Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 345 Hu Hai has a true temperament! (Please subscribe)

Hu Hai frowned.

After much thought, he still felt that he should beg for mercy on Zhao Gao's behalf.

After all, Zhao Gao treated him sincerely.

However, he also knew in his heart that even if he begged for mercy, it would probably be useless. Zhao Gao angered the First Emperor again and again, and defended the alchemist again and again. Doesn't this prove that the First Emperor was wrong?

just.

Zhao Gao was ultimately his foreign teacher.

If he couldn't save his life, he really couldn't do it.

Think about it.

Hu Hai sighed softly and muttered: "Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao, don't you take it as your order from the CRRC Mansion? Why do you want to take the initiative to stir up trouble? If you are completely involved now, you may even be linked to the CRRC Mansion in the future." I can’t even keep my official position.”

"But it would be nice if I could save your life now."

"As for the rest"

"I, Hu Hai, am just a young master. How can I be qualified to protect him from the powerful?"

"Even if the eldest brother comes, it will probably be useless."

"Ugh."

Hu Hai sighed.

He also asked the surrounding eunuchs to prepare chariots and horses.

He had made up his mind to only let the First Emperor keep Zhao Gao alive, and to abolish all official positions and so on.

Hu Hai was still worried that he might not be able to achieve his wish.

Soon.

Hu Hai arrived at the palace of the First Emperor.

He asked the eunuch outside the palace to pass the message for him.

Afterwards, he stood quietly outside the hall for most of the day.

The First Emperor had no idea at all.

see.

Hu Hai smiled bitterly.

He said loudly: "Father, my son Hu Hai wants to see you."

"When I heard that my father was ill, I was very sad. I just wanted to serve my father."

"I only hope God has eyes to allow my father to recover as soon as possible, or to let Hu Hai bear the pain for my father."

"I am grateful!"

After a long pause, Hu Hai finally spoke.

"On my way here, I heard that Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC, had convicted his father for some reason. I didn't know what Zhao Gao had committed. It's just that Zhao Gao was my foreign teacher and had taught him carefully for many years. Now Zhao Gao It's a high crime. I shouldn't have come forward to plead for mercy. It's just the kindness of many years of teaching. Humans are not grass and trees. How can we be ruthless? How can I ignore it? "

"Therefore, I would also like to ask my father to show mercy and exempt Zhao Gao from the death penalty, demote him to a commoner, and spare his life."

"My son, I know that I have violated a taboo, but I dare not ignore my teacher's kindness."

"I hope my father will make it happen."

"My son will abide by the etiquette from now on. I will only obey the orders of my father. I will never dare to deviate from it. My son is reckless and disrespectful, and his words are often inappropriate. Please calm down my father and don't hurt your body because of Hu Hai."

"Hu Hai is guilty."

Done.

Hu Hai grabbed the ground directly with his head.

I can't afford to kneel for a long time.

The eunuch outside the palace hesitated to speak.

In the end, Hu Hai's situation was reported to the First Emperor in the palace.

But the First Emperor didn't pay any attention to it.

After kneeling for several hours, Hu Hai turned pale.

He already knew that the First Emperor had made up his mind.

The eunuch on the side whispered: "Young Master, please don't kneel down anymore. Zhao Zhongche's order has completely angered Your Majesty this time, and the matter was directly handed over to the imperial censor. This shows your Majesty's anger. Young Master If you continue like this, you are not interceding for Zhao Gao, but putting Zhao Gao to death. Your Majesty has just contracted an illness and has not fully recovered."

"Young master, if you do this again, where does this put your majesty?"

"Young Master is your Majesty's son. To plead for a foreign minister like this, if His Majesty approves it, will hurt the majesty of the royal family. If Your Majesty does not allow it, I might hurt the relationship between father and son. Why should the Young Master be so reckless?"

heard.

Hu Hai was already crying bitterly.

He looked sad and said: "Hu Hai knows that he is unworthy. His Majesty is ill. As a son-in-law, I did not serve him at the first time. Now that my father has woken up, Hu Hai has made His Majesty sad again. It is really unfaithful and unfilial." , but Zhao Gao has been a teacher and student of Hu Hai for many years, and he has watched Hu Hai grow up, and he has helped Hu Hai a lot in the past. If he dies because of this, Hu Hai will probably regret it for the rest of his life."

"Hu Hai was also suffering inside."

"Being a father and a mentor at the same time, I feel really panicked."

"It's just that if Hu Hai doesn't intercede for Zhao Gao, how can such a ruthless and unjust person fulfill his filial piety to his father?"

"Hu Hai knows that he is ignorant and does not understand any big principles. He only knows that the grace of childbirth and education should not be forgotten. This is the basic principle of human beings. Hu Hai is indeed not talented and has always been stubborn. Fortunately, he has the favor of his father. Such freedom of enjoyment, just such a principle of heaven and earth, is always engraved in my heart and I dare not forget it for a moment."

