Daqin: Assist Zulong at the beginning and become a public enemy

Chapter 35

Chapter 35

As the third watch approached, the whole of Xianyang was completely shrouded in thick fog.

The Zhangtai palace was brightly lit, and in the center of the hall, Ying Zheng casually looked at the memorial on the table, looking out of the hall from time to time.

Just then, footsteps came from outside the hall.

Zhao Gao's figure appeared there.

Kowtowing three times and bowing nine times, Zhao Gao entered within fifty steps.

"Xiao Gaozi sees His Majesty."

Ying Zheng looked fascinated by the memorial, kept his head down and didn't make a sound.

Zhao Gao knelt on the ground and broke out in cold sweat.

After about a stick of incense passed, Ying Zheng raised his head and said abruptly, "I don't know if the apricot tree at the gate of the old house is still there."

Zhao Gao was shocked when he heard this.

Ying Zheng mainly lived in two places in his life.

One place is in the State of Zhao as hostage, and the other place is Zhangtai Palace.

Zhao Gao knew all the plants and trees around Zhangtai Palace, but there were no apricot trees among them.

Only there was a century-old apricot tree outside Zhao's old residence.

When Ying Zheng stood under this tree, he once said that he would unify the six countries by himself.

"I am frightened."

Ying Zheng fell silent again, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely strange.

An invisible pressure made Zhao Gao breathless.

Even though Zhao Gao holds the net and controls the life and death of countless people, he seems to be an ordinary person at this moment, and if he is not careful, he may be turned into an abyss.

Inside the hall, there was astonishment, the ground in front of Zhao Gao was already wet with sweat.

Yingzheng glanced at Zhao Gao from the corner of his eye, and saw him kneeling there silently, with a slightly angry look on his face: "Are you convicted?"

"Xiao Gaozi is guilty."

"I will give you a chance today. If you confess all the things you have committed these years, I will give you a lenient treatment."

Zhao Gao is not stupid, how could he fall into a trap?

After careful consideration, he replied directly: "Your Majesty, the assassination was not ordered by me. It was my son-in-law Yan Le who falsely sent the news. After I found out, I had already captured Yan Le and imprisoned him in the mansion to await your Majesty's disposal."

"I know!"

A smile appeared on Ying Zheng's calm face.

Zhao Gaoyi gritted his teeth and continued: "I have indeed let Luo Wang do a lot of things secretly over the years, but they are all for the sake of the empire and for His Majesty. Xiao Gaozi is dedicated to the country, and I hope His Majesty will see clearly."

After all, Ying Zheng is a soft-hearted person.

Even though Zhao Gao did a lot of bad things behind his back, but as his playmate since he was a child, how can he cut off his relationship for decades.

"I know, but that's not what I'm asking about."

Now Zhao Gao was dumbfounded.

What does Ying Zheng want to know?
Do you want to tell about the smuggling with Baiyue?

Or, I want to privately collect money from the retreating forces of the six countries and inform them, so as to avoid the fate of being besieged by the soldiers of the empire.

Could it be that he knew about Xu Fu and the Yin Yang family?
If you say these things, your life will definitely be in danger.

"Let me ask you, who is Zhao Gang?"

Zhao Gao was a little stunned.

"Zhao Gang is my elder brother's son."

"Are you sure?"

Zhao Gao suddenly felt guilty.

Because he doubted it too.

It seems impossible for the genes of his old Zhao family to have such a heaven-defying offspring.

"To tell you the truth, your majesty, in fact, I'm not sure. At the time when my elder brother wrote, he was critically ill and entrusted his only son to me. I recognized his handwriting, so I sent someone to Handan to take care of his funeral, and brought Gang'er back."

When Ying Zheng heard this, he was shocked in his heart.

Zhao Gang may not be Zhao Gao's nephew, so he is very likely to be his son.

"Okay, I'll give you another chance. You go to Handan yourself and investigate Zhao Gang's background for me."

Zhao Gao was a little strange.

Why is Ying Zheng so persistent in investigating Zhao Gang's life experience?

Suddenly he remembered something.

Ji Ru!

This woman that Ying Zheng once loved and hated.

There are rumors that he has a son, although it has not been confirmed, but Zhao Gao believes that this is definitely not groundless.

Could it be that Zhao Gang is Ji Ru's mysterious son?
Ji Ru's son, isn't that Ying Zheng's son.

Why did Ying Zheng's son become his nephew out of nowhere?

Zhao Gao only felt that his world view had collapsed.

His nephew has actually become Ying Zheng's son. Could it be that Ying Zheng is the old king next door who gave his elder brother a cuckold?

This idea was quickly rejected by him.

My elder brother is just a commoner, and Ying Zheng is a generation of emperors who hold the power of the world. The distance between them is thousands of miles away, and it is impossible to confuse them together.

And more importantly, if Zhao Gang is not his nephew, what role does his elder brother play in it?
What is the relationship between him and Ji Ru?
"Your Majesty, everyone in the Black Ice Terrace is in Handan, why doesn't Your Majesty let the Black Ice Terrace do it?"

Ying Zheng showed a sneer.

"The snare is my snare, you must remember it."

Zhao Gao was immediately disheartened.

Having said so much, I finally turned to this matter.

The net is the only sharp blade in my hand, if I hand over all of this sharp blade to Ying Zheng, I will really be at the mercy of others.

But since Ying Zheng said this, Zhao Gao naturally did not dare to disobey it.

He took out a token from his pocket and placed it on the ground in front of him.

"Fifteen years ago, Xiao Gaozi was ordered by His Majesty to form a net with outlaws from the six countries, and now he is returning the net to His Majesty."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Gao kowtowed a few times, and then slowly backed out.

Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao's leaving figure, feeling unbearable and angry, but mostly troubled.

Luo Wang's strength shown this time made him fearful. If he still didn't take it back, it would definitely be a hidden danger.

Now that the net is stripped from Zhao Gao's hands, Zhao Gao becomes a toothless tiger.

Asking him to go to Handan is to investigate Zhao Gang in name, but Ying Zheng is actually telling him that it is time to retire and return to his hometown.

"Weak!"

In the side hall, suddenly walked out weakly.

"From now on, we will do our best to investigate the life experiences of Zhao Gao's brother and Zhao Gang, and report immediately if there is any news."

"As ordered!"

(End of this chapter)