Chapter 7: The Execution of Zhao Gao

  Huhai sternly asked.

  "Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

  Huhai's successive stern rebukes caused many of the imperial guards to be deeply stirred.

  …………

  Zhao Gao's face, which was pressed to the ground, was filled with bitterness. He knew that Hu Hai had already made up his mind to establish his authority by destroying the carriage that the First Emperor had used and which he himself had once loved to ride in, in order to break away from his former image of indulgence and extravagance.

  Zhao Gao suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of regret, thinking that everything was about to be accomplished but now it's all going to be ruined. Judging from Hu Hai's performance today, both he and the entire Zhao family are doomed.

  Zhao Gao's eyes revealed a crazed look, since you, Hu Hai, are not benevolent, don't blame me for being disloyal. Now the Great Qin is already precarious due to years of heavy taxation and extortion. If I were to expose the fact that Hu Hai colluded with me to forge an imperial edict and force Fusu to death, then the Meng brothers who were loyal to Fusu would definitely not be used by Hu Hai again, and his throne would no longer be as stable as Mount Tai.

  Hu Hai would obviously be the second Qin Shi Huang, Hu Hai couldn't make it as emperor, then Qin Shi Huang's other offspring were all mediocre and untalented, and could not control this turbulent vast country at all, and the Great Qin would eventually perish.

  Even if we don't mention the Qin royal family, once the news of Hu Hai's forged imperial edict forcing Fu Su to his death spreads throughout the land, just the verbal and written condemnations from people all over the world would be enough to drown Hu Hai. Since you want me dead, I'll drag you down with me to keep me company in my grave.

  "Your Majesty has now suddenly awakened, Emperor Shi Huang and Crown Prince Fusu..."

  "Shut up!"

  "Assassin!"

  Two consecutive loud shouts choked back Zhao Gao's remaining words, the first one was from Hu Hai and the second one was from Cui Niang who stood at the head of the crowd. It was hard to imagine that her delicate body could produce such a loud voice.

  Only a feathered arrow shot out from the large group of attendants kneeling behind Zhao Gao, and at such close range, that swift and peerless feathered arrow had already hit Hu Hai's body standing high on the chariot in the blink of an eye.

  A loud thud.

  There was no arrow piercing the body with fresh blood splashing everywhere. The feathered arrow slid down to the ground along Hu Hai's dragon robe, and the powerful force only knocked Hu Hai back two steps, almost falling off the carriage, luckily he held onto Green Pearl behind him.

  Hu Hai's eyes narrowed in pain, who shot such a powerful arrow, wanting to kill me? After this is over, I will definitely make them pay.

  The imperial guards around him finally reacted, one by one, with great shock and loss of color. Everyone saw that the arrow had hit Hu Hai's chest, and they all thought the same thing: His Majesty the Emperor is likely to be in grave danger.

  All the imperial guards suddenly turned red-eyed, not just because of Hu Hai's previous passionate speech, but mainly because according to the severe laws of Qin, if Hu Hai were to be assassinated here, all the imperial guards would have to die.

  For a time, the shouts of "Protect the Emperor, protect the Emperor" and "Catch the assassin, catch the assassin" were endless. The surroundings of Hu Hai's imperial carriage suddenly became chaotic, with large numbers of imperial guards holding crossbows and shields surrounding the imperial carriage, making it impossible to get through.

  Hu Hai endured the severe pain in his chest, and with the support of Green Pearl, he stood up straight and shouted loudly: "Don't panic, I'm fine, I have the protection of heaven, I am the son of heaven, who can assassinate me?"

  The surrounding imperial guards saw Hu Hai was indeed unscathed and immediately erupted in a thunderous cheer.

  After the cheers of the forbidden army subsided, Hu Hai pointed at Zhao Gao and others and sternly said: "Zhao Gao intended to harm me, behead him on the spot, and exterminate his nine clans."

  Zhao Gao, who was originally shocked, was puzzled as to who had assassinated Hu Hai at this time. Upon hearing Hu Hai's words and seeing the dense mocking color in Hu Hai's eyes, which were high above and intact, he suddenly seemed to understand something, his face changed, and he opened his mouth to shout loudly.

  At this time, a loud shout rang out.

  "Your Majesty's subject Zhang Han has arrived to escort you! To execute the Zhao bandits for Your Majesty!"

  With this loud shout, a bright blade flashed across Zhao Gao's neck as he was about to cry out. Zhao Gao's large head flew high into the air, his face filled with terror, confusion, understanding and relief, as if in that instant when the blade approached him, he had gained enlightenment.

  With a loud "crack", Zhao Gao's head, with various expressions, flew out more than five zhangs and fell to the ground, rolling several times, covering itself in dust, and its original appearance could no longer be seen.

