Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 198 Trading
Late at night, Xianyang Lu Mansion.

The banquet is in full swing.

Two concubines helped Lu Buwei into the inner room, they were about to take off his clothes, but they saw Lu Buwei straighten up and push them away.

At this moment, Lu Buwei doesn't have the drunken appearance just now.

The two concubines seemed to have gotten used to this kind of situation, they bowed silently and retreated.

Lu Buwei straightened his clothes slightly, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of strong tea to clear his mouth.

After a while, men in black entered Lu Buwei's room one after another, and they could vaguely hear the people inside plotting something.

After midnight, the people in the room left one after another.

There was only Lu Buwei left in the room.He was still sitting in front of the desk, on which was a complete set of "Preview of the Great Qin Dynasty".

Lu Buwei's eyes stayed on "Da Qin Preview", his eyes were dark.

"Beep beep beep" suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Lu Buwei subconsciously shouted: "Come in." Then he realized something was wrong.

Who will come at this hour?If it was a servant of the mansion, he would not knock on the door but call him directly outside the door.

Lu Buwei immediately turned to get the saber on the wall, but when he turned his head, he saw a strange woman in a moon white robe walking in.Standing in the moonlight, the woman felt an inexplicable floating feeling.

"Yu Jingzi, a girl from Kunlun Mountains, met Lu Xiang. She came here uninvited late at night. She really has something important to do, so I don't think it's surprising."

"Kunlun Mountain girl?"

This is the first time that Lu Buwei saw the Kunlun Mountain girl herself.

It is rumored that the Kunlun Mountain Girl does not care about business and never attends banquets and other activities.But because Ying Zheng went on medical tours with her twice a year, Lu Buwei still paid attention to her.

It's just that Lu Buwei's focus is on Huzigui, who is with him, not the Kunlun Mountain girl, so he doesn't know what the Kunlun Mountain girl looks like.

Lu Buwei is worthy of being a hero, immediately put down the saber in his hand, and said: "Lu has met a mountain girl. Speaking of which, this is the first time I have met a mountain girl. I don't think anyone would be so bold as to pretend to be a mountain girl."

Lin Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "The Xiang's mansion is guarded layer by layer, comparable to a royal palace, not for the idle ones to enter."

Lu Buwei's eyes flashed, and he said without hesitation: "I don't know what the so-called mountain girl's late-night visit is?"

"I don't want to ask about serious matters, but there are monsters in Yongcheng. The monsters make troubles, and the world will suffer great harm."

Lu Buwei raised his brows: "Shannu is going to get rid of demons? Lu is a mortal, I'm afraid I can't help Shannu."

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "I will make a deal with Xiang Lu."

Lu Buwei seemed to be interested: "Shannv is still doing business?"

"It's not a business, it's a transaction. I usually don't make deals with others, but Lu Xiang is different from others."

"What deal?"

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "The monsters in Yongcheng have been doing evil for a long time, and they have shaken the bottom line of the foundation of Qin State. As Xiangbang, Lu Xiang should share the worries for King Qin. I ask Xiangguo to go to Yongcheng before King Qin, and get rid of the demons."

Lu Buwei seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then said: "The demon has a backing, Lu is not the opponent of the demon."

Lin Xiaoxiao's face turned cold suddenly, and she snorted: "The empress dowager has lost her virtue, and Prime Minister Lu will inevitably be blamed. If she doesn't get back to the right path in time, she will be punished by heaven."

Lu Buwei's complexion changed, and he said without showing any weakness: "Mountain girl, don't speak wildly. The queen mother is the mother of the country. Although Lu is the prime minister, he can't control the queen mother."

"People are doing it, and the sky is watching. Time and everything can't escape the eyes of the sky."

Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's upright face, Lu Buwei felt that all the secrets hidden in his heart had been exposed, and suddenly panicked.But Lu Buwei has experienced many battles in the mall, and he was only flustered for a while, and soon calmed down.

