After hearing the news, Yi Xiaochuan rushed to Juxian Hall, hoping to inform the talents from the Six Nations who were still in Juxian Hall before Zhao Gao brought anyone to arrest him, so that they could escape first.
It's just that as Yi Xiaochuan's opponent, Zhao Gao had long wanted to deal with Yi Xiaochuan. How could he let Yi Xiaochuan notify the people of Juxiantang to escape? So as soon as Yi Xiaochuan arrived at Juxiantang, he led his people over there.
, surrounded Juxian Hall.
Those warriors from the Six Nations who were still staying in Juxian Hall heard that Juxian Hall was surrounded, and they all took up their weapons with righteous indignation and wanted to rush out and fight Zhao Gao.
Yi Xiaochuan quickly stopped at the door and said loudly, "Master Fusu has been so kind to us. If we pick up our swords to resist, wouldn't it be true for our story of conspiring to rebel? Then wouldn't it be that we frame Master Su for being in trouble?"
Isn’t it unjust?”
After listening to Yi Xiaochuan's words, those people from the six countries who were favored by Mr. Fusu were a little embarrassed. You must know that Mr. Fusu was not kind to them. After they came, not only did they not help Mr. Fusu, they also continued to give him help.
Mr. Fu Su caused trouble, which made them not know what to do for a while.
Seeing that everyone had listened, Yi Xiaochuan continued to say, "You all go to the prison and endure it for a while. When General Mengtian or Mr. Fusu come back, they will definitely find a way to save you. Please believe Mr. Fusu."
Just when everyone was about to lay down their weapons and surrender after listening to Yi Xiaochuan's words, one person suddenly retorted, "You have already withdrawn from Juxian Hall, and this arrest will have no impact on you. We are going to
Is the torture in prison so easy to endure? Look at the more than 400 Confucian scholars who were taken to prison in the previous period. Why were they all charged with crimes later? Isn't it because they couldn't bear the torture?"
What this man said was so reasonable, and there was such a vivid example in the prison, that the Juxian Hall personnel who were about to put down their weapons subconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons.
Yi Xiaochuan couldn't let them really fight with the arresters. In that case, not only everyone present would die, but also Mr. Fusu and General Mengtian would be implicated. He said with loyalty, "Since this
Brothers said this, I will rejoin the Juxian Hall from today and share the joys and sorrows with you, what do you think?"
The person making the noise was originally a spy bribed by Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao knew Yi Xiaochuan's character and deliberately let Yi Xiaochuan jump into the pit by himself. He was also well prepared to vent his anger.
You know, just because Yi Xiaochuan, a good cook, was brought to Qin.
It was because of Yi Xiaochuan, a good man, that he became a eunuch.
It was because of Yi Xiaochuan that Liu Bang, his most important enemy in his well-planned revenge plan, slipped away right under his nose!
It’s because of Yi Xiaochuan!!
Yi Xiaochuan's behavior indeed succeeded in conquering the hearts and minds of all the people in Juxian Hall, causing them to actually put down their weapons one by one, and were arrested by Zhao Gao's men.
At the same time, Yi Xiaochuan also officially fell into Zhao Gao's hands.
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After Wang Yue received the news, he didn't care at all. He just felt that if Zhao Gao was a tyrant, he should also castrate Yi Xiaochuan, and then ask Yi Xiaochuan if he could forgive him.
Wang Yue didn't care about the struggle between Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao. He just felt that after this incident, he had a greater chance of gaining military power.
Sure enough, the day after Yi Xiaochuan and others were arrested, Wang Yue received news that people from Tu An State ambushed Meng Tian on his way back to Xianyang. Although Meng Tian rushed over, he seemed to be seriously injured.
Wang Yue deliberately revealed the news to the imperial city guards in advance. Not long after, not only Zhao Gao and Li Si knew the news, but also Qin Shihuang.
So, early the next morning, Wang Yue received an order from the palace to attend the court meeting today.
This court meeting is not a big court meeting, it is just a gathering of some important ministers to discuss recent major events.
When Wang Yue arrived, the so-called important ministers all looked at him. He was not timid, and after bowing to Qin Shihuang in a polite manner, he stood aside obediently and listened to these people discussing political affairs.
