It was raining heavily.
Dark clouds gathered.
The torrential rain was affected by the strong wind and fell from the sky.
Drops of rain washed over the eaves.
Crash!
It was like a beautiful piece of music.
Xianyang Palace.
The atmosphere was oppressive and silent.
One by one, the officials braved the heavy rain and rushed to Xianyang Palace to see him.
The order came from the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, so they naturally did not dare to be negligent. They immediately ordered their servants to prepare a carriage and rushed along the flooded streets of Xianyang City, fearing that they would anger the First Emperor at this critical moment.
At this moment, almost all the officials knew that the First Emperor would be very irritated and angry.
If he took the initiative to run into the muzzle of a gun, it would really be an undeserved disaster.
The furious First Emperor didn't care who you were. If you were to take your anger out on him, you could only blame yourself for being unlucky.
Of course.
The person the officials were most worried about was not themselves, but the new Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye.
After all.
If the worship ceremony was delayed, someone had to take the blame. In that case, Great Qin's Imperial Advisor, Zhang Ye, who was in charge of the sacrificial ceremony, was the best candidate to take the blame.
Therefore, the officials who had just stepped into Xianyang Palace could not help but feel pity for Zhang Ye's grim situation even though they did not see him in the court.
Although they knew very well that this heavy rain had come so suddenly that no one wanted to see it. Logically speaking, no one should be responsible for this matter.
After all, it was the heavens that didn't favor him.
It wasn't man-made.
But the problem was…
Since the ceremony was delayed, a scapegoat was needed to appease the First Emperor's anger. At the same time, it was also an explanation for the millions of people in the world.
In their eyes.
Zhang Ye was purely an undeserved disaster!
But there was no other way.
Who asked the other party to be unlucky?
This was fate!
Moreover, if it wasn't for the fact that the other party had taken the initiative to take down the Imperial Roll and fought with the commander of the Zhongche Mansion, Zhao Gao, for the right to lead the worship ceremony, the other party wouldn't have fallen to such a state.
In the end, the other party had made the wrong choice.
If the other party didn't take the initiative to intervene, perhaps the unlucky person today would be the Right Protector of the Yin-Yang School, Moon God.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs.
At this point, the only thing the civil and military officials could do for Zhang Ye was not to take the opportunity to add insult to injury.
They had already done their best.
Among them, there were many officials who had many conflicts of interest with Zhao Gao. Naturally, they were very happy to see Zhang Ye, the person who had embarrassed Zhao Gao a few days ago, fall from his pedestal.
That's why.
The silent royal court was gradually divided into several camps.
They started whispering to each other.
There was a lot of rainwater accumulated on the floor tiles of the royal court. These officials braved the rain and brought it to the court of Xianyang Palace.
One by one, the officials arrived.
Most of the officials were covered in water.
It was impossible for him to come to Xianyang Palace without getting a drop of water.
"State Preceptor Zhang Ye is in trouble."
An official lowered his voice, his voice filled with sorrow and pity." Who would have thought that such a heavy rain would occur, and that the worship ceremony would be postponed because of this? If one had to find the culprit, the first to bear the brunt would naturally be State Preceptor Zhang Ye, who was in charge of worshipping the heavens.”
Hearing this, several officials beside him nodded in agreement.
In any case.
They would definitely not get involved in this mess.
If the First Emperor were to vent his anger on them, their bodies would not be able to withstand it.
"Hehe ~"
At this moment, a feminine-looking official who was not far away sneered. He looked at the people who were discussing and could not help but blurt out," This is the outcome of offending Lord Zhao Gao.”
"What so-called immortals? The so-called state preceptor? In front of Lord Zhao Gao, it was nothing. This time, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect himself.”
"His Majesty the First Emperor has repeatedly instructed that there must not be any mistakes during the worship. But now, this heavy rain was probably going to stop the worship ceremony from being held as scheduled. You can imagine what would happen to the person in charge of this matter.”
"As for whether that State Preceptor Zhang Ye can resolve this grim situation? Let the worship ceremony be held as scheduled? Of course, that's impossible."
"Unless…"
"He really can turn a dark cloud into a clear one! The heavy rain instantly stopped!”
"However, do you want this heavy rain to stop? This was simply as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Do you really think that he is an immortal who can summon the wind and rain? A few days ago, he had only used a brilliant camouflage technique to deceive the civil and military officials of the imperial court.”
"Immortals? This is simply the funniest joke I've ever heard!”
This person was one of the officials in Zhao Gao's camp.
Of course, he was on Zhao Gao's side.
