With him here, I didn't have to think too much about anything. I just let him take action and drag these people out to behead them.
This way she doesn't have to worry.
Unfortunately, Wu Zhongxian had already been sent to Minshan by her to investigate the unexpected situation there.
Now she can only face these ministers directly.
"My dear friends, if you have something to report, please leave the court if nothing happens."
Although she knew it was useless, the Empress of Qin still said these words as a routine.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Wei, has something to report to you."
Sure enough, one of the three ministers who had been standing immediately knelt down on the ground and said he had something to report.
"Cheng Aiqing, what do you want to report?"
Ying Zhao raised his eyes slightly and looked at the official who spoke.
Cheng Wei's fifth-level admonishment officer is dedicated to admonishing and collecting the opinions of the people below as well as the trends and needs of the people.
Even though his rank is only fifth grade, his power is not small.
He can express his opinions directly in the main hall and face the empress directly without any trouble.
If he felt that the laws or other trials of the emperor of the Qin Empire were unreasonable.
You can debate with the emperor right on the spot in the main hall, making it difficult to coordinate government orders.
Of course they have great power, but officials in this position are also extremely easy to lose their heads.
After all, he was working against the emperor. Even if he had the protection of the law, if the emperor got angry and killed him in one fell swoop, there was nothing he could do.
However, the person in this position is extremely important to the Empress of Qin.
Because the people who can sit in this position are all honest and good officials among them, and they think about the people below.
Therefore, they have extremely high prestige among the people. If the empress beheads them at will, it will affect public opinion.
The direct result was that the strength of the Empress of Qin was weakening.
This team has brought a lot of benefits to the subordinates for hundreds of years, and at the same time, it has also gained the empress a very high level of public support.
But a hundred years have passed, and the shadows of certain people have appeared in the team.
These are the three people in front of me.
"If you have anything to say to me, if you offend me, I will forgive you!"
Even though there were a thousand reluctances in his heart, Ying Zhao still said these words according to his usual practice.
"Thank you, Empress, for your kindness!"
After hearing this, Cheng Wei hurriedly said something, and then raised his head.
There was a look of sincerity in his eyes, his expression was full of sincerity, and he said in a tone that was considerate of the people:
"Your Majesty the Empress, the people in the capital are living in dire straits now. Everyone is in a state of panic. What's worse, they sold their properties in the capital and fled directly." www.八一zw.
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"These are our files!"
Cheng Wei spoke with an extremely serious and sad expression.
Ying Zhao frowned slightly after hearing this. He waved his hand and a female officer immediately went down and checked the file before bringing it up.
Empress Yingzhao roughly flipped through the content inside, and it was still the same as before, all talking about the impact of King Chen Liu's incident.
It specifically records several merchants in the city. People felt that the capital was unsafe, so they left directly and went back to their hometowns.
As for why these things happened, it is also clearly described above.
That is, the embroidered clothes envoy was in the capital reviewing the matter of participating in King Chenliu's rebellion.
There were a lot of people involved, and once they were found, they were immediately executed.
This series of events had a great impact on the city.
After all, no one knows whose family will be killed next!
In addition, there are some martial arts masters in the city, taking advantage of this chaotic opportunity to cause chaos in the city.
There are also some officials who are taking advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble for the people and ask them to pay more.
Otherwise, he will be treated as a subordinate of King Chenliu and captured directly.
For a time, the commotion caused panic and resentment among the people in the capital, directly leading to a decline in public opinion.
At the end of the article, I list all kinds of evidence to prove that it was not King Chenliu who rebelled.
Rather, he was framed, especially since there is still no definite evidence to prove his rebellion.
The Empress of Qin stared at the last few pages, her eyes flashing, and there was an inexplicable light flowing inside.
The officials below were glanced at by the empress, and all of them lowered their heads, and no one raised their heads to look at her.
Only three of them were looking directly at her.
After thinking secretly for a while, the Empress of Qin raised her head and looked at Cheng Wei and said:
"Now that you have listed the reasons, is there any solution?"
Cheng Wei had been listening to it for several days. Every time he presented the file, the Empress of Qin would just throw it aside and say nothing.
Now he actually replied, with a serious and sincere look on his face, as if he was doing it for the sake of the people, and said:
"The only way now is to release King Chenliu, and at the same time show that he has nothing to do with this matter, and rehabilitate all the charges. Only then can the people's hearts be settled."
"If calm is not restored in the capital for a day, the people will not be able to settle down for a day."
When the empress heard this, she didn't say much, let alone express her position. Instead, she asked lightly: "Is this what you two said to me?"
Hearing this, the other two officials raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is no direct evidence that King Chen Liu is indeed a rebel, but our actions have indeed caused chaos in the lives of many people."
"So, we hope that His Majesty can take back his orders and stabilize the capital."
Ying Zhao nodded, his eyes like an eagle's, looking sharply at the officials below and said:
"If you have any opinions, you can directly appeal to me. I will pardon your innocence."
After hearing this, some ministers who had never dealt with the empress immediately stepped out and said:
"Your Majesty, King Chenliu cannot continue to be locked up now. Doing so will chill the hearts of the border guards."
"King Chenliu was directly detained without any evidence. The guards below would think that if they were directly imprisoned like this, wouldn't they be unjustly killed in there?"
"Indeed, the current approach will chill the hearts of the border guards. With people panicking, it may lead to problems in border defense!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
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After Ying Zhao spoke up and stated that they would not be held accountable, a group of ministers immediately jumped out and refuted her actions.
For them, they couldn't bear to see the empress taking the position of Emperor of Qin.
Now there is an opportunity for him to lose his reputation and possibly fall due to public opinion.
Of course, they have to stand up and put pressure so that the people they support can rise to the top.
