"Today, my young master has been awarded the title of king. There is nothing to do to entertain him, so I will kill someone for you to entertain him!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Hu Hai was frightened out of his mind, but all the ministers, including Zhao Gao, opened their eyes in shock.
The Qin Dynasty has never had a precedent of being crowned king, and Zhao Hao can be regarded as setting an ancient and modern precedent.
No one in the Qin Dynasty had ever killed someone at a court meeting, and Zhao Hao could be regarded as setting an ancient and modern precedent.
There has never been anyone in the Qin Dynasty who disrupted the law as soon as he became king. What on earth did Zhao Hao want to do?
Doesn't he know that Qin's laws are fixed and the king cannot lynch people?
Doesn't he know that when the emperor breaks the law, he is equally guilty as the common people?
All the ministers were shocked and confused.
At this moment, Feng Quji suddenly spoke: "The king said he wanted to kill people, but I don't know who he wanted to kill?"
He did not directly dissuade Zhao Hao because he believed that Zhao Hao would not be so stupid as to touch the bottom line of the ministers.
Although Zhao Hao has always behaved boldly, he has never behaved foolishly in the face of major issues of right and wrong.
From this point of view, Zhao Hao and Hu Hai are very different.
I saw Zhao Hao scanning the ministers with a smile, and finally his eyes fell on Hu Hai, and said with a smile: "This man, I hate him to the core!"
"Zhao Hao!" Hu Hai was so excited by Zhao Hao's gaze that he couldn't help but jump up and shout: "You dare to kill this prince!?"
"Why is the prince so excited? I'm not talking about you?"
Zhao Hao smiled contemptuously.
Hu Hai looked confused and said cautiously: "Brother Thirteen, are you really not going to kill me?"
"Have you done anything to make me hate you so much?"
"ah?"
Hu Hai was stunned. He suddenly thought that he and Zhao Gaolisi had conspired to kill Fusu. He quickly shook his head: "No, no, I didn't do anything."
"Ah!"
Zhao Hao sneered and said with a stern face: "Since you haven't done anything, why are you losing your composure? Unless you have something wrong in your heart!"
"this"
Hu Hai opened his mouth, but stopped talking, then turned to look at Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao's face was gloomy and he said nothing.
It was obvious that in his mind, Zhao Hao should know something, otherwise he would not have said this in front of the ministers.
However, he did not believe that Zhao Hao had evidence to prove that he had falsely conveyed the emperor's will and granted the death of Fu Su and Meng Tian.
After all, the edict naming Hu Hai as the prince was also fake.
If Zhao Hao had evidence, he would have exposed them long ago, so why wait until now?
"As the saying goes, if you don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door!"
Zhao Hao continued: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing unless you do it yourself!"
"this"
The ministers were confused by Zhao Hao's words and turned to look at Feng Quji.
Feng Quji took a deep look at Zhao Hao, then at Hu Hai, and said in a deep voice: "Does the king want the court to convict someone of legal murder?"
"Exactly!" Zhao Hao said calmly.
According to the centuries-old tradition of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin State has strict laws and any crime is convicted according to the law. There has never been a precedent for a court meeting to discuss a certain case.
However, Lu Buwei broke this precedent during his administration.
Since then, the Great Qin Court has formed a rule that has not yet become law, that is, severe punishments can be punished by the court, and punishments can be lenient by the court.
Therefore, all the ministers looked at Zhao Hao suddenly and stopped talking.
Obviously he wanted to see who Zhao Hao was guilty of first.
But I heard Feng Quji say again: "Since it is a court meeting involving law, veterans and others cannot avoid it, where is the Tingwei?"
"The old minister is here!"
Yao Jia, who was uneasy because of Li Si's incident just now, stood up.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, where is the person who condemned you?"
Yao Jia faced Zhao Hao, raised his hands and said.
Zhao Hao glanced at him and said loudly, "Come here! Bring the sinner Ying Chengyu and Ying Ziyang to the palace!"
Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar.
None of the ministers seemed to have expected that the people Zhao Hao wanted to convict were actually two princes.
Although Ying Chengyu was already a dead man in Da Qin, those who are familiar with that period of history know that after Ying Chengyu rebelled against Qin, Ying Zheng only killed people related to his rebellion.
As for Ying Chengyu himself, he had always lived in Yurao, the State of Zhao, and he had not been harmed in any way until the fall of the State of Zhao.
But how did he fall into Zhao Hao's hands?
