My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 694 Returning to the Palace
Many people suffered from minor mouth diseases like Fusu, and it hurt when they ate.

Everyone lined up to see the doctor, but the old doctor just looked up, asked about their conditions, and said to them:

"It's okay, just relax. In this world, everything except life and death is trivial. Relax your mind, and the inflammation will go away on its own."

When the soldiers heard this, they suddenly understood.

Speaking of which, they were indeed very anxious these days. They couldn't sleep at night. This kind of big thing would make anyone feel angry.

"How did you know that we were all suffering from irritation?"

"In the barracks, everyone eats about the same food. If you don't eat enough vegetables and fruits, then you shouldn't be the only ones who have this disease. Since the disease doesn't come from the mouth, it must come from the emotions."

"You are all Tiger Guards. I think it's probably because of the pressure from the higher-ups. You can't sleep well at night, so you got sick."

The old doctor was taking the patient's pulse while drinking the rice wine he brewed himself.

Although he was nearly sixty, he looked as energetic as a little boy. His face was rosy, his eyes were clear as water, and he spoke with the same redundancy as the local dialect of Sichuan and Sichuan.

All these brave guards were inspired by the old doctor's spirit. After expressing their gratitude, they left without taking any medicine.

"Relax, relax."

The soldiers were enjoying the cool in the woods, breathing heavily, trying to relax their bodies and minds.

They took turns drinking, intending to use the alcohol to disinfect themselves.

Sometimes, the experience and wisdom taught by life itself are more useful than all the classics.

But the more I drink this wine, the thirstier I become.

Everyone was anxious.

It's mid-August and there's still no news.

In a courtyard in Xinyuan, Chen Gong, the messenger who delivered the emperor's imperial edict and even came to personally pick up Fusu back to the palace, and even the accompanying officials had been detained in the courtyard for ten days.

During the ten days, apart from someone bringing them food, they saw no one else, and no one talked to them.

"I'm afraid something has happened?" Chen Gong's subordinates frowned, like two balls of wool hanging on their foreheads.

"Nonsense! Even a blind man can see that."

The weather is cooler, but that is compared to before. Autumn in the south is similar to summer in the north, still hot and unbearable.

Hold on, hold on. If you want to reach the day when everyone feels refreshed, you have to overcome some of the most difficult hurdles.

"But this is a big deal. No one is going back to report to the palace." The clerk was so frightened that he was shaking all over. He couldn't stop shaking.

"Stupid." Chen Gong said coldly.

Chen Gong was thirty years old, a military man, strong and healthy, and he drove thousands of miles to do this hard job. Before he came, he actually expected something bad to happen.

"How long have we been locked up?"

"Oh, I only remember this moon coming out nine times. The fifteenth has already passed."

"You're so long-winded. You're talking nonsense all the time." Chen Gong complained. His lips were cracked. There was a large bucket full of water in front of him. The meal he had eaten in the morning was also served with soup.

Chen Gong squatted on the ground, looking at the bucket in front of him. A weathered face emerged in the clear water.

"Ten days. If His Majesty doesn't see anyone reporting back in ten days, he'll know something has happened here. The Crown Prince has the guts to detain us here, which means he doesn't plan to go back with us alone."

"Something big is going to happen in the world." Chen Gong shouted worriedly.

The expressions on the followers' faces also changed.
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"The order from the envoy must be dealt with. We should follow the previous plan and lead the troops back to Xianyang directly."

"When the time comes, we will directly cooperate with the prince's men from inside and outside."

The crowd gathered around Fusu and sat around the map. In the past, their eyes were all on the land outside Qin; now, everyone's eyes were on Xianyang City.

The temptation of enfeoffment is really great.

Fusu was surrounded by people like the moon surrounded by stars.

He knew that these people wanted to gain a great credit in order to obtain high positions and generous salaries in the future, or even a fiefdom.

However, if we really fight back like this, I'm afraid something big will happen.

"From here, we will lead our troops back to Xianyang along the Chidao Road. Xianyang will receive urgent news within five days. It will take at least thirty days to lead the army to reach Xianyang. At that time, the emperor will definitely mobilize troops from all over the country to rush to Xianyang for help."

"This alone is enough to make us wary. Apart from the first attack, there are also the Tiger Guards and ordinary guards in Xianyang City, almost 50,000 soldiers and horses."

"Even if we bring back the entire Qin army, we will still have to fight with the soldiers. This is not worth it at all. And it will cost us all."

What Fusu said was already very subtle.

