"Chang'an Jun, please come back."
Zhao Gao, who had just asked for instructions from Zhangtai Palace, took small steps and ran to Ying Chengyu, who was sitting on a stone bench in the corner of the square in front of Zhangtai Palace, waiting for the First Emperor's summons. He lowered his head, respectfully and humbly conveyed The meaning of the First Emperor.
Ying Chengyu held the memorial in one hand and beat it repeatedly with the other hand.
"You go and report again."
Zhao Gao remained motionless and answered no one, raising his head and straightening his chest and back.
"Your Majesty said personally that he does not want to see Lord Chang'an."
"I already know what you said. If you ask again, maybe he will meet you this time."
"Chang'an Jun, don't..."
Ying Chengyu suddenly threw the bamboo slips on the stone table in front of him, turned his right hand into a palm, and quickly slapped Zhao Gao in the face.
This slap was barely visible, and the speed was not unpleasant, but it did not hit Zhao Gao's face, but was intercepted halfway by Zhao Gao accurately.
Zhao Gao grabbed Ying Chengyu's hand on the right side of his cheek with his left hand and finished what he had not said.
"...it's difficult."
There was some pain in the wrist that was grabbed. Ying Chengyu shook it hard but it didn't move away.
Zhao Gao took a step closer to Ying Chengyu, his face was sunny and his voice was gloomy.
"The success of "Yellow Emperor" does not mean invincibility. Lord Chang'an, please come back."
Ying Chengyu smiled.
Others didn't know about his relationship with the First Emperor. How could Zhao Gao, who had been the First Emperor's confidant for more than ten years, not know.
His wrist felt like it was bound by a steel hoop, and the ever-increasing pain felt like the steel hoop kept tightening.
Ying Chengyu's free hand reached into his arms and pulled out his gun.
Zhao Gao's whole body was tense, and he felt as if his life was in danger. The sense of danger came entirely from the hand that Ying Chengyu extended into his arms.
He lowered his eyes and stared closely, his Dantian was rousing his internal energy, and his legs and feet were working hard, ready to take action at any time.
When he saw the palm-sized black irregular iron weapon, he was confident that he could control Ying Chenglong and the situation was still under his control.
When the dark, deep muzzle that brought him fatal danger was deflected and pointed at his ear, he was still confident that he could restrain Ying Chengyu.
Bang~
Tongues of fire burst out!
There was a loud buzzing, and the flying mosquitoes and flies in the hot summer seemed to have got into Zhao Gao's ears and fluttered their wings.
He was temporarily deaf in both ears, and his brain was as rotten as a bowl of spilled tofu. In a daze, he lost absolute control of his body.
What followed was a burning and severe pain in the right ear.
And when I feel the pain in my right hand, I feel a hot, wet, sticky feeling.
Ying Chengyu shook open the iron hoop that he couldn't break free from just now.
Wow~
The officers on duty outside Zhangtai Palace spontaneously formed an array, holding Changge with cold light in their hands, and advanced towards Ying Chengyu.
Ying Chengyu retreated a dozen steps, widened the distance between him and Zhao Gao, aimed his gun at the center of Zhao Gao's eyebrows, and shouted loudly.
"Brother Emperor, if you don't say anything, just change the order from Zhongche Mansion!"
Zhiqua~
The gate of Zhangtai Palace opened wide, and behind the First Emperor stood Gai Nie, looking towards Ying Chengyu with an unkind expression.
The first thing he looked at was Ying Chengyu, but he was immediately attracted to Zhao Gao, who was more than ten steps away from Ying Chengyu.
The dripping blood on Zhao Gao's face and most of his missing ears made the First Emperor's already ugly face even more ugly.
"What are you doing, you idiot!"
The First Emperor was frightened and angry. Under the protection of Ge Nie, the first ministers and officials came to Zhao Gao and Ying Chengyu in a few steps.
Looking at Zhao Gao from a close distance, half of his face was stained with blood and his face could not be seen clearly, while the other half was full of humility.
Covering the missing ear that was shot, the First Emperor bowed his head slightly, his body swaying a little as his steps were careless.
"His Majesty."
The First Emperor's eyes were full of anger and he couldn't bear it.
"Somebody come!"
The two officers at the front broke away from the battle formation and ran to the First Emperor as quickly as possible to stand by.
"Send Zhao Gao to the Imperial Medical Office!"
"only!"
The First Emperor watched the two lieutenants escorting Zhao Gao to the Imperial Medical Office and walked for more than ten steps. In a few long steps, he walked to Ying Chengyu, furious.
"Good job you did!"
Ying Chengyu put the gun in his arms and asked Gai Nie to bring over the bamboo slips he had placed on the stone table. He squinted at Zhao Gao, who was being supported by two officers.
"Are you listening to me?" Seeing that Ying Chengyu ignored him, the First Emperor said angrily: "I know you hate Zhao Gao, but he has saved my life several times, so you can't let him go for my sake." Better than him!"
Ying Chengyu took the bamboo slips handed over by Ge Nie and threw them into the hands of the angry First Emperor.
