"What about Li Si?"
Meng Tian asked, "Meng Tian didn't offend Li Si, did he?"
"Why did he join forces with Zhao Gao to kill Meng Tian?"
Fusu also spoke up, "Yes, why did he want to kill Fusu?"
"Because our positions are different."
Qi Pan said, "Fusu believed in and respected the Confucian way of governing the country and the benevolence of the world."
"Li Si believed in governing the country by law, and their ideas were completely different."
"If Fusu succeeds to the throne, he will certainly make use of Confucian scholars such as Chunyu Yue."
"Then Li Si will definitely be marginalized and ignored, which is not what he wants to see."
"In addition, Fusu's personality is indeed not suitable for succeeding the Qin Dynasty. It is natural for Li Si to do this."
"Also, Zhao Gao threatened Li Si with something, so he had no choice but to do this."
oh?
Use something to threaten Li Si?
Ying Zheng asked, "What's the matter?"
"It's about Han Feizi."
Qi Pan said, "Li Si killed his fellow disciple Han Feizi. Zhao Gao found out about this and used it to threaten him."
"So Li Si conspired with Zhao Gao to forge the imperial edict to force Fusu to commit suicide and kill Meng Tian, all for these reasons."
So that's how it is.
Ying Zheng recalled that he had just given the corn seeds to Li Si to cultivate and plant yesterday.
I heard such explosive news today.
Is this Li Si still useful?
Ying Zheng looked at Qi Pan and asked, "Sir, do you think Li Si is a talent for the Qin Dynasty?"
"Can it be used?"
"Of course it does."
Qi Pan nodded and said, "Before Qin Shi Huang's death, Li Si was still a very useful and capable person."
"In history, when Qin Shi Huang died, Li Si was the left prime minister of the Qin Dynasty."
"His talent and knowledge are beyond doubt."
What?
Left Prime Minister?
The current left prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Wan, looked up at Qi Pan in shock.
"Sir, you just said, Your Majesty... No, when Qin Shi Huang died, Li Si was the Left Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty?"
"yes."
Qi Pan said, "After Wang Wan abdicated, Li Si became the left prime minister."
What?
After he quit, the person who replaced him was Li Si?!
Wang Wan asked again, "Sir, why did Wang Wan in history resign from his position?"
"This...there are several versions in history."
Qi Pan frowned. "Some say it's because Wang Wan was too pedantic and repeatedly angered the First Emperor."
"Then he was demoted by Qin Shi Huang."
"Some say he resigned due to illness, while others say he was persecuted because he offended someone..."
"Anyway, no one can tell exactly why, but the final result was that he retired and Li Si took over."
What?
Because he acted too pedantically and angered His Majesty, he was demoted?
Are there any who resigned from office and retired due to illness?
Did you offend someone and lose your job?
Wang Wan turned and looked at Ying Zheng.
Would Your Majesty be the kind of person who would demote him if he got angry with him?
Thinking back on what he had done since taking office, Wang Wan was confused.
Am I really pedantic?
Ying Zheng asked Qi Pan, "Sir, you said before that Qin Shi Huang and Hu Hai had a grudge? What was that grudge?"
“Hmm…”
Qi Pan thought for a moment and said, "It's a revenge that will end the lives of all descendants."
What?
A revenge that will cut off one's lineage???
Ying Zheng, Fusu, Wang Wan, Feng Quji, Meng Tian and others were all stunned!
"Sir... sir, what does it mean to have a vengeance that will wipe out your entire family?"
Ying Zheng said, "Please tell me in detail, sir."
Qi Pan said, "Didn't Zhao Gao and Li Si forge the imperial edict, kill Fusu and Meng Tian, and then recommend Hu Hai to succeed him?"
"Hu Hai then killed all of Qin Shi Huang's children."
What?
Ying Zheng's face changed in shock!
"He actually killed all his brothers and sisters?"
"Why is that?"
"Because they're in the way."
Qi Pan said, "Hu Hai is a playful and pleasure-loving person. He kills anyone who gets in his way or interferes with his enjoyment."
"Nonsense! This is too ridiculous!"
Ying Zheng angrily scolded, "This is simply a beast!"
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but he actually killed all his brothers and sisters!"
"He's worse than an animal!"
"Hey, brother, don't be so angry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Qi Pan raised his hand and took out a cup of hot tea and placed it in front of Ying Zheng.
"In addition to Qin Shi Huang's children, Hu Hai even spared no ministers in the court."
"At that time, all the ministers, such as Feng Quji, Wang Ben, Wang Li, Li Si, etc., were basically killed by Hu Hai and Zhao Gao for various reasons."
What?
Even the minister was killed?
Upon hearing that he was also killed by Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, Feng Quji asked.
"Sir, why is this?"
"There's no reason, it's just that Zhao Gao doesn't like them."
Qi Pan said, "Zhao Gao did a lot to control the court and make it his own place of authority."
"The most famous of these is calling a deer a horse."
"This word can be said to have originated from Zhao Gao. Even now, in 2024, many people still use it."
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