"Father, Zhou Qingchen and Chun Yuyue really have close contacts with Hou Sheng, Lu Sheng and other scholars, and in the doctoral palace, those Confucian students do often discuss the matter of sealing Zen."

Li Yu walked into the house, his face was heavy, and told Li Si the news he had just discovered.

"In terms of being well-informed, it really depends on those ministers. Although I guessed that the emperor wanted to show favor to the world, I didn't figure out the specific reason. This time, the old man owes the CRRC government order. ”

Li Si sighed to himself.

He is now one of the court captains of the Nine Qings, with a high and powerful position, but he has not yet reached the point where he will become the prime minister in the future and take full power.

Li Si also had the left and right prime ministers, the imperial historian and the Taiwei and others on his head.

As a foreign minister, it is impossible for him to know what is happening in the Qin Palace, he does not dare and has no ability to monitor the emperor's behavior and preferences, so naturally he does not know that the emperor was confused by Fang Shi and Confucian scholars during this period of time, and indulged in the great cause of sealing Zen.

It wasn't until Zhao Cheng's vague reminder on the card game that Li Si figured out the true purpose of the emperor's bestowal title, and through the card friends that Li Yu made, he quickly found out that Confucian and Fang Shi colluded with each other.

Li Yu was a little worried: "Those Confucian students are really difficult. My father borrowed the matter of Princess Hou Shang of martial arts before, so that the emperor forbade them from the right to participate in politics and discuss politics in the court, but these guys actually colluded with the group of scholars to propose to the emperor to seal the Zen, and the emperor personally summoned Zhou Qingchen, and now they have restored their right to speak. ”

"Father, once you really do the act of sealing Zen, Confucianism can take advantage of this matter to regain the right to speak, which is not good for our Legalists!"

Li Yu's worries are justified.

The theory of Feng Chan is about the ancient holy king who was ordered by heaven to complete the king's business and sealed Zen to tell the peace.

Its core is the Confucian common saying of the first king of law, the way of the ancient sage king.

The first emperor sealed Zen, which means that he took a fancy to some things in Confucianism, which has the meaning of activation, which is very unfavorable to the Li father and son who advocate Legalism.

Li Si snorted and said calmly: "So what, if it is not a matter of sealing Zen, do you dare to dissuade it?" The emperor now has the merit of subduing the barbarians, and once the theory of sealing Zen is proposed, it is almost a must to be carried out. The emperor wants to give him a knighthood at the court meeting, which is a harbinger, in this case, who dares to dissuade him? ”

Li Si's words are very sure, he has served the First Emperor for nearly twenty years, and he knows the character of this king very well, so naturally he does not make any plans to stop it.

Li Yu said a little unwillingly: "Do you really want to watch those Confucian scholars resurrect?" ”

Li Si smiled, he lowered his voice and said: "Although the theory of sealing Zen is prevalent in Qilu, it is said that there are seventy-two holy kings who practiced sealing Zen in ancient times, but it is too ethereal for a long time, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. As for how to seal Zen, I have studied under Xun Qing for many years, and I have never seen anyone mention it, even if it is a great Confucian in the world, I can't say anything specific. Since these Confucian scholars want to win the emperor's attention with Feng Zen, let them come, I want to see what etiquette they can come up with, if something goes wrong, they will be responsible! ”

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and said with a smile: "I see, my father is planning to retreat as advance, if Confucianism makes a mistake in the major matter of Feng Chan, we will launch an offensive by taking advantage of the situation, and the emperor will naturally not spare them, my father is really high!" ”

Li Si smiled slightly, thought of one more thing, and asked, "I've been busy with government affairs these days, but I don't have time to pay attention to You'er." How is your brother doing in the past two days, can you talk to him? ”

Li Yu frowned and said, "My brother has given up the idea of martial arts, and he has asked me to get some books on the law in the past two days, and it seems that he has indeed made up his mind to follow the path of grammar." But when I talked about marrying a wife, my brother just shook his head. ”

The smile on Lis's face froze.

Li You, still don't want to marry a wife?

……

Although the Xianyang Palace in the north of Weishui has been built for a long time, it is not as luxurious and luxurious as the newly built extreme temple in Weinan, but it is also tall and majestic, especially after large-scale renovation and expansion during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, it is full of a sense of majestic atmosphere.

Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Martial Arts, followed behind the two Zhonglang who led the way, and walked along the road in the palace.

Walking on this familiar road again, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh a little.

He still remembers that after returning from the Battle of Yan seven years ago, he was appointed as Zhonglang and stayed in the Guard Palace, and at that time, Zhao Tuo's task was to inspect the Qin Palace along this road, back and forth, and he didn't know how many times he walked on this road.

At that time, Zhao Tuo was still young, and his title was not high, and there were superiors on top of national affairs, which had little to do with him, and his attention to the emperor was not as much as that of the princess.

Where is it like now, he Zhao Tuo is a martial arts marquis, and he has climbed to the top of the Qin State, but he has to worry about the fate of the Qin State all day long, and his eating and sleeping are not as stable as before.

Looking back now, when Zhonglang was in the middle of the country, it was the happiest day for him Zhao Tuo in the Qin State.

"The emperor summoned me to the palace this time, it should be for the purpose of sealing Zen, right?"

As Zhao Tuo walked, he thought in his heart, thinking of the domineering character of the First Emperor, and couldn't help but have a headache in his head.

If you think about the fate of Fusu in history, you know that the First Emperor is not a figure who can be opposed with a stiff neck.

However, after thinking and meditating for the past few days, he has come up with a solution that is not a solution, and he will try it later.

After a while, Zhao Tuo came to a side hall and met the First Emperor who was handling government affairs here.

"Minister Zhao Tuo, meet Your Majesty."