"Heh, the transaction is a give and take between the buyer and the seller. If I agree to get rid of that demon, what else can Shannu give me?"

"Lu Xiang's life."

Lu Buwei raised his eyebrows immediately: "Is the mountain girl threatening Lu?"

"It's okay to say threats," Lin Xiaoxiao said calmly, "If there is anyone in this world who can save you, there is no one else except me."

"Shan Nu is really brazen," Lu Buwei sneered, "Looking at the world, who dares to touch me, Lu Buwei."

"If the demon of Yongcheng was given a chance, I guess he would kill Lu Xiang without hesitation," Lin Xiaoxiao said.

"To sow discord, Shannv's methods are not clever enough." Lu Buwei said.

"I just told the truth," Lin Xiaoxiao said, "Lu Xiangda doesn't need to make a decision now, you have time to think about it."

Lu Buwei didn't speak.

With a wave of her hand, Lin Xiaoxiao took out a bottle of pills from the warehouse and put them on the table.

"Excessive drinking can easily hurt the body. Has Lu Xiang suffered from frequent pain in the lower right abdomen recently? The medicine in this bottle can relieve some of the pain. I suggest that Lu Xiang seek the palace doctor to take a closer look."

Lu Buwei looked at the bottle on the table, but didn't touch it.

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, and said goodbye.In a flash, the figure disappeared in place.

Lu Buwei's eyes widened, and he could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes.He hastily shouted loudly to call the guards who were hiding nearby.Tonight he was going to have secret talks with some people, and he drove the guards elsewhere early in the morning.

There was a period of chaos in the Lu Mansion, and after searching for a while without a clue, it returned to calm.

Lu Buwei's body was cold and he didn't feel sleepy.Sitting alone in the room, he slowly picked up the bottle of medicine on the table.

Lin Xiaoxiao teleported back to her home and went to bed.She didn't have the psychological burden like Lu Buwei, and fell asleep almost touching the pillow.

How should I put it, apart from his personal style, Lu Buwei actually didn't make too many mistakes.As for whether he will seek to usurp the throne, it seems that he has never acted like that in history.He made a lot of contributions to Qin's unification of the world, which cannot be denied.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't want Lu Buwei to die at the hands of Ying Zheng.

In addition, after the reunification, Lin Xiaoxiao hopes that Lu Buwei can influence Yingzheng. His set of "Da Qin Preview" is more suitable for governing the country than the strict laws of Legalism.

Hey, now is an important moment in Ying Zheng's life, and Lin Xiaoxiao is also heartbroken.

To be honest, Lin Xiaoxiao really didn't like that Zhao Ji.

Not to mention the absurdity of her and Lai Ai, she even gave birth to two sons for Lai Ai, and even wanted to kill Ying Zheng to make way for Lai Ai's son.It's a pity, but Ying Zheng always remembered the days when mother and son depended on each other when they were young, and Zhao Ji forgot about his son when she got a new love.

It is said that Qin Shihuang did not register as a queen because he was heartbroken by his mother Zhao Ji.

It is said that after being crowned, Yingzheng can be canonized as a queen, and can also be canonized as a concubine.It's just that he never seems to have heard such things mentioned.

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help thinking of the poor prince Fusu in history.

It is said that Qin Shihuang liked Fusu very much, which is the so-called deep love and responsibility.It's a pity that Fusu herself is not confident enough, and her character is too cowardly.If Fusu could inherit the throne, the Qin Dynasty would not have perished so early.

If the child Fusu is born, Lin Xiaoxiao must take him over and educate him well.

And that Zhao Gao, I don't know when it will appear.

And that Li Si, who is now under Lu Buwei's sect.

Lin Xiaoxiao feels more and more that Lu Buwei should be kept alive so that Lu Buwei can restrain Li Si.

Three days later, Lu Buwei came to Kunlun Temple in person and asked to see the Kunlun Mountain Girl.

Lin Xiaoxiao saw the dark circles under Lu Buwei's eyes, and guessed that he hadn't slept well for the past three days.

