With the death of King Zhuang Xiang, Ying Zheng truly ascended the throne. Government affairs were completely controlled by Lu Buwei, and it was not Ying Zheng's turn to interfere at all.
Lu Buwei saw that after years of hard work, the harvest season had finally arrived. Only he could enjoy that feeling of satisfaction.
Every day, Lu Buwei's mansion in Xianyang is full of guests, and it is very lively. In a shaded corner, at the entrance of a small courtyard that is not very conspicuous, a pair of envious eyes are watching the bustle of Lu Buwei's mansion.
"As a man, if you can achieve the level of Lu Xiangguo, you will be able to honor your ancestors even if you die!"
"Li Si, stop daydreaming!
It has been half a month since our family moved to Xianyang.
There are more than ten letters of thanks sent to Lu Mansion.
Lu Xiangguo still doesn't want to pay attention to us!" Li Si's wife complained.
"Don't worry, one day I, Li Si, will be as glorious as Lu Buwei!" He didn't care about his wife's complaints about him and his current life, but he said something to encourage himself.
Li Si's wife wanted to continue mocking Li Si, but she and Li Si stopped talking at the same time, and was surprised to see a carriage parked next to them.
"Are you Li Si?"
The eunuch's unique high-pitched voice made the surprised Li Si couple feel moved, and they quickly said with a smile, "Shangguan, I am Li Si!"
The eunuch looked at the Li Si couple in front of him casually, and then said impatiently, "Get in the car! Our master wants to see you!"
Li Si was very sensible and did not inquire about the identity of the "master", but instead boarded the carriage obediently. Seeing that Li Si was so knowledgeable, the eunuch was a little surprised and thought that he would have to waste more words.
Li Si stayed calmly along the way and showed no signs of curiosity. The eunuch beside him also looked arrogant and had no intention of making friends with Li Si.
Although Li Si lived in a relatively remote area of this street, he was still not far from the Qin Palace. The carriage did not travel for long before it suddenly stopped.
As the eunuch got out of the car, he heard the eunuch telling Li Si, "Li Si, let's go in and report first!"
Just wait here honestly!"
"Yes! Shangguan!"
Although Li Si had just arrived in Xianyang, Qin State, from Shangcai, he was just a fledgling little player, but he was an authentic human being, and he had long guessed that he would become famous.
Watching the eunuch leave, Li Si waited impatiently in the cold wind, looking forward to a meeting that would change his destiny.
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The eunuch trotted all the way to King Qin's study and knelt respectfully in front of the desk, "Your Majesty, Li Si has been brought!
Do you want to summon him now?"
"Huh? Just bring Li Si!" Ying Zheng did not raise his head, still looking at the bamboo slips in his hand.
"Yes! Your Majesty!
only......"
Seeing the eunuch's hesitant look, Ying Zheng suddenly became curious and put down the bamboo slips in his hand.
"Just what? You should know that I don't like to hesitate!"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I just feel that Li Si is a bit arrogant.
Should we let him stand in the cold wind for a while longer?"
Hearing the eunuch's self-righteous thoughts, Ying Zheng suddenly felt a little want to laugh. It seemed that he had just ascended the throne. Not only did Lu Buwei and the ministers look down on him, but even a small eunuch wanted to influence his thinking.
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"Oh? Do you want to teach me how to do things?"
"I don't dare, slave!
It's just that Lu Xiangguo specially ordered the slaves to help the king!" Seeing Ying Zheng's angry look, the eunuch was not afraid at all, but said confidently.
"What a joke! Are you using Lu Xiangguo to suppress others?" Ying Zheng was really pissed off by this eunuch.
"I don't dare!"
The eunuch said he didn't dare, but his expression looked like he was in need of a beating.
"Someone, take this bastard out and chop him down!"
Soon two guards came in, picked up the eunuch, and dragged him outside the temple to execute him amid the eunuch's horrified shouts.
"Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this!
I am from Lu Xiangguo!
Kill me, and Lu Xiangguo will definitely not let you go..."
Hearing the sudden stop of the shouting outside the hall, the eunuchs and maids inside the hall all became frightened and felt cold air on the back of their necks, as if they would soon follow in the footsteps of this "poor man".
Seeing that the other eunuchs and maids looked frightened, Ying Zheng sneered and asked, "Who else thinks they are one of Lu Xiangguo's people?"
Upon hearing Ying Zheng's rebuke, everyone fell to their knees in horror, not daring to raise their heads to look at Ying Zheng.
"Everyone, get out of here!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Shanrou, go and bring Li Si in!" After dealing with the group of eunuchs and maids, Ying Zheng looked at Shanrou.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Li Si had just seen the eunuch who brought him here being executed, and was frightened by the bloody scene. Then he followed Shanrou to the temple in fear.
"Are you Li Si? A person from the State of Chu who is the best in Cai?"
"Back to your Majesty, the student is Li Si from Chu!"
"I heard that since you entered Xianyang, you have been writing greetings to Lu Xiangguo continuously?"
"Uh? Yes!
Your Majesty, this student first entered Xianyang and had no way out for a while.
I just want to become a guest minister under Prime Minister Lu."
"So your ideal is just to be a guest?
I still think that Xunzi has so many great disciples!
It seems that I think too highly of you!"
"Your Majesty, actually the students want to work directly for Your Majesty!
After all, he learned literature and martial arts and became an emperor.
The villain has studied under Xunzi for many years, and his greatest ideal is to assist King Qin to unify the world."
"Haha, anyone can say nice things! You
Do you really think that only we, the Qin Dynasty, can unify the world?"
"Your Majesty, the world has been suffering for a long time.
Among the seven vassal states, only the Qin Dynasty had strong military and strong horses, and good government and people.
Therefore, students believe that only Da Qin has the strength to unify the world."
"Okay! I have heard too many such boasts recently!
I’m already a little tired of it!”
"Your Majesty..."
"I will give you a task now, if you can complete it satisfactorily.
I will definitely consider whether to continue to reuse you!"
"Students thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Li Si, I heard that a calligrapher named Cheng Miao created a writing style of official script.
I temporarily designate you as the domestic history of Qin.
Arrange for you and Cheng Miao to complete the creation of official script together, requiring the font to be flat and square, with the left and right parts spread out."
As a disciple of Xunzi, Li Si certainly knew what Qin Wang Ying Zheng's instructions meant. This shows that Qin Wang Ying Zheng was already thinking about the letter.
"Yes! Your Majesty! The students must complete this work!"
"Well! Go ahead!
I believe you can find Cheng Miao and bring him to me!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng chose to use official script in this life because it was more convenient to write, and the more beautiful small seal script would be used on official seals, which was more convenient to prevent counterfeiting.
The impression seems to be that Li Si introduced Li Si to Qin Shihuang on the eve of the completion of the destruction of the Six Kingdoms. Now Ying Zheng is preparing the text in advance just because he wants to boil the frog in warm water.
In the early stage, while accumulating national power and relying on strong military power, the other six countries accepted the unified writing and official script. Of course, the powerful princes would definitely resist fiercely, but if the two weak countries of Han and Wei accepted it, they would definitely accept it obediently.
When Han and Wei slowly accepted the unified script of official script, they then forced the four kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Zhao and Yan to slowly accept and learn official script through commercial operations. At the very least, they were required to use official script when entering Qin's territory.
When your own Great Qin accumulates enough national power and begins the war to destroy the country, the resistance it encounters will gradually decrease.