"People feel refreshed when they are happy. Do you think Mr. Zhou is more energetic than before?" Qin Shihuang made Zhou Chong's little joke and said, "It's a marriage, a big event in life. How can Mr. Zhou marry a virtuous wife not be energetic?"

A chuckle sounded.

Zhou Chong hurriedly said, "What the emperor said is that Zhou Chong was lucky enough to marry a virtuous wife in three lives, and this life is enough. Therefore, Zhou Chong wanted to leave the emperor and return to the countryside, so he asked the emperor to allow him."

"What, Mr. Zhou is going to retire?" Li Sitai was also incredible and said to Qin Shihuang in surprise: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely necessary to follow my opinion on Mr. Zhou's retirement. Mr. Zhou is in his prime, and his talent and character are the best choices. If Mr. Zhou leaves the emperor, wouldn't it be a big loss to the Qin Dynasty?"

Zhou Chong made great contributions. In Li Si's eyes, Zhou Chong was indeed a bit annoying, but Li Si also knew Zhou Chong's character and talent. It would be a pity if he really disappeared.

Furthermore, the two met and met in the commoner's room, and their friendship was still good, so they had the words.

Han Fei nodded and said, "Emperor, the Prime Minister is right. If Mr. Zhou retires, it will be a great loss to the Qin Dynasty. Please think twice."

Zhou Chong explained: "Thank you for your kindness. Zhou Chong has decided to leave. Please don't persuade you. Zhou Chong will not imitate the ancients and will return to the mountains and forests. He just no longer cares about the government affairs and still lives in Xianyang.

If you have time, go to the humble house and welcome you wholeheartedly."

Gan Luo came over and grabbed Zhou Chong and said reluctantly: "Mr. Zhou, that's not OK. You have taught me so many things. If you retire, who will I go to if I have any questions?"

According to Zhou Chong's view, Gan Luo was the most modern-conscious among all the Qin people. His ideas were always in line with modern civilization, but his ideas did not rise to theoretical heights and remained in the simple stage. At the same time.

He also has many questions, and these questions are modern. No one can answer them except Zhou Chong. If Zhou Chong wants to retire, he will naturally be inseparable.

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Ganluo, you don't have to worry. Although I have retired, I will not be idle and will always find something to do. Think about it. I am in my prime. If I don't do anything, I will die of idleness, which is not worth it."

After retiring, Zhou Chong was interested not only in Li Si and the others, but also in Qin Shihuang, and asked: "What are Zhou planning to do first?"

Zhou Chong did not answer the question and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong wants to ask for an errand from the emperor, Zhou Chong wants to run a school." Zhou Chong wanted to retreat.

If you run a school with a modern atmosphere, you can implant modern civilization into the Qin Dynasty faster, and in this way, the Qin Dynasty will go in a very correct direction.

For a country and a nation, friends will understand how important civilization is, and how important it is, implanting modern civilization is more meaningful than Zhou Chong's position and working hard to achieve his full efforts.

Running a school is a good thing, Han Fei nodded, but Qin Shihuang rejected it and said, "Owning a school is of course a good thing, but those who are sour in the sons of Confucians, the skills of saints and the ways of the previous kings, it is better not to teach them."

The biggest disadvantage of Confucian scholars is their sourness. They like to be right from the past and not the present, and prefer empty talk but have no talent for practical work. Qin Shihuang was a practical practitioner and was proficient in the changes of ancient and modern times. In his eyes, those Confucian scholars were naturally worthless.

Zhou Chong understood his thoughts and explained: "What the emperor said is very true. Zhou Chong also believed that except for a few people who have practical skills, most Confucian scholars only talked about empty talk. The school that Zhou Chong wanted to do was not to teach people how to learn the way of emperors.

The art of the previous kings was to teach people to learn practical skills such as mathematics.

"The Emperor once said that Zhou Chong had many novel ideas. If he could teach the people of the world, the Qin Dynasty would be very powerful.

In the past, the world was not unified and Zhou Chong had no time. Now the world was unified. Zhou Chong had time to do this, so please allow the emperor to allow it. "In order to get Qin Shihuang to agree, Zhou Chong put some gold on his face.

Qin Shihuang had indeed sighed like this about Zhou Chong's novel ideas and nodded, "I have said this. But, in the end, I still feel very sorry.

It would be a pity for a person as capable as Mr. Zhou to be unable to be in a high position and to contribute to the Qin Dynasty. I will think about it carefully.”

Zhou Chong knew that he could not give up and said, "Zhou Chong was grateful for the favor of the emperor.

Please think, if Zhou Chong is in a high position, then all the emperor gets is a Zhou Chong. If Zhou Chong is not in a high position and specializes in running schools, it can cultivate thousands of Zhou Chong.

If one Zhou Chong or thousands of Zhou Chong, which is the biggest and the smaller, the emperor is wise, Zhou Chong will understand even if he doesn’t say it.”

Qin Shihuang pondered: "From the stakes, your statement makes sense, but this is not a matter of interest.

When I conquer the world, I value you. If the world is unified, I will not use you. Let you leave it to retreat. Wouldn't it be that the birds are full of good bows and people in the world will laugh at me?”

Some people scolded Qin Shihuang for being cruel and scolded him for killing meritorious officials. In fact, this is wrong. Qin Shihuang did not kill meritorious officials, which is far inferior to Liu Bang in this regard.

Zhou Chong thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, Zhou Chong has an idea and asks the emperor to make a promise. If the emperor allocates money to build a school and Zhou Chong presides over it, it will not only fulfill Zhou Chong's wish, but it will not make people laugh at the emperor.

"If the school is labeled as an official local label, there will be no problem. No one can change it, so it will be much easier to implant modern civilization.

Qin Shihuang thought for a while and said, "Since Mr. Zhou's intention to leave has been decided, I will not force anyone to do it. This is how I will do it. It's just that if I have something difficult to decide, I have to discuss it with you Mr. Zhou, and you have to be on call."

This is not a difficult task. Although Zhou Chong ignored the government, he could still be an advisor and give advice to Qin Shihuang. Based on his influence, it would be more conducive to leading the Qin Dynasty in the right direction.

Zhou Chong replied: "Prince, please rest assured, Zhou Chong will be on call."

"Okay, then this matter is settled." Qin Shihuang agreed and said: "Mr. Zhou needs how much money he needs for school management. You don't have to report it to me."

Zhou Chong said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wei Liao, Wang Jian, Meng Wu, Nei Shiteng stood up and said, "Please allow us to retire."

Qin Shihuang flatly rejected: "No. Mr. Zhou retired to run a school. What are you doing when you retire? "

Wei Liao smiled and said, "Emperor, Mr. Zhou retired to run a school, but he was actually a gift to the virtuous. I have been waiting for a high position for a long time, so it should be a gift to the virtuous. If I do not retreat, it will be difficult for wise talents to advance. It is harmful and useless in Daqin. Please think twice."

Wang Jian explained: "Emperor, I have fought for hundreds of wars all my life, and I can only fight wars, but I can't do anything else. Now that the world is unified, the emperor needs the talent to govern the world. If I still occupy a position, it will be harmful to the Qin Dynasty.

Only when the minister retreats can a talented person have a seat."

Qin Shihuang still refused to agree: "You are all old generals, no one can replace them. If you retreat, who will I send to the war if there is something wrong?"

Meng Wu explained: "Emperor, there are talents in the country and the country have been leading the way for decades. When I am old and lively, it is time to retreat. The emperor is full of talents, and even if I am not here, the emperor can still dispatch troops.

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Chapter completed!