When Mond stood up at this time, not only did everyone in the room be surprised, but even Ying Zheng, who was eavesdropping in the tunnel, was a little stunned.
Ying Zheng was convinced that Mond was not part of Zhao Hao's entire plan.
Although Li Si's performance had already made him murderous, Mond's appearance surprised him and made him full of expectations.
If Mond could discover the flaw in the edict, it would be said that the father of a tiger has no son.
"That boy's vision of people is indeed more accurate than mine. This Mond is an unexpected surprise!"
There was a hint of joy in the look in Ying Zheng's eyes.
However, Laifu, who was standing next to him, was sitting on pins and needles.
Laifu heard the conversation in the main hall very clearly. Ying Zheng's murderous intent made him almost forget to breathe.
Nowadays, it is rare to see a trace of joy on Ying Zheng's face. He quickly asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, can I avoid this?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng frowned and glanced at Laifu. He did not agree to his request, but pondered for a few breaths and said, "If it is according to what you said, you have discovered the conspiracy between Ying Chengyu, Ying Ziyang, and Zhao Gao." , and found Mond immediately. Mond should know Zhao Gao’s secrets very well, but how did he know the secrets of Zhao Gao and Li Si?”
Upon hearing Ying Zheng's inquiry, Laifu's forehead dripped with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Mond doesn't know the secret between Zhao Gao and Li Si. Maybe Zhao Gao is getting closer to Li Si and has doubts about Li Si."
"Then has he done anything unusual before?"
"Except for writing a letter to Wang Li who is far away in Jiuyuan, there doesn't seem to be any abnormal behavior!"
"Isn't Meng Tian also in Jiuyuan? Why did he write to Wang Li instead of his father?"
"This little guy doesn't know."
Ying Zheng stared at Laifu for a long time, his gaze getting sharper and sharper, as if he could penetrate Laifu's soul. After a long time, he slowly raised his head and looked upward, and said calmly: "Hold it steady, don't fall and hit me!"
"Don't worry, your majesty, the villain will never hit your majesty!"
Laifu secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, and at the same time he lifted the big vat in his hand upright.
At the same time, the main hall of Ganquan Palace.
Zhao Gao and Li Si were equally surprised.
You know, Meng is not an ordinary official in the Tingwei Mansion. Even if he is Meng Tian's eldest son, Li Si and Zhao Gao will not take him seriously.
However, this boy is Zhao Hao's confidant.
Li Si and Zhao Gao knew very well what kind of person Zhao Hao was.
In order to prevent Zhao Hao from running out and disrupting the situation, they asked Ying Ziyang to imprison Zhao Hao in advance.
Now that Mond suddenly stood up to test the edict, they felt that Zhao Hao was about to start trouble, so they all felt nervous.
However, before Li Si could speak, Meng Yi took the lead in expressing his dissatisfaction.
But I heard Meng Yi reprimanding: "Is this a place for you to mess around? Why don't you sit down quickly!"
Mond said with a playful smile: "Uncle, oh no, my subordinate is the Wei Cheng of Tingwei Mansion. Logically speaking, he also has the right to verify His Majesty's imperial edict. After all, Tingwei Mansion maintains the rule of law in the empire, and the verification of edicts also requires laws. Keyi!"
After saying this, he did not forget to wink at his superior, Tingwei Li Si: "What do Li Tingwei think of this?"
"this"
Li Si was slightly startled, glanced at Zhao Gao subconsciously, and then smiled warmly: "What Meng Weicheng said is reasonable. Tingwei Mansion does have the right to verify the imperial edict."
"only."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and said righteously: "You are the Wei Cheng of Tingwei's Mansion. Logically speaking, the left and right Tingwei are not here, so you are in charge of the affairs of Tingwei's Mansion. Now, I and Yao Tingwei We are all here, how can you let me do it for you?"
"Oh, what's the point? It's enough for the lower official and Yao Tingwei to examine the edict together. Anyway, having one more person to examine the edict will make it more fair, unless"
"Unless what?"
"Unless Li Tingwei has something in his heart and doesn't want to go to the official position to verify the imperial edict!"
"Be bold!"
When Yao Jia heard this, he slapped the table angrily and was about to scold Mond.
But Wei Liao, who had been silent all this time, said in a rare moment: "I think there is nothing wrong with Mond's inspection of the imperial edict."
