Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 432, Fusu’s ambition

Ying Zheng put down the information in his hand, glanced at Fusu, then looked at Ziyou and said

"Teacher, is there a fraud in helping Su enter Chu?"

Ziyou did not answer Ying Zheng immediately. He nodded first, then shook his head, and finally said

"I don't know that Li Yuan's move was indeed unexpected. Although Xiong Xin is the king of Chu, he is only in name only. As Ling Yi, Li Yuan holds the real power of Chu State, but he still needs to rely on Xiong Xin to support Chu State. Guo Zuo thus ensured his real power, so it was expected that he would establish Xiong Xin as King of Chu.

But allowing His Highness the Crown Prince to enter Chu conflicted with Li Yuan's purpose of defending his own power. Although Mo Ao represents the King of Chu, his power depends entirely on the ability of the person in this position. "

"Mo Ao was established when the Chu State was established. He had a very prominent position. He was in charge of politics and military affairs, and had the power to lead troops on expeditions and preside over alliance meetings. It was originally established by the King of Chu in order to stabilize the three families of Qu Jingzhao who had split from the clan. The official position has always been held by the Qu family.

But later when the Chu State grew stronger and the authority of the King of Chu no longer needed to be consolidated by the three families, the King of Chu established Ling Yi and Sima above Mo Ao to decentralize power to Mo Ao. The Qu family was also very aware of the Chu King's fear of them, so they gradually stopped using Mo Ao's power. Only when the state of Chu was in national crisis or when the ministers in the state of Chu had no one, were they elected as regents by the officials of the state of Chu. "

"In normal times, Mo Ao's position is only in name only, and even his power is still under that of the Sanlu officials. Therefore, the ministers of Chu gradually regarded it as an auspicious official position, just to stabilize the official positions of the three families of Qu Jingzhao. But if Letting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into Chu State would naturally not be able to become just a mascot. Li Yuan's power would inevitably be taken away by then, which contradicted Li Yuan's desire to maintain his own power.

Without enough information, I don't know what Li Yuan wants to do. If he wanted to take advantage of the Qin State, all he had to do to resist Xiong Qi was to dedicate Xiling to His Highness the Crown Prince. " Ziyou said.

Even Ziyou couldn't guess that Li Yuan had already prepared for the destruction of the Chu Kingdom, otherwise he wouldn't have bothered with this matter. After all, no one could have imagined that Li Yuan, who was the Lingyi of the Chu State but had a higher power than the King of Chu, would be willing to give up the Chu State and the power in his own hands, always preparing for the destruction of the Chu State.

"Father, maybe I only need to go to Chu State to understand this matter." Fusu said.

"No!" Ying Zheng directly rejected Fusu's proposal.

Fusu is the prince of Qin, and the prince who has made Ying Zheng very satisfied so far, so it is impossible for him to let Fusu take this risk. The current layout of the entire Qin State has extended from him to Fusu, and is even more important than him, so even if he enters Chu, it is impossible for Fusu to enter Chu.

Fusu looked at Ziyou. He knew that he could not persuade his father and could only let Ziyou come.

"It's useless for you to look at the teacher. I won't agree to this." Ying Zheng said.

"How old is His Royal Highness now?" Ziyou asked, looking at Fusu.

"I will be thirteen years old after this month." Fusu said with a sullen face.

Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, looking at Fusu who had grown taller for some time. Although he allowed Fusu to participate in government affairs and read memorials in Wenyuan Pavilion, he never seemed to notice that Fusu was thirteen years old this year.

In ancient times, thirteen years old was considered an adult. In some ordinary people's homes, thirteen-year-old children were already considered the main labor force in the family, and were even asked by their families to marry and have children. In a year, we will even have children.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone out to open a palace. He has been involved in government affairs for three years and has reached the age for him to travel. According to the rules of Xiaoshengxian Manor, if he is under sixteen, but the teacher thinks it is okay, he can be allowed to temporarily We have been traveling together for two years. Although His Royal Highness does not study in the Little Sage Village, he still studies under Confucianism and should abide by this rule." Ziyou said.

"Father, my son has been studying in the East Palace and the Great Qin Academy for many years. There are some things that my son can only learn outside. What's more, when entering Chu this time, my son will bring Xiao He, Meng Yi and a group of guards to the old land of Chu. There are still 80,000 Qin troops in the six cities, and they are guarded by Sima Su, Yang Duan and two generals, so nothing will happen to them," Fusu said.

