On the way here, the courtiers were working hard to write down drafts, hoping to come up with good ideas when Ying Zheng asked.
However, the situation in Chudi was too complicated. Although the courtiers came up with some countermeasures, they always felt that they were unable to solve the problem sharply.
After entering the study, they saw Ying Zheng waiting there with his usual expression.
The courtiers secretly admired him. The situation in Chu was getting worse and worse, but his majesty could be so calm and not even anxious. He was worthy of being an emperor.
Ying Zheng looked at the courtiers and said calmly: "A few days ago, I deployed two groups of surprise troops. One to destroy Xiang Liang, and the other to capture Wang Jian."
The courtiers looked stunned.
Li Shui and Li Xin knew about this and smiled at each other.
After Li Shui finished laughing, a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face, and he said: "Your Majesty is really the Holy Son of Heaven. He had expected that Wang Jian would rebel a long time ago and deployed a surprise army. It was unexpected and incredible, sir. Even if I try to catch a horse, I can’t keep up.”
Li Xin looked at Li Shui blankly, thinking: Brother Huai is so good at flattering me, even if I try to flatter him, I can't keep up.
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Shui helplessly.
If this were said to another person, Ying Zheng would definitely think that the other person was a treacherous villain who specialized in flattering his master for glory. But when it came out of Li Shui's mouth, he didn't find it annoying. Ying Zheng thought about it and thought it might be because everyone knew that he was a shameless person, so no matter how exaggerated he was, it wouldn't be too much.
"I never thought that being shameless could have such benefits." Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui with emotion.
Chunyu Yue and other court officials certainly found Li Shui's flattery a bit embarrassing. But if you think about it carefully, Your Majesty is indeed extremely wise in this matter. For a moment, they looked at Ying Zheng with even more awe.
Ying Zheng enjoyed the courtiers' looks, so he glanced at Li Shui and Li Xin with satisfaction. If these two people hadn't reported the news, how could he have planned two clever moves in advance?
Ying Zheng said calmly: "There will be good news about Chu Di in the near future. Sirs, don't worry. I will ask you to start immediately and investigate secretly. Who is on good terms with the Wang family, who is involved in this matter, who has any They have a disobedient heart. After Wang Jian is escorted back to Xianyang, these people will be captured together."
Several courtiers' hearts sank, knowing that Ying Zheng was really angry this time and wanted to go on a killing spree and uproot the Wang family. Those who want to kill this time are not only the Wang family, but also Wang's disciples and former officials.
There should be a big shock in Xianyang City.
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The emperor had made his attitude clear. No one among the important ministers in the court was taking any chances. They quickly formulated some countermeasures and then began to conduct open and covert inspections.
No one sympathized with Wang, and no one tipped off the information, even if it would implicate some people, even if these people might have a good relationship with themselves. The courtiers will also bear the pain and give up their love.
A woman's kindness at this time is tantamount to committing suicide.
The dignitaries in Xianyang City did not smell anything, and a steady stream of information had been collected into the hands of Wang Wan and others, and they handed these things to Ying Zheng.
No one noticed the danger, they were still attracted by the lively scene in Shangjun's courtyard.
The plowing was over. Xiang Yu's speed was not very fast. He mainly had more than enough explosive energy but lacked endurance. In the later stage, he was caught up by others.
In order to get him shortlisted, the craftsman responsible for this matter racked his brains, and finally sneaked Xiang Yu in quietly.
After settling this matter, the craftsman cursed in his heart: With this little ability, you still want to rebel?
The craftsman did not curse, but Xiang Yu was very depressed. He could vaguely feel that his results were not ideal. Being able to be shortlisted in the end is probably due to the fact that a few farmers voluntarily quit.
Therefore, Xiang Yu's ranking is probably the lowest among the finalists.
Xiang Yu knew this, and so did the farmers around him. Among this group of Guizhou leaders, Xiang Yu is a special one, young and good-looking. The women who were watching around were most likely looking at Xiang Yu.
Unknowingly, the farmers united and became somewhat hostile to Xiang Yu.
When they see Xiang Yu, they always sneer and say: "He looks very handsome, but his body is not good."
"That's right. She looks like a woman, and when she does farm work, she naturally looks like a woman."
"That's wrong. The one in my family is also a woman. She is much better at farm work than he is."
Xiang Yu gritted his teeth, but couldn't help himself. He could only sneer and leave. He has already thought about it. When Xianyang City is captured in the future, he will raze the city to the ground and set it on fire. No matter whether it is a palace or a private house, not a single tile will be left.
However, after swearing the oath, he was a little confused: Really, is there still a chance to destroy Qin?
In the past few days, Xiang Yu had been hit hard. Although he knew deep down that these farm work had nothing to do with anti-Qin, as time went by, he still couldn't bear it.
