All Heavens: Starting with Little Li Flying Dagger

Chapter 145 Continuing the Journey Through the Heavens

Three days later, Lü Buwei took the initiative to host a banquet for Gu Yu, presumably because Zhu Ji had already given the order.

No matter how arrogant Lü Buwei was, he dared not disobey Zhu Ji.

Moreover, his current position is not very secure. If he were to completely break with Gu Yu and the Wu family now, someone might take the opportunity to bring him down.

Therefore, upon meeting, Lü Buwei feigned concern and said, "General Gu, please don't fall for the tricks of this villain. It's clear that someone is trying to sow discord between us."

"Really? Haha, perhaps I was overthinking it?"

Gu Yu chuckled awkwardly.

Lu Buwei said in a serious tone, "Brother Gu, to put it bluntly, we are only family behind closed doors. We must cooperate sincerely to achieve great things."

"Yes, yes, Prime Minister Lü is right. I'd like to offer you a toast."

After that, Lü Buwei indeed became much more restrained, and began to recruit many retainers, compile the "Lüshi Chunqiu" (Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals), and try every means to seize power in order to consolidate his position.

On the contrary, Gu Yu kept a low profile. Apart from his daily duties of guarding the palace and instructing Ying Zheng, he was rarely seen by anyone.

According to the information received by Lü Buwei, Gu Yucheng spends his days surrounded by beauties, indulging in debauchery, and seems to have lost all ambition.

With this, Lü Buwei was finally relieved.

In fact, Gu Yu was waiting for the right opportunity.

With his strength, killing Lü Buwei would be very easy, but killing Lü Buwei would only make the situation worse.

The situation in the Qin state was very complex, but it can be simply categorized into three main groups: conservatives, radicals, and fence-sitters.

The conservatives, represented by old ministers and nobles, are the most xenophobic, only caring about their own interests, and always talking about "harmony is precious".

In reality, they were afraid that war would affect their own interests. They were short-sighted, lacked ambition, and only wanted to protect their own small plot of land and live a peaceful and wealthy life.

The radicals, also known as the pro-war faction.

The radical faction was represented by the emerging aristocracy led by Lü Buwei.

Although Lü Buwei had become the Right Chancellor, he was constantly discriminated against and ostracized by the old-school nobles of Qin, and the military did not respect him either.

Ultimately, his greatest achievement was saving the current King of Qin.

However, for the Qin state, this was hardly a significant achievement. After all, even if Prince Yiren hadn't returned, another member of the royal family would have succeeded him as King of Qin.

Therefore, what Lü Buwei needed was military merit.

If he could command a major battle, capture several cities, or even destroy a country, then who would dare to disobey him?

Gu Yu did not want to get involved in these political struggles, so it was the best strategy to have Lü Buwei take the lead.

On the surface, Gu Yu indulges in wine and women, but in reality, he often studies the doctrines of various schools of thought with Ji Yanran and Qin Qing, especially the Book of Changes, Yin and Yang, the Eight Trigrams, Qimen Dunjia, and mechanical arts.

On this day, a historic moment finally arrived—the King of Qin passed away, and the thirteen-year-old Crown Prince Ying Zheng finally ascended the throne.

Zhu Ji became the Empress Dowager and the most powerful woman in the Qin state.

Upon assuming power, she immediately promoted Gu Yu to Grand General, ordering him to train the three armies and command the Imperial Guards, Cavalry, and Imperial Guards.

Gu Yu then recommended Xiang Shaolong, promoting him to be his deputy and appointing him as the Commander of the Cavalry, in charge of training the army.

Following Gu Yu's instructions, Xiang Shaolong carefully selected several thousand elite troops to form a separate Qin cavalry force and gave them special training.

Simply put, this is the special forces of the Qin Dynasty.

At the same time, weaponry was also improved, with halberds being replaced by spears and swords becoming standard equipment.

The improvements to bows and crossbows were even greater, with bows being improved into composite bows, which had a longer range and greater power.

There are several types of crossbows, including giant crossbows used for attacking or defending cities, and miniature crossbows suitable for individual combat.

Gu Yu's series of reforms drew strong opposition from many people, especially Lü Buwei.

