Chapter 366

Seeing Ying Zheng asked, for this was the very purpose of summoning these two!

Upon hearing this, Wei Wei Liaozi immediately felt a headache!

Resolve the crisis!

Avoid the crisis!

How incredibly difficult is such a matter?

But after pondering for a moment, he spoke: "The immediate priority now is to count the troops!"

"Currently, our Great Qin still has five hundred and fifty thousand soldiers in the north, led by Tell Meng Wu, General Meng Tian, and Wang Ben!"

"In the south, there are four hundred thousand soldiers led by Zhao Tuo!"

"In various cities and passes, the registered army numbers two hundred thousand!"

"Plus Li Xin's one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers outside Xianyang!"

"At present, Great Qin still has an army of one million two hundred and fifty thousand!"

"However, among these, Zhao Tuo's four hundred thousand cannot be moved!"

"The two hundred thousand in various cities and passes likewise cannot be moved!"

"After all, they must continue to suppress the subjects of the Six States to prevent them from causing trouble!"

"Li Xin's one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers also cannot be moved; if they move, Zhuge Liang and Zuo Zuo Zongtang will have no pressure!"

"Once the Sixth Young Master returns, who knows what they will do?"

"Now, the only people we can move are Tell Meng Wu, General Meng Tian, and Wang Ben's five hundred and fifty thousand!"

"It's just... it's just..."

Wei Wei Liaozi opened his mouth time and again, but... no matter how he opened his mouth, he dared not say what came next!

Seeing Ying Zheng's gaze turned cold and harsh: "Speak!"

Wei Wei Liaozi said: "It's just... Tell Meng Wu, General Meng Tian, and the others—can Your Majesty truly move them?"

"What?"

The moment the words left his lips, Seeing Ying Zheng flew into a rage and slapped the table with a sharp crack!

This scene utterly terrified Wei Wei Liaozi and Zhao Gao, making them tremble.

Seeing Ying Zheng roared: "They are my soldiers; how could I not move them?"

He spoke in anger, but as soon as the words were done, he could not help but touch his sleeve!

Hidden there was a secret letter sent to him by Tell Meng Wu!

This secret letter had been delivered together with a report of victory!

At that time, although he tore up the victory report and burned it!

... this secret letter he had kept!

It contained only one sentence: "When the Sixth Young Master returns, he will inevitably pass through Yan Sect Pass; should we let him enter the pass, or perhaps..."

The rest of the words Tell Meng Wu did not say, but... exactly what this meant, Seeing Ying Zheng understood all too clearly!

He wanted to ask whether to capture him, or perhaps... kill him!

After pondering for a moment, he flung this secret letter at Wei Wei Liaozi!

After reading it, Wei Wei Liaozi could not help but swallow hard, then bowed deeply to Seeing Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, Tell Meng Wu... Tell Meng Wu... he cannot be relied upon!"

Bang!

Seeing Ying Zheng slapped the table again!

Wei Wei Liaozi took a deep breath and said: "He may not dare to resist Your Majesty, but... his heart is far too set against the Sixth Young Master, and there is suspicion that he is pushing for this great chaos!"

"Otherwise, regarding the result of the Sixth Young Master's great battle against the Xiongnu, why did he not inform Your Majesty via a secret letter, but instead make the whole world know through the form of a victory report?"

"What does he want to do?"

Wei Wei Liaozi shouted in anger!

Seeing Ying Zheng took another deep breath!

Finally, he sighed, helped Wei Wei Liaozi up, and said:

"Let us set aside Tell Meng Wu for now, and General Meng Tian and Prince Prince Fusu as well!"

"Just tell me, can this turmoil be avoided?"

Wei Wei Liaozi nodded: "It can!"

Seeing Ying Zheng said: "How to avoid it?"

Wei Wei Liaozi said: "Kill the Sixth Young Master!"

"You... dare!"

Seeing Ying Zheng flew into a rage and directly slapped Wei Wei Liaozi!

Wei Wei Liaozi kowtowed and said:

"Not only must the Sixth Young Master be killed, but the nobility must be restored to tax exemption, and even... the feudal system must be implemented!"

"You..."

Seeing Ying Zheng was filled with boundless rage!

At this very moment, he almost drew his sword to kill Wei Wei Liaozi!

But... his hand gripped the sword hilt, yet he could not draw it!

What use would that be?

What use would killing Wei Wei Liaozi be?

He spoke the truth!

Because only by killing Facing Ying Su could an attitude be expressed!

That's right!

It's the attitude!

This is an attitude of admitting fault!

Only with this attitude can the nobles' exemption from taxes be restored, and even the grain already collected be returned to them; only then will there be qualification to negotiate with the nobles!

At this point, the only way to satisfy them is to bring out the feudal system!

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Only thus can all this be ended!

Ying Zheng understands all this!

But... how difficult it is to make him accept it!

Almost utterly impossible!

At that moment, he drew a deep breath once more, and finally asked Wei Wei Liaozi:

"Besides these two, is there any other way?"

Wei Wei Liaozi said nothing; after a long while, he bowed to Ying Zheng:

"Your Majesty, fire cannot be hidden in paper; please, Your Majesty, decide swiftly!"

"You..."

Ying Zheng erupted in fury!

Finally, he fiercely swept his sleeve aside, sat down nearby, and began to ponder bitterly!

Night!

Within Xianyang City!

A swift horse galloped!

In fact! Wei Wei Liaozi was not wrong!

Fire indeed cannot be hidden in paper; despite Ying Zheng's maneuvers, he had fooled everyone in the court!

Almost everyone believed Meng Wu's report of victory was forged, completely false!

But... that very night!

The gate of Feng Quji, the Right Chancellor of Great Qin, was knocked open!

The servants looked at the newcomer with confusion: "Who are you? Whom do you seek?"

That person said anxiously: "I am a deputy general under General Meng Wu, here to deliver a letter to my lord the Chancellor! Please, my lord the Chancellor, see me at once!"

"General Meng Wu?"

The moment those words were spoken, the servants were shocked; then, without any delay, they quickly ushered this person into the inner hall!

Afterwards, they swiftly reported the matter to Feng Quji, who had already gone to sleep!