"You should also speak less for Zhen."
Ying Zheng looked at Ying Zixuan, who was filled with a murderous aura, and scolded him in a bad mood.
The massacre of the scholars is not over yet, and you want to start something else.
At the very least, he had to do this one by one.
After being reprimanded, Ying Zi Xuan didn't have much of a reaction. In any case, he was just expressing his opinion.
Moreover, after he started this, his father would definitely have the same thoughts.
It was just a matter of time.
"Tell me, why did you order your subordinates to slaughter those scholars?”
Even though he had already heard many accusations against Ying Zi Xuan, Ying Zi Xuan himself had yet to open his mouth.
He wanted to hear what reason Ying Zi Xuan had thought of this time.
"Imperial Father, your son has been wronged. I have never commanded my subordinates to kill any scholars."
“...”
Just this?
That was it?
Good heavens, you can't even be bothered to think of an excuse and directly refuse to admit it?
Ying Zheng looked at Ying Zixuan with a slightly embarrassed expression, then lowered his head.
And after hearing Ying Zi Xuan actually deny it, those voices that were suppressed by Ying Zi Xuan's words earlier once again rang out.
However, after the First Emperor's warning, they didn't dare to stand up and make a ruckus.
They could only stand up one by one.
Although it was still a little noisy, at least it looked orderly.
"Young Master Xuan, are you planning to play dumb? The blood stains outside the Mo Academy had not dried yet? That was thousands of lives. Do you think you can cover it up by denying it?”
"Young Master Xuan, these thousands of lives are thousands of blood debts. Back then, you had the guts to do such an outrageous thing. Don't tell me you don't even have the courage to admit it now?”
"Young Master Xuan, my son was only there to watch the show, but he died innocently. At this moment, don't you want to give me an explanation?”
...
Ying Zi Xuan smiled as he looked at the official who stood up to question him. His eyes narrowed slightly.
Then, he suddenly spoke.
"The few of you who stood up just now, I would like to ask, among the people who were slaughtered this time, were there your people?”
Wherever Ying Zi Xuan's gaze swept over, the people he stared at couldn't help but feel a chill run down their backs.
It was as if he was being targeted by an evil ghost.
And Ying Zi Xuan didn't intend to waste his breath with them.
After memorizing every face, he turned around and looked at Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the throne.
"Imperial Father, if what the few colleagues just said were those people who were slaughtered outside the Mo Academy that I opened, then I would like Imperial Father to issue a decree to temporarily remove these people from their posts and put them in prison.”
As soon as Ying Zixuan's words left his mouth, all the officials behind him, including Ying Zheng, were dumbfounded.
Good heavens, are you possessed?
We're interrogating you for your crimes!
Why are you blaming us now?
"Imperial Father, my original intention in establishing the Mo Academy was to spread knowledge and culture more widely, helping Great Qin discover talents.”
"Just now, your son heard someone say that those slaughtered fanatics were the pillars of the country? I'm very curious. Since they are the pillars of the country, why did they gather in front of the academy to cause trouble?”
"Could it be that the current pillars are planning to kill the pillars that may appear in the future? Was it to prevent these future talents from replacing their positions and threatening their status? Was such a person really qualified to be called a pillar?”
When Ying Zi Xuan said this, he didn't even forget to glance at the faces of some of the people who were clamoring just now.
His eyes were filled with killing intent, making people not dare to look at him.
Even Feng Quji and Li Si, who were left and right deputies, could only silently lower their heads when facing Ying Zixuan.
"You all know that there are thousands of people from the Beitu Clan today, so why didn't anyone mention why they gathered thousands of people? "With such a large scale gathering, and from what the Embroidered Uniform Guards I've hidden in the dark have found out, these people are discussing how to charge into the academy, kill the teachers and students, create chaos, and burn the academy down.”
"Who knows about these things?”
