"It's all thanks to you, Zhongfu! But why are you suddenly interested in inviting me to play chess today?"

Lu Buwei glanced at the chessboard, then at Ying Zheng's resolute face, with a look of relief in his eyes.

"I just wanted to see how much your Majesty's chess skills have improved. Now it seems that your Majesty is no longer the Aokiji of the past."

Ying Zheng fell silent.

He knew very well that Lu Buwei was not referring to his chess skills, but to the means he used to maintain power.

Lu Buwei stood up and looked at the environment around the hall, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

"At the beginning, I helped the former king return to Qin, and was highly valued by the former king and appointed as prime minister. Unfortunately, God did not pity the former king. In just three years, the former king suddenly died of a serious illness. Over the years, for the great cause of Qin's eastward expansion, I have worked diligently day and night, and have not dared to slack off for a moment."

"Now that the king has grown up, he has the demeanor of the previous king and is quite shrewd in his methods of handling affairs. I can rest assured now!"

Hearing Lu Buwei suddenly say such a long paragraph, Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, and then a little surprised.

What does this mean? Are they preparing to return power to him?

"Does Your Majesty think that I would be reluctant to give up the power in my hands?"

Lu Buwei saw what Ying Zheng was thinking and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"I am a businessman. I have never made a loss in my life. Investing in the former king, getting the position of prime minister, and benefiting the family for generations to come is the most worthwhile business I have ever done. Fighting for power with the king is a loss-making business in my opinion."

He opened his arms, as if wanting to embrace the world.

"Sitting on the position of Prime Minister for so many years, my greatest wish is to see the Qin Dynasty march eastward and sweep across the six kingdoms one day. Now that Your Majesty has become powerful, I will do my best to help Your Majesty take power, rather than letting Qin fall into internal friction and give the six kingdoms of Shandong an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Lu Buwei's words made Ying Zheng feel a little guilty.

After joining forces with Tianzong and the Yin-Yang School, Ying Zheng indeed regarded Lu Buwei as the biggest obstacle to his parental power. For this reason, he did not hesitate to agree to the Queen Mother Huayang to marry the daughter of the royal family of Chu as his queen and form an alliance with the State of Chu.

The purpose was to use the power of the Chu faction to suppress Lu Buwei.

But now Lü Buwei came to him and said that he did not want to fight with him and was willing to help him take power. How could he not be surprised? How could he not feel guilty?

Looking back over the years, the State of Qin has indeed become increasingly powerful under the governance of Lu Buwei.

The other party has also been working diligently and conscientiously for the Qin Dynasty's eastward expansion.

Ying Zheng stood up and bowed to Lu Buwei.

"If I have the assistance of Zhongfu, I will be more confident!"

The two smiled at each other, and their relationship seemed to have returned to what it was before.

After leaving Zhangtai Palace, the smile on Lu Buwei's face immediately disappeared.

He got on the carriage and headed towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the carriage, he stroked the jade ring in his hand, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

To a person who holds great power, giving up power is like stripping his bones and tendons.

Power is a drug that can only quench thirst. Even if Lu Buwei said something nice, it would be very difficult for him to give up this power.

However, when faced with Ying Zheng's various tactics, Lu Buwei was still afraid.

Ying Zheng had never expected that he would be able to form a cooperative relationship with the Yin-Yang School and the Tianzong.

Each of the characters in the Hundred Schools of Thought are very proud, and it is rare for two major schools to choose to assist a king at the same time.

What's more, they are the most powerful sects among the hundreds of schools of thought and they don't like each other.

Of course, if it were just the Yin-Yang School and the Tian Sect, Lu Buwei would not have given in so easily.

Ying Zheng's sudden alliance with the Chu forces put him under even greater pressure.

And last night he learned that Bai Yuan had arrived in Xianyang, which was the last straw that broke the camel's back for all his resistance.

