Chapter 127 Section 5 The steps of the coup d'état

After Zhao Gao persuaded Li Si, he reported back to Hu Hai, saying: "I would like to repay the prime minister with the order of the crown prince. How dare prime minister Li Si refuse to obey the order!" Although Zhao Gao's words are as concise as a telegram, if you analyze them carefully, you can see the art of Zhao Gao's words.The whole conspiracy was clearly planned by him alone, and the lobbying of Li Si was purely his idea, but when it came to his mouth, it turned out that he was ordered by Hu Hai, which undoubtedly greatly satisfied Hu Hai's youthful vanity. The twists and turns of the lobbying process also made Li Si not dare to give in when he heard Hu Hai's name, and obeyed obediently. His role as Zhao Gao was just to spread the word. none.Could it be that Zhao Gao was really so enlightened that he made great contributions to Hu Hai, but he didn't mention a word, and would rather resign than live?

In fact, it is not so, what Zhao Gao said is a more clever way of soliciting merit.As a minister, it is meaningless to compete with the future emperor Hu Hai, he only needs to compete with Li Si.There are two ways to win.One is that you have more, and I have more than you.The second is that I am less, and you are less than me.Zhao Gao's method is the latter. Through this sentence, he conveyed the message to Hu Hai: As soon as Li Si heard that the crown prince was going to be changed, he immediately raised his hands in favor and firmly supported it.That being the case, no matter how much role Li Si played in the coup d'état in the future, it was all due to Li Si's voluntary work. Li Si was only working as a prime minister, so there was no credit for it.

Zhao Gao's words had another long-term foreshadowing: Li Si was the prime minister of the empire, but he turned his back so easily. He regarded the coup as a joke, which shows that this person is extremely unreliable and cannot be trusted.You can support Hu Hai as the crown prince today, and maybe you can support other princes as the crown prince tomorrow.That's the end of my words, but Hu Hai, you'd better be more careful. Hu Hai stayed up all night, looking up.If you succeed, you will be the only one, and if you fail, you will be a ghost under the knife. How can he sleep?Hearing Li Si's consent, Hu Hai was overjoyed, and thanked Zhao Gaodao, "I will be the prince, and I have learned the merits of the king."

Let's say that Li Si, Hu Hai, and Zhao Gao formed the iron triangle of the coup.Under Li Si's auspices, the coup d'état proceeded in an orderly manner. First of all, conceal the news of Yingzheng's death, and keep the funeral secret, in case the news spreads, and the princes and the world may change. The next step is to burn the imperial edict of Yingzheng and destroy the evidence of the coup d'état.Watching the edict slowly turn into ashes in the fire, the three of them had different expressions.Hu Hai's face was full of complacency. After the edict was burned, there was no proof of his death. From then on, no one knew whether his position as the crown prince was actually deserved or not.Li Si's face was grim and sad, and his loyalty to Ying Zheng was wiped out in the fire along with the will.Zhao Gao's eyes flickered, his expression was weird and unpredictable.

Then, Zhao Gao forged a fake Yingzheng edict, bestowed on Prime Minister Li Si, ordered Hu Hai to be the crown prince, and confirmed the legitimacy of Hu Hai's succession. The most critical step is how to get rid of the son Fusu and Meng Tian.Li Si and Zhao Gao's method was very simple. They forged an imperial edict and bestowed upon the son Fu Su, ordering him and Meng Tian to commit suicide.The book said: "I patrol the world and pray to the gods of famous mountains to prolong my life. Now Fusu and General Meng Tian have hundreds of thousands of troops in the border area. It has been more than ten years. They can't move forward. There are too many soldiers and no size. But the anti-counterfeit letter bluntly slandered me for what I did, saying that I would not be allowed to return to the crown prince, and I complained day and night. Fusu was unfilial, and he gave him a sword to kill himself! General Meng Tian and Fusu are outsiders. If you are unfaithful, you will be rewarded with death, and the king will be separated with the help of soldiers."

The edict has been sealed and covered with the emperor's jade seal, and the envoys leave for Shangjun with the letter.At the same time, the parade team couldn't stay in the sand dunes for a long time, so they ordered to set off and meander towards Xianyang.Yingzheng's body was carried in a chariot, which was driven by an eunuch who knew the inside story, and no one was allowed to approach it.Yingzheng's food and drink were enshrined as usual, and the eunuchs ate them for Yingzheng in the cool car, so as not to leave any flaws.The officials continued to perform their duties as usual, and the eunuchs in the cold car also answered for Yingzheng.