Chapter 106: The Capping Ceremony is approaching

As the chief swordsmanship teacher of the palace, Gai Nie was valued by the Qin Wang, who bestowed a mansion upon him.

When he finished his day’s palace swordsmanship teaching work and returned to his mansion, it was already evening.

After returning to the mansion, he first washed up.

Afterward, he changed into black clothes and sneaked out under the cover of night. As a confidant by the Qin Wang’s side, every move he made was under the surveillance of others. If it were in the past, Gai Nie would naturally not care about this matter.

But the trip to the State of Han made him realize that the water in Qin was deeper than he imagined, and the people in the dark were watching like tigers, looking for opportunities to make a move against the Qin Wang at any time.

Therefore, he could not help but be cautious.

Especially under the pressure of public opinion, Chancellor Lu Lu Buwei had already agreed to the capping ceremony for the Qin Wang. The capping ceremony was about to be held. After the Qin Wang was officially capped "863," even Lu Lu Buwei would probably not be able to continue to hold the government, mainly because there was no suitable reason.

Even if he had held power in Qin for many years, Qin was ultimately different from the State of Han. By then, if he chose to continue to hold the power of the government and refused to let go, the pressure of public opinion would be far from as simple as it was now.

Combined with the successive assassinations on the return journey from the State of Han.

Therefore, if Lu Lu Buwei really did not want to give up the power in his hands, the time before the Qin Wang’s capping would be his last opportunity.

He would definitely have some schemes.

Gai Nie’s vigilance during this period had also been raised to an unprecedented level. Before going out this time, he carefully perceived and observed for a long time, and only after confirming that there was no one around did he choose to go out.

After leaving the mansion, Gai Nie wore black clothes that blended with the night and quickly headed toward the East City.

Finally, he arrived in front of a residential house, sneaked into the inner courtyard, and successfully arrived in front of a room.

The room was brightly lit, and through the window, two figures could be vaguely seen sitting opposite each other.

"Mr. Gai, come in!"

A light voice came from inside, falling into Gai Nie’s ears. Gai Nie raised his eyebrows, and in his heart, he couldn’t help but marvel at Su Xuan’s perception ability. He had just arrived here, and the other party had already sensed it.

Truly amazing!

He pushed the door and entered, seeing Su Xuan and Yan Yan Lingji sitting on both sides of the chessboard, holding chess pieces, seemingly playing chess.

Go is also known as the nineteen vertical and horizontal lines.

As a successor of the Guigu Guigu Zongheng school, Gai Nie was quite proficient in the way of chess.

Seeing Su Xuan playing chess with Yan Yan Lingji, he clicked his tongue in wonder, and then stepped forward, preparing to give some pointers.

However, after seeing the content on the chessboard clearly, he was stunned again.

What is this?

It didn’t seem to be Go!

Su Xuan ignored Gai Nie’s thoughts and placed the chess piece in his hand on the chessboard. Suddenly, five pieces were connected in a line. He looked at Yan Yan Lingji and said: "You lost!"

Yan Yan Lingji pouted, somewhat unwilling, picked up the chess pieces, and prepared to play another game with Su Xuan.

Su Xuan used one hand to cooperate with Yan Yan Lingji in picking up the chess pieces, while asking Gai Nie beside him: "Did the Qin Wang send you here?"

Gai Nie was secretly pondering the rules of this kind of chess. Hearing Su Xuan’s words, he came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "The Qin Wang’s capping is imminent. To prevent sudden changes, he sent me here to request the Sir’s help!"

Su Xuan had already helped Ying Zheng resolve several crises. For Ying Zheng, Su Xuan’s means were miraculous, and he didn’t know how many surprises he had given him.

If the capping ceremony was successful, the general trend would be set.

However, since the people in the dark had repeatedly intended to harm him, no one knew what other schemes the people in the dark had before the capping. To prevent further accidents, even though Ying Zheng had made many preparations.

He still let Gai Nie notify Su Xuan and request Su Xuan’s help, just to prevent trouble before it happened.

"I know, I will make a move when the time comes." Su Xuan said lightly to Gai Nie, his tone changing again, "Please ask Mr. Gai to tell the Qin Wang that instead of guarding against Lu Lu Buwei taking the opportunity to make trouble, it is better to pay more attention to that Marquis of Changxin, Lao Ai!"

Gai Nie heard the subtext in these words. His brows wrinkled slightly, then relaxed again.

The next day, in the palace.

Ying Zheng changed into a set of sturdy garments and, holding a wooden sword, practiced swordplay under the guidance of Ganie.

He confirmed with Ganie, who stood before him, time and again: "Is that truly what Mr. Su said?"

Ganie nodded.

Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "Lu Lu Buwei has repeatedly harmed me. If anyone is most likely to make a move before the capping ceremony, it must be him. But since Mr. Su has said this, it proves that my Marquis of Changxin is not as simple as I imagined."

Marquis of Wenxin Lu Lu Buwei and Marquis of Changxin Lao Ai were the two shackles restraining Ying Zheng.

Lu Lu Buwei need not be mentioned; he was a high-ranking official from the time of the late King. After the late King passed away, he acted as regent and handled state affairs on Ying Zheng's behalf for many years. The Marquis of Changxin, Lao Ai, represented the Empress Dowager. He was her confidant; while his power appeared impressive, in reality, the one who truly granted him that power was the Empress Dowager standing behind him.

Empress Dowager Zhao Ji was Ying Zheng's biological mother. Although the relationship between mother and son had not been as good as it once was in recent years and she seemed to have grown distant from him, she was, after all, his mother.

Regarding this capping ceremony, Ying Zheng had already considered his mother as his support.

But now, he learned from Su Xuan that things did not seem as simple as he had imagined.

It was impossible for Su Xuan to speak without a purpose, especially since meeting this Mr. Su; the breadth of the man's knowledge had exceeded Ying Zheng's expectations. He seemed to know many things that ordinary people did not.

"It seems I must find a way to investigate Lao Ai!"

The capping ceremony was of great importance, and Ying Zheng did not want any accidents to occur.

Because of Su Xuan's words, Ying Zheng began to investigate Lao Ai.

Unfortunately, after spending several days of effort, he had gained nothing.

It was not until this evening that someone came before Ying Zheng.

"Zhao Gao, what is your business here?"

Ying Zheng looked at the person before him, his brows slightly raised.

Zhao Gao was a confidant of his mother, Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, and like that Marquis of Changxin, Lao Ai, he was also a eunuch.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Gao has come to report Lao Ai!"

Zhao Gao seemed to know what Ying Zheng had been investigating recently; the moment he spoke, he uttered something that surprised Ying Zheng.

"Oh? Without proof or evidence, on what grounds do you report my Marquis of Changxin?" Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao, his tone peculiar.

"What if I have evidence?"