Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 75: Covering the Sun and Blocking the Road
"Commander, this is it."

"I thought that fellow Lu Buwei would not give up."

“Power is like poison; the longer you take it, the harder it is to stop.”

"Lü Buwei has been in power for so many years, will he just give up now?"

Old Liu analyzed.

Although Lu Buwei was dismissed from his position as prime minister, he felt that Lu Buwei was still a hidden danger and had to be guarded against!
Xu Lin nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, thinking that what Lao Liu said made some sense, so he asked Lao Liu to continue.

"Commander."

"Lu Buwei's fiefdom, Luoyang, is not too far from here. I want to take some people there to secretly monitor him."

Old Liu volunteered.

A few days ago, Lu Buwei brought back a lot of money, nearly a hundred carts full.

It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Lu Buwei's ambition is obvious. Will he become a man without ambition because of the incident of Lao Zheng?
"can."

"But don't alert the enemy!"

Xu Lin readily agreed and immediately reminded.

"promise!"

Old Liu accepted the order immediately.

Then he took his men to Luoyang, Henan, the fief of Lu Buwei.

……

A month later.

Ying Zheng held a coming-of-age ceremony at the Qinian Palace in Yongcheng.

Because Lao Ai had died and Lu Buwei had been dismissed from his position as prime minister, the coming-of-age ceremony went smoothly.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, Ying Zheng and Xu Lin returned to Xianyang together.

Zhao Gao drove the car, Gai Nie was on horseback as an escort, and Ying Zheng and Xu Lin were in the carriage.

"gentlemen."

"Just now during the coming-of-age ceremony, I noticed that many officials were absent, most of whom were promoted by Lü Buwei before."

"Sir, how do you think I should deal with these officials?"

Ying Zheng asked humbly.

"Lü Buwei has been in power for many years, and his influence is complex and intertwined."

"The Qin Empire is governed by law, so it's definitely not easy to eliminate these officials in a short period of time."

Xu Lin said as he thought.

It is true that Ying Zheng has been crowned and is in power, but he cannot deal with officials at will. The Qin Dynasty is based on laws, and even the King of Qin cannot kill people at will!
Otherwise, if the upper beam is crooked and the lower beams are crooked, who will abide by the Qin law and who will still believe in the Qin law?

"At this time, I believe that Your Majesty can use Huayang Palace to deal with these officials."

"But we must be vigilant. After these officials are dealt with, who will take over? If the successors all come from Huayang Palace, it won't be long before the Queen Mother Huayang becomes the second Lu Buwei!"

Xu Lin added seriously.

"Sir, your words have opened my eyes like the sun, and my mind has been enlightened."

Ying Zheng nodded vigorously.

Then he personally poured a cup of tea for Xu Lin.

After these officials promoted by Lu Buwei were eliminated, he could arrange for military personnel to take over, such as Wang Ben from the Wang family, Meng Tian and Meng Yi from the Meng family, and Li Xin. People from the royal family could also be used, such as Ying Xi.

"I wonder if the king has any other instructions?"

"If not, I will take my leave."

After drinking the cold tea in the bowl, Xu Lin said.

"Sir, why are you in such a hurry to leave? What's the matter?"

Ying Zheng frowned slightly.

"If I were to ride in the same carriage with the king back to Xianyang, it wouldn't be long before this matter would spread throughout the Qin Empire and the world. This is not what I wish."

"Zhang Yi once said, 'The officials in the imperial court are all busy seeking fame, but I do not like fame.'"

"Compared to fame, I prefer beauty and want to rest more."

"I resign!"

Xu Lin explained loudly.

When Ying Zheng heard this, he was very pleased and shook his head helplessly.

Others all want to be second only to the emperor, or even to be the king. But Xu Lin is different. Not only is he not interested in the title, he is also not interested in fame. What a weirdo!