Ying Zheng looked at Fusu, but his thoughts went back to the way he walked back to Qin from Handan. There were countless assassinations and interceptions along the way. It was precisely because of this life and death crisis that he learned a lot, especially after entering Qin. After ascending to the throne of King Qin, what he learned from this journey of life and death allowed him to successfully survive before Ziyou appeared.

"You can go, but the accompanying guards must be chosen by me." Ying Zheng nodded and said.

"Thank you, father!" Fusu said excitedly.

"In that case, go down and prepare, and be ready to leave for Chu at any time." Ying Zheng said.

"promise!"

Looking at Fusu's leaving figure, Ying Zheng was silent for a moment and then said

"Is it too fast?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs a chance, a chance to prove himself." Ziyou was silent for a moment and then continued, "Xiao He once told me that in order to become the prince in everyone's mind, His Royal Highness studied day and night. The rest time is less than three hours, in order to become the best candidate for the crown prince in everyone's heart.

During his last trip to Yuyang County, His Royal Highness witnessed the suffering of the people, which was a big blow to him. Later, Chen Ping used thunderous means to uproot the rebellion in Yuyang County, leaving His Royal Highness with the crisis of his own incompetence. feel. Perhaps His Highness the Prince himself doesn't know that he already has an obsession in his heart, which is to test his ability. He really wants to prove his current ability, and the trip to Chu State is the best opportunity. "

Ying Zheng nodded thoughtfully. He once had the idea of ​​Fusu, but this idea was killed by himself because of his own environment. At that time, even his life became a daily routine. All things to pray for.

"Teacher, please ask the Confucian disciples in Chu to take more care of Fusu." Ying Zheng said to Zi Xing. He was no longer giving orders as the king of Qin, but asking Zi You as a father.

"This is inevitable." Ziyou said.

Ziyou bowed to Ying Zheng and left. After Ziyou left the palace, Ying Zheng shouted outside the palace

"Zhao Gao, let all the nets in Chu State, Yingchuan and Dongjun be put into operation, and let the Six Sword Slaves secretly protect the prince. Send an order to Sima Su, Yang Duanhe and have the army on standby at any time. If there is any danger in Chu State, If there is any trouble, go south at any time!

Li Xin and Chen Ping from Jiangdai County sent an order to the country, asking Zhongfu to send people to send Lantian's 100,000 troops south to the edge of Nanjun, and asked Zhang Cang to mobilize grain and grass from Sichuan to support the Lantian army. "

"promise!"

After Zhao Gao wrote down Ying Zheng's order, he sent people to summon him continuously, but Wang Jian's army did not stop. Wang Jian and Li Mu led the Qin army to continue northward to conquer Zhao's city. As for Zhao's clan and dignitaries, They all went to make atonement for Yingzheng's guarding the tomb. Fusu returned to his palace and summoned Meng Yi and Xiao He.

"You all know the news that Chu State invited me to join Chu, right?" Fusu said.

"I heard something." Xiao He and Meng Yi nodded.

"Do you think I should go?" Fusu asked, looking at the two of them.

Fusu's move was to ask his donggong Xima and Zuo Shuzi what they thought about this matter and what they should do after arriving in Chu State.

"I think His Highness the Crown Prince should not go. As the Crown Prince of a country, His Royal Highness should put his own safety first. The fact that King Xiong Han of Chu died suddenly in the palace is enough to show that the dangers in the Chu land are difficult to guard against. As for Li Yuan The promised Xiling and Mo Ao's position are indeed beneficial to Qin, but they are not more important than the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince." Meng Yi objected.

As a slave of the Ying family of the Meng family, Meng Yi is a die-hard supporter of Fusu. He has only one goal, to protect Fusu's safety and support Fusu in governing the country. So what Meng Yi said was within Fusu's expectation.

"I have the opposite opinion. The Chu State must go. The land of a hundred miles in Xiling is not important. What is important is the position promised by Li Yuan and the Chu State Court to give His Highness the Crown Prince Mo Ao. I am from Chu, and I know Mo Ao very well. The position of Ao holds great importance in the hearts of Chu people. The Chu court may regard this position as a false position, but in the hearts of Chu people, Mo Ao is the second King of Chu.

Half of the territory of the Chu State was inseparable from the heroes who had been in the position of Mo Ao in the past dynasties. Later, Mo Ao was ignored, but every time the Chu State was in national calamity, the people who were in the position of Mo Ao would lead the Chu people to resist, and even He personally represented the King of Chu on the battlefield. If His Highness the Crown Prince goes to Chu State to assume the position of Mo Ao, and you are still the grandson of King Kaolie of Chu, as long as you make some achievements in Chu State, you will have a very high position in the hearts of Chu people, and you will be able to conquer Qin State. After the Chu State, it would be of great benefit to surrender and govern the Chu people. "Xiao He said.

