Not long after everyone entered the Xianyang Hall, Ying Zheng walked in. After saluting, everyone knelt down and the audience announced the start of the small court.
I looked up and saw that there were two young people accompanying Ying Zheng, one was the visitor who had just spoken, and the other was a person who looked like an attendant. According to the configuration of the Qin Dynasty, this person should be a member of the emperor's guard at the Lang level. I don't know who he is, but he must be a son of an official, otherwise he would not be taken by Ying Zheng.
Then, according to their positions, the officials began to report to the emperor from left to right.
Prime Minister Zuo Li Si first reported to the emperor. As before, there was nothing special. It was mainly an overview of the situation across the country. In addition, Li Si was based in Xianyang, and there was nothing he knew that Ying Zheng was not aware of. The article on corvee briefly mentioned that it is a bit difficult to collect corvee at present, but it is not impossible to solve.
Ying Zheng didn't say anything after hearing this and signaled to continue.
Then came Feng Quji, the Prime Minister on the right. When Feng Quji advocated the coexistence of the feudal system of counties and counties when the empire was established, Li Si advocated the adoption of the system of counties and counties in order to make "the world one". In the end, Ying Zheng adopted Li Si's suggestion.
'Feng Quji's presence in history books is too low. Could it be that he was marginalized because the coexistence of the feudal system of counties and counties was not in line with Ying Zheng's wishes? Listening to Feng Quji's report, I couldn't help but suspect that the matter might not be that simple: "After all, he is the Prime Minister of the Right. If Ying Zheng really intended to alienate him, why let him occupy this position? According to historical records, his right The prime minister could wait until Hu Hai ascended the throne and was forced to commit suicide. '
Just like the person recorded in the history books, his report had no highlights. It was basically just a brief supplement to what Li Si had reported. The strange thing is that Ying Zheng, a conscientious workaholic, just continued without any comment on Feng Quji's "fishing" behavior.
'has a problem! 'I'm thinking about when to find out the details of this big brother.
Immediately afterwards, the imperial censor Feng Jie opened his mouth. The initial report was nothing special and was routine, but when it came time to report on the corvee levy, problems arose, and they were far worse than the "solvable" Li Si had just said!
"In addition, according to the imperial censor who supervised the construction of Afang Palace, His Majesty ordered 100,000 civilians to be recruited to build Afang Palace. However, at the beginning of the court meeting, only 60,000 people were registered. And according to the minister's verification, less than 60,000 people actually served in labor service. Thousands of people. I hope your Majesty will see clearly!"
'Bad dish! 'I took a sneak peek, and sure enough, Ying Zheng's face darkened.
"What's going on with this eldest brother? I wonder if Qin Shihuang attaches great importance to large-scale construction. Besides, it's one of the two large-scale constructions prepared for himself. I'm afraid someone will be unlucky." '
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Feng Jie. He didn’t know that Ying Zheng attached great importance to the construction of Afang Palace and Lishan Mausoleum. But if this matter was not mentioned, when the construction period was delayed and Ying Zheng found out, he would be the unlucky one. Supervisor Hats off! Moreover, Ying Zheng probably also knows about the current situation of corvee recruitment, so he will most likely find a scapegoat to give him a slap in the face, and just forget about it if the civil servants are recruited within a time limit.
But things backfired and things got serious!
Ying Zheng frowned slightly, and his deep voice echoed in Xianyang Palace: "Li Zhuo, how is the construction of Afang Palace going?" Ying Zheng named Li Zhuo, the person in charge of the construction of Afang Palace, who will be the Young Master.
Ying Zheng did not directly ask why everyone was not present and the roster was falsified, but he directly asked about the progress.
'Good leader, result-oriented. If the progress is okay, I guess this guy doesn't have a big problem... The leader used to say why result-oriented is so annoying...' I thought a little evilly, turned around and gave myself a slap in my heart:' Brother, they are preparing to behead their heads, what are you thinking...'
One person stood up and walked towards the center of the hall in a panic, bowing and saying: "Emperor, at present, all the people have not arrived in Xianyang. There is a slight, uh, slight delay. Please punish the emperor!"
