Since Fusu left, Li Si has been absent-minded.

After the day's political affairs were handled, Li Si got into the carriage home, listening to the sound of horses' hooves in his ears, Li Si's whole person fell into a long silence.

He lifted the curtain on the carriage with his hand, looking at a peaceful alley, inexplicably, Li Si noticed that his cheeks were red and hot, and his heart was still beating suddenly, he put down the curtain and couldn't help laughing at himself.

"Lis, Lis, what's wrong with you?"

"Scared?"

"But what exactly are you afraid of?"

"You have always been fearless, you have always been full of confidence, you have always been resolute and decisive in big things, and you have no hesitation, why do you have a sense of fear today?"

"In terms of background, the minister of the Manchu Dynasty, I am afraid that your background is the lowest, but he is just a small official of Shangcai, or a toilet rat who once laughed at himself as a rat in the toilet."

"The reason why you can rank as the prime minister of Great Qin is fate, talent, will, and your own judgment of the situation, it is precisely by relying on these that you have been pushed from a toilet rat to the high position of power of the prime minister of the empire, and now you are even more extreme."

"Why are you afraid?"

"Have you failed to live up to this high position?"

"Nope!"

"You Li Si is not an official who eats a vegetarian meal, you have done your duty to the empire, your merits are well-known in the world, and Your Majesty's reliance on you is obvious to all, not to mention that since ancient times, how many ministers' children can marry the monarch's children in staggered marriage?"

"Only you, the Li Si family, have done it."

"But why is your heart beating so hard today?"

"Where is your fear?"

Li Si kept asking himself in his heart.

He was anxious to know the real reason.

His first reaction was that he and Fusu's political views were different, but the Fusu at that time was different from the current Fusu, the Fusu at that time did not respect the legal system, he trusted Confucianism more, and he Li Si firmly stood on the side of the legal system, so he would naturally have a political disagreement with Fusu, but now Fusu has never mentioned Confucianism, let alone benevolence, and the so-called political disagreement does not exist at all.

This is not the right reason.

The sunset was twilight, the sky was golden red, Li Si stared at the sunset that was gone, and his heart suddenly understood.

What he was afraid of was that Fusu had changed.

What I am afraid of is the decline of my status in the heart of the monarch.

In the past, Li Si was confident, he confidently believed that he alone could support any crisis behind the emperor, even though Fusu was not a Ming monarch, but Li Si was very sure that with his own ability, he could support the operation of the empire alone, but Fusu suddenly changed his mind, from an impulsive young man who did not understand the world, to a veteran of the city, which made Li Si a little unable to keep up for a while.

In the past, the New Deal of the Empire was fully involved.

But now.

He felt his weight waning.

What he fears is losing power.

Lose power!

He feared that one day Fusu would abandon him.

He was more afraid that he would completely lose the trust of the monarch in the future.

This is completely unacceptable and completely unacceptable to Lis.

So he was afraid.

to the point of trying to start protecting themselves.

And he was also afraid that Fusu's change would be temporary.

At that time, Shang Jun's merits were as high as Mount Tai, and he was still torn apart by the change of monarchs, and his Li Si's prestige and power achievements could really be compared to the Shang Jun in the hearts of Qin people? If Fusu finally inflicted all the crimes of 'harsh government' on himself, how could he Li Si clan be wiped out?

At that time, will the people in the world who are dissatisfied with themselves not beat the drum and attack them?

And all these worries came from Fusu.

He couldn't see through Fusu anymore.

Then.

"Prime Minister Qi, I'm back in the mansion."

The carriage stopped, and Li Si did not get out of the carriage, but calmed down before lifting the curtain and stepping out of the carriage.

It was also in this step that Li Si, who was originally resolute and hard-working, seemed to be much older.

Three days later.

A court meeting was held in the court.

After the end of the resolutions, Ying Zheng said in public: "Two months ago, when Hu Hai was in the South China Sea, he told the soldiers of the South China Sea that he wanted to let the soldiers of Daqin go home, and the imperial court could not be untrustworthy, and Fusu had been in charge of this matter during this time, and now he has some ideas. ”

"Fusu tell me about it."

Fusu got up and said, "Erchen obeys." ”

"Hu Hai said some words to the sergeant in public because of some unexpected circumstances, these words may just be emergency words, but the court can't lose their words, during this time I convened many courtiers to discuss this matter, and finally got a compromise."

"Through the discharge and transfer of non-commissioned officers, the problem of non-commissioned officers will be solved in batches."

