My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 622: So... Childish

Ying Zheng chewed over the words Fusu had just said. His manner was rough. . .

Should we treat common people like a mother treats her children?

absurd.

"The promised land you seek will never be realized."

Fusu just looked at Ying Zheng calmly. He was no longer a child. Facing Ying Zheng's words, he just answered very calmly.

"not necessarily."

In just a moment, Ying Zheng realized that he would never be able to bind Fusu.

The carriages clattered back into the city of Xianyang, where there was constant singing and laughter.

The wine shop was still open, with merchants and travelers coming in and out, and even Qin officials and palace officials coming in and out.

Ying Zheng looked at those people whose faces were familiar but whose names he could not remember, stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

“Stop the car.”

Fusu wondered if they were going to abandon him halfway.

As a result, Ying Zheng got out of the car in a swagger.

Standing on the street, you can hear singing all around you.

The sounds of stringed instruments from Wu and Chu continued, the songs of Zheng and Wei were melodious and graceful, sad but not sorrowful, the male voices of Qi and Lu were passionate and enthusiastic, and the sounds of the xiao, which had existed in Qin since ancient times, also drifted in from time to time.

Ying Zheng frowned, he was thinking about something important.

"Tell me, why are there two different scenes inside and outside Xianyang? People inside the city walk around with money bags and nothing happens, but there is a gang of sixteen robbers near the Orchid Pond."

Fusu kept silent. Isn't it because you dispatched the natives of the six countries to do labor everywhere, and also conscripted surrendered soldiers and prisoners to build the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang?

But since Ying Zheng asked him, he had no choice but to answer.

Seeing Fusu speechless, Ying Zheng said, "Everyone says you are smart, but I can't stand this."

Fusu was accustomed to Ying Zheng's ridicule, because his behavior was obviously due to jealousy of him.

Fusu thought of another thing.

The public security of Xianyang City was ultimately the responsibility of Zhao Gao's son-in-law. He always wanted to control the public security of Xianyang, so as not to become a stepping stone for villains. Zhao Gao was just an enemy that had appeared in history, which did not mean that other unknown villains were not enemies.

Ying Zheng asked Lin Xin, "Who is the current Xianyang governor?"

"Your Majesty, this is Wang Meng, the grandson of the late Prime Minister Wan."

Ying Zheng was very angry. "If you can't even manage the place under the emperor's feet, what great things can you do? Dismissed!"

The current situation of Daqin is full of internal and external troubles.

Ying Zheng made the administrative system a mess, and because of harsh laws and excessive cruelty to the people, he frequently ordered the people to relocate, do labor, and perform corvee labor, which led to the collapse of the grassroots.

Since Ying Zheng is going to replace the Xianyang magistrate anyway, why not replace him with someone with whom he has a good relationship?

"Father, I do have a suggestion."

"Tell me." Ying Zheng put his hands on his hips, still looking majestic.

"These thieves are obviously prisoners who escaped from Mount Li. Since Shaofu Zhang Han is in charge of the treasury and supervises the construction of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum, why not let Shaofu Zhang Han supervise the public security in Xianyang? Mount Li should have been under the jurisdiction of Xianyang."

"There are now 200,000 prisoners and thousands of craftsmen gathered in Mount Li. There are also all kinds of people living nearby. It is already a mess."

"The essence of law is unity. Let Zhang Han be responsible for the public security of Xianyang City and formulate a set of rules that can be passed in the Xianyang area, and implement them in Xianyang City and Mount Li. This will not only crack down on thieves, but also ensure that Xianyang and Mount Li can operate in an orderly manner."

Ying Zheng thought about it and felt that this made sense.

"good."

Xin never dreamed that there would be such a day in his life. He actually went shopping with the First Emperor and the future Second Emperor at the same time.

Ying Zheng saved his face today, but he still did not change his bad habits and went shopping incognito in high spirits.

Speaking of which, the King of Qin was wandering around the Orchid Pond at night, and he and his four guards encountered robbers. This is a true and clear historical record. I have repeatedly said this before!
Ying Zheng loved running around since he was a child and had a restless personality.

Once upon a time, after Ying Zheng destroyed the State of Zhao, he personally drove to Handan to bury his enemies.

Later, Qin and Chu fought a war, mocking old age and senility. Later, Li Xin was defeated. In history, Ying Zheng personally rode to Pingyang to invite Wang Jian. He also said to Wang Jian coquettishly, "Can you bear to abandon me?"

It was because of Ying Zheng's love of going out shopping, combined with his supreme power, that he came up with such a stupid method of suppressing the four quarters by patrolling the country.

There is nothing incredible in this world, everything happens for a reason!
Of course, in the historical records, the battle between the four warriors and the thieves was not detailed. However, in the historical records, Qin Shihuang searched the country for 20 days but could not find the thieves. This not only shows that the public security situation in the Qin Dynasty was very poor, but also that the grassroots level was completely out of control.

