Chapter 433: Knowing the law and breaking the law will result in an additional penalty!
Enter the palace.
Ying Zheng is indeed still there.
Entering the palace, Qin Luoheng felt his body and mind sink, and his breathing became heavy. He quickly said: "My son, I have come to apologize to my father."
Ying Zheng glanced scornfully.
Indifferently said:
"Excuse me?"
"What do you want to plead guilty to?"
Qin Luoheng's breath stopped and he lowered his head and said: "My son violated the order and participated in detecting the leak, and even interrogated Zhao Gao on his own initiative. This is not only inconsistent with the law and reason, but also violates the law."
"My son... I am guilty!"
Qin Luoheng did not even dare to ask the First Emperor for forgiveness.
It was quiet inside the palace.
The eunuchs serving around him all held their breath and did not dare to take a deep breath. They all lowered their heads and glanced around more. They were extremely nervous.
"Zhao Gao?" Ying Zheng said indifferently: "Have you found out that Zhao Gao did it?"
Qin Luoheng paused and said:
"Go back to Father."
"After thorough investigation by Zhang Cang Yushi and Tianwang Order Yi, there is sufficient evidence to prove that Zhao Gao committed this crime, and Zhao Gao has confessed his guilt in prison."
"Father, please take a closer look."
Ying Zheng's eyes were cold and he said coldly: "Since this case was handed over to Zhang Cang and Yi for investigation, and it was also found out by them, why did you intervene?"
Qin Luoheng's face turned pale and he didn't make any excuse.
He said in a deep voice: "My son, I know my guilt."
"Knowing your guilt?" Ying Zheng snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Knowing your guilt is the reason why you have violated the law again and again and ignored the laws again and again? If everyone in the world knew your crime like you, wouldn't the laws of Qin become empty words?
?Is it still necessary for Da Qin’s laws and regulations to exist?”
"Knowing a crime and committing a crime is an even greater crime!"
Qin Luoheng lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Ying Zheng looked at Qin Luoheng coldly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
He said coldly:
"I don't care what reasons you have or what you say. The law cannot be tolerated. If there is a law and you don't obey it, the world will be in chaos. From now on, I will take away the silver seal and green ribbon of Ying Si Nian and give him the seven-year-old crown."
He was given the fifth crown, the nine-chamber crown was reduced to the seventh-chamber crown, and he was confined in the palace for one month."
"also."
"The abolition of the Shangshu order is false!"
"If you dare to cause trouble within this month, you will be expelled from the clan!"
Qin Luoheng said:
"My son, thank you very much, Father."
"My son, I will strictly abide by my father's teachings and never dare to do it again."
"My son, I know I was wrong."
Qin Luoheng's attitude was extremely low.
He knows very well.
I have no room to defend myself.
Can't justify it either.
This punishment is not just for this time, but also for the past. However, in the past, he was not the Master of the Qin Dynasty, so he could be tolerated for the time being. But now that he is the Master of the Qin Dynasty, his words and deeds will fall into the eyes of the world.
Therefore, one must set an example, so the punishment is particularly severe.
Ying Zheng was quite surprised to see Qin Luoheng accept it so easily.
but.
I don't really care either.
Finished.
Ying Zheng didn't speak again and continued to deal with the memorial, leaving Qin Luoheng kneeling in the palace. The eunuchs around looked at each other, but they didn't know what happened, but they could also see that Qin Luoheng was probably very angry.
, otherwise the First Emperor would never have punished him so severely.
Winning the silver seal, green ribbon, and being demoted to the imperial crown may seem like a light punishment, but it is not.
The imperial family does not care about gold, silver and jewelry. What is important is the First Emperor's value. Silver seals, green ribbons, and crowns and robes. These are all things that can directly demonstrate status and honor. But now they have all been taken away and demoted. This
If it spreads, it will undoubtedly send a signal to the outside world.
Qin Luoheng has lost the closeness of the First Emperor.
This is undoubtedly very fatal to Master Da Qin.
A few months ago.
Qin Luoheng was honored in front of hundreds of officials.
But less than half a year later, all these honors were stripped away again.
only the guy drinking water knows it's cold or hot!
Now Qin Luoheng is no longer the most noble prince in the Qin Dynasty, but an ordinary one who cannot be ordinary, and is even worse than those princes who are not close to him. His past glory is like a passing cloud, disappearing in an instant.
The power of the king is unpredictable!
I don't know how much time has passed.
Ying Zheng finally finished reviewing all the memorials.
He raised his head again and glanced at Qin Luoheng.
Dandan said:
"Zhao Gao confessed?"
Qin Luoheng said:
"Go back to Father."
"Zhao Gao has confessed to leaking the secret earlier, and all his accomplices were also arrested earlier. After a night of interrogation, they all confessed."
Hear the words.
Ying Zheng slightly raised his forehead.
Asked: "Did Zhao Gao say anything else in prison?"
Qin Luoheng replied:
"Zhao Gao did say something else."
"When he confessed, he claimed that he had been unfaithful and unjust to his father and wanted to serve his father again in the next life."
"What else?" Ying Zheng said indifferently.
Qin Luoheng trembled slightly and continued: "Zhao Gao wanted me to continue the bloodline of the Zhao family, and my son finally agreed to let Zhao Cheng's son enter the palace as a eunuch."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. Yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
Ying Zheng snorted coldly:
"Continuing a bloodline?"
"I think it's not necessary anymore."
Qin Luoheng said: "Father is wise."
