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Chapter 971: Do as you please, speak freely
Xiao Yu sighed, his expression becoming more innocent and helpless, and said: "My Queen Mother, please understand. When I target everyone, I will not target anyone."

The Queen Mother was stunned, it seemed to make sense.
This brain-breaking person sneaked into the residences of all the important officials.

Even she, the empress dowager of the time, almost wasn't spared. She was just being unreasonable and it wasn't targeting anyone in particular.

"What are you doing? Why are you sneaking into so many ministers' houses in one night?"

Xiao Yu said: "I don't even target ministers in the court. If there are suspects in the homes of princes, princesses, or celebrities and merchants, I will also sneak in.

Spying and eavesdropping in secret to make sure they didn't do anything that would harm the Qin Empire."

The Queen Mother asked in confusion, "What suspect are you investigating?"

Xiao Yu said: "The Queen Mother has lived in the deep palace for a long time, so I'm afraid she doesn't know. The night before yesterday, the Qinling Earth Dragon turned over.

It was clearly an auspicious sign of active dragon veins and lively dragon energy, but it was slandered by evil-minded rebels as a bad omen.

What kind of treasonous words are said, "When Emperor Zulong dies, the Qin Dynasty will fall."

In just one night, the news spread throughout Xianyang City and even within the borders of millions of people in Guanzhong.

I have received a mission from Grand Master Meng to investigate the traitor who spread the prophecy, to reveal the truth to the world and save the people from panic."

The Queen Mother actually knew about the prophecy.

After all, there was an earthquake in the Qinling Mountains and her mausoleum was cracked. How could she not care?
She also wants to recruit another million laborers to speed up the reconstruction of the Empress Dowager's Mausoleum!

He was severely stopped by Meng Qi.

Meng Qi warned her that there was a prophecy in Guanzhong that "Zulong will die and the Qin Dynasty will fall." If the labor service was increased, the people would surely be filled with resentment.

If all people take the initiative to spread the prophecy of "the fall of the Qin Dynasty", the Qin Dynasty will really be doomed.

"Why did you sneak into other people's mansions to investigate the traitor who spread the prophecy? Why didn't you come to my Lin Guang Palace?" asked the Queen Mother.

Xiao Yu said: "Although I am not targeting anyone, I am definitely not wandering around aimlessly.

I am targeting those Qi Refiners who are hated by the Great Qin Dragon Qi but possess great magical powers.

After all, it is impossible for ordinary Qi-refining practitioners to spread the prophecy throughout Guanzhong in one night.

I have bad intentions, but I don’t have the ability.”

She turned to Li Si, as if explaining to him, "Why did I change my appearance and sneak into Prime Minister Li's mansion?

Hundreds of powerful Qi Refiners and more than thirty True Immortals.

Her Majesty the Queen Mother, there are more than thirty of them, including some celestial and mysterious immortals.

I am an ignorant barbarian, and I was terrified at the time. "

"More than thirty true immortals." Queen Mother Zhao's face showed no panic, only relief and joy.

She looked at Li Si and praised him sincerely, "As expected of Prime Minister Li, you have a wide circle of friends, and all the people you interact with are great men.

As the saying goes, the phoenix chooses to roost in the paulownia tree and the dragon hides in the abyss.

The Li Mansion is a place of elegance and elegance, with many talented people and beautiful scenery, so many immortals come and go. "

Li Si had a proud and proud look on his face. He raised his tablet and bowed slightly, "You are too kind, Queen Mother."

Queen Mother Zhao turned to Xiao Yu and asked in confusion, "You are also an immortal. You should be happy and excited to see all the immortal friends gathering together. Why are you so scared? Even if you have never seen the world, you shouldn't be so petty!"

Xiao Yu was somewhat speechless, and said with a wooden face: "I am worried that Prime Minister Li will gather all the immortals to attack the palace and force the Queen Mother to abdicate."

The Queen Mother's expression froze.

The ministers were stunned.

"In the court, in front of all the ministers, you dare to talk nonsense!"

Li Si was furious, "Yu Fengxian, you talked to me last night. Do you think I'm going to rebel?"

Xiao Yu waved his hand and said, "Prime Minister, don't get excited! I guarantee with my life that Prime Minister Li not only did not rebel, but he is also the most loyal minister of our Great Qin!"

Li Si thought he was shrewd and smart enough, but he was confused by Yu Fengxian again.

He can even read people's expressions and become a worm in the emperor's stomach.

The Human Emperor knew what he was thinking without him having to say it out loud.

He can be said to be the smartest person in the court.

But he just couldn't keep up with her pace.

Xiao Yu further explained: "I actually know that Prime Minister Li is loyal, but loyalty can only ensure that the Prime Minister will not betray Daqin.

Not betraying the Qin Dynasty will not affect the efforts to purge the emperor's entourage, punish corrupt officials, and support the new emperor.

These are two different concepts.

In fact, the more loyal one is to the country, the more likely one is to be dissatisfied with reality and impulsively do something big, even risking one's life and blood, to change the country's politics."

