Late at night, in the Prime Minister's house.
Li Si was staring at the candlelight on the table without moving.
"Father, the child is back!"
Li Jie walked into the house excitedly. Li Si, the youngest son, has a cheerful personality. Unlike his elder brother Li You, every time Li You comes home, he respectfully greets Li Si and Li. Down.
However, the two brothers have a good relationship, and Li You will bring many things to Li Jie every time he comes back.
Li Jie's voice woke up Li Si. He looked up and frowned slightly.
"Why are you back now if you didn't go to inspect Miyagi?"
Li Jie naturally saw that Li Si was lost in thought just now, and immediately guessed that he was in a bad mood, because Li Si never wastes his time having fun or being in a daze, and is always thinking or dealing with political affairs.
"Father, what time is it? My child has already changed guard with Sima Ling of the bus. I saw that there is still a candle in your study, so I came to take a look."
Li Si said "Oh": "Then go and have a rest."
Li Jie said cautiously: "It's so late, why doesn't father rest?"
Li Si sighed softly, put the report in his hand on the case, stood up and moved his body.
"Feng Quji died, and I feel a little complicated about being a father."
Li Jie took off the sword from his waist and put it on the case.
"Is father grieving, or..."
Li Si walked slowly and shook his head, his voice a little low.
"Of course there is sadness. I think when I first arrived in Qin, he was already a court official. At that time, the emperor had not issued the "Expulsion Order" and I was just a small official. To be honest, I admire him very much. He acts vigorously and does not avoid Be close and decisive in killing."
"More importantly, the Feng family has a very good relationship with the Bai family in Yi County. Feng Quji's wife Bai Yunying is the main lineage of the Bai family. Feng Quji's father was recommended by Meng Ao to enter the court, so the emperor trusted him extremely. , not only made him the right prime minister, but he was the one who stayed behind in Xianyang every time he went on patrol."
"So I admire him very much and hope to be like him one day."
Li Jie was a little confused: "But Feng Quji had almost no suggestions since the boy entered the court. The boy once doubted whether his reputation was for nothing."
Li Si smiled slightly, and then seemed to remember something, waving his hand to signal his servants to go away.
Then he continued: "You are right, but it was only after I became Prime Minister Zuo that Feng Quji slowly withdrew from political affairs and left almost all matters to me. Not only did the emperor not blame him, Instead, I trusted him more and more, which gave me a sense of crisis.”
Li Jie scratched his head.
"My kid doesn't understand, isn't it a good thing to be reused?"
Li Si shook his head, looked up at the stars in the sky, and said sadly: "Everyone in the world says that the King of Qin is ungrateful. People who have served as prime ministers and lieutenants of the Qin State will never have a good end. The more the emperor uses me, the more frightened I become. The bird is gone and the bow is hidden, this is an eternal truth."
"Why do you think Wang Jian and Wang Ben left the generals with heavy troops behind and retreated after destroying the six kingdoms? They are the smart people!"
Li Jie was stunned by what Li Si said, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
"My father is already a very respected minister, my eldest brother is the governor of Sanchuan County, and my son is a guard. This... His Majesty is probably even more afraid of him, right?"
Li Si nodded.
"This is also the reason why I feel complicated. If Feng Quji is alive, there will be someone who can compete with me, and even with Feng Quji's position in Great Qin, he can firmly suppress me. Now that he is dead, how can your majesty not be afraid? .”
Li Jie picked up the bowl next to him, took a sip of water, and sighed: "Why don't we follow the example of the Wang family? It's just a retreat in the mountains and forests. Aren't the Wang family members still living well now?"
Li Si smiled bitterly.
"You, you, if only it were as simple as you think." Then he stopped talking.
After Li Jie left, Li Si sat alone for a long time. It wasn't until after midnight that he leaned on the couch and fell asleep.
After the morning session the next day, Li Si was about to retreat when Qiwan suddenly stopped him.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, your Majesty orders you to go back and change into civilian clothes and wait in the mansion."
Li Si was startled, what does this mean?
Seeing his confused expression, Qi Wan immediately said: "Your Majesty only ordered these."
Li Si's expression was subtle, and he quickly raised his hands and said, "I accept your order. Thank you, Lord Qiwan."
Not long after, I took Meng He to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Si was waiting anxiously in the mansion. He didn't know what I was going to do. He thought to himself: "Feng Quji just died two days ago. Your Majesty will not be..."
The more Li Si thought about it, the more he became restless. Even the officials who came to ask him to report something were ordered out.
Everyone in the prime minister's house was talking a lot.
"Prime Minister, what's going on? In the past, we were not urged to do something. If we were delayed, we would be fined at best, or directly handed over to the censor."
"Yes, it's rare for a prime minister to be like this..."
"What are you talking about here? You have nothing to do?!" Lu She, the admonishing doctor, saw them gathering together and muttering, and shouted softly.
Everyone immediately bowed and dispersed like birds and beasts. This ruthless man is the same character as Yu He. Because of his outstanding ability and his behavior, he is deeply loved by Li Si and serves as Li Si's companion.
Lu She looked back at the hall, feeling a little strange in her heart. What happened to the Prime Minister today...
Before long, Li Si suddenly heard the sound of carriages and horses outside, and immediately walked out quickly. Meng He, who was driving at the door, was already waiting with a riding stool.
Li Si quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Mr. Meng?"
Meng He immediately returned the salute, and at the same time put down the riding stool in his hand: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I'm sorry. Your Majesty is on the carriage, please."
Li Si is the right prime minister, and Meng He is just a minister no matter how close I am. It is not Li Si's turn to salute him, which shows how uneasy Li Si is.
Li Si got on the carriage, but there were some beads of sweat on his forehead in the golden autumn season.
"What's wrong with Mr. Li? Why is he so sweaty in this weather?"
Li Si quickly raised his hand to wipe it, and cupped his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I was in a hurry when I came back just now. I was afraid that I would miss the time, so I had a fever."
I smiled and said, "Sit down. I have nothing to do. I want to visit the Baijia Academy. Since the Baijia Academy became a place for book cultivation, has Li Xiang not been there?"
Li Si hurriedly said: "Yes, His Majesty has ordered that no one can enter except for Dr. Xiu Shu, Dr. Waiting for Zhao and others, and I am naturally among them."
"Yes. As Prime Minister Li, there shouldn't be anything in the court that Prime Minister Li doesn't know about. I will take you to see it together."
Li Si lowered his head and responded: "Yes."
There was a murmur in my heart: 'I haven't been in for two years, Your Majesty now says that I should be informed? What does this mean? There shouldn't be anything I don't know? Is it possible that His Majesty is still worried about the excessive power in my hands? '
Seeing Li Si lower his head without saying a word, I felt a little funny. It seemed that he was not so honest even when he was with Ying Zheng.
If he knew what I was thinking, Li Si would definitely reply: Your Majesty, I really can’t figure you out! It would be more comfortable to stay with the First Emperor...
