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This is a small town in the Guanzhong Basin, and there is a mansion in the middle of the small city that looks more imposing - compared to the other houses in the small town, of course.

It was about three years ago that one month, this originally deserted mansion suddenly welcomed its owner.

Although people can tell from the size of this mansion and the fierce guards at the gate of the mansion that the owner of this mansion must be extraordinary, few people know that the owner of this mansion is actually the famous former Qin State Prime Minister and should be Fan Sui.

The first snow in 255 BC came a little later than usual.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, staining the walls and gates of the palace in a silvery white.

In the midst of the snowstorm, a carriage creaked slowly to the gate of the Ying Hou's Mansion, and the tall carriage driver jumped down and presented a greeting post.

A moment later, the doors of the mansion opened, and the carriage slowly drove in.

The carriage drove all the way to the front of the lobby of the Ying Hou Mansion, and an old man who looked quite old slowly stepped out of the carriage and entered the lobby.

A middle-aged man was waiting in the lobby for the old man to arrive.

"Where's the wait?" The old man asked slowly.

"My father is seriously ill and bedridden for half a year." The middle-aged man replied.

The middle-aged man was Fan Sui's eldest son, and there was obvious respect in his tone.

The old man paused for a moment and said, "Take me to meet your father." ”

A moment later, in a room filled with the smell of medicine, the old man saw Fan Sui, who was bedridden.

Compared with the high-spirited Qin State Minister a few years ago, Fan Sui now looks very old and haggard, lying on the hospital bed sickly, his eyes closed, and he seems to have fallen into a deep sleep.

The old man walked to the couch, looked at Fan Sui carefully for a while, and then sighed softly and said, "Wait, I'm here." ”

Fan Sui's eyebrows twitched slightly, but there was no sign of opening his eyes.

The old man shook his head and whispered a word in Fan Sui's ear.

After a while, Fan Sui suddenly spoke slowly.

"Let's all go out, I have something to say to your guests."

After a burst of footsteps, only Fan Sui and the old man were left in the room.

Fan Sui opened his eyes and looked at the old man with a somewhat cloudy gaze, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Unexpected...... It turns out that you are waiting. ”

This old eunuch was no stranger to Fan Sui, he had seen this old eunuch appear beside Qin Wangji countless times, but he had never associated this unattractive old eunuch with the famous "Hou" who controlled the entire spy agency of the Qin State.

The old man, or the old eunuch, nodded lightly and said, "I'm waiting." ”

Fan Sui took a breath with some difficulty, and then said, "I don't know what to do when you come?" Could it be that Xianyang still wants to take my head? ”

Since Fan Sui went into the wilderness, the former prime minister of the Qin State immediately returned to his fiefdom and lived an extremely low-key life, just afraid that one day he would be remembered by the King of Qin in Xianyang City, and then lose his life for no reason.

So when he heard the news of Qin Wangji's death, Fan Sui's heart was actually relieved, because he knew very well that since Qin Wangji was dead, his life should be saved.

But Fan Sui is also old after all, and the disease began to invade his body, and his health gradually deteriorated, until he was finally bedridden half a year ago.

He thought that he would die of illness, but he didn't expect that a messenger from Xianyang would appear in front of him.

He wanted to pretend to be seriously ill and unconscious, but the visitor whispered in his ear that the identity of the visitor was "waiting".

Such a person must be dealt with by Fan Sui personally.

Hou carefully observed Fan Sui's expression, and only after a moment did he smile slightly, and said, "Please rest assured, I didn't come to Lantian this time, in fact, I didn't give any orders, it was just a personal action of mine." ”

"Personal action?" Fan Sui couldn't help but pause.

Hou smiled and said suddenly, "Can you know the news of Wu Anjun's resurrection?" ”

Fan Sui's face darkened and he nodded slightly.

No matter how much he didn't care about politics, the news that Wu Anjun Bai Qi, as the national hero of the Qin State, had come back to become a lieutenant again spread throughout the Qin State in a short period of time, and naturally reached Fan Sui's ears.

Hou looked at Fan Sui, and said with great meaning in his words: "Ying Hou was Wu Anjun's political enemy back then, doesn't Ying Hou have any thoughts about Wu Anjun's resurrection?" ”

Fan Sui shook his head lightly and sighed: "I am just a white man now, just waiting for illness to die, but Wu Anjun is one of the three princes, and he is in a high position. What can I think, and what dare I think? ”

Hou chuckled and said, "This doesn't look like the one I remember." ”

Fan Sui laughed, and suddenly coughed violently.

