With Ying Zheng's personal appointment, Zhang Ye was given full authority to be in charge of the worship ceremony, and today's morning court session was about to come to an end.
The purpose of this morning court session was to discuss how to better resolve the matter of delaying the worship ceremony.
Since Zhang Ye dared to boast and allow the worship ceremony to be held as scheduled. Then there was no point in continuing this morning court session.
Therefore, he had no choice.
Ying Zheng, who was standing high above the steps, was about to give the order to retreat.
However…
At this moment.
Suddenly!
Hurried footsteps came from outside Xianyang Palace, stepping on the water stains accumulated by the torrential rain.
A short while later, a thin middle-aged man in leather armor walked into Xianyang Palace with a worried expression under the gazes of hundreds of officials.
The moment they saw the middle-aged man, the officials narrowed their eyes, their eyes filled with fear.
Even Zhao Gao, the Prefect of the Central Carriage Prefecture, who could handle important matters as if they were light, was deeply afraid of this middle-aged man who had suddenly stepped into the court.
"General Zhang Han?"
The Eldest Young Master Fu Su looked surprised as he sized up the middle-aged man.
Not bad.
The person who suddenly barged into the morning court was the leader of the Shadow Secret Guards, Zhang Han!
He was one of the most trusted aides of the First Emperor Ying Zheng.
The moment they saw Zhang Han, all the officials had different expressions. Some were filled with fear, while others were fearful. Almost none of the officials showed any friendliness.
This was obvious.
The Shadow Secret Guards were disliked in the imperial court.
After all.
The Shadow Secret Guards, who were directly under the command of the First Emperor Ying Zheng, were like a guillotine hanging over the heads of these civil and military officials. It would be a miracle if they were willing to see the Shadow Secret Guards.
Who could withstand the knife hanging above their heads?
The Shadow Secret Guards were notorious in the Imperial Court, causing the civil and military officials to be extremely fearful. At the same time, they wished that they could completely eliminate the Shadow Secret Guards.
Unfortunately,
The Shadow Secret Guards, who were directly under the First Emperor's command, were clearly not someone they could easily shake.
"Zhang Han!"
Zhao Gao's eyelids drooped slightly, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness.
The network he controlled was very similar to the Shadow Secret Guards that Zhang Han controlled. Therefore, there were many conflicts between the two sides.
Relying on his identity as a direct subordinate of the First Emperor, every confrontation caused the Network to suffer a lot. Naturally, Zhao Gao, who was already narrow-minded, firmly remembered it.
With Zhang Han's arrival, the situation of the court retreating changed once again.
Only to see.
Zhang Han walked all the way to the central area of the hundred officials, bowed his head and cupped his fists. His tone was filled with anxiety as he reported truthfully,"Your Majesty, just now, Sword Saint Ge Nia led a child with a bounty on his head and injured thirteen Black Armored Soldiers in Xianyang City. He officially announced his betrayal of the empire!”
The sound fell.
Everyone was in an uproar.
The eyes of all the officials in the court widened in shock.
Even Zhao Gao couldn't help but feel shocked.
Fu Su and Li Si's expressions changed drastically.
This sudden news caused a commotion in the imperial court.
Who was Sword Saint Ge Nia?
That was the number one swordsman in the world!
He was born in the Guigu 'zi lineage and was taught by Guigu' zi. His swordsmanship was superb and he was the number one swordsman in the world with the strongest swordsmanship.
Other than that.
Ge Nie was once Ying Zheng's personal guard.
Back when Ying Zheng was sent to the State of Zhao as a hostage, Ge Nie had already followed him. It could be said that Ge Nia was one of the earliest followers of Ying Zheng among all the civil and military officials present.
Even people like Li Si and Zhao Gao only appeared after Ge Nia followed Ying Zheng.
Speaking of which…
If they were to compare, Ying Zheng's trust in Ge Nia was obviously higher than Li Si and Zhao Gao's.
Otherwise,
Ge Nia was also unable to take on the role of Ying Zheng's first personal guard.
Back then, if not for Ge Nia's protection, Ying Zheng might have died under Jing Ke's assassination.
It was because Ge Nia had acted in time that Ying Zheng had been able to save his own life.
