Qi Nian Palace, terrace on the second floor.

When the results of the diplomatic battle in Xianyang City came, Yingzheng was saddened. 10,000 guards died, this is the most elite army of the Qin State, they died unjustly, not in the battle with foreign tribes, but under the intrigue and intrigues.

Zhao Ji beside her didn't say a word, just shed tears silently. Those people grew up watching her, and many of them came to Ganquan Palace to bow down to her, and now they are dead, and their deaths are inexplicable.

Who directed all this? There is no way to trace it. In Xianyang tonight, there are too many forces involved, and there are also many forces watching from the sidelines, if you want to pursue it, you can only raise the dragon to kill it. Ying Zheng had just become pro-government, and everyone knew that he wanted to establish a monarchy, so he took advantage of this matter and launched Chang Yu to let Ying Zheng open the knife.

Speaking from the heart, Zhao Ji didn't want Chang Yu to die, although she didn't have much affection for this person, Chang Yu was very obedient. As a superior, having a hard-working subordinate is acceptable even if he messes around. It's a pity that this time, no one can save him, including Zhao Ji, the reason is the beacon fire in the Qin Palace.

Political struggles have always been ruthless, Zhao Ji has never been able to understand, why did Mrs. Huayang do this? What's in it for her? It's just that Chang Yu is dead, and now even those young 10,000 guards are dead, which makes it difficult for Zhao Ji to accept.

With tears in her eyes, Zhao Ji said slowly: "Chang Yu's life and death, Zheng'er decides by herself, and my mother only has one sentence to tell you, Chang Yu is not a rebellion, the 10,000 guards are all my children, and they died too unjustly." ”

After saying this, Zhao Ji left with Mo Chou Nu, she didn't dare to stand on the terrace anymore. It's too high here, it's easy to see Xianyang, and from the screams of Daoge, you can hear how many people are dead. She wants to go to Yongcheng, sit in Dazheng Palace, and comfort the people in Yongcheng.

Zhongli said coldly: "Empress Dowager Zhao Ji's prestige in Yongcheng is too high, and it is impossible for those soldiers to betray the Empress Dowager, nor can they betray Gongzi." In order to let Childe see clearly, use the lives of the guards to give blood advice, so Childe can't define Chang Yu as a rebellion, otherwise the soldiers of Yongcheng will have more people kill themselves, and we can only convict Chang Yu of a rebellion. ”

Ying Zheng nodded, the garrison is one, whether it is the soldiers under Chang Yu or the soldiers under Ying Hao. The two fought in private, but they both followed one rule, that is, not to involve their soldiers. The battle between the upper echelons, the people below never asked, those people are the greatest guarantee for their survival, and there are too many people who die tonight.

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly: "Those soldiers who attacked the Qin Palace, can I forgive them?" I'm afraid not, there are many secrets in the Qin Palace, and there are too many secret agents of the nations infiltrated in those soldiers, and my first knife can only cut at them. ”

"All outsiders who dare to enter the Qin Palace will be killed."

"I'm tired, let's go back."

Dragging his tired body, he returned to his living room, Ying Ai had not slept yet, sitting at the table and thinking about something.

Ying Zheng came to the table, picked up the wine on the table and poured a few sips.

Zhongli asked, "It's so late, why hasn't Xiao Ai fallen asleep?" ”

Zhongli is not surprised that Ying Ai is here, Ying Ai is very sticky to Ying Zheng, except for sleeping and returning to his own room, he is here in Ying Zheng at all times. Even if Ying Zheng is not there, she can play alone.

Ying Ai poured a lot of wine for Ying Zheng, took a sip of it herself, and said with a smile: "Brother Prince is in a bad mood, I'll help my brother relieve his sulk." Everyone who is a king has such a time. Since Xiao Ai entered the palace, he has seen the first king also have this expression. ”

"At that time, the first king drank every night, and often hugged me and said something interesting, and when he talked about it, he would be in a better mood. The king told me that if a person has something on his mind, he should say it, and if he holds it in his heart for too long, it will hinder his judgment. ”

Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Did your father often stay with you when he was alive?" ”

Ying Ai nodded and smiled: "Of course, from the first day I entered the palace, the first king came to Huayang Palace and was often with me. The first king took pity on Xiao Ai, and since then, he often went to Huayang Palace for dinner, mainly to accompany Xiao Ai to frolic. ”

"The number of times I came was so frequent that even Grandma Huayang complained a little, but the first king still did it as usual. Later, I learned that before I entered the palace, it was the first king who nodded that grandfather Shang dared to take me into the palace. The first king does not interfere in the affairs of the harem, but he is very good to the people of the Ying clan, which even Grandma Huayang does not dare to stop, after all, Grandma Huayang is a member of the Mi clan, and it is the link between the two clans, and it is impossible for her to violate this big principle. ”

"At one point, the first king asked me how to speak loudly in the Qin Palace. I told the former king that if I wanted to speak loudly in the palace, I would either become a child like Xiao Ai, or let Grandma Huayang not interfere in affairs. The simplest way is to do a bitter trick, and let others not see it. When the time comes, the first king will not be able to handle the government affairs, and many things will have to come to Grandma Huayang, of course she will be annoyed. ”

Hearing this, Ying Zheng and Zhong Li looked at each other, thinking of the day of the ancestor worship ceremony, Qing Ming and Xuan Ming stabbed Ying Zi Chu, which was a bitter plan, but I didn't expect this strategy to be Ying Ai. Thinking about it this way, Ying Ai's entry into the palace also has the shadow of Ying Zichu.

