"The morning court session is over, why isn't His Majesty here yet?”
"His Majesty has always been diligent and rarely comes late. What's wrong with him today?”
"Perhaps he was angered by the ninth prince, so he still can't get up!”
"It's possible! Although His Majesty had chased Master Le away yesterday, Zhao Gao was still his trusted aide. It was inevitable that he would feel sad and nostalgic!”
"If that's the case, then that's good. If this kid doesn't do his job well, His Majesty will take back his power sooner or later and deal with him sooner or later!”
"Shh! Keep your voice down. If that kid hears you, we'll be in trouble!”
"Then should we participate in the morning court session today?”
"Don't act rashly. Let's see how His Majesty will express his stance!”
In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, all the officials and soldiers had arrived, but Ying Zheng was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that the court session time had passed, everyone could not help but whisper.
At this moment, it wasn't just them. Eldest Young Master Fu Su, Eighteenth Young Master Huhai, and the other princes were also looking at each other in confusion.
They did not understand why their father, who usually woke up early, was so late today.
The prince had already canceled the meeting, but for some reason, they had received the imperial edict early in the morning and came to attend the morning assembly!
The court examinations had been canceled, so they didn't understand why they were still allowed to attend the morning assembly.
"The imperial edict has arrived…!"
Just as everyone was puzzled, an old eunuch with red and swollen cheeks walked in with an imperial edict.
"Crash…!"
Hearing that it was an imperial edict, everyone bowed and cupped their fists. They stood in two rows respectfully, waiting to hear the edict!
"His Majesty has decreed…!"
"Zhao Gao rebelled against his superiors and attempted to rebel, exterminating his entire family!”
"The Ninth Prince is filial, loyal, brave, and outstanding. I follow the will of heaven and appoint the Ninth Prince as the Crown Prince!”
"From today onwards, the Crown Prince will govern on my behalf. All court meetings will be presided over by the Crown Prince!”
An old eunuch with a swollen face stood beside the throne and read out the imperial edict loudly.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a series of exclamations sounded from below…
"What is it? Did I hear wrongly?"
"Not only was the Ninth Prince not punished, but he was also appointed as the Crown Prince?”
"You even let him take over the government and preside over the morning assembly? Your Majesty isn't senile, is he?"
"It changed! It had changed! Great Qin's sky has completely changed!"
"Now that the Ninth Prince has gained power, we won't have a good time in the future!”
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking? How could he let the cruel and heartless Ninth Prince supervise the government?”
"If you favor a prince so much, Great Qin will definitely fall into chaos!”
"Our Great Qin is already plagued with internal and external problems, and now that the Imperial Court is in such chaos, I'm afraid our country is about to collapse!”
"Shh! Watch your words! Be careful not to get into trouble!"
"Silence!"
In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, the ministers whispered to each other and once again clamored. Only when the old eunuch with the swollen face shouted did the court gradually quieten down.
"Your Highness, please accept the edict!"
After scolding all the civil and military officials, the old eunuch with a swollen face immediately changed his expression. He was full of smiles as he respectfully handed the imperial edict to Ying Ziye.
"Other than announcing the decree, Father has no other instructions?”
Ying Ziye calmly took the imperial edict and looked at him playfully.
This old eunuch was called Ma Quan. According to the list of cliques that Zhao Gao had copied from his house, this fellow was also among them.
If he didn't guess wrong, his father had seen the name list and should know that this was a traitor!
However, his father knew that this guy was a spy, but he was still sent to read the imperial edict.
Then there was only one possibility. They were sent here for him to deal with!
However, without the excuse that he was taking advantage of his father, he could not rashly kill the eunuch beside him!
After all, this old fellow did not provoke him!
If someone like Zhao Gao provoked him, then he would not hold back and kill him directly!
"Your…Your Majesty has said, let…let Your Highness…Your Highness deal with this old servant on your own!”
The old eunuch, who had been smiling just a moment ago, broke out in a cold sweat when he heard his question.
He squeezed out a smile and repeated Ying Zheng's words with trepidation.
However, because he was too afraid, his body trembled and he could not even speak properly.
"Yes!"
"Stand aside first!"
Ying Ziye patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
"Uh, this old servant will obey!"
The old eunuch secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party had not killed him. He nodded and bowed in response, then obediently stood to the side!
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
At this moment, Meng Yi, Wang Ben, Zhang Han, and the others congratulated him loudly.
These people were all courtiers who did not stand up yesterday to oppose the taxation of the rich!
However, there were only a few people, and their voices sounded very thin in the hall.
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
With the few of them taking the lead, the officials seemed to have regained their senses and congratulated them one after another.
However, many people seemed unwilling!
Especially Huhai, who was originally in line to become the Crown Prince. He didn't expect Ying Ziye to appear out of nowhere.
In just a day, he had obtained his father's favor and the position of Crown Prince.
Not only that, but he had also exterminated his teacher's entire family!
Without the support of his teacher, Zhao Gao, who would he discuss anything with in the future?
"Thanks to Imperial Father's love, from today onwards, this prince will preside over the morning court!”
"This prince will not waste words. Next, we will directly discuss the state affairs!”
After the ministers finished congratulating him, Ying Ziye stood next to the throne and said in a bright voice.
"In yesterday morning's court session, this prince has already issued a decree to collect taxes from the aristocrats!”
"Today, this crown prince will be conducting a spot check on the progress. If you openly obey, but secretly refuse to execute, and there is no progress, your entire family will be executed!”
"Leqi!"
Ying Ziye was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he went straight to the main topic and pointed at the name of one of the nine ministers, Shao Fu.
"I'm here!"
Hearing her name, Leqi walked out slowly.
He was from Huhai's camp, and when he saw Ying Ziye being appointed as the Crown Prince, he was quite dissatisfied.
"The Shao Fu is in charge of the taxes of the mountains, rivers, and marshes. This salt tax is also your responsibility!”
"This prince asks you, how is the progress of collecting taxes from the salt merchants?”
Ying Ziye asked coldly with his hands behind his back.
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