"Has Lu Xiang made a decision?"

Lu Buwei said: "Dare to ask Shannv, what should Lu do?"

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "First, demons and demon sons should not stay in the world; second, the queen mother was deceived by the demons and was actually a victim, so she escorted her back to Xianyang; third, Prime Minister Lu was responsible for the evils of the demons, and she should be blamed in the hall. Before that, I will relieve myself of the position of Xiangbang."

Lu Buwei was stunned.It is estimated that Lin Xiaoxiao did not expect him to resign as Prime Minister.

Lin Xiaoxiao continued: "I haven't finished yet. After the crowning ceremony of the King of Qin, please ask Lu Xiang to donate all his family property to the national treasury, and then come to Kunlun Temple to be a wooden man."

The so-called wooden man is one of the positions of priests.But Lin Xiaoxiao's Kunlun audience has few people, and everyone works part-time.

Lu Buwei was stunned, looking unacceptable.

Lin Xiaoxiao said earnestly: "King Qin has grown up, he is the emperor who unifies the world, no one can hinder him. Lu Xiang's high power is already a stumbling block for King Qin. If he wants to live, he can only take the initiative to avoid it. Besides, Prime Minister Lu is a merchant. background, come to my temple to be influenced by some incense, so that you can experience what is meant by 'breeze with two sleeves'."

Lu Buwei's eyes were red, as if he had been wronged by the heavens: "I feel that I am worthy of others in this life. Is it possible to spend the rest of my life like this? If so, Lu would rather die in battle."

"No, you have to live," Lin Xiaoxiao said, "You just stay with me for a few years to get rid of the copper stink on your body. If you stay at the right time, you can come out of the mountain."

Lu Buwei agreed.

Lin Xiaoxiao called Kong Ci over and asked him to go to Yongcheng with Lu Buwei.Kong Ci went to supervise Lu Buwei.Lin Xiaoxiao didn't want Lu Buwei to hide Lai Ai or the two children in a moment of cleverness.

Lu Buwei left and went to Yongcheng with three thousand disciples, nominally to make arrangements for the Qin Crown Ceremony.

In a few days, Lu Buwei returned to Xianyang with Queen Mother Zhao Ji.

Kong Ci also came back and immediately reported to Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Shannu, Lai Ai and the two children are all dead. Lu Buwei cut off the head of Lai Ai with his own hands. The two children were wrapped in sacks and thrown to death. The bodies of the three of them were not kept, and they were all burned."

Xianyang Palace.

Lu Buwei pleaded guilty and sang a big play with the Queen Mother Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji cried and told that she was imprisoned by Lai Ai shortly after arriving in Yongcheng.Forced by Lao Ai, she wrote to ask for a title for him.And Lao Ai's bad deeds in Taiyuan County, claiming to be a false father, etc., she didn't know anything about it.

In short, everything is Lai Ai's fault, and all of Zhao Ji's words and deeds are forced.

What Lu Buwei meant was that he had gone to Yongcheng to prepare for the crowning ceremony of King Qin, but accidentally discovered that the Queen Mother was imprisoned by the eunuch Lai Ai, and was forced to bring his followers into the Li Palace.Lai Ai has thousands of followers in Yongcheng, and the two parties fought in Li Palace, unfortunately, a fire was ignited.The queen mother was all right, but Lao Ai and his henchmen were killed in the fire.

Because Lai Ai was Lu Buwei's dedication to the Queen Mother, Lu Buwei felt deeply guilty, so he pleaded guilty and asked to resign from the position of Xiangbang.

Yingzheng and all the ministers were greatly shocked.

Ying Zheng was not informed of Lin Xiaoxiao's deal with Lu Buwei.In fact, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't want Ying Zheng to let Lu Buwei go because of her pleading, she also wanted to see what Ying Zheng would do in this situation.

