Zhao Gao did not dare to take action directly in Xianyang. His power was far less than that of "turning a deer into a horse" in history. Even after being denounced by Wang Ben as an "evil minister on the side of the emperor", Zhao Gao was able to save his life only because of the help of two people.
World bias.
After Wang Ben's death, although Zhao Gao returned to the position of Lang Zhongling, he knew that there were many people who wanted to kill him in Xianyang City, so few dared to set foot there. He could only coax Hu Hai to live in Wangyi Palace on the Yangtze River in Jingshui, and add
The Qianyu Lang Guards who were loyal to Zhao Gao and the Zhongche Mansion Guards held the emperor hostage to show their own respect.
On the contrary, it was Li Si. Although the Li family did not hold military power, there were old officials all over Xianyang. After Feng Qu died of illness, the remaining civil servants and legal officials in the Qin court were all headed by Li Si, and they could barely maintain the operation of the court.
At this time, after leaving Wangyi Palace, Li Si was no longer a comatose old man in the palace. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and his eyes became clear again. The old guy was almost eighty, but his health was very good.
Li Yu congratulated his father: "As long as I get the talisman to order the prisoners tomorrow, my family will have a brave army. They can switch sides and attack Lantian's army from behind. Cooperating with Wu Zhonghou's Northern Expedition, we can easily besiege Wang Li, and afterwards
, My father’s great achievements are known to the world anyway, and Hei Fu doesn’t dare to break his promise easily.”
As Zhao Gao expected, Li Si's original plan was to control the prisoners, but when he repeated the scene of the Battle of Makino, he happened to be Wei Ziqi.
Li Si shook his head and said:
"Today is different from the past. In the past few months, Zhao Gao and I have made our own plans and been wary of each other, but there is no need to kill each other. But today, Heifu has entered the pass, and the Wuguan Pass has been in danger for two days.
If the barrier is broken, how long can we hold it? The matter has reached a critical stage, so my father, my son, and Hu Wujing jointly asked Your Majesty to release the prisoners. Zhao Gao has always been alert and may have noticed my plan."
Now think about it carefully, Zhao Gao could obviously hand over the talisman to the emperor today, but Zhao Gao stopped Hu Hai with a wink. After everyone left Wangyi Palace, Zhao Gao was the only one left. Who knows what advice he would give to the emperor, and what Hu Hai would have
Why repeat it?
"Then what should we do?" Li Yu was a little anxious.
"Have you contacted Zhang Han?"
Li Si suddenly asked, as the price of changing the family, the Li family not only secretly provided guards and lieutenants to the Northern Expeditionary Army, but also contacted Zhang Han who was taking refuge outside the Great Wall for Heifu.
Li Yudao: "We contacted him. They are going to start an incident in Helan Mountain in the past few days."
Li Si nodded: "The harassment on the Ziwu Road is becoming more and more frequent, and the attack will show off the attack. From this point of view, the main attack direction of the Hanzhong army is indeed the old Chencang Road... And there has been no news from there for several days. I'm afraid
Something big is going to happen!"
There were friendly troops on all three sides: south, west, and north. Li Si suddenly became bolder and said with a smile: "It seems it's time to attack."
"And I don't want to enter Wangyi Palace a second time..."
He assigned his son to say: "Go to the city immediately to contact those people and let them prepare." "Tell them that the opportunity to kill the king's evil minister Zhao Gao and turn the situation around has come!"
After Li Yu was ordered to leave, Li Si sat alone in the car and when crossing the Jingyang Bridge, he looked at the wonderful scene at the intersection of Jing and Wei downstream and was in a daze.
The water in Canglang is clear and turbid, and it has been clear since ancient times. At the intersection, the two are clearly clear, but slowly, they merge into one, and it is difficult to distinguish one from the other." The water in Canglang is clear, and you can wash my tassel; the water in Canglang is turbid.
, you can wash my feet."
Li Si murmured to himself: "It's enough to wash the tassels of the pure and the turbid, so you can choose them yourself... Li Si's name originated from this statement. Although the history book painting likes to clearly separate the pure and the dirty, the loyal and the treacherous of people and ministers, but
Later on, how can it be so easy to distinguish between people’s loyalty and treachery, just like after the Jing and Wei merged?”
"On the contrary, life and death, wealth and honor are easier to obtain by oneself!"
Li Si was relieved. After crossing the Jingshui River, he knocked on the chariot door and said to the charioteer in front of him, whose hair was as gray as his own, "Ah Yan, how many years have you been driving for me?"
