In just one night, a mourning hall was set up in the side hall of Li's house. Some musicians and mourning filial men and women knelt on the ground. Li Si also came to the mourning hall with the support of his son Li Hong. He took a look at the decoration of the mourning hall. Li Si was very satisfied with the atmosphere.

At this time, Li Si staggered to the spiritual tablet, twisted three sticks of incense, lit it on the candle, and inserted it into the incense burner. He stared at Li You's name on the spiritual tablet with bright eyes. Li Si wanted to say something, but in the end, he still put it The words that came to my lips were swallowed again.

With a sigh, Li Si felt extremely tired. He looked at the ashes behind the spirit tablet again. An unprecedented loss hit his heart. Li Si's eye circles turned red again. Resisting the grief, Li Si turned around and left. At this time Outside the mourning hall, a family member shouted: "Mr. Zhao, the doctor ordered me to come to express my condolences."

When Li Si heard that Zhao Gao was coming, he was surprised. He had just drawn a clear line with him and was confronting him tit for tat in the court. His arrival made Li Si feel a little wary. But now that he had arrived, Li Si had no choice but to He went up to him. At this time, Zhao Gao had already arrived in front of the mourning hall and bowed deeply. Then he turned around and sighed: "I have just received the news. I am deeply worried about your son's death in battle. Prime Minister, please don't It’s my fault for being a little late.”

Li Siqiang braced himself, raised his hands and said, "Master Zhao, why are you so polite? Let's talk in the side hall."

The two walked slowly towards the side hall on the side of the mourning hall. As soon as they entered the room, a maid brought two cups of tea and placed them on the table. Li Si pointed to the soft seat aside and said, "Master Zhao, please sit down."

Zhao Gao was not polite. He came to the soft seat and sat down. They each picked up their tea cups, blew the hot air and took a sip. At this time, Zhao Gao pretended to be sorry and sighed: "Young Master fought fiercely against Xiang Yu. Even though I lost, I am honored. I I will definitely report it to Your Majesty and ask for credit for your son."

"You're welcome, Mr. Zhao." Li Si put down the tea cup and smiled apologetically. At this time, Li Hong walked quickly into the side hall and whispered a few words in Li Si's ear. Li Si nodded, looked at Zhao Gao and sighed: "Right. Prime Minister Feng Quji and Yushi Feng Jie are here. I'll go greet you. Lord Zhao, please sit down first. I'll be back in a moment."

Li Si stood up and wanted to leave. At this time, Zhao Gao also stood up and said with a smile: "Today is the day of the great funeral of the Li family. How can I be absent? Why don't I go with you?"

Zhao Gao, Feng Quji, Feng Jie and others had always been incompatible with each other. At this time, Zhao Gao proposed to go with him. Li Si was in trouble. But he couldn't touch his face, so he could only nod and said: "Then... okay."

The two of them walked to the mourning hall together. When they were about to arrive at the mourning hall, Zhao Gao pretended that he had left something in the living room and confessed to Li Si. Then he walked quickly to the living room. Li Si was happy that Zhao Gao left. At this time, his son Li Hong Accompanied by his wife, he walked quickly to the mourning hall.

"The Prime Minister has arrived." Accompanied by the shouts of his servants, Li Si walked in slowly. At this time, Feng Quji and Feng Jie had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Li Si walking in, they stepped forward, cupped their hands and sighed: "Your Majesty, We have heard about it. Prime Minister Li, please show your condolences."

The two people's concern made Li Si's heart heat up. His eyes were red and tears almost fell. At this time, Feng Quji sighed softly. He frowned and looked at Li Si. He said slightly angrily: "But then again. In the past few years, Your Majesty has been immersed in the harem. The government has become increasingly desolate. Zhao Gao is treacherous. Not only does he not care about the crisis of the country, but he indulges Your Majesty, which makes the internal and external troubles in the court increasingly intensified. Zhao Gao should bear the blame alone. We have discussed it and decided to recommend it. Your Majesty, abolish Zhao Gao, promote education, recruit heavy troops, and quell foreign invaders. Please also invite Prime Minister Li to join us in a friendly letter."

