Three days later.

The news that Du He was going to return to his hometown spread in the court, and soon spread to the ears of the ministers, and everyone was stunned when they heard the news.

But no one asked for confirmation.

Because from the eager looks of the other economic ministers, they already knew that this news was not groundless, nine times out of ten it was true, and Duhe was really going to retreat.

This has left many ministers stunned.

They are not blind or deaf.

His Highness's actions three days ago also fell in their eyes.

Now that Du He has retreated, it is obviously inseparable from His Royal Highness, if you think about it carefully, His Royal Highness has 'gotten' several Jiuqing in the past few years, Meng Yi and Hu Wujing at the beginning, and then to the current Du He.

Jiuqing has already gone to three.

Everyone realized it in hindsight.

The court is about to change.

It's just that what makes them a little unacceptable is not the sadness of the rabbit lackey, but that His Royal Highness is just a prince, and he can make the important ministers of the court retreat so easily, and this power is inevitably too great.

Duch was able to return to his hometown.

They may be inevitable in the future.

How does this make them not feel frightened and uneasy?

And they wondered why Duch had stepped down.

Just let them inquire, and none of the economic ministers under the rule of Shaofu relented, and all of them kept silent, only saying that Du He was old and could no longer keep up with the situation in the court.

This is even more suspicious.

They also wanted to know what the situation was in the court.

And what His Highness has in mind.

Unfortunately, it never came to fruition.

Meanwhile.

Xianyang's two documents, under the starry night, have been sent to the case of the first emperor.

The First Emperor coughed lightly and finished reading the two documents.

He asked the eunuch to summon Li Si.

Then.

looked at the black medicinal soup in front of him with a sad face.

Now the army is already returning to Xianyang.

The path is very direct, Zhifu - Jimo - Juyeze - Daliang - Luoyang - Hanguguan - Xianyang.

This path is the traditional official road leading from the Qi State to the Central Plains.

At this time, it was already one of the galloping roads of the Empire.

Originally, Yingzheng wanted to continue to patrol the border in the north, but due to his poor physical condition, under the advice of many ministers, he finally had to give up and chose the most stable way of return.

Soon.

Li Si came to the car.

He bowed slightly to the First Emperor and said respectfully: "Minister Li Si see Your Majesty." ”

Ying Zheng bowed his head, pointed to a document on the case, and said lightly: "Fusu sent a document from Xianyang, you take it and take a look, and by the way, express your opinion." ”

Then.

A eunuch stepped forward cautiously, took the document on the desk in his hand, and then held it high above his head and carefully delivered it to Li Si.

Lees reached out and took it.

He opened the order and read it carefully.

After reading the above content, there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

Duch is determined to return to his hometown?

At the beginning, Li Si was a little caught off guard.

Next, Fusu's intention to build a warehouse in Kanto made Li Si a little unexpected.

He was a little confused.

Not content.

It's that everything is too sudden.

Ying Zheng has been looking at Li Si, and when he saw Li Si, he was stunned, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but when he saw the bowl of black decoction on the case, his face became a little helpless and ugly, and finally pinched his nose and drank the bowl of decoction.

Then he angrily threw the soup bowl out.

This move.

It caused the surrounding eunuchs to be in a hurry.

After the eunuch cleaned up the soup bowl, Li Si basically finished reading it.

Ying Zheng asked: "What do you think of what Fusu said in the paperwork, Li Si?" ”

Li Si's face sank.

He glanced tentatively at the First Emperor, but he couldn't see any clues.

He hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "As far as the minister is concerned, His Royal Highness was dissatisfied with Du He because of Du He's obsolescence and loss of enterprising spirit, and now he insists on letting Du He retire from the old man, and the minister feels that something is wrong. ”

"Shaofu is different from other government offices."

"Don't be presumptuous."

"In addition, Du He is the founding minister of Great Qin, and has made great contributions to the founding of Great Qin, and His Royal Highness is so arbitrary, after all, it is a bit overstepping, and it is also a little excessive."

"Duch's resignation has also been delivered." Ying Zhengdao.

Hear the words.

Li Si's eyelids jumped.

He showed a touch of bitterness on his face and said: "Since Du He's Shaofu has taken the initiative to submit his resignation, there must be a hidden secret in it that the ministers don't know, and Duhe Shaofu is also willing to retreat. ”

"It's also that the minister is too worried."

Li Si simply took over the problem.

