Chapter 115: To Take the World, One Must First Compromise!

On the day of the capping ceremony, because Ying Zheng considered his mother's face, after stating Lao Ai's crimes, he did not state the ugly affair between his mother and Lao Ai. After the capping ceremony ended, he immediately went to his mother's place.

During that period, no one knew what happened. It was only known that when Ying Zheng left Empress Dowager Zhao Ji's place, he appeared extremely angry, and then ordered her to be imprisoned in the cold palace in Yongcheng and reduced her many expenses.

From Ying Zheng's perspective, he did not think he had done anything wrong. Even if his attitude toward his mother might be a bit bad, if one traced the cause, it was ultimately because Zhao Ji and Lao Ai had an illicit affair first, and even this time Lao Ai's rebellion might not have been without his mother's help. Otherwise, although Lao Ai was the Marquis of Changxin, how could he mobilize troops? The reason he could mobilize troops was that he used the Empress Dowager's imperial edict.

Even a tiger does not eat its cubs, but Zhao Ji's actions were more poisonous than a tiger, so Ying Zheng could not help but feel a bit cold.

But unfortunately, this matter was spread out for some reason, and Ying Zheng concealed what happened in the Yongcheng Palace, which was, after all, a royal scandal that could not be made public.

Therefore, in the eyes of those who did not know the reason, Ying Zheng's imprisonment of his mother and reduction of her expenses was truly an unfilial act.

Admittedly, Lao Ai was the Empress Dowager's person and was once favored by the Empress Dowager. Lao Ai's rebellion was partly because the Empress Dowager favored Lao Ai too much and let him hold great power, but the culprit of this matter was ultimately Lao Ai. What did the King of Qin mean by venting his anger on the Empress Dowager?

Immediately, officials began to accuse Ying Zheng.

If Ying Zheng honestly softened his attitude, took his mother back, and restored all her expenses, that would be fine.

But because of Lao Ai's matter, Ying Zheng was in a fit of anger. He himself was a person with a fiery temperament, so he would naturally not agree to this.

Thus, a conflict between the monarch and his subjects that should not have happened unfolded.

If only one person accused Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng would at most treat him as a fool and would not be too calculating, but it seemed that there was a force pushing behind the scenes, and in the end, many ministers began to accuse Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng did not think he had done anything wrong, but these people accused him recklessly.

This made him furious.

Finally, in a fit of anger, this conflict between the monarch and his subjects... saw blood.

The angry Ying Zheng ordered people to execute the officials who accused him in court.

After the minister was killed by Ying Zheng, the nature of this matter also changed immediately.

No one cared whether Ying Zheng's imprisonment of his mother and reduction of her expenses were right or wrong; they only thought that the King of Qin, who had just taken personal control of the government, was a tyrant, and they accused Ying Zheng one after another. Even some people proposed that Chancellor Lu Lu Buwei should continue to hold the government on behalf of the King of Qin, and there were quite a few people who echoed this proposal.

Shortly after Ying Zheng eliminated Lao Ai and took personal control of the government after the capping ceremony, the first conflict between the monarch and his subjects unfolded quietly, causing a storm in the city for a time.

In the room, Su Xuan did not play chess with Yan Yan Lingji.

Mainly because entertainment activities like playing chess were enough to play once in a while. If one played all the time, it would be a bit boring.

He sat cross-legged and finished digesting a pill.

The many pills brought from the Han State were almost consumed. It seemed it was time to ask Ying Zheng for some benefits.

Yan Yan Lingji saw Su Xuan open his eyes and finish his cultivation, and asked Su Xuan a question: "In your opinion, is the King of Qin's behavior right or wrong?"

Su Xuan said: "If Ying Zheng were not the King of Qin, his behavior would naturally be no problem. A commoner's anger, blood splashing three feet; whoever dares to accuse me recklessly, I will make him pay the price."

"But he is the King of Qin, so his behavior this time is wrong."

Yan Yan Lingji looked at Su Xuan curiously.

Su Xuan said lightly: "As a King, one must put one's personal emotions last. In all things, one must absolutely not act on impulse, because every decision he makes affects many people."

"Coupled with the fact that in order to hide his mother's scandal, he did not make the matter between Lao Ai and his mother public, so even if someone accused him, he should happily endure it, rather than confront the ministers to the end."

"The ministers do not know the truth of the matter, and being treated like this by the King of Qin, they will only think that the King of Qin is unfilial and unkind, and he is not a master of men!"

Su Xuan commented freely on Ying Zheng's right and wrong. It could only be said that Ying Zheng at this period was indeed too immature.

He had grand ambitions, and the idea of wanting to realize his ambitions one by one after taking personal control of the government was good, but he was ultimately handling state affairs independently for the first time, and his means of acting were really not sophisticated.

He could not yet be considered a mature politician.

Su Xuan's tone changed again: "Of course, this matter might not be without others pushing behind the scenes!"

Yan Yan Lingji was a smart woman and soon guessed who Su Xuan was referring to: "You mean... Lu Lu Buwei?"

"Although Lu Lu Buwei was forced by the situation to return power to Ying Zheng, judging from the fact that he sent people to assassinate Ying Zheng that day, he clearly did not want to just give away the power in his hands."

"This matter, as expected, is his handiwork!"

As for the means, it looked subtle, but in fact, it was not. The fact that Lu Lu Buwei even used this kind of means proved that he was gradually running out of tricks. The main reason was that Lao Ai's rebellion failed, and he was deeply involved with Lao Ai.

"Since you have already guessed who the person behind the scenes is, do you want to tell the King of Qin about this?" Yan Yan Lingji asked Su Xuan.

Su Xuan pondered for a while. Originally, he did not want to pay attention to such matters in the court, but thinking about it, Lao Ai was already dead, and Lu Lu Buwei's era should also end. It was time for the war chariot of the Qin State to start moving.

Continuing to let Ying Zheng be trapped in such trivial matters was also somewhat unreasonable.

"It seems I have to write a letter to the King of Qin!"

Su Xuan's letter was written quickly, and he asked Yan Yan Lingji to make a trip and send the letter to Ganie's mansion.

The next day, Ganie entered the palace to teach Ying Zheng swordplay and also brought this letter to Ying Zheng.

After reading Su Xuan's letter and understanding the reason, although Ying Zheng was unwilling, he finally made a compromise.

Because in this letter, Su Xuan mentioned "the world"; to take the world, one must first learn to make appropriate compromises!