Chapter 96: Chang'an Jun is going to rebel again
The First Emperor understood.
It turned out that Cheng Jiao did it on purpose. What was he seeking?
Looking sideways at his reflection on the gate of Zhangtai Palace, the First Emperor seemed to be thinking about something.
After all these years, is he still suspicious of Zhao Gao?
"Your Majesty, why did you want to arrest Chang'an Jun?" Gai Nie always asked questions in person. He interrupted Ying Zheng's thoughts and asked softly.
"I want to give him the land of Yong. If he were in the court, he would not accept it."
Can Yongdi also be divided out?
Gai Nie was extremely surprised.
In the Qin State, Yongdi was of great significance, both in terms of political value and practical value.
Yongdi was actually a city called Yongcheng.
Yongcheng was once the capital of the Qin State for 294 years, spanning 19 Qin monarchs. It was the longest-serving capital of the Qin State.
The importance of Yongcheng to the Qin State can be described by Sima Qian's words: future generations will let their horses drink water from the river.
This sentence was the hexagram that Qin Degong divined before moving the capital to Yongcheng. The meaning of the hexagram is very simple, that is, the horses of future generations will be able to drink water from the Yellow River.
The Yellow River is the mother river of China. If the horses of future generations can drink water from the Yellow River, it means that the Qin State has occupied the Central Plains.
Yongcheng did live up to this hexagram. Since the Qin people established their capital in Yongcheng, the national strength has developed rapidly and it soon became one of the powerful countries.
Even after Qin Xiaogong moved the capital to Xianyang, the political and economic significance of Yongcheng was not weakened.
Because the Qin State's ancestral temple was located in the center of Yongcheng, that is, the ancestral tablets of the Ying clan were all placed in Yongcheng, so major ceremonial activities had to be held in Yongcheng.
Including the First Emperor, before his coronation, he first went to the Yongcheng ancestral temple to fast and solemnly offer sacrifices to his ancestors. Then, with the support of the civil and military officials of the court, he held the coronation ceremony in the Qinian Palace according to the procedure.
It can be said that Yongcheng is a holy place in the hearts of all Qin people.
The First Emperor wanted to grant the holy land of Qin to Ying Chengjiao, which made Gai Nie unable to understand.
But the First Emperor obviously had no intention of helping Gai Nie to resolve his doubts.
"Is Li Si still waiting outside?"
"Here I am."
"Call him in."
"only."
When he went out, Gai Nie noticed that Zhao Gao looked at him strangely. He had seen it before when the people were driving away the God of Plague - he was regarded as the God of Plague by Zhao Gao.
Licking dog.
Gai Nie thought.
Then Li Si was brought into Zhangtai Palace.
"Your Majesty."
"No need to formality, just sit there and report." Ying Zheng pointed at the cushion on the ground.
"only."
Li Si kept in mind what Ying Chengjiao said, and didn't think about what the First Emperor said, and just sat down.
"The maids in Chang'an Junfu all hold Qin crossbows. I have observed carefully that the Qin crossbows in each maid's hand are slightly different. It should be that a craftsman has specially tailored them for them..."
"It was made by the Shaofu. Tell me the next one." The First Emperor interrupted impatiently, waving his hand.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Li Si's heart trembled.
Shaofu was the agency in charge of weapons production in the Qin State.
The Qin crossbow in the hands of the maid in Ying Chengjiao's mansion was made by the Shaofu, which means it was an official product, completely legal, and not a private collection.
Li Si raised his eyes and glanced at the First Emperor. He had a bolder guess .
Your Majesty said it so easily, obviously he already knew it.
The Qin crossbow in Chang'an Jun's mansion was most likely made by craftsmen personally assigned by His Majesty.
The Qin crossbow is a killing weapon. Why did Your Majesty send such a large number of Qin crossbows to Chang'an Jun?
Bitter! I'm having wild thoughts again! Follow Chang'an Jun's advice and don't over-interpret your majesty's intentions. Your majesty's dispatch of the Qin crossbow may be a sign of his love for Chang'an Jun.
Chang'an Jun actually gained His Majesty's trust to this extent. In Xianyang City, he even sent the Qin crossbow, a deadly weapon, to Chang'an Jun. If Chang'an Jun really has the intention to rebel...
Li Si didn't dare to think any further.
The First Emperor did not allow him to think further.
