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Chapter 212 Conflict Renewed [Second update, please subscribe]

Chen Zheng frowned slightly, put down the bamboo scroll in his hand, raised his head and looked at Han Fei: "What happened?"

"Why are you so anxious?"

Han Fei stood there with an angry look on his face. He lowered his voice and looked at Chen Zheng: "Prime Minister Chen, your Majesty."

"Ugh."

With a long sigh, Han Fei seemed to not know what to say, and began to stutter again. He had stopped stammering when he was talking to Chen Zheng in private.

Chen Zheng looked at Han Fei and became even more curious. What could make Han Fei so anxious?

While putting on his clothes, he looked at Han Fei and said, "Let's talk while walking."

Chen Zheng clearly grasped the key words in Han Fei's words. This matter was related to Ying Zheng, so he would probably have to go to the palace in the end anyway.

At this time, Han Fei was allowed to take a breath, and then he asked people to prepare the carriage and horses, so as not to waste time.

Only when they were on the carriages and horses did Han Fei calm down. He looked at Chen Zheng and felt a little regretful in his heart. He shouldn't have come to see Chen Zheng.

"Speaking of which, is there anything else?"

Han Fei sorted out his thoughts and said: "Today, the internal official Meng Yi suddenly entered the palace and impeached Zhongche Mansion for violating the law and violating many Qin laws."

Chen Zheng's voice was extremely cold, like ice.

Chen Zheng said very considerately: "This will avoid embarrassing Brother Han."

"No, it should be more than that."

Han Fei hesitated for a moment and finally spoke. He knew that even if he didn't tell Chen Zheng today, Chen Zheng would find out sooner or later.

"Here's the thing."

"If Brother Han is sure that I will not know about this in the future and is not willing to let me know at this time, then Chen will stop asking."

Chen Zheng closed his eyes, and he seemed to hear the slow ringing of the bell of fate again in his ears.

"and--"

Just hearing this, Chen Zheng understood why Han Fei was hesitant just now. He squinted his eyes and said, "But your Majesty did not handle the CRRC Order in accordance with the Qin Law, and also condoned his crimes."

"So the internal officials wrote to request your Majesty to handle the CRRC Order in accordance with the Qin Law, but"

Han Fei closed his eyes: "And this is not the first time. Not only did His Majesty forgive his sins because of a few words of mercy from CRRC, but he also did not impose any punishment."

"Several of them have already touched the bottom line of Qin Law."

If Chen Zheng knew the whole story, he would definitely quarrel with Ying Zheng, not just a quarrel.

A few days ago, the relationship between the First Emperor and Chen Zheng had temporarily eased. Now if

Perhaps seeing the hesitation on Han Fei's face, Chen Zheng turned his head and put down the bamboo scroll in his hand: "Brother Han knows me. Even if you don't tell me about this matter today, won't I know about it in the future? ?”

He knew Chen Zheng's character very well.

"If that was the case, you wouldn't be so angry to come to me."

"His Majesty also ordered the officials not to talk nonsense."

He opened his eyes with a sad look on his face: "But this matter has actually become a big deal, and half of Xianyang City may know about it."

"This is not a matter that the internal officials are in charge of, so the internal officials did not know about it at first. It was because a woman and her child were killed at the door of the internal official's house." " The blood of the mother and son almost dyed the ground red."

Han Fei's face was a little confused. He looked in the distance and said softly: "But even though the internal officials told His Majesty all these things, His Majesty never punished the CRRC Order. "

He lowered his head and looked at his trembling hands.

What Ying Zheng did was a huge shock to a Legalist disciple. The emperor of a country, an emperor who believed in Qin Law and regarded Qin Law as the foundation of the country, could only pay lip service to such a bad behavior. I just said a few words about sinners and then passed.

This made Han Fei feel that his lifelong persistence might really be wrong.

Chen Zheng closed his eyes again, stroking the sword at his waist with a little sadness in his heart.

He didn't expect that the First Emperor would do such a thing

The sound of carriages and horses slowly sounded, carrying the two people in the direction of Xianyang Palace. The carriages and horses here were very popular, and the road there was also a bit bumpy.

Peach Blossom Spring

Chen Ye was silent again.

He looked at the carriage and horse heading towards Xianyang City with the same confused look in his heart, but it disappeared in an instant.

Ying Zheng is indeed such a person.

You cannot deny his greatness, nor can you deny that he is an emperor through the ages.

But just like Li Shimin can never wash away the stain of "killing his father and brother" on his body, Ying Zheng also has stains on his body that cannot be washed away or clean.

"Proud", or "self-willed".

He believed in himself too much and was too "majestic". As the first emperor in ancient times and the first emperor of a "feudal unified" country, he had too much power in his hands.

It's not that the First Emperor deserves to be called the First Emperor because he has to be "perfect", but because he is the First Emperor, so he should be perfect!

In the original historical trajectory, Zhao Gao was also such a person.

There are historical records that Zhao Gao committed many crimes, and the Mengtian brothers, who were also "generals", participated many times. However, as long as Zhao Gao cried and prayed a few words, the First Emperor would forgive his crimes and no longer pursue him. .

Among them, there are even crimes such as "slaughtering cattle" and crimes such as letting his servants oppress the head of Guizhou wantonly.

Can.

History has proven everything. The First Emperor did not deal with Zhao Gao, but still loved him more.

And what about the current one with Chen's history?

Perhaps it was the invisible hands controlling everything, but Zhao Gao still committed these crimes.

In a country that believes in "Qin Law" as its criterion, its master can certainly be exempted from Qin Law, but no one except him can do so!

Even the prince!

but.

Ying Zheng set a precedent, which made the people, nobles, and even scholars begin to doubt whether such an emperor was really the "one emperor through the ages" they believed in?

Of course, just like you can't say that Li Shimin is not an emperor for eternity because he killed his father and brother, you can't say that Ying Zheng is not an emperor for eternity because of some of his character.

Everything must be viewed with dialectical thinking.

Outside Xianyang Palace

When Chen Zheng stepped out of the carriage, he saw a dejected Meng Yi. He stepped forward and asked softly: "Minister, what happened to the matter you reported to me?"

Meng Yi raised his head and his eyes were full of sadness and confusion: "Mr. Chen?"

He smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty still forgives Zhao Gao's crimes."

Chen Zheng stood there, squinting his eyes and sneered: "Oh?"

(End of this chapter)