The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 62 The Prince Conquers the Fight
"Queen, don't make such a mockery! You can do it, but others can say it!"

Prime Minister Wei Zhe rolled up his sleeves, looked stern and pointed at his chest.

"Since I, Wei Zhe, dare to say it, I am ready. The Queen can use whatever means she has!

"Let's see if it's me, Wei Zhe, who is dismissed from my post, or your queen who is imprisoned in the cold palace!
"If the prince hadn't forced me to come here today, do you think I would be willing to step into this room? You don't know how to appreciate it!"

Queen Huayang smiled, but her smile was cold and she clapped her hands.

"Cai! That's great, just what I want!" She pointed to the door with her arm and said, "Then please come in, Prime Minister!"

Qin Zichu quickly stood between the two of them.

Blocking the view of his mother, Queen Huayang, he pulled the prime minister who was about to leave, and smiled bitterly.

“No matter how many mistakes there are, they are all Zichu’s fault.

"Don't be angry, mother, and don't act like that, Prime Minister. Today we have something very important to deal with.

"Zi Chu narrowly escaped death this time. I hope that the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister will put aside their grudges and put Qin first."

Queen Huayang bent her right hand and looked at her nails.

A golden nail grew on her middle finger nail, more than an inch long, and was dotted with sequins the size of rice grains and beans.

The sequins sparkled in the candlelight like stars in the dark night.

[Yaoyao, this manicure is really well done.]
She smiled as she admired the scenery and said slowly:

"I, Mi Buming, have no children, and the prince has spoken out of turn.

"Yesterday, they joined forces with the Prime Minister to embarrass me in the court, causing my subordinates to panic. Even the horses in the stables started to get mad, thinking that I was dying.

"I killed three people and five horses to let them know that I can still kill."

He raised his eyelids slightly, like a sleepy tiger being awakened, with a hint of indelible majesty in his laziness.

“It’s a narrow escape.

“Who will die nine times and who will live one life?”

Qin Zichu hasn't spoken yet.

Prime Minister Wei Zhe tilted his head, revealed his face from the crown prince's neck, and poked his head out, his face full of anger.

He put his two fingers together like a sharp sword and pointed at the queen in the air.

"I gave you some face in the past because you managed the harem in an orderly manner and did not interfere with correct policies. You are a virtuous queen.

"I never thought you were narrow-minded and ignorant of the seriousness of the matter, and you would damage the dignity of the Qin State just to deal with a 17-year-old child!
"Zhe eats Qin's food, receives Qin's salary, and sits on the position of prime minister. If Zhe had discovered your true face earlier, he would have uprooted your power!
"They say that Zhe is in collusion with the crown prince, bah! Zhe is targeting the thieves who have harmed the country!
"Don't use your heart, which is more filthy than night fragrance, to speculate on my sincere heart. It's bad luck!

"I walk straight and sit upright, so I won't be scared by you.

"Come and try to kill Zhe!

"Are they the animals you keep in the palace, wearing human skins but not resisting and just waiting to die?

“Although your last name is Mi, you are not Mi Bazi!

"As long as I, Wei Zhe, remain in Qin, there will be no second Queen Dowager Xuan in Qin!
"When a hen crows at dawn, it means the family is in trouble!" (Note 1)
The hot-tempered prime minister sprayed the prince so hard that his neck was covered with saliva.

The prince tried to stop him again and again and begged the prime minister to stop, but was ignored by the angry prime minister every time.

Queen Huayang was not someone who would not fight back when being scolded. She slammed the table, stood up and started to rant, causing the chair to tremble with fear.

Crown Prince Qin Zichu was busy running back and forth between the two of them, and no one could stop him.

After running back and forth ten times or so, the prince, unable to bear it any longer, became furious and slammed the table.

The poor innocent table received a second heavy blow today and let out a very loud groan.

Bang~!

The air was briefly quiet.

The queen and the prime minister shifted their eyes to the prince for a moment.

The prince changed his expression, put on a smiling face and was about to speak.

As soon as I opened my mouth, the Prime Minister and the Queen started arguing again.

Wei Zhe seized the moment when Mi Buming paused and chased after him, saying:
"Evil woman! You are speechless and at a loss for words. Do you realize your mistake in pretending to be the mother of the nation?"

The prince, who had always been gentle, respectful and frugal, finally exploded.

"enough!"

He roared, and his jawline, which was extremely obvious due to his thinness, dropped sharply to the bottom.

This roar used all his strength, shocking the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace.

The servants who followed the queen had never seen the prince get angry, so they were all extremely cautious.

There was once a maid named Bai in Ganquan Palace. Because she did not pay tribute to the eunuch, she was bullied and oppressed by the eunuch openly and secretly. (Note 2)
Not only was he assigned to do all the dirty and tiring work, but he also once threw his shoes into a pond on a winter night and had to go down to the pond to fish them out for free.

Bai fell seriously ill and nearly died.

Ten months passed and Bai didn't complain at all, and continued to work diligently.

Another night, the eunuch called Bai out and asked him to fetch some water.

Bai found the right opportunity and pushed the eunuch into the well, killing the powerful eunuch.

He cut his face and jumped into a well and died.

From then on, everyone in Ganquan Palace knew that the most terrifying thing was when an honest person got angry.

It was the first time for the Queen and the Prime Minister to endure the Prince's anger. They seemed to be intimidated for a moment and did not say a word.

This time, the prince did not wait or adjust his mood, but said with anger and resentment:

"Inside the ancestral temple, Qin Qi and my brothers are forcing me to abdicate... I have promised that if I cannot win this battle, I will die."

After briefly recounting the affairs of the ancestral temple, the prince bowed deeply to the queen and then to the prime minister.

"At this critical moment when Zichu's life and death is at stake, I hope that the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister will not start a war. The Qin State must not be in chaos at this time!"

Mi Buming was unconvinced, thinking that the prince had made it up to prevent him from fighting back, and sneered:
"The prince really knows how to coax people."

Qin Zichu felt that this sounded familiar and pointed to the ground with his right hand.

"I, Qin Zichu, swear to Hou Tu that what I just said was the truth!"

Heaven and Earth are the beliefs of the vast majority of people in the Central Plains.

Qin Zichu swore an oath to Hou Tu and immediately gained Mi Buming's trust.

The Qin queen's eyes suddenly changed, anxious and incredulous.

"What's wrong with you? Are you crazy?!"

Although she believed that Qin Zichu was attacking her power yesterday, she had not yet thought of changing her support.

Mother is more valuable than her son.

Qin Zichu recognized her as his mother.

As long as this title exists, it would be most beneficial to her if Qin Zichu became the King of Qin.

Prime Minister Wei Zhe's words were a little more tactful.

"This decision of your Highness is really ill-considered!"

Qin Zichu panted and said:
"They pressed hard, and the king didn't say anything. If I hadn't done this, I wouldn't be the crown prince now."

The queen frowned, paced around the room for a dozen steps, and then stopped.

"This battle has not yet reached the point where it must be fought!"

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[Note 1: "The Book of History: Mu Shi" says: "A hen crows in the morning, which means that if a hen crows in the morning, the family will be ruined. It is a metaphor that if women are in power, the yin and yang will be reversed, which will lead to the destruction of the family and the country. ]

[Note 2: Zhong Chang Shi, one of the Queen's subordinates, serves as the Queen's advisor.]

(End of this chapter)