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The fire is coming in July and the weather turns cooler.

The entire Qin Dynasty has entered the hot autumn harvest. This year, the weather is good, and the autumn grain has once again achieved a huge harvest, and the country is almost doubling.

Judging from the official documents and supervision situations sent back from various places, the taxes and grains of each county have doubled this year than in previous years, and the granaries in various places have accumulated grains as mountains. Chen Xu's fiefs in Chi County and the fiefs and fiefs in Jingyang County have also been happy to have a bumper harvest, which has doubled the harvests under last year's severe drought. Although the fiefs and fiefs of the fiefs have expanded a lot, they still cannot accumulate. Therefore, Chen Xu simply exempted the taxes and grains of many poor farmers.

After more than a month of careful treatment and recuperation, Li Si was able to stay.

Chen Xu also visited him in person. After a serious illness, Li Si's expression became older. His gray hair and beard were as white as snow, and his face had a few more layers of folds, which looked like a tranquil New Year.

During Li Si's serious illness, many ministers secretly suggested that the Hou of Qinghe be appointed as the left prime minister for the time being, but the emperor never made any statement. Chen Xu occasionally heard this news, but did not take it seriously.

According to the emperor's trust in Li Si, as long as Li Si does not die for one day, or does not voluntarily resign as the Left Prime Minister, the emperor will not voluntarily remove him from his official position.

As for letting Chen Xu serve as the Left Prime Minister, perhaps the emperor had considered it, but perhaps the best time was not yet reached.

With the successful construction of several large water wheel mills, the output of cement is also increasing. What follows is that the construction speed of Dongfang Road is getting faster and faster. Many engineering teams are trying to complete the project tasks before the winter begins. Therefore, every day, news of snow flakes is constantly uploaded from Dongfang Road back to Xianyang. According to statistics from the General Administration of Dongfang Road, it is only August now, but the overall project progress has been completed by 80%, and there are nearly four months left before the end of the year, which is enough to complete the construction of Dongfang Road in quality and quantity.

This news has greatly stimulated all merchants who participated in the fundraising and construction of Oriental Road to privately talk about various plans after the law of suppressing merchants next year. This plan is naturally to rub their hands and roll up their sleeves and prepare for a big move. To prepare money, you must invest large amounts of money in industries you are familiar with or optimistic about to seize the initiative.

Chen Xu has been very quiet in the past month. Most of the time he spent spending his life in his fiefdom and farm to check the autumn harvest. At the same time, he made some planning and guidance on winter sowing and planting and breeding for next year.

The pepper planted at the end of February has been rising well, but after all, it was still more than a month late for sowing. A large number of peppers began to wither before the flowering period ended. Therefore, most of the peppers did not mature, but some of the long, fast-growing, nutrient-dense peppers were successfully pollinated and fruited. Several acres of pepper fields also showed up a bunch of green or purple-red fruits, which slowly matured during the autumn harvest.

According to Chen Xu's observation, it is roughly possible to harvest seven or eight dou, and the weight is estimated to be more than 100 kilograms. Although this yield is sorry for the huge sowing area and hard work, it also makes Chen Xu feel relieved. Pepper can be successfully planted in Xianyang and can also be harvested so much. This means that the current temperature and climate of Daqin are still suitable for pepper growth. After this harvest, next year, the family servants and students from the Agricultural College will be arranged to go to the south to find places with suitable soil and soil for large-scale cultivation. In another two or three years, thousands or even tens of thousands of kilograms of harvest will be harvested every year, and then the seeds will be spread continuously, so that the people in the south can plant them in front of and behind houses, and then sold to merchants who operate spices. This rare spice can also be tasted by more people, adding exotic flavors to the production of food, and at the same time, it can also increase farmers' additional income.

In early August, Li Si, who had just recovered from his health, entered the palace to pay homage to the emperor. A few days later, a commissar came to Qinghe Villa with an order to inform Chen Xu to participate in the court's political discussion tomorrow.

The next morning, Chen Xu packed up and stopped, and the sky was dawn and he took a car into the city.

In mid-autumn, all the crops on both sides of the Wei River were harvested, and only a piece of withered yellow and piles of millet were left in the farmland.

The Wei River water flows for a long time, and the fields on both sides are filled with mist. You can vaguely see the undulating towering Taiyi Mountains, like a giant dragon lying on the Wei River plain, winding towards the southeast.

Chen Xu still couldn't see clearly the emperor's sudden request for him to attend the court meeting like the vast fog on the Wei River Plain.

Moreover, since Ying Shiman became pregnant, Chen Xu has not cared much about the government affairs of the court. In addition to patrol fiefs and fiefs, he just stayed with Ying Shiman at home. He changed his tricks to make her various nutritious and delicious foods every day. In just over a month, Ying Shiman has gained weight, her plump figure is even more beautiful. Although she is only sixteen years old, she gradually has a maternal glory.

