Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 495 Xianyang riots, blood flows into rivers
Shulan Palace.

Xue Ji was sitting in the palace stroking her swollen belly, while Gong Zihui was reading Han Feizi's article and thinking about when noon would arrive, so that he could sneak out to play slingshot while her mother was sleeping.

As I read this book, my mind was filled with birds of various shapes and colors on the trees.

But at this time, there was a violent sound of carriages and horses outside.

The queen's bedroom is in the inner palace.Wang Wu asked the queen to mobilize three thousand guards to help him, which also meant that half of the defense in the inner palace was mobilized.

You must know that the Lang Wei who protects the entire Xianyang Palace has a total of 3 people.The emperor went out with a lot of soldiers and horses, but Wang Wu did not dare to mobilize the remaining soldiers and horses. They were the soldiers and horses to protect the three palaces - Zhangtai, Qinian, and Wangyi.

Someone other than the emperor mobilized three thousand soldiers and horses, which naturally attracted the attention of the entire Xianyang Palace.

A large group of people roared past the palace, the sound of the cars was rumbling, and the momentum was naturally great.

Xue Ji was naturally startled by the sound.

"What happened outside?"

Gong Zihuan's thoughts came back.

With just one stick of incense, the entire imperial city knew that the queen had sent troops out of the palace.

Holding the Queen's Festival and Jade Seal, Queen Wang Wudai ordered that all civil and military officials entering the palace must obtain the Queen's permission before entering the palace.

The guards in Xianyang Palace were all strictly selected and trained. They had never encountered such a situation before.

It turned out to be the imperial censor holding the queen's jade seal and giving them orders.

The guard guarding the palace gate Baili Wudi is not a man who knows how to adapt. Now that the emperor is not here, although there are no leaders in the palace, under the emperor is the empress.

Baili Wudui naturally frowned in thought at Wang Wu's command.

Wang Wu said to Baili Wudi:
"You will understand my intention soon. I made such arrangements today because I am afraid that there will be chaos in Xianyang City and someone intends to harm the palace. You must guard Xianyang Palace."

When Baili Wudi heard this, his heart naturally tightened.

"I dare to ask the censor, but what happened that caused the need for martial law? If His Majesty comes back, I will not be able to explain to His Majesty."

Wang Wu is eager to arrest the rebels. He needs to race against time, and judging from the current situation, the more he talks, it will only cause more unnecessary trouble.Wang Wu just scolded:

"You are so brave, you don't even listen to the queen."

These words were harsh, but quite effective. Baili Wudi had no choice but to say:

"Humblely obey."

Sanqian Langwei drove out, but he didn't know why and just followed the order flag.

The carriages and horses met with a roar, and Baili Wudi stood at the gate of the palace and ate bite after bite of loess.

"Weird!"

Wang Wu took the Queen's Lang Wei out of the palace, and soon went to his Censor's Mansion, where he took the Censor Cheng and others and led all the troops in the mansion to arrest the rebels.

Wang Wu assembled a team of 5000 people and surrounded the gates of the two Shangqing's houses.

One of the ministers was Yao Jia, and the other was Xun You.

At that time, the two ministers were sitting idle in their mansions, thinking that the world was peaceful with singing and dancing.Later, his officials hurriedly came to report that the gate of the mansion had been surrounded.

As the saying goes, if you don’t do bad things at ordinary times, you won’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night.

Those who were dissatisfied with His Majesty's reforms in Qin State were the first to bear the brunt, simply because they had higher official positions and their words had more weight.

When the two heard that the gate of the mansion was besieged, even if they wanted to flee in a hurry with the family members, the diners reacted individually, but the mansion was already in chaos.

After a while, Wang Wu ordered Lang Wei to go in and capture the Yao and Xun families.

Cars and horses were noisy outside, and there was a cry and howl in the house.

Yao Jia finally took out some of Shangqing's airs when he got into the prison car, and just said:

"Wang Wu, what did I do wrong?"

Wang Wu smiled gloomily and said:

"What's wrong? You can explain to His Majesty the Emperor slowly when His Majesty comes back."

After saying this, Wang Wu drove the carriage and continued to follow the pictures.

Wang Wu's plan was to use his authority to pick out the rebels one by one and put them in prison until His Majesty the Emperor returned.

And these names that appeared on the silk script were those who had opposed the emperor's implementation of Confucianism in governing the country.

Wang Wu looked at the silk scroll with a fierce look in his eyes, but he didn't know that the city of Xianyang had already started to catch fire.

Ever since he led his troops to surround Yao Jia's family, he had heard about the family status of Xianyang City officials and generals.And the news gradually came out in the palace that someone was rebelling.

At this time, it no longer matters whether you rebelled or not.

