In the Qin State, officials from the prime minister to the chief of the pavilion had a day of rest.
The Qin Dynasty adopted the system of taking five days off and one day off, that is, taking five days off and one day off.
Today it was Li Si's turn to take a bath. Li Si slept at home until three o'clock in the morning before getting up.
After waking up, Li Si, who was usually busy, probably took a rare break and did not go to the ground to put on shoes.
He sat up straight and leaned against the wall, dazed and trance-like.
His wife Cai Yan gently pushed the door open and walked in. She saw him sitting on the bed with his legs spread apart and his back leaning against the wall.
Stand in front of the door and knock lightly to make a "doo-doo" sound, letting Li Si know that he has entered the door and attracting Li Si's attention.
"I'm so distracted that I either fall asleep or lock myself in the study room until midnight before I go to bed. In the past, although I didn't speak much, I could always chat dozens of words.
In the days you and I put together, we don’t talk as much or worry as much as we did in the past.
"I heard that there was another murder case in Xianyang Tower. A doctor was hacked to death in public by a girl who had not left the court. Afterwards, the girl was fine. Instead, the government arrested the doctor's family and served prison terms. Many people privately said that they arrested the wrong person.
, it is said that the girl is the wife of Chang'an Jun.
"The government did not dare to offend Mr. Chang'an and settled this unjust, false and wrong case. You are still serving as a court official, so this murder case should be tried by you. You are not an indiscriminate person. What is the truth about this case? You have been acting strangely in recent days.
Is it related to this case?”
Less than three days after the arrest of Lu Xu's family, even Xijun, who had been staying at home for a long time, heard the news. This matter spread quickly.
Li Si retracted his thoughts, put away his legs to free up half of the bed, and patted the empty space.
Cai Yan in front of the door complained about Li Si, saying that she couldn't afford it at any time, and how she looked like lying on the bed, so that the children could see how they could learn from it.
After he finished speaking, he also came to the bed and sat on the empty seat next to Li Si. He hit Li Si with his elbow and Li Si moved a little further to the side.
"What's the truth?" Li Si whispered and said with a chuckle: "The truth is that Lu Xu was looking for death and bumped into Lord Chang'an's head."
Cai Yan made some strange movements and looked unnatural.
Li Si noticed Cai Yan's expression and thought that Cai Yan was afraid of his behavior, so he put his arm around Cai Yan's shoulders.
Cai Yan took advantage of the situation and threw herself into his arms, holding Li Si in her arms.
"It is true that Lu Xu did not assassinate anyone, but he did want to pull off the clothes of the three women to ruin their reputations and make it difficult for them to survive. If his actions were not successful and his intentions were vicious, it is no wonder that he was hacked to death with random swords."
Cai Yan raised her head, her face was somewhat darkened by the sun, and her skin was roughened by the wind and rain. Her appearance seemed to be extremely inconsistent with Li Si's position as Prime Minister of the Left.
"My husband once said that the Qin Dynasty was governed by laws, and Qin's laws did not ask questions about people's hearts. This violates Qin's laws? How can his family deserve it?"
Li Si lowered his head, his eyes were full of gentleness, but in his eyes Cai Yan, the not-so-good-looking Chu girl, was much more beautiful than those beauties on the balcony.
"Legalism advocates governing the country by law, and its main purpose is to centralize power for the king. Have you ever heard of the king being punished? The laws of Qin have no control over your majesty and Lord Chang'an. Not to mention that Lu Xu has a cruel heart, but there is no trace of him in the tower.
If he behaves excessively, he will die even if Lord Chang'an wants to kill him.
"His family says he is innocent, but if you really look into it, he is not innocent. Lu Xu relied on Bao Bailingzhi, and Bao Bailingzhi relied on Gan Luo. The Gan family made money by selling old military weapons and controlled the family.
The most profitable way to make money, smuggling iron weapons is a major crime for the Yi tribe in Qin law.
"Then Lu Xu has an annual salary of 600. How can he have so much extra money? Even if he can eat and drink on the terrace for more than ten days, it's all given by the Gan family. Lu Xu's family lives a comfortable life with the money of the Yi tribe. How can they be called innocent?
