"Young Master Xuan, please help Su and Sima Yi to the palace!”
An imperial edict was announced, resounding in front of Xianyang Palace.
Fu Su and Sima Yi, who had finally returned after several months in Xianyang, stepped forward upon hearing the announcement. They stepped on the nine steps in front of Xianyang Hall, removed their sword shoes, and entered the Imperial Court.
"Your son Fu Su greets father!"
"Sima Yi greets Your Majesty!"
Fusu and Sima Yi came to the center of the hall and stopped in their tracks, paying their respects to Ying Zhengdao with the great ceremony of the court.
Ying Zheng, who was sitting at the head of the hall, immediately showed a carefree smile on his face,"
"Haha, Fusu, Sima Yi, you did well. This year's drought has caused our Qin country to suffer very little losses. The grain production in various places is almost the same as in previous years, and some places have even increased.
As for the countries in Shandong, especially Zhao and Qi, the disaster was severe and their harvests were greatly reduced compared to previous years!
"From now on, whether it's diplomatic relations or strategies, Great Qin will have a huge advantage!”
Ying Zheng's words were extremely carefree. When he was happy, he even stood up and walked down from the throne.
"This is all thanks to the wisdom of Father (King)!”
Fu Su and Sima Yi said humbly in unison.
"Your Majesty is wise. Great Qin has ten thousand years!"
With Fu Su and Sima Yi taking the lead, the officials could not just stand by and watch, so they also sang praises.
Fu Su took the opportunity to glance around. There was no sign of Lu Buwei in the court, or else, the ministers would not have flattered Ying Zheng so quickly.
Fu Su thought for a moment and understood why Lu Buwei did not attend court today. Because of the drought, Fu Su had made a bet with Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei had lost a fief of ten thousand households and also lost a lot of face.
Today, Fu Su and Sima Yi had returned from disaster relief. Logically speaking, they should be rewarded and rewarded.
Lu Buwei must have thought of this as well. He did not want to see Fu Su and Sima Yi being rewarded in the Imperial Court in high spirits, which would only make things difficult for him. That was why he did not attend court today.
Meanwhile, Fu Su had the urge to laugh.
After all, Lu Buwei had been in a high position for too long, so he cared too much about his reputation. He had forgotten that when he was not in the court, his influence on the court was at its lowest.
"Grand Scribe, announce the edict."
After the courtiers quieted down, Ying Zheng turned his gaze to the white-haired Grand Scribe of the Qin State, who was standing in a corner of the Imperial Court.
When they heard the words " Grand Scribe " and " Edict ", the hearts of all the officials in the State of Qin tightened. They had a premonition that something big was about to happen!
Because the Grand Scribe never moved easily!
Ever since the Emperor of Zhou set the tripod, the Grand Scribe was a necessary official position for the royal family and the vassal states.
Collecting national classics, recording the major events of the country and the king, compiling history to pass on to future generations, the responsibility is great, this is the Taishi.
At the same time, the Grand Scribe also had the responsibility of drafting the emperor's edict.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, most of the historians of various countries had been Taishi for generations, and they took this as their surname. Moreover, they formed the style of upright and upright historians.
For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Cui Zhu, a powerful official of the Qi Kingdom, killed the monarch, Duke Zhuang of Qi. Therefore, the Taishi family of the Qi Kingdom wrote in the history of the country that " Cui Zhu killed his monarch."
When Cui Zhu found out, he threatened the Taishi Clan to remove such records. The Taishi Clan refused to comply and would rather die than submit, so they were killed by Cui Zhu.
Cui Zhu also summoned Taishi Zhong, the second brother of the Taishi family, to take over as the historian. He asked Taishi Zhong to tamper with the facts, but Taishi Zhong did not listen and continued to write straight. Therefore, Cui Zhu killed Taishi Zhong.
Next was the third brother of the Taishi clan, Taishi Shu. He still refused to follow Cui Zhu and was killed by Cui Zhu.
