"Your Majesty, this is news from Jiuyuan."
Dunruo carefully presented a secret letter and handed it to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng opened the secret letter with an expressionless expression and carefully read the contents, word by word from beginning to end, without any change in his expression.
Dun Rui on the side was holding his breath and concentrating, not even daring to take a breath.
Because Ying Zheng had been angry about Fusu more than once, and his performance this time felt even worse than before. He couldn't help but speculate on Ying Zheng's next raging anger.
However, after Ying Zheng read the secret letter, he simply said "I understand" and threw the secret letter to Dunrui, then turned and left Wangyi Palace.
"this"
Dunwei froze on the spot, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet.
In fact, Ying Zheng had already had a premonition about Meng Tian and Fu Su's performance. After all, Meng Tian had known him for decades, and his understanding of Meng Tian was comparable to that of his own siblings.
If Meng Tian was the kind of person who easily raised his troops and went south, he wouldn't be able to hand over the 300,000 Great Wall Army to Meng Tian.
As for Fusu, to be honest, Ying Zheng never thought that he would do anything extraordinary to him.
Therefore, after seeing the secret letter sent by Jiuyuan, Ying Zheng acted extremely calm.
But all this is very incredible in Dun Rui's eyes.
Just when Dun Rui was about to follow up and ask Ying Zheng about his next arrangements, two members of the Security Bureau appeared out of nowhere, stopped him with a solemn expression, and reminded him in a cold voice: "Shang Qing, you should Went to Ganquan Palace, 'Your Majesty' has returned."
"Um?"
He was stunned for a moment, then realized what he had done, and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Please tell your majesty, Captain, that the old minister has arranged a new identity for him, as a scribe in Dianke Mansion, named Chunhe. He doesn't have to deal with things at ordinary times, he only needs to Just record the process during important ceremonies and court meetings.”
"knew."
Pause: "."
He paused weakly: "Farewell!"
the other side.
The First Emperor's camp was escorted by Ying Ziyang, all the way to Ganquan Palace.
Yang Duanhe immediately drove the Emperor's carriage to the Ganquan Palace and arranged for Xia Wuji and other imperial doctors to accompany him to diagnose and treat the Emperor.
Zhao Hao was 'invited' by Ying Ziyang into the Donghu Palace in the Twelve Palaces of Ganquan Mountain.
Donghu Palace is the smallest palace among the twelve palaces. It is located in a cold valley. Even in the hot summer, it is as cool as late autumn.
As soon as he entered the palace, Zhao Hao couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body, and said in a trembling voice, "Jingjing Yangjun is going to put this young master into the cold palace?"
"Ah!"
Ying Ziyang chuckled and said with a smile: "Young master, what are you talking about? It's extremely cool here, which is perfect for escaping from the summer heat. I'm thinking of you!"
"Really?" Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, tilted his head and said, "Then Mr. Jingyang might as well stay here and escape the summer heat with me. It's cool here anyway!"
"No need!"
Ying Ziyang refused directly and said: "I have other things to do, so I won't be here to accompany you!"
After saying that, he seemed to remember something again and said to the guard beside him: "Protect the young master well and don't let the young master be in danger!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave.
However, Zhao Hao actually stopped him first: "Wait a minute!"
"Um?"
Ying Ziyang's eyes turned cold and he said coldly:
"Young master, you should know that this is where your Majesty handles the war in the north. Your Majesty's situation is unclear now, everything is unstable, and there are often small craftsmen nearby. Do not move around at will, otherwise the sergeant will mistake him for a small craftsman, and you will easily be shot by random arrows. !”
There was an obvious threat in these words, but Zhao Hao couldn't hear it, so he said with a smile: "Jing Yangjun misunderstood, I am just used to being served by others, even my father cannot let me live alone in a palace. Do you think you can call two people to serve me?"
"snort!"
Ying Ziyang snorted coldly and said with some disdain: "How come we, the Ying Qin Imperial Family, have such a playboy like you? You need someone to serve you wherever you go, and you don't care about your situation!"
"oh?"
Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows and asked with a half-smile, "May I ask Mr. Jingyang, what is my situation?"
The news of the death of the First Emperor has not yet been made public, Zhao Gao and Li Si have not issued any edicts, and Hu Hai has not ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He believes that Ying Ziyang dare not imprison him openly.
After all, he is still the supervisor of the Nanhai Army and the son of the First Emperor.
Except for the First Emperor, no one dared to openly deal with himself.
Sure enough, when Ying Ziyang heard Zhao Hao's words, his expression changed, and he waved his hands pretending to be impatient, "I'll call two people over to serve you later. You just stay here and wait for His Majesty's summons!"
"no!"
Zhao Hao refused directly and said, "Ordinary people cannot serve me. I want my own people to serve me. Go and call my servants, Lai Fu and Chang Wei. They are at the Meng family at the moment!"
