Is there anything I need to explain?
The First Emperor wanted to laugh out loud and say this, just like how he laughed and said it casually in front of his mother, Gai Nie, Xia Wuji, Zhang Han, Afang and Mi Chu.
He couldn't laugh.
He couldn't tell.
He did not dare to rest after galloping for three days and nights. He rushed from Xinzheng, thousands of miles away, to his brother in Xianyang at the fastest speed, sweeping the dust all day long, and smiled bitterly.
"Am I a failure? A thief who wanted to kill my people, destroy my country, and killed my son died. I should be happy and happy. I shouldn't have locked up the Zhangtai and let you look at it. It’s a joke.”
He understands everything.
He could still look like he was not bothered by anything in front of everyone, clapped his hands and said Zhao Gao deserved to die. He was an emperor with unparalleled power throughout the ages, the lord of the world who caused changes in the world with his joy and anger. How could he be sad because of the death of a thief?
But in the dead of night, when there was no one around and the quiet and dark Zhangtai Palace was alone, he couldn't deceive himself, and he didn't want to deceive his brother.
There were very few people in this world that he could completely trust.
"King, no one can do it better than Brother Huang."
This is not the words of Ying Chengyu's family, but an objective evaluation of China's five thousand years of history.
Without a prophet, we don’t know the way forward.
He relied on his own strength to overcome the opinions of the public, introduced the enfeoffment of counties and counties, established a series of decrees that have benefited for thousands of years, such as writing books with the same writing, driving on the same track, and walking in the same way, and building the Great Wall. He created the first unified empire and set the standard for later dynasties. The First Emperor who laid a solid foundation.
He is the founder of the Chinese nation.
Without the First Emperor, there might still be China. But that is definitely not the Chinese nation, which has a vast land and includes fifty-six ethnic groups.
Zhang Juzheng, a famous politician and reformer in the Ming Dynasty, said:
"From the three dynasties to the Qin Dynasty, there was a reincarnation of chaos. He created laws and regulations, which he has maintained to this day for his own benefit. History has said that he 'gained the power of a saint.' The King of Zhou was poor, and he was bound to change to the Qin Dynasty. He would adopt the cultural system of the previous dynasty and everything else." Eradicate them, and only hold them to the law. The rule of the Western Han Dynasty was simple and strict in ancient times, and it really depends on the Qin Dynasty to drive it away. It is a pity that Fusu Ren was cowardly, Hu Hai was immature, and the treachery broke out from within, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms still exist. Because of the resentment of the world , but he used Qin as a tactic, and then spread it and frowned, this is the misfortune of the first emperor."
Lu Xun, who abandoned medicine to pursue literature and wrote to save the country, said:
"Qin Shihuang was really unjust. He suffered a loss when he died in his second year. A group of helpers spoke ill of him on behalf of the new master. Yes, Qin Shihuang burned books, but he burned books to unify his thoughts, and he did not Burning agricultural books and medical books. He recruited many 'guests' from other countries. He did not focus exclusively on 'Qin's thoughts', but he learned from all kinds of thoughts."
Without the remnants of the Sixth King of Qin, the First Emperor would not be able to conquer the world.
But there is no experience or precedent to follow for the path after unification. It was the First Emperor who crossed the river by feeling the stones, relying on his vision and courage to force his way out.
The First Emperor selected the future China from the advice of more than a thousand famous ministers.
Spanning two thousand years of history and becoming brothers with the First Emperor, only by close contact can we know the greatness of the First Emperor.
Ying Chengyu couldn't bear it.
A great person must be self-denial.
The letter sent by Gai Nie began with the four characters "Zhao Gao is dead", followed by the recent actions of the First Emperor.
If the words "Zhao Gao is dead" were discarded, Ying Chengyu would not come back at all. The first emperor described in the letter was no different from before Zhao Gao died.
Genie did not see the sadness of the First Emperor.
In other words, it is Ying Zheng who is sad, not the First Emperor.