And Ying Ziyang, isn’t he stationed at the foot of the mountain? How come he was caught by Zhao Hao?
While the ministers were confused and confused, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai were shocked and couldn't help but look at each other.
Their relationship with Ying Chengxuan and Ying Ziyang was very close. Even the imperial army in Ying Ziyang's hands was obtained by Zhao Gao by pretending to be the First Emperor's will.
If Ying Ziyang reveals this matter, Zhao Gao will definitely be implicated.
Hu Hai, who relied too much on Zhao Gao, was looking at Zhao Gao nervously and wanted to ask him what was going on.
In fact, Zhao Gao didn't know what was going on.
Because he didn't know anything about Ying Chengyu and Ying Ziyang's dealings with Zhao Hao.
He didn't even know what happened to Zhao Chi at Qing's Trading Company.
Therefore, Zhao Gao was so panicked that he broke into cold sweat and couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
And all of this was seen by Zhao Hao, with a faint sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Old castrate, you know how to be afraid!
Don’t be nervous, the fun is yet to come!
Soon, Ying Ziyang and Ying Chengyu were brought into the hall by Wu Ya.
All the ministers turned their attention to them and saw that they were in a state of embarrassment.
He doesn't look half like a king.
But Zhao Hao said again: "Zhaofu Order, you know the law best here. Tell me, what crime do they deserve?"
"Um?"
Zhao Gao was slightly surprised, as if he didn't expect that Zhao Hao would let him be the one to convict.
Because according to the tradition of the Qin Dynasty, court meetings involving law should be decided by the Minister of Law. Although he is proficient in Qin law, he is not the Minister of Law and is not qualified to convict.
However, when faced with Zhao Hao's inquiry, he did not dare not answer, so he hesitated for a moment and said seriously: "The national law has limits, and he should be convicted in accordance with the law."
"but."
As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "The law is not very detailed. If there are special circumstances, we should discuss the facts and deal with them appropriately. Back then, General Meng Ao broke the law, and Prime Minister Lu also went to the meeting to discuss the case, and finally gave him a lenient sentence. .”
He said this to show his affection for Ying Chengxuan and Ying Ziyang.
It means, look, I'm protecting you, but please don't harm me.
But this is extremely ridiculous to the ears of a group of law-abiding ministers.
But Meng Yi was the first to stand up and refute: "What Zhao Fu ordered is wrong!"
"Today's court meeting was not a court meeting to convict people. The so-called convicts are those who have foresighted that the king has heard that Ying Chengxiu conspired to rebel and cause rebellion, which is the shame of the Qin Dynasty! But everything can be done in accordance with the law, so why has this animal been free so far? Only for this reason, the king decided The court will convict him and kill him legally!"
"good!"
Hearing this, Yao Jia rarely stood up to support Meng Yi; "According to the law, Ying Chengyu conspired to rebel and commit rebellion. He should be executed by breaking the chariot and destroying his descendants!"
As soon as these words came out, the ministers were filled with awe.
Ying Chengyu slowly raised his head, his eyes were like lightning, and he looked at Zhao Gao coldly, "If you don't help me, we will be defeated."
Zhao Gao complained in his heart and scolded Hu Hai countless times.
Yao Jia and Li Si are one. If you offend Li Si, even Yao Jia won't help us. What should we do?
However, the next moment he didn't know how to speak, Ying Ziyang suddenly spoke.
But I heard him shouting: "Zhao Hao planned to assassinate the prince. I was ordered by the prince to capture the assassin. However, Shang Qing suddenly stopped me and let the assassin go. Even I was caught by Zhao Hao. I You are wronged!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were surprised and all their eyes fell on Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao's heart was bright and his expression was indifferent, with no intention of opening his mouth to defend himself.
Even though he was weak, he was not at a loss. He looked at Ying Ziyang with interest, clearly waiting patiently for Zhao Gao or Hu Hai to speak.
"This matter involves the Crown Prince and the King, and veterans and others cannot avoid it."
Finally, after a period of silence, Feng Quji spoke again: "The reason why I waited silently is because I want the prince and the king to explain the details of the case. Otherwise, I would have nothing to say."
"Yes, this is exactly what I mean." Several law enforcement ministers said in unison.
"Ying Ziyang said that the king planned to assassinate the prince. Is there any evidence?" Zhao Hao asked lightly.