After a long time, Fan Sui, who had finally calmed down his cough, said slowly: "I am already old, useless, and may die at any time." For me, every minute and every second is precious. If there's anything you'd like to say, please say so. ”

Hou thought about it, then nodded lightly, and said to Fan Sui very simply: "The reason why I came to visit Ying Hou today is actually very simple, I want to get rid of Wu Anjun, but there is no good way, I don't know if Ying Hou can have a way to teach?" ”

Fan Sui's body shook slightly, and he couldn't help but show a surprised expression in his eyes when he looked at Hou: "You want to get rid of Wu Anjun?" Why is that? ”

Hou shook his head and said, "The inside story is not enough for outsiders to understand, but what Ying Hou needs to know is that if Ying Hou's strategy is useful, Wu Anjun will definitely die." ”

Fan Sui was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said, "I, a dying person, why did I take such a big risk to deal with Wu Anjun?" ”

Hou said slowly: "The Fan family rose in response to the season, and then declined with the response, and now the Fan family is no longer a big family in the Qin State. But I can give Ying Hou a promise, that is, if Ying Hou is willing to help in this matter, the Fan clan will definitely get a chance to rise in the future. ”

Fan Sui was silent.

At this point, Fan Sui also knows very well in his heart that this is the case in his life.

But people live a lifetime, and it is impossible to think only for their own sake.

Fan Sui also has many children, many grandchildren, and many cronies, all of whom are attached to him, and they are also unlucky because of his loss of power.

If you can have a chance, an opportunity for the Fan family to rise, this is actually a very attractive condition for Fan Sui, even more attractive than letting Fan Sui come back as a prime minister.

After all, Fan Sui knew that he was terminally ill and could die at any time.

Fan Sui took a few breaths with some difficulty, and said, "You really want to kill Wu Anjun?" ”

Hou said slowly: "Do you think that I braved the heavy snow to rush to Lantian just to tell a lie to Ying Hou?" ”

Fan Sui smiled dumbly and said, "It's true that I'm too worried." ”

There was silence in the room.

After a long while, Fan Sui said slowly: "Actually, if you want to kill Wu Anjun, there are many ways. ”

Hou nodded and said, "Of course, there are many ways, but I need a way that makes people look indisputable and will not cause any damage to the crown prince and the royal family." ”

After Fan Sui heard Hou's words, a gleam suddenly flashed in his eyes, but this gleam disappeared in a flash, and in just a blink of an eye, Fan Sui turned back into the sick old man who was full of old age.

"Actually...... I want to ask, getting rid of Bai Qi must not have been instructed by the prince, right? ”

Hou didn't say a word, and chose to default.

Fan Sui sighed softly and said, "You must die in vain?" ”

He replied: "Bai Qi must die, and if he can, I don't want him to survive this winter." ”

Fan Sui nodded, indicating that he had understood what Hou meant: "Bai Qi is a lieutenant after all, ranking as the third duke, and he has a huge reputation. If you want to get rid of Bai Qi, then you must have enough ministers in the court to help, otherwise, no matter how careful the plan is, the crown prince may still let Bai Qi live. Do you have such a foreign aid to help? ”

Hou shook his head.

Fan Sui laughed, although he was still old at the moment, his eyes flashed with wisdom.

"I do have a plan, if you can ......"

Fan Sui talked for a long time.

After Fan Sui finished speaking, Hou suddenly spoke: "You just said that if you want to complete this plan, I need a helper?" ”

Fan Sui nodded very affirmatively: "As far as I know, there is actually such a person who can help you." ”

"Who?" Hou immediately asked.

Fan Sui replied: "Wei Wei Lu Buwei! ”

"Lü Buwei?" Hou frowned and said, "Lu Buwei is an outsider after all......"

Fan Sui snorted and said slowly: "What about outsiders, what about the old Qin people, don't they all have to serve the prince for the sake of Great Qin?" I can guarantee that if you can win over this Lü Buwei, then the probability of success of the whole plan will be much greater. ”

Hou was silent for a while, and finally stood up: "I will talk to this Lu Buwei." ”

Looking at the figure of Hou leaving, Fan Sui smiled very happily.

To be honest, Fan Sui hasn't been so happy for a long, long time since he went into the wilderness.