?The prison sentence is already lenient, and it should be in line with the laws of the Yi tribe."
Seeing the relief on Cai Yan's face, Li Si changed the topic and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
"I say all this just to let you know that Si Ping is not a hard-hearted person who doesn't care about etiquette. What if the Lu Xu family are all kind-hearted people.
"The Lord of Chang'an wants to arrest all the owl leaders in his family, and I will follow the order of Lord Chang'an. If Si does something that violates morality in the future, Si... I hope you will not be as afraid as you are today."
Cai Yan caressed Li Si's rigid cheek, and her calloused hands from years of hard work gave Li Si a slightly raw feeling.
Li Si did not dodge, and held Cai Yan's hand tightly to make the feeling stronger, so that he could feel that Cai Yan would not leave him.
"My husband has been studying law for too long. He has lived in Qin for more than ten years and has forgotten what Chu is like. In the village, if there is a beautiful girl who is noticed by the nobles in the city, and her parents happily sell her daughter for money, what will happen?
It controls the woman's future life and death.
"If someone provokes a witch, the witch will be so angry that he wants to kill him. No matter whether he is evil or good, he will not escape death. From my perspective, in a country like Qin where there are only two great witches: Your Majesty and Lord Chang'an.
, it is already the fairyland mentioned in the book.
"A man is a person who does big things and has his own considerations. How can Yan, a peasant woman who has only read a few books recently, have such profound thoughts as a man?"
Yan only knows that no matter what her husband does, it will not be harmful to Yan, nor will it be harmful to her children."
Recently, Li Si's mind has been elsewhere, that is, on family matters. He is deeply afraid that what he does will make Xijun unhappy and confused, and he will become alienated from him.
Ordinarily, Li Si is now the Prime Minister of Zuo. What kind of woman can he want?
But Li Si had a special liking for Cai Yan, who was not very pretty and looked exactly like a peasant woman when she first came to Xianyang.
As early as when Li Si was a court captain, he was admired by the King of Qin for being alone.
Many people who want to win over Li Si not only lure him with money, but also invite Li Si to be his guest and test him with beauty.
It is not unusual for someone to ask his beautiful sister to pour him some water, perform a dance, and think of him as Li Si's brother-in-law.
What's more, seeing that Li Si turned a blind eye to this, they guessed that Li Si didn't like young girls, but liked middle-aged and charming wives, so he brought his mother, Xijun, to the banquet.
Li Si has definitely seen a lot of beauties. Fa Jia is not an ascetic monk in later generations. He has definitely explored a lot of depths and tightnesses.
But it was all just a taste, and it was like a rainy night. No woman could really get into Li Si's heart and make him give up his wretched wife.
The icing on the cake is thousands of flowers blooming, charming and fragrant.
It's just a piece of charcoal in times of need. It's ugly, but it saves people's lives.
When they become successful, many people only think about picking flowers one after another, forgetting that if there were not self-burning black coals around them to send warmth, there would be no life left.
"With Mr. Xi's words, it will not hinder your work." Li Si said with relief: "It's just that after reading it for less than a month, what Mr. Xi said has penetrated into the truth. You are more knowledgeable than Li Si. It's wise to study. I will teach you how to recognize it before."
If you didn't learn the calligraphy, if you had learned it early, Qin would probably have a female prime minister by now."
Cai Yan patted Li Si lightly and said with an angry smile: "You are teasing me again. My husband is a genius at Jixia Academy. How can I compare with Xunzi's disciples? I was previously illiterate and my handwriting was complicated and difficult to read. The characters Ruo Chu were like simplified Chinese characters.
It’s a good habit, Yan has learned it a long time ago.”
Li Si hugged Mr. Xi tighter, thinking how long it had just been before the power of the simplified Chinese characters created by Mr. Chang'an was already beginning to show signs of power. When all the people in the world learned about this writing, the Six Kingdoms would have no foundation, and there would be no chance of restoration.
Cai Yan looked at Li Si's profile. After hesitating for a long time, she gritted her silver teeth and whispered, "I want to talk to my husband about something."