At this time, Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the thousand-year-old black jade, had eyes as bright as fire, an expression of indifference, and no anger or authority. Sitting there, he was like a piece of unshakable ice that could not be shaken for thousands of years.
His brows were stern, his eyes were like hawks, his nose was straight, his lips were tightly closed, and he slowly looked down.
"Where is Lieutenant Ting?"
Ying Zheng's words aroused the attention of the officials, because it meant that Ying Zheng was ready to end.
Although this was Zhang Ji's confrontation with ministers from the Xiangbang and Queen Mother families, everyone knew that this was actually a tug-of-war for power between Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, and various factions.
In this tug-of-war, Ying Zheng is not only a player, but also a referee from a certain perspective.
Therefore, Ying Zheng has a natural advantage that others do not have in this tug-of-war for power.
A middle-aged man with a slightly broad body slowly stood up, walked to the middle of the court officials, leaned over and said: "Here you are!"
"Dispose of it in accordance with the law."
These four short words deprived the lives of more than a hundred members of the Kouling clan behind Ling Qi.
However, no one interceded for Ling Qi.
In the court, if someone makes a mistake, as long as he is not a political enemy, most of the officials will go out and intercede for the person who made the mistake.
In the military, once someone is accused of a crime, the generals will often intercede for him unless the crime is really serious.
After all, who can guarantee that he will never make mistakes in his life?
If you make a mistake one day, will you end up with a tragic ending with no one to intercede for you?
However, today's situation is different after all. No one is willing to stand up and intercede for Ling Qi.
But there was no choice. Zhang Ji's label was really too big. It was a crime of clan execution. How many people in the history of the Qin State had been convicted of clan execution?
What's more, this is a criticism of Qin's law.
The Qin Law is the foundation of the Qin Dynasty and cannot be criticized.
Of course, it was not only for this reason, but also because Ling Qi was Lao Ai's confidant.
Although Lao Ai was a minister of the Queen Mother's line, there were very few people in the court who had a good sense of Lao Ai.
Except for the people under Lao Aui's command, the rest of the officials felt disdain for Lao Aui, who was born in a rough business.
It is not entirely because of Lao Ai's humble origin that he is disgusted with, but because of Lao Ai's arrogance and domineering attitude.
They were originally supported by Zhao Ji as a tool to check and balance Lu Buwei, but they were actually awarded the title of Marquis of Changxin. They obtained the position of marquis that they had never obtained after working hard all their lives, and at the same time, they were also granted the title of 100,000 households.
You must know that since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, the number of people who have been granted the title of marquis can only be counted in the palm of a hand.
The first person to be granted the title of marquis in the Qin Dynasty was Shang Jun Wei Yang.
Although Wei Yang is often called the "Shang Lord", his title is actually the highest-ranking "lord" in the "twenty-rank nobility system"
With Shang Jun's civil and military skills, he established national laws, changed folk customs, strengthened Qin, captured Hexi, and made no one a prince.
The second is "Ranghou" Wei Ran, whose fiefdoms are in "Rang" and "Taoyi". At the same time, as a relative and an important minister of the Chu clan, he continued to conquer and was awarded the title of marquis for his military exploits, which is beyond reproach.
The third is "Yinghou" Fan Ju, who was originally from Wei. He proposed the famous strategy of "diplomacy far away and attack close" for Qin, which pointed out the way for Qin to unify the world, and it was reasonable to make him a prince.
The fourth person to be granted the title of marquis is Lu Buwei, the current prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, Wenxinhou.
There is no need to describe Lu Buwei's achievements one by one. All the ministers were convinced.
But what is Lao Ai?
It's just a rough business in the market, but with no merit, he can actually become a marquis?
Moreover, even Shang Yang, Wei Ran and Fan Ju have never been treated like this in a fief of 100,000 households. Why should he Lao Ai?
The idea of judging titles based on merit gradually changed the thinking of every Qin official as Qin's law took root in the hearts of the people. Therefore, various factions in the court were actually somewhat dissatisfied with Zhao Ji's act of conferring the title of Lao Ai. So much so that no one interceded for Ling Qi, who was Lao Ai's confidant.
In addition to these reasons, the most critical point is the current situation.
It is the general trend that Ying Zheng will take charge of the government. Even if it fails today, in two years at the latest, Ying Zheng will take charge of the government.
If Ying Zheng was still the childish man with no power in his hands, they might still hesitate, but with the support of the military, Ying Zheng could use violent means to force himself into power. As the King of Qin, it was justifiable and the general trend was set.
What will happen to those who oppose today?
Now that Ying Zheng asked Ting Wei to deal with Ling Qi in accordance with the law, isn't the hidden meaning behind it just to kill the chicken to scare the monkey?
This is a warning to their ministers who have not yet spoken.
Of course, this warning is mainly aimed at the ministers of the Xiangbang Clan and the Queen Mother Clan headed by Lao Ai. For the ministers of other factions, such as the Lao Qin Clan, Chu Clan and other factions, they don't care at all and even cheer for it.
Nowadays, most of the power of the Qin State is allocated to Lu Buwei and Lao Ai, which inevitably makes the ministers of other factions jealous.
And Ying Zheng's pro-government means the unfolding of a new political landscape, and it also means new power distribution and new opportunities!
How can this not make people excited and excited?
"Your Majesty, I will obey the king's orders!"
A flash of excitement flashed across Ting Wei's eyes.
Lao Ai and his gang members were doing mischief every day in Xianyang City. Wei Zhuang had long wanted to deal with it, but after all he was no longer the passionate young man who did not dare to risk himself and his family's wealth and life to fight against the Queen Mother, so he could only tolerate it again and again. .
However, Wei Zhuang was worried about another thing.
The person in charge of the palace guards now is Lao Ai's other confidant Wei Jie. Will he and Lao Ai behind him watch the capture of Zhongda Fu Ling Qi like this?
While everyone was waiting for Lao Ai and Wei Weijie's reaction, Ling Qi suddenly shouted loudly: "Wait a minute!"
"The crime of ancient times is not the same as today. The premise is that the new system is suitable. If the Queen Mother opposes it as a mother and queen, can such a system still be considered suitable?"
After all, Ling Qi, the middle-level official, was not a mediocre person. As a person who was not an old friend of Lao Ai, he was able to gain the support of Lao Ai, who hated scholars, as a scholar. Naturally, he still had some brains and means.
Facing the crisis of clan execution, he still had some quick wits despite the desperation.
When Ling Qi mentioned the Queen Mother, everyone's eyes once again turned to the most noble woman in the Qin Dynasty sitting next to Ying Zheng.
Although Qin did not vigorously promote "filial piety", it was definitely a country that promoted filial piety. There were many laws in Qin's laws that were closely related to children's support of their parents. Therefore, Zhao Ji's words could have a great influence on today's Ying Zheng. of pro-government.
Even if there is Zong Zhengling who endorses Yingzheng and reluctantly takes charge of the government, he will inevitably follow the truth and have a hint of injustice.
But no one noticed...
Lao Ai looked at Ling Qi with eyes filled with anger.
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