Chapter 99: The person behind the scenes

Wang Xuan Jian looked troubled, finding it difficult to speak.

Su Xuan, however, seemed to have seen through Wang Xuan Jian’s thoughts. "Is someone forcing the Old General to harm the Qin Wang?"

Wang Xuan Jian’s expression changed drastically. "No, no one has ever forced me. This matter was Wang Xuan Jian’s own decision. Wang Xuan Jian intended to harm the King first; I have no face to face the people of Great Qin. Only by death can I atone for my sins to the King!"

Hearing Wang Xuan Jian’s words again, combined with Su Xuan’s earlier understated question, Ying Zheng immediately had the answer in his heart.

"Who exactly is it?"

Ying Zheng asked sternly.

Wang Xuan Jian, however, remained silent.

He was determined to keep this secret and did not want to reveal it.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng said: "Old General, you are confused!"

"I am the Qin Wang. Whether I am wise or not, Old General, if you kill me, can you really bring about a wiser King?"

"How many disturbances have been caused by the succession of Kings throughout history?"

"If I die, it will only give the six states of Shandong a chance to recuperate; it will be of no benefit to Qin."

"Conversely, today, the Old General can die to atone for your sins and hide the truth for that person once, but what about that person? Will that person choose to let me go?"

"Once the struggle for power begins, it cannot stop. The Old General probably doesn’t know, but when I was in the State of Han, I also encountered an assassination attempt—from the Net organization, a Heaven-grade assassination!"

Wang Xuan Jian’s expression changed again, looking at Ying Zheng, who said this, in disbelief.

Ying Zheng’s expression was calm as he continued: "If the Old General truly recognizes me as this Qin Wang and agrees with the words I spoke earlier, then please tell me who the person behind the scenes is!"

"At the very least, I should be able to know who wants to deal with me!"

Ying Zheng’s attitude was sincere; he no longer referred to himself as "the lonely one," but instead used "I," which could be called a true outpouring of emotion.

Wang Xuan Jian’s expression changed again and again.

His choice to die to atone for his sins actually had its own concerns.

Successive changes in the throne would certainly cause some disturbances and changes, but Ying Zheng had not yet officially taken power, and many state affairs were handled by the Chancellor, Lu Lu Buwei. Most people in Qin only knew Lu Lu Buwei and not the Qin Wang. Even if such a King, who already lacked much presence, died and was replaced by someone else, he thought the impact would not be too great.

Conversely, if Ying Zheng were a mediocre person who achieved nothing, perhaps this opportunity could be used to turn him into a new King with more drive.

But the result was beyond his expectations; Ying Zheng was more perfect than he had imagined.

Such a King was destined not to be an ordinary person.

Therefore, since he could not kill Ying Zheng, for the sake of Qin and to prevent greater turmoil, he could only die to atone for his sins and keep the secret.

If Ying Zheng were to know who the person behind the scenes was, given the wild words Ying Zheng had spoken earlier and his character, he would absolutely not let the matter rest.

Once those two completely tore off the mask and the two sides fought, only one was destined to survive. The destruction caused during this period would not be a good thing for the entire State of Qin.

However, he never expected that the person would hate the Qin Wang to such an extent.

It must be known that in this matter, the other party only gave him an implicit message.

Whether or not to eliminate the Qin Wang depended entirely on him.

Therefore, he thought there was still room for maneuver, but as a result, he learned from Ying Zheng that Ying Zheng had also encountered an assassination attempt when he was in Xinzheng, Han.

This made Wang Xuan Jian realize that the water beneath the Qin court was deeper than he had imagined.

"Who exactly is it?"

Ying Zheng looked at Wang Xuan Jian, whose expression was changing, and asked again.

Wang Xuan Jian finally made a decision.

Admittedly, King Zhaowang had failed the Lord of Lord Wuan, but from the fact that the Lord of Lord Wuan accepted death willingly, it is clear that the Lord of Lord Wuan never had a heart of betrayal toward Qin. The Lord of Lord Wuan was like this, and so was he.

The Qin Wang had failed him, but he could not fail the Qin Wang.

This was Wang Xuan Jian’s thought.

He said in a grave voice, revealing the name of the person behind the scenes: "It is Lu Lu Buwei!"

"Father-Chancellor!"

Ying Zheng’s expression changed.

Li Si and Gai Nie also had their pupils shrink; they were very shocked by this news.

Su Xuan’s expression remained as it was, without any ripples, while Yan Yan Lingji’s eyes showed a different color. She had also heard of the Qin Chancellor, Lu Lu Buwei. Starting as a merchant, he became the Chancellor of Qin, who held power over the world; he could be called a legendary figure of a generation.

As it turned out, it was this person who wanted to harm the Qin Wang.

Yan Yan Lingji couldn’t help but think of a sentence: "The poison of power, once taken, is difficult to stop!"

"Truly... interesting!"

Ying Zheng took a deep breath, taking a long time to digest this news.

"Does the Old General have evidence to prove that this matter was instigated by the Father-Chancellor?"

Since Wang Xuan Jian had already spoken the name of the person behind the scenes, he clearly did not intend to hide it anymore. He continued: "When I received the Chancellor’s order to station the main army in Wusui and exert pressure on the State of Han, in addition to that formal edict, there was also a secret letter that came with it."

"It was also this letter that let me know the King had secretly slipped out of the palace and followed the diplomatic mission to the State of Han."

"Although this letter did not directly order me to harm the King, it hinted at such a meaning. Coupled with the fact that because of the Lord of Lord Wuan’s affair and various other matters, I had long been dissatisfied with the King, I gave rise to a heart of treason..."

Wang Xuan Jian was very ashamed.

After recognizing Ying Zheng’s character, how could he not know that he had been used as a blade?

Originally, he was willing to be that blade, but now, he regretted it.