"Father, Father..."
Li You walked in angrily, only to find the living room filled with familiar faces.
"Grandpa Wang Jian, Uncle Neishi Teng, and Uncle Wei Liao, what are you all doing here?"
"Is this You'er? It's been years since I last saw her, I didn't expect her to have grown so tall and graceful!"
Seeing that Li You suddenly became very surprised, Wei Liao spoke up to defuse the awkward situation for him.
"Uncle Wei Liao, it's been a long time. Didn't you live in seclusion in Dongshan?"
"Hahaha, if this old man doesn't leave the mountain soon, I reckon the Qin Dynasty is about to change!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Liao couldn't help but laugh.
He, Wei Liao, did indeed live in seclusion, but as the saying goes, the great hermit lives in the city, and the lesser hermit lives in the wilderness. Although he, Wei Liao, was not a saint, he was still honored with the title "Master".
So, although he nominally left Xianyang, he actually lived there all along; he was just too low-key.
"change of weather?"
Li You was taken aback.
Sitting in the main seat, Li Si couldn't help but shake his head. His son was kind-hearted and simple-minded, so it was really inconvenient for him to get involved in this mess.
Tonight, he sent him to accompany Zhang Mo to deliver the imperial edict.
They just wanted to get him away.
Unexpectedly, he returned in just a few hours.
"You'er, you may go down now. I need to discuss important matters with these uncles and elders!"
"promise!"
He craned his neck, wanting to hear Wei Liao continue, but his father told him to leave first, so he had no choice but to leave.
Li You had just left.
Wei Liao was somewhat displeased afterward.
He rolled his eyes at Li Si and said, "Prime Minister, why don't you let your son know about our plan? Could it be that you want to protect yourself and deliberately keep your son out of it?"
"Brother Wei Liao, you've misunderstood me! It's not that I don't want You'er involved, but I'm afraid His Majesty might go back on his word!"
"Oh? What do you mean by that?"
At this moment, Wei Liao was no longer as harmless as he had been when he met Li You. He was nearly seventy years old, and his temples were now white, with wrinkles covering his forehead.
"Now His Majesty is so fond of the Li brothers, especially the useless Li Lin, and even wants to marry Princess Manyin to him. Brother Wei Liao, think about it, if this Li Lin were really useless, would His Majesty be so willing to go to such lengths?"
"This...you mean His Majesty has discovered that Li Lin is an unparalleled talent, which is why he's going to great lengths to win him over? Just like His Majesty treated you and me in the past?"
What an intelligent person Wei Liao was!
In his youth, he devised a strategy for the First Emperor to conquer the six states. It can be said that Wei Liao made a great contribution to the unification of the world by the Qin Dynasty.
Now, upon hearing Li Si express himself in such a tactful way...
He immediately recalled how the First Emperor had humbly begged him to serve in the government.
Who was the First Emperor?
Doesn't he know?
How could he possibly be so fond of a good-for-nothing?
But if this person isn't a good-for-nothing, then everything makes sense.
"right!"
Li Si nodded his heavy head. At this moment, he was in a terrible mood, like a piece of dog shit. This was because Li Lin had once liked his daughter, Li Yao, but he looked down on Li Xin's status.
Therefore, he personally stopped Li Lin and Li Yao from developing their relationship further.
Unexpectedly, Li Lin, whom he had once considered a fool, turned his life around so quickly and gained the First Emperor's trust and favor.
It completely overturned his worldview.
After reading the imperial edict today, he was filled with deep regret.
Why does His Majesty favor Li Lin so much?
We all share the surname Li, so why does His Majesty favor Li Lin so much, while treating Li Si with such indifference?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! If Li Lin were truly a man of great talent, why would he only be making his name known now? Besides, I have quite a bit of information about him, and I can assure you with my own confidence that Li Lin is by no means a man of great talent!"
Wei Liao's expression was very solemn.
He is a person who never likes to make judgments.
This time, his decisive statement of judgment surprised Li Si.
Could it be that he's overthinking things?
At this moment, the usually taciturn Inner Historian Teng suddenly chuckled and then followed up on Wei Liao's words, saying, "His Majesty treats Li Lin so well simply because he wants Li Xin to work for him."
"Oh? If that's the case, why didn't His Majesty choose Li Xin, but instead gave the benefits to his younger brother Li Lin?"
"Hahaha, because His Majesty is too clever!"
Neishi Teng laughed upon hearing this. He had been following the First Emperor for just as long as Li Si. When he had a long talk with the First Emperor all night, Li Si had not yet become the prime minister.
He had an extremely good understanding of the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty is too clever?"
"Yes, Your Majesty is truly brilliant! Look at all the ministers now, aren't they all envious of Li Lin's current life?"
"I am very envious."
"It's understandable to be envious, but what do others think about Li Lin's ability to obtain these things?"
"Most of them, most of them believe it's Li Xin's doing... Oh, you mean, His Majesty wanted to spend a fortune to buy Li Lin's talent, so he deliberately treated Li Lin so well. His purpose was simply to tell the world that as long as you are a great talent, even if your other relatives are idiots, he will arrange a certain position for you?"
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