My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 689: Southeast Emperor Qi

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment.

I've heard that Xiong Liangdi has a wolf-like and tiger-like personality...

However, why did she, who had never been involved in political affairs, suddenly get involved in these matters?

Chen Ping inexplicably had a bad feeling.

"Since Liangdi is in the palace, she should be raising the young master."

"That's just a man's opinion." Xiong Rou looked at Chen Ping who had been keeping his head down. "I heard that you are always being falsely accused of having an improper relationship with a beautiful woman?"

"It's all slander." Chen Ping said angrily.

"Let's make a deal. You need the backend, and I need help."

Chen Ping raised his head and looked at Xiong Rou.

The hen crows at dawn, which means bad luck for the family. It is indeed true.

"The prince is far away in the land of Baiyue. He will be back soon."

Xiong Rou smiled, "I know more than you do. Guess why the most beautiful woman in the harem can't even be called a beauty, while someone with my talent and beauty can stand out in the harem."

Xiong Rou was very clear about her position and the environment she was in.

Chen Ping, he didn't take Xiong Rou seriously at first. He felt that the prince had chosen a woman who was not very decent. He thought that he should try to delay for a while, believing that Shao Ping would come to save him.

"Appreciate further details."

"Seeing you're so impatient makes me want to laugh." Xiong Rou's every word was a little sarcastic. "Do you know who my father is?"

Chen Ping successfully led Ying Zheng to go further and further on the path of cultivating immortals.

This caused Ying Zheng's image in front of the people of the world to collapse for a time.

When a whale dies in the ocean, countless prey will be waiting before it falls.

Don't forget that although Chen Ping is Fusu's confidant, he still belongs to the fourth political group.

This team includes Xiao He and Liu Ji, who are talented, and this is their biggest advantage; but their youth and lack of experience are also their biggest disadvantages.

Chen Ping made a very fatal mistake.

Although he had calculated that many people would blame him, this was not a big deal in the court. The court was a place for power struggles, and as long as he had power, he was the winner. Only those upright people would care about what means were used.

Chen Ping miscalculated one thing.

Helping Ying Zheng in his quest for the elixir of life would indeed lead him straight to destruction.

But he didn't know that the political struggle in the court was far more cruel and fierce than he had imagined.

When the people saw Qin Shi Huang going to seek the elixir of immortality with great fanfare, the hidden mine that the nobles had planted hundreds of years ago suddenly exploded.

The gap in thinking between people caused by knowledge that was once deliberately hidden by emperors and nobles was hit back from all directions at this moment, like a huge boomerang.

Ying Zheng was right in the center of the target.

Those military nobles who rose from the common people did not believe in fate, but in Qin Shi Huang.

Now, Qin Shihuang told them with his actions that he was crazy.

Then people from all walks of life immediately set their sights on the power in his hands.

Chen Ping, those who scold him are just small characters.

Most of the big shots are ecstatic behind the scenes.

They watched the establishment of the Qin Empire and also watched how their emperor lost himself in the glory.

Xiong Rou boasted to Chen Ping about her distinguished family background, starting from her father's father's generation, and said that her mother was also a Qin noble. She also boasted about her past experience of court life.

At this point, Chen Ping no longer disliked Xiong Rou. He had to look at this matter from a gender perspective.

"My father once had a prestigious title - Lord Changping. He voluntarily gave up his title and focused on being the tutor to the crown prince. Now, my father has about 100,000 laborers under his command. These people used to be Chu soldiers in the Qin-Chu battlefield."

"The empire is about to usher in a brand new future, and history will be rewritten."

"But people of low status will either become rich and powerful or become scapegoats during this power transition. After all, someone has to do the dirty work. But how many of those who do the dirty work can get away with it unscathed?"

"Do you want to be the next Zhao Gao?"

"Young Master Yao has also started learning sword skills."

Xiong Rou smiled.

"Go back and think about it carefully. We can make you a true Nine Ministers."

It was evening when Chen Ping left the palace.

The water in the tributaries of the Wei River is so clear that the long green waterweeds in the water sway with the waves. The willow trees are in full bloom, and their reflections are on the water.

If it weren't for the wind blowing on his face, he would have felt that everything he had just experienced was a dream.

Chen Ping looked at the lake and thought of his experience as a student ten years ago.