Zhao Tuo stepped forward and saluted.

The First Emperor glanced up at him and pointed to the side: "Sit down." ”

After Zhao Tuo sat down, he said with a smile: "Every time the minister comes to the palace, he only sees His Majesty handling government affairs. It is only under the leadership of a holy monarch like Your Majesty that I, the Great Qin Fang, can merge and create immortal feats within one universe. It's just that Your Majesty is so diligent, I'm afraid it will affect your body, and the minister also asks Your Majesty to take care of your body, and I wish Your Majesty ten thousand years. ”

Zhao Tuo brought appropriate care after a fart, which made the First Emperor's face relaxed.

He shook his head and said, "You Zhao Tuo is my Great Qin Martial Arts Marquis, when will you learn these flattering words, and you will not say these things in front of me in the future." ”

The First Emperor said this, but a smile was already showing on his eyebrows.

No one doesn't like to hear flattery like good words, especially the First Emperor, who had the musicians play carols every day.

After Zhao Tuo's opening, the atmosphere in the entire hall was a lot more relaxed.

The First Emperor also put down his government affairs and chatted with Zhao Tuo about some of the situation in northern Xinjiang.

This was the first time he and Zhao Tuo met alone after the Northern Expedition, without the presence of outsiders such as Su Jiasha, the two chatted a little relaxed, not like a strict monarch, but more like the relationship between elders and juniors.

This scene surprised the surrounding eunuchs, and they all secretly said that the emperor did not treat other courtiers like this on weekdays, and the treatment of the martial arts marquis was really special.

After a relatively relaxed chat, the First Emperor finally brought the topic to the main matter this time.

"You broke the Yue clan in the north and destroyed the Huns, Li Xin broke Donghu, and Feng Wuxuan surrendered Donou, all of them did a good job, so I am very satisfied."

"If you are unified today and the four Yi surrender, Zhao Tuo, what do you think of my merits?"

After the First Emperor praised him, he asked a question while staring at Zhao Tuo's face.

Here it comes!

Zhao Tuo's eyes condensed slightly, if it wasn't for Zhao Gao's reminder, he probably wouldn't understand the true meaning of the emperor's question.

Now that he knows everything, the First Emperor has "tried to see the dagger", so he, Zhao Tuo, can only try the method he came up with.

He mentioned the compliment when he dedicated the emperor's title that year: "Your Majesty annexed the sea, unified the world, and created an unprecedented feat since the beginning of the world, and its achievements can only be compared with the sum of the three emperors and five emperors in the past." However, the three emperors and the five emperors have not yet been able to subdue the Quartet, so His Majesty's deeds are the only ones in the ages. ”

The First Emperor's eyes narrowed with a smile, ready to ask his next question.

But who expected that Zhao Tuo didn't finish his words, and before the First Emperor spoke, he said in one breath: "Therefore, the minister thinks that when the Yue clan is destroyed, my Great Qin will take all the land west of the river, stop the war, and stabilize the country, so that after the Quartet Li Shu returns to his heart, His Majesty's merits will reach the point where there is no addition, and he can follow the example of the ancient holy king Feng Chan to tell the heavens!" Declare to the world that I am the destiny of Great Qin! ”

Zhao Tuo's voice was high, and he looked at the First Emperor with excitement, as if he wished that the emperor could be enshrined.

The First Emperor blinked, a look of astonishment on his face.

He hadn't said anything yet, why did Zhao Tuo take the initiative to propose it himself.

Yes, this is the way Zhao Tuo came up with to deal with it.

Zhao Tuo, like Li Si, knew the character of the First Emperor very well.

Domineering.

An emperor through the ages, dictatorship.

Later generations even said that after the reunification, his single-husband heart became more and more arrogant.

It's no use for you to deal with such a person.

The First Emperor wanted to seal Zen, but no one could stop him, and he was even more stubborn than Li Xin back then.

Therefore, Zhao Tuo's idea is to use the art of war, take the initiative to attack, and create an advantage for himself.

Before the First Emperor spoke, he first touted it, and took the initiative to propose the proposal to seal the Zen and join the First Emperor's camp, instead of becoming an opposition, so that he could reasonably put forward two conditions on this basis.

Defeat the Yue Clan, all according to the land west of the river.

Strike the army and stop the war, stabilize the country, and make the Quartet return to the heart.

The previous one broke the Yue Clan, how could it take more than a year.

The latter one stabilized the country and made Li Shu return to his heart, which is even more difficult to say.

In short, as long as the First Emperor agreed, he could at least delay the matter for a year, and within this year, he might be able to solve the group of monks.

After the First Emperor was stunned, there was more playfulness in his eyes, and he looked at Zhao Tuo in front of him.

Zhao Tuo took the initiative to seal Zen.

Did he really know his mind and guess that he had the heart to seal Zen, so he took the initiative to propose it?

Or did you hear the news that those Confucian scholars and scholars leaked out?

However, the First Emperor did not intend to investigate this matter in detail, because he knew that there were many people who wanted to enshrine Zen, and he never asked those Confucian scholars and scholars to keep it secret. It's not something that needs to be hidden, and even spread it out so that sensible courtiers know that it's better to take the initiative.

Now no matter how Zhao Tuo thought of Feng Chan, he finally took the initiative to mention it, which was in line with the first emperor's wishes.

It's just that the Feng Zen that Zhao Tuo said has to be after beating the Yueshi.

As for the second condition, he simply ignored it.

The First Emperor closed his eyes and pondered.

Zhao Tuo looked at him expectantly.

Only the sound of breathing could be heard in the temple.

A moment later.

The First Emperor opened his eyes, looked at Zhao Tuo, and shook his head.

"It's been too long."