It has passed noon. In Xianyang Palace, ministers can be seen driving carriages or carrying servants carrying boxes one after another. There were more and more people. Before, Zhao Ling asked them to send gold to the palace, but when he arrived, the guards asked them to wait outside Zhangtai Palace. The ministers gradually gathered into groups, but they didn't know where to send this gold as military expenditure. When Zhao Ling was not here, the nobles and ministers greeted each other, and they praised Zhao Ling's kindness and generosity in their words. They hoped that each other's words to praise Zhao Ling would reach Zhao Ling's ears. For a moment, outside Zhangtai Palace was very lively, and everyone's faces were filled with "joyful" smiles. It was not until a group of soldiers from the death row camp led a group of prisoners with bracelets and anklets passed by, that the ministers' voices gradually became smaller and finally they were silent. More than thirty prisoners, all of whom were covered in scars, obviously emerged from prison. The Qin Dynasty called the prison cell "Zhuo". The prison is not in Xianyang Palace. Zhangtai Palace is the place where the emperor holds court meetings, receives guests and handles government affairs. How could the prisoner pass by here?
Meng Wu's eyes swept over the prisoners. Although they had all been picked off their tendons and had even been subjected to criminal law, everyone's breath was not weak, and they were all martial arts masters. There were also warriors among the ministers. This unusual situation made them dare not say more. This must have been arranged by the emperor. They went to the palace to raise military expenses, so why did the emperor come here? What did these prisoners do? When everyone was panicked, Xiao He walked out of Zhangtai Palace and whispered loudly: "My lords, Your Majesty has an order. You will follow you to the Zhisu Neishi Mansion with the raised military funds." Zhisu Neishifu was originally responsible for raising and managing military expenditures. Logically speaking, the military expenditures raised by the ministers should be sent directly to Zhisu Neishifu, rather than entering the palace. Zhao Ling asked them to enter the palace first, and then Xiao He led them to the Su Neishi Mansion. Isn’t this an unnecessary move? Is it just to let them come to Zhangtai Palace to see the prisoners? Some people have guessed that most of these prisoners were assassins for the emperor. But what does this have to do with these officials? Could it be that besides Bai Jinyue, there were other ministers among them who participated in the assassination of the emperor? Based on the ministers' understanding of Zhao Ling, it is impossible for Zhao Ling to do meaningless things. Everyone was still praising each other's generosity just now, and they were silent at this time. They were not sure whether their colleagues in front of them participated in the assassination of the emperor. If they were too familiar with the thief in front of Zhangtai Palace, would they be implicated even if they did not participate in the assassination? Xiao He also looked at the silent ministers and smiled bitterly. Your Majesty is really playful, and he wants to scare the ministers. The Bai clan had just been confiscated and was already panicked. Zhao Ling just took out the assassins and made the ministers dare not form a clique easily. The prisoners were first led to the palace gate, and Xiao Hecai led the people to follow him.
Xi Wenyan stepped forward and asked, "Master Xiao, I wonder what crimes the prisoners committed just now? Where are they going to take?" The Taiwei was the highest military commander, and Zhao Ling even asked Xiao He and Wei Liao to be responsible for the governance of the inner history of the millet, which shows how much Zhao Ling attaches importance to it. As the leader of the Nine Ministers, Xi Wenyan is now deeply favored by Zhao Ling. He has the courage to come forward and ask this question. In Xi Wenyan's opinion, he is also an old Qin. As long as he is loyal to Zhao Ling, Zhao Ling will be closer to him. Xiao He was not a military officer, and he was good at managing logistics and government affairs. The position of Taiwei is also temporarily on duty. If Han Xin made military achievements later, he would give up the position of Taiwei to Han Xin. Zhao Ling had told him that he would use his identity as a Taiwei to interact more with Meng Wu, Xi Wenyan and others, and occasionally reveal some information to them. Xi Wenyan came up to ask this question on his own initiative, and Xiao He also said it openly: "The prisoners you have seen just now are all assassins who assassinated His Majesty in recent days. At this time, he is preparing to take them to the city streets and behead them for public display." Sure enough, they are all assassins! ! The ministers next to him also heard it sincerely. I don’t know who started to raise his head, and they all held Zhao Ling indignation. "Your Majesty loves the people as much as his son, and is so kind to the prisoners. Is there anyone who assassinates His Majesty?" "How can these assassins just beheaded? They should break their car after accident!" "I think the punishment should be imposed!" ... The ministers began to become active again, expressing their hatred for the assassin to express their loyalty to Zhao Ling. "Everyone, Your Majesty ordered you to go to the city street with the raised military expenses, and Your Majesty will also come in person at that time." Xi Wenyan, Meng Wu and others frowned slightly. What is Zhao Ling doing? The assassin's beheading shocked all officials?The emperor still visits the city streets? What is your intention? Could it be that there are really people present who are in contact with the assassin? Xiao He walked ahead and the officials calmed down. Xiao He shouted as he walked: "Among you, anyone who colluded with the assassin, from Xianyang Palace to the city street, can stand up on his own, but he is only beheaded and does not implicate the clan. , otherwise he will be punished by Lingchi and the three tribes of Yi! " From Xianyang Palace to Shijie, it is not far away. Zhao Ling completely understood the routine of hanging his knife on his neck. Anyone who colludes with the assassin, from the palace to the city street, can imagine the journey of the journey. If someone can withstand such pressure, it will be considered a skill. Xiao He walked ahead, and said in a plain tone that the cruelty of Lingchi's criminal law. "I just heard some ministers say that those assassins should be punished. Lingchi and slaughter have similarities. slaughter is to tie the prisoner's limbs to a wooden frame and cut his flesh with a knife to death." Xiao He's voice was low. Although it was not loud, the ministers following behind could hear it with sharp ears. "Lingchi cut off the flesh on his body with one knife at a time, but it was not fatal. The lightest ones would have dozens of swords and the heavy ones would have to die." Compared to the beheading, Lingchi is simply chilling.
When a minister heard what Xiao He said, his face was pale and his legs were weak. Xiao He didn't even look back. The gap between one man's behead and Lingchi and the implicated three tribes is not an ordinary one. Among the officials, there were many nobles from the six countries. They also released the news that Gai Nie was not in Xianyang, and some people even participated in the assassination directly. Xiao He accelerated his pace all the way and walked out of Xianyang Palace. Three ministers behind him were already weak and weak, sitting on the ground, walking like a rotten tree. Zhao Ling's methods have been too scary in recent days. They are not sure whether Zhao Ling knows about the incident between them, so they are so scared that they can't walk before they even walk to the streets. Whenever the team fell to the ground, the soldiers of the death row camp supported him and followed slowly. As for tricks or not, it seems that it is no longer so important.