18 Chapter 18

◎Invitation.◎

The father-son class lasted for an hour, with one teaching while the other listened. The student gave timely feedback to the teacher, which made Ying Zheng feel quite accomplished.

When the eunuchs came to Li Tingwei to ask for an audience, Ying Zheng and Fusu both felt that they were not satisfied.

Fusu was not very happy, but he still said: "Father is busy, I will go back first."

Ying Zheng said, "You may not be that old, but you hold a grudge. I just taught you, and you've already forgotten?"

Fusu said confidently, "In front of my father, I naturally did not hide it." After a pause, he added, "I did not implicate Li You either."

"Okay, you did a good job, I will reward you." Ying Zheng laughed.

Fusu felt no guilt at all for letting Li Si wait a little longer. He followed his father's words and asked expectantly, "What reward will you give me, father?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I was indeed a little angry just now."

"Ah?" Fusu was stunned.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "You have received your reward. Please leave."

Fusu hurriedly grabbed his father's sleeve and asked, "Father, why are you angry?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "This is my reward for next time. We'll talk about it next time."

Fusu's heart was already pounding even after he finished speaking. He refused to give up and said, "Please tell me, Father. If I don't know today, I won't be able to sleep at night, and if I can't sleep, I won't grow taller. Father, you are so tall. If I am not as tall as Li Tingwei in the future, it will be embarrassing for you."

Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing. He laughed and scolded: "Don't joke around. Li Si is a man of great talent. We can't treat him lightly."

Fusu nodded repeatedly and said, "I know, Father. I will be polite when I meet Li Tingwei."

Ying Zheng tapped his forehead and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, please leave. I want to see Li Si."

Fusuba clung to his father's arm and begged, "Father, just one word. Otherwise, I really won't be able to eat or sleep."

Ying Zheng felt rather helpless: "How can a man like you be such a scoundrel? Huh?"

Fusu blinked his eyes and said shamelessly: "In front of my father, I am not a man, I am a child!"

Ying Zheng was completely at a loss for words when dealing with this spoiled child. He smiled and pinched Fusu's cheek, saying, "Menghua, go home and tell them that it was you who begged me to allow them to live in the palace."

Fusu nodded and said, "I did say that. Was it Meng Qing who told Father? Meng Hua even held Meng Qing aside and talked to him for a long time today. He just can't keep secrets."

"You do know him," Ying Zheng said casually. "Well, now that you know him, go back. I'm really busy."

Fusu had said the wrong thing carelessly, revealing his understanding of Meng Hua. Feeling rather guilty, he dared not argue any further after hearing his father's words. He stood up and said, "Father, I'm leaving now."

"Yes." Ying Zheng adjusted his sitting position and said, "Come here, Mu Shi."

"Yes!" Fusu agreed happily.

Fusu, in a good mood, met Li Si and gave him a bright smile: "Hello, Li Tingwei."

Li Si returned the greeting: "Hello, young master."

It seems that the king is in a good mood, Li Si thought.

The distance from the entrance was not far, but Li Si thought a lot.

Li You is almost tied to the eldest son. As long as nothing unexpected happens to the eldest son, the future of the next generation of the Li family will be fine.

The eldest son seems to like Han Fei more now, but Han Fei is a prince of Han after all, and the king will not trust him to use him. The eldest son is still young, so it is okay to let him be a teacher, but he will definitely not be at ease if he is entrusted with state affairs in the future.

In addition to Li You, there are three other people around the eldest son. Mi Qing's father, Changping Jun, is a member of the royal family of Chu. There will definitely be a life-and-death battle between Qin and Chu in the future. Changping Jun's position will become particularly important, and Mi Qing will also fluctuate with his father. Let's wait and see; the Wang family and the Meng family have several generations of military generals. If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Li and Meng Hua will also go to the battlefield in the future. Besides, they are still young and will not compete with Li You.

The only one with hidden dangers is Meng Yi. Unlike the other two doctors, he is the king's true confidant, and the eldest son will trust him completely.

However, Li Si was not worried. The eldest son was young and the king was in his prime. It was not appropriate to have too much direct contact with the eldest son at this time. It was enough to have Li You by the eldest son's side.

Li Si's far-sighted plan was unknown to Fusu, who passed by him, and Ying Zheng in the palace.

The difference between this father and son is that Ying Zheng completely trusts Li Si - even with Fusu's ambiguous dream, this trust has not been compromised. But Fusu is suspicious of Li Si - because he knows that when his father is gone, Li Si will betray his father for his own benefit.

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When Fusu returned to the palace, Li You, Mi Qing and Wang Li were taking martial arts lessons, and Meng Hua was alone being "tortured" by Han Fei.

As Fusu reached the door, he heard Han Fei say, "If you can't answer, you will be punished."

This sentence frightened Fusu so much that he immediately quickened his pace, "Mr. Han! Don't punish children physically!"

