An hour later.
Zhang Tai Palace.
All the ministers of Qin were gathered here.
This included the Prime Minister Lu Buwei, who was in charge of the Qin Dynasty's government, Li Si, Wang Wan, Feng Quji, General Wang Wei, Duke Wei, and other famous officials and generals of the Qin Dynasty.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Seeing Ying Zheng sitting on the throne, the ministers bowed to him.
Although Ying Zheng was still young, he had yet to take over the government.
However, a ruler was a ruler, and a subject was a subject.
No one dared to look down on him. He sat high on the throne. As the king of the Qin country, this youth who had yet to reach adulthood.
"I want to rule personally."
Before anyone could say anything, Ying Zheng's words had completely silenced the ministers in the hall.
"Your Majesty, the former king has only been traveling for half a year. You are still young and haven't reached the age of adulthood.”
All the ministers in the hall were stunned by Ying Zheng's shocking words. Prime Minister Lu Buwei was the first to react. He walked out of the ranks of ministers and bowed to Ying Zheng to persuade him.
As the Prime Minister of the Qin State and the leader of all the officials, he had been appointed as the Prime Minister of the Qin State by the former king before his death. Together with Generals Wang He, Meng Ao, and Duke He, he had been supervising the state and assisting the King of Qin, Ying Zheng.
And in the half a year since the late king passed away, he had monopolized all the power in the court.
After tasting the taste of power, how could he be willing to hand it over?
"Zhongfu, you want to stop me?"
Ying Zheng's gaze turned cold upon hearing this.
Lu Buwei was indeed talented. It was all thanks to his years of investment that the former king was able to ascend to the throne.
If Lu Buwei was tactful and willing to hand over his power, he could still keep Lu Buwei and continue to serve the country in other positions.
If Lu Buwei didn't know what was good for him, he would have to get rid of him.
"Your Majesty…"
Being swept by Ying Zheng's cold gaze, even though Lu Buwei was the prime minister entrusted by the former Emperor, and the most powerful man in the Qin State, his heart still skipped a beat, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
The youth in front of him was the king of the State of Qin.
No matter how powerful he was, it was only because the King of Qin was young that he took over the throne.
"There's no need to say anything more about this matter."
Even though his heart was beating wildly, as the Minister of State, Lu Buwei was about to persuade Ying Zheng with his status, emotions, and reason, but he was interrupted by Ying Zheng.
"General Wang, General Hun, what do you think?”
Then, Ying Zheng's gaze fell on the other two ministers who had been entrusted by the late king.
Originally, there was still Meng Ao among the ministers, but he was currently leading troops outside to attack Wei Country and was unable to participate in this court meeting.
"Your Majesty, we agree to Your Majesty's personal rule.”
Wang He and Duke Hun had already recovered from their shock. Then, they stood up and said.
Both of them were veterans of the Qin country, veterans of the three dynasties, and were loyal to the Qin country.
In the past six months, watching Lu Buwei steal the royal power and dominate the court had been a painful and thorny matter.
However, Lu Buwei was too powerful, and most of the officials in the court were under the Prime Minister's residence. There were thousands of people under his door, so they could only endure it.
Now that the King of Qin said he wanted to rule personally, they were naturally more than happy to do so.
"Zhongfu, we are both ministers entrusted by the late emperor. General Wang and General Huan have already agreed to let me rule personally. What else do you have to say?”
As he had expected, he managed to convince the other two ministers who had entrusted him with the task. In the end, Ying Zheng turned his gaze to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei had a high position and power, so he naturally wouldn't give in and hand over his power willingly.
Then, he winked at the courtier standing beside him.
Immediately, the courtiers around Lu Buwei understood and were about to step forward to advise Ying Zheng.
"I've already made up my mind. If anyone tries to dissuade me, I'll be cut in half.”
However, before these officials could step out to remonstrate, Ying Zheng took a step forward.
Immediately, the officials hesitated.
After hesitating for a long time, he didn't step forward.
Seeing Lu Buwei's little tricks below, Ying Zheng was furious.
He was not in the mood to play these Mini games with Lu Buwei.
He had been prepared to give Lu Buwei a chance.
But now, it seemed that Lu Buwei didn't cherish it.
"Prime Minister Lu Buwei stole the power of the monarch and prevented the monarch from ruling.”
"Men, take down the traitor Lu Buwei, remove him from his position as Prime Minister, strip him of his title and land, and lock him up in prison. The position of Prime Minister will be temporarily held by Imperial Censor Wang Wan.”
Then, Ying Zheng gave the order.
Hundreds of palace guards who had been lying in ambush outside the palace rushed in and took Lu Buwei down. They took off his crown and dragged him out under Lu Buwei's incredulous gaze.
Silence!
After Lu Buwei was dragged out, the entire Zhangtai Palace was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
No one had expected that the Emperor would ambush people outside the palace and directly throw the Prime Minister Lu Buwei, who had previously dominated the court, into prison. He had also removed him from his position as Prime Minister and stripped him of his title and land.
Yesterday, Lu Buwei was still the Prime Minister of the State of Qin.
Today, he was dismissed as prime minister by the 13-year-old Qin King and was even imprisoned.
The difference of one day was like the difference between heaven and earth.
And the one who had caused all of this was the thirteen-year-old King of Qin, Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the throne with a calm gaze that made it impossible to tell the depth of his emotions.
At this moment, in Zhangtai Palace.
No other minister of the Qin State dared to look down on their thirteen year old monarch.
Their eyes were filled with fear and dread when they looked at Ying Zheng.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has made great contributions to the Qin Empire by attacking the Zhou and Zhao Kingdoms.”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Ever since the late king passed away, it was all thanks to the Prime Minister that he managed the state affairs.”
Seeing that Lu Buwei had been imprisoned and demoted, more than ten ministers stepped forward to remonstrate.
"Take him down and cut him down outside the palace gates.”
Realizing that those who stood out to remonstrate with him were all Lu Buwei's trusted aides in the court, Ying Zheng immediately waved his hand.
Immediately, the palace guards guarding outside the door walked in and pulled the ten officials away. They took off their official hats and beheaded them outside Zhangtai Palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare me…!”
The mournful cries of these officials stopped outside the palace gates.
The ministers who had been prepared to stand up for Lu Buwei saw the miserable state of the officials who had been dragged out. They broke out in cold sweat, as if they had been immobilized. None of them dared to stand up.
"Is there anyone else pleading for Lu Buwei?”
Ying Zheng's cold gaze swept across all the ministers standing below.
All of these ministers lowered their heads, and none of them dared to answer Ying Zheng's words.
"Alright, since no one objects, then the matter of personal governance is settled.”
After waiting for a while and seeing that no one objected, Ying Zheng immediately made the decision.
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