"Bang bang bang..."
The sound of rapid hoofbeats echoed outside Dianchi Lake.
"Young master, we are about to arrive at Dianchi Lake!"
"Really? We're finally going back to Qin!"
"Yes, once we reach Dianchi Lake, Hangu Pass will be right in front of us!"
"Hahaha, Great Qin, I, Fusu, have finally returned! This time, I, Fusu, will never leave again so easily!"
......
That night,
It was as black as water, without a single glimmer of light.
Inside a dilapidated house.
The lighting was very dim, creating a slightly eerie atmosphere.
A young man, seemingly a refined student, sat upright at the table, looking at the chessboard before him with a calm expression, revealing no emotion.
"Minister En, your chess game is truly ever-changing. The Chu River and Han Border in the middle are like a chasm between opposing sides. I wanted to attack, but you hesitated and waited for me to fall into your encirclement before delivering a decisive blow, using a series of cannons to render me unable to move. I, Han, concede defeat!"
"Haha, Han Xin, you seem a bit distracted. Otherwise, why would you have given me a horse at the very beginning? It's because you lost a horse that I'm confident enough to hold back and wait for you to fall into my trap!"
"My lord, His Majesty posthumously conferred upon you the title of Marquis of Xianyang this morning, granting you a fief of five thousand households, a reward of one hundred thousand taels of gold, and fifty fine horses. I am still thinking about this matter, and naturally I am quite unsettled."
"I thought it was something else entirely, but it turns out it's about this. Sigh, I guess His Majesty feels guilty because he thinks I'm really dead. However, this is truly beyond my expectations. Logically speaking, I don't seem to be qualified to enjoy this."
"My lord, I suppose His Majesty values and favors you exceptionally?"
"I don't know about that. By the way, what are Taishi Teng and Ying Lin's reactions right now?"
"Your Excellency, it seems they believe that Mo Zhiyuan was rescued by Ying Shu's people, and they are currently negotiating with Ying Shu."
"oh?"
The young man chuckled upon hearing this, "Hmph, I knew they wouldn't suspect me!"
“Minister Eun-sang, how could they possibly suspect a ‘dead’ person?”
"Haha, that's true!"
Just as the two were exchanging praises about their respective industries, the door was suddenly pushed open.
An elderly man walked in from outside.
"My dear teacher, my dear teacher, I am late, please forgive me!"
"It's alright!"
"Master, this old man has finally fulfilled his mission by following every step of the plan you instructed me to take. Now it seems that the plan is working very well; even someone as clever as Taishi Teng has fallen completely into the trap!"
At this moment, the young man sitting unharmed in front of him, who else could it be but Li Lin?
"Haha, Brother Mo, your arrival is just in time! I just instructed the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous dinner. Please stay and eat with us!"
"Oh? Then thank you very much, Brother Han!"
The two exchanged pleasantries.
This made Li Lin feel somewhat embarrassed.
These two guys' eyes lit up the moment food was mentioned, like they'd been starving for years.
"Master, your plan was truly brilliant! They never imagined that the person they bribed with a large sum of money was someone they had deliberately bribed!"
"Hmph, they're too stupid. They don't even know that the current Construction Bureau is my backyard, an impenetrable fortress. They think they can undermine me by wielding their hoes well, but in reality, I'm just letting them dig up my people."
"Yes, yes, they're so stupid!"
"Hahaha, this also proves that Benxiang is a good actor. He acted so realistically that it's hard for them not to believe him!"
Li Lin couldn't help but laugh.
Looking back on the changes over the past few days, he felt an indescribable joy.
turn out to be.
Mo Zhiyuan, who was bribed by Tai Shiteng and his group with a large sum of money, was actually someone Li Lin had deliberately arranged to get involved with them from the beginning. His purpose was simply to lure the snake out of its hole.
As the saying goes, if Heaven wishes to destroy someone, it first lets them run rampant.
Tai Shiteng never expected that the person he had bribed was actually one of Li Lin's men.
Mo Zhiyuan's actions in fabricating false evidence were all at Li Lin's behest.
In the end.
It was also Li Lin who deliberately acted out of spite and led everyone to his house.
That's how his imprisonment came about.
certainly,
At first, he did not expect that the First Emperor would be so furious as to imprison him in the imperial prison.
This was something he hadn't anticipated.
Moreover, who knows whose people the jailers in the imperial prison are?
so,
Even inside the imperial prison, he had to continue his act, making sure no one noticed anything amiss.
Then he deliberately sent Mo Zhiyuan to threaten Taishi Teng, saying that the printing technology had been completed and was to be submitted to His Majesty for review.
This was a deliberate attempt to escalate the conflict, making Taishi Teng mistakenly believe that time was running out.
We need to get rid of Li Lin as soon as possible.
What happened afterward followed the same pattern as before, basically following the framework that Li Lin had originally designed.
"Yes, my mentor (the Prime Minister) is truly a genius! Such an ingenious plan is something we could never have come up with!"
"Haha, it's just a small trick. Come on, let's eat first, and we'll talk about the rest later!"
"Your Excellency, it seems that Prince Fusu will arrive at Dianchi Lake soon!"
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