It was late at night, but the back door of Lis's mansion was opened and closed, and several people dressed in soap clothes and carrying lanterns looked left and right, and left the place.

Xianyang has recently strictly enforced the curfew, and in the middle of the night, only the people who can move around freely are the people with powerful backs.

Li Yu watched them go away through the crack in the door, took a deep breath, and returned to the study of his father Li Si, who claimed to be "already asleep".

He raised his eyelids and asked his son, "Yan Le is gone?" ”

Li Yu bowed: "Let's go, he came to my house on the order of Zhao Gao, he wanted to ......"

Li Si smiled: "I know what Zhao Gao sent someone to do to me. ”

"If the old man is not mistaken, the current situation is that His Majesty is unwilling to kill Zhao Gao from Wang Ben's will, but he doesn't dare, let alone move Wang Ben, Heifu and the group of thieves are getting closer and closer to Guanzhong, Your Majesty is too dependent on the Marquis of Tongwu, not to mention, even the current queen is also the daughter of the Marquis of Tongwu. Even if he trusts Zhao Gao today, his methods against the Feng clan will not work......"

Indeed, now Zhao Gao is in a dilemma, his power has not yet reached the level of referring to the deer as a horse in history, and there are many people in the court who look at him unpleasantly. It's just a fool's dream, not to mention, even if Wang Ben is killed, Wang Li, who controls 50,000 border troops in the north, will not give up.

So Zhao Gaocai asked Li Si for help.

"It seems to be asking for help, but in fact it wants to find out my attitude."

Li Si sneered, since Zhao Gao didn't dare to come in person, he didn't meet him personally, but let his son do it for him: "My words, you conveyed them to Yan Le?" ”

Li Yu nodded: "Following Zhao Gao's intentions, I said that my father also thinks that this matter is a discordant plan of the black husband, and his intentions are vicious, that is, he wants to make the monarchs and ministers of Xianyang in the court discord and fall against each other!" ”

"Father doesn't want chaos in the DPRK and China, so that Heifu and the Six Nations Group of thieves have a chance......"

"I also said that for Lang Zhongling, there are two plans for today!"

Those two plans were repeatedly considered by Li Si, and he had long expected that when Zhao Gao was helpless, he would come to ask for help.

"First, on the grounds that the Marquis of Tongwu is unwell, he will be transferred back to the court, and His Majesty will personally explain to him that the front line will temporarily replace others as generals, and the candidates will be determined by Jinshang and Lang Zhong."

"Second, at present, the public opinion on the front line in Guanzhong is turbulent, and Lang Zhongling continues to stay in the court, which is not good, it is better to avoid the edge for the time being, go to Lishan, guard the tomb for the first emperor, and be innocent!"

seems to be thinking about Zhao Gao, but in fact, Li Si's real purpose is to kill two birds with one stone.

"Wang Ben returned to the dynasty and was removed from the army, and Zhao Gao left the capital, and he also lost the advantage of being close to the second."

Li Si stroked his beard: "If it goes well, Guanzhong and Xianyang, the government will be attributed to the old man." And although my family has no power in the army, no matter who is sent to the front line, even if he is indeed a person who is trusted by both Jinshang and Zhao Gao, he will be resisted and resented by the generals, and it will be difficult to control the whole army, and he will be defeated by Heifu. ”

In this way, the conditions for the Li family to "anyway" are all complete, Heifu can knock smoothly, and Li Si will give up Xianyang!

He asked his second son to step down and summoned his old retainer who had been following him since he became a Lang official.

"Li Ji, you take two retainers, take me to clear the customs charm, go to Hanzhong, try to travel to the south, see Heifu, and ask to see my son Li You."

"If Li You is indeed alive, ask Heifu a few things for me."

Li Si got up and said:

"The first thing, the Li family and his black husband, do they have more grudges or more kindness?"

"The second thing, twelve years ago, the conversation between the old man and him on the steps of Zhangtai Palace, does Heifu still remember?"

"The future is terrifying, the position above one person and under ten thousand people, the old decay can be let out, and it will be presented together, as well as the intact Xianyang City!"

The old minister bowed his head: "What if the elder gentleman is sick, or even dead?" ”

Li Si was slightly stunned, this is not impossible.

But he only sighed: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Gongzizhou called on Duke Wei Huan to stand on his own, and Shi Hou, the son of the doctor Shi Jie, was obedient. ”

"When Shi Hou accompanied Zhou Hu to visit Chen Guo, Shi Jie asked the family to tell Chen Hou: 'These two people are really killing widows, and they dare to do it.'" So Chen Ren insisted on it, killed Zhou Yu Pu, and Shi Jie also made his family slaughter and kill Shi Hou. ”

Li Si gritted his teeth and said: "Li You doesn't know the reason, and he helps the abuse, and he is offended. Now that he is defeated, he is to blame, although Li Si is not a pure minister, but he also has the consciousness of righteous annihilation! ”

The housekeeper retreated as promised, Li Si looked at the bright moon rising high outside the window, and muttered:

"Lees has many sons."

