As soon as Li Si finished speaking, someone stood up to object. It was Zhao Gao's son-in-law, Yan Le, who had been promoted to Tingwei.
"Don't you, Prime Minister, hear that in the past, when the Yin and Zhou met at Muye, the Yin soldiers and concubines were serving as soldiers, so the former disciples turned against each other and attacked to the north of the rear, so that the Yin army was bleeding and wandering, and the Zhou army entered the imperial court."
"Previously, there were hundreds of thousands of prisoners in Epang and Lishan, most of whom were sinners from the Six Kingdoms. They were not very peaceful at first. Now I hear that the gangsters and the Six Kingdoms are close to the pass. They are not worried but happy. How can they teach them?"
The armored soldiers defended the enemy? We might repeat the mistakes of the Yin soldiers who defected..."
Li Si's son, Censor Li Yu, immediately caught the flaw in Yan Le's words and questioned: "Tingwei is comparing His Majesty to Shang Zhou, and the black thief is Zhou Wu?"
Yan Le hurriedly apologized to Hu Hai: "Yan Le made a mistake and is guilty..."
The debate over whether the Lishan prisoners can be soldiers is still going on. This is obviously a dangerous move, and you will hurt yourself if you are not careful. But now the rebels are approaching Yaoguan, less than two hundred miles away from Xianyang.
It has reached an urgent level, and they are the only troops in Guanzhong that can be immediately armed...
Finally, Hu Hai and the ministers finally reached an agreement.
"Previously, there were more than 100,000 prisoners who carried food and fodder for me. They worked hard and performed their duties well. I can pardon their crimes and promise them their native land and the troops from the arsenal. Then they will be able to bravely kill the enemy."
"In this way, the troops will be united!"
Hu Hai breathed a sigh of relief. Li Si had just said that Heifu's claim of an army of 200,000 was a bluff. The actual number was only 100,000. Based on Hu Hai's judgment, if 200,000 fought against 100,000, he would definitely win, right?
"But can Wang Li fend off thieves?"
But immediately, Hu Hai frowned again. After the Battle of Wuguan, Hu Hai had great doubts about his uncle Wang Li's military ability.
But even if the generals were changed, there would still be no generals in Guanzhong. The only capable general, Nei Shibao, was leading the lieutenant's army to defend the Ziwu Road in Du County, where sporadic rebels had appeared since a few days ago.
At this time, Taishi ordered Hu Wujing to go out and say: "I have a strategy that can make this battle win-win!"
"What's the plan?"
Hu Wujing raised his head and said seriously: "Conquer in person!"
…
Hu Wujing is worthy of being a Taishi, and he is familiar with the history of Qin.
"Qin Zhuanggong and five Kun brothers, together with 7,000 Zhou soldiers, personally attacked the Xirong and defeated them, so they became the officials of the Western Frontier."
"Xiang Gong himself sent troops to rescue Zhou, and fought vigorously. He also sent troops to King Ping of Zhou, and he was classified as a prince."
"Gong Wen sent 700 troops to hunt for the meeting of Mi and Wei in the east, and the land of Qixi was found."
"In the first year of the reign of Emperor Wu, the Pengxi clan was attacked. As for the foot of Huashan Mountain, Weiyuan was owned by Qin."
"Gong Mu was even more brave. He attacked the Mao Jin Rong army, defeated them, and captured the whole west of Weihan. He also attacked Jin, and joined forces with Jin Hui Gong Yiwu to fight in Han Dynasty. The soldiers fought to the death and captured the king of Jin before returning.
"
"As for Xian Gong, he also fought against Shaoliang in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and captured his general Gongsun Cuo."
"The second time he attacked Chu, the First Emperor also went to Huaiyang in person and destroyed the Chu Kingdom..."
After enumerating the various victories of Qin Jun himself, Hu Wujing bowed down and said:
"Now that the Qin Dynasty is in danger, why doesn't Your Majesty imitate the example of the previous emperors and emperors who personally led the army to conquer the country? They used tens of thousands of vehicles to control millions of troops, personally fed the soldiers, and personally fulfilled the promise of the prisoners. Naturally, they will be enthusiastic and strive to die.
, If you attack, you will win, if you fight, you will defeat!"
"this……"
Hu Hai looked hesitant. His goal in life was to enjoy peace and security, and he had no such courage to risk everything.
"No!"
After catching a glimpse of Hu Hai's hesitation, Zhao Gao, who was in the emperor's heart, immediately objected:
"Tai Shi is familiar with historical records. Could it be that he has forgotten the story of King Wu of Qin? If King Wu did not commit suicide, he would not have raised a tripod to destroy the dead body, let alone the subsequent rebellion of Ji Jun. He is the emperor.
, it should be attacked but not conquered!"
Hu Wujing sighed, took a step back and said, "Even if His Majesty is not here in person, there should be important officials on the front lines as prisoners, so that the Lishan prisoners can believe what they say."
In other words, the credibility of the Qin court's government has been completely ruined. When ordinary officials went to declare the second emperor's "virtuous government", the people in Guanzhong would sneer at it, not to mention the suspicious prisoners...
