Chapter 107

Li Si was not someone without discernment; seeing the fatigue on Ying Zheng’s face, he said.

Until Li Si’s figure left the palace entrance, the fatigue on Ying Zheng’s face flashed and vanished.

A sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Where did this look resemble the extremely weak appearance from just a moment ago?

"Your Majesty."

Zhang Han also walked in from outside.

"Replace this entire batch of palace attendants."

Ying Zheng’s voice was incomparably cold.

He had not expected that just a single palace maid would attract the attention of the imperial court.

1.2 This also indirectly indicated that these people around him had leaked his affairs.

This was something Ying Zheng could not tolerate during this period.

Ghost’s words from before had completely torn off the fig leaf on Ying Zheng’s face.

This had led to Ying Zheng’s suspicion of the people around him.

It had only been a few days, and the matter of that palace maid had been leaked?

Zhang Han naturally knew what Ying Zheng was thinking.

He also had not expected that just by summoning a palace maid into the hall every day, the news would spread so quickly.

"It seems that even these people around me are chess pieces arranged by those people."

"It is time to completely clean out the entire Qilin Hall."

Ying Zheng’s voice was very calm, but as long as one looked up, one could see the killing intent hidden deep in his eyes.

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Xianyang City had been somewhat on edge in recent days.

No one knew exactly what had happened in the Qilin Hall that led Ying Zheng to wash the entire Qilin Hall of all its palace attendants in blood.

After this matter spread, everyone began to tremble with fear.

They were afraid that they would accidentally annoy Ying Zheng and bring about a beheading disaster.

Prince Fusu heard of this matter and immediately came to request an audience with Ying Zheng.

"Your Majesty, Prince Fusu has come; shall you see him?"

Zhang Han said, keeping his head low, to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng rubbed his somewhat fatigued nose bridge and waved his hand, letting Prince Fusu enter.

Prince Fusu had been learning to handle government affairs during this period.

Upon seeing Ying Zheng, he first performed a very perfect salute.

"Father Emperor."

"What is the matter?"

Ying Zheng spoke, his voice still low, but much better than it had been in the past few days.

In the days when he had just stopped the elixirs, he had only felt fatigued and powerless all over.

He had even felt a sensation of numbness, itching, and pain throughout his body.

Regarding this, Ying Zheng could only secretly summon the imperial physicians to check the situation. 15

But those imperial physicians, not one of them could figure out what problem had occurred with Ying Zheng’s body.

To prevent these imperial physicians from leaking the news, Ying Zheng directly placed them all under house arrest in the Qilin Hall.

It was only in these past few days that his body seemed to have become more refreshed, and his spirit had improved a little.

"I heard that Father Emperor recently killed all the palace attendants in the Qilin Hall."

Prince Fusu directly stated the purpose of his visit.

A hint of dissatisfaction was revealed in his eyes.

He felt that his Father Emperor was the most sagacious monarch in the world.

Since he was the most sagacious monarch, he could not do such tyrannical things.

"Hmm?"

Ying Zheng heard Prince Fusu’s words and looked up at this son of his.

The soft "hmm" sound carried a hint of pressure.

Seeing this expression from Ying Zheng, Prince Fusu immediately thought of the dominance of his Father Emperor when he was young.

"Father Emperor, such tyrannical acts are not what a sagacious monarch should do."

Prince Fusu braced himself against the pressure coming from Ying Zheng and said every word clearly.

Because his elder brother was a pearl of great price, and Fusu did not want to be Emperor,

he had read many books and prepared to be an idle prince after his elder brother succeeded to the throne.

But five years ago, after his elder brother was killed by the Xiongnu,

Fusu felt that the environment in which he lived seemed to have changed.

He and Huhai, as the only two sons Ying Zheng had, were naturally approached and tested by those ministers, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Prince Fusu did not like those ministers at all, with their eyes full of ambition.

He hoped that Ying Zheng could properly maintain his health and remain on the throne for a longer time.

"Nonsense, I am the most noble person in this world."

"Who is there that I cannot kill?"

"Let alone a group of servants who serve people."

Ying Zheng seemed to have been angered by Prince Fusu’s attitude.

He braced himself to sit up from the bed and pointed at Prince Fusu, cursing loudly.

Fusu saw Ying Zheng so angry and hurriedly knelt on the ground.

But he knelt down not because he had yielded.

Fusu still stubbornly said.

"Father Emperor, as a ruler, one should be sagacious and should show compassion for the people."

"Today, you brutally slaughtered thousands of palace attendants in the Qilin Hall; how is this any different from that tyrant?"

Fusu’s body, kneeling on the ground, was straight.

Even facing the furious Ying Zheng, he did not choose to retreat.

Beneath Ying Zheng’s angry face, he hid a hint of appreciation for Fusu in his eyes.

"No need to say more; these people, I killed them, so I killed them."

"I think you have become stupid from reading books; from now on, you will follow Meng Tian."

Ying Zheng said to Fusu with dissatisfaction.

Fusu saw that his advice had no effect at all on his Father Emperor, and a flash of disappointment crossed his eyes.

After hearing Ying Zheng’s words, Prince Fusu could only respond softly.

"Prince, take it slow."

Zhang Han said softly to Prince Fusu at the door.

As someone at Ying Zheng’s side, he naturally knew best what Ying Zheng was thinking in his heart.

Do not look at His Majesty flying into a rage just now.

But regarding Prince Fusu’s matter this time, His Majesty should be very satisfied.

Prince Fusu looked at this red-hot favorite at his Father Emperor’s side.

"General, since you are valued by Father Emperor, please help me persuade Father Emperor."

"Father Emperor founded Great Qin and accumulated a lifetime of prestige; it absolutely cannot be destroyed in a single day because of these small matters."

Prince Fusu said seriously to Zhang Han.

He felt that Zhang Han’s words should be more effective than his own.

Zhang Han responded.