My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 655 The Test of History
The sword-killing of Zhao Gao had a huge and far-reaching impact on the fate of the Qin Empire. This sword not only killed Zhao Gao, but also severely damaged the private power of Qin Shi Huang in a special way, and greatly hit the trend of blindly flattering Qin Shi Huang in the court.

Yao Jia and his ilk were flatterers, and for a time they lost their voice in the court.

Of course, for the Qin State, the impact and significance of killing Zhao Gao will be like the rising tide, and the benefits will be like waves, gradually being pushed to the shore, waiting for people to enjoy.

The killing of Zhao Gao was also a landmark event in Fusu's personal life.

After Fusu returned to Hengyang Palace, he looked at the bronze mirror again and finally felt that the person in the mirror was his true self.

In this deep palace, amidst the strict hierarchical rules of etiquette, under the dense and brave guards, within the watchful eyes of countless people, under the heavy pressure of the unprecedentedly expanded imperial power and patriarchal authority, in order to realize his political ideals, Fusu had to shoulder a lot of heavy things.

Many times, Fusu lived like a wooden man.

But when he did something he had always wanted to do but had not dared to do, regardless of the consequences, Fusu no longer had this feeling.

He finally created a place for himself in this palace, which was enough to support Fusu to breathe freely and do whatever he wanted in the Xianyang Palace in the future.

In the past, Fusu always felt that there was an endless plain in front of him and he could do a lot of things, but his back was always empty, without any support.

Having ideals but no power is like a person hung in the air on a beam. He can never reach the roof, but he can also not land on the ground. He can only be suspended in the middle of the room.

Now, Fusu was finally freed from his restraints and officially landed.

Looking in the mirror again, Fusu observed that his appearance was no different from yesterday.

Fusu was unusually calm in Zhangtai Palace just now, with a stance of fighting for justice, and he was as if assisted by God at that time. But when he returned to his own palace and sat down quietly, sometimes his hands began to tremble slightly involuntarily.

It was unbelievable that he had just killed Zhao Gao.

Fusu looked at his hands and the sword placed next to the bronze mirror.

Everyone in the palace was frightened by Fusu.

When Fusu came back, everyone in the Zhangtai Palace showed great respect to him.

Fusu sighed that he had finally broken through the shackles of the moral and ethical teachings in the scriptures. The once complicated and ineffective efforts and years of dormancy finally paid off after many years.

Of course, many years later, whenever Fusu recalled that time, he would always feel his heart surge again.

The greatness of human life is different from that of animals and plants. Humans can achieve self-transcendence in an instant with the help of heaven, earth and time at an inadvertent moment.

This kind of transcendence often occurs to individuals.

But how insignificant is an individual in the torrent of history. An individual’s self-transcendence can often only be recorded by himself, and the place to record it is in his heart.

Only a very small number of people can transcend themselves and be recorded in history.

The most famous one is the humiliation of Han Xin under his crotch in history. People all consider victory to be achieved by defeating others, but according to the principles of Zhouyi, the real strength is not to defeat others, but to defeat yourself and win over yourself!
Faced with the opponent's provocation, Han Xin was able to defeat himself, overcome his inner pursuit of face and dignity, and calmly pass under the opponent's crotch. This was a performance that surpassed himself.

Therefore, the humiliation under the crotch has been a legendary story for thousands of years.

And now, there was a person who had accomplished something of the same nature before Han Xin accomplished the humiliation under crotch.

Victory yourself!

This person is naturally Fusu.

In history, Fusu killed Zhao Gao, a treacherous minister who symbolized the absolute private power of Qin Shihuang. This not only completed the son's resistance to the father's power for thousands of years since ancient times, but also completed his own transcendence.

There comes a moment in everyone's life.

You want to open a door and see what is behind it. Through the high wall, you can see with your own eyes that the yard is full of things you hope for and desire. Maybe it is the woman you like, maybe it is the ideal career, maybe it is the favorite hobby, maybe it is a lofty ideal.

But most people, looking at that high door, don't have the courage to push it open, because they are already covered in mud in order to cope with life. There are also people who don't worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, but they don't have the courage to push open that door.

