Chapter 260: Gang Chengjun
Li Si looked at Cai Yan and waited for her to speak.
Cai Yan looked like she had done something wrong, her face was a little embarrassed, and her speech was not very fluent.
"Some time ago, um, my husband said that Chang'an Jun was up to . Do you remember?"
Li Si also looked a little embarrassed and said, "Why are you talking about this?"
At that time, Li Si was beaten into a pig's head by the First Emperor because he reported Ying Chengjiao to rebel.
Later, because of an incident in the tower, all the noble sons were arrested by Ying Chengjiao and sent to the Tingwei prison. The prison was filled to the brim, and they were resentful and hated Ying Chengjiao.
In front of Cai Yan, he shouted that he wanted to teach Ying Chengjiao a lesson and seek revenge on him.
So far, he has not only failed to avenge himself, but he has also surrendered to the enemy.
"I saw that my husband was extremely angry, and I wanted to help him get revenge, so I cast a spell on Chang'an Jun."
"...witchcraft." Li Si forced a smile and asked, "What kind of witchcraft?"
"Chang'an Jun is full of energy and spirit. I put in so much effort, but all I did was make Chang'an Jun sneeze for a day."
"…Imperial Physician Xia Wuqie could not find out the symptom after observing, listening, and asking questions. It turned out that you were the one who did it."
Cai Yan nodded and said worriedly, "I hope this won't bring disaster to my husband."
Cai Yan looked unnatural just now not because she was frightened by Li Si's cold-bloodedness, but because she heard Li Si say very naturally that if you offend Ying Chengjiao, you will die. Thinking of what he had done in the past, she was a little scared.
At first, she wanted to keep this matter to herself and not tell anyone else.
But today, I heard that Li Si and Ying Chengjiao were mentioned together by the First Emperor and compared with each other.
Cai Yan was afraid that a witch would discover that Ying Chengjiao had traces of his magic and bring disaster , so she had to speak up.
In the Chu State, where the people were unrestrained, Cai Yan was able to not only take care of herself and her children, but also save up tuition for Li Si's studies when her husband Li Si went to study at the Jixia Academy in Qi State for many years. This could not have been achieved by luck and hard work alone.
Witchcraft was prevalent in the State of Chu, and everyone from the king to the common people believed in witchcraft.
Qu Yuan was a powerful figure in the State of Chu, but the most honorable position he held was not the Sanlu official position, but his identity as the great wizard who commanded all the witches in the State of Chu.
In the State of Chu, witchcraft was as pervasive as the laws of Qin. People would seek out witch doctors for injuries, ask for divination before going into battle, and consult witches for strategies.
Cai Yan is a witch.
"It's okay, just talk it out." Li Si comforted Cai Yan, tidied his clothes, picked up the clothes and put them on.
He was wearing a long black satin brocade gown embroidered with gold thread, which was a one-piece garment from the collar to the ankles.
"Isn't today a day off? Why are you dressed like this, husband?"
When Cai Yan saw Li Si dressed like this, she knew that her husband was going out.
This one-piece clothing looks neat, but it is not very convenient to do things with. Li Si never wears this clothing at home, only when traveling.
"Go to Xianyang Prison and report this matter to Lord Chang'an immediately."
"Let's go after we have dinner."
"No, I'll eat when I get back."
In just a few words, Cai Yan's awe of Ying Chengjiao deepened.
Li Si was in such a hurry and moved so quickly that he didn't even have time to eat. In the past, he only appeared in this state when he had important matters to report to the First Emperor.
"I'm sorry to trouble my husband."
"You and I are one, what are you talking about?"
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Boom~
The bronze-gold bell hanging on the thick crossbar was struck and rang.
"Nephew Gan was arrested, and Bao Bailing was also arrested when he went to visit him. I thought that Your Majesty would arrest that bastard and put him in Xianyang Prison, and the situation would be settled. But Lu Xu was killed in the tower, and his whole family was sentenced to prison. I am very angry, and I wonder what you think."
This was a banquet of extremely high standards. Sitting at the host seat was a middle-aged man with standing beard and hair and angry eyes.
There were about a dozen people sitting on both sides of him, all with frowning brows and their hands clenched into fists under the table.
The tables used for this banquet are all made of top-grade rosewood. If you look carefully, you can see a bright luster on the rosewood tables.
There is a saying that goes, "An inch of sandalwood is worth an inch of gold." Although this heavy sandalwood table cannot be exchanged for an equal amount of gold, it can easily be exchanged for one-fifth of its weight in gold.
Such gold was enough for a person to live a carefree life for half a year in this den of money-spending in the building, but now it was casually placed in front of everyone as a dining table.
The cups, plates, bowls and cups placed on the rosewood table are all top-grade ceramics. They are smooth and round without any edges or corners, and the paint is deep and flawless.
There is also a small bronze tripod on each table, and under the small tripod is a round solid bronze container, inside which are burning neatly sized square blocks of pure black charcoal.
The small bronze tripod is cooking delicious meat without any fishy smell.
The ringing of bells and the feasting of tripods were the highest form of ceremony in ancient times; even the monarch’s banquets were no more spectacular than this.
The third man on the left was poking the small tripod with a soup spoon, watching the rich soup slide down the wooden spoon.
He said, "You are all men, who hasn't been to the tower? That boy eavesdropped on us in the tower, I wonder how many of our secrets he has learned. If we don't get rid of him, who can eat in peace?"
The fat man next to him was short and fat on his face. One could tell from his appearance that he had no shortage of food and drink. He kept picking up meat from the pot with chopsticks and was sweating profusely while eating.
He took a sip of cold wine and said "refreshing" first.
He opened his shirt, revealing his white|tender pork belly, and said, "I've told you long ago that this fellow wants a lot, but you just won't listen. When he said he would destroy the nobility during the wax festival, he was definitely not joking."
A person on the opposite right slammed the table in agreement and shouted "Not bad", causing the wine on the table to spill.
"Which of us has not fought in Qin for decades? The three families of Bai, Meng and Xi have been rising since Duke Mu. With so many people, why must we give in to this brat? There is no need to say more today, only fighting, and old Qin people never talk too much!"
“…”
Everyone at the table spoke up, most of them using harsh words, wanting to kill Ying Chengjiao.
A few moderates said that the boy was the emperor's brother after all, so they should get rid of Li Si, who was biased and unjust, and clean up the tower. Then they could remove the boy from his official position in the National Guard and the Prime Minister's Office, leaving him alone after he was released from the Xianyang prison.
This banquet that gathered the heads of Xianyang's top families had turned into a declaration of war against Ying Chengjiao.
After everyone's discussion came to an end, the middle-aged man at the main seat looked at an old man who had been silent and eating slowly at the table.
"Tsunaari-kun?"
The old man cast a puzzled look towards the main seat, with a piece of soft and tasty venison on his chopsticks.
The middle-aged man pointed at the heads of the noble families on both sides and said with a smile: "Everyone has spoken, but Gang Chengjun has not spoken. This is not good. Could it be that Gang Chengjun is standing on the side of that brat like the Meng family?"