Li Si looked at Zhao Si with a strange expression, and then at the First Emperor, seemingly in disbelief.
"Your Majesty...is this not a joke?"
No, this is too sudden, right?
Although Wang Jian said nothing, he looked at the First Emperor with unbelief in his eyes.
Even Feng Quji, the transparent third prince, found it very difficult to accept.
Today's news is really quite important.
"Can An Neng joke about the affairs of the clan?" The First Emperor's eyebrows moved slightly.
After Li Si received the First Emperor's approval, his facial expression was particularly exciting. He looked at the First Emperor for a while, then at Zhao Si. The same was true for Wang Jian and Feng Quji.
As a bystander, Zhao Si couldn't help laughing. At this moment, he could only hold back his smile and pretend to be calm as he looked at the beaming Li Si.
Hey!
All I get from getting along with you as colleagues is childishness and fooling. In this case, let's show our cards and stop pretending!
I am actually the grandson of the First Emperor!
"You guys seem a little hard to accept?" the First Emperor said with a smile on his face.
"A few days ago, Zhao Si... Young Master was a minister of the same court as me. Today, after suddenly learning that he is actually a minister, Your Majesty's news is too sudden..." Li Si spoke with a wry smile on his face, holding back. Uncomfortably, he changed Zhao Si's name to the young master.
"I didn't hide it on purpose, it just happened suddenly." The First Emperor smiled and shook his head.
"I dare to ask, this matter is..." Wang Jian started, but was interrupted by the First Emperor in the middle of his words.
"There is no need to hide anything. Just arrest me and inform the courtiers. I have already sent people to inform the clan. Once a good and auspicious day is chosen, Si'er can recognize their ancestors and return to the clan to kowtow and worship their ancestors." The First Emperor knew what Wang Jian wanted to ask.
hide?
The First Emperor had no intention of hiding it from the beginning.
There is no need to hide anything.
What is there to conceal and delay with this kind of news?
Now that his life experience has been determined, the right way is to let Zhao Si recognize his ancestor and return to the clan as soon as possible, and let the ministers accept and digest the news as soon as possible.
The process of the First Emperor's centralization of power included but was not limited to unifying the country and eliminating his relatives.
Before the First Emperor, the Qin clan had always had a strong voice.
However, after the First Emperor unified the world, he placed strict restrictions on the clan. Even the First Emperor's own children were not granted kingships or fiefdoms. The entire clan was considered to have been set up by the First Emperor, and its real power was greatly reduced. Now it is only left to deal with internal conflicts within the clan. Some of the rights are difficult to associate with being an official or a general.
But Fusu is an exception. He is the son of the First Emperor and the only one among the many clans in the Qin Dynasty who has real power and many followers.
And now, there will be one more Zhao Si.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had to adapt to Zhao Si's presence as soon as possible. The First Emperor informed San Gong in advance of this intention.
"In that case, I'm awake, old minister." Wang Jian nodded.
Li Si and Feng Quji also heard the elegant meaning of the piano and nodded their heads.
"Besides this small matter, there is nothing else to do. Do you have anything else to report?" the First Emperor said with a smile on his face.
"The matter of Jiu Qing has been reported to Your Majesty, and there is nothing missing yet." Li Si nodded.
A trivial matter... Listen to this, can this be called a trivial matter?
Zhao Si suddenly became Fusu's son and your grandson. How can you call it a small matter that you came here so unexpectedly?
Obviously, the First Emperor had already announced that he was driving people away.
The morning meeting was over, and the three princes stood up and resigned to the First Emperor.
The First Emperor had no intention of retaining anyone, and just nodded in agreement.
Li Si, Wang Jian, Feng Quji and the others bowed and left. When they left, Zhao Si always felt that Li Si's eyes towards him were full of resentment.
Zhao Si subconsciously touched his chin and smiled.
"Why are you laughing?" the First Emperor heard the sound and asked.
"When the order to move the royal tomb was mentioned in the past, I was still kept in the dark. At that time, I just thought that my time was short, and I would be like Lord Shang, and he would be quartered...
I never thought that it would be Prime Minister Li who would take on this important task and carry out the task of splitting the clan and killing him. Originally, this matter should be done by me and Prime Minister Li, but today's sudden change, I'm afraid Prime Minister Li will not feel so good in his heart. "Zhao Si smiled and lamented the unpredictable nature of life.
When the First Emperor heard this, he not only smiled.
It is true that both Li Si and Wang Jian actually regard Zhao Si as a junior, not to mention their selfish motives, but after all, they are ministers of the same dynasty, and their status and seniority have firmly dominated Zhao Si. For them, the change of roles may be It won't be that smooth.
