Although Lü Buwei had ordered Tingwei to intervene in the investigation of the rumors, Lü Buwei was old in political affairs and knew very well that it was difficult for the rumors to circulate so quickly.

According to the Qin Law, those who spread rumors in vain can be regarded as the crime of slander, not only will they be unlucky, but they will also be forced to work on their relatives, so Lü Buwei is not worried about the commotion in the market, but about the real culprit behind the scenes who promotes all this! The rumors in the fang market are easy to extinguish, and if you can't find the promoter behind the scenes, there will be a second and third time!

Who's behind it?

And for what purpose did he do this?

These two questions lingered in Lu Buwei's brain!

Since the rumors point to himself and the Queen Mother, the purpose must be these two people, or people close to the two!

Lü Buwei first thought of Chang'an Jun Chengjiao, followed by Zhao Ren.

Since Cheng Jiao may have premeditated to usurp the throne, there will inevitably be some arrangement.

Spreading rumors about his personal relationship with the Queen Mother can further deny the bloodline of King Qin, and its real purpose is to deny the legitimacy of King Qin, so that Yingzheng can be knocked down from the throne for this reason. If it succeeds, even if it's fake, it will become true!

But no matter inside or outside the court, there are not a few people who know the reason for this, and the court will not fall into chaos because of this, coupled with the strict Qin law, it is tantamount to a fool's dream to disturb the court with this.

What really worries Lu Buwei is the behind-the-scenes promoter hidden in the court!

To be able to make rumors fly all over the world must be a person who is cunning enough in ability and strategy, and the effect is still in Lishan, it is impossible for him to control it personally, so who is this person, and why did he take refuge in Cheng Jiao?

Or it is another possibility, the Qin army is afraid of the Zhao people in the east, so they use this to disrupt the Qin decree to achieve the goal of retreating!

In addition, there is another possibility that Lu Buwei is uncertain!

The King of Qin wanted to be in charge of the government, and used this matter as an attack on the Queen Mother and himself to achieve the purpose of returning to power!

What makes Lü Buwei a headache is the first question, some people in the DPRK and China support Cheng Jiao, which means that some people are already extremely dissatisfied with themselves, which is not a good signal! The most important thing is that Lu Buwei has no clue about this person's roots, and even if he tracks down the rumors, it is difficult to dig out the opponent!

The second and third possibilities, Lu Buwei felt that it was not difficult to deal with, but he had to discuss it with King Qin, so as not to misunderstand between King Qin and the Queen Mother!

As for not directly reporting to the Queen Mother, it is because the Queen Mother Zhao Ji moved to Yongcheng, the old capital of Great Qin, a few years ago, and rarely asks about the miscellaneous affairs of the court!

When Lü Buwei came to Zhangtai Palace, Qin Wangzheng roared at the ministers in the political affairs hall!

"It's really nonsense, when the widow was hostage in the Zhao Kingdom, the Qin and Zhao wars were facing the fear of their lives at any time, if it weren't for my mother, who was the princess of the Zhao Kingdom, how could she be alive now! If it weren't for the middle father to buy off Zhao State, my mother and son would not have been able to return to Qin State! Such a great achievement was actually said, said to be..."

Ying Zheng was so angry that he couldn't even speak. The anger in my heart was difficult to vent for a while, and it seemed that the words that followed were a great insult to myself!

As the honor of a country, since Yingzheng returned to the Qin State and ascended the throne, how could he have suffered such an insult!

The rumors once again turned up the scars of Ying Zheng's childhood, making Ying Zheng almost crazy!

"Who is spreading rumors, don't you have a little speculation in your minds? As a great Qin minister, he actually let rumors spread all over the sky! What do I want you to do? Is my Great Qin Law an ornament? ”

"Report, Minister of State Lu Buwei has arrived!"

"The king is angry, someone must be behind this matter, and you must not mess with yourself!"

Without waiting for Ying Zhengtong to come in, Lu Buwei strode in, and the voice of exhortation also came!

Ying Zheng turned his head and shouted, "Then what do you say?" ”

Lu Buwei said calmly: "Xianyang martial law curfew, there are rumors to be punished for slander and the same crime, and those who are rumored to be co-punished for the same crime!" Captain Ting is already tracking down where the rumors are coming from, and will soon be able to bring the black hand to justice! ”

Lu Buwei looked at the group of ministers who didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere. Can't even persuade the king? His face was pale: "What are you still doing, if you don't go down yet, hurry up and check!" ”

If the ministers are pardoned, they immediately retreat!

Wait for everyone to withdraw before saying: "This matter is nothing more than Cheng Jiao and Zhao people making trouble, if it is Zhao people, it is Zhao Guo because he is afraid of my Great Qin, so he spread rumors to achieve the purpose of withdrawing from the army." The Zhao people were not difficult to deal with, and immediately ordered the court lieutenant to monitor the Zhao people in Xianyang, and arrest them immediately if there was any change. If it is Cheng Jiao, it can be seen that Cheng Jiao's objection has been decided, and the king should prepare! ”

"How to prepare?"

"Since Cheng Jiao can spread rumors and make trouble, it can be seen that there is support behind him, and once the flag is raised, he will definitely deal with it! One is to prevent the rebels from entering Xianyang in the direction of Lishan, the other is to prevent the Chengjiao fief from gathering all sentient beings in chaos, and the third is to prevent the people behind the scenes from taking the opportunity to attack in Xianyang! ”

Ying Zhengtuo paced around a few times, calmed down with a little anger, and stood still: "Order the guards to enter the state of battle immediately, and here I guess that Wang Jian will know about it, and let him guard against rebellion in Chengjiao's fiefdom." Inform Captain to start arresting people! ”

"Good!"

Lu Buwei smiled and said in his heart: It wasn't the king's doing!

Xianyang launched a vigorous arrest operation, and Lishan is also dealing with the arrested rumor-mongers.

In extraordinary times, under Cheng Jiao's insistence, all prisoners who participated in spreading rumors were beheaded.

Outside of Nanhuan, dozens of rumor mongers cut off their brains in front of many criminals!

It's called killing chickens and making an example of monkeys!

The prisoners were terrified, Yingbu and Chen Wu looked at each other, Chen Wu nodded and shook his head.

Yingbu blinked to show that he knew. Nodding his head to say that Qin Ren really did not expect to be punished, shaking his head to say that now is not the time to make trouble.

Fan Yuzhi's army also has its own affairs, it is impossible to keep all the prisoners under separate surveillance, and in places where they can't see, the rumors have changed direction again.

"There are only three days to build the altar, how can it be completed in such a short time! It's just a reason for the Qin people to kill us! Now the Qin people don't do it because it's not time yet. Once the midyear arrives in three days, we will be sacrificed by blood! No matter what you think, I'm going to run away anyway! ”

"No, we will be caught up by Qin Bing!"

"At that time, the army of Qin soldiers was busy with continuous trouble, and a few prison soldiers could watch so many of us! I heard that there is no chance to be missed! ”

"I'll think again!"

What do you think, there is only one day tomorrow! It's too late if you don't decide!

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Rumors are no longer limited to the convicts! It's hard to make an appointment!

"At that time, the army of Qin soldiers was busy with continuous trouble, and a few prison soldiers could watch so many of us! I heard that there is no chance to be missed! ”

"I'll think again!"

What do you think, there is only one day tomorrow! It's too late if you don't decide!

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Rumors are no longer limited to the convicts! It's hard to make an appointment!