People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Cao Ze grinned, "As I said before, the one who truly understands me is Miss Zi Nu."

He did have that thought, but it disappeared after Zi Nu agreed. Unexpectedly, Zi Nu still noticed it.

Women who work in intelligence are truly meticulous.

If we bring this home, our house will be quite lively from now on.

……

While Cao Ze and Zi Nu were chatting, Old Man Zheng came out of the Prime Minister's residence and quickly found Commander Fan, the city guard who had been investigating and arresting the culprits who attacked the Prime Minister's residence the previous night.

"Commander Fan."

The tough-guy Commander Fan made a ridiculous, obsequious gesture.

"Oh, it's the old man. Is there anything you want to remind me of?"

Old Zheng asked calmly, "Has the murderer been caught?"

Commander Fan said embarrassedly, "The murderer is extremely skilled, and a city-wide manhunt is still underway."

Old Zheng snorted coldly, "No need to arrest them, I have clues about the mastermind behind it all."

Commander Fan immediately said fiercely, "Old man, tell me who it is. I'll take my men and ransack his house right now. Anyone who dares to slap Prime Minister Lü's face is an insult to my ancestral graves!"

"There's no rush now. Tomorrow at the court assembly, you must..."

Commander Fan listened intently, nodding repeatedly.

"Okay, okay, no problem, I've got it all..."

Old Master Zheng left satisfied and quickly returned to the Prime Minister's residence.

the next day.

The morning assembly was held as scheduled.

As soon as the court session began, Lü Buwei stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

The dozens of officials in the court looked at Lü Buwei in an instant, and all of them felt a chill in their hearts.

The news of the attack on Lü Buwei's residence the night before had already spread like wildfire throughout Xianyang.

Many people felt a sense of satisfaction and catharsis.

Since Lü Buwei took control of the infamous Luo Wang organization, he has had it assassinate quite a few people.

It is plain for Heaven to tell that Lü Buwei was assassinated, and it was entirely deserved.

Lord Chang'an, Chengjiao, frowned, realizing that Lü Buwei was planning to cause trouble in the court.

Such an old fox either doesn't make a move at all, or when he does, he crushes his opponent.

No, he had to find a chance to inform Brother Cao.

If things go wrong, it'll be good for Brother Cao to run away as soon as possible.

Changping-jun, however, kept his eyes straight ahead.

Anyone with eyes can see that Cao Ze's residence was attacked not long ago, and it's hard not to make the connection.

It seems that Cao Ze kept quiet at the time because he harbored thoughts of revenge.

This young man is really bold.

Ying Zheng sat high on his throne, looking down at Lü Buwei, who bowed down to him in submission.

"What matter does Your Excellency wish to report?"

Lü Buwei said, "The night before last, I was attacked in my residence. If I hadn't been lucky, I would have almost lost my life there."

Ying Zheng knew who was responsible, and he concluded directly: "The bandit leader is lawless and has frightened Your Majesty. I will immediately issue an order to have everyone do their utmost to capture the bandit leader."

Lü Buwei could easily see that Ying Zheng wanted to get rid of Cao Ze.

"No, no, no, Your Majesty, those who attacked my residence were not some bandit leader, but rather..."

Lu Buwei surveyed the court and released explosive intelligence.

"Princess Yafei of Zhao, Lord Longyang of Wei."

The court was in an uproar, including Changping Jun, Chengjiao, and Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng asked in a deep voice, "Is this true?"

Lü Buwei calmly replied, “Everything I have said is true. If there is no other reason, it must be someone colluding with foreign enemies to assassinate our own officials.”

Ying Zheng frowned slightly, unable to figure out what Lü Buwei was up to.

But he could guess that they were trying to shift the blame and smear Cao Ze.

But as the King of Qin, he could not ignore it at this moment.

Moreover, he has now lost power, and even if he wanted to stop him, Lü Buwei would not let him have his way.

"Who is the one the Prime Minister is referring to as colluding with outsiders?"

Ying Zheng took a light breath and slowly spoke.

At the same time, he instructed Gai Nie to communicate with Cheng Jiao telepathically, telling him to quickly go to Cao Ze and explain the situation.

With a cold expression, Lü Buwei uttered four words.

"Mr. Cao Ze..."

Chapter 428 Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Empress

Upon receiving Gai Nie's telepathic message, Chang'an Jun Chengjiao quickly found an excuse to leave the court hall.

Lü Buwei merely glanced at Cheng Jiao, not taking him seriously at all, even though he knew Cheng Jiao was there to deliver a message.

All of Xianyang's dozen or so city gates were heavily guarded. He was hoping that Cao Ze would impulsively run away so that he could directly accuse Cao Ze of fleeing from justice.