It can be seen from Ying Zheng's anger that not only was his little habit of traveling incognito discovered by the people of the world, but also that fight caused him to suffer a lot, otherwise he would not be so angry and want to kill everyone in the world.

When Qin Shi Huang was assassinated by Zhang Liang, the search lasted only ten days. When a thief was found at Lan Chi, the search lasted twenty days.

It was because he met Fusu, who was of the same lineage, that Ying Zheng was able to save his reputation. Otherwise, he would have been stripped naked, his wealth robbed, and hung on a tree to dry.

The current Ying Zheng is so majestic, walking down the street with his hands on his waist and leading Fusu for a stroll.

Because Ying Zheng liked that feeling. Who would have thought that Qin Shi Huang, who destroyed the six kingdoms and was worshipped by thousands of people, was walking on the same street with the common people.

Ying Zheng just likes to play this tune.

Fusu was a little uncomfortable with this. He used to go shopping in the car and rarely showed up in public. But with Ying Zheng leading the way, Fusu didn't mind.

An old man and a young boy were walking on the street, and to outsiders they looked like a wealthy father and son.

"Would you like to come in and sit down, both of you?" the waiter in the tavern greeted them warmly.

Ying Zheng showed a look of contempt and said, "I have thousands of concubines, all of them are beauties picked from thousands of miles away. Who would care about the one in your tavern?"

This incompatible temperament caused people around him to dislike Ying Zheng.

Everyone was discussing privately, "Who is that person? He pretends to be noble and noble, as if he is a god who has come down to earth."

Passersby pointed at Ying Zheng and talked about him.

Ying Zheng didn't care at all because he was a god who had descended to earth.

Fusu followed behind Ying Zheng and gave everyone a bitter smile. After all, he was helpless to have such an old father.
-
It is said that all the bandits who had robbed Ying Zheng before were now under Guan Fu's feet.

Feng Jing patted Guan Fu on the shoulder and said, "Guan Fu, you will be a great man in the future."

Lu Shizhi didn't know if it was intentional or not, and asked in astonishment, "How dare you call His Majesty fat?"

"He also yelled at His Majesty." Chen Ping added.

Everyone surrounded Guan Fu and kept telling him what had happened that day.

That night, Guan Fu witnessed the wickedness of human nature.

Because of these "nice-talking" colleagues, Guan Fu not only did not feel the excitement of punishing evil and getting promoted, but was so scared that he could not sleep the whole night.

The next morning, Guan Fu went to Zhangtai Palace to ask for an audience with Ying Zheng and beg for mercy in person.

"Your Majesty, spare my life. I really won't dare to do it next time." Guan Fu's arrival reminded Ying Zheng of what happened the night before. He couldn't help but ask, "Are all the ministers around the prince like you? That would be terrible."

Guan Fu looked at Ying Zheng and replied politely, "That's not the case. In fact, in terms of martial arts, no one can match me. In terms of loyalty, I, Guan Fu, am also the best."

Ying Zheng looked at Guan Fu and felt depressed. Where did Fusu find such a big fool?

"Back off, back off!"

"Your Majesty, you won't kill me?"

"retreat!"

Guan Fu angered Ying Zheng so much that he ran out of Zhangtai Palace in fear. After that, he told everyone about this incident.

It was because of Guan Fu's words that the Grand Historian was alarmed, and the incident of Qin Shihuang encountering thieves in the Orchid Pool was officially recorded.

No matter how hard you try, you still can't escape.
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To get back to the point, the night when they encountered the thieves in Lanchi was one of the few moments in their lives when Ying Zheng and Fusu were alone together. In the palace, there were palace maids and eunuchs everywhere, and Ying Zheng and Fusu had no privacy.

(Perhaps the queen's illness was also caused by the environment. There were people everywhere in the palace, and she was stared at by dozens of eyes wherever she went. She had no freedom at all and was suffocated to death.)
In Fusu's lifelong memory, the fourth year of Emperor Qin Shihuang was probably the happiest year of his life.

This year, his mother was still alive, and Ying Zheng treated him like a father treats his son.

That night, Ying Zheng led Fusu through the city in a swaggering manner.

"What do you want to eat?"

"I'm not hungry." Just as the words fell, someone's stomach began to growl. "Have some pickles."

"You actually eat this." Ying Zheng frowned, but he still took Fusu to the wine shop, "Bring the most expensive dish."

Fusu sat at the table, eating food from outside the palace. The dishes were the same, the smoked beef was smoked the same way, the roast duck was roasted the same way, but they had a different flavor.

"I have to say, the food in this restaurant is different from the food outside."

While Ying Zheng and Fu Su were eating and drinking, Xin was very responsible and stood guard at the door of the private room, looking around, fearing that they would be discovered. If this got out, it would be a disaster.

