Chapter 73 Temptation
After Zhang Han led the army back from Xianyang City, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai became very harmonious again, and the court situation became very stable, but they all knew that this was only temporary. Once Zhang Han reached this equilibrium point,
Being broken is the beginning of the final battle.
Hu Hai in the palace looked at the servants around him and wondered how many people were sent by Zhao Gao to monitor him, and his annoyance reached its peak. Now he wanted to kill all these people with his sword, but that person kept saying:
He said he must be patient. At this time, he lost his temper and drove all the attendants out of the palace. As expected, not long after, the man appeared in front of him again.
"Emperor, it seems that you can't bear it any longer?" Still wearing the same robe, the middle-aged scribe did not appear to be at all restrained in front of the master of the world.
"Yes, haven't you noticed that Zhao Gao's power is now so powerful that he can cover the sky with one hand? In his hands, he has the promotion and demotion of more than half of the officials of our Great Qin, and he also controls the money. How can I wait with peace of mind? That day Zhang Han returned
When we were in Xianyang, you said this was the last step, but why are you still preventing me from ordering Zhang Han to lead the army to get rid of Zhao Gao?" After saying this, Hu Hai took a sip of the wine from a golden jue bitterly.
After killing him, it seemed that he wanted to swallow Zhao Gao down with the wine.
"Emperor, you also know that Zhao Gao now controls all the power of our Great Qin. His cronies are all over the court. Maybe even one of your orders has not been issued to Zhang Han's military camp. Zhao Gao will already know it.
He will preemptively attack Xianyang Palace, and then you, the emperor, will be in danger. And how can you be sure that Zhang Han is really completely loyal to you, the emperor? Maybe he also has some relationship with Zhao Gao, so in the hands of the emperor
The most useful weapon will become the biggest enemy." The middle-aged scribe said and looked at Hu Hai with a smile.
After listening to his analysis, Hu Hai also became suspicious of Zhang Han's loyalty. He stayed for a long time before asking: "In your opinion, what should I do?"
"Wait, the only way is to wait until Zhao Gao can't help but jump out. Then I will naturally have a way to get rid of him in one fell swoop."
"The only person I trust most now is you. I hope you won't let me down." Looking at the middle-aged scribe, Hu Hai said softly.
While Hu Hai and others were making plans, Zhao Gao was waiting for Zhang Han's arrival in his mansion. He had invited Zhang Han to his mansion for his birthday banquet three days ago. The hall was filled with
The tables were full of food and drinks, but there was not much sound, because everyone who came knew that they were just supporting roles, and they didn't need to do anything before the main characters came, so the whole hall seemed very dull.
Zhao Gao didn't feel dull, because he was thinking about something: "I know that I asked Mo Jiuxing to get rid of Hu Hai directly, and now killing Fusu is actually of no use to me now. On the contrary, Hu Hai
It has threatened me. In fact, I could have controlled the entire Great Qin in my own hands before dealing with Fusu, but now I have used this most powerful tool."
Just as he was thinking about it, a family member came in and reported: "General Zhang Han has arrived."
Zhao Gao stood up and walked out with a delighted smile on his face. Zhang Han, dressed in a warrior uniform, followed by two guards holding brocade boxes, had already walked out of the lobby. Zhao Gao hurriedly greeted him.
He went up and said, "General Zhang's coming is already a great honor for me, so why should I bring you any other gifts?" He chuckled and took Zhang Han's arm.
Zhang Han struggled slightly but failed to break free, so he let him lead him into the lobby. Zhao Gao took his arm and walked directly to the upper position: "General, please take a seat."
"Many of the people here are senior members of the imperial court. I, Zhang Han, am just a warrior. How dare I sit here?" Zhang Han declined hastily.
"General Zhang has made many military exploits for our Great Qin, and today's seat is prepared for you." Zhao Gao pushed him onto the seat without any explanation, and then ordered: "Let's start the banquet!"
After a while, many more drinks and dishes were served, all of which were rare things at that time. After Zhao Gao toasted several glasses of wine with several officials, he came to Zhang Han and said, "This glass is for me, Representative Zhao Gao."
All the officials of the Qin Dynasty pay tribute to General Zhang to express condolences to the general for destroying Zhang Chu and wish the general to wipe out the remnants of the Zhao people in one fell swoop." After saying this, he finished his drink in one gulp and looked at Zhang Han.
Zhang Han had no choice but to drink all the wine in the cup and said: "Thank you for the compliment, sir. In fact, it is a tribute to the bravery of our Qin soldiers. Zhang Han is really ashamed to deserve it. Moreover, there is a strict order in the army not to drink alcohol. The last general has broken the command and cannot do it again."
Drink it, I hope you can understand."
"Since the general has said so, I should obey it. Then general, please eat more food." Zhao Gao said and returned to his seat.
The officials around him saw that the situation was a little stiff, and they hurriedly toasted to Zhao Gao to cheer up the atmosphere, and the scene suddenly became lively.
