In the Yangxin Hall, the sound of "crackling" things falling kept ringing in the back hall. Huang Banban led a group of little eunuchs with lowered heads and eyebrows to wait in the front hall.
Until there was a loud "clang", there was no more noise coming from the back hall.
After a while, Hu Hai's slightly hoarse voice came from the back hall: "Huang Banban comes in, and the others are waiting outside."
Huang Banban did not dare to neglect, and while giving a warning look to his young eunuch, he tiptoed into the back hall.
The entire apse was in a mess, with letters scattered on the floor, broken ceramics, and overturned tables and chairs, all showing how angry the young emperor was.
Huang Banban naturally focused his gaze on Hu Hai's face, with an expression of annoyance, reluctance and madness mixed together. Huang Banban couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He had almost watched Hu Hai grow up. He had never seen him look like this.
Live like this.
Thousands of words were stuck in Huang Banban's chest, but in the end he only uttered four words: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Hu Hai was still angry and said with a ferocious look: "Calm down? This Li Si has bullied me, how do you ask me to calm down? I wish I could kill him on the spot. Huang Banban, I really can't swallow this breath, I want to
If he dies, I will let him die without a burial place so that I can vent the hatred in my heart."
Huang Banban was shocked when he heard this. He quickly ran to close the doors and windows, and then cleaned up the area. He asked Hu Hai to sit down and then said: "Your Majesty, you can't say such nonsense, otherwise it will cause great disaster."
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Hu Hai said angrily: "As the emperor, should I still be angry with Li Si?"
Huang Banban could only persuade hard: "Now that the Qin Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, Prime Minister Li Si does not respect His Majesty enough, but after all, he was the Prime Minister during the reign of the late Emperor, and there are many party members in the court, so he cannot be moved easily."
"As a martial arts master, Li Si's cultivation is unfathomable. If Your Majesty cannot eliminate him in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles."
"The great Qin Dynasty is in the hands of His Majesty alone. Your Majesty must not be impulsive."
Hu Hai's face was cold, he stared at Huang Banban and said, "In your opinion, will I just let Li Si bully me?"
When Huang Banban heard this, he said "shua", cold sweat broke out, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, calm down, I have no such intention."
Hu Hai was not moved by this. Instead, a cold light shone in his eyes, and a trace of murderous intent emerged.
Huang Banban soon realized the mistake he had just made. As Hu Hai's internal servant, he did not need to persuade Hu Hai what to do. Instead, he should stand unconditionally on Hu Hai's side and think of a solution from Hu Hai's perspective.
Take this breath for him.
It may seem like reasonable persuasion, but it may inadvertently violate a big taboo, and may even cause you to fall out of favor.
In the palace, for a eunuch who has certain rights and secrets, falling out of favor often means death, so Huang Banban's mind was spinning crazily, trying to find a way out for himself.
The cold sweat on his forehead became more and more, and even dripped down his cheeks to the ground. Suddenly, Huang Banban had an idea and bowed: "I just think that although your Majesty hates Li Si and wants to kill him, he shouldn't do it."
To avoid some bad effects, Your Majesty should let others do it yourself."
"If it works, Your Majesty will be happy. If it doesn't work, it won't implicate Your Majesty. This is in His Majesty's interest. I am sincere, so please forgive me."
When Hu Hai heard this, the cold light in his eyes dissipated, and he said faintly: "You have also seen today that more than half of the civil and military officials in the dynasty are Li Si's party members, and Zhao Gao remains silent. Where can I find someone who can deal with Li Si?
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Huang Banban hesitated for a few breaths, then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why don't you invite the general and division back?"
Hu Hai's face changed greatly, and he waved his sleeves and said: "Don't mention him in front of me. He is a daring and reckless person. If it weren't for the fact that he planned for me and worked hard for me, I wouldn't be able to forgive him for murdering Fusu."
he."
"Besides, what's the point of asking him to come back? Even if he knows how to scheme, can he still deal with the Grand Master? If he really had this ability, he wouldn't have been driven out of Chang'an by Li Si and Zhao Gao."
Huang Banban had a look of hesitation on his face and wanted to speak, but he was afraid of offending Hu Hai again.
Hu Hai was very dissatisfied when he saw it: "Why, do you think I did something wrong?"
Huang Banban quickly shook his head: "Your Majesty is right, but I believe that military advisors are indeed extraordinary. Your Majesty will not lose anything if you give it a try."
