After coming out of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Zhao Hao came to the Lieutenant's Mansion in a hurry.
At this time, Yang Duanhe was arranging a round-up plan. When he heard Zhao Hao coming, he immediately went out to greet him.
"Son."
Yang Duanhe stepped forward and cupped his hands with a look of shame on his face.
Zhao Hao waved his hand and said: "The strange phenomenon happened suddenly. Don't blame us for our poor planning. Tell me what happened first, and I will add it all up!"
"yes."
Yang Duanhe responded and said without thinking: "There are assassins lurking in Zhang Cang and Zhang Tang's carriages. Among them, Lu Sheng is lurking in Zhang Cang's carriage, and the Xiang family is lurking in Zhang Tang's carriage."
"Xiang family?"
Zhao Hao's eyes lit up: "Have you caught Xiang Yu?"
"It's not Xiang Yu, it's Xiang Bo."
Zhao Hao's eyes darkened: "What about Xiang Yu?"
"Xiang Yu."
Yang Duanhe looked hesitant, as if he didn't know how to answer.
Zhao Hao's face sank and he said coldly: "Just say whatever you have to say! Could it be that Xiang Yu escaped?"
"This, this, you are wise!"
"What a wise man! Tell me! How did Xiang Yu escape?"
Yang Duanhe said helplessly: "It's Mr. Liang."
"Gong Ziliang?!"
Zhao Hao said in astonishment: "What is the relationship between my ninth brother and Xiang Yu? How could he let Xiang Yu go?"
He never thought that Gong Ziliang would collude with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
How can this be?
How could he be so confused? !
Seeing that Zhao Hao's face was getting more and more ugly, Yang Duanhe knew that he had misunderstood and quickly explained to him:
"It was not Gong Ziliang who let Xiang Yu go on purpose, but his companion, the girl Ruyi, was carrying Xiang Yu in the box!"
"?"
A black question mark slowly appeared on Zhao Hao's forehead, and he couldn't help but ask: "Is Miss Ruyi a remnant of the Six Kingdoms?"
"It seems not."
Yang Duanhe shook his head and said: "I sent someone to check her identity. She is Chunmian Loutou. Her parents and ancestors are all from Lao Qin!"
"Ah!"
Zhao Hao snorted and sneered: "Old Qin helped the remnants of the Six Kingdoms escape. No matter how you think about it, it's not right. Where is Miss Ruyi?"
Yang Duanhe said: "He is now being held in prison in the mansion."
"Then my ninth brother and the others."
"Also imprisoned"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and muttered: "They say beauty is a disaster, but my ninth brother was deceived this time."
"Yes, if His Majesty knew about it, he would definitely be furious."
Yang Duanhe also echoed with emotion.
Zhao Hao shook his head helplessly and continued to ask: "How did you find Xiang Yu hiding in the box?"
"At that time, Gong Ziliang and the others were preparing to leave the city. Because the carriages were all filled with princes, the generals guarding the city did not check carefully. In addition, they mentioned your name and said that you had greeted the general."
"Wait!"
Before Yang Duanhe finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Hao in surprise: "When did I say hello to you?"
Although he did agree to Gong Ziliang and say hello to Yang Duanhe, when Ying Zheng summoned him to see him, he didn't have any time at all. How could he become a 'scapegoat'?
Yang Duanhe shook his head and said: "No, Young Master, I know that Young Master didn't say hello to me, but the general who defended the city believed it!"
"Well"
Zhao Hao's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.
Looking back now, what Gong Ziliang did was indeed a bit strange.
He has not taken his sister out of the city for a long time, and he has not taken his sister out of the city for a long time. However, he took his sister out of the city at this time, and even roped in so many brothers to accompany him out of the city.
Even I almost fell into his trap.
It can be seen from this that the ninth brother of mine was deceived by the girl.
I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup the girl poured into him.
Feeling sad in his heart, Zhao Hao remained silent.
Yang Duanhe glanced at him and continued:
"No one found Xiang Yu hiding in the box originally because the vision came too suddenly, causing many people to panic and not react for a while;
Even the horses pulling the carriage were running around in fear.
And that Xiang Yu was jolted out of the box by the carriage and escaped from Xianyang City while the surroundings were dark! "
"So, Xiang Yu's escape was just an accident?"
"this"
Yang Duanhe looked embarrassed: "This is also due to the dereliction of duty of the general's subordinates."
"snort!"
Zhao Hao snorted coldly; "It's not just a dereliction of duty, you simply didn't take my master's words as an order!"
"My lord, please calm down. I will punish this subordinate severely."
Hearing Zhao Hao say the words 'my master', Yang Duanhe quickly bowed to him.
Because Zhao Hao rarely said these three words.
Whenever he calls himself 'my master', anyone who knows something about him will know that he must treat it with caution, otherwise it may be irreversible.
Originally, Yang Duanhe's status would not be like this.
But Zhao Hao took over the military power for a day from the First Emperor, and no matter who he was, he had to obey his orders.
