Chapter 153 The Seven Deadly Sins

One person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.When one person loses power, those who follow him will naturally suffer as well.When Li Si was arrested, his family guests were also doomed, and all of them were thrown into prison.Thousands of people were arrested at once, and Xianyang City was almost empty. Yunyang prison is a place Li Si is very familiar with. When he was an official in the court, he often came here to work on the spot.Here, he bid farewell to Lai Ai, Han Fei, and saved Zheng Guo.At that time, he never thought that one day he would also become a prisoner and lose his dignity and freedom here.

Zhao Gaonan sat in the hall, looking down at Li Si, his heart was full of joy of victory.He was not in a hurry to interrogate, he wanted to enjoy this wonderful moment and the thrill of stepping on the once mighty Li Si.After a long time, Zhao Gao finally opened his mouth and said, "Is the prime minister still today?" Li Si shouted, "Li Si is innocent." Zhao Gaoyin smiled and said, "Whether the prime minister is guilty or not is not up to the prime minister. I will not make things difficult for you because of the relationship between you and me as ministers in the same court. As long as you are willing to confess, admit that you have committed treason, and then commit suicide Thank you, Your Majesty, I can keep your whole family safe."

Li Si said angrily, "It's ridiculous! Li Si wants to rebel, why wait today?" The tougher Li Si's attitude was, the happier Zhao Gao was. He liked to see Li Si's struggle.Zhao Gao took a sip of the wine and said leisurely, "Last time I was in the prime minister's mansion, but I couldn't ask for a drink. I could only watch the prime minister drink. Today it is the prime minister's turn to watch me drink. Wouldn't it be ashamed? Does the prime minister want to drink? As long as the prime minister Zhao Gao will never be stingy with a glass of wine if he asks for it."

Li Si snorted and didn't answer. Zhao Gao's expression changed suddenly, and he said coldly, "I'll ask again, are you recruiting or not?" Li Sidao, "How can you recruit an innocent person?" Zhao Gaodao, "Since that's the case, don't blame Zhao for being ruthless." After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and several strong and strong jailers came in, with fierce faces, approaching Li Si. Li Si glared at the jailer, and shouted, "You are the prime minister of the court, how dare you!" Of course the jailers knew who Li Si was.In the past, Li Si was like a mythical figure to them, radiant and unattainable.Unexpectedly, the majestic prime minister of the empire became a prisoner overnight, fell into their hands, and was at their mercy.With such a contrast, it was difficult for them to turn around for a while. Seeing Li Si's furious rage, they couldn't help being frightened. They didn't dare to make a move, but just looked at Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao nodded grimly, and said, "I don't see any current prime ministers. In my eyes, there is only a criminal who intends to rebel." Only then did the guards redouble their courage, and began to torture Li Si in an orderly manner.In this regard, the jailers are all real experts. They know how to be bloody, how to be cruel, and how to make prisoners unable to live or die. Li Si was hung in mid-air, naked, and four guards surrounded him with whips in their hands, whipping him in turn. What is the principle of heaven, what is the king's law, what is human nature, have been covered in darkness, abandoned outside the prison.At this moment, no one will care about Li Si's grievances, and no one will share Li Si's pain.And once the armor of power is removed, Li Si is just an ordinary man.He would still bleed and scream.

Every whip hit Li Si's body firmly, and wherever it went, his skin was ripped apart. Li Sinian was nearly seventy years old, how could he endure such torture.After a hundred lashes, he was already bloody and passed out. When Li Si woke up, he saw that his body was covered with wounds, and when he moved a little, he felt so painful that he couldn't help but burst into tears.A scholar can be killed and cannot be humiliated. He could have died like Feng Quji and Feng Jie.But he is not reconciled.He is conceited about eloquence, as long as he is given a pen, he can pry Hu Hai's heart and make Hu Hai realize that Li Si, not Zhao Gao, is the person he should trust the most.

The jailer was also accommodating, hearing Li Si's request, he quickly found a pen and bamboo slips for him.Li Si struggled to get up and began to write a letter to Hu Hai. Every time Li Si wrote a word, his wound would be affected, causing him to break out in cold sweat and almost faint. He wrote this letter with blood and with his life. Li Si wrote for a whole day, but he only wrote less than 300 words.His book says: "I have governed the people as the prime minister for more than 30 years. I captured the Shan Pass in the Qin land. At the time of the first king, the Qin land was only a thousand miles away, and there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The minister did his best, obeyed the law, and plotted his ministers. The envoys lobbied the feudal lords, repaired armored soldiers in the shade, decorated politics and religions, officials and fighters, respected meritorious officials, and embellished their ranks, so they finally threatened Han and weakened Wei, defeated Yan, Zhao, barbarian Qi, and Chu, died and conquered the six kingdoms, captured its king, and established Qin Being the Son of Heaven. One crime. The land is not too wide, and he chases Hu and raccoon dogs in the north, and settles Baiyue in the south to see the strength of Qin. Two crimes. Respect ministers, honor their titles, and strengthen their relatives. Three crimes. To establish a state, to build a ancestral temple, to make the lord worthy. The four crimes. To suppress the painting, to level the Douhu, to measure the articles, to spread it all over the world, in the name of Qin. The five crimes. To rule the way, to promote the tour, to see The lord's pride. There are six crimes. Suspension of punishment, thin tax collection, so that the lord can win the hearts of the people, and the people will worship the lord, and they will never forget it after death. The seven crimes. If Si is a minister, the crime is enough to die for a long time. Fortunately, I did my best to get it so far, and I hope your Majesty will check it out!"

Just like the last time he rescued Zheng Guo, Li Si also said the truth this time. In the book, he listed the seven deadly crimes he committed in his life, but in fact he tried his best to show the seven great achievements he made for the empire. His heart is not without sorrow. Li Si handed over the book to the jailer, exhorted and said, "It must be handed over to Your Majesty, and it must not fall into the hands of others. After the matter is completed, Paul's descendants will be rich and honored, and the world will be prosperous." After speaking, he said with tears, "Li Si's life , the safety of the empire is in the hands of the king. Be careful and encourage it!"

The jailer agreed, turned around and handed the book to Zhao Gao.Zhao Gao didn't even look at it, he threw himself directly into the fire, saying, "The death row prisoner must write a letter!" After the bamboo slips were burned, Zhao Gao saw that the jailer was still standing by, so he reprimanded, "Since Li Si has the strength to write a book, he must also have the strength to continue to be tortured. What are you doing here? Why don't you torture that old guy? Let's see how long he can keep his mouth shut." .”