When he heard the news from his subordinate, Prime Minister Li Si raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with helplessness.
After a while.
He couldn't help but sigh in the study. He stared out of the window at the pouring rain, and the words that his subordinate had just sent lingered in his ears.
"Has there been countless rumors about State Preceptor Zhang Ye in the outside world? He even claimed that he was the one who caused the rain? Is this a punishment from the heavens?"
"Looks like…"
"Someone is targeting State Preceptor Zhang Ye!”
"If it wasn't for someone adding fuel to the fire, it would be impossible for Xianyang to be swept to every corner of the streets and alleys in such a short period of time.”
Li Si thought.
"Alright, you can leave first."
He waved his hand and asked his subordinate to leave the study.
As his subordinate left.
Li Si was the only one left in the study, deep in thought.
As expected!
It was just as he had guessed yesterday.
The heavy rain continued until today.
Things were developing in the worst direction.
It was very likely that this ceremony would be delayed.
In this way, all the responsibility would fall on State Preceptor Zhang Ye.
Could it be that the First Emperor had to bear the responsibility?
This was naturally impossible.
The most suitable person to shoulder the responsibility was naturally Zhang Ye, who had just been appointed as the Great Qin Imperial Advisor a few days ago.
In addition…
Now, there were still people in Xianyang who were secretly adding fuel to the fire, making this matter more and more intense. As time passed, State Preceptor Zhang Ye's situation would become even more severe.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Li Si shook his head.
Even the resourceful him was helpless in the face of this tense situation.
Of course, he knew who was adding fuel to the fire and trying to target State Preceptor Zhang Ye.
It was none other than that Zhongche Prefecture Magistrate, Zhao Gao!
The confrontation between the two of them in court that day was still fresh in Li Si's mind.
Without a doubt.
There were so many rumors circulating in the outside world that Zhao Gao must have done something. Of course, before they found any evidence, no one could do anything to Zhao Gao.
"I'm afraid this rain won't stop for two days. This also meant that the worship ceremony would definitely be postponed to two days later.”
"I only hope that the First Emperor won't vent his anger because of this.”
"Otherwise, the entire court will be in big trouble. Of course, the most unlucky one was still State Preceptor Zhang Ye. He had just been conferred the title of Great Qin's Imperial Advisor, but a heavy downpour had interrupted the ceremony. He would definitely bear the greatest responsibility.”
Li Si looked worried.
The situation was already grim enough, but Zhao Gao was still adding fuel to the fire. It could be foreseen that State Preceptor Zhang Ye's fate would be very miserable.
……
Yichun Palace.
As the eldest son of Great Qin, Fu Su had been paying close attention to this matter.
The thought of the rain from yesterday, which had not shown any signs of stopping until today, made Fu Su extremely frustrated.
Today,
Fu Su also happened to learn from the servants that a rumor had suddenly started in Xianyang City.
Words…
The reason why the Heaven Worship Ceremony could not be held as scheduled was because the new Great Qin Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye, was someone who was despised by the heavens. As such, a heavy rain had fallen to disrupt the Heaven Worship Ceremony.
Towards such rumors, Fu Su naturally scoffed and did not think much of it.
However, it could not stop the commoners outside from listening to calumny.
As the rumors in the outside world intensified, even the eldest son, Fu Su, could not sit still anymore.
"Zhao Gao?"
The first thing he thought of was the mastermind.
Other than Zhao Gao, he really could not think of anyone else who would so brazenly target State Preceptor Zhang Ye.
Only Zhao Gao would do such a thing!
"State Preceptor Zhang Ye is going to be in trouble this time.”
"But…"
"Imperial Preceptor's luck is really too bad. After two months of not seeing a single drop of water, Xianyang was greeted with a rare downpour that seemed to last for several days after he was conferred the title of Imperial Advisor and personally led Great Qin to pray to the heavens.”
"Heaven is not kind."
Fu Su smiled bitterly.
He could already predict it.
Under the influence of the many rumors and rumors in the outside world, his father would definitely be furious, and it was very likely that he would vent his anger on the other officials in the imperial court.
