ziYouge Ganquan Palace never lacks the laughter of women and the praises of Hu Hai. Musicians play music, dancers dance with them, and from time to time there is lewd laughter echoing in the hall, and some dancers are caressed by Hu Hai frivolously. A cry of terror or a groan of enjoyment,

Like this every day, playing the flute every night,

Nowadays, the most favored person in the harem is Deng Meiren. She will stay with Hu Hai every day. At night, Hu Hai will also stay in Deng Meiren's palace most of the time. On this day, Hu Hai and Deng Meiren enjoy Qin's singing and dancing together. Happy and happy,

A chamberlain walked in quickly and saw Hu Hai closing his eyes and listening to the song. He seemed to be enjoying it very much. The chamberlain seemed a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but cast his eyes on Zhao Gao, who was not far away. Zhao Gao had already noticed this chamberlain. The chamberlain was arranged by Zhao Gao personally, just to help Li Shang inform Hu Hai. At this time, the chamberlain did not dare to come forward. Zhao Gao covered his mouth with his hand and coughed dryly.

Hu Hai was awakened by Zhao Gao's dry cough. He opened his eyes and saw the hesitant waiter not far away. He asked displeasedly: "What can I do for you?"

The chamberlain bravely walked over and reported, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Li is here and is seeking an audience outside the palace."

"Bastard, didn't you see that I'm busy? Tell him, I'm not free," Hu Hai scolded the waiter. The waiter didn't dare to talk back, so he made a promise and was about to leave. At this time, Hu Hai stopped the waiter again. , seemed to feel that his tone just now was too much, Hu Hai softened his tone again and ordered: "Tell him that I am not feeling well today and let him come back another day."

The chamberlain sang Nuo and left. At this time, Zhao Gao sneered and said nothing. Hu Hai hugged Deng Meiren and no longer thought about Li Si. Soon, the sound of music echoed in the hall again.

In the front hall of Ganquan, Li Si was waiting anxiously outside the palace gate. Soon, the chamberlain came slowly and said with cupped hands: "Prime Minister Li, Your Majesty//is not feeling well, you should go back."

"But..." Li Sigang wanted to say that it was Zhao Gao who asked him to come, but then he thought, it was better not to mention this matter, so he had to leave angrily.

On the third day, Li Si came to Ganquan Palace again and asked to see Hu Hai. Hu Hai was furious and ordered his servant to convey the message to Li Si. Li Si was annoyed and left again.

After three unsuccessful attempts to meet with Hu Hai, Li Si began to give up the idea of ​​meeting Hu Hai. In the past few days, he did not go to court, but locked himself in the house and quietly thought about what went wrong. At this time, the second son Li Hong knocked on the door. Entering the door: "Father, Prime Minister Zhao is asking to see you in the living room,"

"Zhao Gao," Li Si couldn't help but thought coldly. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have asked to see him three times and been rejected three times. Thinking of Zhao Gao, Li Si couldn't extinguish the anger in his heart. He couldn't help shouting: "No, no."

Just as Li Hong was about to leave, Li Si called out to him again. After pondering for a moment, Li Si sighed: "Tell him, I'll be there soon."

Seeing that his father had changed his mind, Li Hong couldn't help but shake his head. Li Hong didn't know why his father was so afraid of Zhao Gao. But at this time, Li Hong couldn't ask in detail, so he had to hand over his hand and sing a promise before leaving.

Arriving at the living room, Li Hong told Zhao Gao the news that his father was late. Zhao Gao didn't seem to care and nodded with a smile. At this time, the maid brought tea. After Zhao Gao took the tea cup, he blew the hot air gently, and Li Hong said goodbye. Go. At this time, Zhao Gao was the only one left in the living room.

Zhao Gao took a sip of tea, and the aroma of tea overflowed. Zhao Gao was in a good mood, and his thinking became sharper. He recalled that Li Si had asked for an audience three times in the past few days, and Hu Hai had refused three times. He had already become intolerable to Li Si. This time, he only had to persuade Li Si to seek an audience with him again. Hu Hai will definitely anger Hu Hai. At that time, he will have the opportunity to attack Li Si.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao couldn't help laughing loudly. At this time, Li Si's voice came from the door: "What makes Mr. Zhao so happy?"

Seeing Li Si's arrival, Zhao Gao hurriedly put down his tea cup. His proud expression was gone. He looked at Li Si and sighed reproachfully: "Your Majesty finally agreed to meet you today. That's why I came here. I just remembered His Majesty praised you so much that he couldn’t help but laugh,"

Zhao Gao's explanation was far-fetched, but when Li Si heard that Hu Hai was willing to summon him and praised him so much, he couldn't help but become interested and asked: "Your Majesty has been refusing to see me for the past few days, why did he suddenly agree again today?"

Seeing Li Si's question, Zhao Gao smiled brightly and said: "Your Majesty did not go to Miss Deng today. I happened to take the opportunity to speak kindly for the Prime Minister. After hearing this, Your Majesty praised the Prime Minister for his loyalty and patriotism, and that's why he agreed to see you."

After saying that, Zhao Gao looked at Li Si's face and saw that he was overjoyed. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart and said: "Prime Minister, please don't miss this opportunity, otherwise, you will regret it. "

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will enter the palace right away,"

An hour later, Li Si and Zhao Gao came to Ganquan Palace in batches. They were worried that someone would gossip and cause unnecessary trouble. Zhao Gao entered the palace first. At this time, Li Si was waiting anxiously outside the palace. The chamberlain had already gone inside to report. Another person Will, the purpose of declaring oneself will be achieved, Li Si felt a little excited in his heart,

Soon, a chamberlain trotted over with a slightly anxious look on his face. Li Si recognized him at a glance. He was the chamberlain who had just come in to report for him. Why was he so panicked at this time?

