At Zhao Gao's house in Xianyang City, countless officials were coming out one after another at this time. They were all invited by Zhao Gao to attend their birthday banquet today. Zhao Gao's housekeeper took his place and waited for everyone in front of the door.

They all were sent out before closing the door. After these officials said their goodbyes and left, Zhao Gao and several of his trusted officials went to a side hall of the mansion to drink tea and discuss some matters while sobering up.

The young master Yan Zhengming took a sip of the tea in the cup and said: "This thing is a rare thing. I have never drunk it before. Now when I drink it, I can only feel the fragrance on my cheeks. The drunken feeling just now has been relieved a lot. Dare I

Ask your Lord, is this tea?"

Zhao Gao swallowed the tea in his mouth and said with a smile: "This is indeed tea. It is only produced in the south, so it is not easy to see in Xianyang City. I have just obtained it. What do you think?"

When everyone heard this, they all praised him whether they liked it or not. Seeing that everyone had sobered up from the wine, Zhao Gao got to the point and said: "You are all my confidants who were promoted by me, and I won't beat around the bush. I think you will too.

I saw that recently I wanted to remove some officials who disagreed with me, but the emperor refused. I wonder if you have any way to remove these people?"

Mo Yiming, the governor of Su Nei, laughed and said: "It is not easy for Mr. Zhao to remove someone. Does it have to be approved by the emperor? It seems that the following officials only need to charge these people with collaborating with the enemy and conspiring to rebel."

They were all sent to prison."

Fengchang Cao Zizheng on the other side said: "No, doing this will inevitably cause unanimous dissatisfaction in the court."

Zhao Gao also said: "These people are all from the old Qin in Guanzhong. It is unjustifiable to say that they rebelled. Although these people are not in important positions now, they still have great appeal in the hearts of the people.

Yes, dealing with them in this way will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction among the people of Xianyang. Although their power is limited, it is better to avoid internal worries when external troubles continue."

"Then what your lord means is to legitimately cut off their titles?" Cao Zizheng asked.

"Yes, that's why I wanted to issue an edict through the emperor. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not agree this time. It seems that he has already figured it out." Zhao Gao said and gave the teacup a hard slap.

There was a trace of embarrassment in the eyes of everyone present. Last time Zhao Gao teased the emperor in front of all the officials and showed his strength. Now the emperor must be more careful with him. How can he let his plan succeed? But

It was difficult for everyone to speak directly to Zhao Gao, so there was no sound for a while.

Zhao Changke, who was silent on the side, suddenly said: "Don't worry, sir. I will lead people pretending to be strongmen to get rid of these officials. Then everything will be solved."

"Hmph, you know how to use force, can't you use your brain?" Zhao Gaoleng snorted, "These people are obviously enemies of me, but now they are killed. Isn't this a clear statement to others?

Did I kill this person?"

Zhao Changke's face turned red and he stopped making any sound. He took a deep sip of tea and smacked his lips because of the hot water.

"With your current strength, why do you care about those officials who have no real power? Now nearly half of the officials in our Daqin are headed by Mr. Zhao, so what are you afraid of them restricting?" Mo Yiming also asked.

Zhao Gao looked at the crowd and said, "If I want to change the situation, these old Qin people may become the biggest obstacle to this matter."

After hearing this, the officials showed surprised looks on their faces. They thought that Zhao Gao just wanted to have power over the world, but unexpectedly, he even wanted to completely control the emperor. This was indeed a very bold decision.

The hall fell silent again. As courtiers, they did not dare to say anything more about this kind of thing.

Looking at their expressions, Zhao Gao knew that although these people would not go against him, they would not be so determined to take such a big risk with him, so he said nothing more. After a while, Yan Zhengming said:

"Changing the sky is not something we can control with our strength. Da Qin still has hundreds of thousands of troops. If one of them is not good, I'm afraid..."

"This officer knows this, so he transferred Zhang Han to attack the Zhao people, because he is afraid that they, the Qin people, will hinder me. Now more than half of the city's defense force is in the hands of Chang Ke."

Everyone then understood that Zhao Gao had been preparing for this move for a long time, but they were still a little afraid to think of participating in this action. After all, they had just come from Qin Shihuang's rule where imperial power was above all else, and they still had a feeling for the emperor.

A state of awe.

"That's it for today. I'm a little tired. You all go back and think about it." Zhao Gao suddenly issued an eviction order, and all the officials had to say goodbye and leave. After they left, Zhao Gao's face showed a mysterious look.

Smile: "Today I just want to see your reaction. It seems that although these people are on my side, they are still officials of Qin. This last step is not the time to take action."

"The last step is indeed not the time to take action. It is better for the emperor to start with those officials who are biased towards Zhao Gao." A middle-aged scribe in robes stood in front of Hu Hai and said, "He, Zhao Gao, has been protecting him personally since the last assassination.

