Erhu looked ashen and thought that even if he was punished, it would take three months. Unexpectedly, Li Shui began to take revenge in court.
This time, even if you don't die, there will be no good fruit to eat in the future. A vengeful person like Li Shui, who is in a high position, would not be able to survive.
Ying Zheng was too lazy to interrogate a little miscellaneous fish like Erhu, and simply said: "Ting Wei."
Li Si responded and stood up.
He had already guessed what the emperor meant, so he quickly walked up to Erhu and asked, "Did you rob?"
Erhu hesitated and said: "Little man, the little man did take the copper coins. However, however, the little man did not use force, and they did not take it back."
Li Si is so experienced, how could he be fooled by Erhu? He just said slowly: "Then have they expressed the idea of taking it back?"
Erhu still wants to quibble.
Li Si shouted: "Answer the truth. If you dare to lie here, you will die ugly."
Erhu nodded bravely.
Li Si said: "Taking it without telling you is stealing, and taking it by force is robbery. Erhu, you are guilty."
Erhu suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed vigorously: "The villain is confused for a moment, and is confused for a moment."
Li Shui knelt down, patted Erhu on the shoulder, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to make meritorious service for your crime?"
Erhu raised his head and looked at Li Shui with a confused expression.
Li Shui pointed at Wang Li and said, "Why did he bring you here? Is there any conspiracy? You answer truthfully. If you can expose his wrongdoing, you can atone for your sins."
Wang Li's face turned pale.
The surrounding courtiers looked at Li Shui with mixed emotions: "This person is really evil."
Wang Ben didn't wait for Erhu to speak, and saluted Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, Huaiguzi is tempting Erhu to falsely accuse Wang Li."
Li Shui smiled and said: "General Wang, do you mean to say that Mr. Tingwei cannot tell what is the truth and what is a false accusation?"
Wang Ben's face suddenly turned pale, he smiled apologetically at Li Si and said, "The general never meant this."
Ying Zheng waved his hand impatiently and said: "For two tigers, I have been delayed for an hour. Tingwei, please convict me."
Li Si said: "According to Qin law, the crime of robbery is to beheaded, and the punishment is to be the Dan of the City."
Erhu breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he was dead this time, but it turned out that he just had his toes chopped off and forced to do hard labor.
Ying Zheng said: "Take him down."
Li Shui patted Erhu on the shoulder: "Don't worry. In three months, the corn harvest will be harvested. If you falsely accuse me and sit down, you will be punished for several crimes. You will still die."
Erhu was taken away with a pale face.
Ying Zheng said with a headache: "If there is a farce, the leader of Guizhou will not be brought to the palace in the future."
Wang Li responded bravely.
So, the court meeting continued.
Ying Zheng did not let Li Shui leave. The other courtiers saw Li Shui's sharp tongue and did not want to make him uncomfortable, so they ignored him intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Shui had no choice but to find a corner and stand aside to listen.
The content of the court meeting was still how to receive the Huns envoys.
Li Xin had the loudest voice and shouted: "Kill the envoys and destroy the Chanyu. We, the warriors, will bring peace and prosperity to the Qin Dynasty."
Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "What a strong man." His admiration was beyond words.
However, Ying Zheng changed the topic and said: "Unfortunately, the time has not come yet, we must think about it in the long term."
In this way, the courtiers knew Ying Zheng's attitude.
We need to show Great Qin's toughness, but not be too reckless.
Apart from Li Xin, Wang Li and his ilk, who among those present is not a human spirit? After pondering the emperor's intention, I came up with an idea.
Chun Yuyue was the first to stand up and said: "The old minister suggested that after the envoy arrives in Xianyang, our Xianyang Guards will be dispatched in full force. The armor must be bright and the weapons and spears must be sharp. The Xiongnu will be frightened."
Everyone nodded. This is natural.
Chunyu Yue added: "On the day of the banquet, the standards must be extremely high. All civil servants, military generals, and alchemists should be present to accompany the banquet to show its solemnity."
Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
Li Xin said dissatisfied: "In this case, wouldn't it mean that we pay too much attention to those Huns? They are already arrogant, but in this case, their tails are raised to the sky."
Chunyu Yue smiled slightly and said: "The vigorous military force in the front is to frighten the Xiongnu. The courtesy in the back is for the world to see."
"Don't forget, King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu, this trip is nominally to congratulate the Qin Dynasty for its unification of the world. Don't reach out to hit the smiling person. They come from afar with congratulatory gifts. I would like to neglect them. What do Baiyue think? What about Lingnan? Do you think? Do the barbarians and Rongdi in the world dare to submit?"
"This is called giving both kindness and power, kindness comes before authority."
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Chun Yuyue's words make sense, so let's act accordingly."
Chunyu Yue bowed, then leaned close to Li Xin and whispered: "Your sister-in-law is still your sister-in-law. Li Xin, learn from it."
Li Xin rolled his eyes and was a little speechless: "Didn't you just get hit by me a few times? Do you want to get back your face so much? You are already dozens of years old. Isn't that interesting?"
The tone of receiving the Hun envoys has been set, and the remaining details are matters of Fengchang Temple.
The meeting had been going on for three hours, and everyone was exhausted, so Ying Zheng asked them to leave.
Li Shui also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng asked: "Have you recently recruited a group of people to grind stones?"
Li Shui scratched his head and said, "Exactly."
Ying Zheng asked again: "Why do you need to grind the stone? Li Xin said that you refined the elixir and achieved some results. Could it be related to this?"
Li Shui climbed along the pole and said: "Yes, grinding stones is to prepare for elixir refining. There are many such stones in the immortal world. The principle is quite complicated. I'm sorry, I can't explain it clearly at the moment."
Ying Zheng said: "That's all, I'm tired, so I won't ask more questions. Don't slack off when it comes to refining alchemy."
Li Shui's chest clapped loudly: "Never slack off."
Then, he excused himself with a guilty conscience and slipped back.
Li Shui did not return to the alchemy room, but left Lanchi Palace directly and went to his first stone mill, supervising the craftsmen to quickly make the stone mill.
After all... Li Shui hasn't been able to eat well lately. His dreams are all about steamed buns, noodles, and pimple soup...
After Li Shui left, Ji Ming said cautiously: "This servant has discovered that Li Shui always uses gods as a cover to do things. First he said that gods farmed, and now he said that gods grind stones. It is nonsense and extremely ridiculous. This servant has never heard that refining elixirs requires grinding stones. Your Majesty, this person may have the magic of alchemy, but at the moment, he is probably deceiving Your Majesty. If the scam is exposed in the future and the courtiers know about it, it will be detrimental to Your Majesty's majesty."
Ying Zheng said: "That's all, go and inquire and find out what he is doing. Don't make a big show of it, but inquire in secret. Do you understand?"
Ji Ming happily agreed.
He had worked with Li Shui and knew that Li Shui was informal and liked to do things randomly. Such people have a lot of faults, and if they catch one at random, they can avenge themselves.
