In the early morning, the rising sun has not yet risen, and the east is white.
In a side hall of Epang Palace, the young man was already holding a bamboo slip and reading loudly. His slightly shrill voice attracted the chirping of early birds.
For the past eight or nine years, the boy has been sleeping until he wakes up naturally, just like his uncle. But after changing to a strict, serious and unsmiling teacher, the boy could no longer sleep in bed.
Rubbing his sleepy eyes and wondering why he hadn't eaten yet, the young man stopped chanting for a moment.
The ruler quickly hit the table, making a crisp warning sound.
The boy was frightened at first, but now he is accustomed to it.
Knowing that this was not to hit him, but to remind himself, the boy was no longer afraid.
"A wise man must be far-sighted and discerning, but he who is ignorant must not be selfish. A man capable of law must be strong-willed and upright. If he is not upright, he must not be treacherous..."
He steeled himself and continued to read loudly and eloquently, not daring to be distracted again. Otherwise, the ruler will hit the boy's palm next time, which will be very painful.
Sitting across from the table, Li Si had a serious face. He held a ruler in his right hand and put his left hand on his thigh, pinching it hard from time to time. If you take off the black pants he is wearing, you can see that his thighs are bruised.
The students were sleepy, but he, the teacher, was actually even more sleepy.
From the main entrance of Xianyang Palace, the eunuchs belonging to Afang Palace led the way directly to Afang Palace, which took two quarters of an hour.
It takes about a quarter of an hour to go directly from Li Si's home to the main entrance of Xianyang Palace by carriage. This was because Li Si held a high position and his residence was very close to Xianyang Palace.
Li Si has a great gambling spirit and is willing to be a lonely minister and gamble on glory and wealth for a lifetime.
In daily life, Li Si is very steady. As Shiba Gongzi's teacher, he would get up an hour earlier than his students on the day of teaching. Leave a quarter of an hour to deal with variables and ensure that you can arrive before the students get up.
Bring books for students. If you want speed, you have to give up comfort. Take a nap in the bumpy carriage for a quarter of an hour, walk to Xianyang Palace for two quarters of an hour, and then listen to the students' morning reading.
Sleepiness from getting up too early, fatigue after exercise, and hypnosis caused by students studying without emotion. If he didn't pinch his thigh, Li Si might fall asleep at any time.
[I'll be fine after eating breakfast. ]
Li Si secretly thought that he was also waiting for breakfast.
With food in his stomach, if he survives this period of time, he won't be sleepy. He usually sleeps soundly at this time, but he has been getting up early these days, and his body is still not used to it.
"A wise man has a clear understanding of the situation, listens to the application, and corrects the evil deeds of others. He can use the method until he is straight, listens to the application, and corrects the evil deeds of others..."
The young man was still reading loudly, very slowly, almost word by word.
Because this was the first time for the boy to read this book. It was "Han Feizi" that Li Si brought over.
The young man has reached the stage where he knows what is happening and why. We can no longer simply study the "Qin Code", but we must know why the "Qin Code" is set in this way.
[He is already the prime minister, and it will be extremely difficult for him to make further progress. Recently, government affairs have not been very busy. It would be better to write a book based on what I have learned throughout my life, and not gain the name of Li Zi, but let future generations know about Li Si’s thoughts and inherit his ideas. ]
The eldest son joined the army, and the remaining children were educated at home. You don't have to farm and weave, you just have to laugh every day. There is no shortage of money and food in the family, and there are many customers. All the Legalist disciples in the Qin Dynasty's court came under his banner, and the Tingwei only followed his lead, and a group of important officials joined his command.
Not only were the military aristocrats and aristocratic families afraid of him, they at least did not dare to bully him as they had in the past.
Li Si, who grew up from a small official in the Chu State to a pillar of the Qin State, almost becoming an extremely popular minister, has realized his vision and has nothing to seek in terms of power and position.
Li Si, who was extremely glorious during his lifetime and did not need to fight anymore, only needed to maintain his dignity, looked at his name after his death.
Writing a book and talking about it, these four words that he had scorned and thought were out of reach were caught right before his eyes.
[I will start writing when I get home! ]
The young man saw that the teacher was lost in thought, and the voice of reciting became weaker again.
"Hands out."
Li Si's face was expressionless.
The young man made a grimace and stretched out his little hands.
Pa~
There was a burning tingling sensation, and the boy shook his hands vigorously, thinking in amusement.
[The hand pain is much less severe than the headache. ]
After breakfast, Li Si taught for another hour, arranged the homework for the day, and then left.
The young man breathed a sigh of relief, threw away the bamboo slip, got on the bed, and fell asleep. He was very sleepy after getting up so early every day.
He was sleeping soundly when his heart suddenly moved and he felt someone was next to him.
