Chapter 766 Fantasy Extra: The Arrival of the Traveler 2
01
Fusu finally gained the trust of the First Emperor, and the news that the Luo family's direct descendants still existed in the world really shocked the First Emperor.
The First Emperor and all his ministers knew that under the rule of the Qin Empire, there was a rebel group that was plotting against the Qin rule.
But before that, the First Emperor was too confident and never thought that this group of people would ever have a chance to succeed.
This is a very simple truth.
The nobles of the six kingdoms had vast territories, tens of millions of people, and hundreds of thousands of troops, but they were trampled under the feet of the Qin Dynasty one by one.
Now the nobles of the six countries have no weapons of any size in their hands. All the metals in the world have been cast into twelve golden men, and the dangerous passes in Guandong have been destroyed.
How could a farmer in Guandong who only wields a hoe possibly be a match for the Qin warriors?
When they were strong, they were no match for the Qin Dynasty. But when the Qin Dynasty became stronger and its opponents became weaker, could they defeat the Qin Dynasty?
This is ridiculous to anyone.
The Qin Empire can be passed down to future generations.
But if Luo was still alive, it would be different.
Even though he destroyed the Luo State with his own hands, the First Emperor still could not forget the scene of the white rainbow piercing the sun.
And there are the disappeared Nine Cauldrons!
In his opinion, the deep blood feud between Luo and Qin was simply unsolvable.
He must find the descendants of the Luo family, otherwise the Qin Dynasty will be a joke for thousands of years.
Although it was impossible to completely eliminate the nobles of the six kingdoms as Fusu said, it was still feasible to wipe out the remnants of the six kingdoms who still missed their homeland.
The first thing Fusu did after taking power was to send people to Pei County to capture Liu Bang.
Liu Bang is highly praised in history forums, and is regarded as the first sage king of the Han Dynasty.
Among the princes who opposed Qin, King Zhaosheng Luoling, King of Chu Xiang Yu, and Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang were the three most outstanding ones.
As long as these three people were gone, he had Zhang Han, the fourth best general in the world, who was enough to sweep away the princes of Shandong.
It's hard to catch other people, but Liu Bang, who is currently serving as the head of a pavilion, is quite easy to catch.
Fusu's order was to kill without mercy, as he suspected that these protagonists all had some halo around them.
It is two thousand miles from Pei County to Xianyang. It would be bad if he ran away on the way.
So it's easiest to just kill him.
Then he sent a group of people to Kuaiji to capture members of the Xiang family. The Xiang family was deeply rooted in Jiangdong, but after all, the world was now ruled by the Qin Dynasty.
He was confident that no one could resist the powerful Qin army.
In fact, he also looked down on Xiang Yu. Although he had not read history, he had been active on major social platforms for many years and was a person who truly understood the truth of history.
Xiang Yu did not defeat the most powerful Qin army, but only the criminal army. Moreover, the leader of the princes was King Zhaosheng. Without King Zhaosheng, Xiang Yu would be no better.
The most crucial ones are King Zhaosheng and Marquis Luoying!
Fusu didn't know where Luo Village was. Even in modern times, no one knew where the legendary Tiannan Luo Village was. The mysterious Luo family had never revealed it.
Fusu did not want to be an enemy of the Luo family. After all, the Luo Dynasty in later generations was quite prosperous.
But the butt determines the head. He is now the prince of the Qin Dynasty. In order to save his own life, he must ensure the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty and must nip in the bud those rebels who try to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.
As for the problem of the Luo family, he believed that there was still a solution. As a person from the later generations, he was not the real Fusu.
At worst, he could wait until the First Emperor died, make a decision that went against his ancestors, learn from the Han Dynasty's Southern Kingdom's Edict of Criticism, apologize to the people of the world on behalf of his father and ancestors, apologize to the Luo family, and correct his mistakes.
As long as he worked hard to govern the country, the Luo family would not stir up chaos for personal revenge. If he could marry a legitimate daughter of the Luo family, then the world would be stable.
The three most famous extraordinary women in the late Qin Dynasty were Anyang Hou Luo Cai, Empress Gao Lu Zhi, and Chu Queen Yu Ji. If he could marry Luo Cai, Luo would definitely help him.
Thinking of this, Fusu felt very confident.
The process of the Qin officials who set out from Xianyang capturing Liu Bang was very smooth.
After all, no one would have thought that Prince Fusu would know the name of a local ruffian two thousand miles away, and no one would have thought that a big shot like Fusu would have such a strong murderous intention towards a grassroots Qin official.
However, the Qin official who went to kill Xiang did not have a good experience. Such a Qin official who suddenly appeared in Chu from Xianyang would naturally be known to the nobles of Chu.
