On the night of the second day, Chen Yu quietly came to Fan Zeng's military tent, he brought Zhang Han's reply, Fan Zeng couldn't wait to beckon Chen Yu to sit down, and then opened Zhang Han's reply.

"Got a letter from his brother, Zhang Han was very pleased, and when he was alive and dead, his brother could remember the feelings of the past, and Zhang Han was very grateful.

However, as an old minister of the Qin State, Zhang Han has been favored by the first emperor for many years, and he is very attached to the mountains and rivers of the Qin State, so he does not dare to abandon each other.

Regarding the matter of joining forces with the princes you mentioned, Zhang Han did not dare to agree.

Although the Hangu Pass is broken today, Daqin still occupies a large area of Guanzhong, and the Xiangguo Li Si and I have been friends for many years, I know very well that the Xiangguo Lord is capable of stabilizing the country and the country, he will definitely be able to purge the eunuch party and rectify the dynasty.

What's more, since I became the commander of the Qin army, although the number of lost Qin soldiers is 100,000, but the number of anti-Qin soldiers killed is even more hundreds of thousands, Chen Sheng, the king of Chu, Tian Dan, the king of Qi, Wei Wei, and Xiang Liang, the general of Chu, all lost their lives at my hands.

Taking a step back, even if Xiang Yu and the princes can tolerate it, how can the heavens be silent, and how can the martyrs stop crying?

Brother is kind, Zhang Han understands it, forget to say it again"

After reading the letter, Chen Yu whispered, "He refused." ”

Fan Zeng laughed more than once, "Did he refuse?" No! He's begging! ”

Chen Yu was stunned, he didn't understand.

Fan Zeng sneered, "It seems that he knows you very well, I think he has guessed that last night's letter delivery was not from your original intention, but at the behest of the old man, so he didn't write this letter to you, but to the old man!" ”

Chen Yu was taken aback, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but nodded, he also felt that the words and tone in this letter were not to himself, but more like to Fan Zeng.

Fan Zeng said coldly, "If he is really determined to fight to the death, then he doesn't need to be so polite and long-winded for a long time, and it will be much easier to reply directly to your meow or roll the calf." ”

Chen Yu said, "According to what Ya's father said, then what does he mean?" ”

Fan Zeng said, "He is afraid, he has killed so many princes' fathers, brothers and relatives, surrender is a great risk for him, and what is even worse is that he killed Yu'er's uncle Xiang Liang, what he is most afraid of is that Yu'er will not let him go!" That's why he begged me to help him ask for Yu'er's forgiveness! Then he dared to consider surrendering. ”

Chen Yu nodded, "Hmm! It should be so, but I'm afraid this is very difficult, according to what I can see, Marshal Xiang can't forgive him. ”

Fan Zeng fell into deep thought, this is indeed difficult, for a long time, Fan Zeng said slowly, "If Zhang Hanken kneels in front of Yu'er, maybe there is hope." ”

Chen Yu said categorically, "I'm afraid this is also difficult, Zhang Han is not at a dead end now, he can't let go of this face." ”

Fan Zeng sneered, "Really? It's really not that the heart of the Yellow River is not dead, and he has to see the coffin to shed tears, but he is still counting on Li Si to purge the eunuchs and rectify the dynasty, but he doesn't know that Li Si has already secretly defected to Wang Xiaoming, and will soon be beheaded, when Zhao Gao is autocratic, his desperate road will naturally come, and at that time, even if the ground is full of coals, he will have to kneel down obediently! Uh-huhhahaha"

Chen Yu let out a "hmm".

Fan Zeng paused, and then said, "Give Zhang Han another letter, and say that we welcome him to defect at any time, as for Yu'er's side, I will do it!" ”

Chen Yu nodded in agreement.

Xianyang City, Zhao Gao came back, but as soon as he entered the mansion, before he could watch a play, the holy decree of Qin II came.

Zhao Gao frowned, didn't this stupid Emperor X's holy decree always be issued by himself? He stayed in Afang Palace all day long, eating, drinking and having fun, and he hadn't issued a holy decree for a long time, what happened today?

Zhao Gao felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly changed into court clothes and followed the eunuch to Afang Palace.

Afang Palace, continuous 300 miles, the song platform is warm, the spring is melting, the dance hall is cold, the wind and rain are miserable, within one day, between a palace, and the climate is uneven.

