After the court meeting ended, Li Si walked out of the court hall with a solemn expression, his hands behind his back.
Today he failed again...or it would be more appropriate to describe it as still not succeeding.
Ying Zheng continued to suppress the struggle to survive and destroy Korea.
This result was beyond Li Si's expectation.
He asked himself how much he could understand the thoughts of his great king.
For Ying Zheng, Han Fei was very important, so important that he even went to Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, in person, and so important that he even gave up such a great opportunity as the plan to weaken Qin to force Han Fei to join Qin.
It is precisely because of Ying Zheng's attention that Li Si spared no effort to target Han Fei.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there is no room for two masters of law in the Qin court. If Han Fei joins Qin as a minister, where will Li Si's position... be?
Of course, Confucianism emphasizes respect between brothers and sisters, and this should also be the case between senior brothers. If two senior fellow apprentices serve as ministers in the same palace, they should compete freely, and the capable one will win. But Li Si does not want to compete fairly, let alone be inferior to others.<
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People know that Li Si is a smart person, and now he is even more sober and smart, so he knows that there is a high probability that he will not be able to compete with his bohemian senior brother.
Fortunately, Han Fei has a weakness, and his home country is his Achilles' heel. Of course, Li Si is not willing to let this go, and will definitely use this to kick him out, and he is very confident about it.
Does Ying Zheng admire Han Fei?
Li Si is not worried about this.
Ying Zheng only appreciates Han Fei who can be used by him, and sooner or later Han Fei, who is dedicated to saving the country, will completely stand on the opposite side of Qin. At that time, Ying Zheng will not show any mercy to Han Fei.
The only change is in South Korea.
It really doesn’t matter when South Korea will be destroyed. This country really has no hope of coming back, and Qin doesn’t need this palm-sized place as a springboard.
But if Korea does not fall, Han Fei will serve as a minister of Qin.
Times have changed and people's hearts have changed. Li Si doesn't want to bet on whether Han Fei's thoughts will change over time. What if he becomes a Qin minister like Lord Changping in a few years?
It is better for South Korea to perish as soon as possible. At least he must try to get the whole court to agree on this point of view. By then, Han Fei will not care about Qin, and Ying Zheng will naturally not hold hands on Han Fei anymore.
Although the court proceedings were repeatedly suppressed by Ying Zheng, Li Si was very confident in his plan.
So far, his senior brother is still a stubborn boy with an undying desire to save the country.
And Ying Zheng's patience is not infinite. Every effort Han Fei makes for South Korea is wearing down Ying Zheng's limited patience. When it is all worn out, Han Fei's drama will be over. In the middle of last night...or should I say early this morning, after he received the news of King Qi's assassination, he immediately realized that this might be a good opportunity to plan ahead.
During the court meeting, after hearing Guo Weixiao tell the information about the assassination that he had "find", he felt even more confident, so he couldn't wait to use this as an excuse to criticize Han Fei in the subsequent court battle.
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Li Si can be sure that Ying Zheng's attitude has indeed changed due to this, but unfortunately... it still failed to succeed.
Of course, Li Si's face is ugly now not because he failed. This matter is just a grind, and it will fall into place when the time comes. It's just a matter of time.
What makes him sad is that today, some ministers uncharacteristically intervened in this debate that no one paid attention to in the past.
When the King of Qi was assassinated, the five countries of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, and Yan were all suspects, including South Korea. It is understandable that some people want to step in and see if they can take advantage.
Li Si could understand this change, but coupled with Ying Zheng's unusual reaction, it was different...
He vaguely felt that he might have been borrowed as a knife invisibly, although he had not thought about what went wrong.
Just when Li Si was thinking hard about where the problem was, Han Fei caught up with Li Si and walked side by side with him.
As soon as Han Fei appeared, Li Si's face instantly returned to calmness, and he asked with a normal expression, "Senior brother, what do you want from me?"
Han Fei looked at Li Si, grinned, and replied casually, "It's nothing important, but...junior brother, you seem a little confused?"
Li Si also pursed his lips and smiled, "It seems that senior brother has already figured it out."
Han Fei's performance made Li Si more convinced of his guess, but... what's the problem?
Han Fei raised his thick eyebrows and replied with a smile, "Actually, what happened today was beyond my expectation. Unexpectedly, I became a target. But junior brother, you don't have to worry. We have been arguing for so many days.
Not bad this time."
Li Si did not respond to this.
He wasn't too worried that this little accident would affect his position with Ying Zheng. His unhappy expression was just because he hated this kind of unclear situation, and was worried that it would lead to more mistakes.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Han Fei didn't care. He curled his lips and smiled, and then said, "I heard Brother Gu tell me before that in some time, Senior Brother Fu Nian may come to Xianyang, and we brothers will have to meet each other by then.
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Li Si turned to glance at him and showed a smile that he didn't know what it meant.
Of course he knew that Fu Nian was coming. Ying Zheng had arranged this matter for him, but...
"Senior Brother is coming. Senior Brother, you don't seem to have anything to be happy about, right?"
Fu Nian, the embodiment of Confucian etiquette.
And Han Fei is the terminator of Fu Nian.
Anyone who looks at them will get a headache, okay?
Han Fei naturally understood the meaning of Li Si's words, and scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled, "Haha... I was young and ignorant back then. Now that I meet senior brother, it will definitely not be the same as before."
"Really?" Li Si was noncommittal, but shook his head slightly in his heart.
Han Fei has never changed over the years...
At this time, the two of them came to a fork in the road, and Li Si said goodbye, "If there is nothing else, I will excuse you, junior brother."
Han Fei wanted to return to the Imperial Prefecture and needed to go north to leave the palace, while Li Si had to go to the Tingwei Prison to handle official duties and needed to go south. The two of them did not go the same way.
Han Fei nodded, "See you tomorrow then."
The two of them walked away from each other, parting ways, each going his own way.
The two brothers have different paths to go, and the road ahead is also different, but they both hide heavy worries.
Although Han Fei's mind was heavy, his steps were still light, even though he was already faltering.
As for Li Si, his pace is much slower, cautious and careful, careful and complicated, so that he seems to follow the trend.
But at this moment, Li Si, who once again fell into deep thought, thought of the link that was most likely to go wrong.
Gu Xun...
After Han Fei entered the Qin Dynasty, apart from Korean affairs, he no longer involved anyone else.
Only Gu Xun, who has an irreversible relationship with him, can...
When Li Si thought about this, he couldn't help but look back in the direction of the Imperial Prefect's Mansion.
For Gu Xun at this time... He was still too impatient today and acted a little out of proportion.
