Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 158 Meeting Xu Fu

"Meet the king."

"Get up."

"Your Majesty, I was ordered to go to Kuaiji and have brought back Xu Fu, who claimed to have seen an immortal."

"At the same time, there is another person named Liu Ji, who has a close relationship with Xu Fu. I am afraid that Liu Ji and Xu Fu are plotting something, so I will bring him back as well."

"Also, when I arrived in Kuaiji, Xu Fu claimed that he had been gifted an elixir by an immortal on the Fairy Island. This was the elixir that Xu Fu had refined."

As he spoke, Wang Ben presented the box in his hand.

Shi Yi walked over, took the box and presented it to Ying Zheng.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at the box with burning eyes.

He has had people conduct experiments on it. Would the king still believe in these pills?

But Xu Fu was truly a talented person who knew how to create public opinion.

If I hadn't come from the future, I would probably have believed what Xu Fu said.

The elixir, the elixir that is within reach, who can resist this temptation?

Zhang Yuanqing just kept staring at the box, and just as Ying Zheng was about to reach out his hand, he held back.

Fusu also looked at his father nervously.

Father won’t believe it, right?

The teacher has already said that this elixir does not exist at all. Why does my father still believe it?

Fusu was so anxious that he died.

"Father, let's give this pill to the doctor for inspection."

Staring at Zhang Yuanqing and Fusu, Ying Zheng nodded.

"allow."

This brat, don’t you believe in me?

Although I am also a little tempted.

Shi Yi hurried away and handed the box to Xia Wuqie.

"Your Majesty, I offer myself to investigate the case of Xu Fu and to clarify his intentions."

Zhang Yuanqing bowed and recommended himself, and the court officials all looked over.

The Right Prime Minister actually wants to take action himself.

"allow."

After the court session, Zhang Yuanqing rarely left immediately, but took Fusu to the side.

"Please be careful with the pills and don't let the king eat them."

"Even if we can't find anything now, don't forget that the elixirs made by those alchemists before were also not detectable by doctors, but in the end they were also proven to be poisonous."

Fusu did not dare to be careless and said solemnly: "Teacher, don't worry, Fusu will watch over father."

If it really doesn't work, the brothers will take turns watching and never give their father the chance to touch those pills.

"Ah."

Zhang Yuanqing was very confident in Fusu's work.

After leaving the palace, he went to the prison in Xianyang City.

When the jailers saw that it was the Right Prime Minister who had arrived, they respectfully invited him in.

A Da, A Er and two guards followed Zhang Yuanqing closely.

When I entered the cell, it was not as gloomy and dark as I had imagined.

It was just a simple cell with some fodder in the room for people to rest.

"Right Prime Minister, this is Xu Fu, and the one on the other side is Liu Ji."

"Originally, these two were imprisoned together, but they started fighting as soon as they came in. We had no choice but to separate them."

When Zhang Yuanqing arrived, the two were still arguing.

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing and hearing the jailer's address to him, Liu Ji instantly stopped talking and raised his hand to smooth down his messy hair.

However, what he didn't know was that even so, his hair hadn't changed at all, it was still messy and funny to look at.

Zhang Yuanqing chuckled and was very happy to see Liu Ji like this.

Looking at the other side, Xu Fu also straightened his clothes.

"Meet the Right Prime Minister."

"Meet the Right Prime Minister."

"Get up."

The jailer brought a chair and Zhang Yuanqing sat down.

He sat between the two cells, looking at Xu Fu and Liu Ji, and couldn't understand how these two were entangled with each other.

"How did you two meet?"

"Think of your answer carefully. If I'm hiding something, I wouldn't be sitting here asking you questions."

Although Zhang Yuanqing still spoke in a gentle tone, Xu Fu and Liu Ji felt a chill.

"Right Prime Minister, I will speak first."

"A few months ago, rumors emerged in Kuaiji that a master was on an overseas fairy island. Initially, only a few people knew about it."

"I overheard it at the time and didn't think much of it, but the news spread further and further until the entire Kuaiji region knew about it."

"And everyone also said that the master was loved by the immortals and was given elixirs. The pills he made can cure all kinds of diseases."

"I have lofty ambitions, but unfortunately, I haven't met any capable people in Kuaiji."

"Finally, someone gave me an idea. If I approach Xu Fu, I might have the opportunity to show my talents in Xianyang."

"After that, Xiaomin arranged for someone to rob Xu Fu's purse. Xiaomin took the opportunity to help him find his purse, and that's how I got to know Xu Fu."

"Right Prime Minister, every word I say is true. I have absolutely nothing to hide. I didn't know Xu Fu was so bold as to deceive the king."

"Please, Right Prime Minister, release me. I have parents at home and my younger brother needs my care."

"My family is poor. If I don't go back, my family will fall apart."

As he spoke, Liu Ji lay at the door of the cell and begged bitterly, with a few tears falling.

Seeing Liu Ji's eloquence, Zhang Yuanqing remained silent.

As expected of Liu Bang, he is really good at making up lies.

You also take care of your parents and younger brother. It’s good enough that you don’t let them take care of you.

"Bah, well, you little bastard, it turns out you deliberately approached someone to achieve your own goals."

"Now you're actually turning around and framing me. What a villain, what a shameless person."

After hearing this, Xu Fu started cursing.

After a burst of output, he stared at Liu Ji with a red face, gasping for breath.

There’s no way. I cursed too much at once and I was deprived of oxygen.

Need to slow down.

"And you, why did you make up a lie?"

After Xu Fu finished scolding, Zhang Yuanqing thought it was almost over, so he asked again.

"Right Prime Minister, I'm not making up a lie. I really did see a fairy island overseas. It towers into the sky, shrouded in mist. From afar, I could hear the cheers of the fairies."

"I heard it with my own ears and saw it with my own eyes. I am absolutely not lying."

Could it be that Xu Fu really saw that island when he went out to sea?

"So, is the elixir you mentioned real?"

Xu Fu was about to speak when he was interrupted: "I don't think you want to experience the cost of lying."

The words on Xu Fu's lips were choked back.

After a while, he spoke carefully.

"That elixir was indeed picked by someone on the island."

"That is to say, you have never seen an immortal, and the elixir you are talking about is just what you think it is."

Xu Fu said nothing, and was sweating coldly.

Why is it so difficult to fool the Right Prime Minister?

Zhang Yuanqing got the answer and stopped making things difficult for Xu Fu.

"If I let you go to that island again, could you find the way?"

Xu Fu, who thought he was finished, raised his head instantly and looked at Zhang Yuanqing in surprise: "Okay."

"Right Prime Minister, I will definitely find the fairy island."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and stood up to leave.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly thought of something and turned around to ask Liu Ji.

"Who gave you the idea to get close to Xu Fu?"

Hearing this, Xu Fu was also stunned, and then glared at Liu Ji angrily.

"It's Brother Zhang Liang."

Liu Ji sold Zhang Liang without hesitation.

"Where does he live?"