The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 271 The king wants power, the prime minister wants people, with the king's power, the prime minister's people
When the former king entered the palace, Prime Minister Lu, who had committed an act of usurpation, glanced at the people in the palace, and then glanced at Ji Yaoyao, who was peacefully enjoying her son's massage, and he made up his mind.

[It seems that Madam is the one who took the lead in this matter... Well, let me hear Madam's advice.]
Lu Buwei had come to the Council Hall too many times, so he naturally found the first chair on the right and sat down.

King Zheng of Qin, who walked in following Lu Buwei's shadow, met his brother's surprised look and raised his eyebrows.

[Cheng Jiao was unaware of this.]
When he thought of this, Ying Zheng, who only had a superficial understanding of Ji Yaoyao from his mother, wanted to leave.

His current conflict with Lu Buwei is a struggle for power and is irreconcilable.

Apart from his younger brother who was caught in the middle and might be able to ease the situation, King Zheng of Qin didn't think anyone else had this ability.

King Zheng of Qin was upset because he couldn't solve the problem and didn't want to be in the same room with Lu Buwei.

He glanced at Lu Buwei, who had been acting presumptuously recently, and narrowed his eyes.

[If one performs the duties of a king as a minister, he is not a king after all.]
[Zhongfu, I have found your way to wealth, you won’t be able to be so arrogant for long.]
When her son's massage suddenly stopped, Ji Yaoyao knew that the king and the prime minister had arrived.

She stood up lightly, bowed slightly, saluted, and said:
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Please take a seat."

"My stepmother is too polite." Qin Wang Zheng pretended to be sincere and said, "Madam, you have taught me a lot and are my teacher. You are also my father's wife and Cheng Jiao's mother, so you are my elder. If we meet again, there is no need to be polite."

Qin Shi Huang, who had no reason to leave, stopped hesitating and strode to the main seat, sitting down with his big horse and golden sword.

[Now that we are here, let us make the best of it.]
[My mother has always praised my stepmother highly, saying that she is better than Queen Dowager Xuan, so it doesn’t hurt for me to take a look.]
After Ying Zheng sat down, Ji Yaoyao also bowed formally to Lu Buwei:

"Greetings to the Prime Minister."

"You're too polite, madam." Lu Buwei stood up and returned the greeting, being much more polite than he was to King Zheng of Qin.

It was not Lu Buwei's intention to be arrogant in front of King Zheng of Qin. How could he, who advocated the kingly way, like to bully others by taking advantage of his power?

But he wanted to do the king's work as prime minister and take power as quickly as possible.

He had to bully and oppress the king in this way.

The king and the prime minister met each other without courtesy.

They greeted Ji Yaoyao separately and took their seats.

Ying Chengjiao found a chair and sighed secretly without greeting anyone.

He and the king and the prime minister did not meet in formalities, but were close.

If the king and the prime minister do not treat each other with courtesy, it means they are hostile to each other.

Sometimes, the same phenomenon has completely opposite solutions.

Different paths may lead to the same destination, and one symbol may have two meanings.

It’s not good not to read, but it’s not good to just read blindly.

Ji Yaoyao's eyes were gentle and she sat down with a smile.

King Zheng of Qin felt disappointed and thought that his mother was exaggerating - the Queen Dowager Xuan was never like that.

Of course.

The moment Ji Yaoyao's butt touched the chair, the pair of phoenix eyes that usually concealed their majesty with gentleness became sharp, like a phoenix awakening, soaring into the ninth heaven.

The strong look made King Qin Zheng's heart and face straighten up instantly, and he was slightly shocked.

I feel that judging from the looks of the two queen mothers of Qin combined, they are not half as powerful as my stepmother.

"I asked the king and Prime Minister Lu to come here today because of my son." Ji Yaoyao got straight to the point without any hesitation, saying, "Meng Xibai's Bai family's eldest son Bai Ma was beaten by my son. The Bai family deserves death."

Ying Chengjiao blinked and met the slightly confused look of his brother above him.

The two brothers stared at each other, both a little confused.

I can understand what they say and what they mean, but... it doesn't make sense.

King Zheng of Qin touched his nose.

He was a man who had always been at ease under the pressure of the most powerful prime minister in ancient and modern times, but for the first time he felt a little uncomfortable.

[This is like a white horse beating a cicada.]
[Even if they really fought, they wouldn't kill the whole family.]
"Privately, I agree with what the lady said." Lu Buwei said with a look of agreement, and then changed the subject: "Publicly, I do not agree with what the lady said. The Bai family cannot die."

[You are beating around the bush, what a hypocrite.] Qin Wang Zheng put down his hand and looked at Lu Buwei with contempt, and snorted:
"Did stepmother mistake the person who beat the person and the one who was beaten?"

King Zheng of Qin pointed at his brother:

"It was my brother who nearly killed the white horse, not the white horse who nearly killed my brother.

"The one who hasn't woken up yet is the white horse."

"It's just a child's opinion." Lü Buwei said calmly, facing Qin Wangzheng: "Given the character of the Bai family, they will definitely take revenge on Chang'an Jun. Hasn't the king thought of this?"

"Old thoughts!" Qin Wangzheng responded sharply: "It is the Bai family that is suffering now, not Cheng Jiao. If you use this as an excuse to exterminate the Bai family, the old and young, the Qin State will perish! Can't the Prime Minister even think of this?"

"Your Majesty is wrong. If the Bai family is destroyed, people will be in chaos and our country will be destroyed, no matter what the reason is."

"Oh? What if the Bai family carries out their plan and their three clans are exterminated? Will the people be in chaos and our country be destroyed? Sir Prime Minister, can you explain this to me?"

