Chapter 53: Return to Xianyang City
The legend of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall also reached Li Si's ears.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Si sat on the main seat, his face was expressionless, no one knew what he was thinking, but those who knew a little about Li Si could see that Li Si was angry.
"What's going on? How did the legend of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall come about? Li Si looked at the minister kneeling on the ground and said coldly.
"Big ...... My lord, the lower officials don't know, early this morning, this story spread all over the streets and alleys of Xianyang City. The minister who was kneeling on the ground turned pale with fright, and his hand kept wiping the cold sweat on his forehead and said.
"You don't know?" Li Si listened to the minister's words, obviously became even more angry, stretched out his hand and slapped it on the desk hard, stared at the minister and said, "It's not for you to keep an eye on any movement in Xianyang City these days, and now you tell me if you know?" ”
"Adult, the little one is indeed keeping an eye on the movement." When the minister saw Li Si patting the desk, he was even more frightened and kowtowed directly and said: "It was fine last night, but for some reason, it spread throughout Xianyang City this morning, and this must have been done on purpose." ”
"Do you need to say that?" Li Si looked at the minister who was kneeling on the ground and kept kowtowing, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and suddenly his tone became calm, Li Si said quietly: "Have you found out who did it?" ”
The minister, who had been kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, heard what Li Si said, and saw that Li Si had no anger in his words, so he dared to look at Li Si cautiously, and saw that Li Si's face had changed to his usual appearance, thinking that Li Si was no longer angry, so he cautiously flattered and said: "My lord, the lower official has already sent someone to inquire, and it will not be long before there will be news." ”
Li Si looked at the minister calmly, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking, and after a while, Li Si said lightly: "You should retreat first." ”
"Yes, sir." The minister saw that Li Si had a calm face, thinking that Li Si no longer blamed himself, so he immediately kowtowed and said, and then hurriedly retreated.
You are looking at the figure of the minister leaving, and the air around you feels that it has gradually solidified, and at this time, a person walked out from behind Li Si, and if you look closely, this is the leader who took the lead in chasing Zhao Gao and Li Jiang.
He can be said to be the most effective secret guard under Li Si, responsible for eradicating all aspects of forces for Li Si, as long as you know the order, absolutely obey it.
"Your Excellency." The man in black said, knowing that Li Si would never let this matter go.
"Leng Ao, what do you think about this matter?" Li Si saw Leng Ao coming out from behind, so he spoke.
"Presumably, at this time, there is a story of Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall, I am afraid that it is to save Meng Tian," Leng Ao said.
"Heh......" Li Si listened to Leng Ao's words, sneered, and then said with an unclear smile on his face: "I thought that Meng Tian would never be able to turn over this time, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated him." ”
"My lord, could this be done by Fusu Gongzi?" Leng Ao expressed his doubts.
"Nope." Li Si shook his head and said: "Gongzi Fusu is an upright person, and he has never believed in ghosts and gods, so he would never think of this method. ”
"If it weren't for Gongzi Fusu, who else would there be?" Leng Ao really couldn't figure out who else would have the ability to help Meng Tian at this time, except for Gongzi Fusu.
Li Si listened to Leng Ao's words, calmed down and thought about it, and suddenly a face flashed in Li Si's mind, Li Si looked at Leng Ao and said, "There is another person." ”
Leng Ao looked at Li Si's eyes, and suddenly understood who he was talking about, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and said, "Zhao Gao." ”
"From the first time I met him, I knew he wasn't easy." Li Si cares about Zhao Gao very much, from the first time he saw Zhao Gao, Li Si knew that if this person was not an ally, he would definitely have to get rid of him, according to the current situation, what he thought in his heart was correct, if he couldn't use it for himself, this person still had to get rid of him, otherwise there would be endless troubles.
"He's really good." After this pursuit, Leng Ao was also impressed by Zhao Gao, no one had ever made his task so embarrassing, he was the first person.
"I heard that you didn't bring Zhao Gao to the designated location as planned." Li Si asked suddenly, this was the first time that Leng Ao had not completed the task sent by Li Si, and Li Si was very curious.
"I underestimated him." Leng Ao didn't deny it, this time he did underestimate Zhao Gao, but he didn't expect this unarmed man to play around by himself.
"I can't blame you entirely." Li Si said: "I ordered him not to take his life at that time. ”
"It's me who didn't complete the task, I've already received the penalty." Leng Ao's mission was not completed as planned this time, although it was said that he still led Meng Tian out of the Great Wall, but Leng Ao returned to the organization to receive punishment as soon as he returned.
This is also the reason why Li Si values Leng Ao so much, Li Si looked at Leng Ao with satisfaction and said: "If this person is not his own person, he will kill him directly next time." ”
"Command." Leng Ao heard Li Si's words, and said with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.
"It seems that Meng Tian can't move this time." Li Si said quietly.
"Is there no way?" Leng Ao said: "If there is anything I need to do, please command, my lord." ”
"What is our majesty like, can I still not know?" Li Si shook his head and said, Li Si really admired Zhao Gao's idea.