Feng Quji's words were so straightforward that Li Si was already sweating profusely. Zhao Gao was in the side hall at this time. If he listened, the consequences would be disastrous. But Li Si didn't know how to remind them that Zhao Gao was at this time. The house was anxious. Li Si coughed dryly and glanced at the side hall to remind the two of them. But they didn't seem to understand Li Si's intention. They thought that Li Si was afraid of Zhao Gao, so he pretended to be confused in front of the two of them. At this time, Feng Quji He said angrily: "Prime Minister Li... what do you mean?"

Li Si was anxious. He secretly made up his mind and wanted to tell the two of them openly. When Zhao Gao was at the house, Zhao Gao's strange voice sounded behind him: "Prime Minister Feng, Yushi Feng, you two are too overestimated. You are on your own. How can you pour dirty water on my head?"

Zhao Gao pretended to be calm and came to Li Si. He smiled apologetically and said, "I thought I left something in the side hall just now. Who would have thought that I remembered it wrong. The letter is on me. Prime Minister, I still accept it." Well, don’t let that letter affect the friendship between you and me.”

Zhao Gao's words were unclear. Feng Quji and Feng Jie were confused. It wasn't until Li Si reached out to take the letter that they understood. It turned out that Li Si and Zhao Gao were in the same trench. He was also filled with righteous indignation and wanted to win over Li Si to overthrow Zhao Gao. It was really childish. Thinking of this, Feng Quji laughed at himself and snorted coldly. He glanced at Zhao Gao aside and said angrily: "Since the Prime Minister has someone in his house. Guest, let’s take our leave now.”

Li Si was in an extremely awkward position at this time. He originally wanted to save the two of them, but Zhao Gao was present. He couldn't say anything more. He could only return the favor: "In a few days, when the mourning period for You'er is over, I will definitely come to visit. visit."

"It's better not to bother the Prime Minister anymore." Feng Quji snorted softly, and he and Feng Jie quickly walked out of the mansion.

Zhao Gao squinted his eyes at this time and looked at the two people's backs as they gradually left. He couldn't help but sneer. This time, his goal was achieved. However, Zhao Gao would not stop here and sow discord between Li Si and others. .It's just the first step. Later, he will push Li Si to death little by little.

"It's getting late. Prime Minister, I express my condolences. I also resigned." Zhao Gao bowed his hands to Li Si and deliberately made an extremely concerned expression to win Li Si's trust. At this time, Li Si was indeed fooled. After his son died on the battlefield, The thinking in Li Si's brain seemed to have become slow. He did not have any doubts about Zhao Gao's sudden change. As the saying goes, being courteous for nothing is either adultery or stealing. But Li Si did not expect this at this time. He expressed his gratitude with gratitude. Looking farewell to Zhao Gao, he went to the back office accompanied by Li Hong.

Three days later, the Li Mansion quietly held a funeral and buried Li You east of Xianyang. Many courtiers came here to attend Li You's funeral and shouted: "Hero, go well."

After the funeral was over, Li Si spent several days bored in his mansion, never going to the court to deal with political affairs. The death of his son was a big blow to Li Si. It was not until these days that Li Si gradually came out of the shadows.

A book and a cup of tea. Li Si was sitting in the side hall. Under the sunshine, he was in a pretty good mood. In the past few days, the snow in Guanzhong has slowly melted, and warmth has returned to the earth. Under the eaves, the ticking sound kept ringing. .

Li Hong quickly walked into the side hall and saw Li Si reading a book. Li Hong hesitated for a moment, but he still walked over quickly. He cupped his hands beside Li Si and said, "Father, Master Zhao is here. Wait in the living room." What about you?"

