The cold wind outside the window gradually stopped.
Yan Le finally got up from the bed.
Unlike the previous time when he was forcibly awakened by Meng Tian, this time he was awakened by several mice.
He looked around. It was pitch dark, and the musty smell emanating from the corners told him that this posthouse had rarely been taken care of.
This was the post house where Li Fu lived temporarily.
This shows how unpopular Li Fu is with Meng Tian and others.
Nowadays, it seems that even he is not welcome anymore.
A huge mouse came over from the corner and bit his shoes with its sharp teeth. It made a "squeaking" sound and immediately attracted other companions. He threw his legs away and trampled one to death with his feet. Only one mouse and the other mice fled in all directions.
This is really retribution!
When he fled from the State of Zhao to the State of Qin, he was among the refugees and was competing with rats for food because of a piece of cornbread. If not for Zhao Gao's strong support, his family would have died long ago. Now he wants to betray Zhao Gao, which feels somewhat ungrateful, and the consequences of betrayal are still unknown.
Sometimes, when people are confused, they like to reminisce about the past, and Yan Le is no exception.
During this period, he had been using Li Fu, hoping to use Li Fu to provoke Meng Tian's anger and then do something irreparable.
But Li Fu is not a fool. I think he will soon notice the strangeness of his betrayal of Zhao Gao.
Thanks to Zhao Gao's support, he suddenly became the emperor's special envoy from a small gangster on the streets.
I despise Zhao Gao, but I also want to be Zhao Gao.
However, it is impossible for him to become Zhao Gao, so he can only choose to protect himself.
Yan Le understood that he had always adhered to a bottom line for so many years, which was to never put himself in danger. Therefore, compared to Zhao Gao, he finally chose Zhao Hao.
Looking at the sunlight coming through the window, it is so frightening to think of that young boy with an immature face.
He understands Zhao Gao's character and is even more familiar with Zhao Hao's methods. What Zhao Gao cannot tolerate the most is the deception of his own people, and what Zhao Hao cannot tolerate the most is the second-mindedness of his subordinates.
Once Zhao Hao discovers that his subordinates have second thoughts, he can use any despicable or cruel methods.
The 'arts of punishing names' that Zhao Gao mastered were simply not enough for Zhao Hao.
For example, Yan Le has never heard of "peeling and pulling grass".
However, just hearing the name made him feel itchy all over his body, and he couldn't think twice about it.
"call"
Yan Le let out a breath of white air, then climbed up from the bed, frowned, and asked: "What time is it now?"
"Special Envoy Hui Yan, it's just time to arrive."
A clerk from the post house pushed the door in and said with cupped hands.
"Sishi?"
Yan Le frowned and said, "Have Special Envoy Li returned?"
"not yet."
"Why haven't you come back yet? It's been almost two hours!"
"I don't know. How about I go down and ask for you?" the postman said, bowing.
Yan Le looked at him intently and said noncommittally: "You look familiar to me, envoy. Are you the clerk who delivered the meal to me last night?"
"Replying to the special envoy, I am exactly the same."
"Yes, Not Bad."
Yan Le smiled and nodded, then waved his hand and said: "Go and prepare some hot water for me. I want to wash up, and then tell the kitchen to prepare some food for me!"
"this"
The little official in the post house looked hesitant.
Yan Le's face was stern: "Why, this special envoy can't arrange for you to be a junior official in Jiuyuan?"
"Excuse me, Special Envoy Yan!"
The post official quickly handed over his hand: "Just now, Special Envoy Yan asked me about Special Envoy Li. I was wondering if I would like to ask Special Envoy Li for you?"
Yan Le raised his eyebrows; "Are you teaching this special envoy how to do things?"
"I don't dare!"
"snort!"
Yan Le snorted coldly: "You have nothing to do with Special Envoy Li's affairs!"
"promise."
The inn clerk agreed and quickly exited Yan Le's room.
He wanted to help Yan Le inquire about Li Fu, and he wanted to take this opportunity to pass on the news.
Watching the young post official leave, Yan Le narrowed his eyes, then walked towards him and saluted, took out something, put it in his arms, and then put on his robe as if nothing had happened.
the other side.
Meng Tian, who was rushing back to Jiuyuan Camp, had many thoughts.
It is true that he has planned everything for Fusu, and as long as Fusu follows his plan, everything will develop in a good direction.
But he still couldn't figure out Fusu's character.
He was not sure that Fusu would cooperate with him and carry out his plan.
The emperor's special envoy forcing him might be an uncertain factor, but if Fusu didn't give up, no one could force him to die.
Therefore, the real key point is Fusu himself.
