Chapter 47 Don’t worry, they are all in my prison!

Meng Yi was in tears, crying and laughing, and was very emotional.

At this moment, Meng Yi seemed to have experienced the baptism of life and enlightenment.

It is like returning to the days when he was a teenager and seeking advice from his mentor, or like being in an examination room where the emperor and his ministers discuss state affairs, or more like an elder enlightening him on the maze of life.

In the end, Meng Yi finally understood everything, and all the mysteries were solved.

It turns out that the Thirteenth Young Master already had all the answers in his hands.

Fusu, after all, was unable to turn the tide.

It would be a great blessing in life if I could witness the prosperity and glory of the Qin Dynasty with the Thirteenth Prince!
His kneeling indicated his absolute obedience to Ying Heng.

As the leader among the court officials, his kneeling undoubtedly represented the general will of the court officials.

What's more, regardless of other things, as long as this newly created paper is displayed in the court, it will surely convince those literati and poets.

For these people who value learning, books are their souls.

Meng Yi bowed with tears in his eyes, which immediately caused the system in Ying Heng's heart to make a sound.

He nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you can still be saved if you can wake up."

"In the future, I plan to entrust you with the important task of preparing for the academy. You should go back and do some preparatory work first."

Meng Yi was filled with gratitude and kowtowed again: "I will definitely go all out and will never let you down, sir!"

Li Si and Feng Quji, who were standing by, were delighted to see that the once stubborn Meng Yi had finally come to his senses.

Under the command of such a wise monarch, who would not want to be a part of building the immortal Qin Empire?
This is a great achievement that will go down in history!

The two congratulated Meng Yi and at the same time congratulated the Thirteenth Prince on winning the support of the Qin civil service.

At this point, except for some military generals, stubborn and conservative Qin nobles, and those soldiers guarding the border, Ying Heng has almost controlled most of the power of Qin.

Even if Fusu suddenly returned at this moment, he would no longer pose a substantial threat to Ying Heng.

Today's affairs have come to an end, and Ying Heng's main tasks have been arranged.

The purpose of summoning Li Si and Feng Quji was not only to let them know the progress of various important tasks and cooperate in the preliminary preparations,
Next, Yingheng is planning to start developing its business...

So he decided to fill in the gaps from the details.

After thinking for a moment, he instructed: "Prime Minister Li, arrange for some civilians to collect some rock salt. There is no limit to the amount, the more the better."

"Prime Minister Feng, you are responsible for finding activated carbon and limestone. The demand for activated carbon is relatively small, 10,000 kilograms is enough, while limestone requires 500,000 kilograms."

"I will tell you the characteristics of these two materials and the possible collection locations later."

Prime Ministers Feng and Li received the order and withdrew.

After they left, Meng Yi seemed hesitant, as if he was worried about something important.

Ying Heng noticed this, and led Meng Yi into the garden, asking, "Meng Yi, is there anything else you haven't said?"

Meng Yi pondered for a long time, and finally decided to speak frankly: "Mr. Thirteen, since I have pledged my loyalty to you, there are some things that I must mention that concern your future."

"Now that the First Emperor has passed away, the fate of the throne of the Qin Empire remains undecided."

"Excuse me for being blunt, but I originally supported Prince Fusu's ascension to the throne."

"But now it seems that the difference between Master Fusu and you is as great as heaven and earth. Only you are the best person to lead the Qin Dynasty to glory."

"Regarding the succession to the throne, you may not be in a hurry for the moment, but as a subject, I must think carefully for you."

"Just imagine, if Prince Fusu returns now and asks to inherit the throne, how should we respond?"

"Even though you have the support of the two prime ministers now, I can try my best to persuade the civil officials in the court to stand on your side, but the key is that you lack the support of the army."

"And behind Master Fusu is the support of 300,000 frontier troops led by my brother. If Fusu really returns, how will you deal with it? Please make plans as soon as possible."