The person most likely to be held accountable was naturally Zhang Ye, the new Imperial Advisor of Great Qin.
In this regard,
Even the Eldest Young Master, Fu Su, was helpless.
"But this time, Zhao Gao has gone too far.”
Fu Su's eyes turned cold, and there was a hint of anger in them.
Not only did he not resolve the crisis, he even added insult to injury. Even though Zhao Gao was targeting Zhang Ye, he was also weakening Great Qin's prestige in the hearts of the tens of millions of people.
His heart was really worthy of punishment!
Fu Su had never had a good impression of Zhao Gao.
"I wonder what Imperial Father will choose next?”
Looking at the heavy rain outside the window, Fu Su fell into deep thought.
……
On this day.
All the officials in Xianyang learned about the rumors that had spread from the outside world.
They immediately realized.
Someone was deliberately targeting the new Preceptor!
Things have come to this,
It seemed that it was time for them to take sides.
Was he kicking her when she was down?
Or was it sending charcoal in the snow?
The officials were silent.
……
In fact.
Zhao Gao was not the only one who added fuel to the fire.
That's right.
In fact, the reason why the rumors in Xianyang City were so intense was not only because of Zhao Gao, but also because of other people.
No one knew…
There was another group of people hiding in Xianyang City.
They were the anti-Qin faction!
The anti-Qin faction led by the Mo family.
There were also the remnants of the Chu Country.
The Taoists also came.
Even the famous killer organization Quicksand had sent people to Xianyang to join in the fun.
In short.
At present, the entire Xianyang City was in chaos.
It was a mess.
There was a mix of good and bad.
If it wasn't for the anti-Qin elements secretly adding fuel to the fire, Zhao Gao alone wouldn't have caused all kinds of rumors to become so intense.
Speaking of which…
Among the people who targeted Zhang Ye, these anti-Qin elements also contributed a lot.
The reason why these anti-Qin people appeared in Xianyang was to take a look. What kind of attitude would Great Qin's new Imperial Advisor, the man who seemed to be an immortal, take to represent Great Qin in praying to the heavens?
He never thought that…
He had just sneaked into Xianyang and encountered such a thing.
In their eyes.
The worship ceremony would definitely be postponed.
Their infiltration into Xianyang could be said to be a waste of effort.
However, just as they were about to leave.
All of a sudden, they sensed the undercurrents in Xianyang. It seemed that someone was deliberately targeting the Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye. Hence, they went with the flow.
This caused the rumors against the Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye, to become even more intense.
In this way,
It could also cause internal strife in Great Qin.
Anyway, this kind of thing was beneficial to them.
Seeing Great Qin's internal strife, the anti-Qin factions were overjoyed.
They even wished that Great Qin would be completely destroyed.
"That Great Qin Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye, who is suspected to be an immortal, is in big trouble this time! He must have thought that he had been able to obtain the position of a Mage who represented Great Qin to pray to the heavens because he had gotten a great bargain. Unexpectedly, this was not a great bargain, but a hot potato!”
"Who would have thought that the rain would come so suddenly? As a result, the worship ceremony was interrupted as scheduled!”
"This Great Qin Imperial Advisor is really unlucky.”
"As the rumors that we are spreading are getting more and more intense, I'm afraid that this Imperial Advisor of the Great Qin Empire will soon be angered by Ying Zheng.”
"He has already fallen into a desperate situation!”
"Unless…"
"He can stop this torrential rain. Otherwise, he would definitely be in big trouble, and it was even possible that he would be thrown into the imperial prison because of Ying Zheng's anger.”
"However, do you want this heavy rain that has lasted for nearly two days to stop? How could this be easy? Did he really think he was an immortal? Let the rain stop just like that? What a joke!"
"Next, we just need to quietly stay in Xianyang and wait for the show to begin.”
At this moment, the group of anti-Qin elements lurking in Xianyang City sneered in their hearts, gloating over Zhang Ye's situation and suffering.
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