At night, a carriage galloped in the middle of Xianyang Street, the speed was extremely fast, more than 20 government soldiers waved horse whips, opened the road in front, very fierce, soon, the carriage came to the door of the Li Mansion, a government soldier dismounted to report, the official guarding the door did not dare to slack off, immediately turned around, and ran towards the house.

At this time, the autumn rain continued, Zhao Gao lifted the curtain, there were few people in the street, the rain slapped the bluestone pavement, and a shallow white fog appeared, Zhao Gao's eyes gradually became sluggish, I don't know, what he was thinking in his heart at the moment.

Soon, there was a sound of hurried footsteps from the mansion, and soon, Li Si, accompanied by several officials, came out to greet Zhao Gao, it can be seen that he came out in a hurry, and even forgot to hit the umbrella, and soon, Li Si came to the carriage and said with a smile: "Lord CRRC came to the cold house, and the lower officials failed to welcome him, and I hope that Lord CRRC will not be surprised." ”

Zhao Gao also bowed back at this time: "Why is Lord Tingwei so polite......

The two exchanged greetings for a moment, Li Si pointed to the house, and laughed: "Lord CRRC, hurry up and continue in the house, it's cold outside, don't freeze your body." ”

A government soldier lifted the curtain, Zhao Gaolang walked out with a smile, and thanked him: "Then it's bothering." ”

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In the guest hall of Li Mansion, two charcoal pots are burning, crackling, Zhao Gao and Li Si walked in slowly, and the guests and hosts were seated, and soon, two maids brought tea, put it in front of the two, and left after saluting, and there was a brief silence in the house.

The assassination case of Fusu will be fully responsible for the Tingwei Mansion, which is also the purpose of Zhao Gao's trip today, but how to open the topic, Zhao Gao is still a little cramped in his heart, after all, Zhao Gao still doesn't know if Li Si can stand on his side.

But this matter is very tricky, if Li Si finds out the clues, everything he has carefully arranged will come to naught, but if he can win over this person and defeat Fusu, it is only one step away, Zhao Gao pondered slightly, and he finally decided to take the first emperor's concern about this matter as the starting point.

Zhao Gao picked up the teacup, took a sip, the fragrance of tea overflowed, and his spirit was also lifted, and he couldn't help but smile and said: "Gongzi Fusu was assassinated, this matter vibrates the government and the opposition, Your Majesty is very concerned, and specially instructs this official to come to investigate and see how Lord Tingwei is doing." ”

Li Si is also worried about this matter today, Gongzi Fusu was assassinated, and he didn't catch any live mouth, and the person who dared to blatantly assassinate Fusu must be very tough in the background, and they will inevitably destroy all evidence, this kind of headless case, how to check it, thinking of this, Li Si couldn't help but sigh: "Don't hide it from Lord CRRC, this kind of case, it is difficult to obtain evidence, I ......"

Speaking of this, Li Si paused deliberately, and then said, "I'm really not that sure." ”

Hearing Li Si say this, Zhao Gao felt a little relieved in his heart, and couldn't help laughing: "This kind of headless case is complicated, and Master Li doesn't need to be so frustrated." ”

Zhao Gao appropriately appeased Li Si's words, and suddenly said: "However, in the impression of this official, Lord Li is a great hero of the Qin State, and when he pacified the Six Kingdoms, he made a lot of suggestions, as if the establishment of the county system was the credit of Lord Li, right?" ”

Li Si didn't expect that Zhao Gao would suddenly turn the topic to himself, and quickly thought in his mind, Zhao Gao's purpose for coming, and soon, Li Si faintly guessed that the assassination of Fusu was probably related to Zhao Gao, thinking so, Li Si had a trace of vigilance in his heart, and smiled back: "Lord Zhao is polite." ”

Zhao Gao didn't mean to stop, and continued: "For so many years, is it possible that Lord Li has always been willing to stay in the position of Tingwei until he is old? ”

Li Si seemed to hear the clue in Zhao Gao's words, but he still couldn't help but ask: "What does Lord Zhao mean by this?" ”

Zhao Gao saw that Li Si was pretending to be confused, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't you think Master Li shouldn't move with your merits and contributions to the Qin State over the years?" ”

Zhao Gao deliberately paused his words, glanced at Li Si, saw the mixed joy in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing: "Prime Minister Wang Xuan, he is old, and it is time to go home and enjoy the blessings......"

