Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 235 Li Si's Fear! (seeking subscription monthly pass)

Ever since Fusu left, Li Si has been absent-minded.

After the day's political affairs were dealt with, Li Si got into the carriage to go home. Hearing the sound of horseshoes in his ears, Li Si fell into a long silence.

He opened the curtain on the carriage with his hand, and looked at the peaceful streets and alleys. Inexplicably, Li Si noticed that his cheeks were red and hot, and his heart was still beating. He put down the curtain, and couldn't help laughing at himself.

"Li Si, Li Si, what's the matter with you?"

"Scared?"

"But what are you afraid of?"

"You have always been fearless, and you have always been full of confidence. You have always been resolute and decisive in matters of great importance, and you will never turn back. Why do you feel a sense of fear today?"

"In terms of background, among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, I am afraid that you have the lowest background. You are just a small official in Shangcai, or a rat in the toilet who used to laugh at himself as being in the toilet."

"The reason why you can be ranked as the prime minister of the Great Qin is because of fate, talent, will, and your own judgment of the situation. It is precisely because of these that you have been pushed from a rat in the toilet to a high position of power as the prime minister of the empire. , and now it is reaching the ultimate level of being a minister."

"Why are you afraid?"

"Did you, Li Si, live up to this high position?"

"no!"

"You, Li Si, are not an official with a dead body. You have dedicated yourself to the empire. Your meritorious service is well-known throughout the world, and your Majesty's reliance on you is obvious to all. Not to mention how many ministers' children have been married to the monarch's children since ancient times. ?”

"Only your Li Si family did it."

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

"Where does your fear come from?"

Li Si kept asking himself in his heart.

He is eager to know the specific real reason.

His first reaction was that he and Fusu had different political views, but Fusu at that time was different from Fusu now. Fusu at that time did not respect the legal system, he trusted Confucianism more, and Li Si firmly stood by the legal system. Here, of course, there will be political differences with Fusu, but now Fusu has never mentioned Confucianism, let alone benevolence. The so-called political differences do not exist at all.

This reason is wrong.

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

What he was afraid of was that Fusu would change.

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

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 wise and heroic lord, Li Si was very sure that with his own ability, he could support himself alone. It was only Fusu's sudden change of heart that made the empire work. From an impulsive young man ignorant of the world, he suddenly became a seasoned talent in the city, which made Li Si unable to keep up for a while.

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

but now.

He felt that his weight was gradually decreasing.

What he is afraid of is losing power.

Forfeit!

He was afraid that one day Fusu would abandon him.

What he is more afraid of is that he will completely lose the trust of the monarch in the future.

This is completely unacceptable to Li Si, and it is completely impossible to face.

So he was afraid.

Even trying to protect themselves.

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

At that time, the merits of the Shang Jun were as high as Mount Tai, and he was smashed by the car because of the change of the monarch. Can Li Si's prestige, power and achievements really compare with the Shang Jun in the hearts of the Qin people?If Fusu finally imposed all the crimes of "tyranny" on himself, how could his Li Si clan be wiped out?
At that time, those who are dissatisfied with themselves in the world will not attack themselves with drums?
And all these worries come from Fusu.

He couldn't see through Fusu anymore.

At this time.

"Report to the Prime Minister, you have returned to the mansion."

The carriage stopped, Li Si didn't get out of the carriage, but calmed down, and then he lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

Just at this step, Li Si, who was originally vigorous and hard-working, seemed to have aged a lot.

Three days later.

The court held a court meeting.

After the conclusion of various resolutions, Yingzheng 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 if the soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty were to go home, the imperial court could not keep their word. I have been in charge of this matter, and now I have some ideas.”

"Fusu tell me."

Fu Su stood up and said, "I obey the order."

"Because of some emergencies, Hu Hai said some words to the soldiers in public. These words may be just emergency words, but the court can't make mistakes. During this period of time, I called many courtiers to discuss this matter, and finally got a A compromise."

"By retiring non-commissioned officers and changing jobs, solve the problems of soldiers in batches."

