"These people are conservative nobles, members of the meritorious class, and utterly foolish individuals who attempt to turn back the clock of history and want to enfeoff princes! And in this court, they are represented by the Minister of the Imperial Clan. Therefore, my conflict with the Minister of the Imperial Clan was unavoidable. Hence, the first time was their small-scale probing of me, not intending to kill me. But after I decided to implement reforms, they intensified their attempts to harm me!"
"Am I right, Lord Zongzheng?"
Li Lin recounted how the incident began.
It has to be said.
What he said was perfectly logical.
Most of the ministers present nodded in agreement. Apart from those from the Imperial Clan faction, most of them could clearly recognize the points of conflict between the two groups.
Reforms will alter the existing legal system, which will inevitably provoke resistance from a small number of vested interests.
As the saying goes, taking someone's money is like killing their parents.
This enmity is truly irreconcilable!
Although Ying Lin shook his head repeatedly, refusing to admit the fact, the fact was there, and no matter how hard he tried to deny it, he couldn't deny it!
"Therefore, I took precautions in advance. Just at this time, Lord Taishi Teng openly poached me and bribed my student Mo Zhiyuan with three thousand gold pieces. Mo Zhiyuan was my outstanding student and was very respectful to me. How could he openly betray his teacher for such a small amount of money? So he told me the truth."
"Li then made a decisive decision, ordering Mo Zhiyuan to hold back and do as Tai Shiteng and the others intended. This was because Tai Shiteng wanted to fabricate evidence to frame me for my relationship with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms."
"Therefore, in order to make his plan come true, the Construction Department worked day and night to create a simplified version of woodblock printing based on the principles of woodblock printing. They printed the forged content on yellow cloth. As everyone knows, Li faked his death to escape, so that he could expose the crimes of Taishi Teng and Zongzheng to the public in court today!"
The level of sophistication and logic in Li Lin's speech today is worlds apart from his usual self.
Clear and logical.
Moreover, there was very little unnecessary talk; the matter was explained clearly and exactly as it was.
The First Emperor, seated on the dragon throne, was very satisfied with his performance.
That kid.
Finally, I stopped hiding myself.
Previously, I had planned to dismiss all these meritorious officials once my health returned to normal.
Since this brat misunderstood me just now.
Let's give this job to this brat.
I have been busy for the Qin Dynasty for thirty-four years. I should take a break. When Fusu returns, I will make him the crown prince and let him oversee the country. I will then hand over political affairs to him and let him get more familiar with them.
In this way, I can have some leisure time, and Fusu can also get some training.
Once he has been trained enough to take office, he won't be easily fooled by Li Lin anymore.
"Lord Li, this is a frame-up! I, Taishi Teng, have not done such a shameless thing. You are framing me!"
How could Taishi Teng dare to confirm this?
He was not only the one who devised the plan for the whole event, but more importantly, he was in charge of the entire operation of the event.
Whether it was Ying Lin, the head of the imperial clan, or other members of the imperial clan.
Everything was done according to his instructions.
You could say that.
Ying Lin immediately distanced himself from the incident, seemingly granting Tai Shiteng unlimited power, even handing over the seal of the Imperial Clan Court to him for control.
However, it is important to note that...
He, Ying Lin, was not the mastermind!
He showed no signs of being the mastermind throughout the entire incident.
Even if he were to be held accountable, he would at most be an accomplice, and he could even have his subordinates take the fall to clear his name.
This is a classic old fox, extremely difficult to deal with.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been a veteran of three dynasties, and wouldn't have been able to survive even during the reign of Lü Buwei.
That's why Taishi Teng was nervous at this moment.
Because he knew that once the evidence was confirmed, he would be the one to die.
Even though he participated in the war that destroyed the six states and was a hero in the war, he was still a hero in the war.
But times have changed!
"Oh? I, Li, would never falsely accuse an innocent person, nor would I falsely accuse a guilty person. Since you, Grand Historian, do not admit it, then I, Li, will have no choice but to summon witnesses!"
Li Lin smiled; he had anticipated Tai Shiteng's current reaction.
So, they clapped their hands.
A person walked out from behind and took off the bundle wrapped in a headscarf.
His white hair was exposed.
"Grand Historian, it's been a long time! When you sent men to hunt me down a few days ago, did you ever imagine that this day would come? Here in the Qin court, I'm confronting you face to face."
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