"Greetings, Your Majesty."
When Li Si heard His Majesty's summons, he immediately put down all his work and came to see His Majesty.
Looking at Li Si, who was bowing, a strange look flashed across Ying Zheng's expressionless face.
Ying Zheng had never doubted his loyalty, but in the face of the interests of the clan, loyalty was nothing.
Not everyone could give up everything and be loyal to the country.
Why were these civil officials and generals loyal to him?
That was because he could give them everything they wanted and let them ascend to the top of the clouds.
"Your Majesty?"
Feeling the Emperor's gaze on him as if he was deep in thought, Li Si felt a little guilty and whispered,"
"Come, sit down."
Ying Zheng collected his thoughts and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Si sat down and waited humbly for His Majesty to continue.
"Unknowingly, it has been three years since Great Qin unified the world!”
Ying Zheng said with a sigh. He did not deliberately keep a straight face, and his words were rather casual.
It had been so many years since Li Si had followed the Emperor, but this was the first time he had seen the Emperor like this.
He couldn't help but be secretly vigilant. What was wrong with His Majesty?
"That's right! Under His Majesty's great talent and strategy, Great Qin had finally completed its centuries-old dream of unifying the world and becoming a hegemon.”
Li Si was secretly on guard, but a bright smile hung on his face as he said to Ying Zheng.
"That's not true. The reason why Great Qin was able to unify the world was all because of the contributions of the ancients.”
Ying Zheng was not stingy with his words of praise as he praised Li Si.
Li Si was very happy at first. After all, who wouldn't want to be praised by the king?
However, the more he listened, the colder his heart became. What was His Majesty trying to do?
Kill him?
Laughing at him?
His Majesty had unified the world, and he had indeed contributed. However, he could not bear to push all the credit for unifying the world to him.
No matter who contributed the most, it could not be greater than His Majesty.
Was His Majesty suspecting him?
Li Si was truly panicking. He cupped his hands and bowed to Ying Zheng,""Your Majesty, this subject is loyal to Great Qin and Your Majesty. Please, Your Majesty, don't listen to the slander of villains.”
In Li Si's opinion, someone must have said something bad about him in front of the Emperor. Otherwise, the Emperor would not have come here today.
For many years, His Majesty had always trusted him. There must be something fishy about the sudden change today.
"I know." Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said in a voice that made it hard to hear his emotions.
Li Si was really anxious. His life had just begun. After so many years, he had finally become the Left Prime Minister of Qin, who was second only to one person and above all others. If the Emperor was suspicious of him, the outcome would be obvious.
He could either wait for endless suffering and be slowly demoted, or he could resign and return home.
With the Emperor's prestige and means, deposing the Prime Minister was not a matter of words.
Back then, Lu Buwei's power was so great that he had never defeated the Emperor!
As the Prime Minister, he was far inferior to Lu Buwei. If the Emperor wanted to depose him, he did not need to waste any effort. No one in the court dared to plead for him.
Li Si believed that.
Those Confucians might not know their place and dare to contradict His Majesty?
However, which of the officials who had been in the court for many years were not shrewd?
When the wall fell, everyone pushed it, and when the drum broke, ten thousand people beat it!
"Your Majesty, the reason why our Great Qin is so prosperous today is because of Your Majesty's great grace and talent. This subject's insignificant contribution is not worth mentioning."
Deep down, Li Si agreed with Ying Zheng's words of praise, but he could not admit it. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that he was the one who had contributed to Qin's glory?
"Tong Gu, you are indeed a rare talent, but without Zhen's recognition, Tong Gu is just a commoner in Shangcai.”
Ying Zheng said to Li Si with a faint smile, his voice not loud.
His meaning was actually very simple-one should not forget their roots!
Li Si opened his mouth and remained silent for a long time.
That's right!
If it weren't for your majesty's support, I would have been just a commoner in Shangcai.
"This official thanks Your Majesty for your teachings. These few years, this official has indeed been a little arrogant.”
After a while, Li Si bowed deeply to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si. He had already said what he should and should not say.
As for whether Li Si could understand his efforts, it was up to him.
Zhao Gao could be crippled at any time because he could easily arrange for someone else to replace Zhao Gao's position.
However, Li Si was talented and managed Great Qin well.
Just because of a little suspicion, he crippled his left and right arms?
Ying Zheng was not that petty. He knew that he was not inferior to anyone in terms of understanding human nature.
In this world, everyone had their own thoughts. The moon had its phases, and no one was perfect.
If a person had no flaws and was perfect, would he still be human?
Even if there were, such a person without any shortcomings could not be put in an important position.
Other than being difficult to control, the most important thing was that you had no idea what this kind of person wanted.
Meng Tian attached great importance to love, Wang Jian cherished fame, Li Si loved power, and Feng Quji was greedy for sex.
All the officials in the court had their own preferences or flaws, but these small problems were not enough to hide their talents.
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