The chamberlain quickly came to Li Si and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Prime Minister Li, Your Majesty has a decree that you don't have to come to Ganquan Palace again. If you disobey, you will be severely punished."

Li Si was completely confused. He looked at the waiter and asked softly: "What is going on?"

"Your Majesty was having dinner with Lady Deng. When he heard that Prime Minister Li asked for an audience, he threw away all the dishes and chopsticks and angrily beat up several palace servants who spoke for the Prime Minister. At this time, everyone in the palace is in danger. Prime Minister Li, you still Leave early,"

Li Si couldn't believe it when he learned the truth. He seemed to feel vaguely that he had been teased by Zhao Gao.

Hu Hai didn't praise him at all, and Zhao Gao didn't say anything good for him. Thinking of this, Li Si was extremely angry. He looked at the deep corridor of Ganquan Palace, and his gums were about to break. If Zhao Gao was in front of him at this moment, , he wished he could kill Zhao Gao with one sword, but no matter how much he hated, it was useless. He could only blame himself for trusting Zhao Gao too much, which led to such evil retribution.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Li Si snorted coldly and left quickly.

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In the Ganquan Palace, Deng Meiren took several maids and left quietly. At this time, Hu Hai was extremely angry. He had beaten more than ten palace servants, but his anger was still difficult to calm down. On the side, Zhao Gao stood bent down, bowing his head and saying nothing.

"These bitches, I don't know what benefits they received, but they actually worked so hard for Li Si. Do they still have me as the emperor in their hearts?" Hu Hai complained. On the side, Zhao Gao sighed: "Your Majesty, people are unpredictable. Please take care of your dragon body and calm down." Bar,"

After a pause, Zhao Gao took the tea cup from a waiter and placed it on the table in front of Hu Hai himself, as if he was hesitant to speak. Finally, he sighed softly,

Hu Hai saw this and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Master Zhao, do you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment and then said, "I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"If you have something to say, just say it. Why hesitate in front of me?" Hu Hai looked slightly displeased. Zhao Gao raised his hand and sang the promise, saying in a deep voice: "I got a piece of news. When Zhou Wen entered the pass, Li You had an army of 150,000. , he can completely defeat Wu Guang, then return to Hangu Pass and defend Guanzhong, but..."

When Zhao Gao said this, he suddenly paused and looked at Hu Hai with squinted eyes. Hu Hai also heard at this time that Zhao Gao seemed to have some secret to say, but he suddenly paused. Is this trying to whet his appetite? Hu Hai Displeased, he shouted: "Go on,"

"However, Li You allowed the bandits to enter the pass without any obstruction, and even fought fiercely with Wu Guang in Xingyang, refusing to advance or retreat. This was mainly because Li You reached an undisclosed agreement with Chen Sheng, the king of Zhang Chu, and as long as Chen Sheng unified Guanzhong , After overthrowing the Qin State, the Li family will be the most noble royal family in the Chu State, so Li You will let the bandits go until later, when Zhang Han destroys Chu and Chen Sheng is defeated and killed in Chen County."

Speaking of this, Zhao Gao glanced sideways at Hu Hai and saw that he nodded slightly, obviously listening, so he continued: "Then, Li You was worried that the secret of his collusion with Zhang Chujun would spread, so he stayed in Xingyang and allowed Zhang Han to conquer everywhere. , it was not until Zhang Han was defeated in the Battle of Dong'a, and the imperial inscription stipulated that all troops and horses were ordered to assist Zhang Han, that Li You was willing to send troops to the west, but it was too late, the Chu army had already developed momentum, and Li You instead Eat the evil fruit and die in battle in Yongcheng,"

"This matter is serious." Hu Hai's eyes revealed murderous intent and he stared at Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao also nodded and sighed: "This matter is not certain yet. However, I have received information that Li Si has reached an agreement with Zhao Jun and is willing to act as an internal agent. , to welcome Zhao Jun into the pass, there is only one condition: let Zhao Jun help him take revenge, kill Xiang Yu, and destroy the Chu army."

"Bang..." Hu Hai slapped the table angrily after hearing this. He couldn't believe that Li Si was so bold.

But this matter is still just a rumor. Hu Hai has no way to verify whether it is true or false. He couldn't help but look at Zhao Gao and said solemnly: "You are responsible for this matter. Don't make it too public. Whether it is true or false, I will wait. Your reward,"

That's what Zhao Gao said. He raised his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will investigate this matter strictly and thoroughly."

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It was already afternoon after leaving the front hall of Ganquan. Zhao Gao's carriage was traveling slowly on the road. Half an hour later, he returned to his government office.

Just after entering the hospital, the housekeeper greeted him: "Sir, you are back,"

Zhao Gao nodded and ordered: "Go and find Yan Le for me."

About the time of a cup of tea, Yan Le hurried to Zhao Gaofu Yamen and went straight to the living room.

At this time, Zhao Gao was standing in front of the window in a daze. No one knew what he was thinking. It wasn't until the sound of Yan Le's footsteps that Zhao Gao woke up from his meditation, looked back at Yan Le, and said in a deep voice: "Here we come."

"My son-in-law pays homage to his father-in-law,"

Yan Le married Zhao Gao's adopted daughter, and Zhao Gao had great trust in him. Although Yan Le had not been promoted in the past few years, his power and status continued to expand. At this time, he had just given Zhao Gao After saluting, Zhao Gao got straight to the point and ordered: "Li Si, Li You colluded with the bandits and betrayed the imperial court. This matter is related to the country. I have informed your majesty that we will investigate this matter strictly. You know what to do, right?" "

"Collaborating with the bandit army," Yan Le thought for a moment and immediately understood Zhao Gao's intention. He cupped his hands and replied, "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will definitely handle this matter."

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