Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

Seeing that this group of people had gradually evolved from 'complaining' to 'forcing the palace', Lord Changping immediately had a premonition that something was wrong.

These guys have gone crazy for revenge.

The current Ying Zheng is not the "young dragon" who was suppressed by Lu Buwei in the past. If he just complains about injustice, there will be no problem.

But if they still want to intimidate the other party with this "forcing the palace" situation like before, then I am afraid that even if the complaint is successful this time, they will not get anything good.

Suddenly more than a dozen ministers came to complain and redress their grievances at the same time. Ying Zheng obviously felt a little troubled, and he frowned slightly and said: "I already know about this matter, but the truth has not been found out, so I sent the Tingwei. The people from the government will go to Nanjun to investigate, and all your ministers should be freed first!"

"Your Majesty, the human and material evidence of this matter is already here. The bodies of dozens of people in our Rong family are still alive. Please make a decision soon and punish Mr. Mo's thugs. Otherwise, I will not be able to kneel here for a long time. .”

Rong Buhui straightened his body, with tears still on his face, but he said firmly.

Hear this.

Chang Pingjun's expression suddenly stiffened.

And Ying Zheng, who was behind the throne, suddenly had a cold light flash in his eyes.

However, Ying Zheng did not explode immediately. Instead, he looked at Lord Chang Ping and Lord Chang Wen and said, "Two Qing Xiongs, what do you think of this?"

Things have come to this point.

Lord Changping and Lord Changwen didn't know that they had been stabbed in the back by one of their own.

However, at this time, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen had no extra escape route, so they could only stand up and salute: "Back to the king, I think that even if Lord Mo, the governor of Nanjun, is preparing food for disaster relief, he should not Do this cruel thing."

"Now it is a fact that all the twenty-seven families in Nanjun have been wiped out. I believe that the governor of Nanjun, Mr. Mo, should be arrested and brought to justice as soon as possible, and we will wait for the king to take action."

Changping Jun said this very artistically, not only transferring the Nanjun incident to Mo Jun alone, but also attributing Mo Jun's behavior to preparing food for disaster relief.

This sentence seemed to be excusing Mr. Mo, but in fact, it was leaving a back-up for himself. He told Ying Zheng that he only knew that "Jun Mo destroyed the family" because of disaster relief, and knew nothing about other things.

Originally, Lord Changping didn't pay attention to this, but the backstabbing of these Nanjun officials just now made Lord Changping start to take notice.

After listening to Chang Pingjun's memorial, Ying Zheng glanced at him and said nothing more, "It seems that everyone hopes that I will judge this case as soon as possible! But... if I say Do we have to investigate first and then make a decision?”

No one responded, but looking at the group of people below kneeling down, their attitude was already expressed.

The atmosphere fell into dead silence for a while.

Until a certain moment.

Suddenly a voice came from outside Zhangtai Palace: "The Queen Mother is here!"

The sudden sound made Changping Lord secretly sigh in relief. Although Ying Zheng's eyes on the throne flickered for a moment, there was not much surprise, as he seemed to have expected this.

A moment later.

I saw an old woman with white hair and a graceful temperament slowly walking into Zhangtai Palace with the support of a maid.

Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, and a group of Nanjun officials who were kneeling on the ground hurriedly turned towards the old woman and saluted: "I will attend the meeting of the Queen Mother Huayang."

Ying Zheng also stood up from the throne, helped the old woman to a position near the throne, and shouted: "Grandma!"

After Queen Mother Huayang sat down, she turned to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Ying Zheng bowed slightly and said, "Reply to my grandmother..."

"Queen Mother!"

Before Ying Zheng finished speaking, he suddenly heard a shrill cry, and then he saw Rong Buhui suddenly kowtow to the Queen Mother Huayang, and said with extreme grief and anger: "Queen Mother, please make the decision for me!"

Seeing the other party's appearance, Queen Mother Huayang frowned slightly, but she still said: "Rong Qing, why do you have any grievance? I and the king are both here today, and they will definitely make decisions for you, so you should get up and speak first!"

After listening to the words of Queen Mother Huayang, Rong Buhui hesitated for a moment, and then slowly stood up. Seeing his movements, all the officials behind him also stood up.