Hu Hai glanced at the ministers in the palace: "Who can be the supervisor?"
At this time, Censor Li Yu came out and said: "I recommend someone!"
Li Yu looked at Zhao Gao suddenly:
"Mr. Zhongling is a person trusted by His Majesty and can be the supervisor of the army!"
Zhao Gao was stunned for a moment, feeling something bad, but before he could speak, Hu Hai shook his head like a rattle:
"Lang Zhongling can't go, Lang Zhongling has to protect me in Wangyi Palace..."
"Then there's only one person left." Hu Wujing stood up again, all of this seemed to be planned and rehearsed.
"You are right, Prime Minister!"
"The old prime minister's hope is indeed enough to supervise the army." Hu Hai nodded subconsciously, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and looked at Li Si eagerly:
"What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Li Si pointed at the drool that seemed to be dripping unconsciously at the corner of his mouth: "I am old and can't control the saliva at the corner of my mouth. How can I monitor an army of more than 100,000 people? And with my old legs, it is not easy to get from Xianyang to Wangyi Palace. I have to go to the front line to monitor
The army may be in trouble."
Hu Hai almost stood up: "How can the Prime Minister bear to abandon me and the country of the late Emperor?"
"That's alright." Li Si trembled: "I have governed the people for the First Emperor for more than thirty years. Fortunately, I have tried my best to achieve this goal. I will use my decayed body to stand this last position for Your Majesty and for the Qin Dynasty.
Just go to work..."
Over there, Li Si was so good at acting that he deceived Hu Hai, but Zhao Gao on the side cursed in his heart: "Old fox!"
He understood what Li Si was planning.
"You mouse in the barn, there is indeed a ghost!"
…
After Li Si left Wangyi Palace, Zhao Gao saw the right opportunity and immediately bowed at the feet of Hu Hai with tears:
"Your Majesty, you must not make Li Si a prisoner!"
Hu Hai was startled: "Why did the doctor say this?"
Zhao Gao raised his head: "Your Majesty does not ask me, and I dare not speak. Recently, I have been thinking about it, and I remembered that Hei Fu was originally recommended to the First Emperor by the Li family. Li Si's eldest son, Li Yougeng, behaved intimately with Hei Fu's old master.
Although there seems to be a breakup in the end, who knows what the real situation is like? In the past, the First Emperor wanted to patrol the south to arrest Hei Fu, but Hei Fu had foreseen the First Emperor's plan in advance and faked his death and hid himself. Who in the court leaked the secret?"
"Then, Li You was ordered to gather troops south of Changsha to recruit soldiers, but he was defeated by a small soldier under Hei Fu. He overturned the three armies and was captured. It seemed that the battle was unfavorable, but in fact, was Li You deliberately defeated?
There is no way of knowing, I only heard that Hei Fu only detained Li You but did not kill him, what was his purpose?"
"Today Heifu's troops are approaching the pass, and the officials in the court have ulterior motives. They have a lot of correspondence with him, and the Li family may be among them. However, because there is no evidence, I dare not hear about it."
"It's just that today, Li Si suddenly instigated Li Yu and Hu Wujing to propose that the Lishan prisoners be sent as soldiers and he be the supervisor of the army. In this way, the prime minister will be outside, with hundreds of thousands of people under his command, monopolizing the military and political affairs, and having the most power over your majesty.
I am afraid that he will be detrimental to Your Majesty."
"Once the criminals obtain armor and arrive at Lantian, Li Si can make them turn against each other, allowing the rebels to defeat our army and easily enter Xianyang. Your Majesty, if this happens, the story of Yin Zhou Muye may happen again!"
"Lang Zhongling, are these statements true?"
Hu Hai's teeth began to chatter. He originally thought that Li Si was the last pillar left to him by his father, but now Zhao Gao said that the elbows of this pillar turned outward, which shocked him...
"The Prime Minister has become a highly respected minister and enjoys the title of Marquis of Che. I am not negligent in any way. Why does he do this?"
Zhao Gao said maliciously: "Perhaps Li Si wants to betray His Majesty, betray His Majesty, and join the rebels in exchange for the Li family's wealth and wealth for generations, or even go one step further and become a prince..."
Hu Hai rubbed his hands: "Then what should we do? I immediately cancel the Lishan gang and let people arrest the prime minister? The doctor ordered me to examine the evidence that the Li family secretly communicated with the traitors?"
Zhao Gao shook his head: "Li Si is treacherous. Even if there is evidence, he will not admit it. He is afraid that he will not be tried, so he must not rashly scare the enemy. Moreover, he has been the prime minister for many years, and his tree has deep roots. There are countless gang members in Xianyang City. If
A sudden attack on the rebels and Li's fighting might lead to a catastrophic disaster, but it would actually give the rebels an advantage."
He came up with a vicious plan for Hu Hai: "Your Majesty, why don't you continue to appoint Li Si as the frontline supervisor? When he comes to the palace tomorrow to get the Talisman Festival, he will give the order and Lang Wei will come out and capture it directly!"
