In the Prime Minister's residence.
Feng Quji was reading a book in the study.
At this moment, a servant walked in.
"Prime Minister, Zhao Gao requests an audience."
"Zhao Gao?"
Feng Quji raised his eyebrows.
He and Zhao Gao had never gotten along. Why did the other party come to find him?
Could it be that he wanted him to plead for mercy on behalf of the Emperor and let the other party return to the imperial court?
"Let him in."
Although he didn't get along with Zhao Gao, Feng Quji still wanted to see why Zhao Gao was looking for him.
Soon, Zhao Gao walked in from outside.
Feng Quji didn't pay any attention to him. Instead, he picked up the bamboo scroll and sat on the chair to read it.
After Zhao Gao came in, he saw Feng Quji reading a book by himself, so he didn't mind. He cupped his hands and said,""Greetings, Prime Minister."
Feng Quji raised his eyebrows and looked at him. He said lightly,"Why do you have the time to come to my place? Oh right, you're no longer the Zhao Estate Magistrate. What official are you now?”
"He's a lieutenant in the city now," Zhao Gao said.”
"Lieutenant, not bad. Although I can't see His Majesty, I still have some power.”
Zhao Gao knew that Feng Quji was mocking him on purpose, but he was not angry. He looked at Feng Quji and said,""I came here today mainly to talk to the Prime Minister about something.”
"What is it?"
Feng Quji didn't care at all as he looked at the bamboo slip in his hand and asked.
"Prime Minister, who do you think has the best chance of inheriting the throne among the princes?" asked Zhao Gao.”
Feng Quji was stunned, but he still replied indifferently,"If it was before, it would definitely be Young Master Fusu. Now, it is naturally Young Master Yingyun.”
Zhao Gao said," If I remember correctly, the Prime Minister has always been assisting Young Master Fusu. Now that the throne has been snatched away by Ying Yun, is the Prime Minister willing to accept this?"”
Feng Quji smiled and put down the bamboo slip in his hand. He looked at Zhao Gao and said,""If you're here to sow discord, then you'd better give up. Your plan is useless against me.”
Zhao Gao laughed," I'm not trying to sow discord. I'm just telling the Prime Minister a fact. You should know Ying Yun's temper. He likes to hit people when he's drunk."”
"Of course, I admit that he is very capable, but what does this have to do with the Prime Minister?”
"If he ascends to the throne, will you still be Prime Minister Feng?”
Zhao Gao directly stated the stakes.
He knew very well that both Li Si and Feng Quji held high positions.
However, this was during the reign of Qin Shihuang. If it was someone else, it would be different.
Seeing that Feng Quji was starting to waver, Zhao Gao continued,""I'm sure you've noticed that Wang Ben and Ying Yun are very close. Once he becomes the Emperor, one of you and Li Si will be the Prime Minister.”
"From what I see, you're the one who's most likely to be demoted because you're not as capable as Li Si.”
Feng Quji's expression gradually turned ugly.
Indeed, in terms of ability, he was not as strong as Li Si.
"Think about it. If you were demoted to a commoner or demoted for the rest of your life, how would those people you offended before deal with you?”
"As the Prime Minister, you must have offended many people in the court over the years, especially those generals in the army. If you weren't the Prime Minister, how would they treat you?”
Feng Quji slowly raised his head and stared at Zhao Gao. He asked,""What exactly do you want?"
Zhao Gao said," I only have two goals. One is for us to work together to deal with Ying Yun and assist Young Master Su in ascending the throne."”
"Aren't you Young Master Huhai's teacher?" Feng Quji sneered. Why did you think of assisting Young Master Fusu?"
" You and I both know that Young Master Huhai is inferior to Young Master Fusu," Zhao Gao said." If Ying Yun hadn't opened his Apertures, I would have definitely assisted Young Master Huhai in fighting against Young Master Fusu."”
"Now that Ying Yun is a threat to us, I naturally have to choose the most competitive one.”
"That makes sense, but with your current position, cooperating with you doesn't seem to be of much help to us."”
" That's why my second goal is for you and Young Master Fusu to think of a way for me to return to the imperial court," Zhao Gao said.”
