At night, the Xianyang Palace, which was already under curfew, heard the sound of horse hooves, and a carriage galloped in the inner courtyard of the imperial city. Soon, the carriage turned around the long gallop and headed towards the Qinzheng Palace.

The First Emperor was reviewing memorials at this time, and several more memorials had been approved. The First Emperor decided to take a rest early, but at this moment, a chamberlain hurriedly rushed in, bowed beside the First Emperor and said: "Your Majesty, Young Master Fusu, Chief of Staff Meng

Yi has something to ask for."

The First Emperor looked slightly displeased: "Why is it so important that I have to ask for a meeting late at night?"

Unhappy, he was silent for a moment. The First Emperor put down the memorial in his hand, looked at the chamberlain, and ordered: "Let them come in."

The chamberlain hurriedly left. The First Emperor picked up the memorial again, read three lines at a glance, and approved the word "Yun" on it. At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside the hall. Soon, Fusu and Meng Yi walked into the hall.

, knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, may my emperor live long live."

The First Emperor smiled and waved his hands: "You two, get up."

The two stood up, Fusu held up his hands and said: "Father, Master Meng found out that Prime Minister Wang Wan was indeed killed in an assassination, and the person who assassinated Wang Wan and the person who assassinated my son came from the same group of assassins, please make the decision!

"

This sensitive topic immediately attracted the attention of the First Emperor. He couldn't help but look at Meng Yi. Meng Yi immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, since I learned that the prime minister died suddenly, I have been thinking about it day and night, so I secretly ordered people to investigate and follow the clues.

, Sure enough, the assassin was captured in a ruined temple outside the city."

The First Emperor's eyes were now red. He looked at the two of them and said coldly: "Continue talking."

"The assassin confessed that he was ordered by Zhao Gao to assassinate Fusu. After the failure, Zhao Gao secretly killed all the assassins. He was only able to escape because he was ordered to assassinate Wang Wan again. However, in the past few days, Zhao Gao ordered

My younger brother Zhao Cheng was chasing this assassin, but by some mistake, this assassin was captured by us." After Meng Yi finished speaking, he clapped three times to the door, and two Qin soldiers pressed in the assassin named Abang.

Abang was so frightened that he trembled. As soon as he entered the hall, he immediately knelt down in front of the First Emperor and cried: "Your Majesty, it's not my fault. Zhao Gao instigated me to do it. Please forgive me!"

The First Emperor was extremely angry. He suppressed the anger in his heart and shouted loudly: "Preach the decree, announce that Zhao Gao and Li Si will enter the palace immediately!"

The sound of the servant singing a promise came from outside the palace. At this time, the First Emperor looked at the young master Fusu, sighed and said helplessly: "Your Majesty has been wronged, I will investigate this matter strictly!"

"Thank you, Father." Fusu bowed again. At this time, the First Emperor's eyes couldn't help but fall on Abang. After a brief gaze, the First Emperor seemed to remember something. When Fusu was assassinated, he handed over the case to Li Si.

But for some reason, this case has fallen into disuse. Could it be that Li Si is also involved?

Is it true that all this is a huge trap? The First Emperor began to have doubts in his heart. At this moment, the chamberlain outside the palace shouted: "Prime Minister Zuo Li Si, Zhao Gao is here to see you from the CRRC."

Following the shouts, the two men walked slowly in, came to the front of the First Emperor, knelt down and saluted: "See my emperor, may my emperor live long live."

After the two saluted, the First Emperor did not let them get up, but stared at them quietly. After an unknown period of time, the First Emperor suddenly shouted: "Zhao Gao, Li Si, do you two know your guilt?"

Zhao Gao's heart trembled, but he still suppressed the panic in his heart. Li Si gritted his teeth and replied: "I don't know..."

The First Emperor pointed to Abang and said angrily: "Do you know this person?"

The two looked back, and Zhao Gao realized that the person in front of him was the assassin. Although many things were arranged by Zhao Cheng, this assassin was the only one he summoned personally. Thinking that today would leave such a big hidden danger, Zhao Gao

Gao felt filled with regret and remorse. At this time, the First Emperor shouted angrily: "Aren't you still going to confess?"

"I... really don't know." Zhao Gao and Li Si quibbled at the same time. At this time, the First Emperor stood up angrily, looked at Li Si, and asked: "On that day, I ordered you to thoroughly investigate the assassination of Mr. Fusu. Why did this case end in the end?"

If nothing happens, do you still dare to say you don’t know?”

"Your Majesty, there are indeed no clues about the case that day. Please investigate carefully!" Li Si kowtowed and replied. On the side, Zhao Gao also kowtowed and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, don't harm Zhongliang in vain because of one person's words!"

"Is Zhongliang being harmed in vain?" The First Emperor laughed angrily, stared at the two of them coldly, and said bitterly: "I will leave this matter to Meng Yi, put Zhao Gao in prison, and interrogate him strictly. As for Li Si, since

It has nothing to do with this matter, so I’ll forgive you for the time being, and you all should step aside.”

Everyone sang the promise and prepared to leave, but the angry eyes of the First Emperor suddenly fell on Abang. He pointed at Abang and roared: "This man will be killed with a stick!"

...

At night, Li Si hurriedly returned to the house, Zhao Gao was thrown into jail, and Meng Yi personally tried the case. This showed that the Fusu faction would rise again, and Zhao Gao was bent on suppressing Fusu, but in the end he shot himself.

Feet, how stupid!

