Lu Buwei returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with mixed feelings. He decided to look for Lady Zhao and ask her to probe Ying Zheng. However, Prime Minister Lu Buwei, who had been able to come and go freely in the inner palace, was stopped at the entrance of Lady Zhao's Weiyang Palace. The one who stopped him was the commander of the Middle Guards, Li Jing.
"Prime minister, where are you going?”
"I have something important to discuss with the Empress Dowager.”
"Then please, Prime Minister. However, I also advise you to take care of yourself.”Li Jing turned around and left. Lu Buwei went straight into Weiyang Palace with a livid face.
"Empress Dowager, how have you been?"
"What's so good about it? You didn't even come to see me."
"I have something important to discuss with the Empress Dowager."
"What can't we discuss on the couch?”As he spoke, he reached out to pull Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei dodged and said bluntly. "Empress Dowager, please have some self-respect."
"Hmph, tell me, what's the matter?"
"Do you know how much power King Zhuang Xiang left for Ying Zheng?”
"To whom? Ying Zheng? No, I only left 3,000 Iron Eagle Warriors in my hands.”
"Then help me find out."
"Alright, then how will you repay me?" Zhao Ji smiled at Lu Buwei.
"Tonight, I will send someone in.”
Concubine Zhao didn't react at first, but she smiled at Lu Buwei with satisfaction.
At the same time, Li Jing came to Xianyang Palace and asked to see the King. Looking at Li Jing's hesitant expression, Ying Zheng immediately dismissed his attendants.
"Tell me, what is it?"
"Your Majesty, Lu Buwei went to the harem to meet the Empress Dowager. The two of them spoke for fifteen minutes before leaving.”
" Alright, I understand. You may leave." Li Jing cupped his hands and left. Ying Zheng recalled Li Jing's words just now.
Ying Zheng thought of Lu Buwei going to see the Empress Dowager, and was so furious that he swept the bamboo slips on the table to the ground.
"Lu Buwei, does he want to die? Hahaha, A Yan was right. No one could be trusted in this position.”His face was ashen, filled with loneliness and determination.
Ying Yan, who was on his way back, had also received the news. However, he had received much more comprehensive news, including what Lu Buwei had said. Ying Yan's face was ashen and filled with hostility. How could he have forgotten about this? However, after looking at the time, they were not in a hurry, so they ordered the entire army to return at full speed. Looking at Ying Yan's face full of hostility, Shi Yao and Fan Yintian didn't know what had happened. They looked at each other. Something had happened in Xianyang.
Lu Buwei was not slow in his actions, and he immediately went to find Lao Ai. After telling Lao Ai about it, he had changed him into the clothes of a chamberlain, completely ignoring the ambition and desire in Lao Ai's eyes. Lu Buwei was testing Ying Zheng's bottom line and Ying Yan's power. The two of them went straight to the harem.
Ying Zheng had heard the news as well. He picked up the Heaven's Inquisition and was about to walk towards the rear palace when Li Jing stopped him.
"King, if you go now, even if you break it, how will you deal with it? If he killed Lao Ai and Li Ai, the reputation of the king would be tarnished if he did not handle the matter well. Moreover, the King had not yet taken charge of the government, and the orders he had given over the past two days had only caught Lu Buwei off guard. After that, everything will be decided by Lu Buwei, the prime minister's father."
Ying Zheng unwillingly put down the sword in his hand. Right now, he was like a cub, delicate and pitiful. He was only thirteen years old, and he was not the King of Qin yet. After a moment of weakness, his eyes were filled with determination.
He remembered what A Yan had once said," No one on the shore of the land is a minister of the king. Where the sun and moon shine, where the rivers flow, all belong to the land of Qin.”Ying Zheng's ambition was magnified infinitely. Not only did he want the throne, he also wanted the world. Today, Ying Zheng had found his lifelong goal.
Li Jing looked at the 13-year-old Qin Wang in front of him and nodded. This was the aura of a ruler of the world. This was the aura of a human king. His decision to be loyal to Qin Wang was not wrong. Li Jing's eyes were filled with determination.
Ying Yan, who had been traveling through the night, finally arrived at Xianyang at three o'clock the next day. Shi Yao pushed Ying Yan straight to Xianyang Palace, where the court was currently in session.
" Reporting to the king, Gongzi Yan is outside the palace asking for an audience," an inner servant said.
Ying Zheng and all the ministers were stunned. They had returned so soon. Lu Buwei's expression was a little unnatural, while Ying Zheng's face was filled with joy.
"Xuan!"
"Gongzi Yan greets the king." Ying Yan cupped his hands while sitting in his wheelchair.
"This commoner Shi Yao greets the king."
"Get up,"
"Zhao Gao, announce the edict!" Zhao Gao opened a bamboo slip and said loudly.
"By the will of the heavens, the king has decreed
Prince Ying said that he would attack Xiongnu in the North, defeat 200,000 Xiongnu soldiers, capture King Zuo Xian of Xiongnu alive, and grant him the title of Marquis Wenchang. At the same time, he ordered his son Ying Yan to be the left general, leading 60,000 troops, the position of Shangqing, and giving him 2,000 households of food city. His subordinate Yuan Zuozong was the general of Jingbian.
