Tingwei's Mansion is in the Qin State. If it is easy to understand, it is roughly equivalent to the modern Supreme People's Legal Aid, the Supreme People's Inspection and Inspection Yuan, and the Ministry of Industry and Security combined into one.
The Tingwei Mansion has independent military force, has the power of trial and decision, and can directly communicate with the First Emperor to reach heaven.
In the Qin State, which was ruled by law, the Tingwei Mansion, which was jokingly called the Legalist Mansion by Confucian scholars, had greater actual power than the three of them combined.
Especially after Li Si, who was deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, entered the Tingwei Mansion, he even raised the status of the Tingwei Mansion to second only to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Such an official government, which is of great significance to the Qin State, has to deal with an extremely large number of official documents every day, and the person in charge is indispensable.
But today, there is no one in charge of the Tingwei Mansion, which is second only to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was customary for the copywriting officer of Tingwei Mansion to hold a few stacks of bamboo slips and move them into the back hall while waiting for instructions.
I was surprised to find that no one was there!
No one dared to give instructions, which meant that Tingwei Mansion could not operate.
Tingwei Mansion plays an important role in Xianyang City. If it cannot operate, it will directly or indirectly affect the operation of other government offices.
So, it didn't take long for the news that there was no one in charge of Tingwei Mansion to spread throughout Xianyang City.
At first, all the officials of Qin thought the news was false, and most of them dismissed it and sneered.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Li Tingwei is well-known for being a diligent government official. How could Tingwei's mansion stop functioning?"
"Even if Li Tingwei is no longer in the palace, there are still three people in charge, Tingwei Zheng, Tingwei Zuojian, and Tingwei Right Jian. It is impossible for all three to be absent."
The two officials were chatting while classifying the memorials written by the First Emperor.
If you don't wear this official uniform and talk freely outside, you will be imprisoned.
"But it's also a very strange thing." The long-faced official turned over the bamboo slips and said with confusion written on his face: "Seven bamboo slips should be sent to Tingwei Mansion today. Why haven't I seen any of them? Where are they with you?"
Another official shook his head and said: "No, I haven't seen it. Just go to Tingwei's Mansion to remind you. I think I have been busy with the tower recently, so forget about it."
"That's how it should be."
The long-faced official put down his work.
"Brother Zhao, please wait a moment. I'll come back as soon as I go. This isn't me skipping work. If you don't submit these seven bamboo slips today, you and I will inevitably be imprisoned for three days."
"Explain it carefully, go and get busy."
The long-faced official went to Tingwei Mansion to urge the memorial.
There was only one clerk left in this room, sorting out the piles of memorials that were taller than people.
"Your Majesty has to approve so many memorials every day. It's really hard."
The remaining officials shook their sore shoulders and smacked their lips.
He was exhausted from just moving and sorting. It is hard to imagine how hard it was for the First Emperor to read every memorial.
Zhiqua~
The door of the room was pushed open, and the official who was left behind looked back and saw that it was the long-faced official who had left and returned.
The remaining official lowered his gaze and saw that the long-faced official had nothing in his hands. He couldn't help but said, "Hey, why didn't you get the memorial back?"
The long-faced official looked incredulous and said, "Tingwei Mansion is really paralyzed."
A few moments.
The back hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Prime Minister Wang Wan on the right and Prime Minister Wei on the left gathered together and listened to the report of the long-faced official.
"Master Tingwei entered the palace, Master Tingwei Zheng took a rest because of illness, Master Tingwei Youjian took a break because of illness, Master Tingwei Zuojian... entered Tingwei's prison. People in Tingwei Mansion said that there was no one in those seven bamboo slips. The reply cannot be delivered today."
"I know, go down."
"only."
The long-faced official went down on his own.
Wei Zhuang's pair of blue eyes were a little uncertain, and he frowned and said: "Zhang Han appeared on the balcony to kill someone for Ying Chengyu. A murder case occurred, and Li Si entered the palace to meet His Majesty. After leaving the palace, Li Si must have obtained His Majesty's order and took the After capturing Zhang Han, he led troops to the Chang'an Jun's Mansion to capture Ying Chengyu. From this point of view, it seems that Zhang Han should not have been sent by His Majesty, but he took Lang Guan to the tower privately."
