At Lord Wu'an's Mansion, the eunuch who delivered the decree came to the gate with the imperial edict and shouted to the door: "Your Majesty has an edict, please accept it from Lord Wu'an."
The disciples hurriedly entered the mansion to report, and then the main door of Wu'an Jun's mansion was opened. The servants were busy for a while. Some people welcomed the eunuch who announced the decree into the lobby of the mansion, and some people set up an incense table in the lobby to announce the decree.
Gongsun Qi, who was dressed in white robes, stood in the middle of the hall and bowed slightly to the imperial edict. The eunuch who delivered the edict opened the edict and read:
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Now there is a Qin minister, Wei Marting, who secretly hides the sacred weapon of Sheji with the intention of treason, which is a heinous crime. The Lord of Wu'an, Gongsun Qi, is brave and outstanding, and his troops are like gods. Therefore, I specially order you to lead the army to fight against it.
Wei Yang took him back to Chang'an, put him on trial, and admired this."
After Wu'an Lord Gongsun Qi heard this, he looked at the young eunuch with shock on his face. Regardless of whether it was in compliance with etiquette, he grabbed the imperial edict and opened it.
When I saw that the above sentences were exactly as the little eunuch read them, and even the traces of the seal at the signature were particularly clear, I felt really complicated, with a lot of thoughts, and felt particularly lost.
He didn't even notice the decree slipping from his hands.
When the little eunuch saw the imperial edict being thrown on the ground, he couldn't help but became anxious and said with an embarrassed look: "Jun Wu An, you..."
Only then did Gongsun Qi regain his composure. He glared at the young eunuch to scare him away from what he was about to say, and then said coldly: "Who deceived your majesty and allowed him to make this decree? Li Si or Zhao Gao? Or
Is it that old magician Xu Fu?"
The little eunuch's face turned red and he did not dare to reply.
Gongsun Qi knew that the young eunuch could not give him an answer, so he said to his servant: "Come here, please entertain this father-in-law, and I will go to see your majesty."
After all, he disappeared into Wu'an Jun's Mansion.
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In the Yangxin Hall, Gongsun Qi bowed to Emperor Qin and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Emperor Qin put down the memorial in his hand: "Is Lord Wu'an here to defeat the traitor Wei Yang?"
Gongsun Qi immediately replied: "Your majesty is wise, as I know, Lord Shang has always been public-minded for the country. He has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty, but he has become a traitor for some reason?"
"We think that there may be a traitor to frame Lord Shang. Please make a judgment, investigate the matter thoroughly, find out the truth, and restore Lord Shang's innocence."
Emperor Qin snorted coldly and said: "No one wants to frame him. Didn't I say that in the decree I gave you? Wei Yang secretly hid the Sheji artifact with the intention of treason. This is the truth you want."
Gongsun Qi still refused to believe it and said: "But why did Lord Shang want to rebel? He was originally indifferent by nature. He has never even fought for the position, let alone peeked at the sacred artifact of the state."
Qin Huang said coldly: "According to your opinion, I am lying?"
Gongsun Qi hurriedly saluted and said: "I don't dare, but this matter is very suspicious. Your Majesty needs to be careful about villains and don't be deceived by others."
Emperor Qin said angrily: "Gongsun Qi, you are so presumptuous. Are you saying that I am a foolish king who favors villains?"
Gongsun Qi...
Seeing that Gongsun Qi was about to speak, Emperor Qin interrupted: "You don't have to speak for him anymore. Listen to my will and bring him back so that he can explain to me face to face."
Gongsun Qi was not stupid, and replied: "Your Majesty, why do you need to do this? If you want Shang Jun to explain, your Majesty can just summon him with a piece of imperial edict. Why waste military power and let me capture him alive?"
After hearing this, Emperor Qin straightened up and walked towards Gongsun Qi step by step. The sound of "dong dong dong" footsteps echoed in the hall and hit Gongsun Qi hard in the heart.
Gongsun Qi gritted his teeth and suffered the pain without saying a word. However, Emperor Qin's pressure was so simple. Gongsun Qi's mouth was sweet and a trace of blood flowed out uncontrollably.
Emperor Qin walked in front of Gongsun Qi, looked at him condescendingly and said: "Listen clearly, I am not discussing with you, so how can I allow you to bargain? You just need to accept the order and act as ordered."
