At the foot of Yishan Mountain, inside the Eastern Patrol Team under heavy protection.
The main thing the empire is doing now is waiting.
Waiting for the appropriate auspicious day, waiting for the army to clear up and down Mount Yi, and waiting for Han Xin to complete the deployment of defenses.
But while waiting, Ying Zheng couldn't be idle.
The convoy stopped, but the empire was still running, and many affairs of the imperial court still had to be sent to the convoy for approval and decision by Ying Zheng.
Therefore, Ying Zheng's day is always busy.
Even though it was already dusk, he still bowed his head at the desk and dealt with the seemingly endless government affairs.
Zhao Gao stood aside, bowing his head respectfully, as if a stone was motionless - Ying Zheng's carriage had a large space, just like a normal house, enough for anyone to stand up straight.
At this time, Ying Zheng suddenly let out a soft hum, as if he saw something special on the bamboo slip in his hand.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Gao:
"Is there any news about the Imperial Master?"
Zhao Gao took half a step forward, bowed, and replied politely, "Your Majesty, the whereabouts of the Imperial Preceptor are elusive. There has been no news recently."
"The latest news is that a few days ago, someone discovered traces of the Imperial Master in the North Land."
"Yeah." Ying Zheng nodded flatly, as if he had no idea about this answer.
Zhao Gao wanted to give Gu Xun some eye drops, but he didn't have a suitable excuse and didn't dare to speak rashly, lest it cause counter-effects and burn his own head.
After Ying Zheng was silent for a moment, he ordered Zhao Gao, "Go and invite the Prime Minister here."
Zhao Gao felt relieved when he heard this.
Ying Zheng had obviously been reminded by something before that he suddenly asked about Gu Xun, and he was reading the files at that time, so someone must have written a letter mentioning Gu Xun.
It seems that this person is Li Si.
Having guessed everything in his mind, Zhao Gao only had a smile on his face, said his word, and got out of the carriage to call for someone.
Before long, Zhao Gao and Li Si returned to the carriage together.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here." Zhao Gao reported first and then got out of the way.
Li Si then stepped forward, clasped his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty."
"Have you arranged the list of people accompanying the ceremony?" Ying Zheng asked straight to the point without any nonsense.
Li Si looked down and replied, "It has not been completed yet, and the details still need to be decided by Your Majesty."
The so-called list is, of course, not just the list of people accompanying the ceremony, but also the ranking of each person.
The empire does not practice Zhou etiquette, but the empire is not rude.
When the emperor holds a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven, he must not let everyone around him swarm in front of him. Everyone must have their own fixed position.
The arrangement of this position is generally based on their respective status, but it is not complete.
Because status is not as clearly defined as the levels of playing games, but rather vague.
As for the specific details, Li Si needs to carefully consider it, and it also needs Ying Zheng's personal decision.
For example, the question he specifically asked in a letter before - how to arrange Gu Xun?
Gu Xun is the imperial advisor, and his official rank is very high. Logically, he should be ranked first. However, many of the people accompanying him during the ceremony are high-ranking officials in the empire, so the specific placement must be carefully considered.
Of course, it doesn't matter how Li Si wants to arrange it, Ying Zheng still has to make the final decision.
However, it was not the question of Gu Xun's position that made Liszt write a letter specifically to inquire about it. This issue could wait until the final draft was drafted and then handed over to the emperor for final confirmation.
What Li Si needs to confirm in advance is whether Gu Xun will come?
When Ying Zheng asked Li Si to deal with this problem before, he told him that Gu Xun would come, but it had only been a few days and he had not seen Gu Xun yet.
This matter immediately became difficult to deal with.
The number of people attending the ceremony is fixed, and of course the positions are also fixed. If Gu Xun has been arranged, and no one else shows up in the end, then there will be an empty spot.
This seat cannot be left vacant, nor can you just casually step forward like in a queue.
All in all, you must find out what he can do to make arrangements, otherwise Ying Zheng will have to handle it himself.
Ying Zheng called him over to handle this matter.
Ying Zheng doesn't know whether Gu Xun will show up on time.
Because he had only notified Gu Xun before to participate in the Taishan Fengchan ceremony, Gu Xun only replied to him about the Taishan Fengchan ceremony, not the Yishan ceremony.
So he may come, or he may not come.
Now that he didn't care about contacting him anymore, Ying Zheng simply responded:
"The Imperial Master has other things to do and may not be able to attend the ceremony in time. You don't need to arrange his position."
"I have noted it down." Li Si saluted and responded.
"Do you have any other questions about the accompanying list?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si shook his head, "There are no other questions. I will start drafting the draft immediately and submit it to His Majesty for confirmation."
"It's time to help the Prime Minister." Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said.
Li Si hurriedly bowed and thanked him, "It's my duty to do what I have to do, so why bother?"
After responding in accordance with the usual self-effacing and restrained behavior of Chinese civilization, Li Si resigned and left - Ying Zheng's words meant that he could go back to work, and Li Si was certainly not an ignorant person.
After Li Si left, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed, his gaze moved to Zhao Gao, and he suddenly asked:
"Do you think the Imperial Master will come over?"
"This..." Zhao Gao showed a humble smile and replied, "Master Imperial Master always sees the beginning of the dragon but never the end, and I can't figure it out."
"However, the Imperial Master is not willing to miss the heaven-sacrifice ceremony hosted by His Majesty himself."
After all, Zhao Gao found an opportunity to quietly apply some eye drops to Gu Xun.
However, the specifications of sacrificial ceremonies are different. The specific level depends on the person who performs the sacrificial ceremony and the person whom the sacrificial ceremony aims to please.
But no matter what, the ceremony presided over by the emperor Ying Zheng must be of the highest standard, so it is reasonable for Zhao Gao to say that Gu Xun does not want to miss it.
Normal people are happy to participate in this important ceremony.
But after he said it openly, the taste inevitably changed a bit.
If Gu Xun arrived at Yishan in time and participated in the ceremony, he would not say anything. If not, wouldn't it mean that he did not give Ying Zheng, the emperor, some face?
Zhao Gao is not sure whether Ying Zheng will care about such trivial details, but it does not prevent him from doing it smoothly.
For a conspiracy to work, it depends on the accumulation of these little inconspicuous details.
When Ying Zheng heard this answer, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, then he regained his composure, stopped talking, and leaned between the papers again.
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The suburbs of Zouxian County, the foothold of the Mohist family.
Master Ban and others were still discussing the proposal from the Tian family, when Gai Nie Xiaoyaozi Xue Nu suddenly looked towards the door.
Sensing the abnormal reactions of the three of them, Master Ban and Taizhi stopped talking and looked at the door together.
