It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Chapter 489: Xunzi dies, Zhao Gao sets up a trap
A huge procession of carriages and horses set out from Mount Tai.

The chariot was large and comfortable, but Ying Zheng was not in it.

The story of Yong'an saving the emperor was spread as if it were a miracle. Some even said that Ying Zheng treated his daughter like his son.

However, on the second day after Zheng Li was made queen, something happened in Xianyang.

The person who delivered the message was Meng Yi.

There was heavy fog at the foot of Mount Yi. After hearing this, Li Xian remained silent for a long time.

"Xunzi, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to tell my father about this matter now." He glanced at Zhao Gao in the distance, "Since the Zhao Mansion Magistrate is waiting here... Lord Meng, why don't you go with the flow..."

It is not surprising that Meng Yi had a bad relationship with Zhao Gao because he had reported Zhao Gao.

But Li Xian was different. When Li Xian first became an inspector, he worked with Zhao Gao in Shu. It is said that Zhao Gao praised him many times to Ying Zheng and recommended him to be the supervisor of the Lishan project.

"What do you mean?"

Li Xian did not answer. He only said that the obstacles Zheng Li encountered during the past few days in Mount Tai were actually caused by his father, and he also explained to him that Ying Zheng intended to go on a secret tour to the east.

Meng Yi's expression changed slightly.

Ying Hehua had just told Ying Zheng that she wanted to let Xunzi out of the palace, but she didn't expect Xunzi to die in Baqiao Palace. If the news leaked at this time, it would be the time when Ying Hehua's mother, Zheng Li, was made queen.

The Confucian scholars who remained in Qi State must have had some wild thoughts.

but.

Why did Li Xian tell him these things?
In a sense, the two of them, the Li family and the Meng family, have been at odds since their fathers' generation.

Although Li Xian and his brother were good friends, they never liked each other, and Yongan's marriage was shrouded in surprise.

Just about what Li Xian did in Changle Palace.

He is openly stealing the bride.

Li Xian was so frank and was so sure that he wanted him to accompany him on the eastern tour to be on guard against Zhao Gao, which made people wonder what his purpose was.

Meng Yi was different from Li after all, and asked directly, "The Eastern Tour is about to start. Since you are already with His Majesty, why do you have to go back to Xianyang to deal with such a thankless and difficult matter?"

Li Xian raised his hand and stroked the horse's mane. "Many years ago at Hangu Pass, I told your brother that there is one thing I must do in my life."

The sunset glow and mountain scenery made his dark sleeves look hot.

Meng Yi was confused by Li Xian. He was silent for a while, then took out a fragment of a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to him, "For your brother's sake, I remind you that you should let your father take a look at this before you decide whether to submit it to the emperor."

Li Xian saw the stamp on it and it was very familiar to him.

"It is not convenient for me to accept what Sikong Ma sent."

Sikong Ma beat Li Xian in the main hall.

"Haha, you really have a grudge to take."

Li Xian said, "Xunzi was brought to Qin by Princess Yong'an. Xunzi wrote this letter, maybe you can go and tell Yong'an."

That day in the palace, Ying Hehua defended Li Xian and pulled him out of Sikong Ma's hands.

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Li Xian watched Meng Yi enter the Taishan Palace.

On this side of the mountain, the sun slowly set.

The eunuch said in a shrill voice, "Master Li, please come in."

Li Xian got on an airtight carriage, and in a blink of an eye the carriage drove very quickly into silence.

"What are your conditions?" Li Xian went straight to the point.

Zhao Gao paused, thinking that Li Xian should not be underestimated.

As soon as Xunzi died, he came looking for him. And he found him so quickly!
"Conditions? This time, I'm here to help with the supervision."

Zhao Gao sneered, "Li Jian, I felt something was wrong with you when we were in Shu. Since you knew all about us, you not only didn't report us, but you also got along with me."

Li Xian thought that the advantages Xu Zhi had taken were soon made up by Zhao Gao. Although he was deprived of the power to issue the imperial seal, he was now the Minister of the Imperial Chariots, just like in his previous life.

"Our affairs" - Li Xian's heart sank. Could it be that Zhao Gao was also reborn as he guessed? !
Li Xian thought about it and felt like sitting on pins and needles.

