Chapter 35: Behind the scenes
Fusu's objection caused the Emperor's original good mood to fall to the bottom again, and the hall became quiet again. Everyone could see that the Emperor was extremely angry at this time, and the silence before the storm was the most terrifying.
After a short stalemate, Fusu was extremely frightened, but his reason told him that if the palace was built, the Qin State would face the greatest crisis in its history, and it might also be divided. At this time, Fusu calmed down and spoke loudly.
Said: "Father, please listen to my words..."
Fusu sighed and continued: "The construction of the imperial mausoleum has consumed the financial resources of the Qin State for at least ten years. In the first few years, when my father often went out on patrol, he built straight roads and local officials spent tens of thousands of dollars to support Luan Jia. The people complained.
It's boiling. Now, my father has ordered the construction of a straight road to the north, through the mountains and ridges, which is unspeakable. Moreover, building the Great Wall in Mobei and building counties in Shuofang and Yunzhong will cost huge sums of money. If this continues, the imperial court may be overwhelmed and the people will be filled with resentment.
,Qin is in danger...!"
Fusu was so angry that he said what he was thinking. At this time, he no longer cared about the expression or attitude of the First Emperor. He knelt on the ground, trembling slightly. Soon, the First Emperor finally became furious, and the memorial on the imperial case was removed by him.
Throwing it down was the hard work of Fusu and everyone at the Zhaoxian Hall for three days and three nights. At this time, the First Emperor didn't even look at it, and was furious because of his own words.
Since ancient times, loyal advice has been harsh to the ears. Fusu sighed, and from the jade steps came the furious roar of the First Emperor: "Kick this traitor out of here!"
"Your Majesty, calm down." All the officials kowtowed together. Zhao Gao also came to the side of the First Emperor and said softly: "Your Majesty, pay attention to the dragon body!"
After a brief silence, the First Emperor still couldn't calm down the anger in his heart. He stood up suddenly and walked out of the palace. At this time, Zhao Gao also walked to the jade steps and shouted: "Your Majesty has a decree to withdraw from the court. Baiguanshan calls...
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"Long live my emperor, long live long live..."
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At night, Fusu ordered people to set up a banquet in a small pavilion in the side courtyard, and drank with the emperor's uncle Ziying and Xiangzhuang in front of the moon. The three of them drank a lot of wine at this time. The cold wind blew at night, and no one felt cold.
At this time, Fusu looked at the high and bright moon outside the pavilion and couldn't help but sigh: "Prime Minister Wang's body has always been strong. Although he is older, he will not collapse overnight. I always feel that there seems to be something strange in it.
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Ziying also sighed: "Yes, especially at this time, when the meteorite case suddenly appeared, I felt confused in my heart. I always felt that something was going to happen."
Ziying finished the glass of wine and asked again: "But what exactly could it be?"
As if deep in thought, Ziying never put down his hand holding the wine glass. On the side, Xiang Zhuang was also drinking. Xiang Zhuang knew the meteorite case in the late Qin Dynasty, but historically, meteorites were engraved with
The words in the font are the most taboo words of the First Emperor, but why did those words disappear in this meteorite case?
Xiang Zhuang and Ziying both felt that something was going to happen, but Xiang Zhuang really couldn't figure out what went wrong, or maybe his appearance disrupted history and caused those few words that should have disappeared out of thin air.
?Thinking like this, Xiang Zhuang drank from his glass again.
Xiang Zhuang smiled mockingly to himself, he couldn't tell them everything, could he? Even if he told them, they wouldn't believe it. They could only take it step by step. Besides, Fusu's fate was either to tell him the truth or to tell him the truth.
It can be changed. If it can really change his destiny, how can I change the destiny of Xiang's family?
While Xiangzhuang was deep in thought, Ziying held the cup, sighed, looked at Fusu, and said helplessly: "I will leave tomorrow for Dongjun. No matter what happens in Xianyang, you must learn to be patient.
As long as we don't lose sight of the fundamentals, everything can be restored."
Fusu also raised his glass and replied: "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely stabilize the situation in North Korea and China."
The two of them looked at Xiang Zhuang who was deep in thought at the same time. He had woken up from his deep thoughts at this time. Looking at the two of them, he couldn't help but smile and said: "I wish you a safe journey, uncle. We are waiting for you in Xianyang."
Ziying laughed and said, "Well, I'll leave the young master to you. You must ensure his safety. Come, let's drink this cup to the full."
"A glass of sake, a promise, it's late at night, I'll take my leave." Ziying stood up and walked to the front yard with some staggering. Fusu, who was also drunk at this time, looked at Ziying's leaving back and sighed helplessly:
"Your Majesty, I will cherish you all the way."
Ziying gradually walked away, and Fusu thought of Xiang Zhuang beside him, and said with a smile: "Don't leave tonight, stay in the guest room, I will have someone make arrangements for you."
Xiang Zhuang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Fusu nodded. At this time, a personal attendant came over and said softly: "Master, there is a visitor from the front office."
Fusu asked in confusion: "It's so late, who is it?"
"There is Jia Hong, a middle-level doctor, and Shusun Tong, a doctor waiting for an imperial edict."
Fusu thought for a while, these two people supported him, and no matter what, he couldn't win their favor, so he had to look at Xiang Zhuang and said with a wry smile: "It seems that we have to rest later, you go with me for a while."
Let’s go.”
"I am willing to serve you, sir." Xiang Zhuang cupped his hands and said with a smile.
