My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 718: Why be humble?

"The Lord said before that cats have nine lives. I have now taken away one of this cat's lives. According to the Lord, this cat still has eight lives left."

"If you can bring the cat back to life, then what you said is right. If not, then you are guilty of deceiving the emperor!"

Yao Jia's lips began to tremble, and his feet under his legs also began to shake continuously.

His mind was blank at this moment, and he couldn't find any examples in ancient books.

I wanted to make up a story on the spur of the moment, but my mind went blank and I couldn't say anything.

Perhaps it was because Zhou Qingchen had deliberately mentioned Han Fei that day, or perhaps it was because there was a trace of conscience deep in Yao Jia's heart. He thought that it was wrong to directly poison Han Fei in the first place, and he always hid that "stutterer" deep in his nightmares.

Once he was there in person today, he immediately understood the scene when Han Fei was framed with false charges, in that dark prison, unable to say a word when facing Li Si, and was eventually hanged to death.

Han Fei is not an ordinary person.

When he died, his articles came back to life and became supported by the powerful people in Xianyang.

When Han Fei was revered as a son by later generations and regarded as a respected teacher by the disciples of the Legalists, Yao Jia felt that his sin was even greater.

Now, he also began to stammer and was unable to speak.

Soon, Yao Jia was sweating profusely due to anxiety.

Feng Quji didn't know where he got the courage from, he stood up and bowed to Fusu, "Your Majesty, cats have nine lives, that's what our ancestors said, it means that cats will not die if they fall from a high place."

"Your Majesty has just beaten the cat to death. Isn't this making things difficult for Lord Yao?"

Feng Quji's questioning led to the support of a number of ministers.

At this time, another warrior came.

"Then according to the left prime minister, Your Majesty is wrong?" Meng Yi asked back, "Yao Shangqing said that cats have nine lives. Your Majesty is not making things difficult for Yao Shangqing. Your Majesty has clearly deprived the cat of one life and asked Yao Shangqing to prove whether the cat still has eight lives left?"

"How can this matter of verifying the truth be considered as making things difficult?"

This person is Meng Yi.

"Meng Yi, you..." Feng Jie was furious, glaring at Meng Yi and scolding him. "You are too presumptuous!"

When Meng Yi said this, Wei Liao also looked at him with fear and worry.

Even Meng Tian felt that what he said was a bit harsh.

After all, the most prominent figures sit in the court of the Qin Dynasty.

It was obvious that Meng Yi learned this rhetoric from Qin II, and everyone knew it.

As an emperor, his way of speaking could easily spread throughout the palace; wouldn’t it be even better if he used modern language art?

But these words were just talked about in private, and no one brought them to the surface.

Meng Yi took the initiative and although he made Feng Quji so angry that his face turned red, he did not give face to the empire's left prime minister and angered the entire Feng family.

This naturally posed a huge hidden danger for him.

Meng Tian's hand holding the tablet also trembled.

As for the other ministers, they also listened, and each had their own ideas and opinions.

Fusu understood that Meng Yi stood up for the Second Emperor, but his words were too harsh.

Li Xin shook his head after hearing this.

At this moment, the ministers had already started three or four rounds of debate, and our Li Xin had been holding the words on the tablet and had read them silently several times, but he had not found any opportunity to speak.

Zhao Tuo was sitting among the military generals. For a moment or two, he was very impulsive and wanted to pick up all the civil officials present, tie them to the chariot, and drive the chariot for three to five miles.

None of them are reasonable; even the emperor is unreasonable.

However, no matter how stunned the generals were, they also noticed that the atmosphere in the hall had suddenly become tense.

It's like autumn has arrived, and you suddenly step on frost in the jungle. The crackling sound of leaves under your step is not a good sign, as it means that the weather that kills everything is coming.

The Book of Changes says, "When you step on the frost, the ice will come."

The big guys who knew this truth all took a deep breath and sat up straight, very carefully.

I don't know where the things I don't know are.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, someone will die today.

Yes, the atmosphere in the palace soon dropped to freezing point. But Fusu was not surprised.

The Second Emperor looked at the pale-faced Feng Quji, then at Yao Jia. The dead cat was still cocking its tail at first, but now it was lying on the ground in complete peace. Blood began to flow from the cat's body.

