Chapter 15: Life

Dealing with government affairs was too tiring, and Hu Hai felt more and more impatient.

Every morning when he got up, Hu Hai felt a headache at the thought that there were still hundreds of official documents that had not yet been processed. The bamboo slips on the desk were piled up higher and higher, and some of them had even expired. Sitting on the palace, looking at the black and pressed head, debating this and that every day, Hu Hai's ears are about to grow calluses. The most terrifying thing is that they are still counting on their decision to make a decision soon, and Hu Hai feels overwhelmed.

He recalled that his father worked day and night in his later years, but he was always suffering from illness, searching for medicine and immortality but could not be liberated, and finally died in the wilderness. Especially when he was dying in his father, Hu Hai felt that life was too short, like a white pass, fleeting. (Mrs. was born in the world, for example, she has passed the gap between the six times.) ）

He felt that his father's hard work had not been rewarded. He really didn't want to be tormented by illness like his father in his old age. Since you are already the son of heaven and have the world, you should enjoy life well, and there is no need to work so hard.

The one who understands Hu Hai the most is his teacher Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao saw Hu Hai's mind and knew that Hu Hai was just a child who wanted to pursue pleasure. When Hu Hai told him about his troubles, Zhao Gao, who was well versed in the art of power, immediately realized that the opportunity had come. Because the monarch neglects political affairs and covets comfort, which is a manifestation of the decline of authority. Zhao Gao wanted to seize this opportunity and firmly hold the authority that had fallen in his hands.

He wants to completely empty Hu Hai's power.

Zhao Gao proposed to Hu Hai that the reason why the Son of Heaven was noble was because of his mystery. But when you hear his voice and don't see him, the world will think that he is unfathomable. If you sit on top of the court all day and argue with your ministers about government affairs, you will only expose your shortcomings. After all, not everyone can make the right decision right away. If the decision is made carelessly, the ministers will seize the handle and hold on to their mistakes, which will damage the authority of the monarch. As long as His Majesty is in deep prohibition, everything will be reported by the close ministers, and he will not meet directly with the ministers, so that the ministers will fear the authority of the monarch.

What he meant was that Hu Hai would completely abandon government affairs and enjoy himself. When Hu Hai heard the teacher say this, the doubts and uneasiness in his heart were instantly eliminated, which was exactly what Hu Hai expected.

Hu Hai's life creed does not have the word "country", only the word "pleasure". Life is short, so why not have fun in time. This year, Hu Hai no longer came to the court in person, and really began his hedonistic life.

But happy moments were always short-lived, and his silence was soon interrupted.

【Lis】

Prime Minister Li Si, who is more than 70 years old, is still working day and night for this empire. He didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, which was a great achievement made by the first emperor Yingzheng and them. In the nearly 50 years of politics, he has never given up his pursuit, and has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the empire. The days when he worked with the former emperor Yingzheng were the most passionate times in his life. He feels that this is the meaning of life, and this kind of life is worthwhile.

He couldn't understand Hu Hai's state of mind of indulgence.

He was surprised and apprehensive about Hu Hai's greed for pleasure. He felt that the successive monarchs of the Qin State were diligent and diligent in their pursuit of hegemony, and he didn't know why the current emperor Hu Hai only wanted to be a comfortable monarch.

State affairs urgently need to be decided, and the emperor Hu Hai actually hid in the deep palace to covet comfort, indulged in sensuality, and the government decree was delayed, Prime Minister Li Si felt very anxious. Moreover, as the head of the central government, the ministers all looked to him as the leader, and all kinds of accusations and criticisms were concentrated on him.

A strong sense of mission and responsibility prompted the old minister Li Si to ignore it. He had to guide Emperor Hu Hai on the right track and lead the country back on the right track.

The old minister Li Si continued to play many tricks, and strongly demanded that Emperor Hu Hai strictly practice the art of supervision, be arbitrary, hold power tightly in his hands, and be as diligent as the first emperor Yingzheng and Gu Xian Yaoshun.

