Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-05-19

Time has passed with the progress of the wheels, and the weather has gone from spring to hot summer.

Ying Zheng in the carriage was still reviewing the memorial while coughing.

"Emperor, just rest for a few days, the imperial doctor has already said that you need to rest." Zhao Gao said while fanning behind him.

Ying Zheng coughed and said, "Now that we are far away from Xianyang, a large number of memorials are delivered every day. If we don't deal with them in time, they will accumulate more and more. Let's read today's memorial first. Cough cough Cough..." He coughed again.

Zhao Gao hurriedly walked to the small table and poured a glass of water to Ying Zheng, carefully patting him on the back while drinking the water.

After a while, Yingzheng's cough stopped, and he said slowly, "I never thought that this east tour would make me sick. Could it be that I'm really old?"

"The emperor is just tired of the journey and the climate is not acclimatized, as long as he rests for a few days, he will be fine." Zhao Gao said hurriedly.

"Where are you now?" Qin Shihuang asked suddenly.

"It's almost to Pingyuanjin."

"Well, let's go back to Xianyang if we look forward, this time we won't go to Mount Tai." After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he looked at the memorial again.

The convoy continued to move forward, but the emperor's illness still broke out. After arriving in Pingyuanjin, Qin Shihuang was too sick to get out of the car. The east patrol convoy had to stop here temporarily, waiting for the emperor's body to recover before making a decision. Moving on or going back to Xianyang.

Although it is hot in summer, it is still relatively cool at night. Qin Shihuang's team was stationed beside a small river in Pingyuanjin.

In Hu Hai's camp, Hu Hai was chatting and playing the game of throwing pots, with a few small middle officials waiting beside him.He waved an arrow and flew towards the pot made of gold, but it hit the edge of the pot and went out backwards.In a hurry, Hu Hai threw another arrow, but it still didn't go into the pot. At this time, a person opened the door curtain and walked in. It was Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gaochong waved his hand to the servant standing beside him, and the crowd retreated in a single file.

"Why didn't you come to my camp when you weren't serving the emperor?" Hu Hai asked without stopping to throw the pot.

"The emperor has already taken the medicine and fell asleep, so I don't need to watch over him anymore." Zhao Gao also took an arrow and threw it, but it didn't go in either.

Hu Hai glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter with you coming to me so late?"

"In my opinion, the emperor may not be able to survive. Even if we drive back to Xianyang now, we may not be able to make it through. We should take action, otherwise we will be finished when Fusu gets the throne."

"How to do it? Now you and I have come out with the emperor, and the people in Xianyang City don't have a command." Hu Hai wondered.

Zhao Gao said with a smile: "So I have already ordered people to pass on my order. Our people in Xianyang City should pay close attention to those who still refuse to submit to us, lest there will be accidents."

Hu Hai nodded with satisfaction: "If I win the throne, Mr. Zhao will take the lead." The two looked at each other and smiled.Hu Hai turned his head and asked again: "How to solve the situation here?"

"Prince, don't worry, everything is under my control." Zhao Gao smiled mysteriously, raised an arrow in his hand and flew out, right into the golden pot with a ding.

A few days later, the emperor's imperial decree came out, and all people were not allowed to stay outside until they returned to Xianyang.Qin Shihuang's fifth east tour ended in this way, and the brigade began to walk back.

In the carriage, Yingzheng tried his best to write a line of words on the cloth: "Fengzhao, the eldest son of the supervising army in the north, will help Su to return to Xianyang as soon as possible." force.Then he handed the cloth to Zhao Gaodao: "Put the seal on it and send it to Shangjun in an expedited six hundred miles."

Zhao Gao took it quickly and said: "Yes, this old servant will send him out now." Holding the edict in his hand, he got out of the carriage.But instead of handing over the edict to the official in charge of delivering the news, he took it to Hu Hai's car instead.

After reading the edict, Hu Hai was furious and said, "Unexpectedly, the emperor really wants to pass the throne to Fusu! How should we deal with Mr. Zhao?"

"Don't worry, this edict will never reach Fusu's hands." Zhao Gao said.

"Don't you want to hide the imperial edict? The emperor is still awake, if he finds out, you and I will be killed." Hu Hai said in surprise.

Zhao Gao said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid to reveal such an obvious trick. I will order someone to send it out quickly, but it is beyond our control if the messenger does not have any accidents on the way." gone."

After Zhao Gao got off the emperor's car, Li Si entered the carriage.After seeing the ceremony, he asked, "Why did the emperor order me to come here?"

Ying Zheng cheered up and said: "I ordered Zhao Gao to send out the edict to recruit Su back to Xianyang, but I still don't feel relieved, so the person who ordered you to send someone to watch him must let the edict be delivered safely. Fusu's hand."

Li Si hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I will fulfill my mission."

"It seems that my time limit is coming soon. Unexpectedly, I have been pursuing the technique of immortality all my life, but I still can't get it." Ying Zheng sighed suddenly.

"Your majesty will be fine. As long as you return to Xianyang and receive treatment from the imperial doctor, the emperor will recover completely in a few days. I, Daqin, cannot live without an emperor." Li Si said hastily.

Ying Zheng waved his hands vigorously and said, "You don't have to use these lies to prevaricate me, your own body knows it. The only thing I can't let go of now is the Great Qin Empire. Hu Hai has ambitions but no skills, he only knows how to use Some conspiracies and tricks, Zhao Gao came up with ideas, and Fusu didn't know if he could succeed after this experience. If he can pass this hurdle, my Great Qin will really be able to last forever, otherwise the remnants of the Six Kingdoms The dross must rise."

Li Si didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly say such a thing to him openly and honestly today, and it was difficult to reflect it all at once, and he couldn't answer the conversation.

