Tingwei's Mansion is in the Qin State. To be easy to understand, it is roughly equivalent to the modern Supreme People's Legal Aid, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Industry and Security combined into one.

The Tingwei Mansion has independent military force, has the power of trial and decision, and can directly communicate with the First Emperor to reach heaven.

In the Qin State, which ruled by law, the Tingwei Mansion, nicknamed the Legalist Mansion by Confucian scholars, actually had greater power than the three of them combined.

Especially after Li Si, who was deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, entered the Tingwei Mansion, he even raised the status of the Tingwei Mansion to second only to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Such an official government, which is of great significance to the Qin State, has to deal with an extremely large number of official documents every day, and the person in charge is indispensable.

But today, there is no one in charge of the Tingwei Mansion, which is second only to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It was customary for the copywriting officer of Tingwei Mansion to carry several stacks of bamboo slips and move them into the back hall while waiting for instructions.

I was surprised to find that no one was there!

No one dares to issue instructions, which means that the Tingwei Mansion cannot operate.

Tingwei Mansion plays an important role in Xianyang City. If it cannot operate, it will directly or indirectly affect the operation of other government offices.

So, it didn't take long for the news that there was no one in charge of the Tingwei Mansion to spread throughout Xianyang City.

At first, the officials of the Qin State thought the news was false, and most of them dismissed it and sneered.

Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Li Tingwei is well-known for being a diligent government official. How could Tingwei's mansion stop functioning?"

"Even if Li Tingwei is no longer in the palace, there are still three people in charge, Tingwei Zheng, Tingwei Zuojian, and Tingwei Right Jian. It is impossible for all three to be absent."

The two officials were chatting while classifying the memorials written by the First Emperor into categories.

If you don't wear this layer of official uniform and talk freely outside, you will be jailed.

"But it's also a very strange thing." The long-faced official turned over the bamboo slips and said with confusion on his face: "Seven bamboo slips were supposed to be sent to Tingwei Mansion today. Why haven't I seen any of them? Where are they with you?"

Another official shook his head and said: "No, I haven't seen it. Just go to Tingwei's Mansion to remind you. I think I have been busy with the tower recently, so forget about it."

"That should be it."

The long-faced official put down his work.

"Brother Zhao, please wait a moment. I'll come back as soon as I go. This isn't me skipping work. If you don't submit these seven bamboo slips today, you and I will inevitably be imprisoned for three days."

"Explain it carefully, go and get busy."

The long-faced official went to the Tingwei Mansion to press for the memorial.

There was only one clerk left in this room, sorting out the piles of memorials that were taller than a person.

"Your Majesty has to approve so many memorials every day. It's really hard work."

The remaining officials shook their sore shoulders and smacked their lips.

He was exhausted just from moving and sorting. It is hard to imagine how hard it was for the First Emperor to read every memorial.

Zhiqua~

The door of the room was pushed open, and the official who was left behind turned around and saw that it was the long-faced official who had left and returned.

The remaining official lowered his eyes and saw that the long-faced official had nothing in his hands. He couldn't help but said, "Hey, why didn't you get the memorial back?"

The long-faced official looked incredulous and said: "Tingwei Mansion is really paralyzed."

A few moments.

The back hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister Wang Wan on the right and Prime Minister Wei on the left gathered together and listened to the report of the long-faced official.

"Master Tingwei entered the palace, Master Tingwei Zheng took a rest because of illness, Master Tingwei Youjian took a break because of illness, Master Tingwei Zuojian... entered Tingwei's prison. People in Tingwei's Mansion said that there was no one in those seven bamboo slips.

The reply cannot be delivered today."

"I know, go down."

"only."

The long-faced official went down on his own.

Wei Zhuang's pair of blue eyes were a little uncertain, and he frowned and said: "Zhang Han appeared on the balcony to kill someone for Ying Chengyu. A murder case occurred, and Li Si entered the palace to meet His Majesty. After leaving the palace, Li Si must have obtained His Majesty's order and took the first

After capturing Zhang Han, he led troops to the Chang'an Jun's Mansion to capture Ying Chengyu. From this point of view, it seems that Zhang Han was not sent by His Majesty, but took the official to the tower privately."

"The people from Tingwei's Mansion came out from Chang'an Jun's Mansion, but Ying Chengyu didn't get it. There is only one possibility. His Majesty didn't ask Li Si to take Ying Chengxiang, so something is a bit unclear here. His Majesty wanted Li Si to enter Chang'an Jun's Mansion.

But he doesn’t take people, weird things, weird things.”

Wei Zhuang never thought that Ying Chengyu might resist arrest.

In Xianyang City, no one who the First Emperor wanted to capture could escape.

"This is not over yet. After leaving Chang'an Jun's Mansion, Tingwei Zuojian, whose brother died on the balcony, was captured and put in Tingwei's prison. This is completely incomprehensible. Li Si entered the palace again, before leaving.

All the officials in the Wei Mansion were ordered to be silenced by Li Si, and no news about the affairs of the Chang'an Jun Mansion was allowed to spread."

"Subsequently, Tingwei Zheng and Tingwei's right prisoner reported that they were ill at home due to consumptive disease, and Tingwei's mansion was paralyzed. They used to be strong, but today they are both suffering from consumptive consumption. How could it be such a coincidence? They are hiding.

What?"

"This series of things happened one after another, leaving no trace of thoughts, and it is difficult to figure out the end. So what happened in the Chang'an Palace, and what did your Majesty want to do? You can see that the right prime minister followed your Majesty when he was young.

after all?"