His bodyguard already has fifty people, and when he goes out, there are even a thousand people to escort him. It is not easy to assassinate him."

Hu Hai gritted his teeth and said: "That day in the main hall, he actually forced all the officials in the hall to identify it as a horse instead of a deer. Shi Zhen was disgraced. It seems that his disobedience has been very obvious. It's a pity that he doesn't have it in his hands now."

Army, otherwise he and his followers will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

"The emperor also said that now you have no soldiers or generals, but Zhao Gao's brother Zhao Changke has tens of thousands of horses. If you kill Zhao Gao rashly, Xianyang will be in chaos immediately. By then, the world of Qin will be

It will be a complete mess.”

"Then what do you think I should do?" Hu Hai asked.

"The emperor can slowly train his cronies to take up important positions in Xianyang City, take back the army bit by bit from the hands of Zhao Changke, and at the same time send people to recruit the two generals Zhang Han and Bai Ban back. With them escorting them, the emperor can

Now you can sit back and relax," the middle-aged scribe said.

"Yes, I will immediately issue an order to recruit General Zhang Han to return to Xianyang." As soon as Hu Hai heard this, he walked over to the front and grabbed a pen to write. The middle-aged scribe watched him start writing the imperial edict, with a smile in his eyes. Hu Hai

The pair of monarchs and ministers Zhao Gao finally officially broke up.

At this time, Zhang Han was leading the army to launch wave after wave of attacks on Handan City. Arrows were flying up and down the city. Qin soldiers sometimes carried ladders and wanted to climb the city to fight, but Zhao soldiers stubbornly stopped them.

After resisting, more than 20,000 people had been killed or injured in a few days. This was the first time Zhang Han encountered a tough battle. He also received news that the White Squadron Army had also begun to attack Julu after a few days of siege.

Obviously, Julu's garrison strength and the strength of the city walls are far inferior to Handan's, so Bai Shi was about to capture it. After learning the news, Zhang Han's attack began to slow down. He was waiting for Bai Shi's army.

After taking down the giant deer, they attacked Handan from both front and back.

But at this time, the people sent by Hu Hai to announce the decree had already left the city and arrived.

In Shangjun City, brothers Chen Ping and Meng Tian were discussing. Chen Ping said: "General Meng, this time Zhang Han and Bai Ban sent troops to attack the Zhao people. Should we help? Once they take care of the Zhao people, they may come to attack us.

"

"But the morale of our army is low now. I'm afraid we won't be able to help much if we go out. Moreover, the Zhao people and our Qin people are enemies. Now I'm afraid we can't do it if we ask the soldiers to fight for them." Meng Tian hesitated.

Meng Yi on the side also said: "It is true that we should not mention the military lightly now. Although there is a saying that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the Zhao people are not my gateway to the county after all. If we send troops and let people destroy Zhao, our army will lose more than the gain."

Already."

When Chen Ping saw that both of them disagreed with him, he gave up his opinion. Then he said, "Peng Hong said he has been looking for the prince's whereabouts for quite some time. Why hasn't the news been sent yet?"

"Since there has been no news for so long, this is good news. It is very likely that the prince is still alive, and it won't be long before Peng Hong comes back with the prince." Meng Tian said with confidence.

"If this is the case, then God will bless us, Great Qin." Meng Yi also said.

At this time, the prince they call is living a very happy life. Perhaps he has shouldered too many responsibilities since he came to this world. Nowadays, it is rare for him to have an excuse not to think about these things, so he is happy to be the long history of Jiujiang City.

Now Jiujiang City belongs to the Chu State, so there are no wars. The people at this time are simple and honest, and there are no violations of laws and disciplines. Therefore, the long history can be done easily. He only needs to go to the prefect's house every day to respond.

A scene, other times it depends on his own preference.

During this period, Miss Yu also invited Fusu several times to go sightseeing outside the city. Fusu was bored and went out with her a few times, but he did not reveal Miss Yu's identity as a woman.

In this way, the friendship between the two has deepened a lot, and they have begun to refer to each other as brothers, but Fusu still feels awkward every time he calls Miss Yu and brother Yu.

On this day, Qing Ming came to invite Fu Su on behalf of his lady, and Fu Su did not refuse. When leaving, Qing Ming said: "In addition to Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xiang Yu will also be invited by my young master tomorrow. They said this

The spring weather is just right and it is the time for hunting, so I ask you, sir, to put on your warrior uniform tomorrow."

Fu Su didn't expect that the quiet lady would actually think of hunting, so he was stunned for a moment, and then agreed. He also wanted to see how powerful Xiang Yu, who was said to be like the God of War by later generations, was. After Qing Ming left, Fu Su
Chapter completed!