Zhao Gao already knew Li Si very well. After decades of observation and speculation, he believed that Li Si was insidious and cunning, but he also had a fatal weakness, that is, he was greedy for wealth, power, and jealous of the wise. Ji Cai. When Li Si entered the Qin Dynasty, he was a disciple of Lu Buwei, and Lu Buwei used him very much. After Lu Buwei lost power, he immediately rebelled and joined the young First Emperor Ying Zheng. No. Later, due to the river canal, Zheng Guo was implicated in the matter involving Korean intermediaries. Ying Zheng issued the "Expulsion Order" to expel all the people from Shandong (the Qin State's general name for people outside the country) from the Qin State. Li Sicai wrote an "admonishment". The "Expulsion Order" attracted the attention of the first emperor Ying Zheng, and then gradually entered the power center of the Qin State until he became the prime minister with one person under one person and more than ten thousand people. In order to maintain his position, Li Si attracted Yao Jia and Feng Jie internally, and controlled Meng Tian externally. Wang Bi, even the eldest son Fusu was sued by him for speaking out against perverting Confucianism, and Han Feizi died mysteriously in his hands. Li Si's villainous attitude was clearly exposed.
Especially in recent times, Zhao Gao has discovered that Emperor Yingzheng's trust in Li Si has dropped sharply, and Li Si has been in panic because of this. If he can be lured with benefits, promised power, and threatened with danger, Zhao Gao will believe in himself. He is at least 70% certain to convince Li Si to form an alliance with him.
"Li Si, Li Si, if the Emperor dies, can you still be the Prime Minister? Can you still maintain your current glory and wealth? No, if Fusu is the emperor, Meng Tian will definitely be the prime minister, so where will you be, Li Si? Haha , you have only one way, and that is to cooperate with me, Zhao Gao!" Zhao Gao thought.
The next moment, Zhao Gao, who was full of confidence, headed straight towards Prime Minister Li Si's camp...
At this time, Li Si was pacing back and forth in his tent, while an accompanying clerk from the Prime Minister's Mansion stood silently in the distance.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what mistake did Li Si make? You scolded me like this in front of all the ministers and never gave me any face. Your Majesty, how have you ever treated me like this in more than twenty years? That person who has been with you since childhood Who is the sergeant who came out of the tent? You actually deigned to condescend to send him to a distant place in person? Where is he going? Could it be that Your Majesty, you have already made a will and sent this person to Jiuyuan? If so, then Why is it that even I, the Prime Minister, are not allowed to hear about such an important matter? What is the reason? Do you no longer trust me, Your Majesty? Have you decided to reorganize the government and have excluded me? Really? So, what should I do? Do you really want me to..."
An evil thought suddenly flashed across Li Si's body. He was so hot and frightened that he didn't dare to think about it anymore. Now Li Si's mind was like a pot of boiling water, constantly rolling and boiling, and the steam was just like him. All kinds of complicated thoughts. If he was just lost a few days ago, today he is not only lost, but also fearful, a deep fear of the future.
At this moment, the soldiers outside the tent came to report that Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC, wanted to see him. Li Si had never been very fond of this cunning Zhao Gao, and at the time when he was upset, he was extremely disgusted with Zhao Gao's visit. However, Li Si He didn't want to offend the famous person next to the First Emperor for no reason. So Li Si slightly thought about it and said in a deep voice: "Go and tell Zhao Gao that the Prime Minister is ill today and will pay a return visit another day!".
The soldier was about to turn around and reply, but Zhao Gao had already left the tent and barged in. He only raised his hands briefly and said with a smile, "I wonder what's wrong with the Prime Minister? If it's a heart ailment, Zhao Gao can cure it."
After saying that, Zhao Gao looked at Li Si without hesitation with his burning eyes.
Li Si was startled and thought: "Could it be that Zhao Gao can see what's on my mind? Did the emperor have a message or is he testing me? In any case, let's see what his purpose is!" Li Si made up his mind.
A thick smile immediately broke out on his face, and he cupped his hands and said, "Li Si just felt a little cold and it's nothing serious. I'm sorry for the trouble, but I'm sorry. I don't know what's going on with the CRRC's orders today?"
Li Si didn't seem to care about Zhao Gao's impoliteness, but he called Zhao Gao by his official name twice in succession. He wanted to tell Zhao Gao not to forget his identity. Zhao Gao followed the emperor every day, how could he observe the mood of the emperor?
As usual, he understood most of it as soon as he heard Li Si's words, and couldn't help but cursed in his heart. But Zhao Gao came here with a plan, how could he take such a trivial matter to heart. Zhao Gao pretended not to notice, and smiled again:
"Zhao Gao is here today because His Majesty the Emperor..." He stopped talking only half a sentence. Li Si was so thoughtful that he instantly understood Zhao Gao's intention. So he stopped caring about it and turned around to explain to the clerk and the soldier.
After a few words, the two of them left without saying anything.
"No one is approaching within a five-foot radius of the big tent. Tell me, what is the important matter of the CRRC Order that makes it so mysterious?"
Li Si asked. Although he looked down upon Zhao Gao, he also wanted to see what kind of mystery Zhao Gao was up to.
So the two of them came to the inner tent and sat down in their respective seats.
"Since the Prime Minister has questions, I forgive Zhao Gao for speaking frankly. What do you think of this morning's incident?" Zhao Gao asked straight to the point.
