In the past few days, the number of people fleeing from Guanzhong has increased day by day. They climbed mountains and waded in rivers to escape from the Pass. As a result, the news from Guanzhong was also exposed. Liu Bang had heard about it for a long time. Hu Hai had died of illness in the palace. Although the news was like this, Liu Bang had vaguely guessed it. Hu Hai may not have died of illness in the palace. I'm afraid it was Zhao Gao's fault.

At this time, the arrival of the Qin envoy seemed to herald something. Liu Bang did not expect it at first, but under the persuasion of Zhang Liang, Li Shiqi and other counselors, Liu Bang summoned the Qin envoy.

At this time, the generals were divided into two rows. After a loud shout outside the tent, the Qin envoy slowly walked in. The person who came was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He was wearing a white toga and a turban on his head. When he came to Liu Bang, he cupped his hands and said: "I have been ordered by the Prime Minister to send you a letter. Please see General Liu."

A personal guard came over and took the letter from the Qin envoy. He turned around and handed it to Liu Bang with both hands. Liu Bang opened the letter and only glanced at it. He was already furious and said: "You thief, do you still dare to bargain with me?"

As he spoke, Liu Bang threw the letter hard and hit it on the Qin envoy's head. The Qin envoy covered his head and was horrified. At this time, everyone turned their surprised eyes to Liu Bang. No one knew what Zhao Gao's letter meant. of what.

He was extremely angry. Liu Bang said with hatred: "The dog thief who harmed his master did not surrender quickly to show his sincerity. He actually dared to ask me for the King of Guanzhong. He is too courageous."

As he spoke, Liu Bang ordered to his followers: "Kick him out."

When the envoy of Qin saw that Liu Bang had turned against him, he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "General, why do you do this?"

"You go back and tell Zhao Gao that his dream of being the king of Guanzhong has come to an end. Our Chu army will soon break through the Pass and enter Guanzhong. The first person to be killed must be Zhao Gao. If he knows who he is. If the whole country surrenders, I can protect other tribesmen from death. Otherwise, I will kill the other three tribes."

When the envoy saw that Liu Bang refused to accept Zhao Gao's request, he had no choice but to make a promise. He did not dare to raise any conditions, nor did he dare to relay Zhao Cheng's words to Liu Bang. He was deeply afraid that Liu Bang would kill him if he disagreed with him and frightened Zhao Gao. Just when the Qin envoy walked to the door of the tent, Liu Bang's voice sounded again: "In addition, you can tell Zhao Gao that the recovery of the Six Kingdoms is the general trend. We don't need Zhao Gao to admit anything. Instead, Qin will be destroyed. He is asked to take charge of this responsibility. Do you understand?"

"Listen...I understand." Qin envoy responded softly and left in a hurry.

The Qin envoy left for a while before Liu Bang's anger calmed down a bit. At this time, Zhang Liang asked from the side: "Zhao Gao asked the Chu army to postpone the invasion."

"More than just delaying the invasion, he hopes that we can make him the King of Guanzhong and let him guard one side. In this way, he is willing to surrender the whole country. Just imagine, our army will soon break through the Pass and approach Xianyang. What is the use of his promise. "

"Since General Liu has decided to reject Zhao Gao, why not kill the Qin envoy and give orders to the three armies."

"Our army has a reputation for kindness. At that time, King Huai also thought that I could appease the people and not kill recklessly, so he appointed me as a general and marched westward. How can I kill the envoy for this now? Besides, the two countries. If you don't kill the envoy during the battle, why should I kill this person to boost the power of the army?" Liu Bang sighed softly.

There was a brief silence in the tent. Soon, Liu Bang looked at everyone again and ordered: "Send the army to rest early. March to Aoguan early tomorrow morning."

...

In the past few days, Zhao Gao's supervision of Ziying has been much less intense. Originally, thirty soldiers were guarding the palace. After they were gradually withdrawn in the past few days, there were only a few soldiers guarding the palace at this time.

Maybe Zhao Gao thinks that a crazy person is not a threat.

Today, Ziying was pulled into the back hall by several palace maids. After being cleaned, he put on brand new robes. In the afternoon, Zhao Gao announced that Ziying would worship his ancestors and ascend the throne in a few days.

Although Zhao Gao nominally supports Ziying, the power of the military and state is in Zhao Gao's hands. The important officials in the court are afraid of Zhao Gao's power and may not obey him. This is what Ziying is most worried about. Therefore, Zhao Gao will not die. Ziying could never control the situation. This also made Ziying secretly determined to get rid of Zhao Gao.

But at this time, Ziying was trapped in the palace and could not communicate with the outside world. This made him slightly panicked. If his two daughters took risks because he was captured in the palace, then his efforts over the years would be in vain.

Ziying hesitated a little. When there was no one in the palace, Ziying would occasionally sit down and think calmly. Today, after the palace maids and eunuchs all retired, Ziying sat in the back hall as usual. On the soft mat, I thought quietly.

Suddenly, the palace door creaked open and the rapid footsteps of several people were heard. Ziying immediately pretended to be crazy and looked at the main hall in a daze. Soon, rapid footsteps came to the back hall. A familiar voice sounded: "Father, are you okay?"

When Ziying heard this voice, his heart trembled. He immediately raised his head and looked up. It was his daughter Xueyue and his son Xutie.

Beside them, a middle-aged eunuch was staring at him. Ziying recognized him for a moment, and finally remembered that this man was once Fusu's internal affairs manager. His name was Han Tan.

Han Tan bowed slightly to Ziying: "My slave, Han Tan, has met the emperor's uncle."

"Haha. Manager Han. I didn't expect to see you here."

