"If Lord Chang'an monopolizes military and political power, then is the Qin State his Majesty's or Lord Chang'an's? Back then, most of the Qin court supported Lord Chang'an, so how could Your Majesty sit on the throne?"

"Why can't Cheng Xi hand over the military and political power to me?"

Veins popped up on Meng Ao's neck.

"Land is obtained by robbing, not given by others. Power and land are the same as birds, and must be robbed! South Korea gave the Shangdang that I, the Qin State, had conquered to the State of Zhao, and the State of Zhao wanted it."

"The late King Zhaoxiang was so angry that the Changping War broke out between Qin and Zhao. If not for the refusal of the late King Zhaoxiang, Lord Wu An would have destroyed the Zhao State at that time!"

"If Chang'an Lord gives the power that Lu Buwei gave up to your majesty, your majesty will not be able to keep it by relying on the Empress Dowager Zhao and her relatives from abroad!"

The First Emperor panted rapidly, it seemed that it was because of his fast words just now that he was out of breath.

Ying Zheng tried to calm down as much as possible, followed Meng Ao's words in his mind, and thought quickly and logically.

The grumpy veteran of the Four Dynasties kept his temper and did not disturb the First Emperor, who was standing there with a gloomy expression on his face.

Soon, Ying Zheng looked up again, his face returning to its usual calmness.

"There is nothing wrong with what Mr. Meng said, but if there is no evidence, everything is just speculation. Mr. Meng may have real evidence to prove his words."

The First Emperor believed that Lu Buwei had wild ambitions and always wanted to replace him.

This can be verified by Lu Buwei's behavior of treating him as a puppet and refusing to hand over military and political power.

But today Meng Ao said that Lu Buwei has no wolfish ambitions, and everything is done for Ying Chengyu.

Judging from Meng Ao's words, combined with what Lu Buwei did back then, it makes sense.

But things cannot be concluded with just one sentence, because it is easy to deduce logic from facts.

For example, a father bought a tomato and made his son's favorite tomato scrambled eggs at noon. The son thought that his father bought the tomatoes specially for him.

Wait until mother comes back in the evening.

Tell his son that dad bought tomatoes because mom wanted to eat persimmons mixed with sugar.

Mom didn't come back because she had something to do, so she made you scrambled eggs with tomatoes. The tomatoes were actually bought for mom.

In the absence of personal confirmation from the father, both of their logics make sense.

This is why Qin Law asks about traces but not the heart.

The words, logic, and actions of the parties involved all seem to be perfect, but that doesn’t mean it’s true.

In the Qin State, which was controlled by the Qin Law in all aspects, the Qin people's thinking also had obvious traces of the Qin Law, and the same was true for the First Emperor.

Without real evidence today, the First Emperor would not trust what Meng Ao said.

But, Meng Ao has.

The veteran also tried his best to calm down his emotions.

Although Meng Ao has a hot temper and straightforward temperament, he is not stupid.

Ying Zheng standing in front of him is the king of Qin and the king of the world.

He couldn't treat him like his own son or grandson and curse like that.

"After the Battle of Tunliu, there was a curse in Xianyang called 'You are the king's younger brother', and the Lord of Chang'an was criticized for ten years."

"Meng Gong wants to say that the 50,000-strong army was not defeated, but Cheng Xi designed it to let Guo Kai take power. Cheng Xi has told me about this."

"No, what I want to say is that Your Majesty traded the city for the Lord of Chang'an. Everyone in the world thinks this is a ridiculous act. Why didn't Lu Buwei stop him?"

"If Cheng Xiu is captured and does not return to Qin for one day, Qin's face will be disgraced. He will be disgraced in the world, so Lu Buwei has no choice but to agree."

"Lu Buwei never cares about these things. Your Majesty has been in Zhao for so many years. If it weren't for Chang'an Lord's hard request, Lu Buwei would have accepted your Majesty and returned to Qin?"

The First Emperor's eyes froze for an instant, but his mind was greatly shaken.

His logic doesn't make sense...

And Meng Ao's logic, Tong.

The First Emperor dryly justified his logic and said: "As things change, so will people."

"What about the 50,000-strong army? In the memorial reviewed by Your Majesty, is there any explanation of how the 50,000-strong army was defeated and died? Was it flooded, ambushed, or attacked by fire?"

"Fifty thousand soldiers of the Qin army didn't even know how they died, so they just let it go. Your Majesty was hiding it for Lord Chang'an and deliberately ignored the matter. Then why didn't Lu Buwei ignore the matter?"

The First Emperor closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

He had never thought about this matter in detail back then.

Yes, an army of 50,000 is enough to destroy South Korea. How could Lu Buwei not interfere with such a powerful force?

What Lu Buwei can't see is that it's just me from beginning to end...

Ying Zheng slowly squatted down and sat upright again. He covered his face with his hands to hide his expression from Meng Ao, and the mechanical sound flowed out from between his fingers.

"continue."

"That night, with bronze heads and iron arms, the Armored Gate, which had never been injured in a hundred battles, was the first to break up Lu Buwei's army. Your Majesty had never heard of the Armored Gate before, and the Queen Mother Zhao's forces had not heard of the Armored Gate either."

"The only person who can hide such a force in Xianyang is Lu Buwei, who is in charge of the military affairs of the Qin State. The Pijiamen is the personal army trained by Lu Buwei for Lord Chang'an."

Today, Meng Ao will die without saying anything surprising.

Again and again, the inherent impression of the First Emperor's memory was broken.

The First Emperor, who had already felt that nothing could hit him and whose mentality had been adjusted to a stable state, once again felt ups and downs and his body trembled.

"Lü Buwei has always wanted Lord Chang'an to be the king, so when Lord Chang'an asked for the Tiger Talisman, even though a rebellion was imminent, Lu Buwei still gave it to him."

"The Empress Dowager Zhao asked Lu Buwei's confidant Lao Ai to launch a mutiny in advance, which made Lu Buwei a little hasty. But Lu Buwei, who has been in charge of the military and political affairs of the Qin State for more than ten years, could be more hasty."

"Before Empress Dowager Zhao contacted me and asked me to lead troops to Qinian Palace to rescue him, Lord Chang'an had already sent someone to deliver the sword and tiger talisman to me. Without the tiger talisman, Meng Ao could mobilize no more than a hundred troops."

"What kind of rescue this person is talking about is just giving food to Lu Buwei! Lord Chang'an insisted that your majesty return to Qin. After your majesty returned to Qin, Lord Chang'an spoke to the late king Zhuang Xiang and insisted on giving up the throne to your majesty."

"Finally, Lu Buwei, who wanted to mutiny to help Lord Chang'an ascend to the throne, was personally suppressed. Lord Chang'an fought for every step of His Majesty's becoming king. Lord Chang'an fought for Your Majesty's position as king!"

"Your Majesty once wrote to me in handwriting that if Lord Chang'an rebels, he will give up the throne! Today I would like to ask, if someone assassinates Lord Chang'an, how will Your Majesty deal with it?"

The veteran finished all the words in one breath, picked up the Qin sword, pointed the sword downward, and thrust it hard on the desk in front of the First Emperor.

No matter how hard the veteran suppressed his emotions, he still couldn't suppress them.

When he thought about the city defense army saying that Ying Chengyu was assassinated and almost died tonight, the veteran felt uncontrollably angry.
Chapter completed!