"Since you don't want to exchange with me, then what is the meaning of Lord Zhao setting up this trap?"

What Zhao Gao said was that he used merchants like Huai Qing to make money in Shu. However, he didn't know that Li Xian donated a large amount of funds to the governor of Shu County to build Dujiangyan. When the Qin State banned ink, Li Xian, like him, got the secret book of Zhongnan Mountain.

Zhao Gao smiled and shook the talisman in his hand.

"The little princess has a different identity now, but she is still involved in so many things with the Mo family."

Li Xian was stunned. Zhao Gao blamed Xu Zhi for Xunzi's death and dragged Mo Qi into Mount Zhongnan. If the things in the stone gate were made public, the six countries would rebel again, or the world would be in chaos. Zhao Gao was really a knot that Qin could not get around.

Zhao Gao could not understand the depth of his eyes and only regarded him as an object to be won over.

Li Xian was famous for his martial arts skills, but Zhao Gao was not panicked at all. Li Xian's sword had been removed, and he had not yet recovered from being seriously injured some time ago. In terms of fighting with bare hands, it was still unclear who would win.

Zhao Gao has always been good at magnifying desires and speaking to people's hearts.

Zhao Gao said, "Under the current circumstances, Supervisor Li should not only not defend the princess, but should also join me in making a statement."

Zhao Gao thought about Ying Hehua's smiling words and asking Ying Zheng to let him send her to Chu in the future, and he felt a darkness before his eyes.

The Chu State Chidao had not been built, and he had been away for several months. It was hard to say whether he would have a place in Xianyang when he returned!

"If Xunzi's death is used to make use of it, then the words of Prime Minister Quan and Supervisor Li will be serious. The people like Chunyu Yue in the court will never be in such a climate as it is now."

"Your Majesty loves the princess and will not blame her too much. At most, she will stay in Xianyang." "Besides, we don't need to do anything. Those scholars will go and speak to Your Majesty on their own."

Li Xian looked at Zhao Gao and asked, "Lord Zhao, do you mean that you can make His Highness stay in Xianyang and block his way to Chu?"

"Your Excellency and Her Royal Highness the Princess have known each other since childhood. Her Royal Highness the Princess has been burdened by Confucianism and does not understand what self-sacrifice means for others. Your Excellency must understand this."

Zhao Gao then said, "If you lend a helping hand to Princess Yong'an when she is questioned, won't the princess change her mind about you?"

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When Meng Yi arrived at the palace, Ying Hehua and Ying Zheng had already gone out.

He met Li Si.

The moment Li Si received the message from Xunzi, his expression changed suddenly.

There was no wind or snow, just heat, and he felt as if he was in the midst of a dreary cold.

The last scholars of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period passed away.

Does this indicate that the Legalist school of thought is about to arrive?
But Dun Ruo died. Wang Wan became ill from overwork. Xunzi passed away.

Who will be the next one to pave the road to empire?
Is it Li Si?

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The Jixia Academy in Qi was completely unaware of this.

Many Confucian scholars are still concerned about the fact that Ying Zheng performed the Fengshan ceremony and established Zheng Li as the queen.

They were eagerly waiting, some were nervous, some were puzzled, and many of them were looking sideways, waiting for Princess Yong'an to appear.

After the Qin Dynasty unified Qi, the Qin that advocated Legalism did not need Confucian scholars at all, or the Qin did not need the Hundred Schools of Thought.

They had already foreshadowed their fate of being marginalized.

Ying Zheng came to Mount Tai.

Xunzi's books reappeared in the Jixia Academy.

However, this time, these classics were written in Qin seal script instead of Qi characters.

For the first time, they looked carefully at these smooth and beautiful lines.

As they were having a great time, they suddenly discovered that the Qin Dynasty's calligraphy was so elegant, which was different from the rumors they had heard over the years.

After looking at each other, their proud heads slowly lowered.

Their sighs were first directed at the words they had misunderstood.

The Qin Dynasty's rulers and ministers showed sincerity to them.

They won't flatter and shout hurray.

Nor will they crawl like surrendered subjects.

They are not for monarchy, but simply come from self-reflection.