Li Si was very anxious and eager to prove his strength.
But...the more anxious you are, the less useful it is.
Under the woman's mocking eyes, Li Si was completely defeated.
In the past, the woman's ridicule was just for fun, but Li Si was able to charge into battle under some strange psychology, conquer this proud woman, and gain happiness.
But now... not now. The woman's ridicule turned into real ridicule. Li Si was so ashamed that he put on his clothes and ran away.
When he walked out of the door, he was blown by the wind and suddenly woke up: Why should I run away? This is my home, and I am the master here.
I was just playing with her to make her laugh at me, and I wasn't really afraid of her.
Li Si turned around and beat the woman severely, but she dared to laugh at him.
However, Li Si hesitated and gave up the idea.
It was so embarrassing, I had no shame to go back.
So, Li Si returned to his room.
As a result, he was so distracted that he stumbled when he entered the door. He threw himself forward and hit the table. The tea set on the table fell to the ground with a clang and smashed to pieces.
Li Si tried to get up in embarrassment, but his palm happened to be pressed on the porcelain piece. There was a sting and a cut was made on his palm.
Then... bright red blood flowed out.
When Li Si saw the red blood, he rolled his eyes and fainted.
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"Go and find out what's going on with these courtiers recently." Li Shui said to the craftsman.
The craftsman was stunned for a moment and asked Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, what do you want me to investigate?"
Li Shui said to the craftsman: "The most important thing to be a qualified intelligence worker is to have an eye on all directions and an ear on all sides. Do you think you can just bribe a few servants and find out the news?"
"We have to find the truth from the clues, and we have to see the different connotations from the superficial news."
Takuto still looked confused.
Li Shui patted the newspaper in front of him helplessly and said, "Have you read this general tabloid?"
The craftsman responded and said, "I've seen it."
Li Shui said: "Since you have already seen it, why didn't you find the problem?"
"Look here, Prime Minister Li Si, Censor Liu Liu, Sinong Wang Shu... etc., so many courtiers all fell ill in one day. Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"
The craftsman suddenly understood, nodded and said: "There is something strange. The banished immortal is really aware of everything, and the villain can't catch up with it."
Li Shui said helplessly: "If your ability to collect information is half as good as your ability to flatter me, I would be relieved."
The craftsman said with a look of shame: "The Exalted Immortal is a heavenly being, and I am a mortal. If I want to satisfy the Exiled Immortal, I'm afraid I can't do it. This is something destined from birth, and a villain cannot change it. The only thing I can do is Yes, it’s just hard work, we are making progress day by day.”
Li Shui nodded slowly.
Xiang Lizhu, who was not far away, sighed and said to Wei Yang: "It's good to banish immortals anywhere, but this shameless energy is too strong. It has attracted these craftsmen to not learn from it."
Weiyang chuckled.
Li Shui turned to look at the two of them, feeling a little surprised: "What are these two guys doing? They have been mysterious and whispering furtively recently. Could it be..."
Li Shui shuddered: "No, the princess is a serious person. However, if a man can have the habit of cutting off his sleeves, can't the princess..."
Li Shui shook his head: "It's impossible, it's impossible. I'm so alive and powerful, I take care of the princess and beg for mercy again and again. How could the princess..."
"Could it be that I'm not lively enough?"
For a moment, Li Shui fell into self-doubt: This is impossible. If this is not considered lively, then what is considered lively?
Is it really true to that sentence, there are no plowed fields, only...
Li Shui shuddered.
Just when Li Shui was doubting himself, the craftsman had already hurried to investigate.
In fact, investigating courtiers only involves three things. Bribe the servants in the mansion, see what the master has read recently, and then analyze it.
After all, the master never treats his servants as human beings, nor does he avoid them when doing things, and will even take the initiative to involve them in some matters.
This leads to times when the servants are not bribed. It's very useful, but once it's bribed, all the secrets will be revealed.
Today, all Li Si’s secrets are known. All the courtiers who fell ill were also known.
The craftsman looked at Li Si's information sheet, pondered for a long time, and then said to himself: "Master Prime Minister, after entering the woman's room, he ran out within a moment and then fell ill?"