"You make a list of how many soldiers, horses and equipment are needed, and I will ask the Taiwei Mansion to fully cooperate with you. All you need to remember is to capture Lord Shang for me and bring him back alive."
After he finished speaking, his momentum increased steadily, and Gongsun Qi was forced to retreat, all the way to the entrance of the palace.
Gongsun Qi could only sigh and retreat helplessly.
When he returned to the mansion, Gongsun Qi issued an order to close the door tightly. Unless there were special circumstances, all direct disciples of the Gongsun family would stay in the mansion and were not allowed to go out. From today on, no outsiders would be allowed in Wu'an Jun's mansion.
At the same time, Gongsun Qi wrote a memorial and submitted it to the palace. He wrote: "I am grateful for your majesty's love. Unfortunately, I am infected with the cold and am ill. It is difficult to lead the army. Please choose another wise man."
, I, Gongsun, rise up and pay homage."
Emperor Qin received this memorial, opened it and turned it into ashes on the spot, saying angrily: "Gongsun Qi, you are looking for death."
A powerful master actually used the excuse of being infected with cold. Is it true that everyone in the world is a fool?
"Come here, ask Zhao Gao to come and see me."
Soon Zhao Gao arrived at the Yangxin Hall.
Just listen to Emperor Qin say: "Go and tell Gongsun Qi that if he acts according to the decree, I can let it go. If he dares to continue to resist the decree, I will make him regret it for the rest of his life."
When Zhao Gao heard this, he was horrified: "What happened again? Why did Lord Wu An dare to resist the order?"
However, looking at the furious Emperor Qin, Zhao Gao did not dare to ask him personally, so he had to retreat in compliance with the order.
When Zhao Gao arrived at the Wu'an Lord's Mansion and asked his disciples to help pass the news, the disciples actually replied: "My master is feeling cold and is not suitable for visiting guests. Sir, please come back."
Zhao Gao...the master who was infected with wind and cold? This is truly an unprecedented anecdote.
Zhao Gao sneered and said, "I happen to be proficient in medical skills. I can show it to your master. You can take me there."
Men... no matter how you look at it, you don't look like a doctor. You don't even have the smell of medicine in your body.
So Menzi did a great feat: he closed the door with a "snap", and the dignified Grand Master, Zhongshu Ling of the Great Qin Empire, was blocked from the door.
Zhao Gao couldn't help it anymore and shouted loudly to the mansion: "Is Mr. Wu An here? I, Zhao Gao, want to see you."
After a while, there was a "pop" sound, and the door was opened again. It was the same door as before. He smiled at Zhao Gao and said, "Sir, please come in. My master, please come in and have a chat."
"Hmph," Zhao Gaoleng snorted and walked in. He saw Gongsun Qi practicing his sword skills in the martial arts field.
Seeing Zhao Gao coming, Gongsun Qi casually dropped his sword and said, "How come Zhongshu Ling has time to come to my house?"
Zhao Gao got straight to the point and said: "Your Majesty has given an oral instruction to Lord Wu An, instructing Lord Wu An to act in accordance with the order without making any mistakes."
Gongsun Qi shook his head: "This is a disorderly order. I'm sorry that I can't obey it?"
Zhao Gao sighed: "But it is an imperial edict after all. Why did Lord Wu An go against heaven? Besides, didn't His Majesty ask you to capture Lord Shang alive and bring him back to Chang'an safely?"
Gongsun Qi said angrily: "It's just because of you bunch of sycophants who flatter Your Majesty in everything that there is such chaos. Lord Shang is not guilty, how can you humiliate him like this?"
"Don't you know that a scholar can be killed but not humiliated? Your Majesty really wants to listen to his explanation. Why do you need to mobilize troops?"
Zhao Gao... I kindly advised you not to do stupid things, but you started scolding me?
Then Zhao Gao sincerely persuaded Gongsun Qi for half an hour, and even though he said it was done, Gongsun Qi refused to obey the edict.
Looking at the resolute Gongsun Qi, Zhao Gao found it difficult to understand why they were not afraid of death and continued to disobey the holy orders one after another.
Zhao Gao had no choice but to go back and report to Emperor Qin.
Emperor Qin was furious after hearing this and issued an edict: "Remove Gongsun Qi's title of Lord Wu'an and reduce him to a soldier."