Chapter four hundred and seventy-five war of words
In the Chengtian Hall, Li Si and Zhao Gao stood at the forefront, with hundreds of civil and military officials standing behind them in turn.
At this moment, there was already a slight discussion in the hall, and there was a trend of getting more and more intense.
It's just that the time for the court meeting has arrived, and Hu Hai hasn't come yet.
In the past, Hu Hai would arrive on time to accept the audience of the ministers. Today, a quarter of an hour has passed and Hu Hai still has not appeared.
Someone among the ministers had the courage to say: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, it's already this time and Your Majesty hasn't come yet. Do you need to arrange for someone to go and see what's going on?"
Li Si said without looking back: "Your Majesty is the king, and we are the ministers. Now we are the ministers and the king, why not? Don't you have any resentment in your heart?"
The minister who spoke quickly excused himself and said, "I never meant this, and the Prime Minister knows it for sure."
Li Si nodded and said: "That's pretty much it. All you ministers need to do is be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. You must not have any other ideas."
When the ministers heard these words, they immediately looked a little strange. There was something in the Prime Minister's words.
It was just a normal suggestion to invite Hu Hai to the court, but Li Si came and said, "Officials must not have any grudges," as if it was a big sin for Hu Hai to be late once.
Soon one of Li Si's confidants muttered: "When the late Emperor was here, he was never late for court meetings."
In an instant, the atmosphere in the palace became even weirder.
However, this strange atmosphere did not last long, and was broken by the sound of rapid footsteps.
The ministers couldn't help but turn around and look, only to see a young official pass through countless officials, come to the back of Li Si, and stand still.
A grumpy official couldn't help but say: "Who are you, and why did you break into the hall for no reason? Is the position behind the Prime Minister also suitable for you?"
The young official hesitated for a moment and then said, "Isn't it a little awkward to stand in front of the Prime Minister?"
The official who spoke felt like vomiting blood after hearing this. Did he mean this? Just as he was about to continue speaking, he was interrupted by a high-pitched voice: "Your Majesty has arrived."
Hu Hai, who was wearing a black dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair with Huang Banban leading the way.
At this moment, no one cared about the affairs of the new young officials. They all bowed and saluted: "I see your Majesty."
Hu Hai stretched out his hand to support him and said: "Everyone, please get back on your feet."
The official who had just been blocked immediately jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, there is an unknown person entering the palace. Please order the guards to drive them out."
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on the official standing in the second to last row.
Seeing this, the official couldn't help but feel a little complacent. It seemed that he had been in the limelight this time, and he might soon be favored by His Majesty and the Prime Minister, and be promoted to a noble rank.
But why do everyone look at me a little weird?
Hu Hai frowned slightly and said, "Where did the unknown person come from? Why didn't I see it?"
The official pointed directly at the young official who came in last and said: "That's him. Your Majesty, I have never seen this person before. He came out of nowhere today and dared to stand behind the Prime Minister. He really doesn't know whether to live or die."
Hu Hai looked at the direction the official was pointing, and waved his hand with a look of disgust: "Come here, fork out."
The official's face showed joy. His Majesty was indeed wise and discovered it right away. However, the direction of the finger seemed a bit wrong. Why did it feel like it was pointing at me?
Four strong guards walked into the hall, then picked up the official and dragged him out.
The official shouted: "We arrested the wrong person, that one should be arrested." He pointed his hand firmly in the direction of the young official.
The four guards were stunned for a moment, but then Hu Hai scolded: "Hurry up and get out."
The official felt like he was about to collapse: "Your Majesty, it's him who should be arrested. That's..."
Hu Hai said extremely impatiently: "That's Shaofu Lin Ze. You are a fifth-grade official. It's a lucky coincidence that you can enter the Chengtian Palace. You don't even know Shangguan, so you just bite here randomly. You really don't know."
So called.”
"You won't have to go to court anymore."
The official looked dull. If he no longer had to go to court, wouldn't that mean he had been dismissed?
Before he could fully react, he was dragged out by the guards.
Hu Hai felt better now and said, "Okay, let's discuss counterinsurgency together."
Although a small episode occurred during the meeting, it still did not affect the normal progress of the meeting.
One of Li Si's confidants looked at Li Si, then at Lin Ze, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Hu Hai glanced at this official with an unhappy expression. Didn't you hear that I wanted to discuss counterinsurgency?
However, the official looked at Hu Hai without changing his expression, waiting for his response.
Thinking of what he had just talked with Lin Ze, Hu Hai suppressed his displeasure and said: "That's right."
The official pointed at Lin Ze and said, "I am impeaching Young Master Lin Ze for blatantly violating His Majesty's imperial edict. He did not build an imperial mausoleum for the late emperor on Lishan Mountain. He returned to Chang'an privately and asked Your Majesty to deal with him."
