Half an hour ago.
Ying Zheng held his last court meeting before his eastern tour in Qilin Hall.
Although various national policies have been promulgated, many problems have still been encountered.
These problems range from big to small. The small ones can basically be solved by the county guards in various places, but the big ones have to be reported to the court and Ying Zheng will make the decision himself.
And Ying Zheng is not the kind of monarch who is arbitrary in the world, so he convened this court meeting.
Although this court meeting is not as good as the big court meeting, basically all the officials in Xianyang who can be there are here.
Seeing that the ministers had nothing to do, Ying Zheng looked around the ministers with a smile and said solemnly: "Dear ministers, I have decided to start my eastward tour at the end of March. Now I have two major things to announce. One, after I leave Beijing , the old prime minister Wang Wan presided over the government, and the imperial censor Feng Jie assisted him. Secondly, the old Guowei accidentally learned the method of making salt, which can remove the poison in the poisonous salt."
"!"
Before Ying Zheng finished speaking, the ministers were suddenly startled, and the entire Qilin Hall was silent.
They were not surprised by the first major event. After all, no one except the old prime minister Wang Wan was qualified to preside over the government.
What really surprised them was the second thing.
This Wei Liao must be so lucky that he accidentally came across such a magical method of making salt.
Is he going to become the first official in Qin Dynasty to be crowned king in one fell swoop?
You know, if you can remove the poison in the poisonous salt, you can solve the problem of salt shortage in Da Qin. This is definitely a huge contribution to Da Qin.
If you don't get the title of king for such merit, then what other merits can you get for the title of king?
They remember that Ying Zheng said that in addition to destroying six kingdoms by one person, any courtier who can make great contributions to the country can also be crowned king.
With shock, confusion, envy, jealousy and hatred in their hearts, the ministers looked at Wei Liao with complicated expressions.
But he saw Wei Liao's expression was indifferent, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Because he knew that the reason why Ying Zheng claimed Zhao Hao's achievements as his own was to protect Zhao Hao.
After all, this contribution is too great, and with Zhao Hao's current background, he simply cannot bear it.
After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng said again: "Although it is a method of making salt that the old Guowei accidentally learned, it is incomplete and needs to be verified. After the verification is completed, if it works, I will discuss the merits and reward you. If it doesn't, I will reward you." , I will order people to continue research until this method is feasible."
"certainly."
As he said that, he changed the topic and continued: "No matter what, I still want to reward the old Guo Wei for his contribution to the law! For passing on my will, he will be granted the title of Marquis of Pingyang and be granted the title of 5,000 households!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, before the ministers could react, Wei Liao stood up and bowed to thank him.
This series of words and deeds made all the ministers stunned, and only a few veterans of the empire saw the clues.
Obviously, the method of making salt was definitely not obtained by Wei Liao by chance. It should be the masterpiece of a certain young master.
Naturally, they knew the purpose of the First Emperor's doing this.
As for the method of making salt that is not perfect and needs to be studied, it is just an excuse to share the credit and be crowned a king, which is also nonsense.
Therefore, when Wei Liao bowed and thanked him, Li Si stood up and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty! Old Guo Wei is truly the pillar of our great Qin Dynasty!"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng smiled noncommittally, and then changed the subject and said, "My dear friends, do you have other things to report? If there is nothing else, then withdraw from the court!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, the upright Feng Jie stood up immediately.
"What's wrong with Feng Aiqing? It's okay to say it!"
Ying Zheng smiled and raised his hand to signal.
Feng Jie said angrily: "As a censor, I have the power to monitor the world. Rumors are spreading all over the world, criticizing the New Deal, criticizing Your Majesty, and even saying that Your Majesty has no personal ethics, is cold and cruel, why does Your Majesty ignore it?"
Wow——!
The ministers were in an uproar.
Some people looked surprised, thinking that Feng Jie would not open or lift any pot.
Some people talk sarcastically, thinking that a good show is about to take place.
Some people have indifferent expressions, as if it's none of their business.
Some people even felt a slight thump in their hearts and quickly lowered their heads and pretended to be dead.
But Li Si's face darkened, and he immediately stood up and said: "I have already started to deal with this matter. Your Majesty has made his own decision, and there is no need to discuss it further!"
"Ah!"
As soon as Li Si finished speaking, a censor stood up and mocked: "Li Tingwei is not the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, so why has he started acting arbitrarily?"
"presumptuous!"
Ying Zheng slapped the case and shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, calm down. Although what Yu Shi said is outrageous, it is also true. Everyone has always expressed their own opinions on major national affairs. Li Tingwei's actions are a bit overbearing."
Seeing Ying Zheng getting angry, another censor also stood up.
