Chapter 97 For one son, two kings were established!
Tingwei's Mansion is in the Qin State. To be easy to understand, it is roughly equivalent to the modern Supreme People's Legal Aid, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Industry and Security combined into one.
The Tingwei Mansion has independent military force, has the power of trial and decision, and can directly communicate with the First Emperor to reach heaven.
In the Qin State, which ruled by law, the Tingwei Mansion, nicknamed the Legalist Mansion by Confucian scholars, actually had greater power than the three of them combined.
Especially after Li Si, who was deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, entered the Tingwei Mansion, he even raised the status of the Tingwei Mansion to second only to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Such an official government, which is of great significance to the Qin State, has to deal with an extremely large number of official documents every day, and the person in charge is indispensable.
But today, there is no one in charge of the Tingwei Mansion, which is second only to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was customary for the officials of Tingwei Mansion to carry several stacks of bamboo slips into the back hall while waiting for instructions.
I was surprised to find that no one was there!
No one dares to give instructions, which means that the Tingwei Mansion cannot operate.
Tingwei Mansion plays an important role in Xianyang City. If it cannot operate, it will directly or indirectly affect the operation of other government offices.
So, it didn't take long for the news that there was no one in charge of the Tingwei Mansion to spread throughout Xianyang City.
At first, the officials of the Qin State thought the news was false, and most of them dismissed it and sneered.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Li Tingwei is well-known for being a diligent government official. How could Tingwei's mansion stop functioning?"
"Even if Li Tingwei is no longer in the palace, there are still three people in charge, Tingwei Zheng, Tingwei Zuojian, and Tingwei Right Jian. It is impossible for all three to be absent."
The two officials were chatting while classifying the memorials written by the First Emperor into categories.
If you don't wear this layer of official uniform and talk freely outside, you will be jailed.
"But it's also a very strange thing." The long-faced official turned over the bamboo slips and said with confusion written on his face: "Today, seven bamboo slips should be sent to Tingwei Mansion. Why haven't I seen any of them? Where are they with you?"
Another official shook his head and said: "No, I haven't seen it. Just go to Tingwei's Mansion to remind you. I think I have been busy with the building recently, so forget about it."
"That should be it."
The long-faced official put down his work.
"Brother Zhao, please wait a moment. I will come back as soon as I go. This is not me skipping work. If we don't submit these seven bamboo slips today, you and I will inevitably be imprisoned for three days."
"Explain it carefully, go and get busy."
The long-faced official went to Tingwei's Mansion to press for the memorial.
There was only one clerk left in this room, sorting out the piles of memorials that were taller than a person.
"Your Majesty has to approve so many memorials every day. It's really hard work."
The remaining officials shook their sore shoulders and smacked their lips.
He was exhausted just from moving and sorting. It is hard to imagine how hard it was for the First Emperor to read every memorial.
Zhiqua~
The door of the room was pushed open, and the official who was left behind turned around and saw that it was the long-faced official who had left and returned.
The remaining official lowered his eyes and saw that the long-faced official had nothing in his hands. He couldn't help but said, "Hey, why didn't you get the memorial back?"
The long-faced official looked incredulous and said, "Tingwei Mansion is really paralyzed."
A few moments.
The back hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Prime Minister Wang Wan on the right and Prime Minister Wei on the left gathered together and listened to the report of the long-faced official.
"Master Tingwei entered the palace, Master Tingwei Zheng took a rest because of illness, Master Tingwei Youjian took a break because of illness, Master Tingwei Zuojian... entered Tingwei's prison. People in Tingwei's mansion said that there was no one in those seven bamboo slips.
The reply cannot be delivered today."
"I know, go down."
"only."
The long-faced official went down on his own.
Wei's pair of blue eyes were a little uncertain, and he frowned and said: "Zhang Han appeared on the balcony to kill someone for Ying Chengyu. A fatal incident occurred, and Li Si entered the palace to meet His Majesty. After leaving the palace, Li Si must have obtained His Majesty's order.
