Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 301 Do you want to disrespect the order?
"The posthumous edict has clearly stated to all the ministers, please continue the court meeting!" Feng Jie looked around the ministers and bowed his hands to Li Si.

Feng Quji went back to his ranks alone.

With tears in Li Si's eyes, he sighed, "Your Majesty entrusted Li Si with such an important task, and Li Si feels guilty!"

"Li Si's sharing of His Majesty's worries is nothing more than mediation. Establishing a prince and emperor is a major matter for the country. Li Si deeply feels that his ability is insufficient, but His Majesty has entrusted him with an important task, and there is no room for shirk."

"Here, I promise to all my colleagues that when the world is settled, Li Si will return to seclusion and enjoy the joy of studying in his later years!"

As soon as the words fell, Feng Jie on the side became impatient again: "When the country is in crisis, Prime Minister Li is shy and always talking about himself?"

"The censor is in charge of all the officials, the old man was negligent." Li Si suddenly calmed down, and immediately bowed his hands to the ministers: "The court meeting will continue."

After finishing speaking, he shouted loudly again: "Zhao Gao, the Commander of the Che Mansion, is said to enter the palace!"

Although Zhao Gao was favored by the first emperor, he had no right to publish the will, so he could only keep the key to open the copper box according to Li Si's request.

The copper box that Li Si took out was divided into two layers, the inner and outer layers. The outer layer was opened just now, and there was another layer inside.

Zhao Gao cautiously walked to Li Si's desk, first bowed to Li Si, then took out the key and handed it to Li Si: "Mr. Li, this is the key of the seal box!"

Li Si said 'hmm', took the key expressionlessly, and said to Zhao Gao: "You step back."

"promise."

Zhao Gao bowed his promise and immediately stepped aside.

Li Si pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands to all the officials and said, "The seal box contains the emperor's last edict. Li Si's intention is to be enshrined by Hu Wujing and Lang Zhongling Meng Yi. Do you have any objections?"

"I have no objection!" All the ministers agreed with Li Si's proposition.

Li Si nodded, and cupped his hands towards Hu Wujing and Meng Yi: "You two ministers, please come forward!"

"Finally it's not me anymore." Feng Jie muttered, then turned to Meng Yi and said, "Don't you have doubts? Go up and see for yourself!"

Hearing Feng Jie's words, Meng Yi ignored him, stepped forward blankly, bowed his hands to Li Si, and then walked to the desk, waiting for Lao Chang to offer Hu Wujing.

Meng Yi is different from the other Sangong Jiuqings. He was born in the general family and has been with Yingzheng since he was a child.

From the day he entered the temple, he held a confidential and important position.

The other Sangong Jiuqing were either from the military or scholars, and they were not familiar with the details of the temple secrets.

Among all the Sangong and Jiuqing, only Li Si and Meng Yi are most familiar with the government secrets.

Now that Li Si is the Minister of Gu Ming, he naturally cannot issue an edict. Only Meng Yi can make people feel convincing.

This is also the main reason why Li Si asked Meng Yi to enlighten him.

When Hu Wujing walked to the desk, Li Si handed the key to Meng Yi: "Ling Lang, please issue an edict."

"promise."

Meng Yi promised, then took the key, took out the copper box, looked at it carefully, for a moment, he couldn't help being surprised.

"What, is there a problem?" Li Si asked lightly on the side.

Hu Wujing replied loudly: "There are words on the copper box of the imperial edict!"

"Old Chang Feng is confused! Why is there no writing on the box!" Feng Jie said impatiently.

Feng Quji glared at him, frowned and said, "Since there are words, read them out to all the ministers!"

"Okay, the old man will read!"

Hu Wujing pointed to the copper box, and read word by word: "The first layer of copper box, the imperial edict will be issued in public at the court meeting, and the second layer of copper box, the edict will be issued by the prince!"

"This"

All the ministers were taken aback when they heard the words, and couldn't help turning their heads to look at Li Si.

Li Si frowned, and said to Meng Yi: "Meng Shangqing, what you always read, is it true?"

"true!"

Meng Yi nodded seriously.

Hu Wujing who was at the side asked puzzledly: "Meng Shangqing, why are there two pieces on the box?"

"Old Changfeng, all ministers."

Meng Yi bowed his hands to Hu Wujing, and then said to the ministers: "There are two sides on the box, the meaning is very obvious, the first layer of the box is awarded to Prime Minister Li, the commander-in-chief of the three gongs and nine ministers, and the second layer The sealing box is given to the prince, and the new crown prince should issue the edict!"

The new crown prince?

Before His Majesty was in trouble, he had never registered as a prince!
Could it be that without the crown prince, this edict cannot be opened?
Just when everyone was hesitating, Feng Jie on the side said impatiently again: "What time is it? You are still so pedantic. Before your Majesty was in trouble, although the crown prince had not been registered, the edict has clearly stated that we will open the box. Do you know who the prince is?"

Hearing this, Li Si asked loudly: "Do you have any objection to the words of the imperial historian Feng Jie?"

"No objection!" All the ministers said in unison.

Li Si raised his hand towards Meng Yi: "Meng Shangqing, please!"

