Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 258 Ying Zheng’s uneasiness! (Please subscribe)

Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng's face was as gloomy as water.

There were two people standing in the hall, one was the imperial censor, Dun Ruo, and the other was the prime minister, Li Si.

Ying Zheng looked at the bamboo slip in his hand and said coldly: "You should know why I summoned you two here this time."

Dunruo and Li Si looked at each other and said seriously, "I know."

Ying Zheng looked at Dun Rui and said indifferently: "In the late autumn of October, in East County of the Central Plains, it is said that a meteor fell and turned into a strange-shaped boulder when it reached the ground. Meteors hitting the ground were actually not uncommon in the Zhou Dynasty, and the world also It’s rare for a meteorite to fall and be considered a miracle.”

"But this meteorite landing is different from the past."

"According to the memorial reported by the officials of Dongjun County, when the meteorite landed, it was clearly clean and empty without a single word on it. However, after one night, seven large characters were carved on the meteorite."

"The First Emperor dies and dies!!!"

heard.

Dunrui and Li Si looked horrified, their knees felt weak, and they collapsed on the ground, not daring to breathe.

Ying Zheng glanced at the two people below him indifferently, then moved his gaze towards Dunrui, and said coldly: "It has been a month since the meteorite landed. During this time, Dunrui, what have you found out for me? All of them? Let me tell you in detail."

Dunruo lowered his head, not daring to raise his head at all, and said tremblingly: "Back to your majesty, after learning about this matter, I immediately sent a group of censors to Dongjun to investigate. After many days of investigation and interrogation, the households living around All of them said that they had seen nothing, and that they had never seen anyone approaching the meteorite. The person who carved the words seemed to appear and disappear out of thin air, and there were no clues to investigate."

"The minister is dereliction of duty."

"I've given you such a long time, and you tell me that you haven't found anything? Do you also believe that this is the handwriting engraved by God?" Ying Zheng shouted angrily, flicking his sleeves.

"I have no such intention." Dunwei lay on the ground, his body shaking like chaff.

immediately.

Dun Ruo continued: "According to the Qin law, I will punish the nearby criminals who do not report them to the same crime. I will immediately imprison all the households around the meteorite for questioning. If these households no longer dare to tell the truth, I will follow the law." Behead them all."

"at the same time."

"I have mobilized a large number of iron-smelting craftsmen to smelt the engraved meteorite into molten iron."

"We will also control all the officials who know about the matter, and the matter of the meteorite falling from the sky will never be leaked to the outside world again."

"Your Majesty, please be aware."

Listening to Dun Rui's words, Ying Zheng's eyes were full of anger.

After a few cold glances, he finally did not pursue the matter further. He turned his head, looked at Li Si, and asked: "Li Si, now tell me, what is this Jiang Shen prophecy?" What's going on, this meteorite prediction has no clue, don't tell me, this Jiang Shen prediction also has no clue."

Ying Zheng's eyes were extremely cold.

Li Si looked solemn and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, after careful investigation, I have a detailed understanding of this so-called Jiang Shen prophecy. October is the beginning of the Qin Dynasty, and it is also the day when the imperial court makes plans. In late autumn, The magistrate of Chen County rushed to Xianyang to report political affairs, and it was already dark when we entered Hangu Pass."

"Due to the seriousness of the matter, Chen Juncheng did not dare to neglect, and continued to travel all night without resting at Hangu Pass."

"When passing through Pingshu Road Station in Huayin County, Zhonghua at night, according to Chen Juncheng, he suddenly encountered a man in a black cloak and black veil blocking the empty road. When Chen Junjun Cheng saw someone on the road, he was afraid of a collision and immediately stopped his horse. , as soon as he stopped, the man in black handed over something, and at the same time said something in a lowered voice."

"Mr. Dianchi for me."

"Chen Juncheng didn't know what he meant at the time."

"But then he heard something else."

Speaking of which.

Li Si's voice stopped for a moment.

He raised his eyes imperceptibly, glanced at the First Emperor, and hesitated whether to continue speaking.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si indifferently and said coldly: "Continue."

Li Si nodded quickly, suppressed his voice and made it as steady as possible, and said, "The man in black said again, 'Zulong will die next year!'"

"Chen Jun Cheng was shocked and quickly dismounted his horse to see the face of the man in black. But at this moment, the man in black suddenly disappeared without a trace. Chen Jun Cheng was shocked and flew to Xianyang on flying horses to report the matter. He went up and presented the square jade at the same time."

talking.

Li Si's voice gradually weakened.

Ying Zheng's eyes were still gloomy, but his eyes moved away from Li Si and fell on his big case. Next to the memorial, there was clearly a piece of jade, and this piece of jade was all too familiar to him. , it was the jade that he accidentally slipped into the river when he was inspecting Chu Land eight years ago.

