Chapter 43: One Emperor Through the Ages
Zhao Gao nodded noncommittally, a cold look flashed across his eyes, and then he leaned a little closer to Li Si and whispered: "To be honest, if His Majesty the First Emperor becomes an immortal and goes away, you and I will
How can a person still have a way to survive? Not to mention Meng Tian, Meng Yi supports Fu Su, the eldest son of the emperor alone is wary of the two of us. Prime Minister Li, given your involvement in official circles over the years, you can't fail to see this, right?
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Li Si also leaned forward, then his face darkened, and he said again: "Zhaofu Order, Your Majesty's health has improved recently, isn't it too early to support Hu Hai?" Obviously he was also moved, and dozens of Li family members died.
, as well as Li Si's lifelong political achievements and reputation are now all tied together. If Meng Tian and Meng Tian gain power, then everything he has now will be in vain.
"No. Prime Minister Li, we must make preparations early. Young Master Hu Hai is not as famous and talented as the emperor's eldest son Fusu. If he wants His Majesty the First Emperor to pay attention, you and I will need to work together to support him." Zhao Gao smiled softly and sinisterly again.
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Li Si nodded. Hu Hai was indeed not comparable to Fusu. Li Si understood Fusu's status in the heart of the First Emperor. However, he still had no confidence in letting Hu Hai shake this status, so he still said worriedly: "Zhao
Government order, there are some things that both you and I can see clearly, and with Hu Hai’s financial resources, he is not worthy of our support."
"Among the princes now, apart from Young Master Hu Hai, Prime Minister Li, do you have any other choices?" Zhao Gao asked again.
Hearing this, Li Si also sighed. The other princes were all headed by Fusu. After much deliberation, Hu Hai was the only one who usually stayed alone and had little contact with Fusu.
"Prime Minister Li, what else do you have to worry about?" Seeing Li Si's hesitant look, Zhao Gao sneered, "Don't look at the pleasant scenery in your backyard, but there is one thing. There are no flowers that stay red for a hundred days, and there are no evergreen pines.
, If you want your family to be prosperous, you can only support Mr. Hu Hai."
Li Si heard the words again. He was so shrewd that he didn't know what Zhao Gao meant. Moreover, for him to be able to become the prime minister, talent and strategy were one aspect, and decisiveness was also the key.
"In this case, the Zhao family has made you and I dependent on each other." Li Si finally made up his mind. Now is not the time to be indecisive. As Zhao Gao said, his Li family is now half buried in the loess.
"Prime Minister Li, with the support of you and me, Master Hu Hai will also have opportunities in the future." Zhao Gao pointed to the sky and said. "To be honest, Leping, the governor of Sishui County, is in Xianyang City. If Master Hu Hai is allowed to general
The art of papermaking is dedicated to His Majesty the First Emperor, and then it is up to you to request His Majesty to order Mr. Hu Hai to take charge of the papermaking factory. Prime Minister Li, what do you think?"
After hearing Zhao Gao's plan, Li Si thought about it carefully. He could see the meaning of the paper at a glance. It was definitely a merit that has been praised for thousands of years. If Hu Hai really has this opportunity, then the latter's influence in the empire will be great.
His reputation can be said to be second only to Fusu. After thinking about this, Li Si couldn't help but glance at Zhao Gao and secretly thought that this eunuch is quite shrewd and smart.
However, since he had decided to support Hu Hai, Li Si did not object, so he nodded in agreement, "Zhaofu Ling, you are ready for everything. Just wait for me, Li Si, to get in."
Zhao Gao pursed his lips and chuckled, jokingly saying: "Prime Minister Li is joking. Who in the world doesn't know that only if you speak, His Majesty the First Emperor will think twice."
Hearing this, Li Si did not object, and then he said: "Then we will discuss it in court tomorrow."
"In this case, Zhao Gao will leave." Zhao Gao stood up immediately and said.
