At night, the cold wind was biting. The Qin army who had just set up camp in the plain had to brave the cold night wind and embark on the journey westward again. At this time, batches of Qin troops had begun to leave the camp one after another, and the First Emperor's Luan Yu also

Under the escort of the Chinese army, we began to prepare for departure.

This time, Zhao Gao did not accompany the First Emperor's chariot. He chose a horse to follow the team. The First Emperor's illness affected the hearts of tens of thousands of people. At this time, Zhao Gao had to seriously think about his way out.

How to take complete control of the situation.

Although he comforted Hu Hai that as long as he captured Li Si, he would be able to control the situation without worries, but these were just words used to stabilize Hu Hai. Zhao Gao was not completely sure whether it would be effective, but there was one thing Zhao Gao knew very well.

, once the First Emperor died of illness, it would be very difficult to control Fusu.

At this time, the sky was already getting light, and an officer rushed over and raised his hands in front of Zhao Gao: "Master Zhongche, we have reached the sand dunes ahead. Do you want to rest for half a day?"

"Don't stop, send the order, the whole army will advance at top speed." The officer promised and left. At this time, Zhao Gao looked at Luan Yu unconsciously. Inside, the First Emperor was still unconscious. How to deal with the aftermath, he was worried.

, just when Zhao Gao was thinking wildly and wandering around the world, Li Si also rode his horse and came closer at some time: "Master Zhao, is your Majesty feeling better?"

Zhao Gao was interrupted by Li Si and couldn't help but smile and said: "Prime Minister Li, haha, your Majesty is still in a coma, and the doctors have already administered the medicine."

After hearing this, Li Si couldn't help but sigh, "Your Majesty is already old, and he still insists on an eastward tour. This time he fell ill on the way, and Qin is worried."

After saying that, Li Si took a look and asked in a deep voice: "Master Zhao, has your Majesty had any orders in the past few days?"

Seeing Li Si suddenly asking about this matter, Zhao Gao looked slightly displeased and scolded: "Prime Minister Li, what do you mean? Could it be that I, Zhao Gao, have concealed the imperial edict?"

Seeing that Zhao Gao was angry, Li Si quickly raised his hands and said with a smile: "I don't dare, I don't dare, I just asked casually."

After saying that, Li Si lowered his head and said nothing. The most taboo thing in the life of the First Emperor was the word 'death'. If he asked about the will, he would definitely be angry. Otherwise, he would be implicated in it. But if he didn't ask, Li Si felt vaguely uneasy.

, if it continues like this, once the First Emperor dies, there may be trouble.

Li Si hesitated on the horse, but he did not dare to say anything. At this time, Luan Yu suddenly stopped. Li Si and Zhao Gao looked at each other at the same time. A chamberlain opened the door and walked out, saying hurriedly: "Master Li, Master Zhao,

Your Majesty is awake and wants to see you."

They both looked at each other, dismounted hurriedly, and walked towards Luan Yu.

In the Luan Yu, the First Emperor sat up with the help of a chamberlain. He was in much better spirits than he had been a few days ago. Zhao Gao vaguely felt that this was a reflection of his past, but he did not dare to step forward and ask the First Emperor about this.

He had no choice but to stand side by side with Li Si, quietly waiting for the First Emperor's instructions.

I don't know what the First Emperor was thinking at this time. He unconsciously said two words "good" from his mouth. Then he looked at Li Si and ordered: "Li Si, prepare a decree for me."

Li Si couldn't help but be overjoyed. The First Emperor seemed to have a premonition of something. He finally decided to draft a decree. In this way, the Qin Kingdom would not be divided due to the sudden collapse of the First Emperor. He immediately walked to the imperial case aside, picked up the brush, and picked up a

I took a copy of the bamboo slips and waited for the next order from the First Emperor.

Zhao Gao was beating a drum in his heart at this time. He knew very well that the First Emperor would not consider passing the throne to Hu Hai at this time. After all, Hu Hai was young and did not have the courage of his eldest son Fusu to stabilize the court. But no matter what, Zhao Gao had to

Give it a try, but not right now.

After a brief silence, the First Emperor said solemnly: "I have been in power for thirty-six years since I ascended the throne. I have fought in cold and summer, fought and drank blood, unified China, and proclaimed myself emperor for twelve years. Now, I am senile and unable to manage politics.

, Although I feel reluctant to leave you, I am so sad. Since the day of my death, I have promoted my eldest son Fusu to succeed me as the second emperor, lead the Qin Kingdom, and create greater glory for thousands of generations..."

The First Emperor seemed a little tired. He slowly lay down and thought for a moment before he finally came up with two words: "I admire this."

Li Si wrote quickly. After he finished writing, he blew it dry with his mouth. Then he walked to the First Emperor and opened the imperial edict. On the bamboo slips, there was clearly written the imperial edict of passing the throne to Fusu. Li Si knelt down respectfully and reported: "

Your Majesty, please read it."

The First Emperor's eyes were fixed on the imperial edict and never left. However, in the blink of an eye, half the stick of incense had passed, and the First Emperor was still watching intently. Since Li Si was kneeling next to the First Emperor with his head lowered all the time, he did not feel anything wrong.

, but Zhao Gao on the side felt something strange. He walked over, took the imperial edict from Li Si's hand, put it into his arms, and then tried it on the nose of the First Emperor. He couldn't help but exclaimed in shock: "Your Majesty... passed away!

"

Li Si's body trembled, and he stood up in a hurry, but Zhao Gao reached out his hand to suppress Li Si, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's death, please don't make it public for the time being, so as to avoid unrest in Xianyang and disturbance from all directions. We will wait until we welcome back Young Master Fusu."

It’s not too late to declare.”

