Although he was criticizing the king behind his back and was suspected of being disrespectful, Meng Ao was saying good things about Ying Zheng, and there were no outsiders on the carriage. Meng Ao valued Gong Yang Shi, and Li Si was named by Ying Zheng himself.

It seems that Li Si will naturally shine in the future, and there is no harm in making friends with him. After listening to his questions, Meng Ao is willing to speak.

When Li Si heard what he said, he saw Gongyang Shi stroking his beard and smiling and nodding. His eyes were full of calmness and no hypocrisy. He felt like he was struck by five thunders. He was also a very smart person. How could he not understand now?

Since the government is not as irritable and irritable as he just showed, the only possibility is that he does not express his emotions and anger, but deliberately pretends to be so. He originally wanted to use himself, but suppressed his own arrogance first. This king

, his mind is as deep as the sea, and every move he speaks or does has another purpose. Li Si prides himself on being smart, but he doesn’t expect to be led by the nose step by step, which makes him frightened. Until now, thinking about Ying Zheng’s face was full of emotions.

Han Shuangxin's face, his legs are trembling, the majesty of a king, doing whatever he wants, really scary!

He was stunned for a moment, and Meng Ao didn't ask more about what he was thinking. Ying Zheng didn't explain this matter, so he had no choice but to not know. If he was supposed to know, Ying Zheng would naturally not miss it.

He had been loyal to Yingzheng for several years. Meng Ao had already understood the character of this king clearly. He was such an infallible person who knew everything in his heart. It was ridiculous that Mrs. Lu now treated him as a childish child and acted wantonly.

Oppression is really digging your own grave!

Ying Zheng saw the incident between Li Si and Meng Ao that night. No one else knew about it except Zhao Gao. Unfortunately, even if Zhao Gao knew it, he also knew that he should keep it to himself, so Li Si took refuge with Meng Ao and Ying Zheng.

, unexpectedly not a single bit of news leaked out.

In the Lanchi Palace, although Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei had regained their former love, they each had shadows in their hearts. Lu Buwei became more domineering and recruited many diners from his family. This year, Duke He was ordered to lead an army to attack the Juan City of Wei.

He personally beheaded 30,000 people and returned to the court in triumph. He was already ranked as a Taiwei, one of the three princes, and his status was undefeated. Therefore, he took the initiative to ask Ying Zheng for rewards such as gold, silver, wealth, and silk, and did not ask for any more rewards.

Privately, Lu Buwei was filled with hatred, but he did not dare to rashly kill the king and establish himself on his own. After all, although he was powerful now, there were still Chu and Korean people in the court. Although he was slightly more powerful, in the end he was still powerful.

It was not a single family. At this time, a scholar named Li Tongyou came into Lu Buwei's eyes after being recommended by someone he valued around Lu Buwei. Now seeing King Qin growing up, he felt fearful in his heart. Ying Zheng also

Extremely alert, although Zhao Ji often sent various beauties to Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng never enjoyed them, and most of them were given away. These beauties were carefully selected by Lu Buwei, and he spent all his efforts on them.

It was the one who confused Ying Zheng. Who knew that he had worked so hard, but he was making wedding clothes for others, and was treated as a gift by Ying Zheng and sent out to win people's hearts at once. How deep the depression in Lu Buwei's heart was, naturally.

One can imagine.

This middle-aged man named Li Tongyou was not prominent among Lu Buwei's diners at first, but gradually he became eloquent and naturally quickly attracted Lu Buwei's attention. With Li Tongyou's impeccable tongue, all the way

He became the person Lu Buwei could talk to, but he was often ostracized by others, and his life was quite difficult. During this year, Zhao Xiaocheng became king, Zhao's Yingdan died, and the prince of Zhao was held hostage in Qin.

When the news of Ying Dan's death reached the Qin State, Ying Zheng quickly made a gesture and wanted to send Prince Zhao back to the country. However, Lu Buwei blocked Li Tong's advice and focused on competing with Ying Zheng for the right to speak. In the end, Zhao, the son of Ying Dan of the Zhao family,

With the help of the powerful minister Guo Kai, Yan was crowned king and named King Mourning Xiang.

Guo Kai had always been at odds with Lian Po. After this incident, even though Lian Po was full of patriotism, he was forced to lead his troops and leave, just like the Yan general Le Yi fled to Wei in the past...

At Lu Buwei's house outside Xianyang, Li Tongyou had won Lu Buwei's trust at this time. Lu Buwei blocked Prince Zhao's return to the country and forced away Zhao's famous general Lian Po without any bloodshed. Although it was not Lu Buwei's intention at the beginning, now, Lu Buwei is here

The imperial court was naturally even more proud. Because of this, he especially liked Li Tongyou, who made suggestions. He often invited him to drink with him during banquets. His closeness was naturally visible to everyone. At this time, in the main hall of Lu Buwei's mansion,

Many of the Lu family's close friends and diners were all sitting together happily, congratulating Lu Buwei on his recent victory over the king.