After all, he had lived a good life since he was a child, and his father, Xiang Chao, boasted about his son to everyone, saying that he was rare in the sky and unparalleled in the earth.
Naturally, Xiang Yu has a kind of pride deep in his heart, feeling that he can be the best in whatever he does.
With such pride and such a smooth life, the most fearful thing is sudden setbacks, and continuous setbacks.
Xiang Yu felt that he couldn't bear it anymore.
There were a total of five people shortlisted by the Xiang family. They all gathered around Xiang Yu and tried their best to comfort him.
Xiang Yu forced a smile and said, "That's all, at least I can beat these farmers when it comes to killing people."
The children of the Xiang family nodded: "Yes, yes."
As a result, after nightfall, the craftsman came again and said that there were many piglets raised in Shangjun's courtyard. Now that the pigs had been raised, they wanted to kill them and sell them for meat. Therefore, these farmers are asked to kill pigs. Whoever kills well and kills more will be shortlisted. One hundred and twenty-five people will be selected this time.
Xiang Yu felt that his opportunity had come, and immediately sharpened his sword.
But when it came time to kill the pig, he found that was not the case at all. These pigs collided desperately and ran around after being stabbed.
Xiang Yu was knocked to the ground several times by pigs and rolled all over in mud.
After finally killing a pig, the pig had been stabbed with wounds everywhere.
Xiang Yu felt helpless and kicked the pig corpse hard, thinking: This pig is different from humans. If it were a person with the knife held to his neck, he would have been stunned. If it were a human being, if I gave him a sword, even if he didn't die, he would be unable to resist.
He shook his head and began to collect the body. When he turned around, he found that the farmers around him had already started to kill the second pig.
Not all of these farmers know how to kill pigs. But they have all seen pigs killed.
These people have lived in poverty since childhood. Being able to eat pork for once is a great gift. Therefore, they can't help but watch wherever pigs are killed. If the owner is happy, he will even give them a piece of pig intestines.
These people have seen the whole process of killing pigs since they were young, and the whole process of killing pigs has been imprinted in their minds. Today, they tried it. Although it took some twists and turns, it was much easier than a layman like Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu was hit again.
The craftsman responsible for this was going crazy: Why is this guy so stupid?
The craftsman knew that the banished immortal wanted this person by name, but the key was not to tell him the truth yet. He would have to go through a lot of twists and turns and rack his brains to get him in.
The craftsman has a huge headache when he thinks about deceiving everyone and making it perfect.
With this mood, he naturally had a bad look towards Xiang Yu.
The craftsman walked up to Xiang Yu, looked at the corpse on the ground, and cursed: "I have never seen anyone killing a pig like this. What a waste."
Xiang Yu's blood surged with anger, and the veins on his head jumped. He wanted to wipe the craftsman's neck with the butcher's knife in his hand, but in order to oppose Qin's great cause, Xiang Yu held back.
The craftsman cursed: "What are you looking at? The others have almost finished killing the second one, and you are still lingering here. You are just stupid, but you are still lazy."
Xiang Yu screamed wildly, which startled the craftsman. As a result, Xiang Yu rushed into the pig pen and chopped off a pig's head with a knife...
The killing was quite fast this time, but pig blood sprayed everywhere, making the scene miserable.
Even the farmers couldn't help but yell: "Idiot, all the pig's blood is wasted."
How difficult was it for the ancients to get a piece of meat? Pig blood must be collected in a small basin. I didn't expect this guy Xiang Yu... Well, let's not mention it.
Xiang Yu worked silently amidst everyone's scoldings. He had now fallen into complete doubt about himself.
Fortunately, one of the Xiang children came from a poor family and once worked as an apprentice to a butcher. After he killed his share, he came over to help Xiang Yu.
The craftsman breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: Fortunately, you guys know each other on your own, so I don’t have to worry about it.
The other farmers complained a little about this, but according to the rules, they didn't say they weren't allowed to help, so they didn't do anything.
After killing the pig, the craftsman let them rest for three hours. When it was first light, the grinding began again.
After grinding, they started building river embankments, then digging wells, removing slabs, and picking up dung...
By noon on the third day, Xiang Yu was so tired that he was reduced to a human figure.
The Xiang family member panted and said, "General Yu, why do I feel like we are being punished with hard labor?"
If he had said this at any other time, Xiang Yu would have immediately guessed what Li Shui was thinking, which was to make them work in the name of competition.
But now Xiang Yu is too tired to think.
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In the palace, Li Shui carried a small box and humbly arrived at Poppy's palace.
When the maids saw that Li Shui was here, they all smiled. Li Shui runs here all day long and has no airs, so the maids are not afraid of him.
One of the palace maids laughed and said, "Is Banished Immortal here to apologize?"
