Chapter 576

"That really is... surprising!"

In the Zhangtai Palace, Su Xuan held the letter sent back by Meng Tian and looked at Ying Zheng, who was still in a state of anger, and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

After presenting the three-piece cavalry set, he had no intention of paying attention to the Xiongnu.

After all, the Xiongnu of this time were not as strong as in the Han Dynasty of original history. Meng Tian had once crushed the Xiongnu and recovered the Hetao region. Although the current Xiongnu were temporarily in a stalemate with the Qin army, under Meng Tian's command, and with Li Mu's help on the side, the mere Xiongnu were not worth worrying about.

However, the strangeness of the war in Jiuyuan Commandery still made Su Xuan have some conjectures. Therefore, before Ying Zheng ordered Gai Nie to escort those items to Jiuyuan Commandery, Su Xuan still gave Gai Nie a slight reminder.

After all, Gai Nie was too upright.

"440" Sometimes, if you don't remind him, he is very likely to step into the enemy's trap.

That's right, the enemy Su Xuan referred to was Zhao Gao.

Even though Zhao Gao had lost the Net and gone to Jiuyuan Commandery to serve as Governor, based on Su Xuan's understanding of Zhao Gao, this person's heart was higher than the sky, and he considered himself a chess player. Presumably, he would not be willing to sit and wait for death like that.

The turmoil that occurred in Jiuyuan Commandery might be related to this person.

Facts proved that Su Xuan had guessed correctly.

The letter sent back by Meng Tian was one of the pieces of evidence.

However, even Su Xuan did not expect that Zhao Gao would choose to collude with the Xiongnu and be so reckless in his actions, not even cleaning up his tracks, and being caught red-handed by Meng Tian and Gai Nie.

However, thinking of the Net in the original work, Su Xuan felt it was not strange.

The Net in the original work seemed to be an organization hidden in the darkness, but its style of action was extremely flamboyant. It even dared to challenge Zhang Han, the leader of the Shadow Secret Guard, right in front of him. It was simply too arrogant, and this was not unrelated to Zhao Gao's instructions.

Perhaps it was because when Zhao Gao commanded the Net in the past, he used the power of the Net to do too many flamboyant things, boasting that the heroes of the world were nothing, so his style of action hadn't changed for a while, thinking that no one could trace it back to him.

Little did he know that the times had long changed, and he was no longer the leader of the Net.

Not to mention the original work, in history, Zhao Gao was also nothing special. He pointed at a deer and called it a horse, being extremely arrogant, but in the end, he was killed by Ziying with a single sword, which really seemed a bit anticlimactic.

It was just that on the night Zhao Gao was imprisoned, a group of mysterious people suddenly jumped out to rescue him, which gave Su Xuan a taste of something familiar.

It was still the Zhao Gao in his memory; no matter where he went, he could develop a group of scoundrels for his own use.

It was estimated that in the few years he had been exiled to Jiuyuan Commandery, Zhao Gao had devoted all his energy to developing his power.

What was this?

A loser's comeback? Or a farming-style story?

A person who lost power was exiled to the border, and in order to win back everything, he painstakingly operated for several years, and then with one order, he killed his way back to Xianyang to take back everything that belonged to him? Then he pointed at a deer and called it a horse, proclaimed himself Prime Minister, and held the Emperor hostage to command the officials?

After many sighs in his heart, Su Xuan said in a slightly cold tone: "A mere eunuch, actually daring to collude with the Xiongnu, truly deserves to die!"

Ying Zheng heard Su Xuan's words and nodded in agreement. "Even I did not expect Zhao Gao to dare to do such a thing. If I had known, I shouldn't have kept him back then!"

"Also, can the people under Lao Ai be any good?"

It could only be said that Zhao Gao hid too well, and he was too good at acting in the past.

When Ying Zheng decided to take action against Lao Ai, Zhao Gao suddenly offered his services, directly giving Ying Zheng a sharp knife. He told Ying Zheng directly that Lao Ai was having an affair with the Empress Dowager and intended to rebel, which allowed Ying Zheng to be prepared in advance. Facing Lao Ai's rebellion, he was calm and composed, taking the opportunity to execute Lao Ai and then complete the capping ceremony. It was also because he performed the capping ceremony after executing Lao Ai that this event pushed his prestige as the King of Qin to the extreme, making many ministers no longer dare to underestimate him.

After Lao Ai was executed, one of the two major restrictions placed on Ying Zheng was removed, and the remaining one was Lu Lu Buwei.

Lu Lu Buwei, in the name of the Prime Minister, had presided over the government for him for many years. Even though he had already been capped at that time, wanting to take back power from Lu Lu Buwei to rule personally was not an easy task.

It was also at this time that Zhao Gao handed him the second knife.

The letters between Lu Lu Buwei and Lao Ai were the evidence of their collusion.

With the help of this second knife, Ying Zheng successfully toppled Lu Lu Buwei.

After that, Zhao Gao also completely gained his trust.

Ying Zheng originally thought Zhao Gao was a talent who could be used, so he handed the Net to him to control. As a result, he did not expect that the other party was an ungrateful wolf with other ambitions. After realizing the truth about the Net, he took away the Net from Zhao Gao's hands.

And because Zhao Gao had made great contributions in the past, after taking away the Net, he did not deal with Zhao Gao, but instead appointed him as the Governor of Jiuyuan Commandery. If Zhao Gao was willing to turn over a new leaf and work earnestly, Ying Zheng wouldn't mind summoning him back to Xianyang after he made contributions.

The facts proved that he had completely misjudged the person.

In order to prove that he was not wrong in the past, Ying Zheng could only attribute the fault to Lao Ai, attributing it to the fact that Zhao Gao hid too deeply.

Su Xuan heard the intention of shifting the blame in Ying Zheng's words and didn't say much, continuing: "Zhao Gao escaped from the prison in Jiuyuan City, and there is no place for him in the Central Plains. He colluded with the Xiongnu earlier, and as expected, he should be fleeing deep into the desert next to defect to the Xiongnu!"

Hearing this, a sharp cold light flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes. "Even if he flees to where the Xiongnu are, I must kill him!"

"The Xiongnu cannot protect him!"

Ying Zheng's attitude was very resolute.

When Zhao Gao chose to betray, the only thing waiting for him was death.

This was the end for a traitor.

Without exception.

Fan Fan Yuqi and Lord Lord Changping of the past all met such an end, and Zhao Gao would not be spared either.

Su Xuan looked at Ying Zheng, and a faint smile curled up on his lips. "Perhaps I can help Your Majesty accomplish this matter and kill Zhao Gao!"

Ying Zheng heard this and took a deep breath, looking at Su Xuan. "Is the State Preceptor preparing to go to the Mobei region?"

Su Xuan said softly: "Sometimes, if you want to kill someone, you don't have to go there yourself. As long as I am willing, even if we are thousands of miles apart, I can still take their life!"