Likewise, presumably they also think about a lot of things.
For example, Li Si, the First Emperor's long-time royal servant...
After leaving the palace, Li Si hesitated several times because Feng Quji was accompanying him. Feng Quji may have noticed this, or he could not wait to announce the good news to Fusu's supporters, so he quickened his pace. Separating from Wang Jian and Li Si, when Feng Ququ quickly walked away, Li Si couldn't bear it anymore. He looked at Wang Jian who was walking slowly aside and asked: "Old Lieutenant, what do you think about this boy Zhao Si? Can you teach me anything?" My place?"
When Wang Jian heard the sound, he touched his pale beard and looked at Old God Li Si and said calmly: "You all know how to call me Old Lieutenant. You should know that I only have a few years to live. It is what I can do to protect His Majesty for the last period of time." It’s reached the extreme, this is something that juniors should consider.”
Wang Jian's answer was still so airtight, but it was obvious that this was not what Li Si wanted to hear.
"When Zhao Si returned to Qin, he became good friends with your grandson Wang Li, and later they became as close as brothers. As far as I know, among his peers, Zhao Si probably only has Wang Li as a friend. Since the old Taiwei has passed away, If you are involved in it, why pretend you don't understand it while you care about Zuo Yan?" Li Si frowned and spoke.
Wang Jian's expression changed a bit when he heard this. When he looked at Li Si, he saw that Li Si also had a frown on his face. He pondered for a moment and spoke.
"Gongzi Si is the son of the eldest son. Although he has not yet recognized his ancestors and returned to the clan, since Your Majesty has informed us that we will inform all officials, there is no reason to delay. The right minister should call him "Gongzi Si" and should not treat him like a child again. "
Upon hearing this, Li Si realized that his thoughts did not seem to change as smoothly as Wang Jian's.
There's nothing we can do about it.
The relationship between Li Si and Zhao Si is really good.
After all, when the First Emperor was recovering, Li Si accompanied him to eat and handle government affairs. In addition, although Zhao Si was lively, he actually respected Li Si very much.
Not to mention that the order to move the royal tomb was originally proposed by Zhao Si, but Li Si took over the responsibility.
The First Emperor's plan all along was very clear to Li Si, which was to let himself, an old minister, withstand the pressure on Zhao Si, give him a space to grow, and use the old man to lead the newcomers.
Originally, we agreed to go on the road together, but it was just a matter of precedence.
Now you tell me that you are on the road to succession. How can Li Si easily accept the change?
However, after being reminded by Wang Jian, Li Si also knew that no matter how hasty and sudden the news was, he had to change his mind as soon as possible, so he nodded as if he was being taught and said, "Thank you, Old Lieutenant, for reminding me. It's just a matter of your Majesty's summons today. Let's talk." According to the old lieutenant, does this matter have any profound meaning?"
Wang Jian has been protecting himself all his life, but Wang Li and Zhao Si have become good friends. Now they can't escape even if they jump, so Li Si plans to learn from Wang Jian.
"It's hard to say..." Wang Jian shook his head.
"Gongzi Si's identity was revealed. His Majesty immediately summoned the three princes to inform the officials. He also asked Young Master Si to accompany him when handling government affairs. The place where he lived was the old pavilion where your majesty used to live in the palace when he was still a prince. It can be seen from this "Your Majesty loves Young Master Si very much. However, the Crown Prince of the Qin Dynasty has not yet been decided, and the eldest Young Master is the most popular one. The old lieutenant thinks, will His Majesty appoint a Crown Prince at this time?" Li Si continued to ask.
Straight ball, another straight ball.
We are all old foxes, how can anyone be stupid?
The reason why Li Si asked so bluntly was just to see Wang Jian's reaction.
"Hard to say……"
"Old Lieutenant, why are you doing this..." Li Si shook his head.
"It's hard to say...I'm not fooling you. If your Majesty wants to appoint a crown prince, you shouldn't wait until this time." Wang Jian looked straight at Li Si.
Li Si was stunned for a moment, as if he realized something, his eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly.
"What the old lieutenant means is..." Li Si spoke cautiously.
"The right Prime Minister knows the absurdity of this kind of thing better than I do..." Wang Jian shook his head.
At this point, everyone knew what was coming, so they tacitly agreed not to speak.
Did the First Emperor not make up his mind? Or should we wait and see again?
In fact, to be honest, when he learned that Zhao Si was the son of Fusu and the grandson of the First Emperor, Li Si's first reaction was to be unhappy.
To be honest, Li Si most likely does not want Fusu to become the crown prince.
Because Fusu is capable and ambitious, but at the same time, he has different political views and has a fundamental conflict with him.
