There was a banquet in Wang Wan's mansion. The only people coming to the banquet were Li Si and Zhao Teng. However, these three people were not in the mood to drink. Instead, they gathered together and whispered.
Wang Wan pondered for a while and said: "It's strange. Chunyu Yue has been scolded by countless people recently, and the culprit seems to be Huaiguzi."
Zhao Teng nodded: "Yes, it is said that Huaiguzi received one hundred yuan in royalties from Chunyu Yue for each book. Afterwards, he pretended to use thirty yuan to subsidize the scholars. Therefore, Chunyu Yue's reputation plummeted."
Li Si stroked his beard and said, "That's strange. Aren't the two of them forming an alliance? Could it be that... they are trying to deceive others?"
Wang Wan slowly shook his head: "If this is to deceive others, he Chunyu Yue has gone too far. This person has the best reputation. Let him bear the infamy to fulfill Huaiguzi. I'm afraid he will not agree."
The three of them were silent for a while and whispered: "It seems that we wronged Chunyu Yue that day. He did not seek refuge with Huaiguzi."
Wang Wan chuckled and said, "Whether we wronged him or not, what we did that day was not wrong."
"On that day, the crown prince will be established. Whether this prince is Fu Yao or Fu Su, he has nothing to do with us. When the new emperor ascends the throne, we will inevitably become marginalized."
The other two people nodded in deep understanding.
Wang Wan said: "Now that the crown prince's position has not been determined, we have an opportunity. Next, we will choose a person and focus on supporting him. After he ascends the throne, can he not rely on us?"
Li Si said: "Then who should we choose?"
Zhao Teng said: "Now the candidates for the position of prince are only Fu Yao, Fu Su and Hu Hai."
Wang Wan thought for a while and said: "These three people have their own pros and cons. Mr. Fusu is the oldest, generous and gentle to others. He is the best candidate for the throne. However, he has a very good relationship with Chun Yuyue and believes in Confucianism. If he becomes the emperor, we may be useless."
Li Si and Zhao Teng both nodded.
The three of them all tend to favor Legalism, and have never looked down upon Confucianism. And those Confucian scholars didn't have much trust in them.
It is conceivable that if Fusu became emperor, he would probably alienate them.
Wang Wan added: "As for Mr. Fu Yao, he is still young and has not yet been determined. He does not seem to have any tendencies. It seems that Confucianism is also possible, and Legalism is also possible. The only problem is that Huaiguzi is shameless and extremely treacherous. It’s a bit troublesome to work with people like this.”
Li Si said quietly: "Huaiguzi is used to taking the wrong approach and acting arbitrarily. If you work with him, I'm afraid you will be on tenterhooks all day long, not knowing what he will do."
Zhao Teng said: "That's right. Besides, if we work with such villains, what will future generations say when they mention me? Is it a thief? Is we a complicit person?"
Wang Wan and others all shuddered and shook their heads vigorously. I have to consider my posthumous name.
The last one left is Mr. Hu Hai.
Hu Hai had the weakest foundation in the court and was not particularly favored by Ying Zheng. Being able to become one of the candidates for the crown prince was actually an accident.
Hu Hai's master, Zhao Gao, was inclined to Legalism. It is obvious that Hu Hai himself also leans towards Legalism.
Wang Wan, Li Si and Zhao Teng looked at each other and said, "What do you think of Hu Hai?"
Li Si was silent for a while and whispered: "I heard that Master Hu Hai was a bit violent. I heard that one day, Master Hu Hai was taking a nap when he suddenly heard birds chirping in the courtyard. He became angry and ordered someone to kill the man. The bird fell down."
"The bird fluttered its wings and fled elsewhere. Mr. Hu Hai ordered people to climb up the tree and pluck the bird's nest. There were three eggs in it."
"Master Hu Hai just waited for the bird to come back, and then smashed the three eggs one by one in front of it."
Wang Wan and Zhao Teng fell silent after hearing this.
Zhao Teng whispered: "Master Hu Hai is irritable and narrow-minded. If he becomes emperor, it will be a blessing to the people."
Wang Wan nodded in agreement. Then he said helplessly: "Three of us don't agree, what should we do?"
Li Si said: "I have a plan."
Wang Wan and Zhao Teng urged: "Speak quickly."
Li Si said: "Actually, the two young masters Fu Yao and Fu Su are very good. It's just that their master is prohibitive."
"We might as well take advantage of these days and use some means secretly. If we can bring down Chunyu Yue, then we will rush forward and become Fusu's master. You and I will use our whole lives to make him lean toward Legalism. Then ascend the throne as emperor."
Wang Wan and Li Si both nodded.