"But there is only one chance to preserve the continuity of the clan and become rich!"

……

When Li Si sent his family out of the customs, in Zhao Gao's mansion, Zhao Lang Zhongling also listened to his son-in-law's reply.

Yan Le said in a low voice: "What does the woman think, what is Li Si's strategy? ”

Zhao Gaoyi hesitated: "Li Si's words seem to be for my sake, but in fact, he wants me and Wang Ben to lose, and he is so monopolized in the power of the DPRK and China!" ”

Yan Le only cared about one thing: "In this way, can you save the lives of the woman and my family?" ”

Zhao Gao shook his head: "With Li Tonggu's person, this is not guaranteed." ”

"Decades ago, Li Sichu came to Xianyang, was a guest of Lü Buwei, wrote "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", and was recommended to enter the palace as a Lang official, and was reused by the first emperor. During the rebellion of Chang Yu, Lü Buwei hesitated, and it was Li Si who persuaded Lü Buwei for the first emperor to stand on His Majesty's side and destroy Chang Yu. ”

But afterwards, it is said that in order to change his court and gain the trust of the first emperor, Li Si tried to persuade the first emperor, saying that after Lü Buwei arrived in the fiefdom of Henan, the princes and guests were in an endless stream, and he was afraid of chaos. So the First Emperor forced Lü Buwei to move to Shu, causing him to commit suicide, and Li Si persuaded the First Emperor again to forgive the sins of Lü Buwei's family and guests, so that he did not have to enter Shu, which really earned enough favors......"

He is the same for Han Fei, Han Fei has just entered Qin, and Li Si has great respect for this junior brother, and he looks dear. But behind the scenes, he also united with Yao Jia, slandered Han Fei and said that he was the son of Han Zhu, and he entered Xianyang only to save Han, not for Qin, and now the king does not need it, and he will return after a long time. ”

So the first emperor ordered the government to deal with wrongdoing, and Li Si made people leave no poison and commit suicide. Han Fei wanted to show himself, but Li Si secretly made a hindrance, so he couldn't see it, so he died! ”

These old days are secret, and Zhao Gao knows them clearly.

"Li Si is so duplicitous to the old master and junior brother, and now he is kind enough to persuade me to let go of my power and avoid it for a while, but when he monopolizes the government, what will he do?"

Zhao Gao turned his head suddenly: "Will you turn your face and deny people, and in turn pursue the case of Feng and Gongzi Gao, and kill me?" You must know that when Feng Qujian was imprisoned, Li Si was busy back and forth, with a posture of wanting to save the Feng family, and won the reputation of the government and the opposition. ”

"At that time, this old rat may send officials to arrest me and let me come out to confess, without Your Majesty's protection, my Zhao clan will probably die!"

"What should we do, woman?" Yan Le was shocked, who would have expected that Li Si would carry so many pits in just two sentences.

Zhao Gao bit his nails and said: "Although Your Majesty is unwilling to kill me, even if you stay in the court, Wang Ben has sent a letter to force the palace, and he and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces can't tolerate me, and they will be punished quickly." In the long run, I am afraid that one day, Your Majesty will not be able to withstand this pressure and let me cut myself with tears. ”

"And if I give up everything to guard the tomb of the first emperor, it will be even more in the hands of Li Si, and I am afraid that I will die faster."

He showed a miserable smile: "I shouldn't regret it, I should endure it for a while, and I can't come forward to help His Majesty get rid of Feng and Gongzi Gao!" ”

Who would have thought that Heifu would use this matter so thoroughly.

"Before I knew it, I had been cornered."

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes: "But, there is still a way to live!" ”

Yan Le hurriedly asked, "How can I live?" ”

Zhao Gao looked at him: "Zhang Ao, have you come back from Beidi County?" ”

Yan Le bowed: "I'm back, I'm in prison waiting for the woman to deal with it." ”

Zhang Ao was promoted by Zhao Gao and the son of Zhang Er, many years ago his mother was killed by Heifu, Zhang Ao was casually stuffed into the huge Wei captives, brought back to Guanzhong, and castrated as a eunuch.

Some time ago, Zhao Gao sent Zhang Ao to the north to arrest Heifu's eldest son, but Zhang Ao not only did not find anyone, but also stabbed the big basket, causing Wu Shilu to run away, so he was imprisoned after returning.

Zhao Gao clapped his palm: "Quickly bring Zhang Ao out, I want to see him!" ”

……

"Lang Zhongling! The villain is ashamed of Lang Zhongling's high hopes! ”

As soon as Zhang Ao entered the door, he grabbed the ground with his head, hugged Zhao Gao's legs and cried.

