The best time to slander is to take advantage of the other party being away from the scene.

If he is not here, there will be no chance to refute. Everything you say is right.

So some court officials became active.

Among these court officials, there were important officials like Li Si and Wang Wan. They were depressed because they were hit by Li Shui one after another. On the surface, they lost their fighting spirit, but actually held grudges.

So, they didn't mind doing some tricks while Li Shui was away.

There were also some middle-level court officials. Before Li Shui entered the court, they lived carefree and free. They went to court every day, made money, drank wine, and sang. It was a life like a god.

But since Li Shui came, they first reaped a wave of wealth because of housing prices. Then, in the series of large-scale events held at Shangjun Villa, they spent a lot of money to buy tickets.

Later, Shangjun Villa continuously produced strange things. The families of these court officials fell into Li Shui's consumption trap, and the monthly expenses increased by more than ten times more than before.

Now, I need to go to a night school. Otherwise, my own knowledge cannot keep up with the times and cannot pass the assessment and will be dismissed.

These courtiers suddenly realized that life was really dark.

It turned out that they were leisurely cattle and sheep on the grass, and they just had to eat grass with peace of mind. Now they suddenly realized that the banished immortal was a wolf. Since he came, everyone had to find ways to run and survive. If they were not careful, they were left behind.

Therefore, these court officials wanted to take advantage of Li Shui's absence and fan the flames.

As for the lower class of court officials, they also want to impeach Li Shui.

After all, they are at the bottom. If they want to climb to a high position in their lives, they don’t have much hope, so they can only use the help of an adventure. The exiled immortal is the greatest adventure.

If you succeed, you can soar into the sky.

Even if they fail... Anyway, they are under the banner of serving the country and the people, even if they fail, what can the exiled immortal do? They can explain that they have misunderstood the exiled immortal.

If the banished immortals are causing trouble for them because of this little thing, they will seem a little narrow-minded.

If you think about this, if you succeed, you will have great benefits. If you fail, you will have little losses.

So, these people really want to act as pioneers.

So... although the ministers in the court did not communicate, they all thought of going together.

Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Ying Zheng looked at the court officials and said lightly: "Today's court discussion has been going on for three hours. You must be tired. Let's go down and rest for a while. After two hours, we will discuss it."

The courtiers all responded and retreated one after another.

Two hours were enough for them to eat and then take a nap.

But these court officials didn't care about rest, and they began to connect in a busy manner.

Soon, a few brave and eager to be promoted had already written an article on impeachment.

The court officials who were close to them secretly expressed their support in the court.

As for Li Si and Wang Wan, they expressed their support with a tacit attitude.

Two hours passed quickly and the court continued.

During these two hours, Ying Zheng sent three waves of messengers to the West, asking them to inquire about the news immediately.

After the negotiations began, the wind direction changed.

The morning's court discussion was mainly about discussing how to deal with the Peacock Kingdom and the Hun Kingdom.

During the afternoon's court discussion, the finger pointed more at Huaiguzi.

The court officials who were in the forefront poured dirty water on Li Shui without hesitation. They used all kinds of guesses, reasoning and witty words to prove Li Shui as a thief.

Then these court officials suggested that Shangjun Villa should be sealed immediately and a thorough investigation of Huaiguzi should be conducted.

These courtiers believe that no one can stand the investigation.

Shangjun's villa has a big family and a large business, complex personnel, and it is impossible to be absolutely clean. It is too easy to find evidence of Huai Guzi's rebellion. It is insinuated and over-associated, and the court officials are all experts.

After these ministers impeached Huai Guzi, they were paying attention to the reactions of Zhou Qingchen and others.

In their opinion, Zhou Qingchen is Huai Guzi's loyalty and will definitely refute it.

But to their surprise, Zhou Qingchen was indifferent and seemed to have not heard it.

Then they began to look at Ying Zheng's attitude again, and Ying Zheng was also indifferent, as if he hadn't heard it.

Ignoring is the greatest contempt.

Ying Zheng said lightly: "The demise of the Huns has been confirmed. As for whether the Peacock Kingdom has been destroyed, I have sent out an envoy. I believe that news will come soon."

"After the news came, whether Huai Guzi deceived me, the truth will be revealed immediately. You don't need to guess it here."

The courtiers had no choice but to respond.