As the controller of Luowang, he was well aware that someone had previously mobilized three of Luowang's top-notch assassins to carry out a top-secret mission to ambush Bai Yuan.

The results of it?

Because of that idiot's reckless behavior, Luowang directly lost three first-class Tian killers, more than a dozen Sha-level killers and hundreds of Di-level killers.

This was a huge blow to Luowang.

Now he has only a few of Luowang's top-notch assassins under his command.

It was precisely because of this incident that Lu Buwei raised Bai Yuan's threat level to an extremely high level and became completely scared.

Anyway, it is difficult to stop Ying Zheng's personal power now, and all he can do is try his best to preserve his current power.

Compared with the Chu forces, his relationship with Ying Zheng was already closer. If he took the initiative to show weakness, it would not be difficult to repair the relationship.

However, even if he had shown weakness, it did not mean that Ying Zheng would be able to hold the coming-of-age ceremony smoothly and take power.

Thinking of this, Lu Buwei couldn't help but smile.

"Ying Zheng, oh Ying Zheng, if you can't even solve a problem like this, then parental authority will become a joke! Then you can't blame me for continuing to hold power!"

Just as he was laughing, he suddenly heard a sound outside the car window.

Zhen Gang rode a horse, approached the car window, and whispered: "I saw Bai Yuan!"

"Oh? Where is it?"

Lu Buwei stuck his head out and followed Zhen Gang's gaze, looking for Bai Yuan's figure.

At this time, Bai Yuan was shopping with Ningyan, Jimo Huaxue and the Black and White sisters. They passed by a jewelry stall and planned to buy some jewelry for Ningyan and the others.

He suddenly felt several eyes looking at him, so he immediately turned around to look for them.

Then he saw a very luxurious carriage, surrounded by six swordsmen in black tights, and behind the carriage followed a group of Qin soldiers.

In Xianyang, perhaps the only one who could handle such a scene was Prime Minister Lu Buwei.

Their eyes collided in the air.

Then he saw Lu Buwei get off the carriage and walk towards them.

Bai Yuan was no longer in the mood to pick out jewelry and narrowed his eyes.

"Mr. Bai Yuan, I didn't expect to meet you here by chance! Maybe this is fate!"

Lu Buwei came up with a smile on his face, trying to make himself look more amiable.

"Meet the Prime Minister!"

Bai Yuan, with the idea of ​​not hitting someone who smiles at him, bowed slightly to Lu Buwei.

"Today, I, the Prime Minister, happened to encounter a good thing, and then I met you, sir, both are good news. How about this, I will have someone set up a banquet at my house today to entertain you all."

Chapter 254: The game hasn’t even started yet, how could it be over?

Faced with Lu Buwei's enthusiasm, Bai Yuan's first reaction was to refuse. After all, the two sides could not be said to have a friendly relationship, but they had not yet torn their faces apart on the surface.

But he changed his mind and decided that maybe it would be okay to agree to it.

It just so happened that he also wanted to know the person at the helm of this network. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.

He was still planning to deal with Luowang, so naturally he couldn't be unprepared.

And just now Lu Buwei said that he had encountered a good thing.

Ying Zheng has been making so many moves recently, almost all of which are aimed at Lu Buwei. Under such circumstances, what good things can happen to him?

So Bai Yuan was very curious about what Lu Buwei was up to.

He smiled and looked delighted.

"Since the Prime Minister has invited me so warmly, I will respectfully obey your order."

While responding to Lu Buwei's invitation, he secretly sent a message to Ning Yan and others.

"I will go to this banquet alone. You guys wait for my news outside at any time."

Ningyan immediately understood, then covered her stomach and frowned slightly.

"I feel a little unwell, so I cannot accompany you to the banquet."

Seeing this, Jimo Huaxue and the black and white sisters also started to act out and showed concern for Ningyan.

Bai Yuan was a little surprised to see that everyone got into the role so quickly.

