My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 605: The Trend of Promiscuity in Qi
Linzi, Qi County.

"My Lord, there are people in Qi County who are committing adultery!"

The lakes in Linzi City have basically thawed, the ice has melted, and ducks and mandarin ducks are floating on the water, basking in the warm sunshine.

Spring is coming.

Fusu was sitting in Yashe, enjoying the rare peace and tranquility.

Suddenly, Zhang Cang ran in.

"This kind of despicable behavior has continued to this day!"

"Qi and Lu are the hometowns of Confucius, but in many remote rural areas, this kind of behavior actually happens every spring."

"Sir, you must give orders to stop them and put an end to this inappropriate trend."

Fusu was leisurely enjoying the breeze and drinking the best tea.

The musician on the side was playing "High Mountains and Flowing Water". Others played "High Mountains and Flowing Water" with great momentum, but this musician played "Winds and Flowing Wine Cups" with picturesque mountains and clear waters.

Fusu was enjoying this peaceful and quiet life.

"Sir, how can you remain unmoved?"

Fusu sat up slowly.

"Fifth Senior Official Zhang Cang, how do you think we can eradicate the trend of promiscuity in Qi?"

Zhang Cang hesitated for a while.

"Anyway, I cannot allow this to continue. Now that the country is at peace and everything is starting to happen, the people are waiting with hope amid the ruins and rubble of the old times, eager for the meat eaters and high salary earners to actively make a difference."

"My Lord, this is a good time to put order out of chaos!"

Fusu did not say anything. An era even worse than the wars among the vassal states and the people's livelihood being in dire straits had just arrived.

What he had to do at this time was to expand his own group and power, and wait for Ying Zheng to make the imperial system more solid, and then take action.

Facing Zhang Cang, who was overflowing with enthusiasm, Fusu slowly opened his eyes, slowly raised his hand, placed it on the table in front of him, gently picked up the wine cup, slowly poured the wine into his mouth, swallowed and savored it bit by bit.

Zhang Cang was like a pufferfish in Qi County... His face suddenly became red as if filled with blood, and his two hands were clenched into fists.

After finishing the wine, Fusu stretched, then lay down on the mat again, supporting his head with his hands, and looked at Zhang Cang quietly.

"Your Highness...are you humiliating me?" Zhang Cang asked angrily. Although he was extremely angry, he remained restrained and maintained his courtesy and composure.

"Then you should handle these matters yourself." Fusu said.

Zhang Cang couldn't believe it. "Prince, how can you be indifferent to these things?"

"Because, more troublesome and difficult things than this have not been solved yet."

Zhang Cang's eyes widened. "Since the Crown Prince is so careless, I will no longer be respectful to the Crown Prince. I will speak frankly."

"Your Highness, what you are doing now, eating grapes, hugging beauties, and discussing philosophy with scholars all day long, this is not what a crown prince of a country should do."

"Even though you know there are things more serious than adultery, you are indifferent. In the past, the prince always remembered his responsibilities, why are you so lazy now?"

Zhang Cang looked at the beautiful Yu Yue who was peeling iced grapes, threw his sleeves back and closed his eyes angrily.

At this time, Feng Jing stood up and said, "Why is the Fifth Doctor so anxious?"

"The country is at peace, and the Emperor has taken charge, saying that Qin is the water virtue. Now the officials and people are like birds crying for food in the court, eagerly hoping that good and practical policies will be issued in the future to improve the current situation. But the prince is drinking and listening to the zither at this time. If outsiders knew, they would be disappointed."

Zhang Cang was just about to do something big, but he didn't expect Fusu to remain indifferent.

It was like a ball that suddenly deflated.

This is like pouring cold water on Zhang Cang's head.

Fusu said slowly, "I order you to lead the troops to travel around the counties, inspect the towns and villages, and personally fight against this trend of promiscuity."

"Yes." Zhang Cang pouted. Fusu's slow and unhurried reaction was really annoying.

He felt that facing the prince for a long time would be exhausting.

Zhang Cang left the hall, feeling that something was missing.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Cang left the hall, Liu Ji, Guan Fu and Feng Jing appeared from nowhere and questioned Zhang Cang.

"What is this lewd wind?"

