Pacing slowly, stopping, taking a few steps, and stopping, Zhao Gao looked at the bamboo slip and was stunned.

What the hell could this be that could really make people immortal? What did An Qisheng bother to get him for?

Zhao Gao had too many questions in his heart, but he had already made up his mind that he would not let 'that thing' be sent to the First Emperor no matter what. Otherwise, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance that the First Emperor will live forever as he wishes, then he Zhao Gao will never have the day to come out.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gaoxin opened the sealing wax on the bamboo slip and read it carefully, it was indeed a note written by Ren Huan to the First Emperor, which carefully wrote the process of obtaining this thing in the Xiou Kingdom. Zhao Gao couldn't help but be a little disappointed after reading it, and Ren Huan didn't say a word about what this thing was.

Privately demolishing the letter from the general of the border pass to the emperor is already a capital crime, but Zhao Gao obviously doesn't care, he Zhao Gao dares to do the greater crime of rebellion, how can he care about these small things.

After looking at it carefully again, to make sure that nothing was missing, Zhao Gao threw the bamboo slip into the brazier. I was just about to pour in the lamp oil and light it, but suddenly a thought flashed in my mind, and I hurriedly picked up the bamboo slips from the brazier. Fortunately, it was only lightly stained with a layer of dust, and there was no trace left, so Zhao Gao was relieved.

Zhao Gao half-squinted, and a few sinister smiles appeared at the corners of his mouth. Didn't he always find a way to get rid of Meng Yi, this is a godsend.

He lit an oil lamp, carefully dripped the hot melted beeswax on the seal, and then dried it, so that if you didn't look closely, you couldn't see enough of it had been opened. Zhao Gao nodded with satisfaction, he had been a scribe for six years, and this little trick was naturally not a problem.

When the wax was almost dry, Zhao Gao put the bamboo slip into his sleeve. He called another confidant palace person, wrote a silk letter and handed it to him, carefully took out a piece of tiger talisman that he carried closely, and handed it to the palace person, and carefully advised:

"Tell Gao Rou that I saved his life, and now it's time for him to show his loyalty. As a county guard, he can mobilize the garrison of the Cangshan camp with this tiger talisman. Speaking of this, a hint of fierceness flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes,

"Let him do what I say, or I'll reunite their family underground."

Gao Rouyuan's parents and wife in Xianyang have been taken into custody by Zhao Gao, so he is not afraid that Gao Rou will not give in.

The confidant of the palace made a promise, so he put away the letter and tiger talisman, and left.

Zhao Gao waited patiently for three more days, and during these three days, the first emperor's condition became more and more serious, and he couldn't speak and fell asleep all day, just relying on decoction to maintain his life. An Qisheng has not been seen since the last time he met Zhao Gao in Huiji, and Zhao Gao couldn't find him, so he simply didn't think about it.

Getting up early in the morning of the third day, Zhao Gao had breakfast, then dressed up and walked towards the first emperor's bedroom.

Meng Yi was still holding the saber in his crotch, guarding the door with a serious expression, and when he saw Zhao Gao coming, he just glanced sideways and didn't pay attention. Zhao Gao sped up a few steps to meet him, looked anxious, and said to Meng Yi:

"General, please come to your majesty with you as soon as possible, Lingnan has an urgent report."

Meng Yi was taken aback: Could it be that something happened to the Southern Expeditionary Army? That's an army of 400,000, nearly half of Great Qin's army. In this eventful time, the kilowatt can't have an accident.

"Something happened to Lingnan?" Meng Yi asked.

"I don't know." Zhao Gao shook his head and raised the bamboo slip in his hand, "This is the song sent by Ren Huan, I just met the messenger, saying that Ren Huan sent a tribute to His Majesty, but it was intercepted by the rebels in Chen Chi." ”

"Rebels?" Meng Yi was shocked in his heart, and asked sharply, "Where are the rebels from?" I wanted to ask again, but I saw that Prime Minister Li Si had already hurried over.

At that moment, he didn't ask any more questions, just nodded, and entered the palace with the two of them to meet the First Emperor.