"The people from Tingwei's Mansion came out of Chang'an Jun's Mansion, but Ying Chengyu didn't get it. There is only one possibility. Your Majesty didn't ask Li Si to take Ying Chengxiang, which is a bit unclear here. Your Majesty wanted Li Si to enter Chang'an Jun's Mansion. But they don’t take people, weird things, weird things.”
Wei Zhuang never thought that Ying Chengyu might resist arrest.
In Xianyang City, no one who the First Emperor wants to take can escape.
"This is not over yet. After leaving Chang'an Jun's Mansion, Tingwei Zuojian, whose brother died on the balcony, was taken down and sent to Tingwei's prison. This is completely incomprehensible. Li Si entered the palace again, before leaving. All the officials in the Wei Mansion were given a silence order by Li Si, and they were not allowed to spread the word at all, thus preventing any rumors about the affairs of the Chang'an Lord's Mansion."
"Subsequently, Tingweizheng and Tingwei's right prisoner reported that they were ill at home because of the disease of consumptive tuberculosis, and Tingwei's mansion was paralyzed. The two of them used to be strong, but today they are both suffering from consumptive tuberculosis. How could it be such a coincidence? They are hiding. What?"
"This series of things happened one after another, leaving no trace of thoughts, and it is difficult to figure out the end. So what happened in the Chang'an Palace, and what did your Majesty want to do? You can see that the Right Prime Minister followed your Majesty when he was young. after all?"
Wang Wan touched the white beard on his chin, reviewed what happened in recent days in his mind, and said: "Your Majesty is a person who has determined the way forward and will never look back. More than ten years ago, His Majesty returned to Qin from Zhao country. When the Queen Mother Huayang and the late King Zhuang Xiang both wanted Ying Chengxuan to be the King of Qin, they decided to fight for the throne with Lord Chang'an."
"Nearly ten years ago, when Lu Buwei was in power, His Majesty resolutely went to Yongdi to be crowned and seize power through military means. What happened in recent days has been twists and turns. It is difficult to find the context. It is not like His Majesty's behavior. This line is sinister and treacherous. , full of contradictions, somewhat... like a young master."
"Master Cheng? Is the right minister talking about that Zhuzi?"
Wei Zhuang was very unfamiliar with the words "Mr. Cheng."
"Wait a minute!" Wei Zhuang looked at Wang Wan in shock and said, "So Zhuzi is actually interested in the throne? Are the former King Zhuang Xiang and the Queen Mother Huayang looking for a subjugated king for Qin?"
He came to Qin relatively late, after Ying Zheng became the king of Qin.
When he arrived in the Qin State, Ying Chengyu had already brought the shame of staying in Qin and was regarded as a shame by the Qin State.
However, he never thought that a man like Ying Chengyu would almost become the king of Qin.
He had never heard of such a secret, and no one had ever told it to him.
After he exclaimed, seeing that Wang Wan did not open his mouth to explain to him, he rolled his blue eyes and chuckled: "Right Prime Minister, although you and I have been fighting for a long time, in the end we only care about our descendants." Explain. After a while, it was just fiefdoms and titles. After His Majesty put aside the two systems of enfeoffment and prefectures and counties, the issue of the tower came up on the side of Chang'an Jun. And the matter has reached the point where it is so foggy that it is difficult not to think about the two. Relationship. You and I have the same goal in this matter, so why not take a break and wait until this battle is over?"
Wang Wan didn't say yes or no. After pacing for a few steps, he spoke again, but he talked about the past.
"More than ten years ago, the Lord of Chang'an was still called Mr. Cheng. At that time, Mr. Cheng did not hang around in the palace, nor did he indulge in women. He often accompanied the late King Zhaoxiang to meet with the ministers and expressed his unique opinions. Although his words were naive and childish, But occasionally it hits the nail on the head and gets to the essence of things.”
That's it? Born in an imperial family, and having been tutored by good teachers since childhood, if you don't know how to do anything, that would be weird!
