After watching Ying Ziying leave.
Li Lin finally let out a breath of relief.
The worries in my heart have finally been greatly relieved.
[Han Xin, Han Xin, I'm counting on you now! You absolutely can't betray your teammate at this crucial moment!]
"Li Lin, do you still think you have a chance to turn things around?"
"What? Old Li, do you think I can't turn things around?"
"Hmph, since His Majesty has imprisoned you here, it means you have absolutely no chance of turning things around. Half a month ago, Zhao Gao, who was imprisoned here with me, was torn apart by five horses! Do you know that?"
"What? Tortured by five horses?"
"Yes, it was dismemberment by five horses. His Majesty originally intended to find someone to let him live and witness every piece of his flesh being cut off, but in the entire city of Xianyang, no one was confident enough to do so. So, dismemberment by five horses was the only option!"
Li Si looked weathered, as if he were reminiscing about the years he had worked with Zhao Gao.
"That was Zhao Gao's own fault, how could I possibly be like him?"
"Hahaha, Li Lin, Li Lin, you are still too young. Don't you know what kind of person His Majesty is? He is kind and loving to those he admires, but cruel and ungrateful to those he dislikes. And now that you have been thrown into the imperial prison, it means that he has already despised you!"
"What?"
Li Lin was suddenly moved by Li Si's words.
He immediately recalled Sima Qian's portrayal and description of the First Emperor in the Records of the Grand Historian, which showed another side of him in a multifaceted and comprehensive way.
That is brutality.
The origin of his brutality seems to stem from his loathing.
He despised Prince Dan, and destroying Yan was something he was determined to do, both strategically and personally.
The story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin is actually just that of a third-rate assassin with a great reputation, which fooled Prince Dan into believing that Jing Ke was a highly skilled martial artist.
As a result, his physical condition was not as good as that of the First Emperor, who worked overtime and stayed up late year after year.
You can't outrun him.
This gave the First Emperor an excuse to destroy Yan.
Secondly, the most prominent aspect of the First Emperor's cruelty described in the Records of the Grand Historian is the burning of books and burying of sorcerers alive.
By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty's "Book of Han," the two were combined, resulting in what later generations called "burning books and burying scholars alive."
Scammer.
That was his brutal side.
This is perfectly understandable.
However, the origin of the incident was that these sorcerers deceived the First Emperor, causing him to feel that he had suffered a great humiliation. Therefore, he ordered the group of sorcerers to be buried alive. Of course, the Confucian scholars' attire was similar to that of the sorcerers.
Therefore, many Confucian scholars were unjustly killed, but in essence, it was the sorcerers who were framed.
Some Confucian scholars were simply caught up in it.
"Now, I am imprisoned in this imperial prison by the First Emperor in such a furious state. According to Li Si, it seems to truly reflect the First Emperor's irritable reaction after being deceived. This seems to be his Achilles' heel..."
[By the way, the First Emperor had a psychological trauma related to this! His most beloved mother, the Empress Dowager, actually granted Lao Ai the power to mobilize part of the army so that Lao Ai's son could ascend to the throne—a blatant betrayal. Therefore, he resorted to such brutal methods against those who betrayed and deceived him, right?]
[Oh no! The writing on that yellow cloth is most likely Taishi Teng's attempt to frame me and sow discord between me and His Majesty! They've exploited His Majesty's most fundamental weakness. I've calculated everything, but I never anticipated this. At first, I thought they were using supernatural tales to deceive His Majesty, but I never expected them to reveal their true intentions so decisively!]
Instantly.
Li Lin understood everything.
The doubts that had troubled him for several hours immediately vanished.
He felt much more relaxed.
With a slight upturn of his lips, he clasped his hands in a fist salute and said to Li Si, "Thank you for your guidance, Prime Minister. When I leave, I will certainly offer incense on your death anniversary!"
"What? You're confident you can get out?"
"That's right, I, Li, will definitely get out!"
His confident demeanor greatly impressed Li Si.
Li You, seeing this, was furious and said with dissatisfaction, "Li Lin, you're just spouting nonsense. Now that we're both prisoners, do you still think you can get out? Just wait for His Majesty to execute you on a chosen day!"
"Hahaha, what a petty view!"
Li Lin shook his head. He didn't care much about Li You, and didn't even want to waste any more words on this idiot.
The Li family.
Li Si was a remarkable figure, but unfortunately, he didn't have a good reputation.
And what about Li Yao?
Although this era did not impose many restrictions on girls, it was not so easy for them to have room to maneuver.
At least in his opinion, Li Yao was much smarter than his older brother Li You, and had learned at least 30% of her father's shrewdness.
"Li Lin, Li Lin, I know you are quite capable, but once you enter this Imperial Prison, you are basically doomed. Apart from Zhao Gao, who entered the Imperial Prison twice, everyone else only has this one chance in their lifetime!"
Li Si sighed softly; at this point, he had little hope for the future.
He now treats every day he spends in the imperial prison as if it were his last, acting as if he wants to live as long as possible.
But when he looked at the confident and debonair Li Lin, he felt a pang of regret.
He regretted not realizing back then that Li Lin was deliberately feigning madness.
This guy clearly has extraordinary talent, but he just happens to act all lazy and carefree.
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