Longyang loves Qin

Because of the servant's message, Ying Zheng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, and said to the servant: "Please come in with Zhongfu and Sheren."

Lu Buwei walked in with Li Si, saluted Ying Zheng and said, "Although the king is angry, he can't neglect his official duties because of this."

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "It was my negligence, Xie Zhongfu reminded, please sit down quickly."

Lu Buwei shook his head, "I intend to visit Zheng Guo, and I hope the king will allow it."

Because Ying Zheng was so angry that he ordered people to take extra care of Zheng Guo, so now even Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister, cannot enter the prison without Ying Zheng's permission.

"Zheng Guo..." Ying Zheng's voice changed slightly, "Did Father Zhong also come to intercede for him?"

Lu Buwei replied: "I feel sorry for this talent. I boast that there are many diners, but there is no one in a thousand who can match this person. After returning, I discussed this matter with all the disciples. I felt that Zheng Guo's words were true. His move will certainly weaken our Qin power at the moment, but it will also bring longer-term benefits."

Lu Buwei is a businessman. For him, this is an investment that requires a lot of premise, but the return is also gratifying, just like he helped King Qin Zhuangxiang at that time.

Why doesn't Ying Zheng know?He just hated Zheng Guo's deceit and betrayal. He used him so much and gave him power that he never had in Korea, but in the end he was a spy!

"If Father Zhong wants to go, then go." Ying Zheng finally gave Lu Buwei permission.

Lu Buwei bowed and left.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si who was brought in by Lu Buwei, "Are you Li Si the Sheren?"

Because of the matter with Zheng Guo, the current Ying Zheng doesn't trust people from other countries so much, and his tone doesn't sound kind.

Li Si's appearance is only average, but he, a county official, has cultivated a unique elegant temperament under Xunqing's family. In addition, he has been compared with Han Fei for a long time, and his demeanor has a bit of aristocratic attitude, which looks extraordinary.

Li Si is a shrewd person. He may not be as good as Han Fei in terms of emperor's mind, but he is already far beyond ordinary people. It is completely fine to use it to figure out Ying Zheng who has just ascended the throne.

"Yes, next is Li Si." Li Si replied calmly.

Ying Zheng asked impatiently, "Is there anything you need to tell me?"

Li Si made a series and said: "Si would like to ask the king three questions."

Ying Zheng said, "Say."

Li Si immediately asked, "Has your majesty thought about annexing Korea?"

Li Siben knew the answer to this question. Ying Zheng frowned slightly, then nodded.

Li Si asked again: "Your Majesty, do you want to annex Zhao and Wei?"

Although Ying Zheng was puzzled, he still nodded.Zhao Guo and Qin Guo are already at odds, and in addition to the fact that the three Jins are originally a family, Han, Zhao and Wei must be resolved.

Li Si asked again: "Then, does your majesty want to annex Chu, Yan, and Qi?"

The relationship between Chu State and Qin State is still relatively good, but because the two countries border each other, there will naturally be many conflicts.However, Yan State and Qi State are farthest from Qin State and do not border on it. It is said that there is no direct conflict with Qin State.

Ying Zheng fell into deep thought when he heard Li Si's question.

If Qin State destroyed Han, Zhao and Wei during his reign, it would have been a great achievement. If Chu Yanqi could be destroyed, wouldn't it be like the original Zhou emperor to rule the world?

A sentence suddenly popped up in Ying Zheng's mind.

"You will be the master of the world."

This is what Ye Yu once said to him, but he regarded it as flattery and forgot.

Thinking about it now, I suddenly felt an inexplicable burning feeling in my heart.

master of the world...

Ying Zheng was attracted by this word.

Why did the princes finally become kings one after another?Don't they all want to be the masters of the world?

Suddenly, Ying Zheng sat up straight. He let go of his anger towards Zheng Guo and ignited his ambition. In his still young figure, it seemed that he could see the prototype of an ambitious emperor in his prime. .

He looked at Li Si and nodded for the third time, this time more firmly and firmly.

But Li Si said at this time: "Si's question has been asked, please allow Si to leave."

Ying Zheng was stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Sir, are you leaving now?"

He even subconsciously changed his address to Li Si.

When Li Si lowered his head, a satisfied expression flashed across his eyes, but when he raised his head again, he was still so indifferent, "Yes, since your majesty has already planned to annex the six countries, Si also told the order of the annexation of the six countries. Your Majesty, then there is no need for Si to stay."

He looked like a sage with such a chic and superior manner, and Ying Zheng was also bewitched.

Ying Zheng stood up, bypassed several cases, and sat down in front of Li Si, "Please tell me carefully, sir."

This was Li Si's goal. After noticing that Ying Zheng was wary of visitors from other countries because of Zheng Guo's affairs, he resolutely gave up his original plan and chose to invite Ying Zheng to ask him.

After a brief evasion, Li Si agreed to Ying Zheng's request, "Your Majesty is a studious person, and since that's the case, Si will tell you about it in detail."

Ying Zheng straightened his back, ignoring his numb legs after sitting for several hours, and pretended to be listening carefully.