When the ministers saw this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "If anyone else has any opinions, you might as well tell them too!"
"this"
The ministers looked at each other, and soon three more admonishing officials stood up.
"Your Majesty, I feel that your Majesty has been too merciful after the reunification. This has made the world forget the harshness of our Qin laws!"
"Yes, your majesty. I would like to advise your majesty on all the people in the world who are related to the rumors. They spread the rumors as if they are rebelling against our country, the Qin Dynasty. They should be killed!"
"Yes! Trap and kill the evil leader and even those who spread rumors to serve as a warning to others!"
As soon as the three admonishing doctors finished speaking, the entire audience was stunned, as if a bombshell had been dropped in the Qilin Hall.
The entire Qilin Palace was instantly blown to pieces.
Not only Feng Jie, who was the first to stand up, but also Li Si, Wang Wan, even Wei Liao, Feng Quji and others all had slightly changed expressions.
Good guy!
How dare you teach His Majesty how to do things?
Are you really tired of living?
Obviously, they never expected that these censors and admonishing officials would say such 'unnatural' words.
Doesn't this clearly make the First Emperor a tyrant?
Isn’t this confirming the tyranny of our country, Great Qin?
Then all the efforts made before have been in vain?
"Your Majesty, no!"
Wang Wan recovered from the shock and immediately handed over to Ying Zheng.
Feng Quji also hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the Confucianism case has stirred up the world, making people doubtful about our new policy. Now if we go on a killing spree, it will be extremely detrimental to our new policy. Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"Your Majesty, please think again!"
As soon as Feng Quji finished speaking, more than a dozen courtiers came out to echo his words.
Seeing this scene, the Censor He spoke again: "The two prime ministers are also veterans of the empire, how can they be so pedantic? As the saying goes, the law should not be lightly violated, and lawbreakers should be severely punished!"
After hearing this, the censors and admonishment officials just stood up and agreed.
"Yes, Your Majesty is a wise king with great achievements in the world. How can you be afraid of a small person?"
"Does an emperor still have to be timid in his actions?"
"Two prime ministers, our Qin army is so powerful in war that none of the six kingdoms are our opponents. Why are we still afraid of the remnants of the six kingdoms after destroying them? What a joke!"
Hearing this, Wang Wan was so angry that her face turned red and her neck was thick, and she shouted loudly: "That's nonsense!"
"The Prime Minister has never had any selfish motives in governing the country. What do you want to do when you bite innocent people here?"
Feng Quji said with a cold eyebrow.
"As His Majesty's ministers, we naturally share His Majesty's worries. Could it be that Prime Minister Zuo, with his high authority, does not allow us to share His Majesty's worries and wants to take this opportunity to eradicate us?"
He Yushi sneered.
As a censor, the most important thing is your words.
This Censor He was the Censor Cheng, second only to the Censor Doctor Feng Jie, but he did not listen to Feng Jie at all and was notoriously thorny.
Feng Jie originally wanted to question Ying Zheng's decision, but he didn't expect that he would play the role of a 'leading bird' and let He Yushi use the topic as an excuse.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Li Si stood up with a stern face and said: "As censors, you have the responsibility to supervise all officials, but when it comes to the rule of law, can you be better than me?"
"When it comes to the rule of law, I can't compare to Li Tingwei, but since Li Tingwei's body is in plain sight, we will naturally impeach Li Tingwei!"
At this moment, another censor, Zhongcheng, stood up with a smile.
Because the censor Zhongcheng commanded the censors and the censors of all counties, he could order the censors to impeach officials according to the rules, which was a great power.
But when Zuo Tingwei Yao Jia heard what he said, he stood up angrily.
"Zhang Yushi is bold!"
"You are the bold one!"
"That's enough! Shut up!"
Seeing Zhang Yushi's retort to Yao Jia, Ying Zheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted out loud.
"My court is not a market. If you keep making this noise, won't it make people laugh if word spreads?!"
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy court suddenly became quiet like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
The whole audience could hear the needle drop.
The ministers who had been tit-for-tat just now fell silent at this moment, bowing their heads and returning to their original positions.
However, just as they were waiting for Ying Zheng to speak, there was a sudden announcement from outside the door: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I would like to see you!"
"kindness?"
The ministers were stunned.
Ying Zheng frowned and looked at Li Si calmly. He found that Li Si shook his head slightly, as if he didn't know why Dun Rui suddenly returned to Xianyang.
After pondering for a moment, he turned to look at Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao understood the idea and immediately shouted loudly: "Xuan——I'm here to see you!"
Soon, he put on his military uniform and walked into the hall solemnly. He bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "My lord, please pay homage to your majesty!"
