Most of the snow on the street was removed by the soldiers of the lieutenant's palace arranged for the people in the city to be piled up on both sides of the street, so that the traffic of the carriages and horses was smooth, and the snow on the roofs on both sides was half a meter thick, like a thick quilt covering it. Along the way, soldiers can also be seen dragging people who have froze to death in horse-drawn carts to the outside of the city.

Chen Xu sighed slightly and said to one of the guards beside him: "You go back and inform the steward, let him arrange for someone to set up a pot outside the house to cook porridge and distribute it to the homeless for free, and at the same time go to the neighborhood to buy some old clothes and distribute them to the thinly clothed, there is no limit to the expenditure of money and food, go!" ”

"Huh~" Although the guards didn't know why Chen Xu did this, they still took the order and left.

"People who freeze to death and starve to death are almost every day after the winter, the world is so big, there are so many beggars, I am afraid that the grace will not be able to save it!" Yu Wuya said with a sword and a horse next to him.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road. I just can't bear to see it, if a person doesn't even have the most basic compassion, how different is he from a beast, and he can't save what he sees in front of him, how can he save the world! Chen Xu sat in the carriage and said lightly.

Yu Wuya silently lowered his head and pondered for a long time, sighed and said: "I don't know if the ambition of Engong can really be realized, it is too difficult to want the country and the people to be peaceful in the world!" The emperor can't do these things, the emperor can't turn a blind eye, so why should Engong force it. ”

"It's not forced, it's just for a peace of mind!" Chen Xu shook his head.

……

Chen Xu entered the palace yesterday and entered the palace today.

And both times it was the eldest prince Fusu who personally greeted and saw him off.

Although Chen Xu was young, because his rise was very sudden, his every move was under the attention of the princes and princes of the Xianyang Manchu Dynasty.

And the matter of Chen Xu making stinky tofu for Concubine Zheng yesterday also spread among the princes and princes almost overnight.

Therefore, many people began to speculate about the reason why Chen Xu entered the palace today.

On Zhao Gao's mansion, several people were drinking and enjoying the fun at this time.

In addition to Zhao Gao, there are also craftsmen Shaofu Ling Ao Ping, Zuo Zhong Hou Shang Tu, Shi Gaoteng and several other court officials.

After listening to the servant's message, Zhao Gao's face was a little ugly.

This situation can only show that the First Emperor really attaches great importance to Chen Xu, and he does not even shy away from the affairs of the inner palace, and last night the First Emperor stayed in Concubine Zheng's dormitory, and some of the conversations between Chen Xu and the First Emperor were also circulated in a few words.

Chen Xu is valued by both the emperor and the eldest prince, and now he is associated with Concubine Zheng, which is definitely not a good thing for Zhao Gao.

Before the song and dance ended, Zhao Gao drove out all the singers and dancers, even the servants who served.

"Why is Mrs. Zhao depressed?" An official asked suspiciously.

"I just got the news that Chen Xu was recruited into the palace by the emperor again!" Zhao Gao said with a gloomy face.

"Mrs. Zhao, last time you traveled to the southeast with Your Majesty, I heard that it may have been Chen Xu's letter that allowed His Majesty to avoid assassination in Yangwu County, you saw this with your own eyes, is this really the case?" Zhi Su Nei Shi Gao Teng asked.

Zhao Gao shook his head and said depressedly: "There is indeed a bag, but no one has seen the content in it, only His Majesty knows, but His Majesty did order the preparation of three sets of co-pilots of the Son of Heaven after reading a letter inside, so he just escaped the assassin's assassination!" ”

"Could it be that this Chen Xu is really a disciple of the Immortal Family, otherwise how could he have the ability to be a hexagram prophet!" Another official said in horror.

"Chen Xu, I have checked his details, he is an ordinary mortal, and the disciples of the Immortal Family are afraid that it is just a false rumor!" Zhao Gao shook his head.

"What is the explanation for the sudden thunder and fire in the city of Wan, which destroyed the dwellings and the appearance of the Taiyi Divine Monument?" Another official asked a little apprehensively.

"Yes, thousands of people in Wancheng saw this, and even His Majesty worshiped it in person, but I don't know what His Majesty and Chen Xu said when they were alone in that theater?"

"Mrs. Zhao, it's better for us not to provoke Chen Xu's son! Today's banquet has been enjoyed, so I will leave and go home first! Zhisu Nei Shi Gaoteng stood up and said.

"Well, thank you to Mrs. Zhao for the banquet today, I will also leave, he will invite the servant to the house for a banquet in the future!" Several other officials also stood up one after another to take their leave.

