If Li Zhao was still a prince, His Majesty would definitely have high hopes for him. But now that he is not a prince, what other high hopes can he have? Unless His Majesty has already anticipated that something will require his action.
In other words, His Majesty is playing a big game of chess, with Feng Quji and him included in the chess game. It is more likely that His Majesty's critical condition today is also a cover-up.
When I thought of this, I felt a chill in my back. Unknowingly, he may have become His Majesty's pawn, a pawn with high hopes.
So what exactly is the chess game about? He thought of Duke Xiang, the Palace of Confinement, and the Snake-Slaying Uprising. Are these things under His Majesty's control? Your Majesty wants to deal with these people once and for all to avoid future troubles?
When I think about it, I feel that the emperor is terrible. It is no wonder that he can unify the six countries. He is indeed somewhat wise.
So what can you do in it?
If he were still a prince and supervising the country, he might be able to do a lot of things, but now he is just a businessman, what role can he play?
At this time, Shang Xin quietly pulled him aside with a very solemn expression.
"General Li, Your Majesty has a secret edict."
The reason why he did not leave with His Majesty was to pass on the secret edict.
Secret edict? The rightful owner is here. Perhaps this is the high hope His Majesty has for himself, but it’s not right either! Your Majesty did nothing before he fell into coma, so how could he write a secret edict?
Li Zhao thought to himself.
"Your Majesty wrote this before coming to the grand event. Although" Shang Xin paused, "you are not a prince now, but you can still do it."
So, he handed over something wrapped in an imperial silk. The imperial silk was sealed very tightly and had the imperial seal on it. It was so cautious that even Shang Xin might not be able to know the contents.
"I hope General Li will not disappoint His Majesty's high expectations. This work depends entirely on you. The rise and fall of my country, the Qin Dynasty, depends on this work."
Shang Xin handed over his hand and spoke very seriously. Li Zhao also became serious and took over the secret edict, as if taking over a big mountain, very heavy.
"Go!" Shang Xin said goodbye and left in a hurry. He must have been worried about His Majesty's condition.
"Wait!" Li Zhao quickly stopped Shang Xin.
There are some things he must ask clearly. What is going on with His Majesty? He was fine a moment ago, but when he arrived at the grand gathering, he looked sick. There must be something fishy in this.
"Is something really wrong, Your Majesty?"
Combined with the inexplicable words these people said, he really suspected that His Majesty was pretending to be ill.
Shang Xin smiled and said something incomprehensible: "His Majesty was really sick at the last moment." He spoke very low, so low that only Li Zhao could hear it.
But Li Zhao was confused. Was he really sick at the last moment? What happened a few moments ago was not a disease? The bleeding was also fake. This Li Zhao was in a mess, and he could not see through this His Majesty more and more.
But now is not the time to think about this. He must first see what the secret edict is and what high hopes the emperor has for him.
But I couldn't watch here, so I was about to leave, but I saw a man walking over with a smile. This man was Feng Jie, the imperial censor and one of the three princes.
This man almost became Li Zhao's father-in-law.
"General Li, it's better to meet him than to be famous! Jie is polite." Feng Jie did not put on the airs of a censor, but was very polite, and the smile on his face was a bit scary.
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Yushi?" Li Zhao bowed and was a little wary of his intentions. After all, he still held the imperial edict in his hand.
Feng Jie knew that he was being rude, so he quickly took a step back, but his eyes fell back to where he was. There was a group of people waiting for him, and among them was a graceful woman, Shiya.
"General, what do you think of our little girl Shiya?"
this.
Li Zhao was stunned.
Asking like this, this guy must have recommended his daughter to come here. He was really ignorant to complain about this for a moment. His attitude just now said everything. He had no interest in her daughter, so why did he still ask? Still not giving up?
However, he could not respond like this, so he said politely: "The lady is elegant and virtuous, beautiful and refined, and charming. She is a rare beauty in the world."
This is indeed a compliment from the heart.
"really?"
Feng Jie's face lit up with joy and he quickly said: "Does the general like it?"
this.
Li Zhao was stunned. These words knocked him down. This guy is pushing the envelope even further! Wasn't it obvious just now?
However, after saying this, Feng Jie smiled again, and his expression became meaningful.
"A man! Three wives and four concubines are inevitable. If General Japan has this intention, the door of Feng Mansion will be open for you."
This is an olive branch.
Li Zhao smiled bitterly. He really didn't expect that Feng Mansion, which owned two of the three princes, would like him as a businessman. It was really rare. Businessmen in Da Qin were called cheap businessmen, which showed that their status was low. However, Shi Nai had the highest status. He could still see it. Fuck yourself?
This family is really unusual.
Don’t you care about three wives and four concubines? Is this because he wants to lower the price to promote Shiya to himself? Does he have that much charm?
Li Zhao had a feeling that he had become a heartthrob. No, he was not that arrogant.
He accepted this intention, but he would not act on it. Since he was not a prince, his relationship with Yin Man was not half-mother, which meant that he and Yin Man could be together.
