The ministers who were originally worried about a series of unbelievable events such as the sudden death of the First Emperor, Hu Hai being made the crown prince, Fu Su committing suicide, Meng Tian being imprisoned for death, heard the news that a great victory was coming from the South China Sea, and that Prince Gao returned to China with the First Emperor's edict. , like a dead tree blooming with spring, one by one came to the main hall of Ganquan Palace early, waiting for the reading of the imperial edict.
It was obvious that they all had hope in this edict.
Because this is the only light they can see.
Of course, this does not mean that they have opinions on Li Si's governance strategy, but they hope to have different opinions.
After all, it was impossible for a monarch as wise and powerful as the First Emperor not to leave behind his own strategies for governing the country.
As long as the First Emperor left his own strategy for governing the country, they could weigh the pros and cons and see whose strategy was better, instead of blindly respecting Li Si's strategy for governing the country.
As for the other contents of the edict, they did not dare to think about it, because the First Emperor had already established Hu Hai as the prince and bestowed the death of Fusu. There was nothing more shocking than these contents.
At this moment, standing behind Wang Jian was Wei Liao.
As the nominally highest officer of the Great Qin Army, most of his roles during the First Emperor's reign were as a staff officer or a layout party.
Wang Jian, on the other hand, was mostly on the execution side.
Therefore, the relationship between the two cannot be said to be very good, nor can it be said to be too bad.
And standing behind Wei Liao was Meng Yi.
Although Meng Tian's incident made him feel depressed, but out of loyalty to the empire, he still looked at everything calmly and hoped that everything could turn around.
"The old general arrived first. I'm sorry that I came a step late. Please forgive me, old general!"
Meng Yi stood across Wei Liao and paid his respects to Wang Jian.
Wang Jian looked very happy today and said with a smile: "Both and the other, it's not too late for Lang Zhongling to come!"
After saying that, he turned to look at Wei Liao and joked: "Guo Wei didn't go fishing today? I heard that you caught all the fish in Ganquan Mountain?"
"It's rare to have the opportunity to fish in Ganquan Mountain. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to fish in the future." Wei Liao said noncommittally.
"Ran Ye! Ran Ye!"
Wang Jian twirled his silver beard and nodded repeatedly.
Meng Yi interrupted in a low voice: "Han Xin pacified the South China Sea in one fell swoop and made the South China Sea the territory of our Great Qin. What a great achievement!"
"Ran Ye! Ran Ye!"
Wang Jian answered with a smile, but suddenly felt that Meng Yi was wrong, and reminded him sternly: "When I came back from the South China Sea, there was only South Vietnam left in the South China Sea. Barbarian countries such as Xiou and Minyue had already It’s been pacified!”
"ah?"
Meng Yi reacted for a moment, thinking that he did not mention Wang Jian's contribution, and quickly changed his words; "The veteran general's contribution should be the first!"
"No! No!"
Wang Jian shook his head: "The first achievement was not made by me, nor by Han Xin, but by Young Master Hao!"
Young Master Hao?
Meng Yi's heart skipped a beat, feeling vaguely indescribable excitement.
While the two were talking, all the imperial officials in Ganquan Mountain, including the three ministers and nine ministers, came to the main hall of Ganquan Mountain.
Everyone paid homage to Gongzi Gao, who was standing aside, and exchanged greetings with him about his hard work in the South China Sea and what he had seen. They almost forgot about Gongzi Gao reading the edict.
About half a quarter of an hour later, Li Si, Zhao Gao, and Hu Hai arrived at the main hall of Ganquan Palace.
As soon as he walked into the palace gate, Li Si saw Meng Yi and Wang Jian who were talking. His heart trembled slightly, and he became more sure that the two were collaborating in private.
Although he had disdained this kind of cooperation before, the close relationship between Zhao Gao and Hu Hai suddenly gave him the idea of building momentum.
In the court, if you do not have your own power, it is easy to be isolated or even excluded.
As long as you form your own "power", even if the emperor is dissatisfied with yourself, you can still make the emperor afraid through your "power".
This is also the reason why Wang Jian was able to postpone the ascension ceremony.
