Tyrant Hu Hai

"Your Majesty!"

Upon seeing the First Emperor, the people in the hall all showed shock on their faces, followed by great joy, and hurriedly knelt down in worship.

"Rise, all of you."

Qin Shi Huang spoke softly, then led Qin Ning toward the main seat at the very front.

"Please take a seat, sir."

He cupped his hands slightly toward Qin Ning, intending to let the other party take the main seat.

Qin Ning smiled faintly, "No need, you can just sit there yourself."

"This..."

Hearing this, Qin Shi Huang hesitated slightly, ultimately nodding, "Then We shall not stand on ceremony with you, sir. Once We have dealt with these people, We will properly entertain you."

With that, he sat down, and his gaze swept over the ministers below one by one.

When his gaze fixed upon Zhao Gao, Qin Shi Huang called out in a deep voice, "Guards."

Two members of the Black Ice Terrace appeared, "Your Majesty!"

"Seize Zhao Gao for Us!"

"Yes."

After responding, the two members of the Black Ice Terrace said nothing more and directly subdued Zhao Gao on the spot.

"Your... Your Majesty... Your subject... does not know what crime he has committed?" Zhao Gao's expression changed drastically, so frightened he nearly wet himself.

To Zhao Gao's words, Qin Shi Huang did not respond directly. Instead, he said, "This is Immortal Master Qin from later generations. Today, We serendipitously encountered an immortal destiny, traveled to the future, met the Immortal Master, and learned from his mouth many things that will happen in the future of our Great Qin."

Hearing this, everyone was greatly shocked.

An Immortal Master?

Later generations?

Do immortals truly exist in this world?

Although for all these years, the First Emperor had been seeking longevity and searching everywhere for sorcerers, everyone knew in their hearts that the so-called immortality simply did not exist.

They were all just charlatans.

However, the First Emperor firmly believed in the path to immortality, and because of this, absolutely no one dared to admonish him.

Now, His Majesty actually said that he had brought an Immortal Master back here.

Most importantly, the two of them had just appeared out of thin air. Such a scene was indeed too bizarre; this was clearly not something ordinary people could do.

Could it be that this young man truly possessed the methods of an Immortal Master?

"Could the reason Your Majesty arrested Zhao Gao be because he did something in the future that harmed our Great Qin?" Li Si spoke up.

To Li Si's words, Qin Shi Huang did not explain immediately. Instead, he looked at him with sharp eyes, staring so intensely that Li Si's forehead broke out in sweat and his body began to tremble.

A moment later, Qin Shi Huang finally said, "Do you all know that our Great Qin will perish in its second generation!"

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was greatly shocked and knelt on the ground one after another.

"Your Majesty, our Great Qin swept through the six directions and unified the world, how could it... perish in the second generation!"

"Demonic words! These are demonic words, Your Majesty! You must not easily believe them!"

"Young Master Fusu is kind and benevolent..."

Qin Shi Huang snorted coldly, "We personally took a trip to the future, how could it be false?"

"Furthermore, when did We ever say that the Second Emperor of Qin would be Fusu?"

What?

The Second Emperor of Qin is not Fusu?

How could this be possible?

Facing everyone's doubts, Qin Ning stepped forward at this time and said, "In the thirty-seventh year of Ying Zheng, during the First Emperor's fifth eastern tour, he passed away at the Shaqiu Palace at the age of forty-nine."

Thirty-seventh year?

Forty-nine years old?

Everyone's breath hitched.

"After Ying Zheng's death, Zhao Gao kept the mourning a secret, forged the imperial decree, and ordered Fusu to commit suicide." Qin Ning spoke again.

"Zhao Gao! How bold of you!"

"To actually dare forge the imperial decree and murder the eldest young master!"

The officials were all furious, and finally understood why Qin Shi Huang had someone take down Zhao Gao as soon as he returned.

"After Fusu's death, the Second Emperor of Qin, Hu Hai, successfully ascended the throne."

Hu Hai!

