"I just received news that Zhao Gao was killed!”
"His entire family was killed, and thousands of people died!”
"However, he wasn't ordered to die by the First Emperor!”
Amethyst suddenly opened her mouth again in the silent pavilion.
She did not mention the matter of loyalty to the Ninth Prince again. Instead, she announced a piece of news that surprised everyone.
"He's the Zhongche Prefecture Magistrate, the favorite person in front of the Emperor.”
"Who is so bold as to kill him?”
The girls who had been silent just a moment ago began to discuss when they heard this news.
"The person who ordered the extermination of Zhao Gao's entire family was the Ninth Young Master, Ying Ziye!”
"Zhao Gao has been killed for so long, but the emperor has not made any moves!”
"It is said that Leqi of the Imperial Court went to the palace to sue the Ninth Young Master. She tried to use the murder of Zhao Gao to drag the Ninth Young Master down, but was also kicked out by the First Emperor!”
Just as the girls were puzzled, Purple Dress finally announced the answer.
"What is it? Did he give the order to kill them?"
"And the First Emperor didn't punish him?”
Hearing what she said, the girls looked at each other in shock.
Everyone knew that only the Emperor could kill the officials in the court. Anyone who did it on their own accord would be disrespecting the Emperor.
However, this Ninth Prince dared to defy the world and ordered the officials to be killed without any scruples!
And this minister was the favorite of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!
Forget it!
What was even more shocking was that the Emperor did not blame him?
He even kicked Le Qi out of the palace!
At this moment, even a fool could understand how high the position of the Ninth Prince was in the eyes of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!
If there were no accidents, the position of Crown Prince of Great Qin would definitely belong to him!
"In that case, isn't it the right time for us to pledge our loyalty to the Ninth Prince?”
"That's right! If we wait for the Ninth Young Master to ascend to the position of Crown Prince before we pledge our loyalty, it would be icing on the cake!”
"At that time, it's hard to say whether the Ninth Young Master will accept us!”
"I support Sister Zi and agree to serve the Ninth Hall His Highness!”
"Yes! I support it too!"
"And me!"
All of a sudden, the women who were worried that they would not have a good ending if they pledged their loyalty to Ying Ziye had their confidence strengthened!
Offending all the officials!
With the support of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, all the civil and military officials in the court were nothing!
"Miss Xue, what about you?"
The purple-robed woman turned to the white-robed woman and asked with a smile.
All the sisters expressed their agreement, but she did not say anything.
Obviously, he was hesitating.
"I'll listen to your orders!"
The white-robed woman pondered for a moment. In the end, she seemed to have made up her mind. She cupped her hands and said with a firm gaze.
"Very well, from today onwards, my Drunken Fragrance Manor will be loyal to the ninth prince!”
"All sisters are of one heart and one mind.”
……
"Prime Minister Li, why have you summoned us here?”
In the Prime Minister's office, all the civil and military officials received the news and came over one after another. One of the officials asked curiously.
"Something big has happened!"
"Zhao Gao was killed!"
"Thousands of people in the Zhao residence were killed. Not a single one was left alive!”
Before Li Si could say anything, one of the officials said in shock.
"What is it? The Zhao Residence was destroyed?"
The official who had just arrived was shocked.
"Not just Zhao Gao's family, his younger brother Zhao Cheng's family and his son-in-law Yan Le's family!”
"They were all executed!"
The official widened his eyes and said in a low voice.
"Who…who killed him?"
"Could it be His Majesty?"
Hearing what he said, the official who had just arrived felt a chill run down his neck, and he could not speak properly.
"If only His Majesty had issued an edict!"
"Sigh…!"
Li Si sighed with a worried expression.
When he received the news, he immediately sent someone to call all the officials in the court over.
There was no other way. The Prime Minister's residence had long been surrounded by soldiers. It was not a place for discussion at all.
Therefore, he could only call his colleagues to the government office.
"Since it wasn't His Majesty's decree, then who killed him?”
The official who had just arrived became more and more shocked.
Although the Prefectural Magistrate of Zhongche was not one of the nine chancellors, his status was slightly above the nine chancellors.
Moreover, Zhao Gao was a favorite of the First Emperor. He couldn't think of anyone who would have the guts to kill an official without the Emperor's permission.
Great Qin implemented the system of three dukes and nine ministers. The three dukes referred to the prime minister, the grand marshal, and the imperial censor!
The Prime Minister commands all officials!
The marshal was in charge of military affairs!
The Imperial Censor was responsible for managing the records and supervising the officials!
However, ever since the First Emperor took over the government, he had only appointed Left and Right Prime Ministers and Imperial Censors. The position of Grand Marshal had always been vacant!
The nine ministers were respectively Feng Chang, Doctor Ling, Wei Wei, Tai Pu, Ting Wei, Dian Ke, Zong Zheng, Zhi Su Neishi, and Shao Fu!
Feng Chang was in charge of the ancestral temple etiquette. Although his status was high, he did not have any real power.
The doctor was in charge of the palace guards, and the guard was in charge of the palace guards. These two positions were held by Meng Yi and Zhang Han, the First Emperor's confidants.
The Imperial Servant was in charge of the royal horses and the warhorses of the Great Qin Dynasty.
The chief justice was in charge of the criminal law.
Zong Zheng was in charge of the affairs of the imperial clan.
the Dianke is in charge of diplomatic relations.
The internal history of grain governance is in charge of the income and expenditure of taxes, money and grain.
The Shao Fu was in charge of the imperial household and the taxes of the mountains, seas, ponds, lakes, and lakes, such as salt and iron taxes.
And the Zhongche Prefecture Magistrate was an official position below the Shao Mansion!
However, ever since Zhao Gao took up this position, he was originally just a small official, but his authority was not below the nine ministers.
It even surpassed the nine ministers!
Even Le Qi had to follow Zhao Gao's orders.
Therefore, he did not understand who had the guts to exterminate Zhao Gao's entire family.
Was he not afraid of the First Emperor punishing him?
"It's the Ninth Prince!"
"He used Zhao Gao's assassination as an excuse to kill everyone in the Zhao Residence!”
Another official said with a bitter face.
"Him again?"
The new official was shocked and speechless for a long time.
This Ninth Prince was too arrogant. Ever since he had made his mark in the morning court, he had surrounded the residences of the civil and military officials.
Then, he slaughtered Zhao Gao's entire family!
This was simply lawless!
"Right! Did His Majesty know that the Ninth Prince was so lawless?”
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly asked again.
"I heard that Lord Shao Fu went to the palace to meet His Majesty!”
"We are waiting for news from Lord Le!”
Another official sighed and spoke listlessly.
"This old man has already sent people to wait in the palace. Once Lord Le comes out, he will be invited to the official residence!”
"Everyone, calm down!"
The Right Prime Minister saw that everyone was in a state of panic, so he could only force himself to comfort them.
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