However, Wang Jian was currently fighting against the King of Qin. Although Li Si was one of the Nine Ministers, he did not dare to offend Wang Jian, who had already been conferred the title of Marquis Wucheng. In Li Si's eyes, Ying Zheng was not only a diligent and good ruler, but also a vengeful ruler.
In 247 B.C., King Zhuang Xiang of Qin died, and Ying Zheng, who was 13 years old, was appointed as the King of Qin. At this time, Lu Buwei was the prime minister, granted 100,000 households, known as Marquis Wenxin, monopolized power. When he ascended the throne, due to his youth, the state affairs were controlled by the prime minister Lv Buwei, and Lv Buwei was respected as Zhongfu.
When Qin Zheng was 21 years old, which was 239 years ago, a fierce political struggle broke out in the Qin court.
Lu Buwei controlled the court and had an affair with Empress Dowager Zhao Ji. Seeing that Ying Zheng was getting older, he was afraid that he would be discovered. He wanted to leave the Empress Dowager, but he was also afraid that the Empress Dowager would resent him. Therefore, he presented a fake eunuch, Lao Ai, to the Empress Dowager. Lao Ai pretended to be rotting, plucking off his beard and eyebrows before entering the palace.
As Ying Zheng grew up, they lied to him, saying that the Feng Shui of the Empress Dowager's palace was not good and that they should move away. Ying Zheng believed it, so they moved to the Li Palace in Yong County. As a result, the Empress Dowager gave birth to two illegitimate children, and the fake eunuch Lao Ai also claimed to be the fake father of the King of Qin. With the help of the Empress Dowager, he was granted the title of Marquis Changxin, and he was in charge of Shanyang, Taiyuan, and other places.
Lao Ai had been operating in Yong City for many years, and had built up a huge force. It was another powerful political force after Lu Buwei. Lao Ai could not help but feel that the villain had gotten his way. Once, after getting drunk, he reprimanded an official,""I am the fake father of the King of Qin. How dare you provoke me?”
The minister was very angry after hearing that, and he even found an opportunity to tell Ying Zheng about the relationship between Lao Ai and the Empress Dowager. Ying Zheng was very angry after learning about it, and Lao Ai panicked, preparing to rebel.
In the year 238 B.C., Ying Zheng held his coronation ceremony at the Qi Nian Palace in Yong City. Lao Ai used the imperial seals of the King of Qin and the Empress Dowager to launch a rebellion and attack Qinian Palace. Ying Zheng had already arranged 3,000 elite soldiers in Qi Nian Palace to defeat the rebel army.
Lao Ai turned to attack Xianyang Palace, where there were already troops. He fled alone and was captured not long after. Lao Ai, the general of Ying Zheng, was torn apart by a car and his body was exposed to the public. He killed Zhao Ji's two illegitimate children. Ying Zheng then removed Lu Buwei from his post as Prime Minister and exiled him to Ba and Shu. Lu Buwei knew that Ying Zheng would not let him go, so he drank poisoned wine and committed suicide. However, Zhao Ji was rescued by Fan Yuqi and fled to Zhao.
In order to prevent future troubles, Ying Zheng wanted to kill all those who knew this shocking secret. Therefore, he sent his army to attack the neighboring Zhao State to capture Zhao Ji and Fan Yuqi who knew the truth.
However, the King of Qin had broken his promise to Lady Zhao that he would not attack her country. He had killed innocents in Zhao, not even unarmed children. In Lady Zhao's eyes, these atrocities were unbearable.
Lady Zhao changed her mind and worked together with Prince Dan of Yan to plot against Ying Zheng. This assassin was the envoy of Yan Country, Jing Ke, who had offered Fan Yuqi's head and Yan Dukang's map.
After years of internal strife in the palace, Ying Zheng had not only learned to endure, but his character had also become vengeful. Although Lady Zhao had been secretly assassinated by the assassins of the Network, he suspected that Crown Prince Dan of Yan knew about this secret. It was imperative to attack the Yan Country.