Halfway through the banquet, Zhao Gao seemed a little drunk. He looked sideways at Zhang Han and said, "General Zhang, does he know what is the biggest disaster for our Great Qin?"
"Well, our country, the Qin Dynasty, is now very troubled. The remnants of the six kingdoms are revolting one after another, and the people in various places are also ready to take action. In addition, the north has to prevent the invasion of the Huns. In the eyes of the general, these disasters are very big and cannot be underestimated.
"Zhang Han's answer was impeccable, and he mentioned all possible enemies.
Zhao Gao looked at him sideways and said: "General, have you ever heard of the saying: 'Hu Ye is the one who destroyed Qin?'"
"This general has heard about it. It turns out that your lord wants to say that the biggest enemy of Great Qin is the Huns. When the general quells the rebellion in the Central Plains, he will ask for orders to attack the Huns from the north."
"But I have heard another explanation for this sentence," Zhao Gao's tongue seemed a little loud, "that is, the word 'Hu' does not refer to the Huns, but a person with 'Hu' in their name.
word person."
As soon as his words came out, all the officials present fell silent. They also thought of a sentence recently circulated in Xianyang, and at the same time they looked at Zhao Gao. However, Zhang Han had a look of confusion on his face: "This is the last general.
But I really don’t know, I hope you will make it clear. And I think our Qin Dynasty has millions of troops, how can it be destroyed by just one person?"
"This person is not an ordinary person, but a person who is bigger than me. He has too much power, so the rise and fall of our Great Qin depends on him." Zhao Gao made it clear through the wine.
"Master Zhao is drunk. The general also has other things to do, so I'll take my leave." After hearing this, Zhang Han remained calm, just stood up from his seat and left. Only left behind
All the officials in the hall stared at him.
"My current status is too special and I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to leave." Fusu explained when he saw Peng Hong's surprised expression.
"My subordinates know that the prince is now the chief minister of Jiujiang, but you are no longer under supervision. How can you leave?" Peng Hong was very puzzled.
Fusu motioned him to sit down and said: "Now Xiang Liang also wants to win me over for his use, and now because of his assassination, Jiujiang City is probably heavily guarded. If I leave suddenly at this time, they will suspect me.
We certainly won’t be able to go very far by then.”
"Then what should we do?" Peng Hong also heard the key and stopped mentioning Fusu's quick departure. However, a question appeared again: "I saw that it was the prince's shout that made Xiang Liang
He escaped this time, why do you want to save him?"
"After all, he is also a hero of the generation. I really don't want him to die in such an unclear way." Fusu covered it up. He didn't want to say that he did what he did by some strange mistake.
"The prince is really upright and aboveboard." Peng Hong couldn't help but admire, which made Fusu's face turn red.
"Since you are here, I have helpers. This time I will use the assassination incident to make an article to make the already chaotic Chu land even more chaotic." Fusu immediately changed the topic and said.
Peng Hong nodded and said: "Prince, tell me, as long as it can help you achieve your great cause, Peng Hong will do his best."
"In my opinion, the masterminds of this assassination should be Liu Bang and Qu Dou, so we will take action with one of these two people to completely muddy the waters."
Peng Hong was stunned for a moment. He was just saying that Fusu was an upright person and he didn't want to assassinate others in the blink of an eye, so his eyes unconsciously showed confusion.
But Fusu didn't notice this, and just said to himself: "Liu Bang is a military general after all, and the protection around him must be very tight, so I want you to assassinate Qu Dou, but you can't kill him to let him know that someone wants to
Just take his life, can you do it?"
"I am confident that I can do this." Peng Hong said without hesitation.
Fusu nodded and said: "Then I will get rid of you. As long as they have doubts about each other, then I will have the opportunity to provoke disputes between them and cause the emerging Chu State to have internal strife and fall apart. At that time, I will
Even if you leave here, no one will pay too much attention."
"Then shall I go now?" Peng Hong said as he stood up.
"This is not urgent at the moment, and their protection must be extremely tight now. Regardless of whether Qu Dou ordered this assassination or not, he will be very concerned about his own safety. Only when everyone becomes aware of this incident in a few days
Things have faded away, which is a good opportunity to really take action." Fusu hurriedly stopped him.
"Then what should my subordinates do now?"
"You only need to do one thing now, and that is to have a good rest here. I know that you have worked hard to find me during this period." Fusu said with some emotion.
"My subordinates are responsible for not being able to save the prince that day, so I have to come to you no matter how hard it is."
"You mean you saw the master of the Mo family assassinate me that day?"
"Yes, I saw him knocking the prince into the river that day. It's a pity that I wasn't good enough to kill him."
"It is a misfortune and a blessing. I was fine this time when I was assassinated. Maybe God gave me a chance to show my ambitions." Fusu looked at the flashing lights and said something that Peng Hong didn't understand.
Chapter completed!