After taking Zhang Han, he led troops to the Chang'an Lord's Mansion to capture Ying Chengyu. From this point of view, it seems that Zhang Han was not sent by His Majesty, but took the official to the tower privately."
"The people from Tingwei's Mansion came out of Chang'an Jun's Mansion, but Ying Chengyu didn't get it. There is only one possibility. Your Majesty didn't ask Li Si to take Ying Chengxiang. This is a bit unclear. Your Majesty wanted Li Si to enter Chang'an Jun's Mansion.
But he doesn’t take people, weird things, weird things.”
Wei Zhuang never thought that Ying Chengyu might resist arrest.
In Xianyang City, no one who the First Emperor wanted to capture could escape.
"This is not over yet. After leaving Chang'an Jun's Mansion, Tingwei Zuojian, whose brother died on the balcony, was captured and put in Tingwei's prison. This is completely incomprehensible. Li Si entered the palace again, and before leaving, Tingwei
All the officials in the Wei Mansion were ordered to be silenced by Li Si, and no information about the affairs of the Chang'an Lord's Mansion was allowed to spread outside."
"Subsequently, Tingwei Zheng and Tingwei's right prisoner reported that they were ill at home due to consumptive disease, and Tingwei's mansion was paralyzed. They used to be strong, but today they are both suffering from consumptive consumption. How could it be such a coincidence? They are hiding.
What?"
"This series of things happened one after another, leaving no trace of thoughts, and it is difficult to figure out the end. So what happened in the Chang'an Palace, and what did your Majesty want to do? You can see that the right prime minister followed your Majesty when he was young.
after all?"
Wang Wan touched the white beard on his chin, reviewed what happened in recent days in his mind, and said: "Your Majesty is a person who has determined the way forward and will never look back. More than ten years ago, His Majesty returned to Qin from Zhao.
State. Under the circumstances that the Queen Mother Huayang and the late King Zhuang Xiang both wanted Ying Chengxuan to be the King of Qin, they decided to fight for the throne with Lord Chang'an."
"Nearly ten years ago, when Lu Buwei was in power, His Majesty resolutely went to Yongdi to be crowned and seize power through military means. What happened in recent days has been twists and turns, and it is difficult to trace the context. It is not like His Majesty's behavior. This line is sinister and treacherous.
, full of contradictions, somewhat... like a young master."
"Young Master Cheng? Is that the right minister you are talking about?"
Wei Zhuang was very unfamiliar with the four words "Cheng Gongzi".
"Wait a minute!" Wei Zhuang looked at Wang Wan in shock and said, "So Zhuzi is actually interested in the throne? Are the former King Zhuang Xiang and the Queen Mother Huayang looking for a subjugated king for Qin?"
He came to Qin relatively late, after Ying Zheng became the king of Qin.
When he arrived in the Qin State, Ying Chengyu had already brought the shame of staying in Qin and was regarded as a shame by the Qin State.
But he never thought that such a arrogant person as Ying Chengyu would almost become the king of Qin.
He had never heard of such a secret, and no one had ever told him.
After he exclaimed, seeing that Wang Wan had no intention of explaining to him, he rolled his blue eyes and chuckled: "Right Prime Minister, although you and I have been fighting for a long time, in the end we only care about the future of our descendants. Explain.
After that, it was just fiefdoms and titles. After His Majesty put aside the two systems of enfeoffment and prefectures and counties, the issue of the tower came out on the side of Chang'an Jun. And the matter has reached the point where it is so foggy that it is difficult not to think about the two.
Relationship. You and I have the same goal in this matter, so why not take a break and wait until this battle is over?"
Wang Wan didn't say yes or no. After pacing for a few steps, he spoke again, but he talked about the past.
"More than ten years ago, the Lord of Chang'an was still called Mr. Cheng. At that time, Mr. Cheng did not hang out in the palace, nor did he indulge in women. He often accompanied the late King Zhaoxiang to meet with the ministers and expressed his unique opinions. Although his words were naive and childish,
But occasionally he hits the nail on the head and gets to the essence of things."