God is not playing tricks on them. The past life was not easy, but this life has given him a great opportunity. There are just some twists and turns. No matter the twists and turns, as long as Yin Man is still in this world, he will find it, no matter on the top of the snow mountain or in the mysterious cave. .
He didn't want to keep the regrets from his previous life in this life.
God can give them a chance to be reborn, but there may not be a second chance.
Feng Jie left without waiting for Li Zhao's reply. He walked towards where the Li family members were. There, there was a woman with a sluggish expression. Her soft body was pitiful, but her tough temper made her stand upright. She didn't want to be seen. to her sadness.
Li Zhao shook his head. There were some things he really couldn't force himself to do, let alone hurt others. He shook his head and sighed, and left in a hurry. He wanted to go back to the house to check His Majesty's secret edict.
After Li Zhao left in a hurry, he didn't know that there was a gaze staring at this place with a complex expression, was it resentment? Is it infatuation? No one can tell clearly, maybe she doesn’t even know!
Ever since she grew up, there have been countless people who have made secret glances at her, but she has never been moved. But here, she was moved. It is not easy for an affectionate person to be moved, and once she is moved, it may be turbulent.
As a father, Feng Jie may know this, and he couldn't help but sigh when he saw his daughter being so affectionate.
This is a bad fate!
"Let's go! It's time for us to go back home."
"Promise!" Some family members bowed to promise, but Shiya remained unmoved. Her eyes followed Li Zhao's disappearance and lingered on the grand gathering stage. There, the man sang a song on it, which touched her heart. , also there, rejected her.
The headlight was still shining, and she looked up. It was a little dazzling, but she didn't care. She wanted to see what kind of person could create such a magical thing.
"Miss, stop looking. It will hurt your eyes."
When Xiaoting saw the young lady acting like this, she quickly stopped her and helped her into the chair made of iron frame. On the round table was her unfinished Yuanyang milk tea.
She couldn't help but take another sip, it was refreshing and delicious. Although she thought it tasted good an hour ago, she thought it was something fancy, but now, she was so enamored with it, with a touch of honey.
"He made this too, it's so delicious."
The words blurted out uncontrollably, without any consciousness.
The next moment, she suddenly looked at Xiaoting and said with determination: "Xiaoting, why don't we leave? How beautiful it is here!"
Before Xiaoting could answer, she turned to look at her father: "Father, my daughter is not leaving. She wants to stay here."
"Miss, no, this place is unfamiliar and very dangerous." Xiaoting persuaded.
Shiya ignored it and looked at her father expectantly.
Feng Jie felt his heart ached, and an inexplicable emotion came to his mind. He closed his eyes, shook his head and sighed: "That's all, let her go."
A father understands his daughter's heart.
The father left, but the daughter stayed. Of course, there were also domestic slaves.
As soon as Li Zhao returned to the house, he immediately opened the imperial edict, but the few words in it almost made him want to go to bed, "The official was reinstated, acted for convenience, and punished the evil thieves." '
Isn't this the same as what Shang Xin said before?
What is the difference between this secret edict and non-secret edict? Fortunately, there is an "official restoration", that is to say, he resumes his original identity as a general and can command an army of 100,000, including Zhang Han.
None of this is important. What is important is the two thousand elites. This is his trump card.
But it was more difficult to kill the evil thieves. Of course he knew that the evil thieves were the Xianyang Incident and possibly the Snake Rebellion, but could he alone be able to do so many things?
For a moment, he really wanted to go to the hospital to see the emperor and see how he was doing. If he could speak, he wanted to ask what else had been arranged for him.
But no, Shang Xin said that without a decree, he could not see His Majesty.
"Sure enough, we have high hopes!" The pressure suddenly doubled.
He was just a businessman, and Qin Shihuang really thought highly of him.
etc! Snake-killing uprising? My thoughts suddenly stopped on this word.
If Xiang Gong was responsible for the Xianyang Change, and he was also responsible for the Mangtangshan Uprising, and if the Xianyang Change was successful, is the Snake-Slaying Uprising still necessary?
Thinking from his perspective, Xiang Gong's goal was to capture Xianyang. If Hu Hai took control of the court, the uprising would be an obstacle, and naturally there would be no need for it.
He can figure this out, and naturally Xiang Gong can also figure it out.
But it was not easy for Hu Hai to control the court. Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and conquered the Qin Dynasty. His power was so powerful that no one dared to touch the rest. Even if Hu Hai controlled Zhangtai Palace, he could not control hundreds of officials and sergeants.
unless
"Not good!" He thought of the powerful thing, his face changed with shock, and he immediately ordered someone to call Shougou and Achao.
"Master, why did you ask me to come here?" The two of them asked in unison. Seeing the solemn expression on the young master's face, they did not dare to play hip-hop anymore.
Under normal circumstances, if Li Zhao is in a good mood, they will have no master or servant. Li Zhao feels that this kind of atmosphere is quite good and has the atmosphere of his previous life. He misses it very much.
