Since Zhao Gao's visit to Li Si, his frank treatment and his commentary on the current situation made Li Si feel the same. At this time, Li Si seemed to have forgotten all the sins Zhao Gao had committed. In his heart, every day Thinking about how to persuade Hu Hai and how to bring Qin back to strength,
On this day, Li Si got up as usual, washed up, and then went to the living room to have dinner. One of his most favored concubines was always by his side.
Today's meal was extremely rich, but Li Si had no appetite. He was still thinking about how to persuade Hu Hai. At this time, the old housekeeper hurriedly came over, cupped his hands beside Li Si and said, "Sir, there is a man who claims to be from the palace. Yes, I have something to ask for."
"In the palace," Li Simo muttered. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help laughing happily. It seemed that he was sent by Zhao Gao. Thinking of this, Li Siling said: "Quickly, bring him in."
The butler sang a promise and left in a hurry. At this time, Li Si looked at the concubine beside him and said coldly: "You should also step aside."
When the concubine saw Li Si speaking, she sang a promise and turned around to leave. Several servants hurriedly took away the food. At this time, the man who claimed to be from the palace also hurried in under the leadership of the butler and approached Li Si. In front of him, the man cupped his hands and said, "I have met Prime Minister Li."
Li Si looked this man up and down and saw that he indeed looked a bit like a eunuch. He couldn't help but smile and said, "You said it was Zhao Gao who asked you to come."
"Exactly," the man cupped his hands, presented a bamboo slip with both hands, and said, "Master Zhao said that His Majesty will go to the back garden later, which is the best opportunity to meet Master Li. Don't miss it, remember,"
Li Si listened carefully, looked at the bamboo slips again, and nodded as he agreed with what the man said. The man saluted again, turned and left.
The living room suddenly became extremely quiet. Li Si walked to the window alone. The scenery outside was beautiful. The heavy snow a few days ago had melted away. Although there was occasional water dripping from the window eaves, there was a "tick" sound from the dripping water. But it kept ringing,
How to persuade Hu Hai has become Li Si's biggest worry. He doesn't know if he can persuade Hu Hai with his own words, or if it would be more effective to bring Feng Quji and Feng Jie into the palace together, but Li Si It is very clear that Feng Quji and Feng Jie deeply hate Zhao Gao. I am afraid that once they find out that Zhao Gao arranged it, they will definitely not go.
Just when Li Si was sighing and filled with emotion, the voice of his second son Li Hong sounded from behind him: "What is father worried about?"
I don't know when Li Hong walked into the living room. At this time, he saw Li Si sighing and couldn't help but ask,
"Zhao Gao has sent a message. Your Majesty will visit the Imperial Garden today. It is a good opportunity to meet him. I am worried about whether I can persuade your Majesty to return to the court." Li Si expressed his worries and couldn't help but sigh briefly. , Li Hong hesitated slightly. He seemed to have something to say, but he held back his words. When Li Si saw this scene, he couldn't help scolding: "You have something to say, but it doesn't matter, why hesitate..."
Seeing his father reprimanding him, Li Hong raised his hands and said, "Father, I think Zhao Gao is a treacherous person and difficult to get along with. I am afraid that there will be fraud when I meet him."
"How can a small person's opinion lead to a big deal? I have already decided to leave. You don't need to persuade me anymore," Li Si scolded Li Hong and left in displeasure.
Watching his father leave, Li Hong sighed. He always felt that Zhao Gao had some kind of conspiracy, but he couldn't see what went wrong.
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Xianyang Chengdong City is a very prosperous street market in Xianyang. Last year, a time-honored craftsman's shop opened here. They mainly deal in weapons, especially iron weapons.
Once the shop opened, many well-known gentlemen were welcomed. Even generals from the military camp came to the shop to choose weapons. Many iron weapons were hard, sharp, and extremely tough. They were compared with those issued by the Qin State. Bronze long swords are countless times better, but the disadvantage of this kind of sword is that it is too expensive. Ordinary officers cannot afford this kind of iron sword. However, when noble gentlemen buy iron swords, they do not want to go into battle to kill the enemy, but just stay with them. At home, as a treasure of the house, guests will be envious of it.
The shopkeeper of the craftsman's shop, named Hua Yu, was once the logistics chief under Xiang Liang. Now, he has taken over Xiangzhuang's intelligence agency and started an iron shop business in Xianyang. The time-honored brand is a chain mechanism, and this chain mechanism , in this era, no one understands it yet, they only know that in some big cities, you can see such iron shops,
Today, an angry customer came to the craftsman's shop. He roared and cursed because the iron sword he bought was cut off during the fight. This was a shame for him. Legend has it that It is rare that the strongest iron sword in the world can be cut off. At this time, he was arguing endlessly with a clerk: "There is something wrong with your sword. You must replace it with me."
"Guest sir, although the iron sword is strong and has excellent toughness, it also suffers from wear and tear. If you use it to kill enemies in battle or perform slashing training for a long time, the iron sword will also wear out during training and eventually break. This It's inevitable, we can't give you a new one," the guy was a little anxious, and his tone was too high,
Seeing that the iron sword could not be exchanged, the guest changed his tone again and sighed: "It's okay if you can't exchange it for a new one. You can recycle it for me and I will recast it."