Is that it? Born in an imperial family, with good mentors to teach you since childhood, if you don’t know anything, that would be weird!
Wei Zhuang sat on the chair and said disdainfully: "The prince's son's knowledge is beyond ordinary people. What are some surprising words?"
Wang Wan looked at Wei Xiang with strange eyes and said, "Oh? Then Wanruo told the left minister that Master Cheng was only five years old when he accompanied the late King Zhaoxiang to meet with the ministers."
"What! This is impossible!"
The Wei-shaped buttocks were not yet warm from sitting, so they jumped up in fright at Wang Wan's two words.
"What can a five-year-old child know? It is not easy to understand the words of adults and respond to them freely, but how can he participate in them? No matter how popular the literary style is in the Central Plains, can he still stuff all the bamboo slips into the child's head? Is the Right Prime Minister
You don’t believe in the sincerity of the petition, and you are deliberately playing tricks on the petition!”
Wang Wan said in a deep voice: "Looking at my face, Mr. Zuo, does it seem like he is playing tricks on you?"
"Five-year-old children can not only understand national affairs, but also discuss and point out the flaws. If this is not playing, what is playing!"
"This is absolutely true. If Prime Minister Zuo doesn't believe it, we will have nothing to talk about today."
Wei Zhuang stared closely at the right prime minister of Qin who had been quarreling with him for a long time. He could not see a trace of joking or suspicion in him, only seriousness and solemnity.
Wang Wan didn't seem to be joking with me, but his remarks were too shocking.
I was still under the care of a wet nurse when I was five years old. Is there really anyone who can know the affairs of the country at the age of five?
This person is still the arrogant person who knows all things romantic!
Wei Zhuang was confused and he slowly sat down on the chair, as if he wanted to calm his beating heart.
"If you look like this, I will trust the Prime Minister once, okay?"
Wei Zhuang suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something. After realizing it, he said: "The right minister is talking about the late king Zhaoxiang? Not the late king Zhuangxiang?"
King Zhaoxiang of Qin was the father of King Zhuangxiang of Qin.
Wang Wan still did not give Kui Zhuang a direct reply and continued: "At the age of five, we discussed state affairs and current affairs, at the age of seven, we went to court with the king, at the age of eight, the king always asked questions about everything, and at the age of nine, he made memorials to various places. If the former kings Xiaowen and Zhuang Xiang could become the kings of Qin,
Most of the credit goes to Mr. Cheng."
"The late King Zhaoxiang personally called the late King Xiaowen and the late King Zhuang Xiang to his side. He pointed at the young Master Chengxi and said: 'You two must agree to me, Chenglong and Guan, no matter who is the king of Qin, he should abdicate the throne.
Don't hinder the Qin State! You should do this today. After the death of the widow, Zhu will be the king. After a hundred years, Zi Chu will be the king. Is that right? This was the most famous person in the Qin State at that time. He only had one son and established two kings. If not
When the late King Zhaoxiang left, Prince Cheng was still very young, and in our Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin was about to be passed down after two generations."
To establish two kings for one son?
Wei Zhuang felt that his butt was on fire and he couldn't sit still at all.
Even though he had been mentally prepared, at this moment, he still felt like he was listening to a fairy tale.
Is his mother still a human being?
This is simply more saint than saint!
A notorious playboy was able to reach this level of genius and single-handedly united two generations of Qin kings in Qin. Is this really something that can be accomplished by human power?
"What the right minister said is, in fact, too mysterious and bizarre to be believed."
Wei Zhuang felt that his speech was a bit dry, his throat was extremely dry, and his throat was in urgent need of water.
"What Wan said to Prime Minister Zuo today is false. I am willing to be punished by being quartered by five oxen, and the gods, humans and ghosts in heaven and earth will be abandoned."
During the Qin Dynasty, unlike modern times, the theory of gods and ghosts was very popular.
The Confucianist Confucius said: Respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance.
Confucius believed in the existence of ghosts and gods.
He asked his disciples to respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them.
The Taoist Zhuangzi said: Therefore, those who know the joy of heaven have no resentment from heaven, no one is wrong, no burden is burdened, and no ghosts are responsible.
