Chapter 277

But after a little investigation, everyone was shocked.

The one hundred thousand men outside Xianyang City, plus Li Xin's private army, and tens of thousands gathered from various places!

Thus, they formed one hundred and fifty thousand men!

As for the one hundred thousand men outside Xianyang City, when Ying Su was in Xianyang, he couldn't do anything about them because they were too loyal to Ying Zheng.

As long as Ying Zheng was there, they were there!

Defending Ying Zheng to the death!

Later, Ying Su had no choice but to find Zhuge Liang!

Zhuge Liang suggested that even if they couldn't be won over, they couldn't be allowed to become a blade in Ying Zheng's hand!

Thus, the matter of replacing the generals happened!

In this way, although Ying Su couldn't mobilize them, Ying Zheng couldn't think of mobilizing them either!

I have to say, this strategy was quite good!

However...

After all the calculations, they had ultimately miscalculated Li Xin!

Li Xin was different!

He was truly different!

For Ying Zheng to mobilize the army, he needed to mobilize the generals through decrees, and then the soldiers would obey the generals, thus the whole army would obey orders!

But Li Xin?

He was exactly the same as Wang Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Wu, and Meng Tian!

Mobilizing troops didn't require a tiger tally or decree at all!

He only needed to rely on his own brilliant military achievements in Qin back then, plus his own prestige, to make the whole army convinced!

Plus one sentence about helping the First Emperor return to the imperial throne!

At this time, he really didn't need a tiger tally, nor did he need the approval of the various generals.

One sentence, and he could directly mobilize this army!

Plus his own charisma, he easily gathered another fifty thousand men!

Thus, one hundred and fifty thousand men were at the city gates!

This made Ying Zheng excited!

But it was impossible to completely turn the situation around!

After all... Zhuge Liang and Fu Hao still had two hundred thousand men!

And they were the ones defending the city!

Before two hundred thousand defending troops, it was not realistic for Li Xin to capture Xianyang City!

And Zhuge Liang and Fu Hao didn't want to start a war either!

Because... starting a war like this would severely deplete the national strength!

Moreover, it was highly likely to ruin the grand plan of annihilating the Xiongnu!

This was not what Ying Su wanted to see, nor was it what Zhuge Liang and Zuo Zuo Zongtang wanted to see!

Thus, the two sides formed a standoff!

The military struggle evolved back into a court political struggle!

And this time, because Ying Zheng had Li Xin's one hundred and fifty thousand men as a backup, he became much tougher!

He wanted to wear imperial clothing and enter and leave the main hall of the court at will!

He even wanted to call himself "Guan Ren" and sit on the imperial throne!

And all of this, naturally, could not be permitted by Zhuge Liang, Zuo Zuo Zongtang, and the others!

Not letting Ying Zheng do all this was to suppress the nobles, suppress the various forces in the court, and let them see clearly who the Emperor was!

Don't think that just because Ying Zheng is back and Ying Su is gone, Ying Zheng can successfully return to the throne!

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

But Ying Zheng's attitude was extremely firm!

Neither side would submit to the other, so political struggles and games began!

Various factions, Qin laws, and related figures were all involved!

Many people were removed from office on trumped-up charges, and many people were beheaded for violating Qin law!

Seeing the situation in the court becoming more and more intense, it was completely developing in the direction of factional strife!

Finally, Zuo Zuo Zongtang and Zhuge Liang discussed it and decided to step back!

They couldn't go on like this; it was too unstable, and the hearts of the people would be in chaos!

After all... Ying Su was not there, and many nobles needed Ying Zheng to suppress them!

Without Ying Zheng, the nobles would turn the world upside down!

They would cause many, many things!

And after various games, finally, everything was settled!

First was Ying Zheng's title; he could continue to call himself "Guan Ren"!

Next was Ying Zheng's time to attend court; he could enter and leave the court at will, without having to enter with everyone else!

But regarding clothing and the imperial throne, both Zuo Zuo Zongtang and Zhuge Liang insisted!

Not allowed!

Even if it meant war, it was not allowed!

Because... in this way, it was highly likely to give the people of the world a misconception!

Two Emperors in one country!

This could not be permitted!

Even if it meant war, it was absolutely not allowed!

Finally, on this matter, Ying Zheng compromised.

This looked like Ying Zheng had suffered a loss!

But... on another matter, he gained a right, and that was the right to review memorials!

Any report or decree had to be approved by him before it could be sent out!

He originally thought this matter would be opposed by Zeng Zeng Guofan, Zhuge Liang, and Li Si, but... they agreed directly!

"Why?"

"Why?"

At that moment, even Ying Zheng didn't understand.

He looked at Zhuge Liang and the others in extreme confusion. They were adamant about empty things like sitting on the imperial throne and wearing imperial clothing, but they let go in the face of this real imperial power?

And they agreed so readily?

Ying Zheng didn't understand at all!

But one sentence from Zhuge Liang made him furious!

"This power is granted by the Emperor!"

"What?"

At these words, Ying Zheng was furious beyond measure!

The phrase "granted by the Emperor" directly placed him below Ying Su!

Since when could imperial power be granted like this?

He was furious beyond measure!

But he couldn't understand why!

However, Zuo Zuo Zongtang, Zhuge Liang, and Li Si understood that this was Ying Su's helpless move!

When Ying Su intended to leave, he asked them, after I leave, which of you three can make the whole court convinced without causing controversy?

No one dared to answer this.

No matter how strong Zuo Zuo Zongtang and Zhuge Liang's abilities were, they had only appeared for two months; few people knew them. Ying Su giving them the positions of Left and Right Marshal was already very exaggerated.

Make the whole court convinced?

It was impossible!

Li Si?