On the night of June 23rd, the first year of the Second Emperor's reign, in Xianyang City, they heard that the old Prime Minister fell into a car and fell seriously ill. Li Si's former deceased officials came to visit the Prime Minister's residence one after another. For a time, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Li Mansion, and there was a long queue.
Team.
It's a pity that not one of the ten people is qualified to enter, but even these ten people are regretting that they have to enter the entrance hall at this moment, because they were all stunned by the shocking change that just happened:
Just half a moment ago, Zhao Gao, the doctor who came to visit on the order of the Second Emperor, entered the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The heavy door at the rear was slammed shut. Li Si's servants and family members rushed out with weapons in hand and pressed Zhao Gao down.
He fell to the ground, his face pressed against the mud...
What shocked everyone even more was that Li Si, who was said to be only one breath away, walked out of the dormitory, stroking his beard, with long strides and high energy, without even the slightest sign of dying.
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Behind Li Si are his son-in-law, the third son of Qin Shihuang, Jiang Lu, and Chang Shi, the Marquis of Tongwu, who were deprived of their titles due to defeat on the front line and became common people like Gantang...
"Right Prime Minister!?" All the officials felt confused and thought something big had happened.
Li Si bowed his hands to everyone and said, "I'm worrying the second and third sons, but Li Si is fine."
"Li Si, are you planning to rebel?" At this time, the visitor who accompanied Zhao Gao to the Li Mansion shouted.
"The one who wants to rebel and cause chaos is obviously this traitor!"
Li Si put his two fingers together, pointed at Zhao Gao, who was still struggling, and said righteously: "In the past, before the death of the late emperor, he put Li Si's arm in front of his bed, thinking about the future, so he appointed four ministers to assist the government.
The world is safe."
"Unexpectedly, the treacherous Zhao Gao deceived the superiors and subordinates, isolated himself from the outside world, plotted against Zhongliang, and falsely accused Feng Jun, causing the Feng family and the young master Gao clan to be executed. The Marquis of Tongwu has discovered your wolfish ambition, so he asks your majesty to execute him."
"It's a pity that the old general passed away suddenly without a holiday. Zhao Gao was lucky enough to escape, but he still didn't repent. He ruined the country's laws, arbitrarily drafted internally, and monopolized power externally. All the important positions of the officials were assigned to their relatives, and he was a guard in the palace.
It is easy to alienate brothers and harm the flesh and blood, which makes the world unstable, everyone is afraid, the reputation of the court is ruined, and half of the world is traitorous..."
Li Si looked at Gantang, who had no choice but to ask for help after being reduced to a commoner: "Gan Changshi, please tell everyone the last words of Marquis Tongwu!"
Gantang glanced at Li Si. Originally he just wanted to use Li Si's help to get rid of Zhao Gao, but when things developed to this point, he was no longer able to control it, so he had to say:
"What Marquis Tongwu couldn't forget before he died was the evil people who chased the king! He said that the traitors in the court must be eliminated. If your majesty is soft-hearted and does not punish Zhao Gao, we will definitely try to get Wang Li to clarify his interests, or at least persuade him to do so.
Your Majesty, send Zhao Gao to guard the mausoleum of the First Emperor, and then let your personal guards kill him after he is on his way!"
"It's a pity that I was dismissed from my official position just after I entered Xianyang. General Wang Li also urged your majesty to go south to defend the enemy, but failed to eliminate the traitors. However, Zhao Gao is still trusted by your majesty as usual..."
Gantang was really disappointed with Hu Hai and wanted to get rid of Zhao Gao. He didn't care about fulfilling Wang Ben's long-cherished wish. He broke the pot and started to borrow Li Si's power.
Li Si nodded: "Today, Li Si is willing to carry out the legacy of Marquis Tong Wu with his two or three sons and punish this evil minister! Then go to Wangyi Palace to welcome His Majesty back!"
Even though Heifu has already arrived at Yongguan, Xianyang still continues the strong inertia of decades and continues to follow the emperor's orders. Without Hu Hai's edict, it would be difficult for both Li Si and Zhao Gao to do anything. In the same way,
As long as Hu Hai is controlled, the emperor is held hostage, and Xianyang surrenders to Heifu, is it not a matter of blink of an eye?
The ministers had endured Zhao Gao for a long time, and they all applauded when they heard this. However, among the people who came to visit Li Si, there were also timid ones who came out and said: "Prime Minister, we are not under your Majesty's control. I am afraid that Lang Wei will not listen.
There must be a fierce battle in Xianyang. With the enemy on your side, aren't you afraid that things will change and Heifu will take advantage of the situation?"
This is what Li Si wants!
However, this matter cannot be made public yet, otherwise it is difficult to predict that the officials in Xianyang will turn their backs, so Prime Minister Li said solemnly: "In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace at home!"
"Nothing can inspire the three armies to fight more than Zhao Gao's head and His Majesty's personal conquests!"
"What's more, Zhao Gao also acts as Tian Chang, and Zihan goes against the grain and robs His Majesty's prestige. If you don't plan it, you may be tempted to change."
Li Si walked up to Zhao Gao, who had been silent from the beginning until now, and said: "Zhao Gao, do you think you are secretly collaborating with the bandits from the six countries and want to sell Hedong and Guanzhong, and I don't know about it?"
Until then, Zhao Gao, who had said nothing, showed a hint of surprise on his face.
Li Si showed a satisfied smile: "I couldn't be sure before, but now, it's certain."