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In the living room, Jia Hong and Shusun Tong had been waiting for a long time. At this time, Fusu and Xiang Zhuang walked in quickly. They stood up at the same time, saluted, and said with a smile: "Please forgive me for disturbing you late at night."
Fusu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Why are you so polite? I was drinking with Brother Xiangzhuang on an empty night."
The three of them laughed and took their seats respectively. At this time, Xiang Zhuang stood behind Fusu. Fusu looked at everyone and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders here. Brother Xiang Zhuang, you can sit down too."
Xiang Zhuang nodded and sat down on the soft mat beside him. At this time, Jia Hong glanced sideways at the maids in the room. Fusu understood and ordered loudly: "It's enough to have Xiang Zhuang here. You all can go down without me."
Ordered, no one is allowed to enter."
"Here." Everyone left slowly. At this time, Jia Hong said softly: "Sir, Prime Minister Wang was assassinated!"
Fusu was startled. He leaned forward and asked eagerly: "How can you see it?"
Jia Hong sighed and said helplessly: "One of my confidants learned from the mouth of Zuo Zuo that Prime Minister Wang had an arrow in his left heart. The arrow was poisonous. His face turned purple, his lips turned black, and his blood was black. This shows that he
After being hit by the arrow, he did not die immediately, but died from the poison."
"However, we want to overturn all this. We have no evidence and cannot explain it to our father." Fusu sighed softly, and Jia Hong shook his head helplessly, and said: "The body should have been handed over to the Wang family for burial and funeral, but the Tingwei Mansion
But they forcibly took the people away, and the Xianyang Order sent troops to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion, and in the name of protecting them, they cut off their communication with the outside world. In this matter, they have a guilty conscience!"
The room became very quiet, everyone was silent, there was no evidence, everything was just a cloud, Fusu slapped his right hand on the table angrily, and after a muffled sound, Fusu said angrily: "This must be someone secretly setting up a trap,
I must find out the mastermind behind this, otherwise, Xianyang will never see the light of day!"
Seeing Fusu's excited expression, the two of them wanted to speak out to persuade him, but when the words came to their lips, they swallowed them alive, especially Shusun Tong. He was planning to return to his hometown in the past few days. He wanted to say goodbye to Fusu, but he considered Fusu.
Su was in a bad mood at this time. He could no longer cause trouble for him because of himself. He could only sigh softly, shook his head, stood up with Jia Hong, and said with cupped hands: "Young Master, the night is already deep. Let's say goodbye. This matter is about the Prime Minister, Young Master."
We still need to take a long-term approach, and we must not act on impulse."
Fusu nodded, stood up and ordered: "Brother Xiangzhuang, you see them off for me. I'm tired, so I'll go back first."
Xiang Zhuang nodded. At this time, Fusu said again: "You can come to my room later."
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Back in the room, Fusu could no longer suppress his inner anger. He pulled out the dagger on the wall and swung it hard, cutting the screen in half. At this time, Fusu threw the sword to the ground angrily and walked away.
I returned to the desk and sat down, and my thoughts returned to the conversation just now.
Wang Wan was killed by someone. There was a crossbow arrow in his heart, and the crossbow arrow was quenched with poison. When he just returned to Xianyang, shortly after leaving Lishan, he also met an assassin, who also used a crossbow arrow, and the same arrow was quenched with poison.
, these two groups seemed to have some kind of connection, and Fusu vaguely felt that they were sent by the same person.
Fusu could understand that the assassins had targeted themselves, but why did they want to assassinate Wang Wan? What threat did an old and frail man with loess buried up to his neck pose to them? Fusu looked out the window in confusion, but there was
At this time, a flash of light flashed, and Fusu suddenly realized that Wang Wan was his supporter. Their purpose of assassinating Wang Wan was to cut off his own support. In other words, they were eradicating his own wings step by step.
It was so scary. Fusu felt that his back was wet with sweat. If he didn't try his best to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, I'm afraid he would push himself to a dead end step by step. Thinking so, there were light footsteps at the door.
Soon, Xiang Zhuang walked in slowly: "Master, they have already left."
Fusu looked at Xiang Zhuang, couldn't help but stand up and said with a smile: "Brother Xiang Zhuang, I have something I want your help with."
Xiang Zhuang had already decided to help Fusu with all his strength because of his uncle's affairs. At this time, Fusu stood up to ask for help. Xiang Zhuang felt flattered and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said resolutely: "Please give me your orders, swords and fire, Xiang Zhuang will fight to the death."
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"I will write a letter. You can send it quietly to Lishan and give it to Meng Yi, so that he can do his best to thoroughly investigate the assassination of the prime minister." Fusu patted Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder and gave instructions word by word. Soon, Xiang Zhuang stood up.
, nodded in agreement.
Outside the window, the night was dark and windy. A man in black clothes was lying under the window. He listened to all the conversations in the room. At this time, he heard the word "Meng Yi" and already knew something about it, so he turned towards the side wall of the courtyard.
Running forward, leaping sideways, the man in black pulled out the Fusu Mansion Office from the corner, ran quickly towards the street, and quickly disappeared into the night.
I don’t know what Xiang Zhuang and Fu Su talked about again. It wasn’t until the second watch that Xiang Zhuang hurriedly walked out of Fu Su’s room. The sky was already getting slightly brighter. Xiang Zhuang looked up at the sky. After this time, he should go home.
Chapter completed!