"Come, let me help you dress up…"
She sized up Zhao Long and couldn't help but laugh." You can't go to court like this. Otherwise, Father will think that I'm being mean to you…"
"Haha…"
Zhao Long smiled." I came to Xianyang, and you're the best to me…But please wait a moment, I'll go get something."”
"Mhm, okay. Be quick."
"Sigh, yes."
Zhao Long took the things and went to Hong Man's bedroom to get her to dress him up.
"Whoa, you have quite a bit of my father's heroic spirit…"
Hong Man took the new mirror that Zhao Long gave her and looked at him," A man's clothes are like a horse's saddle. With this outfit, you indeed have the temperament of a noble young master."”
"Haha, is that so?"
Zhao Long laughed." Sis, you're really good. I'll be leaving then."”
"En, remember what I said…"
"You've just arrived in Xianyang, so you should follow my father's words.”
"Sigh, I understand."
Zhao Long smiled and turned to leave.
"Phew…"
Standing on the lintel and watching Zhao Long's departing figure, Hong Man gently stroked the edge of the door and sighed." I'm afraid it's true, my brother. This path is quite difficult…But, with your intelligence, you should be able to turn the situation around, right?"”
Xianyang Palace, Xianyang City.
Ever since Duke Xiao of Qin ordered Shang Yang to move the capital, it had been the only political center of Great Qin for nearly 200 years.
Now, its owner, Zhao Zheng of the Ying family, Qin Shihuang of the Great Qin Dynasty, was sitting in Xianyang Palace and ruling the world.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, ten thousand years!”
In the main hall, the officials knelt down.
In the Great Qin Dynasty Hall, the ministers bowed to Qin Shi Huang under the lead of the Three Dukes, Right Prime Minister Feng Quji, Left Prime Minister Li Si, and Imperial Censor Feng Jie.
"Third Duke, please rise. Please take a seat."
Ying Zheng stood up as well, clasped his hands together, and returned the salute.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
In ancient times, the status of the prime minister and the three dukes was not low.
In the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Prime Minister and the Three Dukes were second only to the Emperor. Every time they went to court, they would salute each other to show mutual respect and support.
Of course, the etiquette of greeting each other was naturally different.
When these people faced the Emperor, they had to bow three times, while the officials behind them had to kowtow nine times.
As the emperor, Qin Shi Huang only needed to put his hands together and bow in return to show respect and harmony.
After that, the Emperor sat down first, followed by the three dukes kneeling on the futon.
Finally, it was the turn of the other officials.
This kind of etiquette began to fade away during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to a chair instead of a praying mat.
When they arrived at the Song Dynasty, Old Zhao and Zhao Kuangyin did one thing. They removed the chairs so that all the officials had to stand when they went to court.
After the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was even more ruthless. In order to show his imperial power, he not only abolished the position of Prime Minister, but also made all officials kneel in court.
The status of the officials was getting worse with each generation.
Imperial power had also reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Of course…
The concentration and nobility of the imperial power could not be seen from sitting, standing, or kneeling.
In the Song Dynasty, the emperor was still bullied by the officials. In the Ming Dynasty, the officials were forced to kneel in court. In the late Ming Dynasty, the descendants of the Zhu family were cooked and killed by the uprising people.
You think that you are superior, but you have created a gap with the lower class and group.
This was the most fatal thing.
Kneeling in court was not only a matter of throwing away things for the officials and the people, but also for the royal family.
"All officials, please rise and take your seats."
Only after he and the three chancellors sat down did Ying Zheng wave his hand at the officials.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Looking at the officials kneeling in front of him, Ying Zheng swept his gaze across the crowd." Today, I have something to say to all of you. Read it."
"Yes."
Beside him, a palace servant heard this and held an imperial edict in his hand. He went forward to open it.
Huh?
Not Zhao Gao?
Indeed, it was no longer Zhao Gao…
In the past, Zhao Gao had basically been the one to do the reading of the imperial edict.
Zhao Gao had been following Qin Shihuang closely. Not only did he help Qin Shihuang draft the edict, but he also read out all the edicts.
It could be said that the power and prestige that Zhao Gao had obtained from this was quite great.
This was also the reason why Zhao Gao's act of altering the edict after Qin Shihuang's death did not arouse the strong suspicion of the officials.
This was because he had always been the one who wrote the imperial edict of Qin Shihuang.
Those words were originally Zhao Gao's words!
Furthermore, Zhao Gao was really smart back then. He even coerced Li Si into joining him.
Who was Li Si? The Left Prime Minister was one of the three dukes!
Moreover, he had always been heavily relied on by Qin Shihuang.
With these two people gritting their teeth and insisting that the Emperor's last will was to make Huhai Emperor, even if others had some doubts, they did not dare to doubt it.
However…
Now, Zhao Gao was gone…
The officials who received this news were naturally amazed and their hearts were extremely solemn.
For the sake of a son who had just been found wandering among the people, His Majesty actually killed a favored official like Zhao Gao?
How terrifying was this?
Moreover, although they had not met Zhao Long, they already had a grudge against him!
This was because Zhao Long's mother, the mistress of Zhao, had left in a disgruntled manner under their and Lu Buwei's opposition.
If this child was favored, wouldn't he be punished if he came to settle the score with them later?
After all, blood was thicker than water.
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