"You really think too highly of me!"
Li Lin couldn't help but smile bitterly.
At this moment, his feelings were incredibly complicated.
His face was filled with mixed emotions. He never expected that the legendary figure Li Si would value him so much and treat him with such caution when he was just starting out.
This was something he simply couldn't resist; no wonder he lost so badly this time.
It turned out to be a setup from the very beginning.
He was an insider in the situation.
“Li Lin, someone as terrifying as you, I have no choice but to do this. Don’t worry, I will stick to your new policies. You don’t need to worry about dying with regrets.”
"ah?"
"What you said before was correct. I also thought about it for a long time in the imperial prison. The Qin system has problems. Without radical reforms, the Qin will only be destroyed in a few years. Insisting on your new policies does not mean that I do not adhere to my own governing philosophy. It is only to prolong the existence of the Qin. Do you understand?"
"Thank you very much for your kindness. I am deeply grateful."
"No, no, no, it should be me who thanks you. You cleared away all obstacles for me. Without your help, I alone would not have been a match for them. You eliminated the parasites in the national treasury, and you also eliminated the pride of the meritorious class. Furthermore, you made the unprecedented and unparalleled achievement of the Four Great Inventions. These are all the achievements you made in the past six months, and I will never deny them."
"I never imagined that the person who understands me best would be my enemy."
"Hahaha, as I just said, the thing I regret most in my life is interrupting your relationship with Yao'er. If I had recognized your talent earlier and taken you as my son-in-law, I wouldn't be worried about that fool Li You after I die."
Li Si sighed. He had done countless right things in his life, but this was the one thing he regretted the most.
"It is an honor for me to be regarded in this way by Your Excellency. However, I would like to know one more thing: who told you about my route back? I clearly arranged five routes."
"You mean this? Actually, there's nothing too mysterious about it. It's just that we planted a spy next to you."
"Oh? A spy? Who is this person?"
"Han Xin."
"What? It was him? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Han Xin would never be a spy. He's sworn enemies with His Majesty, how could he possibly agree to be your spy?"
Li Lin was shocked; he had previously thought of Fan Zeng.
Because the governor of Jiujiang Prefecture, Fan Wen, shared the same surname as him, they were very likely related.
They also considered that it might be Xiang Liang, or even Zhang Han.
After all, Zhang Han was a Qin general, so it was normal for him to have a relationship with Li Si.
But at this moment, he revealed that he hadn't expected this at all.
It was Han Xin's expression!
"Hahaha, Li Lin, Li Lin, I didn't expect you to show such a surprised expression after learning the truth. But what's so surprising about it? Didn't you notice Han Xin's change?"
"Han Xin's transformation?"
Li Lin was suddenly a little surprised. What did Li Si mean by that?
What changes did Han Xin undergo?
change?
etc!
Why did Han Xin suddenly change from "benevolent minister" to "benevolent teacher"?
"Have you forgotten? He was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, hahahaha."
"What? The imperial prison? You mean Han Xin was replaced?"
"That's right. The man beside you is one of my men. He's someone I specially found who looks similar to Han Xin. However, he has a flaw: his face is very dark and he's not as tall as the original Han Xin. So, he puts something under his feet when he walks, which makes him walk slower. Also, to avoid exposing his skin color, he applies some powder to his face, which is why he always has a strange smell."
"I see, I understand now. So how was he switched?"
"Of course, it's still the imperial prison, and it's me!"
"It's you!"
"That's right, of course it's me. It's not so easy for me to sever ties with the old man. After all, I am the chief clerk of the Prime Minister's office, aren't I? All of this was a ruse that the old man deliberately staged to deal with you. I didn't expect that you would trust me so much, and even entrust the entire Court of Justice to my hands!"
"Ying Ziying, Ying Ziying, I never expected it, I never expected you to be one of Li Si's men!"
"It's your own fault for being so stupid, you can't blame me for it!"
Ying Ziying strolled in from outside and finally revealed the truth of the matter.
"Hahaha......"
He suddenly burst into laughter, leaving Ying Ziying and Li Si looking at each other in bewilderment.
"What are you laughing at at a time like this?"
"Have you reached such a dead end that you can only resign yourself to your fate by laughing?"
"I laugh at your overconfidence. Do you really think that I didn't notice your conspiracy that spans such a long distance in space and time? Do you think I'm as stupid as Lü Buwei?"
Li Lin, who had been dejected and shocked, straightened his back and stood up, looking radiant.
"What? Now that you're here, right in front of me, haven't you lost completely yet?"
Li Si was puzzled.
He really couldn't understand where Li Lin's inexplicable confidence came from.
"Hey, sir, he's always been used to things going smoothly in his life. Now that he's suffered such a devastating blow, it's normal for him to be a little unbalanced."
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