The lights are faint, and in the huge palace, separated by a pool of clear water, the monarch and the minister are opposed.

"Xiangbang is going to retreat."

The young King of Qin stood up, looked at Lu Buwei who was ten steps away, and spoke softly.

"The minister is old, not as good as it used to be, so old that he can't even deal with the calculations of the likes of Chang Yu."

King Qin sighed, and seemed to be a little emotional.

"The widow still remembers that when he was young in Handan, he was hostile to the Zhao people, and only the queen mother protected him, and it was the state that took the widow and the queen mother back to Xianyang."

King Qin recalled word by word, and when he talked to Lü Buwei, he did not have the calculation and courtesy of the monarch and ministers in the past, and he seemed very peaceful.

Then he returned to Xianyang, but the danger even exceeded that of returning to Qin. It is also a plan of Xiangbang to allow the widow and the queen mother to settle down in Xianyang. ”

"It's just that no matter how scheming you used to be, once you get old, everything changes."

King Qin's words caused Lu Buwei to sigh a little.

"People always get old."

"Really?"

The young King of Qin was like the rising sun, full of vitality, and he couldn't understand Lü Buwei's mentality at this time.

"Henan is a good place, and Xiangbang intends to retreat, so let's go to the country!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Buwei gave up his hand and slowly retreated. It's just that before he left, he could hear the voice of King Qin behind him.

"What does Xiangbang think of Zhao Shuang?"

Lu Buwei was stunned, turned around, lowered his head, and arched his hand.

"Only the Holy Monarch can resist the tiger and leopard and make the dragon." When Lu Buwei said this, his eyes changed, "You can also kill him!" ”

"The widow understands!"

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Next to Weishui, the water pavilion.

In the old place, the chef and boss brought up the famous dishes he was good at, but he was amazed by the young man opposite Lu Buwei.

"This collection of mountain treasures is really full of color, flavor and flavor, and the boss's craftsmanship is really extraordinary."

Zhao Shuang sat opposite Lu Buwei, smiling and praising him.

Lu Buwei picked up the chopsticks, and at this time, he completely lost the restraint of being the Great Qin Xiangbang in the past.

"It tastes really good!"

"Xiangbang left the official, but he was not a little lonely, on the contrary, he was very happy."

Lu Buwei drank the wine, and the cook next to him waited and poured another glass.

"When I leave Xianyang, it means that I have withdrawn from this power struggle. However, even so, it does not necessarily mean that others have won. ”

"That's true!"

Zhao Shuang smiled, tasted the dish in front of him, and nodded.

"Even if the Marquis of Wenxin is not a Xiangbang, he is also a Marquis of Che, with 100,000 households, and he is still a pivotal person in Daqin."

"There are 30,000 households in Hanyangjun's food estate, which is not much worse than the old man."

Zhao Shuang complained in his heart: 30,000 and 100,000, isn't this much the difference?

"Luoyi is the center of the world, a number of prosperous places, and Nanzheng is remote, which is still incomparable."

Zhao Shuang's seemingly modest words caused Lu Buwei to laugh.

"The old man is gone, I'm afraid that this Xianyang wants the Chu people to be in charge, and the people under the king and the king's subordinates are afraid that they will be in trouble from now on."

In the past, in order to deal with Lü Buwei, the clan of Qin and the Chu forces led by Changping Jun would join forces. But now, the worst enemy has quietly fallen, and the alliance between them has come to an end. Not long ago, a big war between the Mo family and the farmer on the rivers and lakes was proof of this.

"They are all ministers of Great Qin, how can there be trouble if they work for Great Qin?"

Lu Buwei raised his eyebrows, this little one in front of him was really slippery! Not a word of truth.

"Well, how is Hanyang-kun's business? I heard that the Yueshi people bought 10,000 horses of Shu brocade from Junshang, and they must have made a lot of money. ”

Lü Buwei was born in a businessman, so he naturally knew the value of this Wanshu brocade. In Xianyang City, an ordinary Shu brocade horse is worth a thousand yuan, and the boutique can be sold for five or six thousand yuan, or even ten thousand yuan.

