Zhao Gao, the main envoy of the "Sand Dune Scheme", forged an edict to kill Fusu, and the culprit of the destruction of the Qin Dynasty, pointed out that deer was a horse, confusing black and white. More than two thousand years have passed, and it is still notorious. Such historical sinners will take a detour when they meet, and will go crazy when they see them, and will hit the wall whenever they see them.

We must admit that although Zhao Gao did all the bad things, he was really talented. He was still a generalist, proficient in calligraphy, writing, law, chariot, riding, and fighting. He could be said to be a versatile talent in civil and military affairs. After Qin Shihuang unified the country, he decided to reform the writing and handed over this matter to Li Si and Zhao Gao to complete. Zhao Gao is now a great seal script (i.e., Zhu Wen). Zhao Gao also participated in the revision of Qin's laws. It was precisely because Qin Shihuang promoted him to be the rank of the Central Car Mansion in an extraordinary manner.

However, he had no virtue. Like Li Si, he had too much selfishness and was eventually ruined and had a bad reputation for his life.

A talented man like Zhao Gao can indeed save a lot of trouble when he runs around Qin Shihuang. This is not difficult to understand. For example, if a modern enterprise boss has a capable secretary who helps him with his work, he can save a lot of trouble. If a capable secretary is replaced by an incompetent secretary, he will always do something wrong, and the boss will definitely be very upset. Perhaps, it is precisely from this point of view that Qin Shihuang gave favors outside the law and pardoned Zhao Gao's death penalty.

Of course, there must be a prerequisite, that is, to be able to suppress Zhao Gao. I personally think that Zhao Gao had some inappropriate behavior during Qin Shihuang's lifetime, and generally speaking, there was no big mistake. However, as soon as Qin Shihuang died, he immediately became a different person and dared to forge an edict, not because the person he was afraid of was gone, and if Qin Shihuang was there, he would not dare to do anything randomly.

Don’t underestimate the power of individuals. Sometimes personal power can solve many problems. Song Taizu once said bluntly that if Zhou Shizong Chai Rong did not die, he would not dare to hope to be an emperor, because Zhou Shizong was one of the two people he feared the most.

We can see from history that during Qin Shihuang's lifetime, like Li Si and Zhao Gao did not have any major deviant behavior (not that there is no, but that is not big). Once Qin Shihuang dies, everything changes. After all, it is because the historical giants that can suppress them are no longer there. They are all talented people, and they are too utilitarian, thinking that no one can control them, and their selfishness begins to cause trouble. (Note: For my personal opinion only, friends don't have to take it seriously.)

"It turns out it's Lord Zhao, Zhou Chong is polite here." Zhou Chong was stunned for a while, and immediately had an idea. He decided to be impartial, not flattering, and not offending people like Zhao Gao. Zhou Chong was a businessman, so he certainly knew the wonderful use of this attitude, so he decided to adopt this attitude.

There is no doubt that Zhou Chong's approach is the best for him. Although he can get a lot of benefits when he catered to Zhao Gao, his historical infamy is also very famous. It is not necessary to offend him. As a businessman, he can make money with kindness. If he can't offend others, he will not offend others, let alone Zhao Gao, a high-ranking official, cannot offend him for a while.

Zhao Gao returned the gift and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou, please give up the gift." He sat down, took a sip of hot tea, and went straight to the point, and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou, Zhao Gao came to Guishou this time on the order of the king. He came to you to order a batch of pens and paper. The inkstones and inks in your store are also very good, and the king also wants a batch of them. Can you do it?"

"I really didn't expect that my paper and pen would become tributes." Zhou Chong felt like he was in a dream and could not accept this sudden glory, and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Zhao, Zhou Chong will do it immediately." Of course, what the King of Qin wanted was a green light all the way. If it was too late, he would take down the goods from other places first and make it.

Zhao Gao took out two ingots of gold and placed them on the table, saying, "This is a deposit. Manager Zhou will collect it first, and pay for the rest of the goods. The king has used the pen and paper from your store. What do you think of the king?"