"Children have sharp teeth and sharp tongues."

"My father-in-law only has his mouth and tongue left!"

Ying Chengjiao inhaled through the corner of his mouth, and his teeth felt cold.

The last time these two met they still maintained basic etiquette, but this time the fight got so serious that they almost came to a fight.

It's really... insulting!
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu." Ji Yaoyao raised her voice slightly to suppress the quarrel between the king and the prime minister.

King Zheng of Qin and Prime Minister Lu stopped talking, feeling unhappy instinctively, and concentrated their power on Ji Yaoyao.

Ji Yaoyao felt no pressure in attacking the late king for her son, and the murderous intent in Danfeng's eyes did not diminish at all:
"If the Bai family is to die, I don't need you two to come in person." "But, if the Bai family is to die and the Qin State survives, I will have to discuss it with you two.

"If we want this plan to succeed, we need the two of you to work together."

King Zheng of Qin and Lu Xiang looked at each other, snorted coldly and looked away.

Ji Yaoyao turned a blind eye, speaking with force and courage, surpassing that of a man:

"The Book of Rites says.

"The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable.

"To avenge the murder of my brother, I will kill him as soon as I see him. There is no time to go home and get weapons.

“You cannot live in the same country with your enemy who killed your friend.

"Do Prime Minister Lu and the king have any grudges against each other for killing their fathers, brothers, or friends?"

King Zheng of Qin and Lu Buwei remained silent.

There was no personal grudge between the two of them, but the cruelty of the power struggle was even greater than the personal grudge.

Ji Yaoyao waited for a moment, and seeing that the two were silent, she continued:

"Since there are no such three major grudges, what grudges can't be resolved?"

"Mother, wait a minute!" Ying Chengjiao suddenly stopped her.

King Zheng of Qin and Lu Buwei looked over at the same time, thinking that the young man knew that the situation was hopeless and wanted to end the meeting.

They saw a certain young man waving his hand and calling the nearest palace maid:

“Go get me candied fruit, changchu, oranges, and melon seeds.

"Don't move, let me think about it... Oh, yes, there's also juice, I want peach juice with honey.

"Go quickly, go quickly."

King Zheng of Qin: “…”

Lu Buwei: "..."

Ying Chengjiao glared at his brother, and then glared at his teacher:
"Do you want it?"

"No!" King Zheng of Qin gritted his teeth.

[I came here for you, a brat. What the hell are you doing? You are truly inhuman!]
"Please do as you please, sir." Lu Buwei's smile was a little stiff.

[Young Master really is...always able to do things that are not in line with common sense.]
Soon, the palace maids brought up the candied fruits, tangerines, oranges, melon seeds, and peach juice that Ying Chengjiao had ordered, all of which were included.

The boy was very satisfied and picked up a melon seed and put it in his mouth.

There was a "click" from the little teeth, a "pah" from the little mouth, and the melon seed shells swirled down.

"Mother, you tell me." The young man picked up the peach juice with honey and took a sip.

[It’s ok, pretty sweet.]
Resolving the conflict between the king and the prime minister is not much less difficult than killing Meng Xibai and keeping the Qin State in order.

Ying Chengjiao, who always bought popcorn and drinks before watching a movie in his previous life, felt that he would be missing out if he didn't order anything to eat or drink today!
Ji Yaoyao touched her son's head lovingly and refused the peach juice that her son offered her.

She raised her head, her smile disappeared, and the gentleness that belonged only to Ying Chengjiao turned into majesty.

When the female Shen Buhai glanced, all things showed their true nature, and all the benefits and harms turned into points and lines:
"What the king desires is power.

"What the prime minister desires is the people.

"Why not use the power of the king to become the people of the prime minister?"

King Zheng of Qin remained calm, as he did not feel how much Lu Buwei loved the people.

[The people are just a name used by Lü Buwei to seize power.]
[Just like the Tian family usurping Qi.]
[If you don’t have royal blood and want to take power, what else can you use as a reason other than the people?]
Lu Buwei glanced at the young man and guessed that it must be what the young master said.

He admitted that Madam Ji was extremely intelligent, but he absolutely did not believe that Madam Ji could guess that he was working for the people.

This is the limitation of being a noble, just like the sun does not understand the darkness of the night.

But even so, so what?
If you want to serve the people, you must first have power.

How could the royal family, the greatest noble family, use the power in their hands to fulfill the wishes of those whom they considered to be untouchables?
As I said, the king will not rebel against himself.

"Prime Minister Lu, you and Jiao'er have both made a mistake." Ji Yaoyao's eyes were clear and she could see the truth of the world: "The king is the king, not the nobleman. Just because the late king disagreed with your advice doesn't mean Your Majesty disagrees."

[Is it true that I am overthinking? Why not give it a try?] Lu Buwei frowned and asked in a deep voice:
"How do you think, Your Majesty, of enlightening the people?"

"Nothing." Qin Wang Zheng did not hesitate: "To destroy Shangjun's law is to undermine the foundation of Qin. It is a move that will bring disaster to the country!"

Lu Buwei sneered and looked at Ji Yaoyao - Madam, did you see it?

Ji Yaoyao chuckled:
"Prime Minister Lu asked the wrong question. This is the correct question."

She turned to look at Qin Wangzheng:

“Your Majesty.

“How about centralization?
"Gather the kingship."

"Ji, Wang, Quan." King Zheng of Qin spoke each word slowly and narrowed his eyes.

He was extremely interested in what his stepmother was going to say next.

(End of this chapter)