"When I am usually idle, the prime minister doesn't come, but I prefer to pick me to be idle and happy, and the beautiful woman comes to see me when I am in front of me, is this bullying my youth?"

In the first year of the second year, in late December, in Zhangtai Palace in Xianyang, after Prime Minister Li Si said goodbye, the second emperor Hu Hai put away his smile and was furious!

Just now, he wanted to hug the three beauties for pleasure, and Lang Zhong ordered Zhao Gao to come to report, saying that Li Si asked to see him, and the boss was immediately unhappy.

Hu Hai has been living in the deep palace for a few months, on the one hand, there are bandits and rebels running rampant outside, and the news of the loss of the county is lost, he is in panic all the time, but he has no ability and determination to clean up the mountains and rivers, so he can only rely on women and alcohol to anesthetize himself, trying to tell himself:

"Anyway, there is Wang Ben outside, Li Si and Zhao Gao inside, a small rebellion, and the sky can't fall."

On the other hand, it was because of Zhao Gao's persuasion.

"The Son of Heaven is so noble, but when he hears the voice, the ministers can't see his face, so he calls himself 'I'. Besides, Your Majesty is still very young, and may not know everything, and now that he is in charge of the government, in the face of those cumbersome cases, if there is a slight inappropriateness in the rewards and punishments, he will expose his shortcomings to the ministers, so that he will not be able to show His Majesty's sage to the world. ”

"What's more, the warlock and the witch Zhu have said that if the lord lives and the ministers know it, it will harm the gods, Your Majesty may as well follow the example of the first emperor and live in the palace, so that the ministers do not know where to go, and the officials will be decided, and they will be informed in the Xianyang Palace, and when they will present their official affairs, the ministers and the people who practice the law in the service will be enshrined in Your Majesty to make a choice."

"In this way, Your Majesty will be able to rule on the one hand, and on the other hand, you can make the ministers feel that Your Majesty is the Holy Lord of the First Emperor, unfathomable, and dare not deceive him!"

This was Zhao Gao's trick to seize power, but Hu Hai trusted Zhao Gao incomparably, and actually believed his nonsense, and began to follow Qin Shihuang's style in his later years, no longer going to the court, but living in the palace forbidden, having the joy of wine pond and meat forest, and being happy to be an ostrich buried in the sand, and throwing all major military affairs to Zhao Gao, who holds the jade seal, to make decisions.

For a time, Xianyang seemed to be divided into the inner and outer dynasties, and the inner dynasty was the cronies of Hu Hai Qiandi headed by Zhao Gao, while the prime minister, the imperial historian and Jiuqing were rarely even seen in front of Hu Hai.

Although Li Si is in Xianyang, this old fox is not a direct minister, he is in the front, and the country is behind, although he sees that Zhao Gao has the ambition to fight for power and profit, but he thinks of the difficult situation and "forbears each other for the country", and he does not want to offend Hu Hai, so he actually follows his wishes and has never made trouble.

However, with the outbreak of the "Feng robbery and defection to the enemy" case in early December, Feng Quji's family was arrested and imprisoned, and the elderly Feng Quji was even brutally tortured.

But Zhao Gao made a ghost out of it, grovelled in front of Li Si, and volunteered to report to him, but on the other hand, he always took advantage of Hu Hai's sex to lead Li Si into the palace.

Hu Hai met Li Si with a suppressed anger, and listened to the white-haired old man speak at length about the doubts of "Feng Zheng descended to black".

Li Si said that this may be Heifu's counter-plan, wanting to cause civil strife in Xianyang!

Hu Hai had already made a decision in his heart, so he was quite impatient, if it weren't for Zhao Gao's eyes beside him, he would almost get angry on the spot!

After Li Si left, he immediately threw a copper lampstand and scolded:

"Feng Zai surrendered to the black thief, the evidence is conclusive, not only the remnants of the soldiers fled to Hanzhong to state what they saw that day, but also Feng Zai's scolding me for being in the wrong position and calling on the people in Guanzhong to respond, what else is there to say?"