He pointed at the bamboo slips and said with a smile: "You didn't give me any face, so we two brothers are evenly matched."
The First Emperor was so angry that he regarded the bamboo slips in his hand as a dragonfly, rounded his arms and threw them to the ground.
Wow~
The bamboo slips were smashed into pieces, and the bamboos that were transferred by ropes fell off one by one, and were scattered everywhere on the clean and debris-free bluestone.
The Lang Guan in formation had already come forward, aiming their long swords at Ying Chengxiu, and formed a circle with their swords pointed inside.
Ying Chengyu kicked away the bamboo that jumped to his feet, with his name written on it, and pointed at the First Emperor with an angry look on his face.
"You stupid king! If I hadn't given you the throne, you would have died under the hooves of the Zhao people! Now you dare not only deny my advice, but also capture me for a eunuch?"
No matter what they were thinking in their hearts, the Lang Guan who gathered around all had obviously angry expressions on their faces.
If the master humiliates his soldiers, he will die; if the king humiliates his ministers, they will die.
If you don't want to die, you have to be angrier than your master.
"The selection of officials is decided by me! Are you dissatisfied?" The First Emperor's eyes were cold and he said, "Shuzi, are you going to rebel?"
Ying Chengyu showed no signs of weakness, raised his head and laughed angrily.
"Rebellion? The Qin State was originally given to you by me. If you can't make up your mind to reform, give it back to me and bring order to the chaos!"
The First Emperor took a few steps back.
The ministers quickly filled the void left by the First Emperor and surrounded Ying Chengyu.
"Take this twig down to me."
The First Emperor said angrily.
"only!"
The officials said in unison.
"Ying Zheng! How dare you capture me!"
Ying Chengyu's eyes widened and he put his hand into his arms.
The sword of Gai Nie who was right next to him was unsheathed, and he was leaning behind Ying Chengyu, with the bright sword blade resting on Ying Chengyu's neck.
All the officials swarmed forward and tied Ying Chengyu's hands behind his back with hemp ropes as thick as an adult's wrist.
"Take him to Xianyang Prison." The First Emperor said coldly.
On that day, the news that Ying Chengyu was captured by the First Emperor and imprisoned in Xianyang Prison spread throughout the Qin Dynasty's senior officials.
After the old prime minister Wang Wan heard about it, he spent the day reading memorials in the Prime Minister's Mansion, checking for leaks and filling in the gaps for the First Emperor, and working as a tailor for the Qin Empire.
Go home leisurely in the evening, not visiting friends or guests. Even the officials who were close to him on weekdays were missing. Even Feng Quji, the imperial censor, was turned away from the palace three times.
The civil servants headed by Wang Wan knew that Lao Cheng did not pay attention to this matter, and did not want them to pay attention to it.
When the Ying family heard about this, they were led by an old man whom the First Emperor wanted to call uncle, and brought a bunch of old people from the First Emperor's father's generation to break into Xianyang Palace to demand injustice.
These people were very angry when they entered Xianyang Palace, and they were even more angry when they left Xianyang Palace.
Considering that Ying Chengxuan continued to be imprisoned in Xianyang Prison and no release order was issued, it is obvious that their appeal was not approved by the First Emperor.
After hearing the news, the newly promoted Prime Minister Li Si moved his office from Xiangbang Mansion back to Tingwei Mansion.
Anyone who dares to visit Xianyang Prison because of their connections. Whether it is to visit Ying Chengyu, Gan Luo or Bao Bailing, no one is allowed in or out.
The selfless Tingwei Li Si used the Qin Law to seal Xianyang Prison into a restricted area. It was like a black hole, which could only absorb information without transmitting any information.
The disciples of Legalism praised this. Legalism, which supported the development and growth of Qin, should be so strong.
The aristocratic family that should be most happy about Ying Chengyu's arrest actually showed the least, almost nothing at all.
They did not gather together to hold a banquet, nor did they submit another memorial demanding the execution of Ying Chengyu.
It makes sense that the Gan family did not take any action because the head of the family, Gan Luo, was taken away.
But it is strange that the Hu family, the Sima family, the Wei family, the Meng family, the Bai family...these aristocratic families that first arose during the reign of Duke Mu of Qin and were most prominent during the reign of King Qin Zhaoxiang did not lack their heads and did not respond.
The First Emperor did not go to court, so the ministers went to work at midnight and worked hard to meet performance standards in the new year.
Without official positions, the nobles with higher titles hid in their homes, eating delicacies, drinking fine wine, enjoying singing and dancing, and after enjoying the singing and dancing, they held an open party.
The terrace that they usually visit has become increasingly sparse in recent days.
There is no airtight wall in the world.
The leader of the family, Gan Luo, was arrested, and the family conducted a careful analysis and investigation. It was discovered that the witnesses who were arrested together had one thing in common - they were all frequent visitors to the building.
It was obvious that the balcony was unsafe.
Xianyang has entered a long-lost tranquility. Those snowflake-like impeachment memorials and those undercurrents under the calm water seem to be a thing of the past.
People in Xianyang took to the streets and returned to a state of efficiency and numbness.
