Seeing that the person lying on the ground was Zhao Gao, especially since he had a knife in his hand, this was something that no one present expected.
After all, Meng Yi received His Majesty's order and just brought Zhao Gao to His Majesty. Now Zhao Gao's behavior seems to be fighting for himself.
"Zhao Gao, what are you doing?!"
When Zhao Gao saw the garrison behind Meng Yi, he knew he couldn't run away today.
Soon, he determined the current situation, and immediately set his sights on Feng Quji again, and wanted to use Feng Quji again to threaten Meng Yi to let him leave.
But this time, he stood up with the knife covering his chest, and when he was about to rush towards Feng Qu, Meng Yi kicked him in the wrist.
"Ding."
There was a crisp sound of a knife falling to the ground. Zhao Gao covered his wrist, his facial features twisted together in pain, and was accompanied by a scream: "Ah——"
Upon seeing this, the guard at the door immediately subdued Zhao Gao and pressed him down to stand in front of Meng Yi.
Zhao Gao still looked a little unconvinced and shouted angrily: "Meng Yi, what are you doing?!"
"Feng Quji is the mastermind behind that. Why do you want to arrest me?! Don't arrest him!"
"Are you going to rebel?!"
Seeing that he was still struggling, Meng Yi ignored him and just bowed to Feng Qu quickly and said: "Your Majesty, please follow me into the palace. This matter needs to be explained in person to His Majesty."
"please."
Without giving Feng Quji a chance to refuse, Meng Yi had already stepped aside and signaled Feng Quji to return to the palace with him.
Feng Quji nodded. He knew that he had no right to say no. After all, Zhao Gao appeared in his house now, which meant that he and Zhao Gao were connected in private.
If this matter is not explained clearly, I am afraid that he will not have to enter the court in the future.
But Meng Yi saved his life just now, so he should go to the palace, tell His Majesty the whole story, and thank Meng Yi by the way.
"Thank you, Master Meng. I will follow you into the palace now."
"You're welcome, Prime Minister."
After saying that, Meng Yi waved his hand and said loudly: "Take it away!"
The group of people immediately left Feng Quji's courtyard and walked toward the palace.
At this time, all the ministers in the court knew that Zhao Gao had been arrested. Some were worried and some were happy. However, until the matter was determined, no one would go to the palace to frown. They could only look at themselves. The family is waiting for news.
…
Qilin Hall.
Meng Yi stood respectfully in the main hall and recounted the process of finding Zhao Gao in Feng Quji's study.
Then, he turned his attention to Feng Quji, indicating that it was his turn to explain why Zhao Gao appeared next and why he had the knife.
At this moment, Feng Quji looked at Zhao Gao, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling all over, and was wondering what to say next.
After all, when it comes to this matter, he and Zhao Gao conspired in the first place, and Zhao Gao threatened him in the rear. If this matter must be pursued, he really can't say anything.
But after a moment, he made a decision in his heart and put everything on Zhao Gao!
"Your Majesty, I have no idea why Zhao Gao left the palace!"
"It's just that when the old minister was in the house, I heard from a servant that Zhao Gao wanted to see him. The old minister met him out of friendship with his colleagues. Unexpectedly, he held the old minister hostage with a knife and asked the old minister to find a way to send him out of Xianyang City."
"He also wants to threaten the old minister and kill all the ministers in Xianyang Prison, as well as the evidence in Tingwei Mansion, and find a way to deal with it, otherwise he will blame the old minister for everything. .”
"Your Majesty knows that I no longer care about the affairs of the court. I would never dare to do these things."
"But Zhao Gao slandered the old minister so much, and threatened the old minister with a poisoned knife to take the assassination matter on himself, and passed the news to Master Meng. These are all Zhao Gao's slanderous methods!"
"Your Majesty must make the decision for me!"
After saying that, Feng Quji knelt on the ground, with tears on his old face, which made some people feel helpless and distressed.
Seeing how pretentious he was, Zhao Gao, who was kneeling there, showed a fierce expression, as if he wanted to swallow Feng Quji alive.
He didn't expect that Feng Quji would blame everything on himself!
"Your Majesty, this is all slander!"
"This slave has been with His Majesty for many years. Your Majesty knows that I will never do such a thing."
"Your Majesty is aware of this!"
Having a headache due to their noise, Ying Zheng raised his hand slightly, and the hall immediately became quiet.
"Bring it up!"
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, two guards came up with Yan Tong. Seeing Yan Tong's guilty eyes and pale face, they knew that he had said everything.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Gao broke into cold sweat. His Majesty would definitely not let him go.
At this moment, he couldn't even say anything to ask for mercy, because he didn't know how Ying Zheng would deal with him.
Ying Zheng looked at Yan Tong and Zhao Gao who was kneeling there, frowning, "Yan Tong, do you know your guilt?"
"My slave is guilty." Yan Tong was about to lie on the ground. From the moment he was caught, he knew that Zhao Gao was dead and he would never survive.
It's better to tell everything and ask for his body.
"The slave listened to Zhao Gao's words, slandered the ministers in the court, and even helped him forge the evidence. This is all the slave's fault."
"Your Majesty, please punish me."
After saying that, he lowered his head and knelt on the ground, waiting for Ying Zheng's order.
At this moment, Zhao Gao already knew that he had no hope at all. Before Ying Zheng could speak, he had already spoken first.
"Your Majesty, this old slave was confused for a moment!"
"Please Your Majesty, for the sake of serving me for many years, please spare my life!"
"Your Majesty... I realize my mistake!"
"His Majesty……"
Zhao Gao's cries sounded heartbreaking.
But as if he didn't know it, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed "bang bang bang".
He thought about the relationship he had had with His Majesty for many years, and as Hu Hai's teacher, Your Majesty would not be too cruel to him. Maybe he would just punish him severely and spare his own life.
But he didn't see that Ying Zheng looked at him with murderous intent in his eyes.
Ying Zheng originally had some feelings for Zhao Gao, but when he thought of what Ran Fang said, he became very wary of Zhao Gao.
Especially seeing Zhao Gao begging for mercy like this, it is obvious that he has manipulated his own character. How can such a person stay in the world?
"Zhao Gao committed a heinous crime and framed a minister of the DPRK. He should be thrown into prison immediately!"
"I will be punished by being broken into pieces in three days to serve as a warning to others!"
Hearing this, Zhao Gao collapsed on the ground. He did not expect that His Majesty would immediately execute him without even giving him a chance to investigate and explain.
Before he could plead for mercy, the guards immediately came forward and pulled him and Yan Tong out.
Seeing this, Feng Quji knelt there and shivered.
He never imagined that His Majesty would punish Zhao Gao like this. At this moment, he felt that he was in danger.
"Your Majesty... I have been threatened and haven't done anything yet. Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty."
I don't know what Ying Zhengxin meant by this. He looked at Feng Quji who was kneeling on the ground. He could only see Feng Quji breaking out in cold sweat and almost wanting to confess everything about himself.
Only then did he speak: "The dignified right prime minister of Qin was actually threatened by an eunuch."
"I will punish you with three months of confinement and shut yourself up in the house to reflect on your mistakes."
As long as he could save his life, Feng Quji didn't care at all about the other things. It could be said that he didn't care.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Old minister accepts the order."
