As usual, the courtiers who came to attend the banquet rested in Shangjun's villa and waited until dawn tomorrow before returning to the city.

Of course, rest is definitely not enough. They have to run to the toilet from time to time.

After Li Xin settled in Mrs. Li's residence, he came to see Li Shui.

As soon as he saw Li Shui, Li Xin burst out laughing: "Qi'e, this person is really ridiculous. When he was a boy, he peeked at the woman taking a bath. Now more than thirty years have passed, and the woman must have turned gray and drooped.

He is so old. He still keeps thinking about it."

Li Shui said seriously: "Brother Li, how can you laugh at others like this? Mr. Qi is indeed a bit different, but... hahaha..."

Li Shui couldn't help it anymore.

After the two of them laughed for a while, Li Xin held his stomach and said, "I've been thinking about it for a while but I still can't figure out why he keeps thinking about that woman?"

Li Shui said: "What you can't get is what you want most. Besides, his impression of that woman is only a glimpse of her thirty years ago. Therefore, in his mind, that woman will always look young and beautiful."

.”

"It's just like Brother Li. If you go out tomorrow and suddenly a meteorite falls from the sky and kills you. Then what everyone will remember will always be what you look like now. You are superb in martial arts, brave in martial arts, and hate evil as much as you hate evil."

"But if you live to be more than a hundred years old, you will die. What everyone will remember is an old Li Xin who staggers when he walks, drools when talking, and is incontinent."

After hearing this, Li Xin said quietly: "Brother Huai, I found that you are very capable of deceiving people. After listening to your words, I wish I could die now."

Li Shui chuckled.

Li Xin added: "That idea of ​​having righteousness in your heart and being invulnerable to all poisons is nonsense, isn't it? Anyway, I don't really believe it. Throughout the ages, there have been many evil villains, each one more alive than the last."

Li Shui nodded and said, "Yes. Zhengqi is so elusive that it can't be seen, touched, or explained clearly."

Li Xin said curiously: "Since this statement is false, why did Qi E feel so much more relaxed after telling him his secret?"

Li Shui said: "Actually, it's very simple. This secret has been in his heart for a long time. He wants to be a gentleman, but he has dirty thoughts. He is in pain and dislikes himself. So he can't sleep at night and can't eat.

.If it is delayed any longer, it may actually develop from a heart disease into a disease."

"I forced him to speak out. Although he was a little embarrassed for a while, it also gave him an outlet to vent. It's like a flood. Building a dam to block it is not a long-term solution. It's better to dredge the river and let the flood flow to

Go to the sea."

"Now this secret is no longer a secret to Qi E. He also discovered that everyone is more interested in things between men and women. The pain in his heart has been reduced by most, and he naturally feels relaxed."

Li Xin nodded: "That's it."

While the two were talking, the craftsman walked in and said to Li Shui: "Sir, all the spoiled immortal wine and steamed buns have been eaten. The Qin Banliang received in the past few days has amounted to millions.

.It’s enough to cover the cost of making fairy wine and steamed buns.”

Li Shui nodded and said to the craftsman: "Go and tell those newly recruited idiots to be careful when doing things. I will only forgive them this time. If they do something wrong again, I won't be able to forgive them."

Then, Li Shui waved his hand and sent the craftsman away.

Li Xin was silent for a while and asked Li Shui: "Are you making friends with these courtiers to prepare for Master Fu Yao?"

Li Shui hummed.

Li Xin added: "I think these people may not be truly convinced to make friends with you."

Li Shui smiled: "It doesn't matter. When I first came to Shangjun Courtyard, these craftsmen were also a little dissatisfied with me. Now, don't they still admire me very much? When I first met Wujiao, I lent him a few coins.

He was reluctant to Qin Banliang. Isn't he loyal now?"

"These courtiers, as long as they are tied to me, they will soon be infected by my noble moral character, and they will immediately be convinced by me."

Li Xin was a little confused: "Noble moral character? Do you have it?"

…………

Li Xin and Li Shui were still plotting how to seduce the courtiers. But Zhao Gao had already taken care of the remaining members of the Wang family. The two parties, you and I, hit it off and quickly became complicit.

Zhao Gao promised to provide protection to these courtiers. Even if Ying Zheng wanted to punish Wang's old party in the future, Zhao Gao would deal with it and try to retain their titles and official positions. At the very least, they would not be killed.

These old members of the Wang family naturally believed in Zhao Gao, because Zhao Gao was deeply trusted by Ying Zheng. If he asked, Ying Zheng would give him some face.

Therefore, these old members of the Wang family burst into tears of gratitude and toasted to Zhao Gao frequently.

Zhao Gao is very smart and keeps emphasizing that he and these Wang family members are like-minded friends, and there is absolutely no intention to win over the other.

Wang's old party members were not stupid either. They knew that Zhao Gao wanted to avoid suspicion, so they agreed to it.

After drinking for three rounds, an old member of the Wang family named Shen Hou stood up.

Shen Hou said to Zhao Gao: "Sir Zhao, there is no peace in the country now. I wonder if Mr. Zhao wants to do anything."

Zhao Gao smiled slightly and asked, "What are you referring to?"

Shen Hou said: "Nowadays, there are two people who are in the limelight in the imperial court. One is Huai Guzi and the other is Chunyu Yue."