Announce it to the world so that everyone knows."
Lu Buwei was about to say something when Ying Yan shot him a cold and murderous look. Lu Buwei knew that Ying Yan knew about what happened yesterday. If he objected, Ying Yan would use this as an opportunity to attack him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the court session, Ying Yan and Shi Yao did not leave. Ying Zheng dismissed Zhao Gao and the people around him, and Ying Yan gave Shi Yao a look. Shi Yao understood and left Xianyang Palace, keeping her guard up.
"Ah Yan, you know?"
"Okay, I understand. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed back. I was afraid that you and Lu Buwei would get into a fight.”
"Why? Tell me why. One of them is my teacher, and the other is my mother. Why are they doing this? How should I deal with this?"
"Brother, your heart is in a mess. Whether it's Lu Buwei or Mother, none of these should disturb your heart. There should only be one thing in your heart, and that is to govern the country personally. Then, you will work hard for the rest of your six generations to wipe out the six countries, unify the world, conquer the Yue in the south, and attack the Xiongnu in the north. As for the matters of the harem, I will handle them.”
"I know, but…how are you going to deal with it? Could it be…"
"That won't happen. I'm just going to warn them. If the two of them don't come out from Weiyang Palace, then I'll let them be. However, if they have other thoughts, then I'll personally skin them.”
" I'll say it again. You're the king, and you still have to be close to Lu Buwei. He has the ability, but he's just too greedy. As for him in the imperial court, I'll keep him in check.”
"Alright, I understand."
"I'm going to Weiyang Palace."
As he spoke, Ying Yan turned around and left Xianyang Palace. He brought Shi Yao and headed straight for Weiyang Palace. Shi Yao didn't ask anyone to inform her and directly pushed Ying Yan into Weiyang Palace.
In Weiyang Palace, Lao Ai and Lady Zhao were still making clouds and rain, panting heavily. Hearing the commotion, the two of them looked up and saw a hot beauty pushing Ying Yan in.
"Ah, get out. Ying Yan, get out.”
"Ah!"
Ying Yan waved his hand at Shi Yao, who tactfully left and closed the door.
"Mother, you sure know how to play. You want your old lover, Lu Buwei, to swallow us alive?"
" I was wondering who it was, so it's you, you cripple!" Ever since Lao Ai had climbed into Lady Zhao's bed yesterday, his ambition and desire had been magnified infinitely, and he had become even more arrogant and despotic. Even your mother listens to me, let alone you, a cripple.
Ying Yan did not say a word, but just looked at the two of them. When Lady Zhao heard Lao Ai calling Ying Yan a cripple, she gave him a slap in a coquettish manner, but did not do anything else.
" Mother, this is your punishment for insulting me, right?" Ying Yan's face was filled with hostility, his eyes cold and murderous. Zhao Ji was frightened by Ying Yan's expression. She didn't know why Ying Yan had such a terrifying gaze after not seeing him for three years.
Just as Lao Ai was about to say something, Ying Yan released his inner energy and sucked him into his hand, then strangled his neck with one hand. Lao Ai had a cultivation base of Xiantian third tier, and he had never expected that this thirteen-year-old cripple would be so strong. His eyes were filled with fear.
" Stop talking, or I'll really kill you." Ying Yan looked at Lao Ai expressionlessly. He exerted force with his fingers, and Lao Ai felt suffocated. He felt that he was walking towards death step by step. He was truly afraid. This cripple really wanted to kill him. Just as Lady Zhao was about to plead for mercy, she was scared away by Ying Yan's gaze.
"Do you enjoy the feeling of death? Remember this feeling.”Lao Ai was so frightened that he peed his pants.
Mother, if you want to find a male toy, you should find a good one. Look…" As she spoke, she threw Lao Ai onto Lady Zhao's bed. Lao Ai panted heavily, coughing and gasping. Zhao Ji helped him calm down.
" Listen up, you can do whatever you want in this Weiyang Palace. But, if I find out that you've meddled with other things or places, I will skin you alive. You must believe me, because I will really do it. Just a few days ago, I killed nearly eighty thousand people.”
The two of them were shocked when they heard that. A 13-year-old child killed 80,000 people. What was going on? Zhao Ji looked at her son, who she did not like, and she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Ying Yan turned around and pushed the cart out. Just as he was about to disappear from their sight, he suddenly turned his head and met Lao Ai's eyes. Lao Ai was so frightened that he quickly looked away, as if his face was cramping. Ying Yan gave Lao Ai a mocking glance. She pursed her lips and said,"Stupid ~13."
After Ying Yan and Shi Yao left, Lao Ai finally relaxed. His eyes were filled with hatred as he turned around and glanced at Lady Zhao. A plan had already come to his mind.'That's right, as long as Lady Zhao is here, I will not be afraid of the Ying brothers.' He didn't know that Ying Yan would really skin him alive.
Ying Yan and Shi Yao returned to the residence. It was no longer the Young Master's residence, but Marquis Wenchang's residence. It could also be said to be the Left General's Estate.
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