Chapter 16 If you don’t do it for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth.
"Prime Minister, this matter..."
After Zhao Gao closed the door of the royal study, he stopped talking.
When Li Si saw this, he was quite anxious: "Master Zhao, you should speak quickly!"
He didn't know what Ying Zheng said before he came to the hospital?
Zhao Gao walked back and forth for a few steps, picked up the imperial seal placed on the dragon table, and said: "Your Majesty, I want to pass on the throne to the young master Fusu!"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said: "Young Master Fusu is kind and generous, has a reputation as a virtuous man, and is the eldest son. His Majesty will pass him the throne, so he is naturally the best!"
After Li Si finished speaking, he found that Zhao Gao was looking at him sadly.
He said: "Master Zhao, your Majesty has something else to say."
Zhao Gao took a deep look at Li Si: "Your Majesty also said that brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi have both political integrity and talent, and are rare talents. After the new emperor Fu Su ascended the throne, he suggested that Meng Tian be the Taiwei to command the world's troops, and Meng Yi be the Prime Minister.
Ranked first among hundreds of officials and in charge of internal affairs!"
"This..." Li Si's heart skipped a beat.
If His Majesty really arranged it like this, where would he end up?
However, Li Si took a deep breath and said: "The Meng brothers do have great talents, and the Meng family has been loyal to the Qin Dynasty for generations. Your Majesty suggests this, and we, as ministers, will obey his orders!"
"I will obey his orders..."
Zhao Gao grabbed the jade seal and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, if Su is promoted to the throne and the Meng brothers are reused, I'm afraid that you and I will both be dead by then!"
"Master Zhao, what you said..."
Li Si looked very ugly.
Zhao Gaodao: "Prime Minister, Fusu and the Meng brothers are all biased towards Confucianism, and their strategies for governing the country are fundamentally different from yours and mine. How can they tolerate you, Prime Minister? I have grudges with the Meng brothers, and they also have grudges."
There’s no room for me!”
"Then...what do you think Mr. Zhao has to say?"
Li Si was silent for a while before speaking.
Zhao Gao grabbed the jade seal and a blank edict, sent them to Li Si, and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, don't you have the final say on who will be your successor?"
Li Si was suddenly startled, quickly took a step back, looked around, lowered his voice and said with sincere fear:
"Master Zhao, you asked me to tamper with the imperial edict. This is a treason and a crime that will destroy the nine tribes!"
"Furthermore, Your Majesty treats me well. I came to Da Qin from Chu alone. If I hadn't been valued by Your Majesty, I would have been lost among all living beings. How could I tamper with the imperial edict and do such a heinous and unethical thing?"
When Zhao Gao heard this, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Master Prime Minister, only you and I know about this matter. It is a good opportunity given to you and me by God. If we don't seize it, you and I will have to let ourselves be fooled in the future.
The brothers slaughtered them. If you miss this village, you will no longer have this shop!"
"Also, if people don't punish themselves for themselves, why don't you, Prime Minister, think carefully about yourself and the Li family?"
Li Si was silent...
Zhao Gao continued to add fuel to the fire and said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the young master helped Su kiss the Meng brothers, and his superior Meng brothers ascended to heaven. If we support the young master Hu Hai, it will naturally be a different outcome. Hu Hai is you
students, and..."
Under Zhao Gao's persuasion, Li Si finally nodded.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao patted Li Si on the shoulder with a smile on his face: "That's right, Prime Minister!"
Then, Zhao Gao changed the subject and said: "Prime Minister, although Young Master Hu Hai has succeeded to the throne, Fusu, Meng Tian and Meng Yi cannot be kept! If they are kept, it will definitely be a big disaster! Fusu's reputation is very high, plus Meng Tian,
Meng Yi, supported by two capable ministers, one civil and one military, if he rebels, I'm afraid Hu Hai's throne will be unstable, and we will also be in trouble!"
"Master Zhao means..." Li Si looked at Zhao Gao.
"We will issue another posthumous edict and send our confidants to Shangjun to order Fusu and Mengtian to make their own decisions! I think Fusu has always been filial and will definitely obey orders!" Zhao Gaoyin said sadly.
