Under the eyes of Fu Qiu Bo, Lu Jia and Mao Heng, they admired noble character and were not afraid of power.
Li Si held his head high, like a proud big rooster, following behind Ying Chengyu, without the slightest feeling of being a subordinate.
Ying Chengyu found a room at random and entered, glanced at the four people looking around in the hall, and said in an aggravated tone to Li Si who entered after him:
"Close the door."
Li Si, who lost his official position and title, only took one step into the room, then stood in front of the door and refused to go in. He leaned against the door with a loud voice.
"There is nothing that cannot be said to anyone."
When Qin Er was about to do it, he became angry and slapped his hand on the table with a clear sound.
"Is this how you treat your king?"
Li Si was neither humble nor arrogant, and his words were as rigid as his face, as if he had made a decree.
“If a king treats his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart.
“If a king treats his ministers like dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a countryman.
"If a king treats his ministers like dirt, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit.
"Your Majesty seizes Si's title, removes Si's officials, and exiles Si to the vast sea.
"This kind of behavior is even worse than that of Tu Jie. How does Your Majesty want Si to treat you? The reason why Si did not hold a shield and stab with a sword is because he is afraid that the master will not like it. He is not willing to do it, but he cannot do it!"
Ying Chengyu grabbed the tea cup placed on the table and smashed it hard, hitting Li Si in the forehead, causing a bloody head.
"If it weren't for Xunzi's sake, I would have let you out of Xianyang Prison! Let you anger me in person again!"
The angry Ying Chengyu was like a lion, and his roaring voice stopped the four disciples who saw Li Si being beaten and wanted to come over to make peace.
Blood flowed from Li Si's forehead to his face, and dripped on his clothes. He looked miserable and embarrassed.
But his high head still refused to lower, and instead held it higher than before.
Ying Cheng was so angry that he laughed back, shouted loudly, and called for the accompanying officer to take Li Si to the Imperial Medical Office for medical treatment.
Li Si refused to leave and was forced out of the door by two lieutenants.
An angry Ying Chengyu left the Chang'an Lord's Mansion, got into the Si Ma King's carriage, and said to Zhang Han on the shaft through a curtain:
"Keep an eye on Li Si, don't let him die, and ask Xia Wuqi to diagnose and treat him personally. I don't want to hear about someone being killed by a teacup tomorrow.
If you want to use me and make history by using my name, you are dreaming!"
"only!"
Li Si, who was sent to Xianyang Palace overnight and brought to the Imperial Medical Office, was not dead.
In the hands of Xia Wuji, the descendant of the medical family, death is not an easy thing, let alone just looking at the frightening skin injuries.
No one died, so naturally there is no story about someone being killed by a tea cup.
But there are other stories circulating.
On the way to Xianyang Palace, Li Si, who was escorted by Lang Guan, was walking around Xianyang Road like a prisoner in a prison car parade. His face and clothes were covered with blood, and his embarrassment was seen by many people.
Li Si's uprightness rebuked His Majesty angrily, and the story of His Majesty throwing a candle in anger appeared naturally. Li Si's reputation began to spread in Guanzhong with the help of various aristocratic families.
They did not dare to directly confront Qin II, but they dared to set a model for those whom Qin II disliked.
Such small things may seem useless at the moment, but it is these useless little things that, when accumulated together, can become a major event that can subvert the emperor.
If you want to break the camel's back, you must prepare countless straws in advance before the last straw arrives.
A convoy left the North City Gate of Xianyang and headed northwest. One hundred convoy guards were all soldiers wearing hard-wearing armor.
This is a convoy escorting five Qin officials headed by Li Si to the vast sea.
In order to show his generosity and not to murder these five treacherous ministers, the Second Emperor of Qin specially assigned a centurion from the army to lead a hundred Qin soldiers to protect the five Qin ministers from reaching the vast sea safely.
Instead of being led around like a dog, he was traveling in a carriage.
This is the highest treatment for Qin's exiles since Qin Feizi was granted the title of Qin.
No one thought that Qin II was kind-hearted.
Exile is exile, or is it exile to the vast sea that is not the land of Qin? The result must be death. How to get there is very important?
Riding in a carriage is very comfortable, but knowing that you are going to die, isn't this journey without any physical problems the greatest inner suffering?
In the carriage, Cai Yan gritted her teeth bitterly as she looked at her husband with a fresh blood mark on his forehead.
"I will curse this foolish king to death!"
Li Si listened to the sound of wheels pressing on the ground and touched the injured part of his forehead. He felt a little pain but smiled.
"Don't be disrespectful to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is fulfilling my needs."
Cai Yan had a puzzled look on her face. She was dismissed from her official position, seized a title, exiled to the vast sea, and broke your head. Is this a fulfillment? Was her husband beaten stupid?
