As the saying goes, one should not wash one's dirty linen in public, let alone the fact that he was the King of Qin and his mother was the Empress Dowager.
Even knowing about his mother's affair with Lao Ai, Ying Zheng chose to remain silent. However, it was this silence that emboldened Lao Ai, who grew increasingly arrogant and powerful, eventually surpassing even Lü Buwei in influence.
Ying Zheng visited Lu Li multiple times, even telling him about the affair between Lao Ai and Zhao Ji. Although Lu Li already knew about it, he still had to pretend to be surprised.
After all, Ying Zheng was unaware of the surveillance on the Empress Dowager.
"Sir, what should I do?" Ying Zheng asked in great distress.
Looking at Ying Zheng, who was on the verge of collapse, Lu Li asked in a firm voice, "Your Majesty, has your ambition ever wavered?"
Ying Zheng was jolted back to his senses by Lu Li's rebuke, and gritted his teeth as he replied, "Never wavered!"
"When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test their will, strain their muscles and bones, starve their body, and leave them destitute!"
"Your Majesty, please remember, your ambition lies in conquering the world!"
As if struck by a thunderbolt, Ying Zheng's eyes gradually regained a glimmer of clarity.
"Your Majesty, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!"
From a political perspective, this was the best thing for Ying Zheng, and the Book of Emperors was a tool for maintaining balance.
Now that we have someone to restrain Lü Buwei, it will be a piece of cake to defeat them one by one in the future.
Ying Zheng nodded, cupped his hands, and said, "Sir, I understand!"
Because Ying Zheng turned a blind eye, Lao Ai became even more arrogant and began to harm members of the Qin royal family.
Lu Li knew that the opportunity was coming!
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