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

The letter clearly explained the various things Gao Yao had written to the court to quell the rebellion, but Li Si was not in the court, and even Fusu himself had not heard of it. This made Li Si quickly guess that it was the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's trick. Li Si was so smart, how could he not understand the mystery? Covering up this matter was equivalent to forcing Gao Yao to become a rebel. As for the so-called claiming to be king, it was probably just a last resort. Gao Yao was not a stupid person, how could he fall into the trap easily? If he insisted on quelling the rebellion, he would be a rebel. If he really sent a large army to Xianyang, it would be tantamount to cutting off his retreat. Leading troops to Xianyang in person would be a dead end.

Li Si knew all these facts, but he kept silent. The reason was not as simple as Meng Yi said. In the original historical trajectory, Li Si eventually died, not because of stupidity, but because he failed to foresee that Zhao Gao would be so resolute, completely disregarding the future of the Qin Dynasty, and actually getting rid of him in order to have more say. But Li Si was different. Li Si knew very well that the foundation of power lay in the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Once the Qin Dynasty collapsed, everything they pursued would be in vain.

That's why he didn't expect Zhao Gao to be so stupid as to attack him. But the situation now is different. Li Si is powerless to change it. Although he is still the prime minister, Li Si already knew his fate when Fusu came back. So what if he didn't agree to Meng Yi? Fusu didn't trust him at all. If he told the truth, it would be a way to his death.

So no matter whether it was a reasonable division of fiefdoms or whether the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was now advocating an attack on the southern border, Li Si just watched quietly. Although he seemed to still be the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, he had been sidelined to some extent.

As for accepting the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's conditions, it was also helpless. Under Meng Yi's lobbying, Wang Ben also agreed to take Fusu back. Especially as a close minister of Qin Shihuang, Wang Ben knew that Qin Shihuang was interested in Fusu. For Fusu, going to the northern border was more of a training.

Li Si's mind was like a mirror. He knew his current situation better than anyone else. He and the Qin Dynasty were deeply tied together and could not be separated. As Qin Shihuang's right-hand man, he was destined to become the target of public criticism. Even if he became king now, he could not escape death.

However, Prince Gao's claim to the throne gave Li Si an idea. Although others might not accept him, Gaoyao is now different from the past. If he still wants to find a place in the world where he can be recognized and have status again, then Gaoyao is undoubtedly the most likely choice.

"Okay! I approve your request. You will lead the army to the southern border immediately and put down the rebellion and restore peace to the Qin Empire. I believe you can accomplish your mission!"

"Well, I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust."

Hearing that Fusu agreed with his idea of ​​pacifying the southern border, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan also revealed a smile. From Fusu's reaction just now, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had already noticed that Fusu seemed to have some ideas of his own. However, since the matter of conquering the southern border had been decided, the rest of the things were no longer important to him.

As long as he could pacify the southern border and kill Gao Yao, the rest would be left to the world to develop on its own. It didn't matter if all the Qin troops were lost. After that, everything would return to normal. After this cycle ended and he completely absorbed the power of Tianxing, he would no longer need to stay in this cycle.

In a head-on battle, whether in terms of strategy or force, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was confident that Gao Yao would definitely not be his opponent.

"Prepare to mobilize troops immediately. Raise 300,000 soldiers to conquer the southern border. You must assist in this battle. Only victory is allowed!"

"Here"

Even Fusu knew very well at this time that this battle could not be lost. If this battle failed, the foundation of the Qin Dynasty would be completely gone.

In Kuaiji, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng were very satisfied with the imperial edict, which even offered to make Xiang Yu the King of Chu. However, Fan Zeng decisively asked Xiang Yu to reject the proposal.

After all, no matter how much a person changes, his basic temperament and character will not change much. Xiang Yu himself also likes fame, so he is naturally unwilling to give it up. However, Fan Zeng knows that the Qin Dynasty is definitely not interested in fame. It seems that Fusu is coming to power to enfeoff, but who would be willing to do so, unless they are very short-sighted.

Now that he accepted it, it would be like the previous move of electing Chu Huai Wang's grandson Xiongxin was deliberately using the other party as an excuse. Fan Zeng could easily see that this was just a delaying tactic.

Using this incident to divide the rebels, they became suspicious of each other. No one could say for sure whether the other side would secretly surrender to the Qin Dynasty. Zhang Han used the main forces that defeated Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in succession to show that the Qin Dynasty was not a lamb to be slaughtered. Naturally, some people would choose to accumulate strength and never act rashly.

This is a move that many people can see the meaning of for many rebels now, but no one dares to take the risk, or no one dares to take the risk of other people's humanity. Who knows who will be tempted and stab themselves in the back?

What is even more terrible is that the Southern Border Prince Gao has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself king. This is also the point of conflict between Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng.

"Father, this opportunity is rare. I must avenge my uncle."

"Our army is still no match for the Southern Border Army."

Facing Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng still told the truth mercilessly. It was indeed true that the Chu army was no match for the Southern Border Army.

"Father, didn't you say that even if there is an uprising now, it will be difficult for us to fight? Moreover, we have the foundation of Kuaiji now, so we should never give it up easily."

Listening to Xiang Yu's words, Fan Zeng also understood that the original plan was disrupted by the imperial edict. The rebels were also wary of each other, so it was not easy to take over the remaining counties. If they did not take action against the remaining rebels, they would be easily criticized.

"Since we are going to fight, we must be prepared to hold our ground"

"Well, Father, I mean...wait a minute, do you agree?"

When Xiang Yu heard Fan Zeng's agreement, he didn't react immediately.

"That's right. Our army is now caught in a dilemma. If that's the case, then we can do as you wish. However, we cannot attack and must focus on defense. We can place the battlefield in Kuaiji and use the city to hold on while making full use of our mobility. It will take at most three months. As long as we can hold on for three months, it will be time for our army to switch from defense to offense!"

"Three months?"