"Your Majesty, what kind of thief is this gossip?" Lu Buwei was a little nervous, for fear that Yingzheng would misunderstand, "Jiuding is the treasure of the Great Qin State, and it is not the private thing of the old minister, so how can there be other private wishes." The king does not have to doubt the loyalty of the old city, and when the king performs the crown salute and takes the royal power, the old minister resigns and retires. ”

"Don't be angry, middle father." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "If Daqin didn't have a middle father, I don't know what it would look like, and there would be no widow today." ”

"Regarding Jiuding, the king can dispose of it at will, and the old minister will immediately send Jiuding to the palace." Lu Buwei dissipated some of his anger, but still said angrily.

"Didn't the widow say that Jiuding was still in the middle father's mansion." Ying Zheng still spoke calmly, "The widow just doesn't want to know about such a big thing." If another country sends troops to Daqin because of the Jiuding incident, and the widow doesn't even know the reason, wouldn't it make people laugh. ”

Lu Buwei calmed down and said, "But this is the case, it is the old minister who is too cautious, and he should have told the king earlier." ”

"It's not too late." Ying Zheng said.

Lü Buwei said: "But the old minister advised the king that before Great Qin was absolutely sure of defeating the Six Kingdoms, Jiuding really needed to be handled carefully. ”

"Let's take care of this in the future." Ying Zheng saw that Lu Buwei reacted so violently, so he changed the topic, "I heard Zhao Gao say that all countries will send the princess album of the concubine in advance, and some have already arrived in Xianyang." In this matter, I hope that the middle father will receive the envoys of various countries, and the picture album will be selected by the middle father. ”

"The king chooses a concubine, how can the old minister peek into the princess's picture album." Lu Buwei knew that this was a step, so naturally he didn't continue the topic of Jiuding.

"You are the widow's middle father, so let's choose a future daughter-in-law with the queen mother in advance." Ying Zheng seemed to be saying homely, "The screened ones will be shown to the widows, and after the queen mother has seen them, let them come to Qin to choose a concubine." ”

"Then the old minister will do it immediately, if there is nothing else, the old minister will retire." Without waiting for Yingzheng to respond, Lü Buwei stepped back and went out.

He wanted to end the conversation quickly, because things were not what he expected when he came, and he felt that Yingzheng had grown a lot overnight, and his scheming was much deeper. He needs some time to think about how to deal with the relationship in the future, not only for Yingzheng, but also between various forces.

"Father Zhong walks slowly." Yingzheng didn't expect Lu Buwei to say that he would leave, and waited for Lu Buwei to retreat before saying, "Zhao Gao, send Lu Xiangbang for the widow." ”

Originally, Yingzheng wanted to ask Lu Buwei about the Queen Mother's travel, but now he can only find another time.

Zhao Gao sent Lu Buwei away, Ying Zheng picked up the book of "Six National Policies of War", and thought to himself: "I was curious about the difference between this and that book yesterday, so I took it back today." It seems that although the middle father is inclined to the government and the opposition, worships the prime minister and the marquis, is also scheming, and is good at scheming, he is still loyal to the widow, and he has no disagreement with Daqin. However, don't be careless, it's better to be careful. ”

Ying Zheng opened the book and read it carefully. Judging from the tactics and tactics of this book alone, this is indeed a good book. However, compared with the "Killing the Six Kingdoms Policy", it is only limited to short-term, or partial battles, lacking the overall situation, and it can be said to be a reduced version of the "Killing the Six Kingdoms Policy".

Zhao Gao sent Lü Buwei away, and when he came back, he saw Yingzheng reading, so he didn't bother, and kept standing there to accompany him.

Ying Zheng saw Zhao Gao waiting beside him and asked, "You seem to have something to say." ”

"Your Majesty, when you talked to Lu Xiangbang before, it wasn't like this." Zhao Gao was a little worried.

"Huh." Ying Zheng smiled, "Indeed. If it had been before, the widow would not have spoken to his middle father like that. But since the widow is already an adult, it is okay not to perform the crown ceremony, but the widow must make the middle father realize that the widow is an adult. If you want to win the world, you must first get the royal power, and if you want to get the royal power, you must go step by step. ”

Zhao Gao nodded: "Your Majesty, this is a signal." But isn't the king afraid that Lu Xiangbang will be on guard and prepared? ”

"If he has a different heart, he will naturally be on guard." Ying Zheng said, "And if he doesn't have a different heart, he will be impressed by the widow." In any case, the widow knew the middle father's motives, and early preparation was only good, not bad. ”

"The slave understands, if he doesn't ask the king, and he sees Lu Xiangbang in the future, the slave doesn't know what to say and what not to say." Zhao Gao said.

"Alright, you can step down first, the widow will finish reading this book." Ying Zheng said.

"The slave is waiting outside." Zhao Gao retreated.

Ying Zheng took out his pen and wrote down the experience of the two books, analyzing every sentence and thinking about every suggestion.

The next day, Lees came.

And, this time, I stayed in the palace in a dignified manner.

The two mansions of the Lu Mansion sent Li Si to the gate of the palace, unloaded the salute, and went back to resume his life.

Zhao Gao ordered the two little eunuchs to take Li Si's salute and took Li Si into the palace gate

Zhao Gao found a room next to Ying Zheng's study and arranged for Li Si to stay.

After settling down, Li Si came to the study and met Yingzheng.

"The grass people come to the king."

