The Confucian school, the Little Sage Manor.
Ever since the First Emperor burned the books and buried the Confucians, most of the Confucians in the world were standing against Great Qin. This was especially so for the younger generation of Confucians, led by Zhang Liang!
It had been nearly a week since the six-nation alliance had headed to the sand dunes. Many Confucian scholars were discussing the overthrow of the violent Qin Dynasty in the manor.
Some people or groups gathered under the ancient trees in the courtyard, and they talked fervently and excitedly. Looking at their actions, those who did not know better would think that Great Qin had been overthrown by them and that the era of kingdoms had reappeared!
At this moment, many dignitaries of the six dynasties had gathered in the Small Sage Manor. They were all waiting for news from the sand dunes.
Men and women, old and young, filled the entire room.
Zhang Liang leaned against the door, feeling a little uneasy. This feeling had started three days ago after receiving Zhao Gao's secret letter.
No matter how intelligent Zhang Liang was, he couldn't figure out why he had such an ominous premonition.
Unless Zhao Gao lied to them…
Xianyang City.
All the officials in the court who were highly nervous turned their heads to look out of the hall. They saw an inner servant running to the center of the hall and shouting,"Report! Your Majesty's chariot has arrived at the east gate of Xianyang City!”
As soon as he said this, the discussion hall immediately boiled over. The officials discussed animatedly. No one had expected that the Emperor's carriage had already arrived in Xianyang.
Then, the ministers turned their gazes to Feng Quji, Chunyu Yue, and the others!
Feng Quji's heart was slightly restless. He didn't dare to hesitate and immediately said,"Milords, follow me out of the city to welcome His Majesty!”
All the officials bowed in unison and said in unison,"Here!"
Xianyang City, outside the east gate.
Countless Black Ice Platform guards protected the huge imperial sedan in the middle. Surrounding them were people prostrating on the ground and soldiers guarding the city kneeling on one knee.
The scene was completely silent, and after some time, Feng Quji and Great Qin's officials appeared.
Feng Quji led the officials to the emperor's carriage and bowed.""This subject Feng Quji has led all the officials in the court to pay his respects to Your Majesty!”
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The officials shouted in unison.
The surrounding soldiers and citizens also spoke up,
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Ten thousand years for His Majesty, ten thousand years for Great Qin!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Ten thousand years for His Majesty, ten thousand years for Great Qin!"
The curtain of the imperial chariot slowly opened, and the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, appeared in front of everyone. His gaze calmly swept across everyone, and when it came to Feng Quji, his gaze paused for a moment.
Retracting his gaze, Ying Zheng's heart was still a little touched. Too many things had happened during this period of time!
Ying Zheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice,""Dear ministers and citizens, rise!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
“……”
Soon after, all the officials and officials in the court, the soldiers guarding the city, and the common people stood up and looked at Ying Zheng respectfully!
"Enter the city!"
Following the Emperor's order, everyone slowly entered the city.
The officials followed behind, feeling puzzled. Why wasn't Prime Minister Li Si, Chief Minister Zhao Gao, and Young Master Hu Hai here?
Also, who was the youth standing beside the First Emperor? Although they were puzzled, no one dared to ask.
Thousands of people marched into Xianyang City.
Xianyang Palace, Conference Hall.
The First Emperor sat on the dragon throne, and the civil and military officials stood on both sides. At this moment, in the discussion hall, the low-level officials were communicating with each other with their eyes and even whispering.
As for Feng Quji and the other nine ministers, they didn't look at him as if they didn't care about anything. Although they had many questions in their hearts, they knew that now was not the time to answer them.
After a moment of silence, Shi Huang's body suddenly exploded with a monstrous killing intent.
This killing intent was so heavy that the officials in the hall felt as if they were being stared at by a divine dragon from the nine heavens. An invisible pressure swept over them, making it difficult for them to breathe.
At this moment, the entire Town Hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. No one dared to make a sound. Even if they were breathing, they didn't dare to make too much noise.
The old officials in the palace couldn't help but feel fear.
