My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 647 Crows and Magpies (asking for monthly ticket rewards!)
In Xianyang city, Nei Shi Teng was sitting in his own mansion.

"His Highness the Crown Prince wrote a letter on behalf of the public, angering His Majesty. He threatened to depose the Crown Prince. The two Prime Ministers tried to dissuade him, saying that it was Zhang Cang who instigated this. Now His Majesty the Emperor wants to kill Zhang Cang."

The retainer reported everything to Nei Shi Teng.

"Speaking of which, it has only been less than half a year since the late queen passed away. As soon as Lord Hengyang returned, this happened. Your Majesty was so wise and decisive in the past, why is he acting so absurd now?"

The fact that Ying Zheng appointed a tree as the fifth-rank official, and the fact that he dressed brightly and ostentatiously in the streets, these messy little things had long been known to everyone.

I have said before that this kind of thing is not a big deal for others, and it is normal for others to give him a title. But the emperor cannot do that, as it would damage his own dignity.

He has supreme power, but he always encounters this or that kind of thing.

And because of Fusu's efforts, he had avoided the assassination of Qin Shi Huang by Jing Ke in his life. But the face Fusu helped him to save was running out.

"That's not something you should worry about."

"I am worried about the Internal History. Now everyone is saying that Your Majesty really wants to depose the Crown Prince. After killing Zhang Cang, the next step is to put the Crown Prince under house arrest and drive him out of the palace. But many people are against Your Majesty doing this. They even discussed privately and jointly wrote a letter to save Zhang Cang for the Crown Prince."

Teng frowned, "Jointly write a letter? I've never heard of that."

One thing that cannot be ignored is that the various forms of political struggle that Fusu was familiar with in the two thousand years of history were actually very unfamiliar to people of this era.

The Great Qin Empire was a baby born to an old woman. However, this child looked different from others when he was born, and no one knew how to take care of him.

However, in the absence of experience, scholars, who had played no more important role than military generals in the past hundreds of years of war history, began to play a huge role.

They almost instinctively united together and hoped to achieve their political goals through the euphemistic and implicit method of writing short essays.

The first thing Neishiteng felt was confusion.

"This is just the beginning. The young and strong new king will succeed to the throne with the support of his supporters, and the old king will step down at the right time. No one in Xianyang City will be immune from this storm. You should also make a choice as soon as possible."

"Make a choice?" Neishiteng was shocked by the retainer's words, and the wine cup in his hand trembled. "So soon. There's no need to be so anxious. It's just a small matter."

"Nei Shi, I have served you for so many years, and I have always given you good advice. Has there ever been a time when I was wrong?"

"Every time you give me advice, I can benefit from it."

"Then why do you doubt my advice on this matter?"

Nei Shiteng frowned, "Your Majesty, although you are arrogant now, your Majesty is still busy with many things. You want to depose the prince, and you can still listen to the prime minister's advice. This shows that your majesty is not stupid."

"But just because of such a small matter as the Crown Prince's remonstrance, is it true that the court will be stirred up with a huge uproar? I am the Nei Shi, one of the Nine Ministers, so I have to take sides?"

"Do you know who I am facing? His Majesty the Emperor is always wise and decisive, and the Crown Prince is known for his strategy. Who dares to make a choice between these two people?"

Upon hearing this, the retainer only said one sentence to Nei Shi Teng.

"When you walk on frost, you will find ice."

Teng was silent. He no longer had the mood to drink. This was too sudden.

"When everyone makes their choice, those who wait and see will be the first to be hit."

Teng did not speak. He saw with his own eyes how Ying Zheng won the hearts of soldiers one after another. He did not believe that Ying Zheng would be overthrown so easily.

The memorial must contain something substantial that could threaten Your Majesty, and this is unknown to outsiders.

Only the Crown Prince and His Majesty know.

The retainer asked again, "Could it be that in the eyes of the internal historian, the emperor is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty?"

Teng recalled an old story. More than a decade ago, Emperor Ying Zheng ordered him to lead an army of 200,000 to attack the Kingdom of Han and bring back Prince Fei.

After the current emperor got the prince of Han, he stayed with him day and night. No one could dissuade him. There were many celebrities and famous officials in the court, but none of them could get the same treatment as Ying Zheng, let alone the same evaluation as Ying Zheng.

"If I could travel with this man while I am alive, I would have no regrets when I die."

However, just over a year later, Ying Zheng, who had obtained Han Fei's book, ordered Han Fei to be killed personally.

Teng still remembers this incident.

That was a huge shadow in his heart.

"That's a hard choice. Give me some time."

"At such a critical moment, aren't you going to take action?"

"I am Jiuqing. At such a critical moment, I must be more cautious."
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Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Si's home.

"Father, everyone outside is discussing this matter. Why does the Crown Prince insist on admonishing His Majesty at this juncture?"

