Chapter 440 On this day, Xianyang City was shrouded in a cloud, and the continuous light rain would fall from time to time, which also made Xianyang City a lot more refreshing.

The pedestrians on the road are sparse, and the street vendors are not willing to sell their stalls because of poor business.

In the shop, the clerk sat bored in the doorway, watching the tiny raindrops splash on the stone slabs, counting the raindrops, which became their way of passing the time.

In the light rain, a layer of mist gradually rose in Xianyang City, as if a thin veil was put on the entire Xianyang City.

"Gada! Gada! Gada······" A carriage, driving on the streets of Xianyang City, the sign on the carriage can vaguely see the mark of the character Li, and then look at the decoration of the carriage, you can know that this is the carriage of Li Si, the prime minister of the Great Qin.

Lis's carriage quickly disappeared into the fog in the light rain. At the foot of Xianyang Palace, Li Si's carriage was parked there, and a small ladder was Li Si's tool for getting off the carriage.

While holding an umbrella for Li Si, the servant carefully helped Li Si out of the carriage.

"Give the umbrella to the old man." Li Si tidied up his clothes, then took the umbrella in his hand, and then walked towards Xianyang Palace.

Passing through the city gate guarded by the forbidden army, Li Si walked alone on the palace road with high walls, when suddenly a cold wind blew, making Li Si stop and look up.

The gloomy sky, the continuous light rain, except for the sound of the rain, was so quiet that it could calm the irritable mood.

Li Si took a deep breath and continued to walk towards the palace. As soon as Li Si came to the outside of the main hall, he saw a eunuch waiting in the rain outside the hall.

After seeing Li Si, the eunuch hurriedly greeted him, lowered his body and said, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty is already waiting for you inside, Your Majesty is in a good mood today, Prime Minister can relax a little." ”

"Thank you." Li Si said thank you, but he didn't look at the eunuch, but kept walking forward.

When he arrived at the door of the main hall, while Li Si put away his umbrella, the young eunuch on the side hurriedly took it, and then quietly retreated to the side.

Li Si tidied up his clothes again, and then arched his hand and said loudly: "Minister, Li Si, please see Your Majesty!" ”

"Come in, you old thing, you're still here with me, get in here." The voice of the First Emperor came from the main hall, and listening to the tone, the mood was indeed good.

"Your Majesty" Li Si tidied up his clothes again before walking in. The First Emperor was lying on the couch in a single robe, and the small stove next to him was roasting corn, and the eunuchs by the stove were picking the roasted corn kernels one by one and putting them on a plate.

"Li Si, don't salute, come here and sit here, it seems that our monarchs and ministers are closer." The First Emperor beckoned and smiled.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Si and the First Emperor sat on a couch, and the whole person relaxed a lot.

The First Emperor beckoned, and the eunuch immediately put the picked corn kernels on the small table on the couch. The First Emperor pinched and ate a few grains, grabbed another handful and sent it to Li Si.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Si hurriedly stretched out his hands to take it, for fear of dropping one on the ground. The First Emperor smiled: "You old boy, you look very nervous, what makes you so nervous." Li Si hurriedly swallowed the corn kernels in his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, the remnants of these six countries have not yet been settled, and Li Si is indeed a little restless. ”

"If they really come in, I will be the first to seek revenge, what are you nervous about." The First Emperor laughed as he ate the corn kernels.

"Your Majesty laughed." Li Si said: "The remnants of the Six Kingdoms are not successful, and it is impossible to attack Hangu Pass. The minister is worried about His Highness, after all, His Highness has disappeared for several months, which is really worrying. ”

"Then you don't have to worry, this stinky boy is already with Meng Tian, and he also killed Zhao Xie, the remnant of Zhao State, and broke the rebels with Meng Tian. Now he is heading south with Meng Tian to the east. The First Emperor sat up and said.

"Your Majesty, the war in the northeast has come to an end?" Lees asked. As soon as the First Emperor waved his hand, the eunuch immediately sent several war reports to Li Si not long ago.

Lees hurriedly stuffed all the corn kernels into his mouth, then reached out and took them, chewing and watching as he went.

After reading it, Li Si smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that the remnants of the six countries are left with only Xiang Liang to have the strength to fight." In addition, Baiyue is basically unified, and nearly 200,000 troops can be dispatched to help, and my Daqin is sure to win. The First Emperor smiled and nodded, and said, "I know why I'm in a good mood today, it's not to make things difficult for you, not to ask you for a drink, look at you who is nervous, as soon as you come in, you will lower your head and pull an old face, when I can't see it." Li Si smiled ashamedly and did not speak.

After the eunuch brought another plate of roasted corn kernels, the First Emperor suddenly said, "You all go down." ”

"No!" Li Si's heart also lifted up all of a sudden, and let everyone go down, obviously the emperor was going to say something important to himself.

Li Si now just wants to protect himself and gradually fade out of the power center of the First Emperor, but the First Emperor obviously will not let Li Si withdraw easily.

