The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

After sending the First Emperor away.

Li Si sat quietly in his room, his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, someone appeared in front of him.

"Father?" The newcomer looked puzzled, asking Li Si, "What did Father and His Majesty discuss?"

"Is this something you should know?"

Even though I'm not happy,

But Li Si still sighed, then smiled, shook his head, and said, "Your Majesty is here to test me."

Although he was smiling, his expression was not good.

After all, nobody wants to be completely exposed and have no secrets in their own home.

However, this is Xianyang. Even if the First Emperor had arranged for spies, it would be very difficult for him to find out.

And even if they find out, so what?

Thinking of this, he raised his eyes to look at Li You, and after a long while, slowly closed his eyes.

With a long sigh, Li Si rested his hand on the edge of the table.

"I wonder if anyone heard what you said, or if it has already reached His Majesty's desk."

Li You was taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening.

He looked up and glanced around.

Then he whispered, "Father, do you mean that there are His Majesty's spies in our Li family, to keep an eye on us?"

"Hmph, not so stupid."

He glanced at Li You sideways and said, "Otherwise, why would His Majesty arrive so soon after Prince Gao left?"

Li Si smiled, his expression complex.

"His Majesty's visit this time is both a test of me and a warning to me!"

"It's a reminder to me not to get too close to Young Master Gao..."

"Li You, remember this." Li Si stood up, looked at him, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

"Return to Sanchuan immediately; Xianyang cannot be lingered here."

"If I'm not mistaken, this turmoil will not subside until the position of Crown Prince is decided."

Do you understand?

Seeing his father's serious expression, Li You nodded.

Without his father's prompting, he immediately wanted to leave as soon as possible, to get away from this place of trouble.

Xianyang is truly terrifying.

He had only been talking privately with his father about His Majesty when His Majesty arrived, which terrified him.

He only gradually recovered after His Majesty left.

Sanchuan County is still the best; there, you are the most powerful person.

No, I have to leave now. Nobody can stop me, not even the King of Heaven himself!

With that thought in mind, Li You turned and left.

"etc."

Just then, Li Si's voice came, and Li You, who had just stepped out the door, paused.

Turning around, I saw Li Si frowning.

He raised his eyes and looked up, then asked cautiously, "Father, what's wrong?"

Li Si waved his hand: "It's nothing, go."

"..."

.........

With the First Emperor's order

Let Prince Gao and Prince Jianglu be able to attend court and govern.

Prince Gao followed the example of the Four Lords of the Warring States, generously rewarding them with their talents and resources, thus attracting scholars from all over the land and gathering a large number of retainers.

He had hundreds of diners as his advisors and assistants.

For a time, most of the court's attention fell on the young master's residence and on this young master.

The corresponding figure is Gongzi Jianglu.

Unlike the ostentatious display of Prince Gao, he spent his days drinking and making merry with Prince Ying.

This situation is truly perplexing.

Therefore, some people began to secretly visit the current Left Chancellor of the Great Qin Dynasty, hoping to learn something from him.

But what's puzzling is...

Despite this situation, Li Si has remained unresponsive, acting as if nothing had happened.

He went to court, handled government affairs at the government office, and then went home.

He always claimed to be ill when people secretly came to visit him, thus keeping his door closed to visitors.

This caused those who visited him to curse and swear.

He was full of energy during the daytime court assembly, and was still able to handle so many affairs after the assembly.

Why did you get sick as soon as you got home?

Does this mean your illness gets better during the day but relapses at night?

But after calming down, I realized something was wrong.

Most people in the court knew something about Li Si; he was a power-hungry and ambitious man.

He came to Qin from the west to persuade the King of Qin.

Step by step, he rose from being a retainer of Lü Buwei to becoming the most powerful civil official in Qin, eventually becoming the Left Chancellor.

The Great Qin Dynasty, among these works, became his most perfect creation, a testament to his life's work.

He was also the person who understood the First Emperor the most.

But now they're putting on an aloof act, as if they're afraid of being implicated by something.

Something doesn't feel right.

But something felt off, though I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

However, given Li Si's actions, some intelligent people naturally understood something.

He decided to follow Li Si's example and shut himself in his room to avoid seeing anyone.

As for those foolish but scheming individuals, they naturally had no choice but to seek other avenues and begin forming cliques.

Gongzi Gao also had the assistance of his advisors.

He would visit high-ranking officials under the guise of seeking their advice on politics, but his real purpose was to win them over.

He was someone who vaguely understood something from Li Si's attitude.

Faced with the visit of Prince Gao, he had no choice but to follow the example of Li Si and feign illness to avoid receiving guests.

As for those with ulterior motives, their choice is completely opposite.

They thought they had figured out what the First Emperor meant.

When Gongzi Gao came to visit, he not only welcomed him with generous gifts, but also talked with him until dawn.

Afterwards, everyone praised Gongzi Gao for his exceptional intelligence.

"Ha, clever?"

When he learned of this news, Fusu was sitting in his room, reading through books and letters.

His collection of books consisted mostly of Confucian classics.

However, there are also a few Legalist works, which were bestowed upon him by the First Emperor during the period when he was confined to his residence.

During that period, the First Emperor strictly forbade him from reading Confucian classics and forced him to read Legalist works instead.

Although the lockdown has now been lifted.

However, Fusu also brought these Legalist works back with him and often read them.

The more he looked, the more confused he became.

On one hand, it teaches people to be benevolent and humble; on the other hand, it teaches people to govern the country and control the people with ruthlessness and selfishness.

Which side is right and which side is wrong?

Fortunately, at this moment a servant walked in and slowly approached Fusu and said something.

"My lord, Lord Shen is outside requesting an audience."

"Shen Gong has arrived?" Fu Su's face showed a hint of relief as he put down the scroll in his hand.

"Quickly, invite him in."

Not long after the servants left, an elderly man with white hair slowly walked in.

"Young Master, is Young Master Gao acting so ostentatiously that he already considers himself the Crown Prince?"