One thing Meng Yi said was right, Li Si was indeed in the palace.
The First Emperor was ill in bed and could not personally manage the government affairs, so he, the Prime Minister, had to temporarily review the memorials for the First Emperor in Zhangtai Palace.
After Hu Hai arrived, he immediately explained his purpose to Li Si, who was also surprised.
He had deliberately hinted in front of Zhao Gao that he wanted him to murder Princess Tu'an because he knew very well that Zhao Gao would not let go of any opportunity to retaliate against Meng Yi.
Zhao Gao once fell into the hands of Meng Yi and was sentenced to death. If the First Emperor had not shown mercy to him for his many years of service, Zhao Gao would have been dead that time.
Zhao Gao has always held a grudge and wanted to kill Meng Yi and then be quick.
Although Li Si had always looked down on the eunuch Zhao Gao, he had to admit that he was indeed very decisive and thoughtful.
So he believed that if Zhao Gao took action, the Princess Tu'an would be dead.
If a princess whom the emperor has never seen dies, the emperor will at most give Meng Yi a slight punishment. But coupled with Meng Yi riding a tiger and swaggering through the city, it will arouse the emperor's disgust towards Meng Yi. In this way, Meng Yi is likely to be punished.
The emperor punished him severely, and this was what Li Si wanted to achieve.
He never expected that just because of this incident, he could bring down Meng Yi or even kill him.
However, Meng Yi killed the city gate guard and broke into Xianyang City. This was simply asking for death!
His first reaction was the same as Zhao Gao's, he simply couldn't believe that Meng Yi's character would do such a stupid thing.
But since Hu Hai found him and told him personally, there is no truth to the matter.
Why would Meng Yi do such a stupid thing?
Li Si felt there was only one possibility.
Combined with Meng Yi's previous personality, it was easy for him to think that Meng Yi must be relying on something for this move. In other words, Zhao Kuang must have left a lot of leverage in Meng Yi's hands, so Meng Yi was confident.
It was impossible for Zhao Gao not to have thought of this, but he still made such an arrangement, and Li Si could also think of the reason.
First of all, the First Emperor was not very conscious now, but his obsession with the elixir of life kept him strong. Zhao Gao could safely and boldly destroy the evidence of the crime first, and then take the opportunity to completely crucify Meng Yi.
Secondly, the First Emperor is not dead after all, and Meng Yi is deeply favored by the First Emperor. If Zhao Gao does this alone, he will easily be angered by the First Emperor, but if he brings Li Si along to do this, the First Emperor will not be able to pursue him too seriously.
Well, if there is another Hu Hai, then the matter will be even more foolproof.
In Li Si's view, Zhao Gao had indeed seized a good opportunity, and Meng Yi was dead this time!
But Meng Yi will never surrender, so a conflict is inevitable.
Meng Yi did not have the courage or ability to attack Xianyang Palace. It is more likely that Zhao Gao led his troops to expel Meng Yi from Xianyang City and killed him in the wild.
It stands to reason that "sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers" is in Li Si's best interests, but Zhao Gao incited Hu Hai to come to him, firstly because he could not refuse, and secondly because he had no good intentions.
It should be noted that although Li Si is the prime minister, he does not have military power. At most, he can only use his personal prestige to influence the soldiers of the two battalions to be used by him.
Zhao Gao asked him to take action because he wanted him to pursue and intercept Meng Yi and prevent Meng Yi from escaping. The strength of these two battalions was enough.
But Hu Hai was young and ignorant. If he saw that Li Si only sent out such a small number of troops, he would definitely be very unhappy.
Li Si never wanted to make Hu Hai dissatisfied with him.
So Li Si simply thought further. If he also took action, what would be more beneficial to him?
He looked at Hu Hai, who looked eager to try, even a little impatient, and had an idea in his mind.
"Young Master!" Li Si suddenly stood up with a stern look on his face, "Meng Yi is our Great Qin Tiger General. This man is brave enough to fight, and he has many subordinates in Xianyang. He is really treasonous and does great harm! I think he must
Immediately mobilize the troops of various armies in Xianyang to garrison the camp, quickly exterminate the Mengyi rebels with thunderous force, and protect the peace of Xianyang!"