"In such a short period of time, could it be that the Prime Minister is in poor health, so he is ashamed to see others and pretends to be sick?"
Takuto shook his head and looked at another person's information.
After making several mistakes, Takuto finally figured out that... it turned out not to be the case.
It turns out that these courtiers are afraid of the color red, but why they are afraid of the color red is something Takumi cannot figure out.
He just presented the information to Li Shui.
From Takuto's point of view, this kind of thing is beyond his ability. The rest can only be accomplished by banishing the immortal.
While Li Shui was reading the information, Li Xin came.
He asked in confusion: "What is this?"
Li Shui snorted and said absently: "Many courtiers have fallen ill recently. Let me see what happened to them."
Li Xin asked in confusion: "When did you care so much about the court officials? This is not like you."
Li Shui coughed dryly: "I am concerned about myself. With so many people falling ill at the same time, is it an infectious disease? If so, we should stay away from them in the future."
Li Xin nodded: "That makes sense. Brother Huai is still Brother Huai. He is selfish, shameless, and never forgets his original intention."
Li Shui glanced at Li Xin: "Both each other."
Then the two looked at each other and laughed.
Xianglizhu complained not far away: "I think he is the kind of person he is talking about, right?"
Li Xin looked at the information and said to Li Shui: "Are these people afraid of the color red? This disease is rare. It looks a bit like a mental illness."
Li Shui hummed: "However, the red color is just the craftsman's guess. We still need to verify it."
Li Xin said: "How to verify?"
Li Shui said: "Isn't it the time for the court meeting tomorrow? Brother Li, how about we go change clothes? Let's go and see if these courtiers are really afraid of the color red tomorrow."
Li Xin thought about the scene, grinned suddenly, and said lewdly: "Okay. I can't wait."
Afterwards, the two of them happily went to Tailai Clothing Shop.
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During the court meeting, Li Si and others arrived as scheduled.
After all, they're not really sick, they're just a little afraid of the color red. This does not affect their attendance at court.
This kind of thing is a bit unbelievable and even a bit embarrassing. Fortunately, the tabloids that were chasing after rumors did not know the specific cause, only that he was ill.
Li Si and others thought about it and decided that it would be better to pretend to be sick and go there, which would give His Majesty a sense of diligence.
So, Li Si and others came.
After they arrived, they immediately received concern from other courtiers.
These courtiers said to Li Si with concern: "I heard that the Prime Minister is ill. I didn't know about this illness..."
Li Si smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing. It's just a minor illness. It won't affect my handling of government affairs."
The courtiers all sighed with emotion and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, you are so diligent. You should be a role model for our generation."
Li Si nodded with satisfaction.
This is the effect he wants.
When Li Si was happy, he suddenly saw two people from a distance, one was Li Shui and the other was Li Xin.
Li Si felt a little disgusted when he saw them.
He couldn't help but shook his head: "These two came quite early today."
Everyone said: "Yes, yes."
Then, there was nothing left to say.
They have nothing to say about banishing immortals. Who knows if they will be targeted more often if they make more mistakes? That would be too dangerous.
Li Shui walked over with a smile and said to Li Si: "I heard that the Prime Minister was ill, but I didn't expect that he would go to court even though he was ill. He is so diligent and should be a role model for our generation."
Li Si: "..."
He felt a little weird.
Didn't someone else just say this?
To be honest, there are only a few words to praise others, and it is inevitable that they will be repeated.
However, a recent eavesdropping incident made Li Si suspicious, so he always felt that he was being eavesdropped.
Li Shui smiled and said to Li Si: "The Prime Minister looks good, his face is red, and he doesn't look like he is sick."
This red letter with a glowing face immediately made Li Si feel a little uncomfortable.
But...he endured it.
Li Xin said from the side: "Oh, the weather is getting a bit hot."
The courtiers looked at the dark clouds in the sky, felt the cold winter wind, and thought to themselves: What is happening to General Li? Taking too many supplements?