"If you believe this, don't ask.
"In a few years, Si will take you back to Xianyang City, and Si's title and official position will be even higher than now."
Cai Yan leaned in Li Si's arms.
"I trust my husband, and I can just follow him wherever he goes. It's just the bitter cold in the vast sea, and I'm afraid our children won't be able to bear it..."
Listening to Xijun's worried and sad words, Li Si thought that it was terrible for an illiterate woman to be able to write in simplified Chinese within a year.
Coupled with movable type printing and paper, the number of officials trained in Korean schools in two years is comparable to the number of scholars in Korean schools in twenty years.
"Don't worry, we won't go to the vast sea."
Except for Jiang Shang, everyone in the back hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion was cleared out, including Prime Minister Zhou Qingchen on the left and Prime Minister Feng Quji on the right.
People in Xiangbang Mansion have long been used to it.
It is said that the Imperial Seal was secretly transported to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Since Zhangtai Palace was transformed from the place where the King of Qin managed government affairs to a palace of debauchery, the back hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion became the highest administrative place in the Qin Empire.
The diligent Qin Er came back for the second time this month.
Zhou Qingchen, who had just become Prime Minister Zuo, looked inside with envy. He was really envious of being left alone with Jiang Shang, your Majesty's most trusted prime minister.
He remembered that when the late king was still alive, His Majesty once recruited him in the court, hoping that he could become a guest in his palace.
If he had agreed at the beginning, he should have a place in the back hall now.
"Li Si is gone?"
Lu Buwei, who was envied by Zhou Qingchen's real name, put down the memorial in his hand and asked softly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ying Chengyu nodded.
"gone."
"He is a smart man. He has seen what you are going to do and doesn't want to stay with you and be infamy for eternity."
"Yes, he is really smart."
Ying Chengyu smiled.
"In front of everyone and behind the scenes, his words are always accurate. Uncle Lu used to say that he was a businessman like you, and also said that he was a gambler. Now it seems that he has made a mistake."
"I have exchanged my friendship with you for two years in exchange for an exile. I bet you are nostalgic and don't know how to kill people. I have never made any mistakes in looking at people except for your insincerity."
Ying Chengyu gave a thumbs up and said perfunctorily:
"Yes, yes, Uncle Lu is the most powerful. Then, Uncle Lu, guess whether Li Si is going to Fusu or Jianglu."
"Shangjun. He will not be satisfied with his reputation. All the benefits he has left behind today will be doubled in the future."
As Lu Buwei spoke, he took out a memorial from the neatly stacked pile and handed it to Ying Chengyu.
"Li Si left and caused such a big commotion, which also helped you to divide. The court has initially stabilized. You can't be lazy anymore. Take a look at this memorial table of the Marquis of Wucheng."
Ying Chengyu took it easily.
"When my brother was the emperor, you didn't let him do anything and took over all the power. Now that I'm the emperor, you still don't let me take over the power. You insist on me running the government.
"Uncle Lu, I just want to be as relaxed as my father, a king who can throw away his hands. Just be more diligent. The seal is all in your hands."
Lu Buwei ignored him and did not respond.
Ying Chengyu shrugged and could only concentrate on reading the memorial.
In less than a cup of tea, Ying Chengyu finished reading, and his smile became even brighter.
This memorial begins by congratulating the new king on his accession to the throne, and then mentions that Yin Tong, the governor of Kuaiji County, wanted to rebel and was executed. Wei Liao, whose fiefdom is mostly in Kuaiji County, also seems to have evil intentions. Please lead the troops to punish him.
"You can still laugh?"
"Of course I can laugh. I was all prepared for Wang Jian to start a rebellion, but the Marquis of Wucheng actually took the initiative to lead his troops to quell the rebellion. What a surprise."
"The land of Qi is far away, and the specific situation is still unknown. How could we know that it was not Wang Jian who wanted to rebel, but Yin Tong discovered his disobedience, Wang Jian killed people and silenced them, and the evildoers complained."
"In Uncle Lu's opinion, what should we do?"
"Of course I will send people to Qi to meet with Wang Jian, and we will decide everything when he comes back."
Ying Chengyu thought for a moment and shook his head.
"No need.
"The troops and horses of Donghai County, Langya County, Jiaodong County, Jibei County, Linzi County, Kuaiji County, and Qidi County are all under the command of Wang Jian.
"Give Wang Jian the power to recruit his own troops, and there are countless others. It will be easy."
Lu Buwei suddenly changed his color.
"Nonsense! There was no military rebellion in Qi at the beginning. If Wang Jian wanted to rebel, with his ability to lead 600,000 Qin soldiers to defeat Chu, it would only take a few years to conquer Han Valley!