  "Pffft!" At this moment, a three-foot-high column of blood finally sprayed out from Zhao Gao's headless body, which was still kneeling on the ground, reflecting the last ray of red sunlight as the sun set, emitting a heart-stirring red color, seemingly signifying the end of one era and the beginning of another.

  Looking at Zhao Gao's headless corpse lying limp on the ground, a long trail of blood scattered on the yellow earth. Hu Hai's face turned pale and he strongly endured the discomfort in his heart, finally not vomiting. As a modern person living in a legal era, this was his first real experience of beheading, with fresh blood symbolizing the transfer of power.

  The most vivid manifestation of politics is blood and death. Hu Hai deeply felt it.

  In a burst of mournful cries, all of Zhao Gao's attendants, including Zhao Cheng, were hacked to death and lay dead on the yellow earth.

  The pungent smell of blood filled the night sky, after being stimulated by Zhao Gao's three-foot-tall bloody pillar, Hu Hai's resistance had greatly increased, no longer feeling nauseous and disgusted as he did when he first saw the blood. But it was Lu Zhu who stood beside Hu Hai for the first time seeing such a bloody scene, her pretty face turned pale with fear, her eyes filled with intense terror.

  Huhai saw the situation and let Lü Zhu enter the imperial carriage first. Xiaoyao, although frightened with a pale face, stubbornly refused to go in. Huhai had no choice but to whisper a few words, and after a long time, Xiaoyao reluctantly picked up the arrow on the ground and entered the imperial carriage unwillingly.

  Xiao Yuantou had just entered the imperial chariot when a sturdy man wearing bright armor hastily approached, knelt down and bowed his head deeply to the ground, pressing it tightly against the yellow earth. In a loud voice he said: "Your humble servant Zhang Han has arrived late to save Your Majesty, allowing you to be startled by the bandit Zhao, a crime punishable by ten thousand deaths!"

  The imperial guards around him immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness in unison.

  Hu Hai got rid of Zhao Gao and was in a great mood, saying loudly: "The ministers who escorted the emperor have made contributions, what crime do they have? Quickly clear their names and return to Xianyang together for rewards. After I change my clothes, Zhang Gong will come to see me again."

  After saying this, Hu Hai turned around and returned to his carriage, and the corpses on the ground were naturally taken care of by others.

  He changed into a dry dragon robe, and Huhai leaned softly on the brocade couch, letting out a long sigh, rubbing his forehead. He was still a bit dizzy, he didn't think that he would so easily take down China's first great eunuch.

  Zhao Gao is dead, the number one enemy who threatened his own life has fallen. Although there are still many enemies on the road ahead, they are all still far away for now. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang may still be toiling at moving stones, Xiang Yu may still be a bandit, and Liu Bang may still be that small village chief!

  Victory came too suddenly, making Hu Hai feel a bit unreal. As Jackie Chan would say: Happiness comes too suddenly, I suddenly have the urge to pee!

  Huhai only saw Zhao Gao's threat, although everything today was actually being forced by Zhao Gao to rush the ducks onto the shelves, but he didn't think that he had a natural advantage that far surpassed Zhao Gao.

  That's Hu Hai, regardless of how he came to the throne, but now at least Hu Hai has ascended to the emperor's throne. In the Great Qin's ideology of revering imperial power as heaven-sent, Hu Hai is this heaven, the master of this world under the Great Qin, without exception.

  As for Zhao Gao, he was just a minister and his time in power was short, so it was inevitable that Zhao Gao would be executed at the hands of Hu Hai.

  It is often said: wealth and honor are sought in danger, the ancients did not deceive me. Hu Hai's secret path.

  "Your Majesty, it was too dangerous today. I was almost scared to death just now. You can't take risks like this again in the future." Green Pearl stood beside Hu Hai, patting her chest with lingering fear.

  As the green pearl gently patted her chest, a layered milk wave rose, and Hu Hai almost stared out his eyeballs. The green pearl saw that Hu Hai had not spoken for half a day, and only then did she realize that Hu Hai was staring at her own full chest with a dazed expression, as if he wanted to stick his eyes on it.

  Lu Zhu was suddenly flustered, and in embarrassment, she let out a "tsk" sound, turned around, and backed away from Hu Hai with her face flushed, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes. Although as one of Hu Hai's palace maids, everyone hoped to receive the emperor's favor and bask in his glory, at this moment, having seen Hu Hai's pig-like expression, Lu Zhu, still an innocent young girl, felt more shame than joy.

  Hu Hai awkwardly smiled twice, secretly scolding himself for having just dealt with Zhao Gao, how could he relax his vigilance when Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the two real heart-wounding troubles, had not been resolved yet.

  The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became tense.

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