My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 667: When did you have the illusion that I was a conservative? Master and Disciple, Sovereign and Minister!
The candidates were already upset because of the body searches.

Led by Liu Ji, the entrance of the Daqin Military Academy suddenly turned into a sea of ​​saliva, and the atmosphere was heated.

But the atmosphere in the Qin imperial study was extremely strange.

Ying Zheng sat behind the desk, carefully reviewing the memorials.

Opposite Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei was holding a volume of "Loyalty and Filial Piety" written by Han Fei and reading it with great interest.

Ying Zheng didn't speak, and neither did Lu Buwei.

The two people who were closest to each other and spent the most time together when Ying Zheng was young were now clearly in the same room, but there seemed to be a dark spring between them, and they were unaware of each other's existence!

"Brother!"

The door of the imperial study was pushed open, and the cold air from outside blew the flame of the charcoal basin in the imperial study crookedly, and also disrupted the strange atmosphere.

Ying Chengjiao walked in with a cold wind and said with a surprised look, "Marquis Wenxin is here too?"

"Greetings to Marquis Wenxin, and greetings to the king!"

Ying Zheng finally put down the memorial in his hand, looked up and asked: "Is everything settled?"

Ying Chengjiao nodded and said, "It's all taken care of."

"All suspected cheaters, including Qu Bi, have been arrested."

"The strategy you and I decided to use to alert the enemy was indeed effective."

"Mi Taifu and others have been very busy these past two days and have been quite active."

"Pi Houyan, Wang Zuoxiang, and Li Tingwei's men are keeping a close eye on them, trying to catch any flaws they reveal!"

The Chu clan's relatives by marriage were old experts in manipulating the government affairs of the Qin Dynasty.

Mi Li and others made a very complete and secret plan to deal with the imperial examinations. Even Ying Zheng could not find any evidence and could only judge and guess based on the situation.

That is why Ying Chengjiao did not start arresting people on the day the fraud was exposed, but gave two days.

During these two days, Mi Li was able to sit still, but the families of Qu Bi and others were so worried that they couldn't sleep at night, racking their brains to try to save their own interests.

It is still unknown whether their actions can help them exonerate themselves, but they have left behind enough evidence to convince the world!
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Very good!"

"Fortunately, my brother is here, otherwise this imperial examination would have been laughed at by the world because of these termites!"

"There is no need to trouble you, my brother, with the subsequent judgment and sentencing. Leave it to the Left Prime Minister and the Court Judge."

Ying Zheng's voice turned cold: "Those who deceive the emperor should all be severely punished!"

Before Ying Chengjiao could speak, Lu Buwei suddenly shook his head: "Ridiculous."

Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng, but saw that Ying Zheng neither refuted nor answered, as if he did not hear what Lu Buwei said, and just looked at Ying Chengjiao quietly.

If Ying Chengjiao didn't believe in ghosts and gods, he would have doubted whether the Lu Buwei he saw was some kind of ghost that was invisible to others!

Ying Chengjiao had no choice but to ask, "Why did Marquis Wenxin say that?"

"Qin's laws are strict. These people are important officials of the court but they broke the law knowingly. Shouldn't they be severely punished?"

Lü Buwei responded in a deep voice: "Of course they should be severely punished, but severe punishment requires a proper method."

"Your Majesty, you are acting too hastily!"

"Your Majesty should have arrested and held him accountable on the day the imperial examinations began."

"As many people as you interrogate will be punished!"

"In this way, the majesty of Qin law is maintained, and the people and court officials will not be overly oppressed."

"But the king did not take any action, alerted the enemy, and then caught them all in one fell swoop!"

"Your Majesty, you don't know that Mi Li and others are not your enemies, but your subjects. The people of Guandong are not your enemies, but your subjects."

"To force your own subjects and subjects to become your enemies is a sign of lack of wisdom!"

"I can already see that the Qin Dynasty is in turmoil and that the enemy is everywhere in the country!"

Ying Zheng clenched his right hand into a fist in his sleeve, but his face remained expressionless.

Seeing this, Ying Chengjiao said, "My brother, Marquis Wenxin said that you and I are not wise in this move. We are overly oppressive to the people and officials, and there is a risk of unrest in the country."

"What do you think, brother?"