The First Emperor is the king of the Qin State. He cannot abolish the public affairs for personal reasons, nor can he abolish the public affairs for personal reasons. He cannot have private affairs.
"It's okay for others to flatter me, so come and cheer me up. Which king would be saddened by the death of his rebellious ministers and traitors."
The First Emperor took out a few pieces of broken porcelain from his arms and placed them on the table.
The last time the First Emperor threw the porcelain in anger and said that the porcelain would die on your behalf, Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao carefully collected it and put it in his arms, where he stayed with him until his death.
"On the 16th day of the fourth month of the third year of King Zhuang Xiang, I returned to Qin with my mother. Zhao refused to follow and many pursued her. They wanted to kill my mother and me to frighten Qin. Zhao Gao sent his disciples to escort me with their tokens. The Qin army and its retainers are returning.
"On the third day of the seventh month in the fifth year of King Zhuang Xiang, Zhao Gao left Zhao and entered the Qin Dynasty. He said that he was physically disabled and useless, and he only wanted to stay with me to serve me. There is no noble prince in the world.
"On the twenty-seventh day of the seventh month in the fifth year of King Zhuang Xiang's reign, a sharp blade was thrust into the chariot from the shaft. He was no more than three feet away from me. Zhao Gao held the steel knife between his elbows and armpits and killed the assassin with his palm.
"On March 2, the sixth year of King Zhuang Xiang, I went hunting with my father in the forest garden. Mi Sui, who wanted you to be the king, secretly planted a cold arrow behind me. Zhao Gao took the responsibility and was hit by an arrow in the chest, but he still survived... …”
The First Emperor recounted the past events in which Zhao Gao saved his life one by one. He remembered all these things clearly. It was not because Zhao Gao saved him, but because he almost lost his life.
That understatement of "You saved me countless times" is behind a series of shocking life and death crises. Only the person involved knows how dangerous the past is.
To Ying Chengyu, Zhao Gao was a traitorous official who caused the death of the second generation of Qin Dynasty.
To Gai Nie, Zhao Gao is a licking dog who only knows how to flatter and flatter.
To Meng Tian, Zhao Gao was a lucky minister who could not achieve success in literature and military affairs, but only relied on his connections to get to the top.
Zhao Gaozhi was a knowledgeable man to Zhang Han who was well informed, knowledgeable, discerning, and deeply trusted by His Majesty.
To Zhao Ji, Zhao Gao was a good dog, a loyal dog who could inform her of a certain situation and protect Zheng'er.
When Zhao Gao like this intends to subvert the Qin Empire and is unfavorable to the First Emperor, everyone who is the First Emperor's brother, the First Emperor's minister, and the First Emperor's mother will kill him quickly and think that his death is not a pity.
If these people knew that the First Emperor was sad about the death of Zhao Gao, not many of them would believe it.
How could Your Majesty be sentimental about the death of a rebellious minister and traitor? What a joke!
They would not have understood this emotion if they had not stood in front of the First Emperor dozens of times when the Emperor's sword was at hand.
The trust of Zhao Gao, the First Emperor, was established through many life and death wanderings. The two were friends of life and death dozens of times. To the First Emperor, Zhao Gao was far from just a minister. He was also a good teacher, a close friend, a wise minister, a protector, a confidant, and a companion...
The candle shrunk little by little, missing half of it. The First Emperor fiddled with the porcelain pieces and finished talking about his experience of being assassinated dozens of times.
He raised his head, looked at his brother's face who was trying hard to listen carefully, and smiled.
"Cheng Yu, you didn't let me believe in Zhao Gao ten years ago. I didn't listen to you. I was wrong. But I want to ask you. If I don't believe in Zhao Gao, who saved my life dozens of times, what will I do? Who can you trust? Is it really like what Gai Nie said, you can’t trust anyone? Tell me, what should I do?"
Ying Chengyu was stumped by this question.
If you are in a different place, use your body to take the place. Without the prophet of history, he cannot do better than the First Emperor. There is a high probability that he will trust Zhao Gao more than the First Emperor.