The First Emperor picked up a grain of corn and threw it on Li Si's face, saying, "Old thing, what are you thinking?" Li Si came back to his senses and hurriedly received: "The minister is thinking, what does Your Majesty want to say to the minister." ”

"The old thing, it's still so fine." The First Emperor smiled and said, "That stinky boy found that Xiang Liang has my Great Qin's equipment in his hand, and even my Great Qin's large ballista. Also, news came back from the south, saying that Zhou Butong had sneaked back to Xianyang. Li Si frowned and said, "Regardless of Zhou's troubles, Xiang Liang has my Great Qin's equipment in his hands, even a crossbow, it seems that there are people in the court who are supporting the remnants of the six countries." Li Si ate the corn kernels and asked, "Who do you think it will be?" Li Si thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister can't think of anyone in the court who will support the remnants of the Six Kingdoms." ”

"Keep loading me, and I'll see how long you can go." The First Emperor said disdainfully. Li Si smiled and didn't speak, because this really can't be said, and sometimes it's best to pretend to be confused.

The First Emperor also saw Li Si's thoughts, and said directly: "Li Si, what do you think the role of the clan in my Great Qin." Li Si immediately said: "Your Majesty, the clan is the hero of Great Qin, and when Your Majesty was able to ascend the throne, it was inseparable from the support of the clan. ”

"Yes, the influence of the clan is really great, if it weren't for the support of the clan, I wouldn't be the emperor, and I wouldn't be able to exterminate Chang Yu. Maybe one day I die, and the clan will abolish my lineage. The First Emperor looked relaxed when he said it, but Li Si was shocked when he heard it.

The First Emperor had already made it clear that the threat of the clan to the imperial family was too great. The First Emperor grabbed another handful of corn kernels for Li Si, and then continued: "The power of the clan has become greater and greater in recent years, and my Great Qin's armaments, including ballistas, are involved in the clan. Now, if it weren't for the gunpowder in Qin Xi's kid's hands, it is estimated that Xiang Liang would already have gunpowder in his hands. Li Si just sent corn kernels into his mouth one by one, and he had no intention of talking.

"You old thing, the more you live, the more sleek you get." The First Emperor couldn't help but laugh. Li Si stopped what he was doing and said, "Your Majesty, the clan has always had the blood of the Great Qin Imperial Family flowing in its body. Between His Majesty and the clan, it is a family matter, and the minister is a foreign minister, and His Majesty's family affairs should not be listened to. ”

"It's back to the minister, your daughter has eaten and wiped my son clean, and it's been returned to the minister." The First Emperor said and smashed Li Si with a grain of corn.

Li Si lowered his head and dodged away, and said: "Your Majesty, you are not kind, it is the daughter of His Royal Highness Qin Xi's ministers who have eaten and wiped it clean, the daughter of the ministers who have been raised for more than ten years, and now she doesn't go home much, she is busy in the Chamber of Commerce every day, and she can't eat." ”

"Even if the child and his mother, the last time I went to see the minister's daughter, the minister's daughter was gone, and she stayed up all night counting the account books of the chamber of commerce, and the child and his mother cried when they came back, and the minister's heart was also painful." Li Si had a handful of snot and tears, which was called a vivid image.

The First Emperor looked at it, and he couldn't say anything for a while, so he could only hurriedly change the topic and said: "Okay, okay, I want to talk to you about the affairs of the clan, and I don't get involved in the affairs of their younger generation." Come, let's talk about the affairs of the clan. ”

"Your Majesty, it's really hard to say it, you better don't persecute the minister." Li Si arched his hand and said.

"Don't say it, then don't go home, stay with me in the palace." The First Emperor directly played helplessly.

The First Emperor knows Li Si too well, if you don't play a little helpless, you won't be able to pry this guy's mouth open.

As soon as Li Si heard this, he knew that he really couldn't hide, so he had to say, "Then what does Your Majesty plan to do with the clan?" The First Emperor smiled slightly and said: "A hundred years ago, Taizu Xiaogong weakened the clan once, preserved the foundation of the Great Qin, and laid the foundation for unifying the world. And now, a hundred years have passed, and the clan has come back from the dead, which is like a wheel, repeatedly."

"If I want to do it, I have to do my best, I want to break this wheel! So that he can't turn it anymore! The First Emperor looked at Li Sidi and said.

Liston felt a chill and beads of sweat flowed out. After the First Emperor saw the beads of sweat on Li Si's head, he smiled and said: "Old thing, take off your clothes when it's hot, and I don't treat you as an outsider." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Si took off his robe and said, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, the clan will definitely resist with all its might, and Xianyang is afraid that he will experience another mutiny." The First Emperor threw a grain of corn into the furnace, and a small flame immediately ignited in the furnace.

"Mutiny, I'm afraid the clan has been ready for a long time. What the clan wants is not the future prince, but the resignation of me. If you want me to step down, you can only kill me, and the only one who can kill me is Zhou Butong. ”