In the Qin State, officials from the prime minister to the chief of the pavilion had a day of rest.
The Qin Dynasty adopted the system of taking five days off and one day off, that is, taking five days off and one day off.
Today it was Li Si's turn to take a bath. Li Si slept at home until three o'clock in the morning before getting up.
After waking up, Li Si, who was usually busy, probably took a rare break and did not go to the ground to put on shoes.
He sat upright and leaned against the wall in a daze.
His wife Cai Yan gently pushed the door open and went in. She saw him sitting on the bed with his legs spread apart and his back leaning against the wall.
He stood in front of the door and knocked lightly to make a "doudo" sound, letting Li Si know that he had entered the door and attracting Li Si's attention.
"I'm so out of my mind that I either fall asleep or lock myself in the study room until midnight before going to bed. In the past, although I didn't speak much to me, I could always chat dozens of words. These are In the days you and I put together, we don’t talk as much or worry as much as we did in the past.
"I heard that another murder occurred on the Xianyang Tower. A doctor was hacked to death in public by a girl who had not left the court. Afterwards, the girl was fine. Instead, the government arrested the doctor's family and served prison terms. Many people privately said that the arrest was wrong. People say that the girl is the wife of the king of Chang'an.
"The government does not dare to offend Lord Chang'an and has committed this unjust case. You are still serving as a court official, so you should be the one to judge this decision. You are not an indiscriminate person. What is the truth about this case? What have you been doing these days? Does the strangeness have something to do with this?"
Less than three days after the arrest of Lu Xu's family, even Xijun, who had been staying at home for a long time, heard the news. This matter spread quickly.
Li Si retracted his thoughts, put away his legs to free up half of the bed, and patted the empty space.
Cai Yan in front of the door complained about Li Si, saying that she couldn't afford it at any time, and how she looked like lying on the bed, so that the children could see how they could learn from it.
After finishing speaking, he also came to the bed and sat on the empty seat next to Li Si. He hit Li Si with his elbow and Li Si moved a little further to the side.
"What's the truth?" Li Si whispered and said with a chuckle: "The truth is that Lu Xu was seeking death and bumped into Lord Chang'an's head."
Cai Yan made some strange movements and looked unnatural.
Li Si noticed Cai Yan's expression and thought that Cai Yan was afraid of his behavior, so he put his arm around Cai Yan's shoulders.
Cai Yan took advantage of the situation and threw herself into his arms, holding Li Si in her arms.
"It is true that Lu Xu did not assassinate anyone, but he did want to pull off the clothes of the three women to ruin their reputation and make it difficult for them to continue to live. If his traces were not followed and his heart was vicious, it is no wonder that he was hacked to death with random swords."
Cai Yan raised her head, her face was somewhat darkened by the sun, and her skin was roughened by the wind and rain. Her middle-aged appearance seemed extremely incompatible with Li Si's position as Prime Minister of the Left.
"My husband once said that the Qin Dynasty was governed by laws, and the laws of Qin did not ask about people's hearts. This is against the laws of Qin? How can his family be held accountable?"
Li Si lowered his head, his eyes full of tenderness. The not-attractive Chu girl Cai Yan, in his eyes, was much more beautiful than the beauties on the balcony.
"Legalism advocates ruling the country by law, and its main purpose is to centralize power for the king. Have you ever heard of the king being punished? The laws of Qin have no control over your majesty and Lord Chang'an. Not to mention that Lu Xu has a cruel heart, but there is no trace of him in the tower. If he behaves excessively, he will die even if Lord Chang'an wants to kill him.
"His family says he is innocent, but if you look closely, he is not innocent. Lu Xu is relying on Bao Bailingzhi, and Bao Bailingzhi is relying on Gan Luo. The Gan family makes money by selling old military weapons and controls the family. The most profitable way to make money, smuggling iron weapons is a major crime for the Yi tribe in Qin law.
"Then Lu Xu has an annual salary of 600, how can he have so much extra wealth? Even if he can eat and drink on the terrace for more than ten days, it's all given by the Gan family. How can Lu Xu's family live a comfortable life with the money of the Yi tribe? How can they be called innocent? What? The prison sentence is already lenient, and it should be in line with the law of the Yi tribe."
