"Back to Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the old minister, now that our Great Qin State is strong and strong, there is really no need to make a big move for the provocation and harassment of the Southern Barbarians and Northern Slaves, increase the momentum of the small country, and damage the majesty of our Great Qin.

The old minister thought that it was imperative that His Majesty should strengthen the strategy of consolidating the rebels in the six places, and that national stability was the foundation of the world's longevity.

In accordance with His Majesty's edict, the ministers drew up a general plan for the national lineage, and they would soon be able to complete the cultivation and submit it to the court. ”

Li Si's attitude was sincere, and his words were convincing, as if Yingzheng did not adopt his opinion, it would make him lose his loyalty.

What Li Si is talking about is the famous event in history, such as his knowledge of the Seven Kingdoms, weights and measures, rails, currency, etc.

I admire Li Si and his disciples for serving the government and their merits to the Great Qin and even the millennium of humanity in later generations, but the fact that he has made outstanding contributions to the formulation of social order does not mean that he can successfully prevent the construction of the Great Wall.

Although I don't really agree with the situation of the large amount of manpower and financial resources lost during the repair of the Great Wall, I intuitively feel that Li Si's clear attitude of opposing Ying Zheng and not approving of the Great Wall project is obviously a hidden mystery, and as for what this "mystery" is, I want to find the answer to this doubt from him.

"Lord Li's remarks were out of the palace's expectations, and the palace had heard that Lord Li Si was the first strategist of Great Qin, intelligent, far-sighted, and extraordinary, and had made great contributions to His Majesty's unification of the country. It is even more stable and the world's reliance on dà ministers, and now listening to your high-minded words, it makes this palace surprised. ”

My abrupt opening drew a visibly displeased glance from Lis. He frowned at me under Ying Zheng's gaze, but he still didn't hear Ying Zheng's stop on me, so he had to reply to me with a snort.

"Oh, I don't know what Mrs. Creek has to say." He didn't look at me for a moment, obviously not listening to what I meant by "seeing the teachings."

Such a cold attitude did not discourage me from speaking, after all, his attitude was expected by me, and I did not pay attention to his attitude secondly, and the important thing is that I did not say it for him.

"'Seeing the teaching' does not dare. Lord Li is the founding father of the Great Qin, and he often knows more about the world affairs than the main palace, how can this palace afford Lord Li's humble words?

It's just a matter of building the walls. This palace felt that Lord Li's move was not like Lord Li's usual behavior. ”

After I said it bluntly, I stared at his reaction.

Li Si's face was wrinkled, and it was difficult to see the subtle changes in his feelings, not to mention that he was still an old and spicy person, and he knew how to hide his own feelings, so although I had been concentrating on his face and eyes from the beginning. But I didn't see any valuable information in my eyes and expressions.

"What kind of style does the old minister usually do? Lao Chen has always behaved like this! ”

He asked me in a sonorous and powerful way. Then he ended the conversation with me and said to Yingzheng: "Your Majesty has been traveling for a long time, and the idea of returning to the palace to suddenly give birth to such a big project must have been mentioned by someone, right?" The old minister didn't dare to say that this move would definitely not work, and he just wanted to be loyal and persuade His Majesty to dispel this thought. ”

I was blunt, but he was quick to learn and spoke out.

Sure enough, it was because of me that he had the heart to oppose it!

Ying Zheng heard the meaning of what Li Si and I were saying, his expression was smiling but he seemed to be unfeeling, and then Li Si asked back.

"Oh. Tell me, what's wrong? ”

There is no sorrow or joy in this question. It is impossible to tell whether Ying Zheng really wants to know, or whether he intends to reprimand Li Si, but no matter what Ying Zheng's inner activities go, Li Si has to say what is in his heart, and he is also eager to express it to Ying Zheng.

"A few days ago, my Great Qin, the border is solid, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the treasury is full and solid, and there is no fear of natural and man-made disasters, and the order to repair the city wall of the huge national border is bound to cost the people and money, time-consuming and troublesome, the old minister can't figure it out, why do we need to do more?"

Li Si's confident arrogant posture is indignant and inspiring, and even at this moment, I want to agree with his point of view from a different position, and persuade Yingzheng to dispel the idea of the Great Wall - if it weren't for the fact that I knew that Yingzheng in history was determined to repair the Great Wall.

Ying Zheng was noncommittal and threw the problem to me.

"Tian Xi thinks that Daqin has to make more of a move?" He asked for my opinion.

I think Ying Zheng wants me to refute Li Si and think that he is the fulcrum to win recognition; Originally, I confronted Li Si to help Yingzheng realize his grand wishes, but now when I heard that Yingzheng wanted to listen to my opinion, I opened my mouth.

"Lord Li is in a high position, and his family accompanies the emperor to live in Xianyang, and he has thousands of people to serve him, so he naturally lives and works in peace and contentment, and has nothing to miss; However, thousands of soldiers worked hard day and night on the frontier, in addition to enduring the pain of missing their relatives and missing their hometowns, they also had to concentrate highly on the border so as not to be found by the enemy.

