Chapter 258 Liu Bowen? Who is this?

As a direct descendant of the royal family, he was an extraordinary martial artist and had followed Qin Shi Huang to conquer the world and awed the world.

During the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, he kept a low profile, but held the power of the princes, dominated a territory, and leisurely enjoyed a comfortable life of plundering the people's fat and women.

However, after the death of the First Emperor, the Thirteenth Prince ascended the throne with lightning speed, quickly stabilized the government, and promulgated a bizarre new policy, prohibiting any princes and nobles from doing evil and not allowing the people to be violated.

Even Ying Zitian's uncle, who had a close relationship with him, was exposed and humiliated under the close surveillance of the Jinyiwei.

This matter made Ying Zitian feel uneasy. If he had not been afraid of the skills of the maidservant around Ying Heng, he would have already waited for an opportunity to act.

After enduring for a long time, the opportunity finally came yesterday.

His imperial brother, the First Emperor, was miraculously resurrected!
This is a godsend!

Once Qin Shi Huang regained control of government, everything returned to normal, and he would turn a blind eye to what his younger brother did.

So he specially attended the morning court, intending to tell the First Emperor about the difficulties of his life and request the restoration of the old system.

However, today in the court, the Thirteenth Prince was still in charge of the situation.

Where is the First Emperor?

Why hasn't he shown up yet?

Seeing that His Majesty had not arrived yet, the generals and ministers all saluted the Thirteenth Prince, and Ying Zitian became anxious.

At this moment, Ying Heng revealed his flaws.

Before he had a firm foothold, he announced Li Si's guilt in public, intending to eliminate dissidents.

The first to launch the attack was actually the Left Prime Minister, who was of vital importance to the Qin Dynasty!

This move aroused public outrage and also provided Ying Zitian with an excellent opportunity to fight back.

He stood up without hesitation and publicly questioned Ying Heng's decision to dismiss Li Si.

Although he wanted to question the legitimacy of Ying Heng's throne, when he saw important ministers such as Wang Jian and Meng Tian paying homage respectfully, he realized that there must be something hidden.

Therefore, Ying Zitian chose Li Si, who was most popular among the people, as a breakthrough point.

This move indeed resonated with many ministers, and they responded one after another, expressing their dissatisfaction with Ying Heng's handling of Li Si.

In response, Ying Heng just nodded slightly and signaled Qinglong, the leader of the Jinyiwei beside him.

Qinglong immediately sent the Jinyiwei to line up on both sides of the minister. He did not take any tough measures, but just took out a pen and paper to write down the name of the minister who had just responded, and then stood aside in silence.

Even so, thinking of the tragic end of the ministers who had their property confiscated by the Jinyiwei before, these ministers who responded felt under tremendous pressure, their voices gradually weakened, and many of them lowered their heads and remained silent, not daring to speak again.

Ying Heng ignored Ying Zitian and continued, "Today, I want to nominate a new prime minister of the Qin Dynasty."

"Liu Ji, come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a steady middle-aged male voice came from outside the door.

Then, a man in a green robe and a black hat walked into the hall...

"Liu Ji and Liu Bowen, from today on, will take over Li Si's scepter and become the new left prime minister of the Qin Dynasty!"

Ying Heng’s announcement was like a thunderbolt, plunging the entire court into turmoil again.

Both civil officials and military generals were amazed.

"Liu Bowen? Who is this man? I've never heard of his name!"

"How can you appoint someone you've never met as prime minister?"

"Although Dong Zhongshu was unknown in the past, he was appointed as the Minister of State. It was only after he had been tempered by the Thirteen Princes that he was able to gain experience in the court."

Dong Zhongshu presided over the campaign to banish all schools of thought, and everyone respected him.

He was later recognized as Zhongcheng, which was what everyone expected.

However, who exactly is this Liu Bowen?
No one present knew about this. Is it appropriate for such an unexpected person to directly take the most powerful position of the Left Prime Minister in the Qin Empire?

When Ying Heng said this, it was not only opponents like Ying Zitian who were dissatisfied, but even those ministers who had previously submitted to him began to have doubts in their hearts.

After all, those who could gain a foothold in the court were almost all old ministers who had fought alongside the First Emperor to establish the country.

After conquering the world through war, who wouldn’t want to be granted a title of nobility or prime minister, rise to higher positions, and enjoy both wealth and honor?
The position of Left Prime Minister finally became vacant, but the Third Young Master actually found a stranger to fill it?

Regardless of his talents, what contributions did this man named Liu Ji make to the Qin Dynasty?
Just like that, you want to become the head of all officials?
If such a person became the prime minister, would the ministers be convinced?
The Third Young Master has not yet ascended the throne. He just sat on the throne, and hasn't even sat firmly on it, but he has already begun to abolish the old prime minister and appoint a new one?

How could this approach win the approval of the veteran officials who had followed the First Emperor in establishing the country?
At this moment, dissatisfaction was no longer limited to Ying Zitian's faction.

All the civil and military officials in the court raised their heads and stared at him with dissatisfaction.

At this time, in addition to Ying Zitian, another person stepped forward.

"My Lord Thirteen, I, Chunyu Yue, have a favor to ask you!"

Fusu's teacher Chunyu Yue was a representative of Confucianism. When Fusu was punished for Confucianism, Chunyu Yue took care of Fusu's three thousand followers in the northern border.

Now that the First Emperor, who hated Confucianism, was no longer in power, Fusu returned to Xianyang and Chunyu Yue also returned to the court.

Today, upon hearing that Li Si was sentenced to prison, he suddenly became energetic!
His goal is to become the prime minister himself.

Then, try to help Fusu ascend the throne!

Chunyu Yue stood up, faced the Thirteenth Young Master on the stage, and raised questions.

Ying Qie glanced at him and responded indifferently: "Fart, well, ask."

Chunyu Yue: ...

"I would like to ask Liu Bowen what virtues, talents, and achievements he has that qualify him for the important task of being the head of the Qin Empire."

Chunyu Yue's question exactly expressed the doubts of many ministers.

Before he finished speaking, Ying Heng had no time to answer.

In an instant, under the instigation of some people, shouts of response came one after another.

"That's right! How can I let someone without moral integrity and talent get my hands on the position of Prime Minister of my Great Qin?!"

"Who is Liu Bowen? What merits did he have that he dared to surpass Lord Meng Yi and Lord Chunyu Yue and dream of becoming the left prime minister?!"

"That's right, the position of Prime Minister should be held by Lord Meng Yi, the head of the Nine Ministers!"

Some people in the crowd knew that they were not qualified enough to compete for the position of prime minister, but they were also unwilling to let a newcomer easily surpass them.

So, Meng Yi became their shield.

However, when the shield heard these words, his face turned pale instantly.

Brothers, do you still dare to go against the Thirteenth Young Master at this time? !

Let me go, I still want to live a few more days!
Meng Yi quickly stepped aside and waved his hands.

"Don't!"

"Don't involve me. I, Meng Yi, will unconditionally support any decision made by the Thirteenth Young Master!"

"No matter who becomes the new prime minister, as long as it is chosen by the Thirteenth Young Master, there must be a reason for it! I fully support it!"

After saying this, Meng Yi quickly stood aside to show that he stayed out of the matter.

If you want to die, don't drag me into it.

When Ying Heng saw this scene, he nodded with satisfaction, saying, "Well, he is quite sensible about the current situation."

(End of this chapter)