There are not many involved in the case of Lu Buwei's assassination of the king. Except for Lu Buwei's direct relatives who were all imprisoned, the other side branches and industries were not affected. Ying Zheng also knew that the Lu family's industries were spread throughout Qin. If they were really uprooted, they would inevitably shake the foundation of the country. Therefore, Ying Zheng was always targeting Lu Buwei.

At the deepest part of the prison, there is a relatively large cell. The cells should be fully equipped, and there are even two relatively large windows above the wall. Under the candlelight as big as beans, Lu Buwei sat quietly on the couch, with newly replaced hay on the couch, and a small collapse in the middle of the hay, which was where Lu Buwei lays at night.

"Dang."

The prison door outside opened, and then there was a sound of footsteps. The sounds were stacked and the person who came was obviously not alone. Lu Buwei looked up at the small window on the wall. It was not the time to deliver food. Who would be the person who came?

"Mr. Lü, don't be fine."

Listening to the duck voice in his ear, Lu Buwei closed his eyes and knew who the person was. He sat on the couch with expressionless face, as if he had met guests in the mansion in the past.

"Zhao Gao, what are you doing here?"

"Mr. Lu, you said that, but I am just out of the way. After all, I was introduced to the palace by Lord Lu, and I was taken care of after entering the palace. It can be said that I can have the blessing of entrusting Lord Lu today. But the old saying goes, helping others to the end. If I want to gain the trust of the king today, I have to trouble Lord Lu to help him."

"Hmph! Zhao Gao, you are already a celebrity around the king. If you can't do anything, you still need to come here to tease me!"

Lu Buwei did not take Zhao Gao's trick. In fact, he knew in his heart that if the king said in front of the ministers, he would definitely not kill him. However, if there was any reason in his hands, he would never miss any opportunity to kill himself. Because as long as he did not die, he would never sleep or eat. The purity of his bloodline was his biggest weakness. If this weakness was exploited and amplified by someone with a heart, it would be enough to form a general trend that was unfavorable to him.

"Where, where, Lord Lu praised it, Zhao Gao, I am just a servant, no matter what status, I do just a job of running errands and doing odd jobs. I really can't compare with the master. Now, the king is in a good mood today, and I specially gave a pot of wine to Lord Lu. I dare not delay it. I will send it to you quickly."

"Hmph! It's really a slut!"

Lu Buwei had no intention of getting up at all. He raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Gao with a smirk, and said coldly: "It seems that Zhao Dajian's status is indeed different from the past. Now he needs to bring a black-armored imperial guard to protect him when he goes out? This is the treatment that only the royal family can enjoy."

Zhao Gao's face froze, and he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only smile embarrassedly and put the wine pot on the table.

"It seems that Ying Zheng is still worried about me."

Lu Buwei picked up the wine pot and filled it with him, saying to himself.

After hearing this, Zhao Gao, who was next to him, took the conversation with a smile on his face and replied, "What did Lord Lu say? The king trusts Lord Lu very much. Otherwise, if the assassination is so serious, wouldn't the king save his life? Now it is said that the king is benevolent and righteous, and he will not forget his roots. He is a wise monarch!"

"Mingjun? Hahahaha!"

Lu Buwei raised his head and laughed, pointing at Zhao Gao's nose and cursed: "What kind of wise king is he? If he had that belly fat, he should let me go now, instead of letting you come over and make noise in my ears! Zhao Dajian, the wise king in your heart has given you a pot of wine. Why not do this? How about you and I drink together?"

When Zhao Gao heard Lu Buwei say this, his face suddenly became very embarrassed. Although the king gave wine, although it was the same thing, there were two completely different results, one was glory and the other was punishment. Therefore, this gift of wine was not something that anyone could drink if he wanted to drink, and he could not drink if he didn't want to drink. Now the latter one was obviously given to Lu Buwei. Zhao Gao wanted to live a few more years, so he would never dare to drink it.

Seeing Zhao Gao's hesitation, Lu Buwei felt a little clearer. He stood up, tidyed his clothes, and said to the black-armored guard behind him: "See, this is the king you are loyal to! How could he be a wise king? He is a villain in front of him and behind him! Death is nothing to me, I just want you to see what kind of person you are loyal to!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Buwei picked up the wine pot with one hand, without using a glass, and directly pointed his mouth in front of him, drinking all the wine in the pot in one breath!

"Bang!"

Lu Buwei threw the pot on the ground with one hand, shook his body twice, and said with a long smile: "The situation is really good now, Ying Guang, you, the posthumous son of King Wu, when you face Ying Zheng, I think you will take his country or guard his country! Zhao Gao, go and tell Ying Zheng that his troubles have just begun now, I want to see, without me, who can help him deal with it......"

The effect of poisoned wine was very fast, and a blood mark gradually oozed out of the corner of Lu Buwei's mouth. His tall body could no longer maintain balance and he fell straight back.

Zhao Gao covered his mouth and walked carefully to Lu Buwei's body. However, in just a moment, blood flowed out of Lu Buwei's seven orifices, and he was already dead.

"Unfortunate, unfortunate!"

Zhao Gao rubbed his hand against his body, turned around and ordered to the prison head, "Treat the scene and then go to the palace to inform him! He said that Lu Buwei felt the kindness of the king and was ashamed of himself, so he committed suicide and apologized. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Yes!"

For insiders, Lu Buwei's death can be said to be as expected by them. As a mature politician, he would never let such a thunder hang over his head. However, ordinary people were not aware of it because they could only hear what those in power wanted them to hear, but the development of things did not happen as Ying Zheng expected. After the news of Lu Buwei's death was released, another remark in his cell was circulated through unknown channels.

"Ying Guang! You won't come out sooner or later, but you won't come out at this time. The old thief Lu Buwei, who is still dying, will cause trouble for the orphans!"

Looking at the angry Ying Zheng, Zhao Gao said carefully: "King, this matter is very involved. Although the civil servants are leading the way, it is not guaranteed that those generals will also participate. Ying Guang's identity is known a lot. Just like the old Marquis Meng who has retired, he knows the truth of the matter. General Montaigne and Ying Guang have known each other for many years, so I am afraid that he knows it."

Ying Zheng scratched his head irritably and asked Zhao Gao: "Have you found out who is the person who appears in the lead?"

"By the king, how did the news spread? It's no longer possible to find out. I put all the people in prison that day and tortured them strictly, but the root cause was not found. However, the leader among the civil servants, I found out that this person is..."

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