Compared with Li Si's thoughts on 'potential', Zhao Gao pays more attention to 'action'.
Because he discovered that the ranking of today's court meeting had new changes from the past.
According to the past practice, His Highness has a doctor and his Majesty, forming a corridor, and then the three ministers and nine ministers are arranged respectively, and the remaining ministers are arranged according to their civil and military positions.
But today, they were standing together casually in small groups, with seven or eight people in the big group and two or three in the small group.
Among them, Gongzi Gao's small group had the largest number of people, and Feng Quji's small group had the smallest number of people.
He thought that this must be Young Master Gao trying to win people's hearts.
He did this just to compete with Hu Hai for position.
The imperial edict of the First Emperor he brought back must have something to do with him.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gao subconsciously looked at Hu Hai, only to see Hu Hai clenching his fists and staring at Young Master Gao fiercely, wishing to kill Young Master Gao quickly.
As if sensing Hu Hai's killing intent, Young Master Gao, who was greeting the minister, suddenly stopped greeting and turned to look at the door.
"Gao, I have met the prince!"
The first time Gongzi Gao saw Hu Hai, he stepped forward and saluted him.
Hu Hai snorted coldly, ignored him, and walked straight to His Majesty, where there was a seat dedicated to the prince.
"this"
Seeing that Hu Hai didn't look good on him when they first met, Gongzi Gao stood there awkwardly, at a loss.
At this time, Zhao Gao, who was on the side, bowed and smiled and said, "I'll forgive you, Third Young Master. The prince thought of His Majesty last night and cried all night long. He didn't sleep much. He just slept for a while this morning and was called up to attend the court meeting again, so he was a little angry."
"Oh~~"
Young Master Gao nodded pretending to be enlightened and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it's me, the elder brother, who was rude and disturbed the prince's rest."
"What did the Third Young Master say? Although the Crown Prince is young, he must still put state affairs first."
"Hehehe"
Young Master Gao chuckled for a while and was about to greet Zhao Gao when he suddenly saw a group of people appearing outside the door again. His eyes widened and he walked past Zhao Gao and shouted excitedly: "Brother Hao!"
"Hahaha, third brother! Long time no see!"
When Zhao Hao saw Young Master Gao walking towards him quickly, he also smiled and stepped forward to hug him.
Such a scene was extremely eye-catching in Hu Hai's eyes.
Obviously he and they are brothers, so why are they not as enthusiastic about him as Zhao Hao.
Just because Zhao Hao is better than me?
But, so what if it’s powerful?
He is the crown prince of Great Qin and the future emperor of Great Qin. Who is Zhao Hao?
He is nothing!
"Buzz buzz-"
The next moment the four Zhao Hao brothers and Young Master Gao enthusiastically embraced each other, Li Si slowly came to the center of the hall to preside over the court ceremony amid the magnificent music.
"My ministers, I am meeting today. I believe you all have understood that the Qin general Han Xin defeated Nanyue, completely conquered the countries in the South China Sea, and incorporated the land of the South China Sea into the territory of the Qin Dynasty. From then on, the South China Sea completely belongs to our country, the Qin Dynasty. Unify!”
"Great Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years!"
All the ministers shouted in unison and were excited.
"Everyone, the great cause of reunification has finally come to an end. The late emperor is alive in heaven and should be able to rest in peace. At this court meeting, it is said that Young Master Gao has announced the late emperor's edict. Although I have never heard the late emperor mention it, I believe that Young Master Gao dare not deceive everyone. male."
Li Si's words were very particular. He not only put a question mark on the authenticity of the edict, but also made his fair and impartial attitude clear to the ministers.
This is undoubtedly a further affirmation of the previous edict.
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his attention to Young Master Gao and said: "Now please Young Master Gao Gao to submit the late emperor's edict for inspection by the Tingwei Mansion and the Prime Minister Mansion together!"
"Wait!"
As soon as Li Si finished speaking, Meng Yi stood up from the queue and said seriously: "The last time the late emperor's edict was read out, it was Meng Yi and Feng Gong who inspected it together. Why is it that this time it is inspected by Tingwei's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion? ?”
