Chapter 667 When Did You Have the Illusion that I Was a Conservative? Master and Disciple, Monarch and Minister!

The candidates were already frustrated by being searched.

Under the leadership of Liu Ji, the entrance of Daqin Military Academy suddenly turned into a sea of ​​spit, and the atmosphere was heated.

But the atmosphere in the Imperial Study Room of Da Qin was extremely strange.

Ying Zheng sat behind the desk and carefully reviewed the memorial.

Opposite Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei held a volume of "Loyalty and Filial Piety" written by Han Fei and read it with gusto.

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

The two people who were close and spent the most time together when Ying Zheng was young are now clearly in the same room, but there seems to be a river of death between them, and they don't know each other's existence!

"Brother!"

The door of the imperial study room was pushed open, and the cold air from the outside blew the flames of the charcoal pot in the imperial study room, disrupting the strange atmosphere.

Ying Chengyu stepped inside against the cold wind and said with a surprised look on his face: "Is Marquis Wenxin here too?"

"I have met Marquis Wenxin, and I have paid my respects to the king!"

Ying Zheng finally put down the memorial in his hand, raised his head and asked, "Has everything been dealt with?"

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

"Qu Bi and other suspected fraudsters have been arrested."

"The strategy you and I set to alert the enemy is indeed effective."

"Taipu Mi and others have not been idle these past two days, and they have been doing a lot of things."

"Pi Houyan, Wang Zuoxiang, and Li Tingwei are all watching them closely, trying to seize every flaw they reveal!"

The Chu family relative was an old expert in political affairs in the Qin Dynasty.

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

That's why Ying Chengyu did not launch the arrest on the same day the fraud was revealed, but gave him two days.

During these two days, Mi Li could still sit still, but the family members of Qu Bi and others were worried and could not sleep at night, racking their brains to try to save their own interests.

It’s unclear whether their actions can help them escape guilt, but they have left enough evidence to convince everyone in the world!

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Very good!"

"Fortunately, Brother Wang is here, otherwise this division of civil servants will be ridiculed by the world because of these silverfish!"

"There is no need to bother Brother Wang with the subsequent judgment of crime and punishment. Just leave it to Zuo Xiang and Tingwei."

Ying Zheng's voice turned cold: "These people who deceive the emperor should all be punished with serious crimes!"

Before Ying Chengyu could speak, Lu Buwei suddenly shook his head: "Absurd."

Ying Chengyu looked at Ying Zheng, but saw that Ying Zheng neither refuted nor answered, as if he didn't hear Lu Buwei's words, and looked at Ying Chengyu quietly.

If Ying Chengyu didn't believe in ghosts and gods, he would have doubted whether the Lu Buwei he saw was a ghost invisible to others!

Ying Chengyu had to take the initiative to ask: "Why did Marquis Wenxin say this?"

"Qin's laws are strict. These people, as important officials of the imperial court, know and break the law. Shouldn't they be severely punished?"

Lu Buwei responded solemnly: "Of course we should be severely punished, but severe punishment requires methods."

"Your Majesty, this move is too hasty!"

"Your Majesty should have arrested and prosecuted them directly on the day when the imperial examinations began."

"As many as you find, you will be punished!"

"In this way, the majesty of Qin's laws is maintained, and the people and courtiers are not forced too much."

"But the king stood still, alerted the enemy, and then caught them all in one fell swoop!"

"The king doesn't know that Mi Li and others are not the king's enemies, but the king's ministers. The people of Guandong are not the king's enemies, but his subjects."

"Forcing one's own ministers and people to become one's enemies is a lack of wisdom!"

"I can already see that the Qin Dynasty is in turmoil, and that the great dynasty and everyone are enemies!"

Ying Zheng's right hand in his sleeve was clenched into a fist, but his face remained calm.

Upon seeing this, Ying Chengxuan said: "Brother Wang, Marquis Wenxin said that you and I are acting unwisely and are forcing the people and officials too much, which may lead to unrest in the country."

"What do you think, Brother Wang?"

Ying Zheng said coldly: "Nonsense!"

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

"In the past, Wen Xinhou once said that the king and his ministers should perform their respective duties, and you don't need to check to understand."

"But ignoring the crime of deceiving the emperor by his ministers, and ignoring the fact that his subjects used fraudulent means to enter the court as officials, are things that the monarch should not be aware of!"

"If I don't sin against these deceitful people, it will be difficult for the country to survive!"

Ying Chengqiao looked at Lu Buwei, waiting for Lu Buwei's answer.

As a result, Lu Buwei stopped talking. He just looked out the window and sipped his drink.

Ying Chengxuan said speechlessly: "Marquis Wenxin, Your Majesty said that if we don't investigate and punish severely, it will be difficult for the country to survive."

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

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

"If all the sins are committed, the king will have no one to use."

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

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

"The king originally only needed to question a few important officials to make other officials dare not to deceive the king even though they had the intention to deceive the king. They were willing to work diligently for the king and gave full play to the role of punishment and warning."

"But your Majesty insists on implicating and committing serious crimes on all the ministers, just for the purpose of punishment."

"I think it's because the Qin Dynasty has won successive battles and many talented people have entered the Qin Dynasty in recent years, which made the king despise the courtiers!"

"I, my lord, am worried about you!"

Ying Chengyu looked at Ying Zheng again. Ying Zheng's expression changed slightly, but he also turned his eyes to the window without saying a word.

Ying Cheng is angry!

Ying Chengyu spread his hands and asked without concealing his displeasure: "Brother Wang, Marquis Wenxin, are you kidding me?"

"Sitting across from each other and not hearing each other, do you insist that I recite the legend?"

