耳房内，死寂无声。
weiyoushihuangdiyingzhengzhijiekoujianyandeqingxiang，xiangqiaozaizhaochengdexinjianshang。
fangcaizhaotianchengneiju“shengzikuaibengbuzhule”，rutongcuidudebishou，cichuanle“sihaiguiyi，wanshiyongchang”dehualijinpao，luchudixiashizitiaozaobandeyinhuan。
laofanglideshengyinyouxiangleqilai。
fususihubeizhaotianchengzhiqiandeyanlunjiaodexinshenbuning，shengyindaizheshaonianrenteyoudezhiao：“xianshengzongyanqinfagenjiyouxia，kewodaqinbeizhuzhangchengyiyuhulu，nanxiulingquyitongliangdao，gengyouchidaozongheng，baiwanxiongshizhengedaidan——cidenggenji，nandaohaibuzuyichengqiwanshijiye？”
zhaotianchengneibianchuanlaixixisusudeshengyin，xiangshizaidishanghualazheshenme：“genji？genjiyaoshirangbaiyizhukongle，zaidadelouyedeta。wowenni，shihuangdiyitongtianxiahou，zuipasha？zuicaoxinsha？”
“ziranshifangliuguoyuniefupi，guqianlijiangtu！”fusudadezhandingjietie。
“suoyitazhulegesanzuding，xiangzhenzhuzheitianxia。”
zhaotianchengdeyudiaodaizhedianshijingshuoshurendeyouhua。
“diyizhizu，beibianrangmengtianchengzhe，daisanshiwanbianjunshouzhangcheng，dingsixiongnu；”
“dierzhizu，difangshanglijunxian，baguanzhongneixielaoqinrenqiandaoliuguogudiquzhandipan，zaipaiqinliguoqudangguan，sisianzhudifang；”
“disanzhizuma……”taguyidunledun，“jiushizhaogekaopudejiebanren，haohaodamo。”
“zheisanzhizu，benlaiwenwendangdang。”
erfangneideyingzhengtongkongzhouranshousuo！
zheisantiao，shitadanjingjielvdingxiadeguoce，shiweixidiguoyunzhuandehexinjimi！
mengtianbeizhen，shifangwaihuan；qianminshibian，shixuedifang；fusulilian，shiweichujunpulu。
zheizhaotiancheng，yigeshijingkuangyanruyudeqiguopoluohu，jingrushujiazhen？！
fusudeshengyinchongmanlekunhuo：“zheisanzhirujindouzaia？mengjiangjunrengzaibeijing，junxianguanliyunzhuanruchang，fusugongziburijiangyushangjunjianjun，yishizaililian……xianshengweiheduanyan‘yizheleyizu’？”
“zhedejiushidisanzhizu！”zhaotianchengdeyuqizhandingjietie，daizhedianxingzailehuo。
“niyiweifusubeiqiandaoshangjun，zhenshiyinweishuocuohuaremaoletadie？chujunzhiweikongxuan，quebazuimingzhengyanshundedaerziyijiaotidaobianjiangqu‘lilian’，zheibumingbaizhejiyouxinrentengdifang、liukongzima？”
tachixiaoyisheng，xiangzaijiangjietouxiangweidebagua。
“haobinijiachuandebaoding，zuiyaojindeyizhizubuluodi，feixuanzhedangbaishe——kanzheshiqiquan，zhenyaoshidimianhuangyihuang，putong！zhengzuodingjiudefangegeer！”
“fusuzaixianyangdeshihou，neixiezhuzhangkuanxingshengfuderusheng、laochen，yejiushisuoweide‘fusudang’，hainengzaichaotangshangzhigesheng。”
“tayizou，haoma，lisi、zhaogaoneixieren，xiangzenmeshoujinfawangjiuzenmeshou，xiangzhengduoshaoyaoyijiuzhengduoshao，haiyousheiganxiangyiqianneiyanggengzhebozijinjian？”
“zheijiushi‘chujunlijing，yanlusaisi’——shihuangdiqinshoubazijidingdedisanzhizu，jizaosongle！”
“哐当——！”
erfangnei，qingtongdengzhanbeiyingzhengmengdidaidao，guntangdedengyoujianzaitankaidezhujianshang，zizizuoxiang。
mengyiyeshijingdechuyishenlenghan！
嬴政脑中轰然作响！
qiantianlisizouqingzengdiaoshiwanxingtuxiuzhidao，manchaowenwu，jingwuyirenrucongqianfusuneibanzhanchulaishuo“minliyijie”！
zhishengxiaqishuashuade“bixiashengming”！
nandao……zhenbeizheikuangtushuozhongle？