The State of Chu is not just the Xiang family. Even though there are only three households in Chu, "Chin will be destroyed by Chu" means that the force in Chu that resists the Qin Dynasty is the most powerful.
These nobles came directly to Jiangdong, and many people instantly realized that they were coming for the Xiang family.
When the various countries were destroyed, the Qin State basically killed all the main branches of the royal families and the close nobles of the various countries.
Those who surrendered either starved to death or died in various ways in the following years, basically cutting off the possibility of using the old royal family to restore the country.
However, the emperor did not adopt an attitude of annihilating all the ministers of other countries. Most of them were consumed by corvee labor and military service.
Naturally, the Xiang family did not serve in the Qin State. Many people knew that they were in the old land of the Chu State, in the Jiangdong area, but the Xiang family hid very deeply and did not show themselves in front of others.
Unexpectedly, they still attracted the Qin soldiers. Many old nobles who had been hesitating in their hearts were all shocked, thinking that the Qin Dynasty was going to kill them all.
02
Luo Village.
Because he knew that a person from the future appeared in the Qin Dynasty, Luo Ling had always been paying close attention to what the Qin court did. Naturally, he would take action when such a big event as the Qin official arrived in Jiangdong.
Soon he got some news from Qin Li, especially one piece of information that was quite interesting. "In the order Qin Li received, did it emphasize that Xiang Jie must be killed?"
Luo Ling muttered this and pondered. The Qin court would take such an extreme action, which must be because Xiang Jie played a decisive role in the overthrow of the Qin Dynasty.
Luo Ling had met Xiang Jie before, but Xiang Jie was still a teenager who had not yet been crowned. He was just more heroic, and in Luo Ling's opinion, he was not worthy of such attention.
It's time to go out of the village and take another look to see what's so important about this loan.
The Chu territory belongs to the Qin Dynasty, but it also doesn’t belong to the Qin Dynasty.
The First Emperor searched Guanzhong for ten days but failed to capture Zhang Liang. How could a group of foreign Qin officials possibly capture Xiang in Chu?
They came to a complete vain, without even seeing the shadow of Xiang. It can even be said that the reason they were able to leave Chu alive was because Xiang was unwilling to kill the Qin officials and anger the Qin court in Xianyang, thus becoming the first to stand out. Otherwise, they would surely die.
These Qin officials encountered some strange things before completing their tasks. They were extremely frightened, and the leading officers knew that they could not investigate further.
But they did not dare to go back to report, after all, Prince Fusu had sternly demanded before they set out that Xiang Jie's body must be brought back.
Now we have mobilized a large army but have returned empty handed, and no one can escape blame.
Prince Fusu's personality has changed drastically, and he will not forgive them as before.
As Qin officials, they knew best how strict the laws of the Qin Dynasty were, and they might be held responsible for the crimes.
what to do?
One of them tried to probe: "In fact, no one has seen the Xiang clan members, and the Xiang clan members are unlikely to show up in public. We can pretend to kill Xiang and bring him back."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence.
After a long while, someone asked, "What if we are discovered? What if Xiang comes out?"
The man said directly: "Just say that it was another Chu noble who pretended to be Xiang. The young master does not know Xiang, so it is not difficult to hide it. If anyone has seen it with his own eyes, let him come to Jiangdong himself."
If you come to Jiangdong, you will either suffer the same fate as them, or die.
This is a lie that cannot be broken even if you feel it is wrong. It cannot be said to be perfect, but it is enough to keep you alive.
Now no one said anything. You looked at me, I looked at you, and that's what we did.
They borrowed some heads of their fellow villagers and went back to report.
In Xianyang City, Fusu looked at the heads of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu and couldn't help laughing.
Two of the three most difficult to deal with princes at the end of the Qin Dynasty have already been executed. As long as the Luo family is dealt with, it will be easy to fight or make peace.
03
Compared with the Qin court, it was much easier to find the Xiang family in Luoling.
Luo Ling met Xiang Yu again. He looked at Xiang Yu and smiled softly, "Double pupils are the characteristics of a saint king. Don't let them down."
Xiang Liang's eyes lit up immediately. A man like Luo Ling would not say useless polite words. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "My nephew does not deserve such praise from Lord Zi Ling. He is just a little brave."
"oh?"
Luo Ling's eyes lit up and he smiled slowly, "You look so young, but you are already quite brave?
Can you show me something?"
Although Xiang Jie had been quite arrogant since childhood, he was still very well behaved in front of Luo Ling, so they went outside the house, and Xiang Yu used all his skills to demonstrate to Luo Ling how brave he was.
