"Among the nobles in the world, I am not so arrogant yet." The First Emperor said softly.
Wang Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Publicly and privately, he did not want to see the day when there would be protests from all over the Qin State and it would be difficult to implement the decree.
"Get up and do what you have to do." The First Emperor took the lead and walked down the stairs.
"only."
Wang Wan stood up with his palms on the ground, wiped a little sweat from the creases on his forehead at an altitude of three feet, and followed the First Emperor down.
Under the high platform, Gai Nie and Zhao Gao stood in strict formation, waiting for the First Emperor and Wang Wan.
The First Emperor looked at the high platform and said to Genie: "You can even cut through cement with one sword. I guess this stone will be destroyed as well."
After speaking, he stretched out his hand to indicate that Gai Nie could take action now.
Gai Nie's face was expressionless, but the speechlessness in his eyes was ready to come out, and he said: "I am incompetent."
Although this high platform is made of low-quality stone and its hardness is not that high, the stone platform is five to six meters in diameter and extremely thick.
Although Gai Nie is good at martial arts and has strong swordsmanship, he can break a concrete slab with one sword. But a solid cylinder of inferior stone with a diameter of five or six meters cannot be broken by Gai Nie.
"Why? Is it because I haven't eaten enough?" The First Emperor glanced at Gai Nie and Zhao Gao.
"It has nothing to do with that."
Gai Nie replied without emotion, looking directly at the First Emperor indifferently, thinking that even if he was full or not, Nie could not cut off the high platform with one sword.
Zhao Gao immediately lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "I am guilty."
"It's just a joke, there is a serious crime." The First Emperor glanced at Genie, who was standing proudly, and said, "Next time, remember to wipe off the oil stains from the corners of your mouth."
"only."
The old prime minister was a few steps behind the First Emperor, but he took in all the words, expressions, and actions of the three people, and lowered his head slightly to hide the emotions in his eyes.
What happened in that rebellion that year? Why could His Majesty tolerate Lu Buwei's rebellious life? Is it because of Lord Chang'an?
Your Majesty treated Gai Nie so kindly, could it be because Gai Nie was originally a guest of the Chang'an emperor?
I didn't know why Lord Chang'an made such arrogant remarks at the Wax Festival, but if everything was your Majesty's instruction, then it would make sense.
Your Majesty wants to use the words of Lord Chang'an to test the bottom line of the nobles and once again centralize power. It is appropriate for you to hit me with your words today.
That's all, my children and grandchildren are free and happy, what do I care about...
The old prime minister shook his head inwardly. After calming down, the smile on his face became much more natural.
"Zhao Gao, I don't want to see this high platform again tomorrow." The First Emperor patted the stone pillar and said.
"only."
Zhao Gao responded respectfully.
Looking up at the sky, the First Emperor turned around and returned.
God, I can't die yet.
Gai Nie, Zhao Gao, and Wang Wan were all half a step behind the First Emperor, and followed him according to the pace of the First Emperor.
"I'm hungry, tell the chef to prepare some food." The First Emperor strode forward and said as he walked.
After taking two steps, no one answered.
Zhao Gao, who had been following him, glanced at Gai Nie gratefully and responded respectfully: "Wei."
This god of plague would also do some good deeds, knowing that Gao would have plenty of opportunities to serve him when he left. He did not give him roasted pigeons, sake, and venison for free.
Gai Nie felt his full belly, listened to Zhao Gao's reply, and received Zhao Gao's grateful gaze, feeling satisfied.
It's great that Zhao Gao, the licking dog, is back, and Nie doesn't need to do anything.
As long as His Majesty does not mention Nie by name, he will not respond. If everything is left to Zhao Gao, he still has to thank Nie.
One day later.
Xiangbang Mansion.
"Xiangbang, please take a look."
Under Wang Wan's surprised eyes, Li Si handed over the latest imperial edict issued by the First Emperor.
Although Lu Buwei was once the lord of Li Si, Li Si was not inferior to others, so how could he be conquered by Lu Buwei so quickly?
Most of the imperial edicts written by the First Emperor are sent to the world through the Prime Minister's Office. Before issuance, the Prime Minister's Office will investigate the imperial edicts to see if there are any deficiencies.
In the past, the Prime Minister's Mansion was called the Prime Minister's Mansion. Li Si and Wang Wan were the biggest, so this job belonged to Li Si and Wang Wan.
Now it was renamed Xiangbang Mansion, and Lu Buwei was the biggest, so the errands were moved to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei didn't even look at the bamboo slips, his eyes were bloodshot with his head lowered, and he carefully searched the list of officials of the Qin Dynasty for officials who could be sent to Korea to serve.
There are dozens of cities in Korea, and each city requires three high-level officials, which requires a total of about a hundred high-level officials.
Lu Buwei, who had not been in court for ten years, only knew the top officials of the Qin Dynasty and knew almost nothing about those who were not allowed to go to court.
So he had to look through the thick roster one by one and select officials based on their resumes and political achievements.