What he said just now was actually used by Li Si to deceive Zhao Gao, and it was really a bluff. Just like Zhao Gao had not actually mastered Li Shihei's real hammer, and Li Si had not yet collected the evidence that Zhao Gao had passed through the six countries, both sides were playing games.
A game of guessing the opponent's intentions while blindfolded.
After asking all the questions, Li Si waved his hand:
"Take Zhao Gao immediately, recruit Lang Wei to surrender, and then send people to control the gates and palaces!"
However, Li Si's servants just opened the door and wanted to rush out to do something important. Unexpectedly, they were shot back by a fierce crossbow arrow, and the injured people screamed in pain.
Li Si was shocked, and sent someone to stand on the roof to take a look, only to find more Lang Weijun, lighting torches, rushing towards the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Everyone was shocked, and Li Si also froze on the spot. He did not expect that when Zhao Gao was arrested, someone on the other side would resist.
"Hahaha."
At this time, Zhao Gao burst into laughter, excited and frightened, and his voice was a little out of shape.
"Li Si, Li Si, you are certainly smart. You came up with such a plan to deceive me into entering the net. Unfortunately, you still misjudged one thing. Please keep your eyes open and take a closer look, who am I!?"
Li Si asked Li Yu to pull "Zhao Gao"'s hair, force him to raise his face, hold a lantern close to him, and squint his eyes to see.
But I saw that the face looked exactly like Zhao Gao. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with it. Especially at night, it looked almost real. However, if you are familiar with Zhao Gao, if you look carefully for half a moment, you will notice some differences.
The bridge of the nose is slightly higher and the eyes are slightly smaller. These subtle differences are enough to form two different faces.
And when I squeezed his hand that looked disabled and crooked, I found that it was actually healthy...
This person is not Zhao Gao.
"Who are you?" Li Si only felt that he was afraid that he had been deceived.
The middle-aged man whose figure was similar to that of Zhao Gao was not afraid at all, but rather relieved. He laughed and said:
"I am Zhao Gao's third brother."
"I am my brother's substitute."
"His shadow!"
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A few miles away, he looked up at the moonlight. The appointed time had passed, but no one came out for a while. Zhao Gao was sure that there was indeed something strange in Li Si's house, and he couldn't help but murmured:
"Third brother, you are such a good substitute and shadow. I will definitely take good care of your children."
The nobles of the Central Plains have a long history of raising substitutes to deal with emergencies.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Qing Gong had a father who was standing on the right side of the chariot. This man's face was similar to Qing Gong's, and his clothes were similar to Qing Gong's. If he hadn't been standing on the right side of the chariot, holding a spear, while Qing Gong was on the left holding a bow and arrow.
It's almost difficult to identify clearly.
Therefore, in the Battle of An'an between Qi and Jin, when the Qi army was defeated, Feng Chou's father exchanged places with Qi Qinggong. After the two were captured by the Jin people, they were not in trouble because the nobles in the Spring and Autumn Period paid attention to etiquette in war.
So Feng Chou's father deliberately acted like a king and asked the real Qi Qinggong to go fetch water. Qi Qinggong foolishly fetched water for the first time and came back. Feng Chou's father pretended that he thought the water was unclean and asked Qi Qinggong to go there again.
Then Qi Qinggong escaped, but he was killed by the Jin people out of anger.
Regardless of Feng Chou's father's ending, it is obvious that he served as Qi Qinggong's "shadow warrior".
Zhao Gao knew that Emperor Qin Shihuang also had stand-ins, and sometimes they would be hidden in the auxiliary car, but those people were all martyred by Hu Hai in Lishan Mountain.
As the official of CRRC, Zhao Gao saw this in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.
What others don't know is that Zhao Gao also has a shadow double, who is the third brother of his mother. Their family grew up in Yinguan, and they were close friends. The second brother Zhao Cheng was brave and became the captain of Hedong County. The third brother was not very successful.
He is not good at weapons, civil or military skills, but his appearance and figure are quite similar to Zhao Gao.
Over the past year, Zhao Gaosui had deliberately trained him, and sometimes even asked his third brother to wear his own clothes and attend some unimportant occasions. As long as he didn't speak, he could pass the fake as real.
You must be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, and today this shadow finally comes in handy.
It's a pity for my third brother.
Zhao Gao looked at Yan Le: "Command Lang Wei here and surround Li Si's mansion. No one can escape!"
"I will go to Wangyi Palace to report to Your Majesty that Li Siguo has rebelled. Recently, he not only secretly sent his family members out of the city, but also detained His Majesty's envoys, colluded with the young master, General Lu and others, and communicated with the gangsters and rebels. His treason is clearly revealed.
"Your Majesty, please don't hesitate any longer and quickly launch your weapons like dogs, horses, and beasts to attack him!"
"promise!"
Yan Le took the order. Now the guards and lieutenants are either defending the rebels outside or restraining the prisoners in Lishan. Xianyang is empty, with only the Langzhong Lingjun controlled by Zhao Gao and the five troops Hu Hai recruited last year to garrison the palaces.
What a talented person.
In the night, Zhao Gao rode in the car and ran towards Wangyi Palace. He turned around and looked at the Prime Minister's Mansion with flames soaring into the sky and the fighting, as well as Xianyang City on the eve of the chaos. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Li Si, let's go together!"
"This time either you die or I die!"
"The mountains and rivers of Da Qin can only be sold by me!"