Hearing that, Li Si's hair stood on end and he felt a chill run down his spine.
He finally understood Zhao Gao's words.
To put it bluntly, it was a handwritten edict with an imperial seal, just like this posthumous edict, forged into the Emperor's edict!
Deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea, the fox borrowing the tiger's might.
This plan…could be said to be vicious!
"How is it, Lord Li? Fu Su and Meng Tian of the Northern Borderline, I will help you get rid of them.”
"As for you, you will still be the Prime Minister. You only need to wholeheartedly assist Huhai in governing the country.”
"You don't have to say that." Li Si turned away.
"There's only one problem left."”
"How can we make the officials in the court believe that the posthumous edict and imperial edict in your hands are real?”
"After all, Meng Yi, Wang Ben, and the other old guys have always been on bad terms with you.”
Zhao Gao smiled sinisterly.
"They don't believe me, but that doesn't mean they don't believe you, Minister Li.”
“……”
Li Si was silent for a moment before he took a deep breath and said,""Zhao Gao, oh Zhao Gao, you really have a good plan.”
"I'm afraid that you have planned this for a long time, right?”
"Minister Li, you flatter me."
Zhao Gao was smart enough not to answer Li Si's question. Instead, he changed the topic.""Minister Li, leave the rest to me.”
"In the morning court three days later, you only need to read out two edicts on behalf of 'His Majesty.'”
"Oh, right."
"I have already passed down the order to His Majesty. There are famous officials in the bedroom to extend His Majesty's life. No one is allowed to enter and disturb him.”
“……”
Li Si fell silent when he heard Zhao Gao's words.
In the face of such a sudden incident, he was able to handle it so perfectly.
One could imagine that Zhao Gao had planned this for a long time.
Zhao Gao laughed as if he could read Li Si's mind.
"Minister Li, why are you so worried? Three days later, when Huhai ascends the throne, this world…will be yours and mine!”
"It's obviously a joyous occasion. Why is Minister Li so sad?”
"Humph…Although I'm your accomplice, I'm not one of you.”Li Si's expression turned cold as he waved his hand and said,"
"It's getting late, this prime minister won't keep the Che Manor token, I won't send you off!”
Zhao Gao was not angry when he saw Li Si chasing him away.
"Then Minister Li, I will take my leave today…Don't forget, three days later, we will conspire against each other!”
" Hahahahaha!!!"
……
……
Three days later, morning court was held.
The entire imperial court looked gloomy.
What was different from the past was that there was not a single person on the Ninth Stage today.
Only the young master, Huhai, stood on one side of the Dragon Platform.
As for Li Si, he held two edicts in his hands as he faced the officials.
Li Si frowned slightly.
He didn't know why, but today was clearly the day he made his fortune, but he didn't panic.
What puzzled him even more was that…
He did not know if it was his imagination.
He had a feeling that there was something wrong with the way the officials were looking at him.
While he was still in a daze, Zhao Gao stood up and straightened his body slightly.
"Minister Li, His Majesty is seriously ill now and has been entrusted to you to preside over the government and read out the edict. Why don't we start now?”
Li Si took a deep breath and calmed down when he saw Zhao Gao urging him.
He looked around at the officials below and said in a deep voice,"Now that His Majesty has suddenly fallen ill, although he has a famous official to extend his life, I hereby issue two edicts just in case.”
"Ministers, listen up!"
Whoosh…
The officials below all stood up.
Li Si cleared his throat and opened the first scroll.
"The eldest son of the Northern Borderline, Fusu, has not been able to expand the territory and strengthen the defense line of the Great Wall for many years.
However, he did not say that he would reorganize the army and reflect on it. Instead, he wrote many times and even bluntly slandered my policy of governing the country. He complained day and night that he could not be relieved of his post as the supervisor of the army and return to Xianyang.
Meng Tian, the leader of the Northern Borderline, not only did he not correct the Eldest Young Master's mistake, he even added fuel to the fire.
Therefore, he ordered Eldest Young Master Fu Su and the Northern Borderline General Meng Tian to remove the Tiger Amulet and hand it over to Deputy General Wang Li. Then, they…hanged themselves on the spot!”
Whoosh!
The moment Li Si finished reading out the edict, the entire imperial court exploded.
"Did I hear wrongly? His Majesty actually ordered Young Master Fusu and General Meng to hand over military power and even wanted to commit suicide in the northern border?”
"This, this, this…this is too ridiculous!”
"Why would His Majesty issue such an edict? There must be a traitor!"
"Minister Li, are you sure you didn't see wrongly?”
The officials below were furious and discussed animatedly.
Everyone knew that the Eldest Young Master Fu Su and Meng Tian had made great contributions.
However, this imperial edict made the two of them sound like they were useless.
To put it bluntly, this was a blatant lie.
Seeing this, Li Si did not panic. He opened the edict and faced the officials below.
"Everyone, the imperial edict has the seal of the Imperial Jade Seal on it. It is His Majesty's intention. Who has any questions?”
This…
The civil and military officials looked at each other, but in the end, they didn't say anything.
Li Si put away the edict and could not help but look at Meng Yi, who was not far away from him.
From the beginning to the end, Meng Yi lowered his head and did not say a word.
This confused Li Si.
"That's not right…Meng Tian is Meng Yi's elder brother, and the two brothers have a deep relationship. After hearing this imperial edict to kill his elder brother, shouldn't this fellow have no reaction?”
It was not just Li Si.
Zhao Gao, who was in the crowd, was also puzzled.
Not only that.
With his keen senses, he could even feel that the discussions of the surrounding officials were more or less deliberate and stiff.
However, he could not find the reason.
Shaking his head in confusion, Li Si opened the second edict.
"Now that I am no longer able to manage the country, and my eldest son Fusu is incompetent, I order my youngest son Huhai to inherit my throne and pass on the orthodoxy of the Great Qin Empire. The officials bow and the people bow to…accept the orders of the heavens and live forever!”
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