After Zhao Gao arranged for his servants to send Gao Teng and the others away, only two people were left in the room, Ao Ping and Zuo Zhonghou Shang Tu.

"Shang Zhonghou, how did the things I asked you arrange last time go?" At this time, Zhao Gao and Fang Cai's tone of speech had changed greatly.

"Don't worry, it's done!" Shang Tu replied cautiously.

"That's good, Chen Xu harmed my son Zhao Zhe, and arranged for someone to assassinate me on the street, causing me to lose my official position, this repeated hatred of me Zhao Gao will not be able to bear it, now just entered Xianyang to get such a favor from His Majesty, he will inevitably become a big trouble for us in the future, I secretly heard that a few days ago he made a statement to His Majesty that he intended to reform the court, and I heard that His Majesty was also quite moved, once the system was reformed, there will be no more three princes and nine kings......"

"What?" Ao Ping and Shang Tu stood up at the same time in surprise.

"Mrs. Zhao, did you hear it right? If there are no three princes and nine ministers, what position should we be? Ao Ping asked eagerly.

"I don't know, this is just a few words that the palace people heard intermittently, now Chen Xu ran to the inner palace two times in three days, and mixed with the prince and Concubine Zheng in the past two days, if he is allowed to bewitch His Majesty, the court and the harem will inevitably change in the long run, both of them know that His Majesty has never been established, not unwillingly, but still weighing in his heart, but the so-called heir to the long is not virtuous, and the son is not to be long, if His Majesty sets up Concubine Zheng as the queen, the prince of Fusu will rise to the top, and he will inherit the throne and become the emperor in the future, until then, With this credit, Chen Xu will not be able to shake his position by anyone, and we will have no place to stand in Daqin! Zhao Gao said with a gloomy face as he sat on the warm couch.

"The eldest prince Fusu is benevolent and righteous, known as a virtuous name, and there is no harm in him inheriting the great unification in the future, and it is in line with the etiquette system......"

Shang Tu's words were interrupted by Zhao Gao before he finished speaking, "Shang Zhonghou has not seen it yet, the eldest prince and the people of the Confucian school are close, most of the guests in the house are Confucian disciples, these Confucian disciples are all sanctimonious people, full of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, righteousness, honesty and shame, which is completely contrary to Moxue, as long as His Royal Highness Fusu ascends the throne, the Mo family will suffer a heavy setback again, Ao Fu Ling, do you think what I said is reasonable?" ”

Zhao Gao turned his head to look at Ao Ping, who sat down silently.

"What the servant said is good, the two families of Confucianism and Mo are feuds, although we conceal our identities, but we dare not forget the philosophy and teachings of Patriarch Mo Zhai's governing philosophy and teachings, I will work hard to restore the honor of the Mo family, so it is necessary to prevent His Royal Highness Fusu from ascending the throne and becoming the emperor!" Ao Ping was silent for a long time and then said in a cold voice.

"So what are we going to do now?" Shang Tu said with a pale face.

"To stop all this, we must stop Chen Xu from constantly bewitching Your Majesty, now Chen Xu has established the Great Qin Academy of Sciences, judging from the current trends, he must want to improve the iron-making method and obtain a new type of iron to impress Your Majesty, and as far as I know, the craftsman who is called Gong Losing is the key to it, as long as you move your hands and feet on the iron-making furnace, once the iron and stone are smelted, the furnace will suddenly collapse, hehe, I see what he will give to His Majesty, as long as we secretly continue to sabotage his plan, once, twice, three times, His Majesty will inevitably begin to be cold to him, and when the so-called immortal disciple's skin is stripped off, I see what he can do, a mountain village man who relies on strange skills and tricks to bewitch people all day long will only end up miserable, and when the time comes, whether to cut the waist or divide the corpse, it is all up to us to decide! Zhao Gao gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the desk.

"By the way, I heard a few days ago that Chen Xu went to Meng Yi's mansion, the two had a very happy conversation and Meng Yi also left him for a banquet, it seems that the last incident has been a complete failure, you wait to be a little low-key recently, concentrate on dealing with Chen Xu, Meng Yi is afraid that he has become suspicious of me!" Zhao Gao took a few sips of tea and reminded after his mood calmed down.

"The last time it was a bit hasty, and we also underestimated Chen Xu, although this son is young, he is cunning, not only did he not turn his face with Meng Yi, but let them get mixed up, don't be held by Meng Yi in the future!" Ao Ping nodded with a serious expression.