Finding suitable officials for Korea was a huge project for Lu Buwei, who was no longer young both physically and mentally.
Lu Buwei, who felt guilty about Han Di, didn't sleep yesterday and stayed up all night at Xiangbang's Mansion. He still hasn't finished looking for it yet.
Hearing Li Si's words, he buried his head and said tiredly: "Didn't I say yesterday that it is not my ability to find out the omissions and fill them up? As soon as the memorial is answered, the two of you still make the final decision on the imperial edict."
Lu Buwei, who had actually been supervising the country as prime minister ten years ago, refused to obey anyone except Ying Chengyu.
He didn't like to run behind others, even if that person was the First Emperor, because he had different moral principles from the First Emperor.
If he were to be responsible for the task of sharing memorials and reading imperial edicts, Lu Buwei, a miscellaneous scholar who scorned the strictness of Legalism, estimated that he would most likely dislike everything.
If you don't like it and can't change it, then it's better not to look at it and simply stay out of sight.
Moreover, Lu Buwei himself knew that he was not familiar with everything since he had not been to court for ten years.
He was struggling to appoint officials from the Han region, so he did not have the ability to grasp everything.
Wang Wan's face looked much better after hearing this.
No matter what Lu Buwei's actions were, the result was to give up power, which showed that he had no intention of using the two prime ministers Li Si and Wang Wan as decoration.
On the premise that Li Si has already surrendered, this is definitely a goodwill signal for Wang Wan.
Because as long as Lu Buwei is willing and with Li Si's cooperation, the Xiangbang Mansion can theoretically operate without his Wang Wan.
"I offended a lot of people yesterday. I hope Jiang Xiangbang won't blame me." Wang Wan took the initiative to apologize and returned her kindness.
In the midst of his busy schedule, Lu Buwei raised his head and smiled and exchanged a few words with Wang Wan. The looming ice in the back hall of Xiangbang Mansion melted away without a trace.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lu Buwei, who was eager to send officials, pointed to the bamboo slips under him to end this high-level dialogue.
"I'll do something first."
"Xiangbang is busy," Wang Wan said immediately.
Lu Buwei continued to immerse himself in the investigation.
Li Si took the bamboo slips to Wang Wan's side, and the two looked at the imperial edict issued by the First Emperor. They exchanged a few words in a low voice and both agreed that the imperial edict could be issued.
The two prime ministers were both quick people and immediately sent the contents of the latest imperial edict issued by the First Emperor to the world.
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Lu Buwei, who exercised the power of the prime minister on behalf of Ying Chengxuan, had been in the prime minister's mansion from beginning to end, but he did not see this imperial edict.
If he saw it, he would definitely stop it.
It is absolutely not feasible for him and Ying Chengxuan's future development to cut off the world's opinions and be punished for their words.
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Xianyang Prison.
Single room luxury prison.
Bao Bailingzhi stood respectfully in front of Gan Luo, who was playing with a low-quality glass bead in his hand, and seriously reported the situation outside.
"Every day, dozens of memorials impeaching Lord Chang'an and the Left Prime Minister are sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Our people inside saw with their own eyes that the Prime Minister's Mansion submitted all the memorials. All the memorials submitted were not returned.
Your Majesty, I don't know what you mean by keeping everything in check."
Gan Luo lay on his back and laughed when he heard this: "What do you mean by this? Do you not know or don't want to know? It's clear that His Majesty is not on our side."
Sitting up, he held his chin with his left hand, raised the palm of his right hand flat to his eyes, and looked at the glass bead in his palm.
"Bao Bai Lingzhi, is this bead good?"
Bao Bai Lingzhi stepped forward flatteringly, brought his face less than a foot away from the bead, and looked at it carefully.
He said: "Although this pearl is not pure in color, it is difficult to make it look like a pearl out of glass, and it is tainted with your noble spirit. I am willing to pay twenty gold to buy this pearl."
Gan Luo nodded with satisfaction, closed his hand, put away the beads, and threw them to Bao Bailingzhi at will.
There was a look of surprise on Bao Bailing's face. He hurriedly took it in his hand and rubbed it again and again. He put this inferior glass bead into his arms like it was a treasure passed down from generation to generation.
"Thank you, sir."
"Your Majesty has such a big heart." Gan Luo stretched out, stretched his muscles and bones, held his chin and crossed his legs, and analyzed: "Your Majesty doesn't know what Ying Chengyu is going to do, and most likely he thinks that Ying Chengyu is...
He got the second Shang Yang and wanted to centralize power for the second time. I'm quite curious about His Majesty's expression when he knew that Ying Chengyu still wanted to restrict the monarch's power. It's a pity."
More than ten years ago, Ying Chengyu finally told him that kings also make mistakes and cannot unite all the people in the world into one person.
No family can produce a holy king from generation to generation, and the power of the king must be limited.
"If Ying Chengxuan is allowed to go to the step of restricting the power of the king, then no one can hug the big tree on my tomb, right?"
Gan Luo smacked his lips, feeling a little regretful.