"Did you two never talk before I came here?"

Ying Zheng said quietly: "Marquis Wenxin doesn't want to talk, so why do we need to press each other so hard?"

Lu Buwei also said quietly: "You don't want to speak, and I don't want to speak either."

Ying Chengyu:...6!

According to the minister, it had been more than half an hour since Lu Buwei entered the imperial study.

The two of them sat facing each other in the imperial study room for more than half an hour, and yet they didn't say a word?

Ying Chengyu was silent for a few moments before speaking: "You are amazing!"

"I admire you!"

Sitting down on the soft couch to the left of Ying Zheng, Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice: "Brother Wang, there are many affairs in the government and the place is chaotic. I, the Qin Dynasty, need the wisdom of Marquis Wenxin!"

"After all, Marquis Wenxin was personally invited back to Neishi County as a guest by my brother."

"Give me some face!"

Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze from the window.

Ying Chengxuan looked at Lu Buwei again and said, "Marquis Wenxin, is this still a matter of discussion?"

"If there is no further discussion, I will ask Brother Wang for all the concubines in Brother Wang's palace that have not been favored by Brother Wang."

Ying Zheng: [_?]

What are you trying to do to persuade Lu Buwei to involve me?

If you want a girl, I can give it to you.

However, Lu Buwei suddenly glared at Ying Chengyu: "This is what a sycophant does!"

Lu Buwei regarded Ying Zheng as a junior in his family, and like the traditional parents of this era, he very much hoped that Ying Zheng could flourish.

Lu Buwei knew very well Ying Zheng's attitude towards women.

If Ying Chengyu really brings all the concubines back to the Chang'an Palace, it will be even harder to urge Ying Zheng to have children!

Ying Chengyu blinked: "Aren't you a sycophant?"

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

"If I go on another expedition to destroy the country in the future, I will not send any concubines from other countries to Xianyang Palace. They will all be dragged back to my house early, and not a single one will be left for Brother Wang!"

"I think with Brother Wang's temperament, he will not take the initiative to take any more concubines."

Lu Buwei:...

You are shameless!

With a bit of frustration, Lu Buwei stood up and held his hands in his hands: "My lord, Marquis Wenxin has some advice!"

If Lu Buwei did not want to see Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei would not risk death and return to Xianyang City.

If Ying Zheng didn't want to see Lu Buwei, he wouldn't have spent so long with Lu Buwei.

Now that both parties have reached the bottom of the steps, Ying Zheng used his right hand to say, "Please take a seat, Marquis Wenxin."

Lu Buwei bowed his hands and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

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

Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei seem to be adopted father and son, uncle and nephew, monarch and minister, master and disciple, and enemy.

In addition, Lao Ai, whom Lu Buwei sent to the palace, gave King Zhuang Xiang a big cuckold, Zhao Ji was Lu Buwei's dancer, Lu Buwei's strong control over Ying Zheng, and what Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji had to say among the people. stories and a series of questions.

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

More importantly, both Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei are extremely determined, confident, and strong people. It is impossible for them to bow to others!

This makes the relationship between the two more difficult to ease.

Maybe only when one party dies, the other party will really calm down and recall the past, and then get drunk for three days.

Fortunately, Ying Chengyu had no intention of helping Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei resolve their knots.

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

Sitting in the unfamiliar yet familiar position on the left side of Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei sighed in his heart before continuing: "The king wants to govern the people of Guandong. This is a necessary move."

"But while the king is governing the people of Guandong, he must also understand that although the king is a king, ministers in various places may not be willing to be ministers."

"Nowadays, the territory of the Qin Dynasty is extremely vast, and it takes seven or eight days for the king's orders to reach the local areas, so that the royal power in the eyes of the local people is getting weaker and weaker."

"Therefore, only by adopting the correct methods can the king achieve what he wishes!"

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

Lu Buwei said calmly: "The king is wrong!"

Hard!

Ying Zheng’s fist is hard!

Just like many people can accept the persuasion of friends and clients, but cannot accept the persuasion of teachers and parents.

If others say that Ying Zheng is wrong, Ying Zheng may accept it happily.

But when Lu Buwei said that Ying Zheng was wrong, an unknown fire suddenly rose in Ying Zheng's heart!

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 territory, but the people everywhere only dare to do the things of bullying the emperor in the gutter, and do not dare to have any turmoil!"

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

Lu Buwei shook his head: "This can only prove that Lord Chang'an is right."

Ying Chengyu, who has already entered the melon-eating state while twirling the snacks: ∑(△｀)? ?

Then Lu Buwei continued to say: "The reason why the people and officials in Guandong did not dare to have any turmoil was because the Lord of Chang'an massacred the powerful people when he destroyed Han and Chu. He also used five hundred soldiers to wipe out all those in the old Han who wanted to cause trouble. People!"

"Otherwise, the world will be in chaos!"

Ying Zheng was stunned: "Marquis Wenxin said that Brother Wang was right to kill?"

Although no one dared to accuse Ying Chengyu of killing people in front of Ying Zheng.

But Lu Buwei was really the first person to say that Ying Chengyu was right to kill!

Lü Buwei said without hesitation: "Killing is right!"

"Chang'an Jun killed himself without reporting to the king, which is even more right!"

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

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

Didn't Lü Buwei teach himself benevolence, love for the people, and gradual progress every day, and dragged Ying Zheng's feet to unify the world?

This man is clearly a conservative!

How come he has become more radical than me after not seeing him for several years!

After more than ten breaths of silence, Lü Buwei looked at Ying Zheng with a complicated look:

"Under the whole world, I am afraid that only the king thinks that his ministers are not radical!"