From the moment they heard about Li Si's death, everyone knew that Li Si was obviously forced to die by the emperor. He brought it upon himself. After all, attempting to assassinate the emperor was a crime that would punish all nine tribes.
However, the emperor had just promoted Li Si's eldest son Li You to the position of right prime minister, and did not say that he would cancel the ceremony of enthroning the queen. It seemed that the situation was not as simple as he and others thought.
"The Prime Minister didn't admit anything. I didn't force the Prime Minister either." Hu Hai thought for a moment and said, as if he could see what Meng Tian and the others were thinking.
Although he did not say it explicitly, the three people in the audience could definitely guess the relationship between Li Si and what happened tonight. At the same time, Hu Hai was also very aware of the complicated relationship between the three people in the audience and Li Si.
They are both enemies and friends. Although they have different political views, they all cherish each other.
Because, these people are actually no different. They are all a group of people standing at the forefront of this era, and they are also the most advanced Chinese ancestors of this era.
The only difference is their stance, what they want, and their political opinions.
Those who despise hatred are less kind; those who despise kindness are less righteous; those who despise justice are less affectionate; those who despise filial piety are the most ruthless.
The emperor is originally a humble man. However, a humble man is also a human being.
Although he is the emperor, Hu Hai does not want to be a loner.
There are some things that should be said, and some things that should not be said. Li Si's death was entirely his own fault. But looking at his life, it is difficult to comment on Li Si's merits and demerits. What's more important is that what Li Si did was not to assassinate the emperor.
This point was already clear to Hu Hai from Li Si's letter.
Li Si was greedy for power, but also loved his daughter. Admittedly, Hu Hai really didn’t know how to treat Li Fei, whom he had never met before. If Li Fei really had an heir, then even though Li Fei was expensive,
Queen. Then it is probably no different from being relegated to the cold palace.
Even if you are a sinister person, you still have a piece of pure land in your heart. It may be small, but there will always be one.
If some things are not explained clearly, then the feeling of sadness will inevitably arise among these important officials of the Qin Dynasty who cherish each other.
His throne was supported by Li Si, and Li Si's achievements cannot be denied and cannot be erased. Hu Hai did not want to leave the image of himself as ruthless and unrighteous in the hearts of several important ministers.
Hearing Hu Hai's soft whisper above the main hall, the three people in the hall suddenly understood.
"I obey the order!"
Meng Tian, Wei Liao and Feng Quji bowed at the same time.
"That's very good. The news of the Prime Minister's death must have been discovered in the Prime Minister's house by now. Today is the day of the Queen's Book Ceremony. How to deal with it, dear ladies, please tell me."
Although Li Si's death was unexpected, it was obvious that the reason why he returned to his home to commit suicide was to minimize the impact and avoid causing chaos in various places in the Great Qin Pass.
After all, this time was not the time when Li Si died. In the original history, high-ranking officials and ministers of the Qin Dynasty such as Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Feng Quji, Feng Jie, etc. had already died long ago, and more of the descendants of the First Emperor were massacred by Hu Hai.
The death of Li Si was just the end of another important minister of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty was approaching its end at that time, so who cared whether Li Si was dead or alive?
It is now an indisputable fact that Li Si's death conflicted with the grand ceremony. After hearing Hu Hai's words, Meng Tian and the other two people in the hall also had a headache.
It stands to reason that the deceased is the most important. If it is a normal ceremony, it is not unreasonable to postpone it. But this is the first time since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, and it is also the first time to hold a ceremony to crown the queen, and the queen is none other than Li Si
The most beloved little daughter.
What should we do? It is neither appropriate to postpone Li Si's funeral nor to postpone Li Ji's coronation ceremony. It is obviously inappropriate to hold both events at the same time.
At this moment, rapid footsteps sounded from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty!" Long Xuan knelt down on one knee at the door of the hall and said tremblingly.
"What's the matter?" Hu Hai somewhat understood what Long Xuan wanted to report.
"Prime Minister, the second young master, Li Tuo is asking for an audience outside the palace." Long Xuan said this, took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, the immortal has gone!"
This is indeed the case.
"Xuan!" Hu Hai said in a deep voice.
"I obey the order!" Long Xuan did not expect that the emperor was not surprised at all when he heard that the most important minister of the Qin Dynasty, Zuo Prime Minister Li Si, had died. It seemed as if the emperor had known about it for a long time. Then Long Xuan threw the thought away.
, how could the emperor know whether the Prime Minister was dead or alive in the palace?
A moment later, under the guidance of Long Xuan, Li Si's second son, Li Tuo, came in a hurry.
"I see your majesty, little man!"
Seeing the emperor and the three important ministers in the palace, Li Tuo fell to the ground and cried.
"Get back on your feet." Hu Hai calmed down and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Tuo sobbed.
"What happened in the house? Why do you look like this?" Hu Hai pretended not to know that Li Si was dead and asked doubtfully.
After all, he and the three men in this room, Meng Tian, had long known that Li Si was dead.
"Your Majesty, my father just passed away tonight!" When Li Tuo heard Hu Hai's question, he felt so sad that he fell to the ground and cried loudly.
"What?" Hu Hai said in shock.
