Chapter 755:
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, and 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 Juxian Hall, he led his people to rush over and 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 plotting a rebellion? Then wouldn't it be that we frame Master Su for being in trouble?" Isn't that unjust?"
After listening to Yi Xiaochuan's words, those people from the six countries who had received favors from Mr. Fusu became a little embarrassed. You must know that Mr. Fusu was not kind to them. After they came, not only did they not help Fusu Young Master, has been causing trouble to Young Master Fusu, which makes 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.
" After listening to Yi Xiaochuan's words, everyone was about to lay down their weapons and surrender, when one person suddenly retorted, "You have already withdrawn from Juxian Hall, and this arrest will have no impact on you.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 it so easy to endure the torture in prison? 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 stand the torture?" What this man said is true
. It makes so much sense, and there is such a vivid example in the prison, that the Juxian Hall personnel who were about to put down their weapons subconsciously clenched 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 very loyally, "Since this Brother said this, I will rejoin Juxian Hall from today and share the joys and sorrows with you, what do you think?"
The person who was making fun of him 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, and he was ready to take a good breath.
You know, just because Yi Xiaochuan, a good cook, was brought to Qin.
It was because of Yi Xiaochuan that he, a good man, 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 of all the people in Juxian Hall, making them really 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, asking Wang Yue to attend the court meeting today.
This court meeting is not a big court meeting, but some important ministers gathered together 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 to the right person, "I am who I am! I won't be the next one!" After
a moment of silence, Zhao Gao continued what he had just said and said in a cold tone, "Your Majesty, those The rebellious Confucian scholars have all been killed in Xianyang, and they have all been published to serve as a warning to the world. Thinking about it, it will be enough to deter those who have evil intentions." Qin Shihuang nodded. He saw that everyone was silent and seemed to want to test Wang Yue
. , looked at Wang Yue and asked, "Wang Yue, this is your first time coming to the court. What do you think of this matter?" Wang Yue did not expect
Qin Shihuang to come to test him at this time. He keenly knew that the emperor was watching the court. In the hall, the only voice was Zhao Gaolisi's. He 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 partisanship with them. He said without hesitation, "Your Majesty, I feel that killing those people is a bit of a waste." Wang Yue's words made
Zhao Gaolisi a little confused, and other The 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 was very interested in Wang Yue's thoughts. He asked curiously, "Oh, what do you think of Wang Aiqing? Why don't you tell me what you think is a pity?" Wang Yue heard Qin Shihuang ask, and he
also 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, and every man is our resource. Why not What about sending these dying people to serve in 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 a double-edged sword, why not do it? What?"
Qin Shihuang was stunned for a while after hearing Wang Yue's words. He felt that Wang Yue's words not only made sense, but also showed an attitude, that is, the Wang family only considers His Majesty. After he understood in his heart, he smiled happily Said, "Ai Qing is still as fast-talking as before, but the law has already been stipulated. If we don't act according to the law, it will give the officials below a lot of loopholes to exploit." Wang Yue was not discouraged
. Casually speaking, he was not involved 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 changed countless times from the beginning of the founding of the country to now. Now we are unified After entering the Six Kingdoms, it is different from the peaceful corner of the past. Now the country requires a lot of labor. In this special situation, Wei Chen feels that such a waste of manpower is really not worth it. You must know that some Confucian scholars are from very good families and have comparable food. Those ordinary people are much better and their bodies are much stronger. With a little exercise, they can work for many more years. Think about Meng Jiangnu's husband, who has worked hard for more than ten years and has not had time to go home. Doing hard labor outside shows that our laws are unkind. There are many such people. If there are enough criminals or prisoners to do hard labor, it will free the people and show your majesty's benevolence." Qin Shihuang listened
. When he came out, 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 corvees, instead of letting people from the country send people to serve as slaves.
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, so he didn't force himself, so 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 reveal 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 didn't 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, 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 rebellion."
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 bent down quickly and then mustered up the courage to say, "Yes, it's absolutely true."
Li Si was now on the same boat with Zhao Gao, and he had no way to retreat. Seeing that Zhao Gao could not withstand Qin Shihuang's pressure, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, since the CRRC government has found conclusive evidence, why not take advantage of the opportunity to kill Confucian scholars and kill those rebels in Juxiantang?" They were executed together, so that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms would never have the thought of rebellion again."
Qin Shihuang saw that the two of them had unified opinions and did not say anything. Instead, he looked at other important ministers and asked seriously, "Dear sirs, What do you think?"
After Qin Shihuang finished speaking, everyone else remained silent. This made Qin Shihuang understand that he had 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 was about 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 speak, 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 twice. I, Meng Tian, also have a share in this move of Xiantang. If Juxian Tang rebels, Meng Tian will naturally have a share." There was a
hint of joy in Qin Shihuang's eyes. He glanced at Zhao Gao pretending not to know, and then He asked in a deep voice, "Is this the case?"
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 Fusu. He only wanted Yi It’s just Ogawa’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 Anyone would fight to the death for a capital crime. Isn't it strange that they were caught without any help? Obviously, Juxiantang had no intention of treason at all. As for those confessions, they may have been forced into submission." Qin Shihuang also knew that when he entered the prison, the so-called
evidence At least five or six of them were obtained through beatings, but now that all the confessions are consistent, there must be one point where they must be true, so he is prepared to kill the wrong one rather than let it go.
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.
Zhao Gao heard what Meng Tian said, didn't this mean that he had surrendered to a trick? He quickly said, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I have a lot of evidence, and it is impossible for me to surrender."
Qin Shihuang was waiting for an excuse, so he immediately asked, "Bring it up and let all 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 Yue heard this, he knew that Zhao Gao had said the wrong thing. Zhao Gao was a eunuch and could be arrested, but he could not be tried.
Sure enough, Meng Tian waited for Zhao Gao to finish sending it, and immediately asked, "Did you personally interrogate these confessions? Mr. Zhao also arrested the person personally." Zhao Gao did not understand the
laws of the Qin State, 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 want to participate in the Zhongche Mansion Order Zhao Gao and ask your Majesty to grant him the death penalty." Zhao Gao did not expect that Meng
Tian Knowing that, he frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't understand this very much. I also followed your Majesty's order to arrest people for interrogation. I can't tell you why I am guilty." Meng Tian looked at it with disdain
. He glanced at Zhao Gao and said word by 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 governs with benevolence, so you let him go." I have asked you not to 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 when no one dared to oppose him in the main hall, you used your power to interfere in affairs outside the palace. , killing innocent people indiscriminately, causing uproar in the city, and making everyone in the world think that the second Lao Ai has come again."
Zhao Gao also thought of that incident at that time, and knowing that this was Qin Shihuang's taboo, he hurriedly said, "You have What evidence? I am only doing things 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, and he asked in a deep voice, "Prime Minister, what is the law?"
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 stipulates this, but this situation is different..." Meng Tian was waiting for Li Si
. With this sentence, 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, is that not treating the country of Da Qin? You are also turning a blind eye." With one eye closed?"
Li Si was a little dissatisfied. He was about 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 didn't either . Looking at Li Si, he said very dissatisfied, "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 are all afraid of Zhao Gao He knew the power but didn't say anything about it, and allowed a eunuch to cause trouble. This is a clique for personal gain and a crime of deceiving the emperor."
Qin Shihuang saw that Meng Tian had spoken out what he had just thought, so he took the opportunity to look at those who kept silent. The important minister said very dissatisfied, "You are all so eloquent in normal times, why are you all mute now?"
(End of Chapter)