Since Qin II ascended the throne, he basically did not go to the palace to deal with government affairs, all year round the house here to sister, drinking, watching plays, fighting crickets, recently he was obsessed with horse racing, built a large horse farm in the north of Afang Palace, raised a large number of horses, and gambled with a group of rich second generations all day long.

Zhao Gao's time to come is really not the time, when he came to the imperial study, he saw a twenty-year-old, childish, arrogant face, sitting behind the desk, this is Qin II Hu Hai.

Qin II had an angry face, just now, his Porsche horse race lost to someone else's Ferrari racehorse, he was angry at the moment, and when he saw Zhao Gao coming, he immediately scolded, "Hey! You old fellow! Didn't you say that the outside of the gate was just a riot by some bandits! What do you say, just send a few generals over, and you can get it done in minutes, but now it's been a year, not only did it not work, but now you let those bandits enter Hangu Pass! Are you playing tricks! ”

Zhao Gao was stunned, this is not scientific, this stupid x has never watched the twists and turns, how could he know that Hangu Pass was breached?

Zhao Gao had already instructed the slaves and maids in the palace that no one was allowed to talk to Hu Hai about court affairs, so Qin II didn't know anything about the outside world, and let Zhao Gao do nothing, but now I don't know which bastard dared to secretly give him a small report, Zhao Gao gritted his teeth hatefully, and dared to go against me, if I let me know who it is, I will not spare him!

Zhao Gao hurriedly smiled, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, this matter, Weichen will explain to His Majesty later, before that, why don't you tell me where this news came from?" ”

Qin II snorted coldly, "I didn't bring straw paper when I went to the thatched house just now, I took a book to wipe my ass, I took a boring look, and it said that there was a man named Wang Xiaoming, who had already entered Hangu Pass!" Say! Isn't that the case? ”

Zhao Gao put his mind at ease, fortunately, no one made a small report, that's good, then whatever I do, it's okay.

I saw that Zhao Gao immediately made a distressed look, "Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing......"

Qin II was dumbfounded, and then cried, "No, it's all hit my door, so how can I play happily in the future!" ”

After crying, Long Yan was furious, "You are a dead minion, you dare to hide it, what crime should you be guilty of!" ”

Zhao Gao pounced and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty is angry, the slaves will never dare to deceive Your Majesty, it was really just a few bandits making trouble, and the imperial court can settle them in minutes, the reason why this is the case is entirely because of the misfortune of my Great Qin family, out of the inner ghosts, colluding with bandits, and providing information, so the imperial army's army will be defeated again and again......"

When Qin II heard this, he was furious, "Is there such a thing?" Say! What bastard dares to get involved with thieves and commit chaos! With my salary, I dare to eat inside and out, say! Who is it! ”

Zhao Gaoyin smiled and took out the map of the Qin army that Wang Xiaoming handed over to him, as well as the secret letter written by Wang Xiaoming to Li Si, "Your Majesty, look"

After reading it, Qin II didn't think about it, and suddenly Long Yan was furious, "Okay, you Li Si!" If you dare to eat inside and out, betray me, I will ...... you Will you ......"

Although Qin II was furious, he also had scruples, because Li Si had the edict of the First Emperor in his hand, and if he was forced to hurry, he would announce the edict to the world, and the consequences would be too strict.

Although his own brothers have been killed, his uncles and uncles who are feudal lords in various places know about it, and if they come together to make trouble, he, the fake emperor, will die.

Zhao Gao naturally knew what Qin II was worried about, but he had already thought of a way out for himself at the moment, and he didn't care about this edict at all.

So Zhao Gao immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, you don't have to worry about it." ”

Qin II was stunned: "Why?" ”

Zhao Gao sneered: "Because the edict is no longer in Li Si's hands." ”

Qin II was taken aback: "Where is that?" ”

Zhao Gao said: "In the hands of the anti-thief king Xiao Ming." ”

Qin II was shocked: "What! That! That! Then if he announces the edict to the world, then I will not die! ”

Zhao Gao hurriedly reassured, "Your Majesty, don't panic, as long as we kill Li Si, then Wang Xiaoming has no internal response, he will never be able to pass the martial arts, and then we will negotiate with him, I heard that he is a hillbilly who grew up picking cow dung, and he is very cheap, let's give him some benefits casually, let him hand over the edict, I think he will never refuse." ”

Qin II thought about it and hurriedly said, "Okay, just do it!" You go and kill Liss right away! lest he talk nonsense! ”

Zhao Gao raised his eyebrows and hurriedly complied.

