While Ma Lingshu was reading the confession, he had been secretly observing Li Shui's expression. Soon he discovered that Li Shui had a confused look on his face, as if he didn't know anything about it.
Ma Lingshu sneered in his heart: "It's a good acting skill. But it's useless. I already have conclusive evidence."
Ma Lingshu is now alone, and no one except Zhao Gao accepts him. Even if Zhao Gao accepted him, he would give repeated orders to him to do things in secret and not to expose his relationship with Zhao Gao.
This made Ma Lingshu very hurt. The ups and downs in the officialdom made him a little mentally abnormal. He wanted to bring down a few big shots and prove his worth.
Today he will overthrow Li Shui, tomorrow he will overthrow Chun Yuyue, and the day after tomorrow... maybe it will be Li Si, maybe it will be Wang Wan, and in the end, it may even be Zhao Gao.
Ma Lingshu was thinking wildly while reading the confession.
He knew this confession by heart. In fact, this thing was his handiwork.
Those businessmen and their relatives didn't know the words, and their dictation was in a mess. But he polished it and wrote it down.
The witness is now in his mansion. If Li Shui refuses to admit it, he can bring the person up immediately and give Li Shui a fatal blow.
Secretly communicating with the Huns was a serious crime comparable to treason. Even if Li Shui takes the banner of alchemy, he will still have to be placed under house arrest if he doesn't die.
The more Ma Lingshu thought about it, the more proud he became.
With his mind full of joy, Li Shui suddenly said: "Oh, it turns out to be Wu Tong, that merchant who sells rare treasures everywhere. I remembered it."
Ma Lingshu was a little speechless. Could it be that you really forgot just now?
He put away the confession, stared at Li Shui, and asked loudly: "Sir Huai, that group of merchants killed dozens of people. You forced them to a dead end, and you didn't feel guilty, but you forgot all about it? Do you still have any humanity?”
Li Shui's hand was a little itchy.
Ma Lingshu was on guard, and when he saw Li Shui raising his hand, he hid behind him.
Li Shui was a little helpless. It seemed that his habit of slapping people was already known to everyone.
He said calmly: "When did I push them to a dead end? They went to do business with the Huns, obviously of their own free will. Did I send someone to escort them? Our Daqin and the Huns have always had mutual trade, and this Wu Tong also I have been to the north before. Why should you rely on me?"
Ma Lingshu said: "If it were a simple mutual trade, no one would report you. Why did you force them to see Shatilie? Why did you let them ask for cattle and sheep from Shatilie?"
"Who doesn't know that Sha Tilie hates Da Qin deeply. Who doesn't know that Sha Ti Lie went to Da Qin as an envoy and you humiliated him in every possible way?"
"People from the Central Plains are already in danger when they see Shatilie. If they ask for property again and again, wouldn't they think that their lives are too long?"
"Lord Huai, are you secretly using their family members as a threat? Are you forcing them to embark on a road of death?"
Li Shui said: "Wu Tong is willing to go, not because I am threatening him, but because I agree to do business with him. As for his life, don't worry, Sha Tilie will not kill him. I wrote a letter to Sha Ti Lie , let Wu Tong take it with him. After Sha Tilie reads the letter, he will definitely hand over the cattle and sheep, and will even entertain Wu Tong with good wine and meat, and send him back safely."
Ma Lingshu said excitedly: "You wrote a letter to Sha Tilie? Why did Sha Tilie listen to you? Is there collusion between you two?"
Li Shui is a little confused. Can I tell you this? Your level is not high enough either.
Only a few important ministers knew that Satile was castrated. There were only five people present that day, namely Li Shui, Li Xin, Feng Chang Si Feng Chang, Li Si, Wang Wan, and Zhao Gao. Even Chunyu Yue didn't know the inside story.
This is the big secret between the Qin Dynasty and the Xiongnu. Once it spreads to everyone, how can Shatilie inherit the position of Shan Yu?
If the future Chanyu is not Shatilie but Moton, it will be a huge threat to the Central Plains.
Therefore, Li Shui could not tell the courtiers that Sha Tilie had been castrated, nor could he say that Sha Tilie had something in Da Qin's hands.
So Li Shui said vaguely: "It's a very important matter. Don't ask around about things you shouldn't know."
Ma Lingshu sneered and said, "Master Huai, do you have a guilty conscience and dare not answer directly?"
Li Shui smiled bitterly and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, your Majesty should be very clear about my loyalty to Great Qin."
Ying Zheng did know very well, and he also vaguely guessed why Li Shui dared to send people to ask for cattle and sheep. Li Shui must have threatened Sha Tilie in the letter: if he did not get the cattle and sheep, he would be publicly tortured. .
On one side are cattle and sheep, on the other side is the great chanyu. I think Satire will make the right choice.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "During Sha Tilie's mission to Great Qin, he was deeply impressed by the majesty of our Great Qin. Huai Guzi asked him for cattle and sheep, and he will definitely give them."
The courtiers were immediately in an uproar, and they were all thinking: "What are you talking about? Shatilie is impressed by the power of the Qin Dynasty and is willing to give cattle and sheep? Is it possible?"
