immediately took a bunch of nourishing supplies and rushed to the eldest son's house in person to visit his daughter.

Knowing that her mother-in-law had arrived, Mi Ji, who was talking with Empress Zheng, immediately confessed to Empress Zheng and took Wang Nan, Li Shu and others out to greet her. Zhao Ying, who was about to go out to the palace, also had to stop temporarily.

Zhao Ying, the mother-in-law and grandson, was born in the beautiful Zhao country. It is also quite charming, Jia Ye is slender, standing with Li Shu, just like a pair of sister flowers, compared with Li Shu, not only is it not inferior, but it has a little more mature and elegant bearing.

Zhao Ying actually has nothing to say about his mother-in-law, who has never met a few times, except for a few polite words, there is nothing to say.

Fortunately, there is Ji Ji and Queen Zheng, and there is no need for one of his sons-in-law to go into battle in person and chat with him.

Just sit there and be a mascot.

Fortunately, this old mother-in-law is also a discerning woman, and after being polite with Empress Zheng and Mi Ji for a while, she saw Zhao Yingwu sitting there and took the initiative to smile.

"Your Highness is busy with official business, if you have something, just go and be busy with you, our woman's family is talking, you are a big man's family, it is not convenient to listen here......"

Empress Zheng also smiled and waved her hand.

"Ying'er, state affairs are important, your eldest father is still waiting in the palace, since your mother-in-law said it, just go and get busy with you......"

As soon as Empress Zheng opened her mouth like this, no one dared to stay.

Zhao Ying also smiled and got up to say goodbye.

You must enter the palace as soon as possible, if you don't enter the palace again, you can't tell who will come later, and when the time comes, you'll be the male host, don't think about going out.

In fact, it was exactly as he expected.

As soon as he went out on his front foot, some well-informed guests began to come to the door in an endless stream.

Including, his eloquent and extremely enthusiastic fourth aunt Zheng, and several aunts and aunts who are relatively close. After hearing the news that Empress Zheng personally went to the eldest prince's mansion to visit Li Shu early in the morning, she rushed to care for her nephew and daughter-in-law with all kinds of gifts.

Shh

It's messy, it's disturbing.

Fortunately, Zhao Ying saw the opportunity early and was not blocked at home, otherwise, it would have been a real headache.

I entered the palace late today.

When he arrived, the First Emperor was already sitting in the side hall and began to deal with government affairs.

It's just that something is not quite right in the hall today, the right minister Feng Quji, the left minister Li Si, the Shangqing Meng Yi, the court captain Sima Hong, the new imperial historian Xi, and the head of the Black Ice Terrace Hei, all with serious expressions and solemn atmospheres.

Seeing Zhao Ying come in, everyone got up and saluted.

The First Emperor's face couldn't help but soften a little, and motioned for Zhao Ying to sit beside him. Waiting for Zhao Ying to return the salute one by one, he walked to the side of the First Emperor and sat down, and then the First Emperor waved his hand and motioned for Sima Hong to continue.

Only then did Sima Hong continue.

“…… According to the information provided by the black manager, we have conducted repeated analyses, Jiangnan is changing, there is indeed a shadow of man-made, but the other party is very cunning, we can't find much useful information, the top priority is to find out the person hiding behind it as soon as possible......"

Speaking of this, Tingwei Sima Hong bowed and said.

"Wechen asked for an order to go south, go to Jiangnan, and personally investigate - this matter must be concluded as soon as possible, otherwise once the news spreads, it will inevitably lead to turmoil among the local people......"

The First Emperor bowed his head slightly and looked at Li Si on the side.

Before Sima Hong served as Tingwei, Tingwei's commander was the current Zuo Xiang Li Si, and Sima Hong was able to successfully take over Tingwei's position, so naturally Li Si added fuel to the fire.

Seeing the First Emperor looking at him, Li Si groaned.

"Judging from the current situation, it is indeed necessary to have a figure who is enough to subdue everyone regardless of prestige and ability, personally go to investigate, and come up with a result as soon as possible, but it is just ......"

Speaking of this, Li Si couldn't help but turn his head to look at Sima Hong beside him, and his tone paused slightly.

"Sima Tingwei's ability is naturally undoubted, but this change in the Jiangnan regions is related to His Majesty, and Weichen is worried that Sima Tingwei's identity is not noble enough to convince the local people......"

Li Si's words made Feng Quji, Meng Yi and others bow slightly.

In fact, in their opinion, in the face of this situation, the best and most convenient way is for the First Emperor to go out on patrol in person, and there is no need to investigate any results, but only need to go around the place to show the prestige and existence of the First Emperor, and some false rumors will be self-defeating.

Those little commotions will also be swept away.

