The Xianyang Palace became lively.
Countless people gathered here, looking at the person sitting on the throne, and they all knelt on the ground, praising and saying: "Your Highness, we greet you. May your Highness live long!"
They shouldn't have been in such a hurry. It was their habitual thinking that gave them the illusion. Otherwise, how could they have entered the palace in such a mess?
There were many officials and nobles in Xianyang City, and many of them were high-ranking officials. Even though many of them were imprisoned because of the incident with Queen Dowager Huayang, they were replaced by Cai Ze.
After all, Xianyang has now resumed operations and there are no longer many hidden dangers.
Most of these court officials were trembling with fear. They had no idea how Ying Zheng had suddenly returned.
You know, although Yongcheng is not far from Xianyang, it is not possible to walk back and forth in this amount of time.
Not to mention when Ying Zheng traveled, the heaven and earth changed and all things bowed to him. It was not like it is now, so quiet and without a sound.
Ying Zheng was sitting on the throne with a big cat in his arms, or rather, Cheng Jiao, who had transformed into the enlightened beast Luwu.
Before Wang He received the letter, Cai Ze fainted under the pressure of Cheng Jiao's power. The only three famous officials in the court were Han Fei, Li Si and Meng Que.
Bai Qi, Meng Ao and the others were still on the way. Chen Xuan didn't bring them over at the moment, as if he was waiting for something.
No one knew what the purpose of Ying Zheng's court meeting was. After all, it was not morning anymore.
Not to mention the previous turmoil in the palace, thousands of soldiers rushed to the palace from the Xianyang city wall. If Cai Ze had not entered the palace, I'm afraid Wang He should have come in person.
As soon as the turmoil in the palace was quelled and King Zhao Daoxiang came down, Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang and summoned them to a court meeting. It was hard for them not to think too much.
Most of the court officials now feel awe and awe towards Ying Zheng, with respect being a minority and fear being the majority.
It was also because a lot more people were imprisoned in Xianyang before, which scared these people a lot, otherwise they might deceive their superiors and subordinates.
Wang He also rushed back. Without even having time to put off his armor, he hurried into the palace.
Ying Zheng's return was beyond the expectations of these people, whether they were loyal to Ying Zheng or not.
Ultimately, it was because Ying Zheng often held grand events, which made everyone believe that this was how the emperor should travel.
Just like the whistle in later generations, it made everyone think that there should be a whistle when a police officer goes out.
"This old minister has greeted the emperor. May the emperor live long and healthy."
Wang He knelt down and repeated his words. He was the only one Ying Zheng called up: "Mr. Wu'an is so polite. Please take a seat."
As if by the power of heaven and earth, Wang He was moved onto the cushion before he could even thank him, and he knelt down obediently below Ying Zheng.
There was still a layer of darkness underneath.
It seemed that Wang He's arrival reminded Ying Zheng of the people kneeling below. He gently stroked Cheng Jiao's fur before saying, "Get up!"
The ministers below thanked him in unison before he slowly stood up.
If it were any other place, people would naturally kneel and sit, but now they were facing Ying Zheng. Under Ying Zheng's majesty, no one dared to sit unless he said so.
"Give Han Fei and Li Si seats, and give Huai'an Jun the upper seat."
Just like Wang He, these three people were grabbed by a powerful force and pressed down on their seats before they could even express their gratitude.
The only difference was that Li Si and Han Fei were sitting at the bottom of the stairs, while Meng Que was sitting a little below Wang He.
Although I admire the talents of these two people, they have no achievements after all, otherwise they would have been granted the title of lord and sat in the upper position.
"Since Prime Minister Cai was injured in the chaos, Li Si will preside over this court meeting."
Li Si understood what Ying Zheng meant. This was certainly not to let him take charge, but just to let him be a messenger.
As for why Han Fei was not chosen, it was simply because Han Fei was still pretending to have a speech impediment.
"Yes." Li Si stood up and bowed in thanks before shouting to the court officials, "Go to court!"
The group who had just stood up knelt down again and praised in unison: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live long!"
Li Si, Han Fei, Meng Que and Wang He originally wanted to stand up and praise him, but they were pressed back by a force and could not get up.
Ying Zheng did not continue speaking, and Li Si was suppressed again. Naturally, this group of court officials did not dare to repent privately.
The entire Xianyang Palace fell silent, with only Ying Zheng's hand slowly stroking Cheng Jiao's fur. Apart from that, the only sound was the breathing of everyone.
It was precisely this silence that was the most frightening, and sweat rolled down the foreheads of the standing courtiers, for fear of being noticed by Ying Zheng.
After all, they still don’t know why Ying Zheng summoned them here, nor do they know where they violated Ying Zheng’s taboo.
No matter what, the turmoil in the palace has nothing to do with them.
Ever since Queen Dowager Huayang and Queen Dowager Xia fell, and Cheng Jiao was brought up by Ying Zheng, no one dared to think about the harem anymore.
It was also because Ying Zheng's power was growing stronger and stronger, and he even showed many supernatural methods. In addition, he was decisive in killing. Now no one would rush into the muzzle of the gun and die.
“Tread…tread…”
There was a sound of horse hooves, followed by the sound of carriage wheels rolling, which filled the entire Xianyang Palace and broke the silence.
Except for the four people sitting there, everyone wanted to look behind them and out the door, but in the end they didn't turn around.
The sound of horse hooves stopped, and the sound of wheel tracks disappeared. Only one footstep was heard stepping onto the Xianyang Palace and into the hearts of all of them.
Just like the weather cooled down and winter suddenly arrived, a chilling chill rose from the hearts of these court officials.
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