Next to him, Bao Bailingzhi's face turned pale. Different from the smile he put on just now, this time he was showing true feelings.
How dare you, Lord Chang'an, to limit your power? How can I listen?
"What? Are you scared? You can tell His Majesty directly." Gan Luo raised his eyes, looked at Bao Bailingzhi's face, and said with great interest: "When the time comes to overthrow Ying Chengyu, you will be the number one hero. Self-Defense Martingale Founder II
Since the tenth-level military meritorious service, no one has ever been awarded the title of 20th-level Chehou.
"In the ten years since Your Majesty has been on the throne, this dynasty has granted two titles. This shows that Your Majesty is not stingy with rewards. Your Majesty also said in the court that all the heroes should be able to escape unscathed. Perhaps, you are the third Chehou."
Gan Luo's words were very attractive, making Bao Bailing feel short of breath and unable to control himself.
No one can refuse the title of Marquis of Che, which is the highest title for Qin officials.
After Bao Bai Lingzhi took a few heavy breaths, he stroked his chest and said with a wry smile: "Lingzhi didn't hear anything."
Gan Luo smiled contemptuously.
"Cowardless people."
Bao Bailing listened as if he had never heard of it.
There was only one reason for him to break away from Chehou's temptation.
If you can become the Marquis of Che, why doesn't Gan Luo report it to you?
Bao Bailingzhi didn't have much talent, but he was definitely not a fool.
When Gan Luo saw Bao Bailingzhi no longer speaking, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
He casually picked up a piece of hay from the bed, held it in his mouth, and said casually: "How did you get in?"
Bao Bai was a little stunned.
We also have people here. I just said it and came in. Sir, did you forget that we have people working here?
Now I carefully explained the process of entering Xianyang Prison.
I found an insider, took the key, walked to Xianyang Prison, and opened the cell door.
After finishing speaking, Bao Bailingzhi felt that what he said was all nonsense.
“It went so well.”
After Gan Luo heard this, he frowned and said to himself.
"With my brother's style of beating snakes to death, how could he let you in so easily?"
Xianyang Prison is a prison where important prisoners are held. They are not allowed to visit or enter or leave for free.
"I don't know." Bao Beringzhi replied honestly.
Does Shang Qing have some random thoughts...
He thought it was okay to be able to enter and exit Xianyang Prison, and it was not the first time he had done such a thing.
"I didn't ask you." Gan Luo said impatiently, "I know you don't know anything."
Bao Bai Lingzhi stood sincerely, not daring to speak.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Gan Luo said nothing, holding hay in his mouth and thinking.
Bao Bailing did not dare to speak and waited for the minister to finish thinking.
After half a cup of tea, Gan Luo suddenly said: "When will I die?"
This sentence frightened Bao Bailingzhi so much. The head of the doctoral department never thought that Gan Luo, who led the aristocratic family, would die.
His tongue was a little knotted and he said: "Come on, come on, your Majesty will not die."
From Bao Bailingzhi's words, Gan Luo knew that his case, which had solid evidence and collected both witnesses and material evidence, had never entered the trial stage.
As long as it does not enter the trial stage, he will not die.
Brother, if you don't kill me, why are you arresting me? What tricks are you thinking of?
Gan Luo's face was gloomy, and for the first time he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine his childhood brother was selling in the gourd.
He thought he was being captured and beheaded, killing him so that the family would be leaderless and killing the chickens to scare the monkeys.
But now it seems that his life safety has been greatly guaranteed.
A Qin official of his level died, and as a doctor, Bao Bailingzhi would definitely hear about it, unless the First Emperor sent someone to assassinate him.
Before Gan Luo entered Xianyang Prison, he received a tip from Tingwei's right prisoner and made many plans for himself, preparing to be released together during the trial.
However, Li Si, who was in charge of Tingwei, delayed in hearing the case, and all his plans were unable to be carried out.
Before entering Xianyang Prison, he thought he would be able to get out soon and be able to compete with Ying Chengyu in the trial stage.
If he had known that Ying Chengyu would leave him alone after taking him to Xianyang Prison, he would definitely not have entered so calmly.
"It's just the people on the balcony who deserve to die."
Gan Luo's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"I don't know."
Bao Bailingzhi shook his head.
Gan Luo stood up, kicked Bao Bering's leg, and said disgustedly: "Get out!"
Bao Bailingzhi endured the severe pain in his legs, bowed 90 degrees and bowed deeply, then walked backwards to leave Xianyang Prison.
"return."
Hearing Gan Luo's call, Bao Bai turned around and returned to Gan Luo lamely when he walked to the prison door.
"Your Majesty has more instructions."
Brother, you are kind and righteous, but I am not.
You are so comfortable now that I am confused, so don't blame me for making it difficult for you to maintain.
Not only will I kill people on the balcony, I will also make you the target of public criticism, and Your Majesty will not be able to stop you!
A fierce look flashed in Gan Luo's eyes, and he roughly tore open the lapel of Bao Bailing's clothes and took out the glass beads.