"His son Wang Ben is stationed in the northeast and has come to the table again and again, intending to conquer Donghu. If the father and son join forces, the northeastern frontier army led by Wang Ben plus all the soldiers and horses..."
Lu Buwei took a deep breath and said that he was even scared.
The most capable people in the Qin Empire were not the now famous Northwest Mengtian, but Wang Jian and Wang Ben, their father and son.
Among the six kingdoms, five were destroyed by these two fathers and sons. The Qin Empire was the only one with two princes from one family!
However, Ying Chengyu did not show any trace of fear, and his expression was calm.
"Can we stop it?
"Uncle Lu should know best how many rebel forces there are in Qidi that are ready to move, or have already moved.
"The banner of restoration of the three brothers Tian Heng, Tian Dan, and Tian Rong will be raised immediately, and South Korea, which Zhang Liang is dedicated to reviving, will also be revived by the Qi land.
"There is also the Xiang family that has not been traced for many years. They travel frequently between Qi and Chu.
"Uncle Lu, tell me, how can we stop him?
"If the emperor's brother dies, the world will inevitably be in chaos and cannot be stopped."
Lu Buwei cursed bitterly that Ying Zheng's death was really untimely, and then he still firmly opposed it.
The reason for the objection is simple. All the rebel forces put together are not as scary as Wang Jian.
Even if he knew that there were two famous generals, Li Mu and Lian Po, Lu Buwei did not want to give Wang Jian a chance.
“In the middle of winter, it’s impossible to go on an expedition.
"Instead of letting the remnants of the Six Kingdoms prosper and grow, it is better to trust Wang Jian. There are only so many soldiers and horses. If Wang Jian recruits more, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms will recruit fewer.
"Water from far away cannot dissolve fire from near. Let those remnants of the six kingdoms who only fear the emperor brother see the sharpness of Marquis Wucheng. The people of Qi have not shed any blood. Let's make up for it this time.
"That's it, let's just write back."
Lu Buwei pressed his left chest, and there was a thumping heart inside, beating faster and faster.
"What if Wang Jian gathers his troops and marches westward, approaching Hangu?"
Ying Chengyu replied:
"If this is the case, the innumerable remnants of the Six Kingdoms in Qi will either be wiped out by Wang Jian, or they will be taken under Wang Jian's account, and they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."
Lu Buwei emphasized his tone and gave a profound reminder.
"I don't know whether your confidence comes from Li Mu, Lian Po, or Meng Tian.
“But soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape.
"Facing Wang Jian, no one dares to say that he will win, let alone Wang Ben.
"Li Mu Shengjie took advantage of the defense of the city. The two are interchangeable. Does he dare to claim that he can conquer Wang Jian's city?"
Ying Chengyu spread his hands.
"Look, you don't obey my decision, and you still ask me to do more things. Aren't you trying to ignore me?"
Lu Buwei took a deep breath and said bitterly:
"I just don't want to have the shamelessness to face your father when I die!"
As he spoke, he spread out a piece of yellow paper and wrote a reply to the Marquis of Wucheng according to Ying Chengyu's wishes.
He has already said what needs to be said. Since the young King of Qin who became King of Qin is still stubborn in his opinion, he can only support it.
He believed in Ying Chengyu, and he believed in it from the day the child played with the glass ball.
"You have been too murderous lately.
"Have you forgotten that when you came back from the northwest, you were arrogant and domineering all the way just to kill less people?"
Ying Chengyu lay down on his back and closed his eyes.
"Those people deserved to die, they should have died twenty years ago.
“Annexing land, forcing good people to become prostitutes, driving people to a dead end, signing them with a pound of corn, and taking them as servitors and concubines…
"The only purpose of their heads is to help me intimidate the officials."
The brush kept writing on the paper, making Lu Buwei a little worried.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to kill me.
"In the past, you wouldn't say that Qi people didn't bleed. This time you will make up for it.
"You must have reverence for life, that's what you said yourself.
"You are now the king. Although you still do things for the people, it seems that the status of the people is much lower in your heart."
For a long time, without waiting for Ying Chengyu's response, Lu Buwei stopped talking and kept writing.
It wasn't until he finished writing that he turned to look at Ying Chengyu. He saw Ying Chengyu with his arms on his eyes, his breathing steady, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.
The old man sighed.
What happened to Han Di was the pain of his life. The memorial tablets placed all over his house would make his heart feel like needles pricking him every time. He didn't want Ying Chengyu to be like this in his later years.
If you take one wrong step in your business, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
"Uncle Lu, do you believe me?"
Lu Buwei laughed.
"If I didn't believe you, would I write this reply for you? Will I make plans and implement them according to your instructions?"
Ying Chengyu said it was easy to abolish the concubines, but how to abolish them?
All the aristocratic families have released all their concubines. Then how to place the released concubines?
These specific steps must be taken care of by Lu Buwei.