Chapter 15: Lis
When everyone stood up, Hu Hai stared at the old man who stood in the first position in the row.
He had already seen who this old man was from his standing position, who had served as prime minister from the first emperor until the current first person in the Great Qin Empire - Li Si.
Li Si's hair was gray, his hands were clenched, his face was thin but his eyes were bright, his three long gray beards hung neatly on his chest, and his not too tall body was not as stiff as the rest of the old ministers, but rather straight, exuding an aura of not being angry and arrogant.
Hu Hai saw Li Si standing there with his eyebrows lowered and bowed, and his eyes flashed: "On this tour of the east, Zhao Gao, the thief, intended to assassinate and murder Yu Me, and Zhao Gao, the thief, together with more than 40 people including his henchman Zhao Cheng, have been killed by me. Zhang Han! ”
Speaking of this, Hu Hai said loudly. "Hang the heads of Zhao Gao and his henchmen and thieves in the city to show the public." Originally, Hu Hai wanted to say that it was hanging in the city to show the public, but Xianyang had no city wall and had to be suspended in the city to show the public, and he knew that Zhang Han must know where to hang it.
"Whoa!" Zhang Han shouted in response to the order and turned back.
After Hu Hai finished speaking, he stared at the many high-ranking officials and ministers in front of the horse. Li Si, who was originally standing with the old god bowing down, was stunned when he heard Hu Hai's words, and looked up at Hu Hai in horror.
After Hu Hai said these words, he kept staring at the reactions of Li Si and many other ministers, Li Si looked up and saw Hu Hai, who was sitting on a high-end horse, staring at him with burning eyes, his eyes were indifferent, is this still the Hu Hai in his heart who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, mediocre and cowardly?
Li Si's heart trembled, his face returned to normal, and he hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Hu Hai anymore, but the green tendons exposed by Zhigui's hands showed that the turbulence in his heart at this time was not as calm as he appeared.
Hu Hai saw Li Si's retreat, and a smile rose at the corner of his eyebrows. Sure enough, these people haven't gotten the news that Zhao Gao has been killed by themselves.
On the other hand, many high-ranking officials and ministers except Li Si suddenly lost their voices when they heard Hu Hai's words, and Hu Hai's words obviously had too much impact on them, even with their many years of eunuch life, they lost their minds for a while, I don't know if they didn't believe it or because of other reasons.
It wasn't until they saw Zhang Han leading a team of forbidden soldiers holding the heads of Zhao Gao and others who had been preserved by nitrate that everyone came back to their senses.
Suddenly, many ministers who had collectively lost their voices were like a honeycomb that had exploded, and some ministers immediately wept bitterly and knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty Shengming." Some shouted, "Long live Your Majesty." Some were trembling and pale.
Looking at this scene of sentient beings, Hu Hai coldly glanced at the ministers who were pale and depressed, coughed twice, and said: "Zhao Gao is dead, Zhao Gao and his henchmen have been wiped out by me, I hope that all Aiqing can work together to sweep away the chaotic people and protect my great Qin country at this moment." If there is any more chaos in my court, I will not be spared! ”
In the end, Hu Hai was already murderous, and his cold eyes made all the ministers tremble.
This is a typical carrot and stick policy. Hu Hai will definitely not let go of those ministers who tend to be inflammatory, if there is no Liu Bang, Xiang Liang and others to raise troops against Qin, Hu Hai will definitely sweep away all Zhao Gao's henchmen.
But now the situation is different, Hu Hai doesn't want to let the hinterland of Guanzhong chaos because of his big killing. He knew that there were many remnants of the Six Kingdoms in Xianyang alone, and these people were all eager for the Qin Dynasty to perish.
Except for a few people who had to be killed, such as Yan Le, Hu Hai planned to release these big rats who ate the king's fortune first, but couldn't share their worries, after all, they still had some ability to get to this position today.
Several ministers who were originally swept by Hu Hai's murderous eyes heard Hu Hai's words, and their hearts were suddenly relieved, they had already taken refuge in Zhao Gao before, and when they heard Hu Hai's words, they already understood that the emperor had opened a way for them to live.
But if you don't work hard, then there will definitely be only one dead word next time.
Everyone couldn't help but have a thought at the same time, what happened to His Majesty's Eastern Tour? Is this still the same Hu Hai that he and the others have seen before?
Many ministers looked at Hu Hai, who was sitting on the horse with murderous spirit, and only had one feeling, isn't the Emperor in front of him a copy of His Majesty the First Emperor when he was young? Even more powerful than His Majesty the First Emperor.
