Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 23 Li Ji’s throat hurts?
After a stick of incense.

Li Ji couldn't help but cough violently a few times.

Then he covered his mouth and quickly left the study.

As soon as she went out, she ran into Li Wu who had just finished taking a shower.

"Miss Gongsun, are you okay?"

Li Wu saw that Li Ji looked unhappy and said with concern.

Li Ji waved her hands repeatedly to indicate that she was fine.

Then he ran to the bathroom in the backyard and started washing.

Although Xu Lin is not rude, he is too mean!

When she first made the bet with Xu Lin, she thought Xu Lin would let her play the piano.

Who knew Xu Lin not only asked her to serve him, but also asked her...

Recalling the scene just now, she felt a little sore in her throat.

How can she get married in the future after Xu Lin’s behavior?

Moreover, she had thought that Xu Lin would press on with the victory, but Xu Lin had no such intention. Although Li Ji was unwilling to admit it, she actually felt a little unsatisfied in her heart.

……

Three days later.

Lu Qian entered Ying Jian Mansion as he wished.

Ying Jian is the grandson of Duke Shang. Duke Shang has only one grandson, Ying Jian, and he dotes on him very much. As long as he can convince Ying Jian, winning over the royal family will be almost half done, because most of the royal family of the Qin Dynasty listens to Duke Shang.

"I wonder why Mr. Lu came here uninvited?"

Ying Jian raised his eyes to look at Lu Qian and asked expressionlessly.

He was not much older than Ying Zheng, and as his name suggested, he never beat around the bush when speaking.

"Your Majesty, you call me Sir. You really think highly of me."

"My order name is Qian. If you don't mind, you can just call me Lao Qian."

Lu Qian smiled apologetically.

"Your Majesty?"

"Although I am a member of the royal family, I have not yet been granted the title of lord. Mr. Lu, do you not know?"

Ying Jian frowned.

Like Xu Lin, he doesn't like flatterers.

"Isn't it only a matter of time?"

"Your Majesty's talent far surpasses Changping Jun, Changwen Jun and others. Isn't this something everyone knows?"

Lu Qian said flatteringly.

"If you have nothing else to do, you may leave. I still have..."

Ying Jian said coldly.

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lu Qian.

"Don't worry, sir. I'm here for something important!"

Seeing that Ying Jian didn't like compliments from others, Lu Qian restrained his smile and spoke seriously.

"What's the matter?"

Ying Jian asked.

Lu Qian said nothing after hearing this and looked at the maid beside him.

After seeing this scene, Ying Jian waved his sleeves and dismissed the people around him.

After the maids walked away, Lu Qian took out a small medicine bottle from his arms, took a few steps forward, and handed it to Ying Jian.

"This is?"

Ying Jian frowned.

"Life-extending pill."

"I heard your mother has been feeling a little unwell lately, and I thought this pill might be a good option for you."

Lu Qian introduced.

Ying Jian was a filial person. When he heard the word "extend life", his eyes lit up and he immediately became interested.

"How much is this pill?"

Ying Jian opened the medicine bottle and saw three longevity pills inside, and asked in a deep voice.

"Five hundred gold."

Lu Qian answered.

Since Ying Jian doesn't like flatterers, he won't flatter.

Although this pill can prolong life, its effect is limited. One pill can only prolong life for half a year at most.

"it is good!"

Ying Jian nodded vigorously.

Then he asked someone to bring five hundred gold coins.

If this pill is really useful, he will have the remaining one thousand gold coins sent to the prime minister's residence.

If this pill is useless, he will not only take back the five hundred gold, but also make Lu Qian pay for it!

……

The next day.

Ying Jian's mother's health improved. Not only did her appetite increase, but she was also able to stay in bed.

After seeing this scene, Ying Jian was overjoyed and asked someone to send the thousand gold to the prime minister's residence.

Not long after, Lu Qian received the one thousand gold.

After receiving the money, Lv Qian returned to Ying Jian's residence. Because Lv Qian's "longevity pill" was effective, Ying Jian was much more polite to Lv Qian this time.

After three rounds of drinks, Lu Qian shifted the topic to Ying Zheng's coronation.

"Son."