Zhao Gao finally said the purpose of his trip, Li Si also guessed one or two at this time, Zhao Gao was not only here for the case of Fusu's assassination, he was more interested in trying to win himself over, but if Zhao Gao could really help him climb to the position of prime minister, why not form an alliance with Zhao Gao, at this time, Li Si was completely tempted.

"I wonder what Lord CRRC wants me to do?" Li Si smiled and said, Zhao Gao sipped tea at this time, brewed a speech, and couldn't help laughing: "The assassin case, you can't be in a hurry, you can move out from another big case, and this case, Shaofu Zhang Han has handled it, but the strength is not good, I hope that Lord Li can do his best to investigate this case, I will let Xianyang Ling Yan Le help you!" ”

After Li Si heard this, he thought secretly in his heart, is the case investigated by Zhang Han a Confucian case? This matter is too wide-ranging, Li Si is a little embarrassed, Zhao Gao saw Li Si's worries on the side, and couldn't help laughing: "Lu Sheng used the Confucian scholars to spread rumors, discuss the government in vain, and slander Your Majesty, which has made Xianyang uneasy several times, this matter, His Majesty the Emperor has secretly agreed, you just need to arrest people with all your might." ”

Zhao Gao's words evoked Li Si's memories, a few years ago, he proposed the county system, but Chun Yuyue, who was born in Confucianism, commented in vain, if he hadn't taken the opportunity to set off a book burning case, I am afraid that at this time, his court lieutenants would not be guaranteed, so after the rest of the Confucians' birthdays, will they become stumbling blocks to their careers again?

After pondering for a long time, Li Si looked up at Zhao Gao, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Xiaguan will definitely do his best to handle this matter, and when the time comes, please ask Lord CRRC to say a few kind words for me in front of Your Majesty." ”

"Hehe, we are all people in the same boat, what about you and me." Zhao Gao laughed heartily, got up and said, "I still have something to do in my house, so I'll leave." ”

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Zhao Gao left, Li Si returned to the class, at this time, the maid brought a cup of new tea, brought the old tea away, Li Si sat back on the soft seat, playing a drum in his heart, he didn't know whether his choice was right or not.

At this time, a person walked in from outside the door, Li Si looked up, it was his eldest son Li You, he was already frowning at this time, as if he had something to say, Li Si couldn't help coughing dryly, and said in a deep voice: "Is there something wrong with You'er?" ”

"Father, I heard the conversation between you and Zhao Gao just now, father, don't do anything stupid! One misstep turned into a thousand years of hatred, and my father ......" Before Li You's words were finished, Li Si had already gotten up angrily and said angrily: "You don't have to worry about this matter, go out!" ”

"Father, think twice!" Li You still wanted to persuade again, but Li Si had left quickly, leaving Li You standing there stunned, and couldn't help sighing: "I'm afraid my Li family won't be able to survive for a long time......"

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In the early morning, there was an atmosphere of panic in Xianyang City, and the people took refuge in their homes, and the streets and alleys were occupied by the officers and soldiers of Xianyang Prefecture, and every group of five people searched for Confucian students from house to house, and those who had an affair with Confucianism were arrested one by one.

The Tingwei Mansion, led by Xianyang Ling Yan Le, has sent no less than 300 people, but the number is still climbing, Li Si at this time, accompanied by several subordinate officials, inspected the prison, Tingwei Zuojian is worried at this time, the number of people continues to rise, will indicate the rise of Xianyang another // round // big // prison, he is very worried, if His Majesty the Emperor is angry because of this, it will implicate all the officials of the Tingwei Mansion.

But he didn't dare to ask Li Si, after all, everyone knew about this matter, not long ago, Shaofu Zhang Han had wantonly arrested Confucianism, but the intensity was not as strong as Yan Leda, and he did not get Li Si's strong support, so many Confucian students were spared, but this time, the scale was unprecedented, so everyone couldn't help but associate this incident with the Confucian case that happened to Zhang Han not long ago, so the mastermind behind it, obviously, must be Zhao Gao.

