Chapter 6 Father and Son(1/2)
More than a month after leaving the palace, Fusu returned to the palace again, and there were people guiding him along the way. He walked through the long corridor and was taken to the place where Ying Zheng handled government affairs, but he was unable to enter immediately. Instead, he was taken to the side hall next door, serving with delicious food and drink.
Ying Zheng met Cheng Miao first.
Cheng Miao is already quite old, and he has just had an illness and is extremely weak. Therefore, although he was taking a bus back to Xianyang, he still looks a little tired.
As soon as he left Yunyang Prison, Cheng Miao did not buy a new suit, and was wearing a soapy winter clothes. He respectfully gave Ying Zheng a big gift.
Ying Zheng didn't speak, but just looked up and down at Cheng Miao.
Since he wanted to see Cheng Miao, Ying Zheng naturally asked someone to ask about Cheng Miao's affairs in prison. He knew very well that Cheng Miao would ask Fusu for help if he needed to find a doctor. Cheng Miao deliberately asked Fusu to go and search for Fusu, obviously he wanted to use Fusu to hand over the manuscript in his hand.
I wonder if the child Fusu noticed this.
As his eldest son of Ying Zheng, it would be too stupid to sell it to others and count the money.
Ying Zheng looked at it enough that he spared Cheng Miao's courtesy and asked Cheng Miao to sit down and speak.
After all, Cheng Miao was a little nervous when facing the king. However, after thinking about the conversation on the way, Cheng Miao quickly calmed down. He did have the intention to see Fusu on his illness, but Fusu's performance was far beyond his expectations. Not only did he fail to control that meeting, he was attracted by the future portrayed by Fusu.
Ying Zheng said straight to the point: "I have read all Mr. Cheng's manuscripts. Mr. Cheng is indeed very talented. If you ask yourself to choose, do you want to go back to Xianyang to work or follow Fusu?"
Cheng Miao had just sat down, and stood up again after hearing Ying Zheng's question, bowed and bowed to Ying Zheng: "The villain was born in a servant and had a shallow knowledge. He only had to read more books and did not dare to ask the king for a mission. Thanks to the prince's unabandonment, he was worthy of the villain's shallow knowledge and wrote a letter to the villain. The villain was willing to follow the prince and serve the work of a dog and horse!"
Cheng Miao's voice was already strong and powerful, and he said it loudly without any slightest force.
Ying Zheng was a little surprised and looked at Cheng Miao carefully again. The old man who was over 50 years old had a clear face and a firm look. He looked like he had suddenly become ten years younger and returned to his prime.
"Fusu is still young," said Ying Zheng. "Even if sir, I am afraid that I can't show my strengths."
You should know that when Fusu grows up, Cheng Miao is already seventy-year-old and eighty-year-old, no one will be able to follow a six-year-old young man.
Cheng Miao said it out and lost his initial uneasiness. He heard Ying Zheng mention Fusu and said in a friendly tone, obviously he had high hopes for the child, and did not hide the conversation with Fusu.
Cheng Miao told Ying Zheng about Fusu’s idea of “Saga Academy”, and his tone was inevitably filled with a little yearning. He said loudly: “There is an old saying that if you want to bring a phoenix, you should plant a paulownia tree first. When Qi was able to build the Jixia Academy, it attracted scholars all over the world to yearn for it. Qi State also attracted many talents and became prosperous. If the Qin Dynasty could have such a holy place for academic management, why would there be no one to be able to use it in the future!”
Fusu also mentioned this in his letter, but Fusu only mentioned building a platform to give lectures, and never mentioned the construction of the "Jixia Academy" belonging to the Qin Dynasty.
Listening to Cheng Miao's increasingly passionate tone, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Somehow, he remembered a conversation recorded by his subordinates. Fusu went to prison to meet Cheng Miao at the foot of Mount Saga and Huaide, who was beside him, before sighing: "This was the place where Huangdi forged a tripod."
Ying Zheng knew very well about the allusion of Huangdi casting a tripod.
