After discussing politics in the Doctor's Palace, Zhao Hao gradually gained a foothold, but never took action against Hu Hai.
In addition to Hu Hai's young age and high variability, the political environment in the early Qin Dynasty was very complicated and could not be controlled by Hu Hai.
Even Zhao Gao, Hu Hai's partner, was just a small figure in the early Qin Dynasty.
It was Li Si who really brought Hu Hai and Zhao Gao to the pinnacle of their lives.
Without Li Si helping them tamper with the imperial edict, they would never have succeeded.
Because the Qin Dynasty was based on law.
Law, pay attention to one letter.
If there is no faith in the law, the country will not be established.
This was the reason why Shang Jun Tumu established faith in the beginning.
And Li Si was the defender of the rule of law in the Qin Dynasty and had a high reputation in the Qin Dynasty.
Apart from the First Emperor Ying Zheng, probably his words are the most trustworthy.
In this way, Li Si said that there was no problem with the imperial edict of the First Emperor, and many people would believe him.
So, why was Li Si, who was a great contributor to Hu Hai's rise to power, killed by Hu Hai again?
In fact, it can be seen from Hu Hai's character that killing Li Si is inevitable!
Hu Hai wanted to imitate the First Emperor, but did not want to suffer the First Emperor's suffering. Many of his actions violated the laws of the Qin Dynasty.
But he is the Emperor of Qin.
What laws can bind the emperor?
No! It's impossible!
Therefore, the first thing Hu Hai did to secure the throne was to change the laws of the Qin Dynasty and ignore the laws of the Qin Dynasty.
The serious consequence of such an approach was that the rule of law established by the Qin Dynasty for hundreds of years was completely disrupted.
As a representative of Legalism, the Prime Minister of Qin, and the most powerful adherent of Qin's laws, Li Si naturally had to stand up and stop Hu Hai.
That may have been the case at the time.
Li Si: Damsai, please don’t cause any trouble, okay? Can you just be a mascot?
Hu Hai: Go to Male Gobi. Do you think you are my father and want to restrain me?
Zhao Gao: Your Majesty, Li Si deliberately disturbed your enjoyment, you deserve to die!
Hu Hai: Okay, then let him die.
So, Li Si died like this.
The Qin State that lost Li Si was like a natural danger that lost its last barrier, directly presented to everyone.
It turns out that the mighty Qin Empire was a paper tiger.
Let’s all come together and defeat the paper tiger.
I believe many people know that Qin Jian in Sleeping Tiger Land says that if Qin Fa is late, he will not die if he is late.
But many people have overlooked the fact that the Mausoleum of the First Emperor was only completed in the second year of Qin II, and it was completed in a hurry.
Why was it completed in a hurry?
One is because Da Qin has no money to build any more imperial mausoleums, and the other is because Hu Hai needs to spend money to enjoy it.
Therefore, he must complete Daqin's existing important projects as soon as possible.
At this time, deadlines are inevitable.
Anyone who is familiar with the laws of the Qin and Han Dynasties knows that soldiers in the Qin and Han Dynasties would be executed if they were late.
So, it is not impossible for Hu Hai to use wartime laws if he wants to meet the construction deadline at this time.
And it's logical.
To put it simply, Qin Fa has gone through three stages in total.
The first stage: the militarized management stage during the Shang Yang period.
Qin's law at this stage is the most severe.
But it is also the most fair and just.
As long as you do not violate Qin Fa, Qin Fa will not punish you harshly.
The second stage: the legal reform stage after the First Emperor unified the world.
Qin Fa at this stage is relatively easy because it has to adapt to the subjects of the Six Kingdoms.
It is very different from what was recorded in the Qin bamboo slips in Suihudi, mainly based on letters.
The third stage: the period of Hu Hai's chaos.
Various cruel criminal laws were re-enabled by Hu Hai and Zhao Gao for their own selfish interests, and even changed day by day, which ultimately caused Qin's law to gradually lose credibility.
Anyone who knows the history of Da Qin basically knows it.
In the first two years after Hu Hai ascended the throne, the Qin Dynasty actually did not have many problems. Even if there were some rebellions, they were within control.
And the reason for all this lies with Li Si.
Let's not talk about Li Si's character. At least he is very capable in governing the country.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the First Emperor to reuse him.
As mentioned earlier, the reason why Hu Hai sat on the throne had a lot to do with Li Si.
Therefore, when Hu Hai first took the throne, he also relied heavily on Li Si.
However, Li Si controlled the government for a long time, which made Hu Hai feel that he was the emperor in vain, which was very uncomfortable.
At this time, Zhao Gao's mind began to become active.
Because he was Hu Hai's teacher and Hu Hai trusted him, he often said bad things about Li Si to Hu Hai. Hu Hai naturally hated Li Si.
So the two of them worked together and decisively got rid of Li Si.
And Li Si's death became the last straw that crushed the Qin Empire.