"My lord, now that Lian Po has gone, but my lord, with your unexpected plan, even if the king is insulted, he will definitely respect you." A scribe in his thirties, who was in the hall, rushed to please him.

Lu Buwei raised a cup and congratulated loudly. As soon as he said these words, everyone in the hall immediately couldn't stop praising him. Lu Buwei's face was full of satisfaction. He drank all the fine wine in his hand and said happily: "Think of that.

The child's expression really makes a certain family feel happy." When he said this, Lu Buwei couldn't help laughing a few times, glanced at Li Tongyou who was standing aside, and then praised: "Tongyou has a great talent, and a certain family can get it.

Your help is truly a blessing from heaven!”

These words immediately aroused everyone's unanimous jealousy. However, Li Si, who was praised, did not even raise his eyelids. He just stood up and bowed to Lu Buwei: "It all depends on the trust of the lord. Tong You dare not take credit. The lord has a higher position."

The weight is due to being able to speak!" Upon hearing such a compliment, Lu Buwei naturally had a satisfied expression on his face. The more he looked at Li Si, the more satisfied he became. He was eloquent, but he was a bit offensive but not arrogant. He was really a talent.

, he was in the mood at this time, and drank a few sips of wine. He was in high spirits on happy occasions. Lu Buwei had been suppressed by Ying Zheng for a long time, and now he was elated again. Naturally, he no longer had the strength to control himself. After drinking for three rounds,

When everyone in the hall was in high spirits, a sound of reward suddenly came from outside the door. Just when Lu Buwei was feeling happy, he heard someone asking to see him. He couldn't help but feel disappointed, and the smile on his face was slightly frozen, but he still called the person in.

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As soon as this person came in, Li Si's eyelids suddenly twitched on his originally expressionless face, and then returned to normal. Everyone's eyes were on the man in gray who had disturbed his mood. Seeing that he was dressed as a servant, they all looked at him.

However, no one noticed the strange look on Li Si's expression. However, they heard this person bow to Lu Buwei and said loudly: "Master Xiangguo, the Queen Mother Zhao suddenly feels unwell. Please come to the palace!"

When Lu Buwei heard this, the smile on his face immediately faded completely, and his brows furrowed. Seeing the sudden silence on the faces of everyone present, he felt impatient, and quickly waved his hand: "It's not too soon.

Get out! This is the time when I am celebrating a happy day with all the ministers. If you have anything to do, I will mention it tomorrow!" The tone was very unhappy, and the person who came had an anxious look on his face. Lu Buwei felt even more bored and hurriedly asked someone to

He came in, took this person out, and relaxed his brows a little.

The man glanced at Li Si before leaving. Li Si was convinced. Looking at Lu Buwei's face, he pondered but did not speak. Although the man was forked out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became much more deserted. He was no longer seen before.

Lu Buwei was also afraid that he would ruin things because of his children's love affairs, so he laughed twice and apologized to everyone: "Everyone, please pay attention and drink this cup to the full!"

Everyone saw him raising the wine cup in his hand. Although some people agreed, most of them had dissatisfaction on their faces. Zhao Ji had sent people to Lu Buwei's house seven or eight times recently, and everyone was quite dissatisfied.

, he was afraid that Lu Buwei’s previous heroic spirit would be ruined because of his children’s affair, but it was inconvenient to say more. At this time, Li Si frowned and stood up: “Lord, if we achieve great things, we should not stick to trivial matters.

Especially when it comes to personal relationships between children, please be careful, my lord!" After he finished speaking, he gave a long bow. Although everyone usually didn't like Li Tongyou who appeared in the middle of the road, when they saw him speaking at this time, they couldn't help but admire him. Someone led him.

After turning his head, someone naturally stood up and said: "What Tongyou said is very true. It is extremely difficult for my lord to be here today. Now that the king is old, if the matter with the Queen Mother is known to the king, the lord may have a big disaster!"...

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"Exactly!" Another person stood up and said loudly: "Although the Queen Mother Zhao is beautiful, she is only a middle-aged woman. If the master trusts us, he will definitely find beauties from all over the world to offer them to her!"

Lu Buwei's smile that he finally put on gradually faded away like a tide. In his heart, he hated Zhao Ji for sending people here regardless of the season, and he felt that he was being forced by his subordinates to lose face. He snorted coldly,

But he didn't say anything, quite annoyed and angry.

Li Si saw this and sneered twice. He took another step forward, lifted up his clothes and knelt down on the ground. He said in a passionate voice: "My lord is a man who values ​​love and justice. To be able to serve under your sect through Tongyou is simply a blessing."

Fortunately, my lord, because of your past kindness, you treat the Queen Mother with great respect. However, the Queen Mother sends people here again and again, which may cause great trouble to my lord. I hope my lord will think twice!" Li Si was very clever. Originally, the queen mother sent people over.

