Chapter 20: Destroying Qin

This period of time has been the most appropriate moment in Hu Hai's life. Because he no longer has to worry about the complicated affairs of the empire, and he no longer has to worry about the safety of all the people in the world. He can enjoy the privileges of the emperor to the fullest and enjoy the unbridled extravagance of life, which is his pursuit of life. The affairs of the empire have been completely entrusted to Prime Minister Zhao Gao.

However, Prime Minister Zhao Gao does not seem to be able to perform his duties well. When Emperor Hu Hai heard about political affairs again, it was already the time when the Chu army was forcing the border and the troops were approaching the city. What surprised Hu Hai even more was that during the period when he ignored the government, Zhang Han, the most courageous general of the empire, had surrendered to the rebels, and the thugs in Chu had broken through Guanzhong. His attitude towards Prime Minister Zhao Gao changed from absolute trust to extreme suspicion in an instant, and he repeatedly sent people to question Prime Minister Zhao Gao.

The envoy went to the mansion of Prime Minister Zhao Gao, but found that he was always sick in bed, and his body did not seem to be very healthy.

Zhao Gao, who pretended to be sick, felt a little frightened, he was still a little worried that Hu Hai would make a decision that was unfavorable to him. Zhao Gao, who is well versed in the power struggle, immediately realized that this would be another critical moment in his life, and if he didn't handle it well, he would be ruined. A bold idea popped up in his mind, that is, to remove the emperor Hu Hai, who did not trust him.

But he was not able to fully control the civil and military ministers of the court, and he needed to be cheeky to do an experiment, which was the most famous reversal of right and wrong in history - referring to the deer as a horse.

Prime Minister Zhao presented a deer to Emperor Hu Hai in a grand manner, claiming that it was a horse. The courtiers were either silent or echoed. Those ministers who dared to point out the truth were eradicated one by one by Prime Minister Zhao Gao with despicable means afterwards.

Hu Hai, who didn't have much self-confidence, looked at the thin animal with antlers in front of him, but he didn't expect it to be a horse. He looked at the ministers of the court with some confusion, but they all seemed to agree in unison, this horse is really strong.

Hu Hai began to doubt life more and more. In the next few days, Hu Hai's sleep quality was very bad, and he often had nightmares. He dreamed that the white tiger had bitten his BMW to death, and this BMW looked like a deer no matter how it looked. (The second dream of the white tiger and its left horse, killing it, unhappy, strange to ask the dream.) ）

He summoned a professional dream interpreter to interpret his dream, and the answer he got was that Jingshui was worshipped—the god of Jingshui was angry. Hu Hai had to personally go to the Wangyi Palace near Jingshui to worship the god of Jingshui. At the time of the sacrifice, four white horses must be sunk into the water as sacrifices to comfort the angry gods.

After the sacrifice, Hu Hai did not feel comfortable, but his spirit became more and more trance-like. He was puzzled, how could the four white horses sacrificed be different from the thin horses in the Xianyang Palace.

Is it a deer, or is it a horse?

【Hu Hai】

Emperor Hu Hai not only couldn't distinguish between a deer and a horse, he couldn't even distinguish between a human and a ghost. He didn't expect that Zhao Gao, the loyal minister next to him, turned out to be the most vicious devil.

Devil Zhao Gao revealed his true hideous face. He sent his own soldiers to Wangyi Palace, killed all the guards in the palace, and went straight to Emperor Hu Hai's bedroom, pointing his sword at the noble emperor.

Hu Hai had never seen this posture, and he would not have thought of such a day. The noble emperor begged in a humble tone, "Can you let me meet the prime minister?" (Can the prime minister be seen?) ）

The killer didn't have a hint of expression on his face and shook his head.

"Can you make me a county king?" (I would like a county to be king.) ）

The killer shook his head again.

"Princes?" (Willing to be the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households.) ）

The answer was still to shake his head.

"I just want to be an ordinary common ......" (willing to be the head of Qianqian with his wife) Hu Hai cried in despair. Extremely resistant to death, he felt a deep fear in the last moments of his life.

In a cold tone, the killer refused all of his requests.

"I'm just doing what I'm told, and no matter how much you say, I don't dare to report it to the top." (The minister was ordered by the prime minister to punish the world for the world, although the foot said a lot, the minister did not dare to report.) ）

Hu Hai, who was still reluctant to give up on life, ended his life under the pressure of the killer step by step. He didn't think until he died, the emperor turned out to be the most dangerous profession in the world.

After ending his life, Hu Hai finally realized his wish to be an ordinary person. He was not qualified for the emperor's funeral, but was buried in obscurity in the suburb of Yichun Yuan as an ordinary person - this was the order of Prime Minister Zhao Gao.

Hu Hai no longer has to worry about government affairs, because he has always gained peace.