Li Si was interrupted by Li Hong from thinking. He put down the bamboo slips in his hand and looked up out of the window. Zhao Gao, who was once incompatible with each other, now frequently showed his kindness to him. Li Si was a little confused as to why Zhao Gao suddenly changed his temperament.

Since someone came to visit, Li Si couldn't lose his etiquette. He thought for a moment, recovered his thoughts, got up and walked outside the house.

Zhao Gao was sitting in the living room at this time, holding the tea just brought by the maid in his hand. His eyes were staring at a sharp sword not far away. No one knew what he was thinking at this time.

Suddenly, there were rapid footsteps outside the door. Zhao Gao was interrupted from thinking. He calmed down and looked back at the door. Li Si had quickly walked into the living room. He held his hands and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, why do you have time to come to me today? This is it.”

"I heard that the Prime Minister has not been to the court for several days. I am worried that the Prime Minister is ill and I came here to have a look." Zhao Gao's words were extremely sincere. No one could tell that they were once bitter enemies who fought openly and secretly.

At this time, Li Si had come and sat down opposite Zhao Gao. His son Li Hong personally brought tea and placed it in front of Li Si. He bowed to Zhao Gao and then left. Only Li Si and Zhao Gao were left in the room. They each drank tea. .No one spoke first.

Just like that, the two of them tasted tea for a long time. Zhao Gao was the first to put down his tea cup and sighed softly. He looked worried about the country and the people. His voice was extremely heavy. He sighed: "We have lacked communication on many things in these years. There are many misunderstandings. In fact, I am not a person who only wants to have fun. The imperial court has been decadent in recent years. Your Majesty is nostalgic for the harem. I often sigh and feel deeply worried about this. Every time I think about it, I lament how stupid the Shaqiu edict was. also."

After saying this, Zhao Gao couldn't help but sigh. Li Si also didn't expect that Zhao Gao would be so heart-to-heart and talk to him for a long time. At this time, he was aroused by Zhao Gao to be angry. He was dissatisfied with the imperial court and the army's poor training. Dissatisfied with Hu Haihuang's//promiscuous harem. At this moment, Li Si has forgotten that back then, Zhao Gao slaughtered the Ying clan for his own selfish reasons, no less than his predecessors.

Zhao Gao saw that Li Si was already emotional at this time. He sighed again and said: "Although I appear arrogant and complacent in front of everyone, in fact, I am also worried. Your Majesty, if you don't go to court in the morning, I will have one more gray hair." .I also tried to persuade your majesty that national affairs are of paramount importance, but your majesty would not listen. I... am guilty."

Both of them were silent. Li Si also fell into endless thoughts. At this time, Zhao Gao said again: "Now, I just hope that the Prime Minister will not spare the trouble and personally persuade His Majesty. I can also help the Prime Minister speak for us. Let's work together. Let’s work together to reverse the chaos in the Qin Dynasty.”

Seeing that Li Si was still hesitating, Zhao Gao said: "The bandit Changque, Guanzhong is on the verge of collapse. If the government continues to be so absurd, the Qin Dynasty will be in danger. Please ask the Prime Minister to take charge of the overall situation."

Zhao Gao had a righteous look on his face. He stood up and wanted to kneel in front of Li Si, but was held back by Li Si. There was a brief silence. Li Si sighed softly and said helplessly: "I also wanted to save the country from danger. But His Majesty lives in the harem. I I have asked to see him many times, but he has never been able to get it right. I can't do anything."

"What's so difficult about this? I'll be by your Majesty's side in the near future. Once I get the chance, I'll order someone to inform the Prime Minister. Then you can go to the palace to ask for an audience. I'm sure Your Majesty will not reject the Prime Minister's request." Zhao Gao He raised his hands and said. Li Si also thought about it for a moment. In the end, he had to use Zhao Gao's opinion first. Thinking of this, Li Si raised his hands to Zhao Gao and sighed: "Then I'll have to thank Mr. Zhao."

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