"Hu Hai knows very well that Zhao Gao has sinned deeply and has many evil deeds."

"I really don't have the guts to plead for him."

"How can I be treated so indifferently after more than ten years of education?"

"Even though he was panic-stricken and feared that he would be disgusted by his father, he still had to come because Hu Hai did not want to be the person who seeks benefits and avoids harm, and was more willing to protect his own conscience."

"My son does not dare to expect my father's consent. I only wish to do my best."

"Kowtow to Hu Hai."

Hu Hai kowtowed again, and blood came from his forehead.

The eunuch on the side was also moved.

But when he looked back at the main hall, he became solemn again.

But I didn’t persuade him again.

Still waiting quietly as before.

Pretending not to see Hu Hai.

into the night.

Hu Hai finally couldn't bear it anymore and passed out.

The eunuch also quickly waved his hand, signaling to the attendants around him to carry Young Master Hu Hai back, and repeatedly told him to let the imperial doctor check him carefully and not to let Young Master Hu Hai have any health problems before he went into the palace to report.

heard.

Ying Zheng looked indifferent.

He just said in a cold voice: "Since he wants to kneel, let him kneel. When he understands how to kneel, he will naturally go back. Otherwise, he may really think that he is very capable."

The eunuch Cao Ji smiled bitterly.

How could he dare to say this?

And he could also hear that these were clearly the angry words of the First Emperor.

After a while, Cao Ji raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Hu Hai has a true temperament and doesn't have many other ideas. He just upholds the grace of education, so he pleads so sincerely. It's really rare to be so sincere. I'm afraid. It’s not that I want to make His Majesty dissatisfied.”

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly and said displeasedly: "Why haven't you started talking about your love for Hu Hai yet?"

"The most sincere temperament?"

"Why didn't I see it?"

"The law is clear, but when did the idea of ​​kindness take precedence over the law?"

"I made a mistake." Cao Ji's expression changed slightly.Ying Zheng waved his hand and said calmly: "Go down and let me think about it."

"No." Cao Ji said quickly.

When Cao Ji left the main hall, Ying Zheng's eyes softened slightly.

He shook his head and said: "This boy has improved a lot compared to the past, and he knows how to use the gift of education to deal with me. However, Zhao Gao has unpredictable intentions and has speculated on my intentions many times. He has blatantly formed gangs. He is really serious. I don’t know?”

"Now we are making peace with the alchemist."

"The desire to mediate is too heavy. Such a person cannot be used again. I have given him a chance."

"It's just that he disappointed me in the end."

"One infidelity, a hundred times no use."

"Not to mention twice?"

"How dare I use it again? How can I use it again?"

"It's just Hu Hai."

Ying Zheng frowned and felt soft in his heart.

He is nearly fifty years old and is considered an old man in this era. Hearing Hu Hai's words, he was somewhat moved.

Ying Zheng tapped his fingertips on the table and made a decision in his heart.

Night time.

Han Sheng and other alchemists heard the news from Langyatai.

Originally, they were still urging them excitedly, and the soldiers around them placed their strong bows on the sterns. The moment they heard the news, their whole bodies became sluggish, and a trace of fear could not help but appear in their eyes.

Something happened to Zhao Gao.

Compared to the restlessness of the others, Han Sheng was even more frightened.

He knows more than others.

And
Without the knowledge of others, he also secretly gave Zhao Gao a medicine stone. Although Zhao Gao asked for it, Han Sheng might not have the same idea.

Only the results were completely unexpected.

Zhao Gao was imprisoned.

Although he didn't know if it was related to the medicine stone he refined, he had a vague guess in his mind that Zhao Gao's accident might be related to himself and other alchemists, because Zhao Gao had been actively recommending them to the First Emperor recently in an attempt to win back the throne. The First Emperor trusted.

Originally, they had high expectations for this.

Because the appearance of giant mackerel in the sea this time was actually a bit unexpected for them, and it also gave them an excuse to promote their ideas and allow the First Emperor to continue to support going to sea to find the elixir.

In practical terms.

The purpose has been achieved.

The First Emperor also agreed to send warships out to sea to hunt sharks.

This also made Han Zhong, Hou Gong and others ready to take action. They thought that the First Emperor was shocked by the appearance of the mackerel in the sea and once again believed in the existence of immortals in the world. When they hunted the mackerel and moved this huge creature back to the shore, they would surely be able to Let the First Emperor be more convinced, and then they can use this to ask for more benefits.

Now they're a little loose.

The First Emperor seemed to have no trust at all.