Just as Hu Hai was about to speak, Lin Ze responded first: "I really don't know how you got into this hall. Could it be that you got in by flattering a high-ranking person?"
Speaking of this, Lin Ze looked at Li Si unabashedly and said unhurriedly: "Since I have appeared here openly, I have naturally obtained His Majesty's imperial decree. What, you want to resist the decree?"
Although he was speaking to this official, Lin Ze's eyes always stayed on Li Si, expressing one meaning: "Do you dare to rebel against the decree?"
Li Si could naturally feel the malice in Lin Ze, and coughed lightly and said: "Now that the Qin Dynasty is in crisis, you should stop making noises over trivial matters. If word spreads, won't it make people laugh?"
Lin Ze agreed with his face: "The Prime Minister is right, at this time, internal fighting is just a turtle bastard."
When Li Si heard this, his face couldn't help but twitch.
At this time, Zhao Gao stood up and said: "Stop chatting, let's all work together to discuss how to suppress the rebellion."
Lin Ze said nonchalantly: "What is there to discuss? How long have you been discussing? The Chen thief has become the king, and there is no result from the discussion. If it continues, Da Qin's country will not know where it is. All he needs to do is lead troops to put down the rebellion.
Already."
After speaking, he bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I would like to take the initiative to volunteer and lead troops to quell the rebellion. Please give me your permission."
As soon as Lin Ze said this, the hall immediately exploded.
Li Si and Zhao Gao looked at him with unkind expressions, and other officials even mocked him: "Why is Mr. Chen a master? Mr. Shaofu is young and has suddenly ascended to a high position. I am afraid he is a little arrogant."
"Yes, the only one who can deal with the Grandmaster is the Grandmaster. In the imperial court, only the Prime Minister and Tingwei have this ability. Who do you think is the elder?"
"In my opinion, the Prime Minister is best suited to lead the troops to quell the rebellion. I support the Prime Minister."
Lin Ze glanced around the hall, with an inexplicable smile on his face and said: "It seems that I will compete with the Prime Minister for the position of counterinsurgency commander today. What do you think, the Prime Minister?"
Immediately, an official sarcastically said: "The young master is really confident, but I really can't think of it. What qualifications do you have to compare with the prime minister?"
"Yes, we all support the Prime Minister as the head coach."
Lin Ze's smile did not diminish and he said: "Since everyone believes in the Prime Minister so much, it seems that I have no chance of being the coach. However, the situation is critical now, and the position of commander in chief is of great importance, so I hope to be more cautious.
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Hu Hai opened his mouth at the right time and said: "How to be careful about the law?"
Lin Ze had a ferocious look on his face and said: "Since I have assumed the position of commander-in-chief, I must ensure that the rebellion is put down for a period of one year. If the rebellion fails to be put down successfully, the entire clan will be wiped out."
"The Prime Minister can take on the position of head coach, but all the direct and collateral descendants of the Li family must stay in Chang'an and be under strict supervision. Once they fail to complete their tasks, they will all be killed at the expiration date as a thank you to the world."
The ministers suddenly became excited and cursed: "cruel", "ulterior motives", "unbridled" and "shut up".
Lin Ze further said: "According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, recommenders are guilty of the same crime. Those who just said they support the Prime Minister, if the Prime Minister fails to successfully quell the rebellion, then they will be exterminated together."
Hu Hai clapped his hands and said: "This is a good idea. It's settled. The Prime Minister will be the commander-in-chief. For one year, all the Li family will stay in Chang'an. Huang Banban, did you remember what you just said to support the Prime Minister? Let's look after it together.
stand up."
All of a sudden, the officials who had been clamoring to support Li Si immediately fell silent.
Li Si turned around and looked at Lin Ze, who was only three feet away from him, and said, "Can you guarantee that Chen Thief will be defeated within a year?"
Lin Ze said with an innocent look on his face: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you are the coach now, and I can't guarantee that as a subordinate."
Li Si said with a solemn expression: "I'm asking you, if you are the commander-in-chief, can you guarantee that Chen Thief will be put down?"
Lin Ze patted his chest and said, "No problem."
"What if not?"
"Come and see me."
Li Si turned around: "What do you think, Your Majesty? Is Lin Shaofu qualified to be the head coach?"
Hu Hai shook his head and said, "I prefer the Prime Minister."
Li Si bowed and said: "Since Lin Shaofu has issued a military order, I think he should be sure to put down the rebellion, so I ask for your majesty's permission."
Hu Hai looked hesitant and said: "But didn't the Prime Minister want to lead troops to quell the rebellion before?"
Li Si looked solemn and said decisively: "If anyone can help your Majesty, I can stay in Chang'an with peace of mind."