Ever since he came to Afang Palace, he had such a magical ability despite his different martial arts skills. No matter how deep he sleeps, he can always wake up immediately as long as someone comes to him.
He stood up suddenly, his eyes full of vigilance. The moment he sat up, he shrank to the deepest part of the rosewood bed and opened his mouth to shout, "Someone is coming."
"Xiao Shiba."
Ying Chengyu opened his arms and smiled gently.
The young man was stunned at first, and then he flew into Ying Cheng's arms like a swallow in the forest, and lay down in Ying Cheng's arms and buried his little head.
"uncle……"
This call has a clear crying tone.
Patting his little nephew's back gently, Ying Chengyu said with a teasing smile:
"I heard that my little one is learning Qin's laws recently. Did he learn that men are not allowed to cry, and those who violate it will have their beards shaved off? What about this law about eyebrows? You are so young and don't have a beard, but you can't keep your eyebrows."
The little nephew didn't respond, and his body trembled more and more, changing from suppressed sobs to crying, and then to howling.
Before Ying Chengyu came, he already knew that his nephew had been tortured by Zhao Gao and had a headache for several days.
"Are you scared by Zhao Gao from time to time? He is dead and can no longer bully Xiao Shiba. Don't be afraid."
"uncle……"
Raising his little head, the little nephew's face was covered with tears, and the circles under his eyes were visibly swollen.
"My mother is dead, they killed my mother..."
Ying Chengqiu's smile froze.
He didn't have a good impression of Concubine Hu at first. His previous impression of this subjugated princess was that she never gave her brother a good look. After learning that he had been framed by her, he was full of disgust towards Concubine Hu - evil woman, deserve to die!
But for Ying Huhai, the one who died was his mother who gave birth to him and raised him, calling him a bastard while playing with him catching bugs.
Ying Chengyu's throat seemed to be blocked by something. He, who had always been eloquent, could not say a word when faced with an eight-year-old child.
He was silent, holding his little nephew with his arms, and his heart-wrenching cries made him feel as if he was suffocating.
After a long time, the crying gradually stopped.
"Hu Hai hates them, but Hu Hai dare not say it. Hu Hai is afraid of death. Uncle, is Hu Hai weak?"
"No, when uncle was as old as Xiao Shiba, he was not as brave as Xiao Shiba."
"real?"
"real."
"They think that Hu Hai doesn't understand anything because he is still young, but in fact Hu Hai knows everything. My father doesn't really like me, and he doesn't believe anything I say. My mother doesn't really like me either. She shouldn't even call her Amu. They They pretend to like me because they are afraid that my mother and concubine will seek revenge on them. They don’t like Hu Hai, and Hu Hai doesn’t like them either. Hu Hai likes his uncle, so can uncle take Hu Hai with him?”
Ying Chengyuan was silent, he was caught off guard.
He hadn't thought about it before coming here. He thought this trip was just to coax the children.
There was a jar of glass balls in his arms. He had planned to play a few games with his nephew, and deliberately losing to the nephew would make him happy.
The young man couldn't hide his disappointed look, climbed up from Ying Chengyu's arms, and said with a forced smile:
"I'm sorry, Hu Hai has made things difficult for uncle."
Ying Chengyu, who was empty-handed, felt even more suffocated. His little nephew was so sensible that it made him feel bad.
"Uncle, please don't tell anyone what Hu Hai said. Hu Hai doesn't want to die."
Ying Chengyu looked at the precocious young man in front of him, who was so cruel and ruthless that he caused the death of the Second Emperor of Qin in history and killed all his brothers and sisters.
When Xiao Shiba was born, Ying Chengyu had murderous intentions.
Kill the culprit who prevented the Great Qin Dynasty from falling in two generations, and let the Great Qin Empire prosper forever!
Ying Chengyu never thought that one day, the little nephew he wanted to kill would regard him as the person closest to him.
After Concubine Hu's death, Ying Huhai never played with his favorite insect again. Without my mother to play with, what's the point of playing with insects?
For many late nights, Ying Huhai would bite the quilt and wake up crying. His mother was dead, and he could not cry openly, nor could he avenge his mother as a son of man.
Everyone around him seemed to be obedient to him, but as a young man, he could clearly feel that there was a barrier.
"When you're tired of crying, take a nap first."
Ying Chengyu wet the towel, wiped away the tears on his little nephew's face, pulled up the brocade quilt for his little nephew, and sat on the bedside.
"Go to sleep. When you wake up, uncle will take you away."
"Hu Hai is not sleeping anymore, uncle, let's leave now."
The boy kicked off the quilt.
Ying Chengyu pulled up again.
"You must leave some time for your uncle so that he can convince your father and mother."
"Hu Hai is going with his uncle."
Ying Chengyu held down the struggling young man and gave him a stern look.
"Be obedient! Sleep well and everything will be fine when you wake up."