For a moment, the warriors around Fusu also pricked up their ears and opened their eyes wide.

Zhang Cang looked at these people and roared, "You guys! Shame on you!"

Seeing Zhang Cang come happily but leave trembling with anger, everyone laughed behind him.

The returning Liu Ji was very impressed with Zhang Cang.

The last time he left Qi and Lu, he heard some Confucian scholars talking when he was visiting relatives in plain clothes. The general meaning was that because of Liu Ji's words, Confucius' disciples could not hold their heads up, and Confucianism had no place to stand in front of the other schools of thought.

When Liu Ji saw Zhang Cang, a true Confucian scholar running around with a sword in his hand, he felt that he had been a little arbitrary at the time.

"I have never met Confucius, but now I have a rough idea of ​​what he must have looked like when he was young."

"I don't care about Confucius, I just want to know what adultery is." Guan Fu asked seriously.

Everyone kept talking about it, and finally they pestered Cao Shen, who was more knowledgeable, and got the answer they wanted.

Soon, Guan Fu, who had obtained the "new knowledge", spread the knowledge to his brothers in Qin State everywhere.

"Spring is the day that the people of Qi look forward to the most. Because in spring, they can carry out the traditions of their ancestors in the past."

"This tradition is deeply rooted in people's hearts. There is a saying: In the middle of spring, there is more than just promiscuity."

Xiahou Ying, Ji Bu, and Lu Ze were originally very resistant, but when Guan Fu spoke, they couldn't help but listen.

"In the spring, young men and women in Qi, whether they know each other or not, flirt with each other with their looks and bodies, and love each other freely and carefreely."

As Guan Fu spoke, he gestured with his hands.

The brothers blushed when they heard this. In the harsh Qin State, such a thing was something the Qin men could not imagine.

Some soldiers had two streams of blood flowing from their nostrils. These things were too shocking to them.

In comparison, Qin was a highly developed civilization, while Qi was like an uncivilized barbarian.

Although the lustful atmosphere was very strong in the Qin State, they never expanded this behavior to the group.

It is really shocking that such a thing could happen within an entire village.

"In the eyes of the Qi people, it is not a bad thing for young men and women to meet up and have sex. Such things cannot be prohibited in the spring."

"Because the Qi people believe that only by holding 'Yin Run' in spring can their descendants prosper and their clans continue. Only with a large number of people can they cultivate strong warriors, who can then kill the enemy and save themselves."

Liu Ji was a man who had learned a lot but was not proficient in anything.

He asked, "It seems that the Qi State was inhabited by the people of Chiyou's tribe who retreated after the battle between Huangdi and Chiyou."

When everyone heard this, they all felt that it made sense.

"That seems to be the case. No wonder they are like this. They don't sound like people from the Central Plains."

"That's right. It's so different from our Qin State."

"We in Chu are not that crazy." Ji Bu had squatted beside Guan Fu unknowingly.

Lu Ze was from Qi State... Shanfu County originally belonged to Qi State. Hearing this, he felt a little awkward and left alone.

Moreover, he was the General of the Central Army, the highest rank. How could he squat on the ground and chat in an inappropriate manner with the soldiers?

Moreover, there are suddenly so many people around the prince, which is too chaotic. They come from different countries and have different identities, status, experiences and personalities.

Lu Ze was used to stability and didn't like being in this kind of "turbulent" group where conflicts seemed to break out at any moment. He went back to guard the door of the palace.

Fusu pushed open the door of Yashe and looked at Guan Fu, Liu Ji, Ji Bu, Xiahou Ying, Cao Shen and others sitting together from afar.

It was a sunny day in Linzi City of Qi County. The warm wind blew from the sea, and the branches of the trees sprouted a little green.

Fusu looked at the small group he had formed.

Although they had quarrels from time to time, disagreements on ideas, different regions, and even inharmonious accents, they soon showed a willingness to unite because they had the same temperament and were not bad by nature, which was faster than Fusu expected.

"Prince, you see, the General doesn't seem to like this lively scene." Shao Ping couldn't help but say.

"Lü Ze doesn't fit in with everyone on weekdays, but this honest and inflexible character makes him the best general." "If he doesn't know how to adapt, he can only be a mediocre general at best." Shao Ping always doubted Lü Ze's ability. He was too ordinary and common. And his personality was too rigid compared to others. "The soldiers under him said that General Lü was too serious and never smiled."