Luo Ling's face was full of praise, and he was even more surprised in his heart. It turned out that people in the future would not kill unknown people.
This Xiang Jie is so fierce that he doesn't look like a human. When his body grows a little bigger, he will definitely be a military general. Such a military general will be the sharpest sword to chop down the Qin Dynasty.
Luo Ling exclaimed: "From your nephew, I see the hope of restoring the Chu State."
Xiang Liang was shocked. This was the first time he heard Luo Ling clearly speak about restoring the country.
He was so excited that he almost cried, "Lord Ziling!"
Looking at Xiang Liang's expression, Luo Ling felt a little emotional. In this world, there are people who can surrender and become officials in the Qin Dynasty.
But some people will never be able to become officials in the Qin Dynasty, as the raging flame of revenge that will never be extinguished burns in their hearts.
For example, Zhang Liang.
For example, Xiang Liang.
Even if these people died, they would not surrender to the Qin Dynasty. Zhang Liang was willing to sacrifice his family and money to assassinate the First Emperor, and the same was true for Xiang Liang.
The same is actually true for Luo.
The only difference is that the Luo family did not necessarily want to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.
Fusu had countless wrong ideas, but there was one correct one: if he could really make the people of the world rich and strong, the Luo family would temporarily put aside their hatred.
If the Qin Dynasty had not been destroyed, the Luo family would have lay dormant throughout the Qin Dynasty, waiting to emerge again after its destruction.
With such a deep blood feud, it is impossible for him to become an official in the Qin Dynasty.
As for the Qin Dynasty being immortal, that is impossible. Even the Zhou Dynasty only lasted a thousand years. It was already quite remarkable that the Qin Dynasty lasted for five hundred years.
The person who came from the future, what changes can you make to this world?
Can you stop the Qin Empire, which is now rushing towards destruction, from self-destruction?
Can you make Luo give up his desire for revenge?
Can you handle the turbulent human hearts in this world?
After killing Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, Fusu basically felt relieved, and then he decided to take a two-pronged approach.
On the one hand, he began to search for outstanding talents in the late Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty, and on the other hand, he began to strengthen the ruling foundation of the Qin Dynasty.
Tiannan must be in the old land of Chu. We must find the Luo family members as soon as possible, otherwise we will always feel uneasy.
Fusu didn't know that the First Emperor had already sent secret agents to the old territory of Chu to search for the Luo family.
The methods of his nominal father are much more powerful than his.
04
Fusu never expected that the first person to attack him would be someone within the Qin court.
In the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor was an absolutely noble being. No one could go against his will, and those who disagreed with his will had been dealt with by him.
Fusu thought he understood the First Emperor, after all, he was a die-hard fan of the First Emperor.
When he watched Teacher Zhou’s video about the First Emperor, he was moved to tears. He believed that no one understood the First Emperor better than him.
If the First Emperor had been given a world map, the Chinese would have been able to unify the world many, many years earlier.
If there really is an elixir of life in this world, and if the First Emperor could really live forever, then the Qin Dynasty would have been able to realize the heaven on earth a thousand years in advance.
But in the eyes of others, there is something wrong with Fusu, and it is a big problem.
He changed so fast.
Fusu had no idea that someone close to the First Emperor had already spread rumors that Fusu had encountered some evil spirit and that this was the reason for his sudden change in personality.
Fusu himself has read too many online novels in modern times. The ancient people in those time-travel novels always ignore the changes in the protagonist's personality, and they firmly believe that a person's temperament changes drastically after falling ill.
Moreover, modern people believe in science and do not believe from the bottom of their hearts that time travel exists.
So he didn't try to hide the change in his personality at all.
But he didn't think of it at all.
People of this era are not modern people.
People nowadays do not have scientific thinking. They believe in the existence of the supernatural, especially the existence of Luo, which makes more people believe it without a doubt.
In fact, even the First Emperor himself was muttering to himself.
He thought he was very familiar with Fusu's temperament. His main goal was immortality, and he was not prepared to give up the throne. But if he could not find the elixir of immortality and had to choose a prince to accept the throne, that person could only be Fusu.
But Fusu was too weak, which made him a little unhappy. He even thought of letting Fusu go into the army to gain some experience, to see the blood and killing, so that he would not be so naive anymore.
As a result, before he could make his move, Fusu's personality changed on his own, and the change was so great. He had not experienced any setbacks or hardships, and his personality changed completely in just one night.
Then Fusu himself said that he had an epiphany and figured it out. Do you believe it?
Anyway, the First Emperor didn't believe it.
So he pretended not to notice the criticisms against Fusu from people around him, because he had no idea what to do.