In summary, Li Si was the key point in Qin's transition from prosperity to decline and even its demise.
Why does Zhao Hao support Wang Wan?
A very important reason is that we don’t want Li Si to take over!
Although Li Si's importance is unparalleled, it is actually a good thing for Da Qin that Li Si is no longer prime minister.
Before he became prime minister, Li Si was relatively restrained and conscientious. But after becoming the prime minister, Li Si seemed to be a different person, constantly eliminating dissidents and consolidating his strength.
It seems that he wants to be the second Lu Buwei.
This is no nonsense, as can be seen from the fact that he chose Hu Hai instead of Fusu.
With Li Si’s political vision? Couldn't he see Hu Hai's ability?
Even if Zhao Gao encouraged him, saying that Fusu would not reuse him when he ascended the throne, but would reuse Meng Tian, Meng Yi, etc., it was not enough to make him choose Hu Hai.
After all, Fusu wasn't that stupid, so it was impossible not to see Li Si's role.
Anyone who truly believes in the opposing views of Confucianism and Legalism is a fool.
Fusu did favor Confucianism, but it was impossible to banish Li Si because of this.
If this is the case, then half of the court in Qin Dynasty are Legalists, wouldn’t they all be replaced?
Moreover, with Meng Tian's political vision, it was impossible for Fusu to abandon Li Si.
Therefore, the reason is still Li Si's ambition.
He once worked beside Lu Buwei and experienced the feeling of being inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
For this reason, he tried his best to express himself, hoping that he could be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
It is a pity that even if he sits in the seat where Lu Buwei once sat, he still cannot do so.
Because the person above him is not King Zhuang Xiang or the young Ying Zheng, but Qin Shihuang.
This is destined that he cannot become Lu Buwei.
However, Ying Zheng's sudden death gave him a glimmer of hope. It was like a ray of light in the darkness, illuminating the bright road at the end of his political life.
Compared with the young Ying Zheng, Hu Hai was far inferior, even inferior to King Zhuang Xiang. With Li Si's political skills, he was naturally confident that he would be as powerful as Lu Buwei.
Therefore, he finally chose Hu Hai instead of Fusu.
In fact, from Li Si's perspective, there is no problem with him choosing Hu Hai.
What really made him fail was actually a little person he ignored, Zhao Gao.
He probably never dreamed that a little man who knelt down and worked as a slave beside the First Emperor would ruin his political career and send himself to the execution ground.
Fortunately, Zhao Hao appeared in time and stopped Li Si's ambition.
Otherwise, if he is allowed to take the position of prime minister, the consequences will be disastrous.
After all, the power of the Prime Minister of Qin Dynasty far exceeded that of any dynasty in later generations.
In fact, it would be good for Li Si not to be prime minister.
At least he can do things down to earth before his ambitions grow.
Of course, without Prime Minister Li Si, Hu Hai and Zhao Gao would not be able to make much trouble.
But Hu Hai ran to Ying Zheng crying and complained: "Father, Brother Thirteen hit me, look at my nose."
"Father Emperor?"
Ying Yinman realized what she was doing and ran to Ying Zheng with tears in her eyes and accused Hu Hai: "Father, it was Hu Hai who stole my dog, so Brother Hao beat him."
"You're talking nonsense. I didn't steal your dog. It came here on its own."
"You are talking nonsense. You stole it. Father, please make the decision for your son."
"Father, my son and I have been wronged."
Hearing the voices of Hu Hai and Ying Yinman accusing each other, Ying Zheng couldn't help but frown.
Originally, he was just passing by here, but as soon as he reached the door, he heard a cry from inside, and he came in to check out out of curiosity.
It turned out that it was okay not to look at it, but his face turned livid when he looked at it.
Zhao Hao chased Hu Hai in the yard with his bare feet, while Ying Yinman hugged a dog and lay on the ground crying. She didn't look like a well-educated prince or princess, but she was clearly a farmer's daughter who didn't know etiquette.
All these years of royal education have been in vain?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Ying Zheng could no longer hold back his anger and immediately shouted: "That's enough!"
"Father." Hearing the shout, Ying Yinman was so frightened that he hid behind Zhao Hao and shed tears of grievance.
Hu Hai, on the other hand, stayed in place, letting the nosebleed slip from his lips.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao on the side quickly called out to him: "Send to the imperial doctor quickly!"
"What is the imperial doctor saying? Stop the bleeding first!"
Zhao Hao reminded him a little irritably, then walked slowly towards Ying Zheng, saluted him and said, "I have met my father!"
"Tell me what's going on"
Ying Zheng waved his hand lightly and asked in a serious tone.
Zhao Hao grinned subconsciously, glanced at Ying Yinman, then at Hu Hai, and helplessly spread his hands: "There's nothing to say, it's all trivial matters. If the father wants to punish, then punish the son!"
"Ha, that's a bit responsible!"