When Ying Chengqiu walked to the door of the dormitory hall.
"uncle!"
Ying Chengyu turned around and said warmly:
"What's wrong?"
The young man pulled the quilt, feeling uneasy.
"You won't come back, right? If you don't come back, uncle will tell Hu Hai. Hu Hai won't blame uncle. I just ask uncle not to tell anyone about what Hu Hai said."
The boy was very tired from waiting these days, and he couldn't bear to wait again.
If the result is destined to be disappointment, then don't leave hope for him.
"You can't sleep? Then read a book and read the bamboo slips on the desk ten times. Your uncle will be back."
The door opens and closes.
The boy who didn't like reading jumped out of bed as fast as he could. At noon when he liked to sleep, he picked up the bamboo slips he didn't like and read aloud with all his concentration.
As he read, the boy shed tears again.
"Uncle, you must come back..."
Epang Palace, main hall.
Afang poured a cup of tea for Ying Chengyu and handed it to him with both hands.
"When did uncle come back?"
Ying Chengyu took it with both hands and lowered his head slightly.
"I returned home last night. Sister-in-law, don't be so polite. You poured the tea soup for me yourself. I won't be able to taste it until I drink it."
"The Lilong has flown away. Now Afang is just a useless person. He can't even defeat a warrior. How can he be my uncle's opponent? Why should I be afraid of a useless person?"
Ying Chengyu didn't drink the tea soup and put it on the table. He couldn't get used to drinking this thick substance after coming here for almost 30 years. He thought it would be better to just drink hot water.
"Cheng Yu is not afraid of the emperor's sister-in-law, but respectful. Jinghuang's sister-in-law is selfless and treats the prince and princess as her own. Jinghuang's sister-in-law serves the emperor's brother in Zhao and helps him get through the most difficult time. Jinghuang's sister-in-law trains Lilong for the emperor's brother. To protect the emperor’s brother’s life, this respect has nothing to do with whether Li Long takes off or not.”
Afang put a big stone in his heart and said:
"Uncle's words made Afang happy and ashamed. Your Majesty did not say some words to uncle to protect Afang, but Afang could not affect the relationship between uncle and your majesty. There were some words that he did not say and he was unhappy."
"The emperor's sister-in-law has something to say, but there's no harm in saying it. After the emperor's sister-in-law has finished speaking, Cheng Yu also has something to talk to the emperor's sister-in-law."
Afang's heart was put down again.
"These recent events in the palace, including the death of Concubine Hu and the death of Zhao Gao, uncle must have heard about the causes and consequences?"
Ying Chengyu nodded.
Gai Nie told him these things in Fei Ge's letter, Ping'er told him in Fei Ge's letter, and Concubine Chu also told him in Fei Ge's letter. Now he understands the process more than anything else. .
The reason why he pretended not to know the situation in front of the First Emperor yesterday was to make the First Emperor himself think of the reason why Zhao Gao told the truth.
Most of the time, people trust their own analysis more.
"That bitch Concubine Hu framed my uncle, saying that he had taken advantage of her and gave birth to Hu Hai. My uncle didn't learn the news. It's not because Your Majesty didn't trust my uncle and didn't tell him, but because Afang took it upon himself to put Ping'er under house arrest. My uncle practiced "Yellow Emperor" ", Your Majesty has already known the situation, how could you doubt your uncle? All this is Afang's fault, it is Afang who used his villain's heart to treat his uncle as a gentleman."
After speaking, Afang looked at Ying Chengyu's expression with some anxiety.
She only has one uncle, and she had learned about this uncle's strength ten years ago.
At that time, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, Yingzi Chu, had just passed away, and the two largest forces in the Qin Kingdom were Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji.
In the matter of the First Emperor's appointment as queen, neither force recognized a maid as a queen. Concubines could be appointed as they pleased, and a despicable person like her must not be allowed to be the queen in charge of the harem.
Her uncle stood beside her husband, and despite the opposition of these two major forces, he forcefully helped her, the little maid, to the position of queen.
She has read few books and does not have that high knowledge.
But she knew very well that in order to make Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei retreat, her uncle's power must be at least greater than both parties.
After becoming the queen, she learned about Ying Chengyu's glorious past, and she has always been wary of Ying Chengyu, even though Ying Chengyu never showed any objection.
It is true that Ying Chengyu was kind to her, but it is also true that Ying Chengyu had the ability to usurp the throne. Afang's attitude towards Ying Chengyu has always been very contradictory.
"Hey, is this all about it?"
Ying Chengqiao laughed.
"As long as you are a man, you will definitely feel uncomfortable when you hear this kind of thing, and you can't even talk about trust or distrust. With the emperor's direct character, if he really doubted me, he would have issued an imperial edict to get me back. He cares about the world, and this little thing can only make him uncomfortable for a while, but it can't be tolerated for a long time."