"But we've been planning for so long, and the adults are willing?" Leng Ao understands Li Si's character, and he is absolutely unwilling.
"What if you are unwilling? This matter is a foregone conclusion, and it can only be planned in the future. Li Si knew that Qin Shi Huang was a person, and Qin Shi Huang himself was unwilling to kill Meng Tian, and now such a legend has come out, not only does Qin Shi Huang have a reason to pardon Meng Tian, but according to his obsession with Qi Huang's art in recent years, maybe Meng Tian will have a reward.
Li Si thought in his heart, although he was unwilling, but Li Si was scheming, and if he didn't work once, he would inevitably find an opportunity.
"You go and deal with him, you know too much." Li Si suddenly said lightly, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing, not to kill someone.
Of course, Leng Ao knew who Li Si was talking about, so he respectfully saluted Li Si and said, "I will definitely live up to the expectations of adults." ”
"Go ahead." Li Si waved his hand and said indifferently.
And at this moment, the person who was about to lose his life thought that he had nothing to do, and when he returned to his mansion, he entered the concubine's room and got away.
This person is the minister who just came out of Li Si's mansion, and he is also the minister who targeted Meng Tian everywhere in the main hall, and Li Si decided to give up this chess piece in the main hall, and as soon as this matter came out today, others made Li Si decide not to keep him anymore.
Li Si has a lot of chess pieces in his hands, one more of him, not too many of him, not to mention that he has no use value, if he keeps him, he will suffer disaster, according to Li Si's cautious nature, how can he keep him again.
But the minister didn't seem to have much foresight, thinking that Li Si's calm face was no longer angry, and he was still swaggering, and in the end he didn't even know how he died.
It was only the next morning that a scream came from the concubine's room, and when the people rushed over, they saw their master with a dagger in his chest, his eyes wide open, and he was out of breath.
So the concubine was arrested and given death by the grandmother in charge, and the minister's death was also done by the concubine, and no one doubted Leng Ao and the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Gongzi Fusu hurried back to Xianyang City the day after the rumors spread, and Zhao Gao, Li Jiang and others also said goodbye and prepared to return to Xianyang City.
When leaving, Zhao Gao saluted Shang Jie and said, "I hope Shang Shangzao has news, please contact me immediately." ”
"Don't worry, Zhao Gongzi." Shang Jie also replied: "I have already sent soldiers to look for people in the direction you said Zhao Gongzi, and I will notify Zhao Gongzi as soon as there is news." ”
"It's so hard." Zhao Gao bowed respectfully, and as soon as Zhao Gao arrived at the Great Wall, he asked Shang Jie to send someone to find Changchun, but there was no news.
"Zhao Gongzi is polite, pay attention to safety on the road." Shang Jie was also very cool, in order to protect the safety of Zhao Gao, Li Jiang and others, he sent a few soldiers to protect them back to Xianyang City.
So Zhao Gao and others didn't stay long, and got into the carriage prepared by Shang Jie and set off.
Because Gongzi Fusu wanted to rush back quickly, he couldn't take Meng Jiangnu with him, so Meng Jiangnu also took a carriage back to Xianyang City with Zhao Gao, Li Jiang and others.
Gongzi Fusu soon returned to Xianyang City, and after getting off the horse, he went directly to Xianyang Palace, and when Zhao Gao and others returned to Xianyang City, Meng Tian was already acquitted.
However, Zhao Gao and others received a holy decree, which was Xuanmeng Jiangnu who entered the palace to face the saint early.
Fortunately, the person who announced the holy decree was Gongzi Fusu, and after the holy decree was announced, Gongzi Fusu asked everyone to get up, and then said to Meng Jiangnu: "Miss Meng, don't be afraid, Your Majesty just wants to see the legendary person." ”
"I hope that Gongzi Fusu will take care of it more." Before Meng Jiangnu could speak, Mu Qi on the side said worriedly.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Fusu Gongzi gave everyone a reassuring look, and then said to Meng Jiangnu: "Miss Meng has a good rest today, and Fusu will definitely send a carriage to pick up Miss Meng tomorrow morning." ”
"There is Lao Fu Su Gongzi." Meng Jiangnu saluted.
"Miss Meng is polite, thanks to Miss Meng." Childe Fusu said in return.
After reading the holy decree, Gongzi Fusu told everyone some etiquette that needed to be observed when entering the palace, and then left after chatting a few words.
Mu Qi was always preoccupied with Meng Jiangnu's entry into the palace, as if something bad was about to happen, but he couldn't do anything, which made Mu Qi feel very powerless.
Of course, there was a more important thing that happened, not long after Zhao Gao left Loei, a group of people came to the door.
This group of people was violent, and as soon as Qishan opened the gate, the group of people rushed in and rushed directly into the courtyard.
Because Li Jiang and the others returned safely, everyone was happy, and suddenly saw a group of people from the courtyard, and all of them were obviously stunned.
Qishan caught up from behind, and then said, "Senior sister, I can't stop them." ”
"Who are you?" Li Jiang looked at this group of menacing people curiously and asked.