"Ancestral Dragon?" Ying Zheng sneered, "These perpetrators really worked hard."

"But do they deserve to judge me?"

"Li Si, since you have such a deep understanding of this matter, then tell me why these people do this, what their intentions are, and what purpose they are trying to achieve."

Li Si quickly bowed and said, "No."

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. The perpetrators have indeed done a lot of hard work. I have asked Taishi Ling in the past few days. Taishi Ling is very familiar with this mysterious science of yin and yang. According to Taishi Ling, these perpetrators have done a lot of hard work. All of them conform to the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements that His Majesty proclaimed to the world back then."

"Jianchi Jun is the water god in Guanzhong."

"And Da Qin is the water virtue, the water god is your majesty, and the river god is the water god. With the five elements of national luck, he is also the protector of Qin's water virtue."

"The God of the River told the Water God of Guanzhong to prophesy, which is the patron saint's favor and care for the destiny of the country he protects."

"The ancestral dragon is the beginning of the dragon. The dragon is the symbol of the king. Your Majesty is the first emperor. Wouldn't you rather be the ancestral dragon?"

"This is the reason why the perpetrator calls His Majesty the Ancestral Dragon."

"And the man who presented the jade was dressed in black and suddenly disappeared. He is obviously the shape of the mountain ghost rumored by the people of Chu. The overall meaning of this mysterious thing is" Lista paused, with a trace of difficulty in his eyes. But he gritted his teeth and continued: "The river god entrusted the mountain ghost to use the jade that His Majesty sank in the river as physical evidence, and to use the water god's protection to predict the emperor who adheres to water virtues."

"Say"

"Tell your majesty that you want it next year"

Li Si did not say the word 'dead' in the end.

I really didn’t dare to say it.

heard.

Ying Zheng was silent for a while.

Then he sneered directly and said sarcastically: "The River God of Da Qin still needs to entrust the mountain ghost of Chu land? And this mountain ghost of Chu land still knows what happens after one year old? Saying that this year is about to end, I really can't survive. Almost a year?”

"It's ridiculous!"

Li Si echoed: "Your Majesty is wise."

"I also feel that there is something fishy about this matter. I am afraid that someone is pretending to be a ghost."

"However, this matter involves Your Majesty after all. We must keep it strictly confidential first. I have ordered that all those who know the information will be investigated and dealt with. At the same time, I have also issued an order. From now on, if there are such rumors, those who spread them will be sent to Beihe to hard labor."

"Listen with a straight face."

Ying Zheng waved his hand, noncommittal.

He said coldly: "It's too late. Since these people dare to do such a trick, they want everyone in the world to know. If you don't tell, even if the insiders identified by the court don't tell, wouldn't these perpetrators tell? Strictly keeping secrets is nothing more than covering one’s ears and stealing the bell.”

Li Si said in a deep voice: "It concerns Your Majesty, I think it is better to be cautious."

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said: "What's wrong with pretending to be a ghost? This matter can be understood at a glance. If Prime Minister Li doesn't believe it, I will give you a prophecy. Within ten days, Zulong will die next year, and this sentence will spread throughout the world. In the world, maybe in a few months it will be like this year when the ancestor dragon dies, and all these rat tricks are being played in front of me, even a Guizhou donkey has no skills at all!"

Lis nodded.

He serves as a representative of Legalism.I don’t believe in these things about gods and ghosts, but scandals are happening frequently in today’s world. Using the mysterious theory of yin and yang to pretend to be gods and ghosts and incite people’s hearts again and again is an unforgivable crime.

However, the inscriptions on the meteorite were too crude, and he did not believe it at all. The so-called Jiang Shen's prophecy was also full of errors, and he also scorned it. However, he was serious about Yinghuo Shouxin. At least the stars far away in the horizon could not be said to be man-made. They are pretending to be gods and ghosts, and astrology is a solemn matter. You may not believe it, but you cannot categorically say that it is nothing.

Even Li Si has been trying hard to figure it out recently and understand its secrets.

However, he did not dare to say anything more to the First Emperor.

The hall was quiet.

Ying Zheng knew what Dunruo and Li Si were worried about.

He looked at the two of them calmly for a few times, and finally did not ask them what they thought of Ying Huo Shouxin.

He was also a little uneasy about this.

The son does not talk strangely and forcefully.

But this is a celestial phenomenon.

And the place where Ying Huo Shou Xin predicted it was in the land of Han, Wei and Bei Chu. The person who reported the prediction to Jiang Shen came from Chen Junjun. Chen Jun happened to be located in this territory. Is it true that Great Qin is going to face a catastrophe?

Storm is coming.

Even Ying Zheng felt the pressure.

Even panicked.

However, he has been in office for many years and has long developed the habit of keeping his emotions and anger secretive. He has not shown any signs of it, and he is unwilling to ask. He is very worried that something bad will be asked, but even if he intentionally ignores it, everyone in the world will know it. The voice of discussion will not die out, but will only get louder.