Seeing Wang Yue's calmness, everyone admired him very much. They felt that the grandson of Wang Jian, that old fox, was indeed extraordinary. In time, he would definitely become another general of the empire.
If Wang Yue knew about it, he would definitely say like that, "I am who I am! I won't be the next one!"
After being quiet for a while, Zhao Gao continued what he had just said, and said in a cold tone, "Your Majesty, those rebellious Confucian scholars have been killed in Xianyang, and they have been posted to the world as a warning. I think it will be enough to deter those who have evil intentions.
people."
Qin Shihuang nodded. Seeing that everyone was silent and seemed to be interested in testing Wang Yue, he looked at Wang Yue and asked, "Wang Yue, this is your first time coming to court. What do you think of this matter?"
Wang Yue did not expect Qin Shihuang to come to test him at this time. He knew keenly that the emperor saw that the only voice in the court room was Zhao Gaolisi, and knew that he had made a mistake and suppressed Fusu too hard.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang wanted to know Wang Yue's attitude towards Wang Yue, the new spokesperson of the Wang family, whether he was on the side of Mr. Fusu or Zhao Gao. Of course, he hoped that Wang Yue would be on his side.
Wang Yue was used to it, and he didn't want to have any quarrel with them. He said without hesitation, "Your Majesty, I feel that killing those people is really a waste."
Wang Yue's words made Zhao Gaolisi a little confused, and other important ministers were also a little suspicious.
It may be said that Wang Yue was looking towards those Confucian scholars, but Wang Yue's attitude seemed different, because when more than 400 Confucian scholars were beheaded, according to the news, Wang Yue was still painting with his lovely wife and concubine. Although the process was not
I know, but it's definitely very sexy.
It's just that Wang Yue doesn't care about Confucian scholars, but Wang Yue said that it would be a pity to kill him. Why is it a pity? Shouldn't he be killed?
This made everyone in the civil and military dynasty curious about what Wang Yue was thinking.
Qin Shihuang was very surprised and became very interested in Wang Yue's thoughts. He asked curiously, "Oh, what do Wang Aiqing think? Why don't you tell me what you think is a pity?"
When Wang Yue heard Qin Shihuang's question, he said without hesitation, "Your Majesty, it takes at least more than ten years to raise a man to adulthood and become a strong labor force. Every year we have to collect so much labor, every man
These are our resources. Why can't we send these dying people to do labor? This can reduce the burden on the people, let the people know your majesty's kindness, and also allow those who have made mistakes to atone for their sins. This is
Why not do something that kills two birds with one stone?"
Qin Shihuang was stunned for a while after hearing what Wang Yue said. He felt that what Wang Yue said was not only reasonable, but also showed an attitude, that is, the Wang family only considers His Majesty. After he understood in his heart, he smiled happily and said, "
Aiqing is still as fast-talking as before, but the law has already been stipulated. If we don't follow the law, it will give the officials below a lot of loopholes to exploit."
Wang Yue was not discouraged. He just said casually that he would not participate in the struggle between Zhao Gao and Yi Xiaochuan anyway. He shook his head easily and said, "Your Majesty, the laws of Da Qin have been changed from the beginning of the founding of the country to the present."
It has changed countless times. Now we have unified the six countries, which is different from the peaceful corner before. Now the country needs a lot of labor. In this special situation, Wei Chen feels that such a waste of manpower is really not worth it. You need to know something
The Confucian scholars were all from very good families. They had much better food than ordinary people, and their bodies were much stronger. With a little exercise, they could work for many more years. Think about Meng Jiangnu's husband, who had worked hard for more than ten years.
, have not had time to go home, and have been doing hard labor outside, which shows that our laws are unkind. There are many such people. If there are enough criminals or prisoners to do hard labor, the people can be liberated, and
It shows His Majesty’s kindness.”
Qin Shihuang heard it, and Wang Yue focused on a prisoner. In other words, if Wang Yue was sent to the border, he would definitely capture some prisoners and come back to serve as slave labor, and would not let people from the country send people to serve as slave labor.
Qin Shihuang thought for a while and felt that the pressure on the Yan State was smaller and the corvee was further away, so he could give it a try, so he nodded and said, "You wait a moment for General Meng to arrive. I have a mission to send."
for you."
