Chapter 33 I'm having a seizure!
Zhao Gao was not persuaded by Li Si.
He straightened his hunched back in front of the First Emperor, and kept examining Li Si's chin with his eyes as if they were real.
Zhao Gao was not joking. If Li Si really dared to break into the palace, he would really strangle Li Si's neck.
Anyone who trespasses into Zhangtai Palace will be put to death.
A solemn and murderous atmosphere spread.
Li Si felt as if he was being stared at by a wild beast, and his throat was itchy, as if it was being bitten by the beast.
Does Zhao Gao really want to kill me?
Li Si was shocked and angry.
Considering that I, Li Si, am already a court official, a senior minister of Qin State, and an official with a rank of 2,000 stones, how dare Zhao Gao want to kill me!
"Zhao Gao! Let me ask you! You stopped me from coming here ! If it delays His Majesty's important affairs! Can you afford all the consequences?" Li Si shouted angrily with a dark face.
Zhao Gao did not answer Li Si's question. He still had a gloomy face and said coldly: "Without your majesty's order, no one is allowed to enter without permission. Those who disobey the order will be killed."
Li Si clenched his fists.
If I fight with Zhao Gao and the noise can reach Your Majesty's ears, Your Majesty will definitely intervene.
As long as Your Majesty knows that the reason I was willing to fight with Zhao Gao and risk my life to break into the palace is because I was worried about his safety, then even if Your Majesty punishes me openly, you will know in your heart that I am loyal, and great things will be accomplished.
The question now is, although Zhao Gao was beaten with ten sticks, do I have the strength to fight him?
Swish~
Li Si weighed the pros and cons.
Two figures were chasing each other and arrived outside the Xianyang Palace.
The person behind him was none other than the swordsman Gai Nie, dressed in snow-white.
As for the former, his face could not be seen clearly due to the veil, and he looked like an assassin.
“Stop!”
The officials formed a battle array and waited, with bronze spears flashing coldly, forming three rows, top, middle and bottom, blocking the two men.
Li Si's mind was racing.
Zhao Gao is in charge of the guard. If he sees these two people, he will definitely step forward to intercept them. I can take the opportunity to break into the palace while they are negotiating.
In this way, he avoided a head-on confrontation with Zhao Gao and did not have to worry about his life.
Li Si gathered strength in his legs, ready to move as fast as a rabbit.
When Zhao Gao went over to stop the two men, that was when he took action.
Zhao Gao did look at the two men, but unlike what Li Si expected, Zhao Gao had no intention of moving.
Zhao Gao nodded imperceptibly to the masked man in front, then turned his head back and continued to stare at Li Si, as if he didn't see the two men.
Li Si: ???
Won't you go over and stop it?
After taking a look at the masked man in front, Li Si suddenly realized.
Oh yes, this man is masked in the palace, we can just kill him on the spot, no need to stop him, but unfortunately I can't use this as an opportunity to break into the palace.
When Li Si was feeling frustrated, Zhao Gao spoke eloquently.
“Let him go!”
"only!"
Crash~
All the officials acted in unison, gathered their weapons, returned to their original positions, and made way for the masked man and Gai Nie to reach Zhangtai Palace .
Under Li Si's incredulous gaze, the two men leisurely walked into the Zhangtai Palace, which he was unable to enter.
Is it release, not execution?
How can this person get in with his face covered?
Then why can't I go in!
"Zhao Gao!" Li Si was extremely angry and asked, "How could they get in ? Why didn't you stop them?"
"This is not something that the Lord Chief Justice should be concerned about." Zhao Gao said coldly.
His eyes continued to scan Li Si's throat. As long as Li Si moved slightly, he would give him a fatal blow!
"You repeatedly stopped me outside the palace on the grounds of His Majesty's order. I understood that you were doing your duty and did not bother with you. But now, why can a masked man enter the Zhangtai Palace, but I cannot ?" Zhao Gao had no answer to Li Si's question.
Some things are tacit understandings between the monarch and his subjects and cannot be made public.
As Ying Zheng's absolute confidant, Zhao Gao knew many unknown secrets.
