Ying Zheng remained motionless on the throne. After all the civil and military officials had paid their respects, he said calmly: "There are only two things to discuss today. First, will the Great Qin Empire march into the Milky Way? Second, use the original old official system as the basis.
Foundation, innovation and reform.”
Ying Zheng's voice echoed in the vastly expanded Qin Emperor's Palace, and civil and military officials throughout the court began to discuss it.
"Your Majesty, I have my own memorial." Prime Minister Zhou Yafu was at the peak of his career. For so many years, he had stepped on countless colleagues who had looked down upon the position of prime minister. It could be said that he fought bloody battles and finally got what he wanted.
Liu Kai, the central doctor at that time, failed, and many colleagues like Liu Kai failed. Those who failed were without exception, either dismissed from office and served a sentence, or died.
Zhou Yafu feels that he is the winner, and he should get everything that a winner deserves. Over the years, he has been eliminating competitors who threaten him, but he has always done so in secret and dealt with them to death with sufficient evidence.
Because of this, even after Zhou Yafu became the prime minister, he always walked on thin ice and strictly disciplined himself. Any move that could be used as a handle would be nipped in the bud by him.
Nowadays, he is very famous. In fact, Zhou Yafu feels that his life is very tiring, but he likes power.
No one dares to challenge His Majesty's prestige, and Zhou Yafu is no exception. For many years, whether openly or secretly, Zhou Yafu has played the role of a grandson to His Majesty.
Apart from killing potential opponents who endanger his position, Zhou Yafu swears to God that he has never done anything harmful to the country or the people.
Yesterday, a large amount of evidence was collected against the censor's fortune teller. This morning, he couldn't wait to kill the opponent in one fell swoop.
You must know that the fortune teller is a censor and has the power to supervise all officials. This makes Zhou Yafu very uncomfortable. If it were just that, Zhou Yafu would not be so afraid. The fortune teller is a very smart man and has great political achievements.
Hehe is the person most likely to threaten his position, which makes Zhou Yafu sleepless and uneasy.
Now that there was a large amount of evidence, Zhou Yafu was determined not to let it go any longer, so he was distracted in thought and began to remonstrate without even hearing His Majesty's words.
Zhou Yafu felt a little depressed when he thought that the Prime Minister, who was the head of the empire's officials, had to do it himself. However, he had no choice. In order to win His Majesty's trust, he never had private meetings with any of his subordinate officials outside the court.
Not to mention the friendship party.
However, Zhou Yafu knows that there are gains and losses. Why he can stand out among thousands of candidates is like a mirror in his heart.
The result is that he is not worthy of his reputation as prime minister. Although the officials below him dare not violate his orders, they do so in both positive and negative ways.
The good thing is that His Majesty trusts him. Zhou Yafu feels that even if all the ministers dislike him, as long as His Majesty trusts him, then he, the Prime Minister, will be as stable as a mountain.
Ying Zheng glanced at Zhou Yafu and sighed slightly in his heart, but he said calmly: "I just put forward two major proposals, and the prime minister came up with good strategies. He is truly worthy of being the Optimus Prime of the Qin Empire!"
When Zhou Yafu heard this, he was stunned at first: "What good idea?" He muttered in his heart, but at the same time he woke up and realized that something was wrong. No wonder everyone looked at him with amusement. Even His Majesty, he seemed to have noticed the strange look in his eyes.
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"Your Majesty... minister..." Zhou Yafu was about to explain, but was interrupted by Ying Zheng.
"Prime Minister, please give me some good advice!" Ying Zheng said with a strange smile.
"There is no good strategy, but there is a volume in the memorial." Zhou Yafu felt something in his heart, and then wanted to explain the previous mistake again, but found that Hu Zi was already standing in front of him.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, Your Majesty is still waiting! Hurry up and come up with good ideas, so that I can show off to Your Majesty!" Huzi, who is Zhongshu's Mansion Order and Lang Zhongling, said to Zhou Yafu with a smile.
Zhou Yafu was in a state of confusion, and he was so confused that he unexpectedly took out the memorial of the Censor Master Shen Shuzi and handed it to Hu Zi.
When he regained consciousness, he screamed in his heart. He wanted to get the memorial back, but found that Huzi had already walked back to His Majesty, and the memorial was being read in His Majesty's hand.
Zhou Yafu looked at His Majesty's increasingly gloomy face, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably. The city in the sky was like spring all year round, but big beads of sweat appeared on Zhou Yafu's forehead.
"Bastard..." Ying Zheng threw the memorial out of his hand, stood up and shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, calm down..." The civil and military officials were startled by Ying Zheng's sudden threat. They all knelt down and shouted loudly, but they were speculating in their hearts about the content of the memorial.
Zhou Yafu could not stand for a long time and collapsed on his knees in the main hall. At this moment, he seemed to feel that he had fallen into an abyss and lost consciousness.
He didn't know how he, who had always been so shrewd, could act stupidly on such an important occasion today. But nothing mattered anymore. Zhou Yafu knew His Majesty's temper too well. He was afraid that even if he could save his life, his carefully built career would be ruined.
Yes, this is more painful than killing him.
Zhou Yafu didn't know what happened during the period, and he was confused. It wasn't until someone patted himself that he realized that the court meeting was over.
Where is His Majesty's figure? Even the civil and military officials were almost gone. Looking at this official who had always hoped to make friends and rely on him, Zhou Yafu felt extremely bitter and laughed at himself: "They are all here, are you here to laugh at me?"
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"Ah?" The official's mouth suddenly opened wide, and he said with some confusion: "I would like to congratulate the Prime Minister specifically for overthrowing the political enemy of the Censor, the Divine Fortune Teller."
"Ah? What did you say?" Zhou Yafu's mouth suddenly opened wide, as if he thought this was all a dream and said uncertainly.
"I would like to congratulate the Prime Minister for overthrowing the imperial censor, the magic fortune teller. I definitely don't mean to ridicule the Prime Minister." The official said with a sad face, thinking that Zhou Yafu was doubting his own purpose, so he explained again.
Zhou Yafu suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, knowing that this was not the place for conversation, so he invited the official back to his house for a detailed discussion. He was filled with confusion and confusion when he learned about everything that happened today.
After the two people disappeared, Ying Zheng walked out of the back hall and looked at the place where Zhou Yafu disappeared, his eyes shining with a strange light.
Huzi walked to the Imperial Garden with Yingzheng without saying a word. Seeing that His Majesty was full of thoughts, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, forgive Huzi for talking too much. Since Your Majesty wants to remove Prime Minister Zhou, all you have to do is believe in an imperial edict based on Your Majesty's prestige.
Who in the world dares to question it? Why go to such trouble and trouble?"
"Huzi, do you think this imperial garden is beautiful?" Ying Zheng did not answer, but asked an inexplicable question.
Although Hu Zi was confused, he still said truthfully: "Your Majesty, it's very beautiful."
"If I forcibly dismantle it, although I can silence all those who are impressed by its beauty and feel sorry for it, I cannot make them approve of this approach in their hearts." Ying Zheng picked a blooming flower and placed it on the tip of his nose.
He sniffed it intoxicatedly.
"Although Zhou Yafu has no great achievements and no minor faults, he is still loyal to the Qin Empire. This time I am giving him a signal in advance, hoping that he can retreat despite the difficulties and protect himself wisely." Ying Zheng twisted the flowers in his hand into pollen.
, scattered into the sky, and then disappeared in place.
Huzi was stunned for a moment, and then he saw eight big characters made of pollen on the ground, "The Prime Minister grants divine power, and those who are capable will live there." He sighed slightly, and then disappeared into the Imperial Garden. (To be continued...)