My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 637 No suspense
"Besides, who can predict what will happen a hundred years from now? By then, our bones will have turned to ashes, and the prince who made a promise with us now... huh?"

Yang Miao looked at Wang Ben and Yang Duanhe with a sly smile.

Wang Ben, it doesn't matter. He just wants to save the lives and wealth of his family.

His Majesty the First Emperor is doomed.

Wang had no choice but to follow the prince.

The death of the queen was like a string suddenly breaking. Fusu and Ying Zheng lost their balance at the same time, each making new calculations and considerations.

Not only that, the queen chose to be buried in Shouchun, Jing, which once again aroused the Chu people's dependence on Fusu.

The number of Chu people who have a favorable impression of this Qin-Chu mixed-race prince far outweighs the number of Chu people who dislike him.

As for the generals at the border, whether they were sent to the border area out of trust or suspicion by Ying Zheng, they were far away from the central government. Everyone felt uncomfortable.

Faced with Fusu who came along, they naturally tried every means to cling to him.

Whether it is to mediate and return to the central government in the future, or to obtain fiefdom and bring his wife, children and elderly parents to his side, these two goals are of extraordinary significance to the soldiers guarding the border.

Therefore, investing in Fusu is extremely meaningful and valuable.

Therefore, there was almost no suspense about the choices made by Wang Ben and others.

In the Qin Empire, there is no better choice than to follow Fusu.
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During the days when Wang Ben and his friends were discussing, Fusu went on a secret tour to Shouchun, wanting to investigate the situation in Chu.

In order to avoid repeating the embarrassing experience of Ying Zheng encountering robbers on the street at his doorstep, Fusu gave up strolling around in luxurious clothes and chose to wear the clothes of the lower class people.

Because his mother was from Chu and Queen Mother Huayang was also a native Chu, Fusu, who grew up in the palace, knew the Chu dialect from a young age. So Fusu soon learned to speak with people in Shouchun City in the unique dialect of Chu Shouchun.

Although Fusu's face looked unfamiliar, the Chu people on the street talked to him enthusiastically after hearing his authentic Chu dialect.

The people who followed Fusu on his secret visit were the brothers Lu Ze, people from Chu who had been living in Lu.

Seeing that Fusu spoke the dialect better than them, the two men simply stopped talking to avoid arousing suspicion.

In fact, Fusu came out to relax. The days of mourning were very difficult. Fusu accepted the fact that he had suddenly lost his mother, but after the queen's death, the grief and regret hit Fusu from time to time. Compared with the first time he learned that the queen had passed away, Fusu was in pain, astonished, confused, and regretful. The days of mourning were extremely difficult.

Not only are the days monotonous, but life is also boring.

Fusu also needed to get rid of his gloomy and unhappy past. Under the clear autumn sky of the Chu State, he walked on the streets of Shouchun City, smelling the fragrance of flowers, listening to the birds singing and the soft conversations of the Chu women, bathing in the cool breeze, and stepping on the fine sand on the ground. This made Fusu feel unprecedented comfort.

As for Fusu's second purpose, he wanted to find out what these Chu people thought of the Qin State.

Fusu started the discussion by casually bringing up some topics, such as the impact of unified weights and measures on their lives.

The feedback from the Chu people was refreshing to Fusu.

Everyone was busy with their lives and no one was waiting on the street to be heard by Fusu.

What's more, the cities of this era were built on mountains and near rivers, and people's settlements were also near mountains and water. People lived on high slopes, and there was no way to build neat rows of houses on flat land like in Xianyang City.

The houses of Chu are scattered all over the country. There are clear lakes everywhere, which fall on the green and endless grass, like large mirrors inlaid on the green ocean.

Several old men who were herding told Fusu, "It's a good thing to unify the scale. But everyone knows that once the decree is implemented, it becomes a tool for some people to exercise their authority."

"Some people want to live a peaceful life, while others are not happy and still want to become ministers or doctors. Today the county magistrate issues an order to regulate the units of the heng, and tomorrow someone will secretly make trouble for them."

"But in the end, we are the ones who suffer. The county magistrate married into the families of the wealthy and old nobles."

Fusu's eyes dimmed.

Fusu approached several other ladies and refused to have relationships with their daughters.

Several ladies angrily poured water on Fusu and said to him:

"Young man, don't worry too much."

Fusu traveled everywhere, but hardly met many Chu people of the same age as himself.

Occasionally, when I met one, he would be hesitant and evasive, as if it was a sin for him to be idle at home.

In the end, Fusu had no choice but to chat with the gatekeeper at the gate of Shouchun City.

"What Qin Law is? It's just a way to conscript men for the higher-ups. The local authorities are worried that there are too many young country men and that they will threaten public security, so they just kill them all with one blow and convict them for even the smallest offense."

"Who is it?"

While cursing, the jailer bowed to the distinguished guests who came and went, smiling in a very fawning manner.

"Do you know how people at the bottom of society live? They have to smile. Even if they are beaten or scolded, they still have to smile. Young man, your family must be very rich, right?"

"Why do you say that?" Fusu wondered. Before leaving, Fusu looked in the mirror and saw that he was dressed almost exactly like a commoner.

