"I heard that there is a man whose cooking skills are unparalleled in the world. No matter how complicated the process is or how difficult the cooking is, as long as he takes a bite, he can immediately make the exact same dish without any difference."
A look of helplessness appeared on Zhang Han's face.
Mr. Li, you are really persevering, are you even willing to get involved in order to take the blame for Confucianism?
Fusu was indifferent to Li Si's self-destruction operation in a sense, and asked with a smile, "There is such a strange skill in the world... Who is this person?"
Li Si smiled and replied in a deep voice:
"This person is the innkeeper of an inn, the chef who is regarded as the God of Cooking by many people in Songhai!"
"At the same time, he is also a rebel belonging to the Mo family, and... the only chef of Xiaoshengxian Village."
In the last half of the sentence, Li Si's tone obviously became more serious. It can be said that he made no secret of his targeting of Xiaoshengxian Village.
Zhang Han couldn't help but slander him in his heart, and then said:
"Xiaoshengxianzhuang is a Confucian holy place. It has always focused on learning and ignored worldly affairs..."
Li Si interrupted him and said, "But because of this, Confucianism has always been outside the jurisdiction of the empire, isn't it?"
"..."
You are right, but you are too specific... Zhang Han was speechless for a moment and had no choice but to nod.
Although this statement could not be refuted, Zhang Han was not willing to let Li Si drag Confucianism inexplicably again, so he changed his angle and said:
"Perhaps Cook Ding does have the miraculous cooking skills that Mr. Li said, but hasn't he been captured by Mr. Li's trap a long time ago?"
"A cook who is imprisoned in the Tooth-gnawing Prison probably doesn't have the ability to stir up trouble in the outside world, right?"
Zhang Han almost pointed at Li Si's nose to tell him to calm down after he found out everything that was going on in the Tooth-gnawing Prison.
However, Li Xiangguo obviously has no intention of settling down - if you have evidence, report me, if not, then watch my performance first!
"Pao Ding was indeed arrested and imprisoned many days ago because his identity was exposed, but this does not mean that he cannot participate in this assassination operation."
"General Zhang also said before that the Mohist family is highly suspicious, and Cook Ding is a spy of the Mohist family."
"Perhaps they had already set up a similar assassination plan, and Chef Ding had already taught others how to make shark's fins and bear's paws. They were just waiting for a suitable opportunity - after that, I hosted a banquet for His Highness, and they spotted and selected me.
It was the right time to do it.”
"This brings the topic back to the beginning - the Mo family is still the culprit!" Zhang Han tried to interrupt Li Si's continued casting and end the topic.
Li Si forced the topic to continue:
"That's not necessarily the case."
"General Zhang, don't forget that the relationship between Cook Ding and Confucianism is very close!"
Zhang Han frowned, tried to control his voice and asked calmly, "Does Mr. Li mean that Confucianism and Mohism are secretly colluding with the intention of treason?"
"It's just a conjecture." Li Si replied.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Han turned his head and stared at him, and retorted solemnly, "This association is too far-fetched. For this reason, Confucianism, which is also a prominent school like Mohism, is included in the suspicion
The list, isn’t it a bit fussy?”
"As for evidence, I do have some." Li Si responded in a deep voice with an emotionless smile on his lips.
After he finished speaking, he reached out and took out a scroll, stepped forward and handed it to Fusu.
Fusu unfolded it and saw that it was a portrait, and the person painted was Tianming.
That is, when he first came to Songhai and was assassinated by Luo Zhen, he met an old boy and a young boy.
Seeing this face again, Fusu once again had a very superficial sense of familiarity, thinking of Concubine Li who died in the palace fire many years ago.
Li Si's voice sounded at the right time:
"I wonder if Young Master still remembers this young man?"
"He is a person who is secretly wanted by His Majesty. He had a chance to escape during the Battle of Guancheng and came to Songhai with the Mo family."
"Now for some unknown reason, he has become the new mogul of the Mohist family."
"Weichen's people are still secretly searching for his whereabouts, but there is no result. It's because he hid in the Little Saint's Manor!"
Fusu came to his senses, put away the scroll, and responded in a calm tone:
"After all, he is just a teenager and has not been publicly wanted. It is understandable that Xiaoshengxian Village took in the rebels without noticing. It cannot be concluded that they have colluded with the Mohist rebellion."
Li Si immediately added, "One more point is the identity of Zhang Liang, the third master of the little sage Zhuang."
"His background and the relationship between him and Wei Zhuang, the master of Niliusha, should be known to His Highness."
Because it involved Liusha and Guxun, Li Si did not speak too straightforwardly about Zhang Liang's question.
However, he, who had always been unwilling to offend Gu Xun, was now willing to use Zhang Liang as a reason to attack Confucianism, which also shows Li Si's determination in this matter - although he did not wrong Zhang Liang at all.
Fusu said nothing and looked at Li Si quietly. Apparently these reasons were not enough to make him relent.
Fusu was definitely partial to Confucianism, but there were limits.
If Li Si has enough evidence to prove that there are problems with Confucianism, no matter what arrangements Fusu has for Confucianism, he must make concessions on this matter.
Li Si pondered for a moment and continued:
"There is one more thing, which can be regarded as a kind of supporting evidence."
"Master, do you know where the name Haiyue Xiaozhu, 'The sea reflects the Taiyuan Mountains, the shark's fin cooks the bear's paw', comes from?"
"I remember..." Fusu thought about it for a moment, his eyes trembling slightly, "It was caused by Fu Nian, the head of the Confucian School, many years ago."
Li Si nodded, "Yes, it's Fu Nian."
