Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 72

Zhao Gao stretched his neck and looked ahead, like a child who loves stars and expects them to fall from the sky.A convoy appeared in front of him, and the first person was Meng Tian, ​​followed by Zhou Chong. Zhao Gao relaxed his anxiety, and rushed to meet him, saying in a thin and high-pitched voice, "Li Si Accept the order!"

Li Si, who was sitting in the king's chariot, hurriedly lifted the curtain, jumped down to the ground, knelt on the ground to receive the order, and said: "My minister, Li Si, accepts the order."

Zhao Gao repeated the oral order of the King of Qin, saying: "Li Si, I am waiting for you in the hall, so hurry up and meet me in the hall."

This was a very strange decree. Zhou Chong understood that King Qin was shrewd and would never issue a useless decree. He must have made arrangements to do so, but this arrangement was too nerve-wracking to understand at all.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Si thanked him.

Li Si was in the front, Meng Tian and Zhou Chong were in the back, and under the leadership of Zhao Gao, they went straight to the palace.

When I came to the court hall, I saw civil and military officials standing in the hatchback, looking at their noses and hearts, with a respectful attitude.On the other hand, the king of Qin, sitting high on the throne, looked ahead, as if so many officials did not exist, the entire palace was silent, quiet, and needles could be heard.

Li Si, Zhou Chong, and Meng Tian entered the hall and saluted: "I have seen the king!"

King Qin waved his hand and said, "No, no."

Looking around at the officials, King Qin said: "Li Si is proficient in the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, and he will be promoted to the rank of court captain immediately."

Before Li Si could thank you, an official with a fluttering white beard shouted, "Slow down!" He stepped out and said, "Your Majesty."

This is Ying Ning, the clan elder. King Qin looked at him and asked, "What do you have to say?"

Ying Ning saluted and said: "Your Majesty, if the order of expelling guests says that you are not a child of my Great Qin Dynasty, then you cannot be listed in our Great Qin Dynasty Hall. If your Majesty confers Li Si as a court lieutenant, you are ignoring my Great Qin laws and regulations. Please think again, Your Majesty."

"Elder Xie reminded that the widow has not told the elder that the widow has summoned you here today to tell you that the expulsion order will be abolished immediately. Two, to show Da Qin's apology." Qin Wanghu's eyes flickered, and he said firmly.

Still unwilling to give up, Ying Ning knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the state of Zheng has exhausted Qin, which prevented us from marching eastward for five years in Daqin, and our reputation as Daqin has fallen. There are no good people in Keqing, so please ask your majesty to chase you down in Qin." guest."

The King of Qin smiled coldly and asked, "Ying Ning, as an elder of the Ying family, you don't distinguish between right and wrong, confuse black and white, and deceive the king, are you guilty?"

These words were very serious, Ying Ning kowtowed and said, "My lord, what is your crime?"

"Listen well, the widow convinces you." Qin Wang looked at Ying Ning, accused him of his crimes, and said: "Mu Gong got Baili Xi, Jian Shu, Pi Bao, Yu Yu, and Gongsun Zhi to dominate; Shang Yang, the Great Qin was strong; King Huiwen used Zhang Yi to break through the vertical and vertical, and strengthened the prestige of the Great Qin in the six countries; Said, isn’t the strength of my great Qin the merit of the guest Qing? It's not that I am a guest of Daqin."

The matter of expelling guests was caused by the clan. It happened that Lu Buwei was too powerful. King Qin wanted to expel these people too. Unexpectedly, a fire at the city gate caused Chi Yu to be expelled, and Li Si was also expelled. .Those sensible ministers in the court disapproved in their hearts, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is holy!"

"Get up!" King Qin went on to criticize Ying Ning for his faults, and said, "As an elder of the Ying family, you don't know how to correct the mistakes of the widow, but instead encourage the widow to chase away the guests. Once these talents are lost, it will be a great loss for my great Qin, and I will fall into the trap." I am an emperor. The ancestor King Huiwen missed Su Qin, so there is a matter of unification. The strategy of unification is something I have been afraid of since the Great Qin. Have you forgotten? I will punish you behind closed doors. On the side of the clan, you do it, do it well, my widow There is a reward, if you don't do well, the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty are ruthless!"

