Lu Manor!
Smoke lingered in the manor, and people came and went. Outside the manor, there was a heavy traffic, and vendors gathered.
Lu Buwei's carriage stopped at the gate of the manor, and he got off the carriage with a natural expression.
"Minister Lyu is back."
"Minister Lyu looks good."
"It seems that Minister Lyu has received a reward from Prince Qinzhuang.”
"Minister Lü…"
Countless people were trying to curry favor with Lu Buwei with the same intention.
Perhaps Lu Buwei would take a fancy to her and she would rise to the top.
Usually, Lu Buwei would exchange a few polite words with these people.
But now, Lu Buwei was not in the mood.
Lu Buwei walked straight into the manor and into his own hall. He sat on a chair with a vexed expression.
The butler of the Lu Residence walked into the main hall with a wooden tray in his hand.
The butler placed a cup of tea on the table beside Lu Buwei and said,""Master, this is the snow tea that has just been plucked from the Yan Country. It tastes bitter, but after tasting it, the fragrance will not fade for a long time.”
This butler was an old man who had been by Lu Buwei's side when he was still a merchant, so he addressed Lu Buwei as Master, not Minister Lu.
Lu Buwei held the teacup in his hand and took a small sip before instructing,""Go and call Liu Kai, Liam, and Zhu Yang over.”
Liu Kai was a scholarly disciple of the Lesser Sage Manor. It was said that he had broken the rules of the scholarly faction and was driven out of the manor. He had no choice but to join Lu Buwei.
Liam and Zhu Yang were the Zhao Country's and Yan Country's rangers respectively. Their martial arts skills could be said to be one against ten.
"Yes, Master!" The butler bowed and went out of the hall to look for someone.
Pre-Qin ethos, the more the number of hanger-ons raised by celebrities, the higher the reputation of celebrities.
For example, Chu had Lord Chunshen, Zhao had Lord Pingyuan, Qi had Lord Mengchang, and Wei had Lord Xinling. They were all famous political figures who were eager for talents and enjoyed high prestige among the countries.
Lu Buwei believed that as the prime minister of the powerful Qin Dynasty, he was inferior to the above people. Therefore, he also recruited talents and treated the hanger-ons who came to follow him with great courtesy. He wanted to compete with the hanger-ons of the above celebrities.
However, most of the 3,000 henchmen under his command were people of all walks of life, and very few of them had true bodies.
Lu Buwei understood this as well, or else he wouldn't have looked so upset.
'That damned Ying Song. Who doesn't know how to recommend? Why did he recommend me?'
The more Lu Buwei thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He immediately poured the bitter tea into his mouth.
A bitter taste came from Lu Buwei's heart.
Liu Kai, Liam, and Zhu Yang walked into the hall and cupped their hands."Greetings, Minister Lu!"
The three of them were Lu Buwei's henchmen and not his subordinates, so they didn't need to kneel.
As the only scholar among the three of them, Liu Kai naturally asked,""May I know why Minister Lyu called the three of us here?”
" King Zhuang of Qin ordered me to lead my followers to the border of Zhao State to secretly receive 'Ying Zheng' back to the country," said Lu Buwei with a long face.”
Half of it was caused by Snowtea.
But Liu Kai, Liam, and Zhu Yang didn't know. They thought that Lu Buwei was suffering because he couldn't figure it out.
"Lord Prime Minister, why bother?"
" As long as Minister Lyu successfully brings back 'Ying Zheng'," said Liu Kai," then when' Ying Zheng 'ascends to the throne, Minister Lyu will be able to make great contributions.”
"In this way, in the State of Qin, Minister Lyu's status can be said to be below one person and above ten thousand people.”
Lu Buwei was a businessman, and the more he wanted to get, the greater the risk he had to take.
Back then, it was because of his investment in Qin Zhuangwang that he had today's position as the prime minister of Qin.
And with the merit of following the dragon, he might be able to become the one and only prime minister of the Qin country.
Lu Buwei was tempted." But this time, we're going to meet them secretly. We can't bring too many people, but we can't bring too few either."”
Liam cupped his hands and said," Minister Lyu, you don't have to worry. From the 3,000 hanger-ons and the 10,000 servants, we can select 300 brave and hot-blooded people. Let them see blood in these few days. I guarantee that they will be useful."”
Zhu Yang also cupped his hands and said," Minister Lyu, with your guidance, Brother Ma and I, we will definitely be able to escort Ying Zheng back to the country."”
Zhu Yang flattered Lu Buwei.
Stroking his beard, Lu Buwei smiled and said,""Then I'll leave the selection of three hundred people to you, Liam and Zhu Yang. You must not disappoint me.”
"Yes, Lord Prime Minister!" Liam and Zhu Yang cupped their hands in response and left the hall to choose their candidates.
"But I feel a little uneasy.”Lu Buwei said to Liu Kai.
Liu Kai cupped his hands and said," Minister Lu, you can first distribute money to boost morale. Then, you can promise to return successfully. The three hundred soldiers will do their best regardless of life and death.”
"Liu Kai, I was right about you.”
Lu Buwei got down from his chair and patted Liu Kai's shoulder lightly.""How much money do you need to go to the accountant's office to pay? I need you to do it properly.”
"I will not disappoint Minister Lyu." Liu Kai cupped his hands and left the hall.
"Butler!" Lu Buwei called out softly.
"Master, what are your orders?" The butler walked into the hall and stood in front of Lu Buwei.
" Go inform the Eight Petites and send all the assassins to hide at the border of Zhao State. Wait for the Prime Minister's arrival and orders," Lu Buwei instructed.”
"Yes, Master." The butler left to carry out his orders.
" Fortunately, I still have a trump card," Lu Buwei muttered to himself." Otherwise, if I really had to rely on these useless people, I would have a slim chance of survival."”
Ying Song had also returned to his residence from Xianyang Palace.
During this period, Ziying had already brought 30 Yellow-scarved Strongmen to move the 30 crossbows made by the Gongshu family to the courtyard.
Each crossbow weighed 129 jin and was a weapon specially made for the Yellow Scarf Warriors.
The Gongshu family also gave each crossbow ten bolts.
Each crossbow bolt was two meters long, made of rock mulberry trees, and weighed about five pounds.
The soldiers of the Wei family were captured according to the standard. They wore three sets of armor, held a twelve-stone crossbow, carried fifty arrows on their backs, put daggers on them, wore hats and swords, and had three days 'worth of food. At noon, they could run a hundred miles.
One stone was equivalent to 120 kilograms, which was equivalent to 30.24 kilograms in modern times.
Therefore, it was not an exaggeration!
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