Ying Zheng said coldly: "Nonsense!"

"How can I ignore such a serious crime as deceiving the emperor? I will investigate it thoroughly and punish him!"

"In the past, Marquis Wenxin once said that the ruler and his subjects should each perform their duties, and the ruler does not need to be observant to know clearly."

"But ignoring the crime of deceiving the monarch by his subjects, and ignoring the fact that his subjects entered the court as officials through fraud, is this also something that the monarch should not be aware of?"

"If I do not punish these people who deceive the emperor, the country will be in danger of survival!"

Ying Chengjiao looked at Lu Buwei, waiting for his answer.

As a result, Lu Buwei stopped talking and just looked out the window, sipping his wine.

Ying Chengjiao said speechlessly: "Marquis Wenxin, the king said that if the case is not thoroughly investigated and severely punished, the country will not survive."

Lu Buwei shook his head: "Your Majesty has forgotten human nature."

"Disloyalty, injustice, deception, and betrayal are human nature. There are so many courtiers who want to deceive the emperor."

"If you punish them all, then the king will have no one to use."

"Your Majesty has even forgotten the meaning of punishment!"

"Punishment is a punishment for those who break the law, but it is also a warning to those who have not broken the law!"

"Your Majesty, you only need to punish a few important officials to make other officials who have the intention to deceive the king not dare to do so again, and be willing to work diligently for the king, so that the punishment can serve as a warning."

"But the king insisted on implicating and severely punishing all the ministers, just for the sake of punishment."

"I think it's because the Qin Dynasty has won many victories in recent years and many talented people have come to Qin, which has made the king look down on the court officials!"

"This Lord, I am worried about you!"

Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Zheng again. Ying Zheng's expression changed slightly, but his gaze turned to the window without saying a word.

Ying Chengjiao was annoyed!
Ying Chengjiao spread his hands and asked without disguising his displeasure: "Brother Wang, Marquis Wenxin, are you guys kidding me?"

"We are sitting opposite each other but cannot hear each other. Do you really want me to recite it to you?"

"Before I came here, you two had never spoken to each other?" Ying Zheng said calmly, "Marquis Wenxin doesn't want to talk, so why should I force him to do so?"

Lü Buwei also said calmly: "If you don't want to talk, I don't want to talk either."

Ying Chengjiao: ...6!

According to the assistant minister, Lu Buwei had been in the imperial study for more than half an hour.

So these two people sat face to face in the imperial study for more than half an hour, but didn't say a word?
Ying Chengjiao was silent for a few breaths before he spoke: "You are awesome!"

"I admire you!"

Sitting on the soft couch to the left of Ying Zheng, Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "My brother, the government affairs are complicated and the local areas are in chaos. My Great Qin needs the wisdom of Marquis Wenxin!"

"After all, it was my brother who personally invited Marquis Wenxin back to Neishi Prefecture as a guest."

"Give me some face!"

Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze from the window.

Ying Chengjiao looked at Lu Buwei again and said, "Marquis Wenxin, are we still going to discuss this matter?"

"If you don't want to discuss it, I will ask you for all the concubines in your palace that you have never had sex with."

Ying Zheng: [_?]
Why do you involve me by advising Lu Buwei?

If you want a girl, I will give her to you.

However, Lu Buwei glared at Ying Chengjiao angrily and said, "This is the behavior of a treacherous minister!"

Lu Buwei treated Ying Zheng as his own junior, and like the traditional patriarch of that era, he very much hoped that Ying Zheng would have many children.

Lu Buwei was even more aware of Ying Zheng's attitude towards women.

If Ying Chengjiao really brought all the concubines back to Chang'an Jun Mansion, it would be even more difficult to urge Ying Zheng to have children!
Ying Chengjiao blinked and said, "Am I not a treacherous minister?"

"I am not only a treacherous minister, but also a lucky minister!"

"If I go out to conquer another country in the future, I will not send concubines from other countries to Xianyang Palace. I will drag them back to my house as soon as possible and not leave any for you, my brother!"

"I think based on my brother's personality, he will not take the initiative to take in another concubine."

Lu Buwei:...

You are shameless!
Feeling a little depressed, Lü Buwei stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, Marquis Wenxin has a suggestion!"

