"The emperor has shown me favor. My senior brother Han Fei and I are just heretics. We left Confucianism long ago and became disciples of Legalism."

Li Si naturally noticed that Meng Ao and Cai Ze looked unhappy, so he quickly explained with a smile.

Originally, this job should have been done by Han Fei, but Li Si was afraid that Han Fei would stutter again when he stood up, which would make the two of them annoyed again.

"Li... Li Si is absolutely right. Li Si and I were expelled from Master Xunzi's school long ago."

Han Fei seemed to be afraid that they would not believe him, so he stood up and added something.

Just as Li Si guessed, Meng Ao and Cai Ze frowned when they heard that Han Fei had a speech impediment.

"Although Han Fei has a slight oral disability, his talents have long outweighed his flaws. General, please don't dwell on it with Prime Minister Cai."

Ying Zheng naturally also saw the dissatisfaction in Meng Ao and Cai Ze's hearts, but he didn't care.

"General, rest assured, Prime Minister Cai, just like Mohism, Confucianism is not suitable for growth in the soil of our Great Qin.

This time, when we suppress the Mohists, let’s also suppress the Confucians as well.”

As long as Confucianism was not used, Meng Ao and Cai Ze naturally had no objection. In addition, they did not think that Ying Zheng would have any good feelings towards Confucianism, so they bowed and stopped talking.

Seeing that the two had taken their seats, Ying Zheng stopped asking questions and glanced at Han Fei and Li Si, then said with a smile:

"Since you two are new here, you probably won't be able to understand everything right away. I won't grant you any official positions. So let's learn from Prime Minister Cai first."

Although they were not promised official positions or titles, everyone understood what Ying Zheng meant. He just wanted to keep these two as prime ministers so that they could first become familiar with the political affairs of Qin.

But there is only one chancellor's seat, how can it be divided between these two? I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm.

Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of this as well. He frowned and looked at Cai Ze and asked, "Prime Minister Cai, is it okay for me to entrust these two people to you?"

"Since the emperor trusts me so much, how can I refuse?" Cai Ze straightened up and bowed. "As long as these two are not stupid, I will naturally have nothing to do with it."

"Xunzi's disciples, even if they are just abandoned disciples, are not to be underestimated." Ying Zheng laughed, "Prime Minister Cai, don't be impressed by the talents of these two."

This was just a joke and no one would take it seriously. Even Li Si, who was a little indignant just now, did not dare to have such an idea.

After all, he was a feudal lord of the Qin Dynasty and also the prime minister. How could he bow down to two people who had just entered the Qin Dynasty court?

The atmosphere in the hall gradually relaxed, probably because Ying Zheng no longer had a stern face, so Wang He and the others also felt a little more relaxed.

"Son of Heaven, something happened."

Just as the harmonious atmosphere in the hall did not last long, the maid who came to report from outside destroyed it completely.

"What happened again?" Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes, and the might that had just dissipated was picked up again.

Wang He and the others still lowered their heads. After all, the one who was reported was a maid, not a guard. If it was a guard, they could still be of use to him, but if it was a maid, then he should not say anything.

The guard's report indicated that something had happened to the ministers, and the maid's report explained who had the accident, so there was no need to elaborate.

Whether it was Queen Dowager Huayang or Queen Dowager Xia, no matter which queen dowager, they would not tolerate the meddling of ministers like Wang He.

If Ying Zheng had not come, Wang He could still use Ying Zichu's majesty to show off and scare the restless heart of Queen Dowager Huayang.

Now that Ying Zheng is here, he naturally won't do that.

After all, for an emperor, he is still the kind who can do a lot. What they hate most is someone talking about other emperors in front of them, even if the emperor is their father.

"Yes, it's Xia..."

"Shut up!" Ying Zheng only listened to the general idea and knew what the maid was going to say, which was nothing more than that something happened to Queen Mother Xia.

I originally thought that Queen Mother Huayang was threatening to hang herself, but I didn't expect that Queen Mother Xia would also cause trouble.

But it’s also good. If Ying Zheng doesn’t jump around, it will be difficult to deal with this so-called princess grandmother of his, the princess grandmother who has always wanted to make Cheng Jiao the King of Qin.

The maid was frightened and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Wang He and the others naturally didn't dare to look up, for fear of attracting trouble.

"Everyone, please go back first. I still have some things to deal with here." Ying Zheng put on his crown again at some point, and his cold tone made it impossible for anyone to guess what he was thinking.

Since Ying Zheng had issued the order to expel them, Wang He and his companions naturally did not dare to stay any longer. They quickly apologized and left.

If it is a matter of the court, they will naturally stay and help Ying Zheng share some of the burden. If it is something within the palace, that is not something they can take care of.

After all, in this era, court officials did not pay such close attention to the affairs of the harem as in later generations.

Of course, this has something to do with Ying Zheng's power.

…

"Bang--!"

There was another loud noise. The maidservant didn't know how many times Queen Mother Xia had thrown things.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Empress Dowager Xia's voice was a little hoarse, Cheng Jiao could no longer speak, his face flushed red, but he was still held tightly in Empress Dowager Xia's arms.

The maidservant couldn't retreat. If she did, she would probably be blamed. It would be better to just stay in the stalemate. Anyway, Ying Zheng would probably be here soon.

"Grandmother Wang, it hurts!"

Cheng Jiao struggled hard in Queen Mother Xia's arms. This was the first time he saw Queen Mother Xia so crazy. It should be said that it was the first time he saw someone so crazy.

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