Chapter 32: Li Si and the Legalists
The next day, Li Si came to the town to promote Qin Xi, but he was still an idle official and basically had no rights.
Li Si did not reveal Li Bailu's identity to Qin Xi, but only secretly told Li Bailu that he could tell Qin Xi her identity when necessary.
Li Si came suddenly and went quickly, and left in a hurry after passing the edict.
However, Qin Xi didn't plan to keep him, Qin Xi always felt that Li Si's city was too deep, so it was better not to have too many intersections.
As soon as the edict was received, Qin Xi went into the study like no one.
Outside the town, Meng Yi was riding a horse to the town, and happened to meet Li Si.
"Meng Yi has seen the Prime Minister." Meng Yi said to Li Si in the car on his horse.
"You're welcome, is Young Master Yi going to the town?" Li Si asked as he got out of the car.
"Exactly, the Prime Minister seems to have just returned from the town." Meng Yi said.
Li Si said with a smile: "Your Majesty has promoted Prince Xi, let Benxiang come and run." ”
Li Si asked, "Does Young Master Yi have time?" I want to talk to you. ”
Meng Yi's heart jumped, he turned over and dismounted and said, "Please also ask the prime minister for advice." ”
Li Si also got out of the carriage and chatted with Meng Yi while walking.
Li Si asked, "I heard that Young Master Yi is a little dissatisfied with His Majesty's arrangement. ”
"Meng Yi doesn't dare!" Meng Yi hurriedly said.
Meng Yi was indeed dissatisfied, he wanted to enter the court as an official and serve Daqin, but now he sent himself to a teenager younger than himself.
Li Si smiled: "You must know that Your Majesty has this arrangement with deep meaning, not to snub your Meng family. ”
"Please also ask the prime minister to teach." Meng Yi arched his hand and said.
Li Si said as he walked: "Don't look at Mr. Xi's current official position as an idle position, but everything Mr. Xi has done is enough to be among the top ministers." ”
"That's true, Meng Yi has learned from Dr. Kong in the past few days that simplified Chinese characters and pinyin were also created by Xi Gongzi."
"And I heard that Gongzi Xi made fine steel and strengthened my army of Great Qin, and his great merit has already made Meng Yi ashamed." Meng Yi said.
Li Si nodded and said: "With this great achievement, Your Majesty did not reward him lavishly, but only promised to be a light official, do you know why?" ”
After thinking for a while, Meng Yi said, "Young Master Xi is so young, does Your Majesty want to leave it to the next Your Majesty?" ”
Li Si smiled and said nothing, he didn't expect Meng Yi to think of this place.
Li Si said: "You are still young, Your Majesty is far-sighted, and our courtiers still don't have to guess." ”
"What the prime minister said is that Meng Yi will study hard beside Gongzi Xi in the future." Meng Yi said.
Li Si nodded and said: "Actually, I called Gongzi Yi today, mainly to ask Gongzi Yi to do Li Si a favor in the future." ”
"The prime minister is polite, if there is anything, the prime minister just orders." Meng Yi arched his hand and said.
Li Si said sadly: "If my Li family is in trouble in the future, please ask Gongzi Yi to save my Li family." ”
"How so!" Meng Yi was taken aback.
Li Si continued: "If it's just me Li Si who is in trouble, Yi Gongzi will definitely not speak for Li Si. ”
"Prime Minister, why is that?" Meng Yi asked.
Li Si shook his head with a smile and said, "Please also ask Gongzi Yi to promise Li Si." ”
Meng Yi arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, Meng Yi must be in mind." ”
Li Si nodded with satisfaction and said, "Young Master Yi, then let's go to the town as soon as possible." ”
Meng Yi looked at Li Si suspiciously, thinking that Li Si got on his horse and left after saluting.
Lees glanced at the carriage parked in the distance, then turned his head to look in the other direction.
An old man appeared there, holding a round-headed sword in his hand.
"Li Si has seen Kui Lao." Li Si bowed to the old man.