【Zhao Gao】

Forcing Emperor Hu Hai to death, Zhao Gao went to the pinnacle of power. But he didn't feel unusually excited, he even felt a little lost. He couldn't solve the problem of the throne, and he couldn't solve the current grim situation.

He also tried to ascend to the throne himself, but the resistance in the court was still very large, and the ministers and generals did not fully support him. He understood that with his bloodline and ability, he simply could not take on such a great task, and the world would not surrender.

He also wanted to send a letter of surrender to Liu Ji, the leader of the revolutionary army, as other grassroots governments have done, in order to keep his current position.

But this time, Liu Ji rejected Zhao Gao's request. This is the bull's-eye of the national revolution, and everyone's eyes and goals are focused on it, and it is not something that you and I can agree on in private.

【Zhao Gao】

Prime Minister Zhao Gao looked at the territory of the empire, and the territory of the Qin Dynasty had shrunk from all the frontiers under heaven to only the central region. If Ying Zheng and Li Si saw such a day, they would definitely feel extremely sad. However, Zhao Gao didn't feel this way, and he may have a little regret. But at the moment, he was thinking more about his own safety.

He decided to abolish the title of emperor and set up a close relative of the Qin clan as the king of Qin, instead of being called emperor.

The name of this close relative of the clan is Ziying.

【Child】

Ziying was forced to ascend to the throne in troubled times, and he knew that this was not something to be thankful for. He even felt a little scared, he was worried that his fate would be like Hu Hai, who was murdered by Zhao Gao's plot.

He had to strike first.

【Zhao Gao】

On the day when the Qin Guozong Temple was about to hand over the seal of the King of Qin, Prime Minister Zhao Gao had not seen the figure of the prince of Quasi-Qin for a long time, and his heart seemed a little impatient. The events that have taken place in the past few days have made him confused.

Zhao Gao sent several groups of people to urge the child. Zhao Gao didn't know if Ziying was unwilling to be the king of Qin. But this is no longer up to him, whether the child wants to be it or not, he must be it.

Ziying, who was hiding in Saigong, decided that he would not go to Jongmyo to take office anyway. He was silently waiting for an opportunity.

And that opportunity has finally arrived. Zhao Gao, who was already impatient with waiting, decided to go to the palace in person to do ideological work for Ziying. The temple sacrifice is a national event, can Qin Wangyan not come? (Zongmiao is an important matter, why can't Wang Ji?) ）

The moment Zhao Gao stepped into the palace, he was decisively terminated by the killers who were ambushed around, and he didn't even have a chance to react. Ziying wanted this effect, and he had imagined this image in his mind ten thousand times.

Zhao Gao, who is keen on power struggle, has finally finished his sinful life. In his long list of dead souls is a series of high-ranking government officials, including Emperor Hu Hai, Prince Fusu, Prime Minister Li Si, high-ranking military and political officials Meng Tian and Meng Yi, and their relatives and friends. And now, Zhao Gao's clan relatives and friends are also implicated and imprisoned, facing the most serious punishment - the death penalty. This may be the last criminal case of such a high profile in the Qin Empire, and the prime minister of the Qin Empire was exterminated.

During the reign of successive prime ministers, he was arrested and imprisoned, and almost all of them implicated a large number of clan relatives and friends, none of whom died well. It turns out that not only is the emperor the most dangerous profession in the world, but the position of prime minister is also full of risks.

【Child】

The stone in Prince Qin's heart never let go. He was probably the most anxious king in the history of Qin, and he was about to face the humiliation of the death of the country on the day he ascended the throne.

The 46 days since his accession to the throne were the most torturous 46 days of his life, and during these days, he hardly slept soundly. He knew that he had no power to return to heaven, and he could not bear the weight of this country and the weight of the current situation. He just wanted to beg for the humblest of survival, just like Hu Hai did in his last moments. He doesn't want to be the king of Qin, he doesn't even want to be a prince, he just wants to be an ordinary person and live a stable life.

Ziying put on plain clothes, tied the ribbon of the Son of Heaven, held the sealed emperor's seal and talismans in both hands, rode in a carriage alone, led the hundred officials to open the city gate, and respectfully knelt on both sides of the road to welcome the arrival of the revolutionary army.

Liu Ji, the leader of the revolutionary army, generously accepted Ziying's surrender and did not end Ziying's life. Ziying's heavy mood was finally relieved, and after so many days of worry, she could finally let go and sleep peacefully. He was glad that he had saved a life, and he was extremely grateful for the tolerance of Liu Ji, the leader of the revolutionary army.

But Ziying apparently rejoiced too soon. He doesn't know that in these troubled times, no one can promise to guarantee your safety.

Two months later, he was killed by the same revolutionary army, whose leader was called Xiang Yu.