Chapter 158: His Majesty did it on purpose. Go and get angry with His Majesty.

Wei Liao, a military general, scolded people directly without showing any mercy.

Li Si, a civil official, cursed people in a roundabout way, leaving no room for malice.

Few people know about the competition between the two top officials of the Qin Dynasty, one civil and one military.

But if the two continue to say this, soon all the court officials will know.

"I am old and it is a bit difficult for me to walk. Would you be willing to help me go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion with me?"

One person interrupted, walking steadily between the two.

The person who dared to interrupt this conversation must be of a high status. He was Wang Wan, the right prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.

"Si is not going back to the Prime Minister's residence, but to the Chang'an Lord's residence. The Right Prime Minister should trouble the National Commander. You two are of similar age, so you can be companions."

Li Si rejected Wang Wan's attempt to win him over, left this sentence, and left alone.

Looking at the background, there is no sense of desolation at all, but rather a great sense of momentum.

That's just the kind of person he is.

Suspicious, cautious, and extreme.

Li Si is different from old Qin aristocrats like Wang Wan, and also different .

He was born in the State of Chu. His father and mother were both ordinary people. He was a minor official in the State of Chu.

He went to the toilet and saw that the rats in the toilet ran away when they saw people. Their fur was dull and they were extremely thin.

He entered the barn again and saw that the mice in the barn did not run away when they saw people. Instead, they became angry and aggressive and ate the melons.

So I expressed my feelings.

Whether people live a good life is just like that of mice; the environment they live in determines their living conditions.

This is Li Si’s rat philosophy.

"Historical Records" says: When he was young, he was a minor official in the county. He saw a rat in the toilet of the official's house. The rat ate unclean food and was close to people and dogs, which frightened them. Li Si went into the warehouse and saw the rats in the warehouse. They ate the stored grain and lived under the big veranda. They did not worry about people and dogs. So Li Si sighed and said: "The virtue or vice of a person is like a rat. It depends on where it lives!"

So Li Si sold his property and resolutely went to Qi State to study under Xunzi at the Jixia Academy, where he gained knowledge and fame.

Even though everyone in the world was saying that Qin was unjust and its people were barbarians, he still traveled across mountains and rivers to rush to Qin.

Qin is in the extreme west and Qi is in the extreme east.

In those days, it was countless times more difficult for a person to cross such a long distance than it is now.

There are countless mountain bandits and highway robbers.

Li Si risked his life to come to the State of Qin, and this was when he first revealed his extreme character.

He suspected that the Meng family was going to get involved in his position as the Supreme Court Justice, so he did not want to be threatened.

I entered the Xianyang Palace at night and waited for the whole afternoon.

No matter what, he would rather be a lone minister and seize the position of prime minister.

This is Li Si, a man with supreme talent and a huge desire for power.

Li Si knew that he was different from Wang Wan, Wei Liao and others who came from good families.

The aristocratic families could protect themselves, but Li Si could not.

He didn't have the capital, and he didn't want to be a rat in the toilet anymore.

All he could do was to try his best, risk his life, give up everything and leave no way out.

What others can do, Li Si can do.

Li Si can do what others cannot do.

Only in this way can Li Si stand out.

Just now Wei Liao said that Li Si was a running dog, and he retorted but did not refute the word "running dog".

Li Si acted uprightly and walked straight.

Walking on the bluestone slabs, talking to himself in a very low voice.

"I don't need colleagues. I just need the favor of your majesty and Lord Chang'an. I don't care whether these two policies are implemented or not, or what kind of impact they have on the world. So what if I'm a running dog?"

Right Prime Minister Wang Wan glanced at Li Si's back.

"Would the lieutenant like to come with us?"

"I want to go to Zhangtai Palace to meet His Majesty."

"In this case, we'll have to go together another day."

"Don't be so vague when you speak. You and I are not of the same kind."

After saying this, Wei Liao turned around and walked towards the Xianyang Palace.

How can such a policy be so easily dismissed just because of a boy's objection? What is your Majesty thinking?

At this time, Ying Chengjiao consciously caught up with Ying Zheng, who was the first to leave.

Ying Zheng's actions in the court were very obvious.

If you don't want to explain the reason in front of all the ministers, you can talk to me in private.

He stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with the First Emperor.

Ying Chengjiao looked at Gai Nie, who was standing side by side with the First Emperor, on the other side of the Emperor.

"...Gai Nie, do you usually go with my brother like this?"

Isn't this an overstepping of authority?

Although I don't care about etiquette, my royal brother still cares about it!

Gai Nie turned his head and glanced at Ying Chengjiao, not knowing what his former king meant.

"Um."

Gai Nie responded indifferently, his face expressionless and his steps still moving.

Ying Chengjiao: ...

The First Emperor was sandwiched between the two men, holding back his smile, saying nothing, and just walking to watch how the situation developed.

"I usually have Zhao Gao with me, but today he is not here."

Seeing that Ying Chengjiao had a strange expression on his face, Gai Nie added with a paralyzed face .

"Does Zhao Gao usually walk with you beside the emperor like this?"

“He’s half a step behind.”

After hearing this, Ying Chengjiao stared at Gai Nie, and continued to stare.

Gai Nie looked back.

Feeling it was meaningless, I turned my head and looked forward.

He never stopped and always kept up with Ying Zheng.

He didn't understand what Ying Chengjiao meant, or he was too lazy to think about what Ying Chengjiao meant.

"...No matter if Zhao Gao is here or not, you should always take a step back from your brother."

"Why?"

"This is usurpation! You are a subject! Your brother is the king! How can a subject travel with the king?"

"Don't you always tell me that everyone is equal?"

"... Xianyang Palace is not the Chang'an Palace. It's different."

"Then aren't you traveling with His Majesty?"

“…I’m different.”

"You are not a subject? Are you also a monarch?"

The voice of this sentence was not raised, but it could not be lowered either.

Therefore, the eunuchs and palace maids who were serving the First Emperor one meter away could hear it.

The palace guard who was standing on duty in the corridor very close to the First Emperor could also hear it.

Beads of sweat immediately appeared on these people's foreheads, but they didn't dare to reach out to wipe them off, and their hearts began to pound wildly.

Gai Nie didn't react much when he said this, but the eunuchs, palace maids, and palace officials felt something after hearing this.

I want to die, die, die...

Ying Chengjiao didn't think he was going to die, he thought Gai Nie was going to die...

"Brother, he doesn't think before he speaks."

The First Emperor had a blank expression on his face but was laughing secretly in his heart.

"oh."

Ying Chengjiao angrily scolded Gai Nie.

"Stand back now!"

Gai Nie took a step back as instructed and followed the two men at a leisurely pace.

"Brother, these two strategies..."

"Your Majesty, if Nie Ruo is overstepping his bounds, then Chang'an Jun's behavior is not overstepping his bounds, right?"

"My brother and I are like brothers..."