It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Chapter 536: Sudden Rain on Mount Li, Death of Zhao Jia

Zhao Gao walked up the steps slowly, his steps relaxed, the scroll still in his hand.

"Why is Her Royal Highness still in the palace? Mount Li is dangerous, Princess, you must be careful when you go down the mountain."

The sound of a trigger being pulled could be heard faintly. Xu Zhi did not hide it, "Zhao Gao, you can use the Changping incident as a pretext. The verdict will depend on the judgment of the court officials, not just our few words."

Zhao Gao recalled his words and smirked, not minding the distortion of right and wrong, while also putting on a friendly warning. "Your Highness, are you implying that you're still protecting Wang Ben? Your Highness, do you think General Wang Ben is desperate and seeking help?"

Xu Zhi stared at him.

Zhao Gao continued, "Originally, I held no hostility toward Your Highness. However, your behavior frequently perplexed me, and I resorted to extraordinary measures... I do not dare to complain even a little bit about what you have done."

The royal family, let alone respectful and humble, treated their courtiers like obedient dogs. Once the seeds of suspicion were sown, it was a sure kill. Just like Ying Hehua's treatment of Li Xian, he dismantled their alliance as easily as breaking a silk thread.

Seeing Ying Hehua deep in thought, he smiled and continued, "Wang Ben, a general, formed a so-called harmonious relationship with a captive like Feng Qian. Isn't it out of selfish motives? His Majesty believed them because his Majesty has always had this attitude towards love. But Princess, don't you find it puzzling?"

Ying Hehua lowered his eyes and sneered, "Yes, this style of behavior is hard to accept."

Zhao Gao was silent for a moment and decided that before killing Ying Hehua, he would use her to kick Wang Ben, the annoying guy, out of Xianyang.

"As long as the princess gives the order, I will make Wang Ben hand over Feng Qian. Or," he paused and smiled slyly, "in fact, what Lord Yao said half a year ago was absolutely right. I believe that the princess has been taught by the Prime Minister and Han Fei since she was young. If the princess wants more, the secret chamber in Lord Li's hands is far from enough. Perhaps Wang Ben should share some of it with the princess."

"Really?" Xu Zhi glanced at him, hearing the sound of wind blowing through the trees. She asked, "If I asked you to deal with Feng Qian, what would you do?"

Zhao Gao was adept at scheming. "Since Feng keeps saying it's all due to the current situation, then it all depends on what she chooses to do in this situation. Haha, if she wants her son to be a culprit, then she'll put all the blame on Wang Ben. And if Wang Ben doesn't want his entire family to be implicated, he'll definitely take the blame."

"As the government order says, what will happen to them?"

"If it's as you and I expected, suicide would be best. If he remains unmoved, then he will naturally publish his confession of the Battle of Changping as scheduled. Then, it won't be Feng Qian's fault alone."

Historically, Feng Quji and Feng Jie were framed by Zhao Gao, forced to take the blame, and ultimately committed suicide. No records exist of Wang Ben, but his son Wang Li's presence on the battlefields of the Qin-Chu war suggests that Wang Ben may have retreated early and lived a peaceful life. Alternatively, he may have been falsely executed in connection with Fusu's murder, or forced to commit suicide to protect his family.

"in this way?"

Zhao Gao reminded him, "They are just stepping stones for the princess to gain military power. The princess must make a decisive decision."

Xu Zhi didn't show any emotion, but smiled and said, "Master Zhao, do you know that someone came from the last page of the prophecy?"

Zhao Gao paused, confused for a moment.

But from her fleeting smile, Zhao Gao caught a hint of surprise.

He found the mistake!

With his last remaining patience, Zhao Gao gave this person one last sincere persuasion.

Prince Jia, who had originally promised him that as a fellow Zhao native, he would not show up no matter what he did, and that he wanted to stay out of it, who had a deep hatred for the Qin State and even a hatred for Ying Zheng for stealing his wife, actually did not leave the palace!

Not only did Zhao Jia not go back, he also took someone up the mountain!
This is an obvious mistake!!
Could it be Meng Yi?! Although he was a master who could fight Han Fei, he was no match for the Meng brothers.

He held his breath...

The bushes shook violently twice. The figure was not very agile, and a piece of the civil servant's robe was exposed...

Ying Hehua had been away from the court for a long time, so he certainly didn't know that Meng Yi was not in Xianyang during this period.

The only one who came could be her strategist!

Zhao Gao naturally thought that it was Chen Ping who was lobbying Zhao Jia.

Moreover, after Shen Zhi's identity as someone sent by Ying Zheng was revealed, she no longer had the possibility of following Ying Hehua. In order to recruit more subordinates in advance, Ying Hehua would definitely send away the two personal maids around him.

Zhao Gao suddenly felt emboldened.

It was a sunny day just now, but the sky suddenly became gloomy, and the clouds pressed low over the towering animal horns of the palace. This change made Xu Zhi feel that something was wrong.

Zhao Gao looked up at the sky. No wonder the wizard was in a hurry to get them to the platform. The time must have been calculated well.

Zhao Gao couldn't suppress a smile. "Princess, do you think matters of life and death are determined by fate or by human effort?"

"Master Zhao, do you still want to discuss this kind of issue with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, raindrops began to fall.

As expected, Ying Hehua brought many secret guards with him before going up the mountain.