Wang Wan touched the white beard on his chin, reviewed what happened in recent days in his mind, and said: "Your Majesty is a person who has determined the way forward and will never look back. More than ten years ago, His Majesty returned to Qin from Zhao.

country. Under the circumstances that the Queen Mother Huayang and the late King Zhuang Xiang both wanted Ying Chengxuan to be the King of Qin, they decided to fight for the throne with Lord Chang'an."

"Nearly ten years ago, when Lu Buwei was in power, His Majesty resolutely went to Yongdi for the coronation and seized power through military means. What happened in recent days has been twists and turns, and it is difficult to trace the context. It is not like His Majesty's behavior. This line is sinister and treacherous.

, full of contradictions, somewhat... like a young master."

"Master Cheng? Is the right minister talking about that Zhuzi?"

Wei Zhuang was very unfamiliar with the four words "Cheng Gongzi".

"Wait a minute!" Wei Zhuang looked at Wang Wan in shock and said, "So Zhuzi was actually chosen for the throne? Are the former King Zhuang Xiang and the Queen Mother Huayang looking for a subjugated king for Qin?"

He came to Qin relatively late, after Ying Zheng became the king of Qin.

When he arrived in the Qin State, Ying Chengyu had already brought the shame of staying in Qin and was regarded as a shame by the Qin State.

But he never thought that such a arrogant person as Ying Chengyu would almost become the king of Qin.

He had never heard of such a secret, and no one had ever told him.

After he exclaimed, seeing that Wang Wan did not open his mouth to explain to him, he rolled his blue eyes and chuckled: "Right Prime Minister, although you and I have been fighting for a long time, in the end we only care about our descendants. Explain.

After that, it was just fiefdoms and titles. After His Majesty put aside the two systems of enfeoffment and prefectures and counties, the Changan Lord came up with the tower issue. And the matter has reached the point where it is so foggy that it is difficult not to think about the two.

Relationship. You and I have the same goal in this matter, so why not take a break and wait until this battle is over?"

Wang Wan didn't say yes or no. After pacing for a few steps, he spoke again, but he talked about the past.

"More than ten years ago, the Lord of Chang'an was still called Mr. Cheng. At that time, Mr. Cheng did not hang out in the palace, nor did he indulge in women. He often accompanied the late King Zhaoxiang to meet with the ministers and expressed his unique opinions. Although his words were naive and childish, But occasionally he hits the nail on the head and gets to the essence of things."

Is that it? Born in an imperial family, with good mentors to teach you since childhood, if you don’t know anything, that would be weird!

Wei Zhuang sat on the chair and said disdainfully: "The prince's son's knowledge is beyond ordinary people. What are some surprising words?"

Wang Wan looked at Wei Xiang with strange eyes and said, "Oh? Then Wanruo told the left minister that Master Cheng was only five years old when he accompanied the late King Zhaoxiang to meet with the ministers."

"What! This is impossible!"

The Wei-shaped buttocks were not yet warm from sitting, so they jumped up in fright at Wang Wan's two words.

"What can a five-year-old child understand? It is not easy to understand the words of adults and respond to them freely, but how can he participate in them? No matter how popular the literary style is in the Central Plains, can he still stuff all the bamboo slips into the child's head? The Right Prime Minister is You don’t believe in the sincerity of the petition, and you are deliberately playing tricks on it!”

Wang Wan said in a deep voice: "Looking at my face, Mr. Zuo, does it seem like he is playing tricks on you?"

"Five-year-old children can not only understand national affairs, but also discuss and point out the flaws. If this is not playing, what is playing!"

"This is absolutely true. If Prime Minister Zuo doesn't believe it, we will have nothing to talk about today."

Wei Zhuang stared closely at the right prime minister of Qin who had been quarreling with him for a long time. He could not see a trace of joking or suspicion in him, only seriousness and solemnity.

Wang Wan didn't seem to be joking with me, but his remarks were too shocking.

I was still under the care of a wet nurse when I was five years old. Is there really anyone who can know the affairs of the country at the age of five?

This person is still the arrogant person who knows everything about romance!

Wei Zhuang was confused and he slowly sat down on the chair, as if he wanted to calm his beating heart.

"If you look like this, I will trust the Prime Minister once, eh?"

Wei Zhuang suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something. After realizing it, he said: "The right minister is talking about the late king Zhaoxiang? Not the late king Zhuangxiang?"

King Zhaoxiang of Qin was the father of King Zhuangxiang of Qin.

Wang Wan still did not give Kui Zhuang a direct reply and continued: "At the age of five, we discuss state affairs and current affairs, at the age of seven, we go to court with the king, at the age of eight, the king always asks questions about everything, and at the age of nine, he prescribes memorials to various places. The former kings Xiaowen and Zhuang Xiang can become kings of Qin. Most of the credit goes to Mr. Cheng."

"The late King Zhaoxiang personally called the late King Xiaowen and the late King Zhuang Xiang to his side. He pointed at the young Master Chengxi and said: 'You two must agree to me, Chenglong and Guan, no matter who is the king of Qin, he should abdicate the throne. Don't hinder the Qin State! You should do this today. After the death of the widow, Zhu will be the king. After a hundred years, Zi Chu will be the king. Is that okay? This was the most famous person in the Qin State at that time. He only had one son and established two kings. If not When the late King Zhaoxiang left, Prince Cheng was still very young, and the King of Qin was about to be passed down to the Qin Dynasty after two generations."

To establish two kings for one son?
To be continued...