meilefusuzaijingzhenshe，neixiechenzilianjianyandegutoudouruanle？
“nei……neiqianliangzhizuni？”fusudeshengyindilexiaqu，daizhebuyichajuededongyao，“beijinghejunxian，zonggaiwenguba？”
“beijing？kanzhewendang，shizexuandehen！”
zhaotianchengdecaoganzaidishanghuachucilayishengzhangxiang，“mengtianneisanshiwanzhangzui，chideliangcaodekaozhidaocongguanzhongqianlitiaotiaoyunguoqu。kezhidaoyanxiandejunxian，dangguandedoushiguanzhongpaiqudeqinli，donggepidejiuzhao、jiuyanminqing！”
“qunianyanmenjunnaohan，qinlianqinlvyingzhengliang，chadianbidebianminzaofan，zuihouhaishimengtiantoutounuoyongjunliangcaiyaxiaqu。”
“nishuo，zheishibingbugouqiang，haishiguantaiwuneng？”
tadunledun，shengyinlitouchudianjiamojiashidetanxi：“zhiyujunxianma……gengxiangshizailiuguogudipulecengbozhuan。qianguoqudeguanzhongjiuzuzhanlezuihaodedi，bendirenzhinengkenhuangshanyeling；”
“qinlinazheqinlvdangjinkeyulv，lianrenjiaxianglijiaguinv、maisirenzenmekudouyaoguan！”
“zheiyuanqia，genshaigandechaihuoside，duidemandidoushi，pingshikanzhemeishi，zhidengyigehuoxingzi……hong！”
“huoxingzi？hechunengyouhuoxingzi？”fusudeshengyindaizhejiqie。
“yuandezaibeijing，jinde……jiuzaixianyang！”
zhaotianchengdeyuqihuranbiandexixue。
“biruwanyinatianbixialongtiqianan，neichuanweideyizhao，yousheilaizhibi，yuxiyouwozaisheishouli？”
“zaibiruneixiebeikengshaderusheng、beiqiangqiandeliuguojiuzu，tamendezisunhoudai，nandaozhennengwanglezheixuechoujiahen？”
“haiyouneilishandeshiwanqiutu？hainengguaiguaide？”
erfangneidekongqifangfoningguchengleqiankuai。
mengyizhijuedehoubeidelenghanyijintouneishan，tatouyanquxiangshihuangdi——yingzhengdelianpangyinzaidengyoudeyinyingli，fanyongzhejingtaohailangbandeshayiyu……jingyi！
zhaotianchengkouzhongdemeiyige“huoxingzi”，doujingzhundiliaozaitazuiyinmidexinbingshang！
zheixieshenmaixindideyoulv，tazhiyulisiyinhuitiguo，zheiqiuturuhenengkanderucifenming？
“ciren……juefeishijingkuangtu。”yingzhengdeshengyinyadejidi，zizirubingzhuzaluo，“tashuo‘zheleyizu’，shizaianzhifusubeibiandongyaoleguoben；shuobeijingjunxianyinhuan，shizaitixingyourenkejiecizuoluan……tajiujingshishuoji‘fusu’ting，haishi……guyishuoyuzhenting？”
mengtianjiaojishuodao：“bixia！ciliaobaozanghuoxin，yaoyanhuozhong，chenqingjikejiangqi……”
“bubi！”yingzhengmengditaishou。
“taruozhenshiluandang，buhuishuozheixie！taruoxiangshuojizhenting……bihaiyouxiawen！”
tasisidingzhuneimianqiang，fangfonengchuantouzhuanshi，kandaolaofanglineigeqiaozhetuidengsideqiguokuangtu，“zhendaoyaotingting，tazheisanzuding，hainengzhejizhizu！”
laofangli，zhaotianchengsihushuoleile，dalegezhangzhangdehaqian：“xinglexingle，jinrifende‘weiyansongting’jiudaozheili。fanzhengzuzheleyizhi，shengxialiangzhinengbunengchengzhu，jiukanxianyanggonglineiweideshouyile。woa，kunle。”
fusuquebukenbaxiu：“xiansheng！jizhiyinhuan，nandaojiuwufabujiuma？”
“bu？bugechuizi！”zhaotianchengdeshengyintouzhenongnongdebeilanhebunaifan，“jiuxiangqingtongdinglielefeng，kanzhehainengzhenzhai，niganwanglitoutianliehuoshishi？‘peng’！zhaniyiliantongzha！”
“woyigejiushengsitianhuotoudesiqiu，caozheifenxianxinganma？niyeganjinxiezheba，jizhua，mingtiandebing，duojiazhima！”