"Don't push yourself too far!"
Ying Ziyang was furious and was about to draw his sword to threaten Zhao Hao.
At this time, the guard beside him quickly whispered in his ear and then stepped aside.
Ying Ziyang, who was originally furious, quickly calmed down, said "just wait" expressionlessly, and left Donghu Palace.
At the same time, Zhao Gao's residence.
"Hahahaha! Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao, I didn't expect you to be here today!"
Zhao Gao laughed and rubbed his face with his hands.
There was nothing he could do, he was so happy that his face cramped with laughter.
Zhao Hao, who seemed so powerful and impossible to defeat, was actually imprisoned by Ying Ziyang.
No one expected that Zhao Gao's back-up man was not Li Si, but the Ying Qin clan who had always wanted to show off in front of the terrace.
Even though the Ying Qin clan was almost cut off from the source of power by the First Emperor, as long as there were members of the Ying Qin clan, there would be ambitious Ying Qin clan who would stand up and fight for power.
Ying Chengyu was like this, and Ying Ziyang was like this too.
Anyway, the 'First Emperor' is dead now, so he should seize the opportunity if he can.
Obviously, Ying Ziyang seized this opportunity.
Yan Le also bowed to Zhao Gao with a smile on his face and said, "Congratulations, father-in-law, for imprisoning Zhao Hao. From now on, you will no longer be invincible in this Great Qin court!"
Zhao Gaozhi touched his beardless chin with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense outside. Now Li Tingwei should be the leader, and I only need Li Tingwei to take the lead;
Imprisoning Zhao Hao now also clears the way for Li Tingwei;
I don’t know what Li Tingwei is hesitating about and why he is so reluctant to take action.”
After saying that, he couldn't help but said with emotion: "If we miss the opportunity, we will regret it too late!"
Yan Le nodded vigorously, but his eyes were quite worried.
Zhao Gao naturally noticed Yan Le's abnormality and immediately said with a straight face: "Why, the secret of Chu Nan Pavilion hasn't been found out yet?"
Yan Le shook his head and said: "Ever since Laifu and Chang Wei left Chunan Pavilion, I personally went to Chunan Pavilion to investigate the tunnels my father-in-law said. Until now, I have found nothing!"
"waste!"
Zhao Gao casually slapped Yan Le on the face and scolded: "Why don't you arrest Fu and Chang Wei and force them to learn the secret of Chu Nan Pavilion!?"
Yan Le was beaten by Zhao Gao until the corners of his mouth were bleeding and his cheeks were swollen, but he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. He bowed in fear and said:
"Back to my father-in-law, it's not that my son-in-law doesn't want to catch them, it's just that he can't catch them. They are protected by Mond in the Meng family mansion, and there is nothing my son-in-law can do!"
"Meng family?"
A cold light flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes, and he said disdainfully: "The Meng family won't be able to dance for much longer. When the young prince ascends the throne, I will wipe out the entire Meng family!"
"this"
Yan Le hesitated for a moment and continued: "Now that Zhao Hao has been imprisoned by Lord Jingyang, and His Majesty is also in Ganquan Palace, what should we do next?"
Zhao Gao thought for a while and was about to tell Yan Le to make his own arrangements. At this moment, a report suddenly came from outside: "Master, Li Tingwei has returned to Xianyang and invites you to meet at Ganquan Palace!"
"oh?"
Zhao Gao's eyes lit up, he turned to look at Yan Le, and said in a deep voice: "You continue to investigate the secrets of Chu Nan Pavilion. If you have any news, remember to inform me immediately. But if you have second thoughts, I want your whole family to die!"
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law is loyal to you and will never dare to betray you!"
Yan Le quickly fell to the ground and bowed, expressing his loyalty to Zhao Gao.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao nodded with satisfaction, then straightened his sleeves and walked out of the room.
Yan Le, who was watching Zhao Gao leave, stood there looking worried.
At this time, in the Ganquan Palace camp, in addition to the soldiers who returned with the First Emperor this time, there were also 8,000 imperial guards brought by Ying Ziyang.
Although Ying Ziyang did not directly order them to be imprisoned, the outside of the camp was heavily guarded, preventing them from leaving the Ganquan Palace camp.
A carriage was seen coming from outside the camp, and Zhao Gao was led into a secret courtyard by Ying Ziyang's people.
In the windy courtyard, Zhao Gao met Li Si.
The skinny figure with a long sword hanging from his waist stood under the poplar tree in the courtyard, like a cold stone sculpture, exuding an unsettling aura.
Zhao Gao was thoughtful and coughed lightly. The thin figure suddenly turned around and didn't speak for a long time.
"May I ask, Lieutenant Ting, if you are still worried about the mystery of His Majesty's life and death?" Zhao Gao couldn't help but bow deeply.
