Chapter 16: If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth
"Prime Minister, this matter..."
After Zhao Gao closed the door of the imperial study, he stopped talking.
Li Si was quite anxious when he saw this: "Master Zhao, you should tell me quickly!"
He didn't know what Ying Zheng said before he came to the hospital.
Zhao Gao walked back and forth for a few steps, picked up the imperial seal placed on the dragon table, and said: "Your Majesty, I want to pass on the throne to the young master Fusu!"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said: "Young Master Fusu is kind and generous, and has a reputation as a virtuous man. He is also the eldest son. His Majesty will pass it on to him, so he is naturally the best!"
After Li Si finished speaking, he found that Zhao Gao was looking at him sadly.
He said: "Master Zhao, your Majesty has something else to say."
Zhao Gao took a deep look at Li Si: "Your Majesty also said that brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi have both political integrity and talent, and are rare talents. After the new emperor Fu Su ascended the throne, he suggested that Meng Tian be the commander-in-chief and command the world's troops, and Meng Yi be the prime minister. Ranked first among the officials and in charge of internal affairs!”
"This..." Li Si's heart skipped a beat.
If His Majesty really arranged it like this, where would he end up?
However, Li Si took a deep breath and said: "The Meng brothers do have great talents, and the Meng family has been loyal to the Qin Dynasty for generations. Your Majesty suggests this. We, as ministers, will obey his orders!"
"I will obey his orders..."
Zhao Gao grabbed the jade seal and said in a low voice: "Prime Minister, if Su is promoted to the throne and the Meng brothers are reused, I'm afraid that you and I will both be dead by then!"
"Master Zhao, what you said..."
Li Si looked very ugly.
Zhao Gaodao: "Prime Minister, Fusu and the Meng brothers are all biased towards Confucianism, and their strategies for governing the country are fundamentally different from yours and mine. How can they tolerate you, Prime Minister? I have a grudge against the Meng brothers, and so do they." Can’t tolerate me!”
"Then...what do you think Mr. Zhao has to say?"
Li Si was silent for a while before speaking.
Zhao Gao grabbed the jade seal and a blank edict, sent them to Li Si, and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, don't you have the final say on who will be your successor?"
Li Si was suddenly startled, took a step back quickly, looked around, lowered his voice and said with sincere fear:
"Master Zhao, you asked me to tamper with the imperial edict. This is treason and a major crime that will destroy the nine tribes!"
"Furthermore, your majesty treats me well. I came to Daqin from Chu alone. If your majesty didn't value me, I would be lost among all living beings. How could I tamper with the imperial edict and do such a heinous and unethical thing?"
When Zhao Gao heard this, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Prime Minister, only you and I know about this matter, and it is a good opportunity given to you and me by God. If we don't seize it, you and I will have to let ourselves be fooled in the future. The brothers slaughtered them. If you miss this village, you won’t have this shop again!”
"Also, if a person is not punished by heaven and earth for his own sake, wouldn't the Prime Minister think carefully about himself and the Li family?"
Li Si was silent...
Zhao Gao continued to add fuel to the fire and said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the young master Fu Su kisses the Meng brothers, and his superior Meng brothers ascend to heaven. If we support young master Hu Hai to ascend to the throne, it will naturally be a different ending. Hu Hai is you students, and..."
Under Zhao Gao's persuasion, Li Si finally nodded.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao patted Li Si on the shoulder with a smile on his face: "That's right, Prime Minister!"
Then, Zhao Gao changed the subject and said: "Prime Minister, although Young Master Hu Hai has succeeded to the throne, Fusu, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi cannot stay! If they are kept, it will definitely be a big disaster! Fusu has a high reputation, and Meng Tian, Meng Yi, supported by two capable ministers, one civil and one military, if he rebels, I am afraid that Hu Hai’s throne will be unstable, and we will also be in trouble! "
"Master Zhao means..." Li Si looked at Zhao Gao.
"We will issue another posthumous edict and send our confidants to Shangjun to order Fusu and Mengtian to make their own decisions! I think Fusu has always been filial and will definitely obey orders!" Zhao Gaoyin said sadly.