Duke Hou said with a sullen face: "It seems that we all thought wrong. The First Emperor didn't trust us at all. Even if sea demons really appeared on the sea, he still didn't believe it. Zhao Gao mistakenly thought that the First Emperor did, So I tried to use this to please the First Emperor, but in the end I hit a wall, and finally completely angered the First Emperor and was imprisoned."

"We have been planning carefully for so long. We thought we could use the power of the sea demon to reverse the adverse influence of the alchemists in the heart of the First Emperor. However, it seems that it has not had much effect. If this trip to sea to hunt sharks goes unfavorable, I am afraid that we will have to It’s the same mistake as Xu Fu’s.”

Han Zhong's expression was uncertain.

He said gloomily: "It's hard to say."

"It has not yet been determined why Zhao Gao was imprisoned. There are only relevant rumors. What if it has nothing to do with me? Or maybe Zhao Gao did something wrong? Who knows?"

"Why should I scare myself?"

"Furthermore."

"Even if Zhao Gao's imprisonment is related to me and others, so what? Could it be that we encouraged Zhao Gao to commit crimes? Besides, we are not the only ones aware of the appearance of sea demons in the sea, but many army sergeants also saw it. We just asked the First Emperor to go out to sea to hunt sharks. As long as we can successfully hunt the sharks and bring the shark body back, it will prove that we are not lying."

"With the size of Shark's body, can't people still believe it?"

"Even if the First Emperor doesn't believe it, how could I be wrong?"

"Just because I know Zhao Gao?"

Han Zhong looked disdainful.

heard.

The other alchemists also breathed a sigh of relief.

They also feel they are a little too sensitive.

Zhao Gao was indeed relatively close to them, but they were just a few alchemists and were not taken seriously by the Qin court. How could they get into the eyes of the First Emperor?If the First Emperor really believed that there were immortals in the world, how could he blame them for seeking immortals?And Han Zhong was right. Their main goal now was to hunt sharks. As long as they could hunt sharks, no one would believe them.

At that time, by taking advantage of the excuse of going to sea to find immortals, they can ask for money from the First Emperor.

these two years.

Their life as alchemists is really tight.

They have really had enough of this difficult life.

Duke Hou nodded, relaxed, and said with a smile: "Perhaps we are worrying too much, but it never hurts to be more careful. After all, the alchemists like us are not as good as before. If we still can't win back the trust of the First Emperor this time, It will be very difficult to find such a good opportunity again, and it’s all Xu Fu’s fault. He was not good at refining the medicine, and it also caused trouble for me and others."

"Let us always be suspicious of Qin Ting."

"Life is ruined."

"Even to refine ordinary medicinal stones, I have to go everywhere to please people. Have we ever suffered such humiliation in the past?"

Duke Hou looked sullen.

After Qin unified the world, their life could be described as nourishing.

As long as you refine the alchemy stone, you can easily enjoy the glory. However, as some alchemists made peace with the nobles of the six countries, spreading rumors in the world, and finally ordered the first emperor to kill them together with the Confucian scholars. Later, Xu Fulian The poison-making stone was discovered by the court, and they suffered disaster again.

The good old days are completely gone.

Extremely depressed.

If I didn't still have some savings as usual, I might not be able to survive now. Even so, I, who was originally rich, have become skinny. All this is thanks to people like Xu Fu.

He is naturally full of resentment.

Han Zhong said: "So we must seize this opportunity. If we can change the First Emperor's impression of us in one fell swoop, maybe we can return to our past life, at least it will be much better than now."

"but."

"If the First Emperor still refuses to believe it."

"We may have to start looking for our own escape."

"And without Zhao Gao passing the message for us, it will only become more and more difficult for us to offer elixirs or do other things in the future. The other ministers in the court have always hated us and want to drive us out of the court at every turn. If we can’t seize this rare opportunity this time, I’m afraid we won’t be able to stay in Xianyang for long.”

Duke Hou and others were silent.

Han Zhong was actually right.

Without Zhao Gao's message, their situation in the DPRK would only become more and more difficult.

Don't talk about looking for immortals then, I'm afraid even the news won't reach the ears of the First Emperor. In that case, I'm afraid it will become more and more difficult to make a living. Perhaps as Han Zhong said, at that time we can only Went to find another way out.

But the world is so big, where can they go?
Take refuge with the nobles of the Six Kingdoms?

They are naturally reluctant.

The nobles of the six countries themselves are like bereaved dogs. They are in panic all day long. How much benefit can it give them?
It is certainly feasible to seek refuge with local officials and powerful men, but compared to what Qin Ting can provide, what these people can provide is too little.

They were reluctant.

Think about it.

Still he could only hug Qin Ting's thigh tightly.

a long time.

Hou Gongcai gritted his teeth and said: "This shark hunt can only succeed but cannot fail. We must teach the Qin court officials to look at it differently."

(End of this chapter)