Meng Yi saw that Zhao Gao's expression was serious, not like a fake, so he didn't think much about it. The CRRC government decree is the official position of drafting the will for His Majesty and in charge of the tiger talisman, and the prime minister and he, the general in charge of the Praetorian Guard, constitute the highest center of the patrol team. He Meng Yi has always had a clear distinction between public and private, no matter how bad his private relationship with Zhao Gao is, he will still put Daqin first in official affairs.

Zhao Gao waved his hand and brought a small eunuch who served the First Emperor around, and asked softly; "Is Your Majesty awake?"

"Tell your lordship, Your Majesty just got up and took the decoction, and now he is resting."

Zhao Gao waved his hand and asked the little eunuchs and palace maids to retreat, leaving only the three of them in the hall, as well as the sleeping First Emperor.

Zhao Gao walked lightly to the dragon collapse, and gently pushed and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." ”

The First Emperor woke up and turned around, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Gao, his eyes were a little confused.

He had a long, long dream just now, in which he seemed to have returned to his youth, in the suffocating Proton Mansion in Handan, a strange alchemist with a strange smile looked at him on the high wall and asked:

"Yingzheng, would you like to come with me?" He nodded ignorantly, and at the moment when Fang Shi's hand was about to take him, he suddenly woke up.

He heard his mother calling out to him, and he heard his father chirping as he caught a cricket for him. He shook his hand with all his might, turned and ran. Not far away, his mother Zhao Ji was squatting down with a smile, holding his favorite lotus seed white fungus soup in her hand. Just as he was about to take the soup, Zhao Ji's face suddenly distorted, and out of nowhere, he took out a dagger and stabbed him in the heart. He screamed and fell to the ground, but saw the contemptuous smiles of Lu Buwei and Chang Yu behind his mother. He grabbed his sword in anger and swung it desperately.

Kill, kill, kill, he wants to kill everyone, he wants to make everyone afraid of him, and no one will dare to look down on him again. It wasn't until he saw the heads fall to the ground that Ying Zheng felt satisfied.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Zhao Gao saw that the First Emperor's gaze wandered, so he snorted twice. The First Emperor came back to his senses at this time, he wanted to blame Zhao Gao for waking him up, he opened his mouth, his lips moved slightly, but he felt very tired and tired, so he didn't want to bother.

"Yes." The First Emperor answered, his voice as low as ever, but a little less majestic.

"Your Majesty, Ren Huan sent tribute from Lingnan." Zhao Gao said cautiously, he felt the displeasure of the First Emperor.

"Ren Huan, Lingnan ......." The First Emperor muttered as he listened to these two words that seemed to be very familiar, and his sloppy gaze slowly condensed. After struggling to sit up, Zhao Gao on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, put on a soft cushion and helped him sit up, and the first emperor noticed that Li Si and Meng Yi were also there.

"Your Majesty, this is Ren Huan's recital." Zhao Gao raised the bamboo slip above his head and said respectfully. The First Emperor stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Si, and Zhao Gao understood, so he handed the bamboo slip to Li Si.

Li Si carefully checked the sealing wax on the bamboo slip, and when he saw that there was no problem, he nodded to the First Emperor, opened the bamboo slip and read it out loud.

After listening to Li Si's words, the First Emperor sat on his seat, and the desire to survive rekindled in his originally dry eyes. With this thing, he may be able to live forever and no longer have to suffer from endless old age and death.

No matter how noisy you are, you have finally lived up to my high expectations for you, and I will reward you heavily! The First Emperor shouted in his heart.

"Quick...... Go get it. The First Emperor pointed at Zhao Gao and shouted with all his strength.

Zhao Gao knelt on the ground and said with a crying voice: "Your Majesty, the minister just got the news that the envoy sent by Ren Huan was surrounded by rebels in Chenchi, and the situation was extremely urgent, so I dared to offend Your Majesty and wake you up." ”

The First Emperor's mouth was wide open, his face was frightened, and he only felt a buzzing in his ears. Rebels, where are the rebels, is my country dying? Who is it, Meng Tian? Hustle? And who else is there?

The first emperor's wandering eyes swept over the faces of the three people, swept past Zhao Gao, swept past Li Si, and finally stopped on Meng Yi's face, as if he saw a life-saving straw when he was drowning, and stared straight at Meng Yi with wide eyes.