For example, Chang'an Jun Ying Chengjiao had a close relationship with the First Emperor and was the actual controller of the secret guards.
"Master Tingwei, just wait patiently. When His Majesty wants to summon you, he will."
"color!"
After hearing what Zhao Gao said, Li Si became extremely angry and shouted loudly.
"I'll wait here to see if His Majesty will punish you for letting the masked man into the palace!"
"Li Tingwei, please step back and wait." Zhao Gao said without any emotion. If Your Majesty punishes me for this, I would be more than happy to do so.
Li Si just wanted to break into the palace to see the emperor and took a step forward.
Li Si retreated angrily and returned to his position as door god.
He stood straight, like a thousand-year-old pine tree.
He was waiting in Zhangtai Palace, where Ying Zheng became furious and drove out the masked man, and then brought Zhao Gao to justice!
He waited and waited.
A cup of tea passed.
A stick of incense passed.
Half an hour passed.
The thousand-year-old pines and cypresses can no longer stand upright, and their trunks have become hunched.
Li Si stood there for too long and his body was very tired.
In addition, he suffered a series of psychological shocks: he mistakenly believed that the Meng family wanted to take away his position as the Minister of Justice.
I heard the secret of Ying Chengjiao and Gai Nie from Zhang Cang.
Witnessed with one's own eyes the First Emperor's confidant Zhao Gao being beaten with ten sticks.
Zhao Gao, who stopped him and didn't even give him a chance to force his way in, let a shameful masked man into the Zhangtai Palace.
Li Si's heart was more tired than his body.
His mind was no longer meticulous and he felt a little anxious.
If he didn't do something, Li Si was really afraid that he would not be able to hold on and would have to go back home.
A cool breeze blew, and Li Si took a deep breath to calm his uneasy mood.
Zhao Gao, who was beside him, saw Li Si breathing so rapidly and thought that Li Si was suffering from a wheezing disease.
"What happened to Li Tingwei?" Zhao Gao could kill Li Si here for breaking into the palace, but he could not sit idly by and watch Li Si die here from a sudden gasp.
Somehow, Li Si, who was breathing heavily, suddenly thought of the word "crazy" that his junior brother Zhang Cang had said.
"Crazy" and "wind" are homophones.
"I'm having a fit." Li Si said coldly. He really had no good feelings towards Zhao Gao at all.
Seizure?
What's the meaning?
This word has never been heard.
Zhao Gao frowned and asked, "Is Li Tingwei suffering from wheezing? Is convulsion another name for wheezing?"
"Mr. Zhao can recite the Qin laws backwards. I heard that whenever Your Majesty has legal questions, Mr. Zhao can answer them. How come he can't understand such a simple word as 'convulsion' today?" Li Si said sarcastically with no obvious change in his facial expression.
He took a few deep breaths of cold air and said, "Qi means wind, and the action of inhaling into the mouth and nose is called convulsion. So, Zhao Chefu Ling can explain the word convulsion?"
Zhao Gao: ...Are you suffering from any madness?
Zhao Gao took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
"Mr. Zhao, how does it feel to have a seizure?"
Zhao Gao was choked and wanted to curse.
"Li Tingwei, I know you are upset about my behavior just now, so you behaved strangely. Please don't behave like this again. Gao released those two people because Mr. Gai had the order of His Majesty."
Zhao Gao decided to make up a reason to appease Li Si, otherwise he was really afraid that Li Si would behave strangely again.
Your Majesty's will.
Li Si felt a little relieved.
This is why he has been standing here for so long and has suffered several setbacks.
If it were Li Si before entering the palace, he would definitely find that many of Zhao Gao's words were untrue.
Regardless of whether there is an imperial decree or not, according to the palace rules, Zhao Gao has to check before meeting the emperor. This is to prevent the person who meets the emperor from carrying sharp weapons, and also to verify the identity of the person who meets the emperor.
But Zhao Gao just took a glance at the masked man and Gai Nie and let them go.
Unless Zhao Gao knows this person, there must be something fishy going on!
