Chapter 45

With such terrifying combat power, who wouldn't be struck with fear?

Likewise, this is the main reason why no one in the imperial court dared to oppose Ying Su!

At that moment, everyone was chilled to the bone!

Wang Wan continued, "If it were just Li Li Yuanba, that would be one thing, but the key is that this boy has already begun training troops!"

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042. Treason, Extermination of Three Clans!

"Training troops?"

"How is this possible?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone was instantly stunned!

Wang Wan smiled, "Gentlemen, do you not go outside? Have you not seen the recruitment notices plastered all over Xianyang City these past two days?"

"It is said that this is for Ying Su to train his own troops. Because the conditions are generous and they are exempt from corvée labor, in just four or five days, he has already gathered over fifteen thousand people!"

"And it is still expanding!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt their scalps tingle!

"This boy... what is he training troops for?"

"Are there not enough troops in our Great Qin already?"

Everyone was terrified!

Wang Wan said:

"Although Great Qin has soldiers, how many of them can be mobilized by Ying Su?"

"All of Great Qin's armies are currently in the hands of generals like Wang Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and Li Yao!"

"And these people all look to Wang Wang Jian as their leader; Wang Wang Jian only listens to the mobilization orders of His Majesty the First Emperor! Meng Tian is the same!"

"You ask what he is training troops for?"

"He wants to have an army of his own!"

Wang Wan explained.

Everyone still felt their scalps tingle: "No... I mean, what is he training troops for? He has Li Li Yuanba, which is enough; he could completely control the imperial court, so why does he need soldiers?"

"Our Great Qin hasn't been at war for years, so what does he need to train troops for!"

Everyone was horrified, everyone was panicked!

Even though they had no idea what Ying Su's intention was in training troops.

But... the mere mention of Ying Su training troops made them feel anxious and uneasy!

"Gentlemen, I feel we can no longer sit and wait for death!"

"I believe that today's affair with Sima Yan was by no means a coincidence; this boy's wolfish ambition is almost ready to be revealed!"

"Sooner or later, he will replace everyone in the imperial court with his own people!"

"Today it is Sima Yan, tomorrow it could be me, Wang Wan, and the day after it could be you, Grand Marshal Wei Liao!"

"And one day later, it could be..."

Some people spoke up.

And once these words were spoken, everyone was panicked and afraid!

Because... they all understood that what was said was true!

Judging by the things Ying Su had done since ascending the throne, he absolutely had this intention!

"But... what can we... what can we do?"

"Not to mention his newly recruited army of ten thousand, even with just Li Li Yuanba alone, we cannot deal with him!"

"In terms of hard power, we are simply no match for him!"

Someone said in a panic.

The others all nodded!

The reason they had been obedient in front of Ying Su during this time was not because they were convinced by him, but because... they were afraid!

They simply lacked the ability to eliminate Li Li Yuanba!

Coupled with Ying Su's habit of wanton killing, everyone was afraid of provoking him!

Indeed!

Ying Su!

Before Ying Su, they all thought the First Emperor must be the most tyrannical emperor!

But... when Ying Su appeared, they realized that the First Emperor's tyranny was child's play compared to him!

Take, for example, the massacre of fifty thousand Qin soldiers in Xianyanggong!

Even if you beat Ying Zheng to death, he would never do such a thing!

After all... those were the troops that unified the six states, they were the First Emperor's own troops!

Take Chunyu Yue for another example!

Back in the day, Wei Liao once scolded the First Emperor Ying Zheng until he was speechless, yet the First Emperor did not kill Wei Liao!

But what about Ying Su?

Chunyu Yue was killed by him just for mentioning the enfeoffment system in the past.

This person was cruel and by no means a benevolent monarch; plus, no one had ever called Ying Su 'Emperor', so no one dared to bare their fangs in front of him!

At that moment, everyone sighed!

Everyone felt a sense of helplessness!

Facing a fierce man like Li Li Yuanba truly made one feel suffocated and desperate from the bottom of their heart!

Although they hated Ying Su and found him unpleasant, they really had no good way to deal with him!

"Why not... go find the First Emperor!"

Just then, a young official suddenly said!

And once these words were spoken, everyone was instantly terrified!

Many people swallowed hard:

"Find the First Emperor? What for?"

That person said:

"Find the First Emperor and help him regain power!"

"Execute Ying Su! Eliminate the tyrant! Let the First Emperor regain control of the universe!"

He spoke with passion, his whole body trembling!

And when these words were spoken, everyone was terrified!

Wang Wan even slapped him across the face on the spot:

"Presumptuous! How bold!"

"Who becomes Emperor is not for a child like you to gossip about!"

After scolding him angrily, he turned and left!

The others also dared not stay long and hurried away!

Leaving only that person looking completely bewildered: "This... didn't I just speak your inner thoughts?"

Feng Feng Qiji patted his shoulder and sighed: "Some things can be done, but cannot be said!"

"And some things can be said, but cannot be done!"

"Although we are dissatisfied with him, we are using the means of political struggle between ministers and the Emperor, not treason!"

"Ah?"

That official was still confused!

Seeing that he was so dense, Feng Feng Qiji felt a bit angry, but still patiently guided him:

"Ying Su is the heir to the throne designated by His Majesty the First Emperor, and he has been on the throne for over a month now. If you want to overthrow him, how is that any different from treason?"

"And treason is punishable by the extermination of three clans!"

"What?"

Once these words were spoken, the man's face turned pale!

In that instant, he seemed to understand why Wang Wan had slapped him.