Infinite war begins with Cao thief.

Chapter 368 Three Phoenixes in Harmony
King Zheng of Qin died.

In the end, he failed to block the fatal attack from Tian Guang, a legendary third-level master.

King Zheng of Qin was actually very talented. He had reached the second level of mythical strength without showing off, and possessed excellent swordsmanship. He also stimulated the power of the army at the critical moment, and mobilized the power of the country and the army to defend himself.

However, his reaction was still a little slow. Although the power of the military formation blocked most of the attacks, before the power of the military formation could protect him, Tian Guang's poison had already scratched his skin.

Just this little injury cost him his life.

The poison was made up of toxins that Tian Guang had accumulated over the past four years while trying all kinds of herbs and poisons in a place full of poisons and miasma.

These toxins became even more toxic after being enhanced by the poison insect, Tian Guang's internal force, and blood.

It was already very difficult for King Zheng of Qin to maintain his final dignity and not lose his composure in the court.

Xia Wuqie, the famous doctor of the Qin State, tried his best but could only give King Zheng of Qin a brief moment of vitality.

At the moment of his last breath, Qin Shi Huang had countless regrets in his heart, but as an emperor, he seized the last chance and issued a will in front of Zhao Ji, Lu Buwei, and the eunuch Ling: "After my death... let my younger brother Cheng Jiao... inherit the throne, respect the Queen Mother Zhao... as my biological mother... and listen to the government, and Prime Minister Lu Buwei assists in the administration..."

Of course he still remembered that he had a son, but how could a baby boy in swaddling clothes possibly control the situation?
In the current situation of the Qin Dynasty, there must be an emperor who can grow up quickly to succeed to the throne, otherwise, the Qin Dynasty will be in danger!

King Zheng of Qin was very calm.

He was as calm as when he wanted to seize Zhao Ji's power and marginalize her.

"What about Fusu?"

Zhao Ji grabbed Ying Zheng's hand.

She didn't expect that her son's last will and testament before his death would be this, which was inconsistent with the task assigned to her by her master.

The master's mission must be completed!
Zhao Ji was very anxious, even more anxious than if her own son had died.

However, King Zheng of Qin did not answer her, but closed his eyes forever.

Before his death, Qin Shi Huang seemed to see himself establishing a great empire, ruling the world, calling himself the First Emperor, and the stars, the sea, the heavens, and the myriad worlds all submitting to him...

【First Emperor? emperor? 】

At the last moment, King Zheng of Qin seemed to realize something.

At the same time, outside of endless time and space, a certain emperor standing in the center of an endless battlefield was suddenly stunned, with a smile on his lips, and he said softly: "It's a bit interesting..."

As soon as King Zheng of Qin died, the atmosphere in his bedroom became weird.

The eunuch was about to leave the palace with the edict in his hand, but was stopped by Zhao Ji.

"The eunuch wants to leave in a hurry. What's the matter?"

Zhao Ji said coldly.

The master's mission has not been completed yet, how can he let the eunuch holding the will leave like this?
"Your Majesty, of course, I am announcing the late king's will to all the civil and military officials!"

The eunuch's heart sank, and he instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but he still spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

The Eunuch Order system is only loyal to the King of Qin. They are the death-defying guards specially trained by successive Kings of Qin. Every Eunuch Order has at least the third-level mythological cultivation level. They stay by the king's side day and night, and have a large number of second-level and first-level mythological subordinates under their command.

The Eunuch Order and the Shadow Guard Corps were also the important reasons why Dong Huang gave up the idea of ​​using someone other than Hou Xin to assassinate the King of Qin.

It's not that Dong Huang didn't have people under his command who were able to break through their guards and assassinate the King of Qin, but under the circumstances at the time, apart from Hou Xin, there were only a few people such as Yan Fei and Jing Wei.

Dong Huang was reluctant to let them carry out an assassination attempt that would result in certain death regardless of success or failure.

To put it bluntly, Dong Huang was still a bit too soft-hearted and regarded some human lives as more important than the greater cause. He was far from being as calm as King Zheng of Qin.

"Show me the will."

Zhao Ji stretched out her hand.

"Queen Mother, didn't you and the Prime Minister listen to the late king's will?"

The eunuch replied in a cold tone.

Now that the previous king is dead, he is now theoretically required to be loyal to the new king.

The eunuchs were ordered to be loyal only to the King of Qin. In other words, they were loyal to whoever was the King of Qin.

But he was not a simple fool after all. He had sensed that the atmosphere was a bit weird, so he deliberately mentioned Lu Buwei in his words, trying to test Lu Buwei's attitude.