In Ying Ai's coquettish hip-hop language, Ying Zheng heard the deepest battle in the Qin Palace, that is, the internal strife between the two clans. The water in this is deep and terrifying, and it also raises a question, which family was Ying Zichu poisoned to?

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Outside Xianyang City, Chang Yu knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, and the death of 10,000 guards died in front of him. They didn't want him to exclud the charge of rebellion, and used the price of a group sacrifice in exchange for the trust of King Yingzheng of Qin.

The soldiers around him consciously bent down and saluted. Although they belong to different armies, they are all soldiers of Great Qin. Even now, they don't know why this fight is happening. Marquis Changxin was outside the city, he didn't attack the Qin Palace, so who attacked the Qin Palace? Those soldiers were all brought by the Marquis of Changxin.

Li Xin and Yingcheng dismounted, and also saluted the dead soldiers, everyone is in robes, and it is very unjust to die like this. But they didn't dare to ask, it was estimated that it was a fight between several big people in the upper echelons, and what they could do was to save Chang Yu's life. Chang Yu's life, they decided badly, but they also had to live Chang Yu to be able to make a difference to Yingzheng.

Li Xin sighed: "Marquis Changxin, this battle is too strange, they are all Great Qin soldiers, their death is also to trust you, you have to be worthy of their trust." ”

Ying Chengyan said: "This internal friction actually lost more than 30,000 soldiers of my Great Qin, and no more people can die." Especially if you are a long-term marquis, you can't die now. You should have too many questions in your heart, and if you don't ask the king clearly, I guess you won't be reconciled. ”

Chang Yu said bitterly: "Colleagues, please rest assured, Benhou will not seek death easily. These people died for me, and tomorrow I will go to Yongcheng, and the king will condemn me to death. But before I die, I must explain to the king that Ben Hou is not a rebellion, but an internal private fight. I don't know why it's the way it is. ”

"If I didn't know this before I died, I would have died. I know you don't dare to ask, for fear that if you know, you will get angry. But I'm already a person waiting to die, and there's nothing to be afraid of. ”

The guard next to him smiled bitterly and sighed: "Master Hou, we have known each other from the rivers and lakes, and Xiao Wei has been with you for almost ten years. Say goodbye tonight, and heaven and man will be separated forever in the future, and I hope we will be brothers in the next life. ”

Chang Yu was horrified: "Do you want to judge yourself?" Don't do that, when I meet the king, I will take care of everything. So many brothers have died, you can't die for me anymore. ”

Wei Wei shook his head and sighed, "I must die, not if I don't die." No matter how others design us, after all, it is indeed us who did it. Only when we die, will Hou Ye have the opportunity to speak for us. Our family members are all in Xianyang, with the anger of the king, the punishment of joint sitting will be carried out, and only the marquis pleads with the queen mother to get the king's forgiveness. ”

"Master Hou must remember one thing clearly, the king and the queen mother, they are both emotional people. When you meet them, you must sincerely repent, know them with affection, and move them with reason, even if you have an axe, you can't admit that we are rebelling. As long as it is not a rebellion, with the temperament of the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji, she will definitely protect our family. ”

With that, Wei Wei fell to his knees and stabbed his backhand into his chest. The dead face, in the direction of Yongcheng, seemed to be looking at something......

Chang Yu knelt in agony in front of Wei Wei, and gently wiped away his eyes that refused to close his eyes. He knew what Wei Wei was looking at, everyone had been in Yongcheng for many years, and they had long regarded it as their home. Many people started their families there, and the Marquis of Changxin was not short of money.

The four brothers under his command, Wei Wei, Nei Shixi, Ling Qi, and Zuo Ge Quan, maybe only Zuo Ge Qian does not understand these, and his reckless temperament has not changed. During the years in Yongcheng, they had to go to Ganquan Palace to listen to Zhao Ji's officialdom, and they also fought with Ying Hao in private, and many habits of the rivers and lakes have changed.

They may all die tonight, Chang Yu was sad in her heart, and cried bitterly: "It's all Chang Yu who harmed you, why did you bring you to Xianyang?" If we don't come out, the king will take back the military power at most, and where such a result will be caused, it is all Chang Yu's fault that should not be ......"

Listening to Chang Yu crying hoarsely there, the people around him didn't say a word for a long time.

It didn't take long for news from inside the city to come that Zuo Ge had already invaded the Qin Palace with 20,000 soldiers, and Ling Qi took 8,000 people and Nei Shiteng's 5,000 city guards to confront the palace gate.

Changping Jun couldn't wait any longer, and with the remaining 8,000 soldiers, he was about to break into the city, but was stopped by Li Xin.

Changping Jun said angrily: "Li Xinxiaoer, you dare to stop me? The Qin Palace was in danger, and if he didn't send reinforcements to save it, Nei Shi Teng simply entered the palace gate. ”

Li Xinzheng said: "By the king's order, all the Great Qin troops outside Xianyang City are not allowed to enter Xianyang City. From now on, Xianyang City is only allowed to go out, not entered, and if the order is violated, it will be beheaded. ”

"Prime Minister Zuo, don't force me, you are Prime Minister Zuo, and you are the commander of the three battalions of the garrison, you should understand this truth."

Changping Jun was stunned, and Ying Cheng couldn't guess what Ying Zheng meant, so he asked Li Xin carefully. Only then did I know that the order given by Yingzheng was that the soldiers of Yucheng surrounded Xianyang City, and the defenders of other counties did not move. Ying Zheng has just been in power, and when this order came, no one dared to disobey it, and no one wanted to become the object of Ying Zheng's prestige.

But what about the Qin Palace? These people outside the city could only wait for Ying Zheng's new order to come, and at the same time send a message to their cronies in the city, and immediately spread the news from the city to outside the city.