Chapter 296: Chapter 143: A Private Conversation with Ying Zheng! Dragon Spring Meets Zhan Lu! (Part 2)

"And indeed, those efforts had borne fruit.

"Lian Po and Li Mu supported Zhao Yi, as did many in the Zhao court. This alienated you from them, and ultimately, you had them eliminated yourself.

"To me, Lian Po and Li Mu were both obstacles. You removed them for me, which is a great boon for my Qin.

"Hahaha..."

At this, Ying Zheng burst into laughter.

Zhao Yan, however, looked as if he had been struck by lightning; he was completely dumbfounded.

"No… impossible. It's impossible... all of my accomplishments could not have been orchestrated by you.

"Zhao Zheng... I'll kill you..."

Unable to restrain himself, Zhao Yan struggled frantically to stand and lunge at Ying Zheng, but he was held down firmly by two Imperial Guards, unable to move an inch.

Zhao Feng, who had heard everything from the beginning, was also quite surprised.