Li Shui glanced at Cang Fu and was speechless: "Can't you cover your face when you buy a cow?"

Cangfu looked ashamed.

Li Xin's mind was spinning rapidly, and he suddenly realized something. He pointed at Cang Fu and said, "Did Shatilie give you money and ask you to buy cows for him?"

Cang Fu nodded repeatedly, so frequently and with such force that Li Shui was a little worried that he might have a concussion.

Li Xin said with satisfaction: "So that's it. It seems that these cattle and sheep were indeed sent by Shatilie."

The courtiers couldn't bear it anymore and said one after another: "Li Xin, Huai Guzi, do you two think everyone is a fool? I have been here listening to your nonsense for a long time. You two are shameless and full of lies.

It’s really ridiculous.”

Chunyu Yue shook his head and sighed in his heart: "It's really rotten wood that cannot be carved. This guy Li Xin has discredited me again."

Li Shui and Li Xin looked at each other, knowing that they had offended the public, so they decided to end today's performance.

Li Xin said: "Brother Huai, if you say that Sha Tilie bought these cattle and sheep, Ma Lingshu will definitely say that you bought them yourself. If you say that there are enough cattle and sheep, Ma Lingshu will insist that they are not enough."

.In my opinion, the public is right when he says it, and the mother-in-law is right when she says it. Neither side can produce evidence. How about we just take a step back for my sake?"

Li Shui said: "No, I will definitely take Ma Lingshu's life today."

Li Xin took Li Shui's arm and said, "Brother Huai, we are all officials in the same court, so don't kill them all. Let him go."

Li Shui pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "That's all, for the sake of your brother Li, I will be magnanimous."

Li Xin laughed loudly, patted Ma Lingshua's shoulder and said, "Brother Ma, you will be blessed if you survive the disaster. You must treat me to a drink in the future."

Ma Lingshu calmly pushed Li Xin's hand away and said coldly: "Ma did not lose, and Ma does not need anyone to spare his life. Ma will take Huai Guzi's life today."

Ma Lingshu walked up to Cang Fu and shouted: "Is it Shati Lie who ordered you to buy cattle? When did his envoy enter Da Qin? Why was there no report at the border? Did he sneak in secretly? Why did he find

Have you been killed? Could it be that you and Shatilie have been colluding for a long time? Does your master Huaiguzi know about this matter? In other words, Huaiguzi is the mastermind behind it? "

Cang Fu's lips trembled. He was an old farmer with little knowledge, let alone quick wit. Now he was a little confused by Ma Lingshu's series of questions.

Seeing that he was about to implicate Huaiguzi, Cang Fu turned his head and hit a rock in a hurry, hoping to kill him one by one.

Fortunately, Li Shui next to him had quick eyes and quick hands and stopped him.

Li Shui signaled to the two craftsmen, and the two craftsmen took Cang Fu to the corner and kept an eye on him to prevent him from doing anything stupid.

Ma Lingshu refused to give up and shouted to Cang Fu: "What? Do you want to commit suicide out of fear of crime?"

Li Shui couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed Ma Lingshua's collar and slapped him hard with the other hand.

Ma Lingshu received three or four slaps before he broke free from Li Shuishui.

Being exposed to such shame and humiliation in front of a large public audience, Ma Lingshu yelled crazily: "Huai Guzi, I will fight with you. Do you think I am Wang Li? I can humiliate you like this."

Wang Jian, who was not far away, frowned: "What do you mean by this?"

Ma Lingshu felt that he was no match for Li Shui with his bare hands, so he simply picked up a wooden stick from the ground. As soon as he raised the wooden stick, Li Xin next to him kicked him and knocked him down.

Li Xinyi shouted sternly: "Your Majesty is here, how can you allow you to be so presumptuous?"

Ma Lingshu lay on the ground, pointed at Li Shui, and said loudly: "Isn't he just being presumptuous?"

Li Shui said calmly: "You were so aggressive just now that you wanted to force an innocent farmer to death. Anyone with a conscience will take action."

Zhou Qingchen ruthlessly added: "Yes, it is benevolent for a gentleman to stay away from the kitchen. Mr. Ma is well-read in poetry and books, but he bullies an old farmer. Where is his conscience? The old farmer is about to commit suicide, but you still refuse to give in. This is so

How are their behaviors different from those of animals?"

