What?
Calling a deer a horse?
Although everyone was slightly surprised about Qi Pan's mention of 2024, it wasn't much.
After all, His Majesty has already told them everything.
The gentleman is from a world two thousand years later.
However, how many years are there between them and 2024?
Qi Pan continued, "After Hu Hai ascended the throne, Zhao Gao made great contributions and was appointed as the Imperial Physician."
"Becoming the closest high-ranking official to Qin II."
"But above Zhao Gao, there is also Prime Minister Li Si."
"Zhao Gao then devised a plan to have Li Si killed, and then became the prime minister himself."
"But he's still not satisfied with this. He thinks he's already the prime minister, so why not kick the emperor out and become the emperor himself?"
What?
Zhao Gao actually wanted to usurp the throne and become emperor himself?!
Ying Zheng's face was as dark as water!
But he did not interrupt Qi Pan and just listened to her continue.
Qi Pan said, "Zhao Gao wanted to usurp the throne and become emperor himself, but he was worried that the civil and military officials would not obey."
"So he wanted to conduct an experiment to test which ministers were obedient and which were disobedient."
"He came up with a plan. During the court session, in front of all the ministers and Hu Hai, he brought out a sika deer."
"He pointed to the sika deer and said it was a thousand-mile horse, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day, and he presented it to Hu Hai."
"Hu Hai was very confused. He said it was a deer, so why did you say it was a horse?"
Zhao Gao smiled, ignored Hu Hai, and turned to look at the ministers.
"Pointing to the sika deer, he told the ministers, 'This is a thousand-mile horse.'"
"He went through great pains to find this swift horse and presented it to Your Majesty."
"Tell me, is this a deer or a horse?"
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