The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 49: Prince Chengjiao Reorganizes the Court

Chapter 49: Prince Chengjiao Reorganizes the Court
"Noisy!"

Queen Huayang was graceful and elegant, and spoke coldly.

Female voices are inherently more penetrating and high-pitched.

He sat on a high platform in the front hall of Xin Palace, above the heads of all the ministers.

When the front hall of Xin Palace was first built, skilled craftsmen set up a design similar to an echo wall on the high platform.

The beams and pillars of Xin Palace, as well as the patterns of dragons, black birds, phoenixes, etc. carved on them, are not only for aesthetics, but also can amplify the sound from the platform.

The queen spoke angrily, her voice faintly suppressing the noise of dozens of ministers below.

The noise in the field gradually faded away until it returned to silence.

Mi Buming rested his head on the back of the chair.

Her lips were painted with cinnabar, and her face was covered with fat extracted from mutton and pearl powder.

This makeup conceals her old age very well and highlights her elegance.

She looked in great shape.

She was no longer the old woman whose colors had faded, but a beautiful woman in the prime of her life.

"What a noise, what a mess!

"No wonder the six states in Shandong say that our Qin State does not know etiquette and is a barbarian country!"

Control the situation with two sentences.

He raised his arm slightly and pointed with his loose-skinned fingers at a person sitting in the front seat.

"Mr. Biao, you have the loudest voice and it gives me a headache, so you should speak first."

Bie Gong sat on the chair and did not get up.

With his mouth wide open, his voice was as loud as a bell.

"I don't have much to say, I just watch them talking about their own things, and I feel suffocated if I don't say something."

Li Chong, whose seat was slightly back, had the bruises on his face that had not yet completely faded, and he immediately became excited when he heard the words.

"You old bird! If you have nothing to say, just shut up! Why are you meddling in this?"

He stood up from his chair, folded his hands, and said:
"I have something to say."

"You talk a lot of nonsense every day! You only know how to chatter! You're a coward who can't even go to the battlefield!" Bie Gong cursed on the chair.

There were several laughs in the hall, some loud and some soft.

Li Chong pretended not to hear and did not respond to Bie Gong, and nothing happened next.

"The eldest son will return to his clan tomorrow. The king, queen, and crown prince will all go to Yongcheng. If there is anything that needs to be reported urgently, please get your horses ready..."

After listening to Li Chongyan, Ying Chengjiao became a little annoyed.

After traveling through time for seven years and attending court for almost two years, Ying Chengjiao had a pretty good understanding of the way these civil servants spoke.

His evaluation is: most of them can't speak properly.

He never speaks directly and has to beat around the bush, just like his leader in his previous life.

"Lord Li." The young man, who could hold it in but wanted to get off work early, spoke up and said, "Are you wondering who will be in charge of Xianyang now that the crown prince and the queen are gone?"

Li Chong bowed and sat down. This was what he wanted to ask.

There was cheerful laughter in the hall.

"Hahaha, that's right! Our child prodigy is just smart!"

"So that's what the old man meant. Then why ask how long it would take for a fast horse to reach Yongcheng?"

"That's what I said. My father was still calculating for him! It turned out to be bullshit!"

It was Wei Zhuang's first time attending court, and his eyes opened wide in surprise.

He quickly lowered his head to hide his embarrassed expression.

His seat was in the front middle of the court, his official title was Counselor, and he was under the jurisdiction of the Doctor-in-Chief.

There were four Grand Counsellors, whose duty was to be in charge of discussions.

In the words of Prince Chengjiao, it means maintaining discipline and standardizing court etiquette.

It’s still the words of Master Chengjiao.

"This remonstrance official is useless, it is just a transitional position for gilding the liar's rank.

“The grand court meeting was attended by all the capable ministers and important officials.

"If it's not because of his great achievements and hard work, then he has a strong background. Who would the Imperial Counselor dare to control?
"Every time a big court meeting starts, it's always a mess. Why is it that the Imperial Counselor never takes charge?"

