The First Emperor sat on it, drinking tea leisurely, glancing at Li Si and Meng Yi below from time to time.

Li Si and Meng Yi sat there, feeling like they were sitting on pins and needles, like a thorn in their backs, like a fish in their throats, it was simply uncomfortable.

Regarding the affairs of the Western Regions, although the two were not in the Western Regions, they also saw the problem from the prince's recital.

If you want to completely solve the problem of the Western Regions, the prince's way can be said to be the most effective and the fastest.

If other methods are used, there is no guarantee that the Western Regions will be completely controlled.

The cultural differences between the Western Regions and the Central Plains are too great, which leads to the fact that the Western Regions may rely on their own culture and have a low degree of dependence on Great Qin.

It is good to say that once Great Qin weakens, the Western Regions will be out of Great Qin's control.

The two thought about it for a long time, but in the end they didn't come up with a good solution.

Li Si said: "Your Majesty, this scapegoat, whether it is my old minister of Great Qin or the younger generation, will affect my heart to enter the Great Qin Shizi." ”

The First Emperor looked at Meng Yi and said, "Meng Yi, what do you think?" ”

Meng Yi arched his hand and said: "The minister has just thought about it carefully, this matter is not impossible, but it needs to be voluntary by the officials, so that there will be no adverse effects." ”

"In that case, let each of the two factions come forward and serve as the protector of the Western Regions and manage the government affairs of the Western Regions." The First Emperor looked at the two and said.

"No." Although Li Si still disagreed a little in his heart, the First Emperor had already made a decision, and obviously he couldn't change it.

The First Emperor continued: "Li Si, you come to draft the edict. ”

"No."

Li Si hurriedly took the pen and paper brought by the eunuch, put on a posture and waited for the first emperor to speak.

“

Ling, Yingxi and his Fusu, Gao, and General Lu returned to Luoyang on a certain day, and named Wang Ben as the overseer of the Western Regions, commanding the military affairs of the Western Regions. Alright, that's all. ”

"No."

After Li Si wrote it down roughly, he changed to the paper used for the edict and wrote his own polished edict on the edict.

The First Emperor got up and said, "Pick up the right person as soon as possible, and let him take the edict and rush to the Western Regions as soon as possible." ”

"No, congratulations to Your Majesty."

Not long after, Li Si and Meng Yi walked out of the main hall, and after glancing at each other, they sighed in unison.

After the two walked out of a distance, Meng Yi said: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty seems to be very anxious about the recall of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

"Hehehe." Li Si shook his head and said, "Because of this expedition to the Western Regions, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't have to go. ”

"Why did the prime minister say this?" Meng Yi asked.

"A little Western Regions, you have also seen it, it can be said that it is a decisive battle. For such a trivial matter, why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally lead the troops, and why should the other three princes also go together. Li Si laughed.

Meng Yi suddenly felt like an initiation, and whispered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, whether it is military merits or political achievements, it is enough. The fundamental purpose of this trip to the Western Regions is to test the three princes and at the same time, let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince see how to deal with the three princes. ”

Li Si stroked his beard and nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The most important thing for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now is not to make a contribution, but to ensure his own safety. ”

"If something happens to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it will be even more serious for my Great Qin than Your Majesty."

Meng Yi nodded, many important things in Daqin now were led by His Royal Highness the Prince, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was true

If something happens, a lot of things will come to a standstill.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, Li Si stepped on a flight of steps, and the whole person lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Prime Minister!"

Meng Yi and the soldiers on duty hurriedly ran over to help Li Si.

Fortunately, it is the last step, otherwise it would be terrible to fall down this time.

"It's okay, it's okay, people are old, they can't be half-hearted, no, if you don't pay attention to your feet, something will happen." Lees stood up and patted the dust on his body.

On the windowsill on the second floor of the main hall behind everyone, the First Emperor stood there quietly in a single robe, watching the scene of Li Si falling.

"These old guys are all old." The First Emperor said, "Come and send the imperial doctor to the Yao family's mansion." ”

"No."

The eunuch standing behind him came out and disappeared into the darkness again.

Yao Jia, a veteran of the Three Dynasties, suddenly fell ill five days ago, which immediately stirred up a thousand waves in the government and the opposition.

Yao Jia, as a veteran of the Four Dynasties, even Li Si has to treat him with courtesy, and he has a pivotal position in the court.

Now Yao Jia is sick, and he is critically ill, which affects the hearts of many people.

Some people are really concerned about Yao Jia's body, but more people care about Yao Jia's location.

Yao Jia's position seems to be only in charge of Great Qin's diplomacy, but in the future, Great Qin will inevitably strengthen ties with foreign countries, so this position will be very important, or the benefits of this position will be very rich.

In Yao Jia's villa, a lot of guests came, all of whom came to visit Yao Jia.

As for whether they really came to visit Yao Jia, it is unknown.

Yao Jia is now sick

couldn't get out of bed, and Yao Jia's family also declined these people's requests to see Yao Jia.

"Mrs. Yao, Lord Yao has worked hard for me Daqin, and now I am seriously ill and bedridden, so let me wait to see Lord Yao."

"That's right, Mrs. Yao, let's meet Master Yao Jia."

These people looked like they would not give up if they didn't see Yao Jia, and the Yao family didn't know what to do.

At this moment, the imperial doctor sent by the First Emperor arrived, and immediately quieted these people.

After all, the imperial doctor wants to see a doctor, which is obviously the intention of the first emperor.

After seeing the disease, they will inevitably go back to recover their lives, and if the first emperor knows that they are so entangled, they will inevitably be punished.

After the Yao family saw the imperial doctor, they didn't care about the others, and hurriedly and enthusiastically took the imperial doctor upstairs.

Watching the Yao family and the imperial doctor go upstairs, the people below looked at each other, and finally left silently.

The First Emperor had been waiting in the palace for news from the imperial doctor, and when the imperial doctor returned, the First Emperor summoned the imperial doctor.

"How is Yao Jia's health?" The First Emperor sat on the throne and looked at the music in his hand.

The imperial physician bowed his head and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Yao Jia's physical condition is very bad, I'm afraid this catastrophe will not survive." ”

The piece in the hand of the First Emperor suddenly fell on the table, looked at the imperial doctor and asked, "Is it not curable?" ”

The imperial doctor arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the common situation of birth, old age, sickness and death is that Bian Que is reincarnated, and he has no power to return to heaven." ”

"How many days are left?" The First Emperor asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, there is probably a month left." The imperial doctor said truthfully.

"Stand down." The First Emperor waved at the imperial doctor

waved his hand.

"No." The Imperial Physician slowly retreated.

The First Emperor stood up, came to the table, looked up at the twilight sky through the glass dome, and sighed.

"The old ministers are all old, and they are all going to leave my Great Qin."

The First Emperor was also in his fifties at this time, and if he had followed normal history, he would have already returned to heaven.

Nowadays, there are many old ministers who have returned to heaven, Yao Jia is not the first, nor will he be the second, and the first emperor also realized that even if he has deep internal strength, he is already old.