Li Si added: "If we cannot overthrow Chunyu Yue, but instead overthrow Huaiguzi, we will still rush forward to assist Master Fu Yao."
"At the same time, we must also win over Hu Hai secretly. If those two people fail, we will help Young Master Hu Hai. With the help of the three of us, are we still afraid that Hu Hai will not get the throne?"
Wang Wan asked: "Three-pronged approach?"
Li Si said: "Yes, three strategies, carried out at the same time."
Zhao Teng said: "This plan is wonderful, but if we can't defeat Huaiguzi and Chun Yuyue, will we really assist Hu Hai? If Hu Hai really becomes the emperor, what will happen to this world... ?”
Li Si smiled slightly and said: "If Hu Hai becomes emperor, you and I will be his great contributors to help him in times of need. How can he not rely on you and me? By then, glory, wealth, power and power will be at your fingertips."
Zhao Teng laughed dryly: "What I'm talking about is not glory and wealth. What I want to say is, if Hu Hai becomes emperor, won't it be a disaster for the people of the world?"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Brother Zhao is too kind to a woman. Throughout the ages, those ignorant Guizhou leaders have had no use other than plowing the fields, fighting, and obeying the corvee? They are the ones who are bitter, and they are the sweet ones. They. If Brother Zhao can't bear it, all he can do is use the power in his hands to give them some benefits."
Zhao Teng remained silent, but felt in his heart that he and Wang Wanli Si were not the same person.
However, the three of them had already discussed this, and it was a bit inappropriate to suddenly say that they wanted to withdraw. He just nodded.
Let's just take it as it is, Hu Hai may not be able to become emperor yet. Why are you worrying so early?
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A few days later, Li Si gave Ying Zheng a secret memorial.
In this memorial, Li Si said that he heard that Huaiguzi was running a school. Not only that, he even sent some people who could read and digitize to the nearby villages to teach the ignorant Guizhou people how to read and digit.
Immediately afterwards, Li Si said that Huaiguzi would cause endless harm by doing this. First, the students taught by the Shangjun Academy will take the imperial examination in the future. Once these people pass the exam, they will definitely be grateful to Huaiguzi. If things go on like this, all the ministers in the dynasty will be from Huaiguzi. In the future, the world , is it still from Da Qin?
Secondly, Huaiguzi allowed those Guizhou chiefs to read and hyphenate. As the old saying goes, people can follow it but cannot understand it. These Guizhou leaders should have spent their lives in confusion. If you only know how to pay taxes, pay taxes, and perform military service, then the world will be stable and the Qin Dynasty can be passed down for eternity.
Once they are allowed to read and learn some truths, they will inevitably have other thoughts. By then, the people's sentiments will fluctuate, and the world may change.
Immediately afterwards, Li Si suggested that it would be better to let Huai Guzi concentrate on studying alchemy and spreading immortality. As for national affairs and teaching Mr. Fu Yao, others can do it for them.
After Ying Zheng saw the memorial, he immediately called Si Tu and asked him one by one. Si Tu said that everything said in it was true and it was true.
In the past, Ying Zheng would have been unhappy and wary of Li Shui. But some recent events have greatly changed Ying Zheng's view of Li Shui.
In Ying Zheng's opinion, Li Shui handled things properly and already felt vaguely like a pillar of the Qin Dynasty.
Therefore, he just ordered a young eunuch to call Li Shui from Shangjun's courtyard.
After Li Shui arrived at the palace, Ying Zheng erased Li Si's name on the memorial and handed the memorial to Li Shui.
Li Shui looked at it carefully and was speechless for a long time.
Ying Zheng asked: "Huai Guzi, what do you have to say?"
Li Shui frowned and said, "Look at the handwriting. It is strong and powerful, and the font is extremely beautiful. There is also a sense of confidence in the words of the memorial. It must have been written by an important official in the court."
"Dr. Chunyu is an upright man. I have an impression of his handwriting. It seems that it is not his handwriting..."
Ying Zheng was dumbfounded: "I'm not asking you to see the handwriting, and you don't need to investigate this person's identity. I'm asking you to explain whether you did what this person said."
Li Shuigan laughed and said: "This man has good ears and eyes, and the minister did do these things. But the purpose is very different from what he said. The minister does not want to harm our country, the Qin Dynasty, but to let our country, the Qin Dynasty, inherit the world forever. "
Ying Zheng asked with interest: "Then please tell me."
Li Shui said: "The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty have always used lip service to slander me. Today I am not going to argue, but boldly invite your majesty to go to Shang Jun's other courtyard to have a look. Hearing is false, seeing is believing."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and asked, "When will we leave?"
