The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1023: The Return of the Four Towns [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

In the Censorate's Mansion, Han Fei looked at the invoice handed in by Li Si and fell silent.

"How can there be so many!" Han Fei's voice trembled.

He was not afraid even when it came to interrogating the most vicious criminals, but when it came to reimbursement of this gift list, his hands were really shaking.

"You know, once Madam Nongyu asked, Tonggu didn't dare to refuse!" Li Si directly put the blame on Nongyu, although many things were proposed by him.

But if you have the guts, ask Han Fei to go to the palace to confront Nong Yu face to face.

"You didn't bring much money with you when you came to Bingzhou, how did you buy it?" Han Fei looked at Li Si in confusion.

This gift list must be worth at least five thousand gold.

Not to mention that Li Si didn't bring that much money when he came to Bingzhou. Even if he was in Xianyang and sold the Li Mansion, Li Si wouldn't be able to raise that much money, right?
"So, I always borrowed money on credit from various merchants in the name of my senior brother!" Li Si pointed to the borrower's position on the invoice.

Han Fei's eyes went dark. The buyers were really purchasing on credit using his name.

As for how Li Si managed to make these merchants believe that he had personally instructed them, it was not difficult at all. He and Li Si were from the same school, and Li Si was the Chief Justice of Qin State, so it was impossible for him to fake such a thing.

These merchants even hoped that Han Fei would not return the money.

Han Fei, unwilling to believe it, carefully flipped through the couple's IOUs and collapsed in his seat.

But soon, Han Fei started to act like a madman again and laid out the IOUs neatly.

"How much money did His Majesty give you, Junior Brother?" Han Fei looked straight at Li Si.

Li Si was stunned for a moment. This time he did not take any money. He just wanted to take revenge on Han Fei and feel good about it. Of course, these merchants did give him a 20% commission, but this money was given by the merchants, not Yan Yan.

So, Li Si shook his head confidently, "No, I didn't take the money this time!"

Han Fei took a deep breath and pointed at the pile of IOUs and said, "Junior brother, you were fooled by a woman and you screwed me badly!"

Li Si was confused, and then he carefully examined the IOUs, still shaking his head, not seeing anything wrong.

"Look at the names of these chambers of commerce: Oriental Chamber of Commerce, Beiye Chamber of Commerce, Hetao Chamber of Commerce, Wenzheng Chamber of Commerce..." Han Fei closed his eyes and muttered to himself.

Li Si frowned, as if he had thought of something but couldn't grasp it.

"In Bingzhou, do you think ordinary merchants can set up chambers of commerce with these place names?" Han Fei sighed.

Li Si suddenly realized, "So, the Bingzhou government is behind these chambers of commerce?"

Han Fei shook his head helplessly. "You are wrong. The government is not behind these chambers of commerce. Bingzhou law does not allow the government to engage in business. Therefore, your majesty is behind these chambers of commerce!"

Li Si was stunned. He seemed to have been deceived by Nong Yu.

Nanyue was actually using him to pay off Han Fei's debt for decades, and the debtor was Emperor Xuanwu of Bingzhou.

This means that Han Fei will have to work for Emperor Xuanwu to pay off his debts for the rest of his life.

"Shooting geese all day, only to be pecked by them in the end!" Li Si sat there dejectedly. He could not imagine that after decades of leading the Qin government and the country without ever meeting an opponent, today he would be defeated by a woman, and most importantly, the life of his dearest and beloved senior brother would be ruined.

Just touching the heavy gold in his arms, Li Si wanted to say... Any more? Give me some more!

They are my beloved relatives and friends, and they were sold for just a few hundred gold. It’s such a loss. I have to add a little more!
"This is good, isn't it? At least, Senior Brother has secured the position of the Imperial Court Judge."

"If there was someone else for the position of the Supreme Court Justice, Madam Nanyue would not have been so painstaking and deliberately used me to trick Senior Brother, right?"

After Li Si thought about it carefully, he was also a little envious. He had gone through so much hardship to get the position of the Minister of Justice, but Han Fei got it easily.

"I hope so!" Han Fei sighed.

The matter is done, there is no other way for him to do anything. As the contemporary leader of the Legalists, if he does not honor his promises, then how can there be any fairness in the law?

Soon, Zhao Gao also sent news that An Qisheng was willing to serve as the witness at Han Fei's wedding.

"Your Majesty, do you really intend to appoint Han Fei as the Chief Justice?" In the palace, An Qisheng and Yan Yan sat opposite each other.

"Han Fei is not important. What's important is that he represents the entire Legalist school!" Yan Yan shook his head.

Han Fei is not that important to Bingzhou. The key is that Han Fei is the leader and representative of the contemporary Legalists. If Han Fei is appointed as the Chief Justice of Bingzhou, he will be able to attract a large number of Legalist scholars and followers.

What Yan Yan valued was Han Fei's influence on the Legalists.

Neither Zhao Gao nor Li Si could do this.

After all, the two men's backgrounds were too humble, and the scholars who had access to the law were not ordinary scholars. Therefore, among the Legalists, Han Fei's influence was unmatched.

An Qisheng thought about it and nodded in agreement.

If it were just Han Fei personally, An Qisheng actually did not approve of Han Fei's ability to serve as Bingzhou's Chief Justice, because Han Fei was unstable and had problems with his stance several times.

However, no one can replace Han Fei's influence among the Legalist scholars.

"In this case, I suggest that Bai Qingshan replace Han Fei as the chief of the Ministry of Justice and take charge of the Law Protection Army!" An Qisheng still did not trust Han Fei and wanted to arrange someone to share Han Fei's power.

"Okay!" Yan Yan nodded.

Bai Qingshan is qualified in both qualifications and ability to take charge of the law-enforcement troops and take over as the Chief Inspector.

"Your Majesty will attend Han Fei's wedding?" After the big event was settled, An Qisheng asked about personal matters.

"After all, he is Han Huan's biological brother, so I still have to participate!" Yan Yan thought about it and decided that he should naturally participate in such an event.

This is a rare happy event in Beiye Royal City in recent years.

"Has the wedding date been set?" Yan Yan continued to ask.

"We originally wanted to set it for the fifteenth of this month, but when we thought about your majesty's plan to recruit legalists, the date needs to be postponed for a while to make time for the legalists to come to Beiye Royal City!" An Qisheng said.

Yan Yan nodded.

"Let the generals from each town return to Beiye Royal City!" Yan Yan thought for a moment and continued.

After the unification of the grassland, it became difficult for these old friends who had walked out of Yanmen Pass to get together again, as they each guarded one of their own areas.

It was also during Han Fei's wedding that they had an excuse to get together again.

An Qisheng thought about it and realized that the grassland had been pacified and the Qin State had just completed its unification. It was impossible for it to go to war with Bingzhou in a short period of time. Therefore, there would not be a big problem for Li Ren, Luo Bing, Gongsun Nu and others to return to Beiye Wangcheng, so he did not object.

"The Qin State should also hold a ceremony of unification, but I'm not sure whether the King of Qin will become emperor." An Qisheng continued.

"That's for sure, otherwise King Zheng of Qin would have unified the world in vain!" Yan Yan said with a smile.

I'm just curious, since I've already proclaimed myself emperor, will the title of Qin Shi Huang still appear?

(End of this chapter)