Seeing the relief on Cai Yan's face, Li Si changed the topic and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
"I say all this just to let you know that Si Ping is not a hard-hearted person who doesn't care about etiquette. What if Lu Xu's family is all kind-hearted people.
"Chang'an Lord wants to arrest all the owl leaders in his family, and I will follow the Chang'an Lord's order. If Si does something contrary to morality in the future, Si... I hope you will not be as afraid as you are today."
Cai Yan caressed Li Si's rigid cheek, and her calloused hands from years of hard work gave Li Si a slightly raw feeling.
Li Si did not dodge, and held Cai Yan's hand tightly to make the feeling stronger, so that he could feel that Cai Yan would not leave him.
"My husband has been studying law for too long. He has lived in Qin for more than ten years and has forgotten what Chu is like. In the village, if there is a beautiful girl who is noticed by the nobles in the city, and her parents happily sell the girl for money, what will happen? It controls the woman’s future life and death.
"If someone provokes a witch, the witch will be so angry that he wants to kill him. No matter whether he is evil or good, he will inevitably die. From my perspective, in a country like Qin where there are only two great witches: Your Majesty and Lord Chang'an. , is already the fairyland mentioned in the book.
"A man is someone who does big things and has his own considerations. How can a man like Yan, a peasant woman who has only read a few books recently, have such profound thoughts?
Yan only knows that no matter what her husband does, it will not be detrimental to Yan, nor will it be detrimental to her children. "
Recently, Li Si's mind has been elsewhere, that is, on family matters. He is deeply afraid that what he does will make Xi Jun unhappy and confused, and he will be alienated from him.
Ordinarily, Li Si is now the Prime Minister of Zuo, so what kind of woman does he want?
But Li Si had a special liking for Cai Yan, who was not very pretty and looked exactly like a peasant woman when she first came to Xianyang.
As early as when Li Si was a court captain, he was admired by the King of Qin as a single person.
Many people who want to win over Li Si not only lure him with money, but also invite Li Si to be his guest and test him with beauty.
It is not unusual for one of his beautiful sisters to come and pour water for him, perform a dance for him, and think of him as Li Si's brother-in-law.
What's more, seeing that Li Si turned a blind eye to this, they guessed that Li Si didn't like young girls, but liked middle-aged and charming wives, so he brought his mother, Xijun, to the banquet.
Li Si has definitely seen a lot of beauties. Fa Jia is not an ascetic monk in later generations. He has definitely explored a lot of depths and tightnesses.
But they are all just a taste, and it rains all night long. There has never been a woman who could truly get into Li Si's heart and make him give up his rotten wife.
The icing on the cake is thousands of flowers blooming, charming and fragrant.
It's just a piece of charcoal in the snow. It's ugly, but it saves people's lives.
When they become successful, many people only think about picking flowers one after another, forgetting that if there were not black coals around them that burned and sent warmth, there would be no life left.
"With Mr. Xi's words, it will be no problem for you to do what you do." Li Si said relievedly: "It's just that I have read it for less than a month, and what Mr. Xi said has penetrated into it. I am more knowledgeable than Li Si. It is wise to study. I will teach you how to recognize it before." You don’t learn the Chinese calligraphy. If you had learned it early, Qin would probably have a female prime minister by now."
Cai Yan patted Li Si lightly and said with an angry smile: "You are teasing me again. My husband is a genius of Jixia Academy and a disciple of Xunzi. How can I compare? I was previously illiterate because my handwriting was cumbersome and difficult to read. Ruo Chu is like a simplified Chinese character. It’s a good habit, Yan has learned it a long time ago.”
Li Si hugged Xijun a little tighter, thinking how long it had only been before the power of the simplified Chinese characters made by Changan Jun had begun to show signs. After the world has learned this text, the Six Kingdoms will have no foundation, and there will be no chance of restoration.
Cai Yan looked at Li Si's profile. After hesitating for a long time, she gritted her teeth and whispered, "I want to tell my husband something."
