Xianyang City, Zhangtai Palace.
It was already late in the morning, but the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, still had not appeared.
This was something rarely seen in the world since he took the throne.
The civil and military officials in the hall were all extremely nervous.
The granary in Xianyang was burned down. You were angry, angry, angry that he didn't fight for it, or sad that he was unfortunate. You had to say something.
What's wrong with not attending morning court?
And the more Ying Zheng behaved like this, the more nervous and afraid the ministers became...
He didn't even appear in time for the morning assembly. Things were getting serious.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
The ministers were feeling uneasy when a dignified shout broke the silence in the hall.
The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, slowly walked out from the back of the palace.
There was not the slightest bit of joy or anger on his face.
"What's the matter today?”Ying Zheng said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, the granary in Xianyang caught fire last night. I impeach the internal history Meng Tian and the general guarding the granary.”
Li Si stood up and said firmly,
"They neglected their duties and failed to protect the granary, causing the grain that the Great Qin specially supplied to Xianyang Palace to be burned!”
"Great Qin's prestige has been damaged!"
"This subject requests that this matter be strictly investigated.”
"In case the remnants of the six dynasties or Xiongnu spies infiltrate our Xianyang City!”
When the ministers heard this, they all said,"We agree!"”
There was still no expression on Ying Zheng's face.
"Where's internal history Meng Tian?" he asked.
"Your subject is here!" Meng Tian stood up and answered.
The internal history was mainly responsible for the defense of Xianyang, which included the granary of Xianyang.
The granary in Xianyang caught fire and was burned to the ground. Meng Tian immediately investigated.
Then, he found out that…it was actually the doing of the Central Che Manor's Magistrate, Zhao Gao!!!
Zhao Gao had arranged everything from top to bottom and even emptied the granary of Xianyang. It was impossible not to leave behind any traces.
These traces were all in Meng Tian's hands.
Turning around, he glanced at Zhao Gao, who had entered the hall almost at the same time as the First Emperor Ying Zheng.
" Your Majesty," Meng Tian said," I've already investigated everything!”
"This matter was done by the commander of the Central Che Manor, Zhao Gao!”
"He opened the door for evil people, using his power to oppress the generals guarding the granary, and bribing the soldiers guarding the granary with money.”
"This evidence is conclusive. He can't escape!”
Hearing this, Zhao Gao sneered in disdain.
Heh, so what if I, Zhao Gao, did it?
I have received His Majesty's orders!
His Majesty ordered me to do this!
By pointing fingers at me, Zhao Gao, Meng Tian is pointing fingers at His Majesty!
I, Zhao Gao, can't even escape?
You dare to call His Majesty a traitor? Let's see who can't escape!!
Zhao Gao was confident and fearless.
At this moment, Ying Zheng shouted angrily," Zhao Gao!!!”
"What are you trying to do by doing such a treasonous thing?”
"If you can't give me a reasonable reason, then you don't have to continue being the commander of the Zhongche Prefecture!”
"Don't even think about keeping your head!”
Ying Zheng's anger made Zhao Gao kneel in fear!
He looked at First Emperor Ying Zheng innocently...
Why? Your Majesty, don't you know what I want?
I, Zhao Gao, have followed your orders!
However, Zhao Gao obviously couldn't say this.
It wasn't that he couldn't, but he didn't dare!
First Emperor Ying Zheng's attitude showed that he wanted to punish Zhao Gao!
How could Zhao Gao resist at this time?
How could he tell the truth?
Definitely not!
For Zhao Gao to be able to follow First Emperor Ying Zheng for such a long time and be trusted by him, he was also a man with great intelligence.
First Emperor Ying Zheng's attitude was already so obvious, how could he not realize it?
First Emperor Ying Zheng was trying to pin the blame on him!!
Zhao Gao finally understood…why Ying Zheng would give him a few extra potatoes during breakfast, so that he could eat until he was full!
Because what awaited him next would be a prison sentence that he could not eat his fill!
Zhao Gao was scared silly.
What was His Majesty trying to do?
Burning a granary, and a granary that had already been emptied of food, was not a big deal.
Not to mention, they had also obtained potatoes that could reach thousands of catties per mu!
This was a joyous occasion, an auspicious sign.
But why did His Majesty…hide it?
He even wanted to pin this blame on Zhao Gao?
Zhao Gao didn't dare to speculate about the Holy Decree. All these years, the way he had settled down was to obey!
Obey the First Emperor's decree!
Obey the First Emperor's wishes!
Since the First Emperor Ying Zheng wanted him to be the scapegoat, he had to be the scapegoat no matter what!
" I…" Zhao Gao opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
"Take him down!"
"I'll hand it over to High Official Meng Yi to deal with!"
"No matter what the reason is, you have to find out the truth!”
After saying that, Ying Zheng left without looking back.
Zhao Gao was taken down and thrown into prison, where he was interrogated by Meng Yi.
Before the interrogation results came out, he could not die even if he wanted to.
And after the interrogation results were out, he…could not live even if he wanted to.
Qin Yu, who had returned to his residence in Xianyang City, suddenly felt that the burning of the granary in Xianyang had gone too smoothly.
However, this was another earth-shattering event!
"It won't be traced back to me, right?"
"It won't lead to Old Zhao and Old Gao, right?”
"You won't implicate me, right?”
Only now did Qin Yu feel the lingering fear…
Burning down the granary of Xianyang was satisfying, but he had committed a serious crime.
If they were really caught, they would at least be torn apart in the city.
It was even possible that…they would be exterminated!
Qin Yu was a little flustered, but at this moment, Old Zhao and Old Gao had already gone back. Only then did Qin Yu remember that he actually did not know where the two of them lived.
There was no one to discuss it with.
Qin Yu had no choice but to go out and inquire about the news himself.
Then, he heard that the granary in Xianyang was burned down and that Zhao Gao was the mastermind behind it.
He had accepted bribes from the scoundrel and opened the door for the scoundrel, which led to the burning of the granary in Xianyang.
Zhao Gao was the First Emperor Ying Zheng's favorite subject!
He could do whatever he wanted in Xianyang City.
But this matter…was a little too big!
Even Zhao Gao couldn't handle it!
Qin Yu understood. So Old Zhao and Old Gao had bribed Zhao Gao.
No wonder things went so smoothly.
But…Zhao Gao wouldn't rat them out when he was arrested, right?
For the next few days, Qin Yu was panicking in his heart.
Finally, on this day, news spread out from Zhangtai Palace that Zhao Gao had been recruited!
He said that he had received a secret report that the Xiongnu spies had poisoned the granary in Xianyang in an attempt to poison His Majesty.
Zhao Gao was eager to protect his master, so he impulsively set the granary of Xianyang on fire…
After hearing this rumor, Qin Yu's heart finally calmed down.
However, he was also puzzled. Why hadn't Old Zhao and Old Gao come to drink with him for the past two days?
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