Chapter 367 Yiqi Three Clan?
Finally, after a long time, the sweat on the old guy's forehead had fallen on the floor. He finally sighed and spoke.
"Your Majesty, this person was said by a visitor in my mansion, but when he told me about this, this person had already entered the court of the Qin Dynasty. I really don't know the details. I hope you can investigate it clearly!"
When he was silent, his head was obviously not idle. He knew that his only advantage was that he really didn't know the assassin, and he believed that the assassin should be a dead soldier, and most likely he wouldn't know his existence. They were just a mutually exploited relationship. Now, this matter has failed.
What he still bet in his heart was that the Zhu family could not find the bamboo slip he wanted to destroy in his mansion. Now, as long as he could clear his relationship with his Korean disciple, and the Zhu family came back from his mansion without anything, he felt that he would not have much to do with this assassination. At most, it would be a crime of being indifferent to his disciples, and it should not have much impact on himself and his family.
"Who is that guest?"
When Ying Gao heard that there was something about his disciples, he immediately frowned. It wasn't that he believed what the old guy said, but one of his disciples also participated in this matter. It should not be fake. If he made up randomly and fooled Ying Gao, Ying Gao believed that he knew the seriousness of the problem.
At that time, Ying Gao knew who his disciple's surname was, and directly sent an imperial guard to inform the Zhu family, who was still in his mansion, to look for it.
But after waiting for a long time, an imperial guard hurriedly returned to Ying Gao's side and whispered a few words in Ying Gao's ear. When Ying Gao heard this, his brows frowned.
According to the words of the imperial guards, the Zhu family immediately began to search for the mansion after receiving the news. There were indeed dozens of disciples in his mansion, some of which were known as great scholars and some were rangers. However, according to the preliminary investigation of the Zhu family, most of them were people who were seeking fame and gaining fame, and were less than half a bottle of slam.
But the old guy is talking about this disciple, and according to others, this guy has been very close to the head of the family recently, but no one knows what these two people are studying every day.
But unfortunately, I heard from other guests that he and another guest had left the back door of the mansion about an incense stick before arriving at the Zhu family. Because they had no formal identity in Daqin, it was common to go to the back door to do their own business or drink, so they didn't care much.
When Ying Gao heard this ending, he knew that this matter might be a bit complicated, so he knelt in front of him. He said that he had nothing to do with this matter, and that was definitely impossible. Although the strange escaped guest was probably the mastermind of this matter, it was impossible for a guest who didn't even have the identity to replace the identity of a lecturer selected by Ying Gao so easily without anyone knowing it.
Or this person who taught was a spy who had been stationed in the territory of the Qin Dynasty. When he thought about it, Ying Gao really felt that he might have underestimated the depth of some anti-Qin forces before.
But in terms of the situation in front of him, what Ying Gao wanted to deal with the most was not the problem of the Korean disciple who had no idea where he had gone, but the problem of the patriarch of the Cao clan who was kneeling in front of him.
Ying Gao knew that through his handling of this assassination incident, he would show more about his attitude towards the Qin nobles.
If I dealt with the Cao clan with ease because I couldn't find my disciple and had no evidence, then even if I showed my indulgence to the Qin nobles to the outside world, of course, it would be a compromise in Ying Gao's view.
If this person is dealt with directly assassination, it will undoubtedly mean that he is not ignorant of his old love, and then the resentment of some old Qin nobles towards him will be completely erupted.
For a moment, Ying Gao also hesitated a little. He was the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, so he naturally had the right to do what he thought was right. However, if this matter might arouse public anger, especially if people like Meng Yi and Feng Quji were involved, Ying Gao would have to consider it.
Judging from the fact that Meng Yi was able to argue with the Zhu family in front of him before, Meng Yi had already expressed his attitude to him, at least he treated himself as an aristocrat of Qin. So once Ying Gao took some radical measures, the sadness of the rabbit and the fox would inevitably appear in Meng Yi's mind.
After thinking for a while, Ying Gao sighed slightly. He decided not to make a decision in such hasty regarding this matter, because the charge of assassinating the emperor was too great. According to Qin law, once he opened his mouth, the three tribes of the Cao family would almost disappear, and he still had no definite evidence.
"today……"
But just as Ying Gao was about to say that he would lock the head of the Cao family first, the Zhu family appeared panting at the door of the side hall, holding a ball of things in his hand, obviously he ran all the way from Cao's house as soon as possible.
Almost all of the eyes of everyone gathered on the things in the hands of the Zhu family. Just when Ying Gao and others saw clearly what the thing was, the leader of the Cao clan who had been kneeling on the ground before suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and just sucked over.
Obviously, he was greatly stimulated, and the source of the stimulation was the thing in the Zhu family's hand.
"Your Majesty, this thing was found in a hidden place in this guy's mansion. You will know the reason for the assassination after seeing it."
After saying that, the Zhu family handed the bamboo slips to Ying Gao's hand with both hands. Ying Gao noticed that the Zhu family's hands were still trembling. Obviously, the weight of this thing should be ten thousand.
When Ying Gao looked at the bamboo slips, the others almost didn't even dare to breathe. They also wanted to know what was recorded in the bamboo slips, but of course, they had to wait until Ying Gao saw it first.
When he saw the stuff in this bamboo slip, Ying Gao suddenly knew why the 60-year-old man was so scared that he was sucking there, because the writing in it was enough for them to drink a pot.
