038 Your Majesty, how many times do you have to pretend?
Zhangtai Palace.
"Today, Tingwei's prison was full of people for no reason. After careful questioning, I found out that it was caused by the Mongolian inner city defense army..."
Li Si reported what happened at Tingwei's Mansion in the afternoon, his mind spinning rapidly.
How to put aside Gai Nie and put all matters on Ying Chengyu?
He came here to show his loyalty and to become the prime minister.
Things that offend others, especially those close to the First Emperor, should not be done if possible.
Before Li Si came in, the First Emperor was in a bad mood.
Now that the First Emperor heard what Li Si said, he told Li Si that he didn't need to report it again tomorrow, and he became a little impatient.
The First Emperor unbuttoned the top button of his crown robe, loosened the collar, and felt that his breathing became much easier.
He did not interrupt Li Si and continued to listen patiently to Li Si's travelogue of Tingwei Mansion.
"...I returned home angrily and wanted to change my clothes. I would like to come back and talk to Your Majesty again after dressing appropriately. While I was changing my clothes, my junior brother Zhang Cang, who had not been with me for a long time, came to my door."
The First Emperor had an impression of Zhang Cang.
He remembered that Zhang Cang was the junior brother of Han Fei and Li Si, a fat man with fair skin and tender pink hair.
But compared to the two great masters, Han Fei and Li Si, Zhang Cang is really good and nothing outstanding.
Han Fei and Li Si can influence their own decisions and determine the strategies between countries, but Zhang Cang is not even qualified to sit in the Qin court.
He had also had expectations for Zhang Cang. According to the saying that birds of a feather flock together, Zhang Cang, who was mixed with Han Fei and Li Si, should not be an incompetent person.
After summoning Zhang Cang alone and talking with Zhang Cang for an hour, I discovered that Zhang Cang's ideas were not Legalism or Confucianism, but Immortalism.
Immortal families aim to become immortals, pay attention to health cultivation, study the principles of heaven and earth, and hope to live forever.
The First Emperor ruled the world this year and turned thirty. When he summoned Zhang Cang, the First Emperor was still in his twenties, a promising young man with great ambitions.
Cultivate immortality and maintain health?
Immortality?
I want to be the first person in the world to unify China!
Just go wherever you want to cool off!
So the First Emperor casually arranged for Zhang Cang to be a minor official as the Censor.
For Zhang Cang, who came from the same school as his idol Han Fei and the capable minister Li Si, he no longer cares about Zhang Cang.
Hearing Li Si mention that he and Zhang Cang had not been in contact for a long time, the impatience in the Emperor's heart faded a little, adding a touch of gentleness.
"It's my fault that you two have ended up in this situation."
After hearing what the First Emperor said, Li Si was secretly happy and shook his head.
But on his rigid face, his brows and eyes were full of disappointment that he tried hard to hide but couldn't.
He pretended to be indifferent and said: "This matter has nothing to do with Your Majesty."
After saying this, a thin but thick trace of sadness emerged from the deepest part of Li Si's heart.
The image of a young man who was stumbling but standing tall was reflected. That was his astonishingly talented senior brother, Han Fei, who was given the Chinese character "子" at a young age.
"Teacher, teacher, junior brother, non, non is already, is dead, a dead person, you, you still, still, still don't let go, let go of non?"
"Senior Brother can exchange the death of his Majesty for some sympathy from His Majesty. This is much more profitable than buying and selling. Senior Brother can help Si, I should be very happy."
Following Li Si's response, the young man standing tall showed disappointment on his face and his figure disappeared.
Li Si felt empty for a while, and that feeling was exactly the same as when Zhang Cang pulled away his hand and walked away from him in the afternoon.
"The death of Han Fei...Gai Nie, go out and guard the door." The First Emperor did not want Ge Nie to hear this secret that only he and Li Si knew.
"only."
Ge Nie took the order, dressed in white, walked past Li Si, opened the palace door and stood outside the palace.
Standing outside the palace gate, you can hear the normal voices inside the palace, and the First Emperor waved to Li Si.
"There's no need to stand there. Come closer and sit in front of me. This is the second time I've asked you to sit down. Don't refuse. I remember when you were so arrogant when you wrote the "Book of Remonstrance and Expulsion", when did you become like this?
Like Zhao Gao, cautious and cautious?"
"Wei." Li Si suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said respectfully.
He had said so much, but he still didn't think of how to blame the whole thing on Ying Chengyu without saying anything about Nie's right and wrong.
Li Si did not know that the actual controller of the secret guard was Ying Chengyu, not Gai Nie.
In his opinion, if it were not for Gai Nie, Ying Chengyu, who was hanging around on the terrace, would not be a threat to Ying Zheng at all.
He thought hard and couldn't find a solution, and he was already prepared to offend Ge Nie.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ying Zheng actually sent Gai Nie out and asked him to talk to him nearby.