This scene made Chang Pingjun's eyelids jump. On the contrary, Ying Zheng on the throne had a calm face, as if he didn't see these people's actions.

Perhaps because he saw his 'backer' coming, Rong Buhui began to report the previous events to the Queen Mother Huayang in detail.

After listening to Rong Buhui's memorial, Queen Mother Huayang did not immediately express her attitude. Instead, she first asked Ying Zheng, "How does the king view this matter?"

Ying Zheng replied: "Returning to my grandmother, these are just one-sided words of your ministers. Our Daqin is very particular about legal evidence, so the government plans to send people from the Tingwei Mansion to Nan County to investigate and collect evidence. If the evidence is conclusive, they will be arrested immediately. The Sheriff of Nan County will bring this case to justice and will not tolerate it."

Queen Mother Huayang nodded and said: "Your Majesty's words make sense. But..."

Half the story.

Queen Mother Huayang changed the topic and continued: "Rong Qing and others have worked hard and achieved great results. Now that the family has suffered such a disaster, it would be too chilling if the Qin State cannot give an explanation as soon as possible."

"So in my opinion, it is better to deal with this case simply. What does the king think?"

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Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "In that case, just follow what grandma said!"

After hearing this, Rong Buhui and the others below were immediately overjoyed and said: "The Queen Mother is wise."

Now that the Queen Mother Huayang was here, Rong Buhui and others almost regarded Ying Zheng as nothing. However, Ying Zheng did not react at all. He just took out a blank bamboo slip and began to write the edict.

After a while.

Ying Zheng wrote the edict and summoned the guards. He did not read it directly. Instead, he handed the edict to Changping Jun and said: "Since you ministers specially invited Xiong Qing to make the decision for you, then you can do one thing for two masters. This letter Let Xiong Qing read the edict as well!"

"Yes, I obey the king's order."

After receiving the edict, Changping Jun felt a little strange about Ying Zheng's behavior, but he didn't think much about it. After receiving the edict, he planned to read it out.

However, just as he opened the bamboo slip and glanced at it, Lord Changping's pupils suddenly shrank, and his face lost color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing Lord Changping's reaction, Rong Buhui and others felt a little strange, but they didn't think much about it. Instead, they urged in a low voice: "Jun Changping, please read out the edict."

But Mr. Changping seemed to have not heard Rong Buhui's words at all. He stood there like a sculpture, his hands holding the bamboo slips trembling slightly.

At this moment, Ying Zheng spoke.

However, his tone was no longer as calm as before. Instead, he suddenly turned cold and said: "What? Is Xiong Qing unwilling to read this edict? Since Xiong Qing is unwilling to read it, then I will do it in person. "

"All officials involved in this case of family extermination in Nan County must obey the order."

Ying Zheng shouted sharply. Although Rong Buhui and others vaguely noticed that something was wrong with Ying Zheng's tone, they could not think too much about it at this time. They could only lean down and salute and said: "I will accept the imperial edict."

"The four major clans of Nanjun, Feng, Cheng, Rong, and Zhu, secretly made armors, trained troops, and colluded with the Chu State with the intention of treason. The governor of Nanjun, Mo Jun, was ordered by the widow to investigate the matter thoroughly. Now that the witnesses and material evidence are there, you can still What do you want to say?”

Instead of waiting for Ying Zheng's trial against Mo Jun, they heard that his family members were accused of treason. Rong Buhui and his group were instantly stunned.

Even the Queen Mother Huayang on the side couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It was obvious that even she had not received the news in advance.

No wonder.

After all, Mr. Mo's attack was too fast, and he struck with a thunderous blow, directly wiping out the whole family. The slightly more important news had no chance to spread.

Later, for the sake of 'fishing', Lord Mo deliberately controlled the four major clans to raise an army, and the news of privately manufacturing armors was temporarily hidden.

But I guess even Mo Jun never expected it.

He set out bait in Nan County, and even after fishing for more than half a month, he was still in the air.

In the end, Ying Zheng took advantage of Xianyang and directly caught a nest of big fish.

Although Rong Buhui and others were shocked by the sudden news at first, a group of people soon reacted and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and shouted:

"What an injustice! Your Majesty!"