The old man looked at Li Si and asked, "The old man passed on the position of the head of the Legalist family to you five years ago, do you still remember the oath you made in front of the old man?" ”
"Li Si naturally remembers that Li Si will lead the Legalist family to stand at the head of the hundred schools of thought in the world." Li Si said with one hand back.
"It's good to remember, but I heard that one of your changes is to let Yingzheng use a hundred schools of thought to govern the world together." The old man said.
"Please also pay attention to the words, that is His Majesty the Emperor." Li Si said with some displeasure.
"Hahaha!" The old man laughed and said, "You have really become Yingzheng's dog completely." Hum! He even proposed to gather the strengths of hundreds of schools to govern the world! Tell me how the Legalist stands with the head of a hundred schools! ”
Li Si said: "Daqin rules the country, as long as the law is there, my Legalist family's position in Daqin will be stable." ”
"As for standing at the head of a hundred schools, as long as I, Li Si, am here, I must be, but if I change to other mediocre talents, I will only lose the name of the Legalist."
"Then why don't you oppose Kong Jia's new character and vigorously promote it, do you want to return to Confucianism!" The old man asked.
Li Si said: "This matter is beneficial to the country and the people, and Li Si has no reason to oppose it." ”
"The sons and hundreds of schools of thought have been fighting for hundreds of years, and if they are unified today, it is time for the sons and hundreds of schools of thought to put aside the struggle and do something practical for the people of the world."
"Lees! You can't represent the hundred schools of thought, and you can't represent the Legalists! The old man said, drawing the sword in his hand.
"Today, the old man will clean up the door for the Fa family!"
As soon as Li Si took off his robe, he pulled out the sword tied to his waist, and said, "Li Sishang still has something to do, and he can't die yet!" ”
"I'm sorry for you!" The old man's eyes narrowed, and in an instant, the whole person turned into several afterimages, and instantly appeared in front of Li Si.
The swords in the hands of the two crisscrossed each other, constantly sparking bursts of sparks, and the weeds on the ground were also bent over by the internal force of the two.
"Hah! Sanqing is strong! ”
The old man turned into three swords with one sword, cutting off all Li Si's retreat, if Li Si couldn't stop it, he would inevitably die here.
Li Si's eyes narrowed, and the powerful internal force generated a powerful aura around him.
Li Si slowly stretched one leg forward, and the sword finger slashed across the blade in front of his eyes.
"One sword, two swords!"
"Pong Pong Pong!"
Countless sword shadows intertwined in the collision of the two people's internal forces, and soon drowned out the figures of the two.
In Qin Xi's courtyard in the town, Nie Li was wiping his sword, when he suddenly felt something, and looked up in one direction.
But he quickly lowered his head again and continued to wipe his sword in his hand.
It's just that in the blink of an eye, a deep pit has appeared under the feet of Li Si and the old man, and the surrounding area has become a wasteland.
The old man looked at the long sword in his hand, and saw that there were many gaps on it, and there was a crack running through his body.
"Is this the sword made of Great Qin's newly acquired steel? Extraordinary! The old man said as he said a little blood from the corner of his mouth.
Li Si put away his sword, arched his hand and said, "Elder Kui, Li Si has offended today. ”
The old man also put away his sword and said, "Among the hundred sons, I'm afraid that no one can kill you." I didn't expect you to become so strong in just a few years. ”
Li Si said: "Everything Li Si has been given by His Majesty. ”
"Hahaha! You're really a qualified lackey. The old man said: "The old man can't kill you today, but your change will kill you sooner or later." ”
Li Si said lightly: "Since the Seven Kingdoms changed the law, the law changer will die to make it a foregone conclusion, Li Si is ready to die for Great Qin and His Majesty the Emperor." ”
"Li Si, you can't become the second merchant king! Ying Zheng is not the second filial piety! The old man turned around and left.
Looking at the old man's back, Li Si's determination to change the law became even stronger, because at this time Li Si had no way out.