After Zhao Gao led the two of them closer, both Gu Xun and Li Si stopped below. Zhao Gao hunched over and walked respectfully to Ying Zheng's side, with his hands behind his back and his head bowed to wait on the two men. Gai Nie held his sword as usual and stood guard. next to.
Li Si took two steps forward, shook his robe, bowed, clasped his hands and bowed his head in salute, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Gu Xun also cupped his hands and bowed his head slightly, "Your Majesty, King Qin."
Ying Zheng stretched out his hand and said, "No need to be polite, please take your seats..."
Li Si then straightened up. He and Gu Xun walked to the side and each found a seat to sit down.
One thing to say is that Gu Xun felt that Ying Zheng, who had officially entered the Zhangtai Palace, had the aura of a superior king getting stronger and stronger. In just this short period of time, the body language and expression he showed , even rarer than in the past.
Happiness and anger cannot be expressed in color, likes and dislikes cannot be expressed in words, joys and sorrows do not overflow on the face, life and death... do not follow heaven.
After the two of them sat down, Ying Zheng did not rush to ask Li Si how his errand was going, but instead spoke to Gu Xun first.
"Mr. Gu came to see me today. Why?"
Gu Xun pursed his lips, smiled, and replied, "Ha, farewell."
"Gu will be traveling far away in the near future, so I came here to say something to Your Majesty."
When Ying Zheng heard that Gu Xun was leaving, his expression remained calm and he said softly, "Sir, you are traveling far away. Is there anything you need help from?"
Gu Xun shook his head, "It's no trouble. I won't bother you, Your Majesty."
He just needs some money when he goes out. It's hard for Gu Xun to ask Ying Zheng for money at this time. It's not worth it to ask for less, but it's not worth it to ask for more... Ying Zheng can't afford a large amount of cash now, let alone No reason to ask for it.
"Well... if necessary, sir, you can ask Zhao Gao to do it." Ying Zheng nodded slightly and left a polite word.
Zhao Gao also nodded in time and said, "Doctor Gu, you can come to me anytime."
Today, Zhao Gao no longer calls himself a slave, because after Ying Zheng came to power, he was appointed the Order of the Zhongche Mansion in charge of the carriages and horses in the palace. Although it sounds like this official is not far different from the Great Sage's Bima Wen, in fact, as Being able to follow the King of Qin at all times, the Zhongche Mansion Order is undoubtedly a noble official position.
The position is low but powerful, and it is usually only held by close associates of the King of Qin.
The identity has changed, and the title has naturally changed. This is not only Zhao Gao's own wish, but also a change that must be made. Unlike the chamberlain, he is now a person with a serious official status and cannot call himself a slave to others.
To sum it up, Zhongche Fu Ling was an official subordinate to the Imperial Servant, and was on the same level as Imperial Physician Ling Huangshan, and half a level higher than Gu Xun Dao.
Then Ying Zheng put aside Gu Xun for the time being and asked Li Si how the case was going, without shying away from Gu Xun.
"Li Si, what happened to what I ordered?"
"Back to the king..." Li Si was passionate about power and feared it. His etiquette towards Ying Zheng was absolutely perfect. He would stand up and bow his waist and clasp his hands when he answered, "About the case of Prime Minister Lu's involvement in Lao Ai's rebellion, All relevant evidence has been investigated, and all the evidence has been handed over to Tingwei Yamen."
"Very good, well done." Although it was a compliment, Ying Zheng did not show any joy, his face was indifferent, and his tone was vaguely sad.
He has been on the throne for ten years. During these ten years, all state affairs have been handed over to the hands of the Prime Minister Lu Buwei. Even he, the King of Qin, respectfully calls the other party Zhongfu. Regardless of the positions of both parties, it cannot be denied that Lu Buwei has made great contributions to the Qin State.
Since the death of King Zhaoxiang, the Qin Kingdom has experienced Xiaowen, Zhuang and Xiang dynasties. The two kings did not rule for long and passed away early, which caused turmoil in the court and greatly reduced the momentum. It was Lu Buwei who single-handedly led the Qin Kingdom to grow and develop again, and many He attacked six countries for the first time, opened up new territories, and even completely wiped out the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Although most of this land fell into the hands of Lu Buwei, his achievements were still real.
Now, this rare and wise prime minister, Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei, is suddenly about to collapse. Even the profound Ying Zheng in the city can't help but sigh.
Pig teammates kill people!
After gathering his thoughts, Ying Zheng regained his composure and told Li Si, "You will still be responsible for the follow-up of this case."
When Li Si heard this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and then he forced it down immediately. However, the unconcealed joy in the corner of his eyes showed that he was in a very turbulent mood now.
The follow-up of this case is theoretically handled by Tingwei. Since Ying Zheng said to leave it to him, it means that Li Si will be promoted to Tingwei soon.
Tingwei, one of the Nine Qings, is in charge of prison proceedings. His responsibilities are the same as Han Fei's Sikou, but the latter is an official position that has existed since ancient times, while Tingwei was restructured from the Qin State.
This is a high-ranking official with two thousand stones. Only under the Prime Minister, Li Si has soared into the sky.
Of course, in the Qin State, those who hold official positions are not considered nobles. After all, they do not have titles, and official positions cannot be hereditary. Li Si can only be regarded as a nouveau riche. If he is not good enough, he will be beaten to the bottom by Ying Zheng at any time, and he will become a white man again.
There is more than one person promoted this time, Li Si. There are countless central and local officials who have been implicated. A large number of positions have been vacated, which can be left to Ying Zhengti to recruit some trustworthy, capable and loyal new ministers to help him faster. to fully grasp the power in their hands.
Among all the officials, the one who benefited the most was Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping. He was promoted to Prime Minister Zuo by Ying Zheng for his merits.
The left and right prime ministers were appointed by King Wu of Qin, and their duty was to assist the prime minister. Among them, the left prime minister had a more respected status.
But now, Prime Minister Lu Buwei is about to fall, and he has disappeared from the court. The person with the most power among the ministers is Xiong Qi.
After explaining Lu Buwei's affairs, Ying Zheng began to chase people away. He first said to Li Si:
"Li Si, you go down first."
Li Si didn't know why he suddenly expelled people?
But since the king wants to leave on his own, there is nothing to say. Anyway, he has obtained the official position and left honestly.
"Mr. Gai, Zhao Gao, you should go down first." Then, Ying Zheng also dismissed the personal guards and bodyguards.
Gai Nie's eyes flickered back and forth between Ying Zheng and Gu Xun, he was silent for a moment, and then left without saying a word.
Zhao Gao wanted to dissuade him and moved his lips to speak, but Ying Zheng seemed to have guessed that he was going to talk too much and waved his hand to signal him to get down.
After all, it was impossible for Zhao Gao to be stubborn with his master. He suppressed the words that came to his lips and bowed before retreating.
Now, only Ying Zheng and Gu Xun are left in the palace.
Gu Xun looked at the empty hall and grinned, "Your Majesty, please retreat and withdraw everyone. Is there something wrong?"
"I have something I want to ask Mr. Gu." Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and the crown beads swayed slightly.
"I have received news that the six masters of the farm family were all found dead in a village south of Ganquan Palace a few days ago. At the same time, there were also the burnt corpses of all the villagers in that village nearby. Do you know this, sir? ?”
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