"This cannot be done. This kind of iron sword will become useless once it is broken. I am not boasting. If you take this sword to any craftsman's shop, they will not be able to cast a new one for you. Sir, please It's better to buy a new one." The man handed the iron sword back to the customer. At this time, the customer was completely furious. He shouted angrily: "You are blackmailing me. If you don't give me a new one, I will give it to you tomorrow. I led someone to seal your shop, do you believe it or not?"
Seeing that the other party was wearing a military uniform, the clerk knew that this kind of person was not easy to deal with, so he had to change his tone and sighed: "Okay, I'll go find my boss and come over. Just wait a moment."
The waiter ran into the back hall in a hurry. He couldn't handle this kind of customer who was wearing a military uniform and holding a long gun and a stick to scare children. Soon, the waiter came to the back hall, raised his hands outside the door of a secret room and said: "Master, There was a customer who wanted to change his sword. I explained to him for a long time, but he didn’t listen and even wanted to seal our shop. Please go out and have a look."
At this time, Hua Yu was chatting with an insider who had just arrived from Pengcheng. He was interrupted by the clerk. Hua Yu was slightly unhappy and could only order to the door: "Tell him to wait a moment, I will come right away."
The waiter responded, turned around and left,
There was a brief silence in the room. After confirming that the man had left, Hua Yu looked at the insider who came from Pengcheng and continued the topic: "You are saying that General Xiangzhuang wants me to pay attention to the movements of Li Si and others. This is Why,"
Hua Yu was a little puzzled. Although the time-honored brand was an iron shop on the surface, behind the scenes, the time-honored brand was an intelligence network established by Xiang Zhuang in various places. It was also an important platform for the Chu army to attract funds. Through the time-honored brand, some of the products produced in Zhu County were The weapons were sold and turned into money, which was used as a source of funds for intelligence networks in various places. Moreover, most of the Chu army's war horses were purchased quietly and shipped out of Guanzhong in the name of time-honored brands. At this time, Xiang Zhuang asked Hua Yu to pay attention to the Li family ,Although it was a matter of duty, Hua Yu was still a little surprised,
When the man saw Hua Yu asking himself, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing: "There are many things that we just need to implement. If you shouldn't ask, don't ask too much. I don't know about this matter either. You just have to follow the instructions."
After hearing the other party's answer, Hua Yu couldn't help but laugh and said: "Okay, I will try my best to pay attention."
The insider was quietly sent away through the back door. At this time, Hua Yu quickly walked to the front hall of the shop. The clerk was talking to the officer. When he saw Hua Yu coming out, he was overjoyed to greet him. He pointed to the officer and said: "My boss, he is Those who want to change their swords,"
When the officer saw that Hua Yu was dressed elegantly and did not look like a wandering man, he cupped his hands and said: "There is something wrong with your sword. I want to replace it."
"Where did you know that there is something wrong with our swords?" Hua Yu stared at the officer and asked rhetorically. The officer threw the broken sword to the ground and said bitterly: "The physical evidence is here, do you want to deny it?"
Hua Yu glanced at the broken sword on the ground, turned around and said to the waiter: "Go and pick out an identical sword."
The clerk quickly walked to the counter, found a new sword that was released in the same batch as this sword, and handed it to Hua Yu. Hua Yu looked at the sword and asked the officer with a smile: "Look, this sword is different from the broken one you have." Swords, are they the same?"
The officer took the hand, looked it over, and nodded, "It's the same,"
Seeing the other party nodding, Hua Yu couldn't help but sneered: "Since you said there is something wrong with our swords, then you use your copper sword to cut my iron sword. If you can cut it off, I won't take any money from you. I will use your weapons in the future." , our time-honored brand is responsible for creating it for free,”
Hua Yu's words attracted a round of applause from the surrounding onlookers, and many people followed suit and asked the officer to cut it down. At this time, the officer's face was red, and he knew clearly that cutting an iron sword with a copper sword would not stop him. This time he came, just with the idea of giving it a try. If he really couldn't get it, he would accept his fate. Moreover, I heard that the backend of the time-honored brand was very tough. At least, they were covered by the government, and he didn't want to cause trouble. At this time, he looked at the iron sword on the ground and sighed: "It's just a sword. I think it's better to forget it."
The other party was an officer, and he was willing to give in at this time. Hua Yu didn't want to make things final, so he smiled and said: "Since you are willing to give in, I am also willing to show my sincerity. I will give you this new sword on the ground as our first time." What do you think of the gift of acquaintance?"
The officer couldn't believe that this proprietor was actually willing to take the initiative to replace himself with a new sword. Thinking of such an expensive sword, if he couldn't buy a new one, he would suffer a big loss. Now that the other party gave him a step up, it was considered a shame. Noisy didn't know each other, so he handed over his hands and said: "Okay, I owe you a favor. I'm Lotte. If the proprietor needs anything in the future, just ask me. I serve as the Zhonglang General in the Northern Army."
Seeing that the other party was a general of the Northern Army, Hua Yu was secretly happy. At the moment, he needed to make friends with a mid-level officer like Lotte. Having obtained the information, he smiled and returned the greeting: "Since General Le is so cheerful, we might as well make friends. , let’s go, let’s talk about it, how about,”
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey," Lotte also smiled and followed Hua Yu into the store.
A farce of exchanging swords eventually turned into two people cherishing each other and going into the house to drink. The people watching the fun couldn't help but "boo" and complained that the two were not funny. Soon, everyone dispersed.