At this time, Wang Jian, who had been silent since he came in, walked up to Ying Zheng, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, justice is in the heart of the people. Everyone can see the right and wrong. Who wins and who loses, please make your decision."

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Ying Zheng looked at Wang Jian's white-haired head and couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw him standing here holding on to his sick body and coughing repeatedly.

Today, Huaiguzi made a lot of excuses and could barely justify himself. But everyone knew that he bought these cattle and sheep himself.

If you are too partial, you will look foolish. Why don't you punish Huaiguzi a little to calm the minds of the officials?

At this time, Ying Zheng spoke and said calmly: "Huaiguzi loses this bet. However, it is not easy for Huaiguzi to justify himself. The death penalty is exempted, but this living crime..."

Ying Zheng was thinking about it, and Ma Lingchu quit. He said sadly and angrily: "Your Majesty, how can you avoid the death penalty? Everyone here can see that Huaiguzi is cheating, deceiving your Majesty, and deceiving everyone in the world. Just because of him

Is this just a eloquent sophistry?"

Li Shui said faintly: "Ma Lingshu, I let you go, but you insist on killing me? I, Huai Guzi, do speak freely, but I ask myself, I have never done anything harmful to nature. What about you? You?

What kind of peace of mind do you have?"

Ma Lingshu said: "I am loyal to the king and serve the country. There are evildoers in the country and they must be eliminated."

Li Shui sneered: "Really? Are you doing it to get rid of the evildoers, or for your own career? Who ordered you to do this?"

Ma Lingshu no longer argued with Li Shui, but stared directly at Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, there is Fei Zhong in the court, which is causing harm to the country and the people. I am willing to compete and die to remonstrate with the king."

Ying Zheng looked cold and said sternly: "Are you saying that I am King Zhou of Shang?"

Ma Lingshua grabbed the ground with his head: "Your Majesty, it is easy to protect Huaiguzi, but it is difficult to block the mouth of Youyou. Today's incident is obvious to all the courtiers."

Ying Zheng sighed slightly in his heart, looked at Huaiguzi, and thought: "That's all, let him hand over the death-free gold medal and make alchemy in the palace with peace of mind. Use the death-free gold medal to atone for his crime. If Ma Lingshu dares to pester him again, I will

I will never spare him."

Just when Ying Zheng was about to give the order, he heard a Qin soldier coming on a fast horse from outside. Before he entered Shang Jun's courtyard, he shouted out of breath: "Report, report to the border. Shang Wu Tong, with a good horse

Thousands of horses, numerous cattle and sheep, came from the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu cavalry escorted them all the way to Qinguan. Now Wutong is less than thirty miles away from Xianyang."

When Li Shui heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He looked up to the sky and laughed and said: "Ma Lingshu, your death day has come, haha."

Ma Lingshu's lips trembled and he whispered: "Fake, it's fake again. Huaiguzi's cunning plan, this is also Huaiguzi's cunning plan."

Ying Zheng said calmly: "The Shangjun Courtyard is located in a small area. It will be inconvenient for the ministers to gather here. Why not go outside Xianyang City and wait for the merchant Wu Tong."

Naturally, the courtiers all agreed and left Shang Jun's Villa one after another.

Half an hour later, dust was flying in the west of Xianyang City. Soon, the shadows of cattle and sheep appeared inside, and the shadows of horses appeared.

The cattle are very strong, the sheep are very fat, and the horses are all lively and vigorous.

Zhou Qingchen couldn't help but admired: "Sure enough, there are thousands of good horses. The number of cattle and sheep behind them is probably no less than tens of thousands. If these are not countless cattle and sheep, I don't know what it means to be countless."

Following the cattle and sheep were three thousand Qin soldiers sent from the border. These three thousand Qin soldiers were witnesses. These cattle and sheep were indeed obtained from the Huns.

The courtiers looked at Li Shui, and they all looked surprised: "How did you do this Huaiguzi?"