"Your Majesty, I will grant you a seat without any courtesy!"
Ying Zheng raised his hand calmly and majestically.
He shook his head weakly and said sternly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report that is related to the life and death of our great Qin Dynasty. Your Majesty, please look into it!"
Is it related to the life and death of our Great Qin?
When the ministers heard this, their eyelids twitched and they all showed surprised expressions.
When Li Si, Feng Quji and others heard this, they had a vague premonition.
Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes, looked at the weak for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Come on!"
"promise."
He weakly accepted the promise, took out a memorial from his arms, held it above his head with both hands, and said solemnly: "I was ordered to thoroughly investigate the collusion between the Confucian Confucianists and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. In the Confucius Cemetery, a large number of banned books were found, as well as Various rebellion predictions were made, and later, the traces of Kong Yu, the ninth-generation grandson of Confucius who had escaped, and Hou Sheng, the doctor from the Doctor's Palace, were found in the tomb. Following the clues, we finally caught Hou Sheng in Yangcheng County!"
Having said this, he paused and then continued: "As for Kong Yu, he is still on the run, but I have discovered something, and it is this secret slip!"
"What secret letter?"
Ying Zheng asked coldly.
Dun weakly gave up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty will know after just one look!"
"Zhao Gao! Submit it!"
"promise."
Ying Zheng didn't say much and asked Zhao Gao to hand the bamboo slips to him.
The moment he unfolded the bamboo slips, a surge of rage surged into his heart.
"How dare you! How dare you bully me like this!"
After saying that, without saying a word, he kicked over the desk in front of him, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "I had high hopes for you in vain, thinking that you were really sharing my worries for me and the country, but I didn't expect that you were all lying to me! "
Hearing this, the ministers were shocked, as if they had not yet understood the situation, and they all looked at each other in confusion.
However, Ying Zheng ignored them, holding the bamboo slip in his hand and pacing back and forth on the high platform with his knuckles turning white.
The murderous intent emanating from his whole body was as awe-inspiring as the God of Death descending upon the world. Zhao Gao, who was not far away, felt his heart tremble and couldn't help but tremble.
He has served Ying Zheng for so many years and has never seen Ying Zheng so angry.
Even when the scandal between Lao Ai and Zhao Ji became known to everyone and Ying Zheng lost face, he was not so angry.
From this we can see how shocking the memorial was.
It is said that when an ordinary man is angry, his blood will be splashed ten steps; when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be floating on the ground.
Although the First Emperor was not bloodthirsty, it did not mean that he would not kill.
In this situation, anyone who is not blind can see that the First Emperor is going to kill someone.
"I unified the six countries, resolved the disputes between them for more than two hundred years, and brought peace to the world. But now I have become a joke!"
"I also said that as long as Great Qin is united within, Great Qin cannot be destroyed. Even if I die, I still want to see who destroys my Great Qin."
"Hahaha, I still want to dominate the Nine Continents and be the true lord of the world. I still want to be my great Qin for eternity. Now it's really ridiculous! Ridiculous."
"These people around me who are clamoring to share their worries for me and the country are secretly betraying me. They have even betrayed me for more than ten years without me noticing. How ironic is this?"
After saying that, he turned to look at Dunrui: "Shangqing, are you laughing at me?"
Pause: "."
"He Yushi, are you laughing at me too?"
"I don't dare."
When He Yushi heard what Ying Zheng said, his heart skipped a beat. For some reason, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he even stuttered when he spoke.
The sharp teeth he had just now seemed to have disappeared.
"Don't you dare?"
Ying Zheng sneered: "Weren't you just so upright and said that you were sharing my worries? You don't even dare to do this?"
"My lord, I know I was wrong."
He Yushi wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied fearfully.
The other ministers were as silent as a cicada, not one of them dared to look directly at Ying Zheng.
"Are you wrong? Haha, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? It's me who's wrong!"
"His Majesty."
Li Si saw that something was wrong with Ying Zheng's state, so he stood up bravely.
Ying Zheng glanced at him and said with an indifferent expression: "My fault is that I trust you too much!"
Li Si: "."
"Aren't you saying that I am merciful? You are saying that those who spread rumors are like rebelling against our Great Qin and should be killed?"
"Then I will tell you"
Ying Zheng said, looking around at the ministers, he said coldly: "The Qin Dynasty is so great, let alone they want to rebel, I even want to rebel against it!"
Boom!
The whole audience was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
The old prime minister Wang Wan was even more panicked. He quickly turned to look outside the door and winked at a palace attendant: Go and invite Young Master Hao!
Please give me monthly votes and recommended votes.
Looking for follow-up subscription, full subscription, monthly ticket, recommended ticket
(End of chapter)
