The internal officials left the palace, looked left and right, trotted along the street, and ran straight towards the prime minister's mansion.

The two people who had been falling behind him did not step forward to stop him, but just dodged and followed him. It wasn't until he knocked on the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion and walked in that the two of them found a quiet place to hide at the corner of the opposite door, and looked at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion with their heads probed.

The internal official entered the Prime Minister's Mansion and walked straight towards Li Si's study under the leadership of the servants.

"Cao Changshi, what do you have to say when you come to the old man?" After the servant reported to Li Si that the internal official had come to visit, Li Si personally greeted the door and said to the internal official with a smile on his face.

Seeing that Li Si still looked unaware, the internal official paused anxiously, sighed and said to Li Si: "The prime minister is about to come to a catastrophe, how can he still be so comfortable." Cao Jin thanked the prime minister for his loyalty to the country, and came here to inform the prime minister that Zhao Gao slandered the eldest prince of your mansion for fornicating with thieves in front of His Majesty, and had a close relationship with Xiang Liang's nephew Xiang Yu. His Majesty has ordered an investigation, and the person who went to investigate at this time is probably already on the way, and please be careful with the prime minister, Cao Jian has taken his leave! ”

Cao Jin didn't even enter Li Si's study, and after saying this, he retreated and hurriedly left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Li Si wanted to hold Cao Jin and ask him in detail, but seeing Cao Jin's panicked look, he knew that if he stayed in his house, he was afraid that he would be suspicious of Zhao Gao, so he didn't force him to stay, arched his hand to Cao Jin, and watched him leave.

Cao Jin walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and walked quickly towards the palace with his head down. When he saw the palace gate from a distance, two people suddenly jumped up behind him, put up his armpits and forcibly dragged him to the side of the path.

"What are you going to do?" Suddenly hijacked, Cao Jin hurriedly turned his head sideways in horror and shouted at his people.

"Peng!" As soon as he shouted, the back of his head was hit by a blunt object, this time it was so heavy that Cao Jin only felt a pain in the back of his head and fainted.

After Cao Jin left, Li Si's mood has not been calm. He didn't expect that after many years as an official, he had always acted like walking on thin ice and assisting the king wholeheartedly, but in the end he would fall into Zhao Gao's fall and jump into the pit that Zhao Gao dug for him.

"Someone, go and invite Mr. I don't know to come to the meeting!" Li Si pressed his hand to his forehead and thought for a long time before he raised his head and shouted outside the door.

Not long after, Wu Wei came to Li Si's study under the guidance of the servants.

"Prime Minister, summoning Wu Wei late at night, what is the matter?" Entering the study, Wu Wei first bowed down and hugged his fists to salute Li Si, and then stood up straight and said: "If your guess is correct, this time it must be that Cheng Xiang has fallen into Zhao Gao's trick!" I don't know if it's not? ”

Li Si really admires Wu Wei very much, but this Wu Wei just has one thing that makes him very dissatisfied - too arrogant and open-minded, which always makes Li Si feel difficult to control. Therefore, many times Li Si is reluctant to come to Wu Wei to discuss when he encounters tricky things, unless the matter has entered a dead end, he will invite Wu Wei to solve it.

"Mr. really expects things like a god, this appearance is indeed the trick of Zhao Gao's thieves, Your Majesty has ordered someone to be sent to Sanchuan County to investigate my son Li You, may I ask Mr. What can I do about this?" Seeing that Wu Wei had already guessed the details, Li Si no longer concealed it, and went straight to the point to seek countermeasures.

Wu Wei shook his head helplessly, and said to Li Si: "Prime Minister, there is no solution to this matter. Now the best way is for the prime minister to take the initiative to resign from his official position, perhaps to ensure that the Li family is worry-free. Although Zhao Gao said that he was only Lang Zhongling, he was by His Majesty's side every day, and His Majesty must be convinced of what he said. Even if the prime minister is high and powerful, he can't help him! ”

Li Si nodded a little disappointed and said: "The matter has come to this point, and I have to do what Mr. said, tomorrow morning, I will go to the old man to return to his hometown." ”

"That's great!" Wu Wei sighed angrily, hugged his fists and said to Li Si: "If the prime minister has nothing else to do, Wu Wei will retire!" ”

Li Si was about to answer, when a waiter's voice came from outside the door: "Prime Minister Qi, Lord Shaofu and several ministers ask to see you." ”

As soon as the attendant's words fell, Wu Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to Li Si: "Lord Shaofu came to ask for a meeting at this time, he must have learned that the prime minister was framed by Zhao Gao and wanted to impeach Zhao Gao together with several adults. ”

Li Si nodded, responded, and said to Wu Wei: "Sir, go back, I have my own measure." ”

Wu Wei looked at Li Si, and after a while, he sighed helplessly, bowed to Li Si and said with a fist salute: "The prime minister has a plan in his heart, and it is inconvenient to say more, so he will retire first, and I hope the prime minister will take care!" ”

After coming out of Li Si's study, Wu Wei did not return to his residence, and walked straight towards the stable. Asked the stableman for a good horse, he turned over and jumped on the horse's back, and said to the stableman as he left: "The prime minister's mansion is in trouble, if you don't want to be involved in it and have a different head, you better run away quickly!" ”

After that, he didn't delay any longer, and raised his horsewhip and escaped from Xianyang City overnight.

Wu Wei's guess was correct, Li Si really did not follow his advice, and made the decision to impeach Zhao Gao after a secret discussion with a minister in the study.

On the second day, Li Si heard that Hu Hai was enjoying the singing and dancing in Ganquan Palace, so he led a group of ministers to ask for a meeting.

