Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Authenticity Certificate

The Qin Emperor's secret decree ordered Meng Yi to bury 700,000 civilians together after the completion of the imperial mausoleum, so as to keep the secrets inside the imperial mausoleum forever!Meng Yi couldn't believe it, and checked the secret order carefully, and it was true.The eunuch then burned the secret order. In the supervisory department, under the candlelight, Meng Yi walked around the sand table, thinking in his heart: "700,000, 700,000, is it possible that the imperial tomb built by me will bury so many innocent lives? We must find a way to save them!" Meng Yi returned to Beiyan Cave and studied the structural diagram of Tiangong again, hoping to find a little chance, but the design of Tiangong was perfect, without any flaws at all.

Meng Yi was helpless, he let out a long sigh, suddenly, he caught a glimpse of those two words on the cave wall. Meng Yi couldn't help chanting: "Don't sit still and think about the past, because when you broke the wall...when you broke the wall? Meng Yi involuntarily got up to touch the inscription on the rock wall, and suddenly, he showed a joyful expression.The rock wall here is loose sandstone, which seems to be the same type as the rock in the imperial mausoleum. If I remember correctly, it is the sandy conglomerate mentioned in elementary school nature textbooks. This kind of rock is soft and easy to dig.

Meng Yi's eyeballs rolled, and it was time for him to break the wall!The people from Beiyanshan must be telling me that a tunnel leading to the imperial mausoleum can be excavated from here, thus saving the lives of 700,000 people! Yu Shu has been waiting for Meng Yi.Meng Yi finally appeared, but the first thing he said was: "Yu Shu, I can't run away with you! Meng Yi told Yushu: "The Emperor Qin issued a secret order that all the civilians must be buried alive after the completion of the imperial mausoleum, a total of 700,000 people! I can't just watch 700,000 people die and remain indifferent. I have to find a way Save them, if this is the case, our escape plan will be delayed."

Yu Shu looked at Meng Yi and said sincerely: "I understand your heart, you will definitely take this responsibility, otherwise you will not feel at ease when you leave, if I were you, I would make the same choice, because our hearts are interlinked." With Yu Shu's support, Meng Yi became more determined. In the imperial study room, Qin Huang was lying on the bed, Hu Hai was beating his legs, and Zhao Gao was standing beside him. Qin Huang sighed: "Thanks to Hu Hai still taking care of me, I am relieved a lot." He said to Zhao Gao: "I have passed on my oral instructions to spread the word to the world to find the medicine for longevity. Also, I am not feeling well recently, and I miss my old friend very much. You quickly pass on my oral order and recall Yu Shu to accompany me."

Zhao Gao was startled when he heard this, but he still smiled and said, "No." Qin Huang continued: "Zhao Gao, go and inquire about Fusu's situation. He has been away from Xianyang for almost two years. I miss him very much. I decided to call him back to my side." Zhao Gao's hands and feet were trembling when he heard this, but he still said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that your health will recover, and I will do everything you said just now." After Zhao Gao returned to the mansion, he was anxious all the time. He knew in his heart that Yushu would soon return to the palace, and maybe he would regain the favor of the Emperor Qin. What he did to Yushu could be described as extremely bad. , coupled with Meng Yi's relationship, it would be difficult for Yushu not to take revenge on him.What's more terrible is Fusu, Emperor Qin never forgets about him, once he returns to Xianyang, there is no chance for Hu Hai, whom he supports, to take over.If both Fusu and Yushu return to Xianyang and they work together, I'm afraid it will be more or less unfortunate.Zhao Gao stroked his neck and lamented: "I don't know when this great head will leave me!"