Their family lived in a small place, and there were no good teachers in the countryside. In order to gain fame and fortune, he had to leave home and go to a faraway place to study.

Not only was the journey long, but he also had to prepare his own dry food. He had no carriage, and he had to walk a long way on his own. Crossing mountains and ridges, enduring wind, sun and rain, was common.

He is happiest when he encounters a lake on a sunny day.

Because he can jump into the lake and take a good bath. For a 14-year-old boy, the happiest thing on the way to school is to come across a lake and have a water fight with people of the same age. That is the happiest thing.

Habit made him stop the carriage and go to the lake again.

Chen Ping looked at himself in the mirror. The young boy he had been had now grown into an adult.

He can't remember himself as a teenager. But his brother, Uncle Chen, always says, "It seems like you were still a kid yesterday."

Although Chen Ping seemed to have forgotten, Uncle Chen always remembered.

Growing up allowed him to get what he had dreamed of as a teenager, but he also lost a lot.

He stood by the lake, no one talked to him, no one joked with him, no one sang with him.

It was a long time before he left.

Xiong Rou's words kept lingering in his ears.

This was an olive branch thrown to him by a powerful aristocratic group. The Chu nobles and high-ranking officials of the Qin State had a history of hundreds of years in the Qin State and had deep roots.

"You have to understand that talent is not enough. In the vast world, if you want to succeed, you also need connections. Many people are stupid. Talented people think that they can succeed as long as they work hard, and they regard building connections as a heinous crime."

"In fact, this is just the necessary path to success. How many famous generals and ministers have succeeded by using connections."

"Some people think they have a good family background and can become famous through connections. But they often end up in failure because they don't know their own worth."

"Connections and talent are both indispensable in a career."

"You are so smart, talented, ambitious, and you are deeply trusted by the prince. But there is just one thing missing. You don't have a huge family behind you to protect you."

"Although our Xiong family has been entrenched in Qin for a long time, you have also seen that the men in our family are not very motivated. Otherwise, it would not be my turn as a woman to come forward and talk to you about this."

"If we can join forces. It will be a win-win situation."

Of course, Chen Ping also had his confusion. "Liang Di is so smart, and she has a powerful family behind her. There is nothing she can't do. Why did she choose me?"

"I've also considered a lot. After observing and observing, I think you are the most suitable." Xiong Rou smiled. "Come to think of it, your son and the prince's only daughter are of similar age. When they grow up, they may even get married." "We are all parents. Even if we don't consider ourselves, we have to pave the way for our children."

Chen Ping was thinking about these things all night, and the temptation of profit was almost driving him crazy.

But he also felt that it might be dangerous to cooperate with a woman like Xiong Rou.

Firstly, she was a woman, and it was not easy for him to get too close to her; secondly, this woman was very ambitious, and she would calmly answer any questions he asked her.

She said she did it for her father, and then she said it was for her daughter.

If Changping Jun wanted to cooperate with him, why didn't he send a trusted person to talk to him?

Or maybe this woman just acted on her own.

Chen Ping was a little flustered.

He felt as if he had made some huge mistake.

Yes, he did make a big mess.

The counselors in the court had united to impeach him. Zhang Cang and Meng Yi jointly wrote a memorial, which Ying Zheng also read personally.

But Ying Zheng still wouldn't deal with Chen Ping.

Ying Zheng believed that only Chen Ping understood those mysterious things, and even only he could help him realize his wishes.

The palace was already in chaos, and the emperor's residence had been renovated. In order to create a fairy-like environment, the eunuchs had to move ice cubes at every turn.

Ying Zheng claimed to be a real person in the court, making the ministers think he was crazy.

Ying Zheng would not allow anyone to mention the word "death" in front of him.

This matter is not that simple.

In that era, homophony was a taboo. People were not allowed to mention the word "death", which meant that they could not publicly pronounce "si", "si", "si"...

This was simply a torture for the ministers when speaking in the court.

Madam Gan Tang seemed to be sidelined, choosing to sit in the palace and sew clothes for her children, rather than go out.

Xiong Rou was in power for the first time, and she was lawless. She wanted to drive Jin Shu out of the palace, but she couldn't deceive Fusu and could only tease him occasionally, thinking that Fusu might come back at any time.