Although Meng Yi was a little dissatisfied, he couldn't stand being alone and helpless, so he could only follow the general trend and take out the key to open the box.

Inside the sealed box, there was a scroll of yellowed silk script lying quietly in the box.

Meng Yi glanced at the black eagle on the edge of the silk book, which is the unique symbol of the first emperor Yingzheng writing important documents.

Only Meng Yi and Ying Zheng knew what the black eagle represented.

On the left and right sides of the silk script are jade seals and tiger charms.

Meng Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw these two things.

"Silk script, jade seal, and tiger talisman, the three are correct—" Hu Wujing shouted loudly again.

Meng Yi took a deep breath, then picked up the clerical knife, and peeled off the silk book, suddenly a strange smell came into Meng Yi's nostrils, and Meng Yi's heart moved slightly.

what happened?

Why does this box have a peculiar smell?

And this clerical knife is sticky?

Meng Yi is very aware of the importance of sealing the box, so he treats every detail carefully. When he found something abnormal, he immediately stopped and looked at Hu Wujing: "Dare to ask Lao Chang to come forward and check!"

"Ok?"

Hu Wujing was stunned for a moment, then walked to the front of the sealing box, leaned over to check, a stench suddenly hit, he covered his nose and asked: "What is the smell so strange?"

"Dare to invite Prime Minister Li and the two Feng Gongs to inspect together!" Meng Yi was vigilant, and bowed his hands to Li Si and Feng's father and son.

Li Si's face darkened, and fine sweat oozes from his forehead. Feng Jie stepped forward first, picked up the silk book, put it in front of his nose, sniffed it, and frowned, "What's the smell? Why didn't I smell it?"

"General Feng smelled it carefully, it tastes like seafood abalone!" Hu Wujing thought about it, and said to Feng Jie.

"Seafood abalone?"

Feng Jie was stunned for a moment, and said a little funny: "Is Lao Chang Feng hungry? Want to eat seafood and abalone?"

"Humph!"

Hu Wujing snorted coldly: "This old man was born in Qidi, and his home is along the coast. How could this old man not know the smell on the silk book? I couldn't smell it under my feet, I'm afraid it might have lost the taste!"

"Okay, if you say I've lost my taste, then let others smell it!"

As he said that, he turned his head and said to Feng Quji: "Feng Youxiang, you came back from your east tour, did you smell seafood and abalone?"

"The old man has occasionally felt a cold recently, which has blocked his nasal passages, and he can't smell anything." Feng Quji said expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Meng Yi turned cold and said to Li Si: "Prime Minister Li, how should we deal with this matter?"

"The posthumous edict is in the custody of Zhao Gao, the order of the CRRC Mansion. How about letting him answer?" Li Si wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Meng Yi back.

Feng Jie waved his hand: "Zhao Gao, come forward and report!"

Zhao Gao, who was standing in the corner, immediately stepped forward when he heard Feng Jie's order, bowed and said, "Report to the ministers, before the emperor was in trouble, he asked me to buy seafood and abalone, saying that Mr. Li An likes to eat it, so I got your Majesty's order." , Purchased more than a dozen trucks of seafood abalone!"

"Later, when the isinglass used to seal the silk manuscript was used up, I asked two imperial physicians to refine new isinglass, and the materials for refining the new isinglass were taken from those dozens of carts of seafood and abalone!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Gao said solemnly: "What I said, two imperial doctors can testify, and the eighteenth prince Hu Hai also saw it with his own eyes. I dare to guarantee it with my head, it is absolutely true!"

"In this way, it is quite reasonable." Hu Wujing thought: "After all, it is the most convenient to use local materials!"

"Wait a minute!" Meng Yi frowned and said, "The three government surveys did not mention this matter before. Moreover, His Majesty has an oral order first, and then a will. If you dare to ask the CRRC government order, why didn't your Majesty prepare fish in advance before the will? glue?"

"Report to the doctor's order!"

Zhao Gao said with a respectful expression: "Your Majesty has always acted swiftly and resolutely when doing things. Although the oral order comes first, the interval between the edict and the edict is less than half an hour. Even if Zhao Gao knew that there was not enough isinglass, he couldn't arrange for the imperial physician to refine the isinglass!"

Hearing this, Meng Yi fell silent.

In Zhao Gaozhi's words, it's not that there are no doubts, but it will take a lot of time to find out the doubts. Right now is the key to the court meeting, and no one wants to wait for themselves to find out the doubts.

After thinking about it, Meng Yi's heart was full of bitterness.

Li Si on the side asked calmly; "Meng Shangqing, do you have any questions?"

"No more." Meng Yi shook his head expressionlessly.

Li Si turned to Hu Wujing again and said, "How about Lao Chang's request?"

"Since Lang Zhongling has no objection, let's issue an edict!" Hu Wujing waved his hand.

Meng Yi didn't say anything, picked up the clerical knife, separated the silk book with fish glue, and handed it to Feng Jie who was beside him: "Duke Feng, come and proclaim the imperial edict!"

"it is good!"