"Huai Guzi, relying on his magical skills, acted rampantly and looked down upon everyone. But what about Chunyu Yue? He is Master Fusu's master and will most likely be the future emperor's master, so he is also a little arrogant.

"

"I will boldly speculate that in a few decades, one of these two people will be in a high position, one will be below the other, and will be above ten thousand people."

"If Mr. Zhao wants to achieve something, he has to compete with these two people."

Zhao Gao asked again: "In your opinion, how should we compete?"

Shen Hou said: "Mr. Zhao is very thoughtful and I don't dare to tell you how to fight. I just think that it is better to fight early than late. If you always have the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, it will be easy to breed tigers."

"If we continue to delay like this, once Fusu is established as the crown prince, the big thing will be over. Or maybe Huaiguzi has established a foundation in the court, and it will be difficult to shake."

"Therefore, I would like to suggest to Mr. Zhao that there is no need to hide one's capabilities and bide one's time, or fight openly or secretly. It would be better to get rid of them as soon as possible while they are still young."

Zhao Gao asked again: "Which one of these two is better to get rid of first?"

Shen Hou said: "I believe that the harm caused by the Sophora millet is far greater than that of Chunyu Yue. We should get rid of the Sophora millet first. Once the Sophora millet falls, it will be much easier to deal with Chunyu Yue's rotten Confucian."

"What's more, Huaiguzi has always been hostile to Mr. Zhao and Mr. Hu Hai. The saying "Hu Ye is the one who destroyed Qin" came from this person."

Zhao Gao praised: "Wonderful, sir, you have great talent."

Shen Hou smiled slightly and said modestly: "These strategies are not what I thought of in the next moment. A few months ago, General Wang Li had a fierce battle with Huaiguzi, so I was thinking about these things. But I didn't expect that the Wang family would actually... Sigh.

"

Mentioning the Wang family, the old members of the Wang family here felt a little sad. After all, they were the old masters. These people were afraid of being implicated and did not dare to continue to associate with the Wang family. But psychologically, they had feelings after all.

Zhao Gao raised his wine glass and said, "Destroying Huaiguzi will be regarded as revenge for the Wang family."

Wang's old party all raised their glasses and said in unison: "The locust trees and millets will be destroyed."

The banquet lasted until late at night. Afterwards, the courtiers took their leave one after another.

After everyone left, Zhao Cheng said to Zhao Gao worriedly: "Brother, what if we have attracted so many courtiers, what if we arouse His Majesty's suspicion? The Zhao family may become the second Wang family.

Already."

Zhao Gao smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter. After today, I will contact them in the name of Young Master Hu Hai. Like me, they are just loyal ministers who support the establishment of Young Master Hu Hai as the crown prince."

"At best, we are like-minded colleagues, rather than the relationship between master and subordinates like the Wang family. We can even communicate in secret without being familiar with each other on the surface. Don't worry, His Majesty will not be suspicious of us."

Zhao Cheng felt relieved after hearing that Zhao Gao's arrangements were in order. Then he asked: "Are we really going to deal with Huaiguzi this time?"

Zhao Gao snorted: "If we don't get rid of this person, there are too many variables. As before, I, Zhao, will be strategizing from behind. Let these Wang family members rush to the front."

Zhao Cheng asked: "How does brother plan to get rid of Huaiguzi?"

Zhao Gao said: "This person is arrogant and domineering, and does things regardless of the consequences. Such a person must have a lot of tricks. You should immediately send someone to collect everything related to Huaiguzi."

That night, Zhao Gao slept refreshed. When he got up the next day, Zhao Chengcheng brought good news. He had really caught Huai Guzi.

Zhao Gao freshened up and came to the front hall, where he saw several frightened people.

Zhao Gao asked: "Who is this?"

Zhao Cheng said: "They are the family members of some merchants."

Zhao Gao frowned and said, "Merchant? Just a few merchants can't bring down Huaiguzi. What happened to them?"

Zhao Cheng said: "Their relatives were working for a big merchant named Wu Tong. A few months ago, Huaiguzi forcibly took Wu Tong to the Shangjun Courtyard and forced him to see King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu. Let Wu

On his behalf, he asked for thousands of fine horses and countless cattle and sheep from Shatile."

"Wu Tong, forced by Huaiguzi's power, could only take away the relatives of these people, organized a caravan, and went to the north in the name of mutual trade. However, there was no news from this trip. Since these days,

The relatives of the caravan have been crying."

When the family members heard Zhao Cheng talking about this, they burst into tears and said, "Yes. Who in the world doesn't know that the Huns are cruel? Who in Xianyang City doesn't know that Huaiguzi has a grudge against King Zuoxian? He

This is obviously asking our relatives to die. Maybe, maybe our relatives are already dead now."

Zhao Gao nodded: "This Huaiguzi is indeed vicious. But this charge alone is not enough."

Zhao Gao thought for a while and said to Zhao Cheng: "Send a reliable person to take these businessmen's relatives to find the Wang family's old officials. Ask them to report Huaiguzi on suspicion of colluding with Shatilie.

.Deliberately sent a group of merchants to let them kill people and steal goods. Use the gold and silver treasures carried by the merchants to support the Huns, greatly increasing their strength."

Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment and felt that this crime was quite serious.

It's just...it seems a bit unreasonable. So, why is Huaiguzi funding the Huns?
Chapter completed!