They remember clearly the two living treasures Li Xin and Li Shui. One man held a sword and frisked the Huns. The other leaned on a glass of ambrosia and asked Satire to lie on the ground and learn how to bark.
According to the servants of the post house, Shatilie was living there at that time and was scolding him every day.
Would such a person be impressed by the power of Great Qin?
Chunyu Yue shook his head and thought: "Your Majesty is deeply bewitched by Huaiguzi, and he has become somewhat indifferent to right from wrong."
Ma Lingshu was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Ying Zheng to answer like this. After thinking about it, Li Shui said, "Since he is asking for cattle and sheep, why did Wu Tong bring a large amount of gold and silver?"
"Didn't you collude with Shatilie? As soon as Wu Tong arrived, Shatilie would kill people and steal goods, take the treasures, and greatly increase the strength of the Huns?"
Li Shui said helplessly: "When did I ask Wu Tong to take the treasure to see Sha Tilie? This man made his own decision and wanted to ask for cattle and sheep while also doing business with the Huns. It is obvious that merchants are very profitable." "
Ma Lingshu said: "Wu Tong has been away for several months. He should have come back after such a long time. Mr. Huai is not a fool, he should have guessed that he was killed by Sha Tilie. Now again Why deny it and struggle so hard?”
Li Shui said: "Maybe he's not dead, he's just delayed by something. Master Ma, I won't argue with you. I'll take your life when Wu Tong comes back with his cattle and sheep. How about that?"
Ma Lingshu was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes: "Master Huai, you want to gamble your life again? Since Master Huai is so confident, I have no choice but to accompany you."
Li Shui bared his teeth and said with a smile: "I have never lost when I bet my life. Master Ma can take care of himself."
The two had a heated argument in the court room, which ended in a bet of their lives.
Within one month, if you don’t see the cattle and sheep sent by the Huns. Li Shui allowed Ma Lingshu to deal with him.
After the court meeting ended, Li Xin pulled Li Shui into the corner and said with a smile: "Ma Lingshu never thought that Sha Tilie would have something to do with you and me. This time, the person named Ma is dead."
Li Shui said: "We can't place all our hopes on Wu Tong. He hasn't come back after such a long time. Maybe something happened."
In this day and age, when you go on a long trip, you really have to tuck your head in your belt. Disease, bandits, strong wind and rain...everything can kill a person.
Li Xin nodded in agreement and asked Li Shui, "What are you going to do?"
Li Shui said: "I'll write another letter to Shatilie and send someone to deliver it. Something can't happen to both groups of people. As long as the cattle and sheep arrive, no matter who brings them back, my bet will be considered Won."
Li Xin said: "Don't worry, I will select a few people from the army and they will definitely deliver the letter."
Li Shui and Li Xin discussed it and went to find someone.
Zhao Gao and Zhao Cheng were also discussing in the mansion.
Zhao Cheng said with a smile: "Huai Guzi took the wrong medicine today, and he actually wanted to gamble with Ma Lingshu."
"Shatilie, why do you give him so many cattle and sheep? I think this time, he is doomed."
Zhao Gao shook his head and said: "While I was in the court, I suddenly remembered something. Maybe Huaiguzi can really win the bet by relying on this."
Zhao Cheng asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Gao whispered: "Sha Tilie saved his life that day, but it was not that he was not punished. In fact, he was punished."
Zhao Cheng asked curiously: "What punishment?"
Zhao Gao was a little embarrassed to say it, but now he had to discuss important matters, which were always hidden and there was no way to discuss them.
So Zhao Gao whispered: "Iron punishment."
Zhao Cheng subconsciously looked towards Zhao Gao's crotch.
Zhao Gao was immediately furious. Zhao Cheng quickly looked away with an apology on his face.
Zhao Gao took a deep breath and thought: "That's it, that's all, what else can I do to my own brother?"
Zhao Cheng changed the topic and said, "Did Huaiguzi threaten Sha Tilie in that letter?"
Zhao Gao nodded: "That must be the case. In order to keep his secret, Shatilie will definitely offer cattle and sheep."
Zhao Cheng said with some regret: "It's a pity that this bet is going to be lost. If Ma Lingshu dies, he will die, it doesn't matter. I just lost a good opportunity to bring down Huaiguzi."
Zhao Gao sighed and said: "This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come back. If Huaiguzi loses this time, he can at least be put under house arrest. In three years, even if he can refine the elixir, the situation in the court has been turned upside down. , there is nothing he can do. So, we have to find a way to win this bet."
Zhao Cheng frowned and said, "It's difficult to win. Unless Wu Tong dies on the way."
Zhao Gao said: "Immediately send a reliable person to go deep into the Xiongnu to hunt down Wu Tong."
"This person must be highly skilled in martial arts and be able to ensure that he is not caught in the north. He must also be loyal to the Qin Dynasty and cannot surrender to the Huns. He must also hate Huaiguzi deeply and will not give up until he achieves his goal. And he must be with me, the Zhao family. It doesn’t matter, if something happens, we can’t be implicated.”
Zhao Cheng said with difficulty: "This kind of person is difficult to find."
Zhao Gao smiled slightly and said: "Actually, it's not difficult. There is one in Xianyang City." Go to Baidu to read the latest chapter of "I was a hero in the Qin Dynasty" for free as soon as possible.