"In times of great contention, nations are at war frequently. It's not that the prime minister is unwilling to relinquish power and allow the king to rule personally, but rather that he fears problems will arise if he relinquishes power too soon."

"Although Chang'an Jun is dead, who knows if there is a second or third Chang'an Jun in the country?"

"Last year, the coalition forces of Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, and Chu, led by Zhao General Pang Nuan, attacked Qin. They won victory after victory, penetrating deep into Hangu Pass and reaching Zhidi, only seventy or eighty miles from Xianyang. If the prime minister had not concentrated his forces in time to counterattack, Xianyang would have been in danger, and so would the Qin Empire!"

"The Prime Minister wants His Majesty to follow the example of King Zhaoxiang and be crowned at the age of twenty-two. What do you think, my lord?"

Lu Qian asked.

After he finished speaking, he personally poured a bottle of wine for Ying Jian.

The task assigned to him by Lu Buwei was to delay the coronation of Ying Zheng for at least half a year.

Ying Zheng is only twenty years old this year, and winter has not yet arrived. If he waits until he is twenty-two to be crowned, it will take more than a year.

Ying Jian said nothing after hearing this, stroking his fingers and falling into deep thought.

After pondering for a long time, he felt that what Lu Qian said made sense, and then raised his hand to indicate that he would tell his grandfather Shang Gong about this matter.

"Young master is wise!"

"What you and the Prime Minister have done is all for the Great Qin. Our Great Qin will definitely unify the world!"

Seeing this, Lu Qian said loudly.

Then he raised his head and drank the wine in the bottle.

……

Three days later.

Ying Jian wrote a letter to Lu Qian, saying that Duke Shang agreed to let Ying Zheng be crowned at the age of 22.

After receiving the letter, Lu Qian immediately handed it to Lu Buwei.

After reading the letter, Lu Buwei smiled and rewarded Lu with 100 gold coins.

"Thank you, sir!"

Lu Qian bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Then he took the money and went to a brothel.

After Lu Qian walked away, Lu Buwei turned his attention to Xu Mansion.

More than a year is enough time for him to do a lot of things!

It doesn't matter if Jingwei and Liwu cannot persuade Xu Lin to rebel, he still has other cards, such as Wang He and Fusu, the son of Ying Zheng.

……

More than half a month later.

Yandu Jicheng.

As soon as winter came, light snow began to fall from the sky.

Jing Ke and Gao Jianli were sitting around the fire drinking.

"How do you think I can kill that tyrant, the King of Qin?"

Jing Ke asked while drinking.

He wanted to kill Ying Zheng to avenge his master Gongsun Yu. Although Gongsun Yu did not die at the hands of Ying Zheng, in his opinion, Ying Zheng was largely responsible!
If Ying Zheng disagreed, would Qin send troops to attack Wei?

"Now that the Qin State has become the dominant power, if we want to kill him, we will probably have to wait until the Qin State unifies the world."

Gao Jianli said.

"After Qin unified the world?"

"How long will that take?"

"Will I survive until then?"

Jing Ke suddenly felt displeased.

In his opinion, delay would lead to changes, so he wanted to kill Ying Zheng as soon as possible to avenge Gongsun Yu!

"Qin has a million soldiers. With its current strength, it will take six to seven years at the shortest, or more than ten years at the longest. Han, Wei, and other countries..."

Gao Jianli said.

He was interrupted before he could finish his words.

The one who interrupted him was not Jing Ke, but a man in black.

"Are you Jing Ke?"

The man in black looked at Jing Ke and asked sternly.

"Yes."

"I wonder if Your Excellency..."

Jing Ke nodded and asked with a smile.

He was interrupted by the man in black just as he was speaking.

"This is a letter from your junior sister."

The man in black handed the letter to Jing Ke.

Then he turned around and left.

Jing Ke was startled when he heard this. He immediately sat up straight, opened the envelope, and looked carefully at the contents of the letter.

Although Li Ji said in the letter that she was safe, Jing Ke did not believe it.

Xianyang was the capital of the tyrannical Qin Dynasty. How could Li Ji, a woman so beautiful at that, be safe?

After pondering for a moment, Jing Ke put the letter into his sleeve and rode his horse to Qin.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, he must go to Qin now!
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