Xianyang City Xiuwenfang, there is a mansion with almost the highest specifications, which is the mansion of Li Si, the prime minister of Zuo, as the most relied on important ministers of the first emperor, Li Si's status in the court is naturally needless to say, that is, his own title has also reached the seventeenth level of the chariot chief, and the mansion is naturally tall and magnanimous.

Beyond the front hall of Li Si's mansion, you can see the slaves, armor and maids and concubines who are constantly coming and going, of course, Li Si is deeply aware of the way of being an official, acting cautiously and low-key, most of the slaves are rewarded by the emperor, and his own financial power is not obvious.

And at the end of the mansion there is a small island in the middle of the lake, there are two or three pavilions on it, scattered, there is only one passage leading to the island around, and both sides are planted with willow trees and four seasons green, in the whole serious and solemn mansion has the meaning of paradise, a tight and loose between the quiet, indeed in line with the style of a literati.

Li Si was born in a legal family, so he often ruled by law, and the rules at home were strict, and this small island in the middle of the lake did not have his orders, even his own son did not dare to enter without permission, so it seemed quite quiet here, as if it was a forbidden place for the Li family.

At this time, in a study on the island, Li Sizheng and his eldest son Li You were inside, Li Si was sitting in front of the long case, and Li You was standing in the middle in a proper manner, and stood with his hands closed.

Li Si's age is about forty years old, wearing a black Guiyun robe with a clear face and a thin body, a serious face and clear eyes, and indeed the prestige of a prime minister, at this time he is holding a roll of bamboo slips in both hands to look at it with relish, and after a while, he asked casually: "I heard from the people in the house, you went to the Wang family in the martial arts workshop with Bai Ying yesterday?" ”

"Yes." Li You looked quite strict in front of his father, and he didn't dare to be rude at all.

Li Si nodded, and said in a low voice: "Well, I don't care what happens to Bai Ying, although Bai Qi's incident back then has become a ban on the Ying family, but now the first emperor has the ambition to swallow mountains and rivers, so that he will not do anything to a junior, but I warn you, don't get too close to the Wang family, now my Li family is already a very popular minister, and I am on the tip of everyone's tongue, and if I am not careful, I will be wiped out." ”

"Yes." Li You nodded, but couldn't help but question: "But father, our Li family can be regarded as trusted by His Majesty, and the court is in power, saying that although Your Majesty taboos the old general Wang Qian, it is still important to General Wang Ben, and the closer we are to the Wang family, wouldn't it be more conducive to the stability of the dynasty?" And you also said that Your Majesty has the mind of heaven and earth, and he may not."

"Shut up!" Before he finished speaking, Li Sili suddenly interrupted, raised his head and glared at Li You: "You think like this, how will you take over my Li family's eternal youth in the future?" How did I teach you?

Don't worry about victory and defeat first, don't look at the glory of my Li family now, but if Your Majesty becomes suspicious one day, it is only a matter of will to destroy my Li family, even if it is a union with the Wang family, when every grass and tree is under the control of Your Majesty, whoever the emperor wants to destroy, it will be impossible to escape death in the heavens and the earth! ”

It seemed that the anger was over, and finally Li Sicai looked at his eldest son seriously and said: "You'er, let me tell you, although Your Majesty is not taboo with the Wang family, but Wang Jian will not die for a day, Your Majesty will not be at ease for a day, if we get close to the Wang family, we can only bring about our own destruction, although Your Majesty has the heart of the universe, but does not allow any powerful ministers to appear, this is the emperor's mental technique, with the current emperor's tiger and wolf wrist, once you feel that who poses a threat to the Qin State, no matter how powerful or capable you are in the court, it is difficult to escape death." ”

Li You listened to his father's words, his face became heavier and heavier, and finally he hugged his fist respectfully, his thin straight eyebrows sank, and his face was serious: "Yes, father, the child has been taught." ”

"Well, it's good to know, by the way, what happened to Bai Ying and the little girl of the Wang family?"

Li Si nodded and continued to look at the bamboo slip in his hand, and Li You completely explained the situation at that time after hearing it, including Zhao Jun's description word for word.

