Snow has fallen heavily in the cold north, and hot hot pot has become a must-have delicacy for Qin people in winter.
Gululu's heat is like a dancing elf, dancing gracefully on this cold winter night.
Li Fu knew that he was no match for Yan Le, and he was no longer as tense as before. He instead diligently helped Yan Le pick up the food and pour the wine.
Yan Le naturally saw what Li Fu was thinking, so he accepted his overtures with a calm expression.
In fact, everyone knew very well that Li Fu was Li Si's person, and he was Zhao Gao's person.
Although Li Si and Zhao Gao are currently in a cooperative relationship, there will be a long time to come, and no one knows what will happen.
As for the identity of the emperor's special envoy, it is actually not fixed. They don't really call it that.
Yan Le warmed his hands by the brazier under the hot pot and looked at the winter snow outside the window, drifting across the corridor of the official post and settling in a thin layer at the corner of the wall.
He let out a long sigh as if he was moved by the scene, and said: "A body buried in the snow cannot be hidden for long!"
Li Fu, who was diligently helping Yan Le heat the hot pot, stopped the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Listening to your tone, it seems there is something in your words!"
Yan Le raised the corner of his mouth, stretched his neck, and asked mysteriously: "Do you want to hear it?"
Li Fu smiled coquettishly and joked: "Envoy Yan, please stop showing off. What's going on?"
Yan Le took a deep look at Li Fu, then stood up silently, walked to the door, looked back at Li Fu, then closed the door, speaking in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Did you know? The emperor passed away and Hu Hai was established as the prince just a month ago. Now, the three princes and nine ministers have been invited to Ganquan Palace to preside over the emperor's funeral. Once the funeral is over, Hu Hai will ascend the throne and become the second son of Qin. Dead!"
"ah?"
Li Fu was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped to the ground, and even the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground unconsciously.
Although Li Si told him some secrets before he came to Jiuyuan, which made him feel that something big had happened, he never expected that the wise and mighty emperor would pass away.
And the young prince Hu Hai, who was never favored by his master Li Si, actually became the prince of Qin.
This, this is too dreamy.
As if he had read through Li Fu's thoughts, Yan Le blinked again and continued: "It is said that the late emperor left three testaments, one was to entrust Li Tingwei as the minister, and the other was to appoint Hu Hai as the prince. The last one is the edict in my hand."
At this point, Yan Le raised a smile again: "Tell me, what is the content of this edict?"
Hearing this, Li Fu said thoughtfully: "Isn't it an edict that is detrimental to the eldest son and General Meng?"
"hehe."
"hehe."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, their meaning unspoken.
Yan Le made a fist gesture, and then said seriously: "You must be aware of the estrangement between Li Tingwei and the eldest son, and you must have heard about the hatred between my father-in-law and the Meng family. When the time comes, our old and new accounts will be settled. Count together, I don’t believe we can’t kill them!”
"But will they accept death obediently?"
Li Fu asked worriedly.
Yan Le glanced at him and smiled: "Didn't Special Envoy Li successfully complete the edict before? Don't you know whether they will die obediently?"
"this"
Li Fu was speechless and didn't know how to respond.
"Crunch."
At this time, there was a sound of stepping on the snow outside the door. The two people hurriedly stopped talking, returned to their desks, and started eating hot pot seriously.
The waiter who brought the dishes came in. He held the plate respectfully and said breathlessly: "Two special envoys, the dishes have been prepared, please use them slowly!"
After saying that, he bowed and retreated.
When the footsteps of the waiter disappeared outside the door, Li Fu asked tentatively: "What about your opinion?"
Yan Lelang shouted for a guard to guard the door, then lowered his voice and said to Li Fu: "This and that."
Li Fu was a little frightened: "Is this possible?"
"As long as you abide by the late emperor's decree, they will not dare to do anything to you even if they are dissatisfied. After all, the late emperor respected Qin's law. They are all loyal ministers of the late emperor and will never dare to violate the law!"
Yan Le sneered: "Once they violate the law, they will become treacherous ministers and traitors, and everyone will find the treacherous ministers and traitors and punish them!"
"this"
Li Fu's heart moved, and he suddenly felt that what Yan Le said was reasonable.
The last time he passed the imperial edict, Fusu and Meng Tian almost had a falling out, but they didn't break the law, which showed that they didn't dare to resist the edict at all.
As long as they are the same as last time, they will never dare to do anything to them.
However, this Yan Le is really a waste.
The emperor was so afraid of the edict. No wonder Li Tingwei was not at ease with him and asked him to pass the edict together with him.
It seems that although Yan Le is the new emperor's special envoy, he is just an errand boy. The real emperor's special envoy is actually himself.
