Chapter 298: Fishing with a Straight Hook

"Issuing an edict by Your Majesty can directly execute Fan Yuqi, but if this matter is handed over to Lord Changping to do, perhaps Fan Yuqi will not die immediately, but we can therefore see a good show, and also involve more people hiding behind the scenes..."

Ying Zheng's eyes condensed.

He was a smart person and could naturally hear that there were words within Su Xuan's words.

Why would Fan Yuqi not die immediately if Lord Changping went to execute him, and would it involve more people behind the scenes?

After pondering for a long time, Ying Zheng could only reach one conclusion.

That was... Lord Changping had a problem!

Yes, back then Fan Yuqi could escape the chaos, besides because he reported Cheng Qiao's rebellion in time and gained Lu Buwei's trust, so Lu Buwei protected him. Lord Changping had also pleaded for Fan Yuqi in that matter.

Perhaps there was some entanglement between them.

After reaching this conclusion, Ying Zheng's mood was horrified and difficult to accept.

If Lord Changping also had a problem, who else could he believe?

Lord Changping was the grandson of the former King Zhaowang. In terms of generation, he was his elder. However, he married a princess of the State of Chu. After Fu Su was born, Lord Changping became Fu Su's maternal uncle. This generation was inexplicably reduced by one generation.

As for the generation, it was somewhat difficult to clarify.

However, this was enough to show that the relationship between Lord Changping and him was not shallow.

In the Lao Ai rebellion, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen, these two Chu State relatives, helped him a lot. If not for their help, the turmoil in Xianyang would not have been so easy to quell.

After Lu Buwei was dismissed, Ying Zheng was even prepared to appoint Lord Changping as Chancellor.

As a result, right now, Su Xuan implicitly revealed that Lord Changping had a problem. How could he accept this?

Moreover, it seemed that recently, every time he intended to rely heavily on someone, that person had a problem.

First, he prepared to appoint Fan Yuqi as a general and let Fan Yuqi attack the State of Zhao. As a result, Su Xuan said Fan Yuqi had a problem. After investigating, he really had a problem.

Right now, although Su Xuan did not directly say Lord Changping also had a problem, his words did indeed reveal some information.

"Mr. Su, Lord Changping, he..." Ying Zheng could not help but ask Su Xuan.

He still found it difficult to accept that Lord Changping had also betrayed him.

"Some words, because there is no evidence, I am not convenient to say more. One day Your Majesty will naturally know the reason. Regarding Lord Changping, I only say four words. Has Your Majesty ever heard of the sentiment for one's old country?"

Su Xuan said another inexplicable sentence.

Ying Zheng was startled. Connecting it to Lord Changping, he immediately became thoughtful.

Lord Changping, although he held a high position in the Qin Guo, in the final analysis, was a person of the State of Chu and was even a prince of the State of Chu.

So, would he betray because of... the State of Chu?

Of course, because Su Xuan did not say whether Lord Changping had betrayed.

Ying Zheng also could not make up his mind.

However, he was still prepared to follow Su Xuan's previous suggestion and let Lord Changping handle the Fan Yuqi matter.

After another private meeting in the Zhangtai Palace ended, Ying Zheng summoned Lord Changping.

After Lord Changping stepped into the Zhangtai Palace, he did not indulge himself because of the close relationship with Ying Zheng. On the contrary, he appeared extremely cautious and strictly observed etiquette.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Lord Changping, no need for excessive courtesy. We have not been alone like this for a long time."

"I do not know why Your Majesty summoned me here?" Lord Changping did not exchange pleasantries with Ying Zheng and asked straight to the point.

"I found that Fan Yuqi once instigated Lord Chang'an, Cheng Qiao, to rebel. Lord Changping, you go and deal with him!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were deep. He looked at Lord Changping and said the purpose of summoning Lord Changping here.

When Lord Changping heard this, his heart chilled. He did not expect that Ying Zheng was prepared to take action against Fan Yuqi, and Fan Yuqi had actually participated in such a thing back then.

He did not know why Ying Zheng suddenly turned over old accounts, but since Ying Zheng handed this matter to him to do.

He was clearly also unable to refuse.

"Yes!"

After returning to his mansion from the Zhangtai Palace, Lord Changping did not go to deal with Fan Yuqi immediately but summoned a person.

"Mr. Tian Guang!"

After seeing the newcomer, Lord Changping's attitude was respectful.

Tian Guang was the contemporary Xia Kui (Hero Leader) of the Agricultural School.

Back then, the Agricultural School was suppressed by King Zhaowang of Qin and thus declined. It was he who funded Tian Guang, making Tian Guang step by step become the Xia Kui of the Agricultural School. Afterward, the Agricultural School was also used by him. Tian Guang's strength was not bad, and he had strategy. Sometimes, Lord Changping felt that one person's plan was short, so he would also consult Tian Guang's opinion.

"The Qin King wants me to execute Fan Yuqi!"

After greeting Tian Guang, Lord Changping said the purpose of calling the other party here.

Tian Guang's eyes flickered. "Fan Yuqi is a great general of the Qin Guo and has been relied upon heavily by the Qin King recently. Why would the Qin King suddenly want to kill him?"

"It is because three years ago, he once instigated Lord Chang'an, Cheng Qiao, to rebel, and now it has been found out by the Qin King." Lord Changping explained.

This matter, even he did not know. He truly did not expect that Fan Yuqi had actually done such a thing. Three years ago, although he pleaded for Fan Yuqi and protected Fan Yuqi, at that time, he only thought that Fan Yuqi had talent and was a general's material, and it was a pity for him to die like that.

At that time, he was truly considering the Qin Guo to keep Fan Yuqi.

As a result, no one expected that he had the heart to help the Qin Guo and make the Qin Guo and the State of Chu forever be on good terms, but Ying Zheng wanted to annihilate the State of Chu and unify the world. Thus, he could only change his thoughts.

After hearing Lord Changping's words, Tian Guang pondered. "Fan Yuqi is a great general of the Qin Guo. Executing him directly like this is somewhat a pity."

"Not bad, I think so too." Lord Changping nodded and said his true thoughts. "If the Qin King directly executed Fan Yuqi, that would be fine, but since he handed this matter to me to do, then this matter has 987 room for operation!"

"He is a great general of the Qin Guo and knows many secrets of the Qin Guo. If operated properly, it can make him and the Qin Guo deviate from each other and become an extremely important chess piece in our hands!"

In a few words, Lord Changping had a decision.

Fan Yuqi could not die simply like this.

After discussing the Fan Yuqi matter, Lord Changping mentioned another thing to Tian Guang. "You are a person of the State of Yan. If there is an opportunity, you can contact that Crown Prince of the State of Yan who is a hostage in the Qin Guo."

"I can see that in this person's eyes, there is also unwillingness hidden!"

"The State of Yan may be able to become our helper!"

After the State of Han was annihilated, Lord Changping realized Ying Zheng's ambition. For the future, and also for the State of Chu, he had to make some plans.

A few days after Lord Changping and Tian Guang finished discussing.

He took the Qin King's edict to arrest Fan Yuqi, preparing to interrogate him.

As a result, Fan Yuqi seemed to have received the news in advance and fled first.

After this news was learned by Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng was immediately furious. Afterward, he made public the matter of Fan Yuqi instigating Cheng Qiao to rebel, searched the world, and arrested Fan Yuqi.