"Maybe under someone else's command, Lu Ze wouldn't be considered a good general, but under me, he can definitely become a great general."
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On the other side, Guan Fu was telling stories enthusiastically. Guan Fu did not intend to be sad about the departure of certain people. He planned to live the life those people lived in the past.

It was as if two people were possessed.

"Of course, after the "fornication", the marriage agreement must be followed by the parents. Otherwise, the boy or girl who has "fornicated" will lose his status in the family and cannot inherit the property."

"And after spring, you must not commit adultery. If anyone attempts to commit adultery in other seasons, the whole tribe will regard him (her) as a public enemy who blasphemes the gods and attack him (her) collectively."

"Later, King Cheng of Zhou divided the country into fiefdoms and established vassal kings to protect the royal family."

"According to the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Taigong would never allow the existence of "promiscuity", but Jiang Taigong was a bold and unrestrained monarch. He did not force the local people to change their customs like Bo Qin, the monarch of Lu, did. Instead, he tacitly allowed this custom to remain."

"For this reason, the people of Lu looked down on the people of Qi, thinking that they had no shame and were unworthy of being the subjects of the Chinese emperor. The people of Qi also looked down on the people of Lu, thinking that they had no blood in them, were cowardly as mice, and that there were few men of character in them."

"The Qi and Lu countries often fought each other, and the Lu country lost more than it won, as if it was really not as brave as the Qi people. The Qi people were lustful and licentious, often causing scandals that were laughed at by the world, and had a very bad reputation among the vassal states."

"But they don't seem to care about their reputation and still engage in promiscuous activities every spring."

Fusu stood at the threshold of Yashe and looked at Guan Fu.

Guan Fu's mouth is like some kind of hot gunpowder weapon. Once he starts talking, he can't stop. "What is Guan Fu talking about?"

Shao Ping looked a little embarrassed, "He said he was asking for advice and spreading knowledge."

"What kind of knowledge? I can clearly see a sly smile on each of their faces."

To say that they were laughing wickedly would be an exaggeration, in fact they were laughing lewdly.

Shao Ping whispered two words to Fusu.

"No wonder."

A handsome, tall and noble man like Fusu should have been the target of pursuit by countless beautiful girls in their "sexual pursuits".

He can also fully demonstrate his male pride and gain supreme happiness through "sexual immorality".

But he would not leave the capital in the spring to seek the joy he deserves among the flowers.

Because he is the crown prince of Qin, he cannot let these elites under him feel disappointed in him. Even more so, he cannot ignore the views of his ministers and the opinions of the common people just because of his high status and great power.

Once upon a time, in Linzi, the capital of Qi, there was a man like Fusu. He had a handsome appearance, a muscular body, and was also a prince of a country. But he also never participated in activities such as promiscuity.

This person is the former Prince Xiaobai of Qi State.

At that time, Prince Xiaobai had just returned to Qi to compete for the throne. He also lived in this elegant house and was secretly protected.

In the eyes of Master Xiaobai, there is no spring, only terror. He has just experienced a life-and-death escape, and wherever he goes, he must be accompanied by his trusted warriors with swords hanging from their waists.

When he first arrived at this elegant residence, he was afraid to go in because he was worried that he would become a laughing stock among the people of the country as he was "running away" with a warrior.

As for Fusu, why would he do such a thing?

Men and women would run to the hillsides in the wild and have sex for days and nights. . . .

"How can a man with great ambitions become a laughing stock among his countrymen and lose his prestige?"

"After today, there will be many people who are curious about the promiscuous trend in Qi. Keep an eye out for me and see who is going out of the city to find a place to promiscuity and have sex with others."

Shao Ping's mouth opened slightly, mainly because he was not good at tracking this kind of things!
Although it was embarrassing, Shao Ping still accepted the task.

On the other hand, Cao Shen told everyone, "Back then, Duke Huan of Qi intended to dominate the world, so he accepted the recommendation of his teacher Bao Shuya and appointed Guan Zhong as prime minister and respected him as Zhongfu."