“I have known him since I was a child and have known him for more than thirty years. He has saved my life dozens of times.
"Understands what I think, knows what I want. Many things don't need to be explained too clearly, or even need to be said. He will think of me and do things beautifully and perfectly.
“For more than thirty years, I have always put my interests first, can block knives, guns and arrows for me, can do things for me across mountains and rivers without complaining, and can be on call whenever I am called.
"Do I believe in a person who can make me happy and happy when I am free, and who can provide the most authoritative advice at all times?"
Zhao Gao was not only good at writing, he could also memorize the entire Qin Code. He was born in the Zhao royal family and his political thinking was not bad.
Ying Chengyu covered his head and sighed.
"It's difficult. I might get it wrong even if I look at the answers and do the questions."
If he were the First Emperor, although he knew the true history, he was still not sure about his ability to kill Zhao Gao. He would most likely think that Zhao Gao in this life was different from the one in history.
Pat your face hard to wake up and disperse some sleepiness.
"It's true that Zhao Gao saved the emperor's brother dozens of times, and it's also true that he wanted to kill the emperor's brother and destroy the Qin Dynasty. Qin's merits and demerits do not equal each other. There is nothing wrong with the emperor's brother killing him, and there is nothing wrong with expressing feelings for him. This does not damage the image of the emperor's brother. .”
"Do you think that I am imprisoned in Zhangtai Palace because I feel sorry for the thief, lying like a wild beast in the dark and licking my wounds alone, for fear of being seen by others?"
Spreading his hands, Ying Chengyu said helplessly:
"Otherwise? Brother Huang, please don't be so harsh at this time."
"That's not entirely true."
The First Emperor was slightly confused.
"I gave Zhao Gao the greatest trust, but he betrayed me. Over the years, everything he did in front of me was all pretending? Could it be that Zhang Han was also faking? Could Gai Nie be faking too? ?
"There are also Xia Wuji, Li Si, Wang Wan, Tu Sui, Zhao Tuo, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Tian, Meng Yi... are they all pretending?
"If one eunuch from Zhao Gao rebels, the harm will not be too great. But if Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son rebel and want to establish themselves as kings, it will be a big disaster. Should I take precautions and nip these dangers in the bud?"
Ying Chengyu broke out in cold sweat after hearing this, and he felt sleepy for most of the time without being slapped.
I thought you were confused and sad because of the death of your best friend, but I didn't expect that you were thinking about sneaking into the swordsman. Ying Zheng, you thick-browed and big-eyed man, is also thinking about killing the hero, right?
"Brother Imperial, Genie knows nothing. He knows nothing except swords, so you can't be deceived by him. As a human being, you still have to believe what's due. If you kill these crises, more crises will arise. "
"I trust Zhao Gao. I let him, a middle-aged man, be the commander of the carriage of the Nine Ministers. I gave Zhao Gao money, I gave Zhao Gao food, and I let him live a good life. I even wanted Gao to marry him. My daughter is Xijun, and I asked her to be my teacher Hu Hai. How did he repay me? He didn’t care at all about the friendship we had for so many years. No, the friendship we had for so many years was obviously his deliberate disguise. There is no friendship between me and him. ! He injured Hu Hai, killed Concubine Hu, and destroyed my Qin Dynasty. He rebelled against me. If Zhao Gao is like this, what else can others do?"
Ying Chengyu understood that his brother had a stress reaction because of Zhao Gao's death.
Just like a person who was hurt by love no longer believes in love, and was stabbed mercilessly by the most trusted Zhao Gao, the First Emperor now looked at everyone as if they were the unruly people who wanted to destroy the Qin Dynasty.
"Gai Nie's letter said that Zhao Gao wanted to destroy Qin, but did not want to restore Zhao. You and I have always been stuck in the fixed mindset, thinking that these remnants of the Six Kingdoms are all for the purpose of restoring the country. Who jumped out of the stereotype Thinking, to judge Zhao Gao’s intention?”