He added: "Your Highness has the mind to swallow thousands of miles like a tiger, and has the ambition to change the day and reform the world. ”

"The minister is also deeply pleased and moved."

Ying Zheng looked at the sleek Li Si and couldn't help but shake his head.

He said in a deep voice: "Du He has submitted his resignation, and he has made it clear many times that he is determined to retreat, and I am powerless to recover. ”

"No need to talk about it."

"I just want to hear my views on the economic aspects of Fusu in paperwork now."

Li Si's face was solemn.

He pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Your Highness's ideas are actually very bold, even a little whimsical, but if you really think about it carefully, these ideas are indeed unique and quite insightful. ”

"But the difficulty of His Highness's thoughts lies in whether there is a follow-up."

"From the paperwork, the minister did not see it."

"If there is no follow-up, I am afraid that it will just stop the boiling of the soup, and it will be more dangerous later."

"The minister didn't dare to make assertions easily."

"Then do you think Da Qin should give it a try?" Ying Zheng nodded.

Li Si's eyes flickered.

He stroked his beard slightly, thinking to himself.

After thinking for a while, Li Si said in a condensed voice: "The minister thinks that it can be tried, after His Majesty's tour, Kanto has temporarily attained peace, but this tranquility, as His Highness said in the document, is only a temporary peace." ”

"In time."

"With the end of His Majesty's parade and the nobles and the magistrates reconnected, everything will return to normal."

"And with this painful lesson, they will definitely be more vigilant."

"If the imperial court wants to repeat the old tricks, it will also be a lot more difficult."

"In this case."

"There is always a huge hidden danger in the world."

"It is the separation between Kanto and the imperial court, which is also doomed, and it is almost impossible for the imperial court to want to make the world stable for a long time."

"Judging from the past ten years, most of Daqin's attempts at Kanto have had little effect."

"Rather."

"It's better to let Your Majesty give it a go."

"Try the fierce medicine and directly disrupt the Kanto, so that they are tired and have no time to confront the imperial court."

"Maybe this is the real way to submit the world."

"And it's better to let the Kanto region be chaotic than to let the Guanzhong chaos and the whole world be in chaos."

"I think it's worth a try."

Ying Zheng bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Now that Feng Quji agrees, you Li Si also agrees, and Du He also submits his resignation, you all want to make it difficult for me." ”

"That's it."

"I'm right."

"If I don't agree, I'm afraid it will seem unreasonable."

"Haha."

Li Si said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty said that you are smiling." ”

"The reason why His Highness dares to act so unscrupulously and has wild ideas is precisely because he has the support of His Majesty behind him."

"Without His Majesty's support, how dare His Highness do this?"

Seeing that Li Si was so serious, Ying Zheng smiled, waved his hand and said: "It doesn't have much to do with me, this is all Fusu's own breakthrough, but as the prince of Great Qin, he always has to go through some things, and some decisions have to be made after all." ”

"In that case, the matter is settled!"

"No more negotiable."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Si hurriedly said.

Forthwith.

Li Si seemed to realize something, and said uncertainly: "Isn't Your Highness going to tell the other courtiers what His Highness wants to do?" Isn't that a little out of place? ”

He did not think that this decision would be opposed.

It's just that His Majesty decided it directly, without any consultation from the courtiers, which may cause some controversy.

Ying Zheng snorted coldly and said, "Tell the other courtiers to discuss again?" ”

"I don't think there's a need for that."

"Let the minister in charge of the economy decide on economic matters."

"The other courtiers are not proficient in economics, let them come to discuss, it is undoubtedly a layman to guide an insider, the two prime ministers on your left and right have agreed, and the economic ministers of the court have also agreed, what is the need to discuss this matter?"

Li Si's face froze, and he arched his hand and said, "It's the minister who didn't think about it." ”

Ying Zheng glanced at the big case out of the corner of his eyes, and then asked: "Now that Du He has decided to step down, Shaofu is the minister in charge of the economy, and such an important position cannot be vacant, I don't know if the prime minister can recommend anyone?" ”

Hear the words.

Li Si looked panicked, and hurriedly said: "There is no one to recommend the minister. ”

"The minister has very little to do with economic matters, and he rarely asked about it in the past, and the relevant economic ministers have few contacts, and there is no suitable person to recommend to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, please."

The words of the first emperor also frightened Li Si.