However, not long after, the five states of Han, Zhao, Chu, Yan, and Wei joined forces to attack Qin. Gu Yu personally led the army, employing tactics of sowing discord and launching surprise attacks.

Special operations and a significant advantage in weaponry led to a crushing defeat for the five-nation coalition.

This battle solidified his position in the Qin state, earning him the reputation as the next generation of war god after Bai Qi.

That evening, Gu Yu was summoned to the palace to pay homage to the Empress Dowager.

"You may all step back."

Zhu Ji dismissed all the eunuchs and palace maids.

Immediately, she threw herself into Gu Yu's arms—

The next morning, just as Gu Yu was about to leave, someone outside suddenly reported: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lü has sent someone to deliver a eunuch."

Before Zhu Ji could speak, Gu Yu couldn't help but ask, "What's your name?"

"Reporting to the General, that man's name is Lao Ai."

It really was that kid.

Gu Yu knew that with his current status and prestige, Lü Buwei could not suppress him at all, nor would he dare to act secretly. He could only find another way and wanted to send someone to Zhu Ji's side to oppose him.

So Gu Yu said, "Your Majesty, since it was sent by Prime Minister Lü, it must have something special about it. Please allow me to take a look."

"Um!"

Zhu Ji nodded.

Gu Yu walked out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom and had someone bring the poison to a room.

"This humble man, Lao Ai, pays his respects to the Great General."

Upon entering the room, Lao Ai immediately knelt down to pay his respects.

Gu Yu said coldly, "Take off your pants."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Miao Ai was greatly surprised.

If I take off my pants, won't I be exposed?

This time, Lü Buwei used the pretext of punishing him, saying he would castrate him and then send him to the palace to work as a eunuch. In reality, he was not castrated at all; it was just a cover-up.

At this moment, Gu Yu stepped forward, kicked Lao Ai to the ground, and then stomped on him with his leg—

"what!"

The screams of the sister-in-law, like those of a pig being slaughtered, echoed from inside the house.

Then, she fainted from the pain.

Gu Yu strode out of the house and said to the eunuchs outside, "Alright, carry him away to stop the bleeding."

His stomp caused Lao Ai to be utterly destroyed, reduced to a pile of minced meat, a far more cruel act than castration.

Whether he can survive or not depends on fate.

However, this matter thoroughly enraged Lü Buwei.

Now, Zhu Ji is becoming increasingly distant from him, and if this continues, he will eventually be sidelined.

After careful planning, Lü Buwei sent over a hundred elite soldiers to ambush Gu Yu on his way out of the city.

Ultimately, the assassination plot not only failed, but also tolled its own death knell.

Two days later, Lü Buwei still hadn't gotten up.

Around noon, the servants sensed something was wrong and forced their way into the room, only to find that Lü Buwei had hanged himself.

This news caused a huge uproar.

Many people secretly speculated that it must have been Gu Yu who did it.

However, there are also reports that Gu Yu spent the entire night in the palace discussing state affairs with the king.

After investigating and investigating, they still couldn't find a clear answer.

Later, with the help of Gu Yu and Xiang Shaolong, Ying Zheng gradually began to rule personally, and started to implement sweeping reforms, strengthen the country and its military, and step by step embark on the road to unifying the world.

At this moment, Gu Yu began his journey through the heavens once again.

Now, the system has unlocked a new feature that allows users to return to worlds they have previously visited.

According to the system description, the passage of time in the various worlds is not equal. No matter how long he has been away, when he returns, the time lost in that world will not exceed one day.

Gu Yu first returned to the world of Little Li Flying Dagger, where he reunited with Sun Xiaohong, Hua Baifeng, Shen Sanniang, Nanhai Niangzi, Lan Xiezi, and other women.

Of course, it was a long-awaited reunion for him, but for the women, it seemed as if he had never left.

Next, Gu Yu returned to Lu Xiaofeng's world and enjoyed a blissful life with Gongsun Lan, Ouyang Qing, Sun Xiuqing, and Wu Yan.

In his spare time, he also passed on some of his martial arts techniques to several women, allowing them to grow alongside him.