"Who is it? Who is acting so recklessly in the imperial court?"
The First Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and the tone of his question became increasingly sharp.
None of the ministers dared to raise their heads and respond.
The Qin Dynasty of today is no longer the Qin Dynasty that once expanded eastward. The days when the entire court was united with the emperor's interests are long gone!
The dragon slayer will eventually become the dragon himself.
Even if the First Emperor did not want to see this scene and wanted to change the situation.
Will his courtiers agree?
Will the complex interest groups behind these court officials agree to this?
However, intimidated by the First Emperor's unparalleled prestige and absolute authority, they dared not reply, much less defy his will, and thus could only remain silent.
Li Si and the others, however, straightened their backs and prepared to answer the First Emperor's questions.
Why isn't he afraid?
It's because Li Si wasn't originally from Qin. Within Qin, he was always excluded from forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices.
Historically, he was ultimately forced to ally with Zhao Gao.
Then, through a sleight of hand, they killed Fusu and, together with Zhao Gao, installed Qin Er Shi (Huhai) as emperor.
After observing for a while, he saw Li Lin's sleeping face and immediately straightened his back, saying respectfully, "Your Majesty, it is Li Xin's younger brother, Li Lin, who is fast asleep!"
"Oh? It's him?"
When Ying Zheng heard that it was Li Lin, that rascal, his anger immediately subsided.
It's strange.
He couldn't bring himself to be angry with Li Lin. If an ordinary person dared to behave like that during the morning court session of the Great Qin Dynasty, the whole village would probably go to his house for a feast that afternoon.
"Your Majesty, my younger brother must have been exhausted from the long journey these past few days, which is why he unintentionally fell asleep during the morning court session this morning. I beg Your Majesty to be lenient with him!"
Upon hearing of his brother's audacious actions, Li Xin actually fell into a deep sleep at this critical juncture.
This is outrageous!
Sweat poured down his forehead like a torrential downpour, and he knelt on the ground, his expression tense, even his tone of voice unusually anxious.
It wasn't that he was desperate to beg for mercy, but rather that he knew that people who committed such crimes generally didn't have a good ending!
"Your Majesty, I believe that what Marquis Li Xin of Guannei said is an overstatement! Li Lin's sleeping soundly in the court shows his contempt for the Great Qin and Your Majesty's authority. I feel that only by imposing the ultimate punishment can his fault be clearly demonstrated. I beg Your Majesty to consider this carefully!"
As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, the court officials began to interrogate him.
The court official who wanted to kill Li Lin was none other than Zhang Jian, Li Mi's trusted court official, who was said to have a slight connection with Zhang Yi.
Li Si was the first to publicly challenge Li Lin.
As Li Si's lackey, how could he not speak up for his master?
"Your Majesty, we believe that Zhang Tingwei is right!"
"Yes, yes, this Li Lin is nothing but a commoner. Even if he has the identity of Marquis Li Xin, he should not act so recklessly in the morning court. It is a great disrespect to His Majesty and he should be torn apart by five horses!"
"Lord Liu, the crime of being torn apart by five horses is still too severe. How about being executed by slow slicing?"
"Good heavens, you old Zhang, you're really vicious! My dismemberment by five horses is nowhere near as severe as the slow slicing you're talking about!"
......
The court officials chimed in, each offering their own version of events, as if Li Lin had already been portrayed in countless ways in their words.
"quiet!"
The First Emperor had no interest in the arguments of the court officials; what he was really concerned about was why Li Lin had fallen asleep while he was discussing such a crucial matter concerning the survival of the Qin Dynasty.
Could it be that Li Lin had already devised a brilliant plan, but disdained to listen to the opinions of these mediocre officials? So he fell into a deep sleep, deliberately displaying this demeanor?
If that's really the case.
So what good countermeasures does he have?
How can the Qin Dynasty effectively reorganize itself to bring society back to normal and restore the lives of its people to normal?
He rubbed his temples, then stood up, walked down the steps, pushed aside the noisy court official, and went to Li Lin.
That kid!
Still sleeping!
Doesn't he know that the court officials are making a huge fuss because he's fast asleep?
"His Majesty!"
"Li Xin, quickly wake your brother!"
"promise!"
Li Xin hurriedly shook Li Lin's body, but Li Lin didn't react much at all. Instead, he uttered a few rebellious words in his sleep: "Oh, Yao'er, stop shaking your brother Li. Is that stinky guy Fusu bothering you again? You wait, I'll help you get rid of that stinky Fusu!"
"Brother, what nonsense are you spouting? Shut up!"
"That old fellow Ying Zheng was quite enlightened, so how did he end up with this incredibly rigid Fusu?"
"Brother, wake up! Brother, I can't save you now! Good luck!"
Li Xin was terrified.
The ministers inside the hall were also in a panic.
Even Prime Minister Li Si, who had just pointed out that Li Lin was fast asleep, was stunned, let alone Wang Jian and his group; they were all dumbfounded.
Where did this amazing guy come from?
They actually called the eldest son, Fusu, a "stinky fellow" in court!
That's fine.
He even called His Majesty by his given name, saying he was an old man.
This is too much...
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