When the words fell, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Because what Fusu is saying now is different from what he said before.

Before, Fusu told them not that some non-commissioned officers would retire from the army and transfer to another position, but that they would be allowed to 'enroll', 'be an official', 'give their clan', etc., although they were very suspicious in their hearts, but not many people questioned it in public.

And they can hear it, too.

This is a change made by Fusu later, and it is indeed relatively more appropriate.

Only Meng Tian's eyes moved slightly.

Fusu continued: "Non-commissioned officers who retired from the army and transferred to other posts mainly started with middle and lower-level officers, who had been in the army for a long time, and after consulting with the two prime ministers, it was decided to give these officers the option of enrollment, serving as officials, and giving them the right to properly settle these middle- and lower-level officers. ”

"In addition."

"I will also be fully responsible for the discharge and transfer of non-commissioned officers, and I will take charge of relevant affairs, so I will also open a new office to deal with corresponding political affairs."

"It is the first time that Fusu is in charge of the corresponding state affairs, and if you are confused halfway, you may also ask the ministers to be taught."

"I also ask the ministers to give me advice."

Fusu bowed to everyone.

Everyone also laughed in unison: "Your Highness has doubts, but it doesn't hurt to ask, you must know everything, and you will say everything." ”

The hall was filled with laughter.

Only Hu Wujing's face was completely stiff.

He has realized that something seems to be wrong, because this is completely different from what he heard, what Du He told him that day was clearly not these, which may be able to be justified by Du He, after all, it has been six or seven days on the specific day, and Fusu has made temporary changes, which is also understandable, but he has already taken all the blame for the opening of the mansion on himself.

Come to think of this.

Hu Wujing's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.

A strong sense of foreboding had arisen in his heart.

At the back of the main hall, Zhang Cang quietly raised his head, secretly glanced at Hu Wujing a few times, and secretly mourned for him for a while in his heart, and said in his heart: "Hu Wujing, you said it yourself at the beginning, you didn't recruit anyone, it's no wonder to me." ”

"It's up to you to take the problem yourself."

"It has nothing to do with me."

Zhang Cang didn't dare to make too many moves, and after looking at Hu Wujing a few more times, he quickly took his gaze back, and continued to look at his nose and nose, pretending not to know.

Then.

Ying Zheng nodded and asked, "Can the candidates for the officials of the Ministry of Affairs be decided?" ”

Fusu arched his hand and said: "Back to my father, it has been decided, and it has been submitted today, this list is jointly set by Fengchang Hu Wujing and Zhang Cangyushi, for which Hu Fengchang is even more infected with the cold, and the sons are also deeply sorry for this, Hu Fengchang is also the crown prince, and he has helped the sons too much." ”

said.

Fusu turned his body to Hu Wujing, bowed respectfully and said, "Fusu is grateful." ”

Hearing Fusu's words, Hu Wujing did not have a trace of a smile on his face, and some only had a miserable whiteness that was loveless.

He just wants to die now.

He knows.

It's all over yourself, it's completely finished.

If Fusu didn't say his name, he might be able to justify a few words, but now that Fusu said it with such fanfare, and even praised himself, it was clear that he wanted to force him to death.

Murder and heart-!!

Where did he get involved in the slightest?

He didn't give Fusu a roster at all.

At the beginning, he thought that Fusu wanted the government to do something to solve the problem of military merit, and he didn't dare to send the roster at all, and in order not to offend too many courtiers, he finally had to resist in a muffled voice, saying that he deliberately boasted about it in order to invite merit, but in fact he didn't have it at all, but now after Fusu said this, the nature has completely changed.

He is not human inside or out.

And he completely offended these courtiers.

A thought.

Hu Wujing has the heart to die.

He doesn't understand now that he was miserable by Fusu.

And it's a pit of oneself to death.

Even though his heart was about to explode, but in front of everyone's eyes, he still had to respond, Hu Wujing squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and said bluntly: "Your Highness is serious, the ministers really haven't participated." ”

Fusu smiled: "Feng Chang is humble. ”

"If it weren't for the regular reminder to open the mansion, I probably wouldn't have thought of this."

"And I have asked Fengchang for advice many times before, if it weren't for Fengchang's guidance, my list of affairs would not have been set so quickly, this is all the credit of Fengchang, why should Fengchang be so humble."

Hearing Fusu's words, Hu Wujing only felt that his eyes were dark.

The more he smeared it, the darker it became.

