"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Laifu stepped forward to protect Ying Zheng, who was about to go berserk, and quickly comforted him: "Young Master should have anticipated this, and would never let them harm the eldest Young Master!"
"I was so blind that I would hand over the important responsibilities of the empire to such thieves!"
Ying Zheng was obviously very angry and punched the tunnel wall without knowing the pain.
In fact, during the time when Li Si and Zhao Gao tampered with his edict and established Hu Hai as the prince, his mentality had always been relatively stable, because Hu Hai was indeed under his consideration as the crown prince.
As far as tampering with edicts is concerned, Li Si has drafted countless orders from the King of Qin and served as his envoy to the King of Qin earlier than Meng Yi. It is really not difficult. Moreover, Zhao Gao has always been by his side, so there is no need to worry about materials and jade seals.
The two complement each other, and there is no problem in forging an impeccable edict.
Therefore, Ying Zhengcai was very angry with the next operation of Li Si.
After all, the edicts issued by Li Si and Li Si could almost be fake except that they were not authorized by him.
From the bottom of my heart, with Fusu’s qualifications and experience, Fusu’s talents and reputation, regardless of other ancient sage kings, let’s talk about Zhou and Qin. That is comparable to King Zhou Cheng succeeding King Wu of Zhou, and King Qin Hui succeeding King Wu of Zhou. With the existence of Duke Xiao of Qin, why was Li Si so confused?
There is also Meng Tian. Li Si was able to enter the core circle of power in Da Qin as Lu Buwei's retainer. Meng Tian played a big role.
Among the heroes of the Qin Dynasty, Meng Tian was the first to make friends with him.
During this period, he introduced Wang Jian to Ying Zheng, introduced Li Si, recommended Wang Ben, and guaranteed Zheng Guo.
It can be said that without Meng Tian, there would be no core circle of power in Da Qin.
What is even more commendable is that Meng Tian is not keen on power. He has always been in a state of not striving for credit, not claiming credit, not exceeding his authority, and not monopolizing power.
He has the deepest foundation, extremely high ethics, great achievements but not arrogance, and gets along well with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. How can Li Si kill him?
Ying Zheng couldn't figure it out at all. He had speculated about the future of Great Qin countless times. He had never thought about the ending of Li Si and Meng Tian.
Meng Tian is worthy of Li Si and is truly grateful to Li Si.
How could Li Si write to teach Meng Tian to die? ?
Seeing that the back of Ying Zheng's hand was dripping with blood, Laifu wanted to help him deal with it, but he suppressed his inner thoughts.
He knew that Ying Zheng was on the verge of going berserk.
In this situation, Ying Zheng can only adjust it himself.
I don’t know how long it took before Ying Zheng came back from his thoughts, waved his hand and said: “Let’s go back to Donghu Palace!”
"promise!"
Laifu promised, and without saying much, he honestly held a lantern for Ying Zheng to lead the way.
The competition in the temple has begun. Since Li Si has taken this step, it shows that he has followed the philosophy of his teacher Xunzi that human nature is inherently evil.
Fighting for people's achievements and interests is in line with the trend of great struggle and is true human nature.
But how could my son Fusu and my brother Meng Tian commit suicide by believing a mere imperial edict?
Yes, in Ying Zheng's heart, he didn't believe that Fusu and Meng Tian would commit suicide because of his edict!
Not to mention Fusu, let’s talk about Meng Tian. Ying Zheng had known him since he was a boy and knew his nature well. He respected Qin’s laws and his achievements were greater than those of Qin’s government. He was more meritorious to all the people in the world. How could such a person be affected by a letter? Commit suicide due to edict?
Ying Zheng was angry before because Li Si ignored his old relationship, but if he thought about it carefully, Li Si entered the state before Meng Tian and Fu Su, and he was in the vortex of power struggle. How could he let go of this golden opportunity?
Therefore, he was relieved and saw clearly.
Li Si has Li Si's choice, and Meng Tian has Meng Tian's choice.
If Meng Tian did not carry out the obviously absurd edict, Fusu would not be able to carry it out either.
Therefore, Li Si's wishful thinking will completely come to nothing and he will become a loser.
Facing a loser with whimsical ideas, why should Ying Zheng be angry with him?
After figuring out the key, Ying Zheng's pace became more and more relaxed, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
In fact, Li Si also had the same idea as Ying Zheng.
Although he did not believe that Meng Tian and Fu Su would commit suicide because of this edict, he had to take this step.
Only by taking this step can he take the initiative.
There are two main reasons.
One is to take the initiative from a legal perspective.
If Meng Tian and Fu Su do not implement this edict, the next step will definitely be to send their troops south.
And once they send their troops south, they will be no different from rebellious officials and traitors in legal terms.
Although Meng Tian had an army of 300,000 in his hands, the Qin State had more than these 300,000.
He could mobilize the entire Qin army to contend with it.
Although Meng Tian's military talent is matched by few in the empire, it is not impossible. For example, the veteran general Wang Jian, the Marquis of Tongwu Wang Bi, the Marquis of Longxi Li Xin, etc., can all stop Meng Tian.
