Suddenly, the situation in the study room reversed.
Feng Quji, who was being held hostage, looked at the guard standing at the door. At this moment, there was no trace of panic on his face, and he even relaxed a lot.
He gently pushed the knife placed on his neck with his hand, but did not push.
"Zhao Gao, this is my house, do you really think you can escape unscathed?"
"If you let me go now, I can forget about the dirty things you did before, and I can also help you leave Xianyang City. No one can find you wherever you want to go."
"Otherwise, it's hard for me to guarantee whether His Majesty will know those things, and I won't leave you with the whole body!"
Originally, he thought that in his own house, no matter how arrogant Zhao Gao was, he would be frightened by his momentum when he saw so many guards, so he would let himself go.
Unexpectedly, not only did Zhao Gao not let go, but he held his arm tighter, and Feng Quji felt that the knife in his hand was already close to his neck.
As long as Zhao Gao moves even slightly, his life will be at risk.
Zhao Gao looked at the guard at the door with a sneer, and the expression on his face was very arrogant. He lowered his head and glanced at Feng Quji with contempt, and said in a cold tone: "The right minister thinks too highly of me, Zhao Gao."
"Do you think I have no way to leave Xianyang City?"
"I remind the right minister that I have put poison on this knife. If the right minister accidentally cuts his neck while struggling, there will be no cure."
"You're still the Right Chancellor, let's think about it carefully."
This time it was Feng Quji's turn to panic. He didn't expect Zhao Gao to actually dare!
Similarly, when the guards heard Zhao Gao's words, they did not dare to make any move. They all looked at Feng Quji eagerly, waiting for his orders.
Feng Quji tried not to move his body, for fear of losing his life accidentally.
"Master Zhao, you and I are both human beings on the same grasshopper, why do we have to get into a life-and-death situation?"
"I know what I'm thinking, but I'm just worried that His Majesty will blame you for the corruption case and the assassin. But Feng Xiao really won't listen to me, but I have other ways to protect you once."
"As long as those people die in Xianyang Prison and you destroy all the evidence, then they will die without any evidence. Even if the Tingwei Mansion wants to investigate, they will not be able to convict you without evidence."
"At that time, I will help you put in a few nice words in front of His Majesty, and won't this matter be over?"
"what do you think?"
Zhao Gao said nothing, he also knew that Feng Xiao would not obey Feng Quji's order.
This time I came to Feng Quji, firstly to test whether Feng Quji would protect himself, and secondly to pour this dirty water on Feng Quji, especially since the assassin's matter really had nothing to do with him.
As long as Feng Quji recognized this matter, he felt that with his many years of experience with His Majesty, he could fool the corruption case.
Now that Feng Quji is willing to compromise, he is naturally willing to be accommodating.
"If the right prime minister said so, then I also believe in the right prime minister's character."
"However, I'll leave it to the right minister to do the murder. I've never wanted to get my hands dirty."
Hearing that Zhao Gao was willing to compromise, Feng Quji immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll have someone handle this matter right away. No one will doubt you."
"Can you let go now?"
Zhao Gao's movement of holding the knife did not change at all. He raised his head and pretended to think for a moment, and said, "I heard that Meng Yi only caught one assassin. The other one should be in the hands of the right prime minister, right?"
"I think the right minister can hand over that person now, and by the way, tell him to make it clear that this matter has nothing to do with me. As for the excuse, I think the right minister should also have an excuse."
"There are also letters exchanged between the right minister and the assassin. I also want to take a look."
This time it was Feng Quji's turn to be silent. He knew that Zhao Gao was not easy to fool, but he didn't expect him to be so cautious.
The assassin is indeed in his hands now, but if he is handed over, he will have no trump card.
Moreover, he didn't quite believe in Zhao Gao.
Leaving aside the assassin matter, there is no guarantee that he will not talk about other things. After all, Zhao Gao has always been able to speak well in front of His Majesty, and even Li Si sometimes needs Zhao Gao's help.
"What?" Zhao Gao saw his hesitation and said a little rudely, "Isn't the Right Prime Minister unwilling?"
"Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
“It’s my blessing to be able to have your right minister accompany me for a journey, Zhao Gao!”
As he spoke, the movements of his hands became a little more intense.
Feng Quji felt it immediately, and he quickly stopped him, "No, no, no, no!"
After speaking, he looked anxiously at the guards in front of him and ordered: "Go and send a message to Meng Yi where the man is hiding!"
"And go to the study and get that box from my bookshelf!"
After hearing the order, the guards immediately ran away from the two of them.
Seeing this, Zhao Gaocai was quite satisfied and felt much more relaxed.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your candor."
"I believe that with your help, I can get through this matter safely, and I will never forget your kindness when the time comes."
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At this time, Ying Zheng had also returned to the palace.
He ordered people to bring Zhao Gao over. Even if his body was not fully recovered, he still wanted him to come see him at this moment.
Yan Tong stood on the high platform, feeling a little panicked, fearing that Zhao Gao had not returned from the palace at this moment.
Moreover, he couldn't see His Majesty's mood, and he didn't know His Majesty's attitude towards Zhao Gao, but he always felt that he had no confidence in his heart.
After a while, the little eunuch who went to find Zhao Gao came back, but Zhao Gao was not followed.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao is not in the palace."
"I went to inquire about it. Someone saw Master Zhao leaving the palace. No one knows where he went."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's face suddenly turned ugly.
His eyes suddenly turned to Yan Tong who was standing next to him. Looking at Yan Tong's somewhat guilty eyes, he understood everything immediately.
"Yan Tong, do you know where Zhao Gao went?"
Although the tone of Ying Zheng's words was very calm, Yan Tong could also hear the murderous undertones in it.
Until this moment, he knew that His Majesty had no trust in Zhao Gao, and he was afraid that he would not let Zhao Gao go this time.
He knelt on the ground and immediately had a calculation in his mind.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where Master Zhao has gone."
"It's just that before he left the palace, he told his servants that he wanted to go out to resolve some matters, which seemed to be related to a corruption case."
He didn't even dare to raise his head when he was talking, for fear that His Majesty would find out that he was lying.
In fact, this is just his guess. After all, now that Zhao Gao is trying to save his life, who knows what he will do.
And when he said this, he also took it out and pretended that he did not know the inside story of the corruption case. Even if Zhao Gao was defeated, he would still be safe and sound.
At this moment, Zhao Gao had no intention of exposing him or letting him stand up. He just glanced at him slightly.
"Send orders to Meng Yi to bring Zhao Gao to me immediately."
"The garrison will go with us."