When Li Si learned about this, cold sweat ran down his spine.
This Zhao Gao is really ruthless and ruthless!
Seeing Li Si's hesitation, Zhao Gao said in a low voice: "Do you, Prime Minister, want to have trouble sleeping and eating in the future? If Fusu and Meng Tian are not dead, there will always be a sword hanging over our heads, which may kill you and me at any time!"
"
Li Si finally nodded with difficulty: "Everything depends on Master Zhao!"
Zhao Gao smiled happily: "Okay, Prime Minister, there is no need to delay matters, let's draft an edict!"
The two of them began to tamper with the imperial edict in the royal study.
After drafting the edict, Zhao Gao immediately ordered his confidants to rush to Shangjun and grant death to Su and Meng Tian.
Zhao Gao himself, together with Prime Minister Li Si, went to the Qilin Hall with another edict and summoned a group of ministers to arrive.
When all the ministers rushed to the Qilin Hall, they were all curious.
"I wonder what the prime minister and Mr. Zhao summoned us to the palace late at night for?" one of the courtiers asked.
Zhao Gao said with a "sad" look on his face: "Your Majesty, Long Yu has passed away!"
ah?!
When all the ministers heard this, they were all shocked.
Then there was a lot of crying and wailing in the Qilin Hall!
"Your Majesty..."
Zhao Gao looked around at the ministers and said in a deep voice: "Okay, everyone, please be quiet!"
All the ministers stopped crying and looked at Zhongche Fu Ling.
Zhao Gaodao: "Your Majesty Long Yu has passed away, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. I would like to ask the Prime Minister to read out your Majesty's last edict and declare the successor to the Emperor of Qin!"
He handed the imperial edict to the prime minister.
Li Si held the imperial edict in his hands and could not help but tremble slightly. He was quite nervous. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, unfolded the edict and read out:
"In the 29th year of Qin Shihuang, on x month x day, I was harmed by the villain Tiandao Louzhu. I took poisonous elixir and my life was about to end. Even though I don't want to leave the Qin Dynasty, I will eventually leave.
Young Master Fusu has been bewitched by traitors and treacherous people. He is deeply addicted to Confucianism and his political views are at odds with mine. If the Great Qin Dynasty is handed over to him, the Great Qin Dynasty will collapse!
Young Master Hu Hai has a pure nature, is humble and eager to learn, and has won my heart... I will hand over the great Qin Dynasty to Hu Hai, and I will go to Jiuquan to rest in peace, hoping that all the ministers will assist him wholeheartedly..."
When Li Si finished reading the edict, there was an uproar in the Qilin Palace.
"Why is it Young Master Hu Hai? Hasn't His Majesty always been interested in Young Master Fusu?"
"Master Prime Minister, Master Zhao, this..."
Zhao Gao said with a gloomy face: "If you are brave, shut up! Your Majesty has just left, are you going to disobey the order?"
"I don't dare to wait..."
"Don't dare..."
All the ministers were frightened and frightened.
Disobeying the late emperor's orders was a grave crime that would bring about the annihilation of the nine clans.
They don't dare to wear this hat.
Zhao Gao looked around the crowd and said coldly: "My lords, as ministers of the Great Qin, we must abide by the orders of the late emperor, assist the new emperor wholeheartedly, and contribute our own strength to the Great Qin! If you are treasonous and disobey the orders, what will happen to you?
You know it!"
"We will obey the late emperor's order!"
All the ministers said in succession.
"Zhao Gao, are you mistaken?"
Suddenly, a discordant sound sounded.
The Qilin Hall was so noisy that Zhao Gao didn't hear clearly who was speaking, but he felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
Zhao Gao frowned and shouted coldly: "Who dares to be so presumptuous? Stand up for me!"
I saw a majestic and mighty man walking in from outside the Qilin Hall, it was Tongwuhou Wang Ben.
Zhao Gao stared at him: "Tongwuhou, what do you mean?"
Wang Ben said nothing.
Another person entered the Qilin Hall.
Wearing an imperial crown and imperial robe, he is extremely majestic. He is none other than Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng.