Upon hearing this news, the three of them stood rooted to the spot as if they had been struck by lightning.
After a long time, they finally came back to their senses.
Zhao Gao frantically suppressed the joy in his eyes and pretended to be sad.
Li Si's face was pale and his eyes were filled with panic.
As for Huhai…his expression was complicated.
Although he was sad, there was a hint of anticipation in his shock and sadness.
"Your Majesty! Nothing can happen to you! Your Majesty!"
Li Si fell to his knees with a thud as tears flowed down his cheeks uncontrollably.
As an old minister who had followed Ying Zheng for nearly twenty years, he had long been convinced by the charisma of the First Emperor.
Although things were not as good as before in recent years, in his heart, Ying Zheng was still an unshakable faith.
Now that they had heard the news that Ying Zheng was about to die, they found it hard to control their emotions.
"Lord Li! Let's hurry back to the palace! This matter cannot be delayed!"
Zhao Gao wiped the corner of his eyes and quickly got on his horse.
Seeing this, Huhai quickly pulled his mount over.
Li Si nodded slowly and mounted his horse, following the black-armored Imperial Army, Huhai, and Zhao Gao as they sped toward Xianyang Palace.
……
Xianyang City was very big, but it didn't take long for them to reach Xianyang Palace on horseback.
They rushed back to Xianyang Palace in less than 15 minutes.
At this moment, the strange atmosphere in Xianyang Palace was difficult to maintain.
Practically everyone, including the black-armored Imperial Army soldiers leading the way, was looking at the three of them.
However, Zhao Gao, Li Si, and Huhai didn't notice this.
As soon as he arrived at Ying Zheng's bedroom, Zhao Gao's brows furrowed slightly.
There was no other reason.
Meng Yi, Wang Ben, and Feng Quji were guarding the bed.
"Oh no, these guys are actually here!
Zhao Gao's eyes flickered.
The reason why he could make such a solemn promise in front of Huhai was mainly because there were only the three of them by his side at that time.
However, today's incident had happened too suddenly. He had not even gone out for an inspection and was already on the verge of death. Moreover, he was surrounded by these fellows who did not get along with him…It was difficult to handle.
"Are they all here?"
Behind the thick gauze curtain, Ying Zheng's weak voice came out.
The eunuch at the side immediately stepped forward and replied,""Your Majesty, everyone is here."
"Yes…Zhao Gao."
"Your Majesty, I'm here."
"Quick, give me more pills! Hurry!"
"Here!"
Zhao Gao hurriedly took out a jade box containing a dozen pills from his bosom, and handed it to the young eunuch beside him, asking him to pass it to Ying Zheng.
"Good! With this pill, I can hold on for a while longer…I can hold on for a while longer!”
Although they couldn't see what was happening behind the curtain, they could vaguely see Ying Zheng taking the jade box, grabbing a handful of pills and stuffing them into his mouth.
"Phew…"
Ying Zheng, who had taken the elixir, heaved a long sigh of relief, then said in a deep voice,""I don't have much time left."
"Prime Minister Feng, High Official Meng, the two of you go and appease the officials. Don't cause chaos in the court after I leave!”
"Here!"
"General Wang, gather the troops from all over the world and make preparations. After I leave…the remnants of the six dynasties will probably cause trouble again.”
"Here!"
"Prime Minister Li, pass on my orders. Order all the Iron Eagle Guards of the Black Ice Platform to move out and quickly find a way to extend my life!”
"Here!"
"Alright, you guys can go."
The four of them took their leave.
At this moment, only Zhao Gao and Huhai were left in the palace, together with a group of eunuchs and palace maids serving Ying Zheng.
"Zhao Gao, the person I trust the most is you.“
"Zhao Gao, thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Gao slightly composed himself. Although his tone was heavy, his eyes were filled with excitement.
"Hmm…to prevent any accidents, write down the edict on behalf of Zhen.”
"Men, give me a pen and paper!"
The eunuchs moved the pen and paper table that had been prepared in advance. Zhao Gao immediately went forward and picked up the pen, a cold smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, I am ready.”
"Hmm…"
"After I leave, I order my eldest son Fusu to return to Xianyang to mourn for me, and to inherit my…cough cough…and inherit my throne. I will pass on the orthodoxy of the Great Qin Dynasty. The officials will worship, and the people will…"
Ying Zheng's voice suddenly became more and more urgent.
On Zhao Gao's side, he also had a cold smile on his face, his brush moving like a dragon and snake.
When he wrote about his eldest son, Fu Su, he paused for a moment. He suddenly took a deep breath and wrote," Youngest Son, Hu Hai."
When Huhai saw this, he was shocked and almost cried out.
His teacher…had actually tampered with the posthumous edict!
His father was not dead yet, so he was not afraid…
"En…just…cough cough…that's all. Men, bring my jade seal over!”
"Here!"
In a short while, the Imperial Jade Seal was presented.
Looking at the jade seal in the eunuch's hand, Zhao Gao and Huhai gulped.
Right at this moment, Ying Zheng suddenly said,"
"Zhao Gao, hand over the imperial edict and let me take a look.”
“……”
“……”
Zhao Gao and Huhai looked at each other.
The posthumous edict in their hands was something that they could never let Ying Zheng see!
Huhai panicked.
He pulled Zhao Gao's sleeve and asked anxiously in a low voice,""Teacher, what should we do?"
"There's no hurry. Let's stall for a while."
“？”
"Zhao Gao! Didn't you hear what I said?"
"Hehe…Your Majesty, don't be anxious. There are still a few places that I want to confirm.”
"Okay, go ahead…"
15 minutes, 15 minutes, 25 minutes…
As the events went by, Ying Zheng's voice, which had become excited and hurried after eating the elixir, became weak again.
At this moment, Ying Zheng seemed to know that his time was coming to an end, so he hurriedly urged,""Zhao Gao! Quickly…quickly show me the posthumous edict!"
"Your Majesty, what's the hurry?"
Zhao Gao's face was full of smiles as he looked at the posthumous edict in front of him with satisfaction.
"It's better if you don't read this posthumous edict.”
"I don't want to…get angry and ruin my health! Hahahahaha!"
"Zhao Gao! You…!"
Behind the gauze curtain, Ying Zheng raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Gao, seemingly extremely furious.
But the next moment, his hand suddenly lost its strength and fell limply.
"Your Majesty! What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty!"
"Someone come quickly! Quickly call the imperial physician over!"
"It's useless…His Majesty…has passed away!!!”
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