Wei Zhuang sat on the chair and said disdainfully: "The prince's son's knowledge is beyond ordinary people. What are some surprising words?"
Wang Wan looked at Wei Xiang with strange eyes and said, "Oh? Then Wanruo told the Prime Minister Zuo that Master Cheng was only five years old when he accompanied the late King Zhaoxiang to meet with the ministers."
"What! This is impossible!"
The Wei-shaped buttocks were not yet warm from sitting on it, so they jumped up in fright at Wang Wan's two words.
"What can a five-year-old child know? It is not easy to understand adults' words and respond freely, but how can he participate in them? No matter how popular the literary style is in the Central Plains, can he still stuff all the bamboo slips into the child's head? The Right Prime Minister is If you don’t believe the sincerity of the petition, you are deliberately trying to trick the petition!”
Wang Wan said in a deep voice: "Looking at my face, Mr. Zuo, does it seem like he is playing tricks on you?"
"Five-year-old children can not only understand national affairs, but also discuss and point out the flaws. If this is not playing, what is playing!"
"This is absolutely true. If Prime Minister Zuo doesn't believe it, you and I will have nothing to talk about today."
Wei Zhuang stared closely at the right prime minister of Qin who had been quarreling with him for a long time. He could not see a trace of joking or suspicion in it, only seriousness and solemnity.
Wang Wan didn't seem to be joking with me, but his remarks were too shocking.
I was under the care of a wet nurse when I was five years old. Can anyone really know the affairs of the country at the age of five?
This person is still the arrogant fool!
Wei Zhuang was startled and he slowly sat down on the chair, as if he wanted to calm his beating heart.
"If you look like this, I will trust the Prime Minister once, eh?"
Wei Zhuang suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something. After realizing it, he said: "The right minister is talking about the late king Zhaoxiang? Not the late king Zhuangxiang?"
King Zhaoxiang of Qin is the father of King Zhuangxiang of Qin.
Wang Wan still did not give Wei Zhuang a direct reply and continued: "At the age of five, we discuss state affairs and current affairs. At the age of seven, we go to court with the king. At the age of eight, the king always asks questions about everything. At the age of nine, he makes memorials to various places. Can the former kings Xiaowen and Zhuang Xiang become kings of Qin? Most of the credit goes to Mr. Cheng."
"The late King Zhaoxiang personally called the late King Xiaowen and the late King Zhuang Xiang to his side. He pointed at the young Master Chengxi and said: 'You two must agree to me, Chenglong and Guan, no matter who is the king of Qin, he should abdicate the throne. Don't interfere with the Qin State! Today we should do this. After the death of the widow, Zhu will be the king. After a hundred years, Zi Chu will be the king. Is that okay? This was the most famous thing in the Qin State at that time. He established two kings for one son. If not When the late King Zhaoxiang left, Master Cheng was still very young, and the King of Qin was about to be passed down to the Qin Dynasty after two generations."
To establish two kings for one son?
Wei Zhuang felt that his butt was on fire and he couldn't sit still at all.
Even though he had been mentally prepared, at this moment, he still felt like he was listening to a myth.
Is his mother still a human being?
This is simply more saint than saint!
A notorious playboy was able to reach this level of genius and single-handedly united two generations of Qin kings in Qin. Is this really something that can be accomplished by human power?
"What the Prime Minister said is too mysterious and bizarre to be believed."
Wei Zhuang felt that his speech was a bit dry, his throat was extremely dry, and his throat was in urgent need of water.
"What Wan said to Prime Minister Zuo today is false. I am willing to be punished by being quartered by five oxen, and the gods, humans and ghosts of heaven and earth will be abandoned."
During the Qin Dynasty, unlike modern times, the theory of gods and ghosts was very popular.
Confucianism Confucius said: Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance.
Confucius believed in the existence of ghosts and gods.
He asked his disciples to respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them.
The Taoist Zhuangzi said: Therefore, those who know the joy of heaven have no resentment from heaven, no one is wrong, no burdens, and no blame from ghosts.
Zhuangzi believed in the existence of ghosts and gods.