After Huangdi forged a cauldron, there were dragons coming from the sky. Huangdi and more than 70 wise ministers left on the dragon. The remaining small officials and the people looked up at them on the ground to leave. Later, Yu cast nine cauldrons to determine the world, making the artifact of the cauldron gradually become a symbol of the lord of the world.
Ying Zheng's tone was faint and his expression was a little unpredictable: "Since the sir has made a decision, let's follow Fusu in the future."
Cheng Miao took the order and retreated.
At this time, Fusu had already settled a few pieces of pastries under the gaze of the eunuch. When he saw Cheng Miao come out, he got up and shouted "Sir", and then he heard an eunuch coming to invite him to see Ying Zheng.
Fusu didn't know why Ying Zheng saw Cheng Miao first, but the national affairs should be in front of him, so he didn't care about waiting for a while. He heard that Ying Zheng was about to see him, so he gently patted the small pieces that were accidentally stained on his clothes and followed the eunuch to Ying Zheng's side.
Ying Zheng leaned against the couch and looked at Fusu who was walking in.
After not seeing each other for more than a month, Fusu's face disappeared from the pathological paleness of the palace. Her little face was white and red in Yunyang County, and her complexion was excellent.
Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne for several years and had more than ten children one after another. He didn't care much about what they were doing or what they looked like. After a closer look, he found that Fusu was different from all the children he had seen. He didn't say anything about his face, but his every move looked like a little adult.
"Come here." Ying Zheng waved to Fusu.
"Father." Fusu ran to Ying Zheng and called out.
Ying Zheng raised his hand and picked up the person and put it on his lap.
The little doll, which is big, doesn't weigh much at all, and he can lift it with one hand.
Fusu was a little uncomfortable with such closeness. Even if the person in front of him was his father whom he had admired so much, it had been many years apart for him. Moreover, even in his past memories, the father never hugged him like this.
Fusu raised his head and saw Ying Zheng’s young face.
Ying Zheng was only twenty-seven years old this year, and he was still very young, and had not yet become the only master in the world.
What he needed to consider was how to eliminate the six kingdoms one by one and take over the entire world to his own. As for other troubles and pursuits, it was still far away for him.
Fusu's back was a little stiff, and his eyes gradually became wet for some reason. He couldn't help but shout again: "Father."
Fusu kept tilting his head, and Ying Zheng could see the slight light of water in Fusu's eyes.
This child has been sensible since childhood, and other younger brothers and sisters may try to let him hug him, but Fusu always watches him honestly.
Ying Zheng always felt that his son was smart because he was not very close to him, but it happened to him that he had no intention of coaxing the child.
But somehow, when Fusu called out "Father" with tears in his eyes, it seemed that Ying Zheng was hit by something in his heart.
It seems that this child doesn't want to get close to him, but he is used to being sensible and doesn't know how to get close to him.
Ying Zheng raised his hand and patted Fusu on the head, still hugged him in his knees, and smiled and said, "Fusu, do you want to conquer the world too?"
King Zhuang of Chu did this.
When the Zhou Dynasty declined and the princes rose up, King Zhuang of Chu was one of them. He held the army and Luoshui, and asked with a smile how heavy the King of Zhou was.
King Zhuang of Chu had a very obvious intention, that is, he did not want to be a prince anymore, but wanted to get involved in the whole world.
Fusu had a meal.
When the father asked this, he obviously knew the words "Where is the Huangdi forging a tripod" that he and Huaide sighed.
Now the Zhou Dynasty is in name only, and the princes are in trouble frequently, and they all want to unify the world by themselves. And Fusu already knows that in twelve years, the one who will unify the world will be their Qin.
His father's goal has always been clear: to become the only master in the world.
If it were in the past, Fusu would have thought that he was the eldest son, and the throne would definitely be inherited by him in the future. But now Fusu has experienced two life and death and has taken many things lightly. The world was defeated by the father. It is the father's business that the father wants to pass the throne to.
What he wants is to make the world stable as soon as possible and the people can rest and recuperate.
In this way, there will be less public grievances and less murderous crimes in the hands of the father.
Fusu shook his head at Ying Zheng.
"The boy doesn't want it." Fusu said.