After one word fell, everyone in the hall was shocked.

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

What Fusu told them before was not that the non-commissioned officers were retiring from the army and changing jobs, but that they would be allowed to be 'enrolled', 'official', and 'gifted', etc. Although they were very surprised, not many people questioned them in public.

And they can hear it.

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

Only Meng Tian's eyes moved slightly.

Fu Su continued: "The non-commissioned officers' retiring from the army mainly starts with the middle and lower level officers. They have been in the army for a long time. After discussing with the two prime ministers, they decided to give these officers the choice of enrolling, serving as officials, and conferring their families, so as to properly accommodate these officers. Middle and lower rank officers."

"also."

"As for the non-commissioned officer's resignation, I will also take full responsibility and take charge of related affairs. Therefore, I will also open a new office to handle the corresponding political affairs."

"It's the first time for Fusu to take charge of the corresponding state affairs. If he gets confused halfway, he may even ask the ministers to teach him."

"I also ask all the ministers to give their advice."

Fusu bowed to everyone.

Everyone also laughed in unison: "Your Highness has doubts, but it's no harm to ask, you will know everything and say everything."

The hall was full of joy and laughter.

Only Hu Wujing's face was completely stiff.

He already realized that something was wrong, because it was completely different from what he had heard. What Du He told himself that day was clearly not what he told him. Maybe Du He could justify it. After all, it had been six or seven days since that day. It was understandable for Fusu to make temporary changes, but he had already taken all the blame for the opening of the mansion on himself.

Think of this.

Hu Wujing's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.

He had a strong ominous premonition in his heart.

And at the back of the main hall, Zhang Cang raised his head quietly, glanced at Hu Wujing secretly, silently mourned for him for a while, and said in his heart: "Hu Wujing, it was you who said that you didn't attract anyone. , it’s not my fault.”

"It's you who took care of 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 for a few more times, he quickly turned his gaze back, and continued to watch his nose, nose, nose and heart, pretending to be ignorant.

At this time.

Ying Zheng nodded and asked, "Can you decide on the candidates for the officials of the Ministry of Affairs?"

Fu Su cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the emperor, it has been decided, and it was submitted today. This roster was jointly made by Fengchang Hu Wujing and Zhang Cang Yushi. For this reason, Hu Fengchang was even more infected with the cold. My son is also deeply sorry for this, Hu Fengchang is also Prince Fu, and he has helped my son too much."

talking.

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

Hearing Fusu's words, Hu Wujing didn't have a smile on his face, only a pale and hopeless face.

He just wants to die now.

he knows.

It's over, it's over.

If Fusu didn't say his name, he might be able to justify a little bit, but now that Fusu said it so loudly, and even praised himself, he clearly wanted to drive him to death.

Murder and kill! ! !
Where did he get involved?

He didn't provide Fusu with a roster at all.

At the beginning, he thought that what Fusu wanted the Office of Affairs to do was to solve the long-standing malpractices of the military meritorious ranks, so he didn't dare to send up 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 was trying to claim meritorious service. It was deliberately boastful, but in fact it didn't exist at all, but now that Fusu said it, the nature has completely changed.

He is not human inside and out.

Moreover, these courtiers were completely offended.

In one thought.

Hu Wujing wanted to die already.

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

And this is putting yourself in a pit of death.

Even though his heart was about to explode, he had no choice but to respond under the watchful eyes of everyone. Hu Wujing squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and cupped his hands stiffly: "Your Highness is serious, I really didn't participate in it."

Fu Su smiled and said, "Feng Chang is humble."

"If I hadn't been reminded by Feng Chang to open the mansion, I'm afraid I wouldn't have thought of this matter."

"Moreover, I have asked Feng Chang for advice many times before. If it were not for Feng Chang's guidance, I would not be able to make the roster of this affairs office so quickly. This is all thanks to Feng Chang. Why should Feng Chang be so modest."

Hearing Fusu's words, Hu Wujing felt his eyes go dark.

This is getting darker and darker.

Even if he told the truth, no one would believe him.