"Zhao Jun? But that day, you said that Zhao Jun, who defeated the white shadow and won the first place? ”

Li You opened his mouth and said: "Yes, it is him, the child sees that his heart is as strong as a rock, his mind is decisive and righteous, and he is indeed a person who can be befriended." ”

Li Si pondered for a moment after hearing this, and finally said: "This Zhao Jun is not simple, I got the news, this time he not only won the first place, but also obtained a lot of property from Zhao Gao, the order of the Zhongche Mansion, and even Zhao Gao's family heirloom white jade soft armor was also taken, Zhao Gao is a miser, I heard that I haven't eaten for a few days."

And I heard that when this Zhao Jun was in the frontier, it seemed to be related to Ying Teng's death, and it was a feud with Zhao Gao, you don't underestimate Zhao Gao, this person is kind and humble on the surface, but in fact he is like a poisonous snake and is insidious and cunning, and he has won the trust of the First Emperor, I am afraid that Zhao Jun will be in trouble in the future. ”

Li You was stunned after hearing this, but he didn't expect Zhao Jun to secretly offend Zhao Gao, but he still spoke: "Father, that day I heard Zhao Jun call Meng Zhongling and General Wang Ben as uncles, with the two of them to take care of, no one must dare to embarrass him in Xianyang, right?" ”

"Hmph, what do you know?" Li Si snorted coldly at this time: "There is already news in the imperial court that the main person in charge of the Black Ice Platform's action against the remnants of the Six Kingdoms this time will be Zhao Gao's younger brother Zhao Cheng, if he wants to embarrass Zhao Jun, it will be easy, how can Meng Yi and Wang Ben interfere."

Moreover, I warn you, this time I took so much effort to send you in, just so that you can have a chance to make meritorious contributions, after having the title of meritorious service, with the emperor's trust in my Li family, in the future, it will be a county to be decentralized, and it is no problem to be a county guard, you must not get too close to this Zhao army, otherwise if you make the Zhao Cheng brothers jealous, let alone meritorious service, it will be difficult to participate in this operation. ”

"But" Li You was stunned for a moment, and then spoke: "Father, the relationship behind Zhao Jun is not shallow, and his person is even more like flying to the sky, if he spends his friends because of this, the gains may outweigh the losses, even if the Zhao Cheng brothers are trusted by the emperor, but with their father, he doesn't dare to do anything to me." ”

"I don't understand the depths!" Li Si said sharply: "My Li family can have today's status, what does it depend on, it depends on His Majesty's trust, he doesn't dare to do anything to you, but Zhao Gao is the person around the emperor, if he is jealous of us because of this, and the emperor Longen is reduced, that will be the biggest loss of my Li family."

A Zhao Jun, even if he has potential, what can he do, now that the empire has become a country, the future will be a wealthy family in power, even if he Zhao Jun is a person from a civilian background, it will be a matter of the future, compared to Zhao Gao, which one is most helpful to my Li family? ”

Li You couldn't help but bow his head and ponder after hearing this, Li Si didn't bother him, he had great hopes for his son, and he wanted his son to become a Chan, so no matter what, Li Si always liked to let Li You think about it by himself, although he was the one who made the decision in the end.

However, after a while, Li You suddenly raised his head and said with a firm face: "Father, as the son of the Li family, I voluntarily consider the Li family, but as a friend, I believe in Zhao Jun's personality, and I am more willing to share hardships with my brothers and friends. ”

"You bastard!" When Li Si suddenly heard this, Qi's chest couldn't help but rise and fall, and his face was blue and he gritted his teeth, which reminded him of another thing.

But in the face of Li You's firm look, Li Si could only stare fiercely, what his son said was vibrating, he couldn't practice family law, "Bastard, get out of here." After half a ring, Li Si scolded fiercely, turned his head and stopped looking at Li You.

Seeing this last salute, Li You said respectfully: "Yes, the child is leaving." ”

Waiting for Li You to turn around and walk out of the study, Li Si let out a long sigh, looking a little lost, but sighed with three points of confusion: "I have a son like this, should I sigh or rejoice?" Back then, if it was me, maybe Han Feizi would have raised his eyebrows now, hey"

And after Li You left the island in the middle of the lake, he went to find Bai Ying, because they had agreed with Zhao Jun before that they would go to Zhao Jun's courtyard to drink today, and by the way, they would go to the Lantian camp with Zhao Jun to report, and it would be two days before the training officially began.

It's just that today's father's words made Li You a little worried, if Zhao Jun was really embarrassed, or Zhao Cheng didn't allow him to participate in this operation, how would he solve it then?

ps: Well, it's this one today, I go to work every day, and the meat bun is relaxed on the weekend, please forgive me.