However, the first emperor still did not embarrass Zhao Gao after all, since he called Zhao Gao to eat together, he still endured the unbearable stomach and ate the food on the table, but his appetite was really poor, and he stopped hastily without eating much.

Obviously, compared to Zhao Si, Zhao Gao's rice partner does not have any gain.

And Zhao Gao also realized this, and when he saw the First Emperor put down his chopsticks, he also followed by putting down the chopsticks and silently cleaning up the mess.

After re-entering, the First Emperor was already lying on a rocking chair.

Zhao Gao knew that the First Emperor now had the habit of taking a nap.

Every time after eating at noon, he would take a nap, and at this time, the first emperor would retreat left and right, and Zhao Si would take over the task of the palace maid and fan the first emperor by his side.

"Your Majesty, the weather is very hot, but do you want the ministers to cool off for Your Majesty?"

Although there is ice in the house, it is now in the scorching heat, and someone has to fan the cool air on the body, otherwise it is still difficult to resist the summer heat.

The First Emperor, who was lying on the recliner, was stunned for a moment.

It was the habit of the First Emperor to not like people around him when he slept.

Zhao Si is an exception, because Zhao Si is a pleasing kid, and Zhao Si is next to him, and the first emperor's rest quality is very good.

But Zhao Gao ......

Obviously, there is no such effect, and eating in the same case has proved that Zhao Gao does not have this ability.

"No—" After a moment's hesitation, the First Emperor finally waved his hand.

Zhao Gao was slightly disappointed when he heard this.

It was not a good thing that he could realize that he was being stripped away from the First Emperor and that he had fewer and fewer tasks on him, but he had no way, and he couldn't please the First Emperor like Zhao Si.

Now, even if he is by the side of the First Emperor, he is not qualified to fan him.

Zhao Gao felt that he needed to do something.

He is just a minister, a CRRC government order, how can he be close to others? Isn't it because he is a close minister of the First Emperor?

He not only manages the carriages and horses in the palace, but also can freely enter and leave the palace, act as the personal secretary of the first emperor, and accompany him, even if Meng Yi, who is a loyal minister, personally attacks, he can't bring down Zhao Gao, isn't it because his role is irreplaceable?

But now, Zhao Gao can realize that he is gradually becoming dispensable.

Only when Zhao Si can't be present when something happens, it can be his turn to be a personal attendant.

Gradually, he has become Zhao Si's alternate......

As a minister, he knows very well where his position comes from, he must find a way to fight for it, and he must do something, but he can't act rashly, the more times like this, the more he can't be in a hurry. He's going to wait for the moment, for an opportunity!

And the First Emperor in the room didn't know the twists and turns in Zhao Gao's heart, and even if he did, he would only scoff at it.

The current First Emperor is worried about how he will sleep.

Zhao Si was not there, no one was fanning the wind and enjoying the coolness, and he was sweating profusely after a while.

Let others serve while sleeping and relaxing, and the first emperor could not accept it, and he could not break his habits.

He really couldn't sleep......

On the other side, Zhao Si was hurrying towards the palace.

"It's been a busy day...... I have to worry about national affairs, and I have to be intimate and around. After the inspection, Zhao Si went straight to the office of the first emperor.

Before Zhao Si came to the palace ban, he saw Zhao Gao waiting quietly outside the door, and inside the house, there was no sound.

"Your Majesty is asleep?" Zhao Si probed his head and looked inside, only to see that the First Emperor was lying on the rocking chair and did not move.

"Just go to sleep." Zhao Gao replied softly.

Hearing this, Zhao Si didn't go in, but stood still at the door and asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

Zhao Gao nodded.

Zhao Si and Zhao Gao didn't communicate much, and their voices were very subtle, but they were all heard by the First Emperor in the room.

Although lying down, the First Emperor did not fall asleep.

"Inside the Fan ......"

Hearing that Zhao Si had returned, the First Emperor did not hesitate, and called Zhao Si to go in and shake the fan for himself to relieve the heat and make it easier for him to sleep.

When Zhao Si heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then some smiles appeared on his face.

He also thought that the First Emperor had fallen asleep, and when he heard the order, he hurriedly went inside to shake the pu fan for the First Emperor and send the cool air of Bingjian to the First Emperor.

The sweat gradually subsided, the heat slowly faded, and the long-lost sleepiness seemed to be touched with the arrival of Zhao Si, and a swarm of bees poured up, exhaustion and sleepiness followed, and there was a trace of cool breeze......

Zhao Si, this kid...... It's really different from others.

Without Zhao Si, this kid really can't be.

In the mind of the First Emperor, the last thought that came to him disappeared with the upsurge of sleepiness, and he fell into a deep sleep.

……

Quiet times are always fleeting.

Zhao Si didn't know that the real appointee of the First Emperor was Li Si, but he only knew that he had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of moving the noble order, so he was very concerned about this matter.

And Lis, as if he had grasped something, realized that he seemed to be about to embark on a completely different path.

Valuing the people and being kind to the people is the direction of his future path.

Zhao Si gave Li Si a lot of inspiration, such as the theory of strong cadres and weak branches, such as the theory of public instruments.

It's just that this thing is a bit of a problem because Li Si has no experience at all.

In the past, they were tired and weak people, and now they have to change their thinking, so that Li Si is a little at a loss, how to be poor, weak, and let the people be tired, Li Simen Qing, after all, the sages of the past generations of Legalism have summed up countless methods for hundreds of years.