Afterwards, Li Xin took off his coat and handed it to the young eunuch next to him.
The red undershirt underneath was exposed.
Suddenly, Li Si felt dizzy, staggering and wanted to faint.
Li Xin exclaimed: "What's wrong, Prime Minister?"
Then, he quickly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to support Li Si.
Li Si fell into Li Xin's arms, his eyes full of red.
He pushed Li Xin hard and said weakly: "Don't touch me."
Li Xin was pushed away by Li Si. Then, Li Xin said with an aggrieved look: "Prime Minister, what's wrong with you? I just want to care about you."
Li Shui patted Li Xin on the shoulder sympathetically: "Brother Li, although you are a general, don't forget that the prime minister is the prime minister, and his status is much higher than you."
Li Xin said with an aggrieved look: "I understand."
Li Si was so angry that he had a headache because of the red color.
At this time, he heard some courtiers whispering: "The Prime Minister has really changed."
"Have you read the latest issue of the General's tabloid? I heard that after the Prime Minister became Prime Minister, he always hung up on his old friends at will."
"Well, I'm in my position. Actually, I can understand what the Prime Minister did. It's just that I think it can be done more covertly. Why do it so blatantly?"
After Li Si heard these remarks, he suddenly became furious and fainted completely.
When Li Si woke up, he found himself lying in his home.
He rubbed his eyes, looked at the family members standing beside him, and said in confusion: "Did I have a hallucination? How do I remember that I went to court?"
The family member said: "Master, you went to court, but you fainted during the court. Now everyone knows that the prime minister went there sick but was exhausted, and everyone praised the prime minister as a role model."
Li Si sighed and said, "That's all, this is a blessing in disguise."
In fact, those tabloids not only praised Li Si as a role model for the times, but also complained about Li Si's changes after becoming prime minister.
However, considering Li Si's condition, the family did not say anything.
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"The Banished Immortal has recently researched a new thing called Shunfeng Ear, which can hear sounds thousands of miles away. But there is a disadvantage. After using it too much, the ears will malfunction. This is confidential information. The Banished Immortal said, only Tell some of the most trustworthy people, but don’t tell others casually.”
Some news began to spread in Shangjun Courtyard.
After hearing this, the scientific researchers nodded nervously.
Some curious people seriously asked the craftsman who spread the news: "What is the specific principle of this wind ear?"
The craftsmen stared and said, "How do I know?"
After listening to this, the scientific researchers nodded slightly: This statement... also makes sense. These craftsmen are loyal, but their cultural level is relatively low. They don't know that it is indeed excusable and quite normal.
A few days later, the good news hit the newspapers.
Another unknown illegal tabloid on the street.
Because the news was so shocking, many people bought the newspaper.
Li Shui ordered his people to keep a close eye on the newsboy, but did not alert him.
In fact, there are many such things. You think that if you catch the newsboy, you can follow the clues and catch the mastermind behind the scenes.
In fact, it was later discovered that the person who had been dealing with the newsboy had always been a masked stranger, and the newsboy could not tell the other party's name at all.
The clues were broken, and nothing could be investigated, and moreover, they only alerted the snake.
The loss is too great.
Therefore, Li Shui just ordered people to keep an eye on the newsboy. His main actions were inside Shangjun Courtyard, to find the traitor from within.
The news about Shunfeng Er was only told to half of the scientific researchers.
Now Li Shui has locked down this half of the people, and then asked people to divide these people into two parts.
One part did nothing, and the other part conveyed a message to them: Recently, the Banished Immortal has researched something that can make people become more powerful and tireless for three days and three nights. But there is a side effect. After using it once, I felt tired and weak for a month.
The next day, the news was reported again.
Li Shui continued his efforts, divided out half of the people, and made up another new invention: Ban Xian was going to study a pill. After taking it, he would not be hungry for a month and could save people in the year of famine. But this pill is expensive, one requires one piece of gold.
Sure enough, the news came out again.
People in Xianyang talked a lot: The banished immortal is really a dragon and a tiger, and he is full of energy. These new inventions are endless and incredible.