Ying Zheng glanced at Li Si who was standing there and said, "I will hand over the future of Daqin to Li Qing, I hope you will not disappoint my high hopes."

Li Si realized it at this time, and hurriedly fell to his knees and said, "Even if my minister Li Si is smashed to pieces, he will fight for the prosperity of my Great Qin and repay the emperor's kindness."

"Okay, you go out, I need to rest."

When the team entered the sand dunes, the weather became hotter, and Yingzheng's condition seemed to be getting worse, so the team had to stop at the Dune Palace, hoping to wait for the weather to cool or the emperor's condition to improve before continuing back to Xianyang.

Zhizhi was clamoring desperately on the big tree, the moon in the sky was completely covered by clouds, and there was no wind between the sky and the earth. Being in it made people feel very irritable.

But the most annoying thing here is Hu Hai.He didn't know if the edict was in Fusu's hands, although Zhao Gao said he would not let him in Fusu's hands, but he couldn't rest assured.Now that he stayed in the sand dune palace, he was completely unaware of Fusu's actions, which made him feel even more uneasy.He let go of the gown and still felt too hot, and walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, feeling more and more anxious as he walked, and hurriedly called, "Come on!"

A servant rushed over and asked, "Does the prince have any orders?"

Hu Hai asked: "Where is Mr. Zhao Gao now? I ordered you to find him just now, why haven't you seen him at this time?"

"If you go back to the prince, Mr. Zhao is serving in the emperor's bedroom. It is said that the emperor's condition has worsened, so Mr. Zhao can't get away for a while."

"Bastard, the emperor didn't inform the prince when his condition worsened. Wait for me to visit." Hu Hai started and walked to the bedroom.

In the dormitory, Ying Zheng was on his deathbed. He was surrounded by imperial physicians, who were sweating profusely and didn't bother to wipe them off. They were only concerned with getting his needles and diagnosing his pulse.Instead, Zhao Gao was pushed aside by them. He also looked nervously at the emperor's face, but when he looked carefully, he was more excited than worried.

This is what Hu Hai saw when he came in. He looked at Zhao Gao with questioning eyes, and Zhao Gao hurriedly walked up to him and said, "It seems that the emperor is about to die. I have already controlled all the guards here. , nothing to worry about.”

There was a gleam of joy on Hu Hai's face, and then changed to a sad expression, and he ran to Yingzheng's couch and cried: "Father, what's wrong with you, Father, you are answering my son!"

Hearing his cry, Ying Zheng's originally closed eyes suddenly opened, and a divine light flashed in his eyes that had never been seen in these days, but the faces of the imperial doctors at the side changed drastically, they knew The emperor has already returned to the light.

"You all step back." Ying Zheng said to the doctors, "Let Li Si come to see me." After saying this, he looked at Hu Hai and Zhao Gao quietly for a long time, and saw the two of them When I felt cold in the summer, I opened my mouth and said: "I am leaving, but Daqin can't go with me, so I want to establish a monarch here who can make me Daqin forever. Zhao Gao will write by you, and Daqin can't go with me. I want to pass on a legacy photo."

Zhao Gao hurriedly picked up a piece of bright yellow silk and spread it on the table. At the same time, he took a pen and waited for the emperor's words with bated breath.At this time Li Si also came in, seeing this posture, he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly knelt down.

"I have been the King of Qin since I was 13 years old, and I have worked hard to unify the world and the universe. Only after me, the Great Qin cannot be mastered for a day. After a hundred years of me, I will..." Ying Zheng looked at it and knelt down. Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, who were below, continued, "Let the emperor's eldest son, Fusu, inherit the great rule, and do his best for our great Qin world. I respect this."

Hearing the passing of the position to Fusu, Hu Hai's eyes showed a murderous intent, but now he still dare not say anything, so he can only kneel there.

"Li Si, you are my vassal, I hope you can help Fu Su well, so that my Great Qin's imperial career can be used."

"I will do my best to assist the new emperor." Li Si kowtowed hurriedly.

After saying this, Ying Zheng only felt that his physical strength was completely exhausted, and he waved his hands vigorously; "You all go out, Zhao Gao, you stay."

After the people withdrew, Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao: "I know you want to gain power, but Fusu won't let you succeed."

"Emperor, why don't you let Prince Hu Hai be the emperor? With the help of an old slave, he will definitely make my Great Qin stronger."

"The two of you only know how to conspire but don't know how to rule the country. You will never understand this until you die. I won't let you ruin my country."

"Emperor, do you really think that with the posthumous photo Fusu can ascend the throne?" Zhao Gao said suddenly.

"Do you know why I want to keep you?" Ying Zheng asked suddenly, "In order to clear the obstacles for Fusu, I can completely get rid of you."

"Why?" Zhao Gao was also curious.

"Because I want to leave you to Fusu, this is the first hurdle he has to overcome as the emperor. Only when he gets rid of you with his own hands, can he truly become the master of our Great Qin Empire." After finishing these words , Yingzheng slowly closed his eyes, he seemed to see himself back in the countryside of Handan, Zhao State, playing with his mother in the field, and a generation of the proud son of heaven had finished his life. . . . . .

"Emperor, do you know why you suddenly got sick?" Seeing that Ying Zheng had closed his eyes and would never open them again, Zhao Gao said softly in a voice that only he could hear: "Because this old slave is in your constant presence." There is something called mercury in the elixir that I ate..."

"Boom~~" It seemed that God heard Zhao Gao's words and blew a thunder, and then raindrops like soybeans fell on the Dune Palace. . . . . . .

ps: I am very sorry, it has been suspended for two days, there is really a reason why it cannot be done, and now the first chapter is published, and the two chapters owed will be added as soon as I code them out.Sorry everyone, please continue to support me :)