They looked at each other, and many people began to think: It seems that His Majesty has a special trust in Huai Guzi. In this way, it will be even more difficult to defeat him.

Could it be that I really have to go to Shangjun Villa to investigate and see if he has any signs of rebellion?

The minds of these court officials became active.

In the following court discussion, they did not make any other tricks. Everyone obediently followed Ying Zheng's request and made some suggestions on state affairs.

If the Peacock Kingdom really perishes, what should it be? How should it be ruled in two places far away?

If the Peacock Kingdom has not perished, what should we do?

Until the court officials gathered their ideas and proposed two feasible plans, Ying Zheng was finally satisfied, then waved his hand to end the court discussion and let the court officials leave.

After the court meeting ended, Fu Yao found Ying Zheng and asked worriedly: "Father, do you really believe that Master has rebelled?"

Ying Zheng looked at Fu Yao and asked, "What do you think?"

Fu Yao thought about it, then shook his head firmly: "Master will never rebel."

Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said to Fu Yao: "Anyone has the possibility of rebellion, and even between father and son, there are often murders."

Fu Yao also said: "However, Master is indeed unintentional to rebel. I have been with Master for a long time and know him very well."

Ying Zheng sighed and said, "You must know that people are not static. A person who did not want to rebel before does not mean that he will not rebel in the future."

"When I lived in Zhao as a proton in the past, I never thought that one day I would become the master of the world."

"People have different ideas because of different circumstances. As their status grows higher and higher, their ambitions will become greater and greater."

Fu Yao said sadly: "In this way, does the father believe that his master has rebelled?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I don't believe it. But... I won't trust him completely. Fu Yao, you have to remember that an emperor cannot absolutely trust anyone."

Fu Yao was silent for a while, then nodded and left.

Ying Zheng looked at his back and sighed in his heart: Fu Yao looks like me.

He was sure that Fu Yao understood. This child was young and although he was innocent, he was not naive. At least he seemed much more pragmatic than the elder brother who spoke of kindness.

Thinking of Fusu, Ying Zheng remembered Fusu’s suggestions in the court today.

"Good marriage? He can think of it." Ying Zheng snorted coldly, then waved his sleeves and swept the books on the table all over the floor.

The little eunuch serving next to him was so scared that he shrank his neck, not knowing why His Majesty suddenly got such a big temper.

…………

Outside Xianyang City, not far from Shangjun Villa, there is a temple called Baima Temple.

The name of the temple was given by Li Shui, and the monks in the temple had no objection, so they decided to settle it.

This is the first temple in the Qin Dynasty, where Wang Ben, Hu Hai, and some monks from the Peacock Kingdom lived.

Unlike later monks, Wang Ben and others did not have a leisurely life. They did not recite scriptures in front of the Buddha statue several times, burn incense, do fortune-telling, and accompany the noble lady to see the palm of their hands.

Buddhism at this time was even more similar to a philosophy.

Wang Ben and others were very busy every day, and they were translating Buddhist scriptures.

Sanskrit and Qin language are very different. Wang Ben tried hard to translate Buddhist scriptures beautifully without losing the original meaning. This process is very difficult because people who do not have a deep understanding of Buddhism will definitely not be able to do this.

Hu Hai was locked up here and was forced to attack Wang Ben.

Hu Hai was very smart. In just a few months, he had already understood Buddhist principles, which made the monks of the Peacock Kingdom admire him very much.

But Wang Ben knew very well that this was just a manifestation.

Hu Hai has been caring about the situation in Xianyang City.

According to Ying Zheng's order, Hu Hai could not walk out of the White Horse Temple. However, the guards of the White Horse Temple were not as strict as the imperial palace. Hu Hai could learn about the situation outside through the mail-buying mates.

Today, Hu Hai was very happy to hear that the court officials were impeaching Huai Guzi.

Hu Hai rubbed his hands excitedly.

As for whether the court officials could bring down Huaiguzi, Hu Hai had no hope at all. Over the years, Huaiguzi has stood firm in the court for a long time, which has made Hu Hai give up.

What he really considers is whether he can find a fish in this muddy water.

If you want to take advantage of the situation, you must leave the White Horse Temple. Even if your body cannot go out, your reputation must be gained.

Hu Hai thought about it and then pushed open Wang Ben's door.

Wang Ben is now the abbot of White Horse Temple.
To be continued...