The First Emperor wants to rebel against Qin, who can resist it?
No one can bear it, okay?
Although the ministers didn't know why the First Emperor was acting out of character, they knew without thinking that it must have something to do with the memorial.
Now everyone's hearts are in their throats, and they are very curious about the contents of the memorial.
"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?"
Feng Quji asked heartbrokenly.
"Why?"
Ying Zheng sneered, threw the memorial in his hand to Zhao Gao, and shouted: "Zhao Gao, read it to them!"
"promise."
Zhao Gao hurriedly took the memorial, responded cautiously, and then unfolded the memorial.
Not only did I feel uneasy, but my eyelids jumped wildly.
Good guy!
No wonder His Majesty is so angry!
These people really deserve to die!
"Why are you still standing there? Read it to me!"
Seeing Zhao Gao stunned on the spot, silent, Ying Zheng's face darkened.
Hearing this, Zhao Gao shuddered and read quickly: "In the 20th year of the First Emperor's calendar, Ma Xiahou, the driver of the carriage, had an affair with Yan Dan and secretly assisted Jing Ke. He received two thousand gold and twenty beauties."
"In the 22nd year of the First Emperor's calendar, He Jin, the imperial censor, saw that his homeland was destroyed. He harbored resentment and secretly contacted Gao Jianli to assassinate him."
"In the 16th year of the First Emperor's calendar, Han Fu, a guest from the Dian Dynasty, leaked His Majesty's whereabouts, resulting in His Majesty's assassination."
"In the twenty-fifth year of the First Emperor's calendar, the grandson of the imperial censor"
"."
As Zhao Gao's voice continued to sound, all the officials in the palace turned pale with shock. The officials who heard their names trembled all over and couldn't help but fell to their knees on the ground.
"Your Majesty! I was wronged!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! We were wronged! These are all rumors!"
"Your Majesty cannot be trusted! We are loyal to Da Qin and will never betray Your Majesty!"
"."
Hearing these grievances, Ying Zheng felt extremely ironic and extremely angry at the same time. He raised his head and laughed: "Hahaha! You are holding the benefits of betraying the Qin Dynasty and selling me, and enjoying the beauty of a daughter, and at the same time you are shouting about loyalty. Great Qin, I am loyal to you, have you ever thought about whether your conscience will hurt?"
"."
Hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Li Si and other veteran officials of the empire were extremely sad. They were as uncomfortable as eating a fly.
They didn't expect that these courtiers who lived with them day and night would be so hateful.
Thinking back to the time when I talked about the future of the empire and the political affairs of the country in front of these people, I am afraid that in the eyes of these people, I am just like a clown.
Hey, why are we discovering these people now?
Who reported them?
The veterans of the empire lamented in their hearts, but never asked themselves, why didn't they find out?
Could it be that these colleagues who get along day and night really have no clues at all?
No, they found out.
It's just that for some reason, I turned a blind eye.
Ying Zheng is not afraid of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, the Xiongnu barbarians, or even the prophecy of Qin's demise. What he is really afraid of is the internal problems of the Qin Dynasty.
The so-called embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an ant nest.
Once problems arise within Great Qin, the entire empire may collapse at any time.
The reason why the Qin Dynasty perished so quickly was because of internal problems, which allowed the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to take advantage of it and eventually burn down an empire that had been established for fifteen years.
One of the reasons for the internal problems was that Qin unified the six countries too quickly and did not have enough talents to govern the empire.
This resulted in the First Emperor having to use officials from the Six Kingdoms era.
At the beginning, these officials were afraid of the First Emperor and did not dare to make big moves. Once the First Emperor's control declined or died, their thoughts began to become active.
After all, just fifteen years can't make them give up on this empire.
This is the main reason why internal conflicts gradually intensified after Zhao Gao and Li Si usurped power.
Although the First Emperor did not know the future of the Qin Dynasty fifteen years later, it can be seen from this memorial that the internal worries of the Qin Dynasty far outweighed the external troubles.
Moreover, this is only a problem for the Qin Dynasty. If local officials are involved, it may be more serious.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent. No matter what, these people should be killed.
Not killing was not enough to calm the anger in his heart.
"Come here! Drag these evil thieves out and chop them down!"
Upon hearing Ying Zheng's order, a large number of imperial troops filed in with a roar, and pulled the officials whose names were read out of the hall directly.
When Li Si and others saw this, they all looked at each other and bowed their heads in silence.
When the arrogant and domineering censor and admonishment doctor were dragged out just now, they still refused to give up. They cried and screamed for grievances.
"I don't accept it! I don't accept it! Why should we be killed based on just one side of the story?"
"We want evidence! We want evidence!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty."
Hearing these desperate words, Ying Zheng smiled instead of being angry. He turned to look at Dun Rui and said calmly and majestically: "Did you bring them?"
"Bring it, wait outside the door!"
"Let him in."
"promise."
He made a weak promise and turned around to make a gesture.
I saw a huge wooden cage being slowly carried into the Qilin Hall by four Black Ice Platform warriors.
The ministers could not believe their eyes. Hou Sheng, the high-spirited doctor in the past, had now turned into a dark, thin, unkempt man.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Hou Sheng is blind in one eye.
Ying Zheng looked at him for a while and said calmly: "Hou Sheng, do you still remember me?"
"Even if Hou Sheng dies, he will never forget it, His Majesty the First Emperor!"
