Great Qin!
Xi’an Palace!
Within the garden!
Ying Zheng was in a good mood today!
No!
To be precise, he’s been in a good mood for the past two days!
Why?
He took out a piece of linen paper and looked at it!
“Your Majesty, your servant, Sima Yan, has always been loyal to the Great Qin, and has always been loyal to Your Majesty!”
“For all these years, I’ve been in charge of the Ministry of Internal History. Even if there’s no merit, I’ve always been working hard. But the new emperor has asked me to step down, claiming that I’m too old!”
“But I’m only forty-three years old this year, I’m at the peak of my strength!”
“I beg Your Majesty to take action for Sima Yan!”
After reading the paper, Ying Zheng laughed happily!
Next, he picked up another paper and looked at it:
“Your Majesty, this matter of Sima Yan may seem like the new emperor simply dismissing him, but… in my humble opinion, he is trying to eliminate all those who oppose him!”
“They say that ‘a new emperor means new officials.’ We understand all this, but… he’s been too harsh on the old officials. In my opinion, even if he wanted to replace Sima Yan, he should’ve first appointed Xiao He to a position in the Ministry of Internal History, gradually train him, and then replace Sima Yan when he was old!”
“To just remove Sima Yan like this, it’s truly disheartening for the old officials. I beg Your Majesty to take action!”
After reading this paper, Ying Zheng was also happy!
Come, come, another one!
“Your Majesty, I believe the new emperor has a big problem with his choice of personnel!”
“The appointment of officials and scholars has always been based on recommendations, but Xiao He is just a chief clerk at the county office. He’s not even worth mentioning, a mere sesame seed compared to a melon. Now he’s suddenly become the Minister of Finance of the Great Qin!”
“The new emperor’s choice of personnel is simply absurd. I dare to ask Your Majesty to teach the new emperor a lesson!”
After reading this paper, Ying Zheng couldn’t stop smiling!
But these weren’t the things that made him happiest!
The happiest one was Wang Wan’s paper!
Simple and grand!
Only a few sentences, but they hit the nail on the head:
“Your Majesty, the new emperor is young and ignorant, he doesn’t understand the intricacies of the court. He killed Chunyu Yue, dismissed Sima Yan, and within just a month of his reign, he has caused great unrest in the court, and the common people are suffering immensely!”
“Your servant… dares to ask Your Majesty not to abdicate yet!”
“Your servant dares to ask Your Majesty to hold court and listen to the affairs of the state!”
“Please, Your Majesty, hold court and listen to the affairs of the state!”
As he muttered these words, Ying Zheng was overjoyed.
Yes!
The moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
And, it was so many people all sending petitions to him.
But, would you say that he agreed with what they said?
Not a chance!
Not to mention, Ying Zheng completely agreed with the dismissal of Sima Yan.
With Sima Yan’s character, Ying Zheng had long wanted to dismiss him. If he couldn’t find a suitable replacement, he would have kicked him out long ago!
On the other hand, Ying Zheng admired Xiao He’s abilities!
Why?
Because… when Xiao He entered Xianyang, Ying Zheng had Zhao Gao investigate him!
Although this man was only a chief clerk in Pei County, he was very talented!
Even the County Magistrate often listened to his advice!
And under his administration, there hadn’t been a single incident of unrest in Pei County for all these years.
After entering the Ministry of Internal History, he took only three days to bring the entire Ministry under control.
A new official, he solidified the Ministry of Internal History into a united force!
Moreover, he ordered a re-examination of the national treasury’s income and expenditures!
How could the First Emperor not value such a person?
And then, the matter of killing Chunyu Yue.
Ying Zheng had wanted to say it for a long time: well done!
He didn’t do it himself because he had too many reservations. But Ying Su killed him, which actually solved a problem for him!
However… no matter how much Ying Zheng felt that Ying Su had done a good job, he didn’t approve of him.
He still had to reclaim the throne from his son’s hands.
At that moment, he looked towards Zhao Gao: “Have the people from the Yin Yang House arrived?”
“When can we deal with Li Yuanba?”
Zhao Gao bowed: “They’ve arrived. I will go and invite him now!”
As he spoke, he left!
It wasn’t long before he returned, bringing with him a person shrouded in black robes!
Ying Zheng looked at this person and felt very uncomfortable.
And he never liked these people!
But at this moment, he had no choice but to ask:
“How is it? How confident are you in controlling Li Yuanba?”
The other person bowed: “One hundred percent!”
“One hundred percent?”
Ying Zheng was shocked!
The person said: “Li Yuanba is only strong. But our Yin Yang House has ways to control him. Your Majesty doesn’t want him to die, so we won’t use the Six Soul Terror Curse. But even without it, it won’t be difficult to subdue him!”
“Your Majesty, please watch!”
As he spoke, he pointed at Zhao Gao!
In a flash, Zhao Gao’s eyes became vacant.
Then, under his control, Zhao Gao began to jump around!
And when he waved his hand again, Zhao Gao recovered!
Yin Yang House!
Puppetry!
“This…”
This sight shocked Ying Zheng!
But he felt a deep disdain for this kind of technique.
He was the First Emperor, and he always looked down upon such low-level methods!
Likewise, he believed that such low-level methods would never be acceptable, no matter when.
But at this moment…
Without using this method, it seemed impossible to capture Li Yuanba!
And if he couldn’t subdue Li Yuanba, he wouldn’t be able to reclaim the throne from his son!
He pondered for a long time before sighing:
“Prepare to act!”
“This throne, after all, must return to my hands!”
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