Li Si glanced at Zhao Gao coldly and said calmly: "I have already concluded the mystery of your Majesty's life and death. There is no need for Zhao Gao to test me!"
"Then" Zhao Gao said hesitantly: "What plans does Li Tingwei have for the next thing?"
"Since I and I have both received the favor of His Majesty, we naturally have to work together."
"Li Tingwei's words are absolutely unacceptable to me!"
"Zhao Gao, what Ying Ziyang did was arranged by you, right?" Li Si ignored Zhao Gao's fear and continued to ask calmly.
Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment and explained humbly: "We arranged for Ying Ziyang to intercept Zhao Hao, firstly to test His Majesty's life and death, and secondly because Zhao Hao has outstanding abilities and we have to guard against him!"
"How is the result?"
"As Li Tingwei saw, His Majesty had no reaction to this, and Zhao Hao was unable to resist and was imprisoned in Donghu Palace!"
"In this case, the death of His Majesty should be made public as soon as possible, and the three ministers and nine ministers should first come to Ganquan Palace to confirm His Majesty's remains, and then read out the edict together with the ministers!" Li Si got to the point.
Zhao Gao humbly bowed again and said sternly: "I would like to inform you that according to legal principles, all ministers, including Meng Tian and the eldest son Fusu, together with the three ministers and nine ministers, should appear at Ganquan Palace;
However, since Li Tingwei has supported the young master Hu Hai and lets Meng Tian and Fu Su return to Xianyang, isn't he afraid that they will dissatisfy? "
"You know, Meng Tian has an army of 300,000 in his hands. If he resists the decree and supports the eldest son to ascend the throne, how should we deal with it?"
"Ah!"
Li Si snorted and sneered: "Aren't you as capable of self-control as I am? Why can't you even understand this?"
"Forgive me, Lieutenant Ting. I don't dare to compare my ability with that of Lieutenant Ting. I'm just worried that if something big happens, Lieutenant Ting will be in danger of his life!"
Zhao Gao quickly fell to the ground and bowed, showing his true nature as a slave.
You know, there is no one except the First Emperor who can make Zhao Gao look like this.
Now Zhao Gao shows his true nature as a slave in front of Li Si, which is enough to show that he has raised Li Si to the same height as the First Emperor.
This was very useful to Li Si.
He is not afraid that Zhao Gao is capable, but he is afraid that Zhao Gao will not obey his orders.
Although Zhao Gao secretly brought back the First Emperor's edict, which was regarded as betraying the First Emperor, in Li Si's mind, Zhao Gao just wanted to seek personal career advancement, which was the main reason why he devoted himself to him.
At this time, Li Si did not need to make a moral judgment on Zhao Gao's loyalty.
Because Li Si knew deeply that no matter how ambitious Zhao Gao was, he was an eunuch after all. A eunuch, no matter how powerful he was, could not be high in the temple.
Therefore, from this point of view, Zhao Gao can only surrender to Li Si.
After figuring out the key and clearing Zhao Gao's path, Li Si suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand to help Zhao Gao up, and said softly: "There has been news from Li Fu that Meng Tian and Fu Su have been alienated by me. Plan, now there is a barrier, and without His Majesty's order, I will not return to Xianyang easily."
"Ah? This"
Zhao Gao reacted for a moment, and said with surprise and joy: "So, we can achieve great things?!"
"Whether this major undertaking can be successful can only be determined after the inspection of His Majesty's body tomorrow!"
Li Si said with emotion and anger.
Zhao Gao nodded, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "I heard from Ying Ziyang earlier that when he just intercepted Zhao Hao, news came from His Majesty that his injuries had worsened and needed treatment. What was going on? "
"It's nothing more than confusing!"
Li Si said somewhat amusedly, "When I asked to see Your Majesty in Wuguan, the same thing happened to me. Not only did His Majesty's voice come out of the carriage, but His Majesty's oral instructions came out as well.
I knew that it was not His Majesty who was inside, so I took advantage of the trick and transmitted the so-called His Majesty's oral instructions to Jiuyuan exactly as they were.
Perhaps Fusu and Meng Tian still don't know that it was not His Majesty who kept them from returning to Xianyang, but Young Master Hao! "
"Hahaha! How wonderful! How wonderful!"
Zhao Gao raised his head and smiled, and then said triumphantly: "In this way, we can put the blame for Meng Tian and Fu Su's death on Zhao Hao, and let him die without a burial!"
"Zhao Hao has won a lot of people's hearts this year. Killing him hastily may cause turmoil in the world. First, charge him with killing the eldest son Fusu and the general Meng Tian, and then kill him later!" Li Si said coldly! .
Zhao Gao was shocked and secretly thought that if he gained power, he must kill Li Si first, otherwise he might not be his opponent in the future.
"Li Tingwei is still far-sighted." (End of chapter)
