Meng Wu stood up and returned to the ranks of generals. Yao Jia stood up again and said
"Your Majesty, there are many things involved in this matter. Please order a thorough investigation of this matter and arrest all the conspirators."
"I understand, I will leave this matter to Tingwei," Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty, this matter involves a lot. I'm afraid Tingwei's manpower is limited. How about letting others assist Yao Shangqing in the investigation. Chang'an Lord has always had a reputation for being virtuous. How about letting him assist Tingwei?" Queen Mother Huayang looked at Ying Zheng and said. .
"Wait a minute, Queen Mother. I'm afraid Chang'an Lord cannot take on such a big responsibility. Someone once saw Mi Shuo bringing a lot of money to visit Chang'an Lord." Lu Buwei said.
"What do you mean? Are you questioning Lord Chang'an's complicity with these rebellious parties?" Queen Mother Huayang said.
"It's not that I doubt it. This is the tribute submitted by Chang'an Lord yesterday to some people who have contributed to the disaster control. However, after my investigation, some of the names of the people here actually have the names of those who were in the rebellious party, so I have to remind you. The Queen Mother is not doubting Lord Chang'an." Lu Buwei said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
"Absurd, how could Lord Chang'an participate in the rebellious party?" said the Queen Mother Huayang.
Just when Lu Buwei was about to speak, the sound of the arrival of the Queen Mother resounded through the hall. Everyone looked up and saw that Queen Mother Zhao-Zhao Ji came to the hall with her entourage. The attendants carried a bench and placed it on the other side of Ying Zheng.
"Meet the Queen Mother!"
"No courtesy." Zhao Ji said.
"Why is the Queen Mother here?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Ji and asked.
"I heard that today's court meeting has not ended for a long time, so I came to take a look. I also heard some things about today's court meeting on the way." Zhao Ji sat upright and said, the Queen Mother's aura was wide open, and the ministers below He kept his head down and didn't dare to look up.
Everyone present knew that this was a game between all the forces in the Qin court. Lu Buwei's Prime Minister's family, Queen Mother Huayang's Chu family, and Zhao Ji's Zhao family all felt a sense of crisis. No one dared to Determine whether you will be the victim of this game.
"This matter about the Queen Mother is..." Ying Zheng said the matter.
"Mr. Chang'an has always had a reputation as a virtuous man. Prime Minister, you should be careful what you say. Why don't you send someone to investigate and clear your name for Mr. Chang'an." Zhao Ji said unhurriedly.
The face of Cheng Xiu below changed. It was indeed him who reported the request for credit and recommendation, and just yesterday Mi Shuo sent him a lot of jewelry and money, saying it was to express his gratitude. Cheng Xiu did not refuse, wooing the courtiers and Financial support is indispensable for cultivating power.
The Empress Dowager Huayang knew that the situation was serious when she looked at Cheng Yu's face, so she said
"Then let's check it out. If Lord Chang'an is really colluding with them, he will not be spared lightly."
"Then let Wei Ting go check it out," Ying Zheng said.
"No, I will send someone to investigate right now." Yao Jia said.
"No need. Yesterday, my subordinates saw a group of people driving a carriage to the Chang'an Palace. At that time, I felt that there was something wrong, so I sent someone to catch the driver afterwards. This was the result of my interrogation." Lu Buwei took out A scroll of bamboo slips said.
Ying Zheng nodded, Zhao Gao took the bamboo slip and handed it to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng did not change much after reading it, but gave it to the Queen Mother Huayang and finally to Zhao Ji.
"The Prime Minister said that someone bribed Lord Chang'an, and the amount on the bamboo slip is the bribe, right?" Zhao Ji said.
"That's right, if it's true or false, just search Chang'an Jun's Mansion and you'll know." Lu Buwei said.
"What do you want to say, Mr. Chang'an?" Zhao Ji looked at Cheng Xi and said.
The goal of Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei is very clear. Even if they can't kill Cheng Xi, they still have to make Cheng Xi lose the ability to fight for the throne. Zhao Ji is in the harem and knows everything about the harem, including Cheng Xi's biological mother Xia. Queen Mother.