"Don't talk nonsense with me. This is my one-sided story. I've already arranged for the Embroidered Uniform Guards to verify my identity. Instead, I hope that everyone can give me a reasonable explanation as to why your family's guests, children, guest elders, and clansmen would appear in front of the Mo Academy that I founded.”
Ying Zi Xuan's last sentence was like a clap of thunder.
It exploded in the main hall of Zhangtai Palace.
The people who were still clamoring just now were somewhat speechless at this moment.
It wasn't that they didn't want to say it, but they didn't dare to say it now.
Because Ying Zi Xuan had indeed stated the purpose of this gathering.
The reason why the people who were slaughtered today gathered was to suppress and attack the opening of the Mo Academy.
Once this academy was opened, knowledge would become cheap sooner or later.
At that time, the foundations of these large clans would be dug out sooner or later.
If they lost their trump card, their influence would gradually weaken.
If this continued, where would they find a place in Great Qin?
"Your Highness, even though that's the case, you don't have to be so popular with killing! Many scholars might have just been bewitched. Even if they were wrong, they did not deserve to die!”
Feng Quji looked at the officials who were temporarily suppressed by Ying Zixuan and didn't even bother to say a word.
After gritting his teeth, he finally decided to go down personally.
As the Left Deputy and the representative of the aristocratic families, if he did not stand up now, his prestige would be shaken in the future.
Therefore, no matter what the outcome was, he had to brace himself and fight back.
"Do you know how many people have seen this scene today? How will it spread among the people? In less than half a month, rumors of the Imperial Court being cruel and merciless would spread throughout Great Qin. How many scholars in this world would dare to enter my Great Qin?”
The moment Feng Quji said that, Li Si, who was sitting beside him, suddenly had a strange look in his eyes.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Once Feng Quji said this, he was afraid that he would really be in trouble.
And after Ying Zi Xuan heard Feng Qu Ji's words, he also smiled.
And he was smiling very happily.
"Does Deputy Zuo mean that the Great Qin Empire cannot offend scholars? Do we have to beg them to be officials of Great Qin? If Great Qin did not go along with them, would they rebel against Great Qin?”
"Uh... No, that's not what I meant. That's definitely not what I meant."
Feng Quji suddenly realized something.
He hurriedly turned to look at Ying Zheng, who was sitting upright above him.
When he saw Ying Zheng's eyes, which were as sharp as a bone-scraping knife, Feng Quji knew.
It was over. This matter had blown up.
"Pass on my decree. From now on, the Mo Academy will be the Great Qin Academy. Eldest Young Master Fusu and Sixth Young Master Ying Zixuan will be in charge of it. I don't want to pursue this matter anymore. However, if such a thing happened again in the future, the participants and schemers would be wiped out.”
Ying Zheng's sudden opening of his mouth was like an ultimatum.
No one dared to object to his words.
Because he was the First Emperor.
His words were the will of the heavens. To disobey him was to go against the heavens.
From this moment on, the Mo Academy was an academy that had obtained Ying Zheng's approval.
Anyone who dared to oppose or cause trouble would definitely not have a good ending.
Feng Quji's words had undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the First Emperor.
Great Qin's authority could not be challenged.
Who would dare to enter Great Qin in the future?
If they don't dare to become officials in Great Qin, do they dare to disobey Qin Shihuang?
Provoking the might of the heavens was no different from digging one's own grave.
"As Your Majesty wills! Your Majesty is wise!"
After Ying Zheng's order was given, the first one to accept it was not Ying Zixuan.
Instead, it was Li Si, who had been slacking through the entire meeting.
He himself was born as a peasant, and by chance, he became the disciple of the Legalist expert Xun Zi.
After that, he followed Lu Buwei, and finally, he followed Ying Zheng, and that was how he got to where he was today.
He knew better than anyone else how domineering the Emperor before him was.
No one could refuse his decree.
Once you try to reject him, the price you have to pay will be something you will never be able to bear.
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