Chapter 76 Tea tasting
Chen Sheng was not keen on sweeping in the political whirlpool of the upper class of the empire. W√w W .
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★CoM also read relevant information from the letters he had given to him. The teacher did not object to him and Fusu. Meng Yi got very close, but the teacher clearly pointed out that the emperor was still very young, and only loyal to the emperor was the best choice.
Chen Sheng praised the teacher's words very much. No matter which dynasty, the emperor would not like his ministers to get too close to his sons. You should know that the emperor himself is the boss who pays the ministers, and the employees and the boss's sons are fighting fiercely will definitely attract the boss's vigilance. You should know that there are quite a few princes who look at the throne. If they are in love with these ministers, the emperor's throne will be a bit dangerous. Even the First Emperor, who is in the world and unifies the world, is still in a grudge when he sees his ministers and the princes so familiar with him. However, he still relies heavily on his ministers, so he has been suppressing his dissatisfaction and anger in his heart.
After several days, nothing happened. More than a dozen modified barges entered the Huai River from Sishui, then turned south and rushed towards the jurisdiction of Jiujiang County. Although the emperor toured the north, his government affairs were not left behind. A batch of government orders were issued, and Jiujiang County, Changsha County, and even Kuaiji County were under strict investigation. Under the leadership of Wei Liao, Heishui Pavilion re-emphasized the great power of the past when he was lurking in the six countries and investigated the suspected local officials. At least ten suspected county magistrates, dozens of county magistrates, and county magistrates were involved in this storm. Without exception, these people were all the chiefs of counties near the rivers and were bribed by Zhang Liang to cover Zhang Liang's grain transport fleet.
Meng Yi, who received the confirmed information, naturally would not let go of these borers who received the salary of the Qin Dynasty but cooperated with the remnants of the six countries. Wherever the fleet went, the imperial guards dispatched a large number of officials who committed dereliction of duty and arrested all the officials who committed dereliction of duty. The Qin law was harsh, and these officials who committed the crime would definitely not have good results.
As more and more officials arrested, a clue quietly emerged.
When the imperial court appoints and removes local officials, it is not a casual matter. Every official position above the county magistrate is recommended by the minister, agreed by the Prime Minister's Office, and finally the emperor determines the appointment and removal. What is involved is the result of the game between various forces in the court. Therefore, every official has a clear mark of a certain force behind it.
After seeing this clue, Meng Yi began to struggle.
Because these evidences point to Lord Li Si, who is below one person and above ten thousand people in the court.
However, Meng Yi knew very well that Li Si had no such motivation to do such things at all. Although Li Si was not very arrogant, he was still very obsessed in political views. The situation in the south of the empire is large, which is related to the safety of the empire and the past generations. Li Si, who is passionate about fame and fortune, naturally hopes that the empire will succeed. At that time, he can leave more important points in history books. Therefore, it is definitely impossible to be confused about such things. Li Si is the prime minister and will never lack money! Besides, the collection and dispatch of food and grass is what the prime minister does accordingly. If the grain and grass are not continued, he is to hold him accountable. If the army is defeated, the emperor will definitely take his anger on him. At that time, his position as prime minister will end. Therefore, Li Si has no motivation to do such things.
However, from the officials arrested, these officials happened to be the direct forces of Li Si's power. Although they are not the core, they are also some of the rising stars in Li Si's camp. Some were originally the minor officials who Li Si followed him when he was in the Qin State, and some were even juniors in the Li Si family. They were promoted by Li Si and were assigned to serve officials in various places. Li Si was to blame for such a thing.
"According to my opinion, Prime Minister Li was probably blackened." Chen Sheng poured the tea into his mouth and smacked his lips. The tea was elegant and fragrant. After entering the mouth, a feeling of secreting the heart and lungs spread out. It was his first time to drink this top-notch tea. "The person who blackened him is very brave, he dared to give eye drops to the prime minister of a foreign country."
He sat opposite him. Only the eldest lady of the Ling family would carry tea and snacks on the road with her. Meng Yi had sorted out the caravan supplies taken away by Ling Fengdu to return them to Ling Suyun. The caravan continued to set off, but Ling Suyun took his own initiative and followed Chen Sheng and others to go south. This was not because of Chen Sheng's charm, but because Zhang Liang hired her Ling family's fleet. With her help, when he went south, he could get some useful information from the shops distributed in the Ling family. Ling Suyun's original intention was to capture Ling Fengdu, who dared to detain her. With Ling Suyun's personality, she would not arrest Ling Fengdu back to the family and be punished with the clan law. She could not vent her anger, nor could she intimidate the uncles and brothers in the family who were ulterior motives.
Ling Suyun's attitude towards Chen Sheng has changed a lot recently. Although Chen Sheng had a bad impression of her before, Ling Suyun had changed a lot of attention to Chen Sheng after saving her life and leaving the tiger's mouth. In addition, Chen Sheng has the identity of Wei Liao's personal disciple, which also makes Ling Suyun look higher on Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng's vision and knowledge are not low, so when the two of them have nothing to do in this small cabin, they just drink tea and chat. Meng Yi and Fusu are not as leisurely as the two. Whenever the fleet arrives at a place, they have to arrest people for interrogation and are very busy. They only ask Chen Sheng when occasionally something happens to a bottleneck. Judging from Fusu's performance, Chen Sheng also found that Fusu is not a mediocre person. He likes to think about his own brains when encountering problems. It is really unimaginable that he will ask for help from others.
Ling Suyun smiled indifferently. Her skills in making tea were not bad. Seeing Chen Sheng drank all the tea in one sip, she frowned and said with heartache: "This tea is not what I drink!" After taking a sip of tea, Ling Suyun said: "There are more talented people in the empire. Prime Minister Li has been an official for many years and has made many enemies in the court and the country. There are also many people who dare to harm him." After thinking about it, Ling Suyun said a little dazed: "Besides, this matter may not be specifically targeted at Prime Minister Li. You are too one-sided to see the problem."
"Oh?" Chen Sheng was puzzled by why Ling Suyun made such a statement, so he had to stare into Ling Suyun's eyes.
Seeing Chen Sheng's hot eyes staring at his face, Ling Suyun's face felt hot and she said angrily: "What are you looking at? There are no flowers on my face."
Seeing Ling Suyun's coquettish look, Chen Sheng had already flown for a long time and sighed: "How could the flowers be so beautiful!"
Chapter completed!