Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

"brush!!"

A streak of blood splattered through the air.

Zhao Gao, the eunuch who ranked among the top five in historical status as the Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office, thus met his end.

"Bring Zhao Gao's body outside Xianyang Palace and tear him apart with five horses in front of all the ministers!"

At Ying Zheng's command, the prisoners in the imperial prison immediately began to move. At the same time, Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian.

"In your opinion, how should Zhao Gao's family be dealt with?"

Meng Tian, ​​who was originally determined to exterminate the Zhao family, hesitated after hearing Ying Zheng's question.

After all, he and his brother Meng Yi were gentle and kind people at heart. Zhao Gao's family members should not have been involved in Zhao Gao's affairs with Qin. It is rather pitiful that they were so innocent and had to be implicated.

Seeing Meng Tian's hesitation, Tang Yu spoke up.

"Your Majesty should punish those who are implicated according to the criminal law, and sentence them accordingly. At most, the punishment will be reduced by one degree because they were unaware of Qin's involvement."

Fang Ming looked at Meng Tian with a hint of helplessness. Meng Tian was good in every way, except that he wasn't smart when he should be.

If he were to actually let Meng Tian's family go, others who wanted to rebel would think of this.

They only felt that if they succeeded, they would be the new emperor, but if they failed, only they would die.

None of the people you care about or have connections with will be affected; they will continue to enjoy their wealth and luxury. Isn't this a purely profitable business?

If they are not severely punished, countless others will step forward to serve as a warning to others, since the cost of rebellion is far too low!

Ying Zheng then looked at Tang Yu, and seeing Tang Yu nod affirmatively, he said:

"As the Grand Preceptor said, the Zhao family should be dealt with according to Qin law. If they are indeed unaware of Qin, then their punishment should be reduced by one degree."

……

Outside Xianyang Palace.

The officials, who had just received a notice from Ying Zheng, thought something urgent had happened, but when they arrived at the palace gate, they found Zhao Gao's corpse.

His limbs and head were tied to five horses, which were rubbing their hooves in place as if they were about to charge out at any moment.

"This...this means I'm going to be torn apart by five horses?"

"Zhao Gao was once His Majesty's most trusted Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office, how could he have fallen to this state?"

"I heard that his three clans were all implicated in this incident. If you ask me, he deserved it, after all, what he did in the future was simply inhuman!"

Among the crowd, the Confucian officials, led by Chunyu Yue, all wore rather timid expressions, exchanging bewildered glances without uttering a word.

It should be noted that what Zhao Gao did was not much different from what the Confucianists did. After all, they also wanted to put Prince Fusu on the throne and then use his position to control the entire Qin state.

It could be said that Zhao Gao's present state was like their future state.

At the same time, all of them, including Rujia, actually have a very big plan in mind, but no one knows about it yet.

When Li Si arrived here, he saw Zhao Gao's body also tied to five fine horses. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt a strange sense of sorrow for the passing of a fellow animal.

It should be known that this future rebellion was planned by him and Zhao Gao. Although his crime was not very serious, it was still one that deserved to be punished.

Thinking of this, Li Si felt even more grateful to Ying Zheng, because he knew that Ying Zheng had spared him out of pity.

Otherwise, it wouldn't just be Zhao Gao lying here now; even Li Si would be lying here, torn apart by five horses.

His back was covered in fine beads of sweat, and his vision was blurry.

Seeing Zhao Gao's bound body breathing rapidly and trembling all over, he felt he was about to faint, and a fear of death began to creep over him.

He used to think he could face death calmly, but now he realizes he was wrong!

Even though Li Si was the prime minister of Qin, he was still just an ordinary person who was afraid of death!

"Your Majesty has arrived!!"

Just then, with Meng Tian's call, Ying Zheng and Tang Yu walked side by side, with Meng Tian acting as their guard and escorting them out.

Looking at the officials dressed in plain clothes, Ying Zheng glanced around, his eyes revealing a cryptic expression.

"I invite you all to come again after court today, as I wish to invite you to watch a grand performance!"

"Zhao Gao's execution by dismemberment is about to begin. Please keep your eyes wide open and watch carefully!"

"Snapped!!"

With a crack of the whip, the five horses charged forward like madmen.

"Wow--"

In an instant, Zhao Gao's arms, legs, and even his head were ripped off!

The scene was splattered with blood and littered with dismembered limbs, a sight that sent chills down the spines of many officials.

It should be noted that even the once most favored official of Ying Zheng, the Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office, could not escape this fate.

Even Wang Jian, who was recuperating at home, came to the scene. Seeing Zhao Gao's tragic end, a smile appeared on Wang Jian's face.

Excellent! Zhao Gao has finally been severely punished by His Majesty!

For Wang Jian, Zhao Gao was always an unstable factor for the Qin state.

Even many internal upheavals within Qin were inextricably linked to him.

However, his gaze toward Tang Yu became even more wary. He had advised Ying Zheng several times before, but Ying Zheng had never taken any real action against him because of Zhao Gao's influence.

Even when he was directly captured and imprisoned by the Meng brothers, he managed to escape. But now, just because of a few words from Tang Yu, Zhao Gao was torn apart by five horses.

This shows that Tang Yu holds an extraordinary position in Ying Zheng's heart. More importantly, Ying Zheng's current behavior suggests that Tang Yu is actually on equal footing with him.

In other words, although the Qin state may seem to have only one First Emperor, Tang Yu's reputation is now known to everyone!

Wang Jian knew that even though his Wang family was powerful and wealthy, if he offended Tang Yu, his fate would probably be no different from that of Zhao Gao.

But when he looked at Tang Yu, who was all smiles, and Ying Zheng, who stood beside him with an air of authority, he felt an unusual sense of harmony between the two.

Even the old man, who had spent his life fighting, was inwardly sighing, "The world of Qin has changed!"