Cheng Jiao ran all the way to the palace gates, anxious and impatient, disregarding the decorum of a monarch, and shouted, "Prepare the horses! Quickly, prepare the horses!"

The servant boy said in a panic, "Your Majesty, there are no horses here..."

The Jun residence is very close to the royal palace, and Cheng Jiao usually walks there.

Cheng Jiao secretly resented this, and immediately looked left and right. He saw that Changping Jun's carriage had a top-quality steed with a pure and smooth coat, a plump rump, slender legs, and a strong belly.

Without saying a word, he drew his greatsword with a clang and cut off all the reins and ropes on the carriage.

Having no whip in his hand, he could only spur the horse's belly and use the sword sheath as a whip to vigorously lash Changping Jun's beloved steed.

"Sorry..."

The horses' hooves clattered on the bluestone pavement of Xianyang Street, raising dust along the way, and soon they arrived at Cao Ze's residence.

Changping Jun discarded his prized BMW like trash, releasing it into the wild without a second thought.

This set of smooth movements not only left the servants dumbfounded and at a loss, but also drove Lord Changping's grooms to frantically search for a fine horse all over Xianyang.

Cao Ze was having a private discussion with Zi Nu in the courtyard when he suddenly saw the ground tremble slightly. Wu Shuang Gui was following a young nobleman who was running over, panting heavily.

"Brother Chengjiao, what's wrong with you...?"

Cao'er helped Chengjiao up, preventing him from falling to the ground.

"Brother Cao, this is terrible! Lü Buwei said in court that you colluded with outsiders to launch a night attack on the Prime Minister's residence. Soon, someone from the palace will summon you to the palace."

Cheng Jiao said very quickly, "Time is running out, you should go outside and hide for a while."

Cao Ze frowned deeply. He thought Lü Buwei would stab him in the back in the dark, but he didn't expect him to openly use his power to intimidate him. Didn't he know that Ying Zheng was on his side, or did he already have the means to kill him?

"Zi Nu, go and tell Wu Ming and the others to leave here for now."

Cao Ze reacted quickly; as long as Wuming and Gongsun Long weren't caught, he would be fine.

With Ying Zheng around, the accusation of colluding with outsiders cannot be pinned on him.

Zi Nu turned and left.

Cheng Jiao said anxiously, "You should also go out and hide. With your brother Wang here, as long as you're not in the mansion, it shouldn't be a problem to stall for a while."

Cao Ze waved his hand, "No need to hide."

"Besides, if I hide, Lü Buwei will take the opportunity to kick me when I'm down, which would be a loss for me."

Cao Ze said to Cheng Jiao, "Go to Ganquan Palace, find Zhao Gao, and have him take Li Si to Zhangtai Palace to wait."

You can hide from the first day of junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day.

Since Lü Buwei wanted to challenge him to a contest at the court assembly, he might as well take the opportunity to muddy the waters and smash the golden Buddha statue that Lü Buwei had created to pieces.

Cheng Jiao hesitated for a moment, then stomped his foot angrily, "Fine, I'll go to Ganquan Palace right now!"

Cao Ze went to the backyard, comforted Jing Ni, Li Wu, and Yan Ling Ji, and whispered, "Don't worry about my safety. You all stay here and don't go out. If anything happens, leave through the secret passage first."

He had just realized that Lü Buwei had not deployed a large number of soldiers to guard the city, but only a considerable number to keep watch.

It's obvious that Lü Buwei was using Xiang Zhuang's sword dance as a pretext to target Liu Bang.

Lü Buwei's target was not himself, but Wuming and Gongsun Long. He wanted to take this opportunity to mobilize troops within the city to surround and kill them.

He also anticipated that Lü Buwei would not keep the two of them in the mansion, otherwise he would be in a difficult situation and would have unjustly done what Lü Buwei wanted.

After Cao Ze left, Li Wu and Yan Ling Ji both looked at Jing Ni, who was holding the sleeping Xiao Yan'er. With Cao Ze gone, Jing Ni was their pillar of support.

"Just do what you're supposed to do, and don't give yourself away."

Jingni said calmly.

Li Wu and Yan Ling Ji exchanged a glance and remained silent.

After making the arrangements, Cao Ze went to the place where Xuan Jian was healing.

"Put on your clothes and come with me to the palace."

Xuan Jian took a deep breath; the sword and knife wounds on his body were hideous and terrifying.

The night before last, he followed Wuming in a killing spree, which triggered his inner demons. If Wuming hadn't risked his life to save him, he would probably have been chopped into mincemeat long ago.

It was then that he learned that the aftereffects of the Eight Linglong had not been completely eradicated.

"What are you going to the palace for? To assassinate the King of Qin?"