The generals present were not happy to hear this.

What they wanted to do was to replace the nobles in Xianyang City, not to make a wedding dress for the prince for nothing and send him to be emperor for free.

After Fusu got on the same boat with them, the mentality of generals such as Ren Xiong changed.

At first they just wanted to go home, but now they all want to take advantage of the situation to close the country.

But only fighting and fighting can make them deserve these rewards.

To be honest, Fusu was not surprised by this. If one day he met someone who was not greedy for fame and gain, he would doubt whether he had traveled through time and space to some messed up world.

These problems put Fusu at a new node.

One wrong step, and all future steps will be wrong.

If you don't sort these things out now, you will have troubles when you sit on the throne of emperor in the future.

If you are not careful in handling military power, it will lead to disaster.

Fusu could only come to Liao to discuss the matter.

"Should I fight back now? Or should I go back in compliance with the imperial edict?"

Wei Liao asked, "Is it more likely that we will kill you or that we will obey the imperial edict?"

"Of course I am obeying the imperial edict. I am mobilizing a large army, fearing that the world will not know that I am the one who is rebelling. But those warriors don't care about their reputation. I am really in a dilemma now."

Fusu put his hands on his hips. It was already the last step, and something unexpected happened again.

Wei Liao stroked his beard, this was not unexpected.

It is human nature to pursue profit.

"Initially, the prince wanted to use the power of the Nanyue army to strengthen his own strength. Now the soldiers have other plans and want to help the prince seize the throne in their own way. The goals you two want to achieve are different."

"Since the soldiers want to return to their homeland, why doesn't the prince just give the order to do this first? Dismiss the soldiers on the spot and let them return to their hometown directly."

Fusu frowned, "Captain, are you kidding me? I will dismiss the soldiers right here."

"General, with soldiers in hand, they are only afraid that the world will not be in chaos. They only need to hold the prince hostage, and then they can do anything."

Fusu straightened his chest and said, "This captain is worrying too much. I am the great Lord Hengyang, everyone knows me. No one can do anything to me unless I want to kill me. Not to mention hostage, who dares to hold me hostage?"

Liao didn't want to say more. He didn't think Ren Xiong was someone he could trust. This guy had a single goal and a narrow mind. He could change his mind at any time for his own selfish reasons.

"If that's the case, there's nothing I can do."

Squinting his eyes.

"Master, you can't abandon me at this time."

Liao frowned. What kind of person is this? If he is in a hurry, he will call him Master, but if he is not in a hurry, he will call him Captain.

"Drag it out. Drag it out until the other party feels they can't do anything to you."

"It's already been ten days. Still delaying? If you delay any longer, Xianyang City will get the news."

"What are you afraid of!" Liao suddenly shouted sternly, "You are a legitimate prince, and it was not you who detained the imperial edict. If you do not obey the imperial edict and return on time, the court will naturally send someone to investigate."

Fusu was stunned for a moment and looked at the tightly closed door.

Liao patted Fusu's hand and said, "At this time, you must be tough. The more you show that you care about the overall situation and don't want to turn Xianyang City into a sea of ​​blood and stir up civil unrest in the country, the more confident they will be. They want to hold you hostage for this." Fusu understood and stopped talking.

Liao Ji roared loudly, and Wang Ao and others who were waiting outside the tent naturally heard it.

Ren Xiong's face was as black as charcoal.

Zhao Tuo said nothing.

He chose to leave it to fate.

There are many people in this world who work harder than him, and many people who are better than him. But why didn't these people who are better and work harder than him become generals?

Zhao Tuo did not think that it was because he was too good. He believed that everything was destined by God.

Feng Jing had no idea that just before setting off, the soldiers in the army would do something like this.

He naturally wanted to deal with Ren Xiong. "General Ren, secrecy leads to success, while disclosure leads to failure. The fewer people who know about this, the better it is for us. Mobilizing a large army is not going to accomplish anything great."

Ren Xiong gritted his teeth in anger.

He returned and immediately summoned his subordinates who had been replaced.

"The prince plans to take Zhao Tuo back with him, and then he will ascend the throne smoothly. But as for us, I'm afraid we will be used as scapegoats again."

This is the word that common people hate the most.

In the past history, the common people have been wiping the asses of the nobles for thousands of years.

"How can this be possible? Can't we get any benefit at all?"

"We must ask the prince for an explanation."

In fact, Ren Xiong had a new idea as early as when he saw that the prince trusted Zhao Tuo more.