But Zhao Gao didn't blame him, but kindly helped Zhang Ao up and let him sit down, and the two ate together, full of wine and delicacies.

Zhang Ao was imprisoned for several days, and he was hungry enough, but he still endured it and bowed his head and said: "I hope that Lang Zhongling will give Zhang Ao another chance, and Ao Ding will go to the north again to catch the little rebel of the black thief!" ”

"That thing, it's not important anymore, if you don't catch it, you don't catch it."

Zhao Gao personally poured him wine and said with a smile: "Zhang Ao, how do I treat you?" ”

Zhang Ao's face was also thick, and he immediately knelt down and said: "Lang Zhongling treats me like a father treats his son!" ”

"In this case, you will regard Zhao Gao as your father-in-law." Zhao Gao picked up Zhang Ao again, bounced off the dust on his body for him, and said with a smile: "But I recently learned that your real father is still alive." ”

"My father?"

Zhang Ao secretly raised his eyes, he was still young when he was captured in Guanzhong, and he only remembered that his father's name was Zhang Er, who was a hero of Waihuang, and later became a wanted criminal in the imperial court and disappeared.

Last year, he was sent to Beidi County for half a year, and when he came back, he was imprisoned again, but he didn't know about Zhang Er.

"Your father Zhang Er, but a hero, used to be a famous man in the Yellow Dynasty, and later an anti-Qin righteous man, and now, he has become the prime minister of the Wei State, and was named the Changyuan Jun by the Wei Wangbao, and he holds the power of the Wei State, and he can ......also speak in the Shangzhu State of Chu."

Speaking of this, Zhao Gao paused, leaned forward: "I want to have a long relationship with Zhang Jun, can you go out of the customs for me, go to Weidi, and contact him?" ”

Zhang Ao's ears were buzzing, and he couldn't believe it, he had been tortured since he was a child, he lived alone in the Qin Palace, and he didn't have any relatives and friends to trust, but now he knew that his father was still there, and he was a minister of a country, and he still had the opportunity to meet him?

But will the father recognize him?

He clamped his legs, and the thing in the middle was gone more than ten years ago.

So, should I go to my father?

"Go, of course! To be a lowly dog and horse in Qindi, but when you return to Weidi, you have the opportunity to be a master again! ”

Zhang Ao clenched his fists under the case and put on a smiling face: "I am willing to serve Lang Zhongling, but I don't know, the villain wants to order Lang Zhongling, what words will he say to Zhang Er?" ”

"My brother Zhao Cheng is a lieutenant of Hedong in Anyi, and he holds the military power of Hedong, you go to Hedong, go to Wei through Yiguan and Hanoi, and when you see Zhang Jun, tell him ......"

Zhao Gao touched his chin and considered his lines.

"Qin Lang ordered Zhao Gao, and his younger brother, Zhao Cheng, the lieutenant of Hedong County, after this Zhao, the grandson of Zhao Chang'anjun. In the two generations of Qin, he was reduced to a lowly captive, the world was lowly, his mother was tortured, and several Kundi were born hidden officials. However, he was high and powerful, and he was able to pass the prison law, and he thought that he was the order of the CRRC government, and served the first emperor and Hu Hai for many years. ”

"However, although Zhao Gao pretended to meet the tyrant, he was actually enduring humiliation and burden, and he just wanted to find an opportunity to avenge Zhao and the princes!"

"It's a pity that the six countries died quickly, and they had no choice but to protect themselves."

Zhao Gao slowly told his "story", and his voice suddenly became indignant, and suddenly became low.

Hearing this, Zhang Ao also opened his mouth wide, and if he changed to someone who didn't know, he would really think that Zhao Gao was a spy of the Six Kingdoms who had been hidden for many years, lurking alone, in the abyss of time, lonely and hesitant, and ups and downs in troubled times.

But always, stick to the oath in your heart!

Zhao Shenhai's voice suddenly became excited and high-pitched!

However, when I suddenly heard that General Xiang Zhang Da Chuguo was full of tears; Hearing that the Zhao family was reinstated, Gao didn't know what his worries were; Knowing that Zhang Xiang was in the middle of the Wei Kingdom, Gauguin was surprised! ”

He seemed to be moved by his true feelings: "Seeing that the situation of the princes is very good, it is really in vain that I have been lurking for many years, and it will finally be useful." What Zhao Gao has done in the past year, punishing the Feng family, killing Gongzi Gao, and slandering Wang Ben, is all to bring down the Qin State and destroy the Qin clan from the inside! ”

After even deceiving himself, Zhao Gao solemnly surrendered his hand to the east:

"Therefore, Zhao Gao is willing to welcome the righteous teachers of the Six Kingdoms, enter the customs through Hedong, destroy the tyrannical Qin, and fight against Heifu together!"