"So you are the Prime Minister? Hahaha, you are so handsome, with fair and delicate skin, you look like a little girl!"
"Haha, big brother is right!"
"I really didn't notice until you pointed it out. Prime Minister Li has very delicate features. If her hair were longer, she would really be a beautiful young woman!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
It seemed like they were mocking him.
This made Li Lin somewhat unhappy.
[I've only just arrived here, and this is the first time I've seen you all, and you've already given me a hard time? You're really something, so impressive!]
He did not show any outward anger.
Instead, he smiled brightly.
A hand nudged Xiang Yu's left arm, and Xiang Yu immediately understood.
The Prime Minister ordered him to take action.
"All of you shut your mouths! The Prime Minister's status is so noble, second only to the Emperor. You are all too presumptuous!"
Xiang Yu had a very loud voice.
His loud voice immediately drowned out their laughter.
"Heh, what? Prime Minister Li, I'm just making fun of you. What can you do to me? I am the grandson of King Zhaoxiang, and the current emperor's uncle. What can you do to me? Hmm? You, a mere prime minister, dare to compete with me for the revenue of the national treasury? You must have a death wish!"
"Hahaha, like ants trying to shake a tree, how laughable! I am magnanimous and will not stoop to your level. But if you insist on not returning all the seven percent of interest you have taken from me over the years, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Li Lin, have you eaten shit? Why are you talking so aggressively?"
"Hmph, what? Aren't you all very capable? Since you're so powerful, then you don't need to be afraid of my attacks. You can take revenge on me. I live in the Prime Minister's residence. Do you dare to lay a finger on me? Hmm?"
Undeterred, he confronted the elderly leader head-on.
to be honest.
This old man was the first person he had encountered since he became an official in the Qin Dynasty who dared to confront him so head-on.
Zongzheng Yinglin did not directly confront him head-on.
Where did this old man get his courage?
Was it given to you by Fish Leong?
"How dare you! Li Lin, if you don't agree to my request today, I'll make sure you don't leave this door alive!"
In an instant, dozens of burly men appeared beside Li Lin, wielding bronze swords.
The old man's facial expression was unpredictable, his hands were clenched into fists, and countless bulging blue veins could be clearly seen on the back of his hands. The lines on his forehead also quickly wrinkled up.
"Bang!"
When Xiang Yu saw that these people dared to brandish weapons at his prime minister, he swept his leg and knocked down most of them.
Immediately afterwards, those strong hands grabbed the person next to him who was trying to retreat, lifted him above his head, and slammed him down onto the food on the table.
In no time, the food was scattered all over the floor, and everyone looked extremely grim.
"You shameless old man! My Prime Minister is of high status now, and you dare to send someone to threaten him? You're courting death!"
"Damn it, this guy has gone too far!"
"What are you doing? Don't come any closer!"
"Stop him!"
As soon as Xiang Yu finished speaking, his imposing figure moved like a ghost.
Just as the old man was about to react, before the person next to him could even resist, he grabbed the old man by the neck and lifted him up with one hand.
"Now, who's being insolent? Open your dog eyes and take a good look. What else do you have to say?"
Xiang Yu had a fierce face, and when he got angry, his eyes glared bigger than copper bells.
He was like a living Yama from hell.
The old man was terrified. Most of the lines on his forehead disappeared, replaced by a constant stream of cold sweat, and his face turned from rosy to deathly pale.
His speech was broken and intermittent, his legs felt weak, and he even seemed somewhat incoherent.
"Release the old man immediately! If you hurt him, none of you will leave here alive today!"
"The old master is His Majesty's own uncle. If anything happens to him, Li Lin, you will lose your position as prime minister!"
"Li Lin, quickly tell your thugs to put the old man down. Let's talk this out!"
It doesn't matter if the old man is flustered and can't speak clearly.
What's really concerning are his accomplices.
This old man has been their biggest benefactor over the years. If anything happens to him, will it be so easy for them to make quick money in the future?
At this moment, Han Meng, the Junior Steward, panicked.
He quickly walked up to Li Lin and begged for mercy, "Lord Li, please have mercy and let the old man go. We can talk things out and discuss anything."
"Oh? You want to have a proper talk now? Huh? What was your attitude when I first came in? You even threatened my life! How dare you! How arrogant you are, Han Shaofu! Today, even if the emperor himself came, I will not let this go!"
Li Lin's eyes widened in anger; this was the greatest humiliation he had suffered since becoming an official.
They actually resorted to violence.
This is breaking the rules!
It violated the rules of officialdom.
Moreover, they didn't even give him the chance to sit down and talk first, so why should he make concessions?
Just because this old man is the First Emperor's uncle, does that mean he can do whatever he wants?
Let alone his own uncle, even the First Emperor's own father.
They would never do such a despicable thing.
"Lord Li, Lord Li, please calm down. The old master's identity is too sensitive. If something really happens, I'm afraid everyone here today will be in danger!"
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