Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 412 Ending
  In the autumn of the ninth year of the Qin Dynasty, King Yingzheng of Qin, who had first assumed power, overcame all opinions and promulgated three royal orders.

First, Wei Renliao was appointed as Guowei, the highest military attaché of the Qin State, to be in charge of the military and political affairs of the Qin Dynasty.

Secondly, the Moon God, the Right Protector of the Yin and Yang Family, was conferred as the Protector of the Country in the Qin Dynasty, and a hundred-foot dangerous building, the Zhaixing Tower, was built as a building to worship the Protector of the Country.

Thirdly, Gu Xun, the former Vice-President of the Taiyuan Hospital, was enthroned as the Imperial Master of the Qin Dynasty, and the Crown Prince Tutor, and taught the eldest son Fusu. To explain, the Imperial Master and the Protector of the Country are different. The latter is abbreviated as Protector, and the former is There can only be one, but there can be multiple of the latter.

These three royal orders were all opposed by the ministers, and many people risked their lives to remonstrate with them, including Prime Minister Qi from the left and Prime Minister Dian from the right (don’t worry about his name, he probably had a name in history, and the surname is unknown), they all spoke out I beg the King of Qin to think twice before acting.

Among the three princes and nine ministers, the only one who remained silent was Li Si, the newly promoted Tingwei. He stood among the ministers like a transparent person and said nothing.

Being an official is about being harmonious, but Li Si was a lucky person who was promoted out of the ordinary. He didn't know anyone well, so there was no need to rush to get along with his colleagues. It would be a better choice to stay quiet for a while first.

Among the three kings, the one with the least opposition is the first one.

Although Wei Renliao was unknown before, before Yingzheng decided to promote him, he specially asked several important ministers to meet with him. After a cordial and friendly exchange of words, several ministers were even stimulated. This made Xiong Qi Others have no doubts about his ability, but Guo Wei is the highest military attaché of the Qin State. Although Ying Zheng only granted officials and did not grant titles, the power should not be granted lightly.

So they object, but not too much.

The second strongest objection came from the second path. The Moon God was born in the Yin Yang family and was considered a master of all schools of thought. In theory, it was okay to be granted the title of Protector of the Country.

The problem is that this person is too young!
  For a little girl under twenty years of age to rashly become a protector of the country, in the eyes of Xiong Qi and other ministers, it was too disrespectful and too frivolous.

Finally, it was Gu Xun's reward. Almost all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty voted against it, with only Li Si abstaining from voting.

In the words of Xiong Qi's objection, it is simply outrageous!
  How can anyone suddenly jump from the position of deputy of the Imperial Hospital to the position of national counselor?
  What’s even more outrageous is that he also works part-time as the Crown Prince! There is no prince, so where can the prince and tutor come from?
  This royal order seemed to all the courtiers to be nonsense.

Of course, in the eyes of the courtiers, this extremely awkward order of conferring Gu Xun as the Crown Prince and Tutor, and at the same time asking him to teach the eldest son Fusu, but not conferring Fu Su as the Crown Prince, had their own opinions.

The first thing that most people thought of was that the king wanted to make the eldest son the prince, but because of his status as a concubine, he took a roundabout way to leave some leeway for the courtiers and let them be mentally prepared when the title was actually granted. , don't jump out and make trouble again.

The forces of the Chu State, that is, Xiong Qi's group, were supposedly happy to see Fusu, whose biological mother was from the Chu State's royal family, become the crown prince, but Ying Zheng did not insist on his words after all.

What if... what he did was simply to make Fusu a target early?
  There are still quite a few people in the Qin State who are dissatisfied with the Chu State's growing power. It is difficult to guarantee that the King of Qin did not have other thoughts in his mind.

In the end, Xiong Qi took the lead in opposing this order, and the rest of the Chu faction naturally followed suit. The other factions in the court naturally did not want to see Fusu ascend to the position of prince, even if there might be a trap hidden in it. So I also objected.

