Unfortunately, no one could guide him to use his mind.
Fan Zeng is one of them.
Unfortunately, Fan Zeng returned home midway through his journey.
"Thank you, Mr. Fan Zeng, for speaking up and saving me from this predicament. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see this person's true colors today!"
"Your Excellency is too kind. Yesterday, I was moved by Your Excellency's magnanimity and ambition, which is why I spoke up to remind you. I originally planned to go south to Kuaiji to seek refuge with Xiong Xin, but I did not expect Your Excellency to invite me so sincerely. I am truly humbled and would not dare to do anything to please you."
"Mr. Fan Zeng, you are too kind. For me, having Mr. Fan Zeng is like King Wen of Zhou having Jiang Ziya!"
Yesterday, Fan Zeng was not involved in anything, but he suddenly spoke up and helped Li Lin out of the predicament of being directly spoken to by Yu Miaoge.
This made Li Lin very grateful to him.
As a result, he was quite fond of Fan Zeng at this time.
You could say that.
Let him make the choice.
Choose between Yu Ji and Fan Zeng.
He would choose Fan Zeng without hesitation.
As for Yu Ji?
There are plenty of beautiful women, but is there another Fan Zeng in the world?
"Li Lin, Fan Zeng, I have treated you well, yet you collude with me like this! Very well! Men, fire the arrows! Fire the arrows!"
"Hmph, you old fool, do you think I don't know? You spent a lot of money to support the rebellion in Chu this time. If it weren't for your generosity, the rebels probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Kuaiji County, would they?"
"you!"
"You wanted to support a rebellion to strengthen your own power. The imperial court allocated two batches of military funds for you to recruit soldiers and resist the rebels, but what did you do? You embezzled all of these funds. How outrageous you are!"
"Damn it, what are you all standing there for? I told you to fire your arrows!"
Yu Miao was hit where it hurt, and he was about to explode with rage. He immediately urged, "Quick! Fire the arrows! Kill him! Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"
"My lord, he is the current prime minister! We dare not kill him..."
"My lord, killing the prime minister is tantamount to rebellion!"
"Yes, yes, we are all subjects of Qin. If we really kill the Prime Minister, we'll probably have no choice but to join the rebels in Chu!"
"No, we can't shoot arrows. We still have wives, children, and elderly parents to care for."
......
How could these soldiers dare to shoot the prime minister in the street?
They all had families; killing Li Lin would be tantamount to treason, and would lead to a life of wandering and hardship.
It's not worth it!
Why live a life of misery when we have such good days now?
"Useless, a bunch of useless trash!"
"Hahaha, Yu Miao, you've lived to be sixty-two and served as an official for over thirty years. I thought you were a daring and audacious person who had won over countless hearts. But alas, in the end, not a single person was willing to give up everything for you. You are truly a failure!"
"Ahhh, you brat, how dare you insult me like this!"
He was so angry that his lips turned purple. "Kill Li Lin, and I will reward him with ten thousand taels of gold. Don't be afraid of the punishment; I will take full responsibility!"
As the saying goes...
A generous reward will surely attract brave men.
Soon, the soldiers began to contradict themselves. There was no way around it; in the face of money, any morality would crumble, let alone killing someone.
"Han Xin, send the signal to let Xiang Liang and the others enter the city!"
"promise!"
Han Xin immediately took out a packet of gunpowder from his pocket and pulled the fuse.
A cannon shot rang out.
Like a thunderclap.
"Bang!"
"It's a signal from His Majesty the Prime Minister!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Charge in!"
"kill!"
What's going on?
"Hahaha, you old fool, didn't expect that, did you? I was prepared before entering the city. Did you think I was so easy to deal with at such a young age? Your end is near!"
"Report! Your Excellency, something terrible has happened! The north gate has been breached!"
"What? So fast?"
Yu Miao looked panicked.
"Hmph, your dilapidated city walls haven't been repaired in all these years, have they? With my Heaven-Shattering Thunderclap, the city walls were blown apart!"
What is a thunderbolt?
"Lord Yu, times have changed!"
Li Lin gave a wicked smile, then looked into the distance.
"What?"
"Da da da da..."
The sound of horses' hooves urged the earth to tremble.
The burly Xiang Liang rode his warhorse, clad in heavy armor and wielding a large cleaver. He was imposing and fearless. Within several layers of encirclement, he cut through the enemy like vegetables, relying on his horse's speed to launch a surprise attack.
"Unify the three armed forces, launch a general offensive!"
"boom!"
"Thor! It's Thor!"
"It's thundering!"
"Run! Run!"
"Mom, why didn't you give me more legs?!"
"kill!"
The battle lasted for about half an hour.
Chen Commandery was captured.
Yu Miao was slapped unconscious by Xiang Liang.
"Your Excellency, I am late. Please forgive me!"
"You've arrived quickly enough. I never imagined that when you were the steward of my Prime Minister's residence, you looked like a wretched old man, but now you're so imposing."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Excellency!"
Although Xiang Liang outwardly treated Li Lin with great respect, he secretly harbored deep hatred for him.
Because of his schemes, his friends were killed or injured.
Helping him now is merely to reduce the slaughter and plunder in Chu, accumulate strength, and wait for Ying Zheng to die so that we can make a comeback.
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