"I have always been loyal to the Qin State, how could I dare to be rebellious? It's unjust!"

"They are all the governor of Nanjun. It must be him. This is all framed by that guy Mo Jun. Please be more careful, Your Majesty!"

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"Unjustly accused? Ming Cha?"

Ying Zheng sneered and said: "When you sued Qing Mo just now, why didn't you see any of you yelling for him to be wronged or saying anything about it? What's more, compared to the groundless complaint you just made, the governor of Nanjun and the border general Meng We have already led the army to transport all the evidence of the family rebellion behind you."

"Five thousand warriors, five thousand pairs of armor, you are so brave!"

Wow!

At the end of the sentence, Ying Zheng became furious. With a wave of his sleeve, more than a dozen bamboo slips recording various crimes of the four major clans and Nanjun nobles were thrown at the faces of everyone below.

He said angrily: "Abducting and selling children, harvesting and cutting crops, raising taxes privately, stealing commercial taxes, murdering county guards, oppressing victims... This complaint is one crime after another. If Mo Qing hadn't investigated it, If the truth is revealed, it is really unimaginable that there is such a group of hidden pests in my country."

"You still have the nerve to accuse me unjustly. I really want to know how many brains you have to dare to commit such an unspeakable and unforgivable crime."

"Don't you always want to be dealt with simply? I will make it happen for you, here comes someone!"

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Ying Zheng shouted loudly at the door, and soon, he saw two guards walking into Zhangtai Palace and bowing to Ying Zheng.

"According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, anyone who conspires to rebel will belong to the Yi tribe. I will suppress these criminal accomplices and kill them tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two guards responded, and then quickly recruited a group of guards, who directly pressed a group of Nanjun ministers towards the outside of the palace.

"What an injustice! Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, spare my life."

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother saves my ministers! Lord Changping, Lord Changwen..."

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The situation, which was looking good, suddenly took a turn for the worse in the blink of an eye.

A group of Nanjun ministers who were dragged away were immediately frightened and turned pale with horror. At this time, Chang Pingjun and Chang Wenjun, who were on the side, also felt cold sweat break out from their backs.

Just when the minister of Nanjun was about to be pulled out of the palace, Ying Zheng suddenly added: "Mr. Changping, I will be beheaded tomorrow, and I will leave it to you to supervise the beheading!"

After hearing this, Lord Changping, whose face was already pale, suddenly became even paler.

After a final pause, Lord Changping stood up and said with difficulty: "I... accept your order."

Then Ying Zheng turned to Lord Chang Wen with a cold look and said, "As for Lord Chang Wen, if I remember correctly, most of the ministers in Nanjun were recommended by you, right?"

Chang Wenjun trembled and said slowly: "I am guilty!"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly and said: "You are indeed guilty. During this period, you should stay in the house and don't come out."

Chang Wenjun's expression froze, and then he bowed his hands and said, "My lord, take your orders!"

Although theoretically speaking, after the 'recommended person' breaks the law, the 'recommending person' should be guilty of the same crime, but in reality this is basically impossible to happen.

However, the implication of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen this time was not an ordinary minor mistake. Naturally, it could not be easily solved by punishing them with three drinks as in the past.

Therefore, Ying Zheng deliberately asked Changping Jun to kill him. This move can be called "killing people to kill people."

"It's time for me to go!"

After Lord Changping, Lord Changwen and others left, Queen Mother Huayang also stood up from her seat and planned to leave Zhangtai Palace.

"Give me a special send-off to grandma."

Seeing the Queen Mother Huayang stand up, Ying Zheng quickly stood up as well. At the same time, he personally came to the Queen Mother Huayang's side and helped her out of the palace.

Before leaving.

Queen Mother Huayang suddenly stared at Ying Zheng for a while, then sighed and said, "I didn't expect that so many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and even the king has grown up!"

Ying Zheng met the Queen Mother Huayang's gaze, showed a gentle smile, and replied: "People will always change, just like my grandmother was once a native of Chu, but now she is the Queen Mother of Qin."

Queen Mother Huayang glanced at Ying Zheng meaningfully, then said nothing more, slowly turned and left...

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