Seeing Li Zhuo shaking like chaff, his legs almost gave out and he couldn't help but kneel down. It's a pity that the Qin Dynasty did not have the habit of kowtowing to officials and emperors. No matter how scared you are, you have to bend down and stand. Unless you are really too weak to stand and sit down, then wait for the censor to write you down. "Disgraceful"...
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's brows furrowed even deeper: "Why don't you go to the memorial?"
Li Zhuo was sweating like rain. He secretly looked at Ying Yue, the internal historian, and replied hesitantly: "Emperor, minister, minister..."
Following Li Zhuo's gaze, Ying Zheng spoke again: "Ying Yue, most of the corvees this time will be assigned to Neishi County nearby, do you have anything to say?"
'Ying surname? Also a descendant of the clan? It seems that Uncle Ying Wu has something to do. I can't help but think of Lao Zongzheng.
"Emperor" Ying Yue also hurriedly stood up and replied: "The allocation of corvees this time was too sudden. I haven't recruited all the troops yet. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Bastard!" Ying Zheng suddenly shouted angrily: "Since you can't recruit all of them, why don't you report the truth instead of colluding with Li Zhuo and tampering with the roster!"
Without waiting for Ying Yue to reply, Ying Zheng continued to curse: "Is it because you are not doing things well, or are you being obsessed with the remnants of the Chu Kingdom?"
Everyone in the hall had an attitude of not caring about the matter, but when they heard Ying Zheng's words, they realized something was wrong. If it is just a matter of ineffectiveness in recruiting civilians, the most they can do is dismissal and investigation, which will not put their lives in danger. After all, it has not happened before. But if it involves colluding with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, it will offend Ying Zheng.
People all over the world rumored that Ying Zheng moved the nobles of the Six Kingdoms to Xianyang, but filled the concubines of the Six Kingdoms into the harem. In fact, the real royal relatives and nobles were imprisoned, and even those who surrendered, such as Qi State, received some preferential treatment. The remaining nobles who were not so important were basically sent to Lishan and Neishi County for construction projects, or were moved to places like Baiyue and Shangjun. Women are no exception. In Ying Zheng's eyes, women may be more dangerous than some dim-witted tyrants. As for where the conclusion was drawn, please refer to Brother Zheng's first half of his life...
Some of the civilians recruited this time were remnants of the Six Kingdoms who had no "use value" - no one was using their banner to fight against Qin anymore.
'Damn it, the First Emperor is really angry this time, this Ying Yue is probably going to lose his cerebellum...' Like most people present, I judged this guy directly in my heart. It's just that I still don't understand Ying Zheng very well. Everyone in the palace knows that if the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are involved, this matter may not be that simple.
"Feng Jie!" Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "You hand over the document to Tingwei Mengyi, and the same Zongzheng Yingwu will try it. The relevant people will be severely punished!"
'Meng Yi! Is he Meng Tian's younger brother? Historical records record that although he was deeply trusted by Ying Zheng and even rode in the same carriage when going out, there is no record that he was a court lieutenant, and he was promoted quite quickly. 'I secretly glanced at the two Meng brothers. They were one of the few loyal ministers and were so trusted by the First Emperor. It was time to make some friends.
Meng Yi and Ying Wu took the order, and the palace gate guards escorted Li Zhuo and Ying Yue out of the hall, and the matter came to an end.
The ministers behind him were affected by this and became more cautious in their words, but there was nothing that made Ying Zheng furious. Only Zhang Yue, the governor of Kuaiji County, reported that there are remnants of the Chu State who have been active recently and have sent troops to hunt them down. Thinking of Ying Yue's case, Ying Zheng couldn't help but think deeply, and then said to Li Si: "Li Si, you are in charge of the Ying Yue case."
Li Si stood up and responded: "Yes!"
It was not until the end of the Youshi period that the Xiaochao meeting finally ended. Due to the concealment of the corvee incident, Ying Zheng left Xianyang Palace with a heavy heart without saying anything, and all the officials also got up and left.
I was about to go back and eat something and sleep quickly. The visitor who had been standing next to Ying Zheng suddenly turned back and bowed to me: "Young Master, the emperor has summoned you!"