In addition, help Su Shangru!
Compared with Legalism, Fusu obviously preferred Confucianism and believed that this was the way to govern the world.
This means that once Fusu becomes the crown prince and succeeds to the throne, he will inevitably have a serious conflict with Li Si.
So, while in the dunes.
Li Si was really hesitant!
It's just that Li Si is a smart man, and he also looks down on Zhao Gao and Hu Hai.
He didn't think Hu Hai and Zhao Gao could succeed, so he chose to refuse.
After all, the First Emperor was guarded by that boy Zhao Si, and Li Si knew Zhao Si's personal bravery better than anyone else.
This kid cannot be persuaded or deceived no matter what.
Li Si knew better than anyone else that this boy really regarded the First Emperor as an elder and relative, and was not someone he could persuade with benefits.
The existence of Zhao Si prompted Li Si to make a completely different and correct choice from history. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Gao died and Hu Hai was exiled, but Li Si passed the test and was officially promoted to the right prime minister and became a human being. The ultimate minister.
but!
Hu Hai's failure also meant that Fusu's accuracy in becoming the crown prince further increased.
Not to mention the subsequent great victory in Longxi and Fusu's return to Xianyang.
Li Si has embarked on the path of becoming a saint and calling himself a son to open up a second life for the Legalists, but the ending before him seems to be destined to be tragic.
Li Si knew that Fusu would definitely become the crown prince.
Because there were only so many sons of the First Emperor.
But Fusu's character is not something he can change.
Therefore, my own efforts and reforms can only be retained in the history books in the end, rather than existing gloriously with the Qin Dynasty.
But now, Wang Jian's words awakened Li Si.
Fusu had different political views with him, and he also had different political views with the First Emperor.
With the character of the First Emperor, could he really accept that everything he did after his death would be completely changed or even counterattacked?
So... is the First Emperor waiting and watching?
Li Si thinks so...
It's just that the other sons of the First Emperor were not enough to be this variable.
And now, new variables have appeared!
Putting aside that ridiculous idea, what choice would the First Emperor make?
In the past, neither Li Si nor Wang Jian actually got involved in the crown prince's affairs, but now because of Zhao Si's special nature, they are inevitably involved.
Li Si couldn't just think about the immediate matter, he had to think clearly about what the First Emperor needed and what situation he wanted to achieve.
Li Si must further observe every move of the First Emperor and Zhao Si, and even Fusu's every move.
He fell into a small misunderstanding before.
Although Zhao Si was Fusu's son, Zhao Si was not raised by Fusu. Compared with Fusu, Zhao Si was closer to the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty said earlier that Young Master Si is His Majesty's eldest grandson. In fact, judging from his age, Young Master Si should be the eldest son of the eldest prince, right?" Li Si looked at Wang Jian and spoke.
Wang Jian nodded.
Li Si's heart moved slightly when he heard this. When the First Emperor said it, he only briefly mentioned it and did not go into details about Zhao Si's life experience. However, this was not a secret. The palace people must know it, and the First Emperor did not intend to hide it, so Li Si thought about it. After a while, he approached a palace man alone and asked.
"Gongzi Si's mother is Zhao Ying, the sister of the clan leader of the Zhao Kingdom."
The palace official didn't hide anything and told Li Si the fact directly.
The First Emperor did not issue a hush-hush order, which meant that he acquiesced or even encouraged the spread of this matter, so most of the palace people knew the details.
After Li Si got the news, he lowered his head and muttered, lost in thought as he walked.
"The Zhao Kingdom clan...since the direct lineage is dead, then the lineage of Young Master Xie should be considered as the direct clan lineage. Besides, he is also the patriarch of the Zhao Kingdom clan."
"Milan is Chang Wenjun's niece, right..."
Li Si rubbed his eyebrows. These life experiences were somewhat old, and the influence of his relatives had long been wiped out by the First Emperor, so Li Si had long stopped paying attention to these things.
It's really embarrassing to ask Li Si to calculate the blood relationship for a while now.
"Trouble, this kind of thing is more suitable for those Confucian scholars..."
"I remember that Zhao Si had a good relationship with a Confucian scholar before, it seems... Shu Sun Tong, a disciple of Kong Kun?"
"It seems that this Confucian scholar is not in Xianyang now, right?"
A lot of thoughts flashed through Li Si's mind. After thinking for a long time, he still felt a little afraid to make a decision.
"On this occasion, let's wait and see..."
For this kind of matter, it is better to observe the attitude of the First Emperor. From the information obtained so far, it can only be said that Li Si saw a glimmer of new possibilities, but it was by no means enough to make Li Si risk his own life.
In the final analysis, the real dire straits have not yet come.
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