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But who would have thought that this extremely popular Prime Minister of the Qin Nation, although he was cursing on the surface at this time, actually felt a sense of joy in his heart? It turned out that Fan Xian's challenge letter had confirmed his judgment of Ying Zheng's attitude towards him that day. At that time, he had decided that there was something wrong with Ying Zheng. Today, he finally understood from this piece of news. The reason why he was secretly happy was because, although he had let Ying Zheng do what he wanted, he had chosen to send people to kill Fan Yuwen. If Ying Zheng went back on his word on this matter, he would not be able to handle it, but now that this matter had happened, he could reasonably order Fan Yuyan to be eliminated. Ying Zheng naturally would not blame him.

"This... This is simply slandering the way of the king, it is against the logic of the heavens! " When Chen Kang heard the attendant's words, he was immediately shocked. The corners of his mouth curled up in excitement as he spoke.

"Exactly, how could it be like this? This Fan Yuzhen is too audacious. " Everyone else also started to chime in with Chen Kang.

Reese saw that the crowd was furious and had a look of disbelief on their faces. Only Martial Master Yan's face had lost all of his light. Instead, it had turned slightly red, as if he was feeling embarrassed. After carefully considering it in his heart, Reese immediately understood what was going on. Hence, he came up with a plan to take advantage of the situation.

He pretended to be worried and frowned as he said to the crowd: "It's a good thing that all of you guests are jealous of me. However, since this traitor Fan Yuzhan has started a fight, I wonder if you guys have any ideas to deal with him?"

Although everyone was impassioned and constantly scolding, most of them were acting for the sake of showing their loyalty to Reese. Now that Reese suddenly asked about this matter, everyone in the hall was as weak as weeds in the blazing sun. No one dared to make a sound, and they could only quietly watch from the side.

Reese saw that everyone was silent, so she turned to Chen Kang and asked, "Doctor Cheng, what do you think?"

After being questioned by Reese, Cheng Kang's face was immediately filled with panic. He could only feign a smile as he cupped his fists towards Reese and said, "Your subordinate believes that the Duke of Qin will personally order this matter to be carried out by the great general. He will lead the God of the State of Qin's valiant division and head to the Lord to demand punishment."

Cheng Kang's answer was actually a sentence that was bright on the outside but completely useless on the inside. There was nothing to draw in from the current situation.

Of course, this casual question wasn't about Cheng Kang being able to answer anything. He was just using Cheng Kang's answer as a springboard to continue questioning another person.

When Reese heard Cheng Kang's words, he shook his head and sighed, "Doctor Cheng's words are reasonable, but at this moment, every general in the Qin Dynasty has been appointed. Wang Jian, Ling Huan, and other generals have all been sent to the Great Sun.

When Cheng Kang heard this, he was momentarily at a loss for words. He didn't know how to reply. His Li Family had always focused on studying the written orders. If they were to talk about leading their troops into battle, how would he understand?

Reese saw that he was silent, so she took the opportunity to turn to Yan Shi and asked, "What do you think, Yan Qing?"

Master Yan had an anxious look on his face. Now that Liszt had asked him about it, he became even more flustered. He quickly bowed his head and replied, "This humble one doesn't know how to respond to an enemy."

When Reese saw his flustered look, she knew why he was acting this way. She purposely smiled and reminded him, "Yan Qing is under the tutelage of a common disciple, and has a common disciple under the heavens. Is it possible that not a single person is capable?"

After Master Yan was asked by Li Si, he secretly thought about what Li Si's words meant. Could it be that Li Si wanted to praise him? However, when he thought about it again, he realized that he was mediocre and useless. If he was defeated in battle, wouldn't that be a huge burden on his head? Therefore, he answered: "Although there are a lot of people in my sect, there are quite a few who have the ability. It's just that after the fall of Lu Sheng, they have all dispersed and it's hard to find a trace of them. Although I have the wish to share the master's worries, I am afraid that my power is lacking, so I am afraid that I may not be able to find a worthy person for the Prime Minister."