Wang Yue saw that Qin Shihuang didn't agree or disagree, and he didn't force himself. He simply answered with a promise and immediately stood back to where he was before, as motionless as a statue.
Of course Li Si understood Wang Yue's thoughts. He felt that Wang Yue's actions had blocked the country's control of corvee labor in Yan. He didn't know how many people Wang Yue had in his hands. He felt that Wang Yue seemed to be more difficult to deal with than Wang Jian.
.
However, although there was no selfish intention, Li Si certainly did not expose it. He looked at Wang Yue deeply. He was already deeply impressed by Wang Yue. He always thought that Qin Shihuang would leave Wang Yue to the next emperor, but he did not
Thinking that Qin Shihuang actually used Wang Yue in his later years, this made him a little confused whether he should be as neutral as before.
Zhao Gao didn't think much about it. He felt that if the control was good, it was indeed okay for these Confucian scholars to serve as laborers. Their purpose was not these Confucian scholars in the first place, but to make the young master Fusu make mistakes and leave Yi Xiaochuan alone and helpless, so he killed them.
In fact, he doesn't care if he doesn't kill. He doesn't care about the life or death of the Confucian scholars in the world.
Seeing that the conversation between Qin Shihuang and Wang Yue had come to an end, Zhao Gao hurriedly bowed and continued, "Your Majesty, when I was searching for these Confucian scholars, I found that the Confucian scholars were quite involved with Juxian Hall, and I also found that they were in Juxian Hall.
There is evidence of treason.”
Qin Shihuang took a deep look at Zhao Gao. He knew that Zhao Gao wanted revenge, but he also wanted to clean up the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, so he did not expose it, but asked suspiciously, "Is there any evidence?"
Zhao Gao was a little frightened by Qin Shihuang's sight. He quickly bent down and then mustered up the courage to say, "Yes, it's absolutely true."
Li Si was now on the same boat with Zhao Gao. He had no way out. He saw that Zhao Gao could not withstand the pressure of Qin Shihuang, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, since the CRRC Office has found conclusive evidence,
, why not take advantage of the trap to kill Confucian scholars and execute those rebels in Juxian Hall together, so that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms will never dare to think of rebellion again."
Qin Shihuang saw that the two of them had unified opinions and said nothing. Instead, he looked at the other important ministers and asked seriously, "My dear friends, what do you think?"
After Qin Shihuang finished speaking, everyone else remained silent. This made Qin Shihuang understand that he had really gone too far in suppressing Fusu, and these important ministers became lax in their silence.
Wang Yue looked at Qin Shihuang and felt that he couldn't embarrass Qin Shihuang at this time, so he raised his legs and wanted to say a few words.
Just when Wang Yue wanted to speak, Qin Shihuang waved his hand to indicate that he understood what Wang Yue wanted to say and told Wang Yue to stop talking.
Wang Yue just wanted to express his attitude to Qin Shihuang. He saw that Qin Shihuang wouldn't let him say it, so he stopped talking. He had already seen it. Qin Shihuang already felt that something was wrong with the current situation, because now there were only
A voice, this is very wrong.
Sure enough, Qin Shihuang saw that all the ministers in the court had the same opinion, and his face became more and more gloomy. However, now was not the time to change the structure of the court, so he could only put it aside temporarily and wait until later.
Moreover, Qin Shihuang originally wanted to kill the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, but now that he could achieve his goal, he no longer hesitated and said, "Then let's do it according to Ai Qing's opinion."
At this moment, someone outside the palace suddenly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, please think again. I, Meng Tian, also have a share in this move. If Juxian Hall plots a rebellion, Meng Tian will naturally have a share in it."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There was a hint of joy in Qin Shihuang's eyes. He glanced at Zhao Gao pretending not to know, and then asked in a deep voice, "Is this possible?"
Zhao Gao felt something was wrong, so he didn't speak. Now he didn't dare to involve Meng Tian, and he didn't even dare to kill Fu Su. He just wanted Yi Xiaochuan's life.
Just when Zhao Gao was hesitating, Meng Tian saw that everyone was silent, so he continued, "Your Majesty, think about it, if Juxian Hall really has the intention of treason, then why did he just surrender and not resist during the roundup? Rebellion is actually
Isn't it strange that everyone would fight to the death for a capital crime, but they were caught without any help? Obviously, Juxian Tang had no intention of treason at all, and as for those confessions, they were probably forced into submission."