Li Si also knew the importance of this matter and nodded slightly. At this time, Zhao Gao pretended to be nervous and anxious, pointed outside and said: "At this time, the army is not aware of your Majesty's death. Please go out and preside over it immediately, Prime Minister."

The overall situation, stabilize everyone's mind, don't let the news leak, I will deal with the aftermath here first."

Li Si didn't know that Zhao Gao was deceitful, so he handed over his hand and thanked him: "Master Lao Zhongche is here."

Li Si left quickly, and Zhao Gao let out a long sigh. As long as the imperial decree was in his arms, everything could be controlled. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the door. Standing in the car was his confidant Cheng Le.

At this time, he had closed the door of Luan Yu, looked at Zhao Gao, and waited for Zhao Gao's instructions. After thinking for a short time, Zhao Gao ordered: "Go and find Mr. Zhang."

Cheng Le was ordered to go. Zhao Gao looked at the body of the First Emperor lying on the bed. He couldn't help but snorted, picked up a piece of brocade cloth and threw it on the Emperor's head. Then he walked to the imperial desk and sat down, thinking in his heart

Figure out how to get through the difficulties.

At the moment, how to control Li Si is the most important thing. As long as Li Si doesn't say anything, he can arrange it calmly. When Zhao Gao was thinking about it, there were rapid footsteps outside the door. At this time, the carriage had already arrived.

, stopped, Zhao Gao looked up, Zhang Han opened the door and walked in quickly.

At a glance, he saw the body of the First Emperor not far away. He instinctively wanted to salute, but Zhao Gao gave him a dry cough. Zhang Han then remembered that the First Emperor was dead, so he walked quickly to Zhao Gao, saluted and asked:

"Master Zhao is looking for me, is there something wrong?"

Zhao Gaolang laughed and asked: "Master Zhang, do you ever remember how you climbed up in the first place?"

"Thanks to Mr. Zhao for cultivating me." Although Zhang Han was unhappy in his heart, he did not want to offend Zhao Gao at the moment. At this time, Zhao Gao said again: "Now that your Majesty has returned to the west, among the ministers in the court, Shaofu Zhang is the most loyal.

, Mr. Hu Hai also mentioned Zhang Shaofu many times, hoping to get Zhang Shaofu’s support.”

Zhang Han heard the meaning of Zhao Gao's words and immediately raised his hand and said: "I am willing to serve you."

Zhao Gao was secretly happy in his heart. Zhang Han was always his. He had no choice but to test Zhang Han like this today. After all, the situation was serious and he could not be careless. At this time, Zhang Han showed his loyalty. Zhao Gao laughed loudly and said: "In this case, I

I will speak kind words in front of Young Master Hu Hai. If Young Master Hu Hai ascends the throne in the future, Shaofu Zhang will be indispensable."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao." Zhang Han thanked him again. At this time, Zhao Gao looked at Zhang Han with murderous intent and said coldly: "Go and pass the order. The whole army will be stationed in the south of the sand dune. You secretly send people to blockade Li Si's camp."

, on the grounds of protecting the Prime Minister’s safety, we have controlled him, and if anyone approaches, we will kill him with a single ray.”

Zhang Han thought for a moment, looked at Zhao Gao again, and had to clasp his fists and leave. At this time, Zhao Gao looked at the hourglass, then at the door, and said to Cheng Le: "If anyone comes, you can reply. Your Majesty is asleep."

, no one will be seen, anyone who dares to trespass will be killed without mercy!"

...

At night, Zhao Gao finished what he was doing and hurried to a large black tent. Outside the tent, three hundred Qin soldiers holding big halberds were patrolling back and forth. At this time, they saw Zhao Gao approaching quickly.

Zhang Han had deliberately ordered Zhao Gao to enter, and the soldiers immediately divided into two rows, saluted Zhao Gao, and let him go.

In the tent, Li Si was anxiously wandering around. He suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps and was surprised. He looked up and saw that the person coming was Zhao Gao. Li Si looked slightly unhappy and asked: "Master Zhao, what do you mean?"

Zhao Gao pretended to be innocent and asked: "I came to visit late at night, why did Prime Minister Li say this?"

"Master Zhao, why do you want to control my freedom!" Li Si was a little excited, but Zhao Gao waved his hand, came to sit down at the table, pointed to the seat opposite and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Li, why are you so angry?

?Come, let’s sit down and chat.”

Although Li Si was unhappy, he still sat opposite Zhao Gao. The two looked at each other for a while, and Li Si asked: "Has the imperial edict been sent out?"

"Prime Minister Li, shouldn't now be the time to discuss this matter?" Zhao Gao deliberately emphasized the word "Prime Minister Li" to emphasize his dissatisfaction. After looking at each other briefly, Zhao Gao said again: "Just now I

I went to report the death of His Majesty to the Young Master, but I didn’t expect that the Young Master wanted to take away the imperial edict!”

Zhao Gao pretended to be panicked and said: "Now, Master Fusu is far away in Mobei. The only one who can influence the situation of the court and our lives is Master Hu Hai. I think..."

When Zhao Gao said this, he stopped talking. Li Si was so frightened that his hands were shaking. After a long time, he said anxiously: "This is going to cause trouble. We must stop Mr. Hu Hai, otherwise, Qin will be in danger!"

Seeing that Li Si refused to collude, Zhao Gao became a little angry and shouted: "Prime Minister Li, weren't you involved in the case of recruiting Confucian scholars? If Fu Su ascends the throne, neither you nor I can save our lives!"

This sentence hit Li Si's weakness, and he began to hesitate. At this time, Zhao Gao said again: "We have no way out at this time. If Hu Hai takes the position, we can still survive, otherwise, we will be wiped out!"
Chapter completed!