Before he finished speaking, a sword was pressed against his neck. Zhao Gao fixed his eyes and saw General Jin coming to him with a sneer, and said, "Don't worry, I can tell you the answer right now." Zhao Gao recognized General Jin as Tu'an's envoy, and he forced himself to be calm and said, "Tell me why you came, and I will know why when I die. You should let me die in peace, right?" General Jin said: "Because you tortured Yu Shu, I must avenge her." Zhao Gao laughed loudly: "It seems that the general is interested in the imperial concubine, but it's useless if you kill me, I'm just following the order, and if Qin Huang kills me, he will send others to torture the imperial concubine, maybe it will get worse. "

General Jin said angrily: "If so, I will kill Emperor Qin!" Zhao Gao was startled suddenly, and thought, yes, why don't I use a knife to kill people, get rid of Qin Huang, and help Hu Hai right? General Jin raised his sword again and said, "But before that, I will kill you first!" Zhao Gao shook his head and laughed loudly: "If you kill Qin Huang now, your Princess Yushu will not be saved, but will be sent to be buried!" When General Jin heard this, he lost his mind. Zhao Gao secretly glanced at General Jin's expression, and said: "If General Jin is willing to work with me, I promise to hand over Princess Yushu to you safely. We can't rush to act now, it will take time, we have to let Emperor Qin Died without anyone noticing."

General Jin thought for a while and agreed to make this deal with Zhao Gao. He took out an animal claw and said to Zhao Gao: "This is the claw of Tu'an spirit beast. It is not poisonous in itself, but it will be released when it is drawn in the wine. The venom made people slowly poisoned to death within a few months, and the cause could not be found out." Zhao Gao took the paw of the spirit beast with a smile. In the work shed, Meng Yi is studying the blueprint. If there is no accident, the secret passage will be completed in a few days. However, suddenly the imperial decree came again, and Qin Shihuang's fifth east tour began. He wanted to find the longevity medicine himself, and asked Meng Yi to set off immediately to protect the left and right.Emperor Qin also wanted to recall Yu Shu to accompany the emperor and restore her title of Concubine Li.

Meng Yi was stunned. He asked to wait a few more days. In just a few days, the secret tunnel to save 700,000 people would be completed.However, the messenger shook his head resolutely and said: "Your order must not be violated. No matter how urgent you are, you and Empress Li must follow me and set off immediately!" Meng Yi knew that Emperor Qin's fifth tour to the east was the end of his life. After all, the 700,000 servants could not escape the fate of being buried, and he and Yu Shu also lost the chance to go far away to pursue happiness. . In the luxurious carriage, Qin Huang's eyes were slightly closed, and Yushu was feeding him soup.Qin Huang opened his eyes, held Yushu's hand and looked at her.The light in the carriage was not good, Qin Shihuang said: "My concubine, open the window for me to let the light in."

Yu Shu came to the window, opened the corner of the curtain, and the light was projected on her face, she was stunned suddenly, Meng Yi happened to pass by outside the carriage, he also saw Yu Shu, slowed down, and was parallel to the carriage.The two looked at each other, and Yu Shu had tears in his eyes. Meng Yi raised his hand and clenched his fist, telling Yu Shu to persevere, Yu Shu nodded knowingly.Qin Huang's call interrupted the two people's staring, and Yu Shu hurried back to Qin Huang's side.Meng Yi looked at the empty window, gritted his teeth, turned his head and drove away.