Even if he tells the truth, I'm afraid no one will believe it.

Come to think of this.

Hu Wujing's heart was full of blood, and the whole person almost fainted directly.

Ying Zheng didn't care about the situation in the palace, and after a brief inquiry about the situation, he directly announced the end of the court meeting.

With the departure of the First Emperor and Fusu, the hundred officials also began to leave.

It's just that before Hu Wujing escaped, dozens of courtiers immediately rushed up, looking at Hu Wujing with an eager face, and inquiring about the officials of this affairs office.

Hearing everyone's inquiry, Hu Wujing blushed and didn't know what to say.

He really couldn't say it.

He can't say it directly, I would have been wrong before, thinking that His Royal Highness wanted to solve the military merit system, I was worried that you would not dare to accept it, and even resented me, so I directly said to His Highness that I did not recruit manpower, if this is said, who will believe it?

He really didn't know anything about the roster now.

But others won't believe it.

They will only think that they didn't tell Fusu, or that they let Fusu screen out, and now this cauldron must fall on him even if it is not his.

This made Hu Wujing want to die aggrieved.

What made Hu Wujing even more desperate was that when the final roster fell, if none of the officials he had found before were enrolled, or if there were not many courtiers' children enrolled, he would probably be attacked by courtiers, and then he would really have a bad reputation in the court, and his reputation would be ruined.

Come to think of this.

Hu Wujing's whole person couldn't help but shake.

Side.

There were also some people around Zhang Cang who asked, and Zhang Cang said with a smile: "I don't know the specific roster, and I am in charge of the situation in various places, so most of the people who have been reported are local officials, and as for how many people in the court have been selected by His Royal Highness, I am afraid I really don't know." ”

After a brief explanation, Zhang Cang slipped away.

Although he weighs a lot, he walks like a fly at this time.

He just wanted to slip away now.

He knew the specific situation, if he hadn't dragged Hu Wujing into the water, otherwise Hu Wujing's tragic situation now would be the status quo of waiting for a few days.

Just when Zhang Cang was lucky, Hu Wujing finally couldn't bear everyone's inquiries, spit out a mouthful of blood, and passed out in public.

Soon after Zhang Cang returned to the official office, he heard the news.

His eyes were full of sighs.

Even a Jiuqing important minister like Hu Wujing can't bear it, how can he bear a little imperial history? However, he also knew that Hu Wujing had pitted himself into it, and he had pitted it twice in a row, so it was no wonder that he would vomit blood and fall to the ground in anger.

Whoever is in a disrespectful situation will be forced to vomit blood and fall to the ground.

And it's not over yet.

There is a bigger wave to follow.

When the roster was officially announced, Hu Wujing's heavier punishment began.

He remembered that there was no courtier in Fusu's roster except himself.

On the courtiers' side, Hu Wujing is 'responsible'.

This has happened such a big problem, naturally Hu Wujing has to take responsibility, thinking of the tragic situation that Hu Wujing will face in the future, even Zhang Cang can't help but feel a chill in his back.

It's scary.

Directly offended all court officials.

He knew that Hu Wujing was finished.

No matter how it will subside in the end, Hu Wujing's career is afraid to be at the top, he has been calculated and teased so badly, and has even become a joke in the court, such a courtier is destined not to be reused.

This is also a sign of incompetence.

In a place like the court, it is very dangerous to be considered incompetent.

The other side.

Fusu returned to Yonggong.

He was still in a happy mood.

Especially when he thought of Hu Wujing's eyes that were about to split, he couldn't help laughing.

It's just that he also feels like he is too disrespectful to Hu.

But this incident was indeed brought on by Hu Wujing, if he hadn't taken the initiative to provoke trouble, how could he have ended up in such a miserable end?

That's when it happened.

A eunuch sent a note.

Fusu was stunned, took the song down, carefully put it on the case, and continued to look at it, after reading it, his brows furrowed, this is the list he presented to the first emperor, but now there are some more names on the list, and some names have also been crossed out.

He'd heard the extra names.

Among them are Li Si's second son Li Dan, Zheng Guo's son Zheng Ru, and Wang Li's brother Wang Pingren, some of these people are still just Lang officials, and some have served in Guanzhong, but now they are all included in the affairs of the first emperor.

As for the crossed out names, most of them come from Chudi.

Fu Su stared at the roster for a long time, and finally took the pen to copy a copy of the roster, and then handed it to Wei Sheng and asked him to notify him immediately.

(End of chapter)