This is a white cat, very fat, and it used to lie on the roof of the palace. It used to have endless happiness, endless delicacies, and endless sleep...

But now, the cat is dead.

"Shangqing Jia, I'm going to ask you again, how many lives does a cat have?" Fusu smiled, and there was a kindness in his tone that was easily noticed.

Oh no, it's nuclear goodness.

Yao Jia swallowed and his throat was choked. He had already felt the despair.

Zhang Cang's big head stood out among the court officials. He stretched his neck to look at Yao Jia, then twirled his beard.

Your Majesty is truly cruel and ruthless.

If Yao Jia says that cats only have one life, then Your Majesty will sentence him to the crime of deceiving the king.

If Yao Jia says that a cat has nine lives, but the cat is dead now, Yao Jia cannot prove it. In this case, Yao Jia will have to die.

"I remember the names of all those who supported Shangqing Yao just now. You can also answer on Shangqing's behalf, how many lives does a cat have?"

The ministers were all so frightened that they dared not speak.

At this time, Zhang Han, who had always been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, a cat has nine lives. This is just a common saying, which means that a cat will always have good fortune after surviving a disaster. But in fact, a cat definitely only has one life."

"I am a foolish and incompetent official. But I think that although the matter of enthroning the crown prince is important, it is not urgent. Why don't we just call it quits today?"

Zhang Han's words seemed to be about helping Qin II escape from the siege of forcing him to abdicate, but in fact they were about rescuing Yao Jia.

As long as Yao Jia is still alive, they will have plenty of chances next time.

Yao Jia mainly didn't expect that Fusu was so smart. He directly killed the chicken to scare the monkeys on the spot, and turned the tables on Yao Jia, catching him off guard.

Next time, they will be able to respond more comprehensively and refute Fusu's theory in turn.

Yao Jia also thought of letting it go at this moment.

As long as you can survive, nothing else is a big problem.

However, Fusu did not agree to this.

There were also some people who did not understand the situation. They thought Zhang Han was speaking on behalf of the emperor, but they only listened to the literal meaning and did not think about what would happen after the New Year.

In this way, this group of people has not achieved the goal of forcing Qin II, has not succeeded in suppressing Fusu's prestige, and has no way to win over those hard-working grassroots people. Then their future days will be difficult.

For this reason, Zhou Qingchen decided to attack Feng Quji and Yao Jia from behind.

"Your Majesty, this is a serious matter. All the civil and military officials are here today. If we delay it today, tomorrow, day after day, I'm afraid this matter will be delayed forever without a conclusion."

"According to my humble opinion... the matter of appointing a crown prince,"

Fusu interrupted directly, he was only 25 years old, which was the age when he couldn't control his mouth!
"Zhou Qingchen, you are of low rank to begin with, and you know that what you said is shallow, so just don't say it. My court is not a place for crosstalk performances and stalls in the streets of Xianyang City."

As soon as these words were spoken, the old ministers felt their humeri begin to crackle, and they all looked up at Qin II.

Zhou Qingchen was so ashamed that he lowered his head and couldn't say anything else.

"What are these shallow words? These are just my own opinions. They are the words used by extremely learned and capable people to be modest. Not everyone can use them."

Zhang Han felt that he was being singled out.

That’s right, how could Zhang Han’s thoughts escape Fusu’s eyes.

"Self-humility comes from the Book of Changes. The so-called humility is that a gentleman has great talents, like a mountain, but he is humble like the earth and is willing to bend down like the earth. This is the virtue of humility."

"If there is someone who doesn't have any great talent, why would he be so modest? If it gets out, foreigners will laugh at our Great Qin for only knowing how to fight wars!"

As the ministers listened, they all began to wipe the sweat off their faces.

You have a lot of words, so you are right.

Wei Liao was also impressed by Fusu, the sixth elder brother, and taught him some principles. Unexpectedly, Fusu used them to scold him and other ministers in the court.

Everyone lowered their heads in shame.

From that day on, no one in the Qin court dared to speak to Fusu, and they would only speak self-deprecating words.

(End of this chapter)