My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 640: The people’s patience is limited
Fusu waited in Xinzheng for seven days. From the time the imperial edict was issued to the time they drove over in person, seven days seemed like a long time to Fusu, but it was as fast as it could be for them.

Liu Ji and Ji Bu were naturally very grateful for the new assignment Fusu gave them.

They also never forgot that Fusu was their lord.

Liu Ji, who was good at observing people's hearts and minds, had keenly realized before he came that the Crown Prince, who had just finished mourning for the Queen, might be about to do something.

This summons will definitely be extraordinary.

Liu Ji met Fusu before Ji Bu, and he presented Fusu with many gifts.

"I prepared these things and intended to present them to the prince."

Liu Ji brought two boxes of gold and, of course, seven boxes of books to Fusu.

Fusu had no shortage of gold, but he lacked ancient books.

In ancient times, it was distant and mysterious, and seemed to be related to some creator.

In the human world, who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going? These three questions run through the entire development of human civilization.

As a liberal arts student who traveled through time, no one understood the value and significance of these ancient sciences better than Fusu.

If he can do a good job of inheriting the Qin Empire, he can plant both ancient science and modern technology in the Qin State in the future, which will benefit future generations for thousands of years.

Fusu was naturally moved when he saw Liu Ji's kindness.

In the elegant house where Liu Ji was welcomed, Fusu sat upright in the seat of honor, looking at Liu Ji with a smile on his face.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Liu Ji smiled and replied, "In theory, the job the prince gave me is already a very good one. But I heard that the emperor has suffered a series of defeats in his campaign against the State of Chu, and the soldiers are suffering there."

I thought Liu Ji was planning to become a general, but suddenly, Liu Ji changed the subject.

"I don't think I can help with the South Vietnam War."

"It's just that I have many brothers in Pei County, and I want them to come over and work under me. Please grant me permission, Your Highness."

It has to be said that Liu Ji was very good at giving Fusu problems.

Shao Ping looked at Liu Ji. They had heard about what he had done in Yangcheng. He was an iron-fisted official with greater prestige than the county magistrate. Once he spoke, the young and strong men in Yangcheng would follow him immediately.

This person is not an ordinary person.

Now he wants to call on his younger brothers to come and help, isn't that just strengthening himself?

Shao Ping looked at Fusu's expression and immediately said, "How can this be possible? You are just an iron official in Yangcheng. According to the law, you are not eligible to recruit fellow townsmen from other counties as your subordinates."

Liu Ji had already inquired about it and knew that it was definitely not allowed according to the law. But Fusu was the future emperor and his power was greater than the law.

Liu Ji was naturally unhappy when he heard Shao Ping say this.

Fusu looked at Liu Ji and said, "When you become a higher official in the future, we can talk about these things again."

Liu Ji was helpless.

He and Fusu complained about many things.

"I live here and have no relatives. And the law stipulates that I cannot start a family outside. Prince, it's not just me, everyone is worried about these things now."

Fusu just said, "Be patient. In two or three years, with your ability, you should be able to be promoted and transferred to another place. Then I will personally arrange a good wife for you. Anyway, you are not young anymore, so it is not a big deal to get married two years later."

What Liu Ji said was similar to the reactions of the generals and officials of the Chu State.

"There are many details involved in the deployment and promotion of officials, which are indeed against human nature. When I return, I will make a complaint to His Majesty the Emperor."

Liu Ji thanked him.

Liu Ji, who was just arranged to rest, always felt a little unhappy.

He had a lot to say to Fusu.

For example, he told Fusu that the current practice of the First Emperor was very unreasonable. That was angering the people. The people were not easy to mess with, and everyone had potential. And Ying Zheng was stimulating some negative potential of the people - rebellion.

But with so many people around Fusu, Liu Ji had no way to speak directly. He could only keep all the injustices during Qin Shihuang's reign in his heart.

But soon Ji Bu also arrived in Xinzheng.

This time everyone gathered together again.

Liu Ji could endure and judge the situation and keep it to himself, but Ji Bu could not.

As soon as Ji Bu saw Fusu, Fusu gave him wine three times. He couldn't help but ask Fusu directly.

"I heard that the Emperor ordered the construction of the Great Wall and also ordered the dispatch of hundreds of thousands of prisoners and conscripted civilians to do corvée labor to build the Great Wall. Is this true?"

Ji Bu seemed very anxious.

He has already joined the Qin Empire, so naturally he hopes that the Qin Empire will have a better future.

But Ying Zheng's actions were clearly destroying all of this.

Moreover, Ji Bu was a Mohist, and he believed that Ying Zheng's behavior was almost the same as tyranny.

It was only because Ying Zheng was Fusu's father that he gave Fusu face and did not say these things openly.

Ji Bu cared a lot about these things and was quite dissatisfied with Ying Zheng, which also served as a reverse boost to Fusu.

Anyway, everyone and everything are reminding Fusu that you have to do something as soon as possible.

Because people’s patience is limited.

Everyone has had enough of Ying Zheng's troubles in the past three or four years.

Historically, the Qin Dynasty existed for only fourteen years, of which Emperor Ying Zheng was in power for twelve years.

Now, with the changes made to history by a certain Crown Prince of Qin who is "almost pissed off to death by his father" at the moment, the Qin Dynasty is still three years away from its end in history.

That is seventeen years.

Qin Shi Huang had already squandered three years. There were still twelve years left, which would usher in the important node in history when Qin II ascended the throne.

The amount of national strength consumed by such a huge battle as the attack on South Vietnam is simply unimaginable.

Not only that, the time it spans is almost equal to the time that Ying Zheng was emperor in history.

The account book that Zhang Han showed to Fusu also showed that half of the Qin State's current expenditure was spent by Ying Zheng alone.

The other half was to supply the campaign against South Vietnam.

This forced Fusu to take the war against Nanyue seriously.

Because this was a battle that lasted for a full ten years during the early years of the Qin Dynasty. Fusu knew that he could not wait any longer, otherwise Ying Zheng would spend all the money that his grandson had spent.

This was the most important battle in which people's livelihood was exploited after Qin Shihuang conquered the world, and it was also something Fusu had to take into consideration.

The empire is already facing internal and external troubles.

Inside, there was the super poisonous Qin Ying Zheng and the long-standing military merit system of the Qin State; outside, there were enemies like the Baiyue, and the nobles of the six states were eyeing them covetously.

Fusu felt that if he came forward one day later, the danger of the empire would worsen, and it would be more difficult for him to clean up the mess.

And now everyone has begun to be disappointed with Ying Zheng, and it is time to take action on their own.

The battle in South Vietnam concerns half of the economic lifeline of the Qin Empire. Either a quick victory or a halt...

This is a quagmire battle.

For the Qin Empire, which was full of injuries, it was like riding a horse with hemorrhoids.

(End of this chapter)