"My brother, Lang Zhongling, is a subject of the death penalty. He has not yet been tried. Lang Zhongling is suspected, so he naturally has to avoid danger. As for Mr. Feng, he is currently facing a crime. How can he take on the important task of examining the late emperor's edict?"
Li Si said expressionlessly.
"That's nonsense!"
Meng Yi was furious: "I entered the palace at a young age and followed the late emperor for decades. My brother and the late emperor are as close as brothers. How can I be guilty? My brothers have a clear conscience!"
"It was the late Emperor who punished Meng Tian. I believe in the late Emperor's decision. If you feel that the late Emperor is unfair, you can ask the late Emperor for comment!"
"you!"
Meng Yi was so angry that Li Si blushed and said angrily: "My Meng family brothers are not guilty and have served merits, and will never plead guilty!"
"good!"
As soon as Meng Yi finished speaking, a sudden voice suddenly came to mind in the hall.
The expressions of the ministers changed and they couldn't help but look subconsciously.
Zhao Hao smiled and clapped his hands, and said leisurely: "Meng Gong has been loyal throughout the ages. In the past, King Zhao of Qin killed Bai Qi, King Ping of Chu killed Wu She, and King Wu Fucha killed Wu Zixu. They were all a great loss to the world. !
If that edict was really written by my father, I would be considered a coward! "
He said this because he was dissatisfied with Ying Zheng digging a hole for him. He knew that Ying Zheng would definitely hear it, so he said this, but the ministers were in an uproar.
Although Zhao Hao often spoke arrogantly when the First Emperor was alive.
But now that the First Emperor is dead, he still wants to criticize his father as a coward, who is really treasonous and treasonous!
"shut up!"
Hu Hai had long disliked Zhao Hao. Now when he heard Zhao Hao's arrogant words, he immediately stood up and angrily scolded Zhao Hao: "As a son of man, how can you insult your father?"
"hehe."
Zhao Hao smiled noncommittally and said: "Those who rule by Tao will not kill the innocent, and punish the innocent. If the prince has any conscience at all, he dares to clear the grievances of Duke Meng and restore the innocence of Mengshi!"
"My prince, I still need you to teach me how to do things? What is your identity?"
Hu Hai narrowed his eyes slightly, and his small body was filled with overwhelming anger.
Zhao Hao curled his lips and muttered, "If my brother has such an attitude, it would be better to just ignore him. It would appear that he is being unreasonable and making trouble for me."
"Puch-!"
Brother Gongziliang couldn't help laughing.
Young Master Gao Ze looked at Zhao Hao helplessly and shook his head.
Only Hu Hai felt sick.
The other ministers looked at each other in disbelief, not daring to utter a word.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall had become extremely strange, Zhao Gao who was on the side quickly walked to Hu Hai and reminded him in a low voice: "Prince, the most urgent task is to examine the late emperor's edict before making a decision."
What he is most curious about right now is the edict from Prince Gao. As for the conflict between Zhao Hao and Hu Hai, he doesn't take it to heart.
Because once Hu Hai ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, Zhao Hao will undoubtedly die.
Although Hu Hai was very dissatisfied with Zhao Hao, he still listened to Zhao Gao's words, so he suppressed his dissatisfaction and waved his hands: "I won't talk nonsense with you. Ting Wei Yao Jia, Zuo Prime Minister Feng Quji, It’s up to you to jointly examine the late emperor’s edict!”
"promise!"
Yao Jia and Feng Quji both glanced at Meng Yi, and then stood up in unison.
I saw the master holding a bamboo tube in his hand and walking steadily to the center of the hall. He handed the bamboo tube to Yao Jia and nodded with a smile: "Thank you."
"You're welcome, Third Young Master. This is a matter within the scope of my duties."
Yao Jia smiled politely, and then carefully inspected the bamboo tube in his hand.
This is Da Qin's typical sealing technique for secret music. Although it looks like a bamboo tube on the outside, it is not a bamboo tube on the inside.
