The door of the inn.
"Director Chen is very interested. The arrangements here are very good. We don't need anything. We just hope that His Majesty will return to Beijing to preside over the government as soon as possible!"
Yang Duanhe looked at Chen Ping seriously and said lightly.
"hehe."
Chen Ping smiled noncommittally, cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I'll go back."
After saying that, he turned around and got into the carriage.
The driver's hand cracked the whip, and the horse's hooves made a rhythmic sound of "嘘嘚嘚" on the streets of Linchen City.
After sending Chen Ping away, Yang Duanhe and Zhao Cheng were silent for a while before their emotions slowly recovered.
"What do you think of today's events?" Yang Duanhe squinted his eyes.
"It seems calm on the surface, but there may be a lot of mystery behind it."
Zhao Cheng lowered his voice and said, "I think Zhao Hao has something up his sleeve, otherwise he would never try to stall us!"
"No, I'm talking about the officials in Nanhai. Don't you think there's something wrong with the way they look at us?"
"This is the genius of Zhao Hao. He caused us to have conflicts with the officials in the South China Sea, and then took the opportunity to drive us out of the South China Sea!"
Yang Duanhe disagreed: "Did Zhao Hao really imprison His Majesty?"
Zhao Cheng nodded: "Your Majesty doesn't know that we are here to greet him. If he knew, could he not summon us?"
Yang Duanhe was silent. He didn't know how to respond to Zhao Cheng's words.
From Xianyang to Nanhai, although he had heard about Zhao Hao and Ying Zheng's affairs, he could not figure out the details.
He was not as close as Zhao Cheng and Li Si, but there were only two of them here, and it felt inappropriate to be silent, so he said to himself: "The news that we came to the South China Sea to welcome His Majesty has spread throughout the world, Zhao Hao You shouldn’t dare to interfere any more, right? Otherwise it would be the same as rebellion.”
"Don't underestimate Zhao Hao. The old general had a close relationship with Zhao Hao when he was in Xianyang, not to mention these Nanhai officials? The most important thing is that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanhai, and there are a group of loyal people around him. General. I wonder if the general has noticed that all the people we passed by when we entered the city praised Zhao Hao!"
"this"
Yang Duanhe was speechless.
Zhao Cheng continued:
"I heard Li Tingwei say that Zhao Hao once said that those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. Now almost all the people in the South China Sea have surrendered to Zhao Hao. There are many deeds of his in the land of Guanzhong and even the Six Kingdoms. Once he raises his arms, There are many people gathered in the world, so what’s the point of rebellion?”
Yang Duanhe took a breath: "Listening to what you said, I really had an impression. I remember that day in the Doctor's Palace, he once said that people have the right to change their class and the opportunity to gain power. It turns out that he .”
"So! He has long wanted to ascend to the throne through other means. During this trip to the South China Sea, we must see His Majesty. Only by bringing His Majesty back to Xianyang will he have no chance!"
"I just don't know what's going on with His Majesty now? How can we see His Majesty?"
"I have a solution!"
"oh?"
Yang Duanhe's eyes lit up: "What can you do?"
Zhao Cheng raised his eyes and looked at the dead leaves falling in the distance, and said: "Tonight I will lead people to sneak into the shogunate to find out the truth and see what's going on with your majesty!"
"Ah? This"
Yang Duanhe looked at Zhao Cheng in surprise: "What if you are caught by Zhao Hao's people and accuse you of assassination?"
Zhao Cheng smiled secretly: "Haha, then let him slander you! Haha."
"What do you mean?"
"It's nothing, hehehehe" Zhao Cheng continued to smile, already walking towards the door with one foot, and then slowly left.
"This Zhao Cheng must be hiding something from me!"
Watching Zhao Cheng leave, Yang Duanhe couldn't help but mutter to himself: "I hope there won't be any trouble."
At the same time, in the annex a few hundred meters away from the shogunate.
Zhao Hao was flipping through the book with one hand and stroking his leg with the other.
Yingluo was washing fruits for him, her long straight legs were white and white if she didn't touch them.
The long-legged beauty was so angry that she asked, "Can you stop touching me?"
"It seems I only promised not to sleep with you, but I didn't say I couldn't touch you."
Zhao Hao replied calmly.
Wow——
She took a fruit from the water and handed it to Zhao Hao: "Here, eat some fruit. Your pants are torn!"
"It doesn't matter. It's more convenient if you scratch it."
Zhao Hao continued reading without raising his head.
Yingluo was furious: "Guoguo! You are touching your legs and holding a book, how can you get the fruit!?"
"Oh, that's how it is."
Zhao Hao suddenly realized, turned his head and glanced at the fruit in Yingluo's hand, and said, "Then just feed it to me!"
After saying that, he stared at the book again, appearing to be absorbed in it.
Yingluo glared at Zhao Hao bitterly and fed him fruit helplessly: "Aren't you very busy today? Why do you have the time to read here?"