"Young Master Fusu is far away in Shangjun. How can I help you?" Feng Quji asked.”
" I've already mentioned this to His Majesty before," Zhao Gao said." He should be back in a few days."”
Feng Quji's eyes narrowed in shock.
"You're curious why I was so kind to ask Young Master Su to come back, right?" Zhao Gao asked.”
"If it was before, I would definitely be curious, but now I'm not."”
"You asked Young Master Fusu to come back so that you could use him to deal with Ying Yun. Then, you and Huhai could sit back and reap the benefits.”
Zhao Gao smiled." As expected of Prime Minister Feng. I can't hide anything from you. However, I really want to assist Young Master Fusu with you now."”
Feng Quji said," I didn't want to agree at first, but seeing that you helped Young Master Su, I agreed. As for your position, don't worry. When I find a suitable time, I will tell His Majesty."”
"Thank you, Prime Minister."
Just as the two of them were plotting to join forces.
Zhangtai Palace.
Ying Zheng was in the study reading memorials.
At that moment, Li Si walked in.
"Your Majesty."
"What's the matter?" Ying Zheng raised his head and asked.”
" There are two things," Li Si said." First, after the grain matures, Young Master has ordered that only the commoners are allowed to eat it. The high-ranking officials and nobles are not allowed to eat or trade it.”
" Yun 'er has already told me about it," Ying Zheng said expressionlessly." He said that the people are the foundation of the country. If we want to make the country strong, we must make the people rich. Therefore, he suggested that we should satisfy the people first, and then satisfy the officials. I have also agreed.”
Li Si's eyes narrowed. Actually, the reason he brought this up was mainly because he felt that the food was too delicious.
However, Ying Yun gave it to the commoners and didn't allow the officials to eat. This made him somewhat dissatisfied.
However, seeing that Ying Zheng had no objections, he did not say anything more.
"Second, Young Master Ying Yun found out that Zhao Gao's son-in-law, Yan Leqiang, was buying food and killed him in the street. The officials in the court thought that Young Master was just putting on an act, but they didn't expect him to be serious.”
" As long as you don't forcefully buy food," said Ying Zheng," you won't be implicated.”
" I'm afraid that some officials will lose control and break his rules," Li Si said, looking at Ying Zheng.”
Ying Zheng said," Yun 'er has contributed greatly to the stability of the Great Qin Empire. If someone really dares to commit such a crime knowingly, then I'll just kill him."”
When Li Si heard this, he immediately gave up on the idea of buying food.
In fact, he came to find Ying Zheng not only for the civil and military officials, but also for himself.
After all, Ying Yun had made such delicious food. The commoners could eat it, but they couldn't. Naturally, he had objections.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I heard that you summoned Young Master Su back?”
Li Si asked after a moment of silence.
" That's right," Ying Zheng said." He has been in Shangjun for quite some time now. He should have learned to repent. It just so happens that the imperial court needs someone, so I asked him to come back."”
"You know how to repent? If Young Master Fusu continued to argue with the Emperor, would he be sent to Shangjun or somewhere else?”
Li Si thought to himself.
He was not on good terms with Young Master Fu Su.
Therefore, when he heard this, he immediately had a plan in his heart.
"Your Majesty, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first.”
Young Master Fu Su had suddenly returned. He definitely wanted to fight for the throne with Ying Yun.
When Ying Yun hadn't opened his Apertures, he chose to be neutral.
Now that Ying Yun had enlightened his Apertures, he naturally chose to assist Ying Yun.
Therefore, he wanted to tell Ying Yun about this.
"Okay, you may leave."
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said.
Upon hearing this, Li Si cupped his hands towards Ying Zheng, then turned around and left.
Ganquan Palace.
Ying Yun returned to Xianyang after settling the matters in Liquan County.
At this moment, Xu Ping was beside him, asking him all kinds of questions about planting.
"Young Master, since you are so experienced in farming, do you know how to increase the efficiency of farming?”
Ying Yun said," If we want to increase the efficiency of planting, we have to start with the cultivation of the land first. Because the common people rely on hoes to plant crops. Although they also use oxen to plow, plowing is too backward.”
"If we use the curved shaft plow, the effect will be several times better.”
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