What everyone is concerned about is that Wang Wu is a person who supports His Majesty the Emperor's reforms. They have united to impeach Wang Wu. In this way, they naturally feel that Wang Wu is taking the opportunity to eradicate them, the old stubborns who oppose the reform.

This sparked resentment after some exploits.

When the fifth doctor Zhao Ying heard about it, he quickly gathered generals with noble titles to discuss how to deal with this matter.

"Wang Wu just arrested two ministers, Yao Jia and Xun You, on charges of treason. Yao Jia was an important minister who made great achievements during the late emperor's lifetime. Since he dared to arrest Yao Jia, he would definitely dare to arrest us and put us under arrest. The crime is to force us to submit."

"Now His Majesty the Emperor would rather trust a stubborn man like Wang Wu than trust us and give Wang Wu the right to take life and death over us. Let Wang Wu cause harm to us and other assistant ministers of the late emperor in Xianyang. I think Wang Wu's team It’s already heading towards us.”

"Now we can't escape, we can only fight to the death. We must not be allowed to arrest Wang Wu for treason. It is unbecoming!"

Zhao Ying often traveled with the late emperor and was quite dignified among these ministers.At this time, he still had the air of a general and spoke righteously.

Regarding this matter, he, Zhao Ying, never showed fear no matter what news he heard.

Everyone listened and naturally agreed.

The other five officials, Gongcheng, the left concubine chief, and the right concubine chief all agreed.

But at this time, Sima Jing said:
"But we have resisted to the death, who will wash away our grievances? We have no intention of rebellion. I think we should take the initiative to let the censor search to show our innocence, otherwise we will end up like this It's a disaster, it's a disaster that affects the nine clans."

"We have no intention of rebellion. If we rashly start a conflict with Wang Wu now, the situation will be even more out of control."

The others listened and fell silent.

Cao Xuan also felt that openly resisting at this time would only make the situation worse.

Cao Xuan also said:
"I think what Sima Gongcheng said is very true. Let's stay calm and see what evidence the censor Wang Wu has. Besides, we are all innocent people, how can he give us a crime out of thin air. His Majesty the Emperor is in the name of benevolence, and it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing."

Sima Jing also said:

"I thought so too. My son Sima Tan works in the palace and often sees Your Majesty. Your Majesty strives to be fair in everything he does and treats us with courtesy. I am afraid that what happened today is a misunderstanding. We are all late emperors. How can a promoted hero be confused about this kind of thing?"

At this time, Wang Ben’s younger brother Wang Yan stood up and said:

"Everyone, although the current situation is urgent and requires us to think carefully, I still ask you to listen to me. Although Marquis Tongwu is idle at home, he is also very concerned about the situation outside. Marquis Tongwu has learned about the current trend of reform in the DPRK. Daqi always feels sad for the late emperor's deeds."

"Since the first emperor changed the many systems of the Qin State, I have seen it in my eyes and felt pain in my heart. It is all because of the grievances of the late emperor. Since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, we, the courtiers who conquered the country for the late emperor, have nothing to say. Appoint and remove officials at will."

"Your Majesty completely ignores the ancestral system and the distinction between high and low, and even a mere untouchable can be promoted to the position of county guard. This makes us, generals with great military exploits, feel so embarrassed~!"

Speaking of pain, everyone was naturally excited.

Sima Jing watched this scene, he naturally felt that something was wrong with Wang Yan, but he couldn't say anything in front of everyone.

"After the second generation succeeded to the throne, we did not ask for merit, but only thought about how to continue to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. But now, instead of using us in a more important way, Your Majesty treats us as traitors. Such a Majesty, you are worthy of me. Waiting for allegiance?”

Wang Yanyi said angrily, raising his fists with an angry look on his face.

When others heard these words, they all looked frightened.

These are rebellious words.

At this time, these people with noble titles naturally knew what the nature of Wang Yan was.

Wang Yan continued:

"Listen to me, today's calamity is actually what we are destined to encounter. Have you forgotten that when the first emperor was alive, the world was initially settled, and a group of ministers gathered to discuss major issues, and my prince Dongyang was in the court hall Did you say anything?"

"The system of military merit and nobility in the Qin State is a great harm to the country and must be eliminated. The prince has already had different intentions, how can he be our king. Now Wang Wu should even arrest Yao Jia, the high official, let alone those of us. ."

"Wang Wu is His Majesty the Emperor's right-hand man. I think that if he dares to do such a thing, it is naturally because of His Majesty's wishes. Otherwise, how could he mobilize the troops in the palace? I heard that Yao Jia and others are being surrounded and suppressed today. He is the palace guard."

"It can be seen that it was His Majesty the Emperor who ordered Wang Wu to kill me and other ministers who tried to dissuade Your Majesty from converting to Confucianism for the sake of His Majesty's country. Now that everyone is a slave and I am a fish, how can I have any innocence? At least, I Wang Wu will never give in easily."

