Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

Generally speaking, when anyone comes to the Xianyang Palace, what he notices must be the majestic palace walls, the resplendent palace, and of course the kings and Concubines.

But often few people notice other people, those who walk around in the palace every day, doing all kinds of work diligently for the king and wives, but they are often people who are ignored by others .

In this era, people call them eunuchs, but in later generations, they have a more famous title eunuch.

There are also many types of eunuchs, such as those who sweep the floor, those who serve water, those who raise horses, those who cook, and so on.

Compared with those lofty people living in the palace, these eunuchs can be said to be as low as dust.

But there are also some eunuchs. Although they also lost the most important thing that is regarded as a man, they are not as low as dust, but can still gain the respect of the ruler.

Time is such a eunuch.

In the palace, when other eunuchs see him, they will call him very respectfully: "Old Patriarch."

No one knows when Hou entered the palace, but if you use this question to ask other eunuchs in Xianyang Palace, they will give the same answer in unison: "When I entered the palace, the ancestor It's already there."

No one knew that this aging eunuch in charge was that famous prince, just like how few people in the Xianyang Palace now would think of the time when the Great Qin Dynasty shook the world ten years ago or even longer ago .

That's all in the past after all.

Just like Da Qin's previous hegemony, the current old eunuch "Hou" has also reached the end of his life.

In a closed room with no one else, a white-haired Hou lay quietly on the couch, his face was covered with wrinkles and age spots, and his eyes were completely cloudy.

Anyone can see that his death is already a matter of time.

There was a rush of footsteps, followed by a questioning voice: "Where is the man, is he still alive?"

"Go back to the king, I still have a breath."

"What are you still doing, open the door!"

It seems that because of hearing this voice, Hou's body shook slightly, and the light in his eyes seemed to become clear again quickly.

Soon, Qin Wangchu appeared in front of Hou's bed.

"You all go out to the widow!"

After scolding the palace doctor and other idlers away, Qin Wangchu sat down on the sidelines waiting.

Hou's lips trembled slightly, and then he said, "Great King."

Qin Wangchu grabbed the palm of Hou Canglao's right hand, sighed softly, and said, "The widow is late."

For the old man in front of him, Qin Wangchu actually didn't have much contact with him, after all, Qin Wangchu had only been enthroned for a few years.

But as early as Qin Wangchu's father, Qin Xiaowang Zhao Zhu, told Qin Wangchu one thing, that is, if there is still a person who is truly loyal to Qin in this world, then this person It must be waiting.

So Qin Wangchu trusted the old man.

But now, this person is leaving this world, leaving the Qin State and King Qin Chu whom he is loyal to.

When any monarch finds out that a subject who is absolutely loyal to him has passed away, he will feel as sad as Qin Wangchu.

Hou tried his best to pull the muscles on his face, barely showing a smile, and said: "Your Majesty, your words are serious. At this old minister's age, I have already lived enough. Now I just wish I could live a little longer." Years of life, to be able to continue, continue to serve the King, and serve the King like a dog."

Qin Wangchu sighed: "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

After thinking for a while, Hou said, "Before I entered the palace, I had a younger brother. Now the eldest grandson of the younger brother has just reached the crown. He is an official in Xianyang, and his name is Zhang Han. If the king can take care of this son, it will be Fortunately, the minister."

"Zhang Han?" Qin Wangchu nodded, and said: "I remember it. How about it, the front line is also dangerous, so I will let him work for the Wang family in the Shaofu."

Hou showed a grateful expression, and said: "Many, thank you, Your Majesty."

Suddenly, Hou coughed violently, rolled his eyes violently, and almost lost his breath.

Qin Wangchu was startled, subconsciously stretched out his hand to pat Hou's back, and when he was about to call the palace doctor outside the room, his hand was suddenly grabbed by Hou.

"Your Majesty, there's no need. I'm fine now. By the way, I still have something important to report to the King."

Qin Wangchu took a look and confirmed that he would not die for a while, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "What's the matter? You don't have to work so hard, just take your time."

Hou forced a smile, and said: "If you don't tell me about this matter, I will not rest in peace when I die."

After coughing violently again, Hou finally said slowly, "Your Majesty, I have actually made some progress in investigating the incidents in Xianyang City earlier."

"What?" As soon as Qin Wangchu heard it, he became energetic.

For King Qin Chu, it was undoubtedly a great shame and humiliation that Xianyang City was breached by Li Mu twice.

What made Qin Wangchu even more angry was that in the experience of Xianyang City being destroyed twice, there were people who cooperated with Zhao Guoren internally and externally, which finally led to all this happening.

At the beginning, Qin Wangchu entrusted this matter to his confidant Lu Buwei to investigate, but Lu Buwei did not get any useful results after the investigation. In addition, Lu Buwei was busy with affairs as a prime minister, so it was impossible for Qin Wangchu to let Lu Buwei keep an eye on this matter. thing.

So Qin Wangchu handed over the investigation power of this matter to Hou.

Speaking of it, it has been a long time, and even Qin Wangchu himself has almost forgotten about it.

It was not until now that Hou said this that Qin Wangchu recalled this incident again.

So Qin Wangchu immediately asked: "Can you find out who is behind the scenes?"

Hou coughed a few times, and then said slowly, "Your Majesty, according to my investigations, the mastermind behind the two breaches of the city should actually be the same person."

"The same person?" The coldness in Qin Wangchu's eyes became more intense, and he said angrily: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, such a scum appeared in the great Qin of the widow, please tell me who this person is, the widow Let’s send troops to punish his entire clan, as an example to others!”

Hou smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, in fact, I have not found any definite evidence to prove who this person is. However, judging from the clues I have now, this person must be in a high position in the Great Qin Dynasty." , and has a group of dead men available, who can intervene in the investigation and use the name of the investigation to eliminate all evidence against it."

King Chu of Qin frowned upon hearing the words, and said after a while, "There don't seem to be many such people in Great Qin."

"Yes." Hou nodded with some difficulty, and then said word by word: "Your Majesty, I think that Wu Chengjun Lu Buwei is the biggest suspect in this internal response!"

"What?" Qin Wangchu's whole body stopped suddenly, and he was completely stunned: "Wu Chengjun?"

You must know that Wu Chengjun Lu Buwei is the great benefactor of Qin Wangchu.

More importantly, Qin Wangchu has always regarded Lu Buwei as his number one confidant, even though he would temporarily alienate Lu Buwei due to the emperor's power, but Qin Wangchu has never doubted Lu Buwei's loyalty to himself and Qin.

But now, Hou is actually telling King Chu of Qin that it is this Lu Buwei who is most likely the number one traitor who cooperated with Zhao Guoli and caused Li Mu to break through Xianyang City twice?

One can imagine the shock in Qin Wangchu's heart.

Hou nodded his head with great difficulty, and said to Qin Wangchu in front of him word by word: "Your Majesty, you must, you must pay attention to Wu Chengjun!"

After finishing these words, Hou's head suddenly stopped heavily, and the brilliance of life was completely lost in his eyes.

Chapter 9: Cai Ze's Chance (Part [-])