The assassination attempt by Jing Ke was completely unexpected.
Especially the Qin officials who had brought Jing Ke in were trembling.
He never imagined that the good deed he was paid for would turn into a bad deed.
At this moment, he was so scared that he urinated himself.
The assassination of the King of Qin was definitely an event that shocked the world.
Especially since the assassin was so close to Ying Zheng. If Lin Tian hadn't appeared, Ying Zheng might have died at the hands of this assassin.
Under such circumstances, let alone the official who recommended Jing Ke, even other Qin officials were sweating profusely.
If anything had happened to Ying Zheng, Qin would have fallen into chaos.
Therefore, many ministers gathered around.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
"Your Majesty, are you unharmed?"
"Imperial physician, quickly examine His Majesty and see if he is injured!"
After being struck by Jing Ke's sword, he immediately showed signs of poisoning.
This made everyone instantly understand that the sword in Jing Ke's hand was highly poisonous.
And it was a poison that was instantly fatal.
Under such circumstances, it was natural for everyone to be concerned about whether King Qin Ying Zheng had been injured.
However, Ying Zheng at this moment had no time to attend to their concern.
Pushing everyone aside, he rushed to Lin Tian's side.
"Are you alright?"
Ying Zheng's concern was very obvious, so much so that intelligent people found it surprising.
Especially among them, many were astute. They had heard about what Ying Zheng had done in Handan city.
They also knew that Lin Tian possessed the Tai'a Sword.
Therefore, their hearts were extremely unsettled.
Countless speculations arose.
"Could it be that General Lin Tian is truly His Majesty's son?"
"This is incredible! If General Lin Tian is truly His Majesty's son, then who can shake the empire of our Great Qin!"
"It was indeed the right decision to pledge allegiance to Great Qin. With the brilliant Ying Zheng and the ever-victorious Lin Tian, Great Qin's reign is bound to last for hundreds of years!"
At this moment, Li Si's gaze was peculiar.
He had pledged allegiance to Great Qin entirely because he was optimistic about King Qin Ying Zheng.
The experiences of King Qin Ying Zheng and the changes in Qin over the years made Li Si believe that Qin had the ability to conquer all nations.
Therefore, when he defected to Ying Zheng, he was very resolute.
But over the years, as he understood Qin more deeply, his thoughts became increasingly complex.
Qin's conquest of other states and its trend towards unifying the realm was naturally a good thing for Li Si.
If Qin truly unified the world, his status would naturally soar.
With such status, he would be immensely wealthy for generations to come, and there would be no problem.
He could even realize his dream of becoming the Prime Minister of Qin, governing the entire Qin according to his own ideas.
However, he also discovered that the current second generation of Qin was not up to par.
Prince Fusu was too pedantic and too engrossed in Confucian culture, lacking imperial aura.
The other princes were too mediocre and could not bear the burden of Qin.
Therefore, a long time ago, Li Si had already worried about Qin's future.
Now, he was unsure what the future of Qin would be like, let alone what choice he should make.
But after seeing Lin Tian, he suddenly felt less worried, and even felt that Qin would become even stronger than he had imagined.
Lin Tian had already proven his capabilities through his actions.
"With such a prince in Qin, why worry about its prosperity?"
At this very moment, Li Si was filled with confidence in Qin.
Many people were also pondering which side they should stand on in the future of Great Qin.
Lin Tian and Ying Zheng were unaware of all this.
Upon hearing Ying Zheng's concern, he instinctively replied:
"I'm fine, he couldn't hurt me!"
Given Jing Ke's strength, he indeed couldn't hurt Lin Tian.
However, after colliding with Jing Ke, Lin Tian became curious about Gai Nie.
He wanted to know how powerful this legendary Sword Saint was.
Of course, Gai Nie was not here, so even if Lin Tian wanted to spar, he couldn't.
Ying Zheng, hearing that Lin Tian was not dead, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew! It's good that you're alright!"
"By the way, when you returned to Xianyang, was it to save this king?"
"Indeed. Your humble servant received news that someone intended to assassinate Your Majesty, so I rushed back."
"You are thoughtful!!"
Ying Zheng patted Lin Tian's shoulder heavily, feeling extremely happy.
Because he felt a deep sense of care from Lin Tian.
This kind of care was something Ying Zheng had not felt for many years.
Therefore, Ying Zheng was even more satisfied with Lin Tian as his son.
However, while Ying Zheng was satisfied, others were not.
Chunyu Yue, a great Confucian scholar and also the teacher of Prince Fusu.
He was determined to promote Confucianism and spread Confucian teachings throughout the land.
He advocated for Confucian benevolence and peace, advocating for less warfare and care for the common people.
He also taught Prince Fusu in the same way, aiming to cultivate a benevolent ruler who would heavily rely on Confucianism.
But now, he clearly felt Ying Zheng's inclination towards warfare, with the conquest of various states being the most obvious manifestation.
Under such circumstances, for him to still value General Lin Tian, who was so instrumental in conquering states,
This truly made him resentful.
"You rushed back upon hearing the news? Isn't this too coincidental?"
"With so many experts in Xianyang, how could General Lin Tian be so sure that our experts couldn't stop him?"
"Moreover, there are one hundred thousand of our Great Qin's troops at the front line. Isn't it dereliction of duty for General Lin Tian to abandon such a large force and return to Xianyang directly?"
At this moment, Chunyu Yue was maliciously guiding the public's perception of Lin Tian, suggesting that Lin Tian's arrival was too coincidental, and that his decisive act of abandoning the army to return to Xianyang was suspect.
These coincidences, when combined, were bound to arouse speculation from others.
Some might even think that this incident was orchestrated by Lin Tian.
As soon as someone thought this, Chunyu Yue could seize the opportunity to attack.
At this moment, he was signaling others to agree with him.
Under his signal, a few officials indeed spoke up at this time.
"Yes! Everything is too coincidental. One coincidence can be understood, but so many coincidences make one have to think deeply!"
"Your Majesty, there must be something strange about this matter. This humble servant implores Your Majesty to investigate this thoroughly, lest your safety be jeopardized!"
"Your Majesty, it is indeed necessary to thoroughly investigate this matter. Even if nothing is found, it should at least prove General Lin Tian's innocence!"
Although these people claimed to want to prove Lin Tian's innocence, what they actually wanted was for Ying Zheng to investigate Lin Tian thoroughly.
They believed that with Ying Zheng's suspicious nature, he would surely investigate this matter seriously.
However, after they said these words, some people looked at them as if they were idiots.
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