Think of this.

Hu Wujing's heart surged with blood, and he almost passed out directly.

Ying Zheng didn't care about the situation in the hall, and after simply asking about the situation, he directly announced the end of the court meeting.

With the departure of Shihuang and Fusu, all the officials also began to leave.

But before Hu Wujing escaped, dozens of courtiers rushed forward, looked at Hu Wujing earnestly, and asked about the situation of the officials in the office.

Hearing everyone's inquiries, Hu Wujing's face was ashen, and he didn't know what to say.

He really couldn't say it.

He can't just say it directly, I would have misunderstood it before, thinking that His Highness wanted to solve the military merit system, I was worried that you would not accept it, and would even resent me, so he directly told His Highness that I did not recruit any manpower, if he said that Go out, who will believe it?

He really doesn't know anything about the roster right now.

But others won't believe it.

They would only think that they didn't tell Fusu, or that they let Fusu screen out, and now even if the cauldron wasn't his, it had to fall on him.

This made Hu Wujing aggrieved and wanted to die.

What made Hu Wujing even more desperate was that when the final roster came out, if none of the officials he found before enrolls, or if there are not many courtiers' children enrolling, he may be attacked by courtiers. Notorious, ruined.

Think of this.

Hu Wujing couldn't help shaking.

aside.

Some people around Zhang Cang also asked, but Zhang Cang smiled and said: "I don't know the specific roster, and I am in charge of the situation in various places, so most of the people who reported it were local officials. Selected, I'm afraid I really don't know."

After a brief explanation, Zhang Cang fled as if fleeing.

Although he is very heavy, he walks like flying at this time.

He just wants to get away now.

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

Just when Zhang Cang escaped, Hu Wujing finally couldn't bear the questioning of the crowd, spat out a mouthful of blood, and passed out in public.

Not long after Zhang Cang returned to the official office, he heard the news.

His eyes were full of weeping.

Even an important minister like Hu Wujing can't bear it, how can a little censor like me bear it?But he also knew that Hu Wujing had dug himself in, and had dug himself in twice in a row, no wonder he would vomit blood and fall to the ground in anger.

Anyone who is in Hu Wujing's situation may be forced to vomit blood and fall to the ground.

And it's not over yet.

There is a bigger wave behind.

When the roster was officially announced, Hu Wujing's more severe suffering began.

But he remembered that besides himself, there was no other courtier in Fusu's roster.

As for the courtiers, Hu Wujing was 'responsible'.

When such a big problem happened, it was natural for Hu Wujing to take the responsibility. Thinking of the tragic situation that Hu Wujing would face in the future, even Zhang Cang couldn't help but feel shivers down his back.

So scary.

Directly offend all court officials.

He knew that Hu Wujing was finished.

No matter how it will subside in the end, Hu Wujing's official career may be at its peak, and he has been tricked so badly by calculations that he has even become a joke in the court. Such a courtier is destined not to be reused again.

This is also an act of incompetence.

In such an important place as the court, it is very dangerous to be considered incompetent.

the other side.

Fusu returned to Lama Temple.

He was still quite happy.

Especially when thinking of Hu Wujing's eyes that are tearing apart, he can't help but laugh.

It's just that he also felt that he was too much towards Hu Wujing.

But what happened this time was indeed caused by Hu Wujing himself, if he hadn't taken the initiative to pick things up, how could he have ended up in such a miserable end?

at this time.

A eunuch sent a memorial.

Fusu's heart froze, he took the memorial, carefully placed it on the case, and continued to read it. After reading it, his brows frowned. This is the list he presented to Shihuang, but there are too many on the list now. Some names were also crossed out.

He has heard of many names.

Among them are Li Dan, the second son of Li Si, Zheng Ru, the son of Zheng Guo, and Wang Ping, the younger brother of Wang Li. It was included in the Ministry of Affairs.

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

Fusu stared at this roster for a long time, and finally took a pen to copy a copy of the above roster, and then handed it to Wei Sheng, asking him to notify him immediately.

(End of this chapter)