Hu Hai's eyes immediately lit up, and his heart boiled with excitement. When he thought of thousands of troops under his command, overwhelming the rebels, he couldn't help but be excited!
"Okay! The prime minister is indeed the pillar of the Qin Dynasty. This statement is very suitable for Gu Yi!" Hu Hai said loudly.
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "I will summon all the battalions in Xianyang outside Zhangtai Palace and ask the young master to take command."
"Okay! Go, go, go!"
Li Si smiled slightly. Without the tiger talisman, he had no right to mobilize the soldiers and horses guarding Xianyang. But if Hu Hai came forward, it would be different.
Everyone knows that the First Emperor loves this young master the most. Who dares to reject Hu Hai at the delicate opportunity when the First Emperor is bedridden?
Moreover, after this incident, we can also see who among the Xianyang camps is secretly siding with Fusu.
What's even better is that with such a big battle ahead, Zhao Gao's desire to destroy the evidence of crime alone becomes wishful thinking.
If Meng Yi was captured alive, he could make Zhao Gao fall into a quagmire with whatever he did. And even if Zhao Gao was lucky enough to escape from this incident, Li Si would have nothing to lose and would please Hu Hai.
No matter how things develop, he, Li Si, will be the ultimate beneficiary!
Li Si immediately went to notify the battalions to assemble. What he didn't know was that at the south city gate, things did not develop as he expected.
Under the South City Gate.
A group of heavily armored soldiers formed out of the city. The two leaders were Zhao Gao and Zhao Jinsong.
They stopped moving ten feet in front of Meng Yi.
Wow!
Five hundred heavily armored men all drew their bows and swords, aiming at Meng Yi ahead.
"Meng Yi, get off the tiger's back!" Zhao Jinsong held the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand and shouted coldly.
Meng Yi looked calm and did as he was told.
"Remove the sword!" Zhao Jinsong shouted again.
Bang!
Meng Yi threw away his sword.
"Okay, come slowly!" Zhao Jinsong still looked at Meng Yi warily.
Meng Yi patted the restless and roaring tiger on its back, and walked forward step by step, slowly but without hesitation.
Halfway there, Zhao Jinsong waved his hand, and the heavy armored soldiers immediately separated, and four people were seen walking out of the formation carrying a huge bronze shackle.
"Stop!" Zhao Jinsong clenched the hilt of the sword, stared at Meng Yi and warned sternly, "Meng Yi, you'd better not move rashly and restrain your hands. If not, I will give the order and fire a volley of thousands of arrows!"
Meng Yi smiled, made fists with both hands, raised them to his chest, and made a gesture waiting to be shackled.
It was difficult for four people to carry the bronze shackles. One can imagine what would happen if they were put on Meng Yi.
But Meng Yi's face was calm, and he didn't seem to be worried at all about the fate he was about to face.
Zhao Gao, who was beside Zhao Jinsong, had been staring at Meng Yi's every move. When he saw four soldiers carrying shackles walking up to Meng Yi, a cruel smile finally appeared on his lips.
Even if Zhao Kuang did kill Princess Tuan with his own hands, it had nothing to do with him, Zhao Gao!
If Meng Yi really had a stalemate with him and spread the word throughout the city, Zhao Gao would really not dare to act rashly.
But Meng Yi should never, never should, be caught so easily!
If a person falls into the hands of Zhao Gao, it is up to him, Zhao Gao, to decide what happens!
Meng Yi, you are so stupid!
Zhao Gao is in a good mood now. Today, he will avenge his previous shame!
At this time, four shackle-carrying soldiers were already on both sides of Meng Yi, preparing to put the heavy and huge bronze shackles around Meng Yi's neck.
Meng Yi suddenly laughed. He suddenly separated his hands and grabbed the huge shackles on both sides. The air flow in his body started to move crazily!
Zhao Gao and Zhao Jinsong looked condensed at the same time.
"Traitor!" Meng Yi roared like spring thunder!
He suddenly moved his arms and threw out the two halves of the huge bronze shackles!
Huhu...
The huge shackles suddenly roared out!
Snap!
No one could react at all. The heads of Zhao Gao and Zhao Jinsong had exploded like watermelons.