Xianyang Palace, Zhangtai Palace, King Zhuang Xiang's sleeping hall.
King Zhuang Xiang, who had been on the throne for three years, was now pale and emaciated. In a short period of time, his illness had eroded his body to such an extent. If it was not because he was the King of Qin and had the best doctor to hang him up with the best medicine, he would have died long ago.
He drank the medicine with a bitter expression. He really did not want to drink this medicine, but he wanted to live on. He had only inherited the throne for three years. He had spent so much experience to reach his current position. How could he die in just three years?
However, no one knew his body better than him. He did not even have the strength to stand up now. He could only lie on the hospital bed and let the ministers come to his bedroom to talk to him.
The eunuchs of the Network stood beside the bed, serving and protecting him.
However, when King Zhuang Xiang saw the eunuchs serving him and the eunuchs of the net, he suddenly cried out in alarm. His expression was furious."Get out! Get lost!" His pupils dilated continuously!
It was as if he had seen the most terrifying thing.
The guards outside quickly rushed in, drew their swords, and scanned the room warily.
"Your Majesty, are there any assassins?"
General Zhang Fang bowed and asked.
Upon seeing Zhang Fang, King Zhuang Xiang heaved a sigh of relief. Zhang Fang's position was not high, and his martial arts were not low. He was a first-class expert and was a Connate Cultivator. He was extremely loyal to him. With Zhang Fang around, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Has Mister Zhao returned?" King Zhuang Xiang calmed himself down and asked.
"The Great General hasn't returned yet." Zhang Fang shook his head.”
"Great General, the 100,000 soldiers and 30,000 Dragon Tiger Cavalry are in Mister Zhao's hands, right?”Prince Zhuang Xiang muttered as he lay on his bed.
Zhang Fang was stunned. He couldn't figure out the meaning behind King Zhuang Xiang's words. What did he mean? Could it be that he was worried about Zhao Mu's army?
"Where's the Prime Minister?" King Zhuang Xiang asked again.
"The Prime Minister is handling government affairs with the ministers in front," replied Zhang Fang.”
"Deal with government affairs? Haha." King Zhuang Xiang struggled to get up. The young eunuch beside him helped him up. Even such a simple action made King Zhuang Xiang pant a little, which made Zhang Fang even more worried.
He was personally promoted by King Zhuang Xiang. If King Zhuang Xiang died, where would his future go?
"Zhang Fang, bring General Wang Jian, General Wang He, General Duke Zhuang, General Meng Ao, Prime Minister Kui Lin, Yang Duan, and Wang Wan into the palace!”King Zhuang Xiang spent a lot of effort to achieve enlightenment.
"Your Majesty, don't you need to address the Prime Minister?”Zhang Fang asked curiously.
"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" King Zhuang Xiang said fiercely.”
Zhang Fang looked at King Zhuang Xiang, who had a fierce look in his eyes. He was terrified and quickly agreed before retreating.
"Wait, these guards are all servants in the house.”King Zhuang Xiang ordered.
Zhang Fang only felt that King Zhuang Xiang's actions today were very strange, but he did not dare to say much. After letting the guards stay, he rushed to the front hall of Zhangtai Palace alone.
When they arrived at Zhangtai Palace, Zhang Fang saw Lu Buwei sitting at the head of the table, just below the throne. The other officials were sitting on the left and right, dealing with political affairs together. He suddenly understood and thought of the late king who had died three days ago.
He vaguely realized that he seemed to have understood something, but what he thought of made him afraid.
He didn't dare to hesitate. He hurried into the hall and bowed."The King has ordered to summon General Wang Jian, General Meng Ao, General Wei Gong, General Wang Wei, Prime Minister Kui Lin, Lord Yang Duan He, and Lord Wang Wan to the bedchamber.”
Lu Buwei, who was reading memorials, paused, put down his pen, and asked,""The king didn't call for me?"
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Great King did not call for Daren.”Zhang Fang said.
Lu Buwei frowned-this didn't make sense-King Zhuang Xiang's relationship with him was incomparable to anyone else in Great Qin, yet he was avoiding him. He thought for a while and asked,""Have you asked Marquis Wu Xin?"
"I asked, but I didn't rush him."”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Buwei felt a chill in his heart. He understood now. Three years ago, he and Marquis Wuxin Zhao Mu came up with the idea to kill King Xiaowen. Now, Prince Zhuang Xiang was probably suspecting him and Zhao Mu.
Emperors were naturally suspicious people, let alone an emperor who was lying on a sickbed and could die at any moment. He would definitely be even more suspicious.
Just as Lu Buwei was thinking, Wang Jian, Meng Ao, and the others stood up to bid farewell to him and walked toward the rear hall with Zhang Fang. Lu Buwei became more and more anxious as he watched them leave. He began to pace back and forth, thinking about how to maintain the trust of King Zhuang Xiang at the last moment.
At this moment, King Zhuang Xiang was looking at Wang Jian, Meng Ao, and the others in his bedroom. He waved his hand to dismiss all the guards and eunuchs around him. His expression was gloomy. Under the cover of his pale face, there was a terrifying and evil look.
"Just now, I was surrounded by people from the Network. If not for Zhang Fang's guards, this huge Xianyang Palace would be under the control of the net. I am very worried. Do you have any ideas?”
King Zhuang Xiang asked.
Wang Jian, Meng Ao, and the others were shocked. They did not expect that King Zhuang Xiang would send them here to ask this question. The entire Xianyang Palace was controlled by the Network. Other than the guards, the people from the Network were indeed a potential threat.
Even though the current network was controlled by King Zhuang Xiang on the surface, Zhao Mu, who had created the network, was the Crown Prince's teacher. The network obeyed the Crown Prince's orders more than King Zhuang Xiang's.
Now that King Zhuang Xiang was seriously ill, he was afraid. He thought about how he had killed his father. Would his son be eager to kill him so that he could ascend to this position as soon as possible?
This was the reason why he had looked at the eunuchs around him and suddenly howled in anger. It was because he realized that his life and death were not in his control. The omnipresence of the net had touched the red line in his heart.
This was largely due to Zhao Gao's lack of political cultivation. If it were Zhao Mu, he would definitely make the net appear in front of King Zhuang Xiang as little as possible during this period of time.
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