Ran Fang's words were a bit too shocking.
Even the person who secretly recorded it felt frightened after hearing it.
Not daring to delay at all, he sent today's records to the palace.
"Your Majesty, today's prison records have been sent."
In Zhangtai Palace, Zhao Gao presented the bamboo slips in his hands with both hands.
"Send it up."
The bamboo slips sent from prison every day are what Ying Zheng looks forward to most.
After all, Ran Fang can always give him some surprises, so today will definitely be good.
As a result, it looked really good from the front, but when he saw the back, Ying Zheng's face suddenly turned ugly.
Zhao Gao, who had been paying attention to Ying Zheng, felt moved in his heart when he saw this scene.
Zhao Gao glanced at the content on the bamboo slip, and his heart was shocked!
This Ran Fang actually dares to discuss the matter of the crown prince? !
But the next second, Zhao Gao couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
He originally thought that during this period, while Fusu was still in Xianyang Prison, he would take the opportunity to slowly infiltrate the people around Fusu, so that when Fusu came out of the prison, only an empty shell would be left.
Now it seems that I have thought too much, this Ran Fang actually committed suicide!
It's a good time to discuss the prince's affairs!
This time, even if Ran Fang had ten heads, it wouldn't be enough to chop him off!
It is better to think carefully this time about how to use this matter to nail Fusu to Xianyang Prison.
At this time, Zhao Gao was even thinking that as long as Ying Zheng gave the order, he would immediately chop off Ran Fang's head!
After a long while, when Ying Zheng finished reading this, he didn't say anything and just closed the bamboo slips.
"Other than Li Si, who else knows about today's conversation in the prison?"
Zhao Gao quickly knelt on the ground. He heard the murderous intent in Ying Zheng's words and did not dare to raise his head.
"Your Majesty, the jailer was handed over directly to the slave and did not pass through the hands of anyone else."
Hearing what he said, Ying Zheng turned his eyes to him and said nothing.
Feeling the frightening gaze, Zhao Gao knelt on the ground and trembled a little, but still managed to steady his body and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want me to call the jailer and ask him about it?"
Just when Zhao Gao thought Ying Zheng was going to get angry, he heard Ying Zheng sigh lightly.
"Nothing, just get up."
Zhao Gao breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stood aside nervously.
He didn't dare to look at the bamboo slip again, for fear of accidentally risking his life in it.
Just when Zhao Gao was feeling nervous, Ying Zheng's voice sounded again.
"Zhao Gao, tell Li Si to enter the palace."
"Here."
Just as Zhao Gao finished speaking, he heard an attendant reporting from outside: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is outside asking for an audience."
After Li Si came out of Xianyang Prison, he changed into official uniform at home and entered the palace without stopping.
He knew that what happened in prison today could not be hidden from Ying Zheng, and the matter was of great importance, so he had to report it to Ying Zheng in person.
When Ying Zheng heard this announcement, he was slightly startled at first, then the corner of his mouth curled up, and a playful smile appeared on his face. Then he no longer hesitated at all and glanced at the waiter lightly.
"Xuan!"
Outside Xianyang Hall, Li Si walked respectfully into the middle of the hall after receiving the summons, and then gave him a big salute.
"See Your Majesty."
Different from usual, this time Ying Zheng did not ask him to get up immediately, but lowered his head and continued to read the memorial handed over by the minister.
After waiting for less than half an hour, seeing Li Si kneeling there without saying a word, Ying Zheng said lightly.
"Get up."
But Li Si did not stand up. Instead, he knelt there and kowtowed to Ying Zheng and said, "I am guilty, please forgive me."
There was no emotion or anger on Ying Zheng's face at the moment, just a slight frown.
"What is your crime?"
Li Si straightened up, with a natural expression on his face and a slightly deeper voice.
"I went to Xianyang Prison today."
"Oh? What are you doing there, Prime Minister?"
Hearing Ying Zheng's question, Li Si kowtowed and said, "I originally wanted to visit Mr. Fusu today."
"But I didn't expect that when I met a Confucian scholar who criticized something in the court, I didn't stop him. So, in prison, this man started talking nonsense. What he said was that I was guilty!"
This statement can be regarded as a mixture of truth and falsehood. He did not mention the matter of establishing a prince, but he just did not want to participate in it.
But he avoided the important and took the easy, and put all the blame on Ran Fang.
If Li Si did it on purpose, Ying Zheng didn't believe it. Even he didn't expect Ran Fang to be so bold.
"The person you are talking about is named Ran Fang, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Si was shocked!
really! I guessed right!
Ran Fang is imprisoned in Xianyang Prison. His Majesty did it intentionally!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that's right!"
"In your opinion, is what Ran Fang said right? Or wrong?"
Li Si's heart skipped a beat and he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
He was unsure of Ying Zheng's attitude towards this matter.
If this matter comes out of his mouth, the nature of the matter will be different, not to mention that Ying Zheng is still in good health and has no intention of establishing a heir apparent.
Even if Fusu is to be established, it will take a long time.
He bowed, pondered for a while and said, "I dare not speak nonsense."
Ying Zheng sat there and looked at Li Si.
He knew that Li Si was a man who had always been dedicated to the Qin Dynasty. Even if he was admonishing and burning books, even though he had selfish motives, he was still doing it for the legal system of the Qin Dynasty.
"Tell the truth, I forgive you."
Li Si knew that he could not avoid today's matter, especially the matter of establishing a crown prince, which was crucial to Da Qin.
Even if it was for Great Qin, he could still say a few words about this matter.
He bowed and saluted, then stood up straight and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Ran Fang said is reasonable. The young master is really benevolent in helping Su, and he is indeed capable of educating the people."
"It can be seen that the law is the foundation of Qin, and the strict Qin laws are the key to the strength of the Qin Dynasty. If the law is abandoned to promote Confucianism, it will not be a good thing for the Qin Dynasty."
Li Si saw it clearly. Although he didn't explain anything about Fusu, he also expressed his thoughts. If Fusu wanted to respect Confucianism, then he was not suitable to be the crown prince. Even if Yingzheng wanted to, he would oppose it. .
But if he is willing to accept Legalism, then he doesn't have much objection to this matter. After all, among Ying Zheng's children, only Fusu can be called a king.
After hearing what he said, Ying Zheng also nodded. Li Si looked at him and realized that Fu Su was indeed too kind. If he could learn from Ran Fang, he would be relieved.
Therefore, he kept Fusu in prison during this period of time, just to let him learn from Ran Fang.
He nodded, looked at Li Si and asked, "Qing has also seen this Ran Fang, what do you think of him?"
Although Li Si only had this conversation with Ran Fang, Li Si spoke highly of Ran Fang.
"Your Majesty! This man's courage and vision are indeed beyond comparison with ordinary people. Especially some of his insights are far beyond those of our Daqin officials. If this man can become an official in the court one day, he will definitely accomplish a lot."
"Therefore, I sincerely request your Majesty to issue an order to absolve him of his guilt and release him from Xianyang Prison!"
