Da Qin: At the age of six, I beat Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 44 Zulong Rebukes Li Si Angrily, Qin Mu's Guess
When Li Si entered the palace again, Zulong still sat on the dragon chair with a high IQ, unable to see his face clearly.

Li Si sighed secretly in his heart, and stepped forward to salute: "Your Majesty Li Si kowtows!"

Zu Long waved his hand and said, "Li Xiangping is dead."

Li Si still knelt down and said, "I have something to ask Your Majesty, so I dare not get up."

Zulong sat motionless on the dragon chair.

Li Si gritted his teeth and simply told the whole thing.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to come today. It has been more than [-] years since I entered Qin Dynasty in the third year of Qin Wangzheng."

"The minister once wandered in Xianyang all day long, and he was not allowed to be an official."

"It is the talent of Yuan Sui's father-in-law who pityed his ministers, so he was recommended, so he has today."

"In order to repay Bole's kindness, I have no choice but to speak boldly."

Zulong's face was still dull, but the power he exuded had also diminished a lot.

Li Si used advance as retreat, and explained the reason for Zu Long's remonstrance, which made Zu Long's anger lessened.

What Li Si said before was mostly based on the government system and safeguarding the interests of the powerful.

But now, Li Si directly explained: .

Your Majesty, I don't have any ideas now, it's because I was kind to me before that I had to come.

I don't object to your policy of weakening the powerful and valuing the common people, but I have to put on a show.

From the pre-Qin period to the present, people will always be lenient towards those who repay their kindness.

Yu Rang assassinated Zhao Xiangzi twice and was captured twice.

Zhao Xiangzi released Yurang twice because of his so-called repayment to Zhibo.

He even cut off the belt to make Yurang fulfill his wish.

When Li Si said this, he also knew that Zulong would definitely spare him.

He certainly didn't just want to repay the favor.

Because he himself is the biggest beneficiary of the current court system.

He just needs a proper way of speaking.

Zu Long also understands, but Li Si's angle is good, so he can't directly refute it.

"Since this is the case, Li Qing can speak boldly."

Li Si stood up and said: .

"Your Majesty, do the people of the world and the officials of the world contribute the same to Great Qin?"

Zu Long was silent for a moment, then said, "It's different."

Daqin is different from later generations, there is no advanced means of transportation and communication, and all government orders need to be implemented by local officials.

Whether the implementation is in place and whether it is deformed depends entirely on the officials.

Therefore, the contribution made by an official must be much greater than that of ordinary people.

Li Si asked again: "Your Majesty, what is the core of the military merit system established by the rise of the Great Qin Dynasty?"

"You must be rewarded for your merit."

Li Si knelt down and said, "Since that's the case, isn't the contribution made by the internal history not as good as that of a commoner?"

Zu Long looked at Li Si coldly, and asked: "Which family's art does Li Qing respect?"

"Of course it's the Legalist." Li Si frowned, feeling bad.

Zu Long's voice sounded: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. Does Li Qing still remember this sentence?".

Li Si broke into a cold sweat instantly.

Zu Long went on to say: "My Daqin military merit system, in addition to the core 'rewards for meritorious service', there is also a sentence called 'clear rewards and punishments', do you still remember!"

Li Si kowtowed and said, "I remember."

"No! You forgot!"

Zu Long scolded angrily: "You Li Si was just a vagrant from the Chu Kingdom in the early years, and now you are the prime minister, have you forgotten your origin?"

"As a Daqin official, did the salary I give you ever treat you badly?"

"Your prime minister's salary is ten thousand shi! The internal history salary is seven thousand shi!"

"If there is a knighthood, the salary will be even higher!"

"As for the farmers in the affluent lands around Xianyang, after paying their rent and taxes, they have no more than twenty shi of grain left!"

"Such a salary can't resist your greed!"

Lise shivered.

Zulong's anger exceeded his imagination.

"If it's just that, that's all! I can tolerate your asking for money."

"But an internal history, facing a victim of a robbery case, turned out to be foolish!"

"Even such lowly tricks as murder and silence have been used!"

"What use do I need you for such officials?"

"A six-year-old child can't deal with it, how can he deal with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms?!"

Zu Long got up directly and walked down the steps, coming to Li Si's side.

"After such a thing happened, what the court officials thought was not right or wrong, but the difference in status!"

"Just because Nei Shi is an official in the same dynasty as you, you have to sacrifice your face to intercede for him."

"Do you still have the law in your eyes, and do you still have right and wrong in your heart!"

Li Sihan was like rain.

If it hadn't been for the righteousness of repaying his kindness in advance, he might have knelt down and begged for mercy by now.

He is not stupid, Zu Long is really angry, and it is definitely not something he can resolve with a few words.

He is repaying his favor, not begging for death.

After hastily admitting his mistake, he bowed his body and exited the hall.

Zu Long looked at Li Si's embarrassed figure, and a certain belief in his heart became firmer.

Li Si was regarded as the most farsighted person in the court, but he only knew how to speak for the powerful.

If things go on like this, the lives of the people will become more and more difficult. How can the world not be chaotic?

"Daqin needs a group of officials from humble backgrounds who can empathize with the common people..."

Zulong whispered to himself.

Nei Shi's beheading is scheduled for tomorrow.

Early kill early peace of mind.

Starting tomorrow, there will be the first dignitary who died because of the common people.

And in the future, there will be more and more people like this.

Until such things become the norm, the oppression of the people by the rich and powerful will be restrained.

The next day, Dian Wei came back from the execution ground, and vividly explained to Qin Mu how heartfelt the internal history before his death was.

"My lord, when that guy saw the executioner, he was scared to pee, and his mouth was drooling..."

Listening to Dian Wei's narration, Qin Mu fell into deep thought.

again……

Ye Shen, the Shaofu last time, and Yuan Sui, the internal historian this time, are both top dignitaries in the court.

Although the Shaofu is in the rank of Jiuqing, he is a person who manages the royal workshop after all, with a high status but little power.

But internal history is different, controlling the political and military power in the capital.

It is no exaggeration to say that when Nei Shi stomped his feet, the whole of Xianyang trembled three times.

This is the real minister with real power, the absolute confidant of the emperor!

But after they were taken away by their father, they were all beheaded without exception.

No matter how much he was trusted by the First Emperor, it wouldn't be like this...

That's the emperor's confidant, dad just read a book and died?

Qin Mu couldn't figure it out.

In the end, we can only guess that the internal history has long fallen out of favor, and this time it was just the first emperor taking advantage of the situation.

The powerful mysterious guards, the unreserved trust of the emperor...

My father is really mysterious!

Just as he was thinking, Zulong appeared in the yard.

"Hahaha Mu'er, that inner history has been beheaded by His Majesty, your food can be returned..."

When Zu Long saw Qin Mu, his eyes straightened.

"What is that in your hand?"

Qin Mu rolled his eyes: "Ice... haven't you seen Winter?"

Dad is too ignorant.

Zu Long's lips moved, of course he had seen ice.

In winter, Xianyang is all over the city.

But it's not winter now!Where did the ice come from?

(End of this chapter)