Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

The Zhangtai Palace was a little messy.

Zhao Gao's assassination just now, in the midst of the wanton energy and sword energy, always destroyed some things in the palace.

When Li Si arrived, he saw Zhao Gao, who was completely disabled, lying on the ground, being guarded by several imperial guards.

Ying Wei said: "Take Zhao Gao away, be careful, don't let him die, I want him alive."

"If he dies, you will be buried with him."

The imperial guards were frightened and quickly responded "yes", and carefully carried Zhao Gao, who had become completely disabled, down.

They decided to keep an eye on Zhao Gao day and night, and never let him find a chance to commit suicide.

These imperial guards knew very well that King Yong was furious, and he must want to impose the most cruel punishment on Zhao Gao.

Wait until the guards took Zhao Gao away.

Ying Wei looked at Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the soft couch beside him, and said with a frightened look: "It is my fault for disturbing the Queen Mother."

Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief, still with fear, "It is good that Wei'er is not injured. Who would have thought that this eunuch would dare to assassinate the master."

"Wei'er, you must not let Zhao Gao off. The maids and eunuchs in the palace must be investigated thoroughly."

Zhao Ji's words made the maids and eunuchs who were serving nearby tremble, and cursed Zhao Gao's audacity in their hearts.

These 29 maids and 29 eunuchs were the slaves of the royal family in the palace. The master could beat them or kill them at will.

After Zhao Gao's assassination, I don't know how many poor maids and eunuchs in the palace were beaten to death.

Ying Wei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will not let Zhao Gao off. I will leave the palace affairs to the Queen Mother."

Ying Wei was originally going to clean up these maids and eunuchs. All the eunuchs and maids who used to follow Ying Zheng had to be replaced.

Zhao Gao's assassination was a very good reason. Whether it was the maids, eunuchs, or other ministers, they could be cleaned up with this reason.

Seeing Ying Wei handing the matter over to her, Zhao Ji smiled.

What does this mean? This means that Wei'er trusts me.

"I know you have something else to do, so I'll go back to Yong Palace first."

The assassination just now frightened Zhao Ji. She was a little tired at this time. Seeing that her son Ying Zheng was really dead, she was completely relieved and prepared to go back to rest.

Ying Wei accompanied Zhao Ji and escorted her out of Zhangtai Palace, and asked hundreds of guards to escort Zhao Ji back.

Ying Wei immediately asked the maids and eunuchs to leave. At this time, apart from Ying Wei, there were only Li Si and Jing Niu in the palace.

Jing Niu was unwilling to leave Ying Wei's side at this time, fearing that she would be assassinated again.

Seeing this, Ying Wei let her go.

Jing Niu stood quietly not far behind Ying Wei, just like more than 20 years ago, silently protecting him.

"Your Majesty!"

Li Si bowed and came to Ying Wei's faceBefore he opened the edict, he was nervous, but also excited.

"This is the will of the First Emperor."

Ying Wei picked up the black dragon edict from the table beside him.

Li Si stared at the edict, not daring to move away for a moment.

Ying Wei handed the edict to Li Si and said, "I know you can't wait to see the contents. Open it and take a look."

Li Si knelt on the ground and raised his hands respectfully to receive the black dragon edict.

He pushed the edict slowly and solemnly, and after seeing the contents inside, Li Si was shocked.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

Li Si widened his eyes and felt unbelievable.

The edict read -

I have heard that all things in the world are born and die; death is the law of heaven and earth, the nature of all things, how can it be so sad!

In addition, the edict was blank!

Ying Zheng did not write an edict at all, but gave a blank edict to Ying Wei.

Ying Wei chuckled and said, "This is my brother's method. I have to say it is a good method. This is 'asking my heart'."

"Li Si, tell me the truth, don't fool me. Who is the most qualified person to sit on the throne of Qin?"

Li Si opened his mouth, hesitated and said in a deep voice: "Prince Fusu."

"Fusu is the eldest son of the first emperor. The eldest son is the heir. For so many years, Fusu has been receiving education as the prince. He is the most qualified person to become the second emperor."

Ying Wei nodded and said, "If I want to abolish Fusu, then what do you think my behavior is."

Li Si was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his head. He swallowed his saliva and said, "This, this is... this is a conspiracy to usurp the throne."

After saying that, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Ying Wei.

Ying Wei was not angry at all, but laughed and said: "You are right, I am trying to usurp the throne."

"Royal brother, you have been strong all your life, and you have always used tough means to solve problems."

"In the end, at the end of this life, you actually used family affection and gentle means."

Ying Wei seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be talking to Li Si, and sighed: "Royal brother, all his emotions in his life were left to the Qin State."

"For the royal brother, he really only cares about the Qin State, which is also the reason why the royal brother knows that I treat him well. 's regime, but he has been tolerating me. '

"Because he knows that if he falls out with me, the Qin State will be shaken and may even split, which is something he absolutely does not want to see. '

"But if he really does something to me, my situation will be very difficult. '

"So in the end, he handed me such a blank edict and asked me to write the content on it. '

"My brother wants me to recall the feelings between us, recall his indulgence to me for so many years, and wants me to be moved. '

"If I am moved, I mayI will not take the throne, but leave it to Fusu and assist Fusu myself."

"My brother doesn't like Fusu, but if I assist him personally, he will be assured of Fusu and Qin. In this way, the throne belongs to Fusu, but I will be the one to govern the country."

"But my brother knows me very well. He knows that this possibility is very low, so he just wants to give it a try."

"And if I write the contents of this edict myself and take the throne away, I will not make a decision to kill all his descendants because of his kindness and feelings for me."

"Even if I think of this, I may feel guilty every time I think of it, guilty that I took away his things."

"He doesn't make the decision, but leaves it to me. Even at the end, he will torture my heart. ”

Ying Wei couldn’t help laughing out loud, and there was an indescribable joy in his words.

After fighting with such a man for a lifetime, Ying Wei also felt sincerely satisfied.

But now, no one can fight with him anymore. Ying Wei felt that life was lonely like snow, and it was cold at the top.

Tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and he murmured: "Royal brother, your vision is still too narrow, and my vision is longer than yours."

"I see the whole land, I see the world a thousand years later, I think if you see those, you will pass the throne to me without hesitation."

Take a deep breath, Ying Wei's sad expression turned cold and ruthless again: "Li Si."

"I am here!"

"This edict is written by you, I think you should know what to write."

"Here! ”

Li Si spread the Black Dragon Edict on the table, ground the ink himself, held the brush, stood in front of the edict in silence for a moment, and then wrote down——

“To you, King Yong: In the past, Emperor Yao abdicated the throne to Yu Shun, and Shun also gave the throne to Yu. The mandate of heaven is not ordinary, but only belongs to the virtuous!”.