At this moment, there was another person who watched as Young Master Fusu boarded Meng Tian's carriage and left with Guo Peng.
Prime Minister Li Si.
At that moment, Li Si felt like he was watching his beloved goddess get into someone else's luxury car.
Guo Peng stole a glance at Li Si and quietly went over.
"Lord Li, you haven't gone back yet?"
"Oh, so it's Minister Guo." Li Si's expression quickly changed as he smiled and greeted her.
……
A carriage quietly drove out of Xianyang Palace.
The shameless Guo and Li Si sat in the same car and chatted happily.
Guo Peng wanted to cling onto Prime Minister Li Si and gain a foothold in one of the two major factions of the Great Qin Dynasty Hall.
But at the same time, Li Si also had the intention of befriending Guo Peng, the Qin Emperor's favorite, to stabilize his position.
Therefore, the two of them hit it off. Li Si took the initiative to mention that there was precious wine at home and invited Guo to taste it.
Naturally, there was no reason for him to refuse.
In the carriage, the two of them first talked about the recent events in the court. Although this Guo had always been a bystander, it was only because he kept a low profile, but it did not mean that he really did not know how to think. Therefore, he hit the nail on the head and pointed out the hidden political motives behind some insignificant matters.
The disputes between factions were constantly played out in the imperial court every day, but very few people could see the hidden meaning behind it. Those who could see it were undoubtedly those who stood at the top of the power hierarchy.
And what couldn't be seen, no matter how high the official position was, was just a chess piece on the chessboard. Usually, they could stay on the chessboard safely, but when the big shots started to play games, these chess pieces were cannon fodder that could be abandoned at any time.
Through these simple tests, Li Si finally stopped underestimating him.
This person was really not a simple person.
After that, they began to talk further, and the content of the conversation became deeper and deeper.
Of course, this scale was not that scale. They talked about a deeper level of political game.
For example, Great Qin's Young Lords.
Of course, Li Si didn't go too deep in the beginning and only mentioned the matter of Young Master helping Su.
Guo Peng seized the opportunity to continue the topic.
Even though he did not know much, he knew that the topic of the throne changing was taboo in Great Qin. Generally speaking, it was impossible to talk about nodding acquaintances. Once they really talked about it, it meant that they were no longer nodding acquaintances.
Instead, they would truly become allies with benefits.
In addition, Guo Peng also wanted to confirm what Prime Minister Li Si thought of Great Qin's Young Lords.
Now, almost everyone with discerning eyes could tell.
A hundred years later, the one with the highest possibility of succeeding the throne would undoubtedly be Young Master Fusu!
As the eldest son of the Qin Emperor, he naturally had the greatest advantage. Furthermore, Fu Su was on good terms with Meng Tian and the others.
To be more precise, Fu Su had received the support of the old Qin nobles.
Fu Su's status was unshakable. Even Qin Shihuang had to consider the consequences of deposing him.
Therefore, in front of Fu Su, Li Si was undoubtedly a lowly bootlicker.
Unfortunately, bootlickers were destined to end up with nothing.
Whether it was Fu Su's person or his heart, he had already been obtained by Meng Tian and the other old aristocrats.
Moreover, even Ying Zheng would not allow Li Si and the other newly-risen noble factions to place their bets on this political gamble.
After all, there were only two factions in the Imperial Court, and they were all on Fusu's side.
What would Ying Zheng think? How could he not be afraid?
They were different from the old nobles of the Qin country with deep roots.
As a new noble, his power came from Ying Zheng, so he could only be loyal to Ying Zheng.
Through a simple conversation and his own understanding, this was the conclusion Guo had come to.
Who would have thought that the ostentatious Li Si was actually a hidden bootlicker?
Furthermore, he had fawned on her so humbly. It was obvious that the goddess 'body and mind were already in someone else's hands.
At this moment, it was as if the clouds had been peeled away and the sky was revealed. He was in the middle of the game and understood the essence of the matter. Some incomprehensible things immediately became clear.
Guo Peng finally understood why Prime Minister Li Si was persuaded by Zhao Gao, a mere eunuch, to take the risk of having his entire family killed to tamper with the photo.
In the past, if they did not know the details, they would have thought that Zhao Gao was cheating or that Li Si had lost his mind.
Now that he had been there and understood the nature of the matter, everything was finally clear.
How could Li Si not know what it meant to tamper with the photo?
But he had no way out.
Once Fu Su ascended the throne, the status of the old aristocratic factions that supported him would definitely rise.
Originally, the new aristocratic faction was not as good as the old aristocratic faction, and it was only with Ying Zheng's support that they were able to compete with them.
Once Ying Zheng was not around, how could the new aristocratic factions maintain themselves in the face of the rising tide of the old aristocrats? Decline was inevitable.
Therefore, even if he had to risk his entire family being executed, even if he had to bear the consequences of going down in history, Li Si still did it for the sake of the Li Clan's continuation.
However, he did not expect Zhao Gao to be so daring that he ended up in a miserable state.
Guo Peng pondered for a moment and said in a low voice,""The Eldest Young Master is obsessed with Confucianism and has conservative thoughts. He is surrounded by conservative officials. In the future, it will be difficult for him to be as open-minded as Your Majesty.”
Li Si was shocked when he heard that." Minister Guo doesn't think highly of Eldest Young Master?”
Of course, this Mr. Guo couldn't really express his stance on this matter. He laughed and said,"His Majesty is still in the prime of his life. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? We don't care about the change of the throne. Anyway, I'm only loyal to His Majesty. I'll be loyal to whoever His Majesty passes the throne to.”
Li Si fell silent. Although Guo Peng did not admit it directly, how could he not hear the message Guo Peng was hinting at?
Guo's meaning was simple.
Fu Su would not be able to lick it. It was a waste of time.
But how could he not know?
If he really didn't know, he wouldn't have tampered with the photo if he was prepared to lick her to the end.
However, so what if he knew?
The trend of Fu Su's succession was almost unchangeable.
What he could do was to do his best to preserve the Li Clan's foundation as much as possible in the upcoming political storm.
Looking at Guo Peng, who had been calm from the beginning to the end and answered smoothly, Li Si could not help but feel a little tired.
He thought of his most outstanding son, Li You, who had only become the governor of Sanchuan prefecture after his full efforts.
It would be difficult to take another step forward and enter the imperial court…
After all, the Li family was inferior to the Wang family and the Meng family, who had been cultivating for many years.
"How old is Minister Guo this year?”
"I've grown for twenty-five years."
"Twenty-five isn't small." Li Si suddenly had a thought and asked,"Are you married?"”
"If a man doesn't make contributions, how can he start a family?”
Li Si suddenly had a bold idea.
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