Meng Yi had just listened to Ren Huan's recital, and had already guessed that this so-called 'tribute' was the 'heavenly opportunity' in An Qisheng's mouth, which the First Emperor had been thinking of for more than ten years.

He had followed the First Emperor for more than thirty years, how could he not understand the meaning in the eyes of the Emperor when he looked at him. Looking at the dry skin of the First Emperor, who had slowly lost its luster and sunken eyes, he thought of the previous king who always said this loudly and patted his shoulder hard, and couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.

Taking a big step forward, Meng Yi's voice was firm and powerful, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will take the Yulin Army to regain the tribute for Your Majesty." He bowed his hand to Li Si again; Prime Minister, I'll leave it to you here. ”

"General, please leave with confidence, with the old man and Lord Zhao taking care of him here, there will definitely be no accident."

Meng Yi nodded, Li Si was still very relieved of His Majesty's loyalty, with him as the prime minister, even if Zhao Gao had any delusions, it would be impossible to shake Daqin's society.

As soon as he bowed to the First Emperor on the collapse, Meng Yi turned around and was about to leave.

"General, please stay." Zhao Gao's feminine voice came from behind him, and Meng Yi stopped and turned to look at Zhao Gao.

"General, we didn't have many soldiers on this patrol, only less than 10,000 Yulin. If the general leaves, what if there are rebels invading His Majesty's palace? ”

Meng Yi frowned slightly, what Zhao Gao said was indeed true. The sand dunes are located in the old land at the junction of Qi and Zhao, and it is not impossible for people with ill intentions to gather to attack and kill His Majesty. If he was there, with nearly 10,000 feathers, he Meng Yi was confident that he could block any attack. But once he leads the army away, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 chance of injuring His Majesty, he Meng Yi will be guilty of 10,000 deaths.

"In that case, I'll only take the Praetorian Guards of the headquarters to meet you. My lieutenant Wang Qi has experienced a hundred battles, and the Yulin Army is the first horseman in Great Qin, with him, he will be able to maintain His Majesty's integrity. ”

Zhao Gao squinted and nodded, a subtle hint of trivet flashed in his eyes.

"This is very good, Zhao Gao is here to congratulate the general in advance on his victory."

The horn sounded outside the palace, and the soldiers of the Yulin rushed out of the barracks one after another, and led their horses to the school training ground outside the palace. Meng Yi was already dressed up, brandishing a horsewhip and pacing slowly in front of the soldiers, with a serious expression.

"My guard, take a step forward."

Nearly 1,000 soldiers led their horses and strode forward, all of them standing tall and proudly raising their heads.

Being able to be the Praetorian Guard of Meng Yi, the first brave general of Great Qin, this is the glory that all Qin troops dream of, how can they not be proud.

"The old parents in the family are out of the ranks." More than 100 people sparsely walked out of the guards, although their faces were full of reluctance, but they did not dare to violate Meng Yi's general order.

"The only child in the family is out of the ranks." Nearly 100 people walked out, and Meng Yi's eyes swept away, and there were roughly seven or eight hundred people.

"Whoever comes out of the ranks belongs to Wang Qi's camp, and the other guards will follow me on their horses to kill the rebels."

Everyone responded to the order and got on the horse, and Meng Yi was about to leave, but he heard a loud shout from the soldiers behind him; "General."

Meng Yi turned around and recognized that it was his general Nangong Yun, who was kneeling on one knee with red eyes, and slammed his left hand on his chest:

"General, how many years of honor and disgrace have been shared, why can't we live and die together today." Nangong Yun stood up, turned over on his horse violently, drew his knife and shouted loudly:

"Nangong Yun swears to follow the general."

The more than 200 Praetorian guards who came out of the queue also got on their horses together, brandished their spears and shouted loudly: "Swear to follow the general." ”

The corners of Meng Yi's eyes were slightly wet, and there was a hint of emotion on his resolute face. nodded lightly, and looked at the deputy general Wang Qi beside him.

"Wang Qi, Your Majesty's safety will be entrusted to you."

"General, please rest assured, the last general will swear to his death." Wang Qi arched his hand and said loudly.

Meng Yi was relieved at this time, turned his horse's head, and shouted: "Yulin, go on the expedition." ”