Ying Ziyang sneered and said: "You are dissatisfied with Hu Hai being appointed as the prince, and you are resentful. You have placed countless spies in the palace to observe the prince's movements. If I hadn't discovered it in advance, the prince would have been poisoned by you!"
"absurd!"
Zhao Hao dismissed it: "When I was discussing politics in the Doctor's Palace, I had already shown that I had no intention of competing for the throne, let alone accepting this title today!"
"You said that I have countless spies in the palace to observe the prince's movements. Isn't that normal? There have been many incidents in the palace, and even my father's body was damaged by assassins. Is it guilty for me to care about my younger brother? "
"Strong words! You clearly want to assassinate the prince!"
"No! Mr. Jingyang is wrong in what he said!"
While Zhao Hao and Ying Ziyang were arguing with each other, Yang Duanhe stood up.
But he heard him say: "Those spies arranged by the king are all subordinates of the general. If Lord Jingyang accuses the king of being guilty, then the general is also guilty!"
"but."
As he spoke, he changed the subject, looked around at the ministers and said, "The general was ordered by Prime Minister Li to investigate the assassin. Is Prime Minister Li also guilty?"
"Well"
The corners of the ministers' mouths twitched, thinking that you are really good at pulling in accomplices.
Are we also guilty of feelings?
After all, we agreed to Li Si’s order!
After this tug-of-war, there was a sudden silence in the palace.
"General Yang's words are the words of one family, and the crime of Lord Jingyang is not considered."
Feng Quji smiled faintly.
It was his first time to host such a court meeting, so he was somewhat incompetent. However, he could not condone those who violated the law. Therefore, after changing the topic with one sentence, he sighed:
"The only thing I'm worried about is the whole story of Ying Chengyu's crime! Logically speaking, Ying Chengyu has escaped the sanctions of Qin Law and should have lived in seclusion and not care about worldly affairs. But now, he has appeared here. It is really unbelievable. !”
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers nodded.
Zhao Gao and Hu Hai both had their throats raised.
But I heard Zhao Hao say: "I have not concealed the truth from all the ministers. The whole story of Ying Chengyu's crime can only be attributed to the word 'quan'. Back in Xianyang, in order to assassinate my king, Ying Chengyu colluded with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to use Xiang Yu. Hou Sheng was the leader and assassinated many times.
Later, he fled out of the city and colluded with people in the palace in an attempt to overthrow our great Qin;
Fortunately, I saw through his treacherous plan and didn't let him succeed! "
"oh?"
The ministers' hearts moved, and they all turned their attention to Ying Chengyu.
Feng Quji said: "May I ask Lord Chang'an, who did you collude with in the palace to cause chaos?"
"Hahaha!"
Ying Chengyu raised his head and laughed, and then his eyes fell on Zhao Gao. Seeing that Zhao Gao did not dare to look at him, he looked away with disdain and said as if he were dead:
"I want you to tell me that person is dreaming!
You veterans of Yingzheng are all people who follow the trend of others. When I first gained power, how did you each treat me?
Later, when Ying Zheng gained power, you all wished that I would die!
My fault was that I didn’t kill that bitch Zhao Ji and let her collude with Lao Ai to kill my mother clan. Otherwise, would you guys deserve to be in the temple? "
"Rebellious ministers and traitors should not be so arrogant!"
A minister who had once flattered Ying Chengyu was so angry that his face turned red and he shouted angrily.
Ying Chengyu didn't even look at him, but turned his attention to Hu Hai and said:
"I see the shadow of Ying Zheng in you. Unfortunately, Zhao Hao is not me. He will take everything away from you. You will never be able to ascend the throne and become emperor!"
As soon as these words came out, Hu Hai's face turned pale, but he did not dare to say anything.
Although he knew that Ying Chengyu was sowing discord, he just couldn't muster the courage to go against Zhao Hao.
Seeing that Ying Chengyu refused to confess Zhao Gao's crimes, Zhao Hao lost his patience and immediately made a decision:
"The whole story of Ying Chengyu's crime should be clear to you ministers, but I feel that Ying Chengyu's punishment of being broken into a chariot is too light!"
"this"
The ministers looked at each other, thinking that breaking a chariot was the most severe punishment in the Qin Dynasty. How could it be considered lighter?
But Yao Jia said indifferently: "Why did the king say this?"
"Splitting a chariot is an ancient punishment from heaven and earth, that is, dividing a body by five oxen. This punishment will not be imposed on people who are not extremely evil. This was the punishment used by Emperor Yu when he killed Gong Gong.