Qin Shihuang also knew that when he entered the prison, at least five or six of the so-called evidences were obtained through torture. But now that all the confessions are consistent, there must be a wave of truth, so he was prepared to kill the wrong one rather than let go.
pass.
But now Meng Tian seemed to object. He was a little happy. After all, someone was competing with Li Si. The emperor was hesitant to give up this opportunity.
When Zhao Gao heard what Meng Tian said, didn't this mean that he had surrendered to a trick? He quickly said, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. I have a lot of evidence, so it is impossible for me to have surrendered to a trick."
Qin Shihuang was waiting for an excuse, so he immediately asked, "Bring it up and let the ministers take a look."
Zhao Gao was overjoyed and thought he had a trick, so he quickly asked someone to take down the certificates he had prepared. He said proudly, "Your Majesty, these are the records of my personal interrogation. Your Majesty, please take a look."
When Wang Yue heard this, he knew that Zhao Gao had said something wrong. Zhao Gao was an eunuch and could be arrested, but not tried.
Sure enough, Meng Tian waited for Zhao Gao to finish delivering, and immediately asked, "Did you personally interrogate these confessions? Mr. Zhao also arrested the person himself."
Zhao Gao did not understand the laws of Qin and said proudly, "Of course!"
Meng Tian looked at Zhao Gao with a smile and said righteously, "Then I would like to congratulate Mr. Zhao. Your Majesty, I would like to submit a copy of the Zhongche Mansion Order to Zhao Gao and ask Your Majesty to give him the death penalty."
Zhao Gao didn't expect Meng Tian to say that, so he frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't understand this very well. I also followed your Majesty's order to arrest people for interrogation. I can't tell you why I am guilty."
Meng Tian glanced at Zhao Gao with disdain, and said word for word, "Zhao Gao, as the official of the CRRC, you are changing your official position. The eunuchs of the Qin Dynasty are not allowed to interfere in political affairs. Zhao Gao has to be punished. Your Majesty is kind.
I only want to let you go so that you can't interfere in affairs outside the palace. However, you, Zhao Gao, took advantage of the fact that my son Fusu and I were not in Xianyang and were in the main hall when no one dared to oppose him.
His power intervened in affairs outside the palace, killing innocent people indiscriminately, and causing uproar throughout the city, making everyone in the world think that the second Lao Ai had come again."
Zhao Gao also thought about the incident at that time and knew that it was Qin Shihuang's taboo, so he hurriedly said, "What evidence do you have? I just acted according to His Majesty's orders."
Meng Tian said word for word, "Zhao Gao's crime, according to the law, is to be quartered on five horses!"
Qin Shihuang saw that Zhao Gao could not defeat Meng Tian, so he looked at Li Si. He wanted to balance. If Zhao Gao was too weak, he would reconsider. He asked in a deep voice, "Prime Minister, according to the law
How is it stipulated?”
Li Si glanced at Zhao Gao. He knew that a voice in the court today was a bit taboo, so he pretended to be helpless and said, "Your Majesty, the law does stipulate this, but this situation is different..."
Meng Tian was waiting for Li Si's words, and he immediately said, "It seems that the Prime Minister knew that Zhao Gao violated the law, but you just didn't say anything. Just turning a blind eye like that, isn't that harmful to the country of Da Qin?"
Sheji, are you turning a blind eye too?"
Li Si was a little dissatisfied. He was ready to take a step back, but Meng Tian actually held on to him. He glared at Meng Tian and said, "General, how can you say that?"
Meng Tian did not look at Li Si. He said very dissatisfiedly, "Your Majesty, I not only want to participate in the Zhongche Mansion Order, but also Li Si, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. They all know that the Zhongche Mansion Order violates the law, but they all
Being afraid of Zhao Gao's power, knowing it well but not saying anything, and allowing a eunuch to cause chaos is a crime of forming a clique for personal gain and deceiving the emperor."
Qin Shihuang saw that Meng Tian had expressed what he had just thought, so he took the opportunity to look at the important ministers who were silent and said very dissatisfied, "You are usually mercurial, how come you are all mute now?"