Chapter 316

Chapter 316: Yin-Yang School and Shu Mountain! Donghuang Taiyi is our Great Priest of Shu Mountain!

Li Mo’s main purpose in entering the palace this time was for this matter.

In the official history, Lord Changping was loyal to the Qin State.

As the saying goes, you know a person’s face but not their heart.

Lord Changping is indeed currently behaving appropriately, but if presented with a throne, no one can guarantee he won’t be tempted.

Rather than allowing an uncertain factor to persist, it is better to detonate it early.

Sending him to appease the citizens of Cheng Ying would serve as a fuse.

Whether this bomb of Lord Changping will explode, we’ll find out by trying.

Instead of waiting for him to betray, it’s better to set it off early.

“Lord Changping?”

Ying Zheng looked at Li Mo, somewhat confused.

“Lord Changping is currently the head of the cabinet. If he goes to appease the citizens of Cheng Ying, what about the cabinet?”

Lord Changping, originally named Xiong Qi, was a man of Chu, making him well-suited to soothe the Chu citizens.

But Ying Zheng’s concern is not without reason. .

After all, going to Cheng Ying wouldn’t be an overnight trip.

Once Lord Changping is gone, how would the cabinet function normally?

Li Mo straightforwardly replied, “Let Li Si take the position of acting head. He is someone you have nurtured yourself; using him should be smoother than with Lord Changping.

Lord Changping belongs to the old-school faction.

While Li Si is a new talent fostered by you.

Many of his thought processes align closely with yours.”

Zhao Gao, who had been bowing and scraping, suddenly shuddered!

He exhibited intense envy in his eyes.

It was envy towards Li Si.

But since Li Si wasn’t here, he could only gaze at Li Mo.

This promotion was not merely about being an acting head.

It was nurturing Li Si as the next head.

As long as he doesn’t make any critical mistakes, once Lord Changping steps down, the head position would be his!

It has only been a short time.

Li Si had jumped from an unknown figure to an acting head.

Zhao Gao finally understood that once he latched onto Li Mo’s thigh, it was enough to save him decades of effort!

But the key issue is, the National Advisor looks down on him!

That night, Zhao Gao tossed and turned in his residence, unable to sleep.

All day long, he pondered how to win Li Mo’s favor.

Once he had Li Mo’s support, rising to prominence would be a walk in the park.

Li Si was a living example of this.

Today, after the National Advisor and the King of Qin made their suggestions, the prince issued an edict for Lord Changping to go appease the citizens of Cheng Ying.

Meanwhile, Li Si would temporarily take over as the head of the cabinet.

In simple terms, the reason Li Mo was willing to support Li Si was that Li Si had genuine talent and ability.

The same was true for Han Fei.

Han Fei’s legal system was gradually becoming more refined, showing initial results in a short time.

Ying Zheng was also extremely satisfied with this.

Therefore, even though Li Mo had significant influence in front of Ying Zheng, he never hired based on personal connections.

No matter who it was, everyone had to rely on their own abilities to speak.

Zhao Gao also had skills, but they were those of flattery and sycophancy.

And ironically, Li Mo was not interested in that, or even could be said to have an aversion to it.

Today’s reminder had already made this clear.

So, if he wanted to catch Li Mo’s eye, he had to bring out real skills.

“I’ve got it!”

Zhao Gao suddenly jumped out of bed.

There were plenty of civil officials in the court with genuine talent, but few strong martial artists.

Aside from Li Mo, the strongest individual was the swordsman Gai Nie, who was around Ying Zheng.

If he could also become such a master, wouldn’t that also be true capability?

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao felt a surge of joy.

He couldn’t wait to pull out his savings from underneath his bed.

Today was the Lantern Festival, and many merchants had come to Xi’an City.

Among them were those from the Shu Region.

On his way to Li Mo’s place that morning, Zhao Gao had encountered a group of Shu merchants selling martial arts techniques.

At the time, he looked down on those people, thinking, if there were truly good techniques, who would sell them? They must have secretly learned them!

But now, Zhao Gao had a different thought.

The Shu Region was a mysterious place.

It was said that the Yin-Yang School had intricate ties with it.

Just thinking about the inscrutable techniques of the Yin-Yang School made Zhao Gao’s heart surge.

What if he stumbled upon a treasure and bought an advanced technique?

With his intelligence, it shouldn’t be hard to learn!

Zhao Gao couldn’t bear to wait any longer; he grabbed the money box and dashed out of the palace.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the curfew in Xi’an was lifted.

Usually, at this hour, the streets were cold and desolate except for patrolling soldiers.

But today was different.

It was nearing midnight, yet the city was still bustling.

All kinds of lanterns illuminated the entire Xi’an City.

Coupled with the recent continuous victories of the Qin State, the whole nation was immersed in a vibrant atmosphere.

Holding the money box, Zhao Gao navigated through the crowd, recalling from earlier the Shu merchants he had seen.

He felt as if heaven was smiling upon him.

After a short search, he spotted the few figures that had been on his mind.

A few Shu merchants were gathered together, enjoying a late-night meal. Zhao Gao wasted no time and walked straight over.

“You few were quite hard to find.”

The merchants, who were wolfing down food, raised their heads and sized him up.

One of them, wary, asked, “Who are you…”

Zhao Gao proudly lifted the money box in his hand.

“You don’t need to worry about who I am; I know exactly what you do. As long as you have something that pleases me, money won’t be an issue.

Those with wealth are the masters.”

Dressed in fine silks and flaunting an arrogant attitude, he immediately put them under pressure.

The merchants’ eyes lit up as they stared at the box in his hands.

From Zhao Gao’s earlier handling, they could tell there was quite a bit of wealth inside!

“Ah, honored guest!”

“Come, come, please sit down, please sit.”

“What kind of goods does the guest wish to buy?”

Having already stated his intentions, Zhao Gao’s mention was direct, and the merchants quickly offered him a bench.

Zhao Gao confidently sat down, placing the money box directly on the table.

The security in Xi’an City would rank second in the world; there wasn’t anywhere that would dare claim it’s first.

The merchants looked hungrily at the box on the table.

Zhao Gao raised his nose in arrogance towards them.

“What kind? Naturally, it should be the best, the most profound, and the most powerful martial arts techniques.”

He was completely a novice and didn’t know that practicing martial arts is a gradual process.

He instinctively thought that as long as he had some powerful technique, he could soar to great heights.

One of the leading Shu merchants immediately gave a thumbs up and boastfully said, “Then you’ve come to the right people.”

“To be honest with you, we brothers are all from Shu Mountain. You know about the Yin-Yang School among the various schools of thought, right?”

Upon hearing him mention the Yin-Yang School, Zhao Gao immediately became excited.

“I know, what do you mean?”

In Xi’an, there are two prominent figures from the Yin-Yang School.

One is Dongjun, and the other is the Moon Goddess.

Both are rare masters in the world.

The leader of the merchants proudly said, “The founder of the Yin-Yang School is the first Donghuang Taiyi, who is our great priest of Shu Mountain!”