The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

"Doctor, it seems that the king still trusts Shang Yang. How can we get rid of him?"

"Everyone, didn't you notice that the king's face looked a little bad in the court? I think the king is dying!"

"It's impossible. The king followed us to fight in the early years. He was in good health. How could he die so young? Now the king is still in his prime! Doctor Gan Long, are you seeing things?"

Gan Long said firmly: "Impossible! Although I can't practice medicine, I have seen so many people who died of old age and illness. Naturally, I know that the face is that of a dying person!"

"It's equivalent to the king dying!"

"As long as the king dies, this court will be our world!" Gan Long said with a smile.

"Shang Dafu, what preparations should we make?"

"It's not enough to get rid of Shang Yang! I have to destroy Shang Yang's three clans to vent the resentment of us old aristocratic families!"

"Yes! Destroy Shang Yang's three clans!"

Gan Long asked an old minister beside him: "Imperial Physician, how is the king's appetite recently?"

"Shang Dafu, the king's appetite has been very poor recently. Now he has started to drink medicine soup. I guess as Shang Dafu said, he should not live long."

"Okay! Put more strong medicine in the medicine soup. If people like him want to live longer, they have to regulate their bodies with mild medicine. After their bodies are better, they can use strong medicine to eliminate the root cause! But all the medicine soups he drinks later should be strong medicine for me!" Gan Long ordered.

"Yes!"

An old noble said worriedly: "But does this count as regicide?"

"No! You all remember that the king died of illness! We didn't poison him, so it doesn't count as regicide! We just put more medicine to make the king get better faster!" Gan Long sneered.

"Shang Dafu is right, this is to make the king get better faster."

"Yes! Shang Dafu is right."

Gan Long ordered: "Remember that we need to get rid of Hei Bo who is beside the king before we can give him the medicine. Hei Bo knows some medical skills, and he tests the poison on himself before the king drinks or eats anything. I'm worried that he might drink it out, so we must get rid of him!"

"Shang Dafu, I heard that Hei Bo has an only son. We can send someone to pretend that his son fell and died, so that Hei Bo can be sent away."

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"Okay!"

"But, sir, what excuse can we use to exterminate Shang Yang's clan after the king dies?"

"They tried to rebel! That's the reason!"

"But there is no evidence."

"What we say is the evidence!"

"Sir, you are wise!"

"But sir, in order to keep a hand, we should be able to forge Shang Yang's handwriting and write a letter of rebellion."

The man continued, "Sir, I recently learned that there is a person in the city who is good at imitating other people's handwriting. We canSpend a lot of money to ask this person to help us frame Shang Yang!"

"Okay! Only the five of us know about this! No one is allowed to tell anyone!"

"Yes!"

In the inner palace

Hei Bo stayed beside Ying Quliang, and Ying Quliang said slowly: "Hei Bo, I feel that something big has happened recently. What do you think it is?"

Hei Bo guessed: "Your Majesty, could it be those old nobles again?"

"It's possible. Now all the old nobles in Qin want to kill Shang Yang! Even if it's you, if you are an old noble, you will kill Shang Yang." Ying Quliang looked up at the sky.

Just then a guard came over and said: "Hello, Your Majesty, Hei Bo, this is a letter from your family!"

Hei Bo took it and opened it, and instantly burst into tears. Ying Quliang hurriedly asked: "Hei Bo, did something happen at home? ”

“My son fell into a ravine a few days ago and died!”

“Then Hei Bo, you should go home temporarily these days, settle the king’s funeral first and then come back.”

“But your Majesty, those around you…”

“I’m fine! Those people can’t get rid of me.”

After Hei Bo left, Ying Quliang felt a little sleepy. Just as he returned to the room, the imperial physician came in with a bowl of medicine soup and said, “Your Majesty, it’s time to drink the medicine!”

“Oh!” Ying Quliang took the medicine soup and smelled it. Why did he feel that the medicine soup was much thicker than before? The smell was also stronger. He asked, “Imperial physician, why is the smell of this medicine soup so strong! It wasn’t like this before!”

“Oh, it may be that there is not enough water. "The Imperial Physician said calmly.

Ying Quliang was worried and handed the medicine soup to the maid beside him. The maid took a sip and responded: "Your Majesty, there is no problem."

Ying Quliang took a sip and tasted it. It tasted very bitter, but after taking a sip, he was no longer sleepy. A trace of heat moistened his waist and there seemed to be a warm current in his abdomen. He felt much more energetic. He asked: "Imperial Physician, why is the medicine so effective today! I feel much more energetic after just one sip. Is the medicine different today?"

"It's the same medicine. I guess your Majesty's body will soon recover." The Imperial Physician replied.

"Hmm!" After drinking the medicine soup in a few sips, his lower abdomen was suddenly filled with heat, his face was much redder, and his breathing became rapid. Looking at the maid beside him, he was immediately impatient and said: "Imperial Physician, you go out first, I have something to do!"

"Yes! ”

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A month later, the victory report reached Xianyang. This was the best news Ying Quliang had heard in this period of time.

As soon as Shang Yang came back, he rushed into the inner palace to see Ying Quliang. As soon as he came in, he was frightened by Ying Quliang's complexion. Although his face was ruddy, it did not look like a healthy body. It seemed that he was drugged. His lips were slightly pale and his hair was dull. He was almost hanging on by the drug.

Shang Yang said worriedly: "Your Majesty, your health does not look very good! Your Majesty must pay more attention to your health."

"Thank you for your concern, Wei Yang, how many casualties did our army suffer?"

"Your Majesty, the enemy was killed by our army.20,000 were killed, but our army also suffered more than 10,000 casualties. The State of Ju did not know how to fight with chariots before, but now they have learned to fight with chariots. I heard that it is possible that the State of Wei is secretly helping them. If that is the case, then my Qin State is in danger. The State of Ju is behind my Qin State. Once it attacks my Qin State from both sides with the State of Wei, my Qin State will be in trouble!" Wei Yang said worriedly.

When Ying Quliang was about to speak, the imperial physician came in with the medicine soup. After Ying Quliang drank the medicine soup, his face instantly became radiant and his face became much rosier.

It was the first time that Wei Yang saw such a good medicine! He looked better after drinking it. There was a trace of doubt in his heart. Just when he was about to speak, the imperial physician glared at Wei Yang. Wei Yang didn't know why he wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it.

Ying Quliang saw that Wei Yang seemed to be about to say something, so he asked: "What else do you have to say, guest? ”

“No, I’ll take my leave!”

After returning home, Wei Yang became more suspicious of the bowl of medicine that Ying Quliang drank today. Why did he feel that there seemed to be something wrong with the bowl of medicine? But he couldn’t tell what the problem was.

His wife saw Shang Yang so depressed and asked, “My husband, what happened?”

“Alas!” Shang Yang told his wife about the bowl of medicine that the king drank today.

The wife told him seriously, “My husband, it is probably someone who wants to harm the king. If a weak person is sick, he should first use mild medicine to regulate his body. After the body is restored, strong medicine can be used to remove the root cause of the disease! If you use strong medicine directly, you will die soon!”

“What! I have to tell the king quickly!”

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