Chapter 252: I gave the order, why are you blaming yourself?
Bao Bailingzhi didn't know why Gan Luo snatched back the glass bead, which was regarded as a treasure by ordinary people and was also worth some money in his hands.
He was full of confusion, but the pain in his leg told him that it would be best not to make Gan Luo angry now.
So he put on a flattering smile again, and since he had made Gan Luo angry before because of his words, he said nothing this time.
"Tell all the noble families." Gan Luo held a low-quality, irregular colored glass bead three inches in front of Bao Bailing's eyes and said gloomily, "Chang'an Jun can make this."
The flattering look on Bao Bailing's face disappeared completely!
The chief doctor of the Doctoral Office had a look of shock on his face, and his cunning was no longer enough to conceal his true feelings.
He involuntarily took two steps back, his eyes fixed on the glass bead in Gan Luo's hand.
He said in disbelief: "Is what the Lord said true?"
Because of its translucency and beauty, colored glaze has been a precious item since the Western Zhou Dynasty and only the nobility could use it.
Today, fine colored glaze is priceless, but compared with the He Shi Bi that was made into the imperial seal, it just lacks a little luck.
If precious items like colored glaze can be manufactured, then those who master this method will gain huge profits, huge profits that are difficult for ordinary people to imagine.
Faced with such interests, even brothers may not be able to control themselves.
The world is in turmoil, all for the sake of profit.
The world is bustling with people, all seeking profit.
Gan Luo stuffed the glass bead back into Bao Bailingzhi's collar, and Bao Bailingzhi fell on the hay in bewilderment.
Gan Luo violently pulled Bao Bailing by the collar, dragged him to the cell door, opened the door, and threw Bao Bailing out.
"Let all the noble families in Xianyang know about this!"
Bang!
Gan Luo slammed the iron door shut from the inside, causing dust to fall.
"Ying Chengjiao, not all aristocratic families are the Gan family." Gan Luo leaned against the door and said with a gloomy face.
More than ten years ago, Ying Chengjiao wanted to use Liuli to disrupt the country. King Zhuangxiang of Qin summoned a group of important officials to discuss the matter. The participants included Gan Luo's father, Meng Wu of the Meng family, and Prime Minister Lu Buwei.
These people are either from wealthy families and have no shortage of money, or they are in high positions and have higher aspirations and are indifferent to money.
Big families like the Gan family and the Wang family are ultimately a minority among the Qin family, and most families are small or medium-sized families.
These small and medium-sized families were not aware that Ying Chengjiao was able to make colored glaze more than a decade ago...
Outside the iron gate, Bao Bailingzhi was woken up by a fall and walked hurriedly in the Xianyang prison.
His face showed fear but also a hint of excitement. Although the Bao family is not big, it is also one of the aristocratic families.
As long as they can spread this news and unite the forces of all the noble families to defeat Ying Chengjiao and obtain the method of making colored glaze, all the noble families will make huge profits, and the Bao family is no exception.
Running to the gate of Xianyang Prison, Bao Bailingzhi suddenly slowed down his hurried steps and stared at the figure blocking the light in front of the prison door.
It was dim inside the prison, but the sun was bright outside. The dazzling light shot into the prison along the outline of the figure, causing Bao Bailingzhi to squint his eyes.
The figure at the border of black and white was blocked by light from both sides, so Bao Bailing could not see its true appearance.
But when Bao Bailing entered the Xianyang prison to visit Gan Luo, he was intercepted here, so it was obvious that he was an enemy rather than a friend.
The gloom of the corridor invaded Bao Bailingzhi, and the damp and dark walls on both sides made Bao Bailingzhi very uncomfortable.
But he still felt confident in his heart because of the secret he had just heard - Chang'an Jun can make colored glaze!
No matter who the visitor is, as long as he tells this secret out, those who block him will stand with him, Bao Bailingzhi, and all the aristocratic families of the Qin State.
Bao Bailingzhi judged others by himself and believed that no one could resist the temptation of Liuli.
Dr. Bao, who had something on his mind, deliberately slowed down his pace, trying to appear to be in no hurry.
But he couldn't slow down at all. He walked faster and faster and soon arrived at the prison gate.
Bao Bailingzhi met the interceptor up close. With the help of the sunlight outside and the candlelight in the corridor, although it was a little dim, he could still see the face of the person coming clearly.
He has a rigid facial expression and is stern, as if his face was transformed by the Qin laws, with the four big words "unsympathetic" written all over it.
The Left Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Qin State was Li Si.
"Li Si, what are you doing here?"
Bao Bailingzhi kept walking, speaking in a bad mood while naturally pushing Li Si's body to the left with his arm, trying to create a gap so that he could get out of Xianyang Prison as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.
Before Bao Bailingzhi's hand could be pushed onto his body, Li Si took the initiative to move to the side, leaving half of the space empty.
The light suddenly shone along Li Si's side and onto Bao Bailingzhi who was about to be released from Xianyang Prison.
Bao Bailing could not bear the strong light and covered his eyes with his hands.
