Chapter 64 Prepare to send troops
After Zhao Gao became prime minister, he rushed to the Xianyang Palace Prison. When he saw Li Si, whose mouth and tongue had been cut off, he stood outside the cell with his hands behind his hands and said with a smile: "Hey, Prime Minister Li Si, you look much better today.
"
Li Si looked at him, then turned around and ignored Zhao Gao at all. Seeing this, Zhao Gao smiled sarcastically and continued: "To be honest with Prime Minister Li, today I, Zhao Gao, have accepted the seal from the Prime Minister. From now on, this
It is better for me, an eunuch, to handle the affairs of the Great Qin Dynasty."
"Uh, uh--" Li Si suddenly turned around again, looking very angry and whimpering, but he couldn't speak. At this time, he had no tongue.
"Haha——" Zhao Gao laughed suddenly, "Why, Prime Minister Li wants to talk now?" After a pause, he said again: "For the sake of being an old friend for many years, I will tell you again, now your Li clan
Everyone has been put into prison, you just wait to be executed."
"Uh-huh——"
Li Si shouted unwillingly from behind, but Zhao Gao did not stop and strode away with his hands behind his back.
After leaving the prison, he found Yan Le and said to him: "Now that I am the prime minister, Hu Hai has also handed over the power to me. Yan Le, as the magistrate of Xianyang County, you must pay close attention to the movements of these ministers.
If there is any unusual behavior, report it to me immediately."
"My son-in-law will bear in mind what my father-in-law said. My son-in-law would like to congratulate my father-in-law." Yan Le hurriedly smiled respectfully.
"Well." Zhao Gao's thin female voice said again: "Fusu appears in Shangjun, there may be changes. Please quickly order General Xiaoguan to take strict precautions." Seeing Yan Le agree, he continued: "In addition, Sanchuan
I have also ordered the capture of Li You, the governor of the county, for the crime of rebellion. However, after all, Li You has a good personal relationship with Fusu. In order to prevent him from rebelling and fleeing to Shangjun, you need to personally lead the troops to Sanchuan County to take over this place.
county."
Hearing this, Yan Le also believed it to be true, and then said: "Master Yue Zhang, since Li Si has been imprisoned and his mouth and tongue have been cut off, why don't you just--" As he said that, he made a beheading motion.
Zhao Gao waved his sleeves and said with a soft smile: "This Li Si is still useful."
"Please tell me, father-in-law. My son-in-law is confused."
"You don't need to know about this. Go and do it quickly." Zhao Gao did not tell him, but ordered.
Upon hearing this, Yan Le immediately said goodbye and left, and then arranged the above-mentioned instructions one by one.
Shangjun. Fusu County.
In the governor's house, Fusu sat calmly in the hall. On both sides of the hall, a group of generals were sitting, waiting for everyone. There were servants who served wine and meat. After Fusu drank a drink with everyone, he put down the bronze cup,
Said: "You are all good generals of our Great Qin, and are the pillars of support for our Great Qin to defend its territory and expand its territory. However, now in Xianyang City, treacherous ministers are in power, I believe you have heard about it for a long time."
Vice General Zhang wiped his beard, raised his hands and said in a deep voice: "What the eldest son of the emperor said is exactly what we are worried about. His Majesty the First Emperor's great talent and great strategy enabled us, the Qin Dynasty, to unify the six kingdoms. Later, General Meng Tian presided over the construction of the Great Wall and led us to guard the northern border.
The army defeated the Xiongnu outside the Great Wall, so that the Xiongnu did not dare to cross the territory of our Great Qin. At that time, who dared to disobey the majesty of our Great Qin? However, now that His Majesty the First Emperor has passed away, General Meng Tian was killed by Zhao Gao.
After His Majesty Hu Hai ascended the throne, he turned a blind eye to the affairs of the state. He ordered Li Si to control the affairs of the state and ordered Zhao Gao to collect beauties everywhere. This is not what an emperor should do. How can the territory we have worked so hard to build for His Majesty the First Emperor be destroyed like this?
.”
Vice General Zhang's words were a bit exciting, but everyone here also understood that since Fusu chose to lead the army to seize the throne, he must have a name for the uprising, otherwise the world would slander him. Vice General Zhang seemed excited.
His words were actually relieving Fusu from the siege and helping the latter seek a name for the uprising.
Fusu looked at Vice General Zhang and understood his intention very well, so he took the opportunity to say: "What Vice General Zhang said is the current situation of our Daqin. Hu Hai is Fusu's younger brother, and he will inherit the throne."
, Fusu should not have had the idea of leading the army, but the Qin Dynasty was in turmoil, with rebels everywhere and traitors inside. As the eldest son of His Majesty the First Emperor, Fusu was committed to his father's great cause and the livelihood of the people.
For your own sake, you must do this.”
"Please rest assured, the eldest son of the emperor, we will follow the eldest son of the emperor to the death." Upon hearing this, all the generals immediately raised their hands and said in unison.
At this time, Meng Yi also said: "Vice General Zhang, how many soldiers do you have when you add up all your troops?"
Without thinking, Vice General Zhang already knew these military affairs. He immediately looked at Fusu and reported in a deep voice: "To the eldest son of the emperor, the total number of our troops is about 120,000, including elite soldiers.
Forty thousand, with all types of troops, well-equipped weapons and armor, and sufficient horses."
