"Han Xin, I admire you so much, I hope you will not disappoint me!"
"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely work hard!"
Han Xin was moved to tears.
Although he was very proud and had a strong sense of integrity, at this moment, when he was being helped by a benefactor, he couldn't help but control his emotional outburst.
Han Xin happily settled into this huge mansion.
Li Lin couldn't help but reveal a smug smile of triumph.
【Excellent! Now that Han Xin is settled, once I've won over Zhang Liang and Xiao He, I can let them govern the country. In that case, as the Prime Minister, I can completely relinquish power to them. I'll just provide them with general ideas and let them follow them, while they refine the details. With that, how could I not achieve anything as the Prime Minister of Qin?】
Just as he was happily envisioning the future.
Little did he know that Taishi Teng was already preparing to kill him.
certainly.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
He had already met with Gao Shu before, but the chances of obtaining any information from that meeting were slim. Gao Shu was not very willing to cooperate with him in this regard, but indicated that he would be notified in advance if anything major happened.
That's why he's been so emboldened these days.
pity.
Things often turn out differently than Gao Shu expected. After all, this time, Tai Shiteng acted too secretly, which meant that the intelligence department under his control did not obtain any useful information about Tai Shiteng.
Naturally, this wouldn't serve as a reminder to Li Lin.
Early the next morning.
The sky was completely dark.
Dark clouds loom over the city, threatening to crush it; ministers grope their way through the darkness.
Li Lin was woken up early in the morning by the crowing of a rooster.
He dared not delay as soon as he woke up, because there was a court assembly this morning.
After a hasty wash, I grabbed some dry food and started eating as I walked.
Beside him stood a dejected Han Xin.
Han Xin's eyes were like a giant panda's, all black.
My eye bags are starting to droop.
It's obvious that I was too excited last night, so much so that I couldn't sleep and didn't sleep well.
It's perfectly normal to feel unwell when you wake up this morning.
Li Lin was like that at first too.
So he didn't say much, and simply led him into the palace.
Inside the palace.
The First Emperor, dressed in thick cotton clothes, sat upright on the dragon throne, seemingly very afraid of the cold. Beside his feet was an incense burner containing what looked like charcoal fire, emitting a slight warmth.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, and I can hardly get out of bed. How about this, the morning court session will be postponed by one hour from now on? What do you all think?"
This is since Li Lin started attending the morning court session.
For the first time, the First Emperor looked at everyone with a smile.
This annoyed him, and he thought to himself, "Your Majesty, if you want to shirk your duties, just say so! Why insist on using the excuse of cold weather? It's only the beginning of autumn, and the lingering summer heat hasn't even subsided yet. You're already saying it's cold? That's hardly a convincing excuse!"
"Your Majesty, I feel the weather is just right, neither too hot nor too cold. However, I'm not feeling well. I'm feeling drowsy and still want to sleep. Even though I've slept for five hours, I just can't seem to get a good night's rest. I don't know why!"
"Yes, Lord Liu is right. Lately, I've been feeling like I can't get enough sleep, and I don't know why!"
"Oh? Lord Liu, Lord Zhang, you both have this problem? I thought it was just one person. I'm also a heavy sleeper!"
......
The First Emperor had originally intended to find a convenient excuse for his recent desire to slack off, but now these ministers had steered him off course, leaving him somewhat helpless.
He can always find a way to smooth things over if the topic shifts to something else.
Can.
They started talking about sleeping.
He didn't know what to say.
Just then, he heard Li Lin's thoughts and immediately realized that this reason was not convincing. It seemed that he needed to add some reasons to make the reason for delaying for an hour more reasonable.
"Alright, alright, your excessive sleepiness is probably due to overwork during the day. How about this, the morning court session will be postponed by an hour, and I'll let everyone sleep for a while. This way, we'll be more motivated to put into our work during the day. Don't you agree?"
"Your Majesty is right!"
"Yes, Your Majesty is right!"
Soon, the people below echoed his sentiments.
This pleased the First Emperor, who nodded in satisfaction and was about to move on to discussing state affairs.
Suddenly, the Grand Astrologer Zhang Tang stepped forward once again.
"Your Majesty, last night I observed the celestial phenomena and discovered that the moon was eclipsed by a celestial dog, a comet fell, the bright Ziwei Imperial Star was destroyed, and all the star lords were dimmed. A western attacking star once again showed the posture of swallowing the Imperial Star whole!"
"oh?"
The First Emperor narrowed his eyes, looking sternly at Zhang Tang, and thought to himself: Last time, you tried to deceive me with such nonsense, wanting to kill that brat Li Lin. Now you're trying the same trick again? Do you think I'm a fool?
Will I fall for it again?
“Zhang Tang, you must not speak carelessly in the imperial court. As the Grand Astrologer, your job is to write books and record history! As for the matter of star observation, you can leave it to the Imperial Observatory!”
"Your Majesty, I have not uttered a single falsehood. If Your Majesty does not believe me, I am willing to guarantee with the lives of all 317 members of my clan that if I have uttered even the slightest falsehood, Your Majesty shall execute me immediately!"
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