"Ah!" Meng Tian and the other three people in the hall also exclaimed in unison.
Hu Hai saw the three men in the hall, Meng Tian, Wei Liao and Feng Quji, acting seriously, as if they were truly frightened, and their faces twitched. Each of them seemed to be better at acting than the other.
"Isn't it a good idea for Li Aiqing to leave the palace? Why did it happen suddenly?" This is what Hu Hai really wants to know. If Li Si didn't arrange it well, then things would be in trouble again.
"Your Majesty, my father looked very bad after he returned home. After having an early rest, he was completely dead when the servants found him." Li Tuo burst into tears.
Li Si is the Optimus Prime of the entire Li family. Now that Li Si dies, it is inevitable that the power of the entire Li family will be greatly reduced. More importantly, although Li Si has countless disciples and former officials, without Li Si, they will be in disarray.
As for Li Si's enemies, everyone now occupies a high position in the Qin Dynasty, and they are almost the same as Li Si. Today, there are two of them in the main hall.
Although everyone knew that Li Ji wanted to be crowned queen, it had been the consensus of the Qin Dynasty that women in the harem were not allowed to interfere in politics since the incident of Queen Mother Zhao Ji. Even though Li Ji was a queen, how much could he help the Li family?
Water cannot quench the thirst, and at most it can only keep the Li family alive.
After Li Si's death, the decline of the Li family now seems to be an indisputable fact.
The most important thing is that Li Tuo and others also discovered a problem, that is, the mourning period of his father Li Si conflicts with the ceremony of his sister Li Ji's enthronement. This is what he has to do in the palace today besides reporting Li Si's death to Hu Hai.
The second thing.
"Long Xuan, tell the imperial doctor to go to the prime minister's house quickly!" Hu Hai shouted loudly.
Long Xuan, who had been in a state of doubt, suddenly came to his senses when he heard Hu Hai's words. The completely different reactions of the emperor and the three ministers in the hall had already confused Long Xuan.
He couldn't understand why when he reported it, both the emperor and Meng Tian acted like they knew it already, but when Li Tuo came to tell him, everyone acted like they just knew.
"I obey your order!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the villain's father has passed away. When the family discovered that something was wrong with his father, they already called in the imperial doctor. However, there was no way to save him." Li Tuo said with a grateful look on his face.
"Has the imperial doctor said why something like this happened?" Hu Hai said in a deep voice.
"Back to Your Majesty, Dr. Hu said that my father is old and frail. He was frightened tonight and the heat entered his body, so... so, woo hoo!" At this point, Li Tuo felt sad again and fell to the ground crying.
After hearing Li Tuo's words, Hu Hai in the hall and Meng Tian in the hall quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
That's good. That's good.
In this way, Li Si's death will not cause too drastic fluctuations in the situation in Guanzhong. As long as the power is transferred smoothly, the impact of Li Si's death will soon disappear.
After all, Li Si's natural death and his death by assassination due to the emperor's order are two completely different concepts.
"Come to the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Hu Hai shouted loudly, and at the same time said to the three Meng Tian people in the hall: "Three beloved ladies, please come with me!"
"I obey the order!"
Meng Tian, Wei Liao and Feng Quji bowed at the same time and responded.
The bright half-moon had completely set at some point, and a ray of morning light quietly appeared in the dark eastern sky.
A new day has begun.
By the time Hu Hai's imperial guard of honor arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, countless Xianyang people had spontaneously gathered around the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The news that Li Si was overworked and lost the heat in his body has spread to all parts of Xianyang City at the fastest speed. Countless Xianyang people who heard the news spontaneously rushed from all over and gathered towards Li Si's Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Si, the prime minister who has been in charge of the Qin Dynasty for more than ten years, has unparalleled influence in Xianyang, Guanzhong, and even the entire world. Some people hate him, some respect him, and naturally some people love him.
The turbulent Great Qin has just begun to show some signs of improvement. The passing of a generation of powerful Prime Minister Li Si is a huge loss to both the government and the public of the Great Qin Empire no matter how you look at it.
Wherever the emperor passed, the people who came gathered on both sides of the street and bowed to the second emperor, who was riding on horseback.
The people who originally had doubts about Li Si's death already knew that Li Si's death must be a fact when they saw the emperor, Meng Tian, Wei Liao, Feng Quji and others.
Officials of all sizes in the court also gathered towards Li Si's Prime Minister's Mansion at the same time. Whether they were disciples and former officials promoted by Li Si, or censors and courtiers who had different political opinions from Li Si, they finally reached an agreement at the same time.
The dead are gone, the dead are great!
When Hu Hai arrived at Li Si's Prime Minister's Mansion, countless people had already gathered in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Half of the nine ministers including Yao Jia, Zheng Guo, Hu Wujing, etc. were present, and most of the rest were from Li Si's disciples who were the first to receive the news.
When the officials heard that the emperor's guard of honor had arrived, a group of people led by Li Si's third son Li Fa came out to welcome him.
At a glance, Hu Hai saw the beautiful woman wearing a scale crown standing in front of Li Fa, Yao Jia and other important ministers of the Nine Qing Dynasty, Queen Li Ji of Qin! (To be continued)!~!
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