Qin State, Xianyang, Zhangtai Palace.

In the face of the unanimous support of the ministers, Ying Zheng also felt that it was not a taste, which was not what he thought. There is no opposition at all, and the more this happens, the greater the threat.

Especially the voices of the royal family, you have to find a few to see what those people think. In the game with the worshippers, the influence of the royal family is very great, and the elders of the royal family are neutral, and whoever can win the support of these people will win.

No matter how strong the worshippers are, they are also dependent on the existence of the royal family, otherwise, the royal family will cut off the financial support of the worshippers, and they will become rootless and completely reduced to a force on the rivers and lakes.

The reason why the status of the worship is so high is mainly because of the support of the royal family. Although the monarchs of the countries are royalty, their status is not much higher than that of the worshippers. The entire Central Plains is the world of the royal family, and everyone fights within themselves, just for the dominance. No matter what the kings do, they must not affect the royal family, otherwise they will not be able to sit in this position.

There was no opposition, but Ying Zheng was not sure, looked at it, saw a person, and said: "Uncle Ji Shang, you come and talk about it, this king hopes that you can say something different." ”

Hearing this name, everyone looked at Ji Shang. Li Si and the others suddenly woke up to the fact that Ji Shang was an authentic descendant of the Ji family and the core figure of the royal family. Ji Shang's life can be written as a legend, and his experience can be emulated by no one.

He has traveled around the world, participated in the change of many kings, experienced the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, the destruction of the Zhou royal family, and the people who can keep the Ji royal family alive. In particular, he also scolded the former king Yingzi Chu to his face, ridiculed the incompetence of Zhao Wangqian, slandered the greed and incompetence of the king of Qi, and condemned the cowardice of the king of Yan. There is not a king of the nations who has not been reviled by him.

has offended so many kings, even if the Zhou Dynasty is destroyed, he can still live comfortably to this day, such a person, others can't learn if they want to. His status is neither high nor low, but he is very influential, and it can also be said that he is the microphone of the royal family. Many people knew in their hearts that the kings of the nations did not kill him, but mainly a group of people who stood behind him, and that group of people was the worship group.

Holding the ceremony of the Nine Mansions, the ministers will support and support it, maybe only Ji Shang will have different voices. Everyone doesn't know his attitude, it's a good thing that he agrees with it, and it's not wrong to oppose it, and everyone won't take it to heart. Originally, he had never participated in the deliberations of Zhangtai Palace, and the ministers were afraid that he would say something difficult. Anyway, this person always puts on the appearance of a royal family, looks down on anyone, and who dares to associate with him.

Today is different, Yingzheng has long issued an order that all incumbent officials with knighthoods, as long as they are still in Xianyang, must participate. So Ji Shang also came, and he stopped in the crowd, and everyone also ignored the existence of this person.

Ji Shang didn't look at the expressions of the others, and bowed to Ying Zheng with a big grin, and asked, "May I ask King Qin, do you want to hear good words or bad words?" ”

Before Ying Zheng could speak, Feng Quji took the initiative to stand up and said in public: "Please pay attention to your words, since you are an official of my Great Qin, you must be called 'Great King' or 'My King' in terms of title, but not 'King of Qin', that is something that outsiders can say." ”

Ji Shang smiled bitterly: "I also want to be called the king, but unfortunately I can't, King Qin is not good enough." ”

Feng Quji said with a displeased face: "Back then, Lord Lu Xiang attacked Luoyang, destroyed the Zhou royal family, and retrieved Jiuding, which made you have some complaints. But you should also know that the Zhou royal family has long existed in name only in the land of Korea, and even if it is not replaced by my Great Qin, sooner or later it will be occupied by the King of Han. The Zhou Dynasty has been destroyed, why are you still unwilling? ”

Ji Shangyan said: "The country rises and falls, the tide rises and falls, Ji Shang has seen too much. Traveling around the world, I can still find the traces left by countless vassal states such as the Song Kingdom, the Ba Kingdom, and the Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