Who doesn't have parents? Who doesn't want a full house of wives and children? What the important ministers of the court want to have, ordinary people are also extremely eager for it.

If after the national wall is repaired, the troops on the border can be reduced by at least half, that is, at least half of the strong men on the border can return to their homeland to guard their mother's side and take care of agriculture, so isn't it better, this palace doesn't understand, why Lord Li stubbornly opposes. ”

I don't want to talk to me directly, but I really want to communicate with Li Si without barriers, because if he explains his views on Ying Zheng, and I also express my views on Ying Zheng, then it is impossible for Ying Zheng to listen to the debate between us from a neutral position.

Hearing me ask him such a direct question in front of Ying Zheng, Li Si was also annoyed, he looked at me with a cross-eyebrow, and fought back at me with sonorous words.

"They are the soldiers of Daqin, they are the servants of the emperor, since they should die, they take the heavy responsibility of the country as their own responsibility, if everyone wants to have children and daughters, who will pacify the world?"

With such a righteous "crusade", I couldn't help but sneer when I said it.

"Don't you think it's a waste of money?" I asked.

Li Si's old face turned red instantly, and his eyes shot a look of annoyance at me, probably thinking that I was deliberately looking for his stubble.

"Mrs. Xi, building the city wall is a matter that can be done and not done, why do you want to persuade the emperor to do this? If our Great Qin wasted time and effort to repair the national wall, and delayed other important incidents, can you afford it?

Such a matter that goes against common sense, dare to ask Mrs. Xi why she has to do it again and again, is it possible that this is the only way to move the stability of the country? ”

Li Si stared at me, looking at me as if he was looking at a demon girl who brought disaster to the country and the people, and I could understand the implicit question in his words and also asked me if I could only make waves and shake the foundation of Daqin by "instigating" Yingzheng to do something earth-shattering.

It's just that I don't mind the "demon" he accuses, because sometimes, I just want Yingzheng to know that I'm okay.

"Not following the rules is deviant, with a way of thinking like yours, how can the country talk about being different?

Lord Li, this palace respects you for your wisdom and erudition, and your talent is invincible, but this palace feels that farsighted innovation is also a necessary way of thinking to govern the country, and Lord Li can question the intention of this palace, but this palace believes that Li must not deviate from the public heart of the country with selfish desires. ”

Li Si's talent is the best in the world, and his vision is excellent, if he shortens his horizon because of me, then my sin will be great.

Listening to me mention yì, Li Simao was emotional, but it was not good to be angry with me directly, so he could only vent his displeasure with a very bad face.

"Mrs. Xi thinks the old minister is selfish?"

I smiled, smiled, and confessed my thoughts to him.

"It's better not to."

I admit that Li Si became more and more angry, and he looked away from Yingzheng and saw that Yingzheng was listening, so he opened his mouth loudly to me with a strong sense of coercion.

"Mrs. Xi slandered the ministers of the court, and made empty comments about the intentions of the ministers, but she has to make it clear."

Facing Li Si, who was as solemn as a great enemy, I continued to smile more and try to make it as easy as possible.

"This palace didn't say that Master Li must be selfish, but it's just a matter of building yì."

My "Jianyì" remark did not make Li Si slacken, he grabbed my "thing", and his eyes shot a dangerous Yan sù that seemed to be intentionally fatal.

"Openly speaking about the rights and wrongs of the ministers and participating in the government affairs, Mrs. Xi has to have her back to Qi Di and—"

When it comes to "Qidi", Li Si is undoubtedly going to deduct the hat of a big sin on me, which I can hear, but it is not good to rudely interrupt his nonsense;

But if I tell Li Si, who is in the position of the prime minister of Great Qin, that I have a bad intention, my reputation is needless to say that I am going to enter an endless smear situation, and Mrs. Jing and I are forced by Yingzheng to not allow the contradiction of rumors...

I was tugging at my heart and didn't know what to do.

If not, will there be a sense of cowardice by default?

"Okay, an old courtier, a virtuous concubine in the inner palace, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes."

It was Yingzheng, who prevented Li Si's next words from coming out at the invisible critical juncture I was in, and also responded to my negotiations with Li Si.

"Li Si, what you just said is very unbelievable to you, you should go and meet Ji Zi, she is a talented girl trained by you, but in this incident, she is even more insightful than you.

You are my prime minister, and the operation of the country still needs you to work, if you don't have an open mind, then how can this wall be built well? I might as well inform you that the idea of repairing the city wall was inspired by the Seed during the parade. ”

Was it Mrs. Li's inspiration to Ying Zheng? Mrs. Li is so smart and cold-hearted, it is reasonable that she can intentionally or unintentionally give Yingzheng this kind of pioneering show.

Hearing Ying Zheng say this, Li Si couldn't pronounce it for a while. (To be continued......)