In the court hall, Ying Zheng was so moved that he got down from the throne, helped the Queen Mother up with his own hands, and untied the thorns from Lu Buwei's back.

Yingzheng scolded Lai Ai, and respected the choice of the Queen Mother and Lu Xiang.

Empress Dowager Zhao Ji was sent back to Ganquan Palace to recuperate.Lu Buwei was removed from the position of Prime Minister in court, but he was still in charge of Qin Wang Guanli and other matters.

The empress dowager's reputation was preserved on the bright side.As for what people would talk about in private, anyway, Ying Zheng would let Zhao Ji be guarded and would not let her do anything out of the ordinary again.

Ying Zheng still let Lu Buwei be in charge of his crown ceremony, which is to leave face for Lu Buwei.

In fact, Ying Zheng knew everything about Lu Buwei's actions in Yongcheng.

Before Chang'an Jun rebelled, Ying Zheng demoted him to Zhuicheng.At that time, Yingzheng secretly gave Lord Chang'an a mission to meet Yongcheng and Lao Ai secretly.

After Lu Buwei arrived in Yongcheng, Lord Chang'an immediately sent someone to deliver the news to Xianyang Palace.

Among Lu Buwei's disciples, some of them had already expressed their hearts to Ying Zheng, secretly loyal to Ying Zheng, and passed on Lu Buwei's news to him.

It was precisely because he knew Lu Buwei's words and deeds very well that Ying Zheng did not become suspicious of him and was willing to act with him in this scene.

In fact, Yingzheng didn't take Lai Ai to heart, he had already thought of a countermeasure, and planned to get rid of Lai Ai by holding a crown ceremony in Yongcheng.

The person Ying Zheng cares about is Zhao Ji.

Just like what Lin Xiaoxiao taught him, Zhao Ji can live without Ying Zheng as a son in his heart, but Ying Zheng can't live without Zhao Ji as his mother in his heart.Ying Zheng wasn't too filial to Zhao Ji, but he really wanted to keep Zhao Ji's reputation.

Because Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng, a queen mother and an emperor.Their deeds are not only the talk of the people, but also the objects for the people to emulate.

The so-called "upper and lower effect".Zhao Ji wants her mother to honor the world.Ying Zheng wants to be a filial son.

Yingzheng's coronation ceremony was held in Xianyang Palace as scheduled.

Lin Xiaoxiao was invited to watch the ceremony, and she was in the first row.

The person who crowned Yingzheng was his uncle.If it weren't for the strict requirements on men's crown ceremony, Lin Xiaoxiao would really like to try crowning him.

From then on, Ying Zheng could marry a wife and have children.At the same time, he will officially take over the government.

Lin Xiaoxiao felt that her eye sockets were moist.It's like a child who was brought up by himself has finally become a weapon.

Shortly after the crowning ceremony, Lu Buwei wrote a letter to Yingzheng, donated all his wealth, and asked to go to Kunlun Temple to cultivate his morals.

Ying Zheng came to Lin Xiaoxiao with an apologetic face and asked her if she could take Lu Buwei in temporarily.

Of course Lin Xiaoxiao agreed.

"I'll watch him for you and keep him from doing bad things."

Ying Zheng said that Lu Buwei's recent actions are very much in line with his wishes.In two years, he may have to use troops abroad, and Lu Buwei's property has covered most of the military expenses.

In addition, too many people approached Ying Zheng to intercede with Lu Buwei, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "'If a gentleman is not a party, he will not be able to help in his misfortune. The villain is good for friendship, but he is good for others' help'. Spread this sentence and see who else comes to you to intercede. Write down the names of those people. Come down and make a blacklist, people who are excessively exploited are not suitable for entrusting important tasks."

Therefore, Ying Zheng found an opportunity to sigh to the people around him, "If a gentleman is not a party, he will not be able to help in his misfortune. If a villain is good for friendship, it will be good for others to help."

Then, sure enough, no one came to intercede with Lu Buwei.

Ying Zheng was very pleased.

(End of this chapter)