This sentence means that as long as people obey the will of God, God will not complain, people will not criticize, they will not be involved in things, and they will not be blamed by ghosts and gods.
Mozi, a Mohist, said: I am confused about whether ghosts and gods exist or not, and I do not know whether ghosts and gods can reward the virtuous and punish the violent.
Mozi believed in the existence of ghosts and gods.
The meaning of this sentence is that people doubt whether there is any difference between ghosts and gods. Isn’t it because they doubt that ghosts and gods can reward good and punish evil?
Confucianism and Mohism were once known as prominent schools.
Taoism is also a very influential theory among hundreds of scholars.
Looking at it this way, we can get a glimpse of how much ghosts and gods were respected during that period.
Therefore, Wang Wan dared to swear an oath to ghosts and gods, and the price he paid was extremely heavy in the eyes of people at the time.
The last trace of doubt in Wei Zhuang's eyes was dispelled, and he began to truly believe the ridiculous words Wang Wan said.
"It's unheard of, unheard of. There are people in the world who can do this and live in vain for decades!"
"It's not just you. When I first heard about this, I was also dumbfounded and couldn't speak for a long time."
"The right minister only mentioned that Mr. Cheng is nine years old, but what about after that?"
"after……"
Wang Wan put on a proud smile.
"Young Master Cheng is ten years old. Your Majesty moves from Zhao to Qin!"
At that time, Wang Wan defected to Ying Zheng early when everyone was optimistic about Ying Chengyu.
When Wei Zhuang heard Wang Wan say the word "Your Majesty", he was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized.
Yes, I was so entranced just now that I just took it as a matter of course that the miraculous Mr. Cheng would become the king in the future.
I almost forgot that it is His Majesty who is sitting on the throne of King Qin now, not Lord Chang'an.
"This... how did your majesty defeat such an amazing, talented and rare young master?"
Wei Zhuang didn't even dare to think about it.
Ying Zheng is a proton who has just returned from an enemy country.
Faced with the miraculous event of "making two kings out of one son" in the Qin Kingdom, how can he win?
"Wan, I really don't know."
"The right minister was with His Majesty at that time, don't you know?"
"I really don't know. Maybe there is destiny between heaven and earth."
Wang Wan's thoughts were racing, and she recalled the time when the two young masters of the Qin Kingdom fought for the king.
"For some reason, three months after His Majesty entered the Qin Dynasty, Mr. Cheng, who was hailed as the opportunity for the rise of the Qin Dynasty, gradually became mediocre. For this reason, the late King Zhuang Xiang even almost beheaded His Majesty. He suspected that His Majesty used witchcraft to kill him. The technique put a curse on Mr. Cheng."
"The late King Zhuang Xiang once drew his sword at His Majesty and the Queen Mother in the court hall, in front of all the court officials, and cried out sadly: 'I should not listen to Cheng Xi's words and take back your mother and son. Your mother and son will avenge their kindness. I am ashamed of my father, my eldest father, and the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty! I will kill you all today! I will return in exchange for the dragon!'"
"What?!"
Wei Zhuang knew that his performance today was extremely poor, like a stupid boy of twelve or thirteen years old.
At first glance, there was no city at all.
But he had no choice. He really had no way to control himself from making such an action.
The flames on the chair finally made him jump up. Prime Minister Zuo, who was inferior to one person in the Qin Dynasty and superior to ten thousand people, was like a monkey jumping up and down at this moment.
But Wei Zhuang didn't feel embarrassed at this moment. On the contrary, he felt that his current performance was far from being able to express the surprise in his heart.
The return of the First Emperor to Zhao was actually prompted by what he regarded as a playboy. He had been in Qin for so long, how come he had never heard of it!
"This, this, this, this is unreasonable, illogical, and not in the interest! That Zhuzi! No! Ying Chengyu! No! Lord Chang'an! Lord Chang'an, he is really a saint!"
I recommend a book, "Blessings from the Immortal Palace"
I woke up late. I corrected the typos first and then corrected them. I’m going to stay up all night coding and read the next chapter tomorrow morning!
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