"On the one hand, Guan Zhong set up brothels to attract wealthy merchants and nobles from all over the world to collect money for the State of Qi. On the other hand, he wanted to curb this trend of promiscuity."

"There was a lot of resistance at the beginning. Many clan leaders in rural areas were against it, believing that it would hinder the growth of the village."

"And for the Qi people, who have taken adultery as a common practice and it is deeply rooted in their hearts, they believe that this practice is against the will of heaven."

"Some men and women really didn't take Guan Zhong's new law seriously, and still went out of the city in groups to "run for sex."

"Guan Zhong ordered his soldiers to capture those men and women and bring them to the city, where they were flogged and then released."

"Unexpectedly, some men and women who were flogged still refused to repent and once again fled outside the city."

"This time, Guan Zhong used severe punishments. He killed the men and women immediately without hesitation."

"Among those men and women, there were both royal nobles and the sons of extremely wealthy families. The whole Qi State was greatly shocked. Everyone was terrified when they heard about the "father of the emperor" Guan Zhong. No one dared to break the law and commit adultery again."

After everyone listened, their restless hearts finally calmed down.

The story ended, and their hearts seemed to have finally returned from the barbaric and licentious world to the normal and civilized Chinese world.

"Thank God, I was born in Qin. If I were in Qi and Lu, I really don't know what my children's surnames would be." The Qin soldiers sighed.

"I heard that the walls of Qin's courtyards are full of women and children." Ji Bu said bluntly, "In order to conquer, the King of Qin has been ordering soldiers to fight outside, and they have almost no time to rest."

"Ji Bu, what did you say!?" Upon hearing this, the Qin's Tiger Guards immediately felt that something had stabbed them, and they all raised their fists towards Ji Bu.

Xiahou Ying stopped Ji Bu and put him behind him, "Ji Bu didn't mean it."

"What do you mean by unintentional? It must be intentional. How dare you accuse our King Qin? Let's go and tell the prince."

"Sure enough, they are not of my kind, so their hearts must be different."

"I knew it, none of the Chu people are good."

The Tiger Guards...they actually have some grudges against the Chu people.

When the rebellion broke out in Shouchun City, blood flowed into the ditch beside the road, where it gathered and flowed.

The city was full of corpses, and many Qin brothers fell to the ground.

The root of all this is that the Chu people do not follow the rules.

That bloody scene was deeply imprinted in the hearts of the Qin people, and they were extremely resentful of the Chu people.

Even though Fusu was so good to the Chu people, they still refused to give up.

"The Farmer and the Snake."

Ji Bu couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward with the soldiers of Qin.

"Separate them for me!"

Liu Ji's order lost its effect at this moment. There were too many reasons.

"stop!"

When Ji Bu was fighting with the Qin people, a high-ranking Qin official appeared and the Huben Guards immediately stopped.

Facing a dozen rigorously trained and highly skilled Tiger Guards, Ji Bu would never be able to gain the upper hand like he did last time.

The man had already been beaten black and blue.

'You will pay for what you have done sooner or later.'

The person who came was Xiang Liche, who rescued Ji Bu at the critical moment. Fortunately, they lived in the post house. If they were in the palace, Ji Bu would not have such good luck.

After seeing clearly that the injured person was Ji Bu, Xiang Li Che's eyes were full of surprise.

Xiang Liche has been considering this for a full half month.

It’s not that he didn’t believe that Fusu’s idea could not be realized, but that Xiang Liche was not confident enough in himself.

This great figure of the Mohist school was not chosen by his disciples at all, but was only assigned a temporary assignment.

Xiang Li Che didn't know whether he was qualified to help the prince complete the transformation of Mohism and make the new Mohism benefit everyone in the world.

Xiang Li Che didn't know if he could shoulder such a heavy responsibility. He always asked himself, "Am I qualified to do such a big thing? No one in the world knows my name, Xiang Li Che."

But when he saw that it was Ji Bu, the Mohist of Chu, who was knocked to the ground by the Qin soldiers, Xiang Li Che knew that he could not hesitate any longer.

"What are you doing?"

"He insulted our king."

"Aren't you insulting His Majesty? Now the King has called himself the Emperor." Xiang Liche roared loudly.

The Qin soldiers looked around. Why was Xiang Liche speaking for an outsider?

(End of this chapter)