Feng Jie bowed to the silk book, then took the silk book, and said loudly: "My prince, only the eighteenth prince Hu Hai is deeply in my heart, he will be able to practice the rule of law, respect the virtuous and respectful, and he can be the heir. After my death, Li Si The courtiers will support Hu Hai as the crown prince, and after the expiration of the mourning period, he will succeed the emperor."

After reading this, Feng Jie stared blankly and said in a daze, "The imperial edict is gone!"

hum-

Hearing that the edict was gone, all the ministers felt as if struck by lightning, their brains were buzzing, and their faces were filled with astonishment.

For a moment, the entire hall was as silent as death.

Li Si staggered back a few steps and looked at Feng Jie in disbelief.

Meng Yi's expression changed drastically, he snatched the silk book from Feng Jie's hand, and looked at it carefully.

That's right!

This is the emperor's handwriting!

Meng Yi is very familiar with the emperor's handwriting, he will never admit his mistake.

but
Why is this happening?

Could it be that the emperor has lost his mind?
Why not pass the throne to the eldest son Fusu, and the nineteenth son Zhao Kun, but why pass the throne to the eighteenth son Hu Hai?

In a trance, Meng Yi was in a state of confusion and didn't know how to deal with it.

At this moment, Li Si roared sadly: "Your Majesty—"

Immediately afterwards, he bowed and knelt down, crying loudly.

When he cried, the officials also cried loudly.

However, amidst the crying, no one objected to Hu Hai's succession to the throne.

Li Si was ordered by the first emperor to serve as Minister of Gu Ming, and they naturally took Li Si's opinion as the main point. If Li Si chose to support him, they would choose to support him. If Li Si did not choose to support him, they would not choose either.

This is a political position, and everyone can see it clearly.

After crying for about a while, Li Si stood up tremblingly, walked to the copper box, and said tearfully: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you have created a problem for Daqin!"

"Under your governance, Daqin is thriving day by day. I never imagined that it would be so difficult!"

As he spoke, he sighed, shook his head and said: "Before the old man issued the edict, he had already sworn an oath, and now he can only accept his fate!"

"Prime Minister Li, do we really want to obey this edict?" Feng Quji stepped forward and asked loudly.

He is a supporter of Fusu, so he naturally does not want Hu Hai to inherit the throne.

But Li Si paused and said: "Your Majesty's will is so, it is God's will. As His Majesty's loyal ministers, how can we disregard His Majesty's will?"

Hearing this, Feng Quji was dumbfounded.

All the ministers in the hall were also silent.

After a while, Li Si settled down, looked around at the ministers, and said solemnly: "Ministers, do you want to disrespect the order?"

"This"

All the ministers looked at each other after hearing the words.

At this moment, a sudden sound broke the silence: "The will is in accordance with the law, Zuo Tingwei Zhang Ji is willing to honor His Majesty's will!"

Since Yao Jia's execution, Zuo Tingwei Zhang Ji has full power to deal with the affairs of the Tingwei Mansion, so Zhang Ji's remarks represent the opinions of the Tingwei Mansion.

To a certain extent, Tingwei Mansion represents the rule of law of Qin State.

Since the Tingwei Mansion recognized the legitimacy of the will, there is no problem with the will.

After being silent for a while, Hu Wujing sighed, and said with difficulty: "Old man Hu Wujing, respect Your Majesty's will!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Although Zhang Ji represented the Tingwei Mansion, his qualifications were still relatively low, and the real veterans of the empire did not take him seriously.

But Hu Wujing is different, he is a veteran of the empire.

Now even the veterans of the empire agreed, and the hearts of the ministers began to waver.

Not long after, Zheng Guo, another veteran of the empire, also cupped his hands and said, "The old minister wishes to respect His Majesty's will!"

"The last general also respects His Majesty's last edict!" Zhang Han replied, he was the first general to speak.

Seeing a general stand up, Feng Jie frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Dunwei, who remained silent, and Li Si waved his hand: "Who else disrespects His Majesty's will, stand up!"

Hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other, but no one stood up.

After a while, Li Si said loudly again: "Since no one has come forward, the old man will announce in his capacity as Minister of Gu Ming that the court has decided to support the eighteenth prince Hu Hai as the crown prince. After returning to Xianyang for the funeral, he will inherit the throne."

"Before the funeral, the Tingwei's Mansion, the Yushi Doctor's Mansion, and the Guozheng Supervisor jointly govern the Ganquan Palace. No one is allowed to leave the Ganquan Palace. Anyone who violates the order will be arrested according to law, and the court meeting will be dismissed!"

After saying that, Li Si walked out of the hall.

Seeing this, Feng Jie suddenly came to his senses, and shouted loudly, "Wait a minute, Prime Minister Li!"

Although his voice shook the hall, Li Si didn't turn around, and still staggered out of the hall.

For a moment, the entire hall was full of embarrassment.

After a while, all the officials in the hall also left the hall one after another.

When everyone was gone, Meng Yi was still standing there in a daze, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

At this time, the setting sun shines on the hall through the doors and windows, cutting the shadows into countless spots of light.

In the strange light and shadow, Meng Yi is like a stone statue.

I don't know when, the sun set, the light and shadow disappeared, and the hall was plunged into night.

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