Thinking of this, Li Fu looked at Yan Le with something wrong.
But due to Yan Le's strength, he only despised Yan Le in his heart. On the surface, he still smiled and complimented Yan Le: "Then I will rely on Special Envoy Yan."
"Easy to say!"
Yan Le smiled nonchalantly.
How could he not see through Li Fu's thoughts? After all, he could be Zhao Gao's son-in-law, and Zhao Hao's chariot would have been killed long ago without two brushes.
He deliberately asked Li Fu to be a pawn, but in fact it was to save Fusu.
Although he felt that the snow came a little late, it indicated that the winter that had already begun would soon belong to Zhao Hao.
No, to be precise, it should belong to the real Prince of Qin.
And the other side.
The waiter just now, braved the falling snowflakes, ran to a hidden forest, raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
In just a moment, two warriors dressed in black appeared in front of him.
"What happened?"
One of the black warriors said solemnly.
The waiter bowed and said: "Go back to the sergeant, my subordinates just overheard some important information and want to report it to the captain in person!"
"What important information should I report to the captain in person? Do you know the rules?"
"My subordinates naturally know the rules."
"Okay, come with us!"
The two black warriors looked at each other and quickly took the waiter away.
at the same time.
Wang Li packed up a whole cart of prairie dog dried meat and rare game on the grassland, preparing to take it back to Zhao Hao.
Although he has not contacted Zhao Hao for more than a year, the relationship between the two has long transcended time and space.
Moreover, according to the letter sent by Mond, Zhao Hao may encounter a lot of trouble when he returns to Xianyang.
At this time, it was the time to show brotherly feelings, so he naturally wanted to go back.
As for what dad Wang Ben likes, I can't get in touch with him anyway, so I can just make my own decisions.
What does the Wang family have to do with me, Wang Li?
"诱辘辘——!"
The sound of a car coming from behind interrupted Wang Li's thoughts.
Wang Li looked back and saw that Huang Zhonghou's chariot was replaced by two red horses, and they rushed past him at a very fast speed.
The snow dust raised by the wheels fell on Wang Li's face, making it very cold.
Huang Zhonghou had a straight face and his eyes were not squinting. He seemed to be a passerby whom Wang Li had never met before.
After passing through the straight road of the camp and entering Fusu's tent, Huang Zhonghou stomped the snow on his toes while saluting Fusu humbly.
When he saw Wang Li coming in, he deliberately said loudly: "After the weather clears up, we must lay a cement road in the camp to relieve the fatigue of traveling."
After saying that, seeing Fusu busy writing beside the case, Huang Zhonghou passed over several attendants who were burning charcoal, walked over and asked with concern, "How are you doing, eldest son?"
Fusu smiled and nodded.
Huang Zhonghou said loudly: "As long as the eldest son is in Jiuyuan, the hearts of the soldiers and people of Jiuyuan will be warm."
Wang Li frowned, and the other attendants were also surprised, wondering what Huang Gong was doing.
However, Fusu didn't care and said with a smile: "I wonder why Huang Gong came to visit late at night?"
Huang Zhonghou is the person in charge of Dasteel Smelting and the main craftsman of Jiuyuan weapons production.
Fusu spent a lot of time dealing with him and had a very good relationship with him.
But I heard Huang Zhonghou say with a serious face: "Eldest Master, please stand back and let no one come near within a hundred meters of the military tent!"
"Um?"
Fusu was slightly startled and subconsciously looked at Wang Li.
Wang Li was also confused, spreading his hands and shaking his head.
"But what happened?" Fusu asked solemnly.
Huang Zhonghou still shouted loudly: "Eldest Master, please stand back and let no one come near within a hundred meters of the military tent!"
"this"
Fusu hesitated for a moment, and finally waved his hand helplessly.
Soon, all the attendants in the military tent exited the military tent, only Wang Li stood there motionless.
"General Wang, is there anything else?"
Huang Zhonghou looked at Wang Li expressionlessly.
Wang Li was slightly startled and raised his finger to point at his nose: "Are you driving me away?"
"It is a matter of state secrets. No one is allowed to listen except the eldest son!"
"Ah!"
Wang Li sneered and was about to scold Huang Zhonghou, but Fusu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Wang Li, go out first and let me talk to Huang Gong."
"Not the eldest son, this guy"
"Okay, you go out first."
Facing Fusu's rare unquestioning tone, Wang Li had no choice but to withdraw from the military tent.
When only Huang Zhonghou and Fusu were left in the military tent, Huang Zhonghou immediately knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said: "Captain Huang Hou, No. 3 Captain of the Iron Eagle Guard, pays homage to the eldest son!"
"Iron Eagle Guard?"
Fusu was startled, then stood up from his seat and said in surprise: "Huang Gong, you..."
