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

The mountains of memorials poured into the palace like a tide, and Qin Shihuang's health and energy were getting worse day by day, and it was difficult to cope with it. Faced with such heavy administrative pressure, he had to take measures to gradually delegate some power to local officials. However, this move was like a double-edged sword. Although it reduced Qin Shihuang's burden, it also made local forces gradually rise and expand.

As power was decentralized, officials in various places became more and more reckless. They no longer strictly abided by the court decrees as before, and their behavior became more and more reckless. This situation became more and more serious, and eventually led to the current situation. Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng were able to privately recruit and control up to 3,000 soldiers in Kuaiji! A few years ago, even with Xiang Liang's situation, they dared to gather only a few hundred soldiers in the mountains.

However, in stark contrast to Xiang Yu's excitement, Fan Zeng was always frowning and worried. One day, after a hard training, Xiang Yu returned to the courtyard and walked into the room to find Fan Zeng staring intently at the map on the wall, with a deep worry on his face. Xiang Yu really couldn't understand why Fan Zeng was so sad. After all, he had seen Fan Zeng in this state almost every day for nearly half a month.

"Sir, why are you like this? I see you sighing at the map every day."

"Oh... I am really worried about this matter! The matter of the southern border must not be forgotten! As far as I know, there are at least 200,000 brave soldiers and generals in the southern border, or to be more precise, there should be no less than 300,000 troops! However, we only have 3,000 elite soldiers at the moment," Fan Zeng said in a heavy tone.

Hearing this, Xiang Yu's face darkened slightly. He did not refute Fan Zeng immediately as usual, nor did he say that he was just so-so. After all, the previous battle with Gao Yao had made Xiang Yu deeply realize that Gao Yao was a man of extraordinary strength and was by no means an ordinary person.

Although Xiang Yu was confident in his martial arts and believed that he could defeat Gao Yao, he knew very well that it would be an almost impossible task to decide the outcome in just a hundred rounds.

Xiang Yu has always been proud of his natural strength and his martial arts. However, Gao Yao is the most powerful opponent he has ever encountered. Now, the gap in strength between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger, and Xiang Yu is really unsure. Therefore, when facing Gao Yao, Xiang Yu rarely showed any contempt.

"At this point, we must be vigilant! The development momentum in the southern border area is extremely rapid, and Gao Yao's ambitions have probably been exposed. If something unexpected really happens in this world, then there is no doubt that we will become Gao Yao's primary target of attack."

This is what worries Fan Zeng, and it is also what he is most worried about.

However, Xiang Yu did not show excessive worry about this. Instead, he comforted him: "Don't worry too much. Didn't Xiaochuan promise to help us? Moreover, even if something unexpected happens, he will definitely help us resist Gaoyao together."

Hearing Xiang Yu's words, Fan Zeng could not help but frown. Only a simple-minded person like Xiang Yu would believe this. If Xiang Liang were still alive, he would definitely scold Xiang Yu for being too naive and unrealistic, pinning all his hopes on others without sufficient strength to support himself. You must know that without strong strength, all beautiful visions are just empty talk.

But Fan Zeng is not Xiang Liang after all, and he cannot influence Xiang Yu's thoughts. Losing Xiang Liang is not a good thing for Xiang Yu. Although Xiang Yu always respectfully calls Fan Zeng "Sir", in fact, in many things, Xiang Yu verbally agrees with Fan Zeng, but in fact, he still does his own thing. This is also what Fan Zeng is very helpless about.

At the same time, on the other side of the court, the palace was filled with a tense atmosphere. After careful consideration, Qin Shihuang finally decided to start his eastern tour again, and announced directly at the court meeting that he would embark on the eastern tour again, and this would be his fifth eastern tour.

This Eastern Tour was no small matter, and involved many complicated matters. From planning a detailed travel route to carefully selecting officials of all levels and brave soldiers to accompany him; from preparing sufficient food, money and supplies to ensuring the safety of the entire trip, all of them required careful consideration and meticulous arrangements. From the time the plan was proposed to the actual departure of the Eastern Tour, it would take at least three months, or even longer, to complete all the necessary preparations.

At this time, Yi Xiaochuan was also preparing. Now that Qin Shihuang's trip to Shaqiu was basically confirmed, the only thing left was to plan how Qin Shihuang could die in Shaqiu according to their established ideas and then seize power.

The goal of Yi Xiaochuan's plan this time was extremely clear and concise, that is, to target Li Si, who was in power, and Prince Yan, who was the target again after Hu Hai's death. Qin Shihuang had 24 sons, not just Fusu and Hu Hai.

Prince Yan was the sixth son of Qin Shi Huang. His mother was originally a noble of the Qin Dynasty, and could be considered a noble family, but she was not particularly outstanding. Prince Yan was already eighteen years old, so he was just the right person. The most important point was that Prince Yan had no outstanding qualities in either wisdom or talent, but he happened to have studied with Li Si, so they had a master-disciple relationship.

This was a great temptation for Li Si. If Fusu succeeded to the throne, Li Si would inevitably lose power. Even if he was not targeted, the best way would be to stay away from the disputes in the court. How could Li Si, who was used to holding power, accept this? Therefore, he would naturally carefully consider Yi Xiaochuan's intention to cooperate.

Of course, Qin Shi Huang will die. Yi Xiaochuan would not tell Li Si about this, otherwise it would not be cooperation, but would only make himself uncomfortable. Similarly, when the news of Qin Shi Huang's decision to tour the east reached the northern border, Meng Tian did not have any special reaction. After all, it was not the first time. However, for another fake Yi Xiaochuan who was in the northern border at this time, this meant a lot.

This also means that the plan should start. This time, Qin Shihuang will make an eastern tour. No matter whether the current Qin Shihuang will die or not, Qin Shihuang must die. This is also the key reason why he must let Yi Xiaochuan become Zhao Gao and become the Minister of the Central Chariot House.