Chapter 259 I have something to say to my husband
In the Qin State, all officials, from the prime minister to the village chief, had a day off.
The Qin Dynasty adopted the system of "five days on, one day off", that is, one day off every five days.
Today was Li Si's turn to take a day off, and he slept at home until noon before getting up.
After waking up, Li Si, who was usually busy, perhaps took a rare break and did not get up to put on his shoes.
He sat up straight, leaning against the wall, staring blankly.
His wife Cai Yan pushed the door open quietly and saw him sitting on the bed with his legs apart, his back against the wall.
He stood in front of the door and knocked gently, making a "dong dong" sound, letting Li Si know that he had entered and attracting Li Si's attention .
" I'm restless . These past few days, when I get home, I either fall asleep as soon as I lay down, or I lock myself in the study and stay there until midnight before going to bed. Although I didn't talk much to you in the past, we could always chat for dozens of sentences. These days, we haven't talked as much as we used to in a day, and you seem to be worried.
"I heard that another murder happened in Xianyang Tower. A doctor was hacked to death in public by an unmarried girl. Afterwards, the girl was not harmed at all, but the government arrested the doctor's family and sentenced them to prison. Many people privately said that the wrong person was arrested, saying that the girl was the wife of Chang'an Jun.
"The government dared not offend Lord Chang'an, so they handled this unjust, false and wrong case. You are now also the chief judge, and this murder case should be tried by you. You are not a person who does not distinguish right from wrong. What is the truth of this case? Are you related to this case in recent days ?"
Less than three days had passed since Lu Xu's family was arrested, and even Xijun, who had stayed at home for a long time, heard the news. This news spread quickly.
Li Si withdrew his thoughts, put away his legs to leave half of the bed empty, and patted the empty space.
Cai Yan in front of the door complained to Li Si, saying that it was already so late and he still hadn't gotten up yet. What a shame it was for him to lie on the bed. If the children saw him, they would follow his example.
After he finished speaking, he got on the bed and sat in the empty space next to Li Si. He nudged Li Si with his elbow, and Li Si moved a little to the side.
"What is the truth?" Li Si repeated softly, chuckling, "The truth is that Lu Xu was looking for death and ran into Chang'an Jun."
Cai Yan moved a little strangely and looked unnatural.
Li Si noticed Cai Yan's expression and thought that Cai Yan was afraid of his style of doing things, so he stretched out his arm and put it around Cai Yan's shoulders.
Cai Yan threw herself into his arms and hugged Li Si with her arms.
"Lu Xu did not stab anyone, but he did want to tear off the clothes of the three women, so that they would be disgraced and unable to survive. His actions were not good and his heart was vicious, so it's no wonder that he was hacked to death by random swords."
Cai Yan tilted her head back, her face skin was somewhat darkened by the sun, and her skin was roughened by the wind and rain. Her average appearance seemed to be extremely incompatible with Li Si's position as the left prime minister.
"My husband once said that Qin ruled by law. Qin law only considers the deeds and not the heart. Does this violate Qin law? And what crime did his family commit?"
Li Si lowered his head, his eyes full of tenderness. The not-so-good-looking Chu girl Cai Yan was much more beautiful in his eyes than those beauties on the tower.
"Legalists advocated ruling the country by law, and their main purpose was to centralize power for the king. Have you ever heard of the words of the king being punished? The Qin law does not apply to your majesty and Chang'an Jun. Not to mention that Lu Xu's heart is worthy of death, even if he did not behave excessively in the tower, Chang'an Jun would kill him.
"His family members said he was innocent, but if you really look into it, he is not innocent. Lu Xu relied on Bao Bailingzhi, and Bao Bailingzhi relied on Gan Luo. The Gan family made money by selling old military weapons, and they controlled the most profitable way of making money among the noble families. According to Qin law, privately selling ironware is a serious crime punishable by extermination of three clans.