But he did not forget his plan and immediately showed concern.

"Your health is more important. Since you're not feeling well, Huaxue, you should take Ningyan back and have a good rest!"

Lu Buwei did not take these to heart. He ordered Zhen Gang to bring a horse to Bai Yuan and let Bai Yuan go back home with them.

When he took the reins from Zhen Gang, Bai Yuan looked at him and felt a murderous aura from him, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Looking at Zhen Gang's appearance, Bai Yuan knew that the Zhen Gang in front of him was not the Zhen Gang in his memory, or in other words, the current six sword slaves were the previous six sword slaves, not the six under Zhao Gao later.

But the opponent's strength should not be underestimated.

Looking at Zhen Gang, Bai Yuan subconsciously used his skill of identifying people, and then obtained a set of information.

【Character】:Zhen Gang

[Age]: 35 years old

[Faction]: Luowang (diehard)

Hobbies: Carrying out tasks

[Entries]: True Sword Slave (blue), Severing Blade (blue), Six in One (purple)

[True Sword Slave]: He is a sword slave named after the sword. He was baptized by the secret technique and forgot his past, but he became stronger and comprehended a purer killing sword technique.

[Blade of Death]: His swordsmanship is fierce and powerful, and he is good at direct attacks. Every move he makes is efficient and neat. When fighting head-on with others, the murderous aura on his body will become more and more intense, causing the enemy to be suppressed to a certain extent.

[Six in One]: As Luowang's most powerful weapon, it is the killer and leader among the Six Sword Slaves. As Six in One, each has his own duties. When joining forces with other Six Sword Slaves, they can burst out with even more powerful combat power, and can even suppress opponents stronger than themselves in a short period of time.

After reading Zhen Gang's information, Bai Yuan also took the opportunity to read the information of the other five members of the Six Sword Slaves.

The information of other people is similar to Zhen Gang's, but they have different characteristics.

The information of the six people can be said to be complementary, and they are worthy of the title of Six Sword Slaves.

Realizing that Bai Yuan was looking at them, the six sword slaves led by Zhengang couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied and showed a hint of hostility towards Bai Yuan.

But Bai Yuan didn't care at all.

As the weapon of the snare, Lu Buwei did not say anything, so the Six Sword Slaves would not act without authorization.

Otherwise they cannot be considered qualified murder weapons.

Following Lu Buwei back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Bai Yuan couldn't help but smack his lips at the gate and walls that were even more magnificent and luxurious than his own mansion.

The Xiangguo Mansion is different from other mansions. Not only is it larger and more luxurious, but most importantly, there are many elite Qin soldiers guarding inside and outside, making it like a strong military base.

As soon as Lu Buwei got off the carriage, soldiers immediately came forward and lined up.

"Mr. Bai Yuan, please!"

Lu Buwei smiled and led Bai Yuan into the mansion.

Arriving at the reception room, Lu Buwei waved to the six sword slaves.

"Go down!"

The six sword slaves responded and retreated immediately. Then a group of maids came forward and served tea and water and prepared cakes for Lu Buwei and Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan watched silently without saying a word, but with a quick glance, he discovered that these maids all had some hidden spider web symbols on their bodies. Those were the marks of the web!

After everyone had left, Lu Buwei picked up the tea, blew on it gently, and then took a sip.

"I guess you don't know yet, sir? I just went to Zhangtai Palace and had a frank talk with the king."

Bai Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, not quite understanding what Lu Buwei meant.

Lu Buwei smiled.

"There's no need for us to be on opposite sides, right?"

"As the king's second father, I am very pleased to see the king grow up. Since the king is ready to take power, I naturally don't want to be a stumbling block."

Hearing what Lu Buwei said, Bai Yuan was stunned.

Was he hallucinating? The Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, the controller of Luowang, the most powerful assassin organization in the world, actually told him that he was willing to return power to Ying Zheng.

This is simply unparalleled in the world!

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