Finally, the fourth brother of the Taishi family, Taishi Ji, inherited the tradition of the Taishi family and still wrote down " Cui Zhu killed his king " in the history of the country. This time, Cui Zhu also collapsed. He sighed and let Taishi Ji go, letting him write whatever he wanted.
On the way back, Taishi Ji met the Nanshi Clan, a branch of the Taishi Clan. When the Nanshi Clan heard that the main branch, the Taishi Clan, had all died, they held a knife, pen, and bamboo slip. With the intention of dying, they wanted to take over the Taishi Clan and write down the words " Cui Zhu killed his king ".
After seeing that Taishi Ji was still alive and the facts were recorded, the Nanshi clan returned.
This was a tragic story, but from this, one could see the solar terms and character of people who took Taishi as their surname!
Therefore, in the Imperial Court of the State of Qin, even Lu Buwei had to give way to the Grand Scribe!
Now that Ying Zheng had summoned the Grand Scribe to announce the imperial edict, even the dullest of officials could sense that this matter was not as simple as it seemed!
The Xianyang Palace was completely silent. Everyone held their breaths as they waited for the Grand Scribe of the Qin State to read out the mysterious edict.
Meanwhile, Zhao Gao's face had turned extremely ugly. He was the official who served Ying Zheng, and had always been the one to announce the imperial edict on behalf of the king. But this time, not only did Ying Zheng not allow Zhao Gao to announce the imperial edict, even before this, Zhao Gao did not know about the existence of this imperial edict!
This meant that there must be something that Zhao Gao did not want to see in that imperial edict, so Ying Zheng had been on guard against Zhao Gao since the beginning.
At this moment, Zhao Gao, who had a complicated mind, could not help but feel anxious. Because Lu Buwei did not attend the court today, it meant that Ying Zheng, the most powerful opponent of the King of Qin's imperial edict, was gone!
Things were developing in a direction that Zhao Gao couldn't control. This made Zhao Gao feel extremely anxious!
At this time of court, under Ying Zheng's watch, even if Zhao Gao wanted to send a message to Lu Buwei, he could not do so.
What made Zhao Gao feel the most helpless was that Huhai was standing in the court and looking at Fu Su with hostility from time to time. He did not realize what was really blocking him!
In this silence, the old historian's voice had already begun to ring out.
"Qin Zheng said:
Sima Yi, a wandering scholar in Hanoi, had both virtue and ability. He was the best among all the people. He was the companion of the King of Qin. He was very good at writing and could be reused.
He assisted Gongzi Fusu, saved the people from fire and water, and worked hard for the country for three months without rest.
Therefore, Sima Yi was appointed Sikong, in charge of water conservancy, in charge of construction, the construction of the country, all entrusted to you!”
When the Grand Scribe read up to this point, he folded up the edict and looked at Sima Yi.
"I, Sima Yi, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Sima Yi's expression was calm as he stepped forward to receive the imperial edict. One could not tell anything from his expression.
At this moment, Zhao Gao and a portion of the people in the Imperial Court secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that the edict was to appoint Sima Yi as the true Sikong.
Although the position of Sikong had fallen into Sima Yi's hands, it was not enough to make Zhao Gao and the others nervous. After all, it was not as important as Lu Buwei.
At this moment, the old lady cleared her throat and took out a cylindrical bronze machine from her pocket. When she opened it, it was another colorful silk book!
As for Zhao Gao, he was close to Water Pavilion, so he was naturally the first to notice this scene. Then, his expression suddenly darkened.
The Grand Scribe's previous actions had given Zhao Gao and everyone else the illusion that the Emperor of Qin's edict had ended here. Even Zhao Gao felt that something was wrong, but he also thought so.
It was only when the Grand Scribe took out this silk book, which was obviously more important, that Zhao Gao finally realized what was wrong.
Young Master Fu Su had not been rewarded yet!
The silk scroll that Grand Scribe Empress took out could only be a reward from Young Master Fusu.
Furthermore, looking at how much Grand Scribe Qin valued and kept the latter a secret, it could be seen that Fu Su's reward was definitely much more generous than Sima Yi's Sikong!
At this moment, Zhao Gao's heart sank, and he had an extremely bad feeling!
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