Chapter 728 Gao Yao’s ridicule made Xiao He helpless!

Chapter 728 Gao Yao’s ridicule made Xiao He helpless!

Not only that, Xiao He also deliberately improved Wu Rui's treatment. You know, Wu Rui, who was brought back by Gao Yao, was treated just like livestock. However, Wu Rui knew it very well. He knew very well that the sins he committed were extremely serious, and even being cut into pieces would not be excessive. After all, on the battlefield, soldiers from both sides died and were injured, which was considered to be a matter of fate. But if innocent people were slaughtered, it would be too cruel.

The reason why Xiao He did this was not because he was kind-hearted, but because Wu Rui was the King of Hengshan after all. His status and position were there, so his treatment could not be too bad. Moreover, Xiao He knew that Wu Rui was still very useful. If Wu Rui really had an accident at this critical moment, such as getting sick or starving to death, it would be a big loss for Gao Yao.

After all, Gao Yao had spent a lot of time and effort to capture Wu Rui. If Wu Rui had problems due to some unnecessary reasons, all of Gao Yao's previous efforts would be in vain. Therefore, Xiao He had to ensure Wu Rui's safety and health, at least while he was still useful.

Of course, Xiao He did not do this entirely out of consideration for Gao Yao. He himself understood that although Wu Rui had committed an unforgivable crime, his existence still had some significance for certain things. Perhaps, at some point in the future, Wu Rui could still play some unexpected role.

"Prime Minister..."

In the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the person who walked in saw Xiao He reviewing the memorials and hurriedly bowed to greet him. However, in sharp contrast to the man's respectful attitude, Gao Yao just waved his hand casually, indicating that Xiao He did not need to be polite. Seeing this, Xiao He did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly walked to the side and sat down properly.

Gao Yao had a mountain of memorials in front of him. He was concentrating on reviewing each memorial, reading the contents carefully, not missing any details. As time passed, Gao Yao finally read through all the memorials.

When he finished reviewing the last memorial, he sighed with relief. He couldn't help but sigh deeply. It was not without reason that Qin Shi Huang spent more than ten hours reviewing memorials every day! There were so many things, big and small, and no matter how big or small, it was simply too much for him to handle.

Even though Gao Yao had already delegated a large portion of his review authority, as long as the time interval was a little longer, the mountain of memorials would continue to pour in like a tide, waiting for him to process and review.

Gao Yao threw these memorials aside casually, as if they were just some insignificant waste paper. Then, he slowly stood up from his seat and stretched out his body, which was slightly stiff from sitting for a long time. Each movement seemed a little strenuous, but he still insisted on completing these simple movements.

After stretching his body, Gao Yao slowly walked to Xiao He's side. His steps seemed a little heavy, as if he was carrying the weight of the whole world. When he stood in front of Xiao He, he sighed deeply and said to Xiao He with emotion: "Xiao He, how about you be the prime minister in the future? How about I push you to the position?"

When Xiao He heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly. He knew very well that if this was said to any other minister, even an important minister like Cao Shen, he would probably be frightened and break out in a cold sweat, wondering if he had made a big mistake that Gao Yao was going to attack him.

Xiao He didn't think so. He had known Gao Yao for a long time and had a deep understanding of his character and personality. He knew that although Gao Yao sometimes spoke casually, he would never say such words easily. Therefore, Xiao He just smiled helplessly and replied: "Prime Minister, why didn't you say such words earlier? I might be tempted if you said it earlier. Now it's too late, and don't say it again in the future. If someone hears it, you can only burn incense if you ask me to play chess next time!"

Xiao He naturally would not forget to remind Gao to be careful with his words. After all, some words can be said casually as a joke, but if heard by others, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings. By then, even if Xiao He had a hundred mouths, it would be difficult to explain clearly, after all, people's words are scary!

In fact, Xiao He had a reason to remind Gao Yao like this. Not long after they arrived in the southern border, Gao Yao told Xiao He that he wanted to become the backbone of the Qin Dynasty and contribute to the prosperity of the country. However, things did not go as he wished, and he unknowingly came to this point. He had no choice but to choose such a risky path.

At that time, Xiao He also felt quite helpless about this. On the one hand, he could not judge whether Gao Yao's words were true or false; on the other hand, he also knew that this boat was not so easy to get off. Once embarked on this road, it would be very difficult to get out of it unscathed.

Just as Xiao He was sighing secretly, Gao Yao suddenly seemed to remember something and joked, "You are really boring! Alas, but having said that, Wu She also came back with us this time, and he also made a lot of contributions. What kind of position do you think should be given to him?"

Although Gao Yao's words seemed casual, Xiao He knew very well that they were actually talking about a very important matter - the position arrangement for Wu She. So Xiao He shook his head helplessly and began to think about this issue seriously.

Gao Yao really has no problem. Just ask yourself any question. At Wu She's level, his official position is already at the middle or senior level. Going one step further, he has completely entered the core layer of Gao Yao, but what position to give him is very particular. Especially when this question is asked to me, this matter becomes even more difficult to handle.

"As for Wu She, if it is according to my idea, we can talk to Wu She in private and keep his official position temporarily, and then give him another reward when the capital is moved. There are two advantages to doing this. First, we can wait until the capital is moved to readjust the overall structure of the court, and second, we can temporarily suppress Wu She's promotion speed. After all, Wu She has been promoted frequently since he followed the lord. This too fast promotion speed is sometimes not necessarily a good thing. As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little!" Zhang Liang did not say too much nonsense at this time, but directly expressed his thoughts. His proposal neither completely rejected Wu She's request for promotion nor completely agreed to it, but gave a relatively compromising plan."