"Li Si is Lu Buwei's retainer. He single-handedly promoted this envoy. He is completely regarded as a member of Lu Buwei's faction. This is why this group of rebels came to him." Wang Yan explained loudly.
Said, "You should also understand the intricate power struggle involved."
"...I understand." Meng Tian looked at the ground, his eyes distracted, as if he didn't hear, but he responded mechanically.
Of course Meng Tian is aware of the power dispute between Lu Buwei and the current king.
Today, the vast majority of people in the military have an attitude of being loyal to Qin and the king, but not intervening or taking sides.
In other words, they will not let Lu Buwei use off-the-table moves to kill Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, nor will they allow Lu Buwei to do anything to treason and usurp the country, but at the same time they will not get involved and help Ying Zheng deal with it with real swords and guns.
Lu Buwei.
This is also the best choice for them.
As generals with military power, their status is too sensitive. Although taking sides may bring huge gains, it will also arouse inevitable suspicion. On balance, it is better to wait and see.
Anyway, no matter who is in power, they must rely heavily on the military. As long as they show no different intentions, they can at least maintain their current power.
No matter how much there is, you can get it from the battlefield.
Meng Tian naturally received Meng Wu's teachings and knew his own position - loyal to the king, but not targeting Lu Buwei.
Although he himself does not agree with this stance, it is the best choice to preserve the family, especially when his grandfather Meng Ao has passed away.
Regarding Meng Tian's performance, Wang Yan grinned and said nothing. He himself was a powerful general, so of course he knew Wu Xun's choices and actions.
"According to what the general said, is Mr. Li willing to turn to us? After all, Prime Minister Lu..." He tacitly ignored the topic, Meng Tian turned his mind back to the business at hand, and raised another question. p>
"This is exactly the problem. If he cooperates, this matter will be done and there will be fewer obstacles." Wang Ye nodded and said, "However, my general has investigated and found that this Li Si was born in poverty, is obsessed with wealth, and is greedy and fearful.
Death, as long as you promise benefits and use threats, it will not be difficult to force him to defect."
"Judging from this, it's worth a try." Meng Tian agreed.
"Now that you know the facts, your next plan and actions can help me."
"...I am willing to die for the Qin Dynasty." Meng Tian didn't say anything, he bowed his head in agreement, and his lowered head made Wang Yan unable to see his expression.
"Very good, you go down first. I'll send someone to notify you if anything happens."
"Yes!"
………………
That night, Wang Yan approached Li Si.
He used the excuse of entertaining the other party and sent someone to invite him.
The people who went there had a tough attitude and gave Li Si no room to refuse. He was unable to resist alone, so he was led to the handsome tent half-forced and half-voluntarily.
Although Li Si was forced to come here, in line with the principle that his demeanor should not be lost, he still tidied up his clothes and calmed down before entering, and then walked into the handsome tent with a calm expression.
The light inside was very dim, and there were not many lamps lit. Only two lampstands were placed on the table in front of Wang Ye, which emitted a dim light and barely illuminated a small area around Wang Ye.
The light was enough for Li Si to see what the banquet Wang Ye invited him to look like - a pot of wine of unknown quality...probably wine, not tea, two plates of side dishes and a plate of meat from an unknown animal.
Probability is wild boar?
To be honest, for any lower-class people, this is undoubtedly a delicious meal, with meat and vegetables, but for Li Si, in terms of the word banquet, this can be regarded as the shabbiest meal he has eaten in recent years.
Yes.
He said he was born into a poor family, but no matter how poor he could be if he could study these days, he was still a student of Xunzi, and the food at Xiaoshengxianzhuang was not bad.
Wang Ye's rough and dark face loomed under the dim light, flickering in and out. When he saw Li Si coming, he stretched out his hand to greet:
"Master Li, please take a seat. The conditions in the military camp are limited. I hope you can forgive me."
Li Si walked to sit across from him and replied with a chuckle, "Master Zuo, you are so polite."
After getting closer, he could see more clearly. The pot must indeed be wine, and the meat on the plate must be wild boar.
It is indeed simple, but Li Si is not a picky person. Even if he is given two plates of boiled wild vegetables, he can still eat them with normal expression.
Generally speaking, at a banquet, you must talk about things, but you have to wait until the wine has passed three rounds and the dishes have passed the five flavors. In other words, everyone has eaten and drank before talking. But Wang Ye obviously didn't have that leisure, and this little thing didn't mean anything.
But it was a delicate tasting. The two of them only had two bites, and he immediately started to prepare to get to the point.
"Master Li, I remember that you were a guest of Prime Minister Lu's house before, right?"
Li Si's brows twitched imperceptibly. First he followed Confucian etiquette and calmly stopped his chopsticks, and then replied in a deep voice:
"Yes, it was thanks to Lu Xiang's love that Li Si was able to enter his official career."
"In that case, why are you getting together with Mr. Shang now?" Wang Ye stood up, straightened his waist, walked around for half a circle, and asked curiously.
"Chief Zuo is joking. Prime Minister Lu is respected by the king as his father-in-law. He is also the Prime Minister of Great Qin. I am loyal to Prime Minister Lu. Of course, I am also loyal to Great Qin and to the king." Li Si also stood up and turned to face Wang Ye.
, replied with a smile.
"Ha, that's true..." Wang Ye let out a chuckle with unknown meaning, then sat back in his seat, poured himself a glass of wine and said, "I still have something unclear."
"Master Zuo, please speak." Li Si naturally followed and returned to his seat.
"The border between Qin and South Korea is currently unstable and war is about to break out. Why would Mr. Shang risk his life and go to South Korea alone?"
Wang Ye was really curious about this matter - after he had just received Lu Buwei's secret notification, he even felt that the other party was deceiving him.
"This... Li Si doesn't know. I didn't meet Mr. Shang until I arrived in Xinzheng, and he left after that. I think he has already finished what he had to do." Of course, Li Si would not confess to Wang Yan, and replied pretending not to know. p>
Wang Ye was a little suspicious, but he couldn't see any flaws in Li Si's face, so he could only leave it alone and asked, while picking up the wine cup and drinking, "Is Mr. Shang in danger?"
"Of course it is, and it is very dangerous, and I almost lost my life.".
"What!"
duang!
Wang Ye slammed the wine baron onto the table with a look of 'shock and anger' on his face, "How can you be so unreasonable and dare to murder the king... Mr. Shang? Are you deceiving me, the Qin Dynasty, who has no one?"
"Who did it? The Korean court?"
"Chief Zuo has calmed down his anger. It was not South Korea's fault. It was Luo Yu who murdered Mr. Shang."
"Luo Sheng..." Wang Ye's angry expression disappeared, replaced by solemnity and shock, "Doesn't this mean that it is... Mr. Lu..."
Li Si stared at Wang Ye closely, not missing a trace of his expression - he could basically tell that Wang Ye should have known about it for a long time, and his shock was a little too long, and he was obviously pretending.
I just don’t know how much he knows about Luo Wen’s attack and killing.
