Sure enough, within half an hour, Meng He reported that not only did Li Si come back in a hurry, but he also brought Feng Jie with him.
I chuckled: "Let them in."
Outside the door, Feng Jie whispered: "Li Xiang, you are too anxious. If it is what you said, you should have called the imperial censor together!"
Li Si was speechless for a while. Sometimes he really felt that working with Feng Jie was tiring: "Prime Minister Feng, what do you think? Call Yu He? Do you still want to call Zhang Han? Do you want to force the palace?"
Feng Jie was startled and then felt a chill on his back. Not to mention that the three princes collectively entered the palace to oppose His Majesty, they are already suspected of committing the following crimes. With Yu He's character, if he is determined to remonstrate, His Majesty will definitely feel that the ministers are uniting to force the Emperor to submit. When the time comes...
Without thinking too much, Meng He came out: "Two prime ministers, your majesty has summoned you, please."
The two of them walked in hurriedly, bowed and said: "I have met Your Majesty."
I looked surprised and asked curiously: "Why did the two prime ministers leave and come back? But what's the emergency?"
I thought to myself: 'It has to be me! How could Ying Zheng take care of your emotions and act with you? I am such a good emperor! '
Li Si cupped his hands and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the young master just went to see me and told me about building roads in Xianyang and replacing them with blue bricks. I discussed it with Ge Yue and thought it was feasible, so I came here to report to your majesty."
I hummed, "Then just do as Baichong said."
He turned around and glanced at Feng Jie: "Prime Minister Feng? What do you want?"
Feng Jie called Li Si a thief in his heart, why don't you just say it directly and call me to block the arrow for you, right?
Li Si looked like an old god, as if he was really here to build a road.
Looking at the expressions of the two of them, I almost couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Prime Minister Feng?"
Feng Jie held it in for a long time, then cupped his hands and said, "I... would like to ask your Majesty for your instructions, how much should the price of this land be set?"
"???" I had a question mark on my face. I never expected that he would use such a poor excuse, so I directly attacked him: "Feng Jie, are you full, right? I asked you to check how much the price should be, so you run away Come back and ask me?"
Feng Jie's face turned red and he was speechless.
"Okay!" Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Feng Jiesheng felt hopeless. Li Si couldn't bear to look directly at him, and I lost my patience: "Are you Feng Jie the one who is lying? If you have anything to say in the future, just say it!"
Li Sigong is scheming, while Feng Jie is innocent. They have completely different personalities. It’s hard to say who I like more. They each have their own strengths.
"Isn't it just about Great Qin's trade?" I stood up and paced: "Baichong and Gongshujin are idiots too. I didn't tell them when to start construction or when to complete it. As for such a big fight, I asked you two to make a trip. ? I am not so happy to have such a great achievement! The construction of the new city will take ten years, and a project like Daqin Trade will take twenty years."
When the two heard this, they realized that I had been waiting for them here for a long time.
"Originally I wanted to wait until the drawings came out before talking about this matter. Now that you have come here, I will talk about it together. The new city will be built first, and the Daqin trade will be built after the city is prosperous. Otherwise, the new city will not be able to have enough space as I expected. Isn’t it a waste of money and food to attract people’s attention? In addition, it took only a year and a half for him to build the tools that I told him to import? Without those tools, it would be a fool’s errand to build Daqin’s commerce!”
Li Si and Li Si were speechless. They originally thought that they would build a new city like the construction of Afang Palace. If the time was extended, there would naturally be no risk of emptying the national treasury and exhausting the people's power.
Li Si wiped his sweat, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I...I was just worried. I didn't expect that everything is under your control. I am guilty!"
Feng Jie quickly echoed: "I also know that I am guilty!"
I glared at them. This time I didn't blame them out of the blue: "You really need to reflect on it! If you are all hiding from me, who dares to tell me the truth? How many problems will be exposed in the dynasty? Why aren't the issues mentioned in the daily reports?"
"What's the result? As soon as the Great Court Meeting arrives, all true colors are revealed, and all that emerge are thorny problems. For example, the problem of lazy people, seemingly innocuous and trivial matters. If this social trend is allowed to spread in Great Qin, it will definitely corrode the foundation of Great Qin. . Don’t underestimate the influence of social atmosphere on the country. Don’t you know about Guan Zhong buying a deer to control Chu?”
"This kind of thing could have been stopped when it first appeared. If everything like this was waited until the court would resolve it, I'm afraid things like sealing the Tuotu would happen again. Tell yourselves, do you two and the Prime Minister have anything to do with escaping? ?”
The two of them were speechless and were already sweating. Since I came to the throne, when have I said such serious words to the two of them?
Seeing that the two of them were silent, my brows gradually relaxed. One is nearly forty years old, and the other is nearly fifty years old. I have always respected them before. After all, they are twenty or thirty years older than Fusu's body, not to mention they are all ancestors in history. But sometimes what they do is really annoying.
I softened my tone: "Of course, you are in Xianyang, so it is understandable that you are unclear about many things. However, there are so many subordinate officials in various places. If the county magistrate hid it from you, wouldn't there be a county guard? If the county magistrate hid it from you, wouldn't there be a censor? Da Qin The official system was established by the late emperor together with you, Prime Minister Li, and Prime Minister Feng, so don’t you still understand how to use people?"
Li Si was ashamed, bowed and said: "I know that I have sinned. I will learn from it painfully and live up to His Majesty's expectations."
I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much better after spraying them both. I kept suppressing my anger during the meeting because most of the people were innocent and it was not easy to spread the flames in a large area. As a result, the more I thought about it, the angrier I became after I came back. I regretted not killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. They just happened to be in the crosshairs of each other. I can't be so kind-hearted in the future!
"Okay, after you go back, you can think about how to avoid this kind of thing." I turned around and went to the side hall: "Wait for me to change into robes, and come with me to see Lao Zongzheng."
Seeing me coming in, the two of them finally relaxed their worries, looked at each other, and gave a helpless smile. How can I make sense when I get scolded for nothing?
Feng Jie wanted to ask Li Si if he knew why he was looking for Ying Wu, but he glanced at Qi Wan who was still in the palace and wisely shut up.
Not long after, I took the two of them to Zongzheng Mansion.
The two of them were very honest in the car. From time to time, they helped me pick up reports and made suggestions, which made me a little funny. It really makes me a little embarrassed that two people who can call themselves old men are so respectful to an eighteen-year-old boy like me. But there is no way, this is feudal society.
When I came back to my senses, I sighed, when did I learn Ying Zheng's "bad habit" of reviewing reports on a carriage? What is the difference between this and a worker holding a computer and typing code on the subway...
Let's work hard to make Great Qin strong and prosperous, and then we can "continue playing music and dancing"!