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you want?" He ran to Yunyang County with a young and a half to do something, making things happen every day. He also sighed that the Yellow Emperor casting a cauldron was prosperous. Could it be that it was really fun?
Fusu said slowly: "I want the Qin Dynasty to be in peace and stability forever."
Fusu's tone and expression were too serious. Ying Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed.
It is hard to imagine that such words would come from the mouth of a six-year-old child.
But it is precisely because it comes from the mouth of a six-year-old child that it shows that the Qin Dynasty will become the lord of the world, and will last forever!
"Good words!" Ying Zheng praised happily, patted Fusu's head again, and said, "You have been by my side these days and followed me to preside over the rituals."
Fusu nodded obediently and did not say anything conflicting.
In the next few days, Ying Zheng carried a Fusu with him in the surprised eyes of many people.
It is the end of the year, and various sacrifices are held from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, mainly to pray for good weather, strong military and strong horses, and peace and prosperity in the new year.
Cheng Miao has been temporarily staying in Xianyang these days. He has not heard much news from the palace, nor has he seen Fusu he would follow in the future. He is a little anxious.
After learning from Meng Tian that Fusu has been following Ying Zheng in the past few days and showing his face in front of all the ministers, Cheng Miao's heart finally calmed down.
This shows that Fusu was sent to Yunyang County because it was not because the king was disliked.
It is hard to say that all the things that Fusu did were what Ying Zheng planned to do, but he just used Fusu as a guise and let Fusu experience it.
Even Fusu is too young. Most of the children of ordinary families are loved by their families at this age. Don’t talk so fluently, I’m afraid I can’t even recognize a few of them.
He is worthy of being a child born in the royal family!
Unlike Cheng Miao who cared about Fusu's position in Ying Zheng's heart, Meng Tian was more concerned about Fusu's body.
In the past few days, Meng Tian arranged for the defense of the capital city and did not forget to pay attention to whether Fusu got sick again, for fear that Xu Fu's conflicting statement would be true, and Fusu would fall ill again when he returned to Xianyang.
Fortunately, Fusu is healthy these days during the Chinese New Year, and doesn’t even have a headache or fever.
However, Ying Zheng seemed to suddenly fall in love with the feeling of being a father. He took Fusu with him everywhere and didn't even let Fusu separate the tables for dinner. He insisted on putting Fusu around him, and even had to share the delicious dishes with Fusu.
Meng Tian saw Fusu stiffly stuttering what Ying Zheng fed several times, and she felt that the obedient and sensible child had been experiencing a resistance that "I will overturn the table after feeding me again."
Judging from Meng Tian’s understanding of Ying Zheng, it is probably because Fusu’s performance made Ying Zheng feel interesting that Ying Zheng was so happy to tease him.
By the third day of the Chinese New Year, the intensive sacrificial activities have basically come to an end.
Meng Tian found Ying Zheng privately and talked to Ying Zheng about his concerns about Fusu's health.
Fusu seems to be well now, but I don’t know how long it will take to get it. Although it is not impossible to send it out of the palace when it really gets sick, the child is weak and many children will die after a while. Meng Tian watched Fusu grow up and didn’t want Fusu to suffer again.
After Ying Zheng raised his child for a few days, he didn't see any master around Fusu. Instead, the more he looked at him, the more he felt that his son liked him.
If there is really a master, Fusu is lucky; if there is no master, it means that Fusu is extremely talented.
No matter which one is a good thing, Ying Zheng did not intend to pursue it any further.
Since Fusu is not playing, but really wants to do something, he lets Fusu do it.
Ying Zheng said to Meng Tian: "Let your brother go to Yunyang County with Fusu tomorrow."
Meng Tian thought Ying Zheng wanted to keep Fusu in the palace, but he was a little surprised when he heard this. However, he had already adhered to the idea of "it would rather be trusted than trust nothingness" and wanted to persuade Ying Zheng to let Fusu stay away for a year, so he naturally took the order and left after hearing this.
Early the next morning, I learned that I could go back to Fusu, Yunyang County, to say goodbye to Ying Zheng early.
To be continued...