Li Si was anxious again, "Yu Fengxian, you are slandering me! Why did the real prime minister hold a banquet last night? You eavesdropped on the whole thing, but now you are confusing right and wrong and talking nonsense. What is your intention?"

Queen Dowager Zhao looked at him with a complicated look.

Lao Ai also stared at him with a gloomy look.

Clear out the imperial court, punish corrupt officials, and support the new emperor. This is stabbing them in the heart!
Xiao Yu was innocent and helpless, "Prime Minister, why are you so anxious? I didn't say you want to clear the court and punish the treacherous officials.

What I mean is, even if I use the secret method of Tianshi Dao to identify you as a loyal minister of the Qin Dynasty.

But I am an ignorant barbarian and this is the first time I have come to Xianyang in my life.

Most of our understanding of the imperial capital and court affairs comes from vernacular novels and storytelling.

In the storytelling, there was a minister who suddenly summoned hundreds of powerful Qi-refining practitioners and more than thirty true immortals at night, including some earthly immortals who were ten thousand years old and celestial immortals who were one hundred thousand years old.

Such a terrifying force gathered together, just to chat, appreciate flowers and drink?
Of course, I can swear to the Emperor of Heaven that the banquet that Prime Minister Li convened to gather all the immortals in Yangxian Hall last night was indeed an ordinary gathering.

Similar banquets were probably held frequently in the past.

In fact, in Xianyang city, many powerful families had tea parties, poetry and wine gatherings for monks.

The reason I misunderstood is because I am short-sighted.

It is hard to imagine that the imperial capital on earth is as prosperous as the fairy palace in heaven.

So many immortals, so many immortal wines and spiritual fruits. You can never see them anywhere else except Xianyang."

Xiao Yu bowed sincerely to Li Si, and then to the Queen Mother, "It is my fault, I am too humble.

This was the first time I saw the luxury and elegance of the homes of the real rich and powerful in the Celestial Empire. I was stunned and misunderstood. "

She meant to tease the Queen Mother and Li Si.

But when she sneaked into Li's Mansion last night, she was indeed shocked by the large-scale gathering of Qi Refiners.

For a moment, she really felt that Li Si could no longer tolerate the queen mother, and wanted to sweep the court clean, purge the treacherous officials in the court, and restore a clean and sunny court for the Great Qin.

Li Si felt as if he had eaten salted duck eggs that tasted like shit. He felt so sick, uncomfortable, and disgusted that it was hard to describe in words.

Queen Mother Zhao also felt chest tightness and was in very bad condition.

Li Si has no intention of rebelling now, but what if he does in the future?
If it was really as Yu Fengxian said, hundreds of strange people secretly gathered at night, with dozens of true immortals in the lead, and rushed into Lin Guang Palace shouting "clear the court", what should she do?

She turned her gaze to Meng Qi.

Meng Qi coughed lightly, "Queen Mother, although Master Yu Tian has good intentions, he is indeed overthinking.

The palace is guarded by the Heavenly Master, the Guardian, and the Court Judge. Even if the rebels are dead or wounded, they can never enter the Linguang Palace.

After all, a true immortal is not a dead warrior, and will never do what Master Yu said. "

He also told the truth.

If dozens of true immortals and two hundred extraordinary people with great supernatural powers were to attack the Xianyang Palace fearlessly and without fear of death.

He could definitely take down the Queen Mother of Zhao, chop up Lao Ai and other treacherous people into minced meat, and help Li Si gain power in the court.
But what is the price? How many immortals will die?

Which immortal would be willing to die in palace infighting?
They were just Li Si's high-level retainers, equivalent to VIPs of the Li family.

He addressed Li Si as "friend" and "fellow Taoist", but they were not in a master-servant relationship.

There is still a certain possibility that one or two immortals will sacrifice their lives for justice.

It is absolutely impossible to ask a group of immortals to not fear life and death.

There is already a very typical example here - how many celestial masters ran away from the Qin Imperial Observatory?
The Heavenly Master who had been supported by the imperial court for many years was unwilling to risk his life for the Qin Dynasty. How could an immortal be willing to risk his life for the desires of a powerful official?

dream!

Queen Mother Zhao's tense face relaxed, and she even smiled fondly, "With Grand Tutor Meng here, I feel at ease."

She didn't understand the truth behind Meng Qi's words, but she suddenly remembered that she was not helpless.

Meng Qi is her big backer!

She glanced at Li Si and said, "Lord Yu, please continue."

Xiao Yu said: "I sneaked into the Li Mansion because there were too many immortals in the Yangxian Hall of the Li Mansion, and the uncontrollable power was too strong.

I have sneaked into the residences of all the gentlemen, and found that many powerful Qi Refiners have gathered in your residences.

Many of these Qi Refiners still have no sense of belonging to the Qin Dynasty and even harbor malicious intent towards it.

While investigating the prophecy case, I became suspicious of them, so I went undercover to search for evidence.

The reason why I did not sneak into the Empress Dowager's Linguang Palace is simple.