Wu Tong walked to the front and saw Li Shui at a glance. Seeing that he actually came out of the city to greet him, he was deeply moved. He walked forward quickly, fell to the ground, hugged Li Shui's thigh, and cried loudly: "

Mr. Huai, I'm so lucky to have lived up to my fate. I brought back thousands of good horses and thousands of cattle and sheep safely. I met the Chanyu of the Xiongnu and King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu. This trip was really a narrow escape.

But this little man’s eyes have been opened, and he is even more impressed by Master Huai.”

Li Shui helped him up and said kindly: "Why is Shopkeeper Wu doing this? It's just a thousand good horses and countless cattle and sheep, it's nothing. Your Majesty is behind you, go and see your Majesty."

As soon as Wu Tong heard that the emperor was here, his legs suddenly became weak and he collapsed to the ground, unable to pull him up.

Ma Lingshu turned pale, grabbed Wu Tong's collar, and shouted: "Sha Tilie, why did you give Huaiguzi cattle and sheep? Is there any collusion between them?"

Wu Tong said: "Because Shatilie owed money. During Shatilie's mission to Xianyang, he prayed in Mount Huashan. He used 5,000 pig heads, sheep heads, and ox heads each. He also used 5,000 whole chickens and 5,000 whole ducks.

, five thousand whole fish and five thousand jars of fine wine. The cost was huge and the debt was high. These cattle and sheep were given to Master Huai to pay off the debt."

Ma Lingshua pushed him down and cursed: "What about Huashan, what about praying, nonsense, I don't know what it means."

Ma Lingshu saluted Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, I think there is fraud. Why did Sha Tilie give Huai Guzi cattle and sheep?"

Before Ying Zheng could say anything, another Qin soldier came on horseback and shouted from a distance: "Urgent report from the border. The Xiongnu cavalry escorted thousands of fine horses and countless cattle and sheep to the Qin Pass. Now the cattle and sheep are with

Horses, traveling all the way east, the distance to Xianyang is less than thirty miles, and we can reach it in an instant."

One of the courtiers said: "I have known about this for a long time. Didn't you see that the cattle, sheep and horses have arrived?"

Qin Bing said: "It's not this batch, it's another batch."

The courtiers were all stunned: "Sha Tilie, you sent two copies? This is such a big gesture. Did Huai Guzi really train this person to be so obedient?"

After a while, the envoys sent by Li Xin that day came with cattle and sheep in great force.

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction: "Such a large number of cattle are enough to handle the cultivated land in Guanzhong. And two thousand good horses, as long as they are bred properly, can give Great Qin one more cavalry within a few years."

Wang Jian looked at the high-spirited Huaiguzi from the side. The more he looked at it, the more unhappy he felt. So he said lightly: "Sha Tilie, why did you send so many cattle and sheep? Isn't there some collusion with Huaiguzi? Isn't this considered a crime?

Forget it, befriend Huaiguzi with generous gifts? I am a little doubtful that Huaiguzi is loyal to me, Great Qin."

Li Shui was furious: "What? The cattle and sheep didn't come, and they said I lost the bet, and they wanted to chop off my head. When the cattle and sheep came, they said that I had colluded with Shatilie, and framed me for treason? Think of me as an honest man.

Bullying?"

Just as Li Shui was about to have a seizure, suddenly another Qin soldier came panting: "Report, a group of Xiongnu cavalry, escorting countless cattle and sheep, arrived at the Qin Pass."

"A group of people, claiming to be envoys sent by Master Huai, have arrived with cattle and sheep."

Li Xin asked in surprise: "Brother Huai, how many envoys have you sent out?"

Li Shui was also a little puzzled: "There are still messengers? Why are there more messengers?"

Seeing the confusion between the two men, the Qin soldiers explained: "Among the envoys, the leader is the old general Wang Ben. Wang Ben has been hiding among the envoys, and no one has seen through it. In fact, the villain knows General Wang Ben."

When Li Shui heard this, he was even more surprised. He looked at Wang Jian and said, "Old general, why did your son help me fetch cattle and sheep? What is the relationship between your son and the Huns?"

Wang Jian just felt like the world was spinning: "No wonder I can't see Wang Ben these days. It turns out that he secretly went to the Huns. My Wang family and Huaiguzi are inseparable. What on earth is this unfilial son doing?"
Chapter completed!