"Get up." Ying Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He turned and looked at Concubine Li's tomb, his eyes full of sadness and longing. "Concubine Li, don't worry, I will avenge you and make those who killed you pay the price!"

"Your Majesty, if you want to avenge Concubine Li, this old servant can help you." Zhao Cheng suddenly raised his head, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Ying Yuan's heart moved, and he asked, "What do you have in mind?"

Zhao Cheng leaned close to Ying Yuan's ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Ying Yuan's face suddenly became extremely gloomy. He stared at Zhao Cheng and said word by word: "You...are you telling the truth?"

"I dare not deceive Your Majesty." Zhao Cheng lowered his head and spoke respectfully, but there was a barely perceptible hint of pride in his eyes.

"Okay, very good!" Ying Yuan suddenly laughed, his laughter full of anger and hatred, "I promise you, as long as you can help me get revenge, I will agree to anything you want!"

A trace of ecstasy flashed in Zhao Cheng's eyes, and he kowtowed quickly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I will do my best to help Your Majesty!"

……

From that day on, Ying Yuan seemed like a different person. He was no longer sad or depressed, but became cold-blooded, ruthless and decisive in killing.

He began to use Zhao Cheng and handed over more and more power to Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng became more and more aggressive. He used his power to eliminate dissidents, form cliques for personal gain, and make the court a chaotic place.

However, Ying Yuan turned a blind eye to this. He only thought about revenge. In order to get revenge, he could pay any price, even betting the entire Qin Empire!
On a stormy night, Ying Yuan summoned several ministers together. These ministers were all his confidants, including Meng Tian, ​​Wang Ben and several other old ministers.

"My dear ministers, I have summoned you here today to discuss important matters." Ying Yuan sat on the dragon throne with a gloomy face and a cold tone.

"Your Majesty, please speak." Several ministers said in unison.

"Do you still remember the death of Concubine Li?" A cold light flashed in Ying Yuan's eyes.

"We dare not forget!" Several ministers were startled and knelt down quickly.

"The death of Concubine Li was not an accident, but a deliberate murder!" Ying Yuan slammed the dragon throne and roared.

"What?!" Several ministers were shocked. They never expected that there was another hidden story behind Concubine Li's death.

"Who is it? Who killed Concubine Li?!" Meng Tian roared. He was a straightforward person and respected Concubine Li very much. Now that he knew that Concubine Li was killed by a traitor, he was filled with grief and anger.

"Yes...it's the Prime Minister!" Ying Yuan said gritting his teeth, his eyes filled with flames of hatred.

"What?!" Several ministers were shocked again. They never thought that the murderer who killed Concubine Li was actually the prime minister of the dynasty!

"Your Majesty, this... is there any misunderstanding here?" Wang Ben asked in disbelief. The prime minister holds such high position and power, how could he harm a concubine for no reason?

"Misunderstanding? Humph, I heard with my own ears that he conspired with the Hun envoy to present Concubine Li to the Hun Khan!" Ying Yuan roared.

"What?!" Upon hearing this, several ministers' eyes were immediately red with anger. They had not expected that the prime minister would be so bold and do such a heartless thing!

"Your Majesty, I request your permission to lead troops to capture the Prime Minister immediately and avenge Concubine Li!" Meng Tian roared, wishing he could tear the Prime Minister into pieces immediately.

"No, the prime minister holds a high position of power and has deep roots in the court. We cannot act rashly." Wang Ben, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. Although he was also angry at the prime minister's behavior, he was calmer than Meng Tian.

"Then what should we do according to General Wang's opinion?" Ying Yuan asked.

Wang Ben groaned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I think the most urgent task is to first find evidence that the Prime Minister is colluding with the Xiongnu, and then..."

Wang Ben suddenly paused when he said this. He raised his head and looked at Ying Yuan, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"What then?" Ying Yuan asked. Wang Ben took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Then, contact the Queen Mother, depose the Prime Minister, and execute all nine generations of his clan!"

Wang Ben took a deep breath and said word by word: "Then, contact the Queen Mother, depose the Prime Minister, and execute all nine generations of his clan!"

There was silence in the hall and several ministers held their breath. They did not expect Wang Ben to come up with such a bold plan.

Meng Tian was the first to react. He stood up suddenly and roared, "Wang Ben, are you crazy? The Prime Minister is so powerful and you want to kill all his clans? Is that what you want?"

"Meng Tian, ​​calm down!" Wang Ben grabbed Meng Tian and said in a deep voice: "The evidence is irrefutable that the Prime Minister is colluding with the Xiongnu. If we don't kill all his clans, how can we calm the people's anger? How can we deter the villains?"

"But..." Meng Tian wanted to say something but was interrupted by Wang Ben.

"No buts! This matter concerns the safety of the Qin Dynasty. As subjects of the Qin Dynasty, how can we sit idly by?" Wang Ben's tone was firm and unquestionable.

Ying Yuan remained silent. He looked at Wang Ben with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"General Wang is absolutely right. The prime minister is guilty of heinous crimes and must be severely punished!" Ying Yuan stood up suddenly and said in a cold tone.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Ben and several ministers said in unison.

"Okay, in that case, I will issue an edict to depose the prime minister and execute all nine generations of his clan!" After Ying Yuan finished speaking, he turned and left.

……

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prime Minister Li Si was conspiring with the Hun envoy. Suddenly, a hurried sound of footsteps was heard, and a guard ran in in a panic.

"Mr. Prime Minister, it's bad. His Majesty... His Majesty has issued an edict to depose you and kill all nine generations of your clan!" the guard said breathlessly.

"What?!" Li Si was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that Ying Yuan would attack him so decisively.

"Sir, let's escape quickly!" the Hun envoy said hurriedly.

"Escape? Where to escape?" Li Si smiled bitterly. He knew that he had nowhere to escape.

"Sir, the Huns are willing to protect you!" said the Hun envoy.

A glimmer of hope flashed in Li Si's eyes. He looked at the Xiongnu envoy and asked, "Really?"

"Of course!" said the Hun envoy confidently.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble the envoy!" After Li Si finished speaking, he followed the Hun envoy and hurriedly left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

……

Ying Yuan stood on the wall of the imperial palace, looking at Li Si going away, with a sneer on his face.

"Zhao Cheng, you did a great job!" Ying Yuan turned around and looked at Zhao Cheng behind him, his eyes full of admiration.

"I dare not take credit for it. This is all due to the great fortune of Your Majesty!" Zhao Cheng kowtowed quickly.

"Get up, I won't treat you unfairly." After saying this, Ying Yuan turned and left.

Zhao Cheng looked at Ying Yuan's back, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

……

After Li Si fled to the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu Chanyu valued him very much and appointed him as the national teacher, asking him to help him train the army. (End of this chapter)