But at this moment, no.
"Shougou, go to Xianyang immediately to inquire about the news and find out what happened in the palace."
At this moment, he could only make further arrangements if he had a clear understanding of the situation in Xianyang. He felt that the storm was about to come, and things were definitely not that simple.
Now that the emperor is vomiting blood and collapses, coupled with all kinds of bleeding, everyone can imagine how bad His Majesty's physical condition is. If some thoughtful people take advantage of this and publicize it in the government and the public, will the situation become one-sided?
If someone hears about His Majesty Bintian, what will happen to the court?
You don't need to think about it to know that someone will find a way to establish a crown prince, and Fusu was disliked by the emperor and sent to the north. In addition, the people who supported him, Meng Tian and others, were all in the north. Water far away could not save the fire nearby. Meng Yi was in Xianyang, but he was alone. Bo, naturally there are not many people who support him.
In other words, it is impossible to support the eldest son.
Gongzi Gao, Jiang Lu and others seemed to have neither the ambition nor the foundation, so it was difficult for them to be supported.
Of course, if he were still the crown prince, all this would not necessarily happen, and even if it happened, it would not cause much trouble. After all, this was the emperor's personal establishment, and no one dared to object, but he was no longer the one.
That leaves Hu Hai. Although Hu Hai was imprisoned by the emperor, without the support of other forces, he would not be able to become the crown prince unless someone manipulates him.
Manipulate from it?
Li Zhao became worried.
He remembered what Shangguan had said about Qin II. In this case, Duke Xiang would most likely control everything and support Hu Hai as much as possible. This was using the emperor to command the princes.
Then it will be really troublesome.
Although Feng Quji had great authority in supervising the country, if the emperor Bin Tian, then the crown prince's appointment would fall into the hands of the clan, and even Feng Quji would be helpless.
imperial clan? Zong Zheng?
Li Zhao's face turned dark. Zong Zheng was not very friendly to him. He didn't seem to offend him very much. Why was he like this? The sect leader doesn’t want to ruin his good deeds?
Thinking of this, the whole person's nerves suddenly became tense. If this is true, then the problem will be big. If Zong Zheng really sides with Hu Hai, then it is very possible for Hu Hai to become the crown prince or even succeed to the throne.
Wait, succession?
He had a sense of absurdity, feeling that history had not changed due to his arrival and Qin Shihuang's Dune Change, but had only been delayed for some time.
If the emperor is really Bintian, then Hu Hai succeeded to the throne and became the second emperor of Qin. Isn't this what happened in history?
Is this a historical trend?
After Qin II succeeded to the throne, uprisings broke out all over the world. Three years later, the Qin Dynasty fell apart and Xianyang became a sea of fire.
This, this is too scary. If one day, can he still have such a beautiful life now? Can one still have such wealth?
It's hard.
He could never let this happen unless he had to.
"No!" Shougou didn't ask the reason, bowed his hands and left in a hurry.
"Ah Chao, return to the iron smelting workshop and make large-scale weapons."
Although the emperor forbade him to recreate a large-scale murder weapon, it was different now. Under the confusing situation, only possessing a large-scale murder weapon could make him feel at ease, and it did not seem to be a violation of His Majesty's promise. After all, he had given himself the convenience of doing things easily.
To do things cheaply means to allow yourself to do things that are convenient for you. To stop all this, the only way to do it is to use a killer weapon.
The iron smelting workshop was converted into steel production after the emperor banned the production of mass murder weapons. The steel in Shanglinyuan came from here. Now, it is time to return to the old business.
With the improvement of iron smelting workshops, all equipment in the workshops now tend to be complete. Coupled with the continuous purchase of secrets and specific equipment from department stores, high-tech equipment can already be produced.
"Creating a mass murder weapon?" Ah Chao was shocked, but seeing the young master's expression, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he responded in a low voice.
"I don't know how much to produce?"
"Two thousand troops are enough!"
He doesn't want to mass-produce, which requires too many materials, and some even need to be purchased in a store. This store is particularly deceptive. If he buys it like this, the huge Shanglinyuan will go bankrupt.
Moreover, it would be difficult to explain to the emperor if he produced too much.
Two thousand troops armed with powerful weapons and a large amount of equipment are not afraid of even thousands of troops. Of course, if Duke Xiang brings a large number of artillery and muskets, two thousand troops will not be enough.
But he was not without options. Since he could not deal with a large number of enemies, he carried out beheading operations.
In a previous life, a certain country carried out beheading operations against some militants, and the results were very impressive, relying on sniper rifles.
Sniper rifles have a long range and are very accurate. Even Xiang Gong's troops, who have artillery and muskets, may not be able to guard against them. As long as their leaders and generals are killed from time to time, how can they not be in chaos? It's okay if there's chaos, it's much easier to eradicate it.
This means to capture the thief first, capture the king, no, to kill the thief first kill the king.
(End of chapter)
