The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 351: Bloodstained Xin Palace, the Tyrant Angrily Killed Thirty-Six

The tide will eventually subside.

The huge noise outside the front hall of Xin Palace died down, and Qin Wang Zheng, who was suppressed inside the hall and couldn't even speak, waved his hand.

Zhao Gao moved forward cautiously, lowered his head slightly, and slowed down his breathing.

"Kill." King Zheng of Qin spoke clearly.

"Yes." Zhao Gao responded respectfully. As a servant of the king, he had a premonition of this outcome.

The voices of the king and his minister were not loud, but they were very clear in the unusually quiet palace.

The Imperial Censor Wei Zhuang's face changed drastically, he was even more shocked than when he heard the news that the previous king had passed away.

[How can this be possible?!] Without time to think, Wei Zhuang stepped on the ground with both feet and stood up:
"Your Majesty, you can't do that!"

Internal Secretary Meng Tian was horrified. Being loyal to King Zheng of Qin, this was the second time he strongly opposed King Zheng of Qin's decision. The last time was when King Zheng of Qin dismissed the veteran general Wang He.

Meng Tian, ​​who had learned martial arts since childhood but became a civil servant when he grew up, stood up suddenly, his tense legs knocking against the chair and dragging it back three inches:
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

When Ying Chengjiao heard his brother's words, he lowered his head, not wanting others to see the joy in his eyes. These people were finally going to die.

The character cannot be broken, the boy lowered his head and stood up, folded his hands, and shouted loudly:

"Killing your subjects is not the behavior of a benevolent ruler, and it is not in accordance with morality!"

The three people spoke almost at the same time, but there were more than three voices of opposition at the same time.

Before Zhao Gao, who had received the oral order from King Zheng of Qin, could convey it to the eunuch nine steps away, more than half of the civil and military officials in the court stood up.

King Zheng of Qin's wishes encountered nothing but opposition.

The ministers who remained sitting in their chairs and did not stand up did not express their agreement.

Shaofu Lin Yi clenched his hands in his sleeves, and the brand new gold abacus in his palm was covered with sweat.

The Grand Master of the Imperial Household, the biological father of Queen Dowager Zhao and the father of King Zheng of Qin, was so frightened by his grandson, whose blood flowed in his body, that he could not speak or move at all.

In order to keep it secret and to ensure success, Queen Dowager Zhao, who knew what her father looked like, did not reveal any information to her father before going to Yongcheng.

Without his own daughter, Queen Dowager Zhao, Lin Yi lost all his authority.

The two ministers, Xiong Wen and Xiong Qi, who were sitting upright like a bell, looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes.

Since Fuqiu Bo went east to look for his teacher, there was no one in the Prime Minister's Office to hinder them anymore. They lived an unusually good life. Chang'an Jun, who had asked them to wait, did not lie to them.

Although the appointment and dismissal of every official with a salary of more than 800 stones in the Prime Minister's Office had to be approved by the king, the two brothers did arrange many Chu talents around them.

The strike by the old Qin nobles a month ago and the comfort of nearly a month made the two brothers lose their awe of King Zheng of Qin, and now all of them were brought up at once.

Those kneeling outside were all from the old clans, the old Qin people who controlled the lifeline of the Qin State. Were they all killed???
The Qin State was the most arrogant and domineering, with the highest status, full of murderous spirit, and looked down on the military officers of the civil officials. When attending the court meeting, the usually drowsy mind suddenly became clearer than ever before. Some people did not believe it, and some were shocked.

Even they know that they must not kill all those birdmen outside, otherwise there will be a huge chaos!

For a moment, there were noises of ridicule everywhere, and the Qin State's highest power court meeting suddenly became more chaotic than a market.

Zhao Gao stood on a nine-foot-high platform and looked at King Zheng of Qin with hesitation, waiting for King Zheng of Qin to discuss with the surging ministers below.

King Zheng of Qin raised his eyes to look at Zhao Gao, his brows slightly furrowed:
"Didn't you hear what I said?"

Negotiate?

Negotiate a bird!

The chill spread from Zhao Gao's heart to his limbs and bones. He shuddered and said with great respect and fear, lowering his head:
"I will go now."

There was such a loud voice of opposition in the court that it seemed impossible to get the message across.

Zhao Gao took two steps at a time, disregarding his impoliteness in front of the emperor and the etiquette of the court, and sprinted down from the high platform with a pale face and rushed out of the open palace gate.

He, who was not an eunuch but was able to serve beside Qin Wangzheng, stood on the steps and shouted, his voice so shrill that it seemed as if a piece of flesh was missing from his body:
"The king has ordered, kill!"

The one on guard duty at Xin Palace today is General Zhang.

He had known King Zheng of Qin's intention in advance, and his eyelids had been twitching since the old Qin noble knelt in the square in mourning clothes to make his last appeal. His heart, which had been tempered by life and death, was also frightened.

