To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Chapter 151 The First Emperor's Secret Edict! General Meng Tian!

What a brilliant Li Si!

That Tai Chi push was incredibly skillful!

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si, a hint of approval flashing in his unfathomable eyes.

He truly deserves to be called my prime minister!

After a few reminders, he definitely got the hang of it a lot!

"Oh……"

Ying Zheng let out another ambiguous sneer and slowly rose from the dragon throne.

He stood with his hands behind his back and said,

"Very well! We shall do as the Prime Minister says!"

These words shocked the entire court!

The civil and military officials kneeling below, especially the civil officials led by Wu Liang and Luo Lang, were all present.

Almost simultaneously, he suddenly looked up, his face filled with disbelief!

Waiting for Zhang Fan to come back?

They originally thought that Li Si's move was nothing more than a subtle maneuver!

A delaying tactic to buy time and complicate matters.

After all, sending a celestial master back to the capital to confront the court officials is an extremely unusual event, leaving much room for manipulation.

But who would have thought that His Majesty would agree without even thinking about it!

This isn't delaying; it's clearly a thorough investigation into this matter!

In an instant, Wu Liang felt his vision go black and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Laurent, standing beside him, looked ashen-faced.

Finished!

These are the two words that simultaneously popped into the minds of all the officials involved in this matter!

In this deathly silence!

Ying Zheng's voice echoed in the air above the Qilin Hall.

"Issue my decree!"

"Announcement: Immortal Master Zhang Fan, depart immediately for Xianyang to meet the Emperor!"

"There must be no mistakes!"

"Furthermore, the Court of Justice is hereby ordered to immediately dispatch personnel to Shangdang County to seal off all evidence!"

"Take all the prisoners back to the capital and imprison them in the imperial jail to await their fate!"

"Court adjourned!"

Done.

Ying Zheng ignored the kneeling officials, flicked his sleeves, and turned to walk towards the rear hall.

……

Zhangtai Palace.

This was where the First Emperor handled state affairs and summoned his trusted ministers.

At this moment, there were only two people in the spacious and majestic hall.

The First Emperor Ying Zheng, and Meng Tian, ​​the Supreme General of Qin.

Ying Zheng did not sit in a high position, but stood with his hands behind his back in front of a huge map of the Qin territory.

His back view was as steady as a mountain, yet it also revealed a powerful rage about to erupt.

"His Majesty."

Meng Tian bowed respectfully, his voice steady and calm.

He knew that His Majesty's private summons after the court assembly was no small matter.

Ying Zheng slowly turned around, his anger subsiding and replaced by a deep, abyss-like calm.

However, Meng Tian saw a fleeting, chilling killing intent deep within those calm eyes.

"Meng Qing, come and see."

Ying Zheng did not say much, but simply picked up another scroll of bamboo slips from the table and handed it to Meng Tian.

Meng Tian's heart skipped a beat; he recognized the material and binding method of this bamboo scroll!

Unlike military reports issued in the imperial court, these were more like private secret letters.

He accepted it respectfully and unfolded it.

With just one glance, Meng Tian's pupils suddenly contracted!

The bamboo slips open with a handwritten note from Prince Fusu himself!

This was actually a secret report sent back by His Highness the Crown Prince from Shangdang County!

Its contents were far more detailed and tragic than the publicly available military reports presented in the imperial court!

The text not only records the crimes of Feng Jing, Han Kou, and others, but also details the horrific conditions the children were in when they were discovered, as well as the hellish scenes in the Shantong Hall and the stone house!

Every wound, every cry, seemed to pierce Meng Tian's heart through the bamboo slips.

When he saw Zhang Fan charging into the enemy lines alone to save people, covered in blood!

When Fusu wrote, "Seeing this tragic scene, I finally understand what my teacher meant when he said, 'The parasites of the nation are worse than tigers and wolves,'"...

"Bang!!"

Meng Tian could no longer control his emotions. He was so angry that he trembled all over and slammed his fist hard against the pillar next to him!

"brute!!"

