Three days later, the Network Assassin Group sent news that Crimson Afterglow Peak and Swallow Gate had been executed, leaving no one alive.
However, the paladins sent by the Mo family to the State of Qin had already retreated, and the Network Assassins could not catch up to them.
Although he felt a little regretful, Ying Zheng knew that the Mo Family was not so easy to deal with, so he put this matter aside.
Today was an important day for Qin. Minister Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister who had controlled the government for many years, was going to be beheaded today.
An execution ground had been set up outside the palace gates, heavily guarded. The elite troops of the Qin State patrolled the streets.
The person in charge of this execution was Left Prime Minister Li Si. Beheading a Prime Minister who had made great contributions to Qin was not a small matter. Countless people gathered outside the execution ground to watch this rare event since the founding of the country.
Under Ying Zheng's orders, all the officials of the imperial court were present. However, some people had strange expressions and were trembling with fear. Some of them were delighted and commented.
On the execution ground, Lu Buwei's body was thin, his hair was unkempt, and his face was dirty. He was dressed in a prisoner's uniform, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Kneeling on the ground, he was tied up tightly. He looked up at his surroundings with a sad expression that made people feel pity for him.
Seeing that it was less than an hour away from noon, he suddenly cried out in grief," Your Majesty, I've been wronged! I've been wronged!”
"This old official is loyal to Great Qin and has been doing his duty for many years. He has never dared to be careless. Today, I was schemed against by a villain and was charged with treason. This old minister is wronged!”
He cried out in grief, his expression full of sorrow and fear, like a dying hero.
Many people believed it when they saw it. Could this really be a person who was wronged?
However, Li Si picked up the document in front of him and started reading.
The document recorded Lu Buwei's crimes of controlling the government, forming cliques and embezzling the national treasury, and there was also a lot of evidence.
It was reasonable and convincing.
Lu Buwei was speechless. How did Ying Zheng manage to gather so much evidence in such a short time? Could it be that he was already prepared to make a move against him, and this coup just happened to hit the muzzle of the gun?
When people were unlucky, even drinking cold water would stuff their teeth.
However, he was unwilling to give up and said," Your Majesty, this old subject is Zhongfu. Even if I don't contribute to Great Qin, I have worked hard. Why is Your Majesty treating me like this? Your Majesty, please show mercy and spare me.”
Undoubtedly, his words had already admitted the crimes in the document, causing the people outside the execution ground to be dumbfounded. This old fox had just said that he was wronged, but now he changed his words quite quickly.
For a moment, the angry commoners threw the eggs, vegetables, and other things in their hands onto the execution ground and smashed them on his body.
Lu Buwei's already disheveled body was now even more disheveled. His body was covered in all kinds of egg liquid and vegetable leaves, emitting a foul smell.
Seeing this, Ying Zheng, who was standing behind the execution ground, smiled coldly and walked out from behind.
When Li Si saw him come out, he quickly bowed. Immediately after, the officials, soldiers, and civilians inside and outside the execution ground knelt down.
Ying Zheng walked onto the stage, looked at Lu Buwei who was not far away, and said,""What contribution have you made to the Qin country? The State of Qin has granted you a fief of 100,000 households in Henan. What blood relationship do you have with the King of Qin? And called Zhongfu. Lao Ai was recommended by you, and I am in charge of the government. How dare a mere Lao Ai launch a coup? How dare you, as the Prime Minister of Qin State, ally with Lao Ai and the enemy to harm me? Such wild ambitions, who should be killed if not?”
Lu Buwei was speechless. He lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.
The people cheered in secret. Ying Zheng looked up at the time and said,""There's still a quarter of an hour before noon. Enjoy your last moment. Qin people, courtiers, only those with both ability and political integrity can enter the court as officials. As an official of a region, he should take the people as the leader and the Qin country as the priority. If the courtiers commit crimes, cheat, play tricks, form cliques for private gain, they will be punished according to the law!”
After saying that, Ying Zheng left the execution ground. When the time was up, Li Si swung the Beheading Token and raised the executioner's blade, ending Lu Buwei's life.
When the civil and military officials heard his words, some of them were scared out of their wits. A prime minister who had made great contributions to the Qin country had been killed because of a coup. If these officials really committed a crime, the Emperor would not show mercy and would not show any mercy.
Being an official in the State of Qin was not a worry-free thing.
His Majesty had left for a year, and when he returned, he showed his domineering skills. He had the most authority in the army. Now that Lao Ai and Lu Buwei had been executed, who else in the State of Qin dared to oppose him in secret?
They understood that they had gathered all the officials here to kill Lu Buwei.
After returning to the palace, Ying Zheng began to revise the laws of Qin State. By killing Lu Buwei today, the laws of Qin State would be perfected. He found Li Si and drafted a large number of laws based on the current situation in Qin. After reviewing them, they were publicized to the world.
There was no square without rules. Rules restricted people's behavior and also affected people's mentality.
A perfect law was a sharp weapon for governing a country!
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