Chapter 268 Go find his father
"Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Fusu said gloomily, "They say the royal family is causing trouble because my father has no crown prince."
The Queen of the King of Qin did not give birth to any children. All the children were born to concubines in the palace. If we had to rank them, Fusu, as the eldest son, was indeed more qualified to be the crown prince than the other princes.
"Do you want to be one?" Zhao Yuanxi asked him.
Not to mention that Ying Zheng has no plans to appoint a crown prince now. Even if he really appoints a crown prince now, the position of crown prince is not easy to hold, and being the first crown prince of a unified empire is even more difficult.
From ancient times to the present, very few people who were made crown princes at a young age successfully succeeded to the throne when they grew up. Those who could become emperors mostly did so because the old emperor died quickly, otherwise the father and son would end up killing each other.
Fusu's face was a little confused. "I don't know. I just want to share my father's worries."
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and asked, "Who told you this?"
Fusu lowered his head and said, "It's Uncle Mi and the others."
"Mi Qi? Or Mi Dian? Or did they come together?"
Fusu's mother was from Chu, so Mi Qi and Mi Dian naturally wanted Fusu to be the crown prince. It seems that this assassination attempt did give rise to the idea of having the King of Qin establish a crown prince among the court officials.
"Will Big Mother blame them?"
"No, but this is not something you should be thinking about right now. It's for your father and the court officials to decide. Now you just need to study hard and grow up well."
"Um!"
Zhao Yuanxi patted his head and asked with a smile, "If they come to you and say this again next time, do you know how to answer?"
Fusu tilted his head, "Let them go find father?"
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled, "That's right, we should let them go find your father."
If he instigates the prince to covet the position of crown prince, he may lose his life if he is not careful. Fusu just needs to be a good son of the King of Qin now. He does not need to think too much about these things for the time being, and he cannot think too much about them.
Ying Zheng can give the position of crown prince, but no one can covet that position.
"I think there is no one in this world who is more suitable to be the Crown Prince of Qin than my eldest brother. Those younger brothers don't seem to be very smart. They just cry every day and it gives me a headache." Ziying held Zhao Yuanxi's hand and shook it. When he thought of those little brats who just hid in their mother's arms and cried, a look of disgust appeared on his face.
Zhao Yuanxi was helpless, "They are just children, of course they will cry!"
"Who said that? My elder brother and I don't cry very often."
"Not long ago, you were crying and making a fuss because I took away your snacks. Have you forgotten so quickly?"
Ziying's face puffed up with anger, and he clenched his fists, saying unconvincedly, "Then I will definitely not cry next time."
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After Ying Zheng recovered from his injuries, he punished those who took the opportunity to cause trouble while he was recuperating. He ignored the court officials' proposal to establish a crown prince, but many people noticed that the number of people arranged around Prince Fusu had increased.
At the same time, boys over three years old began their enlightenment and entered the school to study.
This is enough to show that although the King of Qin had no intention of appointing a crown prince, he obviously already had the idea of cultivating a crown prince, and Prince Fusu was the person most likely to become the future crown prince.
Suddenly, there were many unfamiliar faces around Fusu, and many noble families tried to send their children to the palace to be his study companions, but they were all driven back by Ziying.
Ziying hugged Fusu, furious. He pointed at the group of people who wanted to take his place and shouted, "Don't even think about it. As long as I'm by my elder brother's side, it's enough! He won't want you!"
"Master Ziying, we are not here to take your place. We are here to accompany Master Fusu." The man who spoke could not help but feel unhappy when he saw that Ziying was so malicious towards them, but in order to make a good impression on Fusu, he could only put on a smile.
Someone echoed, "That's right, Master Fusu will have to choose a study partner sooner or later. Master Ziying, you can't be so selfish and forbid us from getting close to Master Fusu."
Ziying pointed at himself in disbelief, "I'm selfish? You're talking nonsense, I'm not!"
"Brother, they are not good people, kick them out!"
Fusu squeezed Ziying's small hand, took two steps forward to block him behind him, and bowed to everyone. "I already know why you all came, but I'm still young, so it's too early for me to ask you to study with me. Besides, this matter still needs my father's decision. Now that you've come to my place, I can't just leave you here."
"As long as you ask, the king will certainly agree. Although you are young, you have been enlightened at an early age and have studied under Master Chunyu Yue and Han Feizi. This is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Ziying was furious. "You're just taking advantage of me because I'm embarrassed to refuse you. Humph! If you have the guts, go find the king and ask for his approval! You want to steal peaches and you want someone to bring them to you. You have no shame!"
It's obviously this group of scoundrels who want to get close to big brother, and they even want big brother to ask uncle Qin Wang for them. Lululu, I really don't know how there can be such shameless people!
"What are you so proud of? You are just an orphan left by a rebel. If the king hadn't shown leniency, you wouldn't even be qualified to appear in Xianyang City!" Someone was so angry that he couldn't help but curse, directly exposing the embarrassment of Ziying's identity.
When these words came out, not only Fusu and Ziying were stunned, but even the children in his camp were frightened. They quickly grabbed his clothes and whispered, "Mi Yan, are you crazy?"
No matter what, Prince Ziying is a royal descendant recognized by the King of Qin. Moreover, he is now being raised by the Queen Mother personally. How dare he insult him in front of everyone?
Mi Yan regretted it after he finished speaking, but the words were already out, there was no reason to take them back. He could only bite the bullet and continue, "I was just stating the facts, I didn't say anything wrong!"
Fusu stopped laughing and looked at them coldly, "Ziying is a prince of Qin State. It is not your place to criticize him. If you are here just to recommend yourself to me, you can go back now."
Everyone's faces turned ugly. They were disgusted by Prince Fusu.
"Master Fusu, Mi Yan's words were harsh. Please forgive him this time. Besides, we brothers have never shown any disrespect to Master Ziying."
"Yes, it's all Mi Yan talking nonsense!"
Several people who were innocently implicated could not help but complain that Mi Yan spoke without thinking and acted on impulse. This angered Fusu. When they returned home and their father and brothers asked about it, they would definitely be blamed.
"What you said is totally unreasonable. You disrespected Ziying, yet you're asking for my forgiveness. Do you think Ziying doesn't deserve your apology? There's no essential difference between someone being disrespectful with words and someone being disrespectful in their heart."
These people who are accustomed to currying favor with the powerful and bullying the weak are even more hateful than those who speak without restraint.
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