"quiet!"
The noisy hall was silenced by this angry rebuke.
Everyone looked up at Ying Zheng. Even though the voice just now was not made by Ying Zheng, it was Ying Zheng who brought up this topic.
The one who just spoke was Wang He, which was not considered an act of usurpation. It was just that maintaining order in the court was an issue that Ying Zheng did not need to take care of personally - there was no need to deal with these small fry.
"What are you all hesitating about?! This is Xianyang Palace. If you want to argue, go to the prison!"
Ying Zheng did not stop Wang He from scolding him, but just played with the imperial seal that he had taken out from somewhere.
"Everyone, are you done arguing?"
When everything was quiet, Ying Zheng spoke slowly. Although his face was calm, Chen Xuan had already stood in the air and roared at the various fortunes below.
The combination of [The Greatest Emperor of All Time] and [Dragon's Might] shocked the ministers below so much that they were speechless, and their raised heads were pressed down firmly.
"I haven't figured it out." Ying Zheng's words remained calm, but Chen Xuan's roar remained. "I have been the Crown Prince for over a year, and the Crown Prince for over three years. Who gave you the courage to show your favor to a child under three years old?! Could it be that you are from the Mohist School?!"
Wang He looked up at Ying Zheng in shock, then quickly lowered his head. He had originally thought it was just a reckoning, but who knew the Mohist School would be involved.
Although Meng Ao and Cai Ze were also shocked, they did not raise their eyes to offend Ying Zheng's majesty. They just looked at Wang He in private and remained silent.
The ministers were also panicking. Such a thing must not be admitted. Otherwise, according to the current laws of the Qin State, no one would be able to escape the fate of having their property confiscated. The only difference was whether they would live or die, and whether their death would be tragic or not.
But now they were under the pressure of both Ying Zheng and Chen Xuan. They could neither refute nor stand up to apologize. They could only kneel on the ground, afraid of being noticed by Ying Zheng.
"I originally thought that you were all on my side and had no ulterior motives, but I overestimated your hearts."
Ying Zheng's words were still plain and simple, just like casual conversation, but they sounded different in the ears of this group of people.
That was murderous intent, full of murderous intent.
"Lü Buwei was the Prime Minister of the Great Qin, yet you, a bunch of vicious villains, colluded with the Mohists to make him look like he was committing suicide.
If the general hadn't investigated carefully, I'm afraid you would have been able to conceal this!"
The ministers no longer had the energy to think about how to shirk responsibility. Now they were just hoping that they were not among the people Ying Zheng would arrest.
After all, with these two hats, the higher the official rank, the faster he will die, and the more deeply "involved" he is, the more miserable his death will be.
From expressing loyalty with the intention of rebellion, to colluding with the Mohist school, he is now even linked to Lu Buwei's suicide.
For the ministers, how could Lu Buwei's suicide just happen without the support of Ying Zheng?
But now Ying Zheng has forced the blame on them, and who else dares to deny it except to say it was not their fault?
Wang He and the other two did not shirk their responsibilities on behalf of the court officials. With Bai Qi in charge of the Qin Dynasty, they did not care about the so-called shortage of officials and the chaos under them.
In the past, they were just afraid that other countries would take this opportunity to attack Qin in one fell swoop. Now with Bai Qi, there is naturally no such worry.
Coincidentally, they also wanted to take this opportunity to conduct a major overhaul of the Qin court.
"Ying Xi, aren't you going to say something?"
Now that the words have been spoken, we naturally have to pick one out and beat him up, otherwise what's the point of just verbal threats?
"I may know some inside information. If the emperor is interested, I will tell you."
As Ying Zheng's uncle, Ying Xi still had to kneel on the ground and answer, but these were not of much relevance.
Ying Zheng looked at his uncle with great interest, the person who was most qualified to seize the throne of Qin at that time.
Although he only suffered eight years of hostagehood and was disadvantaged by his family background, a loss was a loss. This one step determined that Ying Xi would not be able to achieve anything.
Even if he has it now, Ying Zheng will naturally make him lose it.
"Oh? Do you have anything else to say? Or do you think I don't know something?"
Even though he was asking questions, Ying Zheng's words were still very ordinary, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. Coupled with the crown on his head obscuring his expression, Ying Zheng completely became an emperor whose emotions were unpredictable.
An emperor who was not even fourteen years old actually had a power that was several points higher than that of King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
"Although I sent gifts to the palace, those gifts were only used to honor the two queen dowagers and cannot be counted."
There was nothing wrong with Ying Xi's words. As the son of King Xiaowen of Qin, he had every right to send gifts to Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia.
This is something that no one can find fault with. Even if one knows that Ying Xi's motives are not pure, one still has to admit that Ying Xi is only used for "filial piety".
"With this gift as a token of goodwill to Cheng Jiao?" There was finally a hint of smile in Ying Zheng's tone, but Ying Xi was not happy. Instead, he knew that Ying Zheng might be angry.
As for how angry he is, it depends on how Ying Qi responds.
"I only brought gifts of nourishment and gold and silver ornaments to the palace. When have I ever given anything to the Second Young Master?"
The second young master here refers to Cheng Jiao. Ying Zheng can call Cheng Jiao by his name at will, but Ying Xi cannot.
No matter what, Cheng Jiao is Ying Zheng's younger brother, and he will definitely be made a king in the future.
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