Chapter 492: The Emperor's Mausoleum Meets the Old Man
"Why don't you want to be my disciple and follow me?" Chu Fei looked at the beauty in palace attire in front of him with interest. This was the first time he was rejected by others.
Seeing that a woman could completely integrate the medicinal properties of the elixir of life, Chu Fei for the first time had the idea of taking the initiative to recruit a disciple.
"Because...because I'm waiting for someone to take me out of here." The woman in palace clothes said a little embarrassedly.
If she were in front of other people, she would definitely not say such treasonous words, but the man in front of her was different. He had just suppressed the terrifying His Majesty. He was a very powerful person, which made people feel free to open their hearts.
The feeling of hiding your thoughts.
"Oh...is it your lover you are waiting for?" Looking at the woman's shy expression, Chu Fei seemed to have guessed something.
The woman nodded.
"Okay then! Can you tell me who that person is?" Chu Fei asked curiously.
When the woman told Chu Fei the man's name, Chu Fei couldn't help but be surprised for a while.
Then he couldn't help but frown. It wasn't that he thought this Meng Yi was unreliable, but he knew that this man was loyal to Ying Zheng. Even if he loved Concubine Li in his heart, it would be difficult for him to betray Qin Shihuang.
Thinking of this, Chu Fei couldn't help but worry about the fate of the woman.
So, Chu Fei handed a paper crane made of Taoist charms into the woman's hands and said: "If you encounter any trouble in the future, or change your mind, you can use it to come to me at any time."
Although the woman didn't understand the specific meaning of Chu Fei's words, she still took it very carefully and kept it like a treasure.
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"Master Zhao, where is your Majesty?"
After Li Si entered the palace, he saw that there was no one there except Zhao Gao, and his face was full of question marks.
"Prime Minister, it's not His Majesty who sent you here, but me!" Zhao Gao said with a smile.
"You?" Li Si frowned, confused.
You know, he is the Prime Minister who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. When did an eunuch dare to be so bold and dare to tease him as the Prime Minister and falsely convey His Majesty's will? That is a capital crime. How many of his brains dare to do this?
Do?
"Master Zhao, do you know that falsely conveying imperial edicts is a capital offense!" Li Si said sharply.
Zhao Gao's face showed no fear at all, and he was still smiling.
Li Si's frown deepened.
"Prime Minister, of course I know that falsely conveying imperial edicts is a capital crime, but what if Your Majesty is gone?" Zhao Gao had a treacherous expression on his face.
"What do you mean?" Li Si didn't understand.
"Your Majesty, he is dead." Zhao Gao said softly.
"What?"
Li Si was shocked. He had not received any news at all. There was no news in the palace about such an important matter.
"Your Majesty is really dead? When did this happen?"
"That's not true. I saw it with my own eyes! His Majesty died in front of me not long ago."
Zhao Gao lied without any trace of abnormality. Only four people in the world knew about His Majesty, but His Majesty is almost dead now, and he will never stand in front of the world again, so he said that Your Majesty is dead.
It's not a complete deception of Li Si.
Hearing what Zhao Gao said, Li immediately believed it, because Zhao Gao was too brave to arrange news of His Majesty's death.
Seeing Li Si's changing expression, Zhao Gao said: "Before his death, His Majesty issued an edict to help Mr. Su return to Beijing, but before this letter was sent, His Majesty was already dead. Now, no one knows about this letter.
It’s up to me to decide who will succeed. Prime Minister, what do you think?”
Since you've already told a lie, you don't care about telling another lie.
This is both a probing tone and an element of pressure.
Because if he wanted to control the court, he had to win over Li Si. As a eunuch, the courtiers would not take him seriously. Zhao Gao was self-aware of this. So he had to
He pretended to have His Majesty's decree to let Li Si enter the palace, just to draw Li Si into his camp.
Zhao Gao's words could be said to have tightened Li Si's grip. How could Li Si fail to hear the other party's deep meaning?
However, he must be the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, so how could he compromise like this? So he looked serious and said sternly: "Master Zhao, you are talking about the destruction of the country. How can you say such a thing as a minister?"
When Zhao Gao saw Li Si pretending to be a Taoist, he sneered in his heart, so he simply pulled Meng Tian out to compare with Li Si.
"Master Prime Minister, it is said that once the emperor is the emperor, one minister is the minister. Now that your majesty is dead, how long do you think you can stay in the position of prime minister? Mr. Fusu is resolute, brave and good at fighting. After he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely appoint Meng Tian as the prime minister. But now the reality in the world
It is in the hands of me, Zhao Gao. As long as I say that His Majesty passed the throne to Young Master Hu Hai before his death, I have no final say in the fate of his Fu Su, Meng Tian, and you, Li Si."
Li Si's face changed after hearing this. Listening to Zhao Gao's wishes, he was ready to support Prince Hu Hai to the throne.
Being pressed like this by Zhao Gao, Li Si immediately realized that if he disobeyed, not only might he not be able to keep his official position, but he might not even be able to leave the palace today. This was because no conspirator would tell anyone about his conspiracy.