"Compared to the past, the land of South Korea is no more than one tenth, and it is the only place that our country Qin must pass through to the east. It must be annexed first. After annexing South Korea, it can deter other countries, so that other countries dare not easily Attack Qiang Qin, but Zhao Guo will definitely attack us, so the second one to annex is Zhao Guo. Zhao Guo is powerful, and it comes from the same family as South Korea. We can't let them develop, otherwise they will become The confidant of our Qin State is in great trouble. The third country to be annexed is the State of Wei. The king of Wei is fatuous and does not need good ministers. The State of Wei has long been nothing to fear."

Ying Zheng was deeply convinced, "Then why did you destroy Chu Yan first instead of Qi?"

Li Sidao: "Si was studying in Qi State in [-] and saw the scene of Qi State. They were alienated from the five countries and made good friends with us. Therefore, even if we annexed all the five countries, Qi State would not lend a helping hand. You might as well save the country of Qi until the end."

Ying Zheng agreed, and asked again: "Sir, you were born in Chu, but are you willing to let Qin destroy Chu?"

Li Si bowed to him and said: "What I learned from my teacher is the ability to assist the emperor, but Chu State does not have that ability, so I came to Qin State, because I think that a strong Qin State can unify the world. Only you can become the emperor I assist."

This statement was a bit flattering, but it was different from the usual flattery, at least it was the truth, so Ying Zheng believed it.

"Then what do you think I should do with spy Zheng Guo?"

Li Si pondered for a moment and said: "Zheng Guo violated the laws of Qin State and should be punished, but the aqueduct is beneficial to Qin State, so I think he should first let him build the aqueduct. This is the order given to him by King Han, and then Then punish him according to Qin's law on spies."

"Good!" Ying Zheng was also satisfied with the result. He said to Li Si: "I think Mr. is a talented person. Would you like to take up the post of Chang Shi?"

Li Si bowed again: "Si Bidang will try his best to be loyal to Qin."

Because of Li Si's appearance, when someone in the court suspected guests from other countries on the second day and asked to expel all foreigners, Ying Zheng did not agree as in history, but rejected it on the spot and continued to appoint Zheng Guo. .

***

Li Si was promoted, but Ye Yu was still a doctor.

But Ye Yu wasn't jealous at all, he even bought a few jars of fine wine to celebrate Li Si.

"Congratulations on passing the ancient times." He said with a smile on his face.These days, he and Li Si had a very good relationship, so naturally he was sincerely happy for Li Si at this time.

When the two of them were about to drink up the wine, Ye Yu suddenly said: "Tonggudu has been promoted, I don't know when I will be promoted." He just sighed casually.

Li Si drank the wine in the bottle, smiled slightly and said, "I think it will be done soon."

But in fact, not only did Ye Yu not ask Lu Buwei to be promoted, but he also encountered a bigger trouble.

Wei Guo came as an envoy.

Everyone was very puzzled, why did Wei Guo send envoys to seek peace at this time, even if the action was not as fast as South Korea, it would not have come until now.If you didn't come before and now you're here, could it be that something happened inside Wei?

But upon investigation, everyone found that nothing happened to Wei Guo at all. King Wei didn't die, Lord Xinling didn't die, and King Wei didn't get close to any new courtiers. So what is Wei Guo doing here?

It's not like interceding for South Korea, is it?

Of course Wei Guo would not come to intercede with Han, they really seemed to be asking for peace, and they even offered a beauty from Wei Guo.

This beauty is Zheng Ji, who is said to be a descendant of Zheng Gong in the past. After Zheng Guo was destroyed by South Korea, her ancestors moved to Wei Guo to live.

Wei Guo also did not say that Zheng Ji would be the queen like South Korea did. Their attitude was very clear, Zheng Ji was given to you, and they didn't care what they received.

It wasn't until before he left that the Wei envoy let out a little bit of wind.

"I wonder if Zheng Ji can compete with Ye Langzhong?"

All the ministers in court had seen Ye Yu's appearance, and they didn't think that Zheng Ji was more beautiful than Ye Yu, even though Ye Yu was a man to the letter.

However, any minister with some know-how had already found out Ye Yu's origin. Hearing Wei envoy's words at this time, he immediately knew the real purpose of Wei State.

But Ye Yu, who heard about this incident afterwards and also understood Wei Shi's meaning, panicked because of this.

The author has something to say: ①I didn’t use the passage of Li Si’s persuasion recorded in the historical records, because I feel that one is that history has changed, and the other is that the words to be quoted are too long, and there are more translations, not chapter V or It’s fine if the words are shorter (such as Zheng Guo’s two sentences yesterday), Chapter V is a bit of a trick to cheat money, and I don’t have the face to do that, so I wrote another one according to the current situation, but it’s definitely not as good as the one written in Shiji , please forgive me.

②Because history has been changed and many things have been advanced, Li Si's "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests" has also been dismissed. (Inexplicable guilt...

[Note: History will only change more and more, so don't take what I wrote as true! 】In the future, the points of research will probably focus on the customs of the characters and the like, and the timeline is no longer accurate.