"My eldest son, I forgive you. It's not that the general is trying to hide it from you, but that the emperor's order cannot be violated. His Majesty sent us to protect you!"
"Father, he"
"My eldest son, I don't know much about your majesty. However, tonight I will receive news that someone wants to harm you!"
"Harm me? Who wants to harm me?"
"Emperor's Envoy!"
"What!?"
This sudden news was like a thunder on a sunny day. Not only Wang Li, who was eavesdropping outside the door, but also Fusu were surprised.
They had discussed with Meng Tian before and felt that what Yan Le brought should be good news, but now, hearing that Yan Le wanted to harm them, their mood instantly hit rock bottom.
Fusu was extremely agile at this moment. Before Wang Li rushed in from the door, he immediately asked Huang Zhonghou: "Where did this news come from? What is the evidence?"
As soon as Fusu said these words, Wang Li, who was originally very angry, instantly suppressed his anger. He did not rush in, but looked around calmly and continued to eavesdrop.
"Back to the eldest son, this news was heard by my subordinates in the post house. At that time, it was snowing heavily. Yan Le and Li Fu were talking during the meal. He was passing by delivering food and happened to overhear them saying that they wanted to kill him. The eldest son and the Meng family!"
"I have no grudges against them. Why did they harm me, even Duke Meng?"
Fusu was probably confused, and his face turned pale.
Although he is generous and kind to others, he is not without temper. The Meng family has been loyal for generations, how can he be persecuted by villains?
Yan Le is Zhao Hao's man. Now that he has come to Jiuyuan to deliver the edict, it is very likely that as Wang Li said, Zhao Hao will be established as the prince.
Because of this, he gave up fighting for that position and chose to support his younger brother, who he had always placed high hopes on.
But to say that Zhao Hao was worried that he and Meng Tian had two intentions and was planning to kill them was really unbelievable to Fusu.
Although there are many stories in history of brothers fighting for power and killing each other.
But Fusu would never believe that Zhao Hao would do anything to him.
At this moment, Wang Li could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, rushed into the military tent, and asked Huang Zhonghou coldly: "It's one-sided, Huang Gong is lying, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment? My eldest son, this person's identity is secret , please take a closer look, eldest son!"
It was related to Zhao Hao, so Fusu had to be cautious.
"Huang Gong, look at this young master and tell me, are you really the captain of the Iron Eagle Guard assigned by my father to Jiuyuan?"
"Eldest Young Master, please check, this is the Iron Eagle Guard token of the last general!"
Without saying much, Huang Zhonghou took out a bronze token. Engraved on the front was an iron eagle pierced by a sharp sword. On the back was a Qin seal that read: Iron Eagle Swordsman.
Although this was the first time Fusu had looked at Iron Eagle Guard's token, the texture and details of the token did not look fake.
Such a result was something Fusu had not expected.
If Huang Zhonghou's identity is true, then there is no need for him to lie to himself.
After thinking for a while, Fusu continued: "Do you have a confession from the informant?"
"This is the testimony written by the general's subordinates. Please read it carefully, eldest son!"
As Huang Zhonghou spoke, he took out a roll of silk from his sleeve and handed it to Fusu.
Fusu browsed through it in general. It not only contained the time, place, and passage of the eavesdropping, but also the dishes that were served.
The informant said in his oral confession that the late emperor had three edicts, one was to appoint Li Tingwei as the minister of government, the other was to appoint Hu Hai as the prince, and the last one was in the hands of Yan Le. He also said that this edict was not good for Fusu and Mengtian.
Fusu put down his words and was so shocked that he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Is my father confused? How could he make Hu Hai the crown prince? Is someone coercing my father?"
Huang Zhonghou responded with an unnatural expression: "Maybe?"
"What do you mean, what do you mean, wait, what did the eldest son just say? Hu Hai was made the crown prince?! How is this possible!?"
As if his ears had misheard, Wang Li rushed forward and snatched the confession from Fusu's hand.
Fusu knew that it was useless to say anything at this time, so he chose to remain silent.
"That's unreasonable!"
Wang Li was furious and shouted with a gloomy face: "I'm going to find Duke Meng! Someone must have coerced Your Majesty! Let's send our troops south immediately! Clean up the imperial court!"
After saying that, he rushed out of the military tent.
But at this moment, Fusu grabbed him and shouted in a low voice: "Did you see clearly? They are talking about the late emperor! The late emperor!"
"this"
Wang Li paused and suddenly looked back, only to see Fusu's face was filled with tears and he was sobbing.
"Your Majesty is gone"
Huang Zhonghou also covered his face and cried bitterly.
Wang Li was at a loss for a moment and could only stay in place in a daze. (End of chapter)