In the court, Zhou Qingchen, Yao Jia and others seized on Ying Zheng's desire for immortality and began to search for extraordinary people and send them to the palace. Ying Zheng's private power was once again pushed to the peak by these treacherous officials.

At this time, the city of Xianyang was full of monsters and demons.

All kinds of monsters dare to show up.

Various mythological stories also began to emerge.

Xianyang City was full of wandering alchemists, and at the gates of the rich and powerful, those noble scholars lined up one by one, eager to be recommended to meet the emperor and live a life of luxury.

This is inseparable from Chen Ping.

But Ying Zheng had tolerated evil in the past, and retribution has come.

It would be fine for a farmer to raise one snake, but he can raise snakes as numerous as half of the court. If they bite him back, let them bite him back.

You can't blame anyone else.

When Xiao He saw these things, he was very angry. When he was angry, he didn't show it at all. He locked himself in the room and worked alone from morning till night.

Some officials in the court were dissatisfied with Xiao He. They thought he was too serious and affected their interests. Some people wanted to impeach Xiao He.

But they were soon scolded.

Because Xiao He is like white moonlight in everyone's eyes. To impeach Xiao He is simply to not want to live anymore.

In Xianyang City, there were no sorcerers queuing up except at the gate of Xiao He, and only at the gates of Li Si and Feng Quji.

When Feng Quji heard about the big practice in the palace, he couldn't help but feel sad. He was worried about the future of the empire, but he would not offend Ying Zheng because he didn't want to lose his position as prime minister.

But he would not meet those monsters, although he had a talent in his family who sometimes provided him with [Yangzhai Fengshui] to help him live in peace. But he did not intend to recommend this person to Ying Zheng, nor did he intend to reveal the secret of maintaining his glory and family prosperity.

Li Si, who was taught by Xun Kuang, observed the way of heaven and the movement of heaven. Didn't he know that Ying Zheng was courting death? But he would not do anything to anger Ying Zheng.

Now, no one among the Nine Ministers stood up to speak out, and the Three Dukes all chose to remain silent.

The situation naturally became more and more serious.

In order to stand out among hundreds of sorcerers and gain wealth and high office, Xu Fu deceived Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to go to the East China Sea to find the elixir, you need a thousand boys and a thousand girls."

"That's not difficult." Ying Zheng agreed immediately.

Chen Ping, who served beside Ying Zheng, was originally troubled by the charges against him.

He didn't want his descendants to suffer the humiliation of having a treacherous minister as their father.

When he saw the greedy, stupid and despicable Xu Fu, he immediately had an idea.

And so, shortly after the autumn harvest.

Xu Fu began to lead his troops to search for boys around nine years old in the homes of people near Xianyang, and then to search for girls around seven years old.

Just ask yourself, would a greedy dog ​​be willing to give all the bounty given by the emperor to the farmers?

Of course not. They would hand them over to the soldiers to rob them directly, or they would collude with the county magistrate and tell their parents directly that they were taking these children away to enjoy a good life and never have to worry about food and clothing, and then they would put the children in the car and take them away.

Most of the parents followed the carriage, crying all the way.

Even if I cry my heart out, so what? In the end, nothing will come of it.

When Chen Ping heard about these things, he naturally felt uneasy.

He didn't expect that these people would even destroy other people's families for the sake of profit.

Their cruelty and selfishness are simply beyond human imagination.

Ying Zheng's reputation has been ruined since then.

These things were destined to happen from the moment he condoned evil.

Generals from all over the country also heard about these things. Seeing that Ying Zheng was going too far, they could no longer hold back and planned to find a new agent to let a more capable person rule the country.

Chen Ping wrote down the details of the situation here and used a large sum of money to bribe the people who were going to deliver the letter to Baiyue, asking them to give the letter to Fusu.

The sky over the empire has become as dark as it can be. If no one steps forward to take charge, I'm afraid even more absurd things will happen.
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Today's Baiyue.

The city of Xianyang was filled with smoke and the palace was filled with incense and offerings.

But in Baiyue it was still midsummer.

Wei Liao watched the celestial phenomena.

He observed important information and quickly ran back to report to Fusu.

"Prince, the clouds above your head always appear in the shape of a dragon and a tiger!"

Fusu almost spit out water.

According to the New Records of the Grand Historian, the aura of an emperor in the southeast comes from here.

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