Chapter 74

Because if Li Si wants to protect them, he will inevitably advise them not to oppose the new policy!

With the lead of Li Si's people, some wait-and-see nobles will act as fence-sitters and pay together!

Zhang Liang kept speaking!

And Huang Chao also praised him again and again!

Even... he felt that if he had Mr. Zifang back then, he wouldn't have failed in his rebellion.

At that moment, he admired Zhang Liang even more and bowed to Zhang Liang with great respect:

"Thank you, Mr. Zifang, for teaching me!"

And Zhang Liang, seeing Huang Chao like this, also sighed again and again!

Sometimes, he couldn't help but wonder what he was doing!

Was he rebelling against Qin? Or helping the Qin State become strong!

Just for now, every strategy he gave Ying Su was a brilliant plan, a plan to strengthen the country!

He hated himself like this!

After all, this was the Qin State that destroyed his own country!

But... every time he thought about what he was doing in the middle of the night, there was a sense of happiness in his heart!

As a strategist, who doesn't hope that their plans can be adopted and heavily used!

And Ying Su used him so heavily!

Every single thing he said, he did.

This sense of happiness was really great!

Sigh!

Sin!

Sin 553!

Zhang Liang sighed again!

On the other side!

Li Si's Chancellor's Mansion!

At this time, the Chancellor's Mansion was full of people!

How many?

Densely packed!

Almost filling the entire guest hall!

And these people, without exception, were all Li Si's confidants!

And they were the noble forces behind Li Si!

Without a doubt, Li Si being able to become Chancellor was inseparable from their support!

Likewise, without a doubt, they were all nobles cultivated by the Qin State after the Shang Yang reforms and the Qin State's support for the rule of law!

These people firmly supported the Legalist school, and almost everyone treated Shang Yang as an idol!

Such a force, even if Ying Zheng saw it, he would tremble!

There was no help for it; the Qin State had been ruling by law for too many years, and the Qin State had been supporting the Legalist school for too many years!

For so many years, the Legalist school had long cultivated a deep-rooted force!

Even Lu Buwei, who was powerful in the court back then, was afraid of such a force!

Likewise, it was also because of such a force that no matter how much Lu Buwei envied Li Si's talent, he didn't dare to do anything to him easily!

And the current Li Si was no longer the small character who had to rely on these nobles to survive in the court back then.

The current Li Si, as the Chancellor of Great Qin, had long been cultivated by this group of nobles into a towering tree, which could maintain the interests of their group at all times!

Likewise, because of such a relationship, in any matter in the past, they would listen to Li Si!

Moreover, they would help Li Si in various ways!

When fighting with Prince Fusu and opposing the enfeoffment system!

It was they who stood with Li Si, opposing Chunyu Yue, opposing Prince Fusu, and opposing Meng Tian!

When the First Emperor was thinking about whether he should still rule by law, it was still they who stood with Li Si and advised the First Emperor!

They and Li Si were complementary!

Without them, there would be no current Left Chancellor of Great Qin!

Likewise, without Li Si, there would be no glory for them!

Therefore, no matter what time it was, they would stand firmly on Li Si's side!

Even if Li Si stood with Ying Su, they would follow without hesitation!

But... today...

"Chancellor, you are close to the emperor, persuade the emperor; this making nobles pay taxes is truly against the heavens, it really cannot be done!"

"Noble taxation is intolerable to heaven; paying taxes is the business of commoners; what does it have to do with us?"

"Our ancestors shed blood and sweat; our ancestors were all people who made great contributions to the Qin State; making us pay taxes, even if the ancestors knew in the underworld, they wouldn't be at peace!"

"Chancellor, persuade the emperor; this matter cannot be done!"

At that moment, many nobles bowed and shouted to Li Si!

And Li Si, hearing this, was trembling with anger!

At that moment, his eyes were cold, and his voice was icy:

"Taxation based on land, changing the poll tax to land tax, this is a national policy jointly formulated by me and the emperor for the sake of our Great Qin's prosperity and our Great Qin's long-term stability!"

"I called you here today not for any other reason, but to warn you, but in reality, it is to protect you!"

"Do not try to oppose the new policy; there is only one path for opposing the new policy, and that is a dead end!"

056, Executioner Huang Chao, kill all of Bai Qi's descendants! Blood flowing like a river!

"What?"

Once Li Si's words were out, instantly, everyone present was stunned!

Originally, they thought Li Si called them here because he didn't support this so-called land tax, and wanted to discuss countermeasures with them to carry out opposition!

And even if they didn't oppose it, he should be standing on the same front as them!

But... now Li Si actually said this?

And even claimed that this new policy was a national policy formulated by him and Ying Su together?

This was persuading them to pay taxes?

For a time, everyone was shocked!

Some even looked at Li Si with cold eyes and said coldly:

"Li Si, what do you mean?"

"Persuading us to pay taxes, against the heavens?"

He said coldly.

In an instant, many nobles looked at Li Si with killing intent!

And Li Si, seeing them like this, felt a bit cold in his heart!

One must know, he and they had been friends for many years!

Both sides had even developed a tacit understanding for many years!

But now, they actually wanted to oppose?

However... thinking about it, it made sense!

Back then they supported him because he represented the Legalist school, and the Legalist school had outstanding figures who could bring them benefits!

And now, this was going to damage their interests, how could they still support him?

For a time, he frowned!

But... there was no good way!

Ying Su wanted to carry out the land tax, which was aimed at the nobles themselves.

And he couldn't stop any of this.

As for the nobles...

He pondered for a long time and spoke!

"What kind of person the new emperor is, and how ruthless he is, I don't need to say much; you can all see it clearly yourselves!"