The First Emperor slapped the table, frowned and said, "Come back to your senses."
Li Si was startled and said, "I am guilty."
"Excuse me, please continue."
"The servants of Lord Chang'an are not afraid of arrows. Within 20 steps, arrows that can penetrate leather armor cannot penetrate their flesh and blood. This is what I saw with my own eyes, and it is not false. I learned from a 38-year-old palace soldier that the servants of Lord Chang'an seem to be from a sect called Pijiamen..."
"I know about this, too. Let's talk about something else."
You know this? Those servants seemed to be inhuman beings, able to block swords with their flesh and blood. Even the palace officials couldn't do this. I have never heard that Qin had such an army.
Pah pah
"Li Si, this is the second time you've lost your mind in front of me." Ying Zheng slammed the table again and said unhappily.
"I am guilty!"
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si, who was admitting his mistake in a panic, and saw that even at the moment of admitting his mistake, there was a hint of dazedness in Li Si's eyes.
Li Si is cautious by nature. He has lost his mind twice in front of me. It seems that the people from Chang'an Palace really frightened him. If he continues to lose his mind like this, I don't know when this report will stop.
"Why are you distracted? What are you thinking about?"
Your Majesty's words should not be over-interpreted.
"I was thinking about the Pijia Gate. I have never heard that my Great Qin has such an army."
"The Pijiamen was founded by Cheng Jiao. They are known for their iron arms and bronze heads, and they are unscathed in a hundred battles. They once defeated Lü Buwei's army in the Qinian Palace mutiny. The Pijiamen were not part of the regular Qin army, but Cheng Jiao's private army. Now you can understand."
Private army? Chang'an Jun actually has a private army? And it's right here in Xianyang City! Your Majesty still allows it!
Li Si was so stunned by Ying Zheng's words that he even forgot to reply.
An army that was not under the control of the First Emperor appeared in the city of Xianyang, but the First Emperor was aware of it and allowed it.
If this word were to get out, no one in the court or among the common people would believe it. They would simply think that the person who spread the word was suffering from madness.
In the Qin State, there was only one person who could control the military power, and that was the First Emperor. Sharing the military power with the First Emperor was like sharing the throne with the First Emperor, and this behavior was tantamount to seeking death.
And you want the First Emperor's approval, how is that possible?
This is equivalent to someone placing a sword in the Emperor's bedroom, and telling the Emperor that he was not allowed to use the sword but only he could, and the Emperor agreed.
How ridiculous!
Li Si became confused after hearing this, but the First Emperor who said this felt nothing.
He just looked at Li Si who was distracted again, and asked impatiently again: "What are you thinking about?"
"I wonder if Your Majesty has lost his mind..."
As soon as the words came out.
An enormous pressure enveloped Li Si, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Li Si's body trembled, and his face changed drastically when he looked at the ugly-looking First Emperor.
Did I just say that Your Majesty is confused?
Boom~
Knowing that he was speechless, he bowed his head to the ground and dared not raise it, asking for forgiveness from the First Emperor in the most humble manner.
"Stand up and continue speaking." The First Emperor looked unhappy.
Hearing that the First Emperor did not blame him, Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had saved his life.
But he didn't dare to stand up after talking about the First Emperor, so he just knocked his head on the ground and said: "The reason why I obeyed the order of Chang'an Jun is that Chang'an Jun showed me a token..."
…
What kind of jade token can command one of the Nine Ministers?
The Chief Justice was personally escorting the Left Chief Justice into the Chief Justice Prison. Ignoring the Left Chief Justice's roar, he walked back while thinking about the problem.
He thought that a jade token with such powerful power should not have no trace in history.
So he went to the Doctor's Office to look up Qin history books. He read through all the Qin history, but found nothing.
"Wang Wan should know what this jade token is."
The Chief Justice was muttering to himself as he walked towards Wang Wan's residence.
After taking two steps, he slapped his forehead and stamped his foot.
"I am just a Tingwei Zheng with an annual salary of 1,000 dan. Why should I care about this matter? What does the jade token have to do with me?"
After thinking it through, the Tingwei Zhengyi turned around and went back to the Tingwei Mansion. When he returned to the back hall, he saw the Tingwei Right Supervisor whom he hadn't seen for several days and jokingly asked, "Is the illness gone?"
The Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court smiled awkwardly and nodded.
