Time passed by little by little, and Li Jiancheng held a hot teacup and took a sip from time to time, but his eyes never left the palace gate.

After the charcoal in the charcoal basin was burned, the palace servants gently replaced the new charcoal.

None of this attracted Li Jiancheng's attention until Pei Ji's figure appeared at the entrance of the hall, and Li Jiancheng's eyes instantly shone.

He put down the teacup, leaned forward on his upper body, and stared at Pei Ji: "No need to be polite, please sit down."

Then he sent all the palace servants in the hall.

"What's going on?" Li Jiancheng couldn't wait.

Pei Ji smiled and his expression was relaxed: "Don't worry, after my advice, Your Majesty has been shaken.

"Next, Your Majesty should start the action."

"That's great." Li Jiancheng couldn't help but cheer.

After being happy, Li Jiancheng said to Pei Ji gratefully: "Thanks to Mr. Pei this time, things went so smoothly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Pei, you have made the greatest contribution. I will remember it in my heart. In the future... I will not treat you badly."

Although Li Jiancheng did not say it thoroughly, Pei Ji knew very well that if Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, he would still be the most powerful minister, and his title would also rise.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Pei Ji expressed his loyalty again before leaving.

Afterwards, Li Jiancheng summoned the counselors of the Eastern Palace and told them about the matter.

Zhao Hongzhi said: "Will Your Majesty really get rid of the King of Qin? If Pei Pushe knew it wrong, wouldn't your Highness be happy in vain?"

The smile on Li Jiancheng's face instantly frozen.

This is not without reason.

Although Pei Ji followed his father for many years and knew his father's temperament very well, after his father became emperor, his mind became much deeper than before, and Pei Ji might not be able to guess his father's thoughts right.

At this time, Wei Zheng said, "If Pei Pushe has any wrong intentions, just try it out."

Li Jiancheng immediately looked at him: "How to try?"

Wei Zheng did not answer directly, but mentioned a person: "Last time he deliberately accused the King of Qin to the Censor, and His Majesty imprisoned him and Cheng Zhijie in the Ministry of Justice. Didn't the case be closed yesterday?"

"Yes." Xu Shimo continued: "Your Majesty released Cheng Zhijie, but killed Xiang Jingshi.

"Cheng Zhijie had not been involved in this matter. It is normal for His Majesty to let him go, but he would not be punished to the Censor until he died, but His Majesty killed him. Don't you think this punishment is too severe?"

Zhao Hongzhi nodded: "It's a bit heavy."

Others also agreed.

Thinking about it now, Li Jiancheng also felt that his father was too severely punishing Xiang Censor. He originally thought that Xiang Censor would be removed from his official position by his father at most.

If he only removes his official position, he can still give Xiang Jingshi a rich and stable life, and when he ascends the throne in the future, he can re-activate Xiang Jingshi.

These are his promises to the censor, but he did not expect his father to be sentenced to death directly.

"Look, I was not wrong just now. Pei Pushe really might have misunderstood the Holy Will." Zhao Hongzhi seemed to have discovered something that no one had discovered, and was very proud.

He analyzed with great enthusiasm to everyone: "Xiang Censor framed the King of Qin, and Your Majesty killed Xiang Censor. This is obviously avenging the King of Qin. Therefore, Your Majesty has a father-son relationship with the King of Qin, so he cannot kill the King of Qin."

"Your Majesty did not have the intention to kill the King of Qin yesterday, but after today's incident and Pei Pushe's advice, he had the intention to kill the King of Qin. This is not impossible." Shan Xiongxin retorted.

Li Jiancheng nodded, saying this was right.

"So, we must find out your Majesty's true intentions." Wei Zheng said.

Seeing everyone looking at him together, Wei Zheng continued the topic just now: "Didn't we formulate a plan to transfer people from the Qin Palace from Chang'an? Now we can take action.

"If Your Majesty transfers them from Chang'an, it means Your Majesty really wants to get rid of the King of Qin."

Li Jiancheng thought for a while: "It's indeed a good idea."

At this time, Zhao Hongzhi suggested: "Your Highness, now it is under the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel. You can ask Shangshu Feng to present this list to Your Majesty."

Li Jiancheng adopted his opinion and ordered people to spread Feng Deyi.

Two hours later, Feng Deyi appeared in the East Palace: "I have met Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng retreated from the palace servants in the palace, leaving only Wei Zheng behind. He first asked: "The Ministry of Personnel's assessment should be over, right?"

"Yes, I will report this to Your Majesty in two days." Feng Deyi replied respectfully, but he was guessing Li Jiancheng's intention in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Li Jiancheng smiled: "Since you haven't reported it yet, let's make some changes."

After saying that, he looked at Wei Zheng.

When Wei Zheng received his hint, he immediately took out a piece of paper and handed it to Feng Deyi.

"This is..." Feng Deyi took the paper suspiciously, opened it and looked at it.

After seeing the list inside, Feng Deyi changed his face.

Li Jiancheng stared at Feng Deyi's face and said slowly: "You can change it slightly according to this list, and then write a memorial to submit it to Your Majesty."

Feng Deyi was a little embarrassed: "This... there are too many people who have been mobilized, and they are all from the Tiance Mansion.

"Although I am in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, I am also the Sima of the Tiance Prefecture. When I mobilize such a person from the Tiance Prefecture, the King of Qin will definitely cause trouble for me.

"If I am exposed, no one will lurk in the Tiance Mansion to convey the message to His Highness from now on."

Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment: "Then reduce a few people, but we must transfer the Qin King's think tank and the most capable general from Chang'an."

"Your Highness, I can easily be exposed if I do this." Feng Deyi was still in a dilemma.

Seeing Feng Deyi's reluctance, Li Jiancheng immediately stretched his face and said angrily: "What? Do you want to reject me?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Deyi immediately knelt down: "I dare not, I am just worried that I have finally gained the trust of the King of Qin and can convey the news of Tiance Mansion to you in a timely manner.

"If I have my identity exposed because of this, I am afraid that the King of Qin will expel me from the Tiance Mansion. Who will serve you then?"

Li Jiancheng suddenly smiled and his tone became gentle: "My father always told me that Feng Shangshu was extremely wise and a rare wise minister.

"You have been hiding in Tiance Mansion for so many years, which shows that your talents are extraordinary. I believe that with your talents, you will never expose your identity because of this trivial matter.

"I'm still waiting for you to help me win the final victory, so that you can get what you want."

Feng Deyi: "..."

He gritted his teeth and took on the task solemnly: "Yes, I will do my best to complete the task."

"Very good." Li Jiancheng was very satisfied, "You retreat."

"I'm leaving."

Feng Deyi collected the list and left the East Palace with heavy steps.

It was not until Feng Deyi's back disappeared at the gate of the hall that Li Jiancheng spoke: "Does Xuancheng think Feng Shangshu can do it?"

"Yes." Wei Zheng was very confident in Feng Deyi. He said: "At that time, Feng Deyi could escape from the chaotic Luoyang alone and defect to King Xia. After arriving in the Kingdom of Xia, he could be appreciated by King Xia again.

"After King Xia was destroyed, he could turn the situation around when His Majesty disliked him and let His Majesty trust him, which shows that he was extremely wise.

"With his wisdom, this task will be accomplished."

Li Jiancheng felt relieved when he heard Wei Zheng say this...
Chapter completed!