Qin Huang saw the tears on Yushu's face, and mistakenly thought that Yushu was crying for him, so he couldn't help being very moved. He comforted him: "My concubine, don't worry about me. When you find the elixir, no matter where you are, concubine Ai will always be by your side. My left and right." As he spoke, Qin Huang suddenly started to cough violently, and suddenly coughed up blood. Meng Yi received the summoning order and hurried into Qin Huang's big tent. In the big tent, Zhao Gao and Li Si were standing beside Qin Huang's bed, while Yu Shu was taking care of them.When Qin Huang saw Meng Yi coming, he gently asked Yu Shu to avoid him.As soon as Yu Shu left, Qin Huang's face immediately darkened. He knew that if he couldn't find the elixir, he might die soon, so he summoned three of his most important ministers to secretly confess his affairs. Qin Huang panted and said the first important thing: "I have already drawn up the imperial edict to let Fusu return to Xianyang immediately. If something happens to me, I will let Fusu succeed to the throne, and you three lovers will assist together." Zhao Gao Hearing this, Li Si and Li Si were both shocked, looked at each other, and agreed with each other. "The second thing is that after heaven, you must bury all my favorite items and barren concubines, especially my favorite Yu Shu, who will be buried in the Heavenly Palace with me." When Meng Yi was surprised, Zhao Gao peeked at Meng Yi with a sneer on the corner of his mouth. After arranging these two important matters, Emperor Qin breathed a sigh of relief, called Meng Yi to come closer, held Meng Yi's hand and said: "Meng Aiqing, you must hurry up and find the longevity medicine at all costs." Looking at the sick Qin Huang, Meng Yi nodded.Meng Yi, Zhao Gao and Li Si walked out of the big tent together. Zhao Gao deliberately stimulated Meng Yi and said, "When the time comes when Empress Yu Shu is buried, I will ask General Meng to worry more about it." Zhao Gao stroked the poisoned animal claw in his tent and said to himself: "My baby, don't worry, today is already the eightieth day, and you will be done in one more day." Li Si walked in with a heavy heart, and Zhao Gao immediately suppressed his smile and showed a sad face. "Lord Zhao, I just came from His Majesty, Your Majesty...it's not very good!" Li Si said. "Yeah, it looks like His Majesty may...not be able to return to Xianyang!" Li Si said in surprise: "Master Zhao, it is a capital offense for His Majesty to hear this!" Zhao Gao smiled and said, "The prime minister is not an outsider, so I speak out what's on my mind." Li Si sighed: "Oh, if this matter gets out, everyone in Daqin will be shocked by it." "Prime Minister, don't worry, I have sent someone to guard His Majesty's precious tent, and even the imperial doctor is under my custody. Right now, except for you, me and Meng Yi, no one in this camp knows that Your Majesty Seriously ill." "How long can this be concealed?" "So I want to discuss with the Prime Minister a surefire plan, in case His Majesty dies..." "Then we will keep the funeral secret and send your majesty's dragon body back to Xianyang as soon as possible. Mr. Fusu must have arrived in Xianyang at that time. Only when we help him ascend the throne and then tell the world can Great Qin avoid a catastrophe." Zhao Gao said with a sneer, "I don't think it's possible to support Su Deng to the throne." Li Si asked strangely: "What does Mr. Zhao say?" Zhao Gao took out a blood-stained imperial edict from his body and said, "Prime Minister, take a look at this." Li Si opened it and was shocked: "This...isn't this an edict from His Majesty to Fusu?" "Didn't I tell the prime minister not to worry about this matter? I arranged for a group of dead soldiers to follow our east patrol team and serve us at all times. They intercepted this edict." Li Si asked tremblingly, "Master Zhao, how could you intercept the imperial edict privately!" Zhao Gao smiled strangely, and said, "What? The prime minister regretted it? Didn't it be agreed at the beginning that we will do our best to help Mr. Hu Hai ascend to the throne of God?" "That day, His Majesty did not establish a crown prince. Both Fusu and Huhai were sons. It is only natural that we helped Huhai compete for the crown prince." Li Si looked at the edict and continued, "But now, Fusu has been established as the crown prince." Prince, he is the master of the world in the future, Mr. Hu Hai and we are already his subjects, how can we commit trouble as subjects?" Zhao Gao took the edict and looked at it, with a grim expression on his face, he threw it into the brazier casually. "In this way, who can say that Fusu is the prince?" Li Si was taken aback, "Master Zhao, you are committing the crime of deceiving the emperor!" "I committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, but it was all because of Daqin, and you, the prime minister!" "I have nothing to do with this matter! Mr. Zhao, don't involve me!" Zhao Gao smiled and said: "Prime Minister, why should you be so afraid? There is no one else here except you and me! Think about it, Prime Minister, Fu Su regards the Prime Minister and me as mortal enemies. If he ascends to the throne, is there any place for you and me?" ? The only plan