Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

"So the rumors that the Grand Preceptor is an immortal are not false after all. I am completely convinced of my defeat."

Xiong Meng shook his head and lowered his head resignedly, but then he suddenly looked up at Tang Yu and said:

"But if the Grand Preceptor is an immortal, why would he help that damned tyrant?"

"It's unjust! It's so unfair!"

In the end, Xiong Meng beat his chest in frustration, while Tang Yu looked at him as if he were an idiot.

“I said from the beginning that what I did was not to help the Qin state, but simply to make the person who hurt others pay the price. As for what you said, it is entirely your subjective conjecture and has nothing to do with me.”

Is that really the case?

Even now, Tang Yu still insists that he is not trying to help the Qin state, but simply wants to seek justice.

Only then did Xiong Meng believe Tang Yu's words, and because of this, his gaze became even more incredulous.

"Could it be that the destruction of my Xiong clan was simply due to these few lowly commoners?"

"Lord Fang, I was wrong, I was wrong! Please let me go!"

Lying on the ground, Xiong Kuo suddenly found the strength to kneel before Tang Yu and beg for mercy. His tone was unusually sincere, as if he truly knew his mistake.

Looking into his eyes, Tang Yu saw no trace of remorse, only fear of death.

After shoving his hand away, Tang Yu turned his back, his tone extremely calm.

"You don't know you're wrong, you just know you're going to die!"

Standing before Ying Zheng, Tang Yu looked at the imprisoned nobles of the six states and announced to the officials.

"Xiong Kuo injured someone while riding his horse; according to Qin law, he should be sentenced to death!"

"As the head of the Xiong family, Xiong Meng actually attempted to assassinate His Majesty. This is a heinous crime of treason. The entire Xiong family will be exterminated, and all other related individuals will be punished according to the law, sentenced to forced labor or imprisonment!"

The arrival of this statement not only brought an end to the case of the horse-riding merchant in Xianyang, but also brought an end to the lives of the nobles of the six kingdoms.

The nobles of Chu, in particular, vanished completely like smoke.

In this incident, in addition to Xiong Kuo being implicated for injuring people on horseback in Xianyang, Xiong Meng also attempted to use this opportunity to assassinate Ying Zheng!

Regardless of whether Ying Zheng had forgiven them before, based on this crime alone, the Xiong clan of the Chu royal family was destined to be exterminated!

The royal families and friends of the other six related countries were also implicated and had to accept their due punishment!

The verdict spread instantly from the Xianyang Palace outwards, causing an uproar in the Qin state.

Everyone's first reaction upon hearing the verdict was disbelief.

"How is that possible? Those nobles from the six kingdoms were actually sentenced to death for injuring people while riding horses?"

"It's true, and I've heard that the beheading is going to take place right here in Xianyang!"

"Weren't those nobles always bullying the people of Qin because of their special status? Why are they paying the price this time?"

"I heard that in addition to His Majesty, the Grand Preceptor and Prince Fusu were also involved in handling this incident!"

"Excellent! I knew His Majesty and Prince Fusu wouldn't let me down. And the Grand Preceptor, if everyone were like him, how could my Qin Kingdom not prosper?"

While everyone was discussing the incident, Meng Tian had already led a group of men to the home of the mother and daughter who had been injured by Xiong Kuo in the first collision.

Upon seeing the bare walls of the house, Meng Tian's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

This woman's father and husband were both soldiers of the Qin state, but they were almost bullied by others in Xianyang City. This is simply unfair to the brave soldiers who fought and sacrificed for the Qin state!

Seeing the woman lying in bed, Meng Tian brought over two huge trays, on which were various gold and silver valuables and jewelry.

This was not a reward from Qin Shi Huang, but a "fine" paid by the Chu nobles led by Xiong Meng to Ying Zheng, which Ying Zheng handed over in full.

Amidst the women's profuse thanks, Meng Tian uttered one last sentence before leaving.

"Two days from now, you can go to the horse market in the west. The man who rode the horse has been sentenced to beheading and will be executed there!"

"Remember this: in our Qin state, no one can bully any Qin citizen!"

As the woman watched Meng Tian's departing figure, her eyes were filled with surprise and astonishment.

He thought the money was meant to shut him up, but he never imagined that even noble merchants would pay a price.

……

Inside the Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng looked at the palace that originally belonged to him.

The palace gates were tightly closed, and snores could be heard intermittently from inside. A hint of helplessness was also visible on the faces of the attendants.

"Father, the teacher does seem to be quite sleepy. Please bear with him!"

Fusu, sweating profusely, explained to his father.

He never imagined that his father had only been politely asking Tang Yu if he wanted to rest, and that his teacher would actually fall fast asleep in his father's palace.

Ying Zheng glanced at Fusu, who was genuinely worried about Tang Yu, and found it quite amusing, so he smiled and shook his head.

"I knew the Grand Preceptor was fond of sleeping, but I never imagined he was this sleepy. However, he hasn't finished what he promised me, and he's already fast asleep. This is going too far! Fusu, go and wake him up!"

Fusu: Huh? Me?

When he thought of the teacher's description of how grumpy he was when he woke up, Fusu felt a chill run down his spine.

The teacher said he has a very bad temper when he wakes up. If I were to wake him up myself, I would definitely be in big trouble!

Two hours later, Tang Yu, still half asleep, looked at Ying Zheng with a rather helpless tone.

"Brother Zheng, weren't you supposed to personally interrogate those assassins who tried to kill you? How come the trial was over so quickly?"

His tone was full of disdain and surprise, as if Ying Zheng had arrived far too early.

Ying Zheng was both amused and exasperated upon seeing this scene.

"There's really nothing to prosecute about Mr. Tang. It wasn't a premeditated assassination; he was just desperate."

"Oh, I knew it."

Tang Yu nodded, after all, the only assassination attempt on the King of Qin that he knew of that occurred in the palace was the one by Jing Ke.

As for outside the palace, there were countless times; Zhang Liang alone conducted several such operations.

Seeing Tang Yu's completely unsurprised expression, Ying Zheng was not surprised either, after all, his national advisor was a deity!

“Mr. Tang, you told me before that you would help me resolve the issue of collusion among the nobles of these six kingdoms.”

While questioning Tang Yu, Ying Zheng stared intently at him, as if he wanted to devour him whole. Tang Yu was somewhat confused.

"Your Majesty, I have already told you the method!"

Ying Zheng shook his head.

"No! I need you to help me select the secretaries to be dispatched to various places. I only trust you!"