Lu Yan got the news outside Xianyang City that Zhang Han defeated the giant deer and retreated in the Thorn Plain, while Sima Xin had been detained in Xianyang, and Zhao Gao said that he was sick in the mansion.

When Hu Hai heard that Lu Yan had returned to Xianyang, he immediately sent someone to greet him, in the Wangyi Palace, there was no shortage of singing and dancing delicacies, and Lu Yan was very helpless when he saw this kind of scene.

"Your Majesty, who asked you to bring these things, the main hall is a place to handle state affairs, why did you bring these playthings that have brought disaster to the country and the people to the palace?" Lu Yan said with some reprimand.

Hu Hai saw that Lu Yan was angry, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while, and hurriedly asked his entourage to withdraw, "Ziyu doesn't know anything, and there is Prime Minister Zhao Cheng in national politics, so I am quite relaxed in Xianyang." ”

Lu Yan frowned slightly after hearing this, "You mean that Zhao Gao is already ranked as prime minister?" When I was leaving, I gave the letter to the king, didn't the king read it at all? ”

"I did read the letter, but I felt that Zhao Gao was not at fault at the time, so I didn't expel him from the palace. Hu Hai said proudly.

"Your Majesty, do you really don't know, or do you really don't know, that Sima Xin came to Xianyang to ask for official business, was detained by Zhao Gao in the mansion, and refused to let him go back, now Zhang Han has defeated the giant deer, if Sima Xin does not return to the Thorn Plains for a long time, then Zhang Han must think that Zhao Gao wants to punish him!" Lu Yan said excitedly.

When Hu Hai heard this, he was very surprised, "I will invite Zhao Gao here, and entrust everything to Pingnanhou, I don't know what Ziyu thinks?" ”

"The general trend has gone, but the minister has lost the king!" Lu Yan immediately bowed his head and bowed, Hu Hai saw this, and immediately helped Lu Yan up, his face was very embarrassed.

"Ziyu is in the prime of life, why is he so sad, I will let Zhao Gao invite Zhao Gao to carefully explain Sima Xin's matter." Hu Hai said that, and immediately motioned for the attendant to go to the Zhao Mansion.

At this moment, Zhao Gao had already known that Pingnanhou was here because of him, and now when he saw the waiter coming to invite, he was very frightened, so he had to let his two brothers go over to report the matter.

In Wangyi Palace, Lu Yan waited for a long time and didn't see Zhao Gao coming, but when Zhao Cheng and Zhao Chang came, he was naturally furious in his heart, and without waiting for the two to report the matter, he directly ordered someone to drag them out and kill them.

Hu Hai saw that Lu Yan acted decisively, so he naturally didn't dare to stop him, and let him handle the government affairs, "You go and invite Zhao Gao to come again, if you don't come to the palace, then the next one is Yan Le!" ”

After hearing this, the waiter did not dare to slack off, and went to Zhao's mansion for the second time, and told Zhao Gao all the words of Pingnanhou, and heard that his two brothers were killed, and he was very flustered for a while.

"Dare to ask if Prime Minister Zhao Cheng is going? If we don't go, we can go to the county government to get people, and save time here. The squire said slowly.

"Go, let's go, please lead the way." Zhao Gao said with some compromise.

Outside the Wangyi Palace, Zhao Gao's forehead was already covered with sweat, but he had to walk towards the hall, at this moment Lu Yan was sitting in the first place, and Hu Hai had to stand on the side, feeling a little rebellious.

"Minister Zhao Gao visited the king and the Marquis of Pingnan, I don't know what is the important matter to find the old minister at this time?" Zhao Gaocheng said in fear.

"Let me ask you, why did Sima Xin stop him, why didn't he report the chaotic things in various places, and dare to ask Prime Minister Zhao Cheng what his intentions were!" Lu Yan asked directly to the point.

Zhao Gao was asked, but he just bowed his head and said nothing, and only after a while did he speak slightly, "That Sima Xin is an old minister who knows his mistakes, and the chaos in various places is managed by Zhao Cheng and Zhao Chang, and now he has been beheaded by Pingnan Hou." Zhao Gao pretended to be calm and said.

"Someone, go and bring Sima Xin over, I have something to tell him." Lu Yan said very indifferently, as long as he told Sima Xin and let Zhang Han stabilize, there would still be a chance.

At this time, Lu Yan's heart was very complicated, seeing Hu Hai like this, he couldn't bear to abandon Daqin in his heart, but thinking about everything at the beginning, it seemed that the first king did it intentionally.

Zhao Gao knelt on the hall, and he didn't dare to take a breath, and after a while, the attendants outside ran back in a hurry, "King Qiqi, that Sima Xin has escaped!" ”

"What! Escaped? Then send someone to chase after you, you must chase it back! Lu Yan said a little anxiously.

Hu Hai next to him looked very melancholy, "Ziyu, then Sima Xin ran away, what's the use of chasing him, it's better to sit down and drink a glass of sake." ”

Seeing this, Lu Yan just shook his head, "The king doesn't know, that Sima Xin is the long history of Zhang Han's subordinates, and now Zhao Gao treats him like this, Zhang Han must think that Zhao Gao is suspicious, and he doesn't know that I have returned to the dynasty, so he must be anti-Qin, these days Zhang Han has a reward or not, and if he is guilty, he will be punished, and Prime Minister Zhao Cheng is really a good calculation." Lu Yan said with a smile a little angrily.

"Zhao Gao, is it really as Ziyu said?" Hu Hai also looked at Zhao Gao who was kneeling suspiciously.

"Please also ask the king to be clear, the old minister is wronged, the old minister just wants to wait until Zhang Han returns to Xianyang, and reward him together." Zhao Gao said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers thought that Zhao Gao was in trouble with the dynasty and should be beheaded to show the public, so that Qin can be protected." Lu Yan said eagerly.

Imagine it, this Zhao Gao usually obeys Hu Hai in every way, which can be said to be the pole of the minister, and now the Marquis of Ping Nanhou has just returned from Linzi, but he wants to kill Zhao Gao, Hu Hai naturally can't bear it.

"Although Prime Minister Zhao Cheng is at fault, but the crime is not to death, it is better to solve Sima Xin's matter, and then make a decision." There was some protection in Hu Hai's words.

Seeing this, Lu Yan got up from the front of the case with some displeasure, "King Qiqi, these Weichen have already helped you review it, and it is as is, I promised the king at the beginning to ensure that you are thorough for a lifetime, but now Weichen is afraid that he will not be able to do it, and Sima Xin can be saved if he chases back Daqin, if he can't chase it back, he will be resigned to fate." ”

After speaking, he immediately bowed down to Hu Hai and bowed, "Ziyu, why is this?" Is this about to leave Xianyang? ”

"The minister has important matters, and I hope that I can't accompany the king, and there is Zhao Gao in the palace, and the king can order him in all matters." Lu Yan looked at Zhao Gao and said with some disdain.

"It turns out that Ziyu also thinks that Zhao Gao is a capable minister." Hu Hai thought that Lu Yan praised Zhao Gao again, and he was very happy in his heart.

Lu Yan came to Xianyang, originally wanted to appease Sima Xin, but never expected that he would run away, may have been imprisoned by Zhao Gao, and did not know that Pingnan Hou returned to the court, and after Lu Yan beheaded Zhao Cheng and Zhao Chang, he hurriedly left Xianyang and went to Huaiyin.

After Sima Xin escaped, he was also terrified, afraid that Zhao Gao would send someone to chase him from behind, so the escape route was not an official road, so the soldiers who came to pursue him did not find any trace of Sima Xin, and after many days, he finally fled back to Thorn Yuan from Xianyang.