Fu Qin starts with a plan

Chapter 287 This Fatty Can Actually Swim
"Zhao Gao, I want to ask you the truth, does your Majesty have a will?"

Hearing Li Si's words, everyone was shocked and turned their heads to look at Zhao Gao.

But Zhao Gao said hesitantly: "It's just that His Majesty didn't finish writing the imperial edict, so he didn't hand it over to the special envoy."

As Li Si said before, the imperial edict written by Ying Zheng was incomplete.

For normal edicts, the emperor drafts the outline of the edict, and then submits it to the prime minister, or the important ministers of the empire to complete and revise it, and then stamps the jade seal, which is then handed over to the Special Affairs Office for safekeeping.

However, Ying Zheng omitted all the process.

Zhao Gao didn't understand the real purpose here, nor did Li Si, so they interpreted the edict as an incomplete edict.

In fact, even if Yingzheng's edict is incomplete, the content inside is fine and legal.

If Li Si insisted on Yingzheng's edict, Zhao Gao could do nothing about it.

But if Li Si didn't insist, that's another matter.

"Since the edict is incomplete, I think it's not too late to discuss it later." Zheng Guo said solemnly.

"Yes! The top priority is to search for His Majesty, Lord Li An!" Dun Ruo echoed.

Li Si frowned, nodded and said, "Alright."

Looking for him from Zhao Gaolai's mansion, he has been struggling with the biggest question deep in his heart: Why didn't the first emperor discuss it with his ministers before writing the imperial edict?Is it because you don't want to discuss it, or is there another reason?
If he and Feng Quji were suspected by the first emperor because of crossing the river mouth, then there would be nothing wrong with Zheng Guo. Why didn't even Zheng Guo know about it?
Could it be that the first emperor had long suspected that there was something wrong with Zhao Gao?

If this is the case, wouldn't the fate of himself and others become a mystery?
Thinking of this, Li Si's scalp felt numb, and he didn't dare to think about it any further. He could only put aside the matter of the edict, and changed the subject, "The most difficult thing about setting out for the east tour is to confirm the rumors that His Majesty disappeared!"

"I'm afraid Zhao Fuling will have to plan this matter." Dunwei frowned and looked at Zhao Gao.

Zheng Guo also echoed: "I also feel the same way, others are not familiar with His Majesty's daily life."

"The Zhao Fuling has any opinions, but it's okay to say, we can discuss everything." Feng Quji was obviously a little impatient.

Zhao Gao glanced at Feng Quji, and cautiously evaded, "I'm just a small CRRC mansion order, just listen to the opinions of the ministers, don't dare to speak nonsense, and let the two prime ministers make a decision!"

"Zhao Gao! We wise people don't speak in secret!"

Feng Quji had a violent temper. He reluctantly cooperated with Zhao Gao because of Li Si's relationship. Now that the first emperor was missing and Zhao Kun threw himself into the river, he let go and didn't care about anything.

Hearing Zhao Gao's intention to evade, he immediately said sternly: "When the country is in crisis, everyone should work together, Zhao Gao, what do you mean?!"

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Zhao Gao didn't expect Feng Quji to change his face so quickly. He was furious in his heart, but he replied respectfully: "Prime Minister Feng asked Zhao Gao to say it, so Zhao Gao said it. If you say something wrong, don't blame everyone."

"Say!"

"Zhao Gao thought about it. It is not difficult to prove His Majesty's disappearance. We only need to let the ministers know that His Majesty is in the carriage. There are three real difficulties. First, when the county guards along the way have an audience with His Majesty, two prime ministers must pester him.

Second, none of the emperor's co-drivers could be flight attendants. According to Zhao Gao's intention, the son Hu Hai should be the one of the six carriages. The emperor would go about his daily affairs.

Third, after the warm spring and the flowers bloom, it will be scorching summer. When passing through Langya, the prime minister needs to send someone to prepare seafood abalone, and the quantity must be large. "

"Seafood abalone? Why is this?" Dunwei asked in a puzzled way.

Zheng Guo explained in a low voice: "Seafood and abalone are smelly, and ordinary people will not easily approach them because they smell uncomfortable!"

"I see."

It suddenly dawned on us.

Li Si made a decisive decision: "The matter of seafood and abalone will be handled by Dunwei Shangqing, and the emperor's driving will be handled by Zhao Gao. As for the meeting with the county guards along the way, Prime Minister Feng will handle it together."

As he spoke, he scanned the crowd: "Do you have any objections to this arrangement?"

"No objection!"

"Okay, the matter has been finalized, everyone prepares for themselves, but if there is something important, discuss and decide."

As soon as the words fell, everyone slowly got up and left the hall one after another.

Zhangcao Village is located in the eastern section of the lower reaches of the Zhanghe River.