The Chief Justice did not pursue the matter any further and just smiled and walked away.
This matter is known to everyone. If he were the Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court, he would also claim to be sick and not get involved in this matter.
The Right Supervisor of the Court of Justice saw that only the Court of Justice came in. After waiting for a long time but still not seeing Li Si and the Left Supervisor of the Court of Justice, he moved closer to the Court of Justice and poured tea for the Court of Justice himself.
He handed the pale yellow turbid tea to the Tingwei Zheng and said apologetically, "I troubled you, Mr. Tingwei Zheng, a few days ago."
The Right Censor of the Supreme Court personally handed over a cup of tea as an apology.
The Chief Justice was just passing by a case in the tower. All his desire to win had gone, and he was in a very calm state.
He took the tea from the Right Supervisor of the Court Justice very naturally, took a sip, and said, "I am in my position and I should do my job."
The Chief Justice was taking the cup of tea as an apology.
The smile on the Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court's face was much more natural this time.
"I wonder where the Lord of the Court and Li Zuojian are. Didn't they come back with Lord of the Court?"
"The Lord Tingwei went back to the palace. He didn't come back with me, but Li Zuojian came with me."
The Tingwei pointed in the direction of the Tingwei Prison and said, "He is imprisoned in the Tingwei Prison."
The Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court asked suspiciously, "Did the Imperial Court Justice make a mistake? Is it the Left Supervisor Li who is taking Ying Chengjiao to the Imperial Court Jail?"
Tingwei Zheng denied it, "I didn't make a mistake. Li Zuojian was imprisoned in Tingwei Prison, and I was the one who imprisoned him personally."
The Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court was shocked and asked repeatedly, "Why? Which Qin law did Li Zuo Supervisor violate?"
"Li Zuojian did not violate Qin law." The Tingwei thought for a moment and said, "If you want to know why he was imprisoned, it's probably because he offended Chang'an Jun."
Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court: ...
You went to the Chang'an Jun Mansion to arrest that bastard, and ended up arresting Li Zuojian? Was it because Li Zuojian provoked that bastard? It was clearly that bastard who killed Li Zuojian's brother!
If they acted in this way, where was the Supreme Court? Where was the Qin law? Where was the rule of law in Qin?
The Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court was so angry that he smashed the teacup on the table.
The Chief Justice was looking at his Right Supervisor and then at the broken teacup on the ground.
"Please trouble the Right Supervisor to bring a new one here tomorrow."
Tingwei Youjian: ???
Is this the time to care about the teacup? Li Zuojian has been arrested and thrown into the Tingwei Prison!
The infuriated Right Supervisor of the Court of Justice looked at the calm and composed Chief Justice and suddenly remembered something.
Just now, the Chief Justice was telling him that he had personally sent the Chief Justice's Left Supervisor to the Chief Justice's Prison.
"Tingwei Zheng! You are an official of the Tingwei Mansion! Why do you work for that brat! Do you still remember the Qin Law you memorized?"
The Tingwei was drinking tea and said calmly, "This is the Tingwei Mansion. I am only the Tingwei Chief. I obey the Tingwei. The order to arrest Li Zuojian was issued by the Tingwei himself. If you have any questions, wait for the Tingwei to return to the mansion and ask the Tingwei."
Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court: ...
I have only been to the Supreme Court for a few days. Why has the Supreme Court changed so drastically?
The Chief Justice no longer handles cases in the Chief Justice's Office, the Chief Justice Zheng no longer competes for the Chief Justice, and the Chief Justice's Left Supervisor has been imprisoned in the Chief Justice Prison. Is this still the Chief Justice's Office that I am familiar with?
What happened in the past few days that I don't know about? It's all that guy's fault! If it weren't for that guy, I wouldn't have been absent for days!
The Chief Justice was looking at the Right Supervisor who was standing there motionless when suddenly an idea came to his mind.
If Chang'an Jun can arrest Li Zuojian and put him in the Tingwei prison, he can arrest me too. If you can't afford to offend me, can't you just hide from me? Youjian has been sick for so many days, so it's time for me to be sick for a few days, right?
"Wait a moment, I suddenly remembered something important and need to go home."
After saying this, the Chief Justice of the Court of Justice ran out in a hurry .
Before the Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court could react, he was the only one left in the back hall.
