My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 717 How many lives does a cat have?
After Feng Quji finished speaking, he also broke out in a sweat.

At this time, how could he retreat as the prime minister? How could he maintain his credibility in front of his subjects?

For this reason, Feng Quji, under tremendous pressure, insisted on expressing their collective demands to Fusu - let Fusu step back and maintain the status quo, don't make any reforms, don't think about creating a world of harmony, just distribute the established interests and everyone will continue to live in peace.

As for what happens ten or twenty years later, that is none of their business.

Even though everyone knows that the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

However, based on Feng Quji's research, data from hundreds of years were analyzed.

This is how the older generation of Qin officials and dignitaries viewed it.

The Qin Empire had just been created, and it was like a newborn baby, not an eighty-year-old pregnant woman. According to historical laws, the Qin Empire still had at least another two hundred years of life.

This speculation is actually quite well-founded.

The wisdom of the ancients is basically summarized from data, practice, experience and wisdom.

The significance of knotting ropes to record events is, more importantly, to improve the wisdom system of the ancients.

The Qin Empire at that time was extremely advanced in science and technology, culture, and institutions.

All the smartest and most talented people in the world are in Xianyang City.

It is not difficult to make such a calculation.

For this reason, Feng Quji and his faction believed that they could guarantee their lifetime power and wealth for the next three generations.

If that is the case, is it worthwhile to seek benefits for the common people?

After Feng Quji finished speaking, all the ministers looked at him with approval.

"Your Majesty, what the Left Prime Minister said is truly loyal to the country."

"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."

"Your Majesty, please understand."

Some ministers who were usually silent spoke up at this time.

What made Fusu speechless was that Teng was actually among them.

Zhang Cang was quite helpless, because his father-in-law Gong Chengmao also seconded the proposal. Gong Chengmao even turned back and glared at Zhang Cang.

Zhang Cang pretended not to notice Gongcheng Mao's eye contact. He sat upright and looked at Fusu with a firm gaze.

When Zhou Qingchen heard Feng Xiang's support, he felt that the pressure was relieved by half. He felt that his life was probably saved today.

When the voices of seconding the motion died down, the hall fell into a deathly silence.
Only a small number of people chose to keep silent and bow their heads.

On this important day, Fusu remained very calm and not in a hurry at all.

It seemed as if he had anticipated today's situation long ago and made his choice.

Xiao He was sitting behind Feng Xiang. When he heard what Feng Xiang said, Xiao He, who didn't like to argue with others, suddenly felt helpless.

He was most afraid of blushing, embarrassing others, and looking ugly when arguing with others. He would even blush when arguing with others.

You will find that in an era like the Warring States Period, the personalities of these wise men who came from Pei County seemed too normal, even too good, compared with the old Qin people, making them seem incompatible with the political atmosphere of the Qin State.

But Xiao He did not intend to back down. He was thinking about how to refute this matter.

The Qin court judge cannot remain silent in the court.

Fusu looked at everyone in the court and finally looked at Wang Wan.

He didn't invite Wang Wan back to be his guest. In a sense, wasn't it for today that he got rid of Li Si?

Let the upright people speak and remove the flatterers. Fusu first looked at Wei Liao. Liao looked normal and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

Fusu looked at Wang Wan again.

"What does the Right Prime Minister think?"

Wang Wan played a trick.

He hesitated in his seat at first, raised his head and looked left and right, as if he didn't know what to do.

When Feng Quji saw Lao Wang's performance, he felt extremely proud.

Prime Minister Wang is indeed old, like an old tree, rotten and dry, no longer useful.

Feng Quji couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Then Feng Quji slowly moved to the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is no rush to appoint a crown prince."

When the ministers heard Prime Minister Wang's words, some of them even gasped in fear.

At this critical juncture, it is undoubtedly bold to say such words against the wishes of everyone.

Fusu pretended to be confused, "Why do you say that? Doesn't the issue of establishing a crown prince concern the country and the ancestral temple? Moreover, the Spring Festival Ceremony will be held soon."

Wang Wan laughed in class, "Hahahaha——"

"Hahaha--"

"Hahaha--"

He stroked his gray beard, and his hearty laughter echoed in the hall and reached the ears of every minister.

Wang Wan suddenly bowed with his body straight, and this action showed that he was still very strong.

Then Wang Wan looked at the ministers with a solemn expression, using his majesty and reputation to suppress their thoughts. Then Wang Wan looked at Fusu and said, "Your Majesty, this is because the left prime minister is too worried about your majesty."

"Back when Your Majesty was the crown prince, he often did not serve as assistant priest even when he was in Xianyang."

