The next day at daybreak.
Several censors, seemingly acting on the orders of a certain man, openly stood in the main hall, facing His Majesty, pointing at the man with one hand and holding a memorial in the other, speaking eloquently.
"Your Majesty, there is someone else instigating Han Xin's treasonous act!"
"If this person is not eliminated, the administration of our Great Qin will never be at peace!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, your humble servant, Censor Zhang San, is willing to guarantee with his own head that Han Xin did not intentionally kill innocent people, nor did he arbitrarily use private punishment. It was his mentor, Li Lin, who instigated him behind the scenes!"
"oh?"
The First Emperor was starting to lose his composure.
In fact, he knew that the decision to kill Lü Ying's entire clan was not authorized by Li Lin.
It was Han Xin himself who did it.
Li Lin only asked him to kill Lü Ying.
However, Han Xin couldn't stand the rudeness Lü Ying had shown him before, so he acted on his own initiative. In addition, Lü Ying had indeed insulted the emperor in front of him and everyone else, which was enough to punish his entire family.
Therefore, his use of vigilante justice was always traceable.
It wasn't just random killing.
So much so that even the First Emperor himself was aware of this, so Han Xin's capture this time was a completely undeserved disaster. It was all because his master had run into the emperor's line of fire.
Unfortunately, since the emperor had no complaints about Li Lin, he decided to use his disciple as a warning to the emperor.
"Then, in your opinion, how should we deal with Prime Minister Li?"
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li coveted the Lü family's wealth and went so far as to exterminate their entire clan. This clearly demonstrates his wolfish ambition. I urge Your Majesty to dismiss him as prime minister as soon as possible and appoint a virtuous and capable person!"
"Your Majesty, I believe that the loyal hearts of our ministers should not be betrayed. Prime Minister Li is so rebellious and perverse, greedy and corrupt, disrupting the court and promoting sorcery. The people are exhausted. He built banks, but he has swallowed up the wealth of all the officials and ministers, yet there is no trace of the banks. I'm afraid that the existence of banks in Qin is just a pretense, a way to cheat and swindle, and his real purpose is to make money!"
Wang Li saw that so many censors had stood up to speak.
As a representative of the new generation of meritorious officials in the military system of the Great Qin Dynasty, he was naturally not to be outdone. He stepped forward and, with his first words, overturned all of Li Lin's political achievements.
Incidentally, Li Lin's character was also redefined, from a rare talent to a big swindler who made money.
"this......"
The First Emperor originally intended to look at Li Lin and ask him for his opinion.
But before he could even speak...
The officials from the Court of Justice followed.
"Your Majesty, I once served as the chief clerk in Prime Minister Li's household, and later, with his help, rose to my current position as the deputy director of the Court of Justice. Logically, I should be extremely grateful to Prime Minister Li, for he has shown me great favor. However, now, faced with the interests of the Great Qin, I am willing to forgo these favors and uphold justice even at the cost of personal ties, to report that after succeeding former Prime Minister Li Si, Prime Minister Li has been amassed a fortune through rampant corruption. He has accepted bribes totaling over five million coins, countless gold and silver ornaments, twelve beautiful women, and over three hundred pieces of royal artifacts from the six kingdoms. These are the specific figures of what Prime Minister Li has embezzled in just a few months. I implore Your Majesty to review them!"
"Ying Ziying, you are blatantly spouting nonsense!"
Seeing that Ying Ziying was so cooperative, Li Lin immediately got into character and stood up from his seat in a fit of rage, pointing his finger at Ying Ziying and cursing at him.
"I have always acted for the sake of the world and have never accepted bribes. All my actions, including all my personal assets, have been completely transparent. I have never concealed anything. Ying Ziying, let me tell you, you are slandering me. In Qin, those who slander others for breaking the law are guilty of the same crime, and those whose crimes are serious are punished even more severely. Ying Ziying, you should think carefully about what you are doing!"
"Your Majesty, I swear on this official robe that if this statement is not even slightly false, I will never again wear this... robe!"
Ying Ziying originally wanted to say "official skin".
But if I say that, it will be difficult for me to become an official in the future.
They quickly changed their address to "clothes".
"Very well, then I'll take a look. Bring it here!"
"promise!"
Ying Ziying carefully walked onto the stage, stepping heavily on the imperial steps.
He slowly unfolded the memorial in his arms.
The First Emperor looked very serious. At this moment, he actually believed that this was another minister who was at odds with Li Lin openly attacking him.
She was still thinking about how to exonerate Li Lin.
But at that moment, he suddenly heard Li Lin's inner thoughts.
[Haha, isn't His Majesty going to be furious now? And then ask me? Should I just kneel down and admit it, or pretend to be reserved and steer the conversation towards Chu?]
What the heck?
This kid seems to know what's going to happen in the court!
He suddenly realized something without warning.
He took the memorial from Ying Ziying's hand and examined it closely. The data on it was very detailed, covering almost the entire record of Li Lin's acceptance of bribes since he became the Imperial Censor.
Good heavens!
I thought to myself, "Good heavens!"
The amount of money Li Lin received in bribes was equivalent to the entire Qin Dynasty's treasury for a year!
The annual income of the Qin Dynasty's treasury was only so much.
He's only been a few months old!
Is it equal to this?
The First Emperor found the data in the memorial before him quite unbelievable and was horrified by it.
"Ying Ziying, is the memorial in your hand truly genuine?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not speak falsely!"
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