Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 411: The Emperor's Death
In the cold prison cell, there was only one oil lamp, which emitted a faint light and was about to flicker. The slightest breeze would put it out.

Mayor Xu opened the hole in the iron gate and made room for him. "He is imprisoned here."

Ying Zheng squinted his eyes and looked inside in the dim light. He saw Wuzhai with disheveled hair, iron chains piercing every bone, and hanging on the iron wall in blood. His whole body was limp, hanging there like a puddle of mud, which was too unbearable for Ying Zheng to look at.

Xu Shi said: "I am afraid that he will hurt Your Majesty, so it is safest for Your Majesty to stay here for questioning."

Ying Zheng said in a trembling voice: "It doesn't matter! Can he wake up?"

Xu Shi said: "He is the incarnation of a vicious demon, so it is not so easy for him to die. The gods in heaven will execute him and make it a warning to the world. They will not let him die easily. Your Majesty, please ask questions here, and I will go upstairs to wait for Your Majesty." Although Xu Shi spoke politely, there was no respect between his brows.

After Xu Shi left, only Zhao Gao was with him. Ying Zheng was silent for a long time, then he said to himself, "Since I ascended the throne, my enemies have wanted me dead and have attempted to assassinate me several times, which has made me sleepless. Only after I met you, did I feel at ease and sleep soundly. I have worked hard to unify the Qin Dynasty, and have never slacked off. After sweeping the world, I implemented laws, unified the writing system, and built the Great Wall. I only hope that the Qin Dynasty will be as solid as a rock and enjoy peace forever. What have I done wrong? Why have I been instigated and slandered by the remnants of the evil? "Heart-breaking." After a long pause, he continued, "The whole world is saying that you are the son of Li Mu, the reincarnation of a demon, but I don't believe it. If you were the son of Li Mu, how could you help me to attack the Xiongnu in the north, put down the siege of Mount Li, conquer the land of Baiyue in the south, put down the invasion of demons in the east, and resist the millions of troops of Magadha in the west? These are all the unparalleled achievements of our Qin. How could you be the remnant of the six kingdoms? Even if you are traitors this time, I still don't believe it. God's will cannot be violated. I have no choice but to treat you like this. Don't blame me, sir!"

"The rumors in the world... are all... true. I am indeed... Li Mu's son, Li Zhan." Wuzhan had opened one eye at some point and looked up at the hole on the prison door.

Ying Zheng was shocked when he heard Wuzhan's answer. Although he heard Wuzhan's answer, he still didn't believe it. Tears streamed down his face. "No, I know it well. You definitely don't want me to feel guilty and give me a reason to kill you. The one who knows me well... is you."

"I did have the intention to assassinate Your Majesty. At that time, I was powerless and had no chance to kill him. When I was able to do so, I could not bear it. If Your Majesty died, the world would fall into war again and the people would suffer. Compared with the national crisis, I gave up the family feud. I also deeply understand that the greater the ability, the heavier the responsibility and the more contempt you will bear. Before the Western Expedition, Your Majesty's mind impressed Zhan. You should be the king of China, and the rulers of the six countries are not qualified. Zhan's wish is not much different from Your Majesty's, that is, he wants to get rid of the control and slaughter of the heaven and return the world to the people of the world. However, the heaven and the earth are cruel and treat all things as straw dogs. They want to reap the souls of the Chinese people. Zhan is alone and weak, and cannot fight against the heaven and cannot stop it. This is why we have the current situation. Your Majesty does not need to feel guilty. Zhan is indeed a minister in troubled times and he deserves it." Every word Wuzhan said was weak, but every word was clear.

Ying Zheng held onto the window frame with both hands, looking out into the distance. “Although I cannot protect you, sir, after I die, I will place your spirit tablet beside me and bury you in Mount Li.”

"Your Majesty can no longer influence what happens after your death."

Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Sir, is there no other solution?" This was the question Ying Zheng wanted to ask the most when he came here, and it was also the hope in his heart. With the events that followed one after another, he had already smelled the scent of the country's demise, and he was unwilling to see this country broken apart.

Seeing Wuzhan hanging his head for a long time, as if fainting, Ying Zheng got the answer, and his heart sank, "Xiao Gaozi, go back to the palace!"

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In the 37th year of Emperor Ying Zheng's reign, on the 10th day of the 10th month, the First Emperor could not bear to see Wuzhan executed, so he left Xianyang for a trip. The left prime minister Li Si accompanied him, while the right prime minister Feng Quji stayed in the capital. His youngest son Hu Hai admired him and followed him.

When he reached Pingyuanjin, he fell ill. When he passed the sand dune platform, heavy rain suddenly fell with thunder. A mirage dragon circled in the sky, waiting to devour the Ancestral Dragon's luck that was about to mature.

Ying Zheng coughed for a long time and vomited blood all over the floor. Zhao Gao saw that Ying Zheng's time was up, and contrary to his usual behavior, he did not ask for help from Prime Minister Li Si. Instead, he dismissed the palace maids, straightened his body, slowly stood to the side of the bed, and watched Ying Zheng hanging on to his last breath.

Ying Zheng stared at Zhao Gao and said, "Go quickly... invite the Prime Minister." Taking advantage of the thunder, Zhao Gao smiled grimly and shouted, "Your Majesty, I can't hear you."

Ying Zheng raised his voice, "Quick..., please..., Prime Minister..."

"I still can't hear you, haha!" He leaned down and whispered in Ying Zheng's ear with a man's unique voice: "Your Majesty, you now understand what it means to be alone. What's the use of sweeping the world? What's the use of great achievements? You still can't escape death. Sir is right. All people are born equal. Why should I be a slave and you are the master? Who hasn't dreamed of such a great talent and strategy? I can also be the emperor."