You're giving way voluntarily, aren't you trying to stop me?
Bao Bailing was suspicious, but he did not have time to think about it. He turned his body and passed by Li Si.
He pushed on his toes and wanted to leave quickly, not wanting to get entangled with Li Si here.
“Stop!”
Two loud shouts rang out in unison, accompanied by the clear sound of weapons clashing.
Bao Bailingzhi's heart sank and his face turned gloomy and angry. Under his shielded eyes, he saw a faint flash of cold emerald green light. It was the lower halves of two crossed bronze spears.
Bao Bailingzhi put down his hands that were blocking the sunlight. In front of him were two Qin soldiers, the same two who were guarding the gate when he entered Xianyang Prison.
"Li Si."
Bao Bailingzhi turned around and glared at him.
Li Si walked out of the Xianyang prison, his body completely exposed to the sun, with his hands behind his back.
He walked past Bao Bailing's angry gaze, brushing past Bao Bailing's body.
"Sent to Xianyang Prison."
He said in a deep voice.
"only!"
The soldiers responded.
Holding bronze spears, two soldiers who were responsible for guarding the gate of Xianyang Prison grabbed Bao Bailing's arms, one on the left and one on the right, and tied them behind his back.
According to Li Si's order, Bao Bailing was sent to the dark prison in Xianyang.
Bao Bailingzhi saw something was wrong, his face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Wait a minute, Prime Minister Zuo, I have something important to tell you!"
Li Si turned a deaf ear and continued walking forward as if he had not heard anything.
Bao Bailing had half of his body pressed into the Xianyang prison by two sharp soldiers.
Li Si dared to arrest Shang Qing. This was not a move to scare me, he really wanted to send me to Xianyang Prison.
I secretly entered the Xianyang prison, and according to Qin law I should be beheaded. Chang'an Jun was afraid to kill Shangqing, but he would definitely kill me.
If I don't persuade Li Si to rebel, my life will be over!
Bao Bailing's mind raced, and when he thought of this, he immediately shouted, "Chang'an Jun can make colored glaze! How much is the salary of the left prime minister?"
Two sharp soldiers escorted Bao Bailingzhi into the dark Xianyang prison, but Bao Bailingzhi was no longer panicked.
Just as he finished speaking, Li Si's footsteps stopped.
"slow."
Li Si's somewhat hoarse and unpleasant voice rang out, and at this moment it sounded like heavenly music to Bao Bailing's ears.
"only."
The two soldiers stopped in response, but their hands were still controlling Bao Bailingzhi.
Bao Bailing felt relieved when he heard footsteps again. He guessed that Li Si was walking towards him.
The panic on Bao Bailingzhi's face disappeared, and he looked calm.
No one can resist the temptation of glass.
Why are the footsteps getting smaller and smaller, as if they are getting farther and farther away...
Bao Bailingzhi turned his head in confusion and saw Li Si walking out instead of approaching him.
He shouted in panic: "Zuo Xiang! Zuo Xiang! You and I are the same!"
The Li family, founded by Li Si, who became the left prime minister of the Qin State, is qualified to be a noble family.
"I'm locked up on the first floor."
Li Si ordered.
Xianyang Prison was not a prison that ordinary people could enter. Apart from high-ranking officials, only extremely vicious people could enter. The two types of people were divided into one or two levels.
Compared with the second floor of Xianyang Prison, where high-ranking officials were imprisoned, the treatment was generous and the rooms were clean.
The Xianyang Prison, where the most vicious and evil people were imprisoned, was more like a prison.
Although the first floor is also filled with single cells, the prisoners there not only have to wear heavy shackles.
There was no frequently changed hay in the room, but instead it was replaced by rats, cockroaches and unknown bugs.
There was no lid either, and every day people would dump their bodily waste into a copper-filled wooden barrel.
The uncovered wooden bucket on the second floor will not be cleaned until the user dies.
The food they eat every day is just leftovers, just enough to keep the prisoners from starving to death.
There was no ventilation, and the sour smell of vomit, the stench of feces and urine, and the fishy smell of blood mixed together on the second floor to form a unique disgusting odor.
The disgusting smell there was so bad that even the prison guards who were responsible for delivering meals had to cover their mouths and noses every time.
If these objective factors can be overcome, the most terrible thing is getting sick, as there are simply too many germs.
Even if a strong Qin warrior went in, he wouldn't last more than a month, as killing here is bloodless.
Bao Bailingzhi, who does not engage in farming and has long since returned his martial arts to his childhood teacher, may not be able to last even half a month.
"only!"
The two sharp soldiers responded and used a force that was irresistible to Bao Bailingzhi to force him down.
Bao Bailing's face was filled with fear and he struggled desperately, twisting and turning like a snake.
But under the hands of two sharp warriors who had fought on the battlefield before, Bao Bailing, who was buried in the doctor's office, struggled like a child.
“Left Prime Minister! Left Prime Minister…”
The wailing sounds became smaller and smaller, swallowed up by the Xianyang Prison, a prison where few people entered and even fewer left.