Hearing the mocking voices of the lackeys in Zhao Gao's camp, even if some officials couldn't stand it, they didn't dare to stand up and refute it publicly, provoking the interest group of officials led by Zhao Gao.
Most importantly…
It wasn't worth it.
They were not related to Zhang Ye.
Naturally, he wouldn't step forward to speak up for Zhang Ye and offend Zhao Gao, a huge interest group.
Of course.
They wouldn't stoop so low as to agree with the other party's words like lackeys.
After all, they were officials of the imperial court of Xianyang Palace. They had to have some face.
"Just now, on the way to Xianyang Palace, I heard the people outside talking more and more intensely about State Preceptor Zhang Ye. This is not a good sign."
An official frowned and said in a low voice.
The countless rumors in the outside world…
He had already pushed all the responsibility to the state preceptor, Zhang Ye.
This was obviously caused by someone!
Someone was adding fuel to the fire!
As for who this person was?
All the officials knew this.
"Lord Zhao Gao is trying to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat State Preceptor Zhang Ye in one go!”
The officials narrowed their eyes, and they became more and more afraid of Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao's method could be said to be quite ruthless.
I'll take advantage of your illness to kill you.
Remove firewood from under the cauldron!
It would cause one to fall into eternal damnation!
Any official in the imperial court would be at their wit's end if faced with such a situation. They could only allow Zhao Gao to slaughter them at will.
A moment later.
As the number of officials in the court increased, the discussions grew louder.
The late Prime Minister Li Si stepped into Xianyang Palace and immediately attracted the attention of all the officials. They all looked at him with respect.
Li Si shook off the raindrops on his forehead and walked into Xianyang Palace. He listened to the whispers of the civil and military officials, but he did not take the initiative to join in the discussion. Instead, he remained silent.
After a while.
The eldest son of the Great Qin Empire, Fu Su, had also arrived.
Fu Su came to Li Si's side under the respectful gazes of the officials. The two of them seemed to be detached from the court and did not participate in the discussions of the officials. No officials dared to approach them.
In the end,
Zhao Gao was here.
Countless fearful eyes looked at Zhao Gao, but they saw that Zhao Gao's feminine face was full of smiles. He walked into Xianyang Palace step by step, and his entire body emitted the aura of a victor.
Seeing this, the civil and military officials felt even more pressured.
"Everyone is really early."
Zhao Gao smiled as he walked into the crowd of officials.
Just as many lackeys were about to run to Zhao Gao's side to flatter him.
Suddenly!
Ta Ta Ta--
A series of steady footsteps came from outside Xianyang Palace.
Instantly, the gazes of all the officials were drawn over.
They looked at the door.
Only to see.
Zhang Ye walked into Xianyang Palace expressionlessly.
The raindrops on his body were affected by some mysterious power as he walked into Xianyang Palace step by step. They gradually evaporated into steam and rose up.
From the beginning to the end, Zhang Ye did not have too many emotional fluctuations. He was as calm as ever.
In the end.
Zhang Ye walked to the center of Xianyang Palace. There was not a drop of water on his body, and his hair was dry, as if he had not been attacked by the heavy rain outside.
At the same time.
With the arrival of Zhang Ye, the noisy Xianyang Palace instantly fell silent.
The atmosphere became deathly silent.
There was complete silence.
All the officials were watching Zhang Ye.
Among them,
It also included Prime Minister Li Si and Eldest Young Master Fu Su.
And Zhao Gao, who had a grudge with Zhang Ye a few days ago!
Zhao Gao looked coldly at Zhang Ye, his eyes full of mockery and playfulness. He looked down at Zhang Ye, who was like a loser in Zhao Gao's eyes, with the aura of a victor.
The other officials looked at Zhang Ye with complicated expressions.
There was schadenfreude, pity, indifference, and indifference.
In short.
All the different ways of the human world were undoubtedly revealed in Xianyang Palace at this moment.
The officials who maintained a neutral stance naturally felt pity for Zhang Ye's situation, but they would not stand up for him.
The officials of the interest group led by Zhao Gao were naturally full of malice and gloating towards Zhang Ye, as if they had already seen the miserable end that Zhang Ye was about to face.
As for the officials who were on good terms with Zhang Ye?
Unfortunately…
Not yet.
The time Zhang Ye had spent in court was too short.
Other than that.
He also disdained to deliberately befriend all the civil and military officials in the court. Naturally, there would not be any officials who were on good terms with him.
Among all the officials, only Prime Minister Li Si and Eldest Young Master Fu Su were friendly to Zhang Ye.
But at this moment…
The two of them could not help Zhang Ye with the grim situation he was about to face. They could only silently feel sorry for him.
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