In Xianyang City, after Zhao Gao received the news of the defeat of Sanchuan County, his cold expression made everyone tremble. At this time, in Zhao Gao's mansion, Wang Li and Yan Le were sitting in the hall. Their expressions were also the same as Zhao Gao's.

No one would be happy when they returned from a defeat, let alone the defeat at the hands of Fusu. They and Fusu were already at odds with each other, so of course they were even more unwilling to do so at this time.

"Prime Minister Zhao, this Fusu army is really brave. I led 150,000 troops to fight with them, but they were still defeated by Zhang Yan's 80,000 troops. It seems that the border guards left behind by Meng Tian in Shangjun are the real elite." Wang Li was very impressed.

He spoke in a depressed voice.

"Exactly, our Sanchuan County can't stop the counterattack at all. In the entire Sanchuan County, whenever they hear the news of Fusu's arrival, every county magistrate will agree with Kaicheng. This is something that my son-in-law really didn't expect." Yan Le also sighed.

gas.

"Hmph!" Zhao Gao shook his sleeves in displeasure, stroking his hair, and said in an extremely feminine voice: "This Fusu has won the hearts of the people. Although the last three announcements have damaged his reputation,

But after all, Meng Yi took the initiative to admit it, and Fusu had already punished the latter, which made his people's hearts come back. This Meng Yi is hateful, why couldn't he be killed together last time?"

"This is all Xu Yuan's fault. My son-in-law followed the instructions of his father-in-law to arrange for the pursuers, but Xu Yuan refused to let them go. At the same time, he ordered people to close the city gate tightly and not let anyone leave the city." Yan Le said about this.

He was quite secretive about what happened last time, so when he heard Zhao Gao's words, he immediately sued Xu Yuan.

"Xu Yuan?" Zhao Gao nodded coldly, with a deep look in his eyes that made it difficult to guess what he was thinking, "This certainly ruined the big event last time."

"Please also ask your father-in-law to issue an order for punishment." Yan Le said respectfully.

"Pa—" Zhao Gao heard this and slapped his palm on the table. This move made both Wang Li and Yan Le tremble, and they felt uneasy. Since the last time he was defeated in Shangjun, Wang Li returned to Xianyang.

Having lost his past demeanor, he now obeys Zhao Gao's arrangements in everything, and is even more worried that the latter will punish his Wang family because of the defeat.

Zhao Gao looked at Yan Le, his eyes without any emotion. He shouted: "Yan Le, Yan Le. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Even if Xu Yuan made a mistake, it does not mean punishment.

Yes, put away your little thoughts."

"Yes, yes -" Yan Le hurriedly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, immediately nodded respectfully and said, "My son-in-law understands, and I hope that my father-in-law will understand."

"Hangu Pass must not be lost now. Xu Yuan must win over him. Go and order someone to reward Xu Yuan with a hundred yi of gold. Also, Xu Yuan's family members should be taken to my house and taken care of." Zhao Gao immediately took care of him.

He ordered. This arrangement is both a solicitation and a threat. The choice depends on Xu Yuan himself. Whether to continue to guard Hangu Pass for him or surrender to Fusu, he believes that Xu Yuan knows clearly in his heart.

"My father-in-law is really smart, my son-in-law will go and make arrangements now." Then Yan Le respectfully resigned and left, and then he ordered people to arrange Zhao Gao's instructions one by one.

Zhao Gao and Wang Li were the only ones left in the hall. Zhao Gao looked at this general who was quite high-spirited at first, and he also had a sneer in his heart. Wang Li had only been a general for a few days but was defeated by Zhang Yan's army.

In the end, he had no choice but to lead 20,000 soldiers back. If he hadn't said a few good words in front of Hu Hai, Wang Li might no longer be sitting in his house.

"General, you and Zhao Gao are the only two people here. I won't hide it from you. Your clan sister Wang Xia and Zhao Gao need to borrow her for a few days. I hope the general can understand." Zhao Gao said softly.

Wang Li looked at Zhao Gao in surprise. Then he hesitated and frowned. He naturally understood Zhao Gao's intention, but if he didn't agree, then the entire Wang family would probably be in trouble. He now hated himself for why.

He would have lost the battle, and he still doesn't understand why his 150,000-strong army was defeated by Zhang Yan's 80,000 soldiers.

"What are you thinking about, General?" Zhao Gao smiled and looked at the latter with his eyes narrowed.

Wang Li seemed to be still struggling. After much hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Xia, I can hand it over to Prime Minister Zhao, but please Prime Minister Zhao not to hurt her life."

"General Wang, please rest assured. Don't you still trust me, Zhao Gao?" Zhao Gao smiled coldly. Maybe he didn't have a beard to stroke, so he had to stroke his long hair again.

Then Wang Li also resigned and left, returning to the Wang clan. He sighed again and again, not knowing how to speak, but for the sake of the entire Wang clan, he had to hand over Wang Xia. He came to the backyard and saw himself

The clan sister Wang Xia was chatting happily with Wang Qingya. Then he walked over, pushed Wang Qingya away, and said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "For the sake of the family, I hope sister Wang Xia can agree to this."

Wang Xia's face showed no emotion, and she said calmly: "For the sake of the family? For the sake of the family, I married Fusu. This time, you are going to hand me over to Zhao Gao again. Don't think that I don't know that Zhao Gao

High intentions."

"You have to put the overall situation first and don't talk nonsense." Wang Li scolded slightly angrily.

"The overall situation? Do you know what the overall situation is? The current situation in the world is full of rebels and traitors. Zhao Gao, who was once the prime minister, ignored me and instead sent troops to conquer my husband. Is this the overall situation?" Wang Xia smiled sadly.

, she glanced at Wang Li, and then said: "Although I am a woman, I also know what is right, what is wrong, and what is the loyalty of our great Qin. Wang Li, don't continue to make mistakes. Look back now."

It’s too late.”

Looking at the charming Wang Xia, Wang Li also knew what she meant, "Why are you doing this? Is there any way I can turn back now? Even if I am loyal to the eldest son of the emperor, Meng Yi, Zhang Yan and the others will let them go.

Me? Meng Tian was forced to leave Shangjun by me, and then he died outside Hangu Pass."

"You still don't understand the character of the eldest son of the emperor. My husband is a gentleman with a heart for the world. How can he not be able to hold you in his heart?" Wang Xia said sarcastically. Then she looked in the direction of Sanchuan County and smiled sweetly.

"I will never see you again in this life, so I will inevitably have regrets in my heart, but if my death can help my husband, I will be willing to do so." After saying that, before Wang Li could react, Wang Xia bumped his head against a stone pillar, causing his whole forehead to bleed.

, whispering miserably at the corner of his mouth: "Don't let this go on."

Wang Li was shocked. He obviously did not expect that Wang Xia would choose to commit suicide in order to prevent Zhao Gao from holding him hostage and threatening Fusu. When he listened to Wang Xia's last whisper, his heart was filled with mixed feelings and he couldn't calm down.

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Chapter completed!