Ying Zheng was furious, "Eunuch!"

"Haha, your majesty, you don't know that the master has already let Xiao Gaozi be a man again. Your majesty works day and night and has no time to spend with him, but Xiao Gaozi manages the harem for your majesty. All those concubines are full of joy, and they all know it tacitly."

Ying Zheng’s face was grim, and he spat out another mouthful of blood, “You…”

"Oh, your majesty, you must not be angry. Every time you spit out a mouthful of blood, there will be one less mouthful. Your majesty hasn't finished listening yet." Zhao Gao was completely in a state of madness. "Sir, you are too wise. Since he came to the court, he has done one major event after another. It seems that he has expanded the territory and become unprecedentedly powerful, but in fact, he is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, wasting money and manpower, and led Qin to the abyss. How many of Qin's millions of soldiers are left in Xianyang now? Even without the intervention of the heavens, the empire will be destroyed overnight after your majesty's death. Sir, I can't bear to kill you. In my opinion, it is no longer important to kill your majesty. Your majesty has got everything he wanted, but he will lose it later. This is more painful than killing your majesty, but your majesty can't say a bad thing about you. This It was all done according to your majesty's wishes. What's wrong with that? The last words that the gentleman said to your majesty were not an exaggeration at all. He was a minister in troubled times. Xiao Gaozi felt that he should be the most brilliant minister in troubled times. Xiao Gaozi was the only one in the entire empire who could see through it. Xiao Gaozi only discovered this trend when he was sorting out the files, but Xiao Gaozi couldn't say it, and didn't dare to say it. With your majesty's wisdom, do you think Xiandaoyuan can defeat you? Even if you have a breath left, like your majesty, it's terrible. You didn't survive every time and turned the tables against the sky. Your majesty asked if you had any solution. Xiao Gaozi thought that you must have one, but he didn't want to tell your majesty. He just hoped that your majesty would die with hatred."

There was only outgoing air coming out of Ying Zheng's mouth, but no incoming air. However, he could hear Zhao Gao's crazy words and understood them all.

"There is one more thing. Xiao Gaozi might as well tell Your Majesty. The Ancestral Dragon Qi in Your Majesty will mature at this time and leave Your Majesty's body. The master has sent someone to instruct Xiao Gaozi to put this pill into Your Majesty's mouth. I believe this must be used to deal with those coveted immortals in the sky. Xiao Gaozi dare not delay what the master has ordered. I will serve Your Majesty for the last time. Now is the right time. Xiao Gaozi has told you everything Your Majesty wanted to hear. Now you can die with your eyes closed. Xiao Gaozi respectfully sends Your Majesty to the end of his life." As he said this, he put the black pill into Ying Zheng's mouth.

The First Emperor died with his eyes glaring and full of hatred. His ambitions and hegemony were realized in the blink of an eye. A purple dragon energy soared into the sky. Seeing this, the Mirage Dragon in the sky opened its huge mouth to swallow it. The dragon energy roared and spurted out a black light. The Mirage Dragon could not dodge and was swallowed. It immediately tumbled in the air and vomited violently. Wuzhan had expected that the Mirage Dragon would be waiting here. The black pill was made of filth and smelled extremely bad. Although it was not fatal, it would bring bad luck to the Mirage Dragon for a short time.

The body of the Ancestral Dragon's energy turned over and rushed towards the Si Shui direction. During the period, some divine objects fell from the sky to capture it, but they were all blocked by the masters of the Ni Tian Sect. The hidden saints broke through the air to follow, but were intercepted by Shen Tu and Lu Hong. The Ancestral Dragon's energy ran all the way as fast as a meteor, and soon arrived in Pei County, and rushed towards the direction of Mangshan.

It was midnight, and Liu Bang was sleeping soundly under a tree beside the mountains and swamps of Mangshan and Dangshan. He had a wonderful dream last night. He dreamed of a cold and beautiful fairy. The fairy gave him an elixir and told him, "If you take this elixir, you will become the founder of the Han Dynasty." Liu Bang took it confusedly and didn't think there was anything special about it. Instead, he was obsessed with the fairy, so he came here to look for the fairy in his dreams, hoping to meet her again.

He was awakened from his dream by a dragon's roar. When he opened his eyes, he saw a dragon's energy coming from the sky. He opened his mouth to shout, but the dragon's energy instantly poured into his body. He could not utter a word. He only felt a strange force colliding all over his body, his head buzzing, he felt dizzy, and he fainted immediately.

At this time, a holy fairy followed and tried to snatch the energy of the Ancestral Dragon. Gushe appeared and stood in front of the holy fairy. It turned out that she was the fairy Liu Bang met. The elixir given by Gushe was the "dragon cave" left by Wuzhan. After Liu Bang took it, the energy of the Ancestral Dragon came to the cave. As for why Liu Bang was chosen, Gushe didn't know, but Wuzhan should know.

Guyue, Shentu and Lu Hong who came after them, fought with the group of saints for several rounds. They saw that the Ancestral Dragon's spirit had recognized its master and its luck was complete. It was no longer worth fighting for. They could only wait until the luck disappeared and the Ancestral Dragon left its host before trying to snatch it back. However, they all lost interest in fighting and retreated one after another.

Prime Minister Li Si was afraid that the emperor would die outside the country and that there would be rebellion among the princes and the whole country, so he kept the death a secret. Zhao Gao, Hu Hai and Li Si conspired to destroy the emperor's will to give the prince Fusu, and falsely claimed that Prime Minister Li Si had received the emperor's will in Shaqiu and appointed his son Hu Hai as the crown prince. He also gave the princes Fusu and Meng Tian letters, accused them of many crimes and sentenced them to death.