Li Si also stood up, put his hands behind his hands and said again: "Zhao Fu ordered you to move slowly, Li Si will not send you off."
Then, he looked at Zhao Gao's leaving back, his eyes gradually became cold, and then he waved his sleeves and said, "This eunuch has made a good plan."
The next day, when the rooster crowed, Li Si got on the carriage, and then a carriage servant drove to Xianyang Palace. Li Si got off the carriage outside the palace gate, and then asked the carriage servant to leave first, and then he took a look at the grand palace gate.
, adjusted his blue and black official robes again, and then walked away.
The guards of Xianyang Palace naturally recognized Prime Minister Li Si, and because it was early morning, they let him pass without interrogation. When Li Si arrived at the meeting hall, more than a dozen officials had gathered, including the conspirator Meng Yi. These people saw
Li Si, so they came to salute one after another. After all, the prime minister is the head of all officials.
"Prime Minister Li is in good spirits today." Meng Yi also bowed his hands politely and said calmly.
The two of them had been grudges for a long time, and Li Si didn't take Meng Yi seriously either. He nodded as if they were meeting by chance and said, "The conspirators are equally clear-headed."
After the two exchanged greetings, they stopped talking. Seeing this, the other officials did not step forward to interrupt. Neither the Li family nor the Meng family could be offended by them.
After all the officials arrived, headed by Li Si, they all took off their boots, tidied up their appearance again, and entered the hall respectfully after being searched by the eunuchs one by one. At this time, Zhao Gao helped someone slowly sit on the dragon above the hall.
Chair, the entire hall became extremely quiet due to the arrival of this person.
The only one who could allow Zhao Gao to serve and prevent the officials from making an uproar was the First Emperor. Sitting on the dragon throne was Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the ages. At this time, his complexion was still slightly yellow because of many illnesses, but that
His sharp eyes were still as sharp as when he was galloping on the battlefield, and the melancholy between his eyebrows revealed a decisive look of killing.
Although his body was a little weak, he looked at the entire empire like an old tiger, making everyone tremble with fear and dare not move. This is Qin Shihuang, and even with him now, officials still dare not risk his majesty.
The First Emperor nodded to Zhao Gao, who understood, then took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Is there any report for the officials' discussion?"
"Your Majesty, General Meng Tian defeated the Xiongnu to ensure peace in our north. However, the transportation of spring tax grains from various places to the front line was huge, so that the government has very little grain in stock. I wonder if there will be more tax grains for this year's autumn harvest. Please make a decision, Your Majesty." One person said.
Row, holding the white jade plaque with both hands and bowing, he said.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Now that taxes have increased year after year, the people are already miserable. Your Majesty, please think about the foundation of our great Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years." At this time, Dr. Shu Suntong came out to dissuade him urgently.
The First Emperor pondered for a moment, and the officials did not dare to disturb them. They were all waiting quietly for His Majesty the First Emperor's decision. "The foundation of our Qin Dynasty is to build the Great Wall to the north to guard the Xiongnu, to conquer the barbarians in the west to expand our territory, and to go south to conquer the barbarians and promote us."
Imperial power. I, the Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, are the pillars of the foundation of ten thousand years. And the common people don’t understand the ten thousand years of my imperial career in the Great Qin Dynasty, and you don’t understand either?” Although the voice of the First Emperor was a little weak, it fell into the ears of all the officials.
But it is sonorous and powerful, like a majestic strategy that single-handedly plans a ten-year-old foundation.
Okay, I admit that I was fooled. Sorry, it’s just one chapter today. I’ll make up for it with three updates tomorrow. First, I went to the hospital because I had something to do during the day. Second, there are 12,000 words of updates in two days this week.
There are still three updates for several days, and Voltage's lower back has already been hurting from sitting. Everyone knows that many authors have lumbar spondylosis. Voltage will rest today. I can't sit like this anymore. I'm not married yet.
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Chapter completed!