Meng Tian couldn't bear to blame Fusu for being fragile, because Fusu had his own obsession, that is, he would rather die than let the country suffer anymore, or force his way to the throne and destroy the hard-won peace of the empire.
As the eldest son of the emperor and the de facto crown prince, if he didn't have such a public spirit, why would he devote himself to assisting him?
What Meng Tian was worried about was that he overestimated Fusu's tenacity, underestimated Fusu's loyalty and filial piety, and even ignored the shadow of the First Emperor in Fusu's heart.
He was actually afraid that Fusu would kill himself during his absence.
And once Fusu kills himself, everything he insists on and what he plans will eventually come to nothing.
"drive--!"
Meng Tian shouted loudly and waved the riding crop in his hand like the wind.
Fortunately, the three-piece suit has been popularized by the entire Jiuyuan army. Otherwise, no horse could withstand Meng Tian's running style.
After about half an hour, Meng Tian finally returned to Jiuyuan Camp.
However, before he could get off his horse and enter the military camp, a faint cry could be heard.
He frowned and wanted to ask the soldiers guarding the camp sternly. At this moment, Meng Hu rushed out of the camp and said breathlessly: "General, something serious has happened."
"What!?"
Meng Tian's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself that he was really afraid of something.
He immediately turned over and dismounted, came to Meng Hu's side, held Meng Hu's shoulders, and said seriously, "After you breathe well, tell me what big thing happened!"
"Child, eldest son, kill, kill"
"Oh! You're so anxious, I'm so anxious!"
Meng Tian saw that Meng Hu couldn't finish a sentence for a long time, so he pushed him away and rushed towards the camp.
At the same time, a bad feeling had arisen in his heart.
What happened to the eldest son?
Was he really called to commit suicide?
How could this happen, how could this happen! ?
I have planned everything for Fusu. Your Majesty! Now that the matter has come to this, what should I do?
What Meng Tian regrets is that he did not force Fusu to the grassland tribe, but believed in Fusu's self-regulation ability.
Until half an hour ago, he was worried about Fusu.
However, this worry eventually became a reality.
Everything has been planned, but Fusu is still gone. God's fate is not as good as man's!
With tears streaming down his face, Meng Tian crossed the snowdrifts with obvious blood on the ground and the crying crowd, and walked into Fusu's tent on his own. No one stopped him, but everyone had a puzzled expression.
Li Fu died, why did the general cry so sadly?
"General!"
Wang Li spotted Meng Tian immediately and rushed over to salute him.
Meng Tian didn't even look at him, and said with a painful expression, "Where is the body?"
"Here, in the small courtyard."
Wang Li lowered his head and muttered like a child who had done something wrong.
Meng Tian shook his hand tiredly: "Let everyone here go out. I have something to tell you."
"promise."
Wang Li agreed.
Soon, everyone else in the military tent left.
I saw Meng Tian walking into the small courtyard in three steps and two steps at a time. Facing the body lying on the wooden board and covered with white cloth, he stared blankly for two seconds and then burst into tears: "Eldest Young Master, why are you so confused-" !”
"????"
A string of black question marks instantly appeared on Wang Li's forehead.
What's going on?
Isn't the eldest son sleeping in the tent? Why is the general crying over Li Fu's body?
The next moment when Wang Li was at a loss, Meng Hu appeared again in Fusu's military tent and shouted loudly: "Meng Gong! Before the last general finished speaking, the eldest son killed Li Fu!"
"ah?"
Meng Tian's crying stopped suddenly, and his body couldn't help but freeze in place, as if it was petrified.
Ah, my face, my face is gone. I seemed to have come in with tears on my face just now, in front of everyone.
Meng Tian suddenly felt that his cheeks were as red as a hot iron, and he couldn't help but tightly grasp the white cloth in his hand.
He suddenly felt that if he had been more patient and listened to Meng Hu's words, he would not have been so embarrassed and could even continue to maintain his majesty in front of these juniors.
"Meng Hu."
"What are your orders, General?"
"I have something to say. Listen, if there is any important event in the future."
Having said this, Meng Tian pulled the white cloth covering Li Fu's body and growled in a low voice: "First of all, let's be serious!!"
Meng Tian's angry roar came from the small courtyard.
Fusu, who was blaming himself in the study room, rushed out of the study room in a hurry.
"Meng Gong."
Fusu shouted cautiously.
Meng Tian snorted coldly, ignored him, and walked into the study.
"Tell me, what happened, why did the eldest son kill Li Fu!"
Meng Tian sat alone in the study, looking at Fusu and Wang Li expressionlessly.
Fusu and Wang Li looked at each other, then bowed their heads and said nothing.
