Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-06-10

The faint light of the fire shone in the long passage, making it very quiet. Several people wearing jailer costumes walked into the passage slowly carrying a wooden barrel.On both sides of the aisle are "single rooms" that are only two feet square and five feet high. This is the famous sky prison in Xianyang City, where all the felons of the imperial court are imprisoned.

The prison cell in Tianlao is not a big house like in TV movies, but a space where you can't even turn your body after entering it, and you can't even stand up straight after entering it.As the jailer walked in, he used a large spoon to scoop out food that was unclear in the bucket to every person locked in the sky prison.When the food was poured into the bowls they placed in front of the thigh-thick wooden fence, the people inside jumped up and grabbed the bowls in their hands, and then began to eat bit by bit with relish, as if they were eating What are the delicacies of mountains and seas.Because the only thing they can do all day in this dark cage is to wait for death, and only when they are eating will they temporarily forget about waiting for death.

The jailer continued to move forward and put a bowl of food in each cell. Now his technique has been perfected, and the spoon only needs to take one step from scooping something into the bucket to putting it into the opponent's bowl. , so that he can distribute the food as quickly as possible.In front of the long corridor there was only the sound of the jailer's footsteps, but behind him there was a sound of smoking something, his brows began to wrinkle, as long as he stayed in this kind of place for a while, he would feel his scalp tingling Explosion, can't wait to escape immediately.

Finally he came to the deepest part of the corridor. The single room here is obviously much better than the one outside. Not only is it one foot square, but it is also very dry and clean, and there is even a little candle inside. Looking at a set of bamboo slips by candlelight.The jailer didn't greet the man, but poured the contents of the spoon into the bowl, then turned and left.Probably the only thing the people locked up here have in common with everyone else is the food.

Just as the jailer was about to leave the cell that made him feel suffocated, the door that had been only half open all this time was suddenly fully opened.The jailer looked in amazement, but happened to see a respectful warden leading the way with a lantern in front, a group of warriors with swords in the back, and a person in gorgeous costumes behind.The jailer didn't dare to look carefully at the person's appearance, so he lowered his head and stepped aside.

"Lord Zhao, please slow down, the floor is slippery here, don't let you slip." The warden said attentively, wishing he could go up to help Zhao Gao who came in.

Zhao Gao looked at the corridor, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he still walked down.

Because of Zhao Gao's presence, the sky prison was rarely brightly lit.Everyone didn't delay, and went straight to the end of the corridor.The people in the other cells just glanced at them as they came in, and then turned their attention to the food in the bowl.It doesn't matter who comes to them.

"You go out, I want to talk to Prime Minister Li, Master Li." After reaching the innermost part, Zhao Gao waved to the warden.The warden bowed his head and retreated hurriedly. The warriors spread a thick seat for Zhao Gao on the ground outside the cell, then lit the lamps embedded in the wall, bowed to Zhao Gao and retreated to the corridor the middle section.

"Tsk tsk, Mr. Li can't imagine that you will live here one day." Zhao Gao said looking at the cell.But Li Si didn't pay attention to him, and Zhao Gao, who was boring, didn't care at all, and continued: "But it seems that your conditions are not bad, and you still have books to read."

Li Si slowly put down the bamboo slips in his hand: "If you have anything to say, just say it, Li can talk about it in your hands."

"My lord Li didn't expect that after only a few days in the sky prison, your self-cultivation skills have fallen a lot." Zhao Gao seemed very satisfied with Li Si's attitude, and laughed.

"Zhao Gao, why did you lock me up here but not kill me? And where did you get my family?" Li Si stared at Zhao Gao suddenly and asked loudly.It turned out that shortly after being imprisoned in the sky prison, Zhao Gao ordered people to take all Li Si's family members out, leaving Li Si still locked up here alone.

Zhao Gao looked at Li Si's ferocious face and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I have not harmed anyone in your Li family, at least they are still alive. But whether they can live in the future depends on whether you agree or not." Cooperation."

Li Si closed his eyes tiredly and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

A smug smile appeared in Zhao Gao's eyes, and his plan was a success.He knew that the method of keeping Li Si in this place without external interference to kill his will was successful.He looked at Li Si and said: "It's very simple, as long as you agree to cooperate with us, you will call your confidantes from all over the place to Xianyang, and at the same time, give me the list of some secret personnel after you have been prime minister in Xianyang these years, Then I can guarantee the lives of you and your family.” In fact, Zhao Gao no longer looked down on Li Si’s people in other counties and counties, because there were constant thieves everywhere, and he couldn’t control them anymore, but Xianyang is different, if Fusu leads troops suddenly, he is afraid that Li Si's people will become Fusu's internal support.But of course he would not tell Li Si that the court was in danger, so he asked for two things.

