Chapter 197

Ying Zheng looked at this son of his, always feeling that after this trip, some things about him seemed to have changed.

The gentle, scholarly aura he once possessed was no longer on him.

Instead, there was a bit more dominance, and a bit more of an unfathomable depth.

It seems this training mission had a very good outcome after all.

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"This training mission was quite good."

A smile that had not appeared for a long time finally emerged on Ying Zheng's gloomy face.

"Many thanks for your concern, Father Emperor. This time, your son has gained much."

Fusu recounted every single experience from his trip to Ying Zheng, leaving no detail out.

Upon hearing of the attitude with which the Governor of Jiuzhou County handled matters, a flash of killing intent appeared in the depths of Ying Zheng's eyes.

However, he suppressed this killing intent and continued to listen.

When he heard about the weapon used by the assassins, Ying Zheng's expression also changed.

"That thing, is it truly as you described?"

Ying Zheng pressed him.

"Your son saw it with his own eyes."

"Moreover, every silver needle was coated in potent poison; at close range, it was impossible to dodge."

After speaking, Fusu pulled up his pant leg.

His left lower leg was pitch black.

The entire lower leg looked as if it had been painted black.

When Ying Zheng saw Fusu's leg, he was instantly stunned.

"Was it not said that you were only seriously injured?"

There was an irrepressible fury in Ying Zheng's tone.

"Summon the Imperial Physicians for me."

Zhang Han dared not delay at this moment, and all the Imperial Physicians were brought into Ying Zheng's palace.

This group examined the toxins on Prince Fusu's leg one by one.

But when faced with Ying Zheng's gaze, they all dodged it one after another.

Seeing this, Fusu gave a helpless, bitter smile in his heart.

"Father Emperor, there is no need to force them further."

"Those people would never let me live; there is simply no antidote for this kind of poison."

Fusu tried his best to appear indifferent.

But the bitter smile at the corner of his mouth betrayed him.

"I don't care what method you use, cure the poison in his body as quickly as possible."

"Otherwise, I will execute your entire clans."

Ying Zheng did not care about such things.

He did not keep this group of people just to feed them for free.

If they were of no use when needed, then there was no need for them to remain alive.

Beads of sweat as large as beans appeared on the faces of every Imperial Physician.

This poison was unprecedented and extremely virulent.

Even the poisoned blood drawn out carried a strong toxicity.

To concoct an antidote would likely take a very long time.

Prince Fusu simply could not wait that long.

Sounds of pleading for mercy rang out.

As the pleas for mercy rose and fell, Ying Zheng's expression grew increasingly ugly.

"All of you, shut your mouths!"

"No matter what method you use, you must suppress the toxins in Fusu's body."

Ying Zheng no longer placed his hopes on these Imperial Physicians.

Whether it was the poison in his own body or the poison in Fusu's body,

This group of Imperial Physicians had no way to treat them.

They were all a bunch of quacks.

"Zhang Han, go immediately to find a renowned physician, and say it is to recuperate my health."

Ying Zheng also knew what kind of turmoil would be caused if the news that Fusu did not have long to live were exposed.

Therefore, he had to make preparations in advance.

"Gao Jianli, go and investigate the Mohists for me."

"I want to see if this thing was truly made by the Mohists."

"If they really did create such a terrifying weapon, lead the army and wipe them out for me."

At this moment, Ying Zheng was like an enraged lion.

He tried hard to suppress his anger.

But whether it was his voice or the face looking directly at him, one could feel that fury.

Wang Fu.

Because Ying Zheng's attention was drawn by Prince Fusu, he had not yet summoned Wang Jian and Wang Ben.

Wang Ben naturally followed his father's pace in returning to the court and arrived back in Xianyang City.

As soon as he returned, he reported the news he had learned to Wang Jian.

"The Governor of Jiuzhou County, Qi Huaizhi, is a man of Feng Quji."

"Father, it was Feng Quji who struck at us from behind back then."

There was an irrepressible fury in Wang Ben's eyes.

If not for Feng Quji's actions, the subsequent series of events would not have occurred.

Prince Fusu would not have been ambushed and injured at that time.

He also did not know if Ying Zheng would implicate them because of Prince Fusu's injury.

Wang Jian was slightly surprised when he heard this news.

In the entire imperial court, the one who was most at odds with him was Li Si.

Because Feng Quji had long since been squeezed out of the center of the power vortex by Li Si.

Therefore, he had long ago lost the qualifications to be mentioned in the same breath as Wang Jian.

Wang Jian naturally would not take Feng Quji seriously, even though he was also a Chancellor.

To Wang Jian, Feng Quji was merely a defeated opponent.

Yet he did not expect that Li Si's downfall would actually allow Feng Quji to gain such a great advantage.

Back then, their Wang family also wanted to get a share of the spoils.

But they did not expect that behind this Feng Quji, there seemed to be a mysterious force.

It gathered all of Li Si's power back into Feng Quji's hands.

"There is definitely someone behind this Feng Quji."

Wang Jian said with a gloomy face.

"Then are we just going to let this matter go?"

Wang Ben was somewhat dissatisfied.

"How is that possible?"

"This matter cannot be passed over so easily."

"Since Feng Quji did not hesitate to expose Qi Huaizhi, then we might as well cut off one of his arms directly."

A fierce look flashed in Wang Jian's eyes.