I don't know who took the lead, and many ministers who trembled in their hearts knelt on the ground at the same time and shouted: "Your Majesty Shengming, long live, long live, long live!" ”
Maybe it's psychological, Hu Hai now feels much more deferential when he hears the voices of these ministers than when he first saw him before, and there is some fear in it.
Hu Hai smiled coldly and drove his horse forward, no longer caring about the many ministers who were kneeling on the ground. Wang Li and other generals of the forbidden army, who were not too far away, had no time to sigh at Hu Hai's clever means of combining grace and power, and hurriedly rode their horses to follow.
In addition to the 10,000 palace guards, the remaining 100,000 troops Hu Hai had already let people vacate the barracks of the guards who were originally guarding Xianyang for placement, and these forbidden troops who followed him were the most trusted by Hu Hai. As for the more than 100,000 guards who originally guarded Xianyang, they could only be stationed in other barracks, and Hu Hai had already planned for these people in his heart.
When I got closer to Huhai, I found that Xianyang, which had no city wall, still had a huge and deep city defense canal, and a wide stone bridge spanning both banks. This city without walls exudes the atmosphere of antiquity and vicissitudes everywhere, but the various buildings that are not visible at a glance are also showing its vigorous vitality and prosperity.
Wang Li and the others drove their horses to stop two meters away from Huhai, without disturbing Huhai to experience the heaviness and vicissitudes of Xianyang City.
Hu Hai felt that Wang Li and the others were following him, and turned his head and said, "Go and pass Li Si into the palace to see me." Meng Gan next to him hurriedly responded with a "whoo" and galloped away. Seeing Meng Gan's performance, the rest of the generals all smiled speechlessly.
Hu Hai also smiled, he liked Menggan very much, not only because of his age.
It's time to go into town! Hu Hai said secretly in his heart.
Looking at the long stone bridge, opposite was the capital of the most powerful empire in the world at that time, I don't know why he suddenly felt a little dazed at this time. The black horse under him seemed to feel the hesitation and hesitation in Hu Hai's heart, and without waiting for Hu Hai to drive away, he stepped across the wide stone bridge and stepped into Xianyang!
On both sides of the wide stone bridge, two rows of soldiers stood quietly, and when they saw Hu Hai driving their horses coming, they knelt on one knee silently. As the horses' hooves lightly step on the wide bridge deck made of huge stones, there is a crisp sound of "da-da".
The stone bridge said that it was not long, and it was not short. After a while, Hu Hai had already crossed the stone bridge, and now he had entered Xianyang, the capital of Great Qin.
Directly in front of you is a wide, huge bluestone-paved street, and you can't see the end at all. It is lined with numerous shops and liquor stores, most of which are one- or two-storey mud houses.
At this time, all the houses on both sides of the avenue have closed their doors and windows, and every three or five steps a soldier in a stubborn fit stands on the street, like a sculpture. Occasionally, on a few high-rise buildings, Hu Hai also saw black-clothed Qin soldiers guarding them alertly.
Hu Hai drove his horse, and he could clearly feel that there were figures flickering in the houses on both sides, and countless Xianyang people were staring at him tightly through the cracks in the doors and windows. Behind him, Wang Li and others followed closely, and it was not uncommon to assassinate the Great Qin Empire at this time.
Whenever Hu Hai walked by, the guards on both sides of the street would kneel down on one knee silently, except for the sound of horses' hooves moving forward, everything in front of him was like a silent movie, a little illusory, a little hazy.
Hu Hai tightened the reins in his hand, is this the taste of power? There's no denying that he loves it.
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Hu Hai didn't know where his imperial city and palace were, but the soldiers on both sides of the street showed him the way.
This time, Hu Hai didn't look at his palace too much, because as soon as he arrived in the palace, Li Si came to see him. When the emperor returned to the palace, a large number of eunuchs and palace maids naturally came to greet him outside the palace.
Hu Hai drove his horse into the palace, and Wang Li and other generals and Li Si and others all followed Hu Hai on foot. Hu Hai casually pointed to a palace maid and asked her to take Wang Li and the others to the side hall to wait, and he went to his bedroom with Li Si under the leadership of a palace maid.
Back in the dormitory, Hu Hai refused the palace maid's request to change his clothes, he felt that although this armor was a bit heavy, it was convenient. Hu Hai didn't know what the name of his palace was, because he didn't know the little seal on the door, and he didn't have time to think about it.
Li Si knelt on the ground, and Hu Hai sat on the high golden throne and looked at Li Si who knelt respectfully on the ground.
The hall was dead silent. All the palace maids and eunuchs were driven out by Hu Hai for a long time.
"Li Aiqing, don't you have anything to say to me?" Hu Hai finally spoke.
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