"That's right! I think so too. Meng can verify the imperial edict both in public and private matters!" Wang Wan agreed.
Wang Jian smiled faintly: "Young man from the Meng family, if your father cannot come back, you should verify the imperial edict on your father's behalf!"
"this"
The whole audience was stunned, wondering what is going on?
How could this Mond Hod be so powerfully supported by three empire bosses at the same time? !
Is it possible that the Meng family will rise again?
Thinking of this possibility, all the ministers couldn't help but said in unison: "My lord, I have no objection."
Li Si: "."
Zhao Gao: "."
Their moods hit rock bottom at the same time, and they began to feel a little uneasy.
What they feared was not that Mondstadt would test the edict, but that Zhao Hao behind Mondstadt would cause trouble.
However, at this point, it is no longer possible for them to stop Mond.
Li Si was silent for a moment, then smiled: "Master Mond wants to inspect the imperial edict on behalf of my father. It's hard for me to refuse, so let's invite Master Mond and Lang Zhongling to inspect the imperial edict together."
"Thank you Li Tingwei!"
Although Li Si's words were full of ridicule, Mond didn't care at all. He ran up to Meng Yi and said with a smile: "Uncle, my nephew is here to help you!"
Meng Yi: "."
Meng Yi: "What kind of trouble do you want to cause?"
Mond: "There is no trouble. My nephew is afraid that someone will bully my uncle, so I want to help you!"
When Feng Jie heard this, he immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Meng family boy, what do you mean by this?" "
"When did Mr. Feng become the six-eared macaque in "Journey to the West"? Even if our uncle and nephew whispered something, you heard it!" Mond teased Feng Jie in a nonchalant way.
"Hahaha!"
The whole audience burst into laughter.
It was obvious that all the ministers present had read "Journey to the West" and were deeply impressed by the six-eared macaque in it.
"You little kid with a yellow mouth, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of me!"
Feng Jie was blushing and thick-necked after being retorted by Mond, and was about to go forward to settle the score with Mond.
But he saw Meng Yi standing in front of Meng with an indifferent expression, and said coldly: "Feng Gong is a grown man after all, how can he be as knowledgeable as a young man!"
"snort!"
Feng Jie snorted coldly, then immediately rolled up his sleeves and said indignantly: "You guys from the Meng family are exactly the same, you all have no education!"
"Oh? From what Mr. Feng said, it seems that he has a grudge against my Meng family?"
Meng Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, with a frosty look on his face.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little tense.
At this moment, Li Si slapped the table and said angrily: "When the country is in crisis, how can we allow you to complain? Shut up, I, and continue to open the lid!"
As soon as these words came out, Meng Yi and Feng Jie glared at each other, and then took their places, waiting for the scribe from the Lang Zhongling Palace to slowly open the jade box that stored the First Emperor's edict.
As soon as the jade box was opened, Meng Yi bowed his hand to Feng Jie. The two of them stepped forward to look at it at the same time, and couldn't help being surprised at the same time.
"What's abnormal?" Li Si, standing aside, asked calmly.
Mond quickly stepped forward to take a look and exclaimed, "There is something written on the seal of the edict!"
"You idiot! How can there be no words on the seal?!" Feng Jie scolded Mond with some contempt.
Mond scratched his head in embarrassment and looked at Meng Yi.
Meng Yi glared at him and remained silent.
Feng Quji, who was on the side, suddenly said, "Boy from the Meng family, what's the word? Read it out and listen!"
"Oh well."
Mondstadt responded honestly, and then read loudly: "The first box of seals says: The princes of the imperial court issue an edict. The second box of seals says: The crown prince issues an edict."
Hearing this, Feng Quji nodded and asked Meng Yi calmly: "Meng Yi, are these two things your boy recited?"
"yes!"
Meng Yi nodded expressionlessly.
Zhang Han, the new young master in the seat, asked from a distance: "May I ask Lang Zhongling, what do these two sentences mean?"
"Ministers!"
Hearing this, Meng Yi bowed his hands to the ministers present and explained loudly: "The meaning of these two seals has no special meaning. They are two testaments, awarded to different people;
The first posthumous edict is given to the three princes, nine ministers and other ministers. The edict should be issued immediately;
The second edict is awarded to the prince established by the first edict, and it is up to the prince to follow it! "
"Do you have any objections to what Lang Zhongling said?"