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than the years that have worn away your face, money that has corrupted your soul, and power that has confused your mind. There are too many reasons why you cannot open that door.

I hesitated and missed countless opportunities. When I looked back, everything had changed!
That door will never have the chance to appear in front of you again, but you start to regret it.

This is the life of most people.

Before this, Fusu was also one of the majority of people.

Rebelling against his father who gave birth to him and against Qin Shi Huang was something Fusu had always wanted to do but was hesitant and did not dare to do.

Fusu now thinks that Zhao Gao is still very useful. For Fusu, he has become the best outlet for him to express his dissatisfaction with his father's actions over the years and to resist his father's way!

The young man surpassed the mountain of his father and was finally able to become the master of the empire.

From then on, there were no more mountains to block his view.

Fusu can now stand on his own!

For the Qin Empire, this matter is almost crucial.

How can a man who cannot stand on his own and cannot successfully rebel against his father become the man who will rule the world and rule the nine provinces in the future!
Fortunately, Fusu accomplished this great task.

In other words, in a sense, Fusu made a good start for his future era of great governance.

He passed the test of history!

To Fusu, Ying Zheng is not just the pinnacle of power. If it were just the pinnacle of power, things would be much simpler.

More importantly, Ying Zheng is Fusu's biological father. There is an ethical relationship between them, where the father is respected and the son should obey. This has been an irrefutable rule for thousands of years.

On one occasion, Fusu finally pushed open the door.

No matter whether the road ahead is full of thorns or not, at least he has now embraced his new self.

He defeated the cowardly side of himself, defeated himself, and surpassed himself.

For the Qin Empire, only the successor who passed such a test could climb over the mountain.

Madam Gan Tang, Xiong Rou, and Yu Yue were drinking tea together.

Suddenly, a palace maid came to report, "Madam, the crown prince has killed Zhao Gao."

Upon hearing this, Madam Gan Tang tilted the bowl of soup in her hand.

Only Fusu and a few people in the palace were used to drinking tea, while most people continued the old tradition of adding ginseng, deer antler, red dates, and wolfberry to their tea. It was called tea, but it was more like a tonic soup.

Some are actually teas that are made by brewing medicinal materials according to traditional Chinese medicine pharmacology and Huangdi Neijing to achieve the purpose of relieving heat, removing dampness, and calming the mind.

Xiong Rou was overjoyed when she heard this, and her bright eyes were full of admiration.

"Okay! I have the guts!"

Madam Gan Tang glanced at Xiong Rou. What she said was a bit vulgar, but it made a lot of sense.

"How do you know? Where is the prince now?" Feng Wanwan didn't care whether Fusu was brave or not, she was just worried about Fusu's life or death.

She put down the tea bowl, and in an instant, she was thinking about how to send the three children away from the palace and save them from disaster.

"Madam, don't worry. The prince is fine now and has returned on his own. The guards on both sides dare not approach the prince."

When Feng Wanwan heard this, she couldn't help but think of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who was usually dignified and didn't like the palace.

Feng Wanwan sighed, "Although the prince was able to return safely today, I am afraid that our Hengyang Palace will be in jeopardy from now on."

Xiong Rou's soft pink lips lifted slightly, and she smiled charmingly and beautifully, "Madam, there is no need to worry. Don't forget, the Crown Prince has you and our father as his backers. With these two people, this Hengyang Palace is like this copper case. No matter how windy or rainy it is, it will remain safe and sound."

Xiong Rou slammed the table.

Madam Gan Tang looked at Xiong Rou and said, "Your Majesty, you still have 500,000 elite troops at your disposal to attack South Vietnam."

Xiong Rou stopped talking immediately after hearing this.

He clearly remembered that the reason why his father was driven out of the court by Ying Zheng was because Ying Zheng monopolized the military power.

His father was neither incompetent nor stupid.

At such a young age, he was able to kill Lao Ai and eliminate Lu Buwei, which shows that he was a man of both bravery and wisdom.

But it is because he does not have military power.

Xiong Rou also stood up and poured a bowl of wine and handed it to Feng Wanwan.

Xiong Rou said magnanimously and generously like a heroine, "At this time, we two sisters need to work together to help the prince overcome the difficulties."