"Lu Xu's annual salary is only 600 yuan, where does he get so much extra money? He can eat and drink for more than ten days in a row in the pavilion, all of which are provided by the Gan family. Lu Xu's family lives a comfortable life with the money , how can they say they are innocent? The prison sentence is already a lenient sentence, according to the law, the three clans should be exterminated."
Seeing Cai Yan's expression eased, Li Si changed the subject and a cold look flashed across his eyes.
"I have said so much just to let you know that Si Pingchang is not a heartless person who disregards etiquette and laws. However, if Lu Xu's family are all kind people.
"Chang'an Jun wants me to capture his entire family and behead them, and I will follow Chang'an Jun's order. If I do anything against morality in the future, I... hope you won't be as afraid as you are today."
Cai Yan gently stroked Li Si's stiff cheek. Her hands, which were calloused from years of labor, felt a little painful to Li Si.
Li Si did not dodge, but held Cai Yan's hand tightly to make the feeling stronger, so that he could feel that Cai Yan would not leave him.
"My husband has studied law for too long and has lived in Qin for more than ten years. Have you forgotten what Chu is like? If a beautiful girl in a village is favored by a noble in the city, her parents will happily sell her for money, not caring about her life or death in the future.
"If someone offends Wu Yu, Wu Yu will be angry and want to kill him. No matter whether the person is good or evil, he will die. In my opinion, in a country like Qin, where there are only two great witches, Your Majesty and Lord Chang'an, it is already a fairyland as described in the book.
"My husband is a man who does great things, and he has his own considerations. Yan, a peasant woman who has only read a few books recently, cannot think as deeply as my husband.
Yan only knows that no matter what her husband does, it will not harm her, as long as it is not harmful to their children."
Recently, Li Si's mind has been distracted, especially on family matters. He is afraid that his actions will make his wife unhappy and confused, and that they will become alienated and live in estranged relationships.
Logically speaking, Li Si was now the left prime minister, so he could get any woman he wanted.
But Li Si had a special liking for Cai Yan, who was not very pretty and looked exactly like a peasant woman when she first came to Xianyang.
As early as when Li Si was the Minister of Justice, he was admired by the King of Qin for being a celibate.
Many people who wanted to win over Li Si either tempted him with money or invited him to be their guest and tested him with beauties.
It was not uncommon for some people to have beautiful sisters pour water for them and perform dances for them, and to think of themselves as Li Si's brothers.
Some even saw that Li Si turned a blind eye to this and guessed that Li Si did not like young girls, but liked middle-aged women and charming wives, so they brought Amu Xijun to the banquet.
Li Si had seen countless beauties. The Legalists were not the ascetic monks of later generations. He had explored many depths and tried many tightnesses.
But they were all just a brief encounter, a one-night stand. No woman could ever truly enter Li Si's heart and make him give up his wife.
The icing on the cake is a thousand flowers in bloom, charming and beautiful, with intoxicating fragrance.
The charcoal sent in the snow is just a piece, ugly and dirty, but it saves lives.
Many people, when they become successful, only think about picking flowers one after another, forgetting that if there were no charcoal around them that burned itself to give out warmth, they would not be alive.
"With Xijun's words, I can do my job without any hindrance." Li Si said with relief, "You have only studied for less than a month, but Xijun's words are penetrating and profound, and your knowledge is higher than mine. Reading is wise, I wanted to teach you to read before, but you didn't learn. If you had learned it earlier, Qin would probably have a female prime minister by now."
Cai Yan patted Li Si lightly and said with a smile, "You are lying to me again. My husband is a genius from the Jixia Academy and a disciple of Xunzi. How can I compare with him? I didn't know how to read before because the handwriting was complicated and difficult to distinguish. If Chu characters were as easy to learn as simplified characters, Yan would have learned them long ago."
Li Si hugged his wife tighter, thinking that it had only been a short time, but the power of the simplified characters created by Chang'an Jun had already begun to show. When the whole world learned this writing, the six kingdoms would have no foundation, and there would be no chance of restoration.
Cai Yan looked at Li Si's profile, and after a long moment of hesitation, she gritted her teeth and whispered, "I want to talk to my husband about something."
