Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

"To you, King Wei: 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."

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"The calendar of heaven is in your body. If you hold it firmly, the heavenly blessing will last forever. You should just follow the great ceremony, entertain all nations, and solemnly accept the mandate of heaven!"

At the gate of Xianyang Palace, the civil and military officials of Qin State knelt~~ and fell to the ground.

Li Si held the black dragon scroll and read aloud the will of the First Emperor.

His hands trembled a little, and his voice was trembling.

Because this was a fake will that he had modified himself, and now he read it out in front of so many people, even Li Si felt a little guilty.

But soon, he calmed down.

No matter whether this will was true or false, when it was read out from his mouth, it was already true.

No one could refute, and no one dared to refute.

Li Si glanced at the Luowang killers who were following him from the corner of his eye.

He knew that these killer groups loyal to King Yong were following him at this time to give him confidence.

If any of the civil and military officials really protested at this time, then these Luowang killers would cut their throats without hesitation.

Gradually, Li Si's hands stopped shaking, and his voice became louder and louder.

When he finished reading the last word, Li Si also became high-spirited.

He slowly rolled up the scroll, holding the imperial edict in his hand, and asked the civil and military officials: "Everyone, this is the will of the First Emperor, does anyone have any objections?"

Although Li Si was indecisive. But he was ruthless enough.

He could not have achieved this position without ruthlessness.

Watched by Li Si's cold eyes, the civil and military officials who slowly stood up all looked grim.

Except for some officials who supported King Yong and were smiling happily at this time, those loyal ministers who supported Fusu and the former Emperor Qin Shi Huang clenched their fists.

Even a fool knows that this will is absolutely fake.

Because since the middle and late Shang Dynasty, there has been no such thing as passing the throne from brother to brother.

If the Emperor Qin Shi Huang randomly found one of his sons to inherit the throne, people might still believe it, but this act of passing the throne to his younger brother is basically impossible.

But even if they knew that this will was fake, what would it matter? At this time, facing those covetous imperial guards and those cold-blooded assassins, no one dared to say no.

Besides, as ministers, they were not qualified to talk about the affairs of the royal family.

At this time, unless Fusu stood up and made a call, the ministers who recommended Fusu would have an excuse to join the army that rebelled against King Yong.

But as long as Prince Fusu did not stand up, no one else would be qualified.

At this time, everyone was waiting for one thing, that is, how Prince Fusu would react.

However, Fusu was still in Shangjun at this time, although the Great Wall of Shangjun was not too far from Xianyang, but it would take at least a few days for the news to reach there and then come back.

During these days, all everyone could do was wait silently.

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Si said, "Since you have nothing else to do, please disperse for the time being."

"Although Prince Yong has received the abdication of the First Emperor, His Majesty has just passed away, and Prince Yong must also mourn for him in the Xianyang Palace."

"As for the coronation ceremony of Prince Yong's succession to the throne, there is no rush for the time being. Wait until Fengchang gives a set of procedures before doing it."

All civil and military officials knew that Prince Yong's excuse to stay in the Xianyang Palace was actually a cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest and occupying the power center of the Qin State.

In this way, he could issue orders in the Xianyang Palace and govern the country as the Second Emperor of Qin.

It won't take long. After everyone gets used to it, Prince Yong will naturally become the Second Emperor.

At this time, all the officials could do was to go home temporarily and wait for the news of Prince Fusu.

Just when the officials were about to disperse, a team came not far away.

The officials looked at them with doubtful eyes and saw that most of the princes and princesses of the First Emperor who had left the palace were here under the escort of a group of imperial guards.

The officials looked at each other and felt cold in their hearts.

Except for Prince Fusu, King Yong controlled all the descendants of the First Emperor in his hands.

As the first unified empire, and with the just abolition of the system of enfeoffment and counties, Ying Zheng did not enfeoff any of his sons outside Xianyang, but let them all stay in Xianyang.

And this also made it convenient for Ying Wei to capture all of Zhengge's sons and married daughters in one go.

Of course, some princesses left Xianyang after getting married, but as women, even if they were still the blood of the First Emperor, they did not occupy the righteousness, so there was no need to worry about it.

These princes and princesses looked uneasy. They didn't know what happened at all. They just saw the imperial guards in the palace broke into their mansions and arrested them all.

The rebellion that Ying Wei had thought of did not happen.

Although the First Emperor had many children, there were thirty or forty children alone, but none of them was presentable.

Seeing the people coming from the palace, they all followed the imperial guards obediently and returned to the palace.

The officials just watched them enter the Xianyang Palace silently, and shook their heads and left.

Several officials looked at each other, nodded slightly, and seemed to be walking on different paths, but after walking for a while, several officials gathered together again.

They thought they were invisible, but they didn't know that there were eyes of Luowang staring at them behind them.

In the basement of a certain official’s house, several officials from the Chu faction gathered together to discuss things.

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“King Yong tampered with the imperial edict and plotted"We have already paid everything to push Fusu to become the second emperor. If the prince cannot become the emperor, do you know what will happen to you?"

"The ruthlessness of King Yong is well known to the world. He will not let us go and will definitely clean us up. Are you willing to lose your current status and rights?"

An official paced in the basement and said harshly.

"What should we do now? King Yong has already controlled the Xianyang Palace. There is no movement on the side of the army. I am afraid that it has been stabilized by King Yong."

"No matter whether the will is true or false, it is true in front of King Yong. You didn't refute the authenticity of the will just now. What's the point of saying these now? ”

An official said with a smile.

“Everyone, stop arguing. We are all in the same boat now. We will prosper together and suffer together. What we need to do now is to send people to Shangjun to inform the young master of the situation here.”

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“The Meng family supports the young master and has 300,000 troops near the Great Wall. The young master is the eldest son of His Majesty and has the right of succession in law. As long as the young master gives an order, someone will respond.”

“We will cooperate internally and externally at that time. Even if King Yong is powerful, he will fail because he is not legitimate! ”

This official’s proposal is more reliable, and these officials of the Chu faction all nodded secretly.

I am afraid that most officials agree that Fusu becomes the emperor.

Because Fusu’s character is too weak, only when the emperor is weak can they, the ministers, become strong.

And the character of King Yong is too strong. If King Yong becomes the emperor, what is the difference between these officials and the first emperor in front of him.

No one wants to have another first emperor who monopolizes power and decides the world with a single word!

Just then——

With a loud "bang", a team of imperial guards kicked open the door of this basement.

The imperial guards quickly surrounded these officials. As the officials panicked, the captain of the imperial guards stepped forward and said coldly: "Zhao Gao failed to assassinate King Yong and rebel, and he has already betrayed you all."

"Now come with me. ”

Several officials looked at each other, and immediately knelt down and cried, "It's unfair, we have nothing to do with Zhao Gao, and we did not rebel, Your Majesty, please understand!"

Good guy, they directly called Your Majesty.

But the imperial guards did not listen to them and took them away directly.

Too many people saw Zhao Gao's assassination of King Yong, and now Ying Wei used this incident to convict people however he wanted.

Anyway, no one knows what Zhao Gao did.Who have you ‘confessed’?

In this era, there is no need for evidence to enforce the law. In this era, you need to prove your innocence. If you can’t prove it, you are guilty! Fanfan.