Ran Fang had no intention of hiding Han Xin's matter from Ying Zheng, and he also believed that he could not hide it from Ying Zheng's eyes and ears.
After arranging everything before Han Xin's departure, and taking advantage of a dark and windy night, he secretly sent Han Xin away from Xianyang City without disturbing anyone.
After arranging all this, he felt relieved.
Early the next morning, he wore an official uniform and walked through the morning mist to the palace.
When he came, Ying Zheng was exercising, so he had to stand aside respectfully.
After waiting for two sticks of incense, Ying Zheng finally finished his training.
Seeing this, Ran Fang immediately took the facecloth from Wei Liang's hand and handed it to Ying Zheng himself.
Seeing Ran Fang, Ying Zheng didn't seem too surprised. After looking up at him, he naturally took the face cloth from him.
Then, he handed the facecloth back to Ran Fang's hand and asked casually: "It's hard to see you this early in the morning."
While talking, Wei Liang stepped forward and took the cloth from Ran Fang's hand, then stepped back respectfully.
Ying Zheng seemed to have not seen it and asked, "Did something happen?"
The more understated the tone, the greater the anger hidden underneath.
Therefore, from these words of Ying Zheng, Ran Fang could tell that Ying Zheng already knew about Han Xin and was not happy about him secretly sending people out.
Although he may not know what Han Xin is going to do, doing something without telling Ying Zheng is betrayal!
Now, I am afraid that I am just waiting for myself to say it in person. If I say that I am not satisfied, I am afraid that he will not be able to eat today and walk away.
Since ancient times, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Ran Fang firmly believed in this truth, so he came to find him early in the morning.
"Last night I secretly let one of my guards leave. I came here specifically to forgive you."
As he spoke, he knelt down.
Regardless of his original intention, secretly releasing people must have offended Ying Zheng. In this case, he must admit his mistake first.
Sure enough, Ying Zheng's face looked much better when he heard her take the initiative to tell her what happened.
"oh?"
"Why?"
Although this pretense doesn't look like much, it still gives Ran Fang a chance to explain.
Ran Fang just knelt on the ground and told Ying Zheng his suspicions about the salt merchants and the matter of secretly inviting Han Xin to Xianyang City. He did not dare to hide anything.
Finally, he revealed the reason why he secretly asked Han Xin to leave.
"The purpose of my trip is to keep them guessing whether Han Xin has left Xianyang City."
"They only knew about Han Xin, but they couldn't guess what Han Xin was going to do."
"When Han Xin is discovered, he will be anxious to think of a way to deal with it. As long as Han Xin can investigate how they deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates, then Your Majesty will have evidence to punish them!"
"The salt and iron monopoly cannot be achieved overnight. Since there are problems now, let's solve the immediate problems first."
"I was also worried that officials and businessmen would protect me, so I had no choice but to take this step. Please punish me."
Now many people in the city are paying attention to Ran Fang's every move, but he is not afraid of that because everything he does is for the sake of Da Qin.
As long as Ying Zheng can trust him, he can treat other things as indifferent.
After listening to Ran Fang's explanation, why didn't Ying Zheng understand Ran Fang's good intentions?
He had also investigated in the past few days and felt relieved knowing that there was nothing hidden in Ran Fang's words.
"Get up."
"Here."
After saying that, Ran Fang stood up, adjusted his clothes slightly, and followed Ying Zheng.
Wei Liang and his entourage had already stood far away, for fear that they might accidentally hear something they shouldn't hear.
Ying Zheng continued: "Now that you are responsible for this matter, I can rest assured."
"Your investigation into the salt merchant, I guess, must be because of my decision to dominate Zhang Liang, right?"
Before Ran Fang could answer, he said directly: "Since you have started the investigation, I will not hide it from you."
"Everyone has noticed the salt merchant thing for a long time. We also sent people to investigate but found nothing."
"I thought, there must be something else that I don't know about, but if the investigation is carried out in a big way, they will definitely be on guard."
"Originally, I wanted Zhang Liang to investigate, but I didn't expect that you would just look for someone else."
"In this way, that widow will feel relieved."
Now, Ran Fang had to admire Ying Zheng's acumen.
After all, he is the king of a country, and there are some things that he cannot touch.
But at the same time, he also had other thoughts in his mind.
As for letting Feng Quji teach Hu Hai, I'm afraid it won't be that simple.
"I am stupid. I waited until His Majesty made it clear before I could think of these things."
"I admire you."
Ying Zheng waved his hand casually, as if he didn't care about Ran Fang's praise.
He continued walking forward and asked, "Has Fusu been looking for you these past few days?"
"Never."
"This child..."
This was a rare display of Ying Zheng's fatherly side, which surprised Ran Fang.
As far as he knew, nothing major happened to Fusu and Ying Zheng in the past few days, but why would Ying Zheng ask such a question?
"Your Majesty, are you asking me to find Mr. Fusu?"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng sighed, and then slowly said: "No need."
This made it difficult for Ran Fang to answer the conversation, so he could only follow Ying Zheng and walk aimlessly.
Just when Ran Fang thought Ying Zheng couldn't speak, he heard Ying Zheng sigh.
"Ran Fang... is it true that immortality is impossible?"
The matter of immortality has been in the past for a long time. Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng mentioned it again today.
And listening to the tone of Ying Zheng's words, he felt quite sorry for this matter, but for the sake of Ying Zheng's safety, he still replied firmly: "Your Majesty, no one can do this."
"Now that your Majesty exercises every day, his body is much healthier. As long as your Majesty persists, he will surely live a long life."
"The most important thing is, Your Majesty, don't worry too much, otherwise no matter how good the medicine is, it won't work."
"Your Majesty, for the sake of Great Qin, please do not harm your body."
Ran Fang said the last sentence sincerely.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but look back at him, taking his advice to heart.
"Since being with you in Xianyang Prison, Fusu's temperament has become much calmer."
"But when it comes to Confucian affairs, it's always..."
"well--"
A long sigh made it clear that Ying Zheng, as a father, was helpless towards his disobedient son.
If he were an ordinary person, Ran Fang wouldn't mind providing a violent solution.
But now that their identities were different, he could only reply respectfully: "Here."
"It is my honor to relieve His Majesty's worries, but I can only give it a try in this matter."
