Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

As the carriage moved forward, they soon arrived at the imperial city. Here, they were no longer eligible to ride in the carriage and could only walk. After the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, only one person had received this honor, and that was the old general Wang Jian. It was Qin Shihuang who gave it to Wang Jian, but he simply refused to accept it and followed the rules honestly.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Meng Tian and Yi Xiaochuan quickly came to the side hall to wait. At this time, a figure standing at the door of the side hall made Yi Xiaochuan almost unable to resist and rush forward. Fortunately, Meng Tian pulled Yi Xiaochuan back in time.

If Yi Xiaochuan took action in the Xianyang Palace, he would definitely die. Even with the support of the Meng family, there were some taboos that he could not do casually.

"I, General Gao Yao, pay my respects to General Meng Tian and Lord Meng Yi."

At this time, Gao Yao still had a calm expression on his face after seeing the two people. Instead, he bowed and saluted.

"Master Gao Yao, you have caused Meng Yi a lot of trouble."

"General Meng Tian, ​​what do you mean by this? I don't quite understand."

"Gao Yao, are you still pretending?"

Hearing that Gao Yao still refused to admit it, Yi Xiaochuan immediately said something vicious. If it wasn't for the wrong venue, Yi Xiaochuan would have definitely gone up and attacked him.

"Master Meng Yi, what are you talking about? If Gao Yao has offended Master Meng Yi, then Gao Yao should apologize. Of course, even if he has not offended him, with the influence of the Meng family in Daqin, whoever they want to apologize will have to apologize, right?"

"Master Gao Yao, please don't speak carelessly. Be careful of what you say."

After hearing Gao Yao's words, Meng Tian immediately interrupted Gao Yao. Once these words reached Qin Shi Huang's ears, everything turned into something serious. Gao Yao's words were full of traps, which were really alarming.

"Thank you General Meng Tian for your reminder. I will remember it."

"I never thought that my kindness that day would leave you as a disaster."

"Why did General Meng Tian say that? Gao Yao doesn't remember ever offending General Meng Tian."

"Haha, Lord Gao Yao is quite calm. Just for the crime of secretly harboring Princess Tuan, Lord Gao Yao can wait for His Majesty to punish him. Could it be that Lord Gao Yao really thinks that everything will be fine after coming to Xianyang?"

"Haha, what are you talking about, General Meng Tian? Wasn't Princess Tuan abducted by the Huns? How does this have anything to do with me?"

"Gao Yao, don't you think that if you don't admit it, you won't be able to find out?"

Listening to Gao Yao's words, Meng Tian also smiled coldly. Although they were in the side hall at this time, the two of them kept their voices very low. Except for Yi Xiaochuan, almost no one else could hear them.

"Haha, General Meng Tian, ​​I think the appearance of Princess Tuan may not be a good thing for you. Not to mention that she didn't exist in the first place, if she really did exist, wouldn't General Meng Tian be afraid that the wisdom of the Meng family would be tarnished by someone? Especially if His Majesty knew about this, I'm afraid General Meng Tian..."

Gao Yao's words clearly had a hidden meaning, and Meng Tian reacted immediately. What Gao Yao was talking about was that Yi Xiaochuan led Tuan's soldiers to intercept and kill Qin soldiers. In other words, holding Yu Shu accountable was equivalent to throwing Yi Xiaochuan out. Gao Yao's words were also very clear. Could Meng Tian control the mouths of all Qin soldiers? Even if he could, could he control the mouths of those Tuan soldiers?

At this time, Gao Yao made it clear that if he wanted to expose the truth, then they would expose each other. Gao Yao knew that if Meng Tian really opened his mouth, it would not matter whether Qin Shihuang believed it or not. Gao Yao would at least be investigated. If there were any clues or unclear explanations, he would be killed. This was different from Yi Xiaochuan's injury and death. One was deceiving Qin Shihuang, and the other was a conflict between ministers.

The former could have killed the wrong people without letting them go to avoid future troubles. As for the conflicts between ministers, if Qin Shihuang relied solely on his closeness to others and trusted whoever was close to him and killed the rest, he would not be Qin Shihuang anymore. He would have exposed each other's past. By the same token, compared to hiding one person, Meng Tian had to shut up at least a thousand pairs of mouths, not to mention that there were Tuan's people to investigate. Once it was confirmed that Yi Xiaochuan led Tuan's troops to kill the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, there was no doubt that he would lose his official position, and whether he could keep his life was another matter. As for Meng Tian, ​​who protected Yi Xiaochuan, it was almost certain that he would lose his position as the General of the Northern Territory.

"Gao Yao, I underestimated you. I'm afraid you have been planning for this day to come. That princess is your backup plan, right?"

"Haha, that depends on how General Meng Tian chooses. To be honest, General Meng Tian, ​​I really admire you and really want to be under your command to see if there is a chance to wipe out the Xiongnu in one fell swoop. It's a pity that there is no such opportunity."

Listening to Gao Yao's words, Meng Tian frowned slightly. Listening to Gao Yao's words, Meng Tian actually had a thought that it seemed that what Gao Yao said was really true.

"Your Majesty has ordered us to enter the palace."

"Here"

At this time, an eunuch came to the door of the side hall and let the three people enter the main hall. Naturally, the three people did not waste time and walked directly into the main hall.

"See Your Majesty"

At this time, there was a person standing at the bottom of the steps in the main hall. It was Li Si. Gao Yao also saw Qin Shihuang's appearance for the first time at this time. It was not much different from his impression, except that he looked more majestic. It was just that Qin Shihuang's face was a little pale.

"Meng Yi"

"His Majesty"

"You said that Nanhai Wei Gao wanted to attack you, right?"

"Your Majesty, that is right. Please make the decision for me."

Listening to Qin Shi Huang's question, Yi Xiaochuan's eyes were filled with excitement that could not be concealed. He felt that Qin Shi Huang was going to deal with Gao Yao.

"But according to my understanding, Gao Yao's governance in Nanhai County is quite effective. He accommodated foreigners, built towns, and developed agriculture. Do you have any experience with these?"

"This...I have seen it."

"Then do you have any grudge against Gao Yao?"

Listening to Qin Shihuang's question, Yi Xiaochuan hesitated for a moment, then quickly explained the matter.

"Your Majesty, before I returned to the Meng family, I had contact with Gao Yao. We had some conflicts at that time, and Gao Yao has been holding a grudge against me ever since."

"Then why did Hu Hai only praise Gao Yao in his words and never mention Gao Yao's attack on you?"

"I......"

"When you were guarding Hu Hai, you left without permission. What crime should you be punished for?"