God is really helping me!
At this moment, Li Si's heart was filled with ecstasy, and the thin but thick sadness was squeezed away.
"His Majesty."
Li Si was sitting in front of Ying Zheng, lowered his head and whispered: "I am so urgent today, but it is because of your Majesty's life and death! Mr. Gai, the commander of the secret guard, was once a retainer of the Chang'an Lord. The secret guard may have been infiltrated long ago! Chang'an!
You have not been in court for several years, but today you are acting out of character. This must be a sign that the infiltration has been completed and your majesty is going to be assassinated!"
"Just now, Mr. Gai was standing behind His Majesty. I was talking about him and didn't dare to say anything. I was worried, fearing that Your Majesty would make a mistake. Mr. Gai is probably from Lord Chang'an!"
I waited outside the palace for so long and risked offending His Majesty's confidants. In addition, Your Majesty has become very close to me because of my senior brother's affairs.
From the corner of his eye, the First Emperor's face was expressionless.
Li Si thought in his heart: The emperor cannot let his ministers know what he is thinking. On the surface, your majesty will be very calm and will not say anything to me. But at this moment, your majesty will be deeply moved in his heart and will praise me greatly. This is enough.
Got it!
There was a "pop" sound.
Li Si had a serious face and was thinking beautifully.
There was a sudden numbness and burning pain on the left side of my face, the smell of blood came from my mouth, and my head was pulled to the right side, causing pain in my neck.
His body leaned to the right. In order to maintain his balance, his right hand naturally supported the soft couch, so that he did not fall in front of the First Emperor.
Li Si looked up in confusion.
The First Emperor, who had just been lamenting and apologizing to himself, now had an angry look on his face.
how so?
This is wrong!
It's okay for Your Majesty to appear calm and gentle, and it's okay to praise me a lot, but you shouldn't slap me!
"Cheng Yu is my younger brother! He will never kill me."
Ying Zheng slapped Li Si angrily, causing half of Li Si's face to become swollen and blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.
Li Si wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, his mind was in violent turmoil, and he suddenly realized.
I understand. His Majesty is going to attack Ying Chengyu. This is asking me to continue to make suggestions! It seems that I, Li Si, am very lucky and I hit the right one.
When Gai Nie entered the palace, he must have been ordered by Ying Chengyu to assassinate His Majesty and usurp the throne, but now he has been subdued by His Majesty.
His Majesty knew from Gai Nie's mouth that Ying Chengyu was going to harm him, so he decided to strike first.
However, Qin Fa's comments were not about his heart, and he acted without any reason, which would make His Majesty appear to be mean and ungrateful, with no brotherly feelings.
And my arrival gave Your Majesty the reason to testify against Ying Chengyu. A high minister can serve as a witness, which is enough weight.
Your Majesty slapped me in the face and said that Ying Chengyu was his biological brother. Firstly, it showed the love of all brothers, and secondly, it showed that he is a man of great affection.
Next, it was time for me to continue to testify against Ying Chengyu's treasonous intentions. Then His Majesty acted like he believed in Ying Chengyu, but because of Li Si's repeated advice, he had no choice but to take action against Ying Chengyu.
After the incident is completed, whether Ying Chengyu is killed or imprisoned, His Majesty's reputation will not have much impact.
And I, Li Si, will also use this matter to take a further step in His Majesty's heart.
If I can take a step forward in His Majesty's heart, the day will not be too far away when I can take a step forward in my official position!
Shangqing went one step further and became the prime minister.
When Li Si thought of this, he immediately looked loyal and resigned to death, and said with a bloody breath: "Your Majesty! The painter can draw the appearance of a dragon and the appearance of a tiger, but he cannot draw the skeleton of a dragon and a tiger. You can see the behavior of Lord Chang'an
, the face of Lord Chang'an cannot be seen in Lord Chang'an's heart. Everything I said is true, Lord Chang'an really wants to rebel!"
"Snapped!"
The right side of Li Si's face suddenly felt a sharp numbness and burning pain. The smell of blood in his mouth became stronger and stronger. His head turned to the left and his neck felt like it was about to fall off.
Before his left hand could rest on the soft couch, his body had already fallen to the left side - the slap he received this time was heavier than the previous one!
"I said it."
The First Emperor said word by word and with great seriousness: "Cheng Yu is my younger brother! He will never kill me!"
Li Si looked at Ying Zheng's angry face and felt that it was so real. He couldn't see any flaws in it. It looked much more like the expression he had pretended before.
Li Si lay on the ground and used his sleeve to wipe the blood from the right corner of his mouth. He found that his teeth on the right side were shaking a little. This slap actually made his teeth loose.
Li Si endured the severe pain of swollen cheeks and felt melancholy inside.
Your Majesty, how many times are you going to pretend?