Concubine Yun came to visit every ten years, and even sent a few middle-aged palace maids who were familiar with taking care of pregnant women to take care of Ying Shiman's daily life. The focus of the entire Marquis' mansion is now all focused on Ying Shiman and the fetus in the belly. In this era when children are extremely valued, the first legitimate son or legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Qinghe will be a topic of concern to the people of Xianyang.

In the square in front of the foggy hall, various carriages with double and four bridles came one after another. After seeing Chen Xu, almost all the officials who came to court had to bow to congratulate Chen Xu.

In the court hall, Li Si Meng Yi Feng Qu Ji and the three Shangqings were already doing it in their own position. Although the expressions of the three were as calm as ever, Chen Xu took a special look when he passed by Li Si, and was deeply moved.

After not seeing him for more than a month, Li Si's hair and beard were all white. Although he was neatly combed, he could see that he was very weak, his cheeks were thin and his skin was dry, his eyes were deep and even his eyes were filled with a sense of grayness.

The twilight year is about to go down.

This is Li Si's current state.

Although Chen Xu was a little reluctant, he quickly threw this idea behind his mind.

Political struggles have always been to the death. As the backbone of the stubborn disciples of the Legalists, Li Si has no chance or possibility to make peace with him. Besides, Chen Xu does not have the time and energy to fight wits and courage with this old fox who has been immersed in the officialdom for decades, because as time goes by, Chen Xu of the Qin Dynasty is becoming increasingly difficult to control, mainly because the emperor's mind is unpredictable.

Although Chen Xu built the Oriental Road and took out a globe, and was constantly promoting various reform measures that could make the Qin Dynasty prosperous and powerful, in this era, when kings, princes, princes, and nobles did not pay much attention to the lives and death of the people, in fact, the rule of aristocratic rule still firmly gained the upper hand.

Even if the real power Shangqing, such as Feng Quji, who supports reform, is not concerned about the people's food, clothing, or even life or death, but whether it can make his work easier and more convenient and more conducive to control.

The same is true for the emperor's thinking, and he does not have much thought of caring about the people.

If Li Si fails to die for a day and has power for a day, then Chen Xu will not be completely relieved for a day.

What's more, if Li Si continued to uphold the government and the emperor's vision was completely broadened to the entire earth. If Chen Xu could not gain the upper hand, then someone might eventually pick the peach that Chen Xu had worked hard to plant.

Chen Xu has worked so hard to promote, so he naturally does not want to make wedding dresses for others.

So if Li Si knew the truth, he should delegate power or even retire in advance and return home to a good end. Otherwise, when the two of them really came to an end, Chen Xu would definitely kill him with thunder. Even in front of the emperor, Chen Xu would not hesitate at all.

After a few years of mingling with the court in Xianyang, Chen Xu was no longer the time when he first came to Xianyang, nor was he hang out in Qinghe Town.

To save the Qin Dynasty, save the Chinese civilization, and to stop the unprecedented massacre, we can only kill and stop killing.

If Li Si doesn't admit defeat, then he must die!

Chen Xu strode past Li Si with an expressionless face, then sat on his own exclusive chair, glanced at the entire Chaogong Hall, with a chill that had never felt before.

Countless people were curious about what it means to go to court together suddenly today, but after getting into Chen Xu's eyes, they shivered for no reason, and their souls were all cold and they quickly lowered their heads and remained silent.

At the hour of Mao, the emperor came out from the back of the hall almost without any punctuality. The king and his ministers took their seats when they saw the ceremony, and the hall soon became quiet.

The Zuo Prime Minister who was seriously ill for more than a month and the Qinghe Hou who had not come to court for more than a month appeared in the court at the same time. The focus of today's court discussions must be related to these two ministers whom the emperor valued the most.

Sure enough, after a brief quiet, before the emperor could speak, Li Si stood up first, walked to the center of the hall with a tablet in his hand, knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have been seriously ill for more than a month, delaying a lot of government affairs. Today I beg for the crime from Your Majesty!"

Seeing Li Si performing such a great gift, Qin Shihuang also stood up and walked down the nine-story steps to help Li Si up and said, "You are working hard and working hard for a long time. What crimes are you guilty of? Today, you are recovering from your health and performing your duties again. I am very happy. Come and lay bear skins on Li Xiang's seat..."

"Here~" The palace maid standing behind the palace quickly brought a black bear-skin mattress and spread it on Li Si's chair.

"The weather is getting colder. Please keep warm after recovering from a serious illness. There are still many official duties that you need to help with in the future. Please take your seat!" Qin Shihuang said with concern.

"I thank you, my elders, and I wish you to repay Your Majesty with all your heart!" Li Si looked sobbing, and turbid tears rolled down his old eyes.

The performance-like actions of the monarch and his ministers made all the civil and military officials silent.

Li Si walked to the front of his seat in a staggering manner, but did not sit down, but bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister went to court today. I really want your Majesty to testify with your colleagues..."

Chen Xu's face shook slightly, and his face suddenly became a little cold. He thought that Li Si was going to explode the Five Poisons Shuhun Water to prove him.
Chapter completed!