At this time, Meng Hu stood up and told Meng Tian exactly how Fu Su stabbed Li Fu to death.
During this period, Wang Li also added that Yan Le sent a secret letter.
After hearing what they said, Meng Tian frowned. He looked at Fusu first and then at Wang Li: "Is that secret letter really sent by Yan Le?"
"Yes." Wang Li nodded honestly.
Meng Tian said calmly: "How are those people who followed Li Fulai doing now?"
"They were clamoring for the eldest son to rebel. I didn't want to make things worse, so I locked up the supervisors who made the most noise!"
"Um."
Meng Tian nodded, then looked at Fusu: "What does the eldest son think of this matter?"
"I am the one who killed the person. I admit it when I kill someone and pay for my life!"
Fusu's righteous words are authentic.
"Confused!"
Meng Tian slapped the table and shouted in a low voice: "Didn't you listen to what Li Fu said before he died? You colluded with Young Master Hao with the intention of treason and implicated all the Young Masters. Your crime will be like breaking a car!"
"He's talking nonsense! I never thought about rebellion!"
"But you killed the emperor's envoy!"
"I did that unintentionally!"
"Ah!"
Meng Tian snorted and sneered: "Hu Hai will believe that you are unintentional? Will Li Si believe that you are unintentional? Will the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty believe that you are unintentional?"
"I"
Fusu was speechless and didn't know how to speak.
Meng Tian was greatly moved, secretly thinking that Young Master Hao was really resourceful and had captured Fusu Ruannei so easily.
Sure enough, the best way to get Fusu to give up the imperial edict is to put him in a dilemma.
Fusu obeyed the orders of the First Emperor wholeheartedly, but made an exception for his younger brother.
If there's anything in this world that Fusu can't let go of, it's probably Zhao Hao.
Thinking of this key, Meng Tian immediately decided to start with Zhao Hao, so he immediately sent Meng Hu to call Yan Le over.
After all, Yan Le sent the secret letter to Jiuyuan on behalf of Zhao Hao.
Obviously, Yan Le has always been one of his own.
The reason why his identity was not revealed is probably related to Li Fu.
If Li Furu hadn't died, Yan Le probably wouldn't have revealed his identity.
Moreover, Meng Tian also had a feeling that Li Fu's death was caused by Yan Le.
After about half an hour, Meng Hu took Yan Le to Fusu's military tent.
When Yan Le passed by the small courtyard outside Fusu's tent and found Li Fu's body, he was stunned for a moment.
Although Yan Le was responsible for Li Fu's death as Meng Tian expected, when Yan Le saw Li Fu's body with his own eyes, he couldn't help but couldn't help his eyelids twitching and didn't dare to look further.
Naturally, such a scene could not escape Meng Hu's eyes.
He smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "Envoy Yan, Duke Meng is still waiting for you in the study!"
"Oh please!"
Yan Le reacted for a moment and quickly raised his hand to signal Meng Hu to lead the way.
Soon, they came to the study room.
But I heard Yan Le salute respectfully and say: "Master Hao Zhang got out of the car and asked Yan Le to pay homage to Duke Meng!"
Yan Le is very smart. He knows that he should reveal his identity at this time. After all, Li Fu is dead, and he has nothing to worry about.
When Meng Tian heard Yan Le's new identity, he smiled knowingly and couldn't help but joked: "What does Special Envoy Yan mean?"
"I dare not deceive Duke Meng and the eldest son. This edict is not written by the emperor himself, nor is it the real envoy of the emperor. It is Li Si and Zhao Gao who falsely conveyed the emperor's will and wanted to kill the eldest son and the eldest son Meng in the name of the emperor. male!"
"What!?"
When Meng Tian heard this, he stood up suddenly.
Fusu and Wang Li also looked in disbelief.
But Yan Le said to himself again: "Not only did they falsely convey the emperor's will, and ordered the death of Duke Meng and the eldest son, they also falsely conveyed the emperor's will, making Hu Hai the crown prince, imprisoning the prince Hao and other princes, and even the three princes and nine ministers. They are all trapped in Ganquan Palace and can’t go anywhere!”
"Furthermore, according to my speculation, the emperor's death seems to be related to them."
"Zhao Gaolisi is a thief, how dare you be so bold?!"
Before Yan Le could finish his words, Meng Tian was furious.
Fusu's face turned red with grief and anger, thinking that if he was really called to commit suicide, the consequences for Da Qin would be disastrous.
Wang Li drew his sword and shouted: "Mr. Meng, an army of 300,000 people is waiting for orders! If you don't say anything, I will do it!" (End of Chapter)
