The guards and patrols in the palace welcomed a huge change in personnel.
Everyone had been replaced by Ying Zheng's men.
In the future, it would not be so easy for the other factions to obtain information from the palace.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lu Buwei paced back and forth anxiously.
"Your Majesty has broken into Sweet Spring Palace and captured Lao Ai. Where did those so-called Embroidered Uniform Guards and Factory Guards come from?!”
The diners of the Prime Minister's Residence below did not dare to answer. Lu Buwei was currently in a fit of anger, so no one dared to provoke him.
"Milord, there's news from the palace that all the Imperial Guards have been transferred away by the king and replaced with Embroidered Uniform Guards and some heavily armored soldiers.”The person hurriedly reported.
"You can replace the entire palace's guards?! How many people are there?" Lu Buwei's heart skipped a beat as he asked.
"A rough estimate is about ten thousand people!”
Lu Buwei's pupils constricted. Ten thousand people! How did Ying Zheng bring ten thousand people into the palace without them knowing?
"Where did these people come from? Ten thousand people entered the palace, and you didn't receive any news at all!？”
"Where did the king recruit so many soldiers?”Lu Buwei glared at the imperial guard who had come to report the news.
"Milord, we don't know either. The soldiers under the king appeared in the palace without anyone noticing!”The imperial guard felt wronged. How did they know?
Lu Buwei waved his hand in frustration, signaling for the imperial guard to leave.
He really couldn't figure out how Ying Zheng managed to recruit these ten thousand people under his watch!
These 10,000 people were not imperial city guards, and they might not even be Qin soldiers. This made Lu Buwei feel a little fearful.
"There must be other forces supporting the king!”
"Pass down the Prime Minister's order to investigate the movements of the various sects in the Qin country and see who sent people to Xianyang!”
Lu Buwei turned his attention to the big sects of the pugilistic world.
The sects in this world could not be underestimated. There were tens of thousands of disciples in the sect.
This was the only thing that Lu Buwei could think of. Otherwise, where did these extra men under Ying Zheng come from?
……
The next day, morning court.
In the court.
The officials today were more cautious and fearful than before!
The news from the palace yesterday had spread, and all the officials knew that the King of Qin had enough power in his hands!
He also knew Ying Zheng's determination. Many people had died in the palace...
Ying Zheng sat on the dragon throne, his eyes sweeping across all the officials, but none of them dared to look him in the eye!
This was something that had never happened before.
The officials were afraid!
" You…are afraid of me?!" Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Your Majesty has the might of the king. Who wouldn't be afraid? However, we are not afraid, but respectful!" Lu Buwei stood up and said,
"Zhongfu's words are exquisite, as usual.”Ying Zheng turned his gaze to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei felt a weight on his back as he felt a great pressure in his heart.
" Alas, he has finally grown up..." Lu Buwei sighed in his heart. But what he could not understand was what had happened to make Ying Zheng change so much in just one day.
"Yesterday, Marquis of Changxin, Lao Ai, did not respect me. Together with Liu Yu, he stole tens of thousands of taels of gold from the royal palace, secretly raised death warriors, hid armor and sharp swords, and attempted to rebel!”Ying Zheng swept his gaze across the officials below and said sternly.
There were quite a number of followers of Lao Ai in the crowd, and many of them had accepted bribes from him.
"I have already beheaded him, stripped him of his title as Marquis Changxin, and killed his entire family!”Ying Zheng's cold voice rang in the ears of all the officials.
The expressions of the officials changed, and a few of them could not help but tremble.
"Do you have any objections?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" The officials replied.
Ying Zheng took a deep look at those few officials who were trembling abnormally, and made a mental note of it!
He didn't point out on the spot that Ying Zheng had more important things to do in the morning court today.
Li Changsheng also cast a deep glance at those few people. Yes, these were the sources of Ying Zheng's energy points for the next few days!
What could be faster than making money by looting a house?
"I don't lack energy points for the time being, but luck is worth urging Brother Zheng!”Li Changsheng took a look at Ying Zheng's balance, and the 130,000 points.
That was reserved for Li Changsheng's leveling up. Now, he was just short of Luck Points!
"The chances of coming into contact with luck value in the palace are still a little low…"
Li Changsheng pondered.
In the imperial court, Ying Zheng did not speak, and all the officials were silent. No one dared to report anything at this time.
Ying Zheng's gaze shifted forward and landed on Lu Buwei, who was standing at the head of the officials.
" I've been on the throne for eight years, and all the government affairs have been handled by Zhongfu. Now that Zhongfu is old, I can't bear to…"
"From today onwards, Zhongfu can rest in peace in the Prime Minister's residence!”
"I will personally manage the government affairs!"
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, the entire imperial court fell silent.
The officials instantly turned their attention to Lu Buwei.
The king wanted to seize power, and they wanted to see how Lu Buwei would deal with it.
"Your Majesty is worried about me, and I am extremely grateful. If Your Majesty wants to manage government affairs personally, there is nothing wrong with that.”
"It's just that I'm worried and need to help from the side.”
Lu Buwei clenched his fists tightly.
It was okay to give up power, and it was also okay for Ying Zheng to govern personally.
However, Lu Buwei could not retire and return to his hometown just like that.
As long as one had power, no one would want to lose it.
P.S. Yesterday's update was made up for today. A new month of kneeling!!! In addition, chapter 16 couldn't be released for the time being, but it was re-posted in the work-related section.
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