Li Si knew the whole story clearly, so how could he dare to go against Ying Zheng? He glanced at Marquis Wucheng, Wang Jian, and cupped his fists in greeting.："Yan Crown Prince Dan instigated Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin. He deserves to die ten thousand times. The King of Yan is willing to help the tyrant. The Yan Country should be destroyed.”
Wang Jian glared at Li Si coldly.："Lord justice, don't you know what season it is?”
Li Si suddenly realized that it was summer. The rice was not ripe, the horses were not fat, and the rainy season was not the season for war.
Li Si was not angered by Wang Jian's reprimand. He turned to face the King of Qin and smiled."Reporting to the King of Qin, this subject has discovered a divine weapon. If it is equipped with troops, it can make Great Qin's cavalry even more powerful, and attacking cities will be as easy as taking out a bag.”
As expected, Ying Zheng diverted his attention. "What kind of divine weapon is it?”
Wang Jian was curious as well. Li Si had always been strict in his work and was not someone who would make irresponsible remarks. However, there were no divine weapons other than the ten great divine swords. They could cut through metal and jade like mud. However, it was not easy to forge a sword. Without a master craftsman, it would take a few years to forge it, let alone equip the army in large quantities.
Li Si smiled bitterly. Ever since Jing Ke assassinated the king, Xianyang Palace had been heavily guarded. Any official who brought a three-inch-long weapon into the palace would be killed without mercy. Even though he held a high position, he did not dare to challenge Ying Zheng's heart of an emperor.; "Reporting to the King of Qin, the divine weapons that I mentioned are in the hands of a small official outside Xianyang Palace. I dare not bring them in.”
Ying Zheng smiled and said," "Zhao Gao, bring it in."
A pale-faced eunuch wearing a tall hat and luxurious clothes walked out from the shadows of the hall. "Zhao Gao has received the decree," he said darkly.”He smiled sinisterly at Wang Jian and Li Si.
Li Si nodded slightly in return. This eunuch named Zhao Gao was not to be underestimated. He recalled Zhao Gao's resume. Zhao Gao was originally a distant relative of the royal family of Qin. He entered the Qin Palace as an eunuch, served as the order of the middle chariot government, and acted as the order of the seal.
However, Li Si also knew that Zhao Gao controlled the largest secret agent assassination organization in the State of Qin, the Network.
Ying Zheng did not step out of the palace, but he was able to know everything in the world, big or small, and the net played a great role in this.
Although Zhao Gao's official position was low, he was still a close minister of the King of Qin. Even Marquis Wucheng, Wang Jian, was smiling when he saw him, completely different from his unyielding attitude when he faced the King of Qin, Ying Zheng.
Offending the emperor was not scary. Wang Jian was a martial arts aristocratic family with illustrious military achievements. He was also loyal to the Qin royal family. Although he opposed sending troops to attack Yan, he was still polite. Even if Ying Zheng was angry, he would not blame him.
However, if he offended the King of Qin's close ministers, especially a villain like Zhao Gao, he would have to be wary of him fanning the King of Qin's ears with sinister wind and lighting up a ghost fire. Ying Zheng might not care if he did it once or twice, but if he lied too many times, once Ying Zheng became suspicious, he might lose his official position, but he was afraid that his entire family, old and young, might lose their lives.
After a short while, Zhao Gao entered with a minor official of Supreme Court who was holding a copper plate.
Wang Jian turned his head to take a look. The copper plate was covered tightly by a piece of silk cloth. However, from the outline, it was neither a sword nor a halberd. Instead, it looked like the armor of a cavalry. What was Li Si doing?
"My dear minister, what is this?" Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice.
"Qing Qin King, move and watch with Marquis Wucheng.”Li Si bowed.
Ying Zheng quickly walked down the jade steps, and Wang Jian also came up to him. Li Si reached out his hand and lifted the silk cloth on the copper plate, revealing two pieces of heavy cavalry armor stained with dark red blood.
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