This is exactly what Hu Hai feels afraid and painful. He just didn't want to be a monarch like Yao Shun, that was not his pursuit in life. He felt that Yao Shun was stupid, sitting on the world but still living a hard life, which was not worth advocating at all. Then why should you be this monarch?

Li Si was shocked, he couldn't understand why the sage who had always been flaunted in the world had become a representative of stupidity in Hu Hai's eyes. He didn't know how distorted the young man's outlook on life and values were.

【Zhao Gao】

Zhao Gao saw the contradiction between Li Si and Hu Hai, which was exactly the opportunity he expected. In order to secure the authority in his hands, it is necessary to eradicate the prime minister, Li Si. Because Li Si is the biggest stumbling block in front of him. When Hu Hai trusted Li Si, he didn't dare to act rashly. However, when there was a gap between the two of them, Zhao Gao could take advantage of the situation.

"Back then, only a few of us knew the inside story of the Dune coup. After His Majesty ascended the throne, Prime Minister Li Si felt that he had not received any benefits, and he was indignant in his heart. Li Si used Emperor Yao Shun's standards to criticize His Majesty, which is a metaphor for Your Majesty's lack of ability and limited level. He wanted to be Emperor Yao Shun himself. (The plot of the dunes, the prime minister and Yan.) Now His Majesty has been established as the emperor, and the prime minister is not beneficial, so he also wants to split the land and become the king. ）

Li Si's son Li You is now the county guard of Sanchuan County, but thieves are rampant around Sanchuan County, which is precisely due to the collusion between Li Si and Chen Sheng. Now that the smoke is everywhere, it is Li Si's manipulation behind it. Zhao Gao once again became Hu Hai's life mentor and analyzed the situation for him.

Hu Hai was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth.

【Lis】

It took Li Si a long time to react that the eunuch Zhao Gao was the biggest mastermind behind the politics of the Qin Dynasty. He really shouldn't have neglected Zhao Gao's conspiracy, and he shouldn't have neglected Zhao Gao's precautions. The military affairs are entangled, so that he is single-mindedly devoted to his work. He completely ignored that there was a conspiracy behind him.

Lees felt remorse for his hindsight. He hurriedly broke into Emperor Hu Hai's bedroom, preparing to report Zhao Gao's conspiracy to Hu Hai.

However, Hu Hai did not give him this opportunity at all. Hu Hai had already decided that Zhao Gao was a loyal minister, and Li Si was a traitor.

Unexpectedly, he couldn't succeed in admonishment, but became a prisoner. In his prime, Li Si was removed from all positions and arrested and imprisoned. He was imprisoned with his children and grandchildren, as well as the guests of the clan. The crime is treason, and the presiding judge is Zhao Gao.

Li Si couldn't figure out what went wrong when he was supposed to enjoy family fun at home, but now the whole family was in a cage. He recalled that he had been a deacon in Qin for more than 30 years, and he had done his best, worked diligently, and gave advice to the king, and never dared to have reservations or slack off. The annexation of the six countries, the abolition of the raccoon dog in the north, the hundred Yue in the south, the unification of the world, the unification of government decrees, which major national policies I did not participate in, which major national events I did not experience. The Qin Dynasty has today's situation, isn't it my credit? (If there was feudalism with the characteristics of the Qin Dynasty at that time, then the writer must be Li Si)

The presiding judge, Zhao Gaoke, did not have the leisure to listen to the criminal Li Si talk about history. The confession of the criminal suspect has long been unimportant, and even if there is no confession, it can already be convicted. The crime is treason.

At the age of 77, after undergoing many brutal tortures in prison to extract confessions, he was dragged to the execution ground and sentenced to the most extreme punishment - beheading. At the moment when his life was about to come to an end, Li Si no longer had the passion of his youth, he no longer wanted to pursue platforms and opportunities, he only thought about leading the yellow dog to the east gate with his beloved son, chasing the cunning rabbit and enjoying a leisurely time. It's a pity that there was no more chance.

Two of the greatest men of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng and Li Si, have both left one after another. This also means that an era has ended, and the theme of the era has shifted from peaceful reunification to restoration wars.

The curtain of the Qin Dynasty will slowly fall.