The mother of Cheng Xi's biological mother, the Queen Mother Xia, was from the Chu State, so the Queen Mother Huayang would support Cheng Xi. Now that the Queen Mother Xia's body is getting weaker and weaker, she may not have much time left. As long as Cheng Xi's power is suppressed with the help of this incident, Cheng Xi will be The dragon will never be able to change the world again.
"After all, it's the Prime Minister's one-sided words. Chang'an Lord, tell me yourself, what exactly is this matter?" Queen Mother Huayang asked.
"Replying to your Majesty, the Queen Mother, Mi Shuo did come to visit me with money, but in order for me to buy food for him to help the people in the disaster area, the list of people recommended and honored by me was decided after discussing with Mi Shuo. Who would have thought that this person actually conspired to collude with the local government? It was because I didn’t know who he was, and it almost led to a big mistake. Please ask the King and the Queen Mother to punish him!" When Cheng Yu said the word "criminal punishment", he was particularly serious, and his heart was already bleeding. , he knew that he would never have a chance to turn around after this time.
"Since it was Mi Shuo who asked Lord Chang'an to buy grain, there is no such thing as bribery. It can only be said that Lord Chang'an doesn't know people well." Queen Mother Huayang said.
"What the Queen Mother said is different. I heard that Mi Shuo brought treasures to visit Lord Chang'an three times. If it was to buy food, I wouldn't be able to use so much, right?" Lu Buwei continued.
Queen Mother Huayang's face darkened, and the courtiers below began to quarrel based on this incident. The Chu family thought that Cheng Xi was a stranger, while the Prime Minister and Zhao families thought that Lord Chang'an was suspected of taking bribes.
"That's enough!" Ying Zheng said, snapping the case
"The purpose of Mi Shuo's visit to Lord Chang'an was unclear. Once the investigation was clear by Tingwei, Lord Chang'an could be cleared. However, Lord Chang'an almost recommended a traitor because he didn't know people well, so he had to be fined. He was fined a year's salary and spent three months in isolation at home. He will be deprived of the qualifications to sit in court, and after the investigation is clear, he will be sent back to the fief to work with the people for one year as punishment."
When Ying Zheng's words came out, everyone took a breath of air-conditioning, and Cheng Xi lowered his head with a stern look on his face. These punishments seemed painless, even deprivation of the court meeting was only a temporary matter, but deportation Fiefdom, which means that Chang'an Lord is no longer qualified to compete for the throne, unless Ying Zheng dies unexpectedly or rebels.
"Tingwei has limited manpower, and Lord Changping has always had a reputation as a virtuous man. I have ordered Lord Changping to assist Tingwei in investigating this disaster. Do you have any objections?" Ying Zheng continued.
Ying Zheng knew that after this time Cheng Yu would no longer be able to compete with Ying Zheng for the throne, so it was better to sell favors to the Chu family to win over the Chu family. After all, he had too little power at his disposal. If the Chu family really If they fail to recover, then the entire court will be Lu Buwei's sole proprietor. In addition, the Chu family will definitely suffer a big blow after this incident. At this time, wooing will definitely be effective. Although the Chu family is a mixed bag, there are still people who can do things.
The ministers looked at Ying Zheng who had decided to take action, and understood that the king was no longer the puppet who had left others alone, and had shown his fangs for power. This made these ministers confused for a while. But the generals were extremely happy about this, because they needed an ambitious king. Only in this way could they have more opportunities to make achievements on the battlefield.
"I have no objection." Lu Buwei said first.
"I have no objection."
"Where are the two Queen Mothers?" Ying Zheng said looking at Zhao Ji and Queen Mother Huayang beside him.
"The Ai family has no objection." Zhao Ji said.
Queen Mother Huayang's face looked a little ugly, but in the end she just sighed and said, "The Ai family has no objection, so let's do it this way."
"In this case, today's court meeting ends here." Ying Zheng said with a smile on his face. Today's court meeting is the happiest one since he succeeded to the throne. For the first time, he is no longer a resigned role, but a He was very excited to play the role of issuing the final order, and he was even more grateful to Ziyou. Without Ziyou, he would not have been able to benefit from the snipe and clam fight between the Chu clan and the Prime Minister clan. After today, he will be in the court He also has his own power.
