Zhao Gao looked at Huhai indifferently, then at Fu Su, who was not far away. He could not help but narrow his eyes.
The moment he squinted, Zhao Gao's hesitation disappeared. Instead, he was determined to protect Huhai.
Because Zhao Gao knew that with Fu Su's personality and intelligence, even if he wanted to rely on Fu Su, Fu Su might not accept him.
Moreover, Fu Su was not a self-conceited and self-conceited person like Huhai. If Fu Su won the throne, even if he was willing to spare Zhao Gao's life, Zhao Gao would just be a slave whose fate was controlled by Fu Su.
Although Huhai was a little headstrong, Zhao Gao was confident that he could subtly make Huhai his puppet.
Therefore, Huhai was Zhao Gao's only choice.
"I thought you were a silly little bird that couldn't stand in Huhai's way, so I didn't get rid of you sooner.
Now that you're a little bird, it's fine if you don't sing, but you're amazing with a single song. I can't keep you.
Fu Su, there's still a long way to go. Let's wait and see!”
Zhao Gao was like a spider hiding in the shadows as he thought to himself.
On the other side, Ying Zheng personally went down the dam and got closer to observe the structure of the Dragon Bone Waterwheel. He even stepped on the water wheel himself.
After getting off the Dragon Bone Waterwheel, Ying Zheng laughed out loud and said,"
"Fu Su, you have made a great contribution this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?”
"Replying to father, the birth of the Dragon Bone Waterwheel wasn't your son's work alone. Your son and Mister Sima worked together to achieve this result.
Mister Sima is a great talent. This time, Mister Sima has made great contributions. I don't dare to be greedy. Please reward Mister Sima!”
Fu Su's expression was calm at this moment. He did not look arrogant or greedy at all. Instead, he wanted to give the credit to Sima Yi and use the opportunity to push Sima Yi to the top.
Ying Zheng smiled as he glanced at Fu Su, and instantly understood what he meant. There was no longer any false courtesy between him and his son, so Ying Zheng nodded and said,"
"In that case, I will reward you and Mister Sima with a hundred catties of gold each. I will appoint you as the supervisor and Mister Sima as the substitute Sikong to manufacture and promote the Dragon Bone Waterwheel in the Qin country to save the drought as soon as possible!
At the same time, I will send the Vice Commander of the Shadow Secret Guards, Zhang Han, to lead 18 Shadow Secret Guards to protect you and Mister Sima day and night, in case the enemy spies plot against you!”
As soon as Ying Zheng opened his mouth, he immediately rewarded Fu Su and Sima Yi, not even giving Prime Minister Lu Buwei any time to object.
By the time Lu Buwei was about to object, Fu Su and Sima Yi had already thanked the king for his kindness.
As such, Lu Buwei could no longer oppose Ying Zheng's decree in front of the entire court. After all, the Dragon Bone Waterwheel was the masterpiece of Fu Su and Sima Yi. Besides them, there was no one else who was more suitable to promote and supervise the construction of the waterwheel.
Lu Buwei's expression turned even uglier because he was suffering in a way that he couldn't express.
On the surface, Ying Zheng asked Fusu and Sima Yi to supervise the construction of the waterwheel, but in fact, he used this as an opportunity to give the position of Sikong, who was in charge of the water conservancy construction of the Qin State, to Sima Yi.
Although it was just a generation, it was a real power. Through the position of Sikong in charge of water resources, he could have a reason to allocate a portion of the Qin country's resources, corvee, and even the army, thus operating his own trusted forces.
This was the black-bellied part of Ying Zheng. With the righteous reason of disaster relief, he directly took away a part of the power of Prime Minister Lu Buwei!
At this moment, Fu Su looked at Lu Buwei, who was in a bad mood, and suddenly gave him a meaningful smile.
Therefore, Fu Su walked up to Lu Buwei and bowed,"
"Now that we have the waterwheel, there is no need for the Qin country to withdraw their troops. Congratulations, Lord Prime Minister. After taking down the cities of Yiyang in the Han country, we can expand the fief in the east of the river!”
Fu Su's words, coupled with his sarcastic smile, made Lu Buwei feel like a fishbone was stuck in his throat, his face ashen.
Although Fu Su was talking about Lu Buwei's fief in the eastern part of the Qin country, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Fu Su was hinting at something. He was reminding Lu Buwei about the bet with the fief in Shu.
This was a debt collection!
At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward, because hundreds and thousands of gazes were focused on Fu Su and Lu Buwei.
Although no one dared to mention the bet between him and Fu Su in front of Lu Buwei, he knew that they were all thinking about it.
At this moment, Lu Buwei's heart was bleeding.
It was not only because he had lost a fief of ten thousand households, but also because Lu Buwei's reputation and face in the court would be damaged.
People would definitely praise Fu Su's intelligence and sagacity, but they would laugh at him in their hearts as the Prime Minister of Qin who had lost to a young man.
However, Lu Buwei's status and position were all there, and he couldn't be like a street scoundrel who would go back on his word in anger. After a moment of silence, Lu Buwei had no choice but to swallow his anger.
"Young Master must be joking. This old minister deeply admires Young Master's great contribution to the country and is willing to give the ten thousand fiefs in Shu to Young Master.”
Lu Buwei said.
However, this old fellow was still crafty. He did not mention the bet, but only used these grand words to brush it off.
It sounded as if Lu Buwei was selfless and rewarded Fu Su for the Qin country.
In fact, Lu Buwei had also planned to spread the news to all parts of the Qin country to save some face.
However, at this moment, Ying Zheng smiled and said, quietly stabbing Lu Buwei's heart again,"
"Prime Minister, you don't have to be like this. Fusu is young and insensible. He's just a mischievous child. The fief in Shu is a place given to Prime Minister by the former king to retire. How can it be given to Fusu? The former king knows from below. If necessary, Fusu and I will be insensible.”
Ying Zheng's words were used as an excuse to decline as the head of Fu Su's family. It seemed as if he could not bear to see the Prime Minister give up his fief for his retirement, but in fact, he had vaguely pointed out the bet.
On the other hand, Lu Buwei was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. If there was no bet, Lu Buwei could take this opportunity to be polite and not give away the fief.
Ying Zheng's refusal seemed extremely sincere, but it made Lu Buwei secretly hate Ying Zheng for doing so.
Rather than being humiliated by Ying Zheng's mention of the bet, Lu Buwei hoped to use the Spring and Autumn Style to brush over the matter of the fief. He directly gave it to Fu Su.
It also saved his old face from being publicly pressed to the ground and repeatedly rubbed against each other while pretending to decline and be polite.
Thus, Lu Buwei coughed and said firmly,"
"Young Master, the younger generation is formidable. Your Majesty, you don't have to be humble. Otherwise, this old minister will be unhappy!”
At this point, Ying Zheng could only nod and say,"
"In that case, thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness to Fusu.”
As Ying Zheng spoke, he turned to look at Fu Su and said,"
"Fusu, thank the Prime Minister!”
Fu Su understood what he meant, and this time, he quickly bowed to Lu Buwei and said,"
"Fusu, thank you for your generous gift!"
Lu Buwei endured the pain in his heart and forced out a smile. But deep in his heart, he hated Ying Zheng and Fu Su to the bone…
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