To keep others alive who are not with him.
And even if Zhao Gao doesn't kill him now, if he goes to Fusu, he may not be reused in the future. If he joins Zhao Gao and supports Hu Hai, then he will be a meritorious minister.
With this idea, Li Si decided to cooperate with Zhao Gao to jointly support Prince Hu Hai to the throne.
Seeing that Li Si finally compromised, Zhao Gao couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Prime Minister, you have made a very wise decision. When Master Hu Hai ascends the throne, you will still be the Prime Minister who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people."
Li Si, however, did not feel the slightest joy. He knew very well that he was being roasted on the fire and had no choice! He could only choose to join in the trouble with Zhao Gao.
Seeing that the conspiracy with Li Si was completed, Zhao Gao quickly thought of another hidden danger, which was Meng Yi, who was loyal to His Majesty.
His Majesty passed away suddenly, and rumors about Hu Hai will definitely arouse his suspicion.
In order to avoid this hidden danger, Zhao Gao must eradicate Meng Yi.
"Now that Meng Yi happens to be away from the palace, I asked my son Li You to lead people to pretend to be bandits but intercept and kill him." Li Si said after listening to Zhao Gao's analysis.
"That's great!" Zhao Gao smiled while stroking his hands.
"ah……"
But at this moment, a burst of exclamation came from within the screen.
"who?"
Li Fei's expression changed, knowing that her whereabouts had been exposed and she would be persecuted by Zhao and Gao, so she quickly took out the paper crane Chu Fei gave her and left a message for the other party to immediately help Meng Yi.
Soon, Zhao Gao caught Li Fei who was eavesdropping inside the screen.
"Prime Minister, now that this woman has heard of our plan, she just won't stop doing it..." A cruel look appeared on Zhao Gao's face.
"No, Concubine Li is His Majesty's concubine after all. Doing this will definitely arouse suspicion from outsiders."
Li Si quickly refused, then thought for a moment and said: "Since His Majesty is dead, why not let Concubine Li be buried with His Majesty!"
"You are the intellectuals who have the best ideas." Zhao Gao clapped his hands and said. It must be said that Li Si's strategy of killing people and silencing them was too advanced. It was completely reasonable and reasonable, and it would not arouse the suspicion of others.
Some fragments flashed through Li Fei's mind, but she was brought back to reality by Lin Fan's words.
"By the way, Yu'er, why doesn't that monster dare to come in here?" Lin Fan suddenly thought of a question and asked curiously.
"That's because there is a ban here, so he didn't dare to come in." Li Fei said.
"The monster seems to have stopped roaring." At this moment, Lu Yunxian suddenly said.
Lin Fan also listened carefully, and sure enough he didn't hear the roar, but there was the faint sound of fighting.
Could it be that someone else came in?
"Let's go out and take a look."
After Lin Fan and Lu Yunxian came outside, they soon saw four people fighting Qin Shihuang, and among the four there were Zu Long and Li Qingxuan whom they knew.
Facing the powerful Qin Shihuang, Zu Long and Li Qingxuan were unable to cause any harm at all. Thanks to the other two people restraining Qin Shihuang, they could not directly face Qin Shihuang's blow.
Although he didn't know who these two people were, seeing that Li Qingxuan and Li Qingxuan were in danger, he naturally couldn't just sit back and watch, so he joined the fight.
"Duan Fei, you are still alive!" Li Qingxuan suddenly saw Lin Fan appear and was immediately surprised.
Zu Long immediately cast a surprised look.
"Yes!" Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh. He really had a narrow escape that time, but luckily the goddess of luck was with him.
"Eh..." The mysterious man suddenly saw Lin Fan's appearance and suddenly showed a strange look.
"Husband, be careful!"
Just when the man was distracted, the woman exclaimed a reminder.
The man immediately dodged Qin Shihuang's blow like lightning, and struck Qin Shihuang with a sharp knife. There was a clang sound, as if it had been struck on a metal object, and it was extremely hard.
Immediately afterwards, the woman struck the monster with purgatory fire from behind, but it only burned away the white cloth wrapped around Qin Shihuang's body, and his body was not affected.
The man's expression became more solemn. As expected, this monster was very difficult to deal with. If he continued like this, not only would he not be able to subdue the opponent, but he would probably be killed due to exhaustion.
Lin Fan also saw that the battle situation was not good for his side, so he said to several people: "Everyone, follow me, and get out of the way first."
With that said, he immediately left the battle circle and ran towards the safety of the palace.
Although the four of them didn't know where Lin Fan was taking them, they didn't want to think too much at the moment and could only follow along.
"Empress Li Fei!"
When a man sees Concubine Li in the palace, it's like meeting an old friend he hasn't seen for a long time. There is no surprise in his eyes, only joy, as if he already knew that Concubine Li was there.
"Are you the disciple next to Mr. Chu?"
Li Fei was also very surprised when she saw the man, because it was the first time in more than 2,200 years that she had truly seen an old friend from her own era, and she felt as if she was close to home.