Since the first emperor promulgated a decree years ago, all the people involved in the dredging of the river can fish and salvage within a limited time.

No, seeing that the time limit is about to pass, every household is lighting torches to collect fish into the net overnight.

There are four members of Zhou Kui's family. Except for his elder brother who is in corvée, only his mother and two younger sisters are left in the family.

After the eldest brother left, all the burdens of the family were placed on him, and others would help in collecting fish and netting, so he could only rely on himself.

At this time, Zhou Kui was wearing thin linen clothes, and braved the cold wind, groping in the river for the cage that had been laid in the morning.

There was only the sound of rushing water, intermittently ringing by the river, and a cage of bamboo nets was lifted up and lowered again.

The mother and younger sister were lighting torches, standing on the bank of the river, looking around on their feet, with obvious tension in their voices.

"Ah Kui, did you catch any fish?" A woman asked anxiously.

Zhou Kui replied without replying: "I caught it, there are quite a few!"

"Hahaha, Brother Kui is amazing!"

"Brother Kui, catch more!"

Hearing Zhou Kui say that he caught a fish, the two younger sisters danced happily.

The mother on the side quickly stopped them; "Don't yell, be careful to scare the fish away."

"what?"

The two younger sisters were startled when they heard the words, quickly covered their mouths, and stared at the river with wide eyes, as if to see if the fish had escaped, they looked very cute.

At this time, I saw Zhou Kui lifting the bamboo cage and showing it to his two younger sisters and mother: "Mother, younger sister, you see, the harvest is not small. This basket is almost half full, and it weighs about thirty catties." , not only fish, but also shrimp.”

As he spoke, he joked again: "These prawns are very big, and they look like they have teeth and claws. It's amazing!"

"Be careful, Kui, don't get bitten by the shrimp claws!" The woman was full of joy, but she still worriedly reminded Zhou Kui.

"Mother, don't worry, no matter how majestic this shrimp is, it's no match for your son. Let's take it tonight!"

As Zhou Kui said, he put the bamboo cages on the bank, and said to the woman and the two younger sisters: "It's windy by the river, you should find a place to avoid the wind, and when I carry two more bamboo cages, we'll go back to cook." !"

When the woman heard the words, she didn't immediately take her daughter to shelter from the wind, but asked suspiciously: "Mother, didn't you see that you brought five bamboo cages? Why are there two bamboo cages?"

"It's rare for the villager of the Cao family to kill a pig. My son helped out for a long time, so he begged for some pig offal. So, I bought two extra bamboo cages."

Speaking of this, Zhou Kui sighed, and said to the woman: "Father left early, and the family is fully supported by the eldest brother. Now that the eldest brother is in corvee, the child must support the family. Mother, don't worry, wait for the child to carry two more cages, and say Maybe another twenty or thirty catties of fish and shrimp."

"There are still twenty or thirty catties of fish and shrimp"

The woman was delighted, her voice was full of excitement, and she said hastily: "Don't worry, Kui Er, take your time, mother will take my younger sister to avoid the river wind for a while, and exchange the extra twenty or thirty catties of fish and shrimp for some money." , so that I can buy some clothes for Kui Er and my sister!"

"There's also my mother who wants to take care of it!"

"Everything is done, everything is done!"

Zhou Kui smiled in satisfaction, then raised his hand and said, "Mom, go over there quickly, don't freeze the sisters, and carry two more baskets for the children, and I guarantee you will gain a lot."

In fact, the place where the two cages were put into the water was a bit deep. He was afraid that the woman would be frightened if she saw it, so he pushed the woman and sister away.

All sons are like this. Facing the care of their relatives, they always report good news but not bad ones.

Seeing his mother taking his younger sister away to shelter from the wind, Zhou Kui held the torch in one hand and groped for the bamboo cage with the other.

Zhou Kui remembered clearly the position of the bamboo cage in the morning, but when he groped for it at night, there were deviations one after another, which he interpreted as the result of the erosion of the river.

But he groped for the last two bamboo cages for nearly a quarter of an hour, but he still couldn't find them. He couldn't help but speculate: Could it be that someone stole the bamboo cages, or the bamboo cages were taken off the line and washed away by the river?

Just when Zhou Kui felt anxious and his hands were numb, the two younger sisters who were sitting in the grass to shelter from the wind suddenly exclaimed: "Brother Kui, brother Kui, look, our cage is crooked!"

"Ok?"

Zhou Kui frowned, then looked back, and found that his cage was crooked.

"what happened?"

"I obviously put it away just now?"

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Zhou Kui stopped groping for the remaining bamboo cages and approached those crooked bamboo cages.

At this moment, the woman on the bank suddenly exclaimed: "Quier, there are people, there are people in the river, look quickly!"

