Xianyang.

The turmoil on all sides is weird, and the courtiers of the powerful Qin Empire have sacrificed their own housekeeping tricks, trying to get the greatest benefit in the contest with the enemy, and the Great Qin Empire has indeed reached the point of being ruined.

Tingwei Prison.

This Xianyang prison is located in Anqingfang, not far from the imperial palace, which was originally the site of the Qin Imperial Palace, which was relocated to a new location on the banks of Weishui after the first emperor ascended the throne, and the old mansion was immediately transformed into a place where some important prisoners were held. In the 34th year of the first emperor, Dr. Chun Yuyue and others raised objections to the division of feuds, and imitated the ancient system to distribute the counties to their children.

For this retrogressive historical advice, Li Si, who was the prime minister at that time, was naturally duty-bound to refute it, and he immediately suggested that the first emperor abolish private learning, burn private books, and behead Chun Yuyue and other Confucian students in prison, this is the famous "book burning pit Confucianism" incident in history, after Confucianism officially became the orthodox doctrine of China's feudal dynasty, Li Si's suggestion was refuted by the literati of the past dynasties, in many historical books, Li Si's evaluation has always been not high, in addition to character, one of the reasons is this.

A year ago, in July of the second year of Qin II.

A political storm that swept through Xianyang made a fundamental change in the Qin dynasty, Li Si was imprisoned by the second emperor on the charge of possible collaborator with the enemy, under the instruction of Zhao Gao, the Tingwei Mansion has gone through no less than ten interrogations, in the arraignment again and again, Li Si, the former prime minister, has almost collapsed, he is only fifty years old, he looks like a sixty or seventy-year-old wind erosion old man.

The Pianpian scholar who came to Cai is gone.

The prime minister Li Cheng, who was beside the powerful back of the first emperor and gave advice with trepidation, has long been a thing of the past.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier.

The biggest tragedy of Li Si's life is that he doesn't understand this truth, the first emperor reused him, it doesn't mean that the second emperor will also reuse him, although there are three generations of important ministers in history, but there are absolutely few such smart people, and such people know when to delegate power, when to retreat.

Li Si obviously didn't understand this, his achievements in Confucianism as a son of the Legalists were equivalent to the level of an infantile student, and after becoming the prime minister of the Qin State above one person and under ten thousand people, Li Si's desire in his heart was also constantly expanding.

In the prison, Li Si and his son were locked in a small separate cell, and in the light of the small window, Li Si was disheveled, shaking his bloodstained hands, and writing a bundle of bamboo slips used to make him write a letter of refuge.

"Since the order of the prime minister, everything he thinks and worries about is all worried about the emperor Bixia, the night can't be ambiguous, and the food can't be peaceful-!" Li Si struggled to write word by word, for a year, he seemed to have become accustomed to writing such hopeless twists and turns again and again, hoping that one day, Hu Hai could see his own loyalty.

"Ah Weng, take a break, there are more than ten copies of this piece written, if the emperor sees it, he will definitely send someone to let Ah Weng go to see him." Li Si's second son, Li Zheng spoke up on the side to persuade.

Li Si turned his head, glanced at Li Zheng, who was also haggard, with cloudy eyes, and after a long time, he began to sigh and said: "What Zheng'er said, don't I know, it's just that this young emperor doesn't have a deep friendship with my Li family, and now, I am deep in prison, if no one talks about it in front of the emperor, I'm afraid!" ”

Li Si's voice was choked, and his heart was filled with a wave of discomfort and remorse. One wrong step and one wrong step, at the beginning, during the change of the sand dunes, among the three important ministers trusted by the first emperor, Li Si ranked first, Meng Yi was second, and Zhao Gao was only the third in the ranks, however, only a year later, he Li Si was in prison, and the Li family was also facing a situation of falling apart; Meng Yi was given death, and the once-prominent Meng family also collapsed because of the death of Meng Yi and Meng Tian, and among the three major families, only Zhao Gao really benefited.

"Ah Weng's meaning, Zheng understands, it's just that Ah Weng's excerpt can really be sent to the emperor? There have been more than ten times before and after, if the emperor knew Ah Weng's intentions, how could he not even send someone. Li Zheng said. From the respected and admired second son in the Prime Minister's Mansion to the first-order prisoner, Li Zheng, who was only 26 years old, experienced the ups and downs of his life, which made him more and more disheartened about his career.

Hearing Li Zheng say this, Li Si's hand that had been moving his pen stopped, and slowly, he straightened his waist, raised his head, and glanced at the place where only a little light was shed.

"I, Li Si, am at fault, I'm sorry for the emperor, I'm sorry for the ancestor of the Li family!" Li Si's voice was sad, and almost muddy old tears covered his face.

At this moment, he is just an old man who has made a wrong decision for his own selfishness, and the reason why he has been turning to the second is that he subconsciously does not want to admit that he was wrong.

The First Emperor was buried in a huge underground mausoleum, and Li Si didn't dare to imagine that if one day, he saw the First Emperor win the government underground, and if he asked: How is my empire now? How did you assist the enthroned prince Fusu? Where has my Great Qin's army conquered now? How will Lees answer?

"Ah Weng take care, although the eldest brother is gone, the children of the Li family have not given up, the third brother, the third brother will avenge us." Li Zheng comforted.

The news of Li You's defeat and death in Yongqiu, under the instruction of Zhao Gao, was relayed to Li Si by the court officials who came to interrogate, and Zhao Gao's heavy punch was smashed, which immediately made his old opponent Li Si feel painful, and almost vomited blood on the spot and died.

"Ah Zheng, Hugh has to talk nonsense, there are only two men in my Li family, and there is no third person." Lees' body trembled, and he staggered and sat down in the mess of straw mats.

"Ah Weng, I heard that the original brother is in Xingyang-!" Li Zheng's face flushed, and he couldn't contain his excitement and continued.

"Zheng'er, I don't know it clearly, the Li family doesn't have a third male, no, that bastard, let him fend for himself." Li Si's voice was sharp, and he suddenly interrupted Li Zheng's speech, and the violent emotional ups and downs made him almost out of breath.

"Ah Weng, the government knows, don't say it." Li Zheng replied dejectedly.

Unlike the eldest brother Li You, who commanded the army to fight abroad, Li Zheng's personality inherited Li Si's hobby of literature and ink, one from the text and the other from the martial arts, and the two sons were the best choice for a while, Li You married the eldest princess of the Qin State, and Li Zheng's fiancée has also been appreciated, and she is a distant branch of the royal family.

Li Zheng was cautious, from the attitude of the court lieutenant towards Li Si, he had already sensed that the situation was not good, if in the first few months, the guards could still take care of one or two, now, their father and son were treated exactly the same as other criminals.

This is a non-haode signal.