Li Si hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his body, and then knelt on the ground like everyone else, fearing that the First Emperor would be angry and implicate him as well.
The court officials who had been arguing just moments before instantly became obedient students, kneeling on the ground without uttering a word, afraid that their voices might disturb the First Emperor.
Of course, even Li Xin, the instigator's own brother, dared not call him that anymore.
He knelt on the ground in fear, the veins on his forehead bulging with terror. At this moment, he was truly terrified.
Ever since he brought his younger brother out.
He had never been so speechless in his entire life.
The sacrificial ceremony to Heaven had already nearly driven him to the brink of mental collapse, and now attending the morning court session was practically the death knell for Li Xin.
Li Lin was completely unaware of what was happening outside; he was dreaming at that moment.
Still fast asleep.
The First Emperor was neither angry nor upset.
He already knew about the relationship between Li Lin, Fu Su, and Yao Mei, whom he mentioned, when he investigated Li Lin.
It turns out that his eldest son, Fusu, liked Li Si's daughter, Li Yao, but Li Yao did not like Fusu because of the political differences between her father, Li Si, and Fusu.
Fusu was a Confucian disciple, while Li Si was a Legalist, a pure Legalist.
Although he was born into Confucianism, he promoted Legalist theories, which is why Fusu looked down on Li Si, but had a fondness for his daughter.
Li Lin and Li Yao also have a good relationship.
This relates to the Wang family. Currently, both Li Si and Li Xin have complicated connections with Wang Jian, which is why the younger generation of these three families have a good relationship.
In addition, Li Lin's ability to compose poems and couplets was a powerful weapon, making him much better at winning the hearts of girls than Fusu, who only knew how to read Confucian classics. Therefore, it wasn't just Li Si's daughter, Li Yao, who had a good relationship with him.
Even Wang Jian's youngest granddaughter got along with him.
Ying Zheng was not furious about these things, after all, he also disliked Confucian scholars.
He is a pragmatist.
He had always disliked the empty talk of Confucian scholars, believing that their unwarranted comments on politics would disrupt the foundation of society. That is why he was forced to adopt Li Si's suggestion to burn books.
However, the books that were burned were all kept in Xianyang Palace, so the impact on the cultural discontinuity was not so severe.
But in the end, even the First Emperor could not have imagined that he would be burned to the ground by the brute Xiang Yu who stormed into Xianyang Palace.
Then later historians blamed him for all the book burning.
The imperial court was completely silent.
Everyone consciously controlled their breathing, afraid that their loud breathing might disturb the First Emperor.
This could implicate oneself.
But after a while, the First Emperor did not unleash the fury they had imagined. Instead, he calmly returned to his throne.
"I know that you have all been traveling and are very tired these past few days. It must be difficult for you to get up early for court today. But such behavior is still inappropriate and is a violation of the laws of my Great Qin. However, for the sake of you, Li Xin, I will record your brother's crime for now. If he commits the same offense again, he will be punished for all the crimes. What do you think?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been terrified when His Majesty remained silent.
Especially His Majesty's aura, that extremely majestic aura, was almost ruthlessly crushing all of his mental defenses.
......
"Achoo!"
Li Lin, who was sleeping, suddenly yawned, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, waking himself up.
He groggily raised his head and saw that all the court officials were looking at him with extremely envious eyes.
This puzzled him greatly.
What's going on? Why is everyone looking at me with such envy when I wake up? I didn't do anything!
Unlike the completely bewildered Li Lin, Li Xin was grinning from ear to ear.
His Majesty's praise just now made him practically smug.
After the court session ended.
Just as Li Lin was about to ask his older brother a question, a group of ministers gathered around him.
Congratulations!
"Marquis of Guannei, this is great news!"
"Marquis of Guannei, now that you are the Imperial Censor, I hope that you will take good care of your subordinates in the officialdom in the future!"
"Absolutely! His Majesty's favor towards the Marquis of Guannei is so great; the day when the Marquis of Guannei becomes a general and a prime minister is not far off!"
"Not at all, not at all. I am merely relying on His Majesty's trust. You all serve in the same court as me and work in the Censorate. In the future, I will have to rely on your support!"
Li Xin's overjoyed appearance made Li Lin feel somewhat embarrassed.
So what if he became an Imperial Censor?
Is it really necessary to be this happy?
As he followed behind Li Xin without saying a word, the people around him saw him and a large crowd gathered around him.
Their attitude towards him was extremely obsequious.
This made Li Lin feel extremely uncomfortable. Of course, he had no idea what a shocking thing he had done at the morning court session.
Sleeping during the morning court session is one thing, but speaking ill of His Majesty and the eldest son in one's sleep is utterly rebellious.
And what was the result?
His Majesty dismissed it with just a few words.
That's fine.
Most importantly, His Majesty was not satisfied with promoting Li Xin to Grand Censor, so he also gave him the title of Vice Censor-in-Chief while he was fast asleep. What an enviable position!
However, in everyone's eyes, Li Lin was nothing at all. He only became a phoenix because his older brother was favored by the emperor.
Of course, if the courtiers knew that His Majesty had granted Li Xin an official position because of him, they would all be terrified.
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