"Today, King Qin held such a ceremony, it is nothing more than to welcome the envoys of Yan State, we all know what kind of etiquette this is, everyone may have been expecting King Qin to do this for a long time, and no one said anything unpleasant. But have you thought about it, everyone will say good things, but other opinions are not, is this what King Qin wants to see? ”

"King Qin's administration, no matter what period it is, there are different voices in Zhangtai Palace, and he is used to everyone's noise. Now that everyone has not put forward other opinions, is it good for King Qin? ”

Li Si frowned and said, "What do you want to say?" The king has shown his determination, which is exactly what we want, and this is what everyone wants, and who else will oppose it? ”

Ji Shang sighed: "Prime Minister Li Si, Prime Minister Feng Quji, you only know one of them, but you don't know the other." You all support it, mainly because you don't see the situation inside. I can tell you that everyone agrees, but there is a category of people who will definitely oppose it, and King Qin will be in great trouble. ”

"As a vassal of the Qin State, reporting good news and not bad news, this is not the duty of a minister, you are all derelict in your duties. This can't be blamed on everyone, among you, there are very few royal family identities, I dare to guarantee that except for the two clans, the royal families of all countries will oppose this matter, but there are too few people who dare to stand up and fight with you. The royal family never says polite words, but only pays practically. ”

Li Si and Feng Qujian looked at each other, and the topic led to the royal family, and they really didn't know what to say. Could it be that Yingzheng hasn't communicated with the royal family in advance about this matter?

Ying Zheng said: "Uncle Ji Shang, good words and bad words, please just say it, this king will forgive you for your innocence." ”

Ji Shang smiled bitterly: "I can live to this day, and there are more people who have offended, how can I be afraid of death?" Seeing that everyone is so enthusiastic, I didn't want to pour cold water, I just wanted to get through today, and go back to continue to be my idle officer, wouldn't it be a pleasure? But King Qin still ordered me, so I can't let you down, and I will definitely tell everyone about the drawbacks. ”

"I had no intention of being an official in the Qin State, because if I became an official, I would be disliked by others. Because I scolded the first king, I also said the gossip of the three queen mothers in private, and even criticized King Qin's style of doing things. King Qin, since he is the monarch of a country, how can the concubines of his harem let them out at will? The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but what do we see? ”

"The power of the three queen mothers of Qin is still so great, I thought that the king of Qin was young and promising, and he could strip the power of the three queen mothers. It's a pity that no, not only, your own concubine has more power. First, many concubines in Zhongnan Mountain did not return to the palace, and still enjoyed the concubine's fortune, and then Zero Yu became the commander of the garrison army. Maybe everyone doesn't believe it, but that's what our prince Fusu did, and the princess also went to Zhongnan Mountain, remotely controlled the prince's mansion, and exercised power in Xianyang. ”

"Your colleagues have forgotten their humility and humility, and let Mrs. Zero Yu eat everywhere, even if it is a concubine with a small position, it is also everyone's master, how can you do such a thing that exceeds the rules? That day I was also in Xianyang, waiting in the house early, maybe I was soft-spoken, Mrs. Lingyu did not come, so I waited for a while, my princess also complained about why I didn't take the initiative to see him, so I am not a person inside and outside now. ”

Ji Shang shook his head with a wry smile, the ministers were frightened, Ji Shang was really ruthless when he spoke, Ying Zheng asked him to say that he really dared to say anything, and directly moved out of the old accounts of history, offending everyone at once. Ying Zheng didn't expect Ji Shang to say this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, this person was really sincere, but he said that he was in his heart.

Ji Shang continued: "The reason why I mention the past is to tell you that I, Ji Shang, didn't want to be an official in the Qin State, but I can't stop my princess's verbosity. My family's Ah Fang girl, she is the princess of the Zhou Dynasty, and she is the second most influential princess of the Ji clan, what she said is equivalent to an order to me, so I stayed. ”

"King Qiqi, since you asked me, I will answer honestly. This ceremony you held is exactly what an emperor can do, which shows that you have long had the heart to be an emperor. The reason why all the vassals of the Qin State support it is nothing more than for their own interests, think about it, now they only hold the power of the Qin State, once you become the emperor, then they will soon control the power of the entire Central Plains, and this interest is too great. Whoever dares to oppose it is not able to get along with them, and even the royal family does not dare to stand up and oppose it in person, and this is the reason. ”

