He first expressed his inner feelings, then came up with a good idea, and leaned close to Ying Lin's ear to say a few words.
Ying Lin's eyes lit up.
However, he quickly fell into a state of hesitation again. "I just invested a lot of money in him a few days ago. If he's gone now, what will happen to my money?"
"Ah, my lord, think about it. His Majesty values Li Lin so much these days that he's willing to sacrifice the hearts of the people of Chu for his life. If he gains power and forms his own force in the court, wouldn't that be the biggest problem for us?"
"That's true... but what about my money..."
"My lord, money can be regained, but power, once lost, can never be regained! You are already in your seventies or eighties, think about how long you have left, while he is still a mere child who has not yet reached adulthood. We will not be able to defeat him in the future. If we do not act now, we will leave this scourge to our descendants!"
"That's true, I understand now!"
Ying Lin nodded. He looked around and saw that his conversation with Tai Shiteng had not alerted anyone else.
He then breathed a sigh of relief.
The two continued their conversation on other topics, and then Zongzheng Yinglin hurriedly left with his men, looking rather anxious.
He left.
The prison returned to its former tranquility.
Just as Taishi Teng was about to lean against the grass and continue sleeping, a loud voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Lord Wang, you're quite the schemer!"
"who?"
"I am Li Si!"
"Oh? Lord Li? You actually live right next door to me? Why didn't I notice you here the other day?"
Tai Shiteng's expression changed.
He turned his head and looked closely at the disheveled man, only then realizing that he was indeed Li Si.
He hadn't noticed when he came in earlier.
After all, Li Si's previous image was that of a refined and elegant scholar.
Can,
Now he's disheveled and unkempt, looking like a beggar.
If you don't look closely, you really can't tell the difference.
"Hahaha, Lord Wang, you certainly know how to joke. However, I think that if you let that old codger Ying Lin do this, he's probably no match for Li Lin!"
"What? You heard what I just said to him?"
"I heard about 80% of it, but I've already guessed the general meaning. You want to use him to get rid of Li Lin and then frame Xiang Yu and his nephew, right?"
"good!"
"Hahahaha, wishful thinking, wishful thinking indeed! Back when I was entertaining guests at the Prime Minister's residence, I told you all to take Li Lin seriously, to take him seriously. But what was the result? You didn't learn from my bloody lesson, and instead made one mistake after another. Now you're so foolish as to use this method. Hahahaha, how laughable!"
Taishi Teng froze, his dark eyes fixed intently on Li Si. His aged hands gripped the railing, and he spat at Li Si, angrily shouting, "Li Si, how dare you speak to this old man like that? You deliberately lowered your wits, openly offending His Majesty in court, and have been imprisoned in this imperial prison! Now, after all my efforts, you mock me? Who do you think you are?"
"Hahaha, you've tried everything?"
Li Si didn't care at all about the yellow phlegm on his face. He wiped it with his dirty sleeve, then laughed like a madman: "Then how did you end up like me?"
"you!"
"What do you mean, 'you'? I was stupid, I was impulsive, I was just feeling resentful that day and acted rashly. But what about you? What about your plan? That bastard Li Lin saw through it beforehand and manipulated you, who consider yourselves the smartest people in Qin, like puppets. Tell me, if you're not the laughingstock of Qin, then who is?"
Li Si's emotions rose with the increasing volume of his voice. "Perhaps a thousand years from now, history books will record me, Li, as an impulsive and brainless fool, while you, Wang Teng, will be recorded as a idiot manipulated at will. Hahahaha..."
"Li Si, you've gone mad! You've gone mad!"
"Ha ha ha ha......"
His laughter echoed throughout the prison.
Even the patrolling jailers couldn't help but turn their heads to look.
Tai Shiteng shook his head and sat down in his place. At this moment, he felt extremely uncomfortable. It was one thing to be played by that brat Li Lin, but when did a nobody like Li Si dare to mock him?
Two days later, at Hangu Pass.
The First Emperor personally oversaw the situation with Wang Li.
This is the fastest and most easily defensible route for the Qin Dynasty to expand eastward. If the Qin Dynasty wants to expand eastward, it must defend Hangu Pass.
The six states wanted to attack Guanzhong.
Then we must attack Hangu Pass.
It is a natural barrier.
It is also the only relatively flat road leading east.
"Your Majesty, do you think Xiang Yu and his nephew will definitely pass through Hangu Pass?"
"They will definitely come!"
"Your Majesty, why?"
"Surrounded on three sides, the defenses on the east side are the weakest. I have set up dozens of checkpoints on the west, south, and north sides, but on the east side, I have only set up five checkpoints. If it were you, which path would you choose?"
"This...isn't this the strategy of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open in military tactics? Your Majesty has actually applied the art of war to this place; you are truly a genius!"
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