That night, Li Shui slept in the alchemy room.

In fact, Li Shui was lying on the low couch and couldn't sleep at all.

He was very worried. What he worried about was not how to defeat Chun Yuyue in a verbal battle with the Confucian scholars, but how to defeat Chun Yuyue.

This old man is risking his life. He is really a scoundrel. When he files a complaint in front of His Majesty, he still has to worry about his face. What kind of bullshit is this?

Tossing and turning, Li Shui finally fell asleep, but was soon woken up by Wu Jiao.

Li Shui then remembered that being in the palace was no better than being in Shangjun's courtyard, and he couldn't just sleep until daylight.

Li Shui sighed, put on his clothes, washed up, had breakfast, and walked slowly to the Yizheng Hall.

Because Li Shui woke up late, he arrived at the Yizheng Hall much earlier than usual.

However, he found that many courtiers had gathered in front of the Council Hall, and the number was even greater than before.

Li Shui was a little puzzled: "Why did you all come so early today?"

Li Xin said with a smile: "Isn't this because of you, Brother Huai?"

Li Shui was a little helpless: "Are they all here to watch the show?"

Li Xin nodded vigorously: "Before watching the show, it is really unique to discuss with each other and exchange experiences."

Li Shui looked at Li Xin and said helplessly: "Brother Li, you are a bad student."

Li Xin said with emotion: "It's really comfortable to be a bad person and a shameless person."

At this time, suddenly a courtier pointed to the distance and shouted: "Here we come, Lord Chunyu is here."

All the officials looked in that direction, and soon, everyone saw the figure of an old man.

It is Chunyu Yue.

Chunyu Yue's steps were a little staggering, which made him feel a little pitiful.

Li Shui sighed: "This old guy is playing the emotional card."

Chunyu Yue walked to the door of the Council Hall and ignored anyone. He just stood there, closing his eyes and meditating.

A courtier who had good friendships came up to Chunyu Yue and persuaded him: "Doctor, why are you angry with Huaiguzi? It is better to keep this useful body and benefit the people of the world."

Chunyu Yue slowly turned his head, glanced at this man, and then said lightly: "Do you think I will lose?"

The court official gave a bitter smile: "The Immortal is so eloquent that even if the doctor has good reasons, how can he defeat him? It is better to ignore him and not fall into his trap and lose your life."

Chunyu Yue shook his head and said with a tragic face: "Right is right and wrong is wrong. I don't believe that people in the Qin Dynasty can really reverse right and wrong."

"Today I will prove to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in front of Your Majesty that justice and justice still exist in our country, Qin."

"If I really die, I hope to use this life to inspire you. I hope you can wake up from your dreams and eradicate the treacherous villains in the court."

When Chunyu Yue said the words "treacherous and sycophantic villain", he turned around and glanced at Li Shui.

Li Shui said to Li Xin very aggrievedly: "Your sister-in-law is a white-eyed wolf. I call him sister-in-law all day long, but he calls me a treacherous villain."

Li Xin patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Brother Huai, I have wronged you."

Soon, the door of the Yizheng Hall opened.

Ying Zheng had long known about the dispute between Chunyu Yue and Huai Guzi through Si Tu. He felt very troubled by this.

Chun Yuyue was a veteran minister in the court and Fusu's master. He was an upright and honest man, and Ying Zheng was very confident in him.

As for Huai Guzi, although he was a little unruly and acted recklessly, he was talented and made the Qin Dynasty prosperous.

Neither of these two people, Ying Zheng, wanted to give up.

Therefore, Ying Zheng sat on the throne and looked at the civil and military officials who were saluting below.

He found Chunyu Yue and Li Shui among them, and sighed.

Ying Zheng was a little worried, how should he reconcile with Xini today? At least he couldn't let Chunyu Yue commit suicide, otherwise Fusu would be very sad.

After the ministers saluted, they began to discuss political affairs.

In the past, it would take an hour or two for ministers to discuss politics, with people debating with each other and finding an optimal solution. But today, the discussion is extremely fast. It seems that everyone wants to end it as soon as possible.

The person serving Ying Zheng today is none other than Ji Ming.

He looked at Chunyu Yue and Li Shui in the main hall, and his heart blossomed with joy.

He also heard that Banxian and Chunyu were at odds. It seemed that the people he sent out yesterday were very capable and caused a lot of trouble for these two people.

For Li Shui and Chun Yuyue, no matter who wins or loses, it is good news for Hu Hai.

Ji Ming thought with a smile: It seems that my strategies are becoming more and more sophisticated, and I have even figured out the trick of borrowing a knife to kill people.

Then, Ji Ming subconsciously touched his neck.

