In the first year of the Second World War, in late February, spring was in full bloom in Xianyang. However, since Feng Quji and the young master Gao Wuxin were killed last month, Xianyang was in a state of solemnity. The people could only look at the road, and the officials did not dare to discuss anything when they returned home.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing due to state affairs.
But this dullness was broken by several memorials from Nanyang!
Li Si's second son, Li Yu, who was an official in the imperial censor's palace, returned home and hurriedly went to find his father. Recently, Li Si had not been to work at the prime minister's palace for many days, claiming to be ill.
"Father! That thing..."
"I already know it."
Li Si's right hand was still holding the untied wax seal, and his right hand was holding a document, smiling as he read it. It was the memorial written by Tongwuhou Wang Bi in Wancheng ten days ago!
From the opening chapter of "Treachery and Robbery and the Killing of Ministers" to the writing of "Please punish Zhao Gao", everything is written on paper, word for word!
"It's so happy, it's so happy."
Li Si read it with a smile, flicked the thin piece of paper and said: "Zhao Gao was originally a bitch, but he turned out to be the master of today. Fortunately, he was promoted to the top, occupying the position of Jiuqing, in charge of the affairs of the servants. Zhao Gao was even more wanton.
Seizing power and isolating the inside and outside, the minister hopes to see him in court. The minister Yang Yang is really dissatisfied, but because of Zhao Gao's power, he dares to be angry but dare not speak."
"I am old and half-buried, so I don't want to provoke Zhao Gao. But Feng Quji, he is stupid and loyal. He mentioned it earlier and was hated by Zhao Gao. This is one of the reasons why Feng was killed.
one."
"But Tongwuhou is different!"
Li Si stood up, put his hands behind his back and said: "The Wang family has been a general for generations, the Marquis of Wu Cheng, Marquis of Tong Wu, and together they destroyed five kingdoms. Wang Li also succeeded his eldest father in the title of nobility. He was a noble family with three marquises of Che, which is beyond words. Wang Ben even married a daughter.
The emperor is actually a relative. The reason why the late emperor chose the emperor and established him as the emperor's heir was because he could rely on the Wang family. With Wang Ben here, he can protect the world..."
It's a pity that the First Emperor misjudged Hei Fu. The old emperor's body was still cold, so Hei Fu raised an army brazenly. Otherwise, if it was just the scandal of the Six Kingdoms causing chaos, Wang Ben could easily wipe it out.
"At present, Wang Ben, Wang Li and his son hold 80% of the imperial army, guarding Guanzhong from the south to the north. Heifu has been unable to enter Guanzhong for half a year, and the bandits from the Six Nations have been blocked outside Sanchuan. It is all the fault of the Wang family."
"But I am afraid that Wang Ben has realized from Feng Quji's death that the central government is unstable. To fight against external forces, one must first settle the internal affairs. Marquis Tongwu wants to eliminate worries in the rear and calm the hearts of the soldiers on the front line..."
Shang Jun once said that all tactics must be based on political victory. How could Li Si not understand this truth?
But this is also the reason why Li Si is sure that the north will be defeated - if Hu Hai and Zhao Gao are exposed, even if Wang Bi and Li Si try their best, even if they really kill Zhao Gao, the resentment between the government and the opposition will be nothing more than to the north.
Qin extended his life for a few more years and settled in Guanzhong.
But the problem is that Li Si is in his mid-seventies this year, and Wang Ben is almost sixty years old, and has been troubled by old injuries. According to recent news from Li Si’s close friends from the front line, Wang Ben has been seriously ill this month.
I fainted at least twice, I'm afraid my life is not long...
When they are alive, Guanzhong can still hold on. Once they die, who in the government and the public will be able to hold up the pillars?
Feng Quji died, and it was absolutely impossible for brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi to still be imprisoned. Zhang Han, whom Li Si once trained, changed his family and joined Heifu a few years ago and fled to the wild. As for Li Xin in the Western Regions...
Old Li sneered and said: "None of the two white horse and black dog generals favored by the First Emperor are economical lamps. They only serve the late emperor. Hei Fu faked his death and raised an army. Li Xin was even more incompetent. He directly resisted the imperial edict and refused to return!"
This is the news that just came back from Pegasus in the Western Region.
Historically, with Qin on one end and the Six Kingdoms on the other, Li Si had no choice but to hold his nose and walk all the way to the dark side.
