Back in the apse of Zhangtai, I called Zhao Shanben and Meng Hedu.

"During the time I was not in Xianyang, what changes did the imperial court have?"

Zhao Shanben thought for a while, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, there is a small matter, and it was also remembered because of today's ministers. ”

I said slowly, "Say." ”

"In February, the queen suddenly went to the prime minister's mansion, and when she came back, she seemed to be displeased."

I carefully recalled: "I know this, didn't you mention it in the newspaper?" ”

"Yes. At that time, the minister didn't think much about it, but combined with the incident of the mistaken delivery of the male calf, the minister remembered a rumor in the market. ”

"What rumors?"

Zhao Shanben was a little embarrassed: "This ...... Your Majesty must not be angry when you hear it, the rumors are not enough to be taken seriously......"

"I have a number, say."

My face is a little gloomy, is Li Shiyun still involved?

"Yes. There are rumors in Xianyang that the queen went to the Prime Minister's Mansion for Li You's promotion to the imperial historian, saying that the imperial historian is old, and he always makes a direct admonition, and His Majesty is dissatisfied with the imperial historian, and has long been willing to take away his official position, and it is rumored that His Majesty intends to let Li You be the imperial historian, so the queen went to conspire with Li Xiang on this matter......"

"Bastard!" I was instantly furious and said angrily: "Who dares to criticize the third prince and the queen?!" Why don't you tell me about such a big thing! ”

Zhao Shanben hurriedly bent down, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, it was just a rumor at the time, and the minister thought that such a thing of chasing after the wind and shadows should not be taken seriously, and it would disappear after a while, but I never thought of it...... Your Majesty, please condemn you! ”

I calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Get up." ”

Turning his head to look at Meng He: "Is there any news in the clean room?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is a record of this rumor in the clean room, but ......" Meng He glanced at Zhao Shanben cautiously: "The same as the idea of the Confession Order, the clean room thinks that this rumor is too bizarre for no one to believe......"

I clenched the cup in my hand and sneered: "Okay, okay, involve the queen, it seems that they are coming for me!" ”

I raised my head and said coldly, "Go check!" ”

"Yes!"

After Meng He retreated, I waved Zhao Shanben to step back as well, and the sultry weather made my mood even more irritable.

I thought it was just a party struggle, but I brought Li Shiyun with me, I'm afraid things are not that simple!

When he was irritable, Zhao Shanben turned back again.

"Your Majesty, Li Xiang asks to see ......"

I took a sip of tea and said with a long sigh of relief, "Please." ”

From the words of the two of them, it seems that Li Si is a victim of rumors, and Yu He is forced to fight back, but the affairs of the court are turbulent, and Li Si is not necessarily clean, and listen to what he has to say.

Not long after, Li Si walked in with the support of Zhao Shanben.

Looking at his full head of white hair and trembling steps, I also have some emotion, is power so fascinating? With Li Si's age and physical condition, I'm afraid there are not many years to live, but even so, we still have to fight and fight!

"Li Xiang is exempt from courtesy, rare books, help Li Xiang sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Li Si sat down, he took out a report from his arms and handed it to Zhao Shanben: "Your Majesty, this is the progress of the road that has been started since the beginning of the year. Hexi Road is expected to take another two years to complete, the road to the 16 counties of the grassland has been planned, and the road to the north has begun to break ground, but it is more difficult to build after leaving the Great Wall, especially if it needs a lot of money and grain support;

At present, about one-twentieth of the road from the Great Wall in Liaodong has been completed, and the timber, rocks, etc. needed for road construction in the vicinity are relatively easy to obtain, and the progress is still excellent;

The roads to the area of Wang Wei are rugged and difficult, all of them are mountain roads, and the government is still sending people to investigate, and the construction cannot be started in a short time;

The other is the Guanluo Railway, which has been built to the most precipitous Hangu Pass, and the progress is a little slower, but the quality can be guaranteed;

The rest of the roads, large or small, have all been started, but the progress is a matter of speed, and it is expected that before the big court meeting next year, the roads except the straight roads can be repaired. ”

I nodded and said with relief: "Li Xiang bothered, if there is no Li Xiang, it is just a matter of road construction, which can handle it so well." ”

Li Si smiled and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, so it should be." ”

I glanced at the report and put it back on the table.

After the road construction is finished, Li Si must not be for these trivial matters when he runs alone, I'm afraid the next thing is the main thing.

After a pause, Li Si said slowly: "Your Majesty, the minister still has one more matter." ”

"Li Xiang, please say."

"Yes, the other thing I have to do here is to resign to Your Majesty!"

I was surprised: "Why is Lee Xiang like this? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is the right prime minister of Great Qin, and the minister's son is suspected of being greedy for ink, and the minister is really not strict in discipline!" Li Si's voice was low and deep: "The minister is also old, and his energy is not as good as before, this time I came to resign to His Majesty and return home!" ”

I have a headache when I hear Li Si's words, it is impossible to resign, it is just to show that I have no second heart for me.

Although I was tired of this kind of trick of you going back and forth, and being loyal to the king, I still said: "This matter must not be done! I can't do without Li Xiang, and Daqin can't do without Li Xiang! Don't mention this again! As for Li You, I don't believe that Li You will do something greedy for ink, I want to see where that so-called human witness got the courage to slander the head of a county! ”

Li Si was silent for a while, and sighed lightly: "Your Majesty, Li You has been away for many years, and the minister can only see him once a year, if there is really a greedy behavior, please punish Your Majesty severely!" ”

I smiled: "I believe in Li You, doesn't Li Xiang still believe in his son?" ”

After that, I seemed to mention Li Shiyun intentionally or unintentionally: "After I came back, I went to the harem to take a look, the affairs were complicated, and I didn't have time to talk to the queen more, I heard that the queen went home some time ago?" ”

Li Si's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Yes, because His Majesty is not in the palace, the queen has many things that can only be ordered to be done by the ministers, and it is inconvenient for the ministers to go to the harem, so the queen went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and went back to see by the way." ”

I nodded: "Li Xiang is old, and he contracted the wind and cold again in winter, and the queen should go back to fulfill her filial piety." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Si shook his head slightly: "This matter is not the minister's responsibility." ”

I wondered, "Why do you say that?" ”

Li Si's gray beard trembled, and his eyes were only staring at the floor under his feet: "On the day the queen went, it happened that the imperial historian was also there, and discussed with the ministers whether they should send supervisors to various places to supervise the roads. The queen thinks that there are too many places for the court to spend money now, and it is not appropriate to increase the number of officials, and the ministers also hold this view, but the imperial historian thinks that the amount of money and grain involved in road construction is too huge, and if it is not supervised, there may be greed for ink, and the county alone is not enough to self-examine. ”