You can't kill your eldest son just because of a little suspicion. The First Emperor had dozens of children, but he never killed any of them. In terms of family affection, he was a pretty good emperor father.
05
When Fusu realized this, he just felt cold sweat dripping down his face. This was simply too horrible. If the First Emperor tortured him, he was really not sure if he could bear it. Time travel was his biggest secret. If he revealed this secret, he would surely die.
He suddenly calmed down and just quietly did the tasks assigned to him by the First Emperor, but he still felt that there was always a pair of eyes staring at him, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Fusu did not expect that his sudden change of heart would make the First Emperor even more suspicious of him. What kind of person is Fusu?
There are Fusu trees on the mountains and lotus flowers in the marshes.
Fusu was the eldest son of the First Emperor. He was very happy about the birth of Fusu, as can be seen from the beautiful meaning of his name.
Although Fusu later seemed a little crooked in the eyes of the First Emperor, the First Emperor also admitted that his son was at least a moral gentleman and a Confucian gentleman with considerable temperament and style.
Those Confucian disciples who were dissatisfied with themselves were always respectful to Fusu and believed that Fusu was their ideal king.
Fusu is so polite, and his elegance radiates from his bones.
Fusu was a man who dared to confront him in the hall because of his different political views. He had righteousness in his heart, and there was nothing to be afraid of in what he said or did.
How could it be that now...
The First Emperor was reluctant to admit it, but he had to say that Fusu was now a little timid, completely different from the son he had imagined at the beginning.
One afternoon, Fusu was summoned into the palace by the First Emperor.
The First Emperor stared at Fusu closely until his forehead was covered with sweat, then he slowly said, "Do you have anything to say about the rumors that have been circulating these days?"
Fusu knelt down with a thud, and cried loudly, "Father, I never thought that such a huge misunderstanding would arise just because of a slight change in my personality. Does Father really doubt his son?
The reason why my son has changed so much is because he has experienced a lot in his dream and seen too many things. He even saw the demise of the Qin Dynasty. He is the king of the fallen country and knows how many mistakes he has made. That is why his personality has changed so much. He just wants to become what you, the emperor, expect of your son. Is this wrong?"
The Qin Dynasty fell!
Was Fusu the king who lost his country?
Doesn’t that mean that the Second Qin Emperor will perish?
The First Emperor didn't know what to say for a moment. The system he designed was clearly to ensure the existence of the Qin Dynasty for thousands of generations. How could it perish in the second generation?
Among the three dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou, was there any dynasty so short-lived?
The most important thing is!
The First Emperor asked in a deep voice: "In your dream, didn't I get the elixir of immortality?"
Compared with the demise of the Qin Dynasty, this was something that the First Emperor was more concerned about. Fusu saw that this outrageous talk really diverted the First Emperor's attention, and hurriedly said, "Yes, father, those alchemists are deceiving you. They have no magic power at all, so where can they get the elixir of life?
Besides, they would have already eaten the elixir of immortality themselves, and it is impossible for them to return to Daqin and give it to you."
These words really angered the First Emperor. People always get angry at the things they care about the most. Fusu did not want to completely anger the First Emperor. Who knows what an emperor would do when he is furious? He said, "Father, I think that if there is really an elixir of life in this world, it can only be found in the Luo family. If the Luo family does not have it, it is impossible for other places to have it."
These words made the First Emperor ponder, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
Since ancient times, the Luo family has been the most magical. However, because the head of the Luo family would die in every generation, the First Emperor did not think about it that way. But now think about it, who knows whether the Luo family’s death was fake?
After all, among the members of the Luo state royal family who were recognized by the world to have died in Zhaocheng, there were actually many who were still alive. This was really rare.
He has already sent people to look for information about the Luo family. Now it seems that more manpower is needed to find the elixir of immortality, but the reason why the Qin Dynasty perished is also very important.
He already believed Fusu's words to some extent, but needed more verification.
Feeling the murderous intent in the eyes of the First Emperor slowly dissipating, Fusu almost collapsed to the ground. Today's words were the result of his thinking for a long time, and in such a situation today, they really saved his life.
06
Fusu selectively told the First Emperor some things. After all, it was just what he dreamed about, so it couldn't be too clear.
Especially regarding Li Si and Zhao Gao, he did not dare to say anything, but only vaguely revealed that Hu Hai ascended the throne, and then the whole world rebelled, and the Qin royal family suffered heavy losses.
After hearing that Fusu had killed both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the First Emperor asked in a deep voice: "Liu Bang won't tell me, then Xiang Yu, are you really the real Xiang Yu?