Qin Law: "There will be more than 1,000 people, there will be a battle and the north, defend and surrender, flee from the ground, and call the country a thief." Kill the family and cripple the family, go to their nationality, send their graves, brutalize their bones in the city, and men and women are officials. ”

Zhao Gao is a master of the law, the son is a national thief, and the whole family is connected, this is the reason why Lang Wei arrested Feng Quji, no one can find fault, the only question is whether Feng Zheng's matter is true.

But Zhao Gao was not busy with the investigation, but instructed his son-in-law Yan Le to list even greater charges for Feng Quji: "The entrustment is ineffective, the deception is hidden, the city rice is a thief, the enemy is driven for a long time, the troops are not fighting, the reinforcements are four sets, they are dismissed, and the thieves are Bo Wuguan." ”

Hu Hai was brainwashed by him and believed it:

He gritted his teeth and said: "Feng Quji, this old thief, as a front-line supervisor, only knows how to ask for food from Guanzhong, but he changes hands but all the enemies!" Han Xin, a subordinate of the black thief, fought thousands of miles with more than 10,000 people, he had tens of thousands of troops in Nanyang, but there was no way to take the rebels, and he sat back and watched it break the county and seize the city, burning hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, Wuguan and Hanzhong also lit beacon fires, and the shame of this Great Qin was also. I don't believe it if I say it wasn't intentional! If it weren't for the timely withdrawal of troops by the Marquis of Tongwu, then Han Xin would probably have to enter the pass. ”

"Knowing this, Li Si has repeatedly advised me to handle this case carefully......"

Hu Hai frowned, feeling that things were not so simple.

He turned his head suddenly, his face was shocked, and he asked Zhao Gao in a low voice: "Lang Zhongling, Li Si, will you be the same as the Feng family, and want to rebel?" You must know that the black man was carried by his Li family, and his son Li You was also captured by the black rule! ”

This conjecture was extremely bold, and Zhao Gao was also taken aback, although he wanted to seize power and isolate himself from inside and outside, but he also understood that Li Si and Wang Ben could not move!

The fall of the Feng family will not affect the overall situation, but if the two pillars of Li and Wang also fall, then Heifu may really break through and come to cut off his Zhao Gao's head!

He then said solemnly: "How can Your Majesty suspect Prime Minister Li Cheng, the first emperor chose auxiliary ministers for His Majesty, Feng has two, and the rest are Li Si and Wang Ben." Now Feng Wu chose to lose his teacher and humiliate the country, Feng Quji and his son Feng Zheng had the crime of surrendering to the enemy, so they assisted the important ministers, leaving only Wang Ben outside and Li Si inside. Prime Minister Li Cheng has been an official in Daqin for 40 years, not only the former emperor's important minister, but also His Majesty's reliance to maintain the world, so you must not be suspicious! ”

But once Hu Hai's idea was born, it was like a seed sprouting and taking root in his mind - since Shu County rebelled against Qin and surrendered to the black, Hu Hai was hit hard, and everyone felt that it was Heifu's internal response.

For example, half a year ago, Baba sent 20 million money to the imperial court for emergency relief, and Wu Shilu, who was named the Marquis of Guannei under Hu Hai's great joy, didn't he also hide the black husband's rebellion and turn his back on Daqin?

He doubts everyone.

Except for Zhao Gao.

"Fortunately, I still have Lang Zhongling."

Hu Hai got up, held Zhao Gao's hands, and regarded the master who had taught him from childhood to adulthood as a lifesaver:

"As Lang Zhongling said, I have to rely on Li Si and Wang Ben, but they still don't understand me, only Lang Zhongling understands me!"

"The person I want to kill, is it Feng Quji?"

Hu Hai gritted his teeth and confided in his true purpose: "What I really want to kill is the son-in-law of the Feng family, who seems to be obedient, but in fact he harbors evil intentions, has the ambition to become successful, and is the son of Gao, who poses the greatest threat to me!" ”

……

After Li Si left the palace, he went straight to the court lieutenant's office.

In the large-scale arrest of the underworld in the past few months, Xianyang Prison has long been overcrowded, the city is full of prisoners, and the subordinates look at each other, but where Li Si came, only the court felons are held, and there are not only Meng Tian and Meng Yi brothers, but also Feng Quji and Feng Jing's uncles and nephews.

