Qin Official

"The second emperor is suspicious of my family?"

Hearing what Li Si said, Li Yu was shocked.

But Li Si looked outside the carriage, as if he didn't want to continue talking about this matter, so Li Yu had to turn around and said:

"Father, since the death of the late emperor, Young Master Gao has always been cautious and cautious, not daring to step out of the house. He only hides in the yard to grow vegetables. Why does the second emperor want to put him to death?"

"The royal family is different from ordinary people."

Li Si stroked his beard and said: "Young Master Gao is the second son of the emperor and the leader of the group of young masters in the court. After Fusu ran away, the late emperor once wanted to make him his heir... This is a crime, worthy of death!"

"This is the youngest son of the First Emperor. If Fu Su had not run away and the young master Gao refused to become emperor, he would not have been appointed. Therefore, although the second emperor succeeded to the throne in an upright and dignified manner according to the imperial edict, he has always been uneasy. In order to reassure himself, he even married Fu Su's second son They are all going to hang themselves and die in Lishan Mountain, how can they let the well-known young master Gao go?"

Li Yu understood: "So the young master Gao is the root cause of Feng's case?"

Li Si said: "Yes, I wanted to attack him early this morning, but I just had no excuse. It happened that the city of Jiangzhou was destroyed, and Hei Fu used the strategy of alienation. Shu County had surrendered to Hei Fu, and soldiers from Shu stopped at Jiameng Pass, and the sword The mountain was so steep that even apes could not cross it. Heifu sent troops into Hanzhong, captured the west city, and blocked the rice warehouse road. The road was cut off, and the true situation in Bashu could not be conveyed to Guanzhong. So whether Feng Jie died or surrendered, it became Mystery, Feng Quji can't argue with him, and if Young Master Gao is involved..."

"Therefore, Zhao Gao, who is good at guessing his superiors, tried his best to expand the case and involved Feng Jie with Feng Quji, and also with Young Master Gao, to remove the thorn in Jin Shang's heart, so that Jin Shang could trust him more and achieve his power. The purpose of pouring in and out!”

In just a few words, the case was brought to a clear conclusion. It was indeed Li Tingwei who once solved cases like a god.

Li Yu frowned: "But Feng Quji has always been highly virtuous and respected. If he is killed innocently, I am afraid that all the Qin officials and soldiers inside and outside the pass will be chilled. In order to get rid of the young master Gao who has no actual threat, your majesty has to set up a man who is loyal to the Qin Dynasty." Feng, is it really worth it?"

He couldn't figure it out. Now that the enemy is facing us, once Heifu enters the border, no matter who is in a high position at that time, they will be liquidated. Shouldn't this situation be disclosed to the outside world?

Li Si sneered: "Today we have lost very few of our ancestors. They know nothing and are not accustomed to governing the people."

In short, he was just a child who had not grown up. The First Emperor was either ill or had no choice, so he took this child as his heir.

"As for Zhao Gao, he was very ambitious. When he was the official of the CRRC, he was very good at figuring out his superiors' intentions. The late emperor was suspicious, but he also trusted him very much. He did not hesitate to stop Meng Yi's judgment and save Zhao Gao's life. Gao Gao He also diligently studied and wrote laws and regulations, and finally became the master of the emperor. He worked for many years and finally became famous. No one can compare with his qualifications. With the favor and protection of the emperor, he has the power and profit he has today..."

Or maybe he no longer felt guilty about the Dune plot, and he felt much calmer. After more than half a year, Li Si could clearly see what kind of person Zhao Gao was!

However, Li Si did not think highly of this person.

"My son, have you ever seen the women in some mansions? They fight with their concubines, guess their husbands' intentions, instigate children to bully their brothers, do evil deeds, slander, scheming, divide the family property, and fight for the keys to the house. They do all these things. They are all good at making small plans.”

"But if they are allowed to use this wisdom in governing the country and using soldiers, their eyes will be darkened."

"Zhao Gao is quite like this kind of woman. He spends his whole life's wisdom on trying to figure out his superiors' intentions and fighting for power and profit. He is nothing more than a mediocre person in politics and military affairs."

