The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Duke Huai of Qin sighed and said, "City Lord Zixuan doesn't know something."

"After my father passed away, these noble families pretended to bring me back from Jin to inherit the throne."

"In reality, they want to use me as a puppet, while keeping all the power of the government in their hands."

"This Zhu She personally welcomed me back to Qin. He considers himself a loyal minister and is extremely arrogant."

"They even treat me like a child and scold me at will. I, I am suffering, wuwuwu..."

"What's worse, last year my prince couldn't stand their attitude towards me, so he scolded them in the court."

Two days later, the prince died suddenly at home! I knew Zhao'er must have been killed by them.

"But what can I do? I can only watch my son being murdered and be powerless to do anything! Wuwuwu...

As he spoke, Duke Huai of Qin actually covered his face with his sleeves and burst into tears.

Zixuan felt that Duke Huai of Qin was truly pitiful and angrily slammed the table: "This is truly outrageous! How dare a minister deceive the king!"

"If this continues, the Qin State will be in chaos! You better find a way to solve it!"

"Alas! I wish this were the case, but I have neither political power nor military authority. There is nothing I can do!"

Zixuan agreed. Once the king of a country is sidelined, he becomes nothing.

When I first came here, I don’t know what would have happened if there were no robots in the space.

Seeing the pitiful appearance of Duke Huai, she immediately felt pity for him.

"King Qin, I will help you regain your royal power. What do you think?"

Seriously! Duke Huai stood up excitedly: "City Lord Zixuan! Are you really willing to help me regain the throne?"

Zixuan smiled and nodded: "Seriously, but you have to listen to me!"

Listen, listen, listen! Duke Huai nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Well! The first step is to cultivate a group of talented confidants."

"The second step is to reform the civil service system and gradually replace those disloyal officials."

"The third step is to weaken the power of the aristocratic families in the court and kill them as a warning to others if necessary!"

Duke Huai of Qin clapped his hands excitedly: "Excellent! I will do whatever you say!"

Excited but also dejected, he shook his head: "City Lord Zixuan, it still won't work."

"I don't have an army, so I'm afraid the last two points can't be implemented."

"Don't panic, King Qin. Since I want to help you, I will definitely send troops to you."

"How about this, I'll give you two thousand armored warriors to command!"

"During this period, I will stay in Xianyang to provide disaster relief and help you return power."

The King of Qin immediately bowed and said, "A thousand words cannot express my gratitude. Please accept my humble greeting!"

Zixuan supported Huai Gong with his hands, and then gave Huai Gong some instructions...

After being beaten with forty sticks, Zhu She could no longer walk and was carried back by his retainers.

After the doctor finished treating him, he called a servant and said, "Go to Shu Changyu's house."

"Just tell him I have something important to discuss with him and ask him to come over."

"Look!" Not long after the servant left, Shu Changyu rushed over.

Shuchang Nie was the patriarch of an old aristocratic family and also a senior official in the court. The two of them were also in-laws.

Three years ago, Shu Changyu and Zhu She brought back Duke Huai of Qin, who was a hostage in the State of Jin, to inherit the throne.

When Shu Changchui saw Zhu She being beaten like this, he immediately started cursing:

"The King of Qin is such a bastard! It seems he's grown too powerful! He wants to destroy the bridge!"

Zhu She nodded and said, "My dear, Zixuan killed my brother, but the King of Qin not only ignored it, but also banished his niece to the cold palace!"

"Now you've beaten me with a stick again. If I don't take revenge, I'm unworthy of being your brother!"

Shu Changyu calmed down and said, "Killing the King of Qin is as easy as pie!"

"But now he has Zixuan's support. We can't act rashly. It's better to take a long-term view!"

Zhu She nodded: "My dear relative, what you said makes sense. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"

"We don't have any good ideas at the moment. Let's wait and see how things develop before making any decisions!"

Good! The two of them plotted for a while, and then Shu Changyu left the Zhu Mansion.

The next day at court, Duke Huai of Qin assigned several of his trusted aides to serve under the doctors of various departments as deputies.

Immediately, the ministers began to discuss the matter, and a doctor came out and asked:

"Your Majesty! We have no vacancies among our men, why are you forcing us to add more people?"

The King of Qin replied coldly, "Why? I just want to appoint a few officials, can't I?"

"Okay, but you should discuss it with us first!"

"Haha! I need your consent to appoint a few officials? Where do you think I am?"

"Haha! Qin is not your country alone! You are so arbitrary. Where do you think I, your subjects, should be placed?"

"How dare you! How dare you speak so rudely and contradict me!"

"Come here! Take me away and give me fifty lashes!"

"Yes, yes!" Immediately, several guards ran in and dragged the minister away.

"My king! Are you ungrateful? How dare you treat the person who supported you like this... ...Papapapa... Ahhhh..."

Zixuan looked outside from within the space and thought, Is this the right thing to do? A king must act like a king...

After the court session, the ministers gathered at the residence of the Shuchangyu: "Sir, the Shangqing!"

"Now that the King of Qin has Zixuan's support, he's increasingly looking down on us!"

"If this continues, our lives will be in danger. Lord Shangqing, please think of a solution quickly!"

Shu Changyu stroked his beard and said, "I do have a plan, called a delaying tactic."

"Doesn't the King of Qin have Zixuan to help him? We will obey him in everything."

"If you want power, give him power; if you want soldiers, give him soldiers. After all, the army is controlled by us."

"Zixuan can't stay in Qin for long. Once the King of Qin relaxes his composure and Zixuan leaves, we'll strike back!"

After hearing this, the ministers nodded repeatedly: "Master Shangqing, this is a brilliant plan! We will definitely follow your orders!"

In the next half month, the King of Qin replaced several doctors and generals one after another.

Seeing that his ministers were all obedient, he realized that no one dared to question his orders, and no one disrespected him.

They all stood respectfully in the court and listened to his orders.

Seeing that the King of Qin had almost taken back power, Zixuan planned to leave Qin and go to other countries to inspect the disaster relief situation.

Duke Huai of Qin reluctantly sent her out of Xianyang City.

"City Lord Zixuan, please take care of yourself on your journey. If you have time, please come back to Qin State and stay for a few more days!"

Zixuan nodded: "Okay! See you later!"

Duke Huai of Qin looked at the back of the carriage and bowed deeply again.

Shu Changyu and the ministers were very excited when they saw Zixuan leave. The opportunity had finally come!

Then everyone gathered at Shangqing Mansion again. Zhu She bowed and said:

"Sir Shangqing! Now that Zixuan has left, isn't it time for us to take action?"

Shu Changyu stroked his beard and nodded: "Well! It's time to settle the score with him!"

"I have decided to attack the palace in three days and kill the King of Qin!"

Great! Zhu She was extremely excited: "This time my poor niece will be free again!"