As a Chu person, Xiao He understood very well what the Chu people were thinking. If the Qin State captured the Chu State, the Chu people would not be completely convinced by the Qin State. Otherwise, the Chu State would have been destroyed when it was destroyed by the Wu State. It's time. The tenacity and wild nature of the Chu people are incomprehensible to other countries. Xiao He knew this. If he wanted the Chu people to obey the Qin State, he could only govern them with a person whom the Chu people believed in, so that they could gradually become more mature in their hearts. Qin people.

And Fusu is the best candidate. He has the blood of the Chu royal family, and he is Mo Ao who was willingly promoted by the Chu court. As for reputation, as long as the Qin State and Confucianism take care of it, Fusu will have all kinds of things. Even if it wasn't Fusu's fault, they could still get their reputation in Fusu's name.

"Then what do you think we should do after entering Chu?" Fusu looked at Xiao He and asked sincerely.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment."

After Xiao He finished speaking, he left the hall, leaving Fusu and Meng Yi alone.

"His Royal Highness, if you insist on going to Chu State, please be sure to bring troops with you." Meng Yi said to Fusu.

"Don't worry, my father will prepare these things." Fusu said to Meng Yi with a smile.

After hearing Fusu's words, Meng Yi also knew in his heart that going to Chu State was already confirmed. Fusu asked this question because he wanted to ask them what they thought of Chu State and what they should do after entering Chu State.

When Xiao He came back, there was a memorial in Xiao He's hand, but this memorial was not on paper, but on bamboo slips, which should have been there for some years.

"This is what I saw and heard in my hometown. Later, after passing the imperial examination and entering the Qin Dynasty, I analyzed the problems existing in Chu State and put forward some rough insights, which may be useful to His Highness the Crown Prince." Xiao He said.

Fusu took the bamboo slip and opened it. As his eyes moved, Fusu was completely immersed in this governance memorial. Xiao He's memorial does not start from the perspective of officials, nor is it directed at the problems of the Chu State's court, but the problems of the common people of Chu State.

Among them, Xiao He listed it as three evils, which surprised Fusu again and again. First of all, the theory of ghosts and gods was prevalent, and wizards and powerful people colluded to oppress the people. Secondly, the people of Chu are very arrogant and want to show off their ferocity and fight fiercely. Thirdly, the southern region of Chu State is mostly barbaric, with few people and lack of development.

There were also some backward customs among the Chu people, and finally Xiao He came up with some solutions.

Fusu put down the memorial, rubbed his head and said

"When the young master recommended you to wash horses for my East Palace, I was a little doubtful of your talent at first. Now it seems that you are just as the young master said, you have the talent to govern the country and bring peace to the country."

"It's the Taiwei who appreciates it. These are just my humble insights. They can't compare with the Taiwei's talent." Xiao He said flattered.

"No, the young master is right. You do have the ability to govern the country and bring peace to the country." Fusu said seriously.

Meng Yi on the side also looked at Xiao He in surprise. After working with Xiao He for so long, he knew that Xiao He was quite talented and even wanted to crush him, but he did not expect that Xiao He could receive such high praise from Zi You.

"As long as these things are useful to His Highness the Crown Prince, it is not in vain that I spent so much time collecting these things." Xiao He said with a smile.

"More than useful, if I succeed in entering Chu this time, you will be the first to succeed." Fusu said excitedly.

Xiao He did not refuse but began to explain to Fusu what was in the memorial.

In Yingdu, Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, naturally also knew the news that Li Yuan wanted Fusu to enter Chu. Even he, who was unfathomable in the city, almost broke his guard when he knew the news.

"Li Yuan is not that useless!" Changping Lord Xiong Qi said.

Fan Zeng glanced at Xiong Qi. He and Changping Jun planned the murder of Xiong Han. Now that their plan was about to succeed, they didn't expect Li Yuan to break the situation in this way.

"Perhaps we can repeat our old tricks?" Fan Zeng suggested.

Changping Jun glanced at Fan Zeng coldly and said

"Believe it or not, if something unexpected happens to Fusu, the Qin State can abandon the currently unstable Zhao land, directly attack the Chu State, and slaughter the entire Chu State."

(End of this chapter)