It may even get worse.

Dunruo and Li Si looked at each other and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

If it is about other things, they dare to speak out, but when it comes to astrological predictions, they never dare to say more, because this will really come true. Once a disaster really occurs in the world, some of what they said before may become own sin.

Ying Zheng also knew it in his heart.

Therefore, Yinghuo Shouxin was rarely mentioned in court, and he never asked about the relevant situation, as if he really didn't care about it.

But everyone actually knows.

This is impossible.

The First Emperor is calm now, but he has not yet figured out how to face it, and with what attitude he should face it, but he will eventually face it.

Ying Zheng waved his hand and asked Liston and the two to leave.

He was sitting alone at the table.

There was a hint of anger, anger and unwillingness in his eyes.

He reached out and pulled out a bamboo slip at the bottom of the memorial. This was a bamboo slip that had been backlogged for several days. It had been sent to his major case a few days ago, but Ying Zheng had never paid attention to it, let alone wanted to read it. , but as more and more rumors spread, his calmness gradually became shaken.

finally.

He opened the memorial.

The above is the dismantling of this time by the Japanese and Wu Jin in the palace.

The disassembly content fills the entire bamboo slip.

Ying Zheng looked at it word by word. The first sentence above was that there would be a great disaster in the Central Plains. Some people said that this was a warning from the Law Enforcement Star in the sky to kill Confucian scholars, and that it foreshadowed that disaster would come to the Qin Dynasty. Some people said that this was He acted rebelliously and targeted the nobles wantonly, which caused dissatisfaction from heaven. He also said that Qin's government was unkind and caused disaster because heaven and earth could not tolerate it.

All kinds of dismantling are shocking.

There are even some people among them who say that whether it is to seduce Confucianism or to refute it, it is just a trivial matter, and they are afraid that there will be bigger troubles in the world.

And there is only one such incident.

The Qin Dynasty was destroyed! ! !

Ying Zheng, who had been able to keep his composure at first, suddenly changed his expression when he saw these words, and shouted angrily: "You are talking nonsense, how dare you judge the life and death of the Qin Dynasty with just a mere star?"

"Who in the world can destroy Qin?"

"The nobles of the Six Kingdoms are just a bunch of snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Why should we be afraid of them? The reason why I ignored them in the past is because I have more important things to do. However, the country has national laws and the government has the right way. If the nobles of the Six Kingdoms dare to reinstate, I I dare to kill him completely, but I don’t believe in this evil, but I want to see what this Yinghuo Shouxin can do to the Qin Dynasty!"

"Even if I die in the future, I will keep my eyes wide open to see who can destroy my Great Qin!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were full of anger.

He was already full of anger at the dismantling of these prostitutes and witches in the palace.

These people are talking nonsense!
It’s ridiculous!

However, when Ying Zheng calmed down, he couldn't help but sigh.

He is the supreme being in the world, and he is extremely noble. Even the so-called mystical science of yin and yang, he doesn't care about it at all, and even sneers at it. However, he is completely powerless to deal with the changes in the celestial phenomena. He can only let it go, and he can't even take any measures.

This sense of powerlessness made Ying Zheng very angry.

At the same time, he was also very frightened.

Ying Zheng threw the bamboo slip aside in disgust.

He raised his head and looked at the towering palace, but his thoughts gradually drifted away.

He thought a lot.

He thought that if he really died suddenly, where would Da Qin go?

He thought that if God really brought disaster and the world was at war again, who would be able to turn the tide?
In one thought.

Ying Zheng thought a lot.

I don't know how much time has passed, but Ying Zheng has recovered his mind.

He looked at the big case with silent eyes, and said in hell: "Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng, you are so majestic in your life, how could you have ever thought that you would face the situation you are in today? You are like a small farmer in the countryside, walking from the end of the field to the end of the field, always If you want to find the strongest and most perfect ear of wheat, you always place your hope in the front. When you are almost at the end, you suddenly look back and see that there is already devastation behind you."

"You are too high-spirited, too ambitious, and too eager to be perfect."

"But can the world really cover everything?"

"In the creation of the empire, you seek innovation, change, and perfection, but in the end you are stagnant. You don't see the way forward, and you don't know the future. To reorganize China, you also want to destroy the old and establish the new, but after the destruction, you don't know what to build, and you are in a trance. Having gone back to the old path, in your hands, does Da Qin still have a way forward?"

For the first time, Ying Zheng doubted himself.

But soon.

His eyes became firm.

He is not wrong.

If we don’t think about reforming the old and creating new things, and don’t think about reforming the law and trying to govern, the world will eventually fall into division and rule, and endless turmoil.

This is true perversion.

He is not wrong.

He just had too little time.

(End of this chapter)