The affair between Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji turned out to be that Lu Buwei attached great importance to love and righteousness, and did not forget the original friendship during the difficult times. Lu Buwei's originally ugly face quickly turned dark again, and he was silent for a moment.

, then he let out a long sigh: "Tongyou's words have won my heart! It's a pity that I can't retreat now, and I can't. The Queen Mother has sent people to invite her again and again. If she doesn't go, I'm afraid she will

If things get serious, it will lead to a big disaster!"

Lu Buwei also sincerely lamented that Zhao Ji was demanding and interested in things in the house. He was fine when he was young, but as he got older, he had wives and concubines at home, and he was afraid that the elder Ying Zheng would be cruel when he learned of such a scandal.

He couldn't bear to tolerate himself. Even if Yingzheng was unlucky, he would not be much better. If he killed each other, he would only lose 800 and he would lose 1,000. Lu Buwei only wants stability now, so such a desperate thing is naturally not possible.

I was willing to do it again, but due to all kinds of concerns, I even felt reluctant to do things in the room. Zhao Ji was resentful and had already hinted at it several times. Lu Buwei was also deeply humiliated, but he couldn't escape for the moment, so he just held on.

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After hearing what he said, Li Si knew that the matter should not be rushed, so he sighed: "My lord is really in trouble!" and said no more.

Lu Buwei's eyes flashed with sighs, and he was very tired of Zhao Ji. Today, Zhao Ji came to summon people in front of everyone, and was pointed out by all the staff. Naturally, one can imagine the embarrassment in Lu Buwei's heart. Even the remaining

The banquet was just a show of strength. He no longer showed the same interest as before. He only drank half of the drink before he excused himself from feeling unwell and angrily withdrew. Li Si saw this and slightly curved the corners of his mouth, then raised his glass to drink.

That sneer was blocked by the wide sleeves.

In the Zhangtai Palace, the lights were still not extinguished at night. Ying Zheng held the bamboo slips and looked at them with peace of mind, writing a few words with his pen from time to time. Zhao Gao stood by with his waist crotched and did not say a word. Now that it was late at night, Ying Zheng was still there.

If he hadn't rested, then he had to see someone. Zhao Gao knew it well and didn't ask him to rest. At that time, the room had just finished walking, and a waiter came in on tiptoe to change the room, but he heard someone outside.

Someone came in and reported back: "Your Majesty, Mr. Li wants to see you."

Ying Zheng had been waiting for a long time. He did not put down the bamboo slip in his hand, but waved: "Invite!" Zhao Gao immediately understood Ying Zheng's attitude, bowed slightly, and walked out on tiptoe. After a while, he personally brought Li Si in. Li Si

Unexpectedly, the person who came to pick him up was Zhao Gao, the closest servant to Ying Zheng. He was also very excited. When he saw Ying Zheng, he first kowtowed and bowed. After Ying Zheng personally announced it, he dared to stand up and take off his shoes.

He knelt down on the futon, and Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slip. His handsome face flickered in the dim light, and a shadow appeared under the tall bridge of his nose, making the expression in his right eye unclear.

Glancing at Li Si, the humble and melancholy look on Li Si's body when he first met Meng Ao was long gone. All that was left was that he was full of ambition, dressed in dark green clothes, with his back straight and a smile on his face.

With a cautious expression, facing Ying Zheng's gaze, he couldn't help but kneel down and sit up straighter, with a nervous look in his eyes. Ying Zheng smiled and said:...

"You have gained a lot of attention from the Lu family recently." Now there is a new rumor that Lu Buwei has acquired a think tank. Ying Zheng naturally knew that he was referring to Li Si. When he said this, Li Si bent over and said in fear: "Your Majesty, Mingjian, in Si's heart

I only want to be loyal to the king and have no other intentions!"

Seeing Li Si's appearance, Ying Zheng nodded and said bluntly: "Zheng Zheng naturally knows your thoughts clearly. The government will help you recently. I hope you will live up to your expectations."

"Of course." Li Si nodded, thinking of the servant in gray he saw that day, he hesitated: "Your Majesty, there is a man in gray in the Lu family's house, but he is yours?" What Ying Zheng said about helping him, let him

He thought of that weird man in gray who would pop up at the critical moment and say that he was invited by the Queen Mother. There were also a few times when Lanchi Palace sent someone to say that the Queen Mother had invited him, in front of Lu's diners.

After several invitations, Lu Buwei felt quite impatient. Gradually some of his diners became disillusioned with him, and more and more people invited themselves to leave. Lu Buwei had become a little flustered recently and had not been to Lanchi Palace for a long time.

Not seeing the Empress Dowager Zhao again, Li Si felt that something was wrong. Although Zhao Ji had a loose temperament, she was still the empress dowager and would not be so shameless in seeking pleasure. The only possibility is that Ying Zheng had a hand in it.
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