The next day, when a ray of scorching sun quietly rose from the horizon, there was a crisp and rhythmic sound of horse hoofbeats on Xianyang's West Street. When the people heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, they immediately lowered their heads and quickly knelt down on the street.
After a while, hundreds of guards, tightly wrapped in black armor, escorted a carriage pulled by six pure white tall horses and slowly headed north. Sitting in the carriage was a man with a ruddy face and slightly narrowed eyes. They saw him wearing a mountain crown and a black robe with wide sleeves. He exuded an intimidating aura.
"Yan Le! Do you think it's against the rules for me to ride in this car?" The man suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the well-dressed general driving the chariot and said in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it seems to me that only you are suitable to ride this chariot when you are old!" The man driving the chariot quickly patted the horse's path.
"Well, I like to hear this. I just want to ride in the emperor's carriage. I just want to tell the world that only I, Zhao Gao, am the true master of the Qin Dynasty! As for that baby, huh! He's just a brat." After the man finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.
With the sound of ancient music and the ceremonial guards lined up, the Taimiao Temple, located not far to the east of Xianyang Palace of the Great Qin Dynasty, was immersed in a solemn and solemn atmosphere. The three princes and nine ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty were all waiting outside the gate of the Taimiao Temple. They were all dressed in court clothes and looking up. Looking forward to the arrival of the new king.
After a long time, Feng Chang, who presided over the sacrificial rituals at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, rushed to the front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple after arranging the subordinate officials to complete the necessary preparations.
"Lord Fengchang, a few years ago, when you presided over the sacrifice, our Great Qin was still an empire. Now when I meet the sacrifice again, I don't expect that the mountains and rivers have been broken, and the Great Qin has retreated to the kingdom again!"
"Yes, now that the six kingdoms of Guandong are in rebellion, our Qin is no longer the majestic Qin of the past! Hush The king is here!" Feng Chang Zhang Shu saw the forbidden guards guarding the dragon chariot in the distance, and he called out at the right time. Silently.
"Hey, no, that's Prime Minister Zhao!" Someone shouted, and all the officials around him fell silent.
When he arrived at the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Zhao Gao first straightened the mountain crown on his head, then waved his sleeves, and with the help of Yan Le, he slowly stepped out of the carriage. He first looked up at the solemn Imperial Ancestral Temple. , then lowered his head, glanced at the ministers expressionlessly and said, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"
"It's hard work for you, Prime Minister, but it's not hard for you to wait for a lower official!" The officials did not dare to look Zhao Gao in the eyes and lowered their heads in a hurry.
Zhao Gao saw the submissive looks of the officials, and a wicked smile crossed his lips. He liked this feeling, the feeling of trampling all the officials under his feet at will.
"Prime Minister, Tailao and others are all ready, but I don't know when the king will come!" Feng Chang Zhang Shu lowered his head and walked a few steps slowly, came to Zhao Gao's side, and said softly.
"Well, it's true, Your Majesty, why don't you come now?" Zhao Gao glanced at the respectful Feng Chang and waved his robe sleeves.
Although the officials heard Zhao Gao's disrespectful words, they all remained silent and stood silently with their heads lowered. Yan Le saw the officials' fear of Zhao Gao and couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, feeling a little proud in his heart.
"Well, this king, what good can you say about him? Then I will send someone to invite him!" Zhao Gao saw the silence of the officials and felt a little proud in his heart, so he told an eunuch who was following him. A few words.
The eunuch nodded, then transferred to a guard's horse and galloped towards the Zhai Palace.
It was already dawn, but the king still didn't get up. Han Tan was waiting outside Ziying's room with furrowed brows, looking extremely anxious. The eunuchs waiting on both sides of the door also shook their heads when they saw this.
At this moment, a young eunuch trotted over. He glanced at Han Tan at the door, and then said anxiously: "The Prime Minister asked King Cui to go to the Ancestral Temple quickly. We are almost late!"
Han Tan couldn¡¯t help but rub his hands after hearing this, and said anxiously: ¡°Your Majesty, I caught a cold last night and my body is weak, what should I do?¡±
Seeing this, the young eunuch quickly walked to the door and tried to open the door, but was stopped by Han Tan. The eunuch said anxiously: "If the king doesn't go, if the prime minister is to blame, who will bear the consequences!"
Ziying (changed to Ziying from here) was in the side bedroom. Hearing the chatter at the door, he immediately pinched his nose with his right hand, pretended to cough twice, and said weakly: "Go back and tell the prime minister, just say I am a widower, cough cough cough cough." , my body feels cold, I may not be able to go to the Ancestral Temple!"
When Zhao Gao listened to the report of the returned eunuch, his face instantly turned livid. He did not expect that Ziying would not come because of illness. This was obviously not giving him face.
"Go and invite me again!" Zhao Gao first glanced at the officials with a sullen face, then turned back to the eunuch and said solemnly.
Soon after, the eunuch was still aloneTurning back, Zhao Gao's anger rose instantly. He raised his big hand and was about to slap the useless eunuch, but then he took a deep breath and held back.
