Chapter 20: Lees intercedes
Ran Fang's words were too shocking.
Even the person who recorded it secretly felt terrified after hearing it.
I didn't dare to delay in the slightest, so I sent today's record to the palace.
"Your Majesty, the records of today's prison have been delivered."
In the Zhangtai Palace, Zhao Gao presented the bamboo slips in his hands with both hands.
"Bring it in."
The bamboo slips sent from prison every day are the time that Ying Zheng is most looking forward to.
After all, Ran Fang can always give him some surprises, and he will definitely not be bad today.
As a result, the front looked really good, but when he saw the back, Ying Zheng's face suddenly became a little ugly.
Zhao Gao, who has been paying attention to Yingzheng, saw this scene, and his heart moved.
Glancing at the contents of the bamboo slip undetectably, Zhao Gao's heart was shocked!
This Ran Fang actually dares to discuss the matter of the prince?!
But in the next second, Zhao Gao couldn't help laughing in his heart.
He originally thought that during this time, while Fusu was still in Xianyang Prison, he would take the opportunity to slowly infiltrate the people around Fusu, and when Fusu came out of prison, he would only leave an empty shell.
Now it seems that he still thinks too much, this Ran Fang actually died by himself!
Good talk about the prince!
This time, even if Ran Fang has ten heads, it won't be enough to cut off!
It's better to think about it this time, how to use this incident to nail Fusu to Xianyang Prison.
At this time, Zhao Gao was even thinking in his heart that as long as Yingzheng gave an order, he would immediately cut off Ran Fang's head!
It's just that after a while, after Ying Zheng finished reading this, he didn't say anything, just closed the bamboo slip.
"Who else knows about today's conversation in the prison except for Li Si?"
Zhao Gao hurriedly knelt on the ground, he heard the murderous aura in Ying Zheng's words, and he didn't dare to raise his head.
"Your Majesty, the jailer was handed over directly to the slave and maid, without going through the hands of others."
Hearing him say this, Ying Zheng turned his gaze to him and did not speak.
Feeling that terrible gaze, Zhao Gao knelt on the ground and trembled a little, but he still stabilized his body and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want the slave maid to call the jailer and ask him?" ”
Just when Zhao Gao thought that Ying Zheng was going to be angry, he heard Ying Zheng sigh lightly.
"It's okay, get up."
Zhao Gao breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stood aside nervously.
I didn't dare to look at the bamboo slip again, for fear of accidentally putting my life into it.
Just when Zhao Gao was nervous in his heart, Ying Zheng's voice sounded again.
"Zhao Gao, pass Li Si into the palace."
"Whoa."
As soon as Zhao Gao finished speaking, he heard a report from an attendant outside: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is asking to see you outside." ”
Li Si, who came out of Xianyang Prison, changed into an official uniform when he went home, and entered the palace non-stop.
He knew that what happened in prison today could not be concealed from Yingzheng, and the stakes were so high that he had to come and tell Yingzheng in person.
When Ying Zheng heard this announcement, he was slightly stunned at first, and then the corners of his mouth hooked in an instant, and a playful smile appeared on his face, and then he no longer had the slightest hesitation, and glanced at the waiter lightly.
"Xuan!"
Outside the Xianyang Palace, Li Si was summoned to walk respectfully into the middle of the hall, followed by a big gift.
"See Your Majesty."
Unlike usual, this time Yingzheng did not let him get up immediately, but lowered his head and continued to look at the recital handed by the minister.
After waiting for half an hour, seeing Li Si kneeling there without saying a word, Ying Zheng said lightly.
"Get up."
But Li Si didn't stand up, but knelt there and kowtowed to Yingzheng, and said, "The minister is guilty, please atone for your sins." ”
Ying Zheng's face didn't show joy or anger at the moment, but frowned slightly.
"What's the crime?"
Li Si straightened up, the expression on his face was natural, and his voice was slightly low.
"The minister went to Xianyang Prison today."
"Oh? What is the prime minister going to do in that place? ”
Hearing Yingzheng's question, Li Si kowtowed and said, "Chen Yuan wanted to go and see Fusu Gongzi today. ”
"But I didn't expect to encounter a Confucian student who criticized the court, and the minister did not stop it, so that this person made a lot of nonsense in prison, and what he said was that the minister was guilty!"
This remark can be regarded as a mixed truth, I didn't say anything about the establishment of the prince, I just didn't want to participate in it.
But he avoided the important and trivialized, picked himself cleanly, and attributed all the faults to Ran Fang.
If Li Si did it on purpose, then Yingzheng didn't believe it, and even he didn't expect Ran Fang to have such courage.
"The person Qing said is called Ran Fang, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Si's heart was shocked!
Really! I guessed it right!
This Xianyang Prison is imprisoning Ran Fang, and His Majesty did it on purpose!
"Your Majesty, exactly!"
"Then in Qing's opinion, what Ran Fang said was right? Or is it wrong? ”
Li Si chuckled in his heart, lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.
He couldn't figure out Yingzheng's attitude towards this matter.
If this matter is said from his mouth, then the nature of this matter will be different, not to mention that Yingzheng is still in good health now, and he doesn't see any intention of establishing a prince at all.
Even if it was to establish Fusu, it would be a long time later.
He bowed, pondered for a while, and said, "The minister doesn't dare to speak falsely. ”
Ying Zheng sat there and looked at Li Si.
He knew that Li Si was a person, and he had always been wholeheartedly for Daqin, even if he was admonishing and burning books, although he was selfish, it was also for Daqin's legal system.
"Tell me the truth, the widow forgives you for your innocence."
Li Si knew that he couldn't avoid this matter today, especially the matter of Lichujun, which was very important to Daqin.
Even if it was for the sake of Daqin, he could say a few words about this matter.
He bowed and saluted, then stood up straight and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Ran Fang said is reasonable, and the son of Fusu is really benevolent, and it is indeed capable of educating the people. ”
"It can be seen that the law is the foundation of Qin, and the strict Qin law is the key to the strength of Great Qin.
Li Si saw it thoroughly, although he didn't say anything about Fusu, but he also said his thoughts, if Fusu was bent on respecting Confucianism, then he was not suitable to be a prince, even if Yingzheng had a heart, he would oppose it.
But if he is willing to accept the Legalists, then he doesn't have much opinion on this matter, after all, among Yingzheng's children, Fusu can be called a king.
After listening to him, Ying Zheng also nodded, Li Si wanted to glance at him, it was indeed too benevolent to help Su, if he could learn from Ran Fang, he would be a lot more relieved.
Therefore, during this time, he has been locked up in prison for Fusu, just to let him learn from Ran Fang.
He nodded, looked at Li Si and asked, "This Ran Fang, Qing has also seen it, what do you think of this person?" ”
Although Li Si had only had this conversation with Ran Fang, Li Si had a high opinion of Ran Fang.
"Your Majesty! This person's courage and vision are indeed beyond the ability of ordinary people, especially some of his opinions, which are much more than my Great Qin officials, if this person can enter the court as an official one day, he will definitely have a great deal. ”
"Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to issue a decree to exempt him from his guilt and release him from Xianyang Prison!"