Rather than appreciating Xiong Rou's bright and charming beautiful appearance, Feng Wanwan prefers Xiong Rou's evil side that hides a dagger behind a smile.

Feng Wanwan drank the wine.

Then the three of them walked towards Fusu's residence together.

Ever since Yu Yue came to the palace, Xiong Rou has become even more arrogant.

The other two beauties in the palace rarely appeared in public.

Han Ji lived alone in the palace all day, and she found someone with a similar personality to her in the palace - Lu Zhi.

Han Ji liked Lu Zhi very much.

But Lu Zhi didn't like Han Ji.

Because Han Ji looked like a fairy who was detached from the mundane world, while Lu Zhi was an authentic farm girl who had planted grains with her own hands and knew how hard the people worked. She often found it difficult to understand Han Ji's thoughts.

Han Ji was still a princess, but she was moved from the Korean palace to the Qin State. But Lu Zhi was different.

The founding mother of the Han Dynasty was born with political wisdom.

While everyone was busy trying to win Fusu's attention, Lu Zhi discovered her own shortcomings as soon as she entered the palace.

Compared with many beauties in the palace, her appearance has no advantage at all.

And her beauty is indescribable. It's not the superficial beauty, but the determination in her eyes that is not inferior to that of men. When perfectly integrated with her petite body, it gives people a different kind of beauty.

Her beauty proves one thing: water can kill people. A petite girl can also have a unique temperament because of her courage, perseverance and intelligence.

As soon as Feng Wanwan saw Lu Zhi, she felt that she was extraordinary.

But Lu Zhi was very smart. When she saw a woman like Feng Wanwan who smiled from beginning to end, she knew that she was not easy to mess with.

So she obediently chose to retire.

Therefore, during the more than five years in this palace, the number of times that Lu Zhi was favored by Fusu did not exceed the number of days in one month.

So, as a beautiful young girl, how to spend the difficult nights in the deep palace that were repeated day after day became a big problem for Lu Zhi.

After she entered the palace, she had no way to communicate with her sister, Lü Shang. Although her brother would visit her, it was only during the day.

Moreover, the people of the Lu family were all keeping a low profile at this time. In this complex Xianyang City, the Lu family at this time was like a sapling that had just been transplanted from a water town to the inland.

Whether or not it can take root is a huge problem.

So the people of the Lu family can only keep a low profile.

It was at this time that Lu Zhi started the most precious time in her life - reading.

Outside the palace, women were not allowed to study. It was enough for them to know how to read and write. The principles of how to behave in society were all taught to them by their parents.

They have no access to knowledge.

As the saying goes, if you lose something in one place, you may gain something in another.

As long as the women in the palace don't stir up trouble and don't think about harming other women's offspring, men should thank God.

Lu Zhi liked to read, and she read every day. She did not compete with other women for husbands, and did not cause trouble for the men. Everyone was happy and comfortable.

It was on this day that Lu Zhi received the baptism of knowledge.

Gradually, she began to acquire another temperament - erudition.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and even during the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were many female gentlemen in the world. There were quite a few women who were well-versed in poetry and literature. Noble women had their own integrity!

Closer to home.

Lu Zhi had always been unknown in the palace. She occasionally drank tea and chatted with Han Ji and took care of other people's children.

She would only learn news about the prince from Han Ji and the palace maids.

Today, it is no exception.

Han Ji came to Lü Zhi in great fear, "Sister, something happened."

After hearing what happened, Lü Zhi just smiled and said, "This is not a bad thing. On the contrary, after the prince cuts down the number of people killed, there will be no more danger in Hengyang Palace."

Han Ji was as beautiful as a person in a painting, but also like a fragile piece of crystal pottery. She was very worried about her own and her child's future.

"The prince has offended my father. Who is your majesty? Who dares to disobey my father? When the queen was alive, she was always worried that your majesty would do something bad to the prince."

The Queen left Fusu a lot of political legacies.

But what was left for Jin Shu was the worry about the father and son killing each other.

Lu Zhi patted Han Ji on the back and said, "If you don't believe me, you can go ask the prince. The prince can come back safely, which means that Your Majesty can no longer do anything to him."

