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Outside of Xianyang City, everything was already in a state of chaos.

The south shore of the Weishui was filled with sentries from the Chu Army, monitoring the movements of the Xianyang City, but there were still heavy soldiers guarding the city, the flames were bright, there were a hundred thousand city guards, fifty thousand cavalry troops and tens of thousands of family generals of Zhao Manor and Yan Manor were also active in the city, the Zhao's Assassin Guild's three thousand swordsmen were also active, their defensive strength was still strong.

When Zhao Gao received the news that Hu Hai had passed away, he was wild with joy and quickly brought his men to Lanchi Palace to personally verify the news. Seeing that Second Sister had committed suicide by cutting his throat, he let go of a heavy burden in his heart and casually took off the Imperial Jade Seal on Hu Hai's body.

"Haha …" The King of Qin Dynasty was not going to be the Jensen anymore, it would be surnamed Zhao! Zhao Gao's Zhao! "Haha …"

After Zhao Gao finished laughing, he brought his men to the Qin Palace.

The Xianyang Palace was the Qin's Imperial Palace. It was built on the Bright North Plains and connected to the Happy Palace on the south shore through the Weiqiao.

Meanwhile, the inner and outer palace was still brightly lit. All the officials had been informed of the meeting, and many of them had not heard the news of his death. Some generals, through the palace guards' movements and the sound of battle, could tell that something big was about to happen.

Everyone looked at each other and whispered in discussion about Qin Ting's survival.

Zhao Gao walked to the center of the stage from the back entrance of the hall. His face was filled with excitement as he prepared to announce his inauguration ceremony.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the palace. A guard rushed over from the city gate, and before anyone could enter the palace hall, they heard his voice, "Reporting … Reporting to the Prime Minister, there were some damage done to each other during the battle outside the city, but General Zhang Han had withdrawn his troops and claimed that he would negotiate with the Chu Army.

Zhao Gao frowned, thinking that Zhang Han and I are not on good terms, Chu Yue will definitely attack the Xianyang together, if I were to become the emperor now, I would be unable to mobilize the citizens of the city to fight against the rebel army, and would be unable to do so as I feigned grief: "My dear friends, His Majesty had just been assassinated by the rebel army that barged into the city, and passed away, I would be extremely hurt, but at this moment, I must not let the general know about the death of Her Majesty Xianyang, otherwise, the army will definitely be shaken, and the country will not be left without a leader for a day.

Hearing that, all the ministers present cried out, and the few old officials fainted the moment they heard the grievous news. It was not because they supported Hu Hai so much, but some of them were so angry that they fainted because they knew the truth, while others tried to feign unconsciousness to escape.

"Your majesty has passed away at this moment, don't tell me the heavens are going to kill my Great Qin!"

Zhao Gao ordered the guards to bring out the old man who had fainted, then he stopped the crying of the officials. He stared coldly at the officials in the palace and shouted: "Didn't I tell you to keep quiet, could it be that you want to violate my words and commit the crime of beheading?"

Many civil and military officials revealed looks of contempt as they lowered their heads. Right now, the rebel army outside the city was pressing down on the border, and even General Zhang Han had sided with the Chu Army, and felt that the Qin Dynasty was about to be annihilated. With his neck on the blade, who would have the heart to bother with such an ambitious eunuch?

Seeing that no one answered him, Zhao Gao snorted: "Are you all mute? A nation must not be left without a ruler for a single day, especially when it comes to internal and external troubles, and there must be no order for its leader to be deployed. The most important thing is to rebuild its army.

One of the Ying Clan old officials shouted: "Great Qin has been established by the ancestors of the Jensen for hundreds of years, if it wasn't for the Old Qin line of Jensen, who dares to call themselves king, it would be treason and treason. As long as it is the direct bloodline of the Emperor, all of us will support him, no one else can!"

When he said this, it was obvious that he was emphasizing to the hundred civil and military officials present that he wanted to firmly oppose Zhao Gao taking the throne.

"Hai, what the doctor said is right. One cannot become a king unless one is from the Jensen Royal Family!" The officials echoed.

