"Your Majesty, I, Li Si, refuse to accept this!"
"You're not satisfied? Then let's remove you from your position and let someone else take over!"
"Your Majesty, on what grounds?"
"Why should I? Humph!"
The First Emperor was furious; Li Si had really gone too far.
They actually asked him what gave him the right?
"Li Si, are you asking me by what right?"
The First Emperor slowly stepped down from the dragon throne, walking down the steps one by one, his footsteps making a very loud sound.
Each sound terrified Li Si, who was kneeling on the ground.
Sweat dripped down his forehead like a stream.
[His Majesty is going to punish Li Si? Excellent! That old bastard Li Si is no good. He's a villain, a shameless scoundrel. Perhaps he was good when he served His Majesty, but after His Majesty's death, this fellow conspired with Zhao Gao to forge the imperial edict, forcing Fusu to commit suicide and supporting Qin Er Shi. That guy is no good at all!]
Li Lin was filled with mixed emotions at this moment.
Unexpectedly, his thoughts and feelings suddenly awakened the First Emperor.
It seems that this rascal said before that Li Si colluded with Zhao Gao, forced Fusu to commit suicide, and supported Qin Er Shi.
Now that he thinks this way again, it seems that the rascal wasn't lying, otherwise his thoughts wouldn't be so consistent these two times.
It seems I should get rid of Li Si, otherwise he will be a great scourge after I pass away.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this humble subject dares not!"
"Dare not? Hahaha, I think it's more like you can't, huh? Li Si, Li Si, it's been almost twenty-seven or twenty-eight years since you broke off your relationship with Lü Buwei and befriended me before I took power, hasn't it? Over the years, have I ever wronged you in the slightest?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not claim credit, and Your Majesty truly owes me nothing..."
"You dare not take credit? You just questioned me, 'Why?' You've got some nerve! Guards, imprison Li Si and his son Li You together. They will be executed on a chosen day!"
"His Majesty......"
Li Si's pupils constricted sharply, and he burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have served you for so many years. Even if I have not made any great contributions, I have certainly worked hard. My slip of the tongue today was due to my anger and frustration, and it was by no means an expression of dissatisfaction with Your Majesty!"
"Meng Yi, this fellow is making a huge racket! Take him away!"
"promise!"
Meng Yi, standing to the side, was immediately overjoyed.
Li Si and the Meng family have always been at odds. Now, His Majesty actually wants to kill Li Si? Isn't this a cause for celebration?
Moments later, Li Si was nowhere to be seen in the court.
The ministers' emotions subtly shifted, and their gazes toward Li Lin became somewhat abnormal, as if they had seen something unusual.
Li Lin, on the other hand, was completely baffled for a long time.
What exactly is His Majesty trying to do? Is he really going to kill Li Si? Could it be that he's trying to undermine the meritorious class? No, wait, things aren't going according to plan. This... could it be because of me? My arrival has triggered a series of butterfly effects?
The First Emperor returned to the dragon throne with a calm expression, showing no change in emotion. However, when he looked at Li Lin, there was a hint of emotion in his eyes.
This allowed these old foxes to glean crucial information.
That means His Majesty intends to give this person an important position!
The future that Li Si predicted in the Prime Minister's residence yesterday has actually come true; this boy will surely be of immeasurable nobility in the future...
In the imperial prison.
Li Si was slowly escorted in.
Seeing the gloomy and dark environment of the imperial prison, his mood worsened.
"Isn't that Zhao Gao? How come he's lying on the ground so miserably, his body swollen like an old sow?"
Just as he was being escorted to Li You's location, he happened to pass by Zhao Gao.
This surprised him somewhat.
Zhao Gao lay on the ground, his body covered in wounds, barely clinging to life. This caused Li Si immense grief, and tears streamed down the face of this once-powerful historical figure.
"Li Si? Li Si? You've been imprisoned by His Majesty and are waiting to die, haven't you? Huh? Hahahaha! Li Si, Li Si, you old fox, how come you've ended up like me? Huh? Hahahaha..."
Zhao Gao's mocking laughter only intensified Li Si's sorrow.
He wanted to stop and linger, but the jailers behind him didn't care how noble his status was before he came in. After all, very few people who entered this imperial prison could rise again.
Most people who come here are death row inmates, so what's there to be afraid of?
"Go! Go quickly!"
"This fellow is setting off tomorrow, Li Si, your end is near!"
"Hmph, a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs. Meng Yi, Meng Yi, you just wait, what I, Li, am today is what you will be tomorrow!"
......
In the imperial court.
The expressions on everyone's faces varied, but when faced with the decrees issued by the First Emperor and the personnel he appointed, no one dared to step forward and question them.
The First Emperor was very pleased with them.
Li Lin, however, was unusually unhappy, because after the morning court session, he had to go to the Construction Department to gather craftsmen to begin preparing the materials for the manufacturing.
This is no easy task.
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