The generals were all anxious due to Ren Xiang's instigation. They wished they could rush over and put Fusu under house arrest and force him to confer titles on them on the spot.

Ren Xiong didn't say a word, but just sat in the seat of honor and drank slowly by himself.

"General, please say something so that we can serve as your vanguard."

Ren Xiong's face darkened, "I'm afraid you brothers may not like what I say."

Everyone was nervous.

You look at me and I look at you.

Naturally, everyone has their own thoughts.

"Brother, just say it directly. We younger brothers are willing to follow you."

Ren Xiao touched the tip of his nose.

"I actually don't have much aversion to Baiyue. There are green mountains and clear waters here, which are countless wealth. The prince wanted to do business here before. I think selling these trees can bring us countless treasures."

When the generals heard this, their eyes sparkled and their pupils were full of spirit.

"Brother, we all think you have the potential to be a prince."

"Yes, brother, we are all willing to respect you as the prince!"

Amidst the praises, Ren Xiong had completely lost himself.

The battle that was launched to break up the nobility ended with the enfeoffment of common people into nobility.

The dream of achieving world peace and harmony encountered such a huge challenge at the very beginning of the business.

They don't take the imperial power seriously at all.

"How about we discuss it with the crown prince. Let him go back, and we will raise troops to support him. When the crown prince goes back and becomes emperor, he will make generals princes, and we will be ministers, scholars, and generals."

"Ah ha ha ha ha ha--"

"Hahahahaha-"

In the spacious tent, a dozen burly generals burst into greedy laughter.

However, Liao's strategy did work.

Whenever Ren Xiong wanted to meet Fusu, Feng Jing would tell him the same thing: "The prince is resting inside. No one is allowed to disturb him."

Ren Xiong naturally went back and cursed, "Rest, rest for a day. Still resting."

Ren Xiong finally realized it at this moment.

"He couldn't be planning to delay until the First Emperor sends people to central Fujian to investigate, right?" Ren Xiong couldn't help but sweat on his neck.

"Am I really too impatient?"

"How many soldiers does your majesty have?"

Despite his doubts, Ren Xiong still wanted to be a vassal.

However, Guan Fu quickly got the information from Ren Xiong's subordinates, and found out that they were all from Xianyang.

There are always people who really want to go home. People like Ren Xiong who go back on their words, saying that he will take the soldiers home and then want to establish himself as king where he is, are really despised by his subordinates.

So Fusu insisted on delaying for another two days.

He believed that once Chen Ping didn't see him coming back, he would take action.

Changping Jun was almost ready.

After more than ten days of stalemate, he had completely missed the date to return to the palace. This time, he had to give an explanation to Ying Zheng.

The group used threats and inducements to persuade Chen Gong to take them back to Xianyang in a low-key manner with a written document.

He also brought three thousand elite soldiers with him. This was a rule that one enjoyed as long as he was the crown prince for one day.

Fusu left a group of his trusted aides waiting there. Before leaving, he said to Lu Ze in public, "If anyone wants to cause trouble, just execute them right there. Then the whole of Minzhong will be governed by you."

For this reason, Fusu also gave his own sword to Lu Ze.

"Seeing this sword is like seeing me."

Ren Xiong enjoyed prestige in the army, and Fusu also enjoyed prestige in the army.

But one is the prince and the other is a general.

Who to listen to at the critical moment depends on who is right.

Ren Xiong was naturally frightened when he saw this.

They could only wait until Fusu brought good news from Xianyang City, and then the deadlock would be eased.

At this time, as the news that Ying Zheng summoned Fusu back to Xianyang spread like wildfire, generals and county governors from all over the world could no longer hold back.

Five years had passed since the establishment of the Qin Empire, and the world had only become more chaotic.

The soldiers of Baiyue wanted to go home, but the conflicts between the common people on Qin's land and the nobles and landlords that had been accumulated for thousands of years were about to break out.

As for the contradiction between the feudal system and the county system, when the level of transportation was underdeveloped, the feudal system was obviously more powerful than the county system.

As soon as Fusu left Minzhong, he encountered Wang Ben's army.

"Your Highness, the Marquis of Tongwu ordered us to clear the way for the Crown Prince and escort him to Xianyang."

Zhao Tuo, Chen Gong, Wang Ao, Feng Jing and others could hardly believe their ears.

It turns out that Tongwu Hou was also involved in this matter...

Everyone looked at Fusu with surprise.

Fusu finally laughed heartlessly, "Why, you didn't just have a drink when we met in Chengfu last time."

(End of this chapter)