But from the outside, Xin's behavior was extremely vulgar. Not only Xin, but the four guards were also trembling with fear after experiencing the twists and turns just now, and they felt that everyone they saw was a robber.

Their heads were like those of an owl, spinning back and forth as if they wanted to, looking at the people around them with hostility.

Because of their overly strange behavior, they caused dissatisfaction among other guests. They always thought that the people inside were seriously ill, so they left not long after they came in.

"Does he think his master is the emperor? Even the prime minister doesn't have the energy to look around. It's as if someone is going to eat those two people inside." The shopkeeper said with disgust to the waiter downstairs.

Fusu was sitting at the table eating, and couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "They would never have thought that it was really you, the emperor, sitting in this room."

Ying Zheng smiled very proudly and said, "Every time I go out, people talk about me like this. But no one has ever guessed what I am."

"But father, how did you pass the test of 'transmission'?"

"There's a saying that goes, 'Money makes the world go round.' As long as you pay more, there's nothing you can't get into."

"Father is really an expert."

"Enjoy it. When you sit in my position, you will know how precious the time of being a crown prince is." Ying Zheng said this casually.

After they had eaten and drunk some wine, it was still the hour of Hai.

"It's getting late, you two should return to the palace."

Ying Zheng refused, "I still want to watch the circus."

Fusu naturally accompanied him.

Nighttime juggling has a unique flavor. Those people use fluorescent powder and phosphorus powder to smear on the copper ring, and rely on contact with oxygen to continuously burn and shine.

Juggling, that was the earliest area of ​​chemistry developed and used by the ancients.

Looking at these acrobatics and listening to the thick Qin accent, Fusu did not feel surprised. He just unravelled the mysteries behind these tricks one by one.

Seeing Fusu staring at the circus so seriously, Ying Zheng suddenly pulled away.

"Father..." Fusu turned around, "Are you leaving?"

"Stay here and don't move. I'm going to buy you some glutinous rice cakes."

Fusu hurriedly stopped him, "No need. I've already eaten."

However, Ying Zheng had already pulled himself away. He moved his bulky body through the crowd and onto the other side of the street, climbing over the yokes of the carriages that were blocking the avenue.

When Ying Zheng walked away, Fusu suddenly saw children walking in front of him, each holding a glutinous rice cake in his hand. At that moment, Fusu understood why Ying Zheng insisted on buying a glutinous rice cake for himself.

Under the starry sky, the Wei River flows gurglingly, and thousands of lights are twinkling in the city of Xianyang.

Fusu looked at Ying Zheng.

"It's so...childish."

The guards had to split into two groups, two followed Ying Zheng and two watched Fusu.

When Ying Zheng came back from buying glutinous rice cakes, the performance had already stopped. They were already packing up their props and preparing to go back to rest.

Ying Zheng was very angry, "Why did you stop now? I'll give you ten times the price, keep performing for me!"

Everyone looked at this bloated man who suddenly appeared. He spoke with a thick Qin accent, but it seemed that he had never been beaten by Qin Lu.

Everyone advised Ying Zheng, "There is a curfew in the city at midnight. If you violate Qin law, you will be punished."

After hearing this, Ying Zheng calmed down for a while. He just thought that he finally had the chance to have Fusu accompany him out shopping, so how could time pass so quickly?

Fusu pulled Ying Zheng and said, "Forget it, let's go. We can come back another day."

Ying Zheng was still very dissatisfied.

"There won't be a next time!? It's only this time."

Everyone watched Fusu drag Ying Zheng away, and they all said, "Look at you, as a father, you are not as sensible as your son. You should go home quickly, otherwise you will get into trouble and worry about your son's career."

"Look at how handsome this son is. If he enters the government, he will definitely have a bright future."

Not only did people talk about it, they also treated Ying Zheng as an ordinary Qin citizen. Several wealthy businessmen directly pushed Ying Zheng away.

"Don't make it hard on me. I'm just trying to make a living."

Ying Zheng and Fu Su had no choice but to return to the palace. No one spoke in the car, and the atmosphere became weird again.

Because, when they entered the palace, Ying Zheng's identity was Qin Shi Huang, and Fusu was the crown prince of the empire.

Only Xin, who was driving, was smiling all the way in the spring breeze.

After entering the palace, Fusu was left at the gate of Hengyang Palace by Xin. He stood alone at the gate, holding the glutinous rice cake given to him by Ying Zheng in his hand, in a daze.

When they arrived at Zhangtai, Ying Zheng looked at the four guards and said to them sternly, "Don't say a word about what happened tonight."

The guards were somewhat reluctant. It was rare for His Majesty to be so close to the Crown Prince, like a real father and son, but why couldn't outsiders know what happened tonight?

"Hi!"

(End of this chapter)