And if you sell it to other places, the price can even increase more than ten times. Some barbarian monarchs, for the sake of a good Shu brocade, can even change dozens of horses.

The Da Yue clan was not popular with the copper coins of the Qin State, so naturally they could only be exchanged for gold, silver or utensils. And the price difference can make a profit.

"It's two more layers than the price on the market."

Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment, there were two more layers, and it seemed that he had made money, but compared to the price given by other merchants in Xianyang, he undoubtedly made a lot less.

"I have already negotiated with those few people of the Otsutsuki clan to open a trade route, and we can communicate with each other in the future. If Xiangbang is willing, he can also send the goods from the Central Plains to Xianyang and transport them to Longxi. ”

"You are so calculating!"

Lu Buwei smiled, compared with a transaction, long-term interests are worth pursuing.

A banquet ended with this conversation.

Zhao Shuang went away, and Lu Buwei stood up and looked at the cook who had been waiting on the side from beginning to end.

"I must be very disappointed that I didn't hear what I wanted to hear!"

The cook was stunned for a moment, and his heart was vigilant.

Lu Buwei smiled and looked at the cook.

"Tell Huayang that I lost, but she couldn't win either. This game is far from over. You Chu people, don't rejoice too early. ”

The cook's eyes widened, Lu Buwei actually knew that he was the Empress Dowager Huayang's person for a long time.

But after Lu Buwei finished speaking, he didn't stay long, waved his hand, laughed loudly, and walked away!

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"Lü Buwei!"

In Huayang Palace, the Empress Dowager Huayang listened to the report of her subordinates and clenched her hands.

The cook didn't understand why the Empress Dowager Huayang looked like this when she heard Lu Buwei's words.

"Stand down!"

"No!"

Empress Dowager Huayang waved her hand, looking a little tired. Indeed, Lü Buwei lost. In this power struggle, the once strong enemy Lu Buwei withdrew, but it didn't mean that she went to the end.

Even, it's just getting started.

But she's old.

"The Queen Mother, Qi people Mao Jiao admonished, said that he moved the king and took back Zhao Ji."

The information of the spies under her command made the Empress Dowager Huayang feel a pang in her heart. Zhao Ji is back, which means that in this harem, she is no longer alone.

More importantly, in this, the attitude of King Qin. As soon as Lü Buwei left, the Chu forces led by the Empress Dowager Huayang and Changping Jun began to emerge in the court.

Although the King of Qin was young, he had already intended to begin to check and balance the Chu relatives.

"Lü Buwei!"

The Empress Dowager Huayang's deep voice was full of anger.

"You're really going to make waves!"

Obviously, in the party during the day, Lu Buwei intended to provoke Zhao Shuang, but the other party was not fooled.

"Queen Mother, Changping Jun asks to see you."

"Nope!" Empress Dowager Huayang instinctively spoke, but then changed her tone, "Let him in." ”

Changping Jun is now the prime minister of Great Qin, and he is no longer the Changping Jun he used to be. Naturally, the Empress Dowager Huayang was more cautious about it.

"What's the matter?"

"Queen Mother, I have already found out that Wu Xiang's matter is caused by Zhao Shuang behind the scenes."

"So what?"

Empress Dowager Huayang looked at Changping Jun and was a little indifferent. She didn't expect that Changpingjun came in a hurry and said such a thing.

"Now people outside think that you took action to drive away Lu Buwei. Others, does it make sense? ”

"This ......"

"Remember, be careful in everything you do. Lü Buwei's departure, you have to walk on thin ice more than in the past. ”

"The Queen Mother ......"

Changpingjun didn't understand, but saw the Empress Dowager Huayang wave her hand.

"The mourning family is tired, you retreat!"

"No!"