Later, King Hui of Qin also used this punishment to kill Lord Shang. However, how virtuous and capable is Ying Cheng, so he dares to be punished with the same punishment as Lord Shang? "
Zhao Hao said with a calm expression.
All the ministers looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.
yes!
Can Ying Chengxuan's prestige, power and achievements be greater than those of Shang Jun?
If Ying Chengxuan's crimes were listed one by one, how could they be solved by breaking up the car and exterminating the clan?
"Shu Zi is cruel! You are indeed worthy of the Ying Zheng family!"
Ying Chengxiao smiled ferociously.
The word 'kind' obviously means to belittle Zhao Hao.
But Zhao Hao didn't care at all. He stared at him without blinking and said coldly: "Since the punishment of breaking up with a car cannot be used, then we should set up a new punishment to execute those who have committed the most heinous crimes!"
"What new punishment?" Yao Jia asked with a frown.
Zhao Hao calmly said two words: "The new punishment is called rat punishment!"
"?" Question marks appeared on the foreheads of all the ministers, looking at Zhao Hao with some confusion.
But I heard Zhao Hao explain with a smile:
"The so-called rat torture is to place a rat on the victim's chest, then fasten an iron basin and place hot charcoal on top of the iron basin.
The rats can't stand the charcoal heat, so they will bite the victim's body crazily and then burrow into his stomach."
"ah--!"
Before Zhao Hao could finish speaking, Hu Hai couldn't help but screamed when he thought of that scene.
The ministers' scalps were numb and their eyelids were twitching wildly.
"Ah - Shuzi! You must die a happy death!"
Ying Chengyu, who originally looked down upon death, was now completely panicked.
Fortunately, Wu Ya pushed him to the ground in time, preventing him from rushing towards Zhao Hao.
"Kings."
Feng Quji was just about to say that the punishment was too severe, but Zhao Hao glanced at him coldly: "Since you have been convicted, I kill people legally, so why not?"
"The king only cares about killing people, but he doesn't know that all punishments have codes. Where does this rat punishment come from?" Yao Jia sneered.
Although he has no intention of helping Ying Chengxuan, as a great Qin Tingwei, he also has his own principles.
At this time, Wei Liao finally realized his importance and stood up for his apprentice: "During the Shang Dynasty, there was a special torture called 'Tiger and Leopard Playing with Spring', which was specially used to deal with female prisoners. This 'rat torture' is similar to 'Tiger and Leopard Playing in Spring', very similar."
Zhao Hao burst out laughing in amazement; "Haha, how can the punishment of King Shang be carried out without any code? Teacher, you are asking a lot of questions!"
"this"
The ministers were stunned for a moment, but they were speechless.
Zhao Hao slowly walked up to Hu Hai and said with a smile: "What is your identity as a younger brother? Is he worthy of my teaching?"
"Thirteenth brother, me"
Hu Hai's heart trembled and he opened his mouth to speak, but Zhao Hao interrupted him directly: "Don't say anything. Remember, those who lie will swallow a thousand needles~~"
"ah?"
Hu Hai was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Zhao Gao on the side did not dare to look at Zhao Hao at all, so he could only lower his head silently, pretending not to see anything.
However, how could Zhao Hao let him go.
But I heard Zhao Hao say quietly:
"I will not make life easy for anyone who commits heinous crimes. Zhao Fu Ling must take care of himself~"
When Zhao Gao heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly.
He did it on purpose!
He deliberately killed Ying Chengyu in front of us!
Zhao Hao's words made Zhao Gao feel like he had fallen into an ice cave, feeling like he was being stared at by a giant beast from the wild.
He had never underestimated Zhao Hao, but this time, he was really afraid.
A kind of terrifying coercion that could only be felt from the First Emperor was felt by Zhao Hao again.
He was at a loss, fell to the ground in a hurry, and tremblingly said those words that he had only said to the First Emperor.
"Old slave, please remember your Majesty's teachings."
"Ah!"
Zhao Hao snorted and ignored him. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him in the future.
Legal killing?
What I'm playing is legal!
"Sanchao——!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand.
All the ministers looked at each other and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Zhao Gao and Hu Hai even felt like they were surviving a disaster.
Only the fourth brother Gongzi Liang looked at their little brother with admiration.
What did your father say? What's wrong with having a younger brother like this?
How domineering!
Even the prince doesn’t take it seriously!
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