It was another spring, and before I knew it, a whole year had passed since Qin II ascended the throne.

This year, Emperor First Emperor died, Li Anjun jumped into the river and committed suicide, the eldest son was assassinated, the Meng brothers were sentenced to death, and the left and right prime ministers...

It seems that during this year, the Qin State has experienced unsuccessful turmoil.

So much so that the Xianyang Market has begun to have a great depression.

Although the business travelers maintained a strong Warring States legacy, chaos arose in the Qin Dynasty. In order not to be affected, countless business travelers either went east or secretly to Guanzhong.

In the eyes of the business travelers of Shandong's six countries, Qin's government was incredible. Unifying the world and owning the six countries. As a result, there were fewer and fewer people from old Qin, and most of the people who were flooding the streets were the survivors of the six countries who moved from the six countries to Xianyang.

Now that Qin Ershi has made great efforts to build a large scale and even wine is not allowed to be traded, the market has shrunk incredibly.

On this day, the brigade of prisoners was escorted to Nanshi, which was in the afternoon.

One of the few shop owners looked around and gathered towards the prison cart.

The prison cart was parked in the central open space where the livestock was slaughtered, and the surrounding area was filled with imperial guards.

"Li Si plotted against rebellion and rebellion! He was ordered to execute his accomplices in Nanshi! The people of the country looked at him with warning!" A young eunuch stood in the carriage, looked around everyone, and shouted loudly.

Immediately afterwards, several officials repeatedly read out the edict of Emperor II and the charges of Li Si's accomplices.

Finally, the crowd gathered more and more under the scorching sun.

Seeing that the time had arrived, Zhao Gao in the car smiled coldly: "All crimes of corruption will be punished for death!"

"The ten rioters will die—"

As the little eunuch gave orders with a hideous face, the most inhumane punishment in history began.

The so-called punishment is actually to insult first and then kill.

This punishment originated from the means of nomadic peoples torture and kill prisoners. Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin State has not had such evil punishment. In order to punish those officials who did not obey him, Zhao Gao deliberately restarted the punishment, which shows his cruelty to control the court.

After killing these officials, Zhao Gao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with satisfaction and began to deal with political affairs.

After Li Si and Feng Quji died, he became the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty as he wished, and he was the only Prime Minister.

However, he was not satisfied.

Zhao Gao knew very well that it was a dream to expect Hu Hai to lead the Qin Dynasty toward prosperity like the First Emperor.

Even if Zhao Gao himself could not explain any national policy and good plan for how to rule the Qin Dynasty.

But in order to realize his ambitions, he still wanted to hold all his power in his hands.

Since Qiong Yao Palace was beaten by Zhao Kun, Zhao Gao's path to ascending to the highest power has become clearer and clearer. It can be said that it was Zhao Kun who promoted his will.

...........

Early that morning, Hu Hai sat in the hall, scanning the ministers in the hall, but couldn't even call out a person's name, and couldn't help but look confused.

"Huh? Why haven't I been to court for many days, but the old ministers in the court have changed?"

Hu Hai asked a question like a dream.

"Your Majesty, you haven't been to court for many days, but you don't know that the old minister is sick and resting at home!" Zhao Gao, who was standing in the prime minister, replied slowly.

"Is that true?"

When Hu Hai heard this, he said suspiciously: "Are the old ministers sick?"

"What the Prime Minister said is true, and the old ministers are all sick."

The hall responded in unison.

Hu Hai was even more confused, as if he was dreaming that so many old ministers were sick? Is it possible?

impossible!

Since it is impossible, where did they go?

For a moment, Hu Hai was stunned on the spot.

However, before he could react, Zhao Gao spoke again: "Your Majesty, the old minister has recently found a magic horse from Tianshan Mountain. I hope Your Majesty will appreciate it!"

"Shenma?!"

When Hu Hai heard Zhao Gao's words, he immediately came to his senses and asked, "Can what the Prime Minister of the Central Committee say be true?"

"It's true!"

Zhao Gao nodded with a smile, then bowed to Hu Hai: "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can go to the Populus Eagle Forest with the old minister!"

"Okay, okay! Let's go and watch together!"

Hu Hai laughed excitedly and instantly left the old minister's illness and recuperation behind.

When Hu Hai and Zhao Gao went to the Populus forest to watch the "Shen Horse", a little eunuch led a deer and walked in front of the two of them.

Zhao Gao glanced at the little eunuch, then introduced the matter solemnly: "Your Majesty, this is what the old minister said!"

"Um?"

Hu Hai was stunned and then smiled: "Are the Prime Minister confused? This is obviously a deer, how can he say it is a horse?"

"What the old minister gave to Your Majesty is a horse, why does Your Majesty say it is a deer?" Zhao Gao asked seriously.

Hu Hai was full of surprise, rubbed his eyes repeatedly, walked to the deer, looked at it carefully, and murmured to himself: "This thing has horns on its head and spots on its body. What if it is not a deer? Could it be that the god horse is similar to a deer?

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"No! The divine horse has a spirit. This thing is obviously an ordinary thing. How could it be a divine horse? It is definitely a deer..."

As he said that, Hu Hai turned his head and frowned at Zhao Gao, "Prime Minister, you read it wrong. This is a deer, not a horse!"

"No!"

Zhao Gao smiled lightly and shook his head: "This is a horse, not a deer!"

Hu Hai: "......"

Zhao Gao: "......"

Both of them looked at each other without saying a word.

After a moment, Zhao Gao's eyes turned and said to Hu Hai: "If Your Majesty does not believe in the old minister's judgment, please ask the ministers present whether they are horses or deer?"

"Hahaha!"

Hu Hai laughed loudly, then pointed at the ministers and said, "Wait until you go forward to see if the things offered by the Prime Minister are horses or deer?"

"Go back to your Majesty! It's a horse!"

The ministers didn't even look at the deer, and answered Hu Hai in unison.

Hu Hai was shocked and quickly asked the palace servant beside him, the palace maid: "You, you, tell me, is that a deer or a horse?"

"Back to your Majesty, that's a horse!"

"Yes, it's a horse!"

"This, this...."

When Hu Hai heard everyone's answer that it was a horse, he was so shocked that he broke out in cold sweat. He couldn't help but think of the old minister's disappearance. He rubbed his eyes again, looked at the deer, and said in surprise. "Hey, it's strange, why do I think it's still a deer?"

"hehe."

Zhao Gao smiled, and then asked everyone: "Tell your Majesty whether it is a horse or a deer?"

"horse!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Hu Hai asked unwillingly: "Isn't it a deer?"

"no!"

"Hurry! Hurry up and Imperial Doctor Xuan, I have eye disease!"

Hu Hai was so scared that he was panicked and rushed towards Lin.

Zhao Gao looked at his departure back and was secretly amused. He then waved his hand: "Go down, no one is allowed to disturb His Majesty without the instructions of his true nature!"

"promise."

Everyone agreed and retreated.

The little eunuch who held the deer smiled and walked forward: "Godfather, Your Majesty is completely under your control. What should I do next?"

"Notify the Imperial Doctor and ask him to fast. Without the order of true form, the fast must not be ended!"

"The child obeys the order...whether to choose the fasting place?"

Hearing the little eunuch's inquiry, Zhao Gao thought for a while and said, "I chose Shanglinyuan for the time being."

"promise."

The little eunuch responded to the promise and withdrew.

Not long after, the incident of Zhao Gao calling for a deer as a horse was introduced to Zhang Han's ears.

At this time, Zhang Han had been promoted to Shaofu and was responsible for supervising the construction of the Mount Li imperial tomb.
To be continued...