"The thief said it himself. Xia Wuqi used a secret method to insert gold and silver needles into his head to make him tell the truth."
Ying Chengyu had a strange look on his face.
"Do you know how many times I tested Zhao Gao?"
The First Emperor remembered that it was more than thirty times, but after hearing his brother's question, he knew that the number should be more than thirty, and he tried to say:
"Fifty? Eighty?"
Ying Chengyu showed three fingers.
"You are such a bastard, you are teasing me again. You said that seriously. I thought you were testing me more privately without telling me, but it turned out that you were not, just more than thirty times."
"It's not more than thirty times, it's more than three hundred times. More than three hundred times, I have not tried to detect Zhao Gao's intention to rebel, which is not good for you. Brother Emperor, do you know what this means?"
"This thief hides so well!"
"Yes, that's right. Brother Emperor, think about it. I haven't let Zhao Gao show his flaws more than three hundred times. How can a person with such a forbearing heart really fall into the secret method of losing his mind?"
This secret method of losing one's mind is similar to hypnosis, and can only be effective for people with unstable minds, such as Ying Huhai.
If you resist the secret method from the bottom of your heart, are not afraid of pain, and do not break your psychological defenses, then you will not say a word even if your brain is broken.
The First Emperor stared at the broken porcelain pieces on the table and thought of what his mother had said.
"A castrated person's body is mutilated, and his desires are more intense than ordinary people. I once used all my strength on Zhao Gao, but he had no reaction..."
I remembered what Xia Wuqie said when he diagnosed his young son with a secret spell.
"This sinister method is usually used on unsteady soldiers..."
Tuk-tuk-tuk~
The First Emperor tapped his fingers on the table and narrowed his eyes.
"I can't hide it from you. I am not charmed by my mother, and my mind is not firm... This thief has no tricks. He told me on purpose."
"I guess so. When death was imminent, why would he reveal his plan to his brother?
"If I were Zhao Gao and hated Brother Huang to the core, I wouldn't say a word. As long as I don't tell you the plan, Brother Huang won't be able to guess it. If he doesn't guess, he will start to think wildly and wonder if I still have any accomplices.
"I know how to make a big move, I know how to capture the important ministers of the country, and dig graves for the Qin State. Even if it doesn't work, it will make the emperor's brother sleep poorly. If the emperor's brother doesn't go well, I will die in peace."
The frequency of tapping with his index finger slowed down. The First Emperor was thinking long and hard about Zhao Gao's purpose of doing this. He had thought about it, but he didn't believe it.
"Zhao Gao is repaying his kindness and repaying the kindness of the emperor brother. He was born as the son of the Zhao Kingdom. He had no choice for his country and his family. He sacrificed himself for Zhao. Before he died, he chose the emperor brother."
The First Emperor sneered and placed the food order on the table.
"He chose me? What a joke, this is all your guess, you can't count! You are not Zhao Gao, how do you know what Zhao Gao was thinking in the end?"
"You are not me, how do you know that I don't know what Zhao Gao was thinking at the end?"
Ying Chengyu stood up, stretched out his waist, let out a long yawn, walked towards the palace, and lit the eight long candles in the palace one by one.
In the dark night, Zhangtai Palace was brightly lit with candles.
Under the light of candlelight, the First Emperor showed his dignity without anger.
"Shuzi, what are you going to do?"
"Go to sleep, I'm so sleepy!"
Ying Chengyu's confused voice came from afar.
"You're so stupid, you still know how sleepy you are?"
The First Emperor muttered something softly and yawned involuntarily.
"I'm a little tired of being around this guy."
Outside Zhangtai Palace.
Zhang Han, who was waiting, felt the two long and well-proportioned breaths in the hall and took a deep breath. He leaned against the big black column and looked up at the white jade plate in the sky. He felt a little sleepy and stood still to catch up on his sleep.
People are sleeping in the palace.
People are sleeping outside the palace.
