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Chapter 43 Kill Zhao Gao and depose Hu Hai!

This time, not only Zhao Gao and Li Si who were praying below, but even Fusu who wanted to persuade and plead for mercy were directly blocked in the mouth and could not utter a word.

Fusu looked at Zhao Gao and Li Si in disbelief, then at his father.

He didn't know what to say, and after a long silence he said:
"Do you have any evidence?"

Even if this was true, even if Zhao Gao and Li Si would really commit such a heinous act after the death of the First Emperor, however, according to what my father said, there were still eight years before his death.

A lot can change in eight years, including making two people who dared not step out of line become power-hungry and daring enough to forge an imperial edict to kill the prince.

This is not Fusu making excuses for them.

He just felt that it was very likely that no evidence would be found at all. Even his father, the First Emperor, who was known for his ruthless killing, could not just get angry and kill people - this was not his father's style. His father was even too lazy to pay attention to those generals who were more powerful than him, let alone kill innocent ministers.

Ying Zheng obviously noticed the implication of Fusu's words and looked at him in surprise.

I thought this kid's brain had really been damaged by reading Confucian classics, but I didn't expect that he has become somewhat of a modern person now.

What Fusu meant was that it would be easier to kill them if there was evidence. Without evidence, it would be easy to attract gossip and cause unnecessary trouble. After all, Zhao Gao and Li Si were both old men who had been with the emperor for many years. Not only were their positions important, but they also had a huge network of contacts. It would not be good to deal with them casually.

He rarely showed a relieved smile and patted Fusu on the shoulder:

"I was not wrong. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has a son like Zhu Biao, my son is not bad either. Perhaps, your personality is more like mine!"

Before the confused Fusu could find out who Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang were.

Ying Zheng chuckled and looked down, saying:

"Of course, there is no evidence for those things, but I previously learned from the immortal that the elixir was poisonous, but in fact, there was no basis for it, it was all based on experiments."

"I have already checked Li Si. He has not done anything out of line. I will not touch him for the time being. But as for Zhao Gao..."

"As he just said, whether he is the Imperial Chariot Officer or not, he is ultimately just a eunuch who has risen through the ranks thanks to my favor."

"A few days ago, I sent him to serve Hu Hai. He has given me a surprise. Guess what it is?"

Fusu frowned.

He carefully recalled what had happened in the palace recently, looked up and said in astonishment:

"I heard that Hu Hai beat many palace servants to death a few days ago. Could it be related to Zhao Gao?!"

Ying Zheng nodded.

He sneered and said to the bottom of the long staircase:
"Hu Hai was just a little naughty in the past. His mother died early, so it was natural that he was like this without his mother's education. So I found a few more palace maids to go to him so that they could watch what he was doing and play with him. After all, I didn't expect him to have any great prospects."

"He is twelve years old this year, Fusu, what were you doing when you were twelve? You were studying hard day and night, and he was riding a horse to hunt."

"But I didn't expect that after Zhao Gao went to play with Hu Hai in the palace, he would actually instigate him to whip other palace servants. If there was anything that didn't go his way, he would beat people to death!"

"Before the immortals taught me, I thought it was Hu Hai's nature and was considering how to discipline him. But now I think, although no one has reported it, it must have something to do with Zhao Gao. From then on, Zhao Gao began to lead Hu Hai in the direction of cruelty and disloyalty, and he never turned back. This is the evidence!"

"If it was just Zhao Gao's manipulation to usurp the throne and cause the death of the Second Emperor of Qin, that would be fine. After all, Hu Hai himself had no ability. I can understand how chaotic the world would be after he became emperor. But Fusu, can you imagine what the first thing he did after he ascended the throne was?"

At this point, Ying Zheng's face had turned completely gloomy. He sat down casually without caring about his image, holding the edge of the low table in front of him tightly with his right hand, and spoke word by word with bloodshot eyes:

"In addition to ordering your death, Hu Hai also killed all the rest of his brothers and sisters."

"First, execute twelve brothers in public in Xianyang City, and then crush six brothers and ten sisters to death in Duyou. The rest will either commit suicide or be forced to be buried with me."

"If I cannot properly deal with Zhao Gao and Hu Hai today, I will die with my eyes wide open!"

If not all his brothers and sisters were killed by Hu Hai, Ying Zheng felt that at least when the so-called Liu Bang and Xiang Yu started a rebellion, there were still royal children who could lead the army into battle, and there were still candidates who could be persuaded by the ministers to take the throne, and the Qin Dynasty would not have perished in the second generation.

Even if we take a step back, can a normal person do something like harming all his brothers and sisters just out of family affection?
At the very least, from Hu Hai a few months ago, Ying Zheng did not see such a brutal and cruel nature.

This has something to do with Hu Hai, and even more so with Zhao Gao's instigation.

Fusu's mind went blank. He lost his balance and stumbled back two steps, almost falling down.

In his confusion, he only remembered one sentence his father said.

Hu Hai...will slaughter all his brothers and sisters to death.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Zhao Gao below was so scared that he pissed himself—not an adjective, he was really so scared that he pissed himself.

He never expected that his casual instigation of Prince Hu Hai to kill two palace maids to vent his anger would be discovered by the emperor so quickly.

How can this be?

When he instigated Hu Hai, firstly, there was no one else present, and secondly, that young master Hu Hai was so stupid that it was laughable that he didn't even realize that he was the one who instigated this matter casually... How could the emperor find out!
But it is useless to make excuses for such things, especially when he is facing an extremely opinionated emperor like Ying Zheng.

Apart from repeating over and over again that he was wronged, Zhao Gao could not find any excuse.

Ying Zheng sneered, waved his hand at Li Si who was hiding his head and pretending to be a quail, and said:

"Prime Minister, I have something for you to do."

"Drag Zhao Gao to the palace gate and tore him to pieces in public. The charge is that he instigated Prince Hu Hai to kill innocent palace ladies. All the princes will be made to watch the execution, but the princess will not be required to do so."

"Especially Hu Hai - he made him sit there until Zhao Gao was dead."

"It's such a small thing, can you handle it?"

Li Si nodded in agreement, not daring to say a word of refusal.

He looked at Zhao Gao, who had completely collapsed like a piece of rotten meat beside him, and felt horrified.

A twelve-year-old boy watched his playmate being torn to pieces by a chariot, and it was all because of him...

Even if Prince Hu Hai did not suffer physical pain, he would probably be frightened to death after this incident.

[Ding! Congratulations to Ying Zheng, your actions have greatly influenced the direction of history, and you have been rewarded: 2 points! ]

　I have been feeling unwell recently, so I am sorry for the late update.
　　
　
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