Qin Official

On the night of June 23rd, the first year of the Second Emperor's reign, in Xianyang City, they heard that the old Prime Minister fell into a car and fell seriously ill. Li Si's former officials came to visit the Prime Minister's residence one after another. For a time, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Li Mansion, and there was a long queue. Team.

It's a pity that not one of the ten people is qualified to enter, but even these ten people are regretting that they have to enter the entrance hall at this moment, because they were all stunned by the shocking change that just happened:

Just half a moment ago, Zhao Gao, the doctor who came to visit him on the order of the Second Emperor, entered the inner courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The heavy door at the rear was slammed shut. Li Si's servants and family members rushed out with weapons in hand and pressed Zhao Gao down. Fell to the ground, face pressed against the mud...

What shocked everyone even more was that Li Si, who was said to be only one breath away, walked out of the dormitory, stroking his beard, with long strides and high energy, without even the slightest sign of dying. ?

Behind Li Si are his son-in-law, the third son of Qin Shihuang, Jiang Lu, and the Marquis of Tongwu, Chang Shi, who were deprived of their titles due to defeat on the front line and became common people.

"Right Prime Minister!?" The officials were confused and thought something big had happened.

Li Si raised his hands to everyone and said, "I worry the second and third sons, but Li Si is fine."

"Li Si, are you planning to rebel?" At this time, the visitor who accompanied Zhao Gao to Li Mansion shouted.

"The one who wants to rebel and cause chaos is obviously this traitor!"

Li Si put his two fingers together, pointed at Zhao Gao, who was still struggling desperately, and said righteously: "In the past, before the death of the late emperor, he put Li Si's arm in front of his bed, thinking about the future, so he appointed four ministers to assist the government. The world is safe."

"Unexpectedly, the treacherous Zhao Gao deceived the superiors and subordinates, isolated himself from the outside world, plotted against Zhongliang, and falsely accused Feng Jun, causing the Feng family and the young master Gao clan to be executed. The Marquis of Tongwu has discovered your wolfish ambition, so he asks your majesty to punish him."

"It's a pity that the old general passed away suddenly. Zhao Gao was lucky enough to escape death, but he still didn't repent. He ruined the country's laws, arbitrarily drafted internally, and monopolized power externally. All the officials and important positions were assigned to their relatives, and they were all guarded in the palace. It is easy to divorce brothers and hurt flesh and blood, which makes the world unstable, everyone is afraid, the reputation of the court is ruined, and half of the world is full of traitors..."

Li Si looked at Gantang who had no choice but to ask for help after being reduced to a commoner: "Gan Changshi, please tell everyone the last words of Marquis Tongwu!"

Gantang glanced at Li Si. Originally he just wanted to use Li Si's help to get rid of Zhao Gao, but when things developed to this point, he was no longer able to control it, so he had to say:

"What Marquis Tongwu couldn't forget before he died was the evil people who chased the king! He said that the traitors in the court must be eliminated. If your majesty is soft-hearted and does not punish Zhao Gao, we will definitely try to make Wang Li state his interests, or at least persuade him Your Majesty, send Zhao Gao to guard the mausoleum of the First Emperor, and then let your personal guards kill him after he is on his way!"

"It's a pity that I was dismissed from my official position just after I entered Xianyang. General Wang Li also urged your majesty to go south to defend the enemy, but failed to eliminate the traitors. However, Zhao Gao is still trusted by your majesty as usual..."

Gantang was really disappointed with Hu Hai and wanted to get rid of Zhao Gao. He couldn't care less about fulfilling Wang Ben's long-cherished wish. He broke the pot and started to borrow Li Si's power.

Li Si nodded: "Today, Li Si is willing to carry out the legacy of Marquis Tong Wu with his two or three sons and punish this evil minister! Then go to Wangyi Palace to welcome His Majesty back!"

Even though Heifu had already arrived at Yaoguan, Xianyang still continued the strong inertia of decades and continued to follow the emperor's orders. Without Hu Hai's edict, it would be difficult for both Li Si and Zhao Gao to do anything. In the same way, as long as Hu Hai is controlled, the emperor is held hostage, and Xianyang surrenders to Heifu, is it not a matter of blink of an eye?

The ministers had endured Zhao Gao for a long time, and they all applauded when they heard this. However, among the people who came to visit Li Si, there were also timid ones who came out and said: "Prime Minister, we are not under your Majesty's control. I am afraid that Lang Wei will not listen. There must be a fierce battle in Xianyang, and with the enemy on your side, aren't you afraid that something will happen and Heifu will take advantage of the situation?"

This is what Li Si wants!

However, this matter cannot be made public yet, otherwise it is difficult to predict that the officials in Xianyang will turn their backs, so Prime Minister Li solemnly said: "In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace at home!"

"Nothing can inspire the three armies to fight more than Zhao Gao's head, His Majesty's crime and personal conquest!"

"What's more, Zhao Gao also went against the grain of Tian Chang and Zihan and jeopardized His Majesty's prestige. If he didn't plan it, he might become a traitor."

Li Si walked up to Zhao Gao, who had been silent from the beginning until now, and said, "Zhao Gao, do you think you are secretly collaborating with the thieves from the six countries to betray the affairs of Hedong and Guanzhong? Don't I know?"

Until then, Zhao Gao, who had said nothing, showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Li Si showed a satisfied smile: "I couldn't be sure before, but now, it is certain."