Zhao Gao knew that the matter was exposed, so he didn't dare to see Li Si, so he hid in the mansion and didn't come out. Li Si and the others did not go directly to him, but waited outside the Ganquan Palace for half a day, but they never saw Hu Hai summons. Li Si had no choice but to put the case on the table on the street, write hard, and write a recital to impeach Zhao Gao.

In addition to bitterly stating Zhao Gao's dictatorship and bad deeds, Li Si also compared Zhao Gao to Zihan, who usurped the throne of the Song Dynasty in ancient times, and Tian Chang, who usurped the state of Qi surnamed Jiang and established himself surnamed Qi, reminding Hu Hai that Zhao Gao is a wolf and has ambitions and must be guarded against.

The music was transferred to Hu Hai through the inner attendant, Hu Hai was having fun, and when he heard that the inner servant said that there was a prime minister, he frowned, took the music and read it briefly, threw the music to the side, and said to the inner attendant: "You go and summon the prime minister in, I want to see him." ”

Li Si waited outside the Ganquan Palace for a long time, so that Hu Hai could summon him, and when he heard the inner attendant say that His Majesty had called him, he hurriedly dressed up and followed the inner attendant into the Ganquan Palace.

When he came to the palace, the singing and dancing had been removed, and only Hu Hai and a group of attendants were left in the main hall, but there was still a unique lead fragrance of singers in the huge hall.

"Minister Li Si bows his head and bows, may Your Majesty live a long life and a long country!" After seeing Hu Hai, Li Si first knelt on the ground, knocked his head a few times, and only sat aside after Hu Hai asked him to get up.

As soon as Li Si sat down, before he could speak, Hu Hai took the lead and said to him: "The words on the prime minister's words are bloody and touching, but I thought that there must be a misunderstanding between the prime minister and Zhao Lang Zhongling. Lang Zhong Ling is talented and knowledgeable, and in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, except for the prime minister, there is no one else to be on his right; And Lang Zhong ordered Su Rili to work for me in government affairs, get up early and rest late every day, very diligent, never dereliction of duty, loyalty to me, can show the sun and the moon, the prime minister must not be suspicious of him in the future. ”

Hu Hai's meaning couldn't be more obvious, that is, to let Li Si not trouble Zhao Gao in the future, but Li Si came today in order to bring down Zhao Gao, how could he easily go home. He hurriedly leaned forward and lay on the ground and said to Hu Hai: "Your Majesty thinks that Zhao Gao is loyal, and the ministers think that Zhao Gao deceived Your Majesty in order to usurp power, and I hope Your Majesty will be very cautious!" ”

Hu Hai was convinced of Zhao Gao, and seeing that Li Si still refused to give up impeaching Zhao Gao, he twisted his chin and bowed his head in silence.

"Zhao Gao prevented His Majesty from going to court, but he was actually trying to usurp power for His Majesty, and finally seek to seize the throne. If His Majesty does not come to the government in person, and still hands over the affairs of the court to Zhao Gao, once he forms a climate in the future, even if the Great Qin Iron Cavalry pacifies the thieves in the world, it is inevitable that my Great Qin will not fall into his pocket! Seeing that Hu Hai was silent, Li Si knew that he believed in Zhao Gao, and hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty, the first emperor established Great Qin, and I only hope that the Great Qin will be carried for thousands of generations, and don't let Zhao Gao's wish come to naught!" ”

Speaking of which, Li Si's words became heavier and heavier, Hu Hai's face changed, but he did not attack on the spot, but waved his hand to Li Si and said: "Prime Minister, you go back, what you said today, I will think about it carefully." ”

Hu Hai issued an eviction order, and Li Si had no choice but to retreat.

After Li Si left, Hu Hai immediately drove back to the palace, and before returning to the palace, he said to one of the attendants: "Go, call Zhao Gao, I have something to say to him." ”

Hu Hai summoned Zhao Gao, and in this sensitive period, Zhao Gao naturally did not dare not go. Hu Hai had just returned to the harem, and Zhao Gao was already there.

"Zhao Gao, Li Sishang sparsely consulted you, saying that you controlled the government and intended to rebel." Hu Hai got out of the car and said lightly to Zhao Gao, who was following behind him, as he walked towards the palace.

"Your Majesty!" When Zhao Gao heard Hu Hai say this, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said bitterly: "The minister is loyal to His Majesty, the world can be expressed, and the prime minister said this to trap the minister for disloyalty and injustice!" ”

Hu Hai turned his head, glanced at Zhao Gao and said, "You get up, I naturally believe in you, if I don't believe you, I'm afraid you will already fall to the ground today." I want you to come over, just to remind you that don't provoke Li Si again, lest he secretly murder you. ”

Zhao Gao didn't get up, but fell on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty Mingjian, now that the prime minister is plotting rebellion, the physical evidence and human evidence are all there, but he bites Weichen instead, intending to murder Weichen." Nowadays, the government is mostly handled by micro-ministers, and Li Si is afraid of only one minister. The purpose of his impeachment of me today is to bring me down, and once I lose power, no one else will be able to restrain Li Si, and I am afraid that he will start to rebel at that time! With such a stake in me, how can he tolerate me? ”

"Is there such a thing?" When Li Si was sparse, Hu Hai only thought that it was a contradiction between ministers, and never thought about usurping power, after Zhao Gao said this, he was immediately furious, and said to Zhao Gao after a little groaning: "Li Si intends to rebel, there are indeed signs, this matter is handed over to Lang Zhong to order Zhao Gao to deal with, it is necessary to find out!" ”