But now, there is a traitor in the system in the south. By paying homage to the Feng family and other actions, he is constantly making eyebrows and hints to the princes of Xianyang...
Since there is a way to survive, why should we take the road of death?
Li Si was as cunning as a mouse. After understanding this truth, he began to consider the future for his family.
But Wang Ben is different, he chose a more radical approach!
Marquis Tongwu still wanted to save the overturned mountains and rivers and preserve the foundation of the First Emperor. For this reason, he wrote this memorial at the risk of falling out with Hu Hai!
Li Si shook his head and looked at his son: "I guess it's not just the Prime Minister's Palace, but also the Yushi Doctor's Palace."
Li Yu nodded: "I got it. I asked around and found that among the nine ministers, including the Lang Zhongling, Ting Wei, and Shaofu under the control of Zhao Gao and his gang, all received the same wax-sealed document."
Li Si stroked his beard and said with emotion: "Yes, Tongwuhou knew that Zhao Gao was isolated from the inside and outside, and the ordinary memorial procedures might not be delivered to the emperor's desk, so Zhao Gao would block it. The Wang family would make the same mistake as the Feng family, so
What he issued was not a petition..."
"It's about forcing the palace to write a letter!"
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"Woman, what does Your Majesty say?"
Zhao Gaocai entered the house, and his son-in-law Yan Le hurriedly asked.
Zhao Gao said calmly: "Your Majesty said, I don't have it, it's not me..."
This was Hu Hai's reaction to the fact that Hei Fu was in Xiangyang for the Feng family and his son was mourning. After Zhao Gao thought about it carefully, he still told Hei Fu all the charges of "slandering" Hu Hai. Hu Hai was so angry that he walked around the palace for several days.
lock up.
Doesn't he just like to watch dwarf prostitutes? As for raping corpses and dissecting pregnant women, there is no such thing!
Why are you slandering people for no reason? Hu Hai is very aggrieved.
Yan Le suddenly became anxious and stamped his feet: "Woman, what I'm asking is, the memorial of Marquis Tongwu is known to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the imperial censor, and the nine ministers. It must have been spread to the palace, and Wang Ben named it."
Mr. Dao, you want to kill the woman, what is your Majesty’s reaction to this?”
Although Zhao Gao was the Lang Zhongling and controlled the Xianyang Palace, and even served in the palace, and had more than ten of his guests as censors and visitors, in order to isolate the inside and outside and act on behalf of the emperor, because Li Si was still there, all the officials were dissatisfied.
, so Zhao Gaoyuan is not to the extent of covering the sky with one hand. The whole Xianyang knows about the incident, and he cannot hide it.
This is not a memorial at all, it is clearly a denunciation of Zhao Gao!
But Zhao Gao showed no signs of his son-in-law's anxiety and said with a smile: "Why are you panicking? Don't worry. I've seen Your Majesty since I was a child. How could he be willing to kill me?"
It turned out that before the news reached the palace, Zhao Gao burst into tears and begged Hu Hai to die. Only then did Hu Hai learn about Wang Ben's request to kill Zhao Gao. He was shocked and said:
"What's the matter? The doctor ordered Ben Yin to be an official and eunuch. However, he won the trust of the late emperor and became our teacher. He did not change his loyalty just because he was in danger, nor did he do whatever he wanted just because he was in an easy situation. He was honest in character, devoted to good deeds, and relied on his own efforts to succeed.
I got where I am today because I was promoted because of my loyalty, and I kept my position because of my loyalty. I am truly a virtuous person, but Marquis Tongwu is suspicious of me. Why?"
This is Zhao Gao in Hu Hai's eyes.
Zhao Gao was secretly happy at that time, but he still pecked his head like rice. He only wanted to die, and his forehead was bleeding.
Hu Hai felt so soft that he almost cried. He helped Zhao Gao up, wiped away the blood for him and said:
"I have lost my late emperor. I know nothing and am not accustomed to governing the people. The gangsters are rebelling and bandits are rising. Marquis Tongwu is away. Feng Quji is plotting evil. Li Si is old. Many of the courtiers and county officials are connected with gangsters. If I don't entrust the affairs of the state to the Master.
, who else can I trust? Master is a lean and strong man, knows people's feelings below, and is suitable for me. I still want to promote you to be the Prime Minister of Zuo, how can I doubt it? This must be a misunderstanding by Marquis Tongwu..."
Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhao Gao shed tears and choked up:
"Marquis Tongwu, I'm afraid he fell into Hei Fu's treacherous plot to alienate people. Hei Fu is a thief with a thick face and a dark heart, and has the heart of a beast. He can slander Your Majesty with charges that ordinary people can't bear to hear or speak. Naturally, he can make the thieves
The traitorous people slandered the minister, but the prince of Tongwu believed in him."
Zhao Gao used his ingenuity and told Hu Hai: "The First Emperor once said that the emperor made no mistakes! The same is true for Your Majesty. You must not admit that you killed Feng Quji by mistake, otherwise the imperial power will be lost. It is obvious that Feng and Prince Gao are at odds with each other.
It’s revealed that he died unjustly, but in order to take advantage of this matter, Hei Fu did not hesitate to kill Feng Jie who surrendered, and falsely accused Your Majesty and his ministers.”
"Of course, it must be like this!"
For a moment, Hu Hai gritted his teeth and agreed with Zhao Gao's view. He wished he could eat the flesh of the black man and sleep on his skin.
"It's all Hei Fu's fault!"
Seeing that Hu Hai's mood was slightly stable, Zhao Gao took the opportunity to speak again.
"Although Hei Fu is the source of all evil, I think that Marquis Tongwu has other ideas for his trip."
Hu Hai was stunned: "What do you think?"
Zhao Gao made a timid gesture: "My lord, I am afraid that I will be guilty of alienating the king and his ministers, so I dare not say anything."
But after Hu Hai's repeated assurances and questioning, Zhao Gao still began to tell the story of Sicheng Zihan and Tian Chang:
"In the past, Sichengzi rarely visited the Song Dynasty. He personally carried out punishments and used power to punish his king, and then robbed his king every year. Tian Chang was a minister of Jian, and his rank was unrivaled in the country. His private wealth was equal to that of the public family. He gave charity and was virtuous, and he got it.
The common people obtained the ministers and controlled the military talismans. So Yin took the state of Qi, killed Kan in the court, killed Duke Jian, and brought the state of Qi to the court."
Zhao Gao was hinting to Hu Hai that it was not Zhao Gao who was good at profit and harm, but the Wang family!
"Your Majesty is young, and the people in the world only know that Tongwuhou is not an emperor. The Wang family has an army of two to three hundred thousand, and is more powerful than the emperor. Now Tongwuhou is even more dangerous and rebellious. He does not report it as usual, but instead engages in
All the officials knew that this was an attempt to force your majesty into a palace, which would embarrass your majesty and ruin your prestige, just like how Zihan wanted to go to the Song Dynasty. He also said he wanted to punish ministers, just like how Tian Chang wanted to kill Kan Zhi. He had to get rid of his majesty's trusted people.
Defend!"
Hu Hai was a little scared: "As Master said, what does Marquis Tongwu want?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Gao did not dare to say such nonsense as "the Wang family wants to rebel", so he just took a step back and said:
"I thought that His Majesty has been established as the emperor now, and it is not beneficial for the Wang family to be noble. This also means that the earth will be torn apart and the king will be king..."
After reciting the conversation between the emperor and his ministers who entered the palace tonight, Yan Le was immediately overjoyed: "If this is the case, your majesty will be wary of the Wang family and try to protect my wife. My family will be safe!"
But Zhao Gao waved his hand: "My son-in-law, you still don't understand His Majesty. Do you know what he said?"
Yan Le shook his head and didn't know.
Zhao Gao sneered: "Your Majesty actually said that as long as we can protect the Qin State, pacify Heifu, and Tongwu Marquis wants to be the king, then let him make him the king!"
Yan Le was stunned.
Zhao Gao also had a headache. Although he had watched Hu Hai grow up, he could often manipulate his behavior through various hints.
But sometimes Hu Hai's ideas were so wild and unconstrained that even Zhao Gao found it difficult to control him.
"not only that."
Zhao Gao Fuying was also very angry: "Your Majesty still wants to formally issue the order and inform the generals that the king will defeat the gangsters and regain Guandong!"
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ps: In the second chapter at night, I also recommend the new book "Hedge" by 404 boss Yueying Wutong who moves to the city.
Chang Tianhao, a financial migrant worker swept by the layoff storm, was reborn on the eve of the college entrance examination, setting off a magnificent life of wealth...
Well, if you look at the title of the book in reverse, it makes sense.