When Feng Quji heard this, his face immediately turned red.

Nothing can convince people who love to use examples to make their point more than ironclad facts.

To deal with a man like Feng Quji, you have to use the stone he has lifted up to drop on his own feet.

"When the Emperor was Your Majesty, he often disregarded etiquette and often talked about changing the Zhou rituals."

When Meng Tian heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

They planned to use Ying Zheng's name to suppress Qin II.

As a result, Wang Wan came up and turned against Tian Gang.

The main reason was that there were so many negative stories about Ying Zheng that Fusu deliberately whitewashed his actions, but Wang Wan would not do that, and the other ministers had tolerated him for a long time.

As a result, the ministers who thought they had Feng Quji as their backer all lowered their heads.

Most of the upright officials and loyal old ministers who chose to support Xiao He looked at Zhou Qingchen with a smile.

Zhou Qingchen was so panicked that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Wang Wan stroked his beard and continued, "I remember when the Left Prime Minister accompanied His Majesty to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods, His Majesty was unwilling to roll up grass to cover the steps before climbing Mount Tai, and insisted on climbing by force."

As Wang Wan spoke slowly, Feng Quji began to sweat again on his neck.

He glanced at Wang Wan with a guilty conscience, "Right Prime Minister, are you really not going to save some face for me?!"

"At that time, the left prime minister excused your majesty by saying: The Great Qin has always been practical. If the governance of the country relied on sacrificial rituals, the Zhou Dynasty would not have been replaced by the Qin Dynasty."

"Such a great eloquence. I am in Xianyang and I have heard about this and I admire the left prime minister."

Feng Quji tried his best to keep himself calm.

But in this quiet hall, no one slapped him, but he only felt a burning pain on his face.

The other ministers also felt embarrassed. In fact, Feng Quji, who was very concerned about his reputation, had another identity: Ying Zheng's flatterer.

Feng Quji admired Ying Zheng very much and believed that nothing he did was wrong.

For this reason, in order to carry out the emperor's orders, Feng Quji often quarreled with his uncles.

Ying Zheng was willing to let Feng Quji be the left prime minister because he saw that he had served loyally and capablely for many years.

And among the ministers who choose to follow him today, some are the ones he once rebuked.

As a result, the old matter was brought up again, and the ministers who temporarily chose to rely on Feng Quji felt that today's fact was really absurd, and their relationship with Feng Quji was a little too delicate (awkward). "Prime Minister Feng, is this true?" Wang Wan suddenly asked this question, which made Feng Quji feel even more embarrassed.

What’s interesting is that this time Wang Wan directly changed the title of Zuo Xiang to Feng Xiang, which showed that he no longer took Feng Quji seriously.

Feng Quji said seriously, "It is true."

"If that's the case, why bother to hastily decide who will be the crown prince before this year's spring festival ceremony?" Wang Wan laughed in the court.

As soon as these words came out, a crisp sound suddenly came from the back hall of the Daijoden, as if something heavy was rolling on the ground.

Fusu immediately became alert.

Lu Shizhi hurried to the back to check, and unexpectedly it turned out to be the queen's personal maid.

When the other party saw Lu Shi, he fled in panic.

Lu Shizhi felt it was strange that the queen's maid appeared here. After returning to the hall, he just whispered a few words to Fusu.

Fusu's face suddenly turned dark.

Isn't the queen usually very smart? Why is she so confused about this matter... Or is it that for the queen, the family behind her is more important than helping herself?

After all, he still didn't believe in himself.

Fusu's mind was in a mess for a moment.

"It's okay, it's just that someone was careless while on duty." Chen Ping stood up and said publicly.

After Wang Wan finished speaking, Meng Tian had already wanted to speak.

"Your Majesty, I believe that what the Right Prime Minister said is all based on solid evidence. If our great Qin Empire places the key to governing the country on sacrifice, can the vassal states in the world still obey Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty has shown great kindness to the world. You have just appointed all the princes to guard the four barbarians. Now is the time to do something effective to make the princes of the four seas submit to you and the four barbarians submit to you."

"This is the way of the Son of Heaven."

"Moreover, this matter of appointing a crown prince is of great importance. It concerns the inheritance of the empire. How can it be decided in such a short time based on the decree of the retired emperor?"

"Even if it's decided, should we just skip the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince?"

Seeing that these people were unable to make any progress with their words, Yao Jia immediately stood up and said, "What the Right Prime Minister said is true, but the matter of conferring the title of Crown Prince does not require any complicated etiquette."

"We calculated before that the days before the Spring Festival are all auspicious days."

"If Your Majesty really wants to be crowned, there is no need to care about these things."

"What's more, there are tens of thousands of maids in the palace. Can't they make a set of clothes for the prince in one night?"

"What's more, the Emperor Emeritus abdicated the throne entirely for the sake of Your Majesty. Your Majesty, if it were any other king, who would be willing to do the same?"

"The Emperor's feelings for Your Majesty are all in the abdication edict."

As Yao Jia spoke, he began to cry in class.

The other ministers also shed tears.

Yao Jia was an extremely smart man. He knew that reasoning would be useless at this time, and that he had to use affection and loyalty to restrain Qin II.

For the sake of his ideals, the Second Emperor dared to do something that went against everyone's wishes, so he had to talk to Qin II about how he came to the throne.

Sure enough, Fusu was slightly touched when he heard this.

What Yao Jia said was correct. Fusu could sit in this position safely because Qin Shihuang intended to help him do so.

If it were someone else, there might be bloodshed between father and son.

And only after he sat on the throne did Fusu realize how difficult it was for Ying Zheng to make decisions in the past. He really had to take one step, look three steps ahead, think seven steps ahead, and look back two steps.

Difficult, difficult, difficult.

"The Emperor's abdication is entirely for the sake of Your Majesty's good name."

"Your Majesty should obey the order of the Supreme Emperor and enthrone the Crown Prince."

"It has been more than two months since your Majesty ascended the throne, and the Crown Prince has obviously been chosen."

"What is your majesty delaying?"

Upon hearing the news, all the ministers immediately agreed with Yao Jia.

Everyone brought up Qin Shi Huang and said, "The emperor's kindness to your majesty is so great that it can be compared to the sea. But what is your majesty doing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, why don't you obey the order of the Emperor?"

Gradually, Fusu began to feel disgusted as he listened.

Fusu looked at Yao Jia, and at that moment, he thought of Han Fei's death. Although Li Si and Yao Jia had made many contributions to the Qin Dynasty, Han Fei was not innocent either.

But for some reason, Fusu really wanted to kill Yao Jia.

Not only is this person good at guessing people's minds, he is also extremely good at instigating the emotions of his subjects.

"I think we should stop discussing this matter."

"When Prince Yao is ten years old, I will then discuss the matter of enthroning him as the Crown Prince."

When Yao Jia heard this, his eyes popped out.

"Your Majesty, this does not make sense."

Fusu's face darkened. "Yao Jia - how many lives do you think a cat has?"

Yao Jia thought for a moment and said, "As the saying goes, cats have nine lives."

"No, you're wrong. Cats only have one life."

Yao Jia was stunned for a moment. At that moment, he actually knew that Fusu wanted to kill him.

But Yao Jia was not afraid. He quickly adjusted his state and planned to have a final fight with Fusu.

If they could turn the situation around, unite the ministers and force Qin II to retreat, then Yao Jia would be able to survive.

Politics has always been a group of people playing a killing game with a smile.

Either you die or I die.

Yao Jia smiled and said, "No, Your Majesty, cats have nine lives. If you don't believe it, Your Majesty, why don't you ask other ministers?"

Fusu looked at the other ministers and asked, "Do you all think the same as Shang Qing Jia?"

Just as Fusu expected, all the ministers nodded in agreement.

In the court, those former "phone-drowsers" began to speak loudly again, making the situation seem a bit noisy.

"Your Majesty, cats do have nine lives."

"They say cats have nine lives. Your Majesty, just because you say a cat has one life, it just has one life."

"Your Majesty, cats have nine lives. This is what our ancestors said. Why has it changed when it comes to Your Majesty?"

Xiao He looked serious and didn't dare to speak.

Even a fool could tell that these ministers were taking the opportunity to threaten Fusu.

Meng Yi had never seen Qin II like this before, and just looking at Fusu's eyes made him feel scared.

Just like the eyes of an eagle owl, fierce, confident, dominating the world, and his words are laws.

Fusu looked at Chen Ping, and Chen Ping bowed. He went out for about a moment, and then a scream was heard from the back hall. Soon, Chen Ping came in carrying a dead cat.

The ministers were horrified.

Zhou Qingchen was so scared to see the bloody creature appear naked in front of everyone.

"If cats have nine lives, then Yao Jia, can you let this cat come back to life?"

A bloody cat, with its big innocent eyes, looked at Yao Jia.

Its tail was wagging and it looked at Yao Jia with tears in its eyes.

Yao Jia's lips suddenly turned pale.

(End of this chapter)