Even the pervasive sunlight could not penetrate; it would be completely swallowed up seven or eight meters from the entrance to Xianyang Prison.
"Lord Zuo Xiang."
The officer guarding the Xianyang prison bowed to Li Si.
"Without my order, you are only allowed to enter, not to leave."
Li Si ordered in a deep voice.
"only."
The officer took the order.
The Ting Wei was the highest judicial officer in the Qin State, and the most direct superior of all prison officers was the Ting Wei.
In these prisons, the words of the Chief Justice are more effective than those of the Prime Minister.
Korean land.
Ying Chengjiao's carrier pigeon carrying the letter about changing the name of the school had already arrived in the hands of everyone in the Lu's Chamber of Commerce, and the name of the school was changed to Daqin School.
Except for the lack of officials, everything in Korea is back on track. The tragedy caused by food not long ago seems to have been far away from the people of Korea.
…
Lu Buwei spent three days and two nights and went through untold hardships and finally compiled a list of people to rush to Han.
He reported it to the First Emperor in the name of Ying Chengjiao. It was submitted in the morning, but was sent back just after noon.
Lü Buwei was exhausted from staying up late for several nights and was catching up on some sleep in the Prime Minister's Residence when he was woken up by Li Si.
Lu Buwei struggled to open his sore eyes, which were filled with tears from not sleeping for so long. He recognized that the memorial in Li Si's hand was the one he had written, but he did not take it.
He waved his hand and said, "Just send it out directly."
Every name on the list was carefully selected by Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei knew that it was impossible for all the officials he selected from the Han area to be approved by the First Emperor and not a single one would be changed.
There must have been some that the First Emperor was unwilling to release for various reasons.
But Lu Buwei believed in his own vision and the effort he put in, and determined that there would not be too many things that the First Emperor would not approve of, no more than ten at most.
There are more than a hundred people, so it won't be a big problem to change a few of them. What is important now is to send them all to Korea to handle government affairs, as government officials are urgently needed there.
Li Si stopped Lü Buwei, who wanted to continue sleeping, and handed the memorial to him again under Lü Buwei's sore, hazy and puzzled gaze.
"Your Majesty will not allow it."
"Not allowed?! Why not?!"
Lü Buwei's eyes were wide open with tears streaming down his face. He had no time to wipe them away. He snatched the bamboo slips from Li Si's hand and unfolded them all.
Generally speaking, the First Emperor would give a reply at the end if he disapproved a memorial, stating the reason for the disapproval.
Lu Buwei muttered to himself as he looked at the leftmost end of the bamboo slips.
"I carefully selected each name. How could Your Majesty not approve it? I have considered everything..."
The words that caught his eye made Lu Buwei's pupils shrink and his throat surge, and he quickly covered his mouth with his hands.
Crash~
The other hand quickly closed the bamboo slips, and even Li Si, who was closest to him, did not have time to see what the First Emperor said in reply.
Lu Buwei held the table tightly with one hand, holding the bamboo slips tightly, and covered his mouth and throat with the other hand, swallowing hard.
Two breaths later, a dull and weak voice came from his palm.
"Prepare the car for Lord Chang'an's residence."
Li Si lowered his head, not looking at Lu Buwei at all.
"only."
Go and recruit someone to prepare the car.
After Li Si left, Lu Buwei let go of the bamboo slips, took out a dark cloth from his arms and stuffed it into his blocked hands, wiped his mouth hard several times and then took it away.
Wang Wan, who was in the room, saw out of the corner of his eye that there was a bright red color on the hand that was blocking the mouth.
What did His Majesty say in reply that could make Lü Buwei spit out blood...
Wang Wan fell into deep thought.
In less than half a cup of tea, the carriage outside the house was ready. Lu Buwei, wearing a mask, held the bamboo slips tightly and was helped by Li Si to get on the carriage.
The carriage left the Xiangbang Mansion and ran very fast on the highway. It didn't take long for it to arrive at the Chang'an Lord Mansion.
Li Si originally wanted to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Follow me."
Lu Buwei said.
"only."
Li Si gave Lu Buwei a grateful look.
The two men entered the mansion and asked the servants to go find Ying Chengjiao and wait in a spacious room.
It was during these days that Ying Chengjiao was busy dating the Yue girl, trying to promote their relationship and lose his virginity as soon as possible, and gave up prostitution.
Otherwise, if Lu Buwei wanted to find Ying Chengjiao, it would be absolutely impossible in Chang'an Junfu.
After a while.
Walking side by side with the Yue girl, talking and laughing, Ying Chengjiao entered the house.
As soon as he entered, Ying Chengjiao stopped talking, frowned, and rushed to Lu Buwei in a flash, grabbed Lu Buwei's wrist and channeled his internal force inward.
His eyebrows and eyes were full of anger, and he said, "The blood rushed to my heart, and my heart vessels were damaged. Uncle Lu, you are willing to sacrifice your life to atone for your sins! I gave you the order, why are you blaming yourself?"