As the prime minister, he does have a certain amount of personnel power, but with such an important position as Jiuqing of the imperial court, how dare he advocate it? How dare you take the initiative to recommend relevant officials, if your majesty is dissatisfied, it will only cause trouble.

He wouldn't do that.

"Really? Why didn't I hear that? Ying Zheng's eyes were cold.

This question.

Li Si was directly stunned.

He used to deal with the Minister of Economy, but he really didn't have much friendship, and as the prime minister of Great Qin, he has always been courted by the officials below, so why should he get close to the officials below?

And he has always been clean.

Never cliques.

It is even more impossible to leave these handles behind.

It's just that His Majesty must have questioned him for a reason.

Could it be that among the officials I know, there are people approved by His Majesty?

This is the only explanation.

Li Si's eyes were full of suspicion.

He didn't open his mouth to defend himself, but stood still and thought about it.

Ultimately.

He thought of someone.

A pot-bellied, fat and white man.

His own junior brother.

Zhang Cang!

When Zhang Cang's fat figure appeared in his mind, Li Si immediately figured it all out.

This time the matter was decided by His Highness.

His Royal Highness's next target is also related to the economy, since he doesn't want the candidates of the Shaofu to fall into the hands of the original Minister of Economy, compared to these old ministers, Fusu is obviously more willing to use people closer to him.

And Zhang Cang is obviously the best candidate.

The reason why His Majesty asked so much actually revealed a lot of information.

If he was to be selected from among the ministers of economy under the rule of the Shaofu, His Majesty would not need to ask such a question at all, and he would directly let the courtiers consult and decide, and the reason why he asked himself was that he wanted to be selected from among the officials who were not under the rule of the Shaofu.

And he Li Si really has something to do with it.

Only Zhang Cang is alone.

Zhang Cang's talent, Li Si is recognized.

It's just that Zhang Cang's body is too fat and white, and he has always been despised by others, and it is easy for people to misunderstand, so he has never been reused, but he got closer to Fusu, and this gradually emerged in the court.

But the power is still not very high.

If Zhang Cang is allowed to fight by himself, I am afraid it will not be too convincing.

If you recommend it yourself, it's different.

He and Zhang Cang are both disciples of Xunzi, and it is reasonable for him to call Zhang Cang a junior brother, and it is reasonable for him to recommend Zhang Cang, and it will not seem too abrupt, and he can also block the mouths of the people.

After all.

Zhang Cang is what His Highness wants to use.

It's just that if Fusu recommends it, it may attract a lot of criticism, so he needs to come forward to help one or two.

Come to think of this.

Li Si came to his senses completely.

Although he will be criticized and debated a lot by doing this, how can he Li Si care about this?

And this is obviously also His Majesty's mind.

After a while.

Li Si raised his head and said abruptly: "It was the minister's clumsy mouth just now." ”

"If it is true that there is an opinion on the economy, the minister does know a person, this person has a strategy, in the past, he boasted that all the accounts of the world were in the belly, and he is also very proficient in the law."

"And this person does have a lot to do with the minister."

"Oh, let's hear it." Ying Zheng said lightly.

Li Si said with a smile: "This person is the current Shangji Imperial Shi Zhang Cang. ”

"He and I are both from Xunzi's sect, but in the past, Zhang Cang was dragged down by his appearance, and it was difficult to display his talents."

"But his talent is recognized by the minister, and the minister thinks that Zhang Cang can be a young man."

"Zhang Cang?" Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"It is the person who is as fat as a gourd, with a dazzling white face, and no trace of refinement in his body." Lees added.

Hearing Li Si's description, Ying Zheng immediately remembered.

He couldn't help laughing and said, "It turned out to be this person, I remember this person." ”

"Since the prime minister is so strongly recommended, then let this person try it, and the specific relevant situation will be handled by you."

"Decree of the Lord." Li Si hurriedly said.

Ying Zheng nodded.

I also feel a little empty in my body.

He waved at Lees, signaling that Lees could step back.

Li Si immediately understood, bowed his hand slightly to Yingzheng, and retreated respectfully.

When Li Si left, Ying Zheng only felt that his throat was very itchy, and after a cough, he coughed up some blood.

Looking at the red blood in his palm, Ying Zheng's eyes were very cold.

He wiped the blood from his palm with a black cloth on the side, and then wrapped the second document in the black cloth, and then threw it into the stove next to him.

The fire scorched and burned everything to ashes.

(End of chapter)