Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

In the Xianyang Palace, in a deserted palace.

There was a faint candlelight in the hall, and on the bed, a thin figure was lying on the bed with a pale face.

The figure looked very thin, and even the bones of the body could be seen. It was obvious that he was terminally ill.

In front of this figure, there was a tall man standing quietly, and he whispered: "Your Highness Li Fei..."

The man who called Li Fei was one of the contemporary masters, Gai Nie, who was called the Sword Saint.

Gai Nie appeared here, naturally not to cuckold his lord, nor to have any private affair with Li Fei.

He appeared here just to fulfill his promise to his friend.

"Mr. Gai Nie, please."

"Not long ago, His Majesty asked the Moon God of the Yin-Yang School to use some Yin-Yang School magic on Tianming. I don't know what the specific effect of that magic is, but it should be something very dangerous."

"When I am alive, I can still take care of Tianming and prevent people from hurting him, but when I die, it will be difficult for Tianming to continue living in this Xianyang Palace."

"Tianming... he is not His Majesty's heir after all, but A Ke's child. A Ke also... once assassinated His Majesty. I'm afraid he won't let Tianming survive."

Concubine Li said in a begging voice with tears in her eyes.

Gai Nie was silent.

He felt that what Concubine Li said was not credible.

Gai Nie, who had been with Ying Zheng for 20 years and was almost inseparable from him, to be honest, his understanding of Ying Zheng might not be comparable to that of Ying Wei.

When someone has been with you for so long, he or she probably knows whether you are used to taking the left or right foot first when you go out.

In Gai Nie's opinion, the First Emperor is not such a heartless person.

Even if Concubine Li died, the First Emperor would probably not do anything to Tianming, and might even continue to treat Tianming as his own son.

With the First Emperor's heart, he would not be unable to tolerate such a twelve or thirteen-year-old child.

But there is one thing that Concubine Li said is also right, that is, the First Emperor did summon the Moon Goddess to the palace a few days ago and used some Yin-Yang magic on Tianming.

This is also the reason why Gai Nie was shaken.

He once promised Jing Ke to take good care of his child, but Tianming was in danger at this time, and he had no choice.

Seeing Gai Nie's silence, Concubine Li was even more anxious.

She knew that only Gai Nie could save her son. If Gai Nie didn't agree, what would happen to Tianming? She didn't dare to think about it.

"Mr. Gai Nie...〃々..."

Li Fei's thin hand held Gai Nie's hand. Her hand was almost skin wrapped around bones and flesh, like yellow wax.

Li Fei couldn't help but gasp in anxiety and spit out blood from her mouth.

Li Fei's cough also brought Gai Nie back to his senses. He looked at Li Fei and finally nodded.He nodded and said, "I will take Tianming out of Xianyang Palace."

Concubine Li said gratefully, "Thank you... Thank you, Mr. Gai Nie."

"The luckiest thing in Ake's life is to meet you, Mr. Gai Nie."

Concubine Li felt ashamed. She certainly knew what it meant to take Tianming out of Xianyang Palace. It meant that Gai Nie was going to betray Qin.

Now that the whole world belongs to Qin, Gai Nie's betrayal will surely make the First Emperor furious and will make people all over the world hunt him down.

What will happen to Gai Nie's life in the future? Just thinking about it is terrifying.

But even so, even if he knew what he would face in the future, Gai Nie still did this for a promise he made that year. From a human perspective, Gai Nie is undoubtedly a true gentleman.

"Your Highness Concubine Li, have a good rest. I will go find Tianming right now. I'll take my leave first."

Gai Nie bowed to Concubine Li.

Since he had made the decision, he could no longer hesitate and had to take Tianming away now.

Seeing Gai Nie's departing back, Concubine Li knew that this should be the last time they would meet.

She forced herself to get up with her weak body, and knelt on the bed and kowtowed several times in the direction where Gai Nie left.

Gai Nie was a martial arts expert and was extremely familiar with the interior of the Xianyang Palace. After leaving Concubine Li's palace, he quickly disappeared into the night with his superb lightness.

But Gai Nie did not notice that in a corner not far from the palace, there was a middle-aged man in a black robe, watching silently.

"Your Majesty, do you want a slave..."

Zhao Gao followed beside Ying Zheng, he bowed his body and said softly.

Behind Zhao Gao, several eunuchs were silent. They were like clay sculptures without emotions, just obeying the orders of their master Zhao Gao.

Although Zhao Gao in this world did not get the resources of Luowang, after becoming the Minister of the Central Chariot House, as the driver of the First Emperor, he had a low status but great power.

It was also by using this power that Zhao Gao found some eunuchs and trained them into death warriors similar to Luowang killers by his own means.

The only thing that Zhao Gao felt sorry for was that although these death warriors were not weak in martial arts, they still lacked something.

Zhao Gao knew that if these death warriors could be equipped with famous swords, their combat effectiveness would be even higher.

However, he was just thinking about this matter at most. The famous swords in the world were being collected by Luowang, and Zhao Gao did not dare to compete with King Yong for things.

Ying Zheng stood like this for a long time, and he shook his head at Zhao Gao and said: "｀ 々Let Gai Nie go."

"Yes!"

Since the master said so, Zhao Gao naturally would not have any more small thoughts.

Now he has been promoted to the eunuch in charge of the seal. Even in the Xianyang Palace, his status is only below the eunuch order.

Zhao Gao seemed to hear the emperor sighing softly, and then the emperor led many eunuchs to the palace of Concubine Li.In the palace.

Not long after, there was a commotion in the entire Xianyang Palace. The Emperor's beloved concubine, Li Ji, had passed away.

Sitting beside Li Ji's bed, the Emperor held her cold hand.

This woman, who was his childhood white moonlight, had to live in this cold palace in pain for the rest of her life because of him. She died of depression after all.

For a while, Ying Zheng was also full of mixed feelings. In a trance, he even had a premonition that he might have reached the time of destiny.

The reason why he let Gai Nie leave like this was not only because Gai Nie protected him for 20 years and made Ying Zheng have feelings for him, but also because Ying Zheng felt that he was sorry for Li Ji.

If he had not ordered people to find Li Ji and brought her back to the palace when she was pregnant.

Perhaps Li Ji will not die now. She will live happily with her husband and children. Even Jing Ke will not come to assassinate him. Gai Nie will always stay by his side and will never betray him.

But that is only if. Ying Zheng's order changed the fate of so many people.

……

Near Hangu Pass, a heavily guarded convoy stopped, and Ying Wei, who was sitting in the carriage, received a new secret report.

"Li Ji died... Change the road!"

Ying Wei ordered, and the convoy started moving again.

Ying Wei decided to stop Gai Nie. He had a few words to say to Gai Nie.