"How dignified is it? In this case, I will go and invite you personally!" After saying this, Zhao Gao immediately mounted a horse and drove away with several eunuchs, leaving behind a group of hundreds of people who were filled with shame. official.
Along the way, the muscles on Zhao Gao's face were tense, and his eyes were wide open, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets if he was not careful.
"See you, Prime Minister!" The guard who was sent by Zhao Gao to be in charge of the imperial guard of the Zhai Palace, but actually to monitor Ziying, saw Zhao Gao coming, and he immediately came over to greet him.
Zhao Gao snorted, completely ignoring his former confidant, and immediately got off his horse and walked straight into the Zhai Palace. When Fang Changchou saw Zhao Gao's back, he secretly gritted his teeth.
The main hall of the Zhai Palace was about 300 meters away from where Zi Ying lived. After Zhao Gao passed through the main hall of the Zhai Palace, he ignored the maids and eunuchs who greeted him and just hurried to where Zi Ying lived.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is asking for an audience!" Listening to Han Tan's voice, Ziying's heart was pounding, and a numbness came from the left arm beneath him.
"Your Majesty, I would like to see you, Prime Minister!"
Han Tan's voice sounded outside the door again, and Ziying felt uneasy for a moment. Just when he was about to speak, the door was pushed open with a creak, and a man in black robes with wide eyes strode in.
"Your Majesty, why don't you get up and waste time? What should we do? Well!" The man in black robe glanced at Ziying who was lying on the bed with an angry look on his face. Han Tan also walked in at the right time and closed the door smoothly.
Seeing that arrogant and domineering face, Ziying didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing this one of the most traitorous officials in history made him, a time traveler, feel something indescribable in his heart.
"Your Majesty, get up quickly!" Seeing that Ziying was silent, Zhao Gao strode forward, grabbed Ziying's right arm with his right hand and pulled him up forcefully.
The intense pain in his arm made Ziying frown slightly, and at the same time, a sinister look flashed across his eyes.
"Quick!" As soon as the word came out of his mouth, Han Tan rushed behind Zhao Gao in an instant, covering Zhao Gao's mouth with his left hand, and the dagger in his right sleeve suddenly fell on his right hand, and then Then he stabbed Zhao Gao hard on the back.
Everything happened too suddenly, Zhao Gao's eyes widened, his body kept swinging, trying to get away, but Han Tan gritted his teeth, pulled out the dagger with his right hand and stabbed Zhao Gao's body again.
Zi Ying just stared at this scene stupidly, his body trembling. This person who was called a wretched person in his previous life has experienced things that he could not even imagine in his previous life.
"Your Majesty, you'd better go with your illness. After all, the sacrifice cannot be delayed!" While Ziying was distracted, Han Tan's voice rang out.
Only then did Ziying come back to his senses. He saw that Zhao Gao had fallen to the ground, while Han Tan was looking towards the door and winking at Ziying.
Ziying nodded, opened the quilt, took out a red-black iron sword hidden in it, and handed it to Han Tan. Han Tan shook the iron sword in his hand, nodded slightly, and said Then he walked to the corner.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong with you, what's wrong, please come quickly!" Ziying squatted beside Zhao Gao, with his back facing the door, and exclaimed.
Sure enough, the two young eunuchs outside the door heard the sound, and immediately opened the door and walked in with frightened expressions. At this moment, Han Tan closed the door again, and Ziying slowly stood up. Get up.
"Ah! Prime Minister!" After Ziying got up, the two young eunuchs finally saw Zhao Gao, who was covered in blood and lying on the ground. They immediately exclaimed, their faces instantly turned pale, and their bodies couldn't help themselves. Start shaking.
"Kill!" As Ziying's lips parted slightly, Han Tan rushed out with a single stride. He raised his sword and lowered it. In an instant, two more blood arrows appeared in the room.
Fighting back the feeling of vomiting in his heart, Ziying tried his best to calm down his turbulent heart. He didn't know where he got the courage. He stared at Han Tan and said, "Cut off Zhao Gao's head and go out with me!"
Han Tan nodded when he heard the sound and stepped forward to cut off Zhao Gao's head. So at Ziying's request, Han Tan held up the sword in his right hand and Zhao Gao's head in his left hand, following closely behind Ziying. Walking towards the main hall of the Zhai Palace, along the way, some eunuchs and maidens saw this and ran around. Some were so scared that their faces turned pale and they collapsed to the ground.
The incident inside also attracted the attention of Shangyuan outside the door. He quickly led a group of guards and rushed in. When he recognized the human head in Han Tan's left hand, he was shocked for a moment.??Stunned.
Ziying looked at the shocked expressions on the faces of these guards and boldly stepped forward. With a stern face, he pointed at Zhao Gao's head with his right hand and said: "The traitor Zhao Gao intended to kill the king and has been killed by me. You all have been killed before." He deceived me, and no one will be held accountable!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing this, Fanchou quickly knelt down on the ground. While trembling, he hesitated and uttered these few words. Seeing this, the other guards also quickly knelt down.