Reese knew he was a man who had no knowledge of what was going on, so he did not expect him to have any merits. Unexpectedly, he did not even have the chance to respond to such an obvious hint, which greatly disappointed him, so he could only say directly: "Yan Qing is so modest, but it's true that she has some merits. "Since Yan Qing is unwilling to accept, then what about the Sima Kong that we mentioned earlier?"

Teacher Yan was suddenly enlightened when he heard what Li Si said. He quickly followed up, "Mister Si Ma, your talents are far superior to the disciples of the various families. You can be called the elite of the common families.

"Alright!" After he heard what Yan Shi said, he immediately cheered and said to Yan Shi, "Since Yan Qing recommends Mister Sima like this, then I ask Yan Qing to do me a favor. When we return, I must invite Mister Sima to the imperial court. I will wait for Mister Sima's arrival in the imperial court tomorrow."

Master Yan had just been full of praise for Sima Kong and thought that he had listened to what Reese said. Who would have thought that Reese would use such a strategy to recruit him into the imperial court?

However, since Reese had already passed down the message, he didn't dare to reject it. Moreover, he was the one who had praised Sima Kong's talents to the best of his ability just now. This was a mess he had set up, and he couldn't help but lower his head and reply, "I will do my best to help Prime Minister Yan."

"With Yan Qing working so hard for the Qin Empire, why would they worry about the indestructible Fan Yicheng and the rest?" Hearing Master Yan's response, he was secretly pleased in his heart, and once again lifted up Fang's wine jug and jug, and poured another cup. With a smile, he raised his cup and said to the crowd, "All of you sect members are like Yan Qing, each one of you is a capable minister of Reese. You know how to often help Reese out of his troubles, but Reese has no way of returning it.

When the crowd saw that the dignified Prime Minister of the Qin Nation had such kind words, they naturally raised their cups to welcome him. Then, they respectfully saluted him and said, "Prime Minister Li's words are too serious. We will do our best to assist the Prime Minister and offer our best to the Qin."

"Alright, let's do it!" When Reese saw that everyone had the same thoughts, she didn't say any more nonsense. After a few simple words, she covered her face with her long sleeves and finished the wine she had just lifted in the air in one gulp.

Everyone followed his actions and drank as well, completely draining the wine in their cups.

Reese looked at everyone's actions and didn't forget to use her sleeve to wipe the corner of her mouth that had been soaked by the wine. Her face, on the other hand, revealed an unconcealable smugness. He originally thought that today was only a casual chat and drink with the hanger-ons, but the gallop and rush of his confidante instead brought him to the peak of the Li family's domination. He had Master Yan invite Sima Kong into the imperial court. Firstly, he could add a capable general to his side, and secondly, he could lay down his own chess piece in the imperial court. This way, if anything changed in the future, even Ying Zheng would not be able to do anything to him.

The next morning, Reese led the ministers of the civil and military officials to court as usual. However, the difference this time was that the officials seemed to have a face full of uneasiness and unease. This was because the market in Xianyang City was filled with rumours, so it was impossible for them to not know about it. It was just that Reese didn't say anything and didn't communicate much with them. This made the officials seem as if they had lost their backbone, which was why they seemed so anxious. But the reason why Reese didn't say too much was because he wanted to stay in the imperial court and tell Ying Zheng that only then would he be able to amaze everyone and convince them.

Following the customs of the Qin Dynasty, all the ministers were supposed to stand at the sides of the hall with their heads held high. One official, one civil and one military general, they were to be ranked according to their rank. The leader of the left court was Lieutenant Wang, the leader of the right general was a lieutenant, and the head of the right general was a lieutenant. The head of the left court was Lieutenant Wang, the leader of the left side of the court was a lieutenant, and the head of the right general was a lieutenant.

Although Ying Zheng's personality was irritable and suspicious, he wasn't a lecherous and lecherous monarch. Therefore, he had a sullen look on his face today. When the ministers saw this expression, they naturally all guessed why the Duke of Qin was so unhappy.

"The King: The county governors sent their men to report yesterday. The lands have enjoyed a good harvest this year, and the field officials have been able to rule. This is a blessing to our King." Reese deliberately said only that the field officials governed, not that he wanted to start a rebellion, but that he wanted to make Ying Zheng even more impatient.