"Well, everything is done carefully, as long as Chen Xu is brought down, once His Majesty dies at that time, as long as I assist an obedient son as the emperor, it is just a gesture to restore the honor of my Mo family, just say it today, and don't make the slightest noise after I go back!" Zhao Gao waved his hand and said.

"Okay, Mrs. Zhao farewell!" Ao Ping and Shang Tu stood up and said goodbye and left.

Zhao Gao sent the two out of the house, and when he returned to the living room where he had just had a banquet, he suddenly found that there were two more people in the room.

A middle-aged man of about forty, with a short jacket on his upper body, coarse linen pants on his lower body, straw sandals under his feet, a bun on his head, a wooden hairpin inserted, a thin face, and a big sword hanging from his waist, kneeling on the warm couch expressionlessly.

A handsome young man in his twenties stood beside him.

Zhao Gao's eyes tightened, standing at the door with a slight hesitation, he stepped into the room and turned around to close the door, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?" ”

"We're here a long time ago!" The middle-aged man was still expressionless.

"Did you hear what we just said?" Zhao Gao's expression was slightly angry.

"Hehe, why should Mrs. Zhao be like this, you and I help each other, it's just that we just take what we need, if it weren't for me, how would you know that Ao Ping and Shang Tu are disciples of the Mo family? If it weren't for our secret help, how would you have regained the reuse of Your Majesty, if it weren't for the protection of my Mozi disciples, you would have been killed by Chen Xu's entourage last time, so you don't have to beware of me, and I won't harm you, the Xiangli clan does not respect the ink rules, and relies on the skills passed down by the ancestor to assist the Qin State, and is no longer a disciple of my Mo family, as long as you control it properly, it will definitely be your great help in the future, as for whether you kill or kill after success, it's up to you, but I only have one request, that is, according to what you want, destroy the heir arranged by the first emperor! The middle-aged man said.

"Don't use you to say that I will do it myself, but now there is a Chen Xu, you may have heard about the things above the court, this son just came to Xianyang His Majesty personally welcomed out of the city, and almost was named the prince and the prime minister, and recently he was recruited into the inner palace by the emperor every day, and once His Majesty established Concubine Zheng as the queen, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to operate this matter!" Zhao Gao sat on the kang and said with an ugly face.

"We will not interfere in the affairs of the court and the palace, you are so self-conscious, today I came to tell you that my father has obtained the Juzi Order, and has truly become the leader of the world's ink masters, and now he is secretly gathering disciples, as long as you plan successfully, plus our support, it will only be easy for you to become a marquis and worship the prime minister in the future......"

Zhao Gao Huoran stood up, a fiery light appeared in his eyes, and after it dimmed in an instant, his face became extremely gloomy, and he turned his head and stared at the middle-aged man and said, "Why are you doing this?" ”

"The matter of the King of Qin's extravagant Mo family is known all over the world, so that my Mo family as a prominent study and Confucianism has almost disappeared, Qin law is harsh, Qin government is tyrannical, and the people of the world are like pigs, dogs, and livestock, and the Great Wall of the Imperial Tomb is built on a straight road to the Great Wall of the Emperor's Mausoleum, and the people of the world are miserable, we have only one purpose, that is, to overthrow the tyranny of the law, so that the people of the world can live a life full of food and clothing, and no longer endure this kind of compulsion and slavery, the reason why we help you is also to hope that Mrs. Zhao will repay the favor, In the future, after taking power, I will be able to abolish the evil law, and at the same time help my Mo family restore its reputation, and when my Mo family returns to the top of the world, with our help, Mrs. Zhao...... Well, it is Prime Minister Zhao who will tilt the power to the government and the opposition, and even like Lu Buwei back then, it is not difficult to control the emperor and be a behind-the-scenes emperor, and when the time comes, he will be able to trample Li Simengyi and this Chen Xu and other Manchu civil and military forces under their feet. ”

The middle-aged man's voice was calm and waveless, but the last few words made Zhao Gaozhen's whole body tremble like thunder, his face was sometimes excited and sometimes hideous, and his hands were tightly clenched, and the green tendons on the back of his hands came out.

What to overthrow the tyranny of the harsh law, what to let the people live a well-fed life, these have never been half an idea for Zhao Gao, but the power leaning towards the government and the opposition to be the second Lü Buwei can trample the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers under their feet, and even ......

The more Zhao Gao thought about it, the more excited he became, and his eyes gradually turned red.

And when he woke up from this desire and fanaticism, he found that the middle-aged man and the young man did not know when they had left, and the room was empty as if no one had come, and what the middle-aged man said just now was as if he had appeared in a dream.