"I know very well that Your Majesty has been resentful of us for a long time. Even if you don't get rid of us today, you will find ways to destroy us in the future. Even if we are willing to submit obediently today, I think Wang Wu will never let us go. Once I enter the Censor's Mansion, I will never see the sun tomorrow again."

"You are all brothers who have lived and died with me, so I am here today to advise you, think for yourself and start a resistance, otherwise the whole family will be imprisoned. Look at what the censor has done. So indiscriminately, we directly arrested the two ministers and their entire families, and ignored His Majesty's previous decree to abolish the continuous sitting system."

This move was made with emotional and reasonable rhetoric, and naturally most people were moved by Wang Wu's persuasion.

These soldiers look at me and I look at you.

"If this is really what His Majesty the Emperor means, then I will oppose it!"

After Zhao Ying heard this, he naturally felt that the situation was slightly out of control.

He just suggested that everyone defend themselves, but how could Wang Yan directly instigate these words, forcing everyone to think that there was only a dead end.

Zhao Ying had spent some time with His Majesty the Emperor and knew what the Second Emperor was like.Moreover, this incident happened too suddenly. Based on his experience, someone must be behind it.

Now, he understands.

Rebellion is not just a rumor, it is real.

Zhao Ying's fists were clenched tightly.

But at this time, news suddenly came from outside.

"Jie Xia - Wang Yushi is outside and starting to fight with Ting Wei and others."

Zhao Ying was sitting in the upper seat, and he was naturally furious after hearing this.

"absurd!"

With that said, Zhao Ying picked up his sword and was about to go out.

"What is the prince doing? Is it to stop these two people from fighting? In my opinion, the prince should stay in the house and wait for me to wait and see what happens."

After hearing this, Zhao Ying just said:

"At this time, you actually want me to stay in the house. It's simply unreasonable."

Sima Jing rushed out and said:
"Your Majesty, please wait. I thought that at this time, I should go and invite the Prime Minister!"

After hearing this, everyone calmed down.

It wasn't until this moment that they remembered that there was still a prime minister in Xianyang City.

Cao Xuan also suddenly realized:

"Yes! The Prime Minister can definitely suppress these two people."

Zhao Ying's face darkened after hearing this. It seemed that this incident was definitely related to the Prime Minister.

Zhao Ying said to the servants in the mansion:
"Go and invite the Prime Minister quickly..." As he said that, Zhao Ying realized that this old fox had played a big game of chess and might not be willing to move. "No - I'll go myself."

The other dukes also stood up after hearing this.

"I will go."

"it is good!"

With that said, this group of dukes in luxurious dark clothes set off one after another.

When Wang Yan saw it, he was naturally unwilling to accept it.I didn’t expect that I couldn’t deceive these people.It seems that although the second emperor changed his policy, he did not completely lose the support of his courtiers.

As a result, Wang Yan also planned to make up his mind by playing tricks and hurriedly squeezed into the team.

However, as soon as this group of 14 people walked out of the main room, they saw the door being slammed open, and then the palace guard set up a crossbow for them extremely skillfully.

Zhao Ying was naturally shocked, but then he asked angrily:
"Do you know who I am? How dare you set up a crossbow on me."

Naturally, some of these Lang Wei knew him. He was a minister of the clan, and he was from the same Zhao family as the Ying Qin royal family.

Wang Wu came in holding a sword and laughed.

"Doctor Zhao, what are you guys discussing when you get together?"

People like Zhao Ying had ordered people to point crossbow arrows at people from the Six Kingdoms all their lives. Now when Wang Wu led people to point crossbow arrows at Qin's unique crossbow machine, they were naturally shocked and angry.

"Naturally, we are discussing how to wait for His Majesty to come back to expose your misdeeds today!"

"Who is doing this nonsense? I don't know what people are talking about in private?"

At this time, the heads of Qin soldiers had also appeared on the wall. They skillfully set up their crossbows and surrounded Zhao Ying and others.

Wang Yan just patted his thighs on both sides and said:

"The big thing is bad!"

Afterwards, a group of people surrounded Zhao Ying and the others. Most of these meritorious generals belonged to the clan of the Qin State, and even some of them were well-educated.

You can place the sword on the neck of an old man who has no strength to tie a chicken, but if you place it on Zhao Ying's neck, it will undoubtedly touch the dragon's reverse scale.

"Doctor Zhao, I'm offended!"

When Wang Wu saw Zhao Ying's expression, he felt slightly timid.

Soon, these twelve people were arrested, and Wang Wu felt calm. He finally caught the real evidence.But no matter what, those who disobey the emperor's orders will be purged this time.

No one knows that Wang Wu's official role model is Li Si.

(End of this chapter)