But how to value the people and be good to the people, Li Si couldn't find a direction.

Li Si remembered his teacher Xunzi and remembered Confucianism.

Objectively speaking, Confucianism has been advocating the importance of the people, so Li Si plans to try to borrow something from Confucianism.

Confucianism pays attention to loyalty and filial piety, pays attention to quality and virtue, pays attention to the theory of a gentleman, and has a saying that relatives hide each other......

After reviewing a lot of homework, Li Si found that the Confucian policy of valuing the people and the policy of benefiting the people may not be so suitable for today's Great Qin, and there are many things that also violate Li Si's principles.

"It's useful, but it's not too much...... Li Si frowned, and began to try to combine the Confucian policy of valuing the people and benefiting the people with what he had learned.

During this period, Zhao Si played a vital role.

Since talking to Zhao Si, Li Si has had signs of opening up a new road, and Li Si has to discuss the specific implementation of the relocation order with Zhao Si almost every day, and will also have some academic discussions with Zhao Si.

Zhao Si's ability to do practical things is not mentioned for the time being, his ideology and theory are indeed extremely good, which has given Li Si a lot of inspiration.

It's just that Zhao Si is very busy, running around the palace and Li Si's office every day, often serving the first emperor in the morning, and dealing with Li Si's inquiries in the afternoon.

In order to win over Li Si and form a united front with Li Si, Zhao Si constantly instilled his own thoughts into Li Si.

"I see!"

The day......

Li Si took the case and finally realized what path he should take.

"Human nature is evil! The teacher never said it wrong! ”

Confucianism pays attention to the inherent goodness of human nature, Legalism pays attention to the inherent evil of human nature, and Xunzi, an outlier of Confucianism, also recognizes the inherent evil of human nature, which is somewhat deviant, which is also the fundamental reason why Xunzi is obviously a great Confucian but handed over the two Legalists Han Fei and Li Si.

"The small people tend to be safe, but they also tend to profit!"

"Punish with law, lead with kindness, and know the rules without selfish feelings!"

Lees realized that the good people did not need to abolish the existing large and cumbersome laws.

"If it is not restricted, it will be gathered into clans, and the rules of the clan will not be followed, so the decree of the division of households must continue to be enforced."

"If they produce enough food to feed them after paying their taxes, they will inevitably not devote themselves to ploughing the land, but will focus on other things, so the policy of rewards and punishments for farming will still be enforced."

"If the people are not humiliated and afraid of war, then give them honor, so the privilege of the twentieth level military merit lord can be modified, but it must not be canceled."

Li Si believes that valuing the people and being kind to the people cannot be stated in Confucian thought, and completely abandoning the control of the people allows them to grow savagely.

"On the contrary, there should be more and more comprehensive provisions on them, and they should be strictly controlled, so that they can be good at farming, and not do other things and waste the fields. Let them fight and not fear death. ”

"Therefore, the joint sitting cannot be canceled, and the law of accusation cannot be canceled."

"Replace punishment with rewards and cancel heavy punishments for misdemeanors!" Li Si touched his beautiful hair and wrote it solemnly on the bamboo slip.

Qin law has always advocated heavy punishment for minor crimes, and Confucianism believes that there are too many laws and regulations of Legalism, and there is no need to set laws for many things.

Lees overthrew these things!

He's taking a whole new path.

Valuing the people and being good to the people is to let the people live a life of sufficient food and clothing, and no longer be as tired as before.

But in the same way, more laws were enacted to prevent the people from becoming selfish after settling down, and unwilling to cultivate properly and fight for the country.

While being nice to them, don't think too much of them.

Use the law to limit and punish them, and at the same time guide them to what they need.

Abolish the heavy punishment for misdemeanors, reward and punishment in parallel, and replace the original punishment with incentives in some things, and replace punishment with rewards and punishments.

Qin Law still has to go deep into all aspects of the people as before, so that the people can feel the existence of Qin Law everywhere, let them know that their words and deeds are within the provisions of Qin Law, and at the same time, let them not be as breathless as before.

If the previous Qin law was like a piece of cloth, it tightly wrapped the people, restricting the people, and at the same time, it also made the people unable to breathe and overwhelmed.

So what Li Si has to do is to turn the cloth into a net, wrap the people, limit the behavior of the people, and at the same time, let the people have enough breathing space.

Zhao Si is right, the most basic bottom line of the people is to be able to survive, eat and dress warmly.

Under this premise, it is even more necessary to smash their township party and clan. Good people are by no means decentralized.

When the initial idea was completed, Li Si often took a breath and looked up, only to see that it was noon and the sun was strong.

"Time flies like a ......"

He was not an epiphany, but a day after day of thinking and reflection and scrutinizing.

A full month passed quietly.

In the palace......

The First Emperor slept peacefully on the recliner, while Zhao Si sat cross-legged on the ground, holding his chin with one hand and shaking his fan with the other, yawning.

"Calculate the time...... Jing and they must have already gone to sea. ”

"The first batch of official salt with reduced prices should also be sold, right?"

"It's not far from autumn now, and the Huns are guessing that there will be movement over there, right?"

"Grain seeds, I think we've already started distributing them, right?"

With the arrival of Zhao Si, Daqin didn't seem to have changed much, but it seemed to have changed a lot quietly.

Daqin's chariot, under the vigorous march, turned such a small turn.

Even Li Si, the left minister of Great Qin, became stunned under the influence of Zhao Si.

(End of chapter)