If Lu Buwei could agree with him and stick to the previous king's will, then a mere queen mother would not be able to cause any trouble.

To a certain extent, King Zheng of Qin's decision to arrange three people to listen to the will was a well-thought-out decision. The three people could just check and balance each other and avoid the will being tampered with to the greatest extent.

However, theory is theory and reality is reality.

If the theory was really that useful, there would not have been such incidents in history as Zhao Gao, Li Si and Hu Hai tampering with the imperial edict after Qin Shihuang's death.

The eunuch Ling was not as capable as Zhao Gao; it was difficult to compare Lu Buwei with Li Si, but Lu Buwei was a businessman and had his own interests; as for Zhao Ji, her destructive power was comparable to that of Hu Hai, or even more so.

So, the interesting things happened.

In response to the eunuch's questioning, Lu Buwei chose to remain silent out of consideration for his own interests.

He wanted to see what tricks Zhao Ji was going to play.

Zhao Ji's status was different from his. No matter how evil Zhao Ji acted, she would not be punished with death. However, if he took a wrong step at this time, he would be doomed.

Moreover, from the perspective of personal interests, it was obviously more in his interest for a cradle Fusu to be the King of Qin than for Cheng Jiao, who was already sensible and about to reach adulthood, to be the King of Qin.

Throughout history, is there any powerful official who doesn’t like a baby to be emperor?

Although Lu Buwei refused to leave, Zhao Ji could no longer bear it.

Zhao Ji took a deep breath, snorted coldly, and asked, "My son's body is still warm. As his mother, I want to see if anyone has tampered with his will. Is there any problem?"

"Why? Could it be that the eunuchs did something?"

Zhao Ji's attitude was extremely arrogant and tough.

"Queen Mother, please stop slandering me. I'm going to pass on your orders!"

The eunuch ordered him to turn around and leave.

He was worried that if he didn't leave now, he would not be able to leave.

However, two men dressed as eunuchs who came with Zhao Ji blocked the door with swords in hand.

The eunuch felt tremendous pressure from the two of them.

That was enough pressure to kill him.

"What does your Majesty mean by this?"

The eunuch was furious. He put the will in his arms, then drew his sword and killed the two men.

At the same time, he blew a whistle to call other eunuchs to come to the rescue.

With the help of his inner strength, the sound traveled very far.

He had already seen that Queen Mother Zhao obviously did not agree to let Cheng Jiao succeed to the throne. She wanted the imperial edict, and she was probably planning to tamper with the will!
How can this work!

The eunuch originally wanted to pin his hopes on Prime Minister Lu Buwei to uphold justice, but Prime Minister Lu Buwei had an ambiguous attitude.

Sometimes, not expressing an opinion is itself a statement.

The eunuch realized that if he didn't leave now, he would be unable to leave.

However, the two enemies were stronger than he had imagined, and not just ordinary strong.

What the eunuch didn't know was that the two people who blocked his way were, one of Xu Shu's seven-orifice bodies, the former leader of Luowang, Zhen Yanri, and the other was Luowang's number one killer, Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

They put on makeup and followed Zhao Ji into the palace just in case, or even to... give Qin Shi Huang a chance to finish off the king.

If these two people died because of the assassination of Ying Zheng, Dong Huang would not feel so sad.

Faced with these two masters who had entered the third level of mythology for many years and were at the peak of their physical fitness, the eunuch with less practical experience was overwhelmed and soon injured.

Seeing that the eunuch order was at a disadvantage, Lu Buwei finally took sides.

He mobilized his inner strength and shouted, "The eunuch Ling and the Zhao thief Tian Guang and others colluded with traitors to assassinate the king and overthrow the government. The conspiracy was exposed and he wanted to escape! The Queen Mother has ordered that whoever kills this beast will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and promoted to the third rank!"

Lü Buwei's shout immediately shocked the secret guards who came over after hearing the noise.

When it comes to strategy, ten Zhao Jis are no match for one Lu Buwei.

Lü Buwei's shout would not only put the Eunuch Ling in an isolated and helpless situation, but also, given the preconceived notion, even if the Eunuch Ling announced the secret decree, it would only confirm that Cheng Jiao was the "traitor" he colluded with!
After all, this is in the Xianyang Palace. Here, if the King of Qin cannot speak, then Zhao Ji is the deserving boss in legal terms. If the eunuchs stand against Zhao Ji, that would be a great treason!
This is also the important reason why the Shadow Secret Guards immediately remained silent. They were waiting for Zhao Ji's order.

Of course, Lu Buwei's words could only calm people down for a while, after all, not everyone is a fool.

