Wang Wan felt the hostility around him, snorted coldly, and left quickly.
Li Xin smiled and said, "Now Wang Wan has offended a lot of people."
Li Shui nodded and said: "Prime Minister, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, so it is normal for some people to dislike him."
Li Shui asked in confusion: "I was just talking to the Prime Minister, where is Mr. Zhao?"
Li Xin looked around and found Zhao Teng hiding in the crowd and walking quickly towards the palace gate.
Li Xin and Li Shui quickly caught up.
Seeing Li Shui and Li Xin stopping him, Zhao Teng said with a look of disgust: "You two, what are you doing?"
Li Shui said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Let's chat for a while."
Zhao Teng thought to himself, these two people might want to laugh at me again.
Zhao Teng frowned and said, "You two, I am busy with official duties and have no time to chat with you."
After saying that, Zhao Teng walked away.
Li Shui and Li Xin quickly followed.
Li Shui said: "Why didn't I see Brother Zhao speak in the court today?"
Zhao Teng sneered: "What can I say? Isn't Prime Minister Wang enough to save me?"
Li Shui nodded and said, "Obviously, Prime Minister Wang is asking for trouble today."
Zhao Teng frowned and said, "Huaiguzi, don't be so proud. I didn't get any share of the shares, nor did I send anyone to send you any roster."
Li Shui wondered: "I know, so what?"
Zhao Teng glanced at Huaiguzi: "So today I have every reason to accuse you together with Prime Minister Wang."
Li Shui smiled and said, "Then why did Brother Zhao let such a good opportunity go without saying a word?"
Before Zhao Teng could speak, Li Shui said first: "Brother Zhao must be a sensible person. He knows that forming cliques for personal gain is nonsense. I will not form cliques for personal gain, and your majesty will not believe it, right?"
Zhao Teng snorted and said nothing, obviously acquiescing to Li Shui's explanation.
Li Shui continued: "Wang Wan is old. Whatever he says, as long as it does not harm the Qin Dynasty, your Majesty will naturally not care about him."
"But if Brother Zhao also follows Wang Wan's path, His Majesty may dislike you even more, Brother Zhao, right?"
Zhao Teng sneered and said, "Huaiguzi, don't be complacent. Whether we can satisfy His Majesty in the end is another matter."
"Furthermore, although Prime Minister Wang Wan is old, he still has some weight in His Majesty's heart."
Li Shui nodded and said, "I'm afraid that after this incident, his status in His Majesty's heart will be greatly reduced."
"On the contrary, if Brother Zhao can talk about the benefits of brewing wine in the Yizheng Hall, maybe your status in His Majesty's heart will surpass that of Wang Wan."
Zhao Teng frowned and said: "Master Huai, you are really good at calculating. If I really do that, I don't know if my status in His Majesty's heart will be improved."
"I guess Master Huai will make you even more unscrupulous."
Li Xin said from the side: "What Mr. Zhao said is wrong. What does it mean to be unscrupulous? If you say it, it is for the sake of the millions of soldiers of the Qin Dynasty."
"Continue to think about the improvement of Da Qin's military force."
"To think about the lives of the people of Great Qin is to be called unscrupulous. That really chills the hearts of me and Brother Huai."
Zhao Teng looked at Li Xin and sneered: "Master Huai invested money and effort, Master Qi invested people, all for the smooth production of low-alcohol wine."
"General Li, you were involved in this. What did you do during this period?"
"After all, it is unprecedented to serve wine to soldiers on the march."
"In the future, low-alcohol alcohol will also be distributed like the daily rations of soldiers. If it is distributed properly, the combat effectiveness will be greatly improved. If it is distributed improperly, it will cause immeasurable consequences."
"So, Mr. Zhao, do you think I just want to share the profits?"
Zhao Teng curled his lips: "I didn't say you just took money and didn't work."
After saying that, Zhao Teng flicked his sleeves and left quickly.
Li Xin looked at Zhao Teng who was walking away and said, "Brother Huai, I feel a little resentful when I look at Zhao Teng like this."
Li Shui smiled and said, "Is it possible? I wanted him to go with us to Qi Mansion to discuss brewing."
"But Brother Zhao is a noble man and doesn't want to be with us."
Li Xin nodded: "Zhao Teng's level is still high, but for the sake of reputation, he still has trouble with money."
"After being squeezed by Mrs. Zhao at home, you still want to save face."
Li Shui glanced behind him. Most of them were the people who sent the winemakers' roster, but they still followed Li Shui and Li Xin honestly.
Li Shui glanced around and said loudly to the people behind him: "Everyone, please go back and deal with government affairs quickly."
One of the courtiers came forward and said, "Lord Huai, I wonder if we still have a chance to participate in brewing."
After speaking, other ministers also came forward and looked at Li Shui eagerly.
Li Shui smiled and said, "Everyone, I understand what you are thinking. I am willing to cooperate with you all."
"After all, I have already collected the roster."
"However, today the Prime Minister is opposing us and slandering us, in order to protect our reputation and not to implicate you sirs."
"I can't cooperate with you for the time being."
Everyone felt a little disappointed after hearing this.
But some people were unwilling to give in and stepped forward and asked: "Master Huai, will there be another chance in the future?"
Li Shui closed his eyes and pretended to be deep in thought.
Everyone's disappointed hearts immediately rose up in their throats again, and they held their breaths waiting for Li Shui to speak.
Li Shui thought for a moment and then said, "As you all know, this creative idea is not something that comes to mind."
“You need the right time, right place, right people, and both are indispensable.”
One of the adults asked: "Master Huai, when will you have this idea?"
Li Shui smiled: "It could be as short as a few days, as long as several years, or even decades."
“Nowadays, Daqin’s development is becoming more and more complete, and there will be fewer creative inventions.”
Li Shui sighed and said to everyone: "It is a pity that you missed this opportunity. I feel sorry for you."
The hearts of everyone who had just raised their spirits fell to the bottom again, and their frustration gradually turned into anger.
Everyone had relied on this opportunity to get in touch with Shang Jun's Courtyard, and even turn over completely, so that their children and grandchildren would not have to worry about food and drink.
However, the damned Wang Wan randomly labeled Huaiguzi, causing His Majesty to no longer allow other people to participate, completely cutting off their thoughts.
Li Shui looked at the heavy-hearted courtiers in front of him, cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, your majesty, please hurry up with the low-alcohol wine. See you later."
After saying that, Li Shui and Li Xin turned around and left.
Li Xin whispered to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, don't you have as many ideas as you want? It seems to be very scarce."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Of course these inventions are scarce. If you want to have as many as you want, it won't be too cheap. How can you make money?"
Li Xin thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then why are we so sorry for those courtiers? We didn't want to cooperate with them in the first place."
"If you cooperate with them, you still get a share."
Li Shui looked at Li Xin as if he were a fool and said, "So, Wang Wan actually helped us."
"Yesterday, I collected the names of the adults and was thinking about how to refuse, when Wang Wan slapped me in the courtroom."
In this way, we not only stopped those courtiers from wanting to participate in brewing, but also allowed His Majesty to personally give us permission to brew low-alcohol wine. "
"Furthermore, it suppressed Wang Wan's status in the hearts of the courtiers."
"Wang Wan deserves a lot of credit for achieving so many things with one stone."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
(End of chapter)