But this is also good. Xu Linruo is ambitious and only cares about titles, fame and fortune. I am afraid that sooner or later he will become the second Lu Buwei!
Soon, Xu Lin returned to another carriage.

The driver of this carriage was Li Wu, and sitting in the carriage was Jing Niu, who was several months pregnant.

"Are you anxious?"

Xu Lin sat down next to Jingwei, gently stroking Jingwei's lower abdomen and asked with a smile.

"No."

Jingwei shook his head.

"I wonder what the king said to my husband, and why it took so long?"

"Could it be that the king is so pleased that he wants to reward your husband again?" After chatting for a while, Jingwei smiled coldly and teased.

She seldom laughed when she was in Luowang before, but after moving into Xu's house, she laughed more and more, especially after Lu Buwei was dismissed from his position as prime minister and she had a showdown with Xu Lin.

"Madam is jealous?"

Xu Lin asked with a smile.

"I won't be jealous."

Jing Niu answered.

Although she came from a poor family, she knew that most dignitaries had three wives and four concubines, so she was not angry about it.

She wouldn't mind if Xu Lin had ten or even a hundred women in the future because she already had Xu Lin's child.

"really?"

Xu Lin smiled.

"really."

Jingwei nodded.

Seeing that Jingwei was serious, Xu Lin's brows raised with joy, and then he let Jingwei sit on his lap.

"Sir, please be gentle, Li Wu is still here."

There was a hint of coquettishness in Jingwei Qiushui's eyes, and she said in a low voice.

"???"

"What are you thinking about?"

"I just asked you to sit over here, that's all."

Xu Lindao.

Upon hearing this, Jingwei, with her long hair tied up high, glared at Xu Lin unhappily. Xu Lin was really getting worse and worse.

Just know how to bully her!

When my daughter is born, if Xu Lin dares to bully her again, let my daughter teach him a lesson!
"Is it time to give birth soon?"

Xu Lin tucked the black hair on Jingwei's forehead behind her ears and asked in a gentle voice.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will take more than a month."

Jing Niu answered seriously.

She sat very straight, and although she was pregnant, her temperament remained the same.

Xu Lin nodded and let Jingwei rest his head on his shoulder and sleep for a while. Xianyang was not close to here, and it would take more than ten hours to get home.

……

More than two hours later.

Twilight Quadruple.

Just when Xu Lin was planning to rest for a night in an inn beside the official road, someone suddenly stopped the carriage.

When Li Wu, who was driving, saw this scene, he immediately put his hand on the flute at his waist.

The man who blocked the road was dressed in black, with Qi emanating from his entire body. It was obvious that he had a very high level of cultivation.

After realizing that the visitor had a very high level of cultivation, Xu Lin let go of Jingwei's slender waist, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and looked at the man in black.

The man in black was nearly eight feet tall and had no sword at his waist.

"I wonder who you are?"

Xu Lin asked in confusion.

His intuition told him that the other party had no ill intentions.

"I have come here in admiration of your reputation. Commander Xu, may I have a moment with you?"

The man in black said very politely.

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at the ancient tree not far away.

"it is good."

Xu Lin readily agreed.

Then he patted Jingwei and Liwu on the shoulders a few times, asking them to protect themselves.

After arriving under the towering ancient tree, the man in black took out a token from his arms and handed it to Xu Lin.

The front of the token had the words "covering the sun" written on it, and the back had the words "net" written on it, with many spiders carved on it.

"Are you Yanri?"

After reading it, Xu Lin returned the token to the man in black in front of him and asked in confusion.

Why did Yanri suddenly come to see him?
Regret it?
Don’t you want Li Wu and Jing Niu to escape from Luowang?

"Correct!"

"Mr. Xu is a man of extraordinary talent. Would you be willing to cooperate with Luowang?"

Yanri nodded, then asked seriously.

In his opinion, Xu Lin has a bright future, so he wants to cooperate with Xu Lin.

(End of this chapter)