Prince Chengjiao spoke frankly about the environment of the grand court meeting, and the shocked Wei Zhuang finally understood.

The Counselor was also considered a high-ranking official, so why was he dismissed so easily? Why was he able to take the position directly?

He glanced at the other three counselors around him.

The three of them laughed loudly, and discussed in low voices how early the court could be dismissed now that Prince Chengjiao had come. [The Imperial Counselor was negligent in his duties, and it was not wrong at all.]
He thought to himself, slowly raised his head, put on a smile, and relaxed completely.

Like light and dust.

"Go to the Prime Minister for state affairs, and go to the Nei Shi for Xianyang affairs..." Crown Prince Qin Zichu made arrangements seriously.

Ying Chengjiao tried his best to maintain a good posture and resisted the urge to cross his legs.

First, we must maintain the royal dignity.

Second... leaky bird.

He got angry whenever he thought about it.

He took out his underwear when the previous king was still alive, and his mother Ji Yaoyao agreed to let him wear it.

But he only wore it for one day before it was torn off by King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and he continued to wear it carelessly.

The reason given by the previous king was that it affects growth.

The current King Zhu of Qin also uses the same reason, saying that he is still young and cannot wear underwear because underwear will make his penis look too small.

The officials in the court were reporting and discussing government affairs.

Ying Chengjiao felt that it was too long-winded, with reports going in a roundabout way and never ending.

Just interrupt and speak in plain language.

That’s right. Qin Chen bowed slightly and said nothing more.

I was wrong, Qin Chen shook his head and continued to tell the story indirectly.

Crown Prince Qin Zichu can give answers to most questions.

If the prince has fewer questions, he will ask the queen for advice.

The two men whispered a few words across from Master Cheng Jiao and reached a consensus, with the Crown Prince giving the result.

Very few issues will be put aside and left for later resolution.

Sometimes the prince would also test and teach his son.

"Cheng Jiao, the Zhao envoy died outside Hangu Pass and asked us to pay for the grain. What do you think?"

The seven-year-old Master Cheng Jiao snorted twice.

"I was in Tianyuan a few days ago. I was frightened by a tiger and fell down. I was injured. We asked Zhao to compensate me."

Tianyuan is located in the West Palace among the five royal palaces in Xianyang. It is the inner garden of the West Palace where animals are raised.

Qin Zichu asked curiously:

"You were frightened by a tiger in Tianyuan and fell down. What does this have to do with the State of Zhao?"

Ying Chengjiao said as a matter of course:

"It has nothing to do with Zhao State.

"The Zhao envoy was killed outside Hangu Pass. What does this have to do with Qin?"

All the ministers laughed and were filled with joy.

Many Qin generals clapped and cheered, saying that "the child prodigy is right."

Does it make sense? No.

As early as the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the Qin State expanded its territory to the south of the Yellow River, and Hangu Pass was changed from an outer gate to an inner gate.

The place where Zhao Ji and her son were assassinated was the territory of Qin.

This response is not only uninteresting, but also extremely childish.

But no one blamed Prince Chengjiao.

Even Queen Huayang sighed inwardly.

[This boy is really smart. If he were the son of Huayang, it would be a great honor.]
A seven-year-old child was able to understand state affairs, respond, and give solutions that seemed reasonable.

What more can you ask for?
The former king did not have this emergency thinking when he was seven years old.

The grand court meeting continued and came to an end after an hour.

Qin Zichu had been sitting for an hour, his posture as straight as before, and no sign of fatigue on his face.

"Do you have anything else to say? If not, we will disband now."

An old man stood up from the front seat.

All hair and beard are white.

Her face is rosy and shiny, and she has mastered the art of maintaining her youthful appearance, like a fairy.

The Prime Minister of Qin State, Wei Zhe.

"I have something to say."

(End of this chapter)

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