All these people's crossbows were aimed at him.

But he knew that these secret guards didn't dare to take action. Ying Zheng's order had been issued before he came to Mount Li. Ordinary people really didn't dare to take action against Zhao Gao's orders!
Not to mention the feared Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor, the destroyer of the six kingdoms, the wielder of absolute power. Yet, he was only human! As human as he was, he had weaknesses! And Zhao Gao knew Ying Zheng's fatal weakness, both in reality and in his dreams!

That's what he's capable of.

He stared at Ying Hehua's face and suddenly felt that the dream had been rather unfair to her. Being beheaded and dismembered on the orders of her own brother must have been tough. But who had told her to snitch? She had even nearly persuaded Li Xian. However, for Li Xian in the past, life and wealth always came before love.

Zhao Gao put on a sorrowful expression.

"Princess, I just want to live." "But no one cares how I live."

"Everyone wants to live. But you used other people's lives as a stepping stone to climb up. Every time I think of my sister, father, and brother... you deserve to die without a burial place."

Zhao Gao knew she was talking about the previous incident, and he laughed wildly. "Princess, I thought it wasn't cruel enough, so I let you return alive from Chu."

Suddenly, a short arrow flew from nowhere, heading straight for her face. Xu Zhi, despite her rudimentary martial arts skills honed over the years, managed to draw the short blade from her side!
The dagger flew out of my hand! My neck ached and my palm went numb!

Still haven't recovered yet.

A figure flashed out from the dark clouds, crackling sounds flew past her ears, and suddenly many silver-white sword shadows were drawn out.

When masters fight, the only thing they can do is be fast and ruthless.

She didn't see any of the moves, only heard the sound of the wind and rain.

During this time, she clearly felt a spot of blood on her cheek.

Quite a lot.

Until a black wall stood before her.

Zhao Jia had his back to her, so she didn't know what was going on with him. She could only see his hand holding the sword.

She rushed to help him.

He stopped her in Zhao dialect, "This is just a private matter between Zhao Gao and me. What are you doing here, little kid? Why don't you get out of here? Are you trying to make things worse?"

"Zhao Jia, I think you should get out of here. This has nothing to do with you. We couldn't have made things clearer about the Shangdang incident. This is just a grudge between Zhao Gao and me, and it's entangled with the past. It's too complicated to explain in a short time."

Zhao Jia didn't move.

Xu Zhi suddenly realized that in the past few seconds, all her secret guards had disobeyed her.

Zhao Gao swung the sword in his hand and slashed towards Ying Hehua.

Zhao Jia drew his sword and rushed forward.

Xu Zhi did not sit still and wait for death. She took out the deadly weapon from her arms. Ever since Mo Qi left and Li Xian turned against them, this activity had stopped.

After killing Zhang Er, there was only one bullet left in the gun.

The bullet shot out of the gun, but Zhao Gao did not fall down.

Red spread from another person. He turned his face to the side, the wind blew his hair, and he looked lonely and confused in the black clouds and rain.

He was a general guarding the border of the Qin Dynasty and was also a king, the King of Zhao.

He couldn't let Ying Hehua kill Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao destroyed the Qin State in revenge for the loss of his own country. From a king's perspective, Zhao Gao was even a minister he should have rewarded.

But he couldn't bear to watch Ying Hehua die. He had hated the blood flowing in her body and disliked her precocious intelligence.

Now it seems that she is an idealist and a child who is very good at disguising herself.

As he looked up at the rain, he lost most of his consciousness.

He lost his country, his family, and was left alone. He had lost everything and it was estimated that he would have no descendants to attend his funeral.

In such a vast rain with nothing in it.

He heard crying.

"Zhao Jia! Zhao Jia, what are you doing? What are you doing? I told you to mind your own business, what are you doing?"

She called his name, reminding him of thirty-eight years ago, when he had just been deposed as crown prince. It was also a sunny afternoon. A beautiful princess had arrived from neighboring Korea.

"Hurry up and go back to Shangjun, and go north with Meng Tian, ​​you..."

Ying Hehua burst into tears.

He has a lot to ask.

For example, were the Xiongnu truly afraid to invade the south again? Was Meng Tian truly that brave? And who was that child named Huo Qubing?
He saw her eyes and thought of her father.

——I, you, I, will one day put an end to all wars in the world and turn them into a paradise of lasting peace and stability.

He forced a smile, and for the first time he felt that it was true that Ying Hehua was a witch.

The people in the distance obviously didn't expect this to happen.

Zhao Jia looked at Ying Hehua. No matter what Zhao Gao said, she would always trust Ying Zheng unconditionally. If he also had a daughter, she would definitely protect him and trust him like Ying Hehua did.

The young man who came in the rain finally arrived.

He wanted to think about it again and guess whether she missed Zhang Liang more or hated Li Xian more.

He released his hands that were covering his abdomen, "This is the fatal spot." He smiled at her, "Forget it, go back and tell your dad, we..." He paused.

"Congratulations to him for living the longest."

The people of Yan and Zhao are mostly generous, and Zhao Jia is also like a knight.

As the rain spread, the bloody hole on his chest became more red, dyeing it red from the inside out.

Zhao Gao was simply stunned. He ignored him and then laughed, "Zhao Jia deserved to die, didn't he, Princess? Didn't you stab him with a dagger when you were six? Now, he's simply perished at the hands of your weapon again."