But that's enough.

As long as we get through this critical period, even if someone has doubts afterwards, it won't be a big problem.

Because Cheng Jiao is now just a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. Apart from his maternal relatives, he has almost no foundation and no military power.

Now, most of the people in the Qin court are Lu Buwei, Zhao Ji and Queen Dowager Huayang's men. The tiger talisman is also in the palace and it is impossible for it to appear in Cheng Jiao's place, so what is there to be afraid of?

Eunuch Ling seemed to have figured this out and realized that it was impossible for him to break through the obstruction of two masters at the door whose martial arts were not inferior to his, so he made up his mind and rushed towards Zhao Ji.

He wanted to hold Zhao Ji hostage and force her to acknowledge the will.

As long as Zhao Ji acknowledged the will and waited for Cheng Jiao to take the throne, then even if he died, he would have done justice to the Qin Dynasty.

However, just as he rushed to Zhao Ji's side and saw her pale face and trembling legs, a sword suddenly stabbed his heart at a tricky angle from behind Zhao Ji.

The one who made the move was Jingwei who was wearing makeup.

Because of his qualifications, resources and Dong Huang's nurturing, Jingwei's strength is even stronger than Heibai Xuanjian and Yanri. The reason he did not take action before was just to protect Zhao Ji.

Jingwei's sudden attack from a tricky angle caught the eunuch off guard.

Even though the eunuch tried his best to avoid the vital points, half of his arm was still cut off.

At this point, the outcome is decided.

The injured eunuch Ling was easily killed by Hei Bai Xuan Jian and Yan Ri.

The will also fell into Zhao Ji's hands.

Zhao Ji glanced at Lu Buwei with a sneer.

Lu Buwei just felt his scalp tingling.

He was afraid that this not-so-bright woman would get carried away and kill herself.

As we all know, you can't reason with a stupid and powerful woman!

"Prime Minister, please rewrite it!"

Obviously, Zhao Ji was not too stupid and knew what was most important now.

Thus, a new edict was issued to appoint the infant Fusu as the emperor, with Queen Mother Zhao Ji as regent, and Prime Minister Lu Buwei and General Meng Ao as assistants. In the process of drafting the edict, the eunuchs and their subordinates who came like moths to a flame were not able to make a difference at all. Queen Mother Zhao, who had taken the tiger talisman and the seal of the King of Qin, ordered the Secret Guards and the Imperial Guards to get rid of them.

Of course, this major purge was not just aimed at those subordinates of the Eunuch Order who were clearly rebellious. The powerful Zhao Ji directly sent troops to massacre all the eunuchs in the Xianyang Palace and let Luo Wang take over the Shadow Guard.

In the process, many white-faced and beardless men were even killed by mistake.

His behavior was quite similar to that of Yuan Shao and others who killed eunuchs in Luoyang at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Zhao Ji had a good reason for doing so: Who told you not to notice the assassin's attempt and not to protect the king in time? Is there a traitor among you?
Especially when the Eunuch Order had already been defined, Zhao Ji's actions were even more reasonable and well-founded.

For a time, everyone in the Qin court felt insecure.

The purge came to an end only after Cheng Jiao was executed.

The official reason for Cheng Jiao's execution was that he colluded with the eunuch Ling and the Zhao thief Tian Guang to assassinate the King of Qin.

Because of the drastic changes in the political arena, many officials who had originally defected to Zhao Ji also rose to high positions. Important positions such as the Weiwei and Neishi, which controlled the military power in Xianyang, were replaced by Zhao Ji's people.

No one dared to stop it, not even Prime Minister Lu Buwei dared to say anything.

To be honest, Lu Buwei was frightened by the sudden ruthlessness shown by Zhao Ji. He even began to suspect whether Zhao Ji had been pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.

Otherwise, how could Zhao Ji suddenly get so many powerful people from where and launch a coup at lightning speed? Was she ready to assassinate the King of Qin and take control of the government from the moment she asked for Luowang?
Now that he has both the assassin and the tiger talisman, as well as the will and the legitimacy brought by his identity, Lu Buwei has realized that Zhao Ji cannot be easily defeated in a short period of time.

He needs to plan carefully.

Since no one in the court opposed it, naturally no one in the military came out to oppose it.

At present, Meng Ao, the only remaining veteran in the military, is still leading troops outside, and his younger brother Meng Jia did play a very bad role in Tian Guang's assassination of the King of Qin. He has now been stripped of his title and exiled to Lintao.

But even with such treatment, Meng Ao had to be grateful, because under normal circumstances, this was a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan.