Since then,
Ying Zheng's trust in Ge Nia had grown to the extreme.
He trusted Ge Nia even more than his own son.
He never thought that…
Today,
For the first time ever, he had heard news of Sword Saint Ge Nia defecting!
As the First Emperor's most trusted personal guard, he chose to betray the Great Qin Empire.
What was the purpose of this?
The Great Qin Empire had unified the world, and anyone with discerning eyes could see that it was thriving day by day. However, Ge Nia had chosen to betray Great Qin and Ying Zheng.
This was really incomprehensible.
What was the reason?
Causing Ge Nia to choose betrayal?
Ge Nia's betrayal was like a bolt from the blue to all the officials present.
No one had expected this to happen.
It was fine if Ge Nia chose to defect.
He actually brought a child to defect?!
This was even more puzzling.
The atmosphere in the huge Xianyang Palace was very depressing.
Silence.
Even Fu Su could feel the pressure emanating from his father, Ying Zheng, which made all the officials break out in cold sweat.
Ge Nia's defection had a huge impact.
At this moment.
Ying Zheng's face quickly turned extremely gloomy.
Hearing the news that Ge Nia had chosen to defect, Ying Zheng's heart was naturally filled with rage.
But in reality.
Ying Zheng had already mentally prepared himself for Ge Nia's choice.
Ever since Jing Ke's assassination failed…
Ying Zheng noticed that Ge Nia seemed to have become a completely different person.
He had a premonition.
Ge Nia might leave the Great Qin Empire sooner or later.
Unexpectedly.
This day had finally come.
Ge Nia had defected.
He even brought a child to defect.
As for who this child was?
Ying Zheng knew very well.
There were many secrets involved in this, and it was not convenient for Ying Zheng to explain it to the officials and ministers in the court.
These secrets were Ying Zheng's cover for many years.
Of course, he would not reveal this secret to the public.
However, this did not mean that he could tolerate Ge Nia's betrayal.
"Ge Nia!"
Ying Zheng suppressed the anger in his heart, and his eyes gradually turned sharp.
Today,
It could be said that it was raining overnight!
Originally, due to the heavy rain, a series of unstable factors had already occurred. And now, Ge Nia had chosen this exact moment to betray the Great Qin Empire and Ying Zheng's trust.
The situation became more and more chaotic.
It was like adding insult to injury.
For a moment,
The court was silent.
Only a few officials could not help but whisper in low voices.
"I didn't expect that the number one Sword Saint would choose to betray the First Emperor.”
"His Majesty must be very angry now. After all, the person he trusted the most was Sword Saint Ge Nia.”
"I never thought that Ge Nia would choose to defect to the Great Qin Empire.”
"Stop talking, lest His Majesty vent his anger on you later.”
“……”
Hearing Zhang Han's report, Zhang Ye, who was not far away, was slightly surprised, but he quickly reacted.
Did Ge Nia defect?
This meant that…
The plot had officially begun!
Everything that was about to happen was within Zhang Ye's expectations.
A moment later.
Ying Zheng forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart, and gave a solemn order to Zhang Han with a cold gaze,""Capture Ge Nia at all costs! And the child beside him! Throw them all into the imperial prison!"
"Those who dare to betray me…"
"I will not allow him to live!”
"Even Ge Nia is no exception.”
"Go ahead. Even if Ge Nia runs to the ends of the earth, I will not allow Ge Nia to escape from my grasp.”
Faced with Ying Zheng's order, Zhang Han quickly responded,""Yes."
Then,
Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at the civil and military officials, his tone still cold.
"All of you, listen up."
"It's a quarter to nine in the afternoon…"
"All the civil and military officials must gather at the Heaven Worshipping Tower in the center of Xianyang City without exception!”
"I'm quietly waiting for the start of the worship ceremony.”
"Anyway, I'm not sure. I will not allow any reason to be absent! Otherwise, I will not tolerate it!"
"Now, retreat!"
An order was given.
Immediately, all the officials in the court retreated.
Zhang Ye slowly turned around and left Xianyang Palace with the crowd.
Unexpectedly…
Zhang Ye, who had just walked out of the gate of Xianyang Palace, happened to bump into Zhao Gao!
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