died this month, and only two people died in the quarry. The tools developed by Zhao Shu are very useful." After saying this, Zhang Han took a sip of wine.
"Lishan Mausoleum is a long-lasting project and cannot be completed as soon as possible." Li Si smiled and said: "Everything is according to the plan, step by step is enough."
"Your Young Mansion Office and the Tingwei Office are full of things nowadays, and we will become increasingly busy, so that we won't have time to pay attention to them in the future."
"Um."
Zhang Han nodded, and he was convinced of this. He knew that the current Tingwei Mansion Office was a little better, but the Shaofu Mansion Office was so busy that it couldn't even touch the ground.
As a result, every time he went to Lishan Mausoleum and Tingwei Mansion, it was after dark.
"Tingwei, according to Gu's original words, this Zhao Shu has already learned the seal script, and he knows Qin's law by heart, and can write it down word for word. He has nothing to teach him."
After a moment of silence, Zhang Han told Li Si about Zhao Shu's situation. Due to this accident, Zhang Han was shaken about Zhao Shu's future.
If Zhao Shu was really a scholar, he could have directly pursued an official career without going to the battlefield and followed the path of a civil servant.
With Li Si personally escorting him, Zhao Shu will surely rise to the top of the Qin Dynasty, and the risks will be far less than those on the battlefield.
After taking a sip of wine, Li Si said in a deep voice: "In the Qin Dynasty, the prime minister must be from the state headquarters, and the fierce generals must be sent from the army."
"If he takes the path of a civil servant, it will be very difficult, and he may even remain a petty official for the rest of his life. Of course, it is relatively safe to take the path of a civil servant."
"Zhao Shu is ambitious and has a heart as high as the sky. If he wants to change his destiny, he can only join the army and fight on the battlefield."
"In Great Qin, military merit is the key."
At this point, Li Si's tone became cold: "Of course, joining the army means licking blood with the tip of a knife, and you may die at any time."
"Young Master, Zhao Shu is not your or my heir. He supports you just to have a backup in the future. If he cannot grow up, he will be of no use to you and me."
"The Tingwei's words made Han Mao feel happy. Please drink from this cup." At this moment, Zhang Han's thoughts also changed.
"please."
At the end of the Warring States Period, it was a time of great strife. The civil and military forces of the Qin Dynasty were accustomed to life and death. They were ruthless to themselves and even more ruthless to others.
In particular, Zhao Shu is just a rising star, and his relationship with them is only to guide and be promoted. They are not master and apprentice, nor father and son.
Therefore, Zhao Shu could only take the risk and take the most dangerous road. Only Zhao Shu who walked that road and survived would be qualified to be looked down upon by them.
This is also the biggest reason why Li Si only observed secretly but never showed up.
"Please, Mr. Master, please send him a roll of bamboo slips for me." Finally, Li Si thought for a while and said.
Just being proficient in Dazhuan and Qin Fa is enough for ordinary petty officials, but in Li Si's view, this is just the beginning.
What he wants is for Zhao Shu to grow up and support him at critical moments, instead of being a low-level official who is thousands of miles away from him.
"good."
Zhang Han nodded and smiled knowingly. Li Si's move was the same as borrowing books from him, except that what Li Si gave as a gift was a Legalist classic, while he borrowed a military classic.
At this moment, Zhang Han had some expectations in his heart, and he didn't know where Zhao Shu could go in the future under such training.
…
The next day.
After Zhao Shu finished running around, he gave instructions to the prisoners and service personnel, and then came to Gu's office.
"The student has met the teacher."
Glancing at Zhao Shu, he didn't insist on the title Zhao Shu. Anyway, no matter how many times he said it, Zhao Shu would still call him "teacher" next time.
Of course, Gu was still a little happy about this.
"You're here!"
Gu put down his work and turned to Zhao Shu, saying: "You have mastered Dazhuan, and you have mastered Qin Fa by heart. Now I have nothing to teach you."
Hearing this, Huang was about to speak when he was interrupted by Gu: "The young master asked me to forward it to you, saying that he lent it to you."
"You don't have to come here these days. If you have free time, take a good look at these bamboo slips!"
"promise."
Zhao Shu bowed deeply to Gu, stood up after a while, moved the bamboo slips on the desk to a small case on one side, and took out the first volume from it.
"Teacher, where I live, there are too many people and it will be easily damaged if I move there. I want to leave the bamboo slips here. Is that possible?"
Although he is an easy person to get along with, Zhao Shu still does not dare to be too presumptuous. Although they have the actual status of master and disciple, they do not have the title of master and disciple.
In the atmosphere of respecting teachers and teachings, the name of master and disciple is often more important than anything else. After all, he is not a disciple in the traditional sense.
In this era, closed disciples can even inherit the teacher's legacy. Of course, master and disciple are like father and son, and the teacher will teach his disciples like a godson.
Zhao Shu never looked down upon Gu, nor did he think that since he was just a minor official, he was not qualified to be his teacher.
On the contrary, Zhao Shu knew that the worst he could do was just a 0 to 1 breakthrough. With his talent and learning, as long as he could master seal script, he would still get ahead even if he didn't have a famous teacher.