What's more, Meng Ao was appointed as one of the two regent ministers!
He also has to thank us.JPG
"Master, did I do a good job this time?"

Zhao Ji, who moved back to Xianyang Palace after many years, lay in Dong Huang's arms and acted coquettishly.

Not far away, Fusu and Ying Yinman, who were in their cradles, were drinking milk.

Zhao Ji no longer pretends.

There was no need for her to pretend anymore.

It was very normal for a queen mother in this era to keep male favorites, find men, or even find many men after the king's death. The Qin State also had the foundation of Queen Dowager Xuan, so it was naturally very tolerant of this and even accustomed to it.

On the contrary, it would be abnormal if Zhao Ji really remained chaste.

So even if Dong Huang openly appeared in the Xianyang Palace and had fun with Zhao Ji, no one would have any objection.

Anyone who occasionally had opinions was killed by Zhao Gao!

Zhao Gao has become the new eunuch commander, in control of Luowang and the Secret Prison. The Shadow Secret Guard has also been handed over to him, and he was also responsible for the deaths of Cheng Jiao and others.

Zhao Gao was now extremely powerful and notorious, and even Lu Buwei had to be wary of him.

However, the real Zhao Gao had actually died long ago, and this Zhao Gao was impersonated by Jingshan.

You know what, the acting is quite realistic.

Under the premise of Zhao Gao's brutal purge and Zhao Ji's control of the Xianyang army, Xianyang City and Xianyang Palace now belong to Zhao Ji and Dong Huang. Dong Huang can do whatever he wants.

The only shocking thing was that Queen Mother Huayang also got involved, but still no one dared to say anything more.

This gave Dong Huang the same joyful feeling of conquest he had when he bullied Empress Dowager He in the Han harem.

This sense of conquest was something that the orphans and widows who bullied the State of Chu did not have.

I understand everything I understand.

Ten thousand words omitted.

Anyway, that's the only hobby men have.

When ordinary love between men and women becomes boring, one always has to seek some different kinds of excitement.

Dong Huang even secretly brought over the empress dowagers, queens, princesses, and the like from other countries, evolving the harmony of three phoenixes into the harmony of a hundred phoenixes.

Anyway, the Xianyang Palace is now completely under the control of Dong Huang's people, and not even a fly can fly in. Dong Huang can play however he wants.

This place has become Dong Huang's home away from home.

King Zheng of Qin died hastily, and the person who was most shocked was actually Wang Jian.

When King Zheng of Qin came to Handan, Wang Jian had just expressed his support for King Zheng of Qin. Supporting King Zheng of Qin meant not supporting Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei.

However, now, Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei are in power again. Of course, there is also Meng Ao. But everyone knows that Meng Ao will not live long, and his younger brother has gotten into trouble. To put it bluntly, Meng Ao's position as regent is just a means to appease the army.

Wang Jian, who was extremely politically astute, felt very panicked.

He was afraid of being purged and retaliated against.

Even Bai Qi, the pillar of the Qin State, could not escape the reckoning, let alone him.

Wang Jian was at a loss.

At this time, he received an order: quickly destroy Zhao and avenge the late king!
This decree directly tacitly agreed that all Qin troops north of the Yellow River and east of Taihang would be handed over to Wang Jian for command. This should have been a great trust, but Wang Jian was even more panicked.

When the birds are all gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbit is dead, the dogs are cooked!
Wang Jian may not have heard this sentence, but he must have understood the meaning behind it.

What's more, with his qualifications, is he really suitable to serve as the commander-in-chief to destroy Zhao at this time?
Isn't this a case of flattery?
"How about keeping the enemy as a guard?"

"No, we can't keep the enemy at bay. With Li Mu's ability, if I reveal a flaw, he will defeat me. Moreover, if I don't try my best, it will be discovered."

"Forget it, the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister shouldn't be so petty, right?"

Wang Jian kept thinking.

Before Wang Jian could figure out a plan, someone brought him shocking news - there was a problem with the will.

The person who brought this news was Gai Nie. At that time, Gai Nie was seriously injured and fell into a coma after delivering the news.

This almost angered Wang Jian to death.

He didn't want to know the news at all.

He even wanted to kill Gai Nie.

However, the friendship between him and Ying Zheng as a subject eventually made him hide Gai Nie.
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Wang Jian was worried, and his old rival Li Mu was also worried.

At the beginning, Li Mu and all the soldiers were extremely angry at Li Ru's betrayal of his country and his map. Some even wanted to assassinate Li Ru.

However, when the news of the successful assassination of Qin came, the people of Zhao immediately understood Li Ru's good intentions and admired him very much.

