The candles in the palace were still burning brightly.

The palace was spacious, allowing these people to sit very sparsely, yet in an orderly manner.

Ying Zheng sat upright at the top, still wearing the clothes that had the illusion of mountains and rivers, but he had taken off the crown, revealing his childish yet majestic face.

Wang He and the others all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Ying Zheng. Even if Chen Xuan was not roaring now, Ying Zheng still suppressed everyone with his own power.

"Wu'an Jun, what do you think about what happened to Ying Xi today?"

Most people still believed that Wang He had the highest status, so Ying Zheng was asking questions to Wang He.

"Your Majesty, from what I have observed today about Ying Xi, I think he has really given up on his ideas and wants to turn from darkness to light." Wang He raised his head and replied, while the rest of him kept his head down.

"Abandoning the dark and joining the light? I think he's just afraid of death." Ying Zheng chuckled, then looked at Meng Ao and asked, "General, since the Mohist school is colluding with Lu Buwei, then there's no need for that lame excuse from before. Just destroy them directly."

The excuses he made before were just to prevent the news of Ying Zichu’s assassination from spreading. Now the excuses are gone, and there is only real evidence.

Now that we have the facts and have confirmed that the Mohists and Lu Buwei intend to rebel, there is naturally no need to hide it and we can just destroy them directly.

"Yes." Meng Ao stood up and received the order before sitting down again.

"Although I am a bit willful, I find those people in the court extremely ridiculous and don't want to even look at them."

Ying Zheng's face remained calm, but the majesty in his words filled the entire hall. Everyone knew that the highlight was about to begin.

"They themselves are fools, thinking that by relying on Lü Buwei and the Mohists, they can overthrow me and seize my throne as King of Qin.

But they have forgotten, forgotten the meteorite that fell from the sky three years ago, and forgotten how I got the title of Emperor Qin!"

Wang He and the others did not respond, but just watched Ying Zheng talking to himself.

It should be said that they cannot speak and do not know how to speak.

"Yesterday, I learned that so many people were hoping that I wouldn't ascend to the throne, and I found it particularly amusing. I coexist with the Great Qin. As long as I live, the Great Qin lives; as long as I die, the Great Qin dies. If I don't ascend to the throne, then the Great Qin will not exist either."

This was the first time that Ying Zheng said such words in front of his ministers. If it were someone else, many people would definitely sneer at him. However, when Ying Zheng said it, it seemed particularly true.

After all, he is the son of heaven and earth, and his father Ying Zichu is the co-lord of heaven and earth, the Emperor of Heaven.

"Fortunately, there are also many of you in this court, and there are many of you who have always recognized me as the Son of Heaven. I feel that I cannot but reward you."

Wang He, Wang He and Cai Ze had already obtained the martial arts skills, and they also knew that this so-called reward should have nothing to do with them.

"Wei Liao has been rewarded for his service in protecting the emperor, and has been promoted to Left Minister. He is allowed to lead 3,000 troops and join the general in encircling and suppressing the Mohist sect in three days."

"I thank the emperor for his grace." Wei Liao was naturally very excited. This time he was given two great rewards. One reward was the position of Zuo Shuchang. You know, Meng Wu was only a Zuo Shuchang now.

Another reward is to encircle and suppress the Mohist School in three days. This is another opportunity to gain merit for free.

"Meng Wu has relieved the general's worries and maintained the prestige of our Great Qin during the war between Qin and Zhao. He has been promoted to the position of Grand Commander and is in command of 3,000 soldiers. In three days, he will join the general in encircling and suppressing the Mohist sect."

"I thank the emperor for his grace." Although the promotion was not very high, Meng Wu had made military achievements after all. If he was rewarded the same as Wang Jian, I'm afraid some people would be unhappy.

Meng Wu understood that a tall tree attracts the wind and that it is more worrying to have too little than to have it evenly distributed. Moreover, if Ying Zheng directly promoted him to the position of Wang Jian, not only Meng Wu but even Meng Ao would not be willing.

"Meng Que was originally the Imperial Guard, but he protected me upon my return to my country and my father for several years. He was then granted the title of Lord of Huai'an and given the jurisdiction of three thousand counties."

"Your Majesty's great grace, I cannot accept it."

Of course he couldn't accept it. Meng Que was a generation younger than Meng Wu, and it was just a coincidence that he followed Ying Zichu to Handan.

Because of this, he was appointed as the Yanwei and was always trusted by Ying Zichu. Now he was granted the title of lord by Ying Zheng, which meant that he had no more titles to be given to him at the age of over 20.

This is not a good thing. If Meng Que accepts it, he will probably have to stay at home honestly for the rest of his life and not step out of Xianyang.

"I am twenty-two years old this year and cannot accept the reward of being enfeoffed as a lord. I beg the emperor to forgive me."

"I don't care." Ying Zheng glanced at Meng Que calmly, and said as before, "Meng Que, I confer upon you the title of Lord of Huai'an today. Are you planning to disobey my order?!"

"I thank the Emperor for his great grace."

Ying Zheng had said so much that Meng Que had no choice but to accept it. Meng Ao also did not say anything to stop him, so he probably knew something.

"The positions of General and Prime Minister Cai will remain unchanged. Although you two are already old, you are still indispensable to the court."

Ying Zheng glanced at Meng Ao and Cai Ze, then at Han Fei and Li Si, but ultimately did not change their positions.

After all, Han Fei and Li Si were new to the country and it was impossible for them to achieve success overnight.

"In addition to the rewards today, I would also like to introduce two great talents to you." Seeing that Meng Ao and Cai Ze had no objections, Ying Zheng continued, "These are the two gentlemen I met in Anyi. They are both under Xunzi's tutelage."

The expressions of Meng Ao and Cai Ze suddenly changed. It was impossible for Ying Zheng not to know what Xunzi's disciples represented.

Is the order issued by King Xiaowen of Qin about to be broken by Qin Shi Huang? Or is Qin Shi Huang really going to recruit Confucian disciples?

No matter which one it is, it is not a good thing for the Qin State. At least in the eyes of Meng Ao and Cai Ze, this is the result.

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