Chapter 12 Your Majesty, Li Si will assist the Thirteenth Prince in serving as regent and superintendent of the country!

"This position of regent should be mine! This throne also belongs to me, Hu Hai. How could it possibly fall into Thirteen's hands!"

Hu Hai screamed in his heart, in great pain.

Just at this moment, bursts of noise came from outside the hall, like a life-saving straw, temporarily stabilizing his mind that was about to collapse.

"I object!"

"I firmly oppose it!"

"Prime Minister Li, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"We are against the Thirteenth Prince being the regent!"

"How can we, as loyal subjects, sit idly by and watch something that threatens the foundation of our country?"

For a time, numerous voices of opposition arose one after another, like raging waves hitting the towering Qin Palace.

Although the previous execution of Zhao Gao was shocking, Li Si's proposal to let the Thirteenth Prince act as regent touched the foundation of the empire.

At this moment, those important officials who were loyal to the Qin Dynasty could no longer condone Li Si's arbitrary and arbitrary behavior.

They stepped forward one after another, among whom Shangqing Meng Yi had a stern look on his face.

He said in a resounding voice: "Prime Minister, my Meng family has been loyal to the Qin Dynasty for three generations. Now that His Majesty has passed away, if you say that you did not leave a will, we can still accept it."

"But you want to nominate the Thirteenth Prince as regent. I, the Meng family, cannot agree with this!"

"My Meng family is loyal not just to a certain prince of the Great Qin, but to the entire Great Qin royal family, and even more so to your majesty's wise rule."

"If Your Majesty really has an appointed successor, I, Meng Yi, will serve you till my death!"

Just as a tense and delicate atmosphere permeated the main hall of the Qin Palace, Meng Yi, a senior official of the Meng family who was trusted by three generations of Qin kings, expressed his position in a resounding voice.

"If your majesty really did not leave a will, then the successor should be a young man with both moral integrity and outstanding ability who is recommended by all the nobles."

"As for someone like the Thirteenth Young Master who has nothing in his head and no knowledge, I, Meng Yi, cannot agree with him!"

The Meng family has deep roots in the court. Their status as veterans of three dynasties and their many contributions to the Qin Dynasty have made them the backbone of the court.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Meng Yi has the support of his brother Meng Tian, ​​the general who is stationed in the northern border and has 300,000 soldiers under his command.

Therefore, as soon as Meng Yi expressed his position, he immediately won the resonance and support of half of the court officials.

On the other hand, Wang Ben, Marquis of Tongwu, as the son of Wang Jian and the spokesperson of the Wang family in the court, also expressed his opinion at this moment.

"My Wang family is in charge of the Qin army and is loyal to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty has already designated a successor, my Wang family will be determined to carry out the order loyally."

"But if there is no clear appointment, then when the new monarch is not decided, no matter which prince temporarily takes charge of the country, my royal family will stay out of the court disputes."

"That's what I thought!"

"Me too!"

Although many generals in the army spoke simply, they were resolute in their will and echoed Wang Ben.

At this time, the situation in the court had become clear: the civil servant group, headed by Meng Yi, clearly expressed their disapproval of the Thirteenth Prince's regent.

As for the military generals, Wang Ben was the core and declared that they would not participate in any fight for the throne before the new emperor was decided.

At this critical moment, Feng Quji, one of the Three Dukes and the Right Prime Minister, spoke out at the right time.

He seemed calmer and more sophisticated than others.

Turning his gaze to Li Si, he slowly asked, "I wonder why Prime Minister Li insisted on recommending the Thirteenth Prince as regent? Please enlighten me, Prime Minister Li."

"According to etiquette, if your majesty dies and there is no clear successor, the eldest son Fusu should return to the capital immediately to preside over state affairs." "Although Fusu is in the borderland, it will only take five days to go back and forth if he gallops."

"Prime Minister Li, I don't think there is any need to rush the selection of a prince to oversee the country, right?"

"Besides, you all know what Master Thirteen usually does."

"If you let him take charge of government affairs temporarily, are you really sure that he can stabilize the unstable Qin Empire?"

Feng Quji did not express his meaning directly, but his implication was obvious.

All the ministers had objections. How could Li Si alone force this matter through?
Facing everyone's doubts, Li Si admired the Thirteenth Prince's wisdom even more in his heart.

Everything was as expected by the Thirteenth Young Master.

The Thirteenth Young Master remained calm and composed, not affected by the voices of opposition at all. He responded to Feng Quji calmly but firmly.

"If there is still one person in this world who can turn the tide and stabilize our Great Qin, it must be the Thirteenth Young Master!"

"Prime Minister Feng, your perception of the young master may be biased. He is indeed a man of great talent."

"Words are not enough. Why don't you come with me into the palace to meet you, young master? If you still think this is ridiculous, I will be demoted three levels and transfer all the powers of the Left Prime Minister to you!"

When these words were spoken, all the ministers in the room were stunned.

Although Prime Minister Li Si and the Thirteenth Prince seemed to be playing around without restraint on weekdays, they were actually betting their official positions at this moment. This joke was truly shocking!
What's more, in this world, if there is only one person who can turn the tide and save the Qin Dynasty from disaster, it must be the Thirteenth Prince.

Does this mean that we, the veteran officials who have gone through several dynasties and assisted the King of Qin in conquering the world, are all useless?
Are we going to pin the rise and fall of a country on a young man who is totally uneducated and unskilled?
How ridiculous!

However, when Feng Quji mentioned the opportunity to take sole control of the power of the Left Prime Minister Li Si, a burning light flashed in his eyes.

He knew very well that once he could seize Li Si's power as the left prime minister, it would be equivalent to one person monopolizing the power of the government, which would undoubtedly leave a strong mark in the history books!
Such temptation made Feng Quji very excited.

"If that's the case, I'll go with you to meet this Thirteenth Young Master!"

At the same time, when the news spread that Li Si had made public Zhao Gao's rebellion and claimed that the First Emperor had not left a will, and instead supported the Thirteenth Prince to govern the country, it became known that.

……

Deep in the Xianyang Palace, a dark shadow trembled slightly upon hearing the news, and then quickly rushed back to the secret room to report to the First Emperor.

Inside the secret room, a leader of the Black Ice Platform respectfully held a newly purchased desk and carefully placed it in front of Zulong who was practicing Qi in seclusion.

At this moment, a dark shadow rushed in, with a rapid and loud voice.

"Report——!"

Zulong stopped practicing and opened his eyes with dissatisfaction. He had been stuck at a crucial acupoint bottleneck for a long time. If he could not break through to the Grandmaster level, he might only have less than half a year left to live.

Therefore, apart from national affairs, he almost always seized every minute and every second to practice. Being interrupted at this moment, he naturally felt unhappy.

"It's only been less than an hour. What is it that you want to disturb my meditation?"

"What kind of incident happened?"

"Your Majesty, no, it's you, Zulong, there is indeed a major incident this time."

Then the black shadow quickly and concisely recounted the events that had occurred after Li Si came out of seclusion.

"Li Si has appeared. Zhao Gao has tampered with the facts and even claimed that you left in a hurry and did not leave a will. He intended to support the Thirteenth Prince to govern the country!"

boom!
The newly placed desk shattered with a loud noise, and the debris splattered all over the two men in black, but they didn't even dare to move.

(End of this chapter)