As a former court lieutenant, Li Si is no stranger to this place, he covered his mouth and nose with a brocade handkerchief, but he could resolutely smell the smell of blood and feces and urine, led by the jailer, all the way to the end, pushing open the heavy door, in this dark prison, Li Si saw the old man who had worked with him for decades......

Feng Quji lay on the straw in a daze, although the Qin Dynasty did not have the rule of not punishing doctors, but Feng Quji was the prime minister of Zuo after all, and Yan Le, who was in charge of the case, did not dare to do anything to him.

The jailer shouted: "Feng Jun, Prime Minister Li Cheng has come to see you!" ”

Feng Qu got up quickly, looked at the table on the table in the narrow prison, the wine and food, and said with a wry smile: "Tonggu is here to see me off?" ”

Li Si knelt on the straw mat and poured a glass of wine for Feng Qu: "It's too early to say, your case is still inconclusive." ”

Feng Qujian held the case and said: "Tonggu, although my son is a mediocre general, but with my understanding of him, I would rather die in battle than surrender to the enemy, and I have never had the intention of rebellion, I am not guilty!" ”

"Go to the disease, you have eight sins."

But Li Si didn't mention the eight listed by Zhao Gao and his seniors, and only smiled: "You have governed the people for Qin officials, for more than 40 years, when the first emperor first succeeded to the throne, he appointed you and me as Lang officials. ”

"Before the unification, as a guest secretary, I was a minister in the outer genital, and I was a prince of gold, and I was divided between the princes. You have done the imperial history inside, and you have done your best to obey the law. Internal and external forces, so in the end to coerce Han weak Wei, Po Yan, Zhao, Yi Qi, Chu, died and the six countries, captured its king, the first emperor is the Son of Heaven, this crime is two. ”

"After reunification, I am the court captain, you are the imperial historian, and the first emperor is the first emperor, abolishing feudalism, establishing counties, establishing sheji, and repairing temples, so that Qin can reform the maladministration of the previous generation, which is three crimes."

"The two of us are both prime ministers, the law of profit and loss, the Ping Dou Hu measurement article, the cloth of the world, in the name of Shu Qin, this crime is four."

"Governing the road, Xing Youguan, and following the first emperor to inspect Kyushu to see the pride of the Lord, this crime is also five."

"The first emperor unfortunately died, you and I are both the auxiliary ministers appointed by the emperor, support the succession of the present emperor, discuss the probation of punishment, and make a thin fortune to calm the hearts of the people in the world, this crime is also six."

"It coincided with the rebellion of Heifu, the restoration of the Six Kingdoms, and the time when you were ordered to go east to Nanyang, to supervise the army of the Marquis of Tongwu, and to transport grain and straw, such as walking on thin ice, this crime is seven."

"You have been working for 40 years to repay the kindness of the emperor and the Great Qin Society, and you are still writing the song until the night before you were arrested, which is really disgusting, and this crime is also ......."

Li Si looked at Feng and said, "This is the eight major sins of Feng Jun that I stated in front of Your Majesty!" ”

"Only Tonggu remembers."

Feng Qujian was a little touched, and the old tears were rampant: "Tonggu understands me, Tonggu believes in me." ”

"Of course I believe you."

Li Si said movingly: "Everyone in the world knows that Feng Qujiruo is also secretly plotting rebellion......"

"Then there will be no more loyal ministers in this world!"

……

After a few glasses of wine, Li Si comforted Feng Qu before leaving: "With Li Si here, the jailer does not dare to touch Feng Jun, and waits with peace of mind, Si will definitely do his best to rescue Feng Jun!" ”

Feng Qu believed it.

After Li Si got out of the prison of the Imperial Lieutenant's Office and got into the carriage, Li Yu, the second son who had just gone in with him, asked in a low voice:

"Father really wants to save Feng Quai?"

"Save him?"

Li Si closed his eyes slightly, but the corners of his mouth showed a hint of ridicule.

"I entered the palace today to test Your Majesty, he sent Feng Qujian to prison, and the person who really wants to put him to death is Gongzi Gao!"

"Your Majesty's decision to kill your brother and kill Feng has been decided, right now, I'm afraid that even I, Li Si, will be suspicious of him, and I can't take care of myself, how can I still have the kung fu to save others!?"

……

PS: The second chapter is in the evening.