What he said just now was actually used by Li Si to deceive Zhao Gao, and it was really a bluff. Just like Zhao Gao had not actually grasped Li Shihei's real strength, and Li Si had not yet collected evidence that Zhao Gao had passed the Six Nations, both sides were playing games. A game of guessing the opponent's intentions while blindfolded.

After asking all the questions, Li Si waved his hand:

"Take Zhao Gao immediately, recruit Lang Wei to surrender, and then send people to control the gates and palaces!"

However, Li Si's servants just opened the door and wanted to rush out to do something important. Unexpectedly, they were shot back by a fierce crossbow arrow, and the injured people screamed in pain.

Li Si was shocked, and sent someone to stand on the roof to take a look, only to find more Lang Weijun, lighting torches, rushing towards the Prime Minister's Mansion!

Everyone was shocked, and Li Si was also stunned. He did not expect that when Zhao Gao was arrested, there would be resistance from the opposite side.

"Hahaha."

At this time, Zhao Gao burst into laughter, excited and frightened, and his voice was a little out of shape.

"Li Si, Li Si, you are certainly smart. You came up with such a plan to deceive me from entering the net. Unfortunately, you still misjudged one thing. Please keep your eyes open and take a closer look. Who am I!?"

Li Si asked Li Yu to pull "Zhao Gao"'s hair, force him to raise his face, hold a lantern close to him, and squint to see.

But I saw that the face looked exactly like Zhao Gao. At first glance, there was no problem. Especially at night, it looked almost real. However, if you are familiar with Zhao Gao, if you look carefully for half a moment, you will be able to find some differences.

The bridge of the nose is slightly higher and the eyes are slightly smaller. These subtle differences are enough to form two different faces.

And when I squeezed his hand that looked disabled and crooked, I found that it was actually healthy...

This person is not Zhao Gao.

"Who are you?" Li Si only felt that he was afraid that he had been deceived.

The middle-aged man whose figure was similar to that of Zhao Gao was not afraid at all, but rather relieved. He laughed and said:

"I am Zhao Gao's third brother."

"I am my brother's substitute."

"His shadow!"

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A few miles away, he looked up at the moonlight. The appointed time had passed, but no one came out for a while. Zhao Gao was sure that there was indeed something strange in Li Si's house, and couldn't help but murmured:

"Third brother, you are such a good substitute and shadow. I will definitely take good care of your children."

The nobles of the Central Plains have a long history of raising substitutes to deal with emergencies.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Qinggong had a father who was standing on the right side of the chariot. This man's face was similar to Qinggong's, and his clothes were similar to Qinggong's. If he hadn't been standing on the right side of the chariot, holding a spear, while Qinggong was on the left holding a bow and arrow. Hard to identify clearly.

Therefore, in the Battle of Qi Jin'an, when the Qi army was defeated, Feng Chou's father exchanged places with Qi Qinggong. After the two were captured by the Jin people, they were not in trouble because the aristocratic wars in the Spring and Autumn Period paid attention to etiquette.

So Feng Chou's father deliberately acted like a king and asked the real Qi Qinggong to go fetch water. Qi Qinggong foolishly fetched water for the first time and came back. Feng Chou's father pretended that the water was not clean and asked Qi Qinggong to go there again. Then Qi Qinggong escaped, but he was killed by Jin people out of anger.

Regardless of Feng Chou's father's ending, it is obvious that he served as Qi Qinggong's "shadow warrior".

Zhao Gao knew that Emperor Qin Shihuang also had stand-ins, and sometimes they would be hidden in the auxiliary car, but those people were all martyred by Hu Hai in Lishan Mountain.

As the official of CRRC, Zhao Gao saw this in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

What others don't know is that Zhao Gao also has a shadow double, who is his third brother from the same mother. Their family grew up in Yinguan, and they helped each other. The second brother Zhao Cheng was brave and became a captain of Hedong County. The third brother was not very accomplished, neither civilized nor martial, but his appearance and figure were quite similar to those of Zhao Gao.

Over the past year, Zhao Gaosui had devoted himself to training him. Sometimes he would even let his third brother wear his own clothes and attend some unimportant occasions.

Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, today this shadow finally comes in handy.

It's a pity for my third brother.

Zhao Gao looked at Yan Le: "Command Lang Wei here to surround Li Si's residence and not allow anyone to escape!"

"I will go to Wangyi Palace to report to Your Majesty that Li Siguo has rebelled. Recently, he not only secretly sent his family members out of the city, but also detained His Majesty's envoys, colluded with the young master, General Lu, and others, and communicated with the gangsters and rebels. His rebellion is clearly revealed. . Please don’t hesitate any longer, Your Majesty, and quickly launch your weapons like dogs, horses, and beasts to attack him!”

"promise!"

Yan Le took the order. Now the Weiwei and Lieutenant troops are either defending the rebels outside or restraining the prisoners in Lishan. Xianyang is empty. Only the Langzhong Lingjun controlled by Zhao Gao and the five troops recruited by Hu Hai last year to guard the palaces are left. A talented person.

In the night, Zhao Gao rode in the car and ran towards Wangyi Palace. He turned around and looked at the Prime Minister's Mansion with flames soaring into the sky and the fighting, as well as Xianyang City on the eve of the chaos. He gnashed his teeth and said:

"Li Si, let's go together!"

"Either you die this time, or I die!"

"The mountains and rivers of Da Qin can only be sold by me!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is in the afternoon.