If Lu Buwei did not want to see Ying Zheng, he would not have risked death and returned to Xianyang City.

If Ying Zheng didn't want to see Lu Buwei, he wouldn't have wasted so much time with Lu Buwei.

Now that both sides had gotten off the stairs, Ying Zheng took the opportunity to extend his right hand and said, "Please, Marquis Wenxin, take a seat."

Lu Buwei bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ying Chengjiao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei were like foster father and son, uncle and nephew, monarch and subject, master and apprentice, and enemies.

In addition, there are a series of issues, such as the fact that Lao Ai, who was sent into the palace by Lu Buwei, made King Zhuangxiang wear a big green hat, that Zhao Ji was once Lu Buwei's dancer, that Lu Buwei had a tough control over Ying Zheng, and the stories about Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji that were circulated among the people.

The relationship between Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei is extremely complicated and confusing, with various emotions intertwined.

More importantly, both Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei were extremely determined, confident, and strong people, and it was impossible for them to bow to others!
This makes it even more difficult to ease the relationship between the two.

Perhaps only when one party passes away will the other party truly calm down and recall the past, and then get drunk for three days.

Fortunately, Ying Chengjiao had no intention of helping Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei resolve their misunderstanding.

Ying Chengjiao just wanted to use Lu Buwei's talents!

Sitting on the unfamiliar yet familiar position on the left hand side of Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei sighed in his heart before continuing, "If Your Majesty wants to govern the people of Guandong, this is a necessary move."

"But while Your Majesty is ruling the people of Guandong, you must also understand that although Your Majesty is the ruler, the ministers in various places may not necessarily be willing to serve as your subjects."

"Moreover, the territory of Great Qin is extremely vast, and it often takes seven or eight days for the king's orders to reach the local areas, so the king's power is increasingly weakened in the eyes of the local people."

"Therefore, only by adopting the correct methods and means can Your Majesty achieve his wish!"

Ying Zheng frowned slightly and asked, "Marquis Wenxin is saying that I am wrong?"

Lü Buwei said frankly: "Your Majesty is wrong!"

Hard!

Ying Zheng’s fist hardened!
Just like many people can accept the persuasion of friends and clients, but cannot accept the persuasion of teachers and parents.

If someone else said that Ying Zheng was wrong, Ying Zheng might accept it with pleasure.

But when Lu Buwei said that Ying Zheng was wrong, Ying Zheng suddenly became furious!
I am no longer the child I used to be!
Ying Zheng said decisively: "In the eyes of Marquis Wenxin, I may be wrong."

"However, our Great Qin has expanded its territory and doubled its territories, but the people in various places only dare to do things that deceive the emperor in the gutter, and dare not cause any unrest!"

"This is enough to prove that I am right and Marquis Wenxin is wrong!"

Lu Buwei shook his head: "This only proves that Chang'an Jun is right."

Ying Chengjiao, who was already in the state of eating melons while twisting the snacks: ∑(△｀)? ?
Then Lü Buwei continued, "The reason why the people and officials in Guandong dare not have the slightest disturbance is that when Chang'an Jun conquered Han and Chu, he slaughtered the powerful and the people wantonly, and even used 500 soldiers to wipe out all the people in the old Han who were willing to cause trouble!"

"Otherwise, the world would be in chaos!"

Ying Zheng was stunned: "Marquis Wenxin is saying that it is right to kill the prince's brother?"

Although no one dared to accuse Ying Chengjiao of the mass killing in front of Ying Zheng.

But Lu Buwei was the first person to say that it was right to kill Ying Chengjiao!

Lü Buwei said without hesitation: "It's right to kill him!"

"Chang'an Jun was right to kill himself without reporting to the king!"

After more than ten breaths of silence, Ying Zheng asked in a complicated voice:

"Marquis Wenxin, is this a bit too radical?"

Didn't Lu Buwei teach himself benevolence and righteousness, love his people, and proceed step by step every day, hindering Ying Zheng's efforts to unify the world?

This guy is clearly a staunch conservative!
After not seeing you for several years, how come you have become even more radical than me?
After Lu Buwei remained silent for more than ten breaths, he looked at Ying Zheng with complicated eyes:

"I am afraid that in the whole world, the king is the only one who does not act radically as a minister!"

(End of this chapter)