Hou Sheng, who was sitting in a wooden cage with a haggard appearance, heard Ying Zheng's words and replied in a dry voice.
"Ah!"
Ying Zheng snorted and waved to Zhao Gao. The latter immediately understood, turned around and picked up the teapot on the table, walked to the wooden cage and handed it to Hou Sheng.
Without saying a word, Hou Sheng took the teapot and drank it all in one gulp.
"Are you hungry?"
Ying Zheng spoke again, appearing unhurried.
Hou Sheng had no choice but to answer readily: "Of course I'm hungry."
Ying Zheng waved again, and Zhao Gao held another large plate, walked to the wooden cage, and handed it to Hou Sheng.
"Now is not the time to eat. There is only dried meat and rice wine. Let's finish eating first."
At this time, Ying Zheng appeared extremely patient, as if he had completely forgotten about the courtiers around him and the criminals who were waiting to be killed.
Hou Sheng, on the other hand, also didn't say a word. He grabbed the food on the plate and put it into his mouth.
A large plate full of dried meat disappeared in a moment.
After swallowing a pot of rice wine, he touched his mouth with unsatisfied content and laughed:
"Okay! Even if I die today, I am still willing to do so!"
"Since you know you are going to die, then tell the truth. There will be plenty of people to bury you with!"
Ying Zheng said calmly.
"Is that the memorial?"
Hou Sheng smiled and said: "If it's that memorial, there's nothing to say, they really deserve to die!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Hearing Hou Sheng's words, He Yushi, who was detained by the Forbidden Army, immediately shouted angrily.
Hou Sheng smiled coldly: "This memorial was given to me by Lu Sheng. The purpose is to make the First Emperor go on a killing spree and make people in the world fear him, thus confirming the First Emperor's reputation as a tyrant. It's the same purpose as yours, isn't it?"
"I"
He Yushi was stunned by Hou Sheng's words and couldn't help asking: "What is our purpose?"
"Seeing that you are being detained, you must be from the list. If I am not mistaken, you should have persuaded the First Emperor to kill the people who spread the rumors, right?"
"you!"
He Yushi's expression changed drastically and he was so shocked that he could not speak.
Feng Jie coldly snorted: "They not only advise Your Majesty to kill those who spread rumors, they want Your Majesty to sit down together and go on a killing spree!"
"That's right! They also criticized the prime minister and slandered the court officials, causing chaos in the government."
Yao Jia stood up and echoed.
When Hou Sheng heard this, he ignored them and turned to Ying Zheng and handed over his hands: "The human heart is made of flesh. Today, your majesty will have wine and food. I would like to tell the truth. These people have been abandoned by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms because they are too greedy;
The remnants of the Six Kingdoms did not want to be exploited by them anymore, so they took advantage of their scheme and used their deaths to slander His Majesty! "
Boom!
Hearing Hou Sheng's words, the officials who had complained just now felt as if they had been struck by lightning, and their heads were buzzing.
They never expected that the clown was actually themselves.
But Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows in a funny way and said, "Oh? Such a grand gesture by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms?"
"I know very little about the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, because I followed this plan arranged by Lu Sheng!"
"Then where is Lu Sheng?"
Hou Sheng shook his head: "That old thief Lu Sheng deceived me and Kong Kun, and set up a plan in Kong Yu's tomb, but he disappeared for ten days. Some people said that he came to Xianyang to assassinate Young Master Hao, and was killed by General Yang. I don't know whether it is true or not."
"Why were you arrested but Kong Kun escaped?" Ying Zheng continued to ask.
Hou Sheng said angrily: "Both I and Kong Kun suspected that Lu Sheng was not dead, so they wanted to look for him. However, when they arrived in Yangcheng County, Kong Kun was exposed and ran away in advance without notifying me. People from the Confucian sect are despicable. Shameless, I want to skin him!"
"What's wrong with your eyes?"
"How is it possible that you are safe and sound when you are running away in the mountains? I don't care if I don't tell you about this!"
When Ying Zheng heard this, he didn't ask any more questions and directly changed the subject and said, "Why on earth can we, Great Qin, be so helpless to you and lead you to do this?"
"Your Majesty is planning to let me criticize Qin's government in front of all the ministers?" Hou Sheng sneered.
Ying Zheng said with a calm expression: "Even if you don't say it, they will still think in their hearts. You might as well let them listen to it to see if it can resonate with them, so that my great Qin will die as soon as possible and fulfill their wishes!"
"I am waiting for death!"
When Li Si and other old officials of the empire heard this, they were so ashamed that they knelt down and shouted.
Even though they didn't have any thoughts in their minds, the thieves lurking in the court did have something to do with them.
But Ying Zheng ignored them, and still said with a calm expression: "Tell me, I want to hear your truth."
"Okay! The First Emperor is magnanimous!"
Hou Sheng stood up suddenly, looked at Ying Zheng, and then shouted loudly: "First Emperor, the Qin Dynasty will surely perish!"
"Be bold!"
The black ice warriors guarding the wooden cage suddenly changed their colors and drew their swords one after another.
Ying Zheng waved his hand, bowed to Hou Sheng and said: "The old man is dying to serve the country, and he deserves a courtesy from Ying Zheng!"
After saying that, he sighed again: "Mountains and rivers will not give up day and night, and the years will not leave a gray head. My wish is to use the longevity of my achievements to last for eternity. Qin can be destroyed, but China cannot be destroyed!"
"His Majesty--!"
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the ministers kneeling on the ground burst into tears.
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