"The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, in the final analysis, it is everyone's self-interest. You are the King of Qin, you should be able to think of this, but I'm sure that this is not your idea, it should be Jing Ke's request to you. Jing Ke is indeed very talented and accurately grasps people's hearts, but in my opinion, it is not helping you, but harming you. ”

"Showing the heart of the emperor and catering to the wishes of the ministers is a good thing, but it is a big trouble. Colleagues, you only think of your own good, but ignore the troubles of King Qin. Not long ago, King Qin tore his face with the worshippers, causing a problem for the old people of the royal family. They are all watching, they are all waiting, waiting for this game to be decided. ”

"The King of Qin and the worshippers are all striving for the support of the old people of the royal family, but at this time, there is a gift of nine people, except for the two clans, what will the royal families of the countries think? It is still too early to take the emperor's etiquette as the standard, at least until the unification of the Central Plains, Mount Tai can win the hearts of the people in the world. So I dare to say that the old people of the royal family will think that King Qin is still young, or as reckless as ever, at least on the battlefield of the game with the worshippers, King Qin has already lost. ”

"In my opinion, these can be reversed, but King Qin still hasn't done it, and if he doesn't do it sooner, the trouble will only get bigger and bigger. To hold the ceremony of the Nine Princesses, the three queen mothers should be informed in advance, as well as the concubines with status in the Qin Palace. The king's family affairs are state affairs, many of the concubines are princesses of other countries, and the king of Qin holds such a ceremony, they don't know what the royal family of the countries will think? ”

Ying Zheng chuckled in his heart, he was used to giving orders, and he forgot about this stubble. Those women of their own have the shadow of the royal family behind them, and they thought that they were just ignoring Ah Fangnu's feelings and going back to comfort them, but they forgot that there were other women's thoughts. Especially the three queen mothers, none of them could have thought that they would do this, and now if they want to stop it, it may be too late, or they are too anxious.

Feng Qu said quickly: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, what the king wants to do, he will discuss it in the court, as long as we all support it, there should be no reason for the palace to interfere." ”

Ji Shang stomped his feet and said: "Right Prime Minister, why don't you understand that the king's family affairs are state affairs." The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, it is just the palace of the nations, in fact, everyone knows that which of the women in the Qin Palace has not interfered in the government affairs? Don't say things that deceive yourself. ”

"If you keep saying that you can't interfere in politics, then please let Huayang Palace hand over power and hand over the harem to Mrs. Jun; Please let the Empress Dowager Xia Ji's North Palace be transferred from Zhongnan Mountain to the Qin Palace; Please ask the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji of Ganquan Palace to return the military power of the garrison army to the hands of King Qin. Can you do it? ”

He looked left and right a few more times, and said, "Ministers around King Qin, can you do it?" Not to mention the rest, just with the tiger talisman of Ganquan Palace, can you get it for King Qin? It seems that no one here has dared to go to Ganquan Palace. ”

The ministers were speechless for a moment, they all knew about it, why did you have to say it in public, you don't know how to be a person.

Ji Shang said again: "The game between the King of Qin and the worshippers, you can't help at all, everyone's interests have been obtained, but it is really shameful to let the King of Qin fight alone." I don't just mean you, but I often blame the vassals of the nations for your incompetence that has prevented the king's prestige from existing. In the eyes of the worshippers, they look down on any king at all. As they say, the treasury of iron, the king of flowing water. If the King of Qin wants to achieve this victory, he has a long way to go, and he must carry out a long-term struggle, otherwise he will definitely lose. ”

At this juncture, during the period when the Central Plains had not yet been unified, the ceremony of the Nine Servants was held, and the King of Qin lost the support of the imperial family. You have gained both fame and fortune, and the King of Qin is likely to abdicate to make way for Xian, if it is not handled well, and the worshippers intervene in the battle of the Central Plains, can the Qin State still unify the world? Don't doubt that for the sake of their own interests, the worshippers will really interfere. In my opinion, King Qin is not ready for this thought, King Qin, is what the subordinate said right? ”