"There is an old saying in the Central Plains that there is a thousand bells of millet in the book, and there is a house of gold in the book. This person just wants to read more!"
Zhao Hao shook his head and said.
Yingluo rolled her eyes: "What's the use of reading so many books? If you can't even save your own country, you might as well learn from Han Xin, how to fight?"
As soon as she said this, her eyes couldn't help but feel a little lonely.
Although the fate of Minyue was doomed, fortunately Zhao Hao did not break his promise. In order to escape the war, most of the Minyue people flocked to the territory of Daqin, and Daqin also provided them with good accommodation to prevent them from being slaughtered by the war.
Because of this, Yingluo came out of her sadness and actively got along with Zhao Hao.
She knew that the only thing she could do now was to serve Zhao Hao well so that her original people could have a bright future.
"Han Xin?"
Zhao Hao's eyes suddenly lit up, he walked quickly to the map, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! What a Han Xin!"
"Yes! I have a better plan!"
"You're so excited out of the blue." Yingluo muttered and handed the fruit over: "Do you still want to eat it?"
"If you don't want to eat, I will take you back to Xianyang with me later!"
Zhao Hao was so excited that he jumped up on the chair very naturally, hugged the other party's waist, and took a sip on her mouth: "After a while, I will let you see the beauty of my Central Plains!"
Yingluo was stunned for a moment, then——
"ah!!!"
"Why are you kissing me!?"
"Ah, oh, sorry, I kissed you accidentally."
Zhao Hao slapped his forehead, jumped off the chair, and then said: "No, did we have an agreement before that we can't kiss?"
"ha?"
Yingluo stopped screaming and her eyes showed confusion: "It seems not."
"That's right, we don't have an agreement, why can't we kiss?"
After saying that, he jumped on the chair again and said angrily: "I can kiss you if you want. Master, I'm in a good mood now. Come and let me suck you two more times!"
Just when Zhao Hao was about to go rogue to the end, Chen Ping's voice came from outside the door: "Sir, is it convenient for me to talk now?"
Didn’t you say that? Still asking this?
Zhao Hao's head was covered with black lines and he coughed: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Come from Xianyang to report that someone has discovered the traces of Lord Chang'an!"
"Oh? Where did you find it?"
"Phoenix Tower!"
"Heh, it seems he should have gotten some news."
"That"
"Let people watch his every move, don't alert him first, lest he run away again!"
"Okay! I'll make arrangements right away!"
After saying that, Chen Ping glanced at Yingluo subconsciously, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and it disappeared in a flash, and then hurriedly left the other courtyard.
On the other side, Xianyang Phoenix Tower.
This is the highest pavilion in Xianyang Royal City.
Investigating its origin, it was originally the name of a pavilion built by Duke Mu of Qin in Yongcheng, the old capital.
During the period of Duke Mu, there was a famous musician in the Qin State named Xiao Shi. He played a long flute, which was elegant and ethereal, like fairy music. He often summoned beautiful white swans and peacocks to circle and dance.
Duke Mu had a daughter named Nongyu who loved the piano and flute and deeply admired Xiao Shi.
Duke Mu loved his little daughter so much that he built a pavilion. Nongyu and Xiao Shi lived together on it, and they sang the harp and flute all day long, attracting the peacocks and white swans to circle around, making it an intoxicating beauty in the old Qin land.
Decades later, Xiao Shi and Nong Yu disappeared without a trace. People in the old Qin Dynasty said that the beautiful couple rode on the phoenix and followed the Fengxian.
The people of Qin regarded the peacock as the phoenix. They were also moved by the age of great strife and were intoxicated with the rare feeling of playing the piano and flute, so they called this platform the Phoenix Terrace.
Due to customs, the government also named this platform Fengtai.
When Empress Dowager Xuan was in power, she was grateful for the touching story of the Phoenix Tower, and built a Phoenix Tower in the Imperial City of Xianyang by raising the height according to the original style.
The Phoenix Tower was built on a hill in the most tranquil Populus euphratica forest in the royal city. The tower was ten feet high, towering above the palace buildings.
Climbing to the top of the platform, you can have a panoramic view of the inside and outside of Xianyang, and it has become a scenic spot that is well-known all over the world.
Hundreds and thousands of years later, Phoenix Tower is still one of the scenic spots in Qin.
Not only are there beautiful legends recorded in scholarly works such as "Shui Jing Zhu·Weishui Zhu", but they also spawned famous ci cards such as "Phoenix Terrace·Shang Yi Chui Xiao".
He left behind countless emotional tributes to future generations.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
"Zhao Gao, how is the vision of Phoenix Tower?"
Ying Chengyu looked at the Xianyang capital at his feet and asked with a smile.
Zhao Gao frowned and replied calmly: "Gao Yuan's pure heart is unexpected!"
"Old slave, old slave, you will soon become the emperor's master and minister."
