Although he was only a deputy general, it still made them feel a little unbalanced.
Everyone knew that Lu Buwei had wanted to interfere with the military power of the Qin State for a long time, but because several generals of the Qin State were in cahoots, Lu Buwei was unable to take advantage of them.
This time, Lu Buwei was so enthusiastic about promoting a nameless general, so he definitely had an ulterior motive.
At this moment, a general of the Qin army stood out and said with an unhappy expression,""Your Majesty, Lord Prime Minister, I think this matter needs to be discussed.”
"Oh, what do you think, General Xu?”
Lu Buwei's face was calm, as if he didn't care about this person at all.
As he spoke, Lu Buwei kept his gaze on the leader of the generals.
It was a muscular middle-aged man. Although he was middle-aged, his eyes were still bright and his aura was extraordinary.
This person was the current number one general of the State of Qin, High General Wang Jian. Wang Jian could be considered the most prestigious person in the current State of Qin's army.
Even though Lu Buwei was staring at him, Wang Jian's expression remained unchanged, as he gave Ying Zheng, who was standing behind Lu Buwei, an indifferent glance.
Wang Jian extended his hand and said indifferently,"General Xu, the king and the prime minister naturally have their own decisions. Don't interrupt.”
Hearing Wang Jian's words, that General Xu seemed to be somewhat unwilling. Just as he was about to speak, he was frightened by Wang Jian's cold gaze and hurriedly shut his mouth.
Although he wasn't afraid of Lu Buwei, he was both respectful and fearful of this general of the State of Qin who had made great contributions.
Seeing that no one objected to him, Lu Buwei laughed out loud.”
As he spoke, Lu Buwei's eyes shifted, and his lips curled into a cold smile. He continued,""A few days ago, Old General Che Qu handed in his resignation letter. Since that's the case, why not directly appoint Jiangning as the border city's general?”
What the hell!
When they heard Lu Buwei's words, the officials couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
This was especially true for the generals. The generals all had pale expressions.
Defending the border cities was not only difficult, but it was also easy to lose one's life. The Xiongnu troops were all brave and good at fighting. They were even better than the Qin soldiers. They were naturally unwilling to do such a thankless task.
But even so, the position of the city guard general was still a commanding general!
Moreover, there were more than ten thousand border guards in the border city. If they handed over these ten thousand border guards to Jiangning, wouldn't they be handing them over to Lu Buwei?
In the eyes of these generals and most of the powerful officials, Jiangning was Lu Buwei's spy in the army.
Lu Buwei didn't care about the commotion among the generals. What he cared about was that man, the general who had made great contributions.
After Wang Jian and Lu Buwei looked at each other for a moment, Wang Jian shook his head and extended his hand to stop the commotion among the generals.
Seeing Wang Jian's actions, although the generals were unwilling, they could only stand where they were and glare fiercely at the smug Lu Buwei.
The generals didn't move, and the civil officials who had mostly become Lu Buwei's subordinates naturally didn't have any objections.
Next, it would be up to the young man sitting on the high platform.
Lu Buwei and the other powerful ministers of Great Qin all turned their eyes to Ying Zheng, who was standing on the high platform.
Ying Zheng's face was indifferent, as if he did not care about all this at all.
After a long while, Ying Zheng raised his eyes and swept a glance at the civil and military officials below him, then said in a faint voice," Since none of you have any objections, let's agree to the Prime Minister's proposal.”
Having said that, Ying Zheng stood up and said loudly,""Today's court meeting ends here.”
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
The civil officials bowed and watched the young emperor return to the palace.
After Ying Zheng had completely disappeared from the court, Lu Buwei stood up first.
Lu Buwei turned around and looked at Wang Jian with a smug expression." General, it's all thanks to you today. Otherwise, I would have been in a difficult position. Hahaha!"”
Hearing Lu Buwei's words, Wang Jian's face was calm as he cupped his hands." Prime Minister, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first!”
With that, Wang Jian ignored Lu Buwei and walked out of the hall.
When the generals saw this, they all coldly glanced at Lu Buwei before following Wang Jian out of the hall.
Looking at Wang Jian's back, the smile on Lu Buwei's face gradually disappeared and he regained his calm. However, there was a hint of viciousness within.
"You won't be able to jump around for long. Just wait and see!”
Lu Buwei flung his sleeves and led his civil officials out of the hall.
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Xianyang Street.
The streets of Xianyang were bustling with activity.
On a four-wheeled carriage, a rather honest-looking young man withdrew his gaze from the carriage window.
The young man lowered the curtains of the carriage and looked at the middle-aged man kneeling in the carriage with his eyes closed. He asked curiously,""Father, why did you tolerate that thief Lu so much today?”
Upon hearing the youth's words, the middle-aged man, Wang Jian, who had just left the Xianyang Palace and was preparing to return to his residence, opened his eyes.
Wang Jian helplessly shook his head as he looked at this son whom he valued the most. He sighed and said,"Ah, Ben 'er, do you think I want to do this? If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the current king for being kind to the young and his relatives interfering in politics. I can only avoid Lu Buwei, or else the entire Great Qin Empire would be in danger of being destroyed!”
Wang Ben, the son of Wang Jian, looked at his father, who he admired the most, and he couldn't understand what was going on." Father, I still don't understand why that bastard Lu would promote a nobody named Jiang Ning.”
"Haha." " Hmph!" With a cold laugh, Wang Jian said indifferently," I'm afraid that he's using Jiangning as a sharp knife to break through our army. He doesn't know that this knife will hurt both himself and others."”
Wang Ben was confused by Wang Jian's words.
Wang Jian patted Wang Ben's head and said with a smile,"Ben 'er, your father has a task for you, are you willing to help me complete it?”
"Of course, no matter what father asks me to do, I will do it!”Wang Ben agreed without hesitation.
"Good!" Wang Jian nodded in satisfaction and whispered something into Wang Ben's ear.
Wang Ben's mouth was wide open after hearing Wang Jian's words. He looked at Wang Jian in disbelief," Father, you mean Jiangning is our…"
Before Wang Ben could finish his sentence, Wang Jian glared at him.
"Alright, I'll give you this task. Pack up tonight and rush to the border city!”
Wang Ben had no choice but to nod in agreement. In the end, the carriage returned to its usual calm.
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