Because in the Qin State, those who control the military have absolute say.
He could use wartime orders and execute anyone who disobeyed them.
"Since you have severely punished this subordinate, I would like to emphasize again that no one, including my father, is allowed to leave the city without my order!"
"Huh? This?"
"What? I didn't speak clearly enough, Master?"
Zhao Hao looked at Yang Duanhe with cold eyes and said word by word: "Or is it that General Yang wants to disobey this young master's order?"
"!"
Yang Duanhe was shocked.
Although he didn't know what was going on with Ying Zheng, he had already asked Zhao Gaotong to report to Ying Zheng.
Now Ying Zheng's order has not been sent, but has been waited for by Zhao Hao. This is enough to show that Ying Zheng has given full power to Zhao Hao to handle the matter.
Thinking of this, Yang Duanhe quickly saluted Zhao Hao: "I will not dare!"
"Okay, I won't say anything else. The top priority is to catch Xiang Yu!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand, then suddenly thought of something and said, "I heard Zhao Gao say just now that you have captured Lu Sheng? Where is Lu Sheng?"
"I'm also in jail in the mansion!"
Yang Duanhe said: "Without the order of the young master, the general will not dare to deal with him easily!"
Zhao Hao thought for a while and said, "Lock him and Uncle Xiang together for a while and send someone to spy on them."
"Understood, General Mo will make arrangements right now."
"Oh, by the way, one more thing. Let people set up seven or eight braziers around their cells and give them only a bowl of water for half an hour."
"Ah? Why is this?"
Yang Duanhe asked Zhao Hao with some confusion.
Zhao Hao waved his hands expressionlessly: "Don't ask so many questions, just do as you are told!"
"promise."
Yang Duan and Ying Nuo seemed to realize that he had said too much, so he left without saying a word.
In the next hour, besides asking about Xiang Bo and Lu Sheng, Zhao Hao locked himself in the room and wondered about the person behind them.
That is Ying Chenglong.
In fact, compared to Xiang Yu and others, he was more curious about Ying Chengyu.
Because Ying Chengyu in history should have died long ago.
But now, he is living well, and everything behind this seems to be related to him.
In addition, there are very few records about Ying Chengyu in history. If you want to deal with him, you must first understand him.
And this is exactly what Zhao Hao does not possess.
As time passes little by little.
Lu Sheng and Xiang Bo, who had already had a grudge before, naturally refused to give in to each other when faced with a situation where even a bowl of water could not quench their thirst.
Especially after Lu Sheng threatened Xiang Bo, saying that he was Ying Chengyu's man, and if he died here, Ying Chengyu would never let him go, Xiang Bo simply broke the jar.
Anyway, everyone is a prisoner, and it is hard to say whether they can get out. Instead of being tortured to death by the Qin army, it is better to drag Lu Sheng to die together.
As for Ying Chengyu's threat, in Xiang Bo's opinion, it was just a joke.
Therefore, no matter how many bowls of water Qin Jun sent to the cell, he would always kick them over and then trample the bowls to pieces.
No matter how Lu Sheng threatened or begged, he was indifferent and just wanted to drag Lu Sheng to die with him.
This situation lasted for two hours, until the two of them were roasted by the brazier and almost died of dehydration before they were taken out of the cell by four Qin soldiers.
"Lu Sheng, tell me, how do you want to die?"
In the courtyard of the Lieutenant's Mansion, Zhao Hao sat under the shade of a tree, enjoying tea very comfortably.
Lu Sheng and Xiang Bo shouted hoarsely in unison:
"Young master, please forgive me. Lu will explain everything. Please spare Lu's life!"
"Shuzi! Kill Xiang if you can!"
"We'll talk about your business later. If you don't want to be stuffed with horse dung, just shut up now!"
Zhao Hao squinted at Xiang Bo and said in a deep voice, then turned to look at Lu Sheng and frowned:
"The things you have done, even if you die a thousand or ten thousand times, are not enough to eliminate the hatred in my father's heart. Do you still want me to spare your life? Do you think it is possible?"
"."
Lu Sheng licked his lips with difficulty. After hesitating for a long time, he lowered his head and said, "Lu is sorry for Your Majesty, but Lu also has no choice."
"Oh? Why are you forced to tell me?"
"Before answering the young master, could you give Lu a bowl of water?"
"no problem."
Zhao Hao squeezed out a smile on his gloomy face and said to the person next to him, "Give him a bowl of water and watch carefully so he doesn't choke to death."
"promise."
The person next to him made a promise and immediately picked up a bowl of water and handed it to Lu Sheng.
After looking at Lu Sheng who was drinking water gurglingly, Zhao Hao turned his attention to Xiang Bo with chapped lips, and said calmly: "As for what you care about most, it should be your nephew Xiang Yu."
"You, what did you do to Yu'er?"
Xiang Bo's body trembled, and he no longer had the courage to let Zhao Hao kill him when he first came out.
"I'm sorry to tell you that your nephew has abandoned you and ran away alone!"
