Chapter 242

Donghuang Taiyi did not answer Li Si's question, but his silence provided Li Si with the best answer.

Li Si drew a sharp breath.

He had not expected that by Made Ying Zheng's side, Donghuang Taiyi had long since secretly inserted other people.

One must know that ever since becoming Emperor, Made Ying Zheng had placed great importance on his own diet.

No one could harm him through poisoning.

He had not expected Donghuang Taiyi to take such an unconventional path.

He knew that Made Ying Zheng had always harbored a desire for immortality.

Donghuang Taiyi had precisely leveraged this point to send that alchemist in the palace to approach Made Ying Zheng.

"A fine method."

Having heard Donghuang Taiyi's words, Bei Mingzi could not help but offer a word of praise.

This scheme had likely begun to be laid out five years ago.

Given Made Ying Zheng's suspicious nature, he would not easily trust others.

This alchemist must have resided within Made Ying Zheng's imperial palace for a long time.

Perhaps it was only after achieving certain results that Made Ying Zheng slowly began to trust him in his heart.

"You just said that the elixirs Made Ying Zheng consumes daily have reached five; what does that mean?"

Li Si asked.

Although he knew these elixirs could strengthen the body,

he was not clear on their specific effects.

"Hmph, this kind of elixir is addictive."

"The more one consumes, the more toxins accumulate in the body."

"The most critical point is that this toxin cannot be detected at all."

"Only after it accumulates to a certain amount in his body can it be detected, but by then, it will already be too late."

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Donghuang Taiyi's mouth.

This type of elixir was one of the few recorded in the Yin-Yang Sect that could kill invisibly.

And its special ability to kill invisibly lay in the fact that when one first starts taking it, it indeed has great benefits for the body.

"If he doesn't die, what then?"

Bei Mingzi asked what was in his heart.

To Bei Mingzi's question, Donghuang Taiyi only let out a cold snort.

"This is not a matter of whether he wants to die or not."

"If he hasn't died, then I don't mind stepping in to help him along."

When he said this, a flash of murderous intent appeared in Donghuang Taiyi's eyes.

"Tell me your specific arrangements."

Li Si subconsciously rubbed the joints of his left hand again.

He felt that this arrangement by Donghuang Taiyi might allow him to completely shake off the ghost.

"Once Made Ying Zheng dies, we will choose to support either Hu Hai or Fusu."

"In this way, we can seize the power of the entire Great Qin."

A hint of ambition was revealed in Donghuang Taiyi's eyes.

These forces of the Hundred Schools of Thought, in the final analysis, were all somewhat dissatisfied with Great Qin.

Although the Yin-Yang Sect was doing quite well on Great Qin territory,

that was ultimately a position of being under one person but above ten thousand.

"Fusu? Hu Hai?"

Li Si's eyes flickered.

These two princes were the only two sons Made Ying Zheng had left.

If Made Ying Zheng were to pass away, the throne would certainly be handed to one of the two.

Choosing to support one of them

was indeed a good idea.

"Who do you value more?"

Li Si actually already had a candidate in his heart.

However, he still decided to ask for the opinions of Donghuang Taiyi and Bei Mingzi.

"Prince Fusu is pure and kind by nature, but his personality is somewhat stubborn and not easy to manipulate."

"Prince Hu Hai, hmph, he does have thoughts about the position under Made Ying Zheng's backside, but his ability is not even as good as Prince Fusu's."

· ·····Begging for flowers· ··

Bei Mingzi expressed his views on Prince Fusu and Prince Hu Hai.

"If we are to choose one person to support, then Prince Hu Hai is naturally better."

"He is also easier for us to control."

After Bei Mingzi finished expressing his thoughts, he looked at Li Si and Donghuang Taiyi.

Li Si nodded in agreement.

"What you say is correct."

"Prince Fusu is pure and kind by nature; he is indeed not easy to control."

"Let us choose Prince Hu Hai then."

The three of them discussed it and had already formulated their next step.

……

The dark night dissipated, and Xianyang City slowly calmed down.

Ever since the major events occurred, the chaos in Xianyang City had only lasted for a very short time.

Once Zhao Mingqu's corpse fell, slowly, no one talked about this matter anymore.

It was still the teahouse in the East City.

Feng Quji sipped the tea in his cup.

During this period, the imperial court was unusually calm.

Although he had been excluded from the center of the whirlpool of power,

his keen senses still allowed him to perceive that a huge conspiracy was being born beneath the calm.

During this period, Feng Quji had not intervened in any matters within the imperial court at all.

This did not mean he had given up or was unwilling to manage the court anymore.

On the contrary,

Feng Quji was waiting for an opportunity.

His keen senses told him that a major move was about to happen.

And the best way was to detach himself from it under this major move.

Thinking of this, Feng Quji sighed deeply.

He had originally thought that after that person was gone, he would be able to realize his grand ambitions.

That was why he had intervened in that matter back then.

Upon sensing the undercurrents, he had also pushed things along.

Yet he had not expected that after that person was gone, he himself would suffer a complete fall in the imperial court.

After that incident, he was directly excluded from the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Feng Quji felt a sense of regret.

Had he known it would come to this, he would not have pushed things along and taken action against that person back then.

In that case, although his own brilliance would have been tightly suppressed by that person,

it would not have been completely extinguished as it was now.

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……Ding. ===== CHAPTER 244 =====