When Zhao Gao saw that the officials present did not behave normally, and felt that the crowd's anger had reached its peak, he immediately felt that the world was spinning. Only then did he feel that his evil had reached the "Blessed One, Blessed One" realm, what should he do? At this critical juncture, he had even said that he would be claiming the title of emperor, but it would be akin to digging his own grave. He changed the topic and asked, "Is there anyone suitable to take the title of emperor?"

"The grandson of the First Emperor has defeated Zi Ying, has profound knowledge, and is good to guest officials. He has the best reputation in the Jensen's bloodline. I recommend that Zi Ying be the new monarch of the Great Qin!"

"Right, we also support Zi Ying as the Sovereign King!"

Some ministers wanted to welcome Zhao Gao, but when they saw the mighty officials and the falling Xianyang, they did not dare say more and waited for the situation to become clear before choosing their side.

Yan Le was so angry that his hands held the treasure sword, wishing that he could immediately rush into the hall and slaughter these old teachers.

After a while, a sneer suddenly appeared on his lips, and he said: "Alright, since everyone wants Zi Ying to be the King of Qin, then this one will definitely support him. At noon tomorrow, I will bring all of you officials to lobby Zi Ying for the Imperial Jade Seal to become the next emperor." He thought to himself that whoever became king was the same, he was just a puppet.

… ….

In the southeast area of ten miles from the Xianyang City, there was a cliff wall of a fortress. It was the place where the Chu Army set up camp.

The twilight in the wilderness was as cool as water, and the night wind was blowing low, causing the camp's flags to flutter.

The cold moon hung high in the sky. At this time, most of the Chu Bing in the camp had already fallen asleep, leaving only the sentries and patrolling guards to carefully patrol the camp.

A beautiful figure suddenly walked out of the tent, and when the moonlight shone on her face, it emitted a mist-like silvery white halo. Her skin was as white as snow, and as elegant as an immortal's.

"Long Lang, Yueyao is thinking about you. Can you feel it?"

She did not participate in today's Qin Chuye battle, but she had already heard the news of Xiang Yu and Zhang Han reaching an agreement tomorrow. With this, the strength of the Chu Army would grow, and taking down the Xianyang would be just around the corner, and with Long Tianyu not knowing where his troops were, would he be able to reach the Xianyang in time?

Back then, when Li Yuan forced her to marry Xiang Yu, in order to reject the marriage, she had suggested to the allied army of the world that she marry whoever first attacked and exterminated the Xianyang. At that time, the Pengcheng Allied Army was the most powerful and it was most likely to be the first to attack and exterminate the Xianyang.

Who knew that in the past few months, after a series of conquest to the north and south, the situation under the heavens had changed greatly. First, the Chu Army took advantage of Zhang Han's confrontation with Long Tianyu, crossing the river and annihilating 50,000 of her Qin Army, then, she took a detour to Hu Ling in the southwest, New Yang and Yang Zhai, and did not collide with the Qin Army's heavy soldiers to preserve her strength. When she arrived at the Luoyang, she split her troops into two sides: one attacked Xin An, rope pool, and the other attacked Nan Yang, Danshui.

The Pengcheng Allied Army was currently strong, but it was far from being able to resolve the flames. Once the Chu Army took over the Xianyang first, Yueyao would be married to Xiang Yu.

Thinking about it, Li Yueyao's heart trembled, and a look of worry appeared on her face. As a talented girl whose name could shake the world, she did not bother to go back on her words, but was she really going to marry Xiang Yu?

The only thing that gave her hope was that Long Tianyu would suddenly bring his troops here. However, if they were to travel from Hangu Pass to here, they would need at least four to five days to not stop.

Comparing her own happiness with the life and death of her beloved, it was obvious that she would rather not be happy, than have her beloved man suffer an unexpected defeat at Weishui's side.

"Long Lang, I'm sorry. I'm afraid Yueyao can't wait to serve the Lord for the rest of his life." Li Yueyao gazed at the bright moon as she thought to herself.