Zhuangzi believed in the existence of ghosts and gods.
This sentence means that as long as people act in obedience to God's will, God will not complain, people will not criticize, they will not be involved in things, and they will not be blamed by ghosts and gods.
Mozi, a Mohist, said: I am confused about whether ghosts and gods exist or not, and I don’t know whether ghosts and gods can reward the virtuous and punish the violent.
Mozi believed in the existence of ghosts and gods.
The meaning of this sentence is that people doubt whether there is any difference between ghosts and gods. Isn’t it because they doubt that ghosts and gods can reward good and punish evil?
Confucianism and Mohism were once collectively known as xianxue.
Taoism is also a very influential theory among hundreds of scholars.
Looking at it this way, we can get a glimpse of the degree to which ghosts and gods were respected during that period.
Therefore, Wang Wan dared to swear an oath to ghosts and gods, and the price he paid was extremely heavy in the eyes of people at the time.
The last trace of doubt in Wei Zhuang's eyes was dispelled, and he began to truly believe the ridiculous words Wang Wan said.
"It's unheard of, unheard of. There are people in the world who can do this and live in vain for decades!"
"It's not just you. When I first heard about this, I was dumbfounded and couldn't speak for a long time."
"The right minister only mentioned that Mr. Cheng is nine years old. What happens after that?"
"after……"
Wang Wan put on a proud smile.
"Young Master Cheng is ten years old. Your Majesty moves from Zhao to Qin!"
At that time, Wang Wan defected to Ying Zheng early when everyone was optimistic about Ying Chengyu.
When Wei Zhuang heard Wang Wan say the word "Your Majesty", he was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yes, I was so entranced just now that I just took it as a matter of course that the miraculous Mr. Cheng would become the king in the future.
I almost forgot that it is His Majesty who is sitting on the throne of King Qin now, not Lord Chang'an.
"This... how did your majesty defeat such a talented and unparalleled young master?"
Wei Zhuang didn't even dare to think about it.
Ying Zheng is a proton who has just returned from an enemy country.
How to win in the face of Master Cheng, who is at the top of the Qin Kingdom and has the miraculous event of "making two kings out of one son"?
"Wan, I really don't know."
"The right minister was with His Majesty at that time, don't you know?"
"I really don't know. Maybe there is destiny between heaven and earth."
Wang Wan's thoughts were racing, and she recalled the time when the two young masters of the Qin Kingdom fought for the king.
"For some reason, three months after Your Majesty entered the Qin Dynasty, Prince Cheng, who was hailed as the opportunity for the rise of the Qin Dynasty, gradually became mediocre. For this reason, the late King Zhuang Xiang even almost beheaded His Majesty. He suspected that His Majesty used witchcraft to This technique put a curse on Mr. Cheng."
"The late King Zhuang Xiang once drew his sword at His Majesty and the Queen Mother in the court hall, in front of all the court officials, and cried out sadly: 'I should not listen to Cheng Xi's words and take back your mother and son. Your mother and son will avenge their kindness. I am ashamed of my father, my eldest father, and the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty! I will kill you today! I will return to you in exchange for the crickets!'"
"What?!"
Wei Zhuang knew that his performance today was extremely poor, like a stupid boy of twelve or thirteen years old.
At first glance, there was no city at all.
But he had no choice. He really had no way to control himself from making such an action.
The flames on the chair finally made him jump up. Prime Minister Zuo, who was inferior to one person in the Qin Dynasty and superior to ten thousand people, was like a monkey jumping up and down at this moment.
But Wei Zhuang did not feel embarrassed at this moment. On the contrary, he felt that his current performance was far from being able to express the surprise in his heart.
The return of the First Emperor to Zhao was actually prompted by what he regarded as a playboy. He had been in Qin for so long, how come he had never heard of it!
"This, this, this, this is unreasonable, illogical, and not in the interest! That Zhuzi! No! Ying Chengyu! No! Lord Chang'an! Lord Chang'an, he is really a saint!"