"Sir, please, there will be no need to give a salute in the future." Ying Zheng said, "Please take a seat." ”

"Your Majesty, as expected by the grass people, Lu Xiangbang really assigned the grass people to accompany the king to study." Li Si said with a smile.

"Mr. is thoughtful, and I will always be with Mr. in the future, and I hope that Mr. will give me more advice." Ying Zheng is very polite, just the fact that Li Si is like a god is enough to impress Ying Zheng.

The two sat down, and Zhao Gao walked out and waited outside the door.

"I heard that the King's Crown will be postponed, I don't know what else is going on?" Lees asked.

"Although the crown ceremony has been postponed, the selection of concubines, ancestor worship, spring hunting, etc. are still carried out normally." Ying Zheng said.

"The king is right to accept the extension of the crown ceremony." "We should start with other things and gradually take back the power that should belong to the king." ”

"What do you think, sir?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Judging from the current situation, if you want to achieve the ultimate goal of taking the throne, there are no variables, and it is difficult to achieve it in a short time." Li Si said, "Whether it is choosing a concubine, worshipping ancestors, or spring hunting, there are variables in this series of actions, and it is also the so-called opportunity." ”

Ying Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "Please also explain the same as Mr." ”

"Is this matter of choosing a concubine, it can be summed up in a few words." Li Si said with a smile, "Choose more concubines, don't stand up." ”

"Oh? Why? Ying Zheng asked.

Li Si smiled and continued: "With frequent selection of concubines, the number of princesses will increase, and the number of princesses sent by various countries will also increase, so that countries will no longer pay special attention to a certain princess, but scatter their energy to a few people, even if there is only one princess in the country to become a princess, the probability of competing for favor will be much lower." And not to set up a queen for the time being is to prevent the family from being dominant, and the relatives are not easy to control. ”

"That's right, if the countries fight over the choice of concubines, then the widows will all marry." Ying Zheng said, "Sir, please continue." ”

"And the rituals of ancestor worship and spring hunting, the grass people expected, something might happen." Li Si said in a deep voice, "According to the information grasped by the grass people, ancestor worship and spring hunting activities, princesses from all countries are participating in the selection of concubines in the Qin State, and there are not a few envoys from various countries, and there are even guards to protect them, and there will be people who are confused." The spring hunting activity was also carried out outdoors, and the grass people speculated that there would be assassins to assassinate the king, and asked the king to prepare early. ”

"Will someone assassinate a widow? Who would be so bold as to dare to assassinate in the territory of Great Qin. Ying Zheng was a little skeptical.

"The purpose of the assassination is not necessarily to assassinate." "It's more likely to be provoking trouble. ”

"Stirring up trouble?" Ying Zheng is still puzzled.

"The king can assume that if the state of Zhao and the state of Chu are not in harmony, and the state of Zhao wants to use the hand of the state of Qin to suppress the state of Chu, then this is a golden opportunity." Li Si's voice was not loud, but the words were clear, "Zhao Guoguo sent someone to pretend to be a Chu State to assassinate, so that the king thought that Chu sent someone to assassinate him, and he wanted to assassinate the king." Then the Qin State will inevitably send troops to attack Chu, while the Zhao State does not spend a single soldier, but reaps the benefits of the fisherman. Why not. ”

“！！” One sentence woke up Yingzheng.

This situation is indeed very likely to happen, just because the envoys of various countries are all in the Qin State, and each has its own motives, and it is easy to want to plant false accusations.

"So...... What should you do? ”

"It can't be stopped, and it shouldn't be stopped." Li Si said, "It's not difficult to protect Wang Zhou Quan. Why didn't the king take advantage of this opportunity and make a plan? ”

"How do you count it?" Ying Zheng asked.

"In the event of an assassination, the guards may deliberately not fight for their lives, but rather leave them a way out." "The king could send another assassin to pretend to be an assassin, but in fact he was defending the king. ”

"Sir is talking about how many people the widow also sent to pretend to be assassins?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Not bad." Li Si smiled at the corner of his mouth, "But it's not a few, one master is enough." The king can think about it. How would the Assassin react when he saw someone else assassinating the target he was about to assassinate? Until he found out the details of the other party, he would definitely stay behind, and once the assassin took the king captive, he would not chase after him, but would quickly evacuate. At this time, if you send someone to follow you secretly, you will definitely find the mastermind behind the scenes. Once the evidence is conclusive, it becomes a reason to restrain the country. On the contrary, instead of sending an assassin, he fought to the death with his guards, and the result was nothing more than to repel him, but it was impossible to make him let his guard down, and the possibility of tracking him was very small, or he could capture it, but he had plenty of time to break it. ”

"It's safer to do that." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Unless they don't come, if they do, the widow must find out who instructed them." According to Mr. Wang, the widow sent another person with strong martial arts to pretend to be an assassin to assassinate the widow. ”

"Your Majesty, can the grass people recommend a person to take on this important task?" Lees asked.

"Of course, as long as it's reliable, it's fine." Ying Zheng said, "I don't know who it is? ”

"This person's surname is Jing, and he is a close friend of the grass people." Li Si said, "This person is strong in martial arts, and his light skills are even more superb, so I believe that this person will be foolproof to protect the king." In the future, this man will also contribute to the king. ”

"Well, then the widow will accompany them in a play. As for whether we can achieve our goal, it depends on the situation. Ying Zheng readily agreed.

Because there are really not many credible people around him.