Yao Jia's voice came from afar, and Li You, whose chest was soaked with the wine in the bottle, woke up from his trance.
"ah!?"
In a daze, Li Youcai realized that the wine bottle in his hand had spilled all the wine in front of him because he was lost in thought. A gust of cool wind blew by, making his chest and back all wet and greasy, making him shiver uncontrollably.
Before this, Li You had never doubted the cause of his father's death. Because Li Si himself was nearly 70 years old and had been in charge of the Qin Dynasty for decades, Li Si spent every day busy and his body was almost exhausted.
Sudden death caused by heart palpitations caused by fright and cold was the conclusion reached by many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital. Li You had no doubt before, and of course he had no reason to doubt it.
The emperor personally supported the coffin, was buried beside the First Emperor's Mausoleum, and was conferred the title of Marquis of Qin. Perhaps it is not yet known whether anyone will receive more treatment than Li Si in the future, but before that, in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, no one had ever done so.
One person can receive this honor.
But if the emperor really had his father executed in order to regain power, why would he marry his sister and make her a queen? Why would he still put himself in the high position of the Right Prime Minister?
What's more, with his father's management of Da Qin for more than 20 years, if he doesn't want to die, even if the emperor wants to kill him in Da Qin, he must consider the consequences. After all, as the father of Lu Buwei's protégé, he has always been careful to guard against a recurrence.
The story of Lu Buwei's original experience is even more unlikely to leave any clues.
So, I must be overthinking it.
Well, that's definitely the case.
Li You could only keep emphasizing this sentence to himself in his heart to convince himself.
However, once doubts arise, they will be like vines. When the time comes, they will take root and sprout, becoming tangled into a forest.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I was a little drunk just now, which made all uncles worried."
Li You forced a smile and explained to Yao Jia, Ma Xing and Hu Wujing who looked worried.
"Well, if the young master is too drunk, you might as well go and have a rest first. I'm here to serve you. I can greet you, the servant."
The banquet has just begun, and Li Youtong only drank a few glasses of wine. How could he not have enough alcohol left? But Yao Jia naturally would not speak out what was in his heart. In his opinion, the restructuring of the imperial court was actually the most important thing among them.
The one who benefited was naturally the emperor, but the one who had the most power taken away was Li You, the original right-hand prime minister.
Although the right prime minister has less authority than the left prime minister, he still commands hundreds of officials and can ask questions about everything. Now Li You's right prime minister has become the leader of Zhongshu Province. And Zhongshu Province seems to be just the emperor's mouthpiece.
That's all.
Compared with Feng Quji, the Prime Minister of the Left who was in charge of all affairs of the Shangshu Province and attached memorials, the Zhongshu Province was simply a scumbag. The only advantage seemed to be that he could often see the emperor and accompany the emperor.
He was still the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was indignant at being deprived of some of his power, not to mention Li You who wanted to reach the heights of Li Si and revive the prestige of the Li family.
Therefore, Yao Jia didn't think too much and just consoled him considerately.
"Have a rest until you don't need it. My nephew will go to the back hall to change clothes. Come back as soon as you go."
Why did all the Li courtiers not go home but gathered in the Li Mansion after the Great Court Meeting? It was simply because they all wanted to find out what was going on so they could know where they should go in the new official system.
Even before Zheng Guo arrived today, the Li courtiers had a lot to think about. If the banquet had just started and I, as the current helmsman of the Li Mansion, had left early, it would have made the Li courtiers, who were already worried, even more upset.
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Yao Jia naturally knew that Li You was not really too drunk. And when he asked Li You to rest on his own before, it was just a pretext. As the host, even if Li You was really too drunk, he would not leave the table without all the courtiers.
This is a matter of etiquette, and Li You is not Li Si yet.
"Okay, young master, you can go on your own," Yao Jia said in a low voice.
As soon as Li Youyi stood up, all the courtiers who were drinking and mingling suddenly stopped what they were doing, and the huge hall suddenly became audible. Dozens of pairs of eyes looked at Li You with burning eyes.
Obviously, everyone has been waiting for this moment.
Feeling the look of expectation in the eyes of all the courtiers, Li You felt a little tired for no reason.
Nowadays, the general situation in the court is completely under the control of the young emperor who is more than ten years younger than himself, who is sitting high above the main hall of Xianyang Palace. Meng Tian, Feng Quji and others have been in power for more than ten or twenty years.
All the famous and important ministers can only rely on that person to survive, let alone a junior like himself.
Looking at the dozens of pairs of expectant eyes in the hall, Li You has never missed the days of serving as an official under Li Si's wings so much.
If my father was still alive, he would certainly not be as useless as me.
"Everyone, Jia accidentally spilled the wine in the cup on the young master. How about letting the young master go to change clothes first?" Yao Jia saw the hesitation and confusion in Li You's heart and quickly stood up to help.
Yao Jia is very aware of the pressure on Li You. Because if he is just a member of the Tingwei Mansion, he will feel a lot of pressure. And Li You is burdened with the great expectations of the entire family who originally belonged to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Fortunately, under the emperor's strong will, the same must be true for Meng Tian, Feng Quji and others. For example, Meng Tian, Feng Quji and others can only choose to obey, let alone the Prime Minister's Mansion, which has become a thing of the past since Li Si passed away.
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"Please, sir!"
"Please, sir!"
After hearing Yao Jia's words, all the courtiers had discovered the large wine stain on Li You's chest. Although they were disappointed, they still spoke out one after another.
Li You glanced at Yao Jia gratefully, bowed his hands to the ministers in the hall, and walked towards the back hall.
As Li You left, the originally quiet lobby suddenly became noisy again under the leadership of Yao Jia and others.
Coming out of the side door of the lobby, Li You walked quickly towards his inner room. Along the way, all the servants of the Li family he met on the way bowed to the ground and quietly spread to both sides of the road to make way for Li You.
The uneasy Li You had just turned around a corridor when his vision suddenly dimmed, and a fiery figure came straight towards him with the sound of wind. The sudden encounter gave Li You no time to react.
"Bang!"
"Ouch!" "Ouch!"
Following the muffled sound of flesh and bone colliding, two low screams rang out at the same time. The person who suddenly rushed out from the corridor even screamed and squatted directly on the ground, covering his mouth and nose.
Drops fell to the ground.
Shockingly, the nose and mouth were bleeding due to the impact.
Li You, who was hit and took a few steps back, stood still, touched the bruise on his forehead and said angrily: "You are a servant of this house, why are you so panicked? Chenghe is in line."
The visitor, who was squatting on the ground and groaning miserably, raised his head in surprise when he heard Li You's words.
"Well, eldest brother, it's me!"
"Li Fa?" Li You said in surprise when a familiar voice came into his ears.
The person who bumped into Li You turned out to be Li Si's youngest son, Li Fa. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)