Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 320 Zhao Si understands that he is a courtier!
"Why is my lord so worried?"

When Zhao Si was contemplating, Zhang Cang stepped into it, with a smile on his chubby face.

"Since you are here, sir, let me analyze it for you."

There is no problem with Li Si's plan, and everyone benefits from each other.

Li Si recommends Zhao Si to be nominated as Shangqing, and recommends Zhao Si's followers. Zhao Si assists Li Si in the transfer of personnel, and at the same time is responsible for proposing the reduction of corvees and taxes, so that the order of moving to nobles can be implemented smoothly.

But Zhao Si always felt that something was wrong.The most important thing is that Zhao Si is afraid that Li Si will bury himself in a hole, and he must be on guard against others. Once he enters the court, Zhao Si does not think that his friendship with Li Si is deeper than that of Han Fei and Li Si.

Zhang Cang sat down with a smile on hearing the sound, and listened to Zhao Si repeat the discussion with Li Si just now.

"It's right for General Wang to reassure Sangong as Taiwei." Zhang Cang nodded and said.

"With the prestige of General Wang, he can control the soldiers and horses in the world, and with the character of General Wang, he will not cause trouble for His Majesty in the matter of moving the noble order." Zhang Cang nodded in affirmation of Li Si's opinion. decision making.

"As for the future..." Zhang Cang shook his head with a hint of thought on his face.

As Zhao Si thought, it is normal for personnel appointments to be communicated in advance, and everyone to speak together to ensure that the implementation is in place.

but……

Zhang Cang looked at Zhao Si and said for a moment, "What kind of courtier do you think you are?"

"What kind of courtier?" Zhao Si was stunned for a moment, wondering how the topic got here.

"Above the court, there are bustling people, some people are greedy for power, some people are greedy for money, there are honest ministers, loyal ministers, and sycophant ministers, fish and dragons are mixed together, what kind of minister do you think you are?" Zhang Cang asked with a smile.

Only now did Zhao Si understand that Zhang Cang was asking about his position in the court.

What kind of courtiers do you belong to?

Zhao Si scratched his head, he had been drifting with the crowd before and was driven to the shelves by Emperor Shi Huang, so he really hadn't thought about this question carefully, now Zhang Cang suddenly asked him, so he wasn't sure for a while.

"Perhaps I can be counted as an upright courtier." Zhao Si pondered for a moment and said.

Zhao Si is also greedy and lustful, but he knows enough is enough, and his greed and lust are within the scope of the law. In addition, Zhao Si has never abused his private power. From these aspects, Zhao Si feels that he Should be regarded as a qualified courtier.

Zhang Cang laughed when he heard the sound, and shook his head again.

"No, the lord is a courtier!"

"Ningchen?" Zhao Si looked at Zhang Cang with a puzzled face.

I, this has nothing to do with a courtier, at least Zhao Si has a clear conscience for everything he has done so far.

"What is a courtier?" Zhang Cang said with a smile.

"A treacherous and flattering minister." Zhao Si replied subconsciously, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, and suddenly realized.

Seeing this, Zhang Cang showed a satisfied look on his face.

Although Zhao Si has always appeared to be pure-hearted, objectively speaking, Zhao Si is not stupid. There are some things that Zhao Si has never thought about, but with the development of the current situation, Zhao Si's status is getting higher and higher. If you can't figure it out, then it's not appropriate.

"It seems that the lord has already figured it out. Then I will go to plan the appointment of the lord's servants. When the lord enters the palace, the lord needs to be recommended to His Majesty." Zhang Cang left with his hands behind his back smiling.

After Zhao Si saw off Zhang Cang and left, he knelt down in front of the desk with emotion on his face.

"This is the court..."

The logic of Li Si's behavior is very reasonable, and the mutual communication of the united front before the North Korean meeting is also in line with the rules of this era.

Even if you're stuck, you have to stand in line, as long as you don't get caught up in partisanship, that's what politics is all about.

But that was the logic and unspoken rules of the courtiers, not Zhao Si.

As Zhang Cang said, no matter how upright Zhao Si is, he cannot change the label of Emperor Shihuang on him.

He is the first emperor.

He was fundamentally different from Li Si.

Therefore, his rules of behavior and logic should not be carried out according to Li Si's ideas, but should be carried out according to the rules of the courtiers.

What should the minister do?
Of course it’s to flatter your Majesty!
It is an unspoken rule in official circles for Li Si to inform Zhao Si in advance before the court meeting, so Zhao Si, as the first emperor's confidant.

When hesitating, why not enter the palace and communicate with the first emperor in advance?
Zhao Si subconsciously ignored this matter because he knew that when things had come to this point, Emperor Shihuang must have been ready to fully support Li Si.

Including the cessation of the corvee service at the Afang Palace and the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor was ready.

Li Si must have reached an agreement with the First Emperor through private communication, after all, the important task of the Qiangui Order had already fallen on Li Si.

But Zhao Si did not have any specific communication with Emperor Shihuang...

"So in fact, whether it's the Air Trade Military Mansion, the Craftsmanship Bureau, or even the appointment of my servants, in the final analysis, it is the First Emperor who makes the appointment. This is actually a certainty. Li Si is just doing a favor."

So, why not ask what Emperor Shi Huang meant?

Even if this was something that the First Emperor had tacitly and actively promoted, it would not be a big mistake to report it to the First Emperor, and it would also prevent Li Si from burying himself in some minor details.

"No... Li Xiang has already buried me." Zhao Si rubbed the center of his brows.

"Li Xiang's little hands are as dirty as ever."

After all, Li Si is not in the same position as the first emperor's ass, and Zhao Si has gradually become a key role. Li Si's ultimate goal is to pull Zhao Si into a united front with him.

"It's not necessary at all. It's not that Emperor Shi didn't listen to persuasion." Zhao Si shook his head.

No matter how dark Zhao Si was, he didn't want to think too much about it. He thought that Li Si was the king of the country, and worried that he would not be able to distinguish his position.

Now Zhao Si made a clear distinction, and unswervingly chose Shihuang.

"The order is very important!" Zhao Si tapped on the table.

"Even if it is the same thing, you should first reach an agreement with the first emperor, and then reach an agreement with other courtiers, instead of first reaching an agreement with the ministers, and then the ministers and the first emperor."

Zhao Si recalled that in the past when he did things by himself, he always made a small report with the First Emperor directly without going through the court.

The process is very irregular, but now it seems that this may be what makes me special.

The most important thing is that I don't need a riddler in front of the first emperor, and I don't need to guess what the first emperor said if I don't understand it, just get to the root of the problem.

Then why bother to hug other courtiers?

Thinking clearly about what was going on inside, Zhao Si became firm in his own way of doing things in the future. Zhang Cangwei finally finished all the personnel planning, and walked in with a book with a smile on Zhao Si's table.

"Now, it's time for my lord to enter the palace to seek an official."

(End of this chapter)