But when the civil strife in Qin was quickly resolved without affecting the army, and the Qin army assembled an army of three million people to take revenge, countless people began to hate Li Ru for starting the war.

Human nature is so complex and despicable.

Li Mu both hated and respected Li Ru.

But putting personal feelings aside, Li Mu was very clear that dealing with Li Ru, the pro-war faction, at this time would be tantamount to destroying his own Great Wall.

However, Li Ru, who was addicted to playing the role of a decent guy, insisted on going to Qin State himself, and kept saying that he wanted to exchange his death for the withdrawal of Qin troops.

Privately, Li Ru said to the Six-Fingered Black Knight and the farmer's disciples: "I am willing to die in exchange for the will of the Zhao State to resist Qin!"

Now, the Six-Fingered Black Knight and the farmer's disciples admired Li Ru even more.

Seeing that Li Ru was determined to die, one of Li Ru's "retainers" could not stand it any longer. He actually transformed himself into Li Ru's appearance in front of everyone, used Li Ru's voice, and said loudly: "Sir, you should keep your body useful. Leave the matter of death to me!"

After saying this, he winked at Six-Fingered Black Knight and the others.

The Six-Fingered Black Knight and the farmers immediately understood and worked together to capture Li Ru.

Li Ru was immediately distraught: "How can I let someone else die for me!"

Mo Yu Qilin, the "magic girl" who is Dong Huang's favorite concubine and Li Ru's adopted daughter, sighed inwardly and secretly complained, but could only continue to play along with Li Ru: "Your life is a hundred times more valuable than mine. Please endure the humiliation and accomplish your great cause! I will die without regrets!
If you do not obey, I am willing to die here first."

After saying that, the black jade Qilin drew his sword and placed it on his neck.

The Mo Yu Qilin threatened to die, and the others were moved by his fearlessness in the face of death. They could only continue to persuade him, "Sir, the overall situation is more important!"

"Hey!"

Li Ru sighed deeply, feeling extremely painful, as if he had two masks of pain for the warrior when he was playing King of Glory. Not only was he in pain, but his teammates were also in even more pain.

Life is all about acting.

Li Ru's acting skills are undoubtedly becoming more and more sophisticated.

So, the black jade Qilin was sent to the bed of Dong Huang in the Xianyang Palace of Qin State, and had an alternative public-funded tour.

It’s true, the prison uniform version of the beautiful girl is indeed a different and novel experience.

The prison uniform girl who can transform into a different form maxes out the experience.

As for Li Ru, he "faked his death and escaped", and went to a farmer's house with his confidants to become a knight-errant. The affairs of Zhao State were handed over to his son Li Tai to control secretly.

In fact, there is nothing to control. It is just how to harm Li Mu. Zhao Wangyan, who is about to become a complete puppet, can definitely do it well.

Li Mu didn't know that Li Ru's death was fake, and he thought that Li Ru was really so great and heroic.

Although this did mobilize the Zhao army to unite against the enemy, Li Mu felt sad that the King of Zhao would hand over such a great hero.

Admittedly, it seems that Li Ru is willing to die for his country, but without the consent of King Zhao, which country would hand over its prime minister in exchange for the favor of the enemy country?

Li Mu couldn't help but think: If Li Ru can be handed over today, can I, Li Mu, be handed over tomorrow?

Li Mu couldn't help but have different thoughts.

The Li Ru incident not only made many smart natives suspicious, but also made many war agents completely disappointed in King Zhao. However, the huge sunk costs and the price of betrayal forced the war agents to grit their teeth and hold on at this time.

Against this background, the brutal Battle of Julu between Qin and Zhao officially began.

This is a no-frills fight.

Both sides are top generals, and there is no tricks in their fight, it's just a head-on collision.

In terms of the overall level of generals, Zhao was actually at a disadvantage, but Li Mu commanded properly and promoted a large number of outstanding generals without backgrounds, which quickly narrowed the level of mid- and high-level generals between the two sides.

There is no doubt that the generals promoted by Li Mu were the war agents and the famous generals under their command.

Faced with this situation, Wang Jian knew that it was useless to be anxious. He was more inclined to send troops from Jingxing and other routes, use the military advantage to suppress the Zhao army's space for movement, and look for opportunities to fight in the movement.

Li Mu, who had suffered a loss once, was well prepared and deployed heavy troops at several dangerous passes. The Qin army failed to achieve effective results in several attacks.

The two sides eventually returned to the old path of confrontation between the two armies.

This confrontation lasted until the fifth year of King Zheng of Qin and began the first year of King Fusu of Qin.

(End of this chapter)