Li Shui said: "What's the apology? What's the apology?"
The palace maid said: "The princess was angry with you and cried yesterday, do you think we don't know?"
Li Shui poked his head into the room: "Huh? Is this happening? It should be some ignorant little eunuch who made the princess angry. I think it's probably a gangster who did it. If you don't believe it, call him over and beat him up. ask."
The palace maid smiled and said: "The banished immortal said that Wu Jiao did it. How dare Wu Jiao deny it?"
Li Shui asked: "Where is the princess?"
The palace maid said: "The princess said that she will not see any guests today, especially the banished immortals." As she spoke, she pursed her lips towards a room.
Li Shui ran over happily, pushed the door open, and said with a smile: "Weiyang, I brought you a treasure... Huh?"
There is not only Weiyang in the house, but also Poppy.
Li Shui blushed and said with a dry smile: "I...I pay my respects to the beauty..."
Meiren Yu looked at Li Shui helplessly: "I know that Mr. Sir is aboveboard and upright, but you must be careful of the villain's words."
Li Shuiqian smiled and said yes again and again.
Poppy said: "That's all, you young people, let's talk, I'll go out for a walk."
After the poppy left, Wei Young lowered her head to read the manuscript and ignored Li Shui.
Li Shui circled her twice and suddenly sighed: "Oh, it's not easy to make such a treasure. I used the magical method of the fairy world and finally succeeded."
Wei Yang raised her head and glanced at him.
Li Shui smiled and asked, "Do you want to see something?"
Weiyang said: "Take it and take a look."
Li Shui looked around: "Looking at it now, the effect is not very good. Let's change a room and you come with me."
Wei Young couldn't help her curiosity and followed Li Shui to a sunny room.
After Li Shui entered, he immediately closed the door. Not only the doors are closed, but the windows are closed. Then thick curtains were put on the doors and windows.
Princess Weiyang's beauty turned pale, and she cried out: "Huai... Guzi, what are you going to do?"
Li Shui was so busy that he was sweating profusely: "I want to show you a treasure. Don't worry, it will be ready soon."
Weiyang hid in the corner, pretending to be calm and said: "This is the palace, you can't do this. Just leave, I won't tell anyone else."
Li Shui wiped his sweat and said, "What? Oh, it's just a joke. And you asked me to tell it. What's the point? In our fairy world, some women's jokes are smoother than men's."
Weiyang saw that the room was getting darker and darker, and she was about to lose sight of her hands. Moreover, Li Shui was eager to try and tell some jokes. It's clear that he has some evil intentions.
She stumbled to the door, trying to open it and go out.
Li Shui stretched out his hand to stop her: "Don't make trouble, just make trouble for me. Come on, come on, sit here and you will be fine soon."
Wei Young was pushed down on the low couch by him.
Wei Yang was so frightened that her body became weak. She touched the low couch under her and thought: What is this? How come he has so much courage?
Then, Weiyang thought again: If he really did this, would his father blame him? Perhaps it would be nothing more than a scolding.
Wei Young's tears flowed down, and she whispered: "Huai Guzi... I don't want this way. This is too frivolous of me."
Li Shui looked back at her, but the light in the room was too dark and he didn't see Wei Yang crying.
He scratched his head and said to Weiyang: "If you tell a joke, does it count as frivolous? Well, I was wrong, and I am here to apologize today."
Weiyang suddenly understood: it turned out that he wanted to apologize. But isn't this kind of apology too weird?
At the same time, Li Shui had already opened a small hole in the window, then took out the convex lens and began to adjust the distance.
After a moment, Li Shui pointed behind Wei Yang and said triumphantly: "Princess, please turn back and see the good things I brought you."
Weiyang turned around and saw an inverted picture on the wall, which was clearly an attic outside. It's really every detail, it's amazing. Suddenly, the painting moved. It was a palace maid passing by outside. She also walked up and down the wall while standing on her head.
Li Shui explained with a smile: "This is called pinhole imaging. In time, you can even make it and take pictures... Huh? Why are you crying, princess?"
Wei Yang looked at Li Shui with a complicated expression: "Is this the treasure you are talking about?"
Li Shui said: "Yes."
Weiyang breathed a big sigh of relief. She wanted to laugh but couldn't. In the end she could only nod her head and said: "This thing is very good. I like it very much. I won't argue with you about your frivolous behavior before. Remember to come tomorrow." Ask me to write Journey to the West."
After saying that, Weiyang wiped her tears and left with a dumbfounded mood.
Li Shui looked at Wei Yang's back and wondered: Is this reaction too bland? Isn't this thing magical? It's amazing. Could it be that Weiyang has seen too much advanced technology and her appetite is getting more and more demanding?
Li Shui fell into deep thought...
