Empress Dowager Hua Yang smiled when she saw Lu Buwei and Zhao Mu getting back together. She was not young and had experienced many things. She knew that Lu Buwei and Zhao Mu were just putting on a show.
But it didn't matter. She was old and just wanted to wait for her death peacefully. As for the rest, she couldn't be bothered.
"On the way here, BenGong already knew the gist of the matter. All of you are the pillars of the country, the ministers that the late king relied on, so your thoughts should be for the country. Bengong thinks that Marquis Wu Xin's words make sense. The succession of a new king has a great effect on stabilizing the people's hearts. However, the king is still young, and what Lord Lu said makes sense.
So this prince thinks it's better to do it this way. The king will personally govern, but you have to watch and learn more. The specific matters should be discussed and dealt with by the prime minister, Zhao Daren, and other ministers to prevent mistakes. What do you think?"
"Empress Dowager is wise." Wang Jian stood out and said.
Kui Lin, Yang Duan He, and the others all stood out to support the proposal. Although this was a way to smooth things over, at least everyone could participate in the government affairs. Lu Buwei would not be the only one who had the upper hand. This was good enough.
Lu Buwei lowered his head. He had not expected this result. He thought that Empress Dowager Huayang would support him to let Ying Zheng be crowned before taking over the government, but he had forgotten that Empress Dowager Huayang was someone who came from the era of King Zhaoxiang.
Zhao Mu did not exist in the original history, and King Zhuang Xiang trusted Lu Buwei so much that she had no chance to interfere.
How could she allow Great Qin to have a powerful official?
Moreover, in her opinion, even though Ying Zheng was the one who ruled the country, the great power still fell into the hands of Lu Buwei.
To Lu Buwei, this was already a great privilege.
"In that case, all of you should assist the king in handling the funeral of the former king. Don't neglect it, or else this prince will not let you off easily.”Empress Dowager Hua Yang's voice sank and everyone agreed.
"Since the king is already in charge, should we expand the fief for Lord Chang 'an? The original fief was too small."
In this atmosphere, Empress Dowager Xia suddenly spoke. However, her words stunned everyone. The stunned gaze made the Empress Dowager shrink back slightly, not knowing what she had said wrong.
Empress Dowager Hua Yang looked at her 'younger sister' in disappointment.
You doted on the Lord of Chang 'an and wanted to ask for a fief for him, that was fine, but you could tell Ying Zheng in private. How could you tell him under such circumstances? If you said it out loud, it would be equivalent to forcing Ying Zheng.
Because what Empress Dowager Xia said was true. As the elder brother, you have inherited the throne and have given grace to the officials and the people. Shouldn't you give more to your younger brother?
However, Ying Zheng obviously would not expand his fief for his younger brother, who had once coveted the position of Crown Prince. But in front of so many people, if he didn't give it to them, it would make him seem narrow-minded as an elder brother. It was necessary to show respect between brothers. This was the demeanor of a king.
Ying Zheng clenched his fists tightly, then loosened them, and his slightly angry expression returned to normal. He thought of the story that his teacher had told him about how Duke Zhuang of Zheng killed his younger brother, and how similar he was to Duke Zhuang of Zheng.
He was not liked by the Empress Dowager, but his younger brother was doted on.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng, who could be considered the number one overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, had given his fief to others and his people to others. If he wanted to take something, he had to give it to others first. In the end, his younger brother rebelled and took over the throne, falling headfirst into the trap that Duke Zhuang of Zheng had personally woven.
Then, he killed his own younger brother. He was his younger brother from the same mother. However, the Empress Dowager and the people of the world could not blame Duke Zhuang of Zheng because I had given him so much and he still wanted to rebel. Then, it was not my fault for killing him.
The viciousness of Duke Zhuang of Zheng could be seen from this.
"The Empress Dowager is right. Since that's the case, why don't we double Chang 'an Jun's fief?”Ying Zheng said.
Hearing this, Zhao Mu raised his head and gave his disciple a glance. As the person who had brought up Ying Zheng, he could naturally guess what Ying Zheng meant. But in his opinion, Ying Zheng's method was a little wrong.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng dared to do that because he had complete control over the State of Zheng. He could mobilize the entire country's army, and the civil and military officials were all loyal to him. Duke Zhuang of Zheng's younger brother had nothing but his own fief and a group of bootlickers.
However, Ying Zheng's situation was different. Although he had taken over the government, with Lu Buwei around, his control over the power of the State of Qin was not as good as that of Duke Zhuang of Zheng. Moreover, the Lord of Chang 'an also had a fierce man like Fan Yuqi under his command.
Fan Yuqi was able to climb to the position of Zuo Shu Chang and was able to make Crown Prince Dan take him in even though he knew that he had offended the State of Qin. This was enough to show that this person was not an idiot.
In history, when Cheng Qiao rebelled in Tunliu, Fan Yuqi had defeated Wang Jian in the beginning.
Therefore, Ying Zheng's method was a little like raising a tiger to invite disaster.
"No!" Zhao Mu stood out and said. The Lord of Chang 'an had not made any contributions. He had already obtained the high position of the Lord of Chang' an just based on his status. If he expanded his fief, it would cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers. How many people had fought bloody battles but could not get their fief? How could he expand it so casually?”
"I think Marquis Wu Xin's words are reasonable, please retract your order.”Lu Buwei stood up and agreed.
The two of them were already thinking about how to get rid of Cheng Qiao. Keeping Cheng Qiao alive was like keeping a fly. Although it wasn't harmful, it was extremely annoying to keep him buzzing around.
" Your Majesty, how can you take back your orders when you succeed to the throne? Moreover, expanding Lord Chang 'an's fief can show your trust in your younger brother. I think Your Majesty's decision is acceptable.”Zuo Shu Chang Fan Yuqi stood out.
Zhao Mu raised his body and looked at Fan Yuqi. Fan Yuqi didn't retreat and confronted him.
Empress Dowager Hua Yang looked at the situation with a headache. The king was young, and the ministers had less fear in their hearts. Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Hua Yang glared at Empress Dowager Xia who had caused trouble and wondered if she should poison this troublesome 'sister' to death.
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