"But... I'm still afraid." Jin Shu leaned against Lu Zhi's chest.

Lu Zhi stroked Jin Shu's hair, and she probably knew why Han Ji was the prince's favorite woman.

In fact, Han Ji is just the person the prince wants to protect the most.

"Ugh……"

After appeasing Han Ji, Lu Zhi clearly foresaw the future direction of the Qin Empire.

She began to think about her own problems. She had read a lot of books and began to have independent and free ideas.

So should she give up Fusu's favor and leave the palace to seek happiness elsewhere; or should she continue to live in loneliness, facing the palace lanterns, with no worries about food and drink, but without love and affection?

During the Qin Dynasty, marriage between men and women was still very open-minded. Even if a concubine was in the palace, if she was not favored for a long time and had no son, she could leave on her own.

But leaving the prince would be a blow to his reputation, and the other party would most likely not allow it.

Lu Zhi had to think about it, otherwise her life would become more and more difficult.

And the other side.

When Xiong Rou followed Feng Wanwan to visit Fusu, he was looking at the mirror and looked very uneasy.

At that time, Fusu had already realized that after he had strongly attacked Ying Zheng's private power, a man like Ying Zheng who was obsessed with power would not just swallow his anger. He must be secretly planning somewhere to regain power and then take revenge on him.

However, Fusu had already killed Zhao Gao and had won the political struggle. These two things could greatly increase his prestige in the eyes of the people of the world.

Soon, it will also spread to the military.

Fusu was confident that his time was really coming.

Feng Wanwan knelt beside Fusu, looking at him still wearing bloodstained clothes, "My Lord, let me change your clothes."

On the other side, Xiong Rou picked up Fusu's sword.

"Okay, everyone, leave. I'm fine."

Feng Wanwan didn't know what to say, "Then please change your clothes, I'll take them to be washed."

"No need. Keep both the sword and the clothes. Do not wipe off the blood stains on them."

Fusu wanted to keep these.

This is a medal in his life!

After sending away his wives and concubines, Fusu immediately summoned Chen Ping.

"What do you think I should do next?"

Chen Ping always assumes the worst about people's hearts.

"Your Majesty will probably replace the Prime Minister next. Then your father-in-law will certainly be excluded. If you can keep Prime Minister Feng in your position, you can get the support of most of the generals in the world. Prime Minister Li is not popular."

Fusu nodded.
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The winter wind was howling, and the news that Fusu had killed Zhao Gao in the palace spread across Xianyang city overnight.

Common people were clapping their hands in the streets and exclaiming, "This is a good thing. A very good thing."

However, the nobles and ministers hid at home, all with serious expressions, for they were very worried about whether they could escape this political struggle.

The bloody storm has just arrived, the death of Zhao Gao's family is nothing at all.

First of all, in the Imperial Academy, the incident that had the greatest impact was the fact that Fusu killed Zhao Gao.

Those wise men who had read the books of sages and whose heads were full of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, were shocked when they saw Fusu kill Zhao Gao in the simplest way.

They all admired Fusu so much that they were willing to follow him until death.

They like leaders like this.

Especially since they had just recruited a few people from the Mo Sect, facing such a Fusu, they became more confident in following him.

As for Chen Yu and Zhang Er, when they heard the whole story, they were extremely excited.

The long wait made them feel hopeless in life, but now it is different. Fusu’s actions make them feel that some things are happening ahead of time, and their ideals are pinned on Fusu.

Fusu's performance is completely related to whether their future ideals can be realized.

Judging from this, someone's ascension to the throne may have been advanced.

Everyone in the Imperial Academy began to rejoice secretly.

Everyone is happy about some good things that are known to each other.

Afterwards, Sima Wuyi and a group of historians came to the Imperial College to consult the doctors.

There is still some controversy about the fact that the crown prince killed the imperial coachman Zhao Gao in front of the First Emperor.

The biggest controversy is, from the perspective of a son, is it right for Fusu to do this?

[Postscript: I hope that readers will have the courage to boldly push open the door of fate when they encounter it in life. Because really, if you don’t push open that door at that time, you will never have the chance to push open it again in this life.]

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