The Second Emperor of Qin was actually Hu Hai?

Everyone was shocked once again.

But thinking carefully, it seemed very logical.

Because Zhao Gao was exactly Hu Hai's teacher.

If Hu Hai truly ascended the throne, then this person Zhao Gao would definitely be able to wield ultimate power over the court!

Zhao Gao's face was full of terror, and he cried out loudly, "Your Majesty... these are demonic words... Your subject is wronged... wronged... Your subject is but a mere eunuch..."

"Immortal Master Qin, although Zhao Gao is the Prefect of the Palace Carriages, at the end of the day he is just a lowly eunuch, how could he successfully seize power? The court officials would absolutely not submit, and I, Li Si, would be the first to disagree."

At this time, Li Si stood out. He already had a poor relationship with Zhao Gao.

It must be known that this person Li Si valued power and influence extremely highly, and Zhao Gao, as a trusted aide by Qin Shi Huang's side, naturally posed no small threat to him.

"Could it be that I was already dead by then?" he asked again.

As soon as these words came out, Qin Shi Huang's sharp gaze once again looked toward Li Si, making his entire body uncontrollably shiver. For some reason, a bad premonition surfaced in his heart.

"You were not dead."

Qin Ning smiled, "You were a co-conspirator."

Hearing this, Li Si was almost scared out of his wits. He hurriedly knelt down and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty... Your subject... how could your subject betray Your Majesty! This is impossible!"

Ying Zheng also had many doubts in his heart, and couldn't help asking Qin Ning, "Sir, Li Si and Zhao Gao have always been at odds, this We know. So him colluding with Zhao Gao to forge the will is indeed somewhat unimaginable. Why exactly was this?"

"Li Si comes from the Legalist school. Therefore, to him, if Fusu, who reveres Confucianism, were to ascend the throne... it would inevitably have a massive impact on his own power and influence." Qin Ning's simple sentence revealed the reason behind it.

Ying Zheng closed his eyes and fell silent, as if carefully pondering something.

After a good while, he finally spoke, "Guards, drag Zhao Gao down and behead him."

"Yes!"

The Black Ice guards responded, and ignoring how Zhao Gao yelled and screamed, directly dragged him out of the main hall.

"Li Si."

Following that, Qin Shi Huang's gaze turned to Li Si.

"Your... Your Majesty!"

Li Si was already shivering, prostrating on the ground.

"Since the period of King Zheng of Qin, you have followed by Our side, assisting Us in unifying the six states, working cautiously and conscientiously. Today, We shall spare your life for now, hoping that after you return, you can properly reflect on yourself."

Hearing this, Li Si was wildly overjoyed in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

No matter what, he didn't have to die today, so there was still a chance for things to turn around.

"Sir, aside from Zhao Gao, are there any other treacherous sycophants in our Great Qin today? For example, Hu Hai? For Qin to perish in its second generation, this rebellious son must also be unable to escape blame, right? Or was he truly just made a figurehead and coerced by Zhao Gao?" Ying Zheng asked.

Hearing this, Qin Ning was silent at first, then said, "After Hu Hai ascended the throne, he was cruel and ruthless. He decreed the execution of six of his siblings, and later another twelve were escorted to the bustling markets of Xianyang and publicly cut in half at the waist."

"To protect his family, Prince Gao offered to be buried alongside the First Emperor, and was ultimately buried alive."

"The most frenzied and deranged part was that murdering his brothers was not enough; he didn't even spare his sisters, all of whom were executed."

"The Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of Li Si records, Ten princesses were dismembered to death in Du."

"Zhe means dismemberment, a cruel punishment of tearing limbs apart. The First Emperor's most beloved daughter, Ying Yinman, was subjected to the severe torture of being drawn and quartered by five horses by Hu Hai!"

"Of the First Emperor's thirty-four children, in the end, save for Hu Hai alone, not a single one of the remaining thirty-three was spared."

Qin Ning's words ended there, and a terrifying silence fell over the entire grand hall.