"Your Majesty always acts with foresight, how can we understand clearly?" Li Si avoided Zhao Gao's temptation.
"Does Prime Minister know what happened in His Majesty's tent this morning? Who was sent out of His Majesty's tent?" Zhao Gao asked again.
"How can we know that Li Si is not with the emperor?"
"Why is Your Majesty, who is dying, so full of energy?"
"Your Majesty has the body of a dragon and a tiger, and he is in harmony with the sky. How can he be like this?"
"Then Prime Minister, do you want to know the truth about this matter?" Zhao Gao pressed forward step by step.
"Li Si is the Prime Minister of the Empire. Your Majesty will inform you someday. Li Si does not want to hear hearsay!" Seeing that Zhao Gao's few words were all things he had just thought about, Li Si was frightened and confused. He was also afraid that Zhao Gao would set a trap to lure him into the bait, so he immediately pretended to be angry.
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"Haha, Zhao Gao suspected that Your Majesty was being deceived and came here to report it, so that the Prime Minister could have premeditated it. I thought that the Prime Minister would be sincere and sincere towards Zhao Gao, but the Prime Minister could not hide anything deep and concealed every word. How could Zhao Gao be so embarrassed!
Since the Prime Minister is so unwilling to accept his words, Zhao Gao has no choice but to plan his own retreat. Prime Minister, take care, Zhao Gao takes leave!" Taking retreat as an opportunity to advance, Zhao Gao stood up to leave.
"Zhongche Mansion orders you to stay quickly. Li Si is ignorant. I have offended you a lot just now. Please forgive me. What you said is exactly what Li Si doesn't understand. I dare you to ask for advice!" Li Si saw Zhao Gao with an angry look on his face and turned around to ask for help.
I was anxious to leave, but I didn't dare to show off again, so I bowed my head and said goodbye to stay.
Zhao Gao was secretly happy when he saw that Li Si finally took the bait. But Zhao Gao did not dare to be too boastful. He knew that if what he said could not directly hit the crux of Li Si's heart, he would definitely fail. So Zhao Gao thought for a while and then sat down again.
, said: "The emperor has issued a posthumous edict and sent people to Jiuyuan. However, the person sent is the murderer who broke into the emperor's tent this morning. This person's surname is Qin Mingyang."
"What? What? What do you mean? A murderer broke in? The emperor sent this murderer to deliver a posthumous edict? Do you think Li Si was a three-year-old child? Five thousand cavalry were useless? A murderer broke in and the emperor could still believe it? What about such ridiculous things?
Can Li Si believe it?..." As soon as Li Si heard what Zhao Gao said, his ears were dizzy, his heart was shocked, and he was even a little incoherent for a moment.
"The prime minister is different! Zhao Gao saw this with his own eyes and ears, why is it ridiculous? This morning the emperor reprimanded the prime minister, and Zhao Gao heard it clearly in the tent. The reason is that Qin Yang had offered medicine to the emperor, and the emperor was
He was refreshed and gained the emperor's trust. During this period, Qin Yang also claimed that he was a disciple of Guiguzi and could predict the future. He also slandered the emperor, saying that the prime minister had the intention of treason."
Zhao Gao's words were like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, hitting Li Si directly on the head. Li Si felt that even his bones were numb. The deepest secret in Li Si's heart was suddenly exposed to the world for no reason, which caught him off guard. He collapsed softly.
on the ground.
At this time, Li Si was in a state of confusion and no longer had the thought to figure out whether what Zhao Gao said was true or false. He did not even pay attention to such crucial issues as what Zhao Gao was doing at the time and why Zhao Gao was not there when the emperor sent Qin Yang.
, he has completely collapsed. Li Si is like a drowning man who has reached the bottom of the water, grabbing and grabbing randomly with only two hands. Even if he catches a straw, he will regard it as a life-saving treasure.
"No, no, I have never mentioned this to anyone, so how did Qin Yang know about it? Even if Guiguzi's disciples can predict the future, what's the problem? Da Qin's laws have always been based on actual evidence, and have always been unconfirmed.
, even if I, Li Si, have this intention, as long as I don’t do it, no one can find any reason to punish me. At most, I can resign and return to the fields to care for my grandchildren. But what am I afraid of?" After a long time, I realized the empire
Li Si, who was the essence of the rule of law, finally came to his senses. He slowly sat down again, with a look of indignation on his face. He said seriously: "If you want to impose a crime, there is no excuse! Li Si has served the country with loyalty throughout his life.
Geng Geng is worthy of the heaven, and worthy of the emperor. Now that His Majesty the Emperor doubts me, it’s okay if the Prime Minister doesn’t do anything." Although Li Si said it with a solemn and righteous tone, his words revealed deep disappointment, and his face was even more pale.
die.
When Zhao Gao saw Li Si's strong-willed expression, he had already guessed it. He knew that his words had hit Li Si's core, and his confidence in persuading Li Si had increased by a few percent. What he had to do now was to break Li Si's last resort.
That fantasy.
"The Prime Minister is different. Since the Prime Minister is the pillar of the empire, when he is in this crisis, he does not want to support the crisis with all his strength, does not try to solve the crisis, but just abdicates and returns to his fields. Zhao Gao is so cold!" Zhao Gao said reluctantly!
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"How do you say this?" Intrigued by Zhao Gao's words, Li Si finally regained some of his energy. Li Si also unknowingly fell deeper and deeper into Zhao Gao's trap.
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