lovenovelstory Chapter 276 This tyrant is truly cunning to the extreme, suffering for the sake of saving face!
Chapter 276 This tyrant is truly cunning to the extreme, suffering for the sake of saving face!
"You...you..."
The servant pointed at Ji Dan, his lips trembling.
Ji Dan felt uneasy under his gaze, her brows furrowed, and her face was full of doubt.
What's wrong with this lackey?
Why are you looking at me?
Seeing the servant's lack of manners, Xiang Liang was immediately enraged and strode forward.
With a "bang," the servant was kicked to the ground!
"You bastard! Are you deaf? What happened? Tell me the truth right now!"
The servant screamed in pain from the kick, ignoring the agony, and kowtowed repeatedly, crying out:
"Lord Xiang! Top-secret news from Xianyang... from our spies in Xianyang, delivered with urgent courier service!"
"This evening, escorted by tens of thousands of Qin cavalry... the Great Qin Immortal Master Zhang Fan and his eldest son Fusu have safely returned to Xianyang!"
"They even held a grand victory banquet for the two of them inside the Zhangtai Palace!!!"
Upon hearing this!
Ji Dan, who was just embracing a beautiful woman and looking quite content, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine!
My clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat!
I rely on!
Ji Dan screamed like a pig being slaughtered in her mind.
It's over, it's over, it's over!
Why is Xianyang throwing such a big celebration banquet so soon?
I, Zhang Fan, have only been in office for less than half a day, and I'm already about to die from bloodshed?
Upon hearing this news, Xiang Liang froze.
He turned his head abruptly, his eyes wide open, staring at Ji Dan in his seat with utter astonishment.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
An eerie silence fell over the room, broken only by the dancers' trembling breaths.
Ji Dan clenched her fists tightly, her brain working frantically, preparing to bite the bullet and make up a lie to cover it up...
"snort!"
Suddenly, Xiang Liang let out a cold snort.
He slowly withdrew his astonished gaze, and surprisingly calmly stroked his beard.
"What a tyrant, Qin Shi Huang!"
Xiang Liang's lips curled into a cold smile.
"This tyrant is truly cunning beyond measure, willing to suffer for the sake of saving face!"
"He must be terrified that the people will find out that his most trusted immortal master and eldest son have been captured alive by the warriors of our Great Chu, thus causing chaos throughout the land and shaking the morale of his Great Qin army!"
"That's why they deliberately hired two body doubles and even staged this so-called 'victory celebration banquet' overnight!"
"You think you can use such a self-deceiving and utterly clumsy excuse to cover up the truth that the Immortal Master has already surrendered to my Great Chu!"
Speaking of which...
Xiang Liang turned his head, his gaze becoming incredibly ardent again, and looked at Ji Dan:
"Immortal Master, do you think my analysis is correct?"
Ga?
Ji Dan, who was just about to desperately try to deceive Xiang Liang, was stunned for a moment when she heard Xiang Liang's self-indulgent speculation.
Then.
He screamed wildly in his mind:
Yes, yes, yes!
Your analysis is absolutely right!
This is absolutely the best shill I could ever ask for!
Although she felt a great sense of relief, Ji Dan remained extremely calm on the surface.
He slowly pushed away the beauty in his arms, picked up a glass of wine, adopted the detached posture of a wise and enlightened sage, shook his head slightly, and sighed:
"Alas... Lord Xiang's insight is truly remarkable; his words hit the nail on the head!"
"Ying Zheng is a stubborn and self-willed man who values the dignity of an emperor above all else! When I left him, he naturally tried every means to cover it up."
"It's just a pity for those two body doubles who were forced to wear masks and die in their place, and for all the people who were kept in the dark!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Liang's doubts were completely dispelled.
He threw his head back and laughed heartily, then stepped forward again, personally refilling Ji Dan's cup with fine wine, and comforted him:
"Immortal Master, please don't let that tyrant's hypocrisy spoil your enjoyment!"
"This news today almost startled the Immortal Master! Come, my beauty, why don't you hurry and serve the Immortal Master some wine?"
Ji Dan embraced the beautiful woman again, raised his wine glass, and concealed his achievements and fame:
"Lord Xiang, let's do it!"
After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,
The atmosphere inside the mansion eased slightly, and the dancers tactfully withdrew.
Xiang Liang put down the bronze wine cup in his hand, his previously slightly tipsy eyes instantly clearing. He leaned forward slightly and spoke in an extremely sincere tone:
"Immortal Master, there is something that has always troubled me, something I cannot resolve!"
Upon hearing this...
Just as Ji Dan was about to pick up more food, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine!
coming!
Now for the important business!
As expected, the old fox wouldn't give in to me so easily; it's time to get down to business!
Ji Dan suppressed the panic in her heart and calmly put down her chopsticks.
He nodded slightly, his tone flat:
"Lord Xiang, please speak freely."
Xiang Liang took a deep breath, his eyes burning with passion:
"Didn't the Immortal Master previously assist the tyrant in Xianyang, and in that Shangdang County, he developed some kind of 'coal mine' and that legendary 'Great Qin's First Steel Plant'?"
"If our Great Chu is to be restored, and our soldiers continue to use those ordinary, rotten copper and iron weapons, they will surely be no match for the Qin army's incomparably sharp iron swords!"
That's all!
Xiang Liang lowered his voice, a hint of excitement in it:
"Right now, through my undercover connections, I've managed to acquire quite a bit of that dark 'coal'!"
"I wonder... if the Immortal Master could use his extraordinary abilities to help us build a steel mill within our Kuaiji camp?"
Upon hearing this!
Ji Dan's mind went completely blank!
Coal mine?
Daqin First Steel Plant?
What the hell is all this stuff?!
As a former nobleman of the Yan Kingdom who spent his life in Japan pretending to be a ghost, where would he have heard of these new words?
But we must not show weakness at this moment!
If you show even the slightest sign of confusion, you'll be chopped up and fed to the dogs tonight!
then.
Ji Dan took a deep breath, her face inscrutable.
He first closed his eyes, shook his head in an extremely pretentious manner, and then let out a long sigh:
"well……"
"Lord Xiang, you've oversimplified this matter!"
Xiang Liang was taken aback, and quickly asked humbly, "What do you mean by that, Immortal Master?"
Ji Dan opened her eyes, her gaze unfathomable, and began frantically fabricating lies:
"That so-called 'steel' is a divine substance created by the very essence of heaven and earth; how could it be forged from mere pieces of ordinary coal?"
"That first steel mill of the Qin Dynasty was built by Ying Zheng using the entire national strength of the Qin Dynasty, expending countless amounts of money, manpower, and resources, and with the addition of my immortal array!"
"Although our lord is currently lying low here, his foundation is ultimately weak... To build a factory from scratch is perhaps... more a matter of will than ability!"
Upon hearing this analysis, the fervor in Xiang Liang's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a sense of helplessness.
He couldn't help but sigh heavily, and nodded with a wry smile:
"The Immortal Master is right!"
"Since that steel mill can arm the entire Qin cavalry, it must be a money-devouring behemoth. I was blinded by the urgency of restoring my kingdom and didn't think things through!"
Xiang Liang believed it!
Ji Dan finally breathed a sigh of relief!
Afterwards, the two exchanged a few more polite words, each with their own thoughts, and Xiang Liang personally ordered someone to invite the immortal master to rest.
……
"Bang!"
The door had just closed.