"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! This old servant will be loyal to Your Majesty to the end, even if it means going through fire and water!"
Gao Shu, who was walking on the road, immediately knelt down on the ground with tears of gratitude, raised his respectful head to look at the First Emperor, but at this moment he noticed that the smile on the First Emperor's face was gone.
Instead, he adopted a serious demeanor, which made him dare not be careless, and he quickly became serious as well.
"Gao Shu, you are also one of my old comrades. I don't want you to become a second Zhao Gao. Do you understand?"
"This old servant understands!"
"Also, I've been telling you to keep an eye on that Censor-in-Chief Li Lin lately. Have you sent anyone to keep an eye on him?"
"Your Majesty, I have done so. However, since Li Zhongcheng returned home from the Censorate, he has stayed at home and has not come out. Therefore, I have not learned any useful information during this period."
"Oh? Is that so?"
The First Emperor's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly remembered Li Lin's lazy appearance. He wondered if Li Lin was slacking off in the Censorate again. However, he could still recall what had just happened.
He had seen Li You, the son of the prime minister, being intercepted with one hand, and his arrogant and domineering manner was evident to him.
Hmph, that brat. I haven't seen him for such a short time, and I actually miss him quite a bit. Sigh, I wonder what kind of expression he'll have when he receives my order to go on a business trip.
As he thought about it, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned upwards slightly.
This caught the eye of Gao Shu, who was very good at reading people's expressions. He immediately took a liking to Li Lin, thinking that Li Lin was someone the emperor favored and that he was sure to rise to prominence in the future.
If we show goodwill now, and he happens to rise to prominence and become a high-ranking official, the reports will be very impressive!
Why was Zhao Gao trusted by the First Emperor in the first place?
Wasn't it just that he bet on the right horse?
At that time, many eunuchs in the harem followed Lao Ai, but only Zhao Gao took the lead in expressing his loyalty to the First Emperor. After the First Emperor eliminated Lao Ai's group, Zhao Gao gained a superior position among the eunuchs.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty?"
"Oh, cough cough, I was lost in thought just now. Let's go to the Court of Justice first. I need to find Li Si to discuss the reforms!"
"promise!"
The First Emperor smiled somewhat embarrassedly, and then ordered his coachman to go to the Court of Justice.
In fact, Li Si lived and worked in the Prime Minister's residence.
However, since Li Si started his career in the Court of Justice, after becoming the prime minister, he transferred all the functions of the prime minister's office to the Court of Justice in order to better coordinate the work.
At this moment, Li Lin, sitting in a room in the Censorate, felt somewhat uncomfortable.
He sneezed several times throughout the afternoon.
He had originally intended to look at the bamboo slips as a formality, but one sneeze was fine, but then he sneezed several times in a row, which immediately made him lose all interest in reading the ministers' memorials.
"Sir, are you perhaps too sensitive to these bamboos? Is that why you sneeze when you get close?"
Several of his subordinates who were near him hurriedly got up to show their concern for him.
This made him feel somewhat flattered.
It's just a few sneezes, isn't it?
As for you bunch of people who don't work but come here to offer your condolences?
However, Li Lin really didn't have many ways to scold them for not working properly, since he himself was also slacking off.
"Ahem, perhaps I've been working too hard these past few days and overexerting myself?"
He waved his hand and made up an excuse to brush it off.
Unexpectedly, these censors showed great concern and revealed a distressed expression.
[Pfft! Hey, hey, hey, what are you guys doing looking like that? If a group of cute girls were showing me this kind of concern, I might be flattered and pleasantly surprised. But you're all a bunch of men in your thirties and forties! This is really terrifying!]
"Your Excellency, you've worked hard!"
"Yes, yes, we've all heard about Princess Manyin. She's a ruthless woman who eats people without spitting out the bones. Your Excellency, with your slender frame, you must exercise restraint!"
"Those matters of lovemaking are too profound, Your Excellency. You are still young and if you don't know how to control yourself, you will overwork yourself. However, I am proficient in some bedroom arts. How about I teach you privately?"
"Tch, Liu Pi, stop bragging. If you really knew the art of the bedroom, would you be afraid of your wife? The other day, he got caught drinking with his buddies at a brothel by his wife and got a beating!"
"My Lordship, don't believe Liu Pi. I am the one who is proficient in the art of the bedroom. I guarantee that I will make you invincible and crush the enemy!"
......
"......"
Li Lin's face darkened, not because he was angry, but because he was utterly speechless.
Are these perverts imperial censors?
Is he really an imperial censor of the Qin Dynasty?
Sigh! He really is a cultured person; even his words are so elegant and refined.
He shook his head, almost shouting "Awesome!"
"Lord Zhongcheng..."
"Alright, get out of here! You bunch of filthy perverts, I need some peace and quiet!"
"promise!"
Seeing Li Lin's displeasure, they immediately shut their teasing mouths. They had only wanted to please Li Lin, but things had gone wrong, and they had only angered him.
Li Lin watched them leave and then closed the door.
But just as he was locked up, he suddenly sneezed several times in a row, which made him furious and yell, "Which little brat is talking bad about me behind my back? Don't let me find out, or I'll beat him until he loses all his teeth!"
Just as he was shouting, a sharp voice suddenly rang out from the entrance of the Censorate: "Imperial edict has arrived!"
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