Li Si used his talents to quickly train the Huns' army into an orderly organization, greatly improving their combat effectiveness.

The Xiongnu Chanyu was very satisfied with Li Si. He married his daughter to Li Si and promised to pass the throne of the Xiongnu to Li Si in the future.

Li Si was secretly delighted, he knew that he could finally realize his ambition.

……

Five years later, the Hun army marched south and invaded Daqin.

When Ying Yuan heard the news, he was furious. He immediately ordered the mobilization of troops from all over the country to prepare for battle against the Huns.

However, the Qin Dynasty at this time was no longer the Qin Dynasty of five years ago.

Zhao Cheng was autocratic, the government was corrupt, the people were living in poverty, and the army's combat effectiveness also declined significantly.

Faced with the aggressive Hun army, the Qin army was defeated.

Ying Yuan was extremely anxious. He knew that if things continued like this, the Qin Dynasty would be destroyed.

Just at this moment, a piece of news came, which made Ying Yuan completely despair.

Li Si actually led the Hun army, broke through Hangu Pass, and marched straight to Xianyang!
When Ying Yuan heard the news, he collapsed to the ground. He knew that everything was over.

He never imagined that Li Si, whom he had promoted, would become the gravedigger of the Qin Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, let's run away!" Zhao Cheng said hurriedly.

"Escape? Where to escape?" Ying Yuan smiled bitterly. He knew that he had nowhere to escape.

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu Khan said that if you are willing to surrender, he can spare your life!" Zhao Cheng said.

Ying Yuan looked at Zhao Cheng with anger in his eyes.

"Zhao Cheng, how dare you betray me!" Ying Yuan roared.

Zhao Cheng sneered and said, "Your Majesty, a man who knows the current situation is a wise man. You'd better surrender obediently!"

Ying Yuan looked at Zhao Cheng, his eyes filled with despair.

He never expected that the person he trusted the most would betray him.

"I... I can't accept this!" Ying Yuan roared to the sky, his voice filled with grief, anger and unwillingness.

……

Xianyang City was broken and Ying Yuan was captured.

The Xiongnu Chanyu imprisoned Ying Yuan and sent people to guard him strictly.

Ying Yuan was imprisoned in a dark and damp dungeon, where he lived a life worse than death every day. He didn't know how long he could live, he only knew that his life was completely ruined.

Just then, a familiar figure appeared at the door of the dungeon.

"Li Si!" Ying Yuan looked at the person who came, his eyes filled with flames of hatred.

Li Si walked up to Ying Yuan, looked down at him, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Ying Yuan, I didn't expect you would have this day, did you?"

Li Si looked at the former king, who was now curled up on the straw pile in the dungeon like a stray dog. He felt no pity in his heart, only endless pleasure. He laughed loudly, and his laughter echoed in the dungeon, like the cry of an owl at night, which was creepy.

"Ying Yuan, Ying Yuan, you have come to this day! Back then, you were high and mighty, bossing people around. Did you ever think that you would be humiliated like this?" Li Si said, spitting fiercely on the ground. "Do you really think you are the greatest emperor of all time and that the whole world is yours? It's ridiculous. You are just a poor creature played by fate!"

Ying Yuan slowly raised his head, his eyes red, but he could not hide his deep fatigue and despair. He looked at the man who was once his confidant and now his enemy, and his voice was as hoarse as sandpaper: "Li Si, do you think you have won? Do you think you can get what you want by betraying me and joining the Xiongnu? You are just making wedding clothes for others, and you will end up being abandoned after your rabbit is dead!"

"Hahaha, the victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits, it has been like this since ancient times!" Li Si laughed arrogantly, "You can't even protect yourself now, how can you still care about my life or death? I tell you, the Xiongnu Chanyu has promised me that as long as I conquer Xianyang, he will make me the King of Qin! By then, this great Qin will be mine, and your concubines will become my playthings!"

"You...you dare!" Ying Yuan struggled to get up, but was locked tightly by the iron chains in the dungeon. He could only watch Li Si showing off in front of him.

"Why shouldn't I dare?" Li Si said, pulling out a golden hairpin from his bosom and shaking it in front of Ying Yuan's eyes. "Look, what is this? This is what your favorite concubine wore on her head. Now it's in my hands. Do you think she can still keep her innocence?"

Ying Yuan looked at the familiar golden hairpin, which he had put on Concubine Shu himself, but now it had become a tool for Li Si to humiliate him. He felt a piercing pain, as if a sharp blade was cutting his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

"Li Si, you will not die a hapless death!" Ying Yuan cursed with gritted teeth, his eyes blazing with anger, wishing he could tear Li Si into pieces.

Li Si was not moved at all. Instead, he laughed even more arrogantly and said, "Of course I will not die well, because I will torture you to death first! I will let you watch with your own eyes as your kingdom is taken away by me, your women are toyed with by me, and your people become my slaves! I will let you die in endless pain and despair!"

After that, Li Si threw the hairpin to the ground and walked away, leaving Ying Yuan alone in the dungeon screaming in pain. He had never hated a person as much as he did now, and he had never been so desperate as he was now. He felt that his life was slipping away bit by bit, and he was powerless.

Just then, the dungeon door was opened again, and a petite figure walked in.

"Your Majesty!" The person who came was Concubine Shu. She rushed to Ying Yuan regardless of everything, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, "Your Majesty, are you okay? I am here to see you!"

Ying Yuan looked at the tearful Concubine Shu in front of him, feeling mixed emotions. He wanted to comfort her, but he couldn't say a word, and could only let his tears blur his eyes.

Seeing Ying Yuan's haggard appearance, Concubine Shu felt distressed. She gently stroked Ying Yuan's cheek and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely rescue you!"

Ying Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. He knew that it was too late. Li Si had already controlled the entire Xianyang, and he was just a prisoner at the mercy of others.

"Fool, don't waste your energy," Ying Yuan held Concubine Shu's hand and said in a low voice, "Li Si has already surrendered to the Xiongnu. We have no hope."

"No, Your Majesty, we still have hope!" Concubine Shu suddenly raised her head, with a determined light in her eyes. "I heard that there is a strange man in the south named Guiguzi. He is a scholar of heaven and earth and can do anything. As long as we can find him, there may be a glimmer of hope!"

When Ying Yuan heard this, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, but he quickly shook his head: "Guiguzi? Does he really exist? Even if he does exist, how can we find him?"

Concubine Shu smiled mysteriously, leaned close to Ying Yuan's ear, and whispered a few words. (End of this chapter)