Ying Xi thought he had misheard, and that not fighting Lao Ai was already the limit of his patience.

Now Ying Zheng actually wants to apologize to Lao Ai himself? Isn't that utterly ridiculous?

He is the patriarch of the Ying clan. If he does this, he will lose face in front of the Ying clan members.

"Clan Chief Ying, do you remember what I told you? To destroy a person, you must first drive them mad!"

“A person only lets their guard down completely when they are at their most complacent! Don’t you want to avenge your wife?” Lu Li explained from the side.

Ying Xi remained silent for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea; he still didn't understand what Ying Zheng was trying to do.

"Your Majesty, I need a reason."

What he needs is Ying Zheng's plan; otherwise, he won't feel at ease.

Now that things had come to this, Ying Zheng no longer wanted to hide it.

"I want to let Lao Ai become arrogant and launch a rebellion! Then I can suppress him and kill him. Besides, he has countless connections with Lü Buwei!"

"I can also take this opportunity to reclaim Lü Buwei's power!"

Ying Xi was immediately shocked. Although Ying Zheng made it sound easy, he had no military power!

"Your Majesty... Lao Ai has three thousand retainers, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts. Lü Buwei is the king's tenth rank in the army, and you..."

Ying Zheng understood Ying Xi's concerns; he was simply worried that Ying Xi would lack military power.

But Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Uncle, you can rest assured. Since I am so confident, how could I not have a backup plan? Uncle, just focus on killing Lao Ai when the time comes!"

Ying Xi pondered for a moment; he had no other choice. He could only trust Ying Zheng, otherwise, with just over a thousand members of the Ying clan, they would never be able to avenge their family.

"Very well! Your Majesty, the entire Ying clan is willing to serve as your vanguard and obey your every command!"