Meng Yi spoke these words from the bottom of his heart, even discussing such a sensitive topic as the fight for the throne in front of the Thirteenth Prince was an extraordinary act of treason.

If it wasn't someone you absolutely trusted, you wouldn't be so frank.

Obviously, Meng Yi's loyalty at this moment was not empty talk. Ying Heng also responded with a tolerant smile and asked slowly: "Then why did Master Fusu return to the court?"

"Alas, now that His Majesty has passed away, Prince Fusu, as the eldest son, should naturally return to preside over the government!"

Meng Yi responded with slight surprise.

"But Prince Fusu is still guarding the border hundreds of miles away. How could he have learned of the news of His Majesty's death in time?"

Ying Heng continued to ask.

Meng Yi was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while and replied, "Your Majesty's death is such a major event, how could the court not send an envoy to inform Prince Fusu?"

Ying Heng still maintained that faint yet deep smile.

"It is said that on the day my father passed away, the messenger team sent by Zhao Gao was intercepted and killed by an unidentified heroine, and the entire team was wiped out."

"As for whether anyone will send letters again..."

"As far as I know, the newly established Jinyiwei quietly replaced the palace guards on that day."

"Until today, there is no official record of anyone going to the Northern Frontier to deliver this news to Prince Fusu."

When Meng Yi heard this, he was shocked. He stared at Ying Heng with wide eyes, horrified in his heart: "This... this is the method. My father passed away, and no one delivered the bad news to Master Fusu!"

Then, he seemed to have thought of something, his face suddenly changed, and he was extremely anxious: "Oh no! Young Master!"

"On the day of His Majesty's death, I personally went to Prince Fusu's residence and accidentally mentioned this matter to a few of his 3,000 guests!"

"I think at this moment, one of the best retainers must have secretly rushed to the north to report the news!"

Ying Heng looked at him calmly and nodded slightly.

"Well, you were still thinking about Fusu the other day. Although your action was ill-considered, I will not pursue it. Don't make such mistakes again in the future."

"in addition……"

"You don't have to worry too much."

"Those guests who went north are now lying safely in my Jinyiwei prison."

Hearing this, Meng Yi couldn't help but take a deep breath, his heart was filled with waves.

Unexpectedly, the Thirteenth Young Master's meticulous thoughts were as unfathomable as the abyss!

……

Inside a secret room deep in the Xianyang Palace.

The leader of the Dark Ice Platform guards who had been tracking Ying Heng's movements reappeared and interrupted Ying Zheng's practice.

He frowned slightly, opened his eyes, and said unhappily: "Tell me, I am at a critical stage of cultivation."

"As ordered."

The leader bowed respectfully and carefully summarized the situation: "After the court session today, the Thirteenth Prince stayed briefly at Prince Fusu's residence, and then seemed to guide the descendants of the Mohist School to visit many places in the city."

"At dusk, the Thirteenth Prince summoned the two Prime Ministers Feng and Li, as well as Meng Yi and Wang Ben, four important officials, to meet."

"I have only heard that the Thirteenth Young Master claims to have a solution to the suffering of the people. It is said that he has found three kinds of seeds with special effects."

"Afterwards, I was ordered to retreat three miles away and was unable to find out the specific details."

"However, not long after, I saw General Wang Ben carrying a cloth bag and walking out humming a tune. I vaguely heard him muttering to himself that he had earned another bag of refined salt from the Thirteenth Young Master today, which was a great gain."

"Later, the two prime ministers also left one after another, their expressions were unpredictable."

"Finally, Shangqing Meng Yi's face was in a trance, and he walked out with extremely complicated emotions, including regret, joy, and amazement, as if he had experienced a storm of mixed emotions of sadness and joy."

"If you were not familiar with Shangqing Meng Yi, you might have mistaken him for someone who lost control of his emotions."

"That's all the information we collected today. Report completed."

(End of this chapter)