"You still need to guess this. It must be a good thing. If you don't use it happily, will he ask you to buy it?" Zhou Chong was as impressed as a mirror. He deliberately pretended to be stupid, and asked Zhao Gao to show off, asking him to ask for advice: "Zhou Chong is stupid and dare not guess himself. Please make clear."

Zhou Chong's handling of this was not entirely to pretend to be stupid. He was afraid that Zhao Gao would be accused of being a guess. This was a serious crime, so he would rather hide his weakness.

Zhao Gao was very satisfied with Zhou Chong's handling and smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou doesn't know. The king said that only if he is so good at writing can he be the king! A wolf hair is better than a hundred thousand soldiers!" His smile was as gentle as the spring breeze, and in today's words, it was very friendly. Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel a little more favorable to him.

The words of the King of Qin are already praised, and the supreme glory. You should know that there are very few people with a very high spirit in the King of Qin who can receive praise in one word. Although Zhou Chong is not a person who likes merit, he can't help feeling a little fluttering and smiled and said, "The king has been awarded too much! Zhou Chong can make a wolf pen, which is all thanks to the king." This is just a scene, and he can't be true.

Zhao Gao, a person known for his cleverness, was very satisfied with Zhou Chong's words and said with a smile: "No wonder Manager Zhou's business is done so well, and he speaks so thoroughly." The word Zhou Quan can be replaced by the word smooth, but what kind of person Zhao Gao is not so explicit.

"You collect the deposit first. I'll say goodbye. Come and pick up the goods next day. Shopkeeper Zhou, say goodbye!" Zhao Gao stood up and bowed to Zhou Chong, and was about to leave.

A villain like Zhao Gao is so straightforward and never drags on his back. Zhou Chong was a little unbelievable, so he hurriedly picked up two ingots of gold and handed it to Zhao Gao, saying, "Mr. Zhao, thanking the king, I will use my pen and paper from my store. My store should give it to the king. Zhou Chong would never dare to accept this deposit. Please keep it."

Zhou Chong knew that a villain like Zhao Gao was forgetting his righteousness when he saw profit. In fact, he was bribing him. The meaning of the words was to purchase silver given by the King of Qin. You can use it yourself, and I will still send it to you. It was not Zhou Chong who flattered Zhao Gao. Zhou Chong, who has done a lot of bribery in modern society, knew the benefits of bribery, so he copied it.

According to Zhou Chong's idea, Zhao Gao must have pretended to shirk his mind and accepted the matter. The fact is not so. Zhao Gao's face sank and he put two ingots of gold heavily on the table, and said angrily: "Shopkeeper Zhou, who do you think of Zhao Gao as? Zhao Gao has the responsibility to do things for the king."

"You are a villain like you, but you are aloof?" Zhou Chong couldn't believe his actions. Zhou Chong, who had experienced many bribery scenes, had to admit that Zhao Gao was not just talking, because his face was very serious. Zhou Chong, who had bribed many times, came to a conclusion: if the officials smiled when they rude, then it would be true! If the officials were shady, they were honest officials, and there was no way to bribe them!

Zhao Gao had already walked to the door, Zhou Chong hurriedly stopped him, grabbed two wolf-haired pens, and handed them to Zhao Gao: "Mr. Zhao, a mere wolf-haired pen is not in the eyes of Lord Zhao. Please accept it and keep it as a souvenir."

Without shirking, Zhao Gao took it, looked at it, and praised: "What a good deal, thank you so much for Manager Zhou."

"You want it yet. A villain is a villain, he is greedy for small profits." Zhou Chong thought a little disdainfully.

Zhao Gao continued, "The pen in your store costs ten cents per branch, I should pay twenty cents." He took out twenty cents and stuffed them into Zhou Chong's hand, and strode out.

"Are you really noble, or are you not interested in this little gift to alert me?" Zhou Chong was confused about Zhao Gao's actions, chased him out and said, "Mr. Zhao!"

Zhao Gao didn't reply, saying, "Please stay here. Storekeeper Zhou, don't worry, I will report to the king today, and I will crack down on such illegal people."
Chapter completed!