"Your Majesty, I believe that the laws of Qin must be made by someone who is familiar with the laws of Qin. As the chief justice of the court, it is your duty to write the laws of Qin.”Ying Cheng stepped forward and said.
Ying Cheng was part of the Qin royal family. According to seniority, he was Qin Shihuang's uncle.
Ying Zheng sat on the throne, listening to the clan's report with a gloomy face.
Ying Zheng was good at using military tactics. What the emperor had to do was to make sure that no one could see through his thoughts. If the emperor's thoughts were seen through, others would flatter him, and by then, he would be at the mercy of others.
Ying Cheng standing up to support Li Che was not out of Ying Zheng's expectations.
All along, the Qin Country's Imperial Family had been trying to rope in the Wang and Meng Clans. This was because whoever could obtain the loyalty of the Wang and Meng Clans would wield the greatest power in the Qin Country.
The six states had been unified. Qin Shihuang wanted to strengthen the central power, set up prefectures and counties, and abolish the enfeoffment.
However, the Great Qin Imperial Family and Wang Meng supported enfeoffment. The Imperial Family, Wang Meng, and the other large families advocated enfeoffment of Qin Shihuang's sons, clans, and meritorious officials to remote places in Yan, Qi, Chu, and other countries, allowing them to guard various places to maintain the stability of the country.
However, in Qin Shihuang's view, if he imitated the Zhou Dynasty and enfeoffed the vassals, it would inevitably cause chaos in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The central government would directly appoint and dismiss local officials.
The current chaos in the royal court was due to the enfeoffment and the concentration of power.
This was a contest between the emperor and the meritorious officials.
Now that the world was unified, the next step was to divide the benefits.
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Ying Zheng waved his hand at Ying Cheng and said,""Uncle, please sit down. Li Che, let me ask you, if you were to make the laws of Qin, how would you make them?”
When Li Che heard this, he cupped his hands and said," I have received the decree to thank you. In ten days, I will come up with a concrete way to perfect the laws of Qin and make the people of the six countries submit!”
After Li Che thanked Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng was left in a difficult situation.
He just wanted to ask Li Che what he thought, but he didn't expect Li Che to directly accept the edict to thank him.
"Good! I'll give you ten days. After ten days, come up with a concrete way to revise it. I want to see a perfect law.”
Seeing that Li Che had gained too much support, while Li Si and Zhao Gao had no room to fight back, Ying Zheng could only accept the reality.
Even though Qin Shi Huang was leaning towards Li Si and Zhao Gao, he had to consider the opinions of the Qin royal family and the Wang Meng family!
"This subject obeys the decree!"
After Li Che thanked him, he once again returned to his nonchalant attitude.
Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and Ying Cheng also returned to their seats. Meng Yi's face was filled with joy. As long as the Qin laws did not fall into Zhao Gao's hands, it would be the greatest victory.
Ying Zheng looked at the officials in the court and continued,""Great Qin can unify the six countries, and all of you are important ministers. How do you think we should treat the royal families of the six countries?”
"Your Majesty, the royal families of the six states have many learned and famous people. I think that Your Majesty should treat them with leniency and let them come to Xianyang to become officials.”Li Si stepped forward and said in a dignified manner.
All the officials present felt a chill run down their spines.
Li Si's plan was too vicious.
To let the royal families of the six dynasties come to Xianyang to become officials?
In name, he was an official, but in reality, he was monitoring them. If the royal families of the six countries did anything disobedient, he would directly kill them.
"Good! " Let Li Xiangbang handle this matter. Let the royal families of the six dynasties come to Xianyang as officials. I will treat them with leniency…" Qin Shihuang also revealed a magnanimous expression. It was as if he had given the royal families of the six dynasties a great benefit.
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"Alright, today's court session will end here. I'm a little tired, so everyone can leave.”After Qin Shi Huang finished speaking, he suddenly stood up and left his seat. Zhao Gao followed closely behind.
The civil and military officials in the hall also left in twos and threes.
When Li Che stood up, many officials came forward to congratulate him.
"Congratulations to Lord Li for obtaining the right to revise the laws of Qin!”
"Congratulations, Lord Li!”
"The good or bad luck of the people of the six states is all written in Lord Li's pen.”
Li Che also cupped his fists at the officials and greeted them politely.
Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi did not come to congratulate Li Che. On the contrary, they left after the court session ended. It felt as if they were wholeheartedly recommending Li Che for the public.
Li Che had just walked out of the hall when Li Si walked up to him and said,"" Lord Li is really capable, to actually obtain Old General Wang Jian's support…"
Li Che looked at Li Si and said," Brother, please don't blame me. I was just doing my job. Since His Majesty wants to revise the laws of Qin, I naturally can't refuse."”
Li Si and Li Che left Xianyang Palace side by side and rode back to the manor together.
Li Che's residence was only two yards away from Li Si's residence.
After getting out of the car, Li Si held Li Che's hand and entered the Prime Minister's residence, closing the door.
"Brother, tell me the truth. Did you reach any conditions with Wang Jian and the others? The King of Qin hates collusion between officials, especially between civil officials and generals…"
Li Che looked at Li Si and smiled." Brother, between me and His Majesty, who do you think Wang Jian is closer to?" Who does Wang Jian care about more?"
"Of course it's the King of Qin."
"That's right. Wang Jian and Meng Tian are both His Majesty's trusted aides. They recommended them only to be loyal to His Majesty.”
Li Si suddenly understood." If I'm not wrong, Wang Jian and Meng Tian just don't want me to interfere in the revision of the Qin laws."”
"Wrong. Wang Jian and Meng Tian just don't want Zhao Gao to interfere in the revision of the Qin laws. They are afraid that Zhao Gao will play tricks when revising the Qin laws and weaken their military power…I was only forced by them.”
"I see. Brother, don't worry. I will help you revise the laws of Qin. I will definitely satisfy the King of Qin!”
Li Che raised his hand to stop Li Si,""Big brother! The Qin laws are the laws of the Great Qin Empire, not the laws of the King of Qin. The Qin laws that I set do not need to satisfy the King of Qin! I only need to satisfy the people of the Nine Provinces!”
Boom!
Li Si felt like a bolt from the blue had struck him. He was so scared that he froze on the spot, trembling weakly.
"Li Che! He must never say this again! Otherwise, it will bring death to us brothers!”
Li Si grabbed Li Che's arms, veins popping out on the back of his hands.
If Li Che was in trouble, Li Si would not be able to escape punishment. According to the Qin laws, if an elder brother broke the law, he would be implicated. If a younger brother broke the law, he would be implicated…
Li Che looked at Li Si and said,""There are only the two of us now. If brother doesn't tell anyone, how can there be a disaster?”
Li Si's forehead was sweating.
He realized that it might be a big mistake to let Li Che revise the laws of Qin. If he couldn't produce a law that satisfied the King of Qin after ten days, he was afraid that there would be a disaster.
"Brother, tell me, how do you want to revise the laws of Qin?”
Li Che whispered into Li Si's ear, and Li Si's expression changed drastically!
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