Your mother was born into a noble family in the State of Chu. Don’t you know what status the Xiang family held in Chu?
A few Qin officials with their troops were able to kill Xiang Yan's grandson?"
At this point, the First Emperor thought of Zhang Liang, who had not been captured yet, as he was in Guanzhong, the Qin army’s base camp!
ah?
Fusu was a little dumbfounded. He was the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty. How dare those officers deceive him?
When the First Emperor saw Fusu's expression, he knew that he had not verified it at all, but this was normal. After all, no one had ever seen Xiang Yu and didn't know what he looked like. It was normal.
The First Emperor said unhappily, "Alright, don't worry about these things. I will take care of them. If you recall anything else in your dream in the future, or if you have another dream, remember to come to the palace and report to me in time."
Fusu nodded hurriedly. After what happened today, his initial contempt for the ancients had completely disappeared.
Looking at Fusu's leaving figure, the First Emperor tapped the table lightly. His mind was also a little confused. What happened today was also a big shock to him.
My Great Qin would actually perish so quickly!
It is impossible to make up such an outrageous story. He believed that this was really what Fusu saw in his dream. It was normal for his personality to change drastically after seeing such a thing.
"Zhao Sheng Wang Luo Ling? God on earth?"
This is the only name that Fusu mentioned with a tone of fear and respect. The First Emperor knew that this person must be extremely terrifying to be able to make the fallen king of the Qin Dynasty feel fear and respect.
"My virtue surpasses that of the Three Sovereigns, and my achievements surpass those of the Five Emperors. No matter who they are, they must prostrate themselves before my throne."
07
The power of the Qin court in the old territory of Chu was greatly strengthened.
The descendants of various nations hiding in the world all have this feeling.
It was so obvious that the Qin court even mobilized a large number of Qin officials who had passed the assessment from Guanzhong to the Jiangdong area of Chu. It seemed that Qin was targeting the old aristocrats of Chu.
No one knows why, but the Qin court generally left the surviving families of various countries scattered across the land of Shandong to their own devices, but was quite harsh on the nobles of Chu.
Luo Ling knew that it must be the man from the future who said something to the First Emperor.
Luo Ling observed the changes in the Qin court's policies, but to his disappointment, there was no change at all.
He naturally didn't know that the time traveler had been frightened by the power struggle and dared not propose those reform measures in front of the First Emperor.
Fusu’s only goal now is to survive until the death of the First Emperor, and then talk about reform after he becomes the emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
After handling government affairs in Xianyang for a period of time, the First Emperor went on another tour.
He had been planning to tour Chu again in a few years. His main destinations were Qi, Luo and other places, which were densely populated and had been the site of the division of the land after the death of the First Emperor. They were therefore important places for him to monitor.
But now his vigilance towards Chu has reached its extreme, so he decided to intensify inspections of Chu. He wanted to see what the people in Chu are like.
What kind of people were Xiang Yu and King Zhaosheng who would destroy the main force of the Qin army in Fusu's dream?
First, the Qin court sent Qin officials to Chu, and then he personally went on a tour. Now everyone could see how much the First Emperor valued Chu.
What exactly happened?
Although the anti-Qin forces in Chu were strong, they were not enough to make the First Emperor give up his control over the old territories of other countries just for the sake of Chu.
There is no wall that is completely airtight in this world.
The news that the Luo royal family had not been extinct but was hiding in the south of the sky spread like wildfire!
When the First Emperor heard the news, he went to the south of the country in person to look for the descendants of the Luo family. It was said that the descendants of the Luo family had the elixir of immortality, and they were also planning an anti-Qin campaign.
As soon as the First Emperor died, someone would emerge and raise the banner of anti-Qin.
The speed at which the news spread was incredibly fast. It spread almost wherever people went.
The surviving relatives of various nations all knew that there were still members of the Luo royal family alive, and they were all horrified.
The royal families of various countries were destroyed by the Qin State. Now there is no main branch of the royal families of various countries. It is quite remarkable to have a close branch.
The fact that a direct descendant of the Luo royal family could actually escape shows that the Luo royal family is truly mysterious!
This news was a great encouragement to the anti-Qin forces. The royal family of Luo State must have been the vanguard of the anti-Qin movement. With the participation of the royal family of Luo State, the hope of overthrowing the rule of the Qin Dynasty was greatly increased.
The First Emperor arrived in Chu several years in advance, and Xiang Yu also said the classic sentence several years in advance, "He can replace me!"
Whether the First Emperor came or not was more of a symbolic function and did not play a particularly big role in the encirclement and suppression of the Xiang family.
The two still passed each other.
The first chapter of the main text has been completed.
(End of this chapter)
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