Even if they did not want Hu Hai to succeed as emperor, they would not betray Da Qin or Ying Zheng's edict because of Fusu.
As for the other reason, Li Si still had a bit of luck in his heart. What if Meng Tian and Fu Su carried out the edict?
Therefore, Li Si had to write this edict no matter what!
At this time, Li Sikong was sitting in the study, looking at the brush in his hand, with tears streaming down his face.
Ironically enough, this brush was given to him by Meng Tian back then.
Li Si knew that Meng Tian had made two brushes, one for Ying Zheng and one for him.
Since the day Li Si took over this brush, he has never used any other brush. Whenever Li Si mentioned this brush, Meng Tian's smiling face always filled with youthful pride always appeared in his mind, and there was always a warmth in his heart.
Yes, from an emotional point of view, Li Si did not want Meng Tian to die.
But intellectually speaking, Meng Tian has no choice but to die.
Therefore, when Li Si mentioned this brush at this moment, his heart felt cold.
Even his fingers were trembling uncontrollably.
"Meng Gong, Li Si is ashamed of you!"
Li Si held his breath and closed his eyes for a moment, his mood suddenly brightened, and he murmured to himself: "I would rather have evil desires than hypocrisy. Human nature is evil, how can I be so enlightened!"
"His achievements are ahead of him, how can Li Si miss them in vain? When Su is in power, Li Si will surely become a victim of the power struggle, and Li Si will never sit back and wait to die."
After the words fell, Li Si finally stabilized his emotions and put down the tip of his pen firmly.
Each unique Qin seal written by the First Emperor appears on the yellowed silk cloth.
The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty issued an edict: I patrolled the world eastward and visited the lands of the Six Kingdoms to feel the sufferings of the people. All the generals and lieutenants performed their duties faithfully and there were no serious mistakes or injustices committed by any official. This is the correct way to unify.
However, after more than ten years of unification, the country has lost countless men, and many people are starved of food;
Fusu held the sacred object in his hand but did not offer it to the court, which was obviously harboring evil intentions;
Fusu is my eldest son. He is unfilial to his father and unloyal to the country. Only by committing suicide to thank the world can he eliminate the hatred in my heart and the dissatisfaction of the people;
General Meng Tian is clearly the general commanding the troops of Jiuyuan, but secretly he is Fusu's life mentor. He does not correct his disciples, and is really the chief sinner! Give him the crime of death, and the soldiers will belong to Wang Li. Winter of the third year of the First Emperor. "
When the last word fell, it was already very late.
Li Si could no longer hold back his inner emotions, and slumped to the ground. He suddenly raised his eyes, as if looking through the window, through the endless darkness, and saw the cold and unbending eyes of Meng Tian and Fu Su.
In an instant, he came to his senses. Either Fusu and Mengtian would die, or he would die.
Early the next morning, Zhao Gao came to Li Si's study early.
At this time, Li Si seemed to be a different person. He handed the edict to Zhao Gao with a calm expression, and teased Zhao Gao with a smile: "Do you want to check the order of Zhao Gao?"
"What did Li Tingwei say? Are there any flaws in the edict written by you yourself?"
With that said, Zhao Gao wisely did not check the edict, but decisively took out the emperor's jade seal and stamped it on the edict.
Li Si saw this and raised his eyebrows slightly: "This jade seal"
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Ting. When the prince succeeds to the throne, I will hand over the jade seal to the new king and will never keep it secretly!"
"Well, that's how it's legal!"
"Then I will arrange for someone to send this edict out?" Zhao Gao sealed the edict and asked tentatively.
Li Si asked calmly: "Who are you planning to arrange to deliver this edict?"
"My son-in-law Yan Le is qualified to take on such a great responsibility!" Zhao Gao bowed.
Li Si seemed a little dissatisfied and frowned: "Isn't Yan Le the chariot chariot of Young Master Hao? Is this person really trustworthy?"
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Ting."
Zhao Gao explained with a smile: "I was the one who arranged for Yan Le to go to Zhao Hao in the first place. Moreover, I was able to return to Xianyang smoothly from the South China Sea, thanks to Yan Le. In addition, I was responsible for Yan Le's incident with the Ganquan Palace ice cellar. Le is very relieved!"
"This matter is related to the future of you and me. You must not take it lightly. In my opinion, why not leave this matter to Li Fu? His performance in Jiuyuan last time was also very reliable!"
"this"
Zhao Gao thought for a while and finally came up with a compromise, saying, "Otherwise, let Yan Le take the edict to Jiuyuan and let Li Fu read it in public. In this way, Ting Wei and I can rest assured!"
"hehe."
Li Si smiled lightly; "Ling Zhao is indeed extraordinary!"
"That"
"Just do as you say!"
"promise!"
Zhao Gao accepted the promise and retreated.
Soon, he returned to his mansion and called Yan Le to the study.
"Yan Le, I have an extremely important thing to entrust to you. Are you willing to accept it?"
Zhao Gao asked Yan Le solemnly.
Yan Le's heart moved, and he secretly thought that what was supposed to come had finally come, so he hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "My son-in-law is willing to be my father-in-law, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"It's not for me, it's for the prince, it's for the Qin Dynasty!" Zhao Gao corrected seriously.