"I didn't expect that the emperor's uncle was pretending to be crazy. If the emperor's uncle really wanted to restore the country, I would like to follow the emperor's uncle and avenge Mr. Fusu." When Han Tan said the word revenge, his voice was slightly choked.

Ziying was brought back memories by Han Tan. He was also quietly recalling every day and night he had spent with Fusu. How sensible this child was. If he could succeed to the throne, how could Qin be like this?

Just when Ziying was feeling sad, Han Tan reminded him: "Uncle, this is not the time to feel sad. We should plan how to get rid of Zhao Gao."

Han Tan's words reminded Ziying. Ziying nodded and looked at his two daughters and Han Tan. He said solemnly: "I have already thought about it. Zhao Gao wants me to go to the Ancestral Temple to worship my ancestors in a few days. We might as well start on that day."

"But Zhao Gao has deployed heavy troops. It won't be easy to get close to him." Han Tan was a little worried.

"It doesn't matter. I will deliberately pretend to be sick that day and trick him into coming to the palace. Then we can do it in the palace. Zhao Gao can be destroyed." Ziying said this and looked at his daughter Xue Yue and son Ying Tie. Said: "You can enter the palace one day in advance and bring some people. I will personally arrange it for you then."

The two of them were very excited when they saw that their father had finally decided to take action. They knelt down on one knee and said, "I am willing to listen to my father's arrangements."

Ziying looked at Han Tan again and said with a smile: "Please give me your full help, Eunuch Han.

...

At the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhao Gao glared at the envoy who hurried back. Liu Bang's refusal made Zhao Gao realize that the Chu army did not pay for him at all. In Liu Bang's eyes, it was only a matter of time before he broke through the barrier. But he ignored it. A little bit. Although the Qin Army lost Wuguan, the Qin Army is not a lamb to be slaughtered. The Qin Army still has an army. Guanzhong will not be so easily broken by Liu Bang.

Thinking of Liu Bang's plan to punish his three tribes, Zhao Gao's heart burned with anger to the extreme. He cursed loudly and threw the tea cup to the ground with a crisp sound.

After a while, Zhao Gao calmed down from his anger. Now is not the time to be angry. He must support Ziying to ascend the throne as soon as possible and stabilize Guanzhong. Only when Guanzhong is stable and the court is stable can he fully resist the Chu army.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gao looked at Yan Le who was standing aside and ordered: "Go and inform everyone that Ziying will sacrifice his ancestors to the day after tomorrow. We can't delay it any longer."

...

Time flew by and the day of ancestor worship finally came. Fifty thousand Qin troops gathered on the corridor of the Ancestral Temple. The black flags of the Qin army fluttered in the wind. Drums and horns sounded non-stop.

Zhao Gao, who had already arrived at the Ancestral Temple, was anxiously wandering in front of the temple gate. The team responsible for picking up Ziying from the palace had been away for a long time and had not returned yet. Zhao Gao had a faint feeling that something was about to happen, but he felt that something was about to happen. I can't remember what went wrong.

After a while, Zhao Cheng came to Zhao Gao worriedly and whispered: "How about I go to the palace and have a look."

Zhao Gao nodded slightly. Zhao Cheng was about to leave. But Zhao Gao called out to Zhao Cheng again. He hesitated slightly and sighed: "I will go myself."

On the way, Zhao Gao met the envoy who went to greet Ziying. He learned that Ziying fell ill. Zhao Gao was even more angry when he heard the news. He rushed straight to the palace.

Half an hour later, Zhao Gao's team arrived at the front hall of Xuanwu Palace. More than a hundred personal guards were waiting outside. Zhao Gao dismounted and hurried to the inner hall. At this time, he only wanted to take out Ziying and sacrifice him as soon as possible. Ancestor, Zhao Gao cannot delay this matter any longer.

After walking through several corridors, we came to the palace. The palace soldiers responsible for guarding the palace opened the palace door. Zhao Gao strode in without hesitation. Soon, the palace door slowly closed. Several palace soldiers Taking off their hats, they revealed their ferocious faces. Two of them stayed to continue guarding, while the rest hurriedly walked out of the palace.

Zhao Gao walked from the front hall to the inner hall. Finally, he saw Ziying lying on his side on the bed // behind the cyan transparent curtain. Zhao Gao walked a few steps quickly and wanted to grab Ziying, but found that Ziying was lying on the bed // The man was a wooden man. Zhao Gao was shocked. He suddenly realized something was wrong and took two steps back. But at this moment, someone shouted loudly and struck with a sword. The moment the sword slipped, Zhao Gao looked ahead unwillingly. It turns out that Ziying is not crazy...

Zhao Gao's surprised eyes only flickered for a moment, and he soon fell into a pool of blood.

Xue Yue, Xue Tie and others stood aside. They did not expect that the stupid Zhao Gao would enter the palace alone and kill Zhao Gao so easily. At this time, Ziying looked coldly at Zhao Gao who had already died. He was cold. He snorted, then held the knife in his backhand and cut off Zhao Gao's head. He roared: "Let's go."

Outside the hall, Han Tan led more than a hundred dead soldiers and fought hard with Zhao Gao's soldiers. There was a huge difference in the numbers of the two sides. The dead soldiers were suppressed by the soldiers. After watching the battle for a while, Han Tan had to break into the crowd and fight hard. At this time, the door of the inner hall was opened. Ziying came out first. He held up Zhao Gao's head in his right hand and shouted: "Zhao Gao's dog head is here. Those who surrender will avoid death. Those who resist will be guilty of the same crime as Zhao Gao." .Kill without mercy.”

After seeing Zhao Gao's head, someone among the soldiers shouted and threw down their weapons first. Soon, everyone dropped their weapons and surrendered to Ziying. The palace was filled with cheers.

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Chapter completed!