He is no stranger to killing people.

On the night when Lu rebelled, he killed many people.

But, killing the old Qin nobles, killing the most top old Qin nobles in Qin State, killing a group of the most top old Qin nobles in Qin State.

I haven't tried it before, I haven't even thought about it.

As a military man who had worked his way up from the bottom as a guard, Zhang Jie understood the ways of the Qin nobles better than the high-ranking officials in the court.

The two prime ministers, nine ministers and one censor, the highest-ranking officials in the Qin State, were at most secretly despised by the old Qin nobles. However, the guards guarding Xianyang in the military system were truly controlled by the old Qin nobles and obeyed the orders of the people in the old Qin nobles' mansions.

In Zhang's eyes, the old Qin noble kneeling in the square was a man standing in the sky.

He looked dazed, and the familiar face of the Minister of Chefu seemed blurry and unfamiliar to him.

He is not feeling well.

The cause of the discomfort is a strong heartbeat.

That big heart was pounding in his chest, as if it would break his sternum and jump out at any time!
Blood was flowing all over his body and he was shaking all over. He didn't know why he was shaking!
"Kill!" he roared, and then rushed forward with the officials who were confused, disbelieving and horrified.

In his hand, he held a long axe which was both a weapon and a ceremonial object. He charged and chopped at the old Qin noble who was kneeling on the ground.

The Langguans obeyed the order and charged forward under the leadership of the Zhonglang Jiang, chopping with axes and stabbing with battle-pipes.

"How dare you!"

"Ah! I won't advise you anymore!"

"Damn Qin Zheng!"

"Tyrant! Tyrant!"

"..."

Meng Hua's head was chopped off by an axe, and there was disbelief in his eyes. The old patriarch of the Meng family did not believe that he would really die until his death, and did not believe that King Qin Zheng would really dare to do it.

Xidi was the only person in military uniform, a veteran who had experienced military service.

When the axe, which was more majestic than lethal, fell, the hot-tempered old general's pupils dilated. He didn't know how to react. He was frightened.

His chaotic head was split open by the axe, and red and white flowed together. Until his death, the old general did not put up a single bit of resistance, as if he had never been a soldier.

The chaotic sound came quickly and went away quickly.

In less than half a minute, the only sound in the square could be heard from the officials' heavy breathing.

Their bodies trembled as their brains registered what their bodies had done.

They looked at the dead bodies on the ground, the blood at their feet, and their own masterpiece, trembling, crying without realizing it.

They couldn't tell their emotions apart, whether they were scared or excited.

If the keyboard warrior Ying Chengjiao, who knows a little bit about everything, were here, he would tell them that this is a state in which the body secretes a large amount of adrenaline, releasing the seal on the human body.

In this state, their perception of pain will be minimized, and even if a punch breaks bones or tendons, they will only feel slight pain.

The chapter stands on the ground holding an axe, and is for the people on the ground.

He stepped on the flesh and blood of the old Qin nobles, and the incomplete corpses of the people in heaven were reflected in his eyes.

The people on earth kill the people in heaven.

"Someone come here!" he shouted.

After all the people had been killed, he continued to carry out the orders given to him by the king:

"Put your head on the left and your body on the right!"

Que refers to the double ques in front of the palace gate. Both ques on the left and right are high-rise buildings. They are the symbol of the king's declaration of authority. When the ministers see the high ques when entering the palace, they feel awe.

The palace guards first covered the two gates with iron nails and iron sheets, which were the caltrops that King Zheng of Qin had mentioned.

Then they cut off the heads of the old Qin nobles and laid them on the left side of the palace, and piled their bodies on the right side. Thirty-six people died for their admonition and were killed, their heads and bodies were separated, and their bodies were covered with thorns.

The Grand Historian recorded this incident in the history book:

【The First Emperor moved the Queen Mother to the Qinian Palace.】

[He issued an order: "Anyone who dares to advise the Empress Dowager on matters related to her will be killed and have his back pierced with thorns!"]

【Thus, thirty-six people died for their admonitions, and their bodies were piled up under the gate.】

The front hall of Xin Palace and the front hall square are only separated by a palace gate.

The people in the hall could see through the open door clearly how the powerful old Qin nobles died, how they were cut like radishes and cabbages, and how their bodies were torn into pieces.

They could see the figure of the old Qin nobles fleeing into the palace but being chopped down halfway. They could see the old Qin nobles kneeling, lying, and falling, dying in all kinds of strange ways.

I can hear cries for help, confessions, and curses...

I can imagine the look on the old Qin noble's face: despair, regret, anger, sadness...

Except for the little boy standing in the front, everyone in the court had a chill in their hearts, the only difference was how much.

Your Majesty, you really killed them all.

At the command, more than a hundred officials rushed out, their number far exceeding the number of officials guarding the palace.

The king did not act on impulse. He had long been determined to kill all those who dared to oppose him!