"He probably thought that Wang Ben was enough to deal with Heifu, and Feng Quji was not important. After killing him, he could send a close aide to the front line to transport grain and supervise the rear army, and at the same time return the favor. Can we better monitor Marquis Tongwu?"

"Do you really think that you can easily resist the rebels and thieves like this? Hey, this officer is so smart that he pretends to be loyal today and secretly drives a wedge between me and my superior. Is Li Si really an old fool? Can't you tell?"

Seeing that Li Si finally talked about entering the palace today, Li Yu asked with concern: "Zhao Gao is causing trouble. Father said that His Majesty has suspected Li. Will he take action against my family?"

Li Yu was a little scared. His family was quite favored by the late emperor. Not only did most of his sons marry Princess Qin, but most of his daughters married other young men. For example, the young master Jiang Lu's brothers were Li's sons-in-law.

He was deeply afraid that because of Hu Hai's madness, after killing the young master Gao, he would also attack other young masters, and the Li family would follow in the footsteps of the Feng family.

Li Si shook his head: "Zhao Gao is not that stupid yet. He is not on good terms with Hei Fu. If Hei Fu enters the border, he will be the first to be killed! Therefore, Zhao Gao can obey his wishes and treat Feng and the young master. He added insult to injury, but he never dared to touch me and Wang Ben."

Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but Li Si asked him a fatal question!

"My son, do you know what Feng Quji's crime was?"

Li Yu swallowed: "Feng Quji...isn't he innocent?"

"Who says he is innocent? The eight items I listed in front of him seem to be merits, but in fact, all of them are sins!"

Li Si shook his head, as if regretting it, but also feeling lucky: "His crime is that he is too loyal!"

"In the past, Jie killed Guan Fenglong, Zhou killed Prince Bigan, and King Wu Fuchai killed Wu Zixu. These three ministers were not loyal! However, they are not immune to death. Those who are loyal to death are not the same."

"Now Feng Quji is not as smart as the three sons, but your majesty is probably no less cruel and cruel than Jie, Zhou, and Fucha. Zhao Gao is also more vicious and cunning than Chonghou Hu and Bo Pi. A mediocre leader is a treacherous minister, but a loyal minister It is appropriate to die with loyalty..."

"So, the Feng family will die of loyalty!"

He bluntly said that the second emperor was a mediocre emperor and compared him with Jie and Zhou. This was a crime of slander and annihilation. Li Yu was shocked. He opened the curtain and looked outside, and said in a low voice with fear: "Father, this..."

"Don't be afraid." Li Si smiled and said: "Yu'er, you are smarter than your eldest brother. As you said, if Feng Quji and Young Master Gao Ruo die, all the young masters will be afraid and change, and the Qin officials and soldiers will also be heartbroken. "

"The people of the world have seen that they have acted against their brothers and nephews without caring about their fault. They have invaded and killed loyal ministers without thinking about their crops. They have built huge mausoleums and buried thousands of people. They have betrayed the peace of heaven. They have also broken their promises to the people and given generous gifts to the world. The four have been Okay, half of the world is now rebels. If we continue to act in this way, I'm afraid we won't even be able to defend the gate..."

Prime Minister Li sighed deeply: "I'm afraid that in a year and a half, the bandits will arrive in Xianyang and the deer will wander around the court!"

Li Yu was horrified: "Is the situation really so serious? What should my family do?"

"Be prepared for a rainy day. You must prepare early. Let me tell you a story."

Li Si took out the jade that was close to his body without any haste.

His jade is different from ordinary jade. It is not a jue, a huang, a pendant, a dragon, a phoenix, a turtle or other auspicious objects, but it is...

Big mouse?

The mouse carved from black jade seemed real. Holding it in Li Si's hand, the wrinkles around the old prime minister's eyes narrowed.

He remembered the past.

"I used to be a minor official in Shangcai, the state of Chu. I saw rats in the toilet and rats in the hamster."

