The dusty Zhao Gao saluted to Ying Zheng, with excitement and pride in his tone, like a child who wanted to be praised by the teacher for doing a math problem correctly.
"gentlemen!"
When Ying Zheng saw Li Si, who was also tired of life, he called out affectionately.
"Kings--!"
At this moment, Li Si was also filled with emotion and was quite excited.
After all, Ying Zheng changed his mind about expelling guests and took back the expulsion order, which meant that the chaos in Da Qin would be subsided in an instant, and his lofty ambitions would be realized.
Moreover, because Ying Zheng directed and acted this eviction order, not only did Li Si gain a reputation, but it also gave Li Si a place in Ying Zheng's heart, and he finally had a place.
At this time, Ying Zheng also knew that it was time to win over people's hearts, and he quickly bowed deeply to Li Si: "If there is no letter from Mr., Ying Zheng will definitely become the laughing stock of the ages. Ying Zheng will thank Mr. here in advance -!"
Seeing such a generous gift from Ying Zheng, Li Si was deeply moved. He felt that he was right in writing the order to remonstrate and expel guests. Only such an able and flexible king was worthy of his life-long following.
"I went boating on the Weishui River with the king. I knew that the king had great ambitions, and he had the ambition to swallow up the sea and sweep the heart of the eight wastelands. However, the expulsion order was seriously inconsistent with the king's ambition and the future of the Qin Dynasty. A severe drought must be coming. In a hurry, the king was
It’s caused by people being deceived!”
"Hahaha......."
With a loud laugh, Ying Zheng pulled Li Si up and said: "Let's go! Mr. Guwei will take care of the wind and wash away the dust——!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
This burst of laughter woke Ying Zheng from his sleep, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes. He recognized Li Si's talent, but he was extremely skeptical of Li Si's quality.
If it were Shang Jun, Bai Qi, and Meng Tian, Ying Gao admitted that they were all dedicated to serving the public good and had a public spirit, but this was not the case with Li Si.
Historically, as long as Li Si was less ambitious and would not be exploited by Zhao Gao, even if the Qin Empire was in turmoil, Meng Tian and a large number of veterans left behind by the First Emperor would be enough to suppress everything.
Almost many people attribute the fall of Qin to the system and Ying Zheng, or Qin II. However, Ying Gao feels that the fall of Qin was due to the Qin taking the wrong path at a critical moment.
If it weren't for Li Si, Zhao Gao would be nothing more than an official in charge of the government!
If it weren't for Li Si, Hu Hai would be just an eighteenth prince in name only.
If it hadn't been for Li Si, the emperor's son Fusu would not have committed suicide, Meng Tian would not have died, and the Qin Dynasty would not have built the Great Wall.
As long as the new second emperor corrects some of the policies of the First Emperor, no one in the Qin Empire would dare to change them due to the great power of the First Emperor.
It can be said that almost all the tragedies of the Qin Empire came from Li Si.
In Ying Gao's view, Li Si was a power traitor, not a prime minister who was dedicated to the public good, and he had little loyalty to Ying Zheng. In other words, he was loyal to his own desires.
Ying Gao has lived in Da Qin for so long, so he naturally understands that Fusu's suicide was not due to his foolish loyalty, but due to the laws of Da Qin. In the Da Qin Empire, there is a law called - Ye Kill.
There is a special provision in the marriage and family law of the Qin Dynasty: parents and masters have the right to apply to the government for the execution of their children and slaves, and the government will approve and execute it on their behalf.
The most common reason is to accuse someone of being unfilial. In later generations, "filial piety" was a virtue, but in the Qin Dynasty, being unfilial was a very serious crime.
Rubbing his eyes, Ying Gao felt a little less sleepy. During the banquet, he stared at the food on the long table and couldn't help but feel full. In this era, there is no very delicious food.
All are boiled in one pot with water, and are either eaten raw or dried.
Moreover, the way to eat grains is to steam them directly. Among the meals on the long table, Ying Gao only focused on polished rice, which is the rice of later generations, and added a few bites of amaranth.
There are many reasons to hate someone, but Ying Gao knows very well that in the future, even before Ying Zheng's death, Li Si will be reused and even hold a high position of power.
As long as he has thoughts about the position of the crown prince and the throne of the Second Emperor of Qin, he must suppress his dissatisfaction and settle the accounts after the death of the First Emperor.
After the meal, Ying Zheng waved to Zhao Gao to remove the food on the table, leaving only the herbal tea. Since there was still business to discuss, there was no Qin wine on this banquet.
Let alone Jiannanchun.
Drinking, especially alcohol with high alcohol content, will affect a person's thinking. At this time, it is related to the fate of Da Qin and his own promotion. No one dares to mess around.
"Chang Shi, sir, Great Qin is in such chaos now. A severe drought has swept through the entire counties of Great Qin. What good plan do you have?" After a while, Ying Zheng suddenly spoke and said.
Hearing this, Ying Gao glanced at Ying Zheng and was a little surprised, but in an instant he understood that it was not that Ying Zheng didn't know how to deal with it, but that he was testing Li Si and giving Li Si a chance.
After all, Li Si has great talent, but he has no merit and is not easily promoted.
With Qin's law clear, even Ying Zheng would not dare to do anything too blatant.
However, these have little to do with Ying Gao, and Li Si is indeed talented. Before killing someone, it is best to drain all the potential of the other party. Ying Gao supports this.
Moreover, Ying Gao also wanted to hear Li Si's countermeasures. Although he stood on the shoulders of the giants of the times, although he was aloof and had outstanding foresight, but because of this, he lacked grounding and was a bit empty.
Li Si, who was born and raised in this era, may be able to perfectly make up for these shortcomings.
"Your Majesty, I believe that this severe drought should serve as a wake-up call, and the project to divert Jing from the Yangtze River should be resumed immediately. The purpose of diverting the Jing River to attack the city seems to be to weaken the Qin Dynasty, but once the project is completed, the 800-mile Qinchuan River will become a
A granary with beautiful water and abundant grass.”
"From now on, even if there is a severe drought, Daqin will be able to deal with it calmly, so I suggest that the Jing diversion project be resumed immediately——!"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng was also shocked. At that time, he was only focused on his anger, but he forgot what the Jing diversion project would bring, and narrowed his eyes due to the current troubles.
With thoughts flashing in his mind, Ying Zheng sighed and said: "People in the Qin Dynasty are already panic-stricken. If we gather two hundred thousand people again, I'm afraid it will make things worse -!"
At this time, Ying Zheng turned his attention to Ying Gao. He knew in his heart that the only solution was for the heavy rain to arrive as scheduled according to the daily predictions.
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Li Si and Wang Wan fell silent. Naturally, they knew how difficult this matter was.
Ying Gao was silent for a long time, and then he said to Ying Zheng: "Father, in fact, there is no need to make money and harm the people again. It is too expensive to collect 200,000 people in labor again."
"And in the land of Sanjin, there are no less than 200,000 hungry people pouring in. We only need to select the young and strong ones——!"