Ying Zheng knew very well that ever since Fu Su had offended Lu Buwei in public because of the incident with Huhai, Lu Buwei had developed a deep grudge against Fu Su.
A month ago, the assassination attempt at Xianyang Palace had been orchestrated by Lu Buwei to get rid of Fu Su.
Ever since the failed assassination attempt, Lu Buwei had not made any other moves against Fu Su.
In Ying Zheng's eyes, this might be the mysterious disappearance of the assassin sent by Lu Buwei, whose life and death were unknown. This made Lu Buwei feel fear towards the unknown, and thus, he was not willing to attack casually.
After all, even Ying Zheng, who was Fu Su's father, did not know the whole truth about the assassination attempt on the Eldest Young Master's manor that day.
Naturally, Lu Buwei had no way of knowing.
Therefore, Ying Zheng's test was to see if Lu Buwei was still showing his hostility towards Fu Su on the surface, and if he was still like fire and water.
At this moment, Lu Buwei's aura had also been restrained.
After all, Ying Zheng's response and respectful attitude towards Lu Buwei were impeccable.
No matter how powerful Lu Buwei was, he still had to show some respect to Ying Zheng, the King of Qin.
Thus, Lu Buwei pretended to sigh bitterly and said,"
"Your Majesty, don't think that this old minister is trying to interfere with the Crown Prince's choice and talk nonsense about your family matters.
In reality, it was the selection of the Crown Prince. It was both the King's family matter and the State of Qin's affairs.
If the monarch is wise, then the State of Qin will naturally be rich and strong, the country will be prosperous and the people will be stable. For example, Duke Mu of Qin is wise and good, so he can dominate Xirong. Duke Xiao of Qin values talent, so he reforms to seek strength.
The fatuous monarch will make the country turbulent, the court uneasy, the public house is in trouble, and the children kill each other, such as the rebellion of the four generations and the rebellion of the sons of King Huiwen.
The position of the Crown Prince was something that could affect the whole body, so he had to examine it carefully.”
As Lu Buwei said this, an undetectable slyness flashed across the depths of his eyes. He changed his tone and pointed at the matter of Fusu's hearing.
"Young Master Fusu is old and honest, but he is not far above the other young masters of the King.
For example, the Eighteenth Young Master Huhai was smart and quick-witted. He was only two years younger than Young Master Fusu and was supported by the officials.
If the King only allowed Fusu to handle government affairs, then it would definitely create a misconception among the officials and the people that the King was deliberately nurturing Young Master Fusu and had the intention of making Young Master Fusu the Crown Prince.
This would cause those vile people who fawned over the powerful to gather around Young Master Fusu. This would not only be detrimental to Young Master Fusu's growth, but it would also cause some people to have complaints and disloyal hearts towards the King.
In this way, it would go against the original intention of the king to let the young master Fu Su work for the Qin country. Instead, it would become a burden.
I hope Your Majesty will carefully examine it."
Ying Zheng's eyes, separated by the twelve streamers of the crown, fell on Lu Buwei with a focused and respectful gaze.
But in fact, deep in Ying Zheng's heart, he was cursing endlessly.
Although Lu Buwei spoke in such a dignified manner, as if he was worried about the country and the people, in reality, every word he said was for his own benefit.
Some of the words he said made Ying Zheng scoff at them from the bottom of his heart, and even made him want to laugh.
For example, Lu Buwei was worried that some villains would curry favor with the powerful and try to make contributions to the dragon, but he didn't know that he was also involved in the scolding.
According to this logic, Lu Buwei's story of using the son of the King of Qin as a rare commodity to invest was a despicable act in his own eyes.
However, Ying Zheng had been enduring for so many years, and he had not trained his Qi for nothing. Therefore, he did not show any trace of abnormality on his face. Instead, he looked at Lu Buwei respectfully and said,"
"Then in my opinion, how can I avoid this situation?
I've already sent out the decree to let Fusu listen to the government. If the king's decree is changed overnight, it will probably damage the country's system.”
When Ying Zheng said this, his face was filled with a look of dilemma. His acting skills were at the peak.
As a matter of fact, Ying Zheng, this two-faced man, had long expected that Lu Buwei would make trouble for Fu Su, and he also knew that the news could not be hidden from Lu Buwei. Therefore, he had deliberately spread the news to prevent the possibility of Lu Buwei forcefully changing Ying Zheng's decree.
Lu Buwei was also an old fox, and he did not believe Ying Zheng completely just because of his seemingly flawless acting.
Otherwise, Lu Buwei wouldn't have been able to climb to the position of Prime Minister in the cruel Qin State as a merchant, and he wouldn't have been able to stand firm for so many years.
Therefore, Lu Buwei did not hesitate, and gave the countermeasure that he had long thought of for Ying Zheng:
"What's done is done, so why don't Your Majesty add a decree to let Young Master Huhai listen to the court's affairs.
In this way, when Fu Su and Huhai were in charge of the government together, others would not be able to find fault with them, and it would also put an end to the speculations of many ambitious people.”
Ying Zheng's expression did not change, but in his heart, he scoffed at Lu Buwei's words even more. In terms of ambitious people, the number one ambitious person in the Qin State was naturally none other than Lu Buwei.
"It's not that I haven't thought of letting Huhai participate in the hearing, but I've grounded both Fu Su and Huhai for one to three months. Now that Fu Su's grounded period has expired, I let him participate in the hearing to prevent him from stirring up trouble.
I originally planned to let Huhai go with us, but there are still two months left before Huhai is grounded. I can't be too biased, so I'll reduce Huhai's grounded period by two months.”
Once again, Ying Zheng displayed his acting skills of a movie emperor, playing dumb in front of Lu Buwei, trying to get information out of him.
As expected, after hearing Ying Zheng's words, Lu Buwei burst into laughter and said,"
"Your Majesty, it is naturally not good to change your mind, but what if I plead for Young Master Huhai to be exempted from the remaining two months of confinement?
Your Majesty wouldn't not even give this old minister face, right?”
Lu Buwei said that he was pleading for Huhai, but in fact, there was a hint of intimidation in his tone. It didn't seem like he was pleading for mercy.
This old fox had finally lost his patience!
Ying Zheng laughed coldly in his heart, but on the surface, he looked extremely flustered as he said,"
"What are you saying? Since it was you who spoke, I naturally have to give you face.
From today onwards, Huhai will also be released from his confinement and will attend the court hearing together tomorrow!”
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, Lu Buwei nodded in satisfaction, turned around and left.
Meanwhile, Ying Zheng walked Lu Buwei all the way to the gate of the Palace of Xianyang. Looking at Lu Buwei's back as he walked down the hall, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and stood there for a long time.
He pondered for a long time…
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