Through Time Chapter 366

Looking at Zhao Gao and Li Si in a daze.

Hu Hai thought that the two hadn’t remembered, although he had spoken to them before.

But one of these two men was the Order of the Central Chariot and the other was the Left Prime Minister of the Great Qin.

They were the top figures in the whole of Great Qin!

In a way, the two men were only below his father’s position!

A mere defender of Yunzhong County could at most make them look at them.

It was only natural to forget about Zhao Lang.

But he was not stupid, and he could vaguely guess some of Zhao Gao and Li Si’s intentions.

It was his instinct as an imperial son!

So, he had to have one of his own!

As a royal son, he had been at the mercy of the prodigal son for so long, and now, it was time to reap the rewards!

He must give the prodigal son a good blow this time!

He would show these people how good he was and how discerning he was!

“Teacher, Prime Minister, the Prodigal Son… Brother he may be young, but he is a natural talent!”

Hu Hai originally wanted to call the prodigal son, but now that things had not been settled, it was better to hold off, or else Brother Prodigal would hear.

He would be beaten up again.

Soon his face was solemn, then in a deep voice to

“You may not know that when Brother Prodigal was in Liaodong, he drove away the remnants of Zhao with a single man.”

“After joining the army, he rose from a junior soldier to a centurion in three days!”

“After going to the Great Wall, I took… Well, Brother Prodigal and I, with twenty men, defeated thousands of Xiongnu Hu people! Brother Prodigal was second only to me in merit!”

“And then to Yunzhong County! I defeated the Xiongnu again with my prodigal son, and now the Xiongnu monarch’s wife and children are on his stately home.”

“And…”

Hu Hai told what he knew, one by one, about Zhao Lang outwardly, getting more and more excited as he spoke.

Finally, with a bit of pride and confidence, he said that

“Teacher, Prime Minister, how do you think it is possible that a man like the Prodigal Brother could not achieve anything?”

“Don’t look at him as a mere guardian of a small county now, as long as you give Brother Prodigal some time, he will definitely be able to do great things under me!”

Hearing these words, both Zhao Gao and Li Si had gone numb.

Of course they knew that Zhao Lang was a natural talent!

And it wasn’t just what Hu Hai had said.

They knew much more, not to mention that there were things here that Hu Hai had nothing to put in his own face.

But what they didn’t know was, when had the relationship between Hu Hai and Zhao Lang progressed to this point?

From the information they had received, Zhao Lang hadn’t bullied the other side much!

How could you be so bullying and you become a loyalist?

Is there something wrong with you?

Zhao Gao squeezed out a smile and asked, tentatively

“Duke Hu Hai, so you and General Zhao are on such good terms, are you?”

Hu Hai was stunned for a moment, thinking that the two men were questioning his relationship with Lang, and even voiced to

“My relationship with Brother Prodigal is absolutely solid, no one can break it, I absolutely trust him!”

Hearing the firmness in Hu Hai’s tone, the two men’s expressions were both wooden.

What did they do now?

They did not have many options; Duke Fusu was not close to either of them and was a die-hard Confucian loyalist.

Duke Gao, who was close to the Legalists, was not quite as willing as Zhao Gao.

It was hard to leave a seemingly most harmless duke, Hu Hai, who was actually a diehard loyalist of Duke Long!

What was the difference between setting up Duke Hu Hai and Zhao Lang?

Duke Long, of course they thought about it.

But an imperial son with a murderous and decisive character, cool like His Majesty.

In his heart, he had long considered the two of them to be vicious dogs, and would he really spare them after ascending the throne?

And Meng Yi’s move to send Zhao Lang out didn’t even give them a chance to test the waters.

For a while, the two of them were extremely torn.

Sensing the change in atmosphere, Hu Hai, slightly bewildered, said that

“Teacher, Prime Minister, why are you not speaking?”

There was nothing wrong with what he said.

At this point Li Si looked puzzled and said that

“Duke Hu Hai, you can go here and rest first, while the order of the Central Chariot and I still have some matters to discuss first.”

Hu Hai could only nod, but soon looked moved, and then quietly followed.

The two Li Si entered a room, and then had the guards stand guard outside.

Hu Hai looked at the guards outside the room and frowned slightly.

The other side was too careful.

But in the next second, a familiar figure walked up to him, and Hu Hai looked at the person who walked in and was filled with dumbfoundedness for a moment.

Without waiting for Hu Hai to say anything, the other party gave him a look and then walked towards the room where the two Li Si were.

“What is to be done now?”

Li Si asked, frowning as he closed the door.

Zhao Gao, however, did not respond with a wooden face.

The path of Duke Hu Hai was also blocked, and there was nothing else they could do.

Li Si sighed at this time and said that

“We can’t delay any longer.”

“These two days can still be muddled through with the excuse that it’s to stabilise the army.”

“If we really wait until we go ashore, can you still stop Meng Yi from seeing His Majesty?”

By the end of Li Si’s sentence, his tone had taken on a bit of severity.

He had been sobered by Hu Hai’s words.

Even Hu Hai could see how powerful Zhao Lang was, how could he not, only to have his mind taken away first by Zhao Lang’s talk of vicious dogs?

And then he was blinded by power.

The taste of absolute power cannot be understood by those who have not experienced it.

It is enough to drive brothers apart and fathers and sons to kill each other!

These things have been played out among nations before!

The simplest example is the division of the three families into Jin and the transformation of Zhao, Wei and Han from vassals to kings.

If Zhao Lang hadn’t been so dazzling, he would have wanted to have a taste of that absolute power.

That is exactly what happened to the man in power.

Zhao Gao was certainly no different.

Zhao Gao came back to his senses and said that

“What does the Prime Minister want?”

Li Si gritted his teeth and said.

“It is better for us to follow His Majesty’s last edict and proclaim Duke Long as Emperor.”

Zhao Gao frowned to the point that

“Aren’t you afraid that Gongzi Lang will kill you after he succeeds to the throne?”

Li Si’s eyes flickered slightly, “You are worried that Gong Zi Lang will kill you, but I have a backhand.

His daughter, Li Ling’er, could have some affection with Gongzi Lang.

It is still no problem to save a life, and I still have the identity of the head of the Fa family to protect me.

Of course, he would not say it now, but with a solemn face, he threw himself on the ground and said

“We are subjects, and when the king wants his subjects to die, of course they must also obey.”

“Order of the Central Chariot Prefecture, there is no need to say more, my minister has already decided, to appoint Duke Long as the second emperor of Great Qin!”

As soon as his words left his mouth, Zhao Gao wanted to say something else.

Suddenly, there was a poof from outside the door.

It seemed that someone had fallen.

Hearing the sound, the two men were startled violently, and Zhao Gao asked, directly

“What is it?”

But there was no response from the guards outside the door.

Li Si couldn’t help himself at this point and went straight up and pulled the door open.

Upon seeing the person at the door, however, he couldn’t help but jerk back a few steps!

A cold sweat even broke out all over his body instantly.

Falling straight to his knees, he said that

“Your Majesty!”

The man at the door was none other than Qin Shi Huang.

Zhao Gao had long since fallen limp to the ground, unable to speak.

He just slowly crawled over towards the other side.

But they weren’t the most shocked people.

At that moment, Hu Hai sat paralyzed on the ground, tugging at Qin Shi Huang’s coat and saying that

“Father, is it true what they say?”