Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 167 The Second Succession ([-])

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You are freed by this death, so what should I do?" Zhao Gao looked at Ying Zheng, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and said to himself with some emotion. "Aren't you the overlord of that empire, aren't you the emperor who wants to live forever? Then you will live!"

As he spoke, Zhao Gao took a sip of the fine wine from the wine bottle on the table and said, "Look, my ant-like servant is drinking the fine wine right in front of you. But you are closing your eyes and can't open them again." Now, let me decide the ownership of the empire for you!"

From the fear at the beginning, Zhao Gao finally broke through the fear and became bold.If Li Si was here, he would definitely be extremely surprised.

"My lord, the prime minister and Mr. Hu Hai have arrived!" Outside the car, the eunuch who was waiting cautiously reported to the inside.

Zhao Gao, who was originally Lang Zhongling, was impeached by Fusu because of his lack of ability.In the end, he was demoted to be the official order of CRRC, but he was still in charge of the official seal.Because of this, the relationship between Zhao Gao and Fusu is getting worse and worse.

Zhao Gao said "En!" in the car, and then pretended to report.

"Your Majesty has an order to let the Prime Minister and Young Master enter!" Zhao Gao's voice came from inside the car, and neither Li Si nor Hu Hai felt anything unusual.

After entering the car, Hu Hai immediately knelt down and saluted, "I pay homage to my father, may my father live forever!"

As soon as Li Si bowed down, he realized something was wrong. If the emperor summoned himself and others, why didn't he just sit down?Therefore, instead of saluting, he bowed slightly.

Soon, Li Si proved what he wanted in his heart and said to Hu Hai who was still kneeling on the ground: "My lord, get up! The emperor can no longer speak!"

"Prime Minister is still smart!" Zhao Gao sighed while watching Li Si's actions, squinting his eyes slightly after listening to Li Si's words.

Hu Hai also seemed to feel something, so he also stood up and raised his head to look forward.Immediately burst into tears: "Father!"

Zhao Gao immediately covered Hu Hai's mouth with his hands, and said softly, "Young Master, you must not cry! Don't cry!"

Hu Hai obeyed Zhao Gao's words very much, and immediately stopped crying and looked at Zhao Gao with some confusion.

At this time, Li Si asked, "Are you going to keep the funeral secret?"

"No mourning! No mourning! Once the emperor died on the East Tour Road, what should we do if the funeral has not yet been confirmed?" Zhao Gao stared at Li Si and said slowly. "Prime Minister, think about it, the emperor has more than twenty sons! If the news of Emperor Bintian spreads..."

"Didn't the emperor leave a will before his death?" Li Si looked into Zhao Gao's eyes and asked softly as if he had seen something.

"Keep it!" Zhao Gao knew that Li Si had already seen the clue, so he took out an imperial edict from his cuff and replied.

"Since the emperor left a decree, why didn't CRRC send it out as soon as possible?" Hearing Zhao Gaozhi's words, Li Si immediately shouted.

"I dare not post it! If I post it, the situation will be out of control!" Zhao Gao said frankly.

Seeing that Li Si and Hu Hai were both curious, they handed over the imperial edict.Li Si didn't dare to take it and said, "Let Mr. Huhai take a look first!"

Hearing this, Zhao Gao handed the imperial edict to Hu Hai.

Hu Hai took the imperial edict with great joy, opened it and looked surprised, then stared at Ying Zheng who was sleeping on the bed and said, "It seems that the emperor still likes elder brother!" Then he handed the edict to Li Si.

Li Si took the imperial edict handed over by Hu Hai, and after reading it, his heart was full of waves.

"Since Your Majesty has chosen Mr. Fusu, why didn't you issue these edicts?" Li Si asked Zhao Gao again after he calmed down.

"Prime Minister! If the edict is issued, General Meng Tian will definitely come back with Mr. Fusu! He is your biggest political opponent!" Zhao Gao said his worries.

Seeing that Li Si hadn't been drawn into the trap by himself, Zhao Gao immediately began to sow discord and said, "You must remember that Prime Minister Wang was demoted to a commoner. His Majesty wanted to promote you from a court official to a prime minister. General Meng Tian and General Meng Tian Meng Yi and Shangqing strongly oppose it! If it wasn't for the old man..."

"Enough!" Li Si shouted after telling Zhao Gao the secret.

"What else can we do if we don't obey the emperor's will?" Li Si sighed after Zhao Gao stopped.

"Every imperial edict issued by His Majesty is oral and written by me. As long as I am still here, His Majesty will still issue orders!" Zhao Gao said with some pride. "Also, don't forget that I also serve as the talisman seal! With these, we can prevent Fusu from coming or dying!"

Although Li Si was a little moved when he heard this, the Confucianism in his heart was still affecting him.Seeing this, Zhao Gao said to Hu Hai, "My lord, don't beg the prime minister!"

"Remember, Your Majesty has more than 20 sons! Even if you don't get your turn, if you miss this opportunity, don't say that you will not be able to get your turn in the next life!" After finishing speaking, Zhao Gao straightened up, seemingly unintentionally. talking.

After hearing Zhao Gao's words, Hu Hai immediately lowered his face and knelt on the ground hugging Li Si's leg and begged, "Prime Minister, please help me! I want to be this emperor so much! Don't worry, I will trust you like my father when I become emperor." !And I will treat you like a father! Prime Minister!!!”

Seeing that Li Si hadn't responded yet, Hu Hai couldn't speak clearly in a hurry.

"Prime Minister, don't forget that when your son Li You wanted to be the governor of Sanchuan County, General Meng Tian strongly opposed it! He said that the Li family is too powerful to allow them to control the military. If General Meng Tian is in power in the future , then your Li family will usher in a catastrophe!" After all, he took care of Hu Hai since he was a child, and when he saw Hu Hai crying anxiously, Zhao Gao continued to talk to Li Si.

"The emperor is a human being, and the corpse will rot and stink after death! How can we hide it?" Li Si finally spoke after a long time, but he still had some concerns.

Zhao Gao already knew from Li Si's tone that he promised to help Hu Hai and himself, so he tampered with the edict and immediately replied: "The prime minister doesn't have to worry about this, I have my own way!"

The next day, all the courtiers were summoned to the Emperor Luan early in the morning.

Ting Wei Fei Min asked Li Si: "Prime Minister, I heard that you were summoned by the emperor yesterday. I don't know why?"

Seeing that it was his confidant who was asking the question, Li Si said as usual: "There is an imperial edict issued today, so be prepared!"

Fei Min nodded, then stopped talking and waited for the emperor's edict.

"Your Majesty has a big appetite today. I drank a bowl of bird's nest, a bear's paw, and half a leg of lamb! What I ate was delicious!" Zhao Gao came out of Luanjia in good time and sang loudly.

"Your Majesty, Wan An!" All the ministers bowed their hands immediately after hearing this.

While Li Si and Fei Min were waiting for the emperor's decree, Zhao Gao pretended to be listening to Ying Zheng's orders in Luanjia.Then he turned around and asked, "Prime Minister, where is your Majesty asking?"

"Avoid it! This place is a sand dune!" Li Si replied loudly, cupping his hands.

"Oh! Sand Dune!" Zhao Gao was very happy to hear that, because his housekeeper Li Si still reported as usual.

(End of this chapter)