Ying Chengyu said a smile, but Zhao Gao felt embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, the envoy heading south should have arrived at Linchen City by now."
"Zhao Gao, how about instead of talking about Zhao Hao today, let's talk about Li Si?"
Seeing Ying Chengyu looking at the Wei River from a distance with a gloomy expression, Zhao Gao realized that Ying Chengyu was depressed because of Li Si's indecision.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Gao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about Li Si. As long as the news of His Majesty's death comes from the south, I am confident to convince Li Si!"
The reason why he colluded with Ying Chengyu was because he had no power of his own, unlike Li Si, who had enough party members in the court.
"oh?"
Ying Chengyu's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not answer Zhao Gao's words.
Although Zhao Gao took the initiative to find him when he returned to Xianyang this time, his understanding of Zhao Gao was not very thorough.
Moreover, when Zhao Gao wanted to help Hu Hai ascend the throne, he had the same attitude as Li Si, and they were also not very willing.
But the only condition Zhao Gao gave was that Hu Hai must ascend the throne, otherwise there would be no need to discuss anything.
This caused him and Li Si to have a moment of difficulty.
After all, Zhao Gao had been in the court for decades. He had deep qualifications, great achievements, and many secrets.
If he and Li Si planned to stabilize the overall situation behind the First Emperor and climb to the top, without the help of this person, everything would be very difficult.
Seeing that Ying Chengyu was silent, the smile on Zhao Gao's face gradually faded, revealing a ferocious intimidation, saying:
"Li Si secretly returned to Xianyang without telling me, and he read His Majesty's edict with me. He is destined to be tied to me. There is no way out. Why do you worry so much?"
"hehe."
Ying Chengyu laughed dryly, then turned to look at Zhao Gao, and said coldly: "Why do you have to support Hu Hai?"
"I am Hu Hai's teacher, and Hu Hai is my disciple. How can a teacher not make profits for his disciples? Will your Majesty support a prince who has nothing to do with you to ascend the throne?"
"this"
Ying Chengyu was speechless for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't have much interaction with Ying Zheng's son, only Fusu is a little familiar with him."
"If Fu Su ascends the throne, your Majesty will indeed gain some opportunities!"
Zhao Gao sneered: "But has your Majesty forgotten the relationship between Fusu and Zhao Hao? As long as Zhao Hao is alive, will your Majesty still have a chance?"
"."
Ying Chengyu narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be aware of this problem.
But Zhao Gao said with a flattering look on his face: "With Hu Hai's mind and experience, as long as I, as a teacher, are good at teaching you, he will do whatever I say? Even if I let him give the Zen position to you in the future, it is not impossible." possible!"
"Give me the Zen position?"
Ying Chengyu was a little surprised: "How is this possible!"
"How is it impossible?"
Zhao Gao said sternly: "The emperor of our Great Qin has always been a capable person. If he does not have the ability to be an emperor, he will naturally abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his authority!"
"But doesn't Ying Zheng have other children? How could it be my turn to take the throne?"
When he said this, Ying Chengyu was already moved.
This is the result he wants.
Seemingly seeing through Ying Chengyu's thoughts, Zhao Gao laughed meaningfully again: "Hahaha, then we must keep them alive!"
"What!?"
Ying Cheng was stunned and his voice was trembling: "You want to kill all my imperial brother's children?"
"What's so strange about this?"
Zhao Gao restrained his smile and said calmly and indifferently:
"Hu Hai ascends the throne. Not to mention that your Majesty and Li Si don't want to see it, even the ministers of the country may not obey him. As for your Majesty's children, there will inevitably be rebellion. In this case, why not let Hu Hai kill them all and consolidate the throne? !?"
"you"
Ying Chengyu looked at him blankly as if he was meeting Zhao Gao for the first time. After a long while, he said with a complicated expression: "Have you planned this for a long time?"
"hehe."
Zhao Gao smiled noncommittally: "Your Majesty, what else is there in the Great Qin that you should miss? After killing all the royal princes and exterminating the three nobles and nine ministers, the Great Qin court will be yours alone!"
He knew what Ying Chengyuan was thinking, so he also expressed his hatred for Yingzheng. Hearing this, Ying Chengyuan's scalp went numb and he finally fell into a long silence.
In fact, Ying Chengyu never understood the reason why Zhao Gao rebelled against Ying Zheng before, but now he finally understands it after hearing Zhao Gao's hatred.
People like Zhao Gao are like dogs that are not well-fed and wolves that cannot be fed well.
After you succeed, you must kill him first!
With this thought in his mind, a sharp light flashed in Ying Cheng's eyes, and he said calmly: "Even if Zhao Cheng fails in the South China Sea, my people will not let Ying Zheng return to Xianyang alive!"
"Hehehe"
Zhao Gao smiled: "With your help, great things can be accomplished!"
At this moment, the ambition for power that had been suppressed by the First Emperor for decades and that even he himself had extinguished, suddenly burned in his heart!
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