The queen dowager was put under house arrest after her infidelity with rebel Lao Ai and had her title stripped off. Lü Buwei was proven to have helped Lao Ai and Zhao Ji thus, he was exiled to Shu Region, living as a commoner. As for Lao Ai, three generations of his family was executed among with the rebels who joined him in seizing Xianyang. Today, he is to be executed.
"Your Majesty, he's here." Head Eunuch Zhao Gao whispered to Ying Zheng who is sitting calmly on the main seat. The execution ground is in the middle of the marketplace with high walls surrounding it. There are stone staircase over the wall where civilians can occupy while high officials have their own reserved seat nearby the king's spot. Ying Zheng can oversee the whole place clearly.
"Take him here." he nodded. Head E