"One hundred and twenty thousand -" Although Fusu was prepared, he was still a little surprised. The 40,000 elite soldiers among them was an astonishing number. He secretly thought that General Meng Tian was indeed a fierce general in the army.
Without mediocre generals, 120,000 people out of an army of 300,000 could be loyal to him.
After hearing this number, Fusu nodded. He showed a hint of joy and smiled at everyone: "With such a large army and fierce generals, it will not take more than a few days to capture Xianyang City. Vice General Zhang, I will appoint you as the general.
Take command of the entire army and prepare a detailed combat plan and submit it to me today." In order to deal with the rebels, Fusu did not want to waste too much time on attacking Xianyang Duowei.
Upon hearing the order, Vice General Zhang immediately stood up and stepped out of the queue. He cupped his hands and took the order and said: "No! I will take the order."
"Report——"
Everyone continued to discuss the attack plan, but when they heard the voice of the messenger, Fusu immediately signaled the messenger to come in. When they heard the arrival of Li You, the governor of Sanchuan County, everyone present chose to remain silent.
"Li You?" Fusu also frowned. Li You had a good personal relationship with him, and they both studied the art of war under Meng Tian's sect. Therefore, the latter also had a close relationship with Meng Tian. Fusu pondered for a moment, and finally agreed.
He ordered: "Bring him in."
Within a moment, Li You entered the lobby in a panic. At this time, the generals had stopped discussing the troop dispatch plan. They were obviously still wary of Li You. After all, Li You's father was Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, and he was the one they were about to go to.
People who conquer.
Seeing Fusu, Li You felt a little relieved. He glanced at the generals again and immediately knew what they were preparing for. He secretly thought that Fusu already wanted to lead troops to attack Xianyang. He bowed his hand to Fusu and hurriedly
He said: "Li You, the eldest son of the emperor, is fine and feels relieved."
"Li You, please don't express your emotions here. The assassination of the emperor's eldest son was planned by your father Li Si and Zhao Gao." Meng Yi yelled through gritted teeth.
Li You looked at Meng Yi, shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Is it true that the conspirators don't know that I, Li You, have always supported the eldest son of Emperor Fusu? Or, do you think that I, Li You, have ulterior motives for coming here?"
"You?" Meng Yi pointed at the latter and said nothing in anger.
Seeing these two people acting like this, Fusu immediately spoke out to save the situation, "Li You, why did you come to Shangjun?"
Li You frowned solemnly, and said respectfully: "To be honest with the emperor's eldest son, Li You is also desperate now, and he can no longer stay in Sanchuan County."
Hearing this, not only Fusu, but also Meng Yi, Vice General Zhang and others looked at him in surprise. Seeing this, Li You continued: "His Majesty Hu Hai has put my father in prison. I, Mr. Li
, except for me, the rest of the tribe has been imprisoned."
"Li Si is in jail? Why is this? What happened in Xianyang City?" Fusu immediately asked.
"Exactly, Prime Minister Li is the person most trusted by His Majesty Hu Hai, how can he be imprisoned?" The others also whispered.
Li You gave a bitter smile, looked at Fusu, and said: "I don't know, the eldest son of the emperor, but after my father conspired with Zhao Gao to assassinate you, he ordered my younger brother to bring a secret message and hand it over to me. His original intention was to order me to
I led the troops to Pei County for rescue. However, Zhao Gao, an eunuch, had long been wary of my father, and his younger brother was captured by him as soon as he left Xianyang. Otherwise, how could the eldest son of the emperor be assassinated after I received the secret message? However, before
Two days later, Zhao Gao handed this secret letter to His Majesty Hu Hai. His Majesty was so furious that my Li family has been sealed."
Hearing these words, the people in the lobby fell silent again. They were not sure of the authenticity of what Li You said. At this juncture, Fusu and everyone had to be cautious. Even if Li You had a good personal relationship with him,
Fusu also needs careful scrutiny.
"If the eldest son of the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to Xianyang to inquire about the news. My father actually supports the eldest son of the emperor, but it's too late." Li You said sadly. He didn't know how his father was doing now.
Has been cut in half, can he, the Li family, be saved? It is impossible to say that he is not anxious and does not want to return to Xianyang to visit, but the imperial edict of Sanchuan County has been issued, and he escaped quickly, so he was not escorted back to Xianyang
city.
"I will send someone to investigate this matter. Li You, you are very tired from this journey. Sheriff Chen, take Li You down to settle down." Fusu ordered calmly.
Li You knew what he meant, so he did not refute, but followed Governor Chen to leave. After he left, discussions broke out in the lobby. Meng Yi frowned and said: "The eldest son of the emperor, if what Li You said is true, it seems that
Xianyang City has changed. I am afraid that after this incident, Zhao Gao will take over the power, and if Hu Hai is greedy for sex and ignores the government, then the entire Qin Dynasty will be destroyed in the hands of an eunuch. If he had already intercepted Li Si's secret message,
But he handed it over just now, which shows that Zhao Gao is very scheming."
"Zhao Gao was very low-key when my father was in power, and he was very cautious in everything he did. And I also have an informant arranged by him, but I didn't know about it for many years, so I can't underestimate this eunuch. He is better than Li Si
It will be more difficult to deal with." Fusu analyzed and then ordered: "Meng Yi, quickly send someone to Xianyang to find out the news."
"No!" Meng Yi accepted the order.
Immediately afterwards, Fusu looked at the generals and ordered: "You should also retreat. According to the discussion just now, quickly come up with a troop deployment document for me."
Chapter completed!