"Do you think I, Li Si, are really stupid? I will listen to you? I'm afraid that once I tell you the list, the lives of my whole family will be ruined in your hands." Li Si looked at Zhao Gao contemptuously. With one glance, he closed his eyes again.

"Okay, I didn't expect you to be so shrewd today." Zhao Gao said with a flick of his sleeves, "Then don't blame me for being polite first. I only give you 82 days, and every day I will find someone to ask you. As long as you don't answer, Every day, I will kill a person from the Prime Minister's House until I kill them all. From tomorrow onwards, I will be a girl in your house, and someone will show you her head at that time." Zhao Gao After speaking, he got up and left.

Then a samurai came to remove the things and extinguished the fire at the same time, and the corridor was once again plunged into darkness. . . . . .

Li Heng watched Fusu leave Shangjun City with an army of [-], with a look of shame and pride on his face.He looked around and said: "Everyone must guard the city well. Now that the prince is leading troops out to suppress the rebellion, we must guard the rear for the prince."

All the soldiers hurriedly responded in unison.Li Heng nodded in satisfaction, and drove back to his residence.

"How is it? Has Fusu left the city yet?" Just as he entered the room, a man dressed as a servant came over and asked, and no one had the consciousness of being a servant at all.

Li Heng nodded: "Zhao Hu, you go and inform the people who are in ambush in the city immediately. At the second watch, we will work together and take down a few important places quickly, so that Shangjun City will fall into our hands."

"Who else is guarding the city now besides you? Do you need us to send someone to kill him first?" Zhao Hu asked.

"There is another person guarding the city, the newcomer Chen Ping. He has just come to Shangjun not long ago, so he will not pose any threat to us. It is not in a hurry to get rid of him. If you kill him, it will not be worth the loss. You Don't worry about anything else, I've already made arrangements." Li Heng said confidently.

"Okay, then I'll go." After Zhao Hu finished speaking, he dodged and walked past Li Heng.

It's the second watch, and although winter is coming to an end, the night is still bitterly cold.There was no one on the street, not even patrolling soldiers.Could it be that because of Fusu's departure, the defenders of the city were relaxed?

Suddenly, thousands of people appeared on the quiet street. Following the leader's whispered orders, they began to rush to several key places: the beacon tower at the top of the city, the camp where the troops were stationed, and the residences of some officials and generals.Their footsteps were very light, and they only made slight noises in the quiet night, and did not disturb the people in the city.

And the leader went straight to Li Heng's residence after giving all these instructions.When he reached Li Heng's door, he called out softly, "It's me, Zhao Hu." The door opened with a sound and a gap was only big enough for one person to get in and out, and he walked in.

"How?" Li Heng looked at him nervously and asked.

"Everything is going according to our plan, and you will be able to restore your original name Zhao Heng soon, and become the number one hero of my great Zhao Zaixing." Zhao Hu said.

Li Heng showed a conflicted look, and said: "Actually, Prince Fusu is not mean to me. Now that I think I betrayed him, I really feel ashamed."

"He is the prince. Don't forget that you are also a descendant of Da Zhao's royal family. Qin and Zhao have always been feuds. If it hadn't been for him, Qin State, to destroy my Da Zhao, would we have been like this? So the debt is owed by him and the people of Qin first." Ours, we are just getting back what we deserve." Zhao Hu said eloquently.

Li Heng sighed, and said, "Who told me to be from Da Zhao? This is the only way to go now."

"Now let's go and kill that guy named Chen Ping, as well as his confidants in the Fusu Pavilion." Zhao Hu said with a fierce look on his face.Saying "Zheng", he pulled out his saber and shouted, "Come on!"

Dozens of Zhao Guo soldiers disguised as Li Heng's servants came out in response.They were all recruited into the mansion by Li Heng under various names, and it was also because of Fusu's absolute trust that Li Heng was able to replace all the people in his mansion with Zhao people who came from a long distance.

"In my opinion, it's better to just drive these people out of Shangjun. Why do we have to kill them all?" Li Heng said.

"No, we can't leave any disaster behind." Zhao Hu said, leading the National People's Congress to open the gate and rush to Fusu's hotel next door.At the same time, there were shouts of killing from several places in the city.