The person who killed Li You was the head of the prison guarding the prison, and after killing Li You, he also committed suicide by taking poison, and the clue was cut off.

However, although Li You is dead, he learns from him about a list of all the spies who are lurking in the Empire.

As long as you get this list, you can find out all of them, including the organization behind Hu Hai.

After reporting the matter to the First Emperor, Ying Zheng immediately ordered the Li family to be confiscated, and the list was bound to be found.

It's a pity that they didn't have that list when they searched through the Li Mansion.

Not only did the imperial court not find it, but even the Xiao organization did not find it, so it can be said that this list will be the most critical clue to end everything, and neither side will easily give the list to the other party.

This matter is not in a hurry, and it needs to be considered in the long term, but there is something that must be done immediately.

That is to pronounce the verdict of the Li family's crime.

Usurpation and rebellion, this is a big crime, how can it be forgiven?! Before, they were all arrested and imprisoned, and now it is time for execution.

Three days later, the First Emperor announced in the court: "Li Si committed rebellion, intended to usurp the throne and kill the king, according to the law, punish the nine clans, and execute on the same day." ”

But as soon as the words fell, Meng Yi suddenly stood up: "Your Majesty, Li Si's crime is indeed heinous and cannot be forgiven, but I beg Your Majesty to forgive a person, she is not guilty but she has to sit together, if she is killed, it is really wrong." ”

If other people have an invitation, the First Emperor will definitely not listen, but the one who admonishes is Meng Yi, and he will still take Meng Yi's face into account.

"Who is she?"

"Li Si's daughter, Li Xinyue."

For Li Xinyue, Meng Yi still knows a little, this girl is simple and kind, not as pretentious as other ladies, and Li Si's actions have nothing to do with her.

And Meng Yi and her are also friends, and saving her life can be regarded as the last friendship.

"You like her?!" The First Emperor asked.

Meng Yi shook his head and said, "She's just a friend of Weichen, so she doesn't like it." ”

"But I've heard that you sent her fireflies and flowers again, is this a rumor?"

Meng Yi smiled a little bitterly: "Your Majesty only knows one thing, but I don't know the other, and Wei Chen was also entrusted by others at the beginning." ”

A year ago, Meng Yi was entrusted by the eldest princess, and her purpose was to comfort the heartbroken Li Xinyue, which was to do magic by the river, send flowers, and send fireflies.

So, after Meng Yi counted the events of that day in detail, the First Emperor understood: "I see. ”

Now Meng Yi is the most suitable candidate for the concubine in the first emperor's mind, and intends to marry the eldest princess to her, if he really goes to the twilight, then he will have to torture well.

Meng Yi also saw what Ying Zheng was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, in Weichen's heart, there will always be only one person, and besides her, she will not like other women." ”

Meng Yi didn't name her, but how did the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu not know who she was?! The matter between the eldest princess and Meng Yi has long been no secret.

Today's Meng Yi is really good, the young official worships Shangqing, and gets the gold medal from the emperor, I am afraid that he will become a horse master soon, and the Meng family has truly become a royal family.

Now Meng Yi's status can be said to be unprecedentedly tall, even the princes of the royal family have to respect him for three points, and for a while, Meng Yi has infinite light.

"Humph! You kid has a good conscience. The First Emperor scolded, "I promised you that you could pardon Li Xinyue from death, but she can't take the surname Li in the future." ”

"Why?"

"If her surname is Li, she is guilty, and the law is not exempt, and if she has the surname, she has no connection with the Li family, and she cannot be considered a violation of the law." The First Emperor said.

The law cannot be violated, the first emperor will not shake the foundation of the country for anyone, but he can make concessions and let Li Xinyue have the surname, in a sense, she has nothing to do with the Li family, that is, she does not need to die, so it means that it makes sense.

"Okay."

Meng Yi also tried his best, and said, "Then I don't know what Your Majesty thinks Li Xinyue's surname should be?" ”

The First Emperor thought for a while and said, "Si Tianjian said that it has been raining recently, so let's take the homonym of the word and surname Yu." ”

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!! Don't know the name? ”

Meng Yi applauded, this surname is rare, and it can be clearly separated from the Li family, and the surname Yu is also very good, which can be described as wonderful.

"Uh...... Just call her Yu Ji. ”

At first, Meng Yi was still clapping, but after hearing Li Xinyue's new name, he completely lost his smile.

Yu Ji?!

Then isn't she the wife of the overlord of Xichu, isn't it her who the overlord said Farewell Concubine?!

Li Xinyue is Yu Ji, will it be too nonsense.

Seeing Meng Yi's face froze, the First Emperor asked, "Meng Yi, are you dissatisfied with this name?" ”

"I didn't ...... No, the minister just thinks the name is too good, so he is immersed in it. ”

"It's good if you don't have it, since Li Xinyue, no, Yu Ji was saved by you, then I will send her to your house to be a maid."