Not long after, a servant from the Tingwei Mansion ran to the Tingwei Mansion and said, "My master has suddenly contracted tuberculosis and cannot come here for duty today."
Tingwei Youjian: ...You didn't even change the name of your illness. Are you afraid that guy will arrest you too? Is that guy that scary?
After hesitating for a moment, the Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court decided to go to the Supreme Court Prison to visit the Left Supervisor of the Supreme Court and learn from him the real reason for his imprisonment.
Before he reached the cell where the Left Chief Justice was imprisoned, the Right Chief Justice heard the Left Chief Justice's shrill and hoarse curse.
"Ying Chengjiao must die! Li Si must die too! Zhang Tu must also die! You all must die!"
Zhang Tu was the real name of Tingwei Zheng.
The Right Supervisor of the Supreme Court twitched his mouth and wanted to turn around and go back.
He felt that the Left Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was suffering from madness and he could not get anything out of him.
You can just scold Ying Chengjiao, why do you have to scold Lord Tingwei and Lord Tingwei Zheng? If you do this, how are you going to get along with the two adults after you get out?
"How long has Li Zuojian been cursing?" Tingwei Zuojian asked the jailer who was following him.
The jailer said cautiously, "He has been cursing since he came in. It's been an hour."
No wonder the voice is so hoarse.
Holding a glass of water, the Right Chief Justice of the Supreme Court walked to the cell where the Left Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was imprisoned.
He handed the water to the left supervisor of the court in the cell and said, "Left Supervisor Li, would you like to take a rest?"
The Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court looked at the Left Supervisor of the Imperial Court, who had chapped lips, a dusty face, and a sickly flushed face.
He was a little frightened and understood why Ting Yu Zheng had excused himself for being sick and not coming.
The Right Censor of the Supreme Court and the Left Censor of the Supreme Court were of the same rank according to Qin law.
Ying Chengjiao could make the Left Chief Justice of the Supreme Court look like this, and he could also make the Right Chief Justice of the Supreme Court look like this.
Bang~
The left supervisor of the court knocked over the water in the hands of the right supervisor of the court, grabbed the prison railing, and rocked back and forth, saying hysterically: "The maid in Chang'an Junfu has a Qin crossbow! The servants are invulnerable! Ying Chengjiao wants to tamper with the Qin law! He wants to rebel! Let me out! If you don't let me out! You are Ying Chengjiao's accomplice! You are guilty of harboring him! You will also die!"
The Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court nodded solemnly and said, "Wait a moment, Li Zuo Supervisor. I will ask the jailer to open the door for you. Then you and I will report to His Majesty together."
The left supervisor of the court was overjoyed and kept patting the railing, saying, "Go quickly! Go quickly!"
The Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court nodded emphatically, walked out of the Imperial Court Prison, and when he passed by the jailer, he ordered: "Left Supervisor Li is suffering from madness, call a doctor to take a look."
As the Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court was giving the order, the Left Supervisor of the Imperial Court seemed to sense something and shouted in a hoarse voice: "You lied to me! You lied to me! You are also a harbinger! You will die too!"
The Right Supervisor of the Imperial Court sighed and said, "The madness is so serious, let's go call the imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau."
After giving the order, the Right Supervisor returned to the back hall of the Supreme Supervisor's Mansion, thinking secretly about what the Left Supervisor had said.
The Qin Crossbow was only available to elite soldiers, so how could it appear in the Chang'an Jun Mansion? Or on the maid.
All the servants are invulnerable? What a joke! I would believe that guy has an invulnerable retainer.
The number of servants in Chang'an Jun's mansion is huge. If they are all invulnerable to swords and guns, can Your Majesty just watch such a huge force?
What on earth did that guy do to make Li Zuojian so crazy?
If the Chief Justice can't afford to offend him, why should I?
But if I claim to be sick and take a day off, there will be no one in charge in the Supreme Court. If Your Majesty wants to hold me accountable later, it will definitely be me who is on a day off.
But if I'm not on duty here, what if that brat turns me into someone like Li Zuojian...
The Right Chief Justice thought about the miserable plight of the Left Chief Justice, shuddered, and hurried home.
It's better to be held accountable than to become like that!
Soon, a servant from the Right Supervisor's Mansion ran to the Mansion of the Tingwei and said, "My master has a relapse of tuberculosis and cannot come here for duty today."
Ying Chengjiao accidentally paralyzed the Supreme Court.