Yan Le bowed again and said, "I am willing to die for the crown prince!"
"good!"
Zhao Gao nodded and told Yan Le about the emperor's special envoy's mission to Jiuyuan.
Yan Le never dreamed that in the eyes of his father-in-law and Li Tingwei, a dignified young master of the Qin Dynasty and a dignified general of the Qin Dynasty would kill them without any hesitation.
Is this a power struggle?
In this almost ruthless power struggle, can Gongzi Hao really defeat the cunning Zhao Gao and Li Si?
Thinking of the scene where he was almost buried alive by Zhao Hao that night, Yan Le couldn't help but have a few questions in his mind.
It is true that he is afraid of Zhao Hao deep down in his heart.
However, the ruthlessness shown by Zhao Gao and Li Si made him hesitate.
To be honest, he didn't want to offend either party, because no matter which party he offended, it would be a disaster for him.
Seeing that Yan Le was in a daze after hearing his plan, Zhao Gao suddenly said with a straight face: "If you live up to your mission, I will recommend you to the new king for a high position. By then, you and my daughter will be able to live happily. life!"
"certainly."
As he spoke, he changed the topic again and said in a deep voice: "If you can't succeed, even if you are my son-in-law, I will let you nine tribes accompany you to the underground scenery!"
Yan Le was not surprised by such a threat, but nodded repeatedly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, my son-in-law will definitely live up to his trust!"
He already knew Zhao Gao's character very well.
Although Zhao Gao acts ruthlessly, he also protects his friends. As long as he does not betray or do bad things, Zhao Gao will do his best to provide the greatest benefit.
If he didn't have such a temperament, Zhao Gao would not be Zhao Gao.
As for Zhao Gao's daughter, Yan Le no longer values her so much, because during the period when he followed Zhao Gao back to Xianyang, Zhao Gao rarely allowed him to see his daughter in order to better drive him.
As a result, Yan Le and Zhao Gao's daughters were separated and separated.
Once there is distance between a man and a woman, the relationship will slowly fade away. This is human nature.
Therefore, the only person Yan Le values from Zhao Gao's threat is his father who owns a tavern.
"It seems that I have to find a way to get the young master to protect my father."
Yan Le thought to himself, then respectfully took the edict from Zhao Gao's hand and walked backward out of Zhao Gao's study.
the other side.
Hu Hai, who personally helped Li Si board the carriage yesterday, returned to the dormitory and couldn't fall asleep.
Although his relationship with Fusu is not deep, Fusu is still his eldest brother.
Now, he was sitting back and watching Li Si and Zhao Gaojiao issue imperial edicts to grant Fusu his death. He really didn't care about his brotherhood.
But after thinking about it, he felt that even if he tried to stop Li Si and Zhao Gao, Li Si and Zhao Gao would not listen to him.
Since there is nothing you can do, why bother yourself?
What's more, my position as crown prince was obtained through their persuasion. How could I ask them to give up their persuasion?
If the eldest brother had not died, would he have returned to Xianyang to take away his position as prince? Will he kill himself again?
After rounds of self-questions and answers, and rounds of tossing and turning, Hu Hai couldn't fall asleep, and finally stayed up all night.
And while he was unable to sleep, a strange muffled sound caught his attention.
It made him confused and confused, and at the same time, he had a lot of thoughts.
It wasn't until the sky was getting brighter and there were light footsteps outside the door that he got up from the bed with red eyes.
"The sound seemed to be coming from here last night. What is down here?"
Hu Hai muttered and came to a cabinet, squatted down and stretched out his hand to touch the ground.
Several cracks were faintly visible on the ground, spreading from the outside to the bottom of the cabinet.
"Could it be that there are also snakes, insects, rats, and ants in Ganquan Mountain?"
Hu Hai vaguely remembered that his dormitory in Xianyang also had such cracks.
At that time, he told Wang Zhong, the junior palace attendant next to him, about the incident.
Wang Zhong smiled and explained to him: Xianyang Palace has been built for many years, so it is not surprising that there are snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Those cracks are mostly caused by snakes, insects, rats, and ants.
Hu Hai was doubtful about this and did not delve into it.
Now that he saw such a crack again, Hu Hai suddenly became interested. He turned to look at the door and found that the footsteps outside the door were getting farther and farther, so he moved the cabinet in front of him with all his strength.
I saw several clearer cracks under the cabinet.
"Bang!"
Hu Hai casually threw the cabinet on the ground.
The next moment, the cracks that were clearly visible seemed to come alive and spread rapidly. Then, a hole the size of a washbasin suddenly appeared in front of Hu Hai.
"this"
Hu Hai was suddenly startled and subconsciously leaned over to look.
I saw a familiar gaze looking up at the same moment!
"Father, Emperor!?"
Hu Hai was so surprised that he couldn't speak. Then he rolled his eyes and passed out.
At the same time, a voice of urgent concern came from below: "Your Majesty, are you okay? Bah bah. What happened? What happened just now? Why did it suddenly collapse?"
Ying Zheng: "."
How did this kid find me? (End of chapter)