To be honest, when he saw the contents of the bamboo slip, Ying Gao was a little distrustful of his eyes for a moment. Moreover, he felt a little disappointed. He never expected that the leader of the Cao family was just opposed to his rule and even wanted to assassinate the tip of the iceberg among them. The name on this small bamboo slip designed at least five or six old Qin nobles who were quite famous in the territory of Xianyang City.
According to their promise on the bamboo slips, they must continue to join Xiang's career in assassinating Ying Gao. In other words, Cao's failure today, that doesn't matter. There is another Zhang family to continue to do this tomorrow. Unless they are all dead, this matter will not be over.
Ying Gao looked at the bamboo slips and couldn't help but think that if he really didn't find the bamboo slips, he wouldn't know when he could not do it well.
What is evidence? This is evidence, and it is naked evidence. Ying Gao just read it and threw it onto the table with a "slap". He really didn't want to read it anymore, so he was angry after reading it!
The side hall was as quiet as death at this time. Although Meng Yi, Feng Quji, Xiao He and others wanted to know what was written on the bamboo slip, they also knew that once they read it, it would probably cause another great change in the Qin Dynasty or even Xianyang City.
"Taiwei, please take a look at the contents on this bamboo slip."
After a while, Ying Gao finally raised his head again, pointed to the bamboo slips on his desk, and said to Meng Yi, who looked anxious.
Ying Gao is almost something that Meng Yi has never seen before. Ying Gao he has seen is basically smiling. Even if he encounters war or is in an unfavorable situation, Ying Gao has never lost his signature smile, but now, he is obviously lost.
Gritting his teeth and picking up the bamboo slips on the table, Meng Yi opened them with his trembling hands. As soon as he saw them, Meng Yi understood why Ying Gao had such an expression. Looking down, his hands trembled unconsciously.
Of course, he knew all the families mentioned above. In his impression, after the First Emperor came to power, these families still supported the Qin Dynasty very much and shouted slogans very loudly. But why did it start to plan to assassinate the emperor in just a few years?
Such people appeared among the old Qin nobles, which had never been in the history of the Qin Kingdom for hundreds of years. Meng Yi suddenly understood why Ying Gao had such an expression, nothing else, and was heartbroken! As the emperor, he did not enjoy the blessings in the palace every day but devoted himself to the Qin Dynasty. In the end, he received the treatment of the old Qin nobles who should silently support him behind his back. It was so sour and refreshing, Meng Yi couldn't help but tremble.
After Meng Yi finished reading it, his face turned completely pale. Seeing that Ying Gao had no movement, he silently handed the bamboo slip to Feng Quji beside him. Although Feng Quji was older and had seen more things, he was so angry that he almost glared at him when he saw such a thing.
Who is Ying Gao? That is his granddaughter's husband. If Ying Gao is assassinated, it will be a catastrophe for the Feng clan. So Feng Quji supports whatever Ying Gao said. Now that he sees someone behind the scenes, how can he not be angry?
Finally, Xiao He finished reading this item, and it was finally put back on the table in front of Ying Gao.
"Taiwei, what should you do about this?"
Ying Gao's short sentence was quite good. He did not ask Xiao He, the Zhu family, and Feng Quji, but directly gave the initiative in this matter to Meng Yi.
On the surface, this is obviously a respect for Meng Yi, the leader of the three masters. After all, since Ying Gao has asked this, he should basically do it according to the routine that Meng Yi said.
For Meng Yi, this is indeed from the emperor's trust, which can be regarded as a great honor, but at the same time, it is also a heavy burden. This is Ying Gao's forced Meng Yi to change his own thoughts.
He wanted Meng Yi to face those comrades who were once in the same trench as him. Ying Gao knew that it was too urgent to fight with each other. Meng Yi and other old Qin nobles were people with the same root under the current situation in Xianyang City. Now, letting him judge these people is obviously to let him show his attitude.
Meng Yi swallowed two saliva. As a grand lieutenant, he had dealt with many people in the court of Daqin, but this time was undoubtedly the most difficult time for him. He glanced at the patriarch of the Cao clan who had fainted on the ground. He knew the size of the huge family, and he also knew how many lives he would bear if he really said something.
But the one who stood in front of him was not someone else, but the emperor of the Qin Dynasty. He knew in his heart what the emperor wanted him to do.
Meng Yi knew that compared with Xiao He and the Zhu family, his status in Ying Gao's heart must be slightly worse. The reason was that there was no huge family behind them, and behind him was almost the largest family in Xianyang City that needed to be measured.
Although he had already issued a death order in his family, if any tribe member did not obey the emperor's will, he would be expelled from the family, but he also knew that it would be difficult for him to take care of everything. Since Lu Jia became a counselor, the name of their Meng family had never been said from Lu Jia's mouth. Meng Yi certainly understood why.
"Your Majesty, although these families are all old Qin nobles, they dare to plot against the lives of the emperor and form gangs in such an extreme way. Once you don't investigate, the stability of our Qin Dynasty and the problems of Xianyang City will be a devastating disaster. Therefore, according to the Qin rules of our Qin Dynasty, all the families that appear on this bamboo slip are no different from plotting against each other. They should be captured. After the investigation is made, the three tribes are barbaric!"
Meng Yi almost used all his strength to say the last four words. Although the three tribes of Yi Qi only had four short words, he understood the bloody storm behind it.
Chapter completed!