"The rats in the toilet ate unclean things and were frightened by people and dogs when they came near them. The rats in the barn ate and accumulated millet and lived under the big house without seeing the worries of people and dogs. Then I realized that knowing how virtuous and unworthy a person is is just like a rat. So he resolutely resigned from office and went to Lanling to learn imperial studies from Xun Qing in order to find his master and assist him."

"When I came to Xianyang, I became a guest of Lu Buwei, but I didn't dare to forget my humble past. I entered the palace as a man, and I saw the rats in the palace, and I often paid attention to them. One day, I suddenly saw a few people running out of an old palace. Ten rats became a legend for a while..."

"Only a few hours later, there was an earthquake in Hanzhong, which was also felt in Xianyang. The beams of the old palace built during the Shang Dynasty were eaten by termites, and it collapsed, crushing several people to death, but not a single mouse. die!"

He stared at his son: "Officials may seem wealthy and prominent, but in fact they are like rats in a palace. You must know when the tall building you are in will collapse."

"Lü Buwei was a highly respected official, named Zhongfu, and granted 100,000 households in Luoyang. However, I had a premonition that things would decline and he would fall sooner or later, so I tried my best to express my loyalty to the First Emperor and successfully got rid of my status as a disciple of the Lu family."

The majestic Xianyang Palace has been left behind. Li Si looked back and stared at it, holding the jade rat in his hand: "To this day, I can feel that this building is crumbling again!"

"Wang Ben, me, Feng Quji, and Feng Wuze, two of the four pillars left by the First Emperor for the Qin Dynasty have fallen. No... Wang Ben is suffering from injuries. I'm afraid his time is running out. If only I are left, It’s hard to support a single tree, and this Guangsha building may really collapse!”

Hu Hai couldn't help him, and the collapsed country broke the waists of three loyal ministers. He, Li Tonggu, who was almost eighty years old, continued to risk his life to carry it?

forget it!

Li Si looked at his son: "You said, when the building collapses, rats still know how to avoid it, how can humans be worse than rats?"

He was in the position of a minister who was not superior to his ministers. He could be said to be extremely wealthy and noble, but at the extreme end of things, he would decline. Li Si did not want to end up in a miserable state in his later years.

At least before he dies, he can make up for the situation and stand in line for the last time so that his descendants will not be wiped out!

Li Yu came closer: "What father means is..."

Li Si stroked his beard: "Your Majesty went against the grain, slaughtered brothers and nephews, and killed loyal ministers. Zhao Gao added fuel to the flames. I am not refusing to remonstrate, but now my superiors are not listening. What can I do?"

Li Yu had some knowledge in his belly, and said with some fear and excitement: "Xun Qing once said that you have made plans that will endanger the country and destroy the country. If your ministers, father and brothers are able to give you advice, you can use it. , if you don’t use it, go away, that’s called admonishment; if you can give advice to the king, you can use it, if you don’t use it, you’ll die, that’s called fighting... It’s said: ‘Follow the Tao but not the king’, this is what it’s called.”

"Feng Quji died and became a contending minister. Father...maybe he can be a remonstrating minister!"

Li Si smiled with satisfaction: "Now, do you know why I didn't save Feng Quji?"

Li Yu lowered his head: "My son is stupid and cannot understand."

"Let me tell you."

Li Si said to his son: "Without Bigan, what Wei Ziqi did was to betray the ancestors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties and be despised by the world."

"But when Bigan died, Wei Ziqi came to Zhou. He was a benevolent elder and a wise man who knew the current affairs. He replaced Wu Geng, so the remaining people of Yin loved him very much. King Wu of Zhou not only could not kill him, but also respected him in a high position. , Be wary of the descendants of Wei Ziqi, and be kind to them, respect them as Dukes of Song, and treat them as guests."

"So in order for Li's choice not to be sudden, and in order for Young Master Da Qin to bleed more in this civil war, Feng Quji must die!"

Li Yu was speechless, kneeling in the car, fearing and admiring his father.

Then here comes the problem.

Li Sifu closed his eyes again: "My son, tell me, my family and my husband..."

He changed his tune drastically!

"No, it's Marquis Wu Zhong appointed by the First Emperor! Is there any unresolved grudge?"