"Damn it, I'm exhausted! That damn prime minister, didn't he say attacking the Imperial Household Department would be easy? I've already lost more than a dozen of my brothers!"
"Should we retreat?"
"Withdraw? How easy is it to withdraw? We're already deeply entrenched in the Shaofu. If we can't break through and have to retreat, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?"
"this......"
"What if that corrupt official has set up an ambush behind our backs? He could wipe us all out!"
Xiang Yu couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, he understood perfectly well that they had been used by Li Lin.
They treated them as pawns, as cannon fodder.
"Uncle, could it be that we've really been betrayed by that corrupt official?"
"Alas, Ji'er, even your uncle doesn't know!"
Xiang Liang shook his head. He was covered in blood, and his arm had been grazed by a Qin army crossbow bolt, leaving him in poor condition.
"Alas, my brothers, it is Xiang Liang who has wronged you. You came with Xiang Liang, but you have suffered heavy casualties."
"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by fate, Brother Xiang, don't blame yourself, let's fight our way out!"
"good!"
Now, the martial arts heroes, who were in a state of chaos, were able to regain their composure.
They went from more than 30 people when they first arrived to only six people now.
And what about the Qin army guards?
No more than ten people were killed or injured.
Yes.
There are only ten people!
Even the most skilled martial artists would be quite remarkable if they could manage a one-for-one exchange against a well-organized regular army.
"Archers, prepare to fire!"
"Swish swish swish swish!"
Immediately, the first echelon of Qin troops fired their crossbow bolts.
Before they could put up a fight, the second wave of crossbow bolts came raining down.
The Qin army guards nowadays are not as panicked as they were when they suddenly encountered the enemy.
At this moment, under the command of the centurion, they instantly transformed into the elite Qin army that swept across the six kingdoms.
The layers are distinct.
Crossbows and long spears were used in combination for a second round of harvesting.
Then the shield-bearers cleared the battlefield.
Even a mighty man like Xiang Yu, with his innate superhuman strength, could not withstand the next volley of long spears after withstanding two volleys of crossbow bolts.
They forcefully lifted him into the air.
It then slammed downwards.
If Xiang Liang hadn't held him back so tightly...
He could very well be smashed into mincemeat.
"Damn it, that corrupt official Li Lin, if I manage to kill my way out alive today, I'll wipe out his entire family!"
Xiang Yu's consciousness gradually became blurred.
He quickly lost consciousness.
His body was covered in dozens of wounds.
"Hmph, you unruly commoners, how dare you attack the Imperial Household Department! You deserve to die! Guards, seize them!"
"promise!"
Just as they surrounded Xiang Yu and his nephew Xiang Liang.
Suddenly, a troop of soldiers charged out from outside the mansion.
"His Majesty has ordered the confiscation of the Imperial Household Department's property and the arrest of Han Meng, the Director of the Imperial Household Department. Anyone who violently resists will be executed without mercy!"
"ah?"
Centurion Liu Yu was preparing to capture Xiang Yu and his men. He had performed such a great service tonight, and he would surely be promoted to commander of a thousand men.
But it just so happens at this time.
His Majesty's decree has arrived.
This put him in a bit of a dilemma.
We need to arrest his direct superior.
"Put down your weapons, or you will be considered traitors!"
Who are you?
"I am Sima Chengxin, the Commandant of the Palace Guard. Why don't you lay down your weapons now? Do you intend to put up a stubborn resistance?"
"No, no, this humble servant Liu Yu will lay down his weapon immediately!"
Cheng Xin snorted coldly, her nose practically pointing to the sky, and arrogantly walked into the room where Han Meng, the Junior Steward of the Imperial Household Department, was, and arrested him.
Shortly after.
All the officials who had met Li Lin at Ba's Restaurant and who were associated with the old man were arrested.
The old man and his entire family were tied up in the imperial prison by the yamen runners.
Throughout the night, the lights in every household in Xianyang were on as if it were daytime, and very few people were able to sleep.
It's almost entirely about capturing human voices.
Early the next morning.
The First Emperor convened a grand court assembly as scheduled.
The ministers entered the hall.
They discovered that Li Lin and the First Emperor had arrived at the scene early, both with large bags under their eyes, as if they, like the First Emperor, had not slept well the night before.
The First Emperor, with a serious expression, immediately drew the attention of all the officials in the hall as soon as he opened his mouth: "Last night, you must have all heard more or less what was going on, right? The entire city of Xianyang was filled with arrests all night long!"
"Your Majesty, we heard it!"
"The sound of a large number of soldiers marching rapidly could be heard until the middle of the night."
"Indeed, as of this morning, a large number of guards were still searching house to house. Last night, starting from nightfall, the Imperial Household Department was attacked by bandits. Dozens of our Great Qin's elite soldiers were slaughtered by the bandits. I am truly heartbroken!"
The First Emperor couldn't help but shed crocodile tears, lamenting, "I have reigned for thirty-four years, and the world has been at peace for more than a decade. Yet now, these treacherous officials are so outrageous that they dare to launch a night raid on the Imperial Household Department, which is right next to the palace. If they are so bold, what will they do next? Are they going to break into the palace at night?"
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
"It is my fault, it is my fault! Last night I believed the false information from some officials in the Censorate, and that's why I failed to rush to their aid in time!"
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