"It is also because of his endorsement as the leader of Confucianism that Haiyue Xiaozhu's reputation has completely spread and it is famous throughout Qilu."
"There's nothing wrong with this, right?" Fusu asked, "It's just an elegant anecdote. Haiyue Xiaozhu has no real connection with Confucianism."
"There is naturally no problem with Haiyue Xiaozhu and Confucianism, but..." Li Si lowered his head slightly, a cold light flashed in his lowered eyes, and replied in a quiet voice, "...there is a problem with these two sentences."
"The name of this dish comes from a famous sentence in "Mencius"."
Hearing this, Fusu's face became a little gloomy.
Zhang Han, who was on the side, looked at Li Si with a change of eyes, and there was a hint of emotion.
Li Si lowered his eyebrows and said to himself, "As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too, but what it actually refers to is..."
"Life is what I want; righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both..."
"Sacrificing life for righteousness..." Fusu whispered softly and continued the last half of the sentence.
………………
General's Mansion, above the corridor in the middle courtyard.
Zhang Han and Li Si walked outside side by side.
The issue that was debated just now can be considered settled after Li Si's last operation of "Qingfeng is illiterate".
He succeeded in giving Confucianism a share of the blame.
Literary inquisition is something that has been indispensable from ancient times to the present. It is just that sometimes it is serious and sometimes it is loose.
And I have to say that this operation of forcing interpretation and buckling is really useful.
As the prime minister and a native of the Little Sage Village, Li Si helped his senior brother understand what he meant, and Fusu had nothing to say.
For rulers, sacrificing one's life for justice is definitely not a good thing, and this word fits well with the all-or-nothing operation of assassination.
So...just follow Li Xiangguo's wishes.
Zhang Han secretly looked at Li Si with the corner of his eye, who looked as usual, as if he was not the one who had harmed his master just now, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sure enough, it is you who play politics who have the worse hearts!
Li Si seemed to have noticed Zhang Han's peek at this moment, and suddenly bowed his hands to him and said:
"General Zhang, my tone may have been a bit radical just now. If I offended you, I hope you will forgive me."
Zhang Han hurriedly returned the greeting and said, "Master Li, you are too polite. We all work for the empire, so why should we offend you?"
"But regarding the investigation of Confucianism... after all, Little Saint Xian Manor is your disciple, Mr. Li, and the Shadow Guards have always done things without taboos. I'm worried..."
When Li Si heard this, he waved his hand, spoke righteously, and said in a high-sounding voice:
"Although Li Si studied under Confucianism, he should put the empire and the country first!"
"The assassination case of Haiyue Xiaozhu is of great importance and cannot be ignored. General Zhang can go and investigate without any concern."
"Once there is real evidence that the Confucianists have ulterior motives and are secretly plotting rebellion, Li Si will never show favoritism and tolerate it. He will definitely ask for orders to personally... destroy the Little Sage Village!"
"...Zhang Han admires his great popularity."
Zhang Han said what an adult would say against his will, but he couldn't help but curse in his heart - there is really no hint of protection in your tone, you clearly just want the Confucian family to die suddenly!
………………
On the outskirts of Songhai City, the temporary base of the Mohists.
"So, who planned this assassination operation?" Big Iron Hammer touched his smooth scalp and looked at Zhang Liang with wide eyes and asked, "Did other anti-Qin forces take action?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Master Ban danced his machine hand and asked thoughtfully, "Listen to what you said, Zifang, there should be someone behind this assassination."
Is there a big problem?”
Zhang Liang waved his hand slightly to signal everyone to be calm, and then smiled and explained little by little:
"At present, there are only four organizations in Songhai that have the ability to plan and implement such a carefully planned and cleverly arranged assassination operation."
"Quicksand, Luowang, Confucianism, and Mohism." Zhang Liang stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one.
Of course there are other forces in the Songhai area that can launch assassinations, but it is difficult to mobilize so many manpower, arrange them in such detail, and clean things up so cleanly from beginning to end.
If other forces want to assassinate Fusu, their methods will definitely be more...simple and crude.
After hearing this, Big Hammer also counted each one with his fingers:
"First of all, it was not us who eliminated the Mo family."
"Quicksand and snare can also be ruled out. They are all from the empire."
"So... Confucianism did it!?" Big Iron Hammer looked at Zhang Liang and exclaimed in disbelief.
Gao Jianli heard this and rejected it directly:
"It can't be done by the Confucians. They...even if they decide to resist the empire, they can't use assassination."
At this time, Gai Nie also intervened to deny this unreasonable speculation:
"It is impossible for Confucians to assassinate the eldest son Fusu."
"Different from Li Si, who has always advocated tough and iron-fisted policies, in some aspects he advocates gentleness and gentleness, and is close to Confucianism."
"What's more, many years ago, Fu Nian, the head of Confucianism, visited Xianyang and personally taught Fusu for a period of time. There was a teacher-student relationship."
After hearing this, Sledgehammer muttered subconsciously:
"Does it matter again?"
"How come everyone is related to each other?"
Sledgehammer's words can be said to have been inspired by this.
Among those present, Wei Zhuang is related to Zhang Liang, and then they are related to Gu Xun, and then Gu Xun is related to Zhang Han, and Fu Su is related, Fu Su is related to Fu Nian, and Fu Nian is related to Zhang Liang.
…
It's very confusing.
And this is all related, but Qin is so stubborn!
Upon hearing this, Master Ban rolled his eyes at him angrily, "It doesn't matter whether you care or not!"
In any case, the cooperation has been reached. Even if there is distrust in Wei Zhuang and Zhang Liang, it cannot be shown openly!
