Hearing the noise behind the curtain, Zhao Gao suddenly stood up, lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Lord Zhao, you can't come in!"
"Lord Zhao…"
"Get lost!"
Zhao Gao pushed away the eunuch who had come to stop him and looked at the bed.
At this moment, Ying Zheng's face was ashen, and his eyes were wide open, staring at Zhao Gao's direction.
The terrifying appearance scared Zhao Gao so much that he took a few steps back.
It was not until the eunuch beside the bed placed a white cloth on Ying Zheng's face that Zhao Gao came back to his senses.
"You scared me to death…"
"Lord Zhao!" The eunuch beside him whispered in a timely manner,"
"The Yin Qi here is too heavy after His Majesty's death. Moreover, just now…Lord Zhao's actions must have caused His Majesty to be very resentful, so it is not advisable to stay here for long.”
"That makes sense…that makes sense…"
Zhao Gao nodded repeatedly.
Now, Ying Zheng could be considered to have died with his eyes wide open, and he had never seen the posthumous edict that he had written on his behalf before he died.
Perhaps this was the time when resentment was heavy.
What if he turned into a malicious ghost…
Zhao Gao couldn't help but shiver and quickly stepped out of the curtain.
He immediately grabbed the Imperial Jade Seal and placed it on the posthumous edict.
Then, he rolled up the posthumous edict and glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs around him. He said in a deep voice,
"You're all smart people. You know what to say and what not to say about what happened just now and what happened after that, right?”
“……”
"Hmph…If anyone dares to say anything, none of these people here will be able to escape.”
"Here…"
"Don't worry. After the matter is done, you will receive many benefits.”
Zhao Gao smiled in satisfaction. The smart people in the palace naturally knew how to choose the Koreans and Tian Zao.
"Men, guard the door of the bedroom.”
"If anyone asks, say that there are famous officials extending His Majesty's life and that there must be no disturbance.”
"Here!"
……
With Huhai and the posthumous edict, Zhao Gao left Ying Zheng's palace happily.
"Huhai, after you ascend the throne, don't forget everything I've done for you.”
"Teacher, don't worry! If Huhai dares to forget his teacher's kindness after he ascends the throne, Teacher will make this matter public.”
"Hahahaha…Good!"
Zhao Gao patted Huhai's shoulder in satisfaction.
"Teacher, what should we do next? Should we directly read out the posthumous edict?”Huhai asked impatiently.
"No, no, no." Zhao Gao shook his head.
"Do you know why I didn't let anyone spread the news of His Majesty's death?”
"I don't know…"
"Of course, it's to take advantage of this gap…to eliminate dissidents! Draw allies!"
Huhai was enlightened.
"Then I'll have to trouble Teacher again.”
"It's a small matter…Just keep the Imperial Jade Seal safe first. Leave the rest to me!”
With that, Zhao Gao put the edict into his pocket and left the palace to go straight to Li Si's residence.
……
"Minister Li, are you busy?"
Li Si, who was sweating profusely, subconsciously looked up when he heard Zhao Gao's voice.
"Zhao Manor Leader, why are you here? I don't have time to entertain you now! I still have to help His Majesty find the person who can extend his life.”
"Hehehe…No hurry, let's talk inside?”
"Nonsense! How can this matter not be urgent!"
"The problem is, it's useless to be anxious now, right?”
"I…Wait! The Zhao Manor Order means…"
Li Si's body trembled and he quickly covered his mouth as he looked around.
Seeing that no one heard him, she quickly pulled Zhao Gao into the room and closed the door.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao did not stand on ceremony and directly handed the posthumous edict to Li Si.
"This is…His Majesty's posthumous edict."
"Edict!" Li Si took it with trembling hands.
"That's right. Although I wrote it on behalf of the prefecture, the seal on it is genuine!”
Li Si opened the edict and read it carefully.
However, a moment later, he could not help but exclaim.
"Little Lord Huhai! How is that possible?"
Li Si flipped through it several times. It clearly stated that the heir to the throne was his youngest son, Huhai!
"Why did His Majesty pass the throne to Young Master Huhai and not the Eldest Young Master Fusu?”
"Hehehe…of course, it's because Huhai is my disciple.”
“？？？”
Li Si was stunned when he heard Zhao Gao's words. Then, he froze.
"Zhao Gao! You…what do you mean by that?"
"Minister Li should know what I mean, right?”
Zhao Gao took the posthumous edict from Li Si's hand with a smile and stuffed it into his pocket. He said in a deep voice,"
"Prime Minister Li, oh Prime Minister Li, do you think it's better for the eldest son Fu Su, who doesn't like you, to succeed the throne, or for Huhai, who studied the laws of the Qin Dynasty with me, to succeed the throne?”
“……”
Li Si opened his mouth but did not say anything in the end.
He knew the answer to this question very well.
Huhai succeeding the throne was still acceptable.
If Fu Su succeeded to the throne, then a prime minister like him, who had always ruled the country with Legalism…would probably be useless.
After a long silence, Li Si finally let out a long sigh.
"You have to think about it first. Once this posthumous edict is issued, will Young Master Fusu of the Northern Borderline raise an army to rebel?”
"Don't forget that he and Meng Yi hold 300,000 soldiers in the northern borders.”
Zhao Gao smiled, very happily.
Asking this question meant that Li Si had already made up his mind to stand on his side.
"Minister Li, don't worry."
Zhao Gao sat back on the futon and said faintly,"Right now, other than you, Huhai, and I, no one knows that His Majesty has passed away.”
"Say…if His Majesty wants someone to die…who would dare not to die?”
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