Hu Hai said categorically: "It is impossible for me to invite him back. Let's not mention this matter again. If I have this intention, I might as well go to Zhao Gao's side and let him step in to contain Li Si."
Seeing that Hu Hai could not be persuaded, Huang Banban did not intend to insist anymore, but said softly: "I will send someone over to clean up."
Hu Hai nodded slightly and fell into deep thought.
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Outside Xianyang Palace, Zhao Gao stopped Li Si's chariot, and the Grandmaster's power came out, cutting off the hearing of the chariot driver and the guards, and then looked at him calmly and said:
"If you hadn't greeted me in advance and asked me not to interfere, I would have been unable to bear it in the court today."
"However, even I don't understand why you want to offend Hu Hai so much. In any case, he is the lord of the Qin Dynasty, and you and I are just ministers after all. Are you really not afraid of killing the Li family after he takes power?
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Li Si walked out of the carriage, glanced around, and replied: "This is not the place to talk. If you change places, I will tell you in detail."
Zhao Gao agreed and said: "Then go to my house. There are not many people around, so it is convenient to talk."
Li Si nodded towards Zhao Gao and expressed no objection.
Then the two of them seemed to disappear out of thin air, and arrived at Zhao Mansion from outside Xianyang Palace.
In the study room of Zhao Mansion, Li Si and Zhao Gao sat opposite each other. Li Si continued Zhao Gao's question and said: "I sent people to test it out, and there is almost no situation where His Majesty is hiding in the Lishan Mausoleum to recuperate. Your previous guess is not true. Maybe His Majesty has not
Death, but not necessarily serious injury.”
Zhao Gao's face changed slightly and he said: "This is impossible. Based on my grandmaster's intuition, what His Majesty said before leaving was not a lie. He is most likely hiding in the Lishan Mausoleum. Although he has not died, his condition is definitely not good.
Your temptation may not be accurate."
Li Si replied calmly: "Merely testing is certainly not enough to be believed. I also used a fortune-telling talisman given to me by my master and paid a great price to deduce that not only is your majesty not dead, but his condition is not as good as we inferred."
It’s so serious that maybe it won’t be long before it comes back again.”
Zhao Gao's pupils shrank when he heard this. Li Si's teacher was Xunzi, known as the "half-sage". He almost defeated the "sub-sage" Meng Ke and became the second generation leader of Confucianism. His talisman was not simple.
He couldn't help frowning and said: "Then what do you want to do?"
Li Si did not answer directly, but showed a strange smile and said: "Are you really willing to live in the shadow of His Majesty all your life? He is so stunning and powerful. Are you willing to risk even your own life?
Can’t you help yourself?”
"Do you know how scared I felt when I saw Prime Minister Lu, Lord Shang, and Marquis Wu Cheng dying one by one for no reason?"
"You should know that because you are also a Grandmaster, you can clearly feel that His Majesty is deliberately getting rid of us Grandmaster-level warriors to achieve his own selfish goals."
"So tell me, do you still want to continue like this?"
Zhao Gao's expression changed, and he replied after a while: "But it's all over. You and I have survived, haven't we?"
Li Si shook his head and said: "No, if His Majesty really passes away, you and I will truly survive. It is far from that now. Neither you nor I know why Your Majesty wants to get rid of us masters. If His Majesty comes back,
Can you guarantee that he will let you and me go?"
Zhao Gao was a little annoyed and said: "What exactly do you want to do?"
Li Si said faintly: "Cultivating at the Grandmaster level pays great attention to the state of mind. As far as I know, His Majesty is invincible in the world, largely because he is the supreme one in the world. You said that if His Majesty comes back and sees that the world suddenly changes hands, you
What do you think he will do?"
"Is it going to take a long time to restore the Great Qin Empire, or is it going to be a mental breakdown and a decline in cultivation?"
Zhao Gao looked shocked and pointed at Li Si and said: "You want to destroy Great Qin?"
Li Si ignored him and said to himself: "If the Great Qin Empire is restored, then your and my role cannot be ignored."
"If the state of mind collapses and the cultivation level regresses, you and I may be able to save our lives."
"No matter what the situation is, your life and mine will be saved, right?"
Speaking of this, Li Si smiled miserably and said: "The world envies you and me for being in high positions and enjoying all the glory and wealth, but who knows that you and I are just poor people trying to save their lives."
Zhao Gao looked complicated and was speechless for a long time.