But Qin II said, "As for Wang Xiaoming, I want to negotiate with him personally!" ”

Zhao Gao's face sank, burning his buttocks, Qin II was really anxious, he didn't believe in himself very much, and he probably wouldn't be able to be a faint king in the future.

Zhao Gao's eyes became vicious.

Li Si's mansion, Li Si is practicing calligraphy in the study, but for some reason, he is restless today, and the words he writes are all at the same level as elementary school students.

Li Si was so angry that he threw the pen out and overturned the desk, he had a feeling that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings, which was a bad omen!

Suddenly! There was a burst of shouting and crying outside the study, Li Si looked shocked, pushed open the door of the study, and saw a group of internal guards, breaking into the house with knives.

Up and down the entire Li Mansion, chickens and dogs jumped, crying and screaming, and a group of guards saw Li Si appear, and immediately surrounded him.

Li Si's face trembled, and he yelled, "What are you doing!" Any idea what this place is! ”

"Of course we know what kind of place this is, isn't this the mansion of the thief Li Si! Aha......" Zhao Gao laughed wildly and walked forward from behind the crowd.

When Li Si saw Zhao Gao, his whole body trembled, and he saw that a guard who was following Zhao Gao was holding his youngest son Li Liang with a knife, and Li Liang, who was less than ten years old, trembled with fright.

Li Si forced his composure and scolded angrily, "You don't have enough blood!" Hum! Dare to say that the true appearance is a thief, what evidence do you have! If not, the Prime Minister will definitely be blessed with the Holy ......."

"Aha...... Zhao Gao laughed wildly, "they are all dying, and they are still playing with the majesty of your Xiangguo, and you really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin, if you want evidence, you can see for yourself!" ”

After speaking, he threw Wang Xiaoming's secret letter in Li Si's face.

After reading the letter, Li Si looked excited, almost crazy, and roared, "This is not true, this is not true!" I have never met that Wang Xiaoming, how can I be condemned based on only one of his letters! I want to meet the Holy One! ”

Zhao Gao sneered, "I said that you are dying, can't you stop a little, what are you tossing!" Our family is not afraid to sue you, but it is the saint who wants to kill you now! ”

Li Si lowered his voice and said fiercely, "Really? Zhao Gonggong, the reason why today's saints can become saints, you and I know better than anyone else, if everyone turns their faces, do you think it's really good? ”

Zhao Gao leaned over, lowered his voice and said to Li Si, "If we dare to kill you, we are not afraid that you will bite, since Wang Xiaoming has betrayed you, do you still expect that he will take the edict to save you?" ”

When Li Si heard this, he completely collapsed.

Zhao Gao said coldly: "Someone! Escort the Li Si family to the prison! Pick a day to behold! ”

"Yes!"

The fierce guards rushed forward and tied up Li Si, who cursed in despair, "Wang Xiaoming! I won't let you go! ”

The guards pressed all the Li Mansion away, and Zhao Gao let out a smug laugh.

But a guard came to report, "Father-in-law, no trace of Li Si's daughter has been found." ”

Zhao Gao's face sank, and then he sneered, "I heard that his daughter is very filial, hehe, I want to see how filial she can be......"

Then he said viciously, "Immediately post notices everywhere, just say that in the market ten days later, the whole family of the anti-thief Li Si will be cut in half, hehe, since she is a filial girl, she should come and see her off!" Aha"

The guard received the order, but then said, "What about Yan Le's parents?" ”

This is Zhao Gao's in-laws, and the guards don't dare to dispose of it casually.

Zhao Gao looked angry, "Lock them up together, just say that they are Li Si's comrades, and they will be beheaded together in ten days!" ”

The guards took the order and left......

Zhao Gao said fiercely, "Yan Le, you little wretch, deceiving the feelings of my father and daughter, do you think you don't have to pay the price!" ”

Zhao Gao snorted heavily and brushed his sleeves away.

There were only a few dead bodies of people from the Li Mansion left in the courtyard, but suddenly one of the corpses broke open their eyes, struggled to get up, covered the wound on their chest, and sneaked out of the Li Mansion......

This book was first published in Reading Rim