Ying Zheng smiled coldly when he heard this, and then changed the topic: "However, I really should punish you."
"ah?"
Zhao Hao's expression was confused.
Ying Zheng glared at him angrily and scolded: "You guys are here if you have time to spare. Why don't you think about the time to establish your Academy of Sciences? How long have you been doing this?"
"If it weren't for my father, the Academy of Sciences wouldn't be so easy to establish."
"You know it's not easy, but you still don't think of a way?"
"this"
Zhao Hao looked embarrassed and immediately slumped his shoulders: "Okay, it is indeed my fault."
"Just admit your mistake. Before I come back, the Academy of Sciences must be established!"
"Yes, Father."
Zhao Hao drooped his head and reluctantly responded.
Hu Hai was stunned and his mind went blank.
He originally thought that Ying Zheng would teach Zhao Hao a lesson for him, but he didn't expect that his nose would bleed and Ying Zheng would remain unmoved.
Could it be that love really disappears?
Before Hu Hai could react, Ying Zheng suddenly turned to look at him and scolded: "And you, Hu Hai, have I been too indulgent to you? Have you developed the character of a common man? Have you learned how to sneak around? Huh?" "
"Ah? No, father and son, no."
Facing this sudden rebuke, Hu Hai was at a loss and thought that love would indeed disappear.
But Ying Zheng interrupted him with a cold snort, turned to look at Ying Yinman, and asked in a deep voice: "Yang Zi, what do you have to say?"
"Father is merciful, sons and ministers know their sins"
With the lessons learned from Zhao Hao and Hu Hai, Ying Yinman decisively adopted a posture of 'admit it when you make a mistake, and stand upright when you are beaten'.
But as soon as the words came out, she seemed to remember something again, pointed at the dog in the fence, and said aggrievedly: "But Boya."
"That's none of my business, it ate it on its own!"
When Hu Hai heard what Ying Yinman said, he immediately distanced himself from the relationship.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and said majestically: "What did it eat?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the sachet around Ritian's neck is an anthelmintic."
When Palace Attendant Hu Hai heard Ying Zheng's words, he was so frightened that he knelt down, even speaking a little awkwardly.
But Ying Zheng frowned: "What day?"
"It's just Master Hu Hai's dog."
"Snapped!"
Before the palace attendant could finish his words, Ying Zheng slapped Hu Hai with a backhand, causing blood to fly from his nose and spinning around in circles.
He naturally knew that 'Ritian' was Zhao Hao's pen name.
Hu Hai named his dog "Ritian", so it's no wonder Zhao Hao beat him.
This kid really deserves to be beaten!
It is unreasonable to humiliate your own brother!
"His Majesty."
When Zhao Gao saw Hu Hai being beaten, he was so frightened that he hugged him and begged to Ying Zheng;
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The young master is young and may be just having fun for a while. He has no intention of humiliating his brother."
"snort!"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly and asked with a stern face, "I handed him over to you, and this is how you taught him?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This old slave is guilty. I beg your Majesty to punish this old slave. Please do not blame the young master."
"enough!"
Ying Zheng was very impatient when he heard this, and immediately waved his hand to interrupt Zhao Gao: "Take him down!"
"Yes, yes, the old slave is resigning."
Zhao Gao nodded like a chicken pecking rice, hugged Hu Hai who was almost fainting, and ran out of the courtyard in a hurry.
Zhao Hao and Ying Yinman watched them leave and couldn't help but look at each other.
He secretly said that the problem was finally settled.
With Hu Hai's nature, he will definitely hate them for the rest of his life.
But in this situation now, it is not up to them to make the decision.
Ying Zheng thought for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Hao: "Can you save that dog?"
"Um?"
Zhao Hao was slightly surprised, as if he was a little surprised.
The majestic First Emperor actually cares about the life and death of a dog?
Could it be that the First Emperor was also a dog lover?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao suddenly remembered a historical legend.
It is said that during the process of unifying the world, the First Emperor always led a big yellow dog.
Prime Minister Li Si also liked this kind of big yellow dog. Before he died, he said this: "I want to go out with Ruofu and lead the yellow dog to Cai Cai and chase the cunning rabbit at the east gate. How can I get it!"
If this legend is true, then it seems normal for the First Emperor to care about the life and death of a dog.
After all, no dog lover wants to watch a dog die.
"What? You can't help it?"
Seeing that Zhao Hao remained silent, Ying Zheng asked him again.
In fact, the normal approach should be to summon a doctor, but Ying Zheng had blind confidence in Zhao Hao and felt that nothing in this world could really trouble him.
And Zhao Hao seems to have never let Ying Zheng down.
Just as Ying Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Hao came back from his thoughts, nodded and said:
"If there is a way, let someone prepare a basin of water first!"
"oh?"
Ying Zheng's eyes lit up and he immediately waved his sleeves behind him: "Here comes the water!"
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