Thinking like this, Li Si became more and more panicked. If Zhao Gao didn't handle this matter well, he would most likely be implicated by Zhao Gao. Not only would his position be at stake, but even the seventy-plus members of the Li family might not be spared.

At this time, his son Li You's words echoed in Li Si's heart. Maybe his son saw more clearly than he did, and he was so obsessed that he colluded with Zhao Gao. At this time, how can he get rid of the relationship with Zhao Gao? Li Si was anxious.

Wandering uneasily in the hall.

...

Three days have passed. Apart from taking Zhao Gao into custody, it seems that this case has been forgotten by people. The First Emperor did not mention it, and did not include all the people involved in the case for custody and interrogation. This seems to be unreasonable. Some people who have seen through the political situation

Everyone was secretly discussing that maybe the First Emperor had no intention of punishing Zhao Gao at all, but was forced by the current situation to make some gestures.

But for Meng Yi, it's a fight to the death. If he can't grasp the handle this time and kill Zhao Gao, once he makes a comeback, he will undoubtedly die. But at this time, Zhao Gao still denied it and remained tight-lipped.

He always refused to admit that he had appointed assassins to kill Fusu and Wang Wan.

The only witness, Abang, has been sentenced to death by the First Emperor. For the current plan, we can only force Zhao Gao to confess and let the First Emperor order Zhao Gao to be executed. Only then will future troubles be avoided forever. As for Zhao Gao’s family

Those who are in the same faction as Zhao Gao and Hu Hai can be slowly cleaned up. If the main leader Zhao Gao dies, the rest will be like headless flies and become a mess. Cleaning them up is just a matter of hands.

At this time, deep in the prison, Meng Yi personally interrogated Zhao Gao. Three types of punishments have been used, but Zhao Gao still refused to speak. Today, Meng Yi has made up his mind and is going to use strong tactics to directly draw a bond and report it to the First Emperor for a final sentence.

Zhao Gao was sentenced to death.

A basin of cold water was poured down, and Zhao Gao exclaimed. He woke up from a coma. Meng Yi, with a ferocious face, wandered a few steps in front of Zhao Gao and asked coldly: "Are you still unwilling to plead guilty? Do you want to be beaten to death?"

?”

As soon as Meng Yi finished speaking, Zhao Gao raised his head and laughed, and said coldly and sarcastically: "Meng Yi, common man, who are you? You want to kill me? There is no way!"

Zhao Gao spit out phlegm, which was full of blood. At this time, Zhao Gao felt that the tightness in his chest was much better. He laughed and said: "Your Majesty will not give up on me. In a few days, I will definitely get out of the prison. At that time, I will

Let your Meng family suffer a bad death! Any talk about generations of generals and meritorious service to the country is bullshit! Just wait!"

After Meng Yi heard this, he became furious. He picked up the whip himself and whipped him three times before ordering: "Keep whipping him until he confesses!"

A general came over and said softly: "If he is being beaten, he is really dead!"

Meng Yi had a dark face, pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "When he faints, just give him a sign and then give it to me. I will report it to His Majesty!"

"But... this will happen." Without waiting for the general to finish speaking, Meng Yi waved his hand and scolded: "If there is anything, I will be responsible for it, you just execute it."

"Here!" He clasped his hands into fists, saluted, picked up the whip, and walked towards Zhao Gao with a sinister smile.

Soon after, Zhao Gao's screams were heard again in the prison...

...

The Dongjun meteorite case broke out in the thirty-fifth year of the First Emperor. The meteorite that originally fell in Dongjun suddenly added seven words during transportation, which read: The First Emperor died and the earth was divided.

This was a great challenge to the imperial power, and it was also the most taboo sentence of the First Emperor. At this time, the news came back to Xianyang, and the First Emperor was furious. The Zhao Gao case that had just broken out had already made the First Emperor feel irritable and uneasy, but it happened again.

After hearing this incident, the First Emperor was furious in Xianyang Palace.

All the officials knelt on the ground, not daring to say anything to persuade. The construction of the imperial mausoleum in Lishan was temporarily put on hold because of Zhao Gao's case. Meng Yi, who was in charge of supervising the construction, was temporarily transferred back to Xianyang. However, Meng Yi repeatedly defeated the First Emperor and had Zhao Gao

Gao plotted evil and sent people to assassinate Fusu and Wang Wan, etc., and requested the death penalty.

However, this memorial was like a stone, and the First Emperor did not approve it even once. This made many people in the court believe that Zhao Gao was about to make a comeback, and such a big thing could not defeat him. I am afraid that in the near future, the First Emperor will reuse Zhao Gao again.

Some people are happy and some are sad. At this time, the outbreak of the meteorite case was directed at the emperor's uncle Zi Ying and the imperial censor Feng Jie. They were shouldering the blame. When the First Emperor was furious, the young man Zhang Han raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is extremely strange, sir.

I think this matter should be investigated strictly.”

"Strictly investigate this matter?" The First Emperor muttered a few words silently, then suddenly raised his head and ordered: "Yes, this matter must be strictly investigated to see who is behind it!"

After saying that, the First Emperor's eyes walked around the faces of everyone in the hall, thinking secretly in his heart. Soon, he said bitterly: "Especially Ying Ziying and Feng Jie, these two people must be investigated strictly. This matter

You go and do it and give me a satisfactory answer!"

Zhang Han was flattered. If this matter was left to him, it meant that the First Emperor had not implicated himself in Zhao Gao's case. This also meant that he was extremely important and highly trusted in the First Emperor's heart at this time. Thinking like this,
Chapter completed!