Li Si took advantage of the situation and asked the ministers.
All the ministers said in unison: "No objection."
"Since there is no objection, please open the first edict together!" Li Si said to Feng Jie and Meng Yi.
Feng Jie walked forward, stood next to the car, and made a gesture of invitation.
Without saying anything, Meng Yi directly picked up the edict in the jade box on the cart and inspected it carefully.
At this moment, Meng Yi was extremely nervous. Even though he had handled countless confidential documents and even kept many imperial edicts, he still could not calm down his current emotions.
The white silk used for the edict was slightly yellowish, and it was specially chosen by him when he was the internal historian of the King of Qin.
Only the carriages accompanying the First Emperor were stocked, unlike the brand-new white silks in the palace study.
The jade seal is also correct. It is the He family jade seal that the First Emperor brought with him on his eastern tour.
Meng Yi remembered clearly that although this jade seal was carved by Li Si, it was rarely used. It was only used when important national decisions were made and edicts were issued.
Moreover, there is a small detail. During the use of this jade seal, it encountered a hard object, and there was a shallow scratch on the word "Chang" that means "Shou Yongchang".
Except for him and the First Emperor, basically no one knew about it.
If you carefully observe the vermilion seal, it is not difficult to find a faint white trace that seems to be absent.
Now that the jade seal and white silk were both correct, Meng Yi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to Feng Jie beside him.
When Feng Jie saw this, he immediately announced loudly: "Both the seal and the seal are correct!"
After saying that, he turned his eyes to Mond who was standing aside and raised his eyebrows: "Boy, do you want to come forward and take a look?"
"I believe my uncle, no need to look." Mond curled his lips.
Feng Jie sneered: "I believe your uncle, and you come here to embarrass yourself?"
Seeing that the two were about to confront each other again, Feng Quji immediately shouted to them: "Stop talking nonsense and continue to supervise the edict!"
After hearing this, the two of them didn't say anything more.
Meng Yi frowned and took a deep breath. His slightly nervous mood suddenly relaxed a lot after the dispute between Meng and Meng. He picked up the clerk's knife and skillfully avoided the seal.
The moment the knife was inserted, Meng Yi's heart moved and he secretly thought something was wrong, how could he be so soft?
Although the sealed white silk is an old item, it is usually kept in a dry environment and should not have such a soft feeling unless someone has opened the white silk and re-sealed it.
Thinking of this possibility, Meng Yi immediately stopped what he was doing, turned around and raised his hands to Feng Jie: "Dare you ask Mr. Feng to check!"
Feng Jie had already seen the clues from Meng Yi's tightened brows. He stepped forward to look at the edict inside the jade box and said coldly: "Why is the edict seal so wet? It's strange!"
Mond was alert and immediately raised his hands to Wang Wan, Wang Jian and Wei Liao: "How dare you invite the old prime minister, the old general, the old country captain!"
Hearing this, all the ministers present became nervous instantly.
If this edict is false, it will be a huge surprise!
Li Si and Zhao Gao, who were originally calm, suddenly looked gloomy, and a thin stream of sweat could not help but form on their foreheads.
Wang Jian, Wang Wan and Wei Liao looked at each other, got up and came to the car.
"Why can't I see the dampness?" Wang Wan stroked his beard, took a look, and said casually.
Meng Yi quickly handed over his hand: "Old Prime Minister, you are aware of this!"
"Hey, my eyes are so dim that I can't see it!" Wang Wan shook his head and sighed.
Seeing this, Meng Yi quickly saluted Wang Jian: "Old General, you are aware of this!"
"Well"
Wang Jian pondered for a moment and then said with a smile, "The weather in the south is already humid. There is nothing wrong with this edict being brought back from the south if it gets damp!"
"Why is this happening? Why is this happening? Old General, please take a closer look." Meng Yi was anxious.
"Mr. Zhongling has never been to the South China Sea. I don't know the details of the South China Sea. It's useless for me to say more."
"But."
Meng Yi originally wanted to say a few more words, but Mond on the side grabbed his sleeve, turned around and saluted Wei Liao: "May I ask Guo Wei, how should this matter be handled?"
Wei Liao smiled and turned to look at Li Si: "Li Tingwei is your Majesty's appointed minister. If something like this happens, it will naturally be Li Tingwei's decision!"