The charioteer did not turn around, but looked intently at the road ahead: "It has been more than thirty years since the Lord came to Xianyang and hired me."
Li Si sighed: "In more than thirty years, I remember you have never driven a car like you for so many years. You have always been stable and able to control the four-horse horse no matter what situation arises. I have never been frightened."
The charioteer smiled and said: "The Lord is more reliable as the prime minister, and the villain is more reliable."
Li Si laughed: "I have been driving carefully for half my life, but this time, there is a black stone in front of me. I can't get around it. I have to stop. If I go back, I'm afraid it won't be safe."
He leaned out and patted the old man on the shoulder: "You too, after driving for so many years, you are old and weak, and it is inevitable that your mind will wander."
"When we enter Xianyang later and we are approaching the corner of our home, if we really can't control it, don't force it, just loosen the reins and turn over the car!"
..."Li Si crashed?"
In the early hours of that night, after hearing the news, Zhao Gao arranged for his trusted followers in Wangyi Palace to prepare for tomorrow's changes. Zhao Gao stood up with excitement. "It's absolutely true!"
Yan Le showed a gloating smile: "According to what others saw, he fell into a ditch not far from home. It seems that the charioteer's eyes were dim and he dozed off..."
"The car crashed, what a coincidence..." Zhao Gao muttered and asked again: "How is Li Si?"
Yan Le said: "It is said that Li Si fell into the ravine. When he was brought out, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He was immediately taken to the mansion. From evening to night, many doctors came into the mansion one after another. Those who came out shook their heads and said that the old prime minister was not seriously injured.
I am afraid that my life may not be long. When the confidants summoned me, I even heard faint cries from the Prime Minister's house..."
He bowed to Zhao Gao and said: "Congratulations, Madam! Previously, Wang Ben wanted to kill my family, but he died of illness in Nanyang in the blink of an eye. But now, Li Si also wants to do something wrong and overturned his car in the gutter. If the seventy-year-old man suffers this crime, even if he does not die, his life will be
We’ve already gone half way.”
"It seems that this woman has the luck of being a king!"
"As long as Li Si dies, the woman will have the power from now on. She can kidnap the second generation at any time and go east to Puban!"
The loud roar of Heifu's victory over Wuguan seemed to be the sound of a trigger. Li Si, Zhao Gao and others had been warming up, but now they were shocked to hear the gunfire and rushed to start the competition...
Whoever is slow will die. We cannot tolerate their lack of urgency.
Li Si was ready to attack, as was Zhao Gao. Except for Zhang Ao who led Zhao to him, the Wei army took the Taihang Trail to enter Hedong. Zhao Gao also sent people to visit Xiang Yu at Hangu Pass and promised to use the ship in Mao
Tianjin responded and in exchange for the Chu people's promise, he sent King Zhao Gao to Shangdang!
Next, Zhao Gao only needs to try his best to merge the armies of Wang Li and Hei Fu. It is best to lose both sides, and the troops of the Six Kingdoms suddenly cross Puban and descend to Guanzhong, enjoying the advantage of the fishermen.
Zhao Gao himself planned to wait for the opportunity, hijack Hu Hai, flee eastward, and give this emperor who trusted him extremely as a gift to the six countries, and then let Guanzhong become a battlefield for Xiang Yu and Hei Fu, so that he could go to the top of the mountain safely.
Party is king...
Now that Yan Le had blown him off, Zhao Gao also touched the top of his head. He felt a little convinced that he might really be the king, but he immediately became wary:
"What if Li Si's car crash was fake?"
Zhao Gao touched his chin and said: "The reason for this is because he knew or guessed that I would attack him in Wangyi Palace tomorrow. After this scene of falling from a car and dying, His Majesty could not force him to enter."
Palace Shoufu, even..."
His expression became frightened: "I am really confused. If the last old minister left by the late emperor is injured and dies, it will be a big event that shakes the world. No matter how ignorant your majesty is, or if you doubt Li Si, if you are shocked by this news, you will definitely send your trusted followers to inquire.
...And the most suitable and trustworthy candidate is me!"
Zhao Gao gritted his teeth: "This Li Si, I'm afraid it was a lie that he crashed into the car, but it was real that he lured me into his mansion. This old man also has murderous intentions towards me!"
For a moment, Zhao Gao felt as if he had met his opponent...
As soon as he finished speaking, a visitor arrived from outside, delivering Hu Hai's edict.
"The disciples of Li Si came to report that the old prime minister fell into a car and was about to die. I don't know whether it is true or not. The doctor ordered me to bring the imperial doctor to inquire and investigate on my behalf!"