As more and more opposing ministers turned their attention to the wicked husband, he finally realized what was happening.
"Damn, are they trying to make me a scapegoat?"
The wicked man glanced around, taking in the ministers' eager expressions, and a cold smile crept onto his lips.
Okay, okay.
He immediately spoke up: "Your Majesty, you know me, I love killing people to make money and gain official rank and titles. As for this matter..."
As his voice rang out, the hall fell silent instantly.
Li Xin and the others looked at him with surprise and delight. Many of them were not convinced by the wicked husband, but they had to admit that the wicked husband's words were definitely effective and the king would definitely give him face.
Li Si and the others' faces darkened instantly. They must have been bewitched. How could they have placed their hopes on this unstable element?
Wang Jian felt a sudden tremor in his heart, but pretended not to see the murderous glares in Meng Ao's and the others' eyes.
The wicked man abruptly changed the subject, "However, what Magistrate Meng said is not wrong. Given the current strength of my Qin state, it is not the right time to start a war."
"A year of favorable weather does not mean that every year will be like this."
"If we happen to be in a year of famine, and the war situation is ever-changing, what if we get bogged down? Wouldn't that be a disaster for our Great Qin?"
These words earned Wang Jian and the others' thumbs up; perhaps only a wicked man would dare to speak so frankly.
Some people gloated, their eyes full of mockery. Meng Can had just praised the favorable weather as being in accordance with the will of Heaven, and now you're saying this?
The expected thunderous rage did not materialize. Ying Zheng nodded, "You're right. It was I who was impatient."
Having said that, he sat down again, completely different from his previous ambitious self.
Upon seeing this, Li Si and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully said in unison, "Your Majesty is wise..."
Little did they know, these words seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest.
Ying Zheng immediately roared angrily, "Brilliant! Brilliant! What exactly has made me so brilliant? Have you all become so accustomed to a peaceful life that you have forgotten the will of my Qin kings throughout the ages?"
This sudden outburst of anger left the officials in the palace completely bewildered. Why did he suddenly become so angry?
The shrewd Li Si gasped, instantly realizing that Ying Zheng was holding back his anger and, unwilling to vent it on his wicked husband, was taking it out on them instead.
“Hey, Your Majesty, why must you do this?” The wicked man stepped forward at the opportune moment, easing the awkward and heavy atmosphere in the hall.
Ying Zheng's anger vanished instantly, and he smiled at his wicked husband, "I haven't asked you yet whether this trip went smoothly."
"After annihilating the Huanrong, we also slaughtered the six tribes of the Yuezhi, turning their heads into a mound of skulls to teach them a lesson." The wicked old man continued Ying Zheng's words with composure.
"A mound of bones?"
A startled cry rang out from inside the hall. The last time he heard this phrase was when Lord Wu'an, Bai Qi, cast a Jingguan (a mound of skulls) to intimidate the Zhao state. He never expected that this wicked man would bring it up.
The hall was quiet; everyone's breathing became faint.
Okay, okay.
There's always someone better.
The methods used to kill these embryos are truly endless; they have never disappointed in terms of their killing intent.
"General, your move is brilliant!" Li Si's eyes darted around as he quickly offered his compliment.
Seeing that he had indeed attracted the attention of Ying Zheng, his wicked husband, and a group of ministers, he cleared his throat and continued, "Foreign tribes have wolfish ambitions. Our ancestors of Qin struggled to survive, shedding countless blood and losing countless lives."
"This is a blood feud, that's one of them."
Secondly!
"As the saying goes, if livestock doesn't obey, a beating will do the trick. If that doesn't work, then beat them until it hurts and they dare not bare their teeth again."
"Those who are not of our race will surely have different hearts. General's actions may offend the harmony of Heaven, but they will not harm the people of our Chinese nation!"
He had to be a cultured person to speak so eloquently, leaving everyone in the hall deep in thought.
"This Li Si... is usable, can be reused. Even if it's just to clean up the mess for that wicked husband, he's worth using." Ying Zheng's eyes were full of praise, and he even nodded slightly to Li Si.
Seeing Ying Zheng's expression, Li Shi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his flattery had been successful.
Don't be fooled by his current position as Minister of Justice, ranking alongside the wicked man as one of the Nine Ministers, sharing the same status. The latter is a trusted confidant of Ying Zheng, a general wielding military power, and his rank far surpasses his own.
That was a worthwhile flattery!
Kill two birds with one stone!
"You wicked general, how mighty!"
"The elite soldiers of Qin are mighty and valiant."
The officials could only suppress their discomfort and join in the loud shouting.
Ying Zheng looked at the wicked man, "You and your soldiers have worked hard in this battle, you deserve a reward..."
"Hey, Your Majesty, don't bestow any rewards this time. The brothers lack nothing!" Upon hearing this, the wicked man quickly waved his hand, his face full of refusal.
Oh dear?
Meng Ao and other old acquaintances kept giving him meaningful glances, implying that merit should not go unrewarded, lest the emperor lose face.
The wicked man didn't take it seriously and laughed, saying, "Your Majesty, allowing me and my brothers to go out and fight is already the greatest reward. How can you ask for double?"
"Besides, the soldiers have already received the best rewards."
Ying Zheng, of course, immediately became interested and pressed on, "What reward? Tell me about it."
The wicked man smirked and began to tell the story of distributing wives to the soldiers, eventually spouting outrageous nonsense.
"This humble general is truly guilty!"
The wicked husband slapped his thigh, a look of regret on his face, and said bitterly, "These bastards, didn't anyone remind me? What a pity for those Yuezhi women..."
Only then did he belatedly realize that he hadn't spared a single woman during the massacre of the Yuezhi tribe. If he had, how many brothers could have had their lineage continued?
"It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense at all..."
Many civil officials blushed and looked utterly humiliated.
"That's not true!"
The wicked man glanced at the indignant civil officials and said softly, "Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no offspring. On the battlefield, I am their commander-in-chief, so I must consider these things for them."
"you?"
"Or is it you?"
"Why don't you send all the women in your family away? I think you're all well-fed men who don't know the hunger of starving men."
The civil officials who were pointed at by him fell silent, not daring to meet his gaze.
"Slap... slap..."
Ying Zheng clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "You're really something, but as long as the soldiers are happy, I have no objection."
"This move will also greatly increase the population of my Qin state, and in a dozen years or so, we will once again become a formidable army..."
Good, good, good! No wonder you can be a king!
Spoil the child, just spoil the child as much as you want.
How can you possibly justify any twisted logic or absurdity when it comes to a wicked husband?
Everyone fell silent. The ministers inwardly grumbled, but since Ying Zheng had spoken, they dared not voice their opinions.
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