This was because the current Qin Shi Huang was the most terrifying. The last time such a situation had happened was in the eighth year of the Qin Shi Huang. That year, Lao Ai had wreaked havoc in Xianyang. The Qin Shi Huang was furious, killing Lao Ai and the Empress Dowager's son, and exiling Lu Buwei.
The entire Xianyang City could be said to be a bloody storm. The First Emperor had killed tens of thousands of people who were involved in it.
Now that the First Emperor was enraged again, no one knew how many people would die this time.
On the dragon throne, the First Emperor's gaze slowly swept across everyone. Everyone who was swept by the First Emperor's gaze couldn't help but feel their bodies tremble and become extremely nervous.
At this moment, these officials were extremely puzzled. Who had angered this emperor who ruled the world?
Sweeping his gaze over the officials, the First Emperor said coldly,""Bring the traitors Zhao Gao, Li Si, and Huhai to the palace!”
Boom!
What was that?
At this moment, everyone was shocked!
Even Feng Quji was shocked and even suspected that he had heard wrongly.
Rebellion? Zhao Gao, Li Si, Hu Hai?
Zhao Gao was the commander of the Zhongche Prefecture, Li Si was the Left Prime Minister, and Huhai was the favorite son of the First Emperor. How could they become traitors?
One should know that these three people were the most trusted and favored people of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng!
And now? Qin Shi Huang actually said that the three of them were traitors? What exactly happened?
Just as the officials were shocked, the secret guards of the Black Ice Platform had already escorted three withered people into the discussion hall.
The officials looked closely. If it wasn't Zhao Gao, Li Si, and Huhai, who else could it be?
The three of them were forced to kneel down. All the officials looked at the three of them with rapid breathing.
The ministers looked at each other and kept guessing in their hearts. What kind of treasonous thing did these three people do to make Emperor Shi Huang so angry?
On the dragon throne, the First Emperor looked at the three people who were wearing tattered hemp clothes and had withered bodies. He said without wasting any time,""Li Si, Hu Hai, and Zhao Gao sent a false edict and secretly colluded with each other to kill me. They should be killed."
These words were like a bolt of lightning, causing the entire court to explode.
Emperor Qin wanted to kill them?
At this moment, Zhao Gao, Huhai, and the others couldn't sit still anymore.
"Your Majesty, you must not!"
"As the saying goes, a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs. Since ancient times, kings who kill their sons have never had a good reputation!”
What was surprising was that the person who spoke was actually Professor Chunyu Yue. Chunyu Yue came from the Confucian school and was also a loyal supporter of Fu Su.
Logically speaking, if the First Emperor wanted to kill Zhao Gao, Huhai, and Li Si, he shouldn't have stopped him.
However, after thinking about it carefully, everyone was relieved!
The Confucians naturally couldn't tolerate the emperor's tyrannical behavior. Following closely behind Chunyu Yue, more than half of the officials in the court stepped forward to plead for mercy on behalf of the three.
Even Young Master Ying Gao, Young Master Jiang Lu, and the others spoke up.
In a corner of the Town Hall, Ying Ziyu yawned as he watched this scene. He sneered in his heart. If these people knew what Huhai and the other two had done, he wondered if they would still plead for mercy for them.
Shi Huang's eyes turned cold as he looked at the person who pleaded for mercy." Do you know what the three of them did?”
When the First Emperor asked this question, all the officials were stunned. How would they know!
"This…"
"We don't know!"
The First Emperor snorted coldly." Men, announce the crimes of these three people to the public!”As soon as he finished speaking, an inner servant immediately walked to the center of the hall with a silk cloth!
Then, he opened the silk cloth and read it out loud. The originally noisy Town Hall was now filled with the sound of the chamberlain reading.
After hearing what the three of them had done, those who had pleaded for Zhao Gao and the other two broke out in cold sweat. No one had expected the three of them to be so bold.
The most surprising thing was Zhao Gao's background. They didn't expect that the favorite of Emperor Shi Huang was actually a person from Zhao, a person who wanted to avenge his country and family.
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