When Li Si learned about this, cold sweat ran down his spine.
This Zhao Gao is really ruthless and cruel!
Seeing Li Si's hesitation, Zhao Gao said in a low voice, "Do you, Prime Minister, want to have trouble sleeping and eating in the future? If Fusu and Mengtian are not dead, there is always a sword hanging over our heads, which may kill you and me at any time!" "
Li Si finally nodded with difficulty: "Everything depends on Master Zhao!"
Zhao Gao smiled happily: "Okay, Prime Minister, there is no need to delay matters, let's draft the edict!"
The two of them began to tamper with the imperial edict in the royal study.
After drafting the edict, Zhao Gao immediately ordered his confidants to rush to Shangjun and grant Fu Su and Meng Tian their lives.
Zhao Gao himself, together with Prime Minister Li Si, went to the Qilin Palace with another edict and summoned a group of ministers to arrive.
When all the ministers rushed to Qilin Hall, they were all curious.
"I wonder what the Prime Minister and Mr. Zhao summoned us to the palace late at night?" a courtier asked.
Zhao Gao said with a "sad" look on his face: "Your Majesty, Long Yu has passed away!"
ah? !
When all the ministers heard this, they were all shocked.
Then there was a lot of crying and wailing in the Qilin Hall!
"Your Majesty..."
Zhao Gao looked around at the ministers and said in a deep voice: "Okay, everyone, please be quiet!"
All the ministers stopped crying and looked at Zhongche Fu Ling.
Zhao Gao said: "His Majesty Long Yu has passed away, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. I would like to ask the Prime Minister to read out your Majesty's last edict and declare the successor to the Emperor of Qin!"
He handed the imperial edict to the prime minister.
Li Si held the imperial edict in his hands and couldn't help but trembling slightly. He was quite nervous. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, unfolded the edict and read out:
"In the 29th year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, on X month X day, I was harmed by the evil Tiandao Tower Master and took a poison pill. My life is about to end. Even if I am reluctant to leave the Great Qin, I will leave in the end.
Prince Fusu was bewitched by the traitors and was deeply poisoned by Confucianism. His political views are different from mine. If the Great Qin is handed over to him, the Great Qin will collapse!
Prince Hu Hai is kind-hearted, humble and studious, and I love him very much... I will hand over the Great Qin to Hu Hai, and I will die in peace. I hope you will assist him wholeheartedly..."
When Li Si finished reading the will, there was an uproar in the Qilin Hall.
"Why is it Prince Hu Hai? Hasn't Your Majesty always been interested in Prince Fusu?"
"Prime Minister, Lord Zhao, this..."
Zhao Gao said with a gloomy face: "How dare you, shut up! As soon as Your Majesty left, you are going to disobey the will?"
"We dare not..."
"We dare not..."
The ministers said in fear.
Disobeying the will of the previous emperor is a great crime that will lead to the extermination of the entire clan.
They dare not wear this hat.
Zhao Gao looked around at everyone and said coldly: "My Lords, as ministers of the Great Qin, we must obey the will of the previous emperor, assist the new emperor wholeheartedly, and contribute our strength to the Great Qin! If we commit treason and disobey the will, you know what the outcome will be!"
"We will obey the will of the previous emperor!"
The ministers said one after another.
"Zhao Gao, are you mistaken?"
Suddenly, a discordant voice sounded.
The Qilin Hall was too noisy, Zhao Gao did not hear who was speaking, but felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
Zhao Gao frowned and shouted coldly: "Who dares to be presumptuous? Stand up!"
I saw a majestic and powerful man walking in from outside the Qilin Hall, it was Tongwu Hou Wang Ben.
Zhao Gao stared at the other party: "Tongwu Hou, what do you mean?"
Wang Ben did not speak.
Another person walked into the Qilin Hall.
He was wearing an imperial crown and imperial robes, looking extremely majestic. He was none other than Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng.
He said, "That's what I just said!"