The court, which was originally filled with voices of remonstrance, seemed to have pressed the mute button.

No one speaks.

No one dared to speak.

The decisiveness of King Zheng of Qin and his brutality.

The blood across the door and the bloody smell that seemed to fill their noses made the civil and military officials who stood at the pinnacle of power in the Qin State hold their breath.

Before King Zheng of Qin, there had never been a king in Qin who was so cruel.

Even King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who was once the Western Emperor and oppressed the entire world, was not so violent and cruel!
The ministers remained silent.

King Zheng of Qin also remained silent.

Zhao Gao walked in from outside the palace tremblingly, with a bloody smell.

He walked through the hall, climbed the stairs step by step, and stood beside King Zheng of Qin.

His head was lower than usual.

The king was even more terrifying than the king he knew.

Time passed quickly, but the ministers in the hall felt that time was passing slowly.

They were extremely looking forward to the end of this court meeting, and extremely looking forward to walking out of the front hall of Xin Palace and the King of Qin's palace alive.

Ying Chengjiao curled the corners of his mouth and was about to speak.

It was his wish, not his brother's, that the ministers be frightened.

The ministers were frightened all the time, which was not what he wanted, nor what his brother wanted.

At this moment, a voice came from far behind:
"Your Majesty, I have something to advise you."

Ying Chengjiao was surprised.

He dared to speak because of his status, because he knew his brother's temperament, and because he was the only one in the court besides King Zheng of Qin who knew how the whole matter would develop.

If I don't speak first when summer comes, who would dare to speak?
The young man looked back and saw a relatively unfamiliar face who was almost at the front hall of Xin Palace.

The stranger had a slightly frosted face and a respectful expression. He was bowing slightly and saluting King Zheng of Qin.

In the court, Wang Wan was horrified.

He knew that Mr. Shan had entered the court, but he didn't know why Mr. Shan dared to speak at this time. Even he, the king's companion, did not dare to offend the king!

When King Zheng of Qin heard the words, his eyes did not fall on Mr. Shan near the palace gate, but first fell on his younger brother in the front row.

When he saw his brother looking back and not looking at him, King Zheng of Qin realized that this was not the person arranged by his brother.

King Zheng of Qin, who had just killed thirty-six people in one breath and left all the clans above the high-ranking Qin nobles without their leaders, became interested.

Daring to speak at this time, regardless of anything else, this shows extraordinary courage, not bad!

This king, who was known to his ministers as cruel and violent, leaned back slightly and nodded:

"Who are you?"

Mr. Shan bowed his head slightly and said the name he was about to forget:
"I am from Qi, my surname is Mao and my name is Jiao."

Men are referred to by their clan names instead of their surnames.

Today, Mao Jiao uses his surname instead of his clan name, which means that his ancestors had no clan name and were commoners.

At this critical moment, none of the nobles in the court dared to comment, and a commoner spoke first.

King Zheng of Qin did not regard Mao Jiao's status as lowly.

Although he was of noble status, he enjoyed the treatment of a noble status only after returning to Qin. When he was in Handan, Zhao, his environment was worse than that of an ordinary commoner.

Because of his childhood experience, King Zheng of Qin understood better what kind of effort and talent a commoner whom he had never heard of had to make in order to stand in the front hall of Xin Palace.

No matter whether Mao Jiao was recommended by the old Qin nobles or used someone else's connections, it was an extremely difficult task.

His eyes lit up slightly, and Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly, but his words were a little cold:
"I understand. If you have any advice for me, please tell me."

Mao Jiao bowed slightly, using this action to calm his heart that was beating in his throat, and spoke with a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, you are a thorny remonstrator. This is something that only Jie and Zhou would do.

"When the news of today spreads all over the world, once the various countries spread the news, no wise men in the world will want to come to Qin.

"Your Majesty, what you did today is inappropriate."

In the hall, all the ministers were silent, but their hearts were filled with uproar.

Mao Jiao's words were too bold and too straightforward.

How can this be called advice? This is a request for death!
Didn't you see what the king just did? Didn't you smell the strong smell of blood?
Mao Jiao sniffed and smelled a strong fishy smell.

He gritted his teeth.

Others want to get to the top and have families and power.

And what does he have? He has only himself.

He knew too well the danger of such words and actions.

But he was just a commoner and a minor doctor. If he wanted to stand out among the civil and military officials, he had to take risks.

Most of the time, risk is proportional to return, so the general risk is not acceptable. It is not his turn, and he cannot compete with these powerful people.

Only big risks, risks that others dare not take and are afraid of death, can be taken!
The common people wanted fame, wealth, and to stand in front of the nobles who could take their lives with just a word.

Just try your best.

We must fight hard!

King Zheng of Qin tapped the armrests of the throne with his fingers and said calmly:
"Mao Jiao, aren't you afraid of death?"

(End of this chapter)