After touching it, Ji Ming was a little confused. He didn't know what happened today and kept touching his neck involuntarily.

This neck always feels a little awkward, itchy, and tingling. But if you feel it carefully, you can't notice anything.

Ji Ming shook his head in confusion.

By this time, the political affairs had been discussed.

Chunyu Yue stood up, saluted Ying Zheng, and said with great sadness and anger: "Your Majesty, you are banishing an immortal in Xianyang City and ruining the reputation of this veteran. I ask your Majesty to uphold justice."

Ying Zheng nodded lightly: Sure enough, he is here.

He looked at Huaiguzi: "How did you ruin Dr. Chunyu's reputation?"

Li Shui stood up and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, I have been doing things down-to-earth and being an honest man. When did I ruin the reputation of others? It must be Dr. Chunyu who is trying to catch the wind and use the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman.

, I misunderstood you."

What Li Shui said didn't sound very nice, almost blaming Chunyu Yue.

However, Li Xin looked at Li Shui with a look of relief: Banishing the Immortal really gave me face, and Zai Qian made me my sister-in-law.

Other adults in the court also thought: The banished immortal was more polite today and did not falsely accuse Chun Yuyue of treason. Huh? Wait, why did the banished immortal not accuse anyone of treason and I thought he was polite? What's going on?

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Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui helplessly: "Have you ever done this?"

Li Shui said categorically: "I have never done this."

Chunyu Yue took a deep breath and thought: It seems that today I really have to die to prove my innocence. It doesn't matter. Although I die, my good reputation will remain in the world.

Thinking of this, Chunyu Yue said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please allow me to tell you everything that happened."

Ying Zheng nodded.

Later, Chun Yuyue said: "A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Fu Yao wrote a book under the pseudonym Beiming Youyu, which is called Journey to the North."

All the courtiers present suddenly realized that this book was really written by Master Fu Yao.

When Ying Zheng heard him mention Journey to the North, he felt a little uncomfortable.

He has read "Journey to the North", and the content in it is really... well, it's hard to describe in a word.

I heard Chun Yuyue continue to say: "The old minister thought that what was described in this travel to the north was the political strategy of Master Fu Yao in Beidi County. This idea was very good, so I also elaborated on the Confucian strategy of governing the country. The book "The Land of Yao and Shun" was written."

Ying Zheng nodded.

Nowadays, when the imperial examinations are held, current affairs policy is an important examination content. Writing books and discussing state governance strategies is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it helps to cultivate talents.

Chunyu Yue briefly said: "Later, the old minister made a bet with Ban Xian in Shang Jun's Courtyard, to see which of these two books would sell better."

"After confirming the bet, the veteran has been very tight-lipped and has never publicized it."

"When I went out to drink tea that day, I heard Zhou Qingchen praising Beidi County, using words that were so flattering that it was hard to hear."

Zhou Qingchen was standing not far from Chunyu Yue, his face sinking into the water, and his emotions didn't seem to fluctuate at all.

Li Xin was amazed when he saw it: This man really got the true inheritance of banishing the immortal.

Chun Yuyue took a deep breath: "After hearing this flattery, the veteran felt indignant. Because the veteran has read the book Beidi County, and the content is naturally novel, but he cannot deserve such praise from Zhou Qingchen. Zhou Qingchen This move is to flatter and kill Mr. Fu Yao."

When Li Shui heard this, he was slightly startled and thought: How can we talk about it from this perspective? This old man Chunyu Yue is awesome.

Chun Yuyue continued: "The veteran was so indignant that he couldn't help but refute Zhou Qingchen, lest the young master's travels to the north would disappoint people and damage the young master's reputation after it was released."

After Ying Zheng heard this, he nodded slightly.

In fact, he knew very well that blindly praising was not the best. Raising the people's expectations would definitely make them very dissatisfied when they get the book. It would be better to lower their expectations and give them an unexpected surprise.

Of course, Fu Yao's book...can there be any surprises?

Ying Zheng gets a headache just thinking about it.

He said calmly to Chunyu Yue: "Go on."

Chunyu Yue responded and said: "I spent the whole night writing an article refuting Zhou Qingchen. Most of this article was a comment on Zhou Qingchen, but it also implicitly mentioned that expectations for Northern Journey should not be too high."

"But after this article was read out in public, it aroused countless criticisms. The people yelled at the old minister, saying that the old minister was unsafe, a treacherous villain, and regarded wealth as life. All kinds of unpalatable words made the old minister unbearable."

"Later, the old minister ordered his servant to inquire about it, and then he realized that before the old minister's article was read out, the banished immortal announced the bet between us. Therefore, the old minister's behavior seemed to be smearing the Northern Journey. "

After hearing this, the courtiers suddenly realized.
To be continued...