There is not even a single immortal in Linguang Palace.

In such a huge inner court, there are only a few good-for-nothings.

Even if he has the intention to do something bad, he doesn't have the ability to make a big case of prophecy."

Queen Mother Zhao's expression froze again.

What did she say just now?

The phoenix chose the Wutong tree to inhabit the Li Mansion, which was elegant and noble, so many immortals came and went.

Her Linguang Palace does not even have a true immortal, and the only few Qi-refining masters guarding it are looked down upon by Yu Fengxian.

What is the Lingguang Palace? A stinking cesspool?
Without comparison, she still hasn't felt it.

After making this comparison, she suddenly felt that Li Si's casual gathering of dozens of True Immortals for a night banquet was a heinous crime!

Especially since he didn't have any big plans, he just held the party for fun.

Without any big plan, he was able to easily call over so many true immortals.

This further shows how close the immortals are to him, and also further shows how much the immortals hate Zhao Ji.

The Queen Mother's expression changed several times, her mind was full of thoughts, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Li Si could sense that the atmosphere was not right, but he didn't think that as the "first prime minister of all time", he needed to explain anything.

When Emperor Ying Zheng was still around, he had already built a house that was larger than the imperial palace right under the Emperor's nose, and had recruited hundreds of True Immortals. That's right, during his peak period, there were over a hundred True Immortals among his guests, and there were even Golden Immortals.

Last night's banquet that shocked Yu Fengxian was already a "low point" after the prosperity came to an end.

The Human Emperor doesn’t care, so why would he care about Queen Dowager Zhao?
Even if we take a step back, which nobleman in Xianyang was not extravagant? Which one of them didn't employ dozens of Qi Refiners?
Yu Fengxian herself said that she visited dozens of mansions last night.

The Queen Mother and Li Si did not speak, and the Right Prime Minister Feng Quji cleared his throat and asked, "Master Yu, before you enter our mansion to investigate the suspects, you must first confirm that they are suspects, right?
Just now, you said that you used the secret method of the Heavenly Master Dao to find many suspects in one night?"

"Mr. Prime Minister, the secret method of the Heavenly Master Dao that I created is called 'Heavenly Eyes to Identify the Smooth and the Soft'."

Xiao Yu was very proud and explained the principles and effects of his own skills in an easy-to-understand manner.

She had already explained it to Ying Qian before, and now she was explaining it in even more detail.

Many ministers in the court were cultivators themselves, so they naturally understood what he said.

"Impossible!" Many knowledgeable ministers said in unison, in shock and doubt.

"The Tianshi Dao doesn't have this kind of secret method at all."

"How can a Heavenly Master control the dragon energy so minutely? His Majesty the Human Emperor is even closer to the dragon energy, but it's not as exaggerated as you say."

Not to mention that ministers such as Feng Quji, Li Si, and Guo Wei Liao were shocked and suspicious.

Meng Qi also looked suspicious and felt uncertain.

Xiao Yu smiled faintly and said: "I still have the Supreme Sword Bone, do you have it?

The so-called giftedness means that I have something that others do not, and it is extremely rare.

I can create the secret methods of the Heavenly Master that others cannot do.

And, I have done it.

There are 1.5 million people in Xianyang city, and nearly 500,000 of them are resistant to the dragon energy of the Ying family.

I selected several hundred of the most powerful people who hated Daqin the most and focused on investigating them.

At present, their identities and origins have been mostly confirmed.

Hehe, many of them are wanted criminals of the Qin Dynasty who have changed their appearances! I also caught an old thief. "

These words were both arrogant and shocking in content.

Feng Quji was shocked and said, "Master Yu, you are talking nonsense. There are actually 500,000 rebels in Xianyang City?"

Xiao Yu sighed and said, "It is indeed shocking, but if you don't be so high and mighty, and go out to the people more often, and talk to the common people in the market about their daily lives, you won't have such doubts.

The Qin Dynasty had no favors for the people and only cared about exploiting and oppressing them.

They are not cattle or horses. Even if they were cattle or horses, if you whipped them and beat them every day, made them plow the fields day and night, and didn't let them eat grass or rest, how could they not resent you? "

Feng Quji frowned, with worry and anxiety appearing on his face.

Lao Ai's eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly: "Master Yu, you are new here and don't know anything. Don't exaggerate."

Xiao Yu said: "I don't care about the government affairs. I am the Heavenly Master, and I only say what the Heavenly Master should say.

Unless you don't ask, if you do, I will tell you the truth.

Otherwise, I would be sorry for the trust that the Queen Mother and Grand Tutor Meng have placed in me.

I am also sorry for the power of Heavenly Master bestowed upon me by the Great Qin Dragon Qi."

Lao Ai narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Everything you said has a big premise. The Heavenly Master's method you created, 'Heavenly Eyes to Identify Smooth and Soft', is really effective."

Xiao Yu looked at him with a strange expression and said, "If Prince Changxin is willing to cooperate, I can demonstrate it to you on the spot."

(End of this chapter)