The city defense army began to patrol as usual again, and when they saw Xianyang people talking casually, they arrested them.
Everything in Xianyang is the same as before the wax festival.
Ying Chengyu's words have not been forgotten, but they have been regarded as the crazy words of a madman, and have become the talk of the people in Xianyang, Yongdi, and even Guanzhong.
The days passed by like this. One day, another day, and the third day.
Recently, there is a young regular visitor in the lobby every day. He comes to ask for good food and wine, and he drinks it himself. He doesn’t call himself a prostitute or a concubine.
There are many people like this on the street. Many people are like this who are a little shy about their money, or who don't like women and can only satisfy their appetites.
In Qin, if common people wanted to eat delicious food and drink fine wine, they could only come to the tower.
But the steward who is good at observation and is not just a skin and flesh businessman has already discovered through the inconsistency between the skin color and roughness of his hands and his face that this person is wearing a human skin mask.
After the building steward reported the matter, he kept an eye on the man for a few days. He didn't find him doing anything other than eating food and drinking, so he let it go.
The building manager knew that beneath that youthful mask was a face that was no longer young.
But she didn't know that the owner of that face was not a commoner, but Lu Xu, a doctor of six hundred stones.
There is no aristocratic family named Lu in the Qin State, but Lu Xu can be considered a member of the aristocratic family. He is headed by Bao Bailingzhi.
The power of an aristocratic family is not limited to the children of the aristocratic family. When there are enough official positions for direct descendants, they will also recruit others to fill the remaining official positions and increase their power.
They are like gluttons who can never have enough to eat, wanting every ounce of power they can see.
Lu Xu was one of the people who took refuge in the aristocratic family.
His biological son was killed, and his enemies even moved to Xianyang City.
Lu Xu, who wanted revenge, had known about the arrival of the three sisters of the Lu family a few months ago. He had long had the opportunity to avenge his son Lu Shu, but he had not taken action yet.
This is not because he is afraid of Qin's laws. As a doctor of the current dynasty, a low-ranking official in the court and a high-ranking official in Qin, it would be easy for him to target a commoner who had just come to Xianyang and did not understand Qin's laws.
What he fears is Ying Chengyu.
Ying Chengyu could make his son die silently, and even the government could not find out what happened. He could also bring his distant relative Lu Wen's family, who had taken his son away, to Xianyang.
He is a little doctor and cannot afford to offend.
He wanted to avenge his son Lu Shu, but if revenge cost the lives of his family, he was unwilling.
If the son is gone, he can be reborn, but if his life is gone, there is nothing.
With this thought in mind, he had been secretly looking at the three girls of the Lu family with hatred, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.
A doctorate without assessment is very free and has plenty of time to do other things.
Lu Xu, who had joined a noble family, had an annual salary of 600 shi and extra money, which was enough to support him from ordering girls on the balcony day after day.
Lu Xu discovered that the three daughters of the Lu family liked to go shopping on the terrace.
Although he didn't understand the reason, it didn't stop him from waiting.
In the past few days, there were always people coming or mentioning the newly arrived Lu family in Xianyang around him intentionally or unintentionally.
Lu Xu, who knew about the incident at the Wax Festival, knew that these people were from aristocratic families and wanted to use him as a sharp knife to stab Ying Chengyu and throw it away after using it.
Of course Lu Xu would not do this. As long as people from these aristocratic families did not say anything and could not support him, Lu Xu would pretend that he did not understand what these people were talking about.
He joined the aristocratic family because he wanted to achieve success, not because he wanted to die.
Without the support of an aristocratic family, he, a doctor, went to provoke the Lord of Chang'an who was extremely rude during the wax ceremony and acted as if nothing had happened.
Either he died under Qin's laws, or he died in an unknown manner following in the footsteps of his son.
But what Lu Xu didn't expect was that the murderer he feared, Ying Chengxuan, was arrested and sent to Xianyang Prison on charges of treason. Wouldn't this be an opportunity for revenge?
Since Ying Chengxuan was arrested and sent to Xianyang Prison, his friends have never said such nonsense that there is a new family in Xianyang, the three girls in the family are all beautiful, and they have the same surname as Brother Lu.
This also convinced Lu Xu that Ying Chengyu was really caught and it was not false news.
Sitting in the lobby on the first floor, Lu Xu, wearing a human skin mask, raised his wine glass and took a sip.
He said to himself: "You aristocratic families seek stability and want to keep things quiet and maintain the status quo, but what about my son's revenge?"
Thinking of the tragic situation of his son Lu Shu being made into a human pig, Lu Xu, who was so angry that his whole body was shaking, still had a trace of fear in his eyes.
He didn't dare to take revenge on Ying Chenglong when nothing happened. The bloody human pig was also one of the reasons. He was afraid that he would also be made into a human pig.
Lu Xu picked up the dog meat in front of him with chopsticks and stared at the table eight steps away from him with the corner of his eye.
On it are three girls from the Lu family who are disguised as men, but anyone can tell that they are girls.
Dr. Lu Xu, who had endured Ying Chengyu for three days since he was imprisoned in Xianyang Prison, decided to avenge his son today.
(End of chapter)
