The light of day in Xianyang Prison, Li Si can no longer see it.

The former prime minister of Qin did not expect that he played again and again, and the words he wrote down had been cut out by Zhao Gao word by word, and then pieced together into a confession of Li Si's deliberate rebellion, with this "true" incomparable evidence, Hu Hai finally made up his mind to kill Li Si.

Li Si cocooned himself.

I don't know that the eldest princess Ying Yushu, who is far away in the east, is struggling to save him.

For Li Yuan's westward expedition this time, Ying Yushu changed from opposition to support, and there was only one reason, that is, Li Yuan took Hangu Pass.

After the capture of Hangu Pass, the strategic situation faced by Li Yuan's army has undergone a fundamental change, originally only trapped in front of Li Yuan in Sanchuan County, is the fertile land where the old Qin people have lived for generations, here, the mighty Weishui and Jingshui flow through the fertile plain of more than 600 miles in Guanzhong, and the water of the great river has also given birth to the splendid civilization of China for 5,000 years.

Daqin, the world, is under control.

In early February, Li Yuan's army marched upriver along the Weishui River with lightning speed, and the Xiayi guards who were the first to do so simply surrendered without much resistance.

Neishi County, Xiayi.

Located at the easternmost end of the border between Weishui and the Great River, from Hangu Pass to the west, on the Weihe Plain, dotted cities are scattered along the river, like strings of pearls connected by silk threads.

Standing on the high and solid tower of Xiayi City, watching the cavalry led by Luo Jia under the city is riding a horse and galloping into the distance, Li Yuan's chest is like a fire burning, compared to the frequent wars, the Qin people are regarded as the mortal enemy of the Kandong, the land west of Hangu Pass is the homeland of the Qin people to rest and recuperate.

Great Qin ruled the country by law, and within the law, the emperor also had to abide by the laws of the country, and Hu Hai replaced the law with imperial power, and arrested ministers at will with speculation and no evidence. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period for hundreds of years, there were not no bloodshed between brothers fighting for the throne, but it was the first one who was so brutal that Hu Hai killed all his brothers cleanly.

Li Yuanjun's entry into Xianyang this time was at a critical moment when the Qin State was facing violent turmoil, and in the eyes of some old Qin people in Guanzhong, the Second Hu Hai was not the heir designated by the First Emperor at all, and there was only one real heir to the throne of the Qin State, and that was Fusu.

Fusu is dead.

was persecuted to death by Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, and the culprit was Zhao Gao, and the black hand behind the scenes, without asking more, was the good brother Emperor Hu Hai.

Under the high-pressure policies of Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, the Qin people in Guanzhong used silence to resist the brutality of the government, and after a long backlog, the anger of the Qin people has reached the peak of the outbreak. Li Yuan officially played the slogan of "Qing Jun's side, eliminate traitorous ministers" on the Hangu Pass, and the eldest princess Ying Yushu was in charge.

Of course, the more important point is that if Zhao Gao engages in conspiracy and trickery, he can be regarded as a first-class person, but compared with Li Si in terms of his ability to govern the country, the gap is too big.

The old saying that there is a specialization in human art is true.

With the taxation and military conscription again and again, ordinary Qin civilians gradually found that they had worked hard for a year in exchange for only a bunch of debts, and the young and strong men who went out to fight would bring back military exploits that were enough to make the family glorious, but now, there is only one funeral report after another to report the death.

The counties and pavilions in this area of Guanzhong have no stories for a long time, and the county is extremely empty, otherwise it would not have been attacked by Zhou Wen's army all the way two years ago, and now, it has been replaced by the army that is also under the banner of the Qin army, and the counties and pavilions that have long been dissatisfied with Hu Hai and Zhao Gao have responded, and for a while, the congregation gathered.

Like dry wood and a blazing fire.

Like a whirlwind of clouds.

After taking Xiayi, Li Yuan's army sent the advance cavalry Luo Jia 1,000 cavalry to sweep both sides of Weishui with a thunderous momentum, after sending Jiang Yu to lead a thousand elite soldiers to defend the Hangu fortress, Li Yuan led the remaining 5,000 elite soldiers, together with nearly 10,000 counties that surrendered all the way, and Qingzhuang even went down to Liyi, Linxia, Huaide and other seven county towns, and the momentum of the army was great.

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February 16.

Xianyang, the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Several carriages were parked at the door in unison, from early morning to afternoon, never leaving, this was an emergency meeting of the Zhao family, which was prompted by the recent series of rebellions in the Guanzhong area.

Inside the main hall.

Prime Minister Zhao Gao's face sank like water, his face was gloomy and terrifying, he changed the smiling and smiling tiger appearance of the past, and the traitors of the Six Kingdoms who were far away in Kanto, this time they were also under the banner of the Qin army, and there was also the eldest princess Ying Yushu in charge, and what was even more hateful was that the slogan played by this group of traitors was actually "Qingjun side, get rid of traitorous ministers".

Who is the traitor?

Zhao Gao.

Faced with such a group of thieves in Qin who tried to subvert Zhao Gao's status, Zhao Gao made up his mind that he would gather all the Liliang and exterminate Ying Yushu, Li Yuan and other thieves.

"Prime Minister, according to the news obtained by his subordinates, it is very likely that Li Yuan is the concubine of Li Si's old thief, and this time, it is clear that he is here to save Li Thief from prison." Zhao Cheng is Zhao Gao's younger brother, and he is Zhao Gao's right-hand man with Yan Le, and his news can be described as earth-shattering.

"Ah Cheng, what you said is true?" Zhao Gao asked hatefully.

"The news should be true, this is a subordinate who is lurking in Li Youfu's people came back, this Li was originally born to Li Lao Thief and a Kabuki." Zhao Cheng nodded affirmatively and said.

"Haha, I didn't expect that Prime Minister Li Cheng, who is plain and dignified, is also a villain with extreme hypocrisy." Zhao Gao said loudly, and his gloomy mood was greatly improved because of this sudden information.

"Prime Minister, if Li Yuan is really Li Si's son, then, we have Li Si's father and son hostages in hand, which can be used as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Li Yuan, as long as it can be delayed for half a month, then the general only needs to send an elite army to help, why not destroy the Li thief rebellion." Yan Le settled his mind and stepped forward to admonish.

In the area of Guanzhong, the army is empty, and Liliang, who guards the capital in the Xianyang area, is only more than 10,000 people under Yan Le's hands, and among these soldiers, there are many new soldiers who have not been on the battlefield.

At this critical time in the capital, we must find ways to mobilize the Zhang Han army or Wang Li's army in the Thorn Plains to return to defense, otherwise, Guanzhong will not be protected, and Xianyang will not be protected.

"Xianyang Ling is worried about it, you quickly send capable people from Yunzhong County to detour to Thorn Plain, let the general send elite soldiers back, in addition, hurry up and prepare the car, I will go to meet old friends for a while." Zhao Gao commanded in a deep voice.