But it doesn’t make any sense. Is Ying Zheng in charge of this or that?
  Since I have given the order, you should obey it honestly, so in the end, you tried your best to defy all opinions and forcefully promulgate the order.

It has to be said that since the Qin Dynasty, the emperors of the Han, Jin, Tang, Song, Ming... dynasties have become more prestigious, but their power has become weaker.

By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, ministers could no longer even look at the emperor. Needless to say, they knelt down and bowed when they met. However, the struggle between monarchy and ministerial power became more and more fierce, and the emperor often had to compromise.

On the contrary, the kings of the pre-Qin Dynasty did what they said. There were not many messy red tapes, but the power was truly in their hands. Returning to the main story, along with these three royal orders, Lu Buwei's crimes were also discussed by the kings and ministers of Qin.

However, the case of Marquis Wenxin, which was supposed to cause a stir, seemed a bit silent. Firstly, the evidence was irrefutable and Lu Buwei was not allowed to struggle to the death. Secondly, the Lu family members had already been dealt with by Yingzheng in advance through the Lao Ai case. That's almost it.

The ministers had also expected it. After all, Lu Buwei's abnormal behavior during this period was very eye-catching. Lao Ai was a promiscuous palace, and when he caused trouble, he claimed that he was ill and could not come out. His own king used Lao Ai's case to cut off the Lu family members, and he also claimed that he was ill and could not come out. , coupled with the messy affair between him and Queen Mother Zhao, everyone was tacitly understanding it.

Just wait for him to fall.

Of course, for the sake of his past achievements, there were a few kind-hearted people who said a few kind words to him and persuaded Ying Zheng's men to be merciful, which was regarded as a way to redeem his respect.

Ying Zheng also accepted that Lu Buwei's power had indeed suffered heavy losses, but it did not mean that he was really at the mercy of others. If he killed him now, the scene would not look good.

Moreover, he had just taken power and immediately canceled the Prime Minister Lu Buwei's account, which seemed a bit ugly.

Finally, the King of Qin ordered that the prime minister, Wenxinhou Lu Buwei, was implicated in Lao Ai's rebellion. In view of his great contribution to the Qin Dynasty, he was only exempted from the position of prime minister and ordered to return to the fiefdom of Henan immediately.

By the way, Ying Zheng also temporarily abolished the position of prime minister on the grounds that the power of the prime minister was too heavy and should not be lightly granted. From then on, the head of Qin's officials was really the left prime minister Xiong Qi. Of course, his power was far less The country is so big.

In this way, the once unparalleled and powerful Wenxin Hou Lu Buwei of the Qin Dynasty returned to his fiefdom in Luoyang, Henan Province in disgrace.

If we say he is down and out, he doesn't seem to be considered destitute. Even when he returned to the Henan fiefdom, he was followed by a large number of followers. They were shouting and crowding, and it was very lively. It seemed like flowers blooming in the brocade. The six countries in Shandong also threw olive branches to him overtly and covertly. , trying to recruit him.

It still looks quite beautiful.

But on the other hand, his reputation among the people of Qin fell to freezing point.

In the past, the people generally praised him. After all, he could indeed say that he worked hard and made brilliant achievements for the Qin State. But now... the thieves who caused trouble in the palace, had an affair with the queen mother, allowed the rebels to cause chaos... and so on, all the names have been deducted from him. superior.

When the queen of Qin did such a thing, it was not only Ying Zheng who was embarrassed, but the people of the whole country were also involved!

Naturally, no one will show mercy to Lu Buwei, who is one of the culprits.

Of course, they didn't accuse him wrongly at all, they just subconsciously ignored his past achievements.

This doesn't matter, originally...the merits and demerits cannot be offset.

However, these have not had much impact on Gu Xun for the time being, because at this time, he has already embarked on a long journey.

　Sorry, sorry, staying up late these past two days may have been a bit too much. I fell asleep after getting on the train.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)