Li Shui said: "If it is convenient for your majesty, you can leave now. In case there are some villains who want to slander me behind my back and slander me, I have made preparations in advance."
Ying Zheng did not refuse and immediately ordered someone to prepare a car.
Li Shui said with a smile again: "Your Majesty, would you like to invite some people who don't believe me to come and have a look?"
Ying Zheng said calmly: "This memorial is a secret memorial. You should not inquire about his identity."
Li Shui said with a look of admiration: "Your Majesty is really very perceptive. I can't hide any of my little thoughts from Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng: "..."
A quarter of an hour later, Li Shui followed Ying Zheng's car and arrived at Shangjun Courtyard.
Ying Zheng suddenly discovered that Shang Jun's courtyard seemed to have been expanded a lot. In addition to the original house, a large courtyard appeared, with a plaque hanging on it that read: Academy of Sciences. There are all kinds of craftsmen inside.
Going further inside, there is another large courtyard called Shangjun Academy.
There are classrooms dedicated to teaching in the academy, as well as a canteen that provides lunch. It was noon now, and the students were huddled together for lunch.
Ying Zheng said to the young eunuch beside him: "Go, pretend to be a newly admitted scholar, talk to them for a few words, and get some news."
The young eunuch agreed, changed his clothes, and blended in among the students.
Li Shui smiled and introduced to Ying Zheng enthusiastically: "Shangjun Academy and my Shangjun Villa actually have little relationship. They just borrowed a piece of land and I collected the tuition fees."
Ying Zheng smiled and said nothing, thinking: "The land is yours, and you pay the tuition fees. How do you say it doesn't matter?"
Li Shui continued to say: "The dean of this academy is Mr. Fu Yao. Your Majesty also knows that Mr. Fu Yao ranked first in the imperial examination and is fully qualified to be the dean."
Ying Zheng exclaimed: "Fu Yao is here too?"
Li Shui said: "He is not here right now. He only shows up at the beginning of every month to meet these scholars and preach some principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism."
Ying Zheng nodded.
Li Shui added: "The vice-president of this academy is Jing Gao. In the last imperial examination, Jing Gao did very well. Your Majesty also awarded him an official position. He can be promoted to a full-time official after completing his internship."
"I saw that Jing Gao was relatively free on weekdays, so I ordered him to manage the academy. In fact, there is nothing to manage. It is just to restrain these students and prevent them from causing trouble."
"In addition, these scholars are organized into five classes. Each class has a math lecturer and a knowledge lecturer. They teach according to the time. When the time is up, they pack up and leave immediately."
Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Is the relationship between master and disciple so weak?"
Li Shui smiled and said: "The idea that once you are a teacher, you will always be a father, is not popular here. Students pay to attend classes, and lecturers only receive money to teach. I specifically ordered those lecturers not to call them master, but lecturers. .It is to avoid misunderstandings such as master-disciple relationship."
Ying Zheng nodded slowly: "In this way, your Shangjun Villa is just a place for them to learn something."
Li Shui said: "Exactly. Therefore, it is said in this memorial that I used Shang Jun's Villa to win over talents, which is completely false. I only create talents for my country, Da Qin, and I have no intention of winning over them."
At this time, the little eunuch who was sent out came back with a strange look on his face.
Ying Zheng asked: "What did you see? What did you hear?"
The young eunuch said: "I pretended to be a newly admitted scholar, spent some money, and made friends with a few people. At first, those people were cautious. Later, they became familiar with me, and they became a little unscrupulous when they spoke. .”
"The servants asked them if they were grateful that the Immortal was teaching them how to read. These people cursed one after another, saying that the Immortal had extorted money and collected millions of dollars before he was willing to teach them how to read. As a result, after they arrived, they had to pay for food, clothing, housing and transportation. . If there was no such academy elsewhere, they would not come at all."
Ying Zheng laughed.
Li Shui also smiled awkwardly.
The young eunuch added: "However, they have a good impression of Mr. Fu Yao. They said that at the beginning of every month, Mr. Fu Yao, as the dean, will come to inspect, and the food and wine on that day will be free."
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Shui: "You bribed them with just one meal?"
Li Shui said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is not rice that bought them, but Master Fu Yao's benevolence and righteousness."
The young eunuch added: "The servant asked them again what they think of Your Majesty and the imperial examination."
"These people are all grateful. Originally, officials had to rely on the recommendation of courtiers. These people are distant branches in the clan, and it is extremely difficult for them to become officials. Your Majesty's opening of the imperial examination is equivalent to giving them a chance, so these people all mentioned that your Majesty is here. Tears welled up in my eyes."ntent
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