now is to let Hu Hai take over the throne, the prime minister can keep your seat!" "Master Zhao, originally Li Si was just a servant of Shangcai, but he became the prime minister of Daqin because of His Majesty's respect. His Majesty has treated me with great kindness, and I have sworn to be loyal to Daqin. Now, how can I do it for the sake of the prime minister?" seat, do something against His Majesty and Daqin!" "Prime Minister, I've heard that even saints can move around impermanently, because they have to make the best decision according to the situation. Now that Meng Tian is dead, Daqin has lost one of its pillars. If it loses the prime minister again, Daqin's building will collapse Yes! Your Majesty is seriously ill at this time, and his mind is already blurred. The prime minister cannot blindly follow the edicts he issued. For the sake of Great Qin, the prime minister should stay at the court, this is true loyalty!" After listening to Li Si, he sat down and was silent. Zhao Gao secretly glanced at Li Si, and he continued: "Although the son Hu Hai is young, he only knew how to play around in the past, but after being trained by the prime minister and me, he is now filial and polite. , Do you want to be kind in your heart? He will definitely be a wise king in the future!" Li Si finally nodded, he let out a long sigh, and said: "I have been in troubled times for decades, and I can't help myself. Now that the matter has come to this point, it is irreversible, so let me listen to you." Zhao Gao said with a smile: "I am in charge of the jade seal. The prime minister only needs to draw up an edict stating that His Majesty will make Mr. Hu Hai the crown prince and affix the jade seal. When we return to Xianyang for the funeral, we will announce the edict at the same time. Who can object?" Li Si said anxiously: "I'm afraid this won't work. Meng Yi was present when His Majesty issued the edict, and he would not agree. Although my son Li You is in charge of the military power, Meng Yi is only a idler, but his prestige in the army and among the people It is extremely high, and Mr. Fusu also has a lot of support inside and outside the court, if they make trouble together, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with!" Zhao Gao nodded: "What the Prime Minister said is true. Fusu is easy to deal with, he is just a nerd, we make a fake will, saying that His Majesty asked him to commit suicide, he will definitely not disobey. However, Meng Yi is really difficult to deal with, we Just play by ear." In Meng Yi's big tent, the brothers from Juxian Hall gathered together.Meng Yi asked them to find Cui Wenzi no matter what. He needed medicine to prolong life and bring the dead back to life.Everyone took orders and left separately. At night, Meng Yi patrolled the camp and saw candles still burning in Yushu's carriage.Yu Shu's silhouette came out from the car window.Looking at Yu Shu's shadow, Meng Yi's heart was pierced. Guards on duty passed by and saluted Meng Yi together. Yushu heard the soldiers calling "General Meng" in the carriage, she gently opened the curtain, and looked at Meng Yi, the two of them just looked at each other silently. In the big tent, Meng Yi was pacing anxiously, and the brothers from the Juxian Hall rushed in to report: "We found Cui Wenzi, who successfully prepared the longevity medicine with the crumbs of the sky star and the blood of the sweaty BMW!" Meng Yi was overjoyed that Yushu was saved.He recalled the situation when Cui Wenzi got the horse blood and the celestial star fragments, and now he realized that Cui Wenzi had been experimenting with the formula of the longevity medicine!Meng Yi asked the brothers to travel day and night to deliver the longevity medicine to the emperor as soon as possible. Outside the tent, Longxi Sansha overheard everything. After Zhao Gao received the report from the Sansha of Longxi, he was surprised for a while, and suddenly he made up his mind, and he made some secret arrangements for the Sansha of Longxi. The next day, the imperial doctor took the pulse of Emperor Qin, Meng Yi, Zhao Gao and Li Si all stood aside.Zhao Gao thought to himself, this is the eighty-first day, as long as Qin Huang dies, everything will be fine! Suddenly, a blood-soaked cousin of Juxian was taken into the big tent. He desperately came back to report to General Meng Yi. The brothers of Juxiantang escorted the longevity medicine back. Qin Huang, who was critically ill, was in a hurry and coughed up blood. He asked Meng Yi and Li You to go to meet him immediately. Meng Yi was about to lead the troops to set off, but Zhao Gao and Li Si stepped forward to stop him, so Meng Yi had to gather his own soldiers and set off. When passing by Yushu's carriage, he bid farewell to Yushu through the tent, and asked her to wait until he came back to get the medicine. . Yu Shu looked at Meng Yi through the curtain, and said to him, "You must come back alive! I'll wait for you!" "I will definitely come back alive, Yushu!" Watching Meng Yi and Li You leave the camp, Zhao Gao released the pigeons. Meng Yi and Li You rushed to the scene with their own soldiers, and found that many rebels had surrounded the brothers of Juxian Hall, and Meng Yi rushed into the encirclement at the head...