Seeing Fusu coming back, Han Fei and Meng Hua both stood up and saluted: "Young Master."

However, Han Fei's face was expressionless but with anger, while Meng Hua looked at Fusu pitifully and asking for help.

Fusu gave Meng Hua a soothing look before returning the greeting. After the three of them sat down, Fusu spoke first, "The palace kitchen has prepared some new food today. Why don't you stay for dinner, sir?"

Han Fei paused and said, "Okay, thank you, Master."

The State of Qin has been making frequent moves recently, but unfortunately, apart from the paper given to him by the King of Qin, Han Fei could not learn any of the inside information.

Fusu smiled, not surprised.

With Fusu's joining, Meng Hua finally felt a lot more relaxed, and he also admired and liked the eldest prince even more.

After one day's class, Fusu invited Han Fei to visit the room where he hatched eggs.

Before Han Fei could react, his four companions' pupils trembled. Even the youngest, Meng Hua, knew that such things should not be known to outsiders after being reminded many times by their elders.

As for Han Fei, he was Korean, and to the Qin people, he was a real foreigner!

Seeing the reactions of these four people, Han Fei's usually cold face unexpectedly showed a faint smile. He slowly said, "Young Master, please go first."

Meng Hua's eyes widened. Is this a provocation? Right?

Fusu took Meng Hua's arm and said with a smile, "Please, sir."

Meng Hua looked at Fusu anxiously, but Fusu just smiled and said, "Meng Hua, don't be anxious. Please go first, sir."

Meng Hua was appeased. After all, since the eldest master had agreed, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

In this way, the five teachers and students entered the room where eggs were hatched at the back. As soon as the door opened, a burst of hot air came in.

Han Fei frowned, not because of the heat, but because of the smell inside.

Fusu said, "Incubating eggs requires a certain temperature and humidity. If it's hot and humid, there's bound to be a smell. If you can't stand it, we won't go in."

After hearing this, Han Fei immediately lifted the hem of his robe and stepped over the threshold.

Fusu tilted his head, a little confused. He really didn't mean to provoke Han Fei, but Han Fei...did he think he was provoking Han Fei? Was he even provoked?

Well, he's quite interesting.

Fusu not only invited Han Fei to visit the incubation site, but also told Han Fei the entire incubation process and kindly invited Han Fei to come over at noon every day to turn the eggs with them.

After dinner, Fusu enthusiastically introduced the millstone and iron pot to Han Fei. Fusu also said, "Tomorrow morning I will grind soy milk to make tofu. If you have nothing to do, you can come and take a look."

Han Fei nodded woodenly.

It is true that what Fusu showed him today was nothing more than a small matter of satisfying his appetite, but the small matter reveals the big picture. The Qin State is already powerful, and...

Han Fei looked at the setting sun in the west, and he thought of South Korea. Today's South Korea was like the setting sun, and it was visibly depressed, while the Qin State was like the rising sun, full of vitality.

Han Fei closed his eyes.

After sending the distracted Han Fei away, the four companions who were almost driven crazy by Fusu's lack of sense of confidentiality surrounded him and asked him why he did this?

Young master, your father is the king, and our father is not. You can do whatever you want. What if your father blames us for not advising you?

But Fusu was very calm. He even poured a glass of water for everyone before slowly explaining.

First, Han Fei could not be brought back to Han. To put it nicely, Han Fei was now an envoy of Han, but Han was already a vassal of Qin, and the term "envoy" was just a way for Han to save face. To put it bluntly, Han Fei had actually been betrayed to Qin by the King of Han. No matter how Qin wanted to deal with Han Fei, no one in Han dared to say a word.

Secondly, bringing these things back to South Korea is of no use in increasing South Korea's national strength. Can hatching eggs, millstones and iron pots help South Korea defeat the Qin army on the battlefield?

With South Korea's current national strength, facing the Qin State is no less than an ant trying to shake a tree. Whatever South Korea does now is just a futile struggle before its death.

This explanation convinced the four companions very well. Regardless of their age, they all knew how powerful the Qin State was, because power could not be concealed.

Meng Hua said quickly: "My Lord, when will we completely incorporate Han into Qin?"

Fusu laughed and said, "This is an important military matter that the king and the generals in the court need to discuss. I don't understand it either."

Meng Hua nodded and said, "My father said he also wants to go to the battlefield. I want to go to the battlefield too in the future."

Fusu laughed and said, "Perhaps before you can even go to the battlefield, all six kingdoms will have been incorporated into Qin."

"Ah? Really? Then I..." Wang Li was the first to wail, but he quickly reacted and hurriedly said, "I mean, of course this is great."

Fusu glanced at Mi Qing, who was suddenly startled, and then said calmly, "The Xiongnu often cause trouble on the border between Qin and Zhao. Our neighbors are in turmoil, and there will be more wars to fight in the future."

But war is not a good thing. After Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin State conferred titles based on military merit. If there were no wars to fight, no one from the court to the people would be willing to do so.