Xianyang Palace's Mystic Bird Hall.
At this moment, the hall was completely silent. The civil and military officials stood on both sides of the hall respectfully.
The First Emperor looked around at the ministers with his tiger eyes. Wherever his gaze landed, the ministers would lower their heads, not daring to look at him.
Meng Yi stood at the highest position. He was the head of all officials.
At this moment, his mind was filled with doubts. It was said that a plague had broken out in Xianyang City, but he did not see any traces of the plague in Xianyang City this time. Instead, everything was silent.
Before he could ask, the First Emperor spoke.
"Left Prime Minister Li, I heard that Xianyang City was plagued by a plague, but why didn't I see any signs of governance when I returned?”
Li Si shuddered when the First Emperor mentioned Left Minister Li. Even though the three of them had pushed all the blame onto Fu Su, he was still a little afraid. After all, the First Emperor's authority was too intimidating.
Li Si raised his hand and walked out of the crowd.
"Replying to Your Majesty, Young Master Fusu is in charge of the plague.”
Pa!
The First Emperor slapped his throne and pointed at Li Si, scolding,""Nonsense! Fu Su was not even at the age of twenty yet. How could a child like him have the ability to cure the plague?”
Immediately, countless beads of sweat appeared on Li Si's forehead and his entire body was drenched in sweat. It had to be said that the First Emperor's domineering aura was too domineering.
"Replying to Emperor Shi Huang, this is Young Master Fusu's request. Although I tried my best to dissuade him, he…"
"But what about him? You're the Left Prime Minister of Great Qin. If you don't agree, will he dare to rebel?”
Before Li Si could finish, the First Emperor interrupted him. Li Si suddenly felt his mind go into a mess. His plan with Zhao Gao and Huhai was thrown to the back of his mind. He trembled and did not dare to speak.
Seeing that Li Si had lost his composure from the First Emperor's question, Zhao Gao walked out from the crowd with a board in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report.”
The First Emperor had a good impression of Zhao Gao. After all, Zhao Gao was his chairman's secretary.
"What is it?" The First Emperor asked with narrowed eyes.
"Your Majesty, a few days ago, a maid of Young Master Huhai discovered that someone in Young Master Fusu's residence was infected with the plague. When she brought the Black Armor Guards to capture him, she was unexpectedly stabbed to death by Young Master Fusu. I don't mean to blame Young Master Fusu, but the consequences of the plague are serious.”
After Zhao Gao finished speaking, he looked at the First Emperor and frowned slightly.
The First Emperor was a little shocked. He, the eldest son, was famous for his kindness. Fu Su had never done such a thing since he was young. He had thought that Fu Su was too kind, but this incident changed his opinion of Fu Su.
Qin Shi Huang was protective of his own people. Although he did not like Fu Su, he was still his son, and the eldest son.
The First Emperor narrowed his eyes and said,"Fusu's matter is indeed absurd."”
Then, he suddenly changed the topic and said,"But a little maid trespassing into the Eldest Young Master's residence deserves to die."”
"Your son Huhai greets Imperial Father."
Just as Zhao Gao was thinking about how he could smear Fu Su's reputation, Huhai walked into the hall.
When the First Emperor saw his favorite prince, Huhai, appear, his face was full of smiles.
"Imperial Father, my eldest brother has always been famous for his benevolence. Although he was reckless this time, he did it to save the people who were infected with the plague. Imperial Father, please don't blame him.”
Huhai winked at Zhao Gao after he finished speaking. Zhao Gao had taught him all these words, and the reason for his words was simple.
What would the First Emperor think when he saw Fu Su doing such a ridiculous thing and Huhai pleading for him?
As expected, the First Emperor raised his eyebrows slightly. He nodded in satisfaction and asked,""Huhai Imperial Father asked you, why are you still speaking up for your brother when he killed your personal maid?”
Huhai smiled bitterly and said,""After the plague incident, I had my people search for infected people everywhere. Although that maid followed my orders, she did trespass into the Eldest Young Master's residence. It was only right for brother to kill her.”
After saying that, he raised his head and stole a glance at the First Emperor. Seeing that the First Emperor wasn't unhappy, Huhai continued,"
"Fusu is my elder brother. No matter what he does, he is still my elder brother. In Zhou Li, Eldest Brother Yun is like a father, so how could I dare to blame him?”
Huhai's words changed the way the officials looked at him. Everyone nodded.
Since the fall of the Zhou Dynasty and the collapse of the Zhou Rites, Huhai's words made everyone's eyes light up.
The First Emperor's pupils dilated slightly. He was pleasantly surprised at this moment. In his heart, Huhai had always been arrogant and domineering. He didn't expect him to become so obedient in just half a year.
Compared to Huhai, Fu Su was a little too ridiculous. In order to protect his own people, he would not hesitate to kill his brother's personal maid.
Zhao Gao's ability to judge the situation was impeccable. Seeing that Huhai's attack had angered the First Emperor, he knew that it was time for him to make his move.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Fusu is ridiculous. For the sake of benevolence and righteousness, he did not hesitate to put the people of Xianyang in danger. Young Master Fusu's actions seem to save people, but in fact, he harmed the people of the world!”
The First Emperor thought the same, but he still didn't allow others to criticize his princes.
The First Emperor glanced at Zhao Gao and said,""Zhao Gao, let me ask you, if Li Si didn't agree, how could he have taken over this matter?”
Zhao Gao was already prepared for this. Otherwise, what was the use of making Fu Su swear a poison oath?
"Your Majesty doesn't know that this matter wasn't Left Minister Li's intention. He was also forced to do so.”
"Forced?" A trace of doubt flashed across the First Emperor's eyes. Li Si was the Left Prime Minister of Great Qin, so how could Fu Su force him?
Seeing that it was time, Li Si knelt down and cried,""Your Majesty doesn't know that Young Master Fusu actually made a poison oath in public in order to take over this matter!”
The First Emperor's eyes widened. Swearing a poison oath? What was this Fu Su doing?
Li Si continued to cry." Young Master Fusu said that if he didn't cure the plague, he would commit suicide to apologize. This matter has spread throughout Xianyang. If I don't follow him, I'll be hurting His Majesty's face!"”
Fu Su, the eldest son of the Great Qin Empire, had sworn a venomous oath to threaten the Left Prime Minister. If Left Prime Minister Li refused, it would really hurt the royal family's reputation.
The First Emperor glanced at the officials and asked,"Is there such a thing?"”
Everyone already knew that Fu Suwan would not succeed. They had to try their best to get rid of the connection with this matter. Otherwise, if the First Emperor blamed them, they would also be punished. With this thought in mind, everyone quickly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. Li Zuo and the Zhongche Prefecture Magistrate once tried to persuade Young Master Fu Su in front of the Eldest Young Master's residence, but Young Master Fu Su threatened him with his death!”
"That's right, Your Majesty. We tried to persuade Young Master Fu Su, but he was indifferent.”
"Your Majesty, you don't know. That day, Left Minister Li wanted to send 5,000 black armored guards for Young Master Fusu to use to quell the plague, but Young Master Fusu only asked for 3,000.”
"Your Majesty, help Young Master Su!"
All the officials were counting Fusu's various "crimes" in detail. As for what they said, was it true that they had tried their best to persuade him?
No one cared about this, and it was not important. What was important was that everyone had drawn a clear line with Fu Su.
The crowd couldn't push the wall down.
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