Hearing this, Li Si subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and pretended to be calm and said: "The edict is sealed in Fuxi Office, and the CRRC Mansion ordered Zhao Gao to speak!"
"Zhao Gao! Report to the palace!" Feng Jie waved his hand.
Zhao Gao quickly stood up and bowed and said: "I would like to report to you ministers that when your Majesty handed you the edict, it was at a time of crisis. I sealed the edict and escaped from your majesty's study as soon as possible. It was raining heavily at that time. Even though it was raining heavily, I If I cover the jade box with my robe, it is inevitable that water stains will enter the jade box. If you ministers don’t believe it, you can send people to the South China Sea to investigate. If I make false claims, the three tribes of Yi will have no complaints!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers looked at each other in shock.
"Too."
Wang Jian thought to himself: "That night, when I was lying on the hospital bed, I really felt the wind and rain outside!"
"Wait!"
Meng Yi said sternly: "I dare to ask the CRRC Ling Che Fu Ling, whether the rebels broke into the room where His Majesty was when the emperor wrote the edict? Since His Majesty can return to Xianyang safely, why did the CR Che Fu Ling not return to Xianyang with His Majesty? Instead, he returned to Xianyang first with His Majesty’s edict?”
"Report to the doctor!"
Zhao Gao said very calmly: "Your Majesty has never acted according to common sense. You should also know that the South China Sea is in such a critical situation that your Majesty does not dare to conclude that the soldiers guarding the city will be able to defend the city. Therefore, I have written the edict in advance for your safekeeping;
As for why I did not return to Xianyang with His Majesty, at that time, I was in danger and was ordered to do so. I was worried about Your Majesty's safety and also worried about living up to Your Majesty's trust, so I could only leave Nanhai and bring the edict back to Xianyang;
By the time I learned that Your Majesty was safe and sound, Your Majesty was already on his way back to Xianyang. Why bother? Anyway, when His Majesty comes back, the edict will be destroyed according to law! "
Hearing this, Meng Yi fell silent.
It's not what Zhao Gao said, there is no doubt, but it is necessary to find out the details here, which will take a long time. He can wait, the ministers can't wait, and the empire can't wait.
What's more, the seal of the edict is only a little damp, and the seal and white silk are not in doubt.
Seeing that Meng Yi suddenly stopped talking, Li Si calmly asked from the side: "Mr. Zhongling, do you still have any doubts?"
"No more now." Meng Yi said lightly.
Li Si looked at Feng Jie again: "What do you think, Mr. Feng?"
"Stop talking nonsense and issue an edict!" Feng Jie waved his hand.
Wang Wan, Wang Jian and Wei Liao didn't say much.
Only two doctors and subordinates were seen holding the edict in front of Meng Yi again.
Meng Yi glanced at Mond, took a deep breath, raised the knife to separate the seal, then skillfully opened the white silk cloth, and took out a copper pipe.
As soon as they saw the production process of this copper pipe, all the ministers knew that it was a secret pipe specially made by Shangfang.
Feng Jie said that the internal control was correct, and Meng Yi silently peeled off the sealing mud and took out the text of the edict inside the copper tube.
"Feng Gong, come and declare the edict!" Li Si raised his hand to signal Feng Jie as soon as he saw the edict.
Feng Jie did not give in, and immediately took the edict and read it loudly to the ministers: "The edict of the First Emperor of Qin said: Since I ascend the throne, I will adopt the good etiquette of the six countries, implement the ancient laws, update them brilliantly, and establish a code for my country. , from me, to all civilizations, have implemented it. In order to make the empire succeed and to represent the people of the world, I want to make the young prince Hu Hai the crown prince.
After me, Li Si and all the court officials should adhere to my will and support the young prince Hu Hai as the second emperor of Qin to succeed to the throne."
When he read this, Feng Jie felt that his head went blank, and the arrogance and domineering feeling just now were wiped away, replaced by an indescribable dullness.
"Your Majesty's edict, the edict is gone."
"What!?"
The ministers felt as if they had been struck by lightning, their heads buzzing, and there was a dead silence in the hall, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Li Si also looked ashen, burst into tears, and broke down in sobs.
"Hu Hai ascended the throne. Who approves and who opposes?" (End of Chapter)