"Such scoundrels deserve to wear human skin in vain!!"

A raging fire blazed in its tiger-like eyes!

"Your Majesty! Your subject, Meng Tian, ​​requests permission once again!"

"No trial needed, no confrontation required!"

"Please allow me to lead troops and bury these vile villains, along with all those associated with them, alive on the spot!"

"To comfort the souls of the deceased and to uphold the law of the land!!"

Ying Zheng looked at him quietly, without responding immediately.

"Meng Qing!"

He spoke slowly, his voice deep and powerful, "I trust Zhang Fan, and I also trust Fusu."

"I know that every word in this secret report is true!"

"I am aware that what happened in Shangdang County was likely ten or even a hundred times more tragic than what this secret report describes!"

Ying Zheng's gaze returned to the map of the territory, his eyes becoming incredibly profound.

"But, Meng Qing, what do you think...?"

"Is all I want merely the heads of Feng Jing and Han Zhen?"

"No!"

Its voice suddenly turned cold.

"What I need is an excuse!"

"One that will unravel those tangled threads!"

"This is just an excuse to uproot the so-called aristocratic families and powerful elites who have long been rotten to the core!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Tian was deeply shaken!

He looked up abruptly, staring at Ying Zheng in disbelief.

From the very beginning, Your Majesty's target was not those fish and shrimp in Shangdang County!

His sword was truly aimed at!

It is in Xianyang City, in this imperial court, those "rotten roots" who think they are safe and sound!

"Feng Jing is Wu Liang's man!"

"Behind them lies a vast network woven from in-laws, teachers and students, and fellow villagers!"

Ying Zheng said coldly,

"Today, I can, in a fit of rage, execute Wu Liang right here in the imperial court!"

"But even if we kill Wu Liang, Zhang Liang and Wang Liang will just emerge!"

"As long as this network exists, these parasites will never be eradicated!"

"Therefore, I need Zhang Fan!"

"I need him to tear open this rotten web from the most unexpected place!"

"I will make the whole world see who is harming my people!"

"Who is it that is shaking my Great Qin Dynasty?!"

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, Meng Tian felt a surge of heat throughout his body!

This is the First Emperor he truly followed!

Strategize and plan carefully before launching a swift and decisive attack!

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Meng Tian knelt on one knee, clasped his hands tightly, and said, "Your subject is willing to be the sharpest sword in Your Majesty's hand!"

"good!"

Ying Zheng walked to the table and took out the second imperial edict from a hidden compartment!

It was a scroll made of black silk!

The shaft is made of black iron, without any patterns, and exudes only a cold killing intent.

"Meng Tian, ​​receive the imperial decree!"

Ying Zheng's voice was devoid of any emotion.

This imperial edict was neither read aloud by the Imperial Carriage Office nor recorded by any historian.

It will be a secret edict that will not be recorded in history!

"I command you!"

Ying Zheng spoke each word slowly and deliberately, his voice like the clanging of metal.

"I will personally lead three thousand 'Golden Fire Cavalry' out of the pass immediately!"

"A secret march, tailing the 'official' convoy!"

Meng Tian's pupils suddenly contracted!

Golden Fire Cavalry!

This is the most elite and ace force of the Great Qin Dynasty, the personal guard directly under His Majesty!

Every soldier is a battle-hardened warrior, capable of taking on ten men at once!

Deploying this army is tantamount to the emperor's personal presence!

Ying Zheng personally handed the black imperial edict to Meng Tian, ​​his voice utterly calm.

"This secret decree grants you the authority to make arbitrary decisions on the spot!"

"From Xianyang to Shangdang, and then back to Xianyang from Shangdang, along this route..."

"Anyone who dares to obstruct Immortal Master Zhang Fan's return to the capital in any way!"

"Regardless of their official rank! Regardless of their status!"

"All shall be treated as treason! Execute them without exception!!"

"I want Zhang Fan to return to Xianyang alive and intact!"

"I want him to take that pent-up public resentment and burn this court to the ground!"