After everyone else had left, Qin Shi Huang couldn't help but stand up from his throne, his hands trembling as he reached out to me. His first words were:
"Is there anything to eat?"
I was speechless for a while, then threw the car keys to Li Si and said, "Go to my car and get everything you can eat. Also, ask the guards to return my cell phone and other things they confiscated."
I stared intently at Qin Shi Huang, and couldn't help but say with a pang of sadness, "Brother Ying, you've lost weight."
The fat man waved his hand sadly and said, "If you don't eat well and don't sleep well, how can you not lose weight? What's wrong with you? What happened?"
I didn't know where to begin, so I just smiled and said with my hands behind my back, "I missed you."
At this moment, Li Si entered carrying a large pile of things. Qin Shi Huang snatched them away and placed them on the steps. He first picked up a green apple and took several big bites, then unscrewed a bottle of orange juice and drank it down, sighing as he ate, "How frustrating! Even a big emperor like me can't get a bowl of tomato and egg noodles." Tomatoes didn't exist in the Qin Dynasty.
Li Si laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you have not yet unified the six kingdoms, so you are not yet the emperor."
Qin Shi Huang glanced at him and asked me, "What's going on with him?"
I said, "Oh, Prime Minister Li was also from our era in his past life. He remembered it after taking the medicine."
Qin Shi Huang waved to Li Si, who was bowing to him, and said, "Don't be shy when you're alone. I'll appoint you as prime minister in a while, but you can remain a high-ranking official for now."
Looking at the fruit and beverages that Qin Shi Huang had already devoured half of, I said, "Brother Ying, let's save some for later. Let's get down to business first."
As he ate, Qin Shi Huang said, "What do you say?"
I said, "I came here to see you and also to stop Ke Zi from assassinating you."
Qin Shi Huang immediately threw down what he was holding, slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, there's also this idiot! He was the one who tried to assassinate me."
My heart was half relieved. I was worried that Jing Ke had already come, and if that were the case, then the fact that Fatty Ying was still alive meant that Jing Ke was dead. I didn't want to see that happen.
I quickly asked, "When was the last time he stabbed you?"
Fatty Ying thought for a moment and said, "Last time it only took one or two days."
I took out the last piece of the Temptation Herb and said, "This medicine only has a 3-day shelf life. If he doesn't come within 3 days, things will get complicated..."
The fat man said nonchalantly, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid no matter when. He was unkind to me, so I can't be unjust to him—I can't kill him, can I?"
I slapped my thigh and exclaimed, "That's right, you're the emperor now!"
An emperor, if he's on guard, certainly wouldn't let a second-rate assassin stab him again. Even if Ersha arrives in three days, as long as he's captured, everything will be under control. At worst, I can just go back and get the medicine again.
Speaking of the emperor, Fatty Ying chuckled and said, "That's right, you're still the King of Qi and King of Wei whom I appointed. Keep your word, I'll announce it to the heavens right now."
I laughed and said, "Just appoint him as the King of Qi, no need for the King of Wei." I never imagined that my joke from back then would actually come true today. Baozi is still the King of Zheng and the Grand Marshal.
Li Si suddenly looked bewildered and said, "Your Majesty, even if you unify the six kingdoms, you can no longer confer titles on kings. Do you want to see the world fall into chaos again? My idea is this: in the future, the world will belong to our Great Qin, and we will divide the former vassal states into small prefectures..." He looked at me, as if startled, and asked, "Who are you?"
Qin Shi Huang asked in bewilderment, "What's wrong with him?"
I broke out in a cold sweat: the side effects of the Temptation Herb had begun! After consuming the Temptation Herb, it's similar to taking the Blue Elixir; the person is acutely aware of both their past and present lives. In other words, aside from possessing memories of both lifetimes, their personality and thought processes remain unified. Like Liu Xia Zhi, he understands he was a notorious thief in his past life and also knows his identity as Wang Laju in this life. However, once the effects wear off, Liu Xia Zhi's memories will be suddenly erased, leaving only the timid Wang Laju. It will take some time before he can recall his past. This process will repeat continuously, and although things will gradually reunite, it will take a week to fully achieve the effects of the Blue Elixir.
I wiped my sweat and said to Fatty, "He has already forgotten his memories of his past life, and you will be the same in a little while."
Li Si became respectful, bowing as he explained his plans to Qin Shi Huang. He had now completely become that guest minister, Li Si. I checked the time; it had been about ten minutes since he ate the temptation herb.
Qin Shi Huang waved his hand at him and said, "Get out!"
Li Si dared not say more and hurriedly backed out of the main hall, his eyes still somewhat confused.
Qin Shi Huang glared at me and said, "What are you hiding? What exactly happened?"
I said anxiously, "There's no time, Brother Ying. The grass I gave you earlier is unstable. You'll forget about me in 10 minutes. You might even shout that there's an assassin."
"What should we do then?" Fatty was getting a little anxious. My heart warmed; I could tell he was genuinely afraid of losing me, his brother, if something like that happened.
I quickly said, "It's okay. You'll remember me again after a while. It'll probably stabilize in about a week after this back and forth."
Qin Shi Huang grabbed my phone, glanced at it, and said, "Oh no, I haven't had much time to play with it."
I was absolutely furious. Facing an emperor who could turn on you at any moment is definitely more exciting than living with a Tibetan mastiff. He might be calling you brother now, but the next second he could shoot you... Ugh, I won't say the rest.
Qin Shi Huang slowly put down the beverage bottle in his hand, then suddenly shouted, "Guards!"
According to Qin law, soldiers could not enter the palace without the king's order. Two rows of guards then stood at the palace gate with a resounding shout, responding with imposing authority.
I shuddered in fright and whispered, "Brother Ying, what are you going to do?"
Qin Shi Huang ignored me and said with a stern face, "Summon your generals."
I carefully assessed the situation, trying to figure out if the fat man didn't recognize me and was going to call for someone to shoot me, or if I was still thinking of a way to deal with it. Only when he picked up his phone again and glanced at it did I feel a little relieved.
A moment later, the general who had led the men who had surrounded me walked into the main hall alone, knelt on one knee without looking to the side, and said, "This humble general, Meng Yi, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
I almost jumped up: the fat man really does have a "wet dream" general under his command.
Without wasting words, the fat man asked Meng Yi directly, "Are you afraid of dying?"
"I'm not afraid!" Meng Yi said resolutely.
"How about starving to death once?"
I touched my head, completely dizzy. What is Fatty doing?
Meng Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he resolutely said, "To die for the King is my greatest honor."
Fatty Ying then smiled and said, "I'm not saying you'll really die." He suddenly pointed at me and Meng Yi and said, "You know this guy, right? From now on, he'll be your master. You and the ten thousand royal guards outside will be under his command. You must obey his orders to the death!"