After inspecting about five prison management areas, Li Si was a little tired, and at this time, a servant hurriedly came and said, "My lord, the court has sent a message, Your Majesty will let you enter the palace immediately." ”

Li Si's heart sank, was the Confucian case known to the saint? If so, how do you justify it? But thinking that Zhao Gao swore to himself that it was the first emperor's own wishes, Li Si felt a little unfazed in his heart, perhaps, things were not as bad as he thought, thinking so, Li Si turned back to the court lieutenant and said: "All of them are strictly interrogated, rumors have been spread and trouble, and Lu Sheng has been convicted of the crime and sentenced to death!" ”

The main supervisor was slightly surprised, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he only nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

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Yongqing Palace, the First Emperor had just finished breakfast, today is the day of rest, he could have gone to the harem to take a walk, to relax, and, today, he originally planned to go to the Lishan construction site to inspect and inspect to see how far his imperial tomb was built, but the sudden arrival of the eldest son Fusu, Jia Hong and Feng Zheng, the imperial historian, interrupted the arrangement of the First Emperor.

Zhao Gao was beside him, brought a cup of tea, and the First Emperor took a sip, at this time, Feng Zheng continued: "Your Majesty, Yan Le wantonly arrested Confucian students in Xianyang, regardless of whether he was involved in Lu Sheng's case, he will arrest them all, and if this continues, the people of Xianyang will be panicked, and the country will be shaken!" ”

Zhao Gao looked at Feng Zheng coldly on the side, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, he thought, can he change everything in this way? Don't you know that the slaughter of Confucianism was not his own willfulness, but the taboo of the first emperor against Confucianism, at this moment, an attendant walked in, came to the center of the main hall, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Tingwei Li Si has arrived." ”

"Let him in." The First Emperor waved his hand, and the attendant left, at this time, the First Emperor looked at Feng Zheng who was kneeling in front of him, and said helplessly: "Feng Qing's family, you get up first." ”

Feng Zheng saluted, got up and stood aside, and soon, Li Si walked in quickly, came to the first emperor, and knelt down to salute: "The minister knocks to see His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Li Si, I ask you, Feng Yushi impeached you, colluded with Yan Le, framed the people, and used the Lu Sheng case to arrest Confucian Sheng, can there be such a thing?" Although the First Emperor's voice was cold and slightly serious, Li Si had already heard the loopholes in the First Emperor's words, if the First Emperor had listened to Feng Zheng, I am afraid that he didn't need to ask himself, he could directly send the Inner History and the Imperial History Mansion to investigate him thoroughly, since he didn't do this, it means that the First Emperor didn't care about this matter.

Thinking like this, Li Si kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged." ”

"Tell me about it." The First Emperor pressed a question, and Li Si replied: "Your Majesty, Yan Le did escort no less than hundreds of Confucian scholars to the court, but after a strict investigation and careful examination, the ministers found that these Confucian scholars had seriously injured the imperial court, and had spoken out against the current situation and shook the hearts of the people. ”

The First Emperor was originally to take a look at the situation, for Confucianism, the First Emperor hated it, especially after Lu Sheng absconded, there is no clue until now, the First Emperor always believes that Lu Sheng's hiding place must be related to the Confucian students, so he will secretly grant Zhao Gao to deal with Confucianism, at this time Li Si replied like a stream, the First Emperor couldn't help laughing: "In this case, I will no longer ask, this matter can be decided by the Tingwei Mansion and reported to me." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Si kowtowed, got up, at this time, Fusu was in a hurry, walked to Li Si's side, knelt down and said: "Father, if you kill Confucianism in vain, the wise men of the world will not move forward, who will dare to give advice to the court, who will dare to come to the court as an official, the descendants of the six countries will also take the opportunity to spread rumors, slander the court, and take the opportunity to restore the country, these hidden dangers, please be aware of these hidden dangers!" ”

"Your Majesty, please." Jia Hong and Feng Zheng also knelt down at the same time.