"Hey - look at what you're asking. What do you mean by 'all the people in the world suffer from Qin'? It sounds so pedantic. You're just wandering around in the middle of the day with nothing to do after a full meal, thinking about this kind of thing. It's not because your family is rich that you have nothing to do."

"Look at you. Your clothes are so new and you don't smell at all. Tell me honestly, how much money do you have at home? Give me a lowdown."

The guard repeatedly tried to persuade Fusu, but he refused to speak.

The jailer asked, "Your family has at least fifty acres of land, right?"

Fusu smiled bitterly, "If only I had so much land, I would be relaxed. But I can never do it." "So that's forty acres?" the guard asked, but Fusu no longer had the heart to stay.

The land he owned was more than all the people of Shouchun combined.

After chatting with the gatekeeper with whom he had never exchanged names, Fusu discovered that everyone had their own lives and their own rules of conduct.

It seems that there is no need for someone to be a savior.

In fact, the people of Chu did not have that much hatred towards the Qin people.

Because they spent all their energy on finding ways to keep themselves fed and clothed, where would they have the energy to engage in any ideological struggle with the Qin people? They resented the Qin State for not being able to feed them, and only labor could do that.

Although they were uneducated and many of them could not read, it did not mean that they had no thoughts. The words of several peasants even surprised Fusu. There were many wise people among the common people.

But wisdom and knowledge can never be equated.

The villagers in Chu are all hardworking and kind, and they don't have any excessive desires.

At least in words, they did not show fierce confrontation with the Qin Dynasty, let alone rebellion.

The women's hands have turned white from washing clothes, and may even be chapped in winter, but they still chat with smiles on their faces; the hired farmers are harvesting rice seedlings in the fields, their faces are tanned and red, and although they sometimes intrigue against each other, they still help each other most of the time.

In short, the hostility and resentment of the people in the Shouchun area are not as strong as those in the Guanzhong hinterland of Qin, Han and Zhao.

Overall, our lives are quiet and peaceful.

Fusu was very happy walking on the streets of Shouchun, because he had discovered what his ideal country should look like.

The focus is still on people.

As long as people's desires are within a reasonable range, it is acceptable for them to make mistakes or be confused occasionally. Even if a good-looking person makes small mistakes, they can be described as cute.

However, once a person's desires go beyond a reasonable range, his actions will inevitably go beyond common sense, and he will often do things that deliberately hurt others for his own selfish interests, and his face will be very hateful. Even if he is beautiful, whether he is a man or a woman, if he does bad things, he will eventually be a rotten thing inside, which makes people feel disgusted.

If we want to promote this mentality of the people of Shouchun in the future and restore the desires of all the people of the Qin Dynasty to a reasonable range, we must first replace them with a decent leader.

Ying Zheng is absolutely not capable of this.

After strolling in Shouchun, Chu State for several days, Wang Ben and others formally reached an agreement with Fusu.

Fusu had expected that the request for a hundred years would be agreed to.

with no doubt.

Because they have no better choice.

Fusu introduced Chen Ping to the three of them and said, "If there is anything in the future, I will send Chen Ping to discuss it with you."

The three of them were well aware of Fusu's move, and they couldn't help but feel excited.

They will make history again, but this time it will be initiated by Ying Zheng's son.

Afterwards, the other three people also explained in detail to Fusu how they would contact Fusu in the future.

Afterwards, they arranged a large-scale sacrifice with Fusu, paying homage to the queen from afar towards the mountains and rivers. Afterwards, they returned to their own residences one after another in a low-key manner.

Fusu also left Shouchun quickly. Before leaving, the Chu guards who had been with the queen were told by their fellow villagers that they hoped they could tell Fusu to ask the First Emperor to stop fighting.

They obeyed the orders of the First Emperor to build highways; adult men performed military service and corvee labor; however, they were still often punished for minor crimes, but the cost of maintaining their legitimate rights and interests was very high; in addition, they had to learn new characters, adapt to new currencies, and weights and measures.

Everyone is exhausted.

They hoped that the First Emperor would stop fighting wars. Every time a war broke out, they would impose additional taxes and force them to work hard to make weapons.

Fusu knew that the reason they asked his mother's guards to pass the message to him was because they trusted him.

But he had no way to persuade Ying Zheng.

But Fusu had another way to satisfy their wishes.
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Eight days later, Fusu arrived at his fiefdom, Yingchuan County.

In Xinzheng City, Fusu was once again received by Changping Jun.

Only this time, Changping Jun was wearing white clothes.

The Queen is Changping Jun's half-sister.

As a result, the queen left first, leaving behind Xiong Qi with slightly gray hair on his temples.

"Your mother passed away so suddenly. I am very sad." Xiong Qi did not cry or scream, but just said calmly. "She didn't even have any gray hairs before she passed away."

Fusu didn't want to spend any more time in sorrow.

"Let's not talk about this. Time is running out. I came here to see how the mine is doing. There are hundreds of thousands of Chu surrendered soldiers under my command. Not only do you have to look after my fiefdom, but you also have to look after so many people. Is it hard for me?"

Xiong Qi listened to Fusu's meaningful words, smiled slightly, and then said with emotion:

"The two people you gave me, Liu Ji and Ji Bu, are both extraordinary talents. I have already told them that you are back. They should be able to come back to see you soon."

(End of this chapter)