Smack!
A crisp slap.
Li Yu was knocked off his feet by the slap. Clutching his face, he did not dare make a sound.
He had no idea why His Majesty had hit him.
"How dare you talk back to the Great Qin Imperial Advisor! You even intended to kill him! Even chopping you to pieces would not be excessive!"
After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he shouted angrily, "Guards! Throw Li Yu into the Heavenly Prison and await my judgment!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
A squad of fierce guards immediately came from behind Ying Zheng. They seized Li Yu and carried him off as easily as if he were a chick.
Li Yu was completely dumbfounded. Imperial Advisor?
After dealing with Li Yu for the moment, Ying Zheng did not even look at him again. Instead, he immediately changed his expression and said to Jiang Siming, "Imperial Advisor, are you hurt?"
Only then did everyone present finally believe that His Majesty had truly called this young man the Imperial Advisor!
Gao Yao and Xiao Yue stared up in a daze. When had Jiang Siming become the Imperial Advisor?
Instead of being pleased by Ying Zheng's form of address, Jiang Siming shook his head as if unwilling and said, "I never agreed to become the Imperial Advisor. You should stop calling me that."
Everyone was once again so shocked that their jaws nearly dropped. Jiang Siming's attitude when speaking to His Majesty was far too arrogant and disrespectful!
Yet Ying Zheng was not angry in the slightest. Instead, he chuckled and said, "I know that a talent such as yourself naturally does not wish to be constrained by the imperial court. 'Imperial Advisor' is merely a title I bestow upon you, Sir. It will never restrict you. I hope you will accept