The dignified eldest lady has become the maid of the Mongolian Mansion, and the difference in status between the two is really huge.

However, as long as you are alive, it is better than dead.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Meng Yi said.

"Zhu Qing has something to play, so if you have nothing to do, you can retreat." The First Emperor said.

"The old minister has something important to do."

The speaker is the old prime minister Feng Quji.

"What's the matter?" The First Emperor asked.

Feng Qujian stood sideways, took a step forward, and said: "A few days ago, the Shuihe County Guard 500 li rushed to report that there was a great drought in the county, and he asked the imperial court to send troops to help the people dig ditches and bring water into the fields. ”

The people in Shuihe County mostly rely on the sky to eat, if God rains and dew, the crops are harvested, but God does not rain here, the crops are not harvested, and the people's lives are difficult to maintain.

But digging ditches is definitely a laborious task, and now that the country is short of people, the conscripts from all over the country are sent to the north to build the Great Wall, and there is still extra manpower to help the people dig ditches, let alone bring water into the fields.

"Digging ditches and diverting paddy fields are all a very large amount of work, and the imperial court has no extra manpower to fund Shanghe County, what can you do?" The First Emperor asked.

Everyone was in a state of confusion, where would they be able to do this kind of fighting with the heavens.

The ministers are all silent, and every year there are some droughts of different sizes in various places, and if they can really think of a way to solve it once and for all, it will not be common for this kind of thing to happen.

"Your Majesty, such a place to watch the sky and eat, around the imperial court wants to help, but I am afraid that it can't help, Shanghe County is adjacent to the Yellow River, but it is a perennial drought, if there is really a way, how can it not be solved?"

The water system in Shanghe County is also developed, but there is no water in the crops, and the hard life of the people carrying water is difficult to last after all, and over time, it has caused this polarization phenomenon.

There is water in the river, but there is no water in the crops, and it is really difficult to bring the water from the river into the fields, and it is impossible to do it with the strength of the people.

"It would be nice if there was something that automatically brought water from the river into the fields." The First Emperor said something unintentionally.

This sentence didn't sound anything to others, but when Meng Yi heard it, he suddenly thought of something.

In his head, there was indeed a miraculous thing that could bring water from the river into the crops, and that it could be replaced by something without digging a ditch.

Just when everyone was in contemplation and confusion, Meng Yi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has thought of a way. ”

"Huh?!"

Everyone turned their eyes to Meng Yi, how could they forget, Meng Yi had the most ghost ideas, and he could come up with unexpected ways every time.

The previous warm baby and coarse salt purification can be described as subversive magical things, I have to say that Meng Yi's idea is really imaginative.

Now, when Meng Yi said this kind of thing again, there must be some good way, and this time people dare not despise Meng Yi's thoughts.

The First Emperor was just worried, but Meng Yi spoke, and suddenly became interested, and asked, "Is there any way, you can say it quickly." ”

Meng Yi said indifferently: "The minister knows that there is a magical treasure in the world that can continuously send water into the field, and it does not require manpower. ”

"There are still such treasures in the world?!"

The first emperor was the only one who was puzzled at the scene, and the other ministers said that they didn't know about it, and even those old ministers were looking at it with doubts.

Everyone was very puzzled, and the First Emperor couldn't help but ask: "Meng Yi, don't sell Guanzi, hurry up and say, what is it?" ”

"The name of this thing is called a waterwheel, which can use the power of flowing water to send water into the crops by itself."

Many people are not unfamiliar with waterwheels, and they are also the most common in ancient times, and the earliest official record of waterwheels is in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is reasonable that they do not know.

"What's that? Why have I never heard of it? The First Emperor asked.

"It is reasonable that Your Majesty does not know, this thing was given by the immortals in the dream of Weichen, but there is one thing, Your Majesty should know."

"What?"

"How!" Meng Yi said, "Zhuangzi said: Chiseling wood is the machine, the back is heavy and the front is light, and if the water is pumped, the number is like a fertile soup, which is for the tree." ”

This is a passage recorded in the "Zhuangzi, Outer Chapters, Heaven and Earth Chapters", and the principle of the waterwheel is the same as the principle of the tree.

However, in the end, I feel that it is better to see the real thing more vividly. Even if they knew the principle, the ancients could not have imagined what a waterwheel would look like.

Therefore, the First Emperor instructed: "Meng Yi, I will order you to be responsible for building the waterwheel, first conduct preliminary experiments, and if it is really feasible, vigorously promote it." ”

"Wechen obeys."

……

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Meng Yi also returned home, during this time, he has been living outside, and after a year, he finally came back.

Standing outside the door, looking at the word "Mengfu" hanging on the plaque, Meng Yi slowly pushed open the door and said, "Young Master Ben, you're back!" ”