There is a clay sculpture seal at one end of the 'bamboo tube'. This clay sculpture is fireproof, waterproof, and highly confidential.
As long as someone has touched this clay sculpture, it will never be restored.
Yao Jia looked at it carefully for a while and found nothing unusual. He nodded towards Feng Quji.
Feng Quji immediately shouted loudly: "The internal packaging of the edict is correct——"
The ministers looked at each other, and a sense of expectation suddenly rose in their hearts.
Li Si waited quietly with an expressionless face.
Zhao Gao and Hu Hai, on the other hand, stared at the bamboo tube with their eyes widened, motionless.
Seeing that there was no problem with the outer seal of the edict, Yao Jia immediately picked up the clerical knife, opened the outer clay sculpture, and took out the copper tube inside.
I saw a seal stuck on the outside of the copper pipe.
"this"
Yao Jia was slightly startled, and then looked at Feng Quji strangely.
Feng Quji narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "The edict has a seal, which says that the doctor ordered Meng Yi to declare the edict!"
Wow!
When the ministers heard this, they looked at Meng Yi with a roar.
Meng Yi was surprised, thinking that His Majesty is still thinking about him? I couldn't help but burst into tears, and then I rushed to the front of the edict in three steps: "Show it to me quickly!"
Yao Jia turned to look at Li Si, who nodded calmly.
After a moment, Meng Yi took the edict from Yao Jia, repeatedly confirmed the words on the seal, and said with tears;
"I am not mistaken. It is an edict written by His Majesty himself. I will never forget this word even in my dreams. Your Majesty, do you know that you are wrong?"
"Be bold!"
Before Meng Yi could finish his lament, Yao Jia on the side scolded him sharply.
However, Meng Yi ignored him at all and directly took out the edict in the copper tube and scanned it in front of all the ministers.
"this"
Meng Yi was shocked when he looked at the contents of the edict. He actually forgot that he wanted to read it in public.
About a moment later, Hu Hai, who was standing before his majesty, seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. He rushed to Meng Yi, snatched the edict from his hand, and said angrily:
"Trash! Can't even read an edict!"
After saying this, he started to look around.
However, the next moment he checked the edict, Meng Yi snorted coldly, strode forward, and said enthusiastically:
"The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty issued an edict: The talents sent by heaven may be in Jiugao, or in the grass, or in the back alleys. If the voice is heard in heaven, there will be a holy master who will come out and turn the dust into pearls.
My thirteenth son, who was far away from me when he was young, and who came close to me by chance, is like a pearl covered in dust, and the Holy Lord opened the sky. I am deeply gratified. I have such a son, how can I be like this! "
"The overall situation of the reunification of the South China Sea is what I have in mind. Even though the war in the South China Sea has not yet ended, the unification of the South China Sea is the first achievement of my son;
I have something to say first. If you open up new territory and destroy the six kingdoms, you can be crowned king. If my son can successfully unify the South China Sea, why not destroy the six countries? "
"Therefore, the day when the overall unification of the South China Sea is completed is the day when my son will be crowned king!"
"The way to govern Qin is to consolidate the law and strengthen the foundation. My son should adhere to my wishes and be granted the title of King of Qin. He will be granted a settlement of 100,000 households, be granted the title of three counties in Nanhai, take charge of the military and political affairs, and command Generals."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Before Meng Yi finished reading the edict, Hu Hai roared and threw the edict on the ground as if he was crazy.
Although he had guessed that the content of the edict might be related to Zhao Hao, he never expected that Zhao Hao would actually be named King of Qin.
Such a reward is better than a prince, rather than a prince.
Then who is he, the prince? A clown?
Just as incredulous as Hu Hai, there were Zhao Gao and Li Si. At this time, their expressions were blank, and they were stunned, unable to say anything.
However, Meng Yi ignored them at all, reached out to pick up the edict on the ground, and continued to read: "He is in charge of the imperial army and participates in the selection and replacement of generals. When the general leads the army to go on an expedition, he will station in the army to supervise military affairs!"
Good guy!
Really good guy!
The entire hall was shocked, and the ministers' jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Asking for a monthly ticket! (End of chapter)