Su Qin had been to the state of Qin in the past, and also met King Qin Huiwen, and dedicated his strategy to King Qin Huiwen.King Huiwen of Qin knew that he was talented, but he had just killed Shang Yang at that time, and he didn't like the lobbyists. Without him, he had a strategy of uniting and punishing Qin for decades.Of course, King Qin Huiwen regretted it in the end, but it was too late.It is the fault of King Huiwen to give it to Kuqin!

Ying Ning was very active in chasing away guests, and it would be best if he could deal with the clan, Zhou Chong shouted in his heart.

Ying Ning's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he touched his head to the ground, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you so much, think about it carefully, one must not have the other." King Qin scolded him, and said: "In addition, give Li Si a hundred gold cakes."

Li Si knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, if you can serve the King, your wish is enough. I absolutely dare not be rewarded so generously by the King. Please take it back."

King Qin stood up, walked to Li Si, helped him up, and said, "Li Si, you must know that this hundred cakes of gold was used by the widow to buy your "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests". ", the widow is still in a dream."

One hundred loaves of gold are counted at 20 taels, which is 2000 taels of gold. Li Si became rich all of a sudden.

This is a great honor. Li Si was grateful, tears rolled in his eyes, but he couldn't help it, and cried: "Your Majesty!"

King Qin patted his hand and said: "I heard that you have a girl you love, but you haven't married yet, right?"

Although Li Si did not understand why the King of Qin asked this question, he still replied: "Your Majesty, I know a virtuous woman, and I also plan to marry her, but I have been entangled in many things, so far I have not been able to do so."

The King of Qin nodded and said: "That's good. I will give you fifty pearls and one hundred bolts of silk. You can take these things and make a betrothal gift. You are a loyal minister of my Great Qin, a minister, and the first guest of the widow. This marriage has to be done in a lively manner, so as not to lose the prestige of my Great Qin."

These words cannot be taken seriously, King Qin used this to reassure Li Si, and also to prove to the world that he is eager for talents. Once this story spreads, wouldn't all the elites of that era come to Qin?
"Beautiful, really beautiful, really generous!" Zhou Chong was full of praise for King Qin in his heart.

Li Si fell down at King Qin's feet, weeping like rain, and said: "Your Majesty is so kind, even if Li Si is smashed to pieces, it's hard to repay him."

His performance was really unpleasant to watch, but Zhou Chong also understood that if he and Li Si were switched, his performance might not be better than Li Si's. Who said that King Qin's wrist is so powerful?
The King of Qin helped Li Si up, and said: "You choose the auspicious day, and tell the widow. The widow is so bored, so come and join in the fun. You won't not invite the widow, right?" After speaking, his tone was very relaxed, as if he was joking .

It is a great honor for King Qin to come in person, Li Si hurriedly said: "Where will it be, how will it be. The king's wedding wine is naturally indispensable for the minister."

"That's good, that's good!" King Qin laughed, laughed, turned around abruptly, walked to the side of the throne, and said: "The decree of expelling guests will be abolished immediately! You must remember: widows use people on their merits, and only talents are used." !"

All the ministers praised together: "Your Majesty is a sage!"

King Qin's courage was so great that Zhou Chong had to be convinced from the bottom of his heart, and he sincerely praised Sheng Ming.

"In the matter of chasing guests, I have made mistakes, and you have also made mistakes. We monarchs and ministers must reflect on it." King Qin continued, "I will introduce you to a person who dares to speak the truth. You should learn from him. Come, bring Zheng Guo!"

"Zheng Guo, is that Zheng Guo who is tired of Qin? How will you deal with him?" Zhou Chong was worried about Zheng Guo.

(End of this chapter)