Ying Zheng looked at Qin Luoheng coldly and continued to ask: "What else? Zhao Gao has served me for so many years, and this is all he said and committed? I know better than you what kind of temper he has.
"
Qin Luoheng's complexion changed slightly.
He said in a deep voice:
"Father, you really know everything clearly."
"When Zhao Gao was in prison, he had a very tough attitude at first and even uttered arrogant words many times. He also tried to use some old stories to confuse the public. However, his son was not fooled. After scolding him, he revealed the facts of his crime. Finally,
Zhao Gao suffered a mental breakdown and completely confessed."
"Father, please take a closer look."
Ying Zheng took a deep look at Qin Luoheng, and finally withdrew his gaze and nodded: "It is commendable that Zhao Gao can find his way back from his lost ways, but mistakes are made after all, and he should be punished if he makes a mistake."
"Half a year has passed since the leak of secrets. Now that Zhao Gao has pleaded guilty, the case should be officially closed."
Qin Luoheng said:
"My son thinks so too."
"So before leaving, I specially gave a few words to let them get married as soon as possible."
"It's just that Zhao Gao, who has been in the court for many years, has formed a group of cronies, including many courtiers, many of whom have a deep or shallow relationship with his younger brother Hu Hai. The courtiers know about this and know that it is not necessary.
It was wonderful, but I was afraid of causing trouble again, so I took it upon myself to convict these cronies one by one."
"Father, please punish me!
"
Ying Zheng frowned.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold.
Qin Luoheng lowered his head, not daring to raise his head at all.
His words were said lightly, but they contained profound meaning.
How could Ying Zheng not hear it?
Ying Zheng looked at Qin Luoheng with gloomy eyes. After a long time, he nodded and said: "Since they have chosen to form a party with Zhao Gao for personal gain, everything must be done in accordance with the law."
"You did the right thing!"
"I am grateful," Qin Luoheng said.
Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze, stood up slowly, and then walked straight out of the hall. When Ying Zheng walked away, Qin Luoheng slowly stood up from the ground. His back was already soaked, and his whole face turned pale.
"Huh~"
Qin Luoheng took a deep breath.
He already felt like he was about to suffocate.
The pressure from the First Emperor was too great!
Moreover, any wrong answer to what he discussed with the First Emperor might make the First Emperor dissatisfied or even disgusted, because Zhao Gao was not only involved in attacking and killing himself, but also related to the secrets of the First Emperor and the crown prince.
Every fight was enough to make people fall to the ground, but fortunately, he finally got through it safely.
Qin Luoheng stood in the hall.
It's been a long time.
Only then did he come back to his senses.
He looked at the completely dark sky before walking towards the palace.
Return to Huizhong Palace.
But Bo Shu had already gone to bed.
He did not go directly to the palace, but went to the study room and sat quietly on the banquet. Thinking back on this near-tightrope choice, he was also filled with fear.
He didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.
It's just that Zhao Gao is really involved too deeply.
If he had not come forward, when Zhang Cang and Yi went to cross-examine, they would probably ask a lot of fatal things. By then, many people in the court would be implicated, especially if it was related to the First Emperor. Zhang Cang and Yi would both be in danger of their lives.
The danger, and more importantly, Zhao Gao will definitely involve Hu Hai.
And with Zhang Cang and Yi's nature, they would definitely inform the First Emperor of these things.
Things will get big then!
Although he has been deprived of some honors now, Qin Luoheng doesn't think it's a big deal. Those things are meant to prove his identity. If they are gone, they will be gone. As long as he is still the Tenth Young Master of Great Qin, those things are destined to be still available.
return.
and......
His most important Shangshu Order is still there.
Although it turned out to be fake.
But he is still the head of the Secretariat.
He can still continue to try something according to his own ideas.
As for being grounded for a month, Qin Luoheng didn't take it seriously. Now that he has fully explained the affairs of the Secretary, a month of grounding can save him a lot of trouble. At least the farmers and the Mo family want to give him
There is no way to file a complaint.
also.
He has been busy with political affairs in the past few months, but he has not had much time to spend with Weiyang and Zhiru. Now that he has been free for a month, he can spend some time with them.
Being grounded is actually a good thing for him.
Of course, he knew it too.
The fact that he was deprived of the silver seal, green ribbon, etc. would definitely reach the ears of the officials, and it would definitely make them feel upset, but he didn't really care.
The officials in the court were not from the same group as him!
Now he can sit peacefully in the study. One of the main reasons is that the First Emperor saw what he did. Therefore, when it came to the subsequent dispute over the crown prince, the First Emperor did not punish him again.
The First Emperor was not angry about this.
This is undoubtedly the best thing for Qin Luoheng.
Qin Luoheng sat in the study for half an hour. When the sky turned completely dark and he could no longer see his fingers, he got up and went back to the palace to rest.
The next day.
The sky is dark and bright.
While Qin Luoheng was soundly sleeping, what happened yesterday had spread throughout the court and the public, causing an uproar in the court. Especially when Zhao Gao's party members were directly removed, it shocked all the officials. They never expected that Qin Luoheng
Heng was so ruthless that by leaking secrets, he directly eliminated all Hu Hai's team.
After that, the battle for the crown prince became completely clear.
Only Fusu and Qin Luoheng.
Just when the undercurrent in the court was surging, Qin Luoheng took a rare nap.
When he woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
He simply washed up and then went to amuse the two children. The disturbances from the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him.