"Oh? It must be a good thing that the field officials were able to rule. Is there any other important matter that the Prime Minister wishes to report to the oligarchs? " Although Ying Zheng got the good news, his brows were still furrowed as he continued to ask about Reese's words.

"Siko and Feng Ji have a report that states that all the prisons across the country will be rewarded with good punishments and that they will be given fair and strict punishment. The people all praised them as they walked along the streets." Reese calmly continued saying to Ying Zheng, as if he had already prepared for this long.

"Really?" Feng Ji actually has this kind of virtue, letting the common people praise him along the streets? " Seeing this happy news, Ying Zheng became even more suspicious and said with a cold tone.

Hearing Ying Zheng's reaction, all the other officials couldn't help but feel a little frightened in their hearts. They knew that they would probably suffer from the wrath of the dragon today. Therefore, they held their breath and prepared to be scolded.

"There's also the Ministry of Rites ?" Despite this repulsive remark from Ying Zheng, Reese continued as he had said earlier, preparing to continue his speech.

"Could it be that Prime Minister Li only knows how to announce the good news to the widows and not to report the bad news?" Seeing that Reese had no intention of reporting to him about the rebellion, Ying Zheng could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and could not help but question Reese harshly.

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, all the officials present in the hall started sweating. Some of them had already quietly raised their sleeves to wipe the sweat that was about to condense on their foreheads. They couldn't help but sweat for Reese.

However, unexpectedly, Reese remained calm and composed, continuing to report to Ying Zhengguo, "There is something unfavorable for your subject, and I am about to report it to the King as well."

"Then why aren't you telling me?" Ying Zheng felt quite displeased when he saw Reese's neither hurried nor worried expression, so he turned to Reese and said in a cold voice.

"This subject has heard that there are people discussing on the streets of Xianyang, stating that General Fan Yuzhan colluded with the eldest son and started the military in the Upper Venerate City. He even slandered the King for stealing from Lu Zhongpu ?"

"How dare you!" When Ying Zheng heard this, he was really enraged. He grabbed the paper slip on the table in front of the throne and threw it all down with a crash, then cursed loudly, "Reese, you're so brave! How dare you slander this king so blatantly!"

Although he felt unhappy in his heart, he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he said in a friendly tone, "I, Reese, don't dare, and I only heard rumors about it. I don't dare to damage Long Wei's reputation, please punish me, your highness."

"Since it's a rumor, then there must be no basis. For the sake of achieving his goal of usurping the law, this traitor Fan Yicheng did not hesitate to create rumors and end up in trouble. Could the prime minister not see that?" Ying Zheng's face was filled with anger, while he was speaking unhappily. Meanwhile, his eyes were fixated on each and every one of Reese's movements. He also wanted to see Reese's reaction to this.

Of course, he knew that this time, Ying Zheng did not hesitate to use his anger to express his attitude, but to test himself. Naturally, he was already prepared, so he replied leisurely, "Reese has always only served the Great Qin, only for the King's life. How could he believe such vulgar words? The King doesn't have to worry, Reese has already prepared a plan to deal with that traitor Fan Yuchen."

Ying Zheng didn't expect Reese to respond in such a way. His face slightly twisted, and he let out a surprised word from his mouth, "Oh?"

Not only did Ying Zheng not believe that Reese had made up his mind to face the enemy in such a short amount of time, even the civil and military officials were surprised by this, because this matter was brought to Xianyang by the merchant who had just sold the goods yesterday. All the officials had only heard about it, and the imperial court had yet to formally discuss it.

"Prime Minister, what ideas do you have? I would really like to hear them." While showing extreme suspicion on his face, Ying Zheng was also extremely willing to understand where this assurance came from. Therefore, he asked again.

"As the saying goes, one must take charge of the bell as well. Since he, Fan Yizhen, dares to use Lu Zhongpu to create trouble, he must also use his own hands to get this over with." Reese slowly and steadily stabilized the jade scroll in his hands, then straightened it and said to Ying Zheng in a very respectful manner.

"Lu Zhongfu?" When Ying Zheng heard these three words, he instantly felt as if he had entered a dead end. He had no idea what Reese was trying to do, and even the ministers were shocked upon hearing these words. They all let out loud shouts of surprise one after another.