Handing the teacup in his hand to Yang Duanhe, Zhao Hao stared at Xiang Bo with a half-smile.
In history, Xiang Bo can be described as a typical "evil man". He not only saved Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet, but also saved Liu Bang's family during the Chu-Han War.
Because he "repeatedly performed outstanding achievements", Liu Bang later conquered the world and made him a prince among the twenty noble titles.
In the third year of Emperor Huiwen's reign, he died.
Throughout Xiang Bo's life, it is not an exaggeration to say that he was Liu Bang's 'lucky star'.
Of course, to Xiang Yu, he may be the 'disaster'.
Without Xiang Bo's mediation, Liu Bang would have been killed by Xiang Yu as early as the Hongmen Banquet.
Once Liu Bang died, there would naturally be no Han Dynasty. Without the Han Dynasty, there would be no Tang Dynasty. Without the Tang Dynasty, there would be no leakage of so many technologies, including gunpowder.
Without the leakage of gunpowder, the West would not have been able to overtake us. If it had not overtaken us, there would have been no Eight-Power Allied Forces to burn the Old Summer Palace.
Therefore, Xiang Bo was the culprit who burned down the Old Summer Palace.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao's eyes changed when he looked at Xiang Bo.
But Xiang Bo looked back at Zhao Hao with disbelief: "You, you said Yu'er escaped?"
"What? Are you sad?"
Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows: "He left your uncle behind and ran away alone!"
"sad?"
Xiang Bo was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Hahaha, good escape! Good escape!"
Zhao Hao: "."
Zhao Hao: "It seems that your uncle-nephew relationship is very good. Are you not angry about this?"
"snort!"
Uncle Xiang snorted coldly: "What do you know? As long as Yu'er is alive, our Xiang family has hope. Although Chu has three families, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die!"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he smiled instead of being angry: "Since you said, 'Chu may have three households, but Qin must be destroyed by Chu', then I must beware of you, the old nobles of the Chu State, and kill you all to extinction. Let's see how you destroy me." Da Qin!"
"you--!"
Xiang Bo's face turned pale when he heard Zhao Hao's words.
He never expected that Zhao Hao could be so vicious at such a young age.
Even though he was roasted half to death by the brazier, there was still a fine drop of sweat on his forehead.
He finally realized that he would definitely die today.
Because Zhao Hao looked at him as if he were looking at a dead person, without any intention of letting him live.
"Shu Zi! You must die a happy death!"
Xiang Bo used his last strength and roared at the top of his lungs at Zhao Hao.
"Tsk tsk tsk"
Zhao Hao shook his head with a joking face, narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Xiang Bo and said:
"Do you think Xiang Yu can escape from my master's clutches? As everyone knows, this is actually my master's trap. No, this is actually my master's uncle's trap."
"You, you're talking nonsense!"
Although Xiang Bo knew that he would die, he was still a little shocked when he heard Zhao Hao's words.
But Zhao Hao smiled slightly: "You don't even think about why you were discovered by the Qin army and why you appeared here?"
"You know, the person who arranged for you to leave the city is my prince's uncle."
"this"
Xiang Bo's eyes widened and he subconsciously looked at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng was also confused and a little confused.
"Look, until now, my uncle has not come out, why?
Because you are all a bunch of wretches, wretches who were abandoned by him, he should have escaped from Xianyang City now, you are just bait."
As Zhao Hao spoke, he stood up from his chair, looked at the two of them and said:
"He knew clearly that Zhang Cang was very close to me, but he asked Zhang Cang to send you out of the city. Why? Don't you understand?"
"This, how is this possible?"
Lu Sheng and Xiang Bo looked surprised.
Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head, and said: "Think about it again, is it really difficult for my imperial uncle to leave the city? He can let you hide for a while even when tens of thousands of forbidden troops are searching the city. Is it really impossible to get out of the city if Yue is not discovered?"
Lu Sheng: "."
Xiang Bo: "."
The two looked at each other, both speechless.
After a long while, Zhao Hao waved his hands to the four Qin soldiers holding them, and said lightly:
"Put them back in jail!"
"promise."
The four Qin soldiers promised loudly, and regardless of the two men's struggles, they dragged them back to the prison like dead dogs.
After they left, Zhao Hao said to Yang Duanhe: "Inform my father that we can set off!"
"this"
Yang Duanhe didn't seem to react, so he couldn't help asking: "Isn't it true that Xiang Yu hasn't been caught yet?"
Zhao Hao smiled slightly and did not answer Yang Duanhe. He just asked him again:
"In addition, except for the imperial troops who maintain order in the city, all the imperial troops at the city gate will be removed, and the accompanying carriages will no longer be inspected!"
"ah?"
Yang Duanhe was confused by Zhao Hao's actions.
But Zhao Hao had no intention of explaining at all, he just looked at him calmly until he wisely left again.
After Yang Duanhe left, he ordered to the people beside him: "Go and find Lord Dunrui!"
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