To be honest, hearing the words 'there is someone in the river' in the middle of the night, a normal person would feel his scalp numb and break out in a cold sweat.

Although Zhou Kui is well-known as "Zhou Daudao" in the village, he was so frightened when he heard his mother's words that he almost fell into the river.

"Brother Kui, there is really someone, look!"

"Brother Kui, I'm afraid~ woo woo woo~"

Hearing his sister's cry, Zhou Kui came back to his senses immediately, turned his head to look, and then his eyes were fixed. He saw waves rolling in the dark river, and a human-like figure undulating up and down, drifting with the waves.

really someone?

It was a man in a black robe.

Zhou Kui raised the torch in his hand and shone at the figure, he couldn't help being surprised.

In just a moment, he understood the reason why the bamboo cage was crooked.

It should be that the man's robe was hanging on the bamboo cage, which caused the bamboo cage to sway, but even so, the bamboo cage still didn't stop the man, and could only drift with the flow.

"Qui Kui Er, is that a human being?"

Holding a torch, the woman hurried to the shore and asked Zhou Kui in a trembling voice.

Zhou Kui looked at the figure, then at the woman, hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "It should be a person."

what?
The woman was startled and almost threw away the torch in her hand.

She is just an ordinary woman. Although she gave birth to two sons and two daughters, she has never seen anything in the world, so when she heard that there was a real person in the river, she couldn't help being panicked; I'm afraid I'm going to die in the river, let's not bother, go back quickly, mother is afraid!"

As he spoke, he quickly hugged his daughter who wanted to visit, preventing them from approaching the river bank.

Zhou Kui sighed and shook his head and said, "Mother, the Qin law has long stipulated that those who refuse to save will be dealt with according to the law, and we can't ignore it."

Although he is also an ordinary villager, he often helps others on weekdays, so he has some common sense of criminal law.

Although the laws of Qin are strict, helping others is stipulated by the law.

If someone dares to take the opportunity to blackmail, the rescuer can falsely accuse him of rebellion, so that he can't eat and walk around.

"No, no, the bamboo cage is blowing too far. The night is getting dark and there is no one to help you. I don't worry about you. Go back quickly. If you really need help, let's call more people!" the woman heard Zhou Kui. If so, shake your head desperately.

Zhou Kui couldn't help hesitating when he saw his mother was about to cry.

On one side is the man who fell into the water. How could he, who has been willing to help others since childhood, stand helplessly?

On one side are caring people, the river wind howling, fearful, how can they patronize others and ignore them?

If you don't save them, the people in the river may not live long.

If he goes to rescue him, unfortunately, he dies, how should his mother and sister live.

Poor Zhou Kui is just an ordinary village man, even if he has some knowledge, he only understands a little bit. Under the extreme anxiety, he suddenly remembered the instructions of his elder brother before he left: Brother Kui, don't panic when things happen, calm down for a while.

Perhaps many people will say that the situation is urgent, how can they think so much, but it is a family matter, so it is unavoidable for people to weigh it.

Although those who act bravely are admired, everyone has a scale in their hearts whether their families are broken because of their courage.

Some people think it's worth it, and some people think it's stupid, but the one who really decides whether to do it or not can only be the person concerned.

At this moment, Zhou Kui was struggling in his heart.
In his life, he would most dislike the kind of person who refuses to save his life, because his father, his companion, refuses to save him, which leads to the relapse of his old illness and his hasty death.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Kui gritted his teeth and said to the woman: "Mother, don't worry, go and have a look, my son, if you can save us, you can save us, if you can't, we will come back!"

After finishing speaking, before the woman could react, she rushed into the river with a plop.

At this moment, he remembered that he was still holding a torch in his hand, but the situation was urgent, and he couldn't control that much, so he could only hold the torch in one hand and paddle with the other.

He grew up by the river since he was a child, and his water skills are good. Even if he only relies on his legs to thump, he can swim to the other side of the river smoothly.

But the river water is really cold.
Just halfway through the swim, he even shivered a few times, but he was eager to save people, so he couldn't care less, so he could only clenched his teeth and persisted, approaching the bamboo cage.

"Mom, there's more than one person here!"

As soon as he got close to the bamboo cage, Zhou Kui stretched out his hand and tugged at his robe, but after holding it twice, he insisted on not dragging it, and couldn't help roaring loudly.

When the woman on the shore heard her son yelling, she quickly raised a torch and looked around, only to see another figure near the figure in black robe.

"Qui'er, it's on your left, take a quick look, is that a person?"

Originally, Zhou Kui was just asking tentatively, but he didn't expect that there was really another person.

He thumped twice, swam half a meter to the left, and sure enough, he saw a figure lying on the bamboo cage. Judging from his figure, he seemed to be much bigger than the one in front.

"This fat man can actually swim!?"

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