It's just that His Royal Highness the Emperor Eldest Sun said very clearly, this is a conspiracy of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and he is deliberately guiding His Majesty to go on patrol. Naturally, they didn't dare to mention this topic again, but the problem was that such a problem alone was not enough for a courtier, even Sima Hong, who was one of the three princes and nine kings.

Hearing this, the First Emperor couldn't help frowning slightly.

Cast his eyes on Feng Quji, who was silent.

Feng Quji stood up, did not squint, and said respectfully.

The old minister thought that the words of the left minister were the words of Lao Cheng, and the movements in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River this time were sinister and sinister, and the impact must be eliminated as soon as possible. It is indeed necessary for a noble person with a respected status to come forward to preside over the overall situation - the old minister privately thinks that it is best to be the blood of His Majesty's heirs, so that it can represent His Majesty's heavenly prestige......"

After speaking, he bowed deeply and returned to his seat without squinting.

When Meng Yi heard this, he quietly glanced at Feng Quji, only to see Feng Quji's face as usual, sitting there, looking at his nose and his heart, and he didn't see anything abnormal.

But the atmosphere in the main hall instantly became a little delicate.

Even Zhao Ying couldn't help but raise his head slightly and glanced at him.

The First Emperor nodded slightly noncommittally and looked at Meng Yi on the side.

"How do you think Meng Shangqing ......?"

Meng Yi pondered for a moment and bowed his head.

Weichen seconded.

The First Emperor bowed his head again and turned his gaze back to Li Si on the side.

"Who does Li Xiang think can take on this role among my heirs?"

As soon as the First Emperor said this, the atmosphere in the side hall instantly froze, and many people held their breath slightly, and subconsciously glanced at the emperor's eldest grandson who looked calm and smiled on his face.

Li Si bowed slowly.

"The minister thinks that looking at the bloodline of His Majesty's heirs, in terms of prestige, ability, and influence, there is no one who is on the right side of the emperor's eldest grandson, and if His Royal Highness the emperor's eldest grandson can go to preside over the overall situation, he should be able to deter Xiaoxiao, eliminate the influence, and subdue the people's hearts......"

His Majesty the First Emperor has many heirs, but there are only four who can stand out.

The eldest son, Fusu, prestige, ability, and influence are all crowned by the princes, according to reason, it is most suitable for him to go, but he has been expelled from Xianyang by the first emperor, and he is still in Shangjun as his own supervisor.

Even if the emperor's eldest grandson rose strongly, His Majesty still didn't have the slightest intention of letting him come back.

Naturally, it is not in the range of options.

What's more, even if he has been recalled to Xianyang, Li Si will never recommend this son who is bent on getting closer to Confucianism.

The third prince will be Lu, more than brave, but not resourceful; The fourth son is tall, gentle and easy-going, and lacks means. But the prestige and ability are not enough to take on the big responsibility, not to mention, now one is sitting in the meeting, the other is sailing to the sea, and it can't be moved lightly.

Hu Hai, the eighteenth prince, was originally prestigious enough, but now he has become a prisoner of the stairs and has been confined to his own mansion by His Majesty.

In the entire Xianyang, only the emperor's eldest grandson is left.

Although he was quite dissatisfied with the emperor's eldest grandson's advocacy of new learning and the appointment of the Confucian and Moxian families, the emperor's eldest grandson never showed the slightest resistance to the self-study of the Legalists.

Although the politics of Hexi adopted some Confucian and Mo methods and appointed some Confucian and Mo people, it was still the content of Legalism in his bones.

The eldest son will ascend to the throne, the Legalist family will go down, and the emperor's eldest grandson will ascend the throne, and the status of the Legalist family may be weakened, but the overall pattern will not change much.

The main thing is that His Majesty's mind.

Treat the eldest grandson of the emperor, how is it like a normal father to a grandson?

It is clear that he is preparing to raise the emperor's eldest grandson to the throne.

He's not a fool!

At this time, you can make a little capital for yourself.

Sure enough, before Li Si's words fell, a smile of approval appeared on the face of the First Emperor.

"In this way, according to the words of Zhu Qing!"

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhao Ying on the side and said with a smile.

"Ying'er, I'll leave this matter to you......"

Zhao Ying stood up and bowed.

"No! I will not fail in my mission—"

The First Emperor nodded.

Stretched out his hand to untie the long sword at his waist, and handed it to Zhao Ying on the side rather casually.

"In that case, then I will temporarily appoint you as the governor of the Jiangnan counties, and the prime minister of the Jiangnan counties should be in charge of affairs, and have the responsibility of mobilizing troops and horses, degrading officials, and rectifying the governance of officials.

(End of chapter)