Chapter 175 The Strong

"Has Wuzhu's surrender letter finally arrived?"

Situ Wanli played with the edict in his hand, a document that might affect the life and death of thousands of people, as if he was playing with a toy.

Liu Ji was standing aside, holding a pair of dice cups, still minding his own business gambling.

"Brother Liu Ji, why do you think Wu Zhu's attitude changed so quickly? Two days ago, didn't he just leave us here and ignore us, and now he actually just sent us the lowered watches?"

"Six six six." Liu Ji shouted and opened the dice cup. Sure enough, there were three sixes. Liu Ji seemed to be somewhat satisfied, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wuzhu is a smart man. The empire is at its peak now, so how can he use his arms as a chariot?"

"Really? Maybe!" Situ Wanli said suspiciously, finally letting go of his doubts. "When do we leave?"

"The sooner the better, it's so boring here." Liu Ji smiled, as if he couldn't stand the boring life here, "Besides, the big shots in Beijing can't wait any longer."

...

In Xianyang City, the eldest son's mansion.

In Tian Yan's independent courtyard, the yellow leaves in the courtyard fell with the autumn wind, and her pale and beautiful face seemed to have a little more sentimentality. In the long corridor behind her, servants from the eldest son's residence were walking from time to time. The servants lowered their heads, not even daring to look at Tian Yan. They were very secretive about the women in this courtyard.

As a woman, Tian Yan entered the eldest son's house and became Fusu's chief counselor. It can be said that she is unparalleled in resourcefulness. However, Tian Yan's identity was very embarrassing in this young master's house. In the eyes of the servants, Tian Yan is just a forbidden concubine raised by Fusu. A woman with no name and status, who could neither live in the house nor serve as a servant. No one in the young master's house wanted to get close to her, lest he offend His Highness Fusu's wife, who were their real masters.

The breeze blows gently and the water ripples, sending a hint of the fragrance of green bamboo into the nostrils, refreshing the heart and lungs. Tian Yan recalled the scene on Shu Mountain that day under the giant fusang tree, and recalled the bold and unruly man who seemed to not even care about his enemies who could threaten him. Thinking of the slight smile that appeared on the corner of his mouth when he looked at him, Tian Yan always felt unconvinced in his heart and wanted to compete with him.

The curved corners of his eyebrows relaxed slightly, and a calm smile appeared on Tian Yan's face.

"Miss Tian Yan."

Except for one person, no one else will disturb me at this time.

Tian Yan turned around, and the gentle and polite Mr. Fusu appeared in front of her. Even though he is already the father of a child, Fusu still looks like a handsome young man.

"Your Highness, the eldest son." Tian Yan put his hands on his waist, bent his knees slightly, and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Fusu smiled and said, "The autumn wind is starting to pick up, the weather is getting colder, and the girl is weak, so you need to pay more attention."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, eldest son." Tian Yan smiled and thanked. But in Fusu's opinion, this smile was too rigid.

This is a beauty, and after spending time together day and night, Fusu has already been attracted to her.

A graceful lady, a gentleman is fond of quarrels. From Fusu's point of view, there is nothing wrong with this. It's just that there is always a layer of estrangement between Tian Yan and him. Tian Yan is deliberately avoiding Fusu's love.

Fusu was a generous man after all, so he put aside the matter and said: "The surrender and envoys of King Yao of Ouyue and King Wuzhu of Minyue have arrived in Xianyang. This time, I want to thank the girl and the farmer."

"Everyone in the farm family is willing to work for the young master."

"Yes!" Fusu didn't say anything too humble, but just nodded lightly. In fact, the peasant family is already under Fusu's command at this moment, and the only difference is the nominal master-slave relationship.

"Minyue and Ouyue surrendered without a fight. Father will be very happy when he finds out!"

"Emperor Qin is a promising king who wants to establish a lasting legacy. This time, the young master has taken the lead in the empire's southern expedition to Baiyue. I am afraid that even His Highness the Crown Prince will have to accept the defeat."

Tian Yan said about Ying Ziyi, and a trace of sadness appeared on Fusu's gentle brows. Fusu has always been troubled about this younger brother. On the one hand, the young master Fusu, who was deeply influenced by Confucianism, knew that the world of Qin could only be stable if the emperor and his ministers were in harmony and brothers respected their brothers. But on the other hand, his desire for a big position kept lashing him all the time, telling him to seize the crown prince position that should belong to him.

The two thoughts are intertwined in Fusu's heart, leaving Fusu always in conflict.

"Last time you went to Shushan, did you meet His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince?"

"I didn't see it." I don't know why? Tian Yan didn't want to talk to Fusu about the scene at the top of Shushan Mountain that day.

...

"You did well this time."

After the busy morning meeting during the day. At night, only Emperor Qin and Fusu remained in the empty hall. On the throne, looking at the two surrender orders on the imperial case, Emperor Qin admired his eldest son.

Fusu looks very similar to Emperor Qin, except that his long eyebrows extend and do not sink into the temples like Emperor Qin. He looks aggressive, but has a touch of gentleness, like a graceful Confucian scholar.

"Father, I think this. Since Minyue and Ouyue took the lead in surrendering to our Qin Dynasty, our Qin Dynasty should also show the demeanor of a noble state and give them certain rewards."

"Yes!" Emperor Qin nodded, "I will ask Dianke to work on the specific details."

"Thank you, Father." Fusu thanked him with a bow.

"I heard that many people in the world of martial arts and old nobles from the six countries are dating you recently?"

Emperor Qin's seemingly casual question shocked Young Master Fusu.

"Back...back to my father, yes. I think that since I, Da Qin, are going to implement the New Deal, the help of these people is indispensable." Fusu lowered his head, knelt on the ground, and replied.

"It's good that you can think of this." Qin Huang seemed to be sure, but the next sentence was a twist and harsh words. "But you have to know that these people in the world, the old nobles of the six countries, are not of the same mind as me, Great Qin. They will associate with you today because of their glory and wealth, and they will betray you in the future because of their glory and wealth."

"I understand. I will give orders to cut off all contact with them when I return." After listening to Emperor Qin's words, the joy on Fusu's face instantly faded and turned pale, and he said solemnly.

"You still don't understand." Emperor Qin shook his head, and there was a hint of patience in his tone: "I, the Qin Dynasty, respect the law, but can the law really protect our country, the Qin Dynasty, for eternity? Hundreds of schools of thought, There is no family of Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, etc. that cannot be used by our Great Qin, and there is no family that cannot be destroyed by our Great Qin. The country is like this, and the family is like this, do you understand?"

Very few people can make Emperor Qin speak in such a tone. Dundun's teaching is like a strict father instructing his children. For this eldest son, Emperor Qin seemed to have devoted too much care and hope that his son would become a talented person.

"My son, I understand." Fusu kowtowed heavily and said.

"Very good, go down!"

"My dear father, I thank you."

On the throne, Emperor Qin looked at the retreating figure of his eldest son and sighed unshakably.

After all, the growth path of an emperor is too long, and his eldest son is the best candidate to inherit his throne. However, he was a little too weak after all. In the storm of the future, what the empire needed was a strong man who could combine strength and softness and ride the wind and waves.

Lets see! Lets see! Emperor Qin said this in his heart.