Li Si also felt that the emperor had concealed something about what he and Feng Quji had said yesterday, and there must be something else going on.

The reason why His Majesty the Emperor wants to depose the Crown Prince is not because the Crown Prince said something insulting to His Majesty.

This kind of thing could happen to any emperor, but not to Ying Zheng.

But Your Majesty has not told either of their prime ministers, so the matter may be even bigger.

Apart from that incident, Li Si couldn't think of anything else that could anger His Majesty.

Li Si couldn't help but fall into memories. What he recalled was not some trivial matter from more than ten years ago. Just yesterday, when Ying Zheng promised to kill Zhang Cang to calm the public anger, Li Si said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Cang has committed many crimes, often speaking vicious words and insulting other ministers at will. Over the years, the ministers have repeatedly tolerated Zhang Cang, but he has no intention of repenting."

"As for his previous crimes, there is no need to interrogate him in detail. Just for the matter of instigating the crown prince, he is guilty of an unforgivable crime. I propose that Zhang Cang be beheaded today to calm the public anger."

Feng Quji also looked at Li Si with a face full of satisfaction, because Feng Quji knew that at this critical moment, the key point was to let His Majesty vent his anger and settle these things.

Just when the two prime ministers thought they had found a way out, Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Zhang Cang... he really deserves to die. But I want everyone to know about this. Pass the order down, and have Zhang Cang be guarded in prison for three days. After three days, behead him in the city at 15:30."

Li's face suddenly turned pale.

Feng Quji also had a frosty expression.

Isn't this... the pace of making things bigger?

Everyone outside was talking about it, trying to guess what Ying Zheng was thinking.

However, one of the two parties was handling government affairs in Zhangtai Palace as usual, while the other was carefully cultivating orchids in the greenhouse.

In front of the Zhangtai Palace, Madam Gan Tang stood at the entrance with her three children.

Winter was approaching, and a thin layer of snow soon fell on the four of them.

When Zhao Gao arrived, he found it very boring to see Madam Gan Tang, who always smiled, using this trick again.

"Please ask the attendant to tell His Majesty that I have brought my three grandchildren to apologize to His Majesty."

Zhao Gao looked at the two four-year-old children who were fighting on the ground, his eyes full of envy.

"Madam, wait a moment. I'll be there soon."

After entering the hall, Zhao Gao saw several singing and dancing artists standing in front of Ying Zheng.

Yuzhan was also present.

Lin Xin watched the singing and dancing beside Ying Zheng.

"Your Majesty, the magpie is called a bird of joy, but in fact it often steals and always does bad things. The crow is called a bird that always brings bad luck, but in fact it is the most filial among all birds."

"Crows will feed their parents when they are old. And they will warn people before an earthquake. But since ancient times, people have regarded crows as bad birds."

"It is reasonable not to kill the magpie. But how can we kill the crow just because it has a bad reputation?"

"Killing the crow is to seize filial piety and righteousness."

"If you kill the crow, who will cry out for your majesty in the future when danger comes?"

Youzhan's words always have profound meanings.

People who have not been to school really cannot understand what Youzhan says.

But the person to whom he was telling the fable was Qin Shi Huang, so there was no worry that his explanation would not make sense.

Ying Zheng immediately understood.

"Okay, you're right."

Ying Zheng stroked his beard and smiled, "I really shouldn't have killed Zhang Cang."

When Zhao Gao heard this, he felt that Your Majesty was very scary today.

Afterwards, Ying Zheng gave Youzhan a large sum of money as a reward, and said to Lin Xin, "Xin, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have caused a disaster."

Lin Xin actually noticed that the emperor treated him a little differently today, but he couldn't tell what was different.

"Your Majesty, I just want Youzhan to perform to make Your Majesty laugh."

Ying Zheng raised his sleeves and said, "You are just a minister, but you can make the singing and dancing artists in the palace listen to you. This shows how high your prestige is."

When Youzhan heard this, he saw that the emperor was angry with Xin. Actually, he didn't want to come today, but he couldn't resist the persuasion of everyone, saying how good Zhang Cang was to the people, so Youzhan came.

He knew that Xin had always been loyal, but in the heart of the Emperor, Xin was never as good as the treacherous minister Zhao Gao.

Youzhan is not clear about the specific reason.

This actually involves politics.

Xin was restricting Emperor Ying Zheng and represented power for the public; but Zhao Gao was different.

He always follows Ying Zheng.

Zhao Gao is the typical representative who was criticized by thousands of people and scolded Ying Zheng for establishing private power!

Zhao Gao stood aside. The queen's sudden death last time interrupted his process of eliminating dissidents.

Although Xin was a subject of the Emperor, he personally went beyond his duties by searching for the Junior Secretary for the Crown Prince.

But this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slipped away due to the sudden death of the queen.

But he didn't expect that Lin Xin would go around in circles and bring another opportunity to him.

(End of this chapter)