30 Chapter 30
◎Father. ◎
Ying Zheng still asked back: "Do you think I am angry?"
Fusu nodded.
"Why do you think I am angry?" Ying Zheng asked.
Fusu shook his head.
Ying Zheng stopped talking and just looked at Fusu in silence.
Fusu racked his brains. Was he really just asking a normal question? Was he really asking this question out of a desire to protect his father?
He...shouldn't have said anything wrong?
Fusu frowned unconsciously. He really couldn't think of why his father was angry.
Seeing Fusu in such a difficult situation, with a conflicted look on his face and eyes, Ying Zheng sighed secretly and couldn't help but soften his heart. He reached out and pulled the man over, letting his eldest son sit on his lap.
Fusu didn't care about being embarrassed anymore. He pulled his father's sleeve and asked eagerly, "Father, I'm sorry. What did I do wrong?"
He seemed to be well-behaved, but what he said was really unpleasant to the ear. Ying Zheng was furious when he heard it, but he couldn't bear to get angry at his eldest son's aggrieved face, so he could only raise his hand and ruffle his hair.
For Ying Zheng, adding Fusu to the miraculous events that should have belonged exclusively to the emperor was equivalent to sharing his supreme power with Fusu.
This was almost impossible, but Ying Zheng still did it.
Because he loved his eldest son, because he recognized Fusu, and because he did not want to erase the efforts Fusu had made.
To put it another way, this is a case of a father wanting to give his son a surprise, but his son said, why did you bother to create a surprise for me?
Ying Zheng's fatherly love was like being poured with a basin of ice water at minus thirty degrees Celsius, and it was chilled to the bone in an instant.
But if Ying Zheng wanted to explain, he was not like his eldest son, who always said "I love my father" and "My father loves me" all the time. He had no idea what restraint and subtlety meant.
"Don't you want to be mentioned together with your father?" Ying Zheng pinched Fusu's little face, not very hard, but the meaning was very clear, he was still angry!
"I do!" Fusu answered without hesitation, "But this is different..."
Ying Zheng pinched Fusu's other cheek again and asked, "What's the difference?"
"The only one who should be respected is my father. This is..." Fusu had a lot to say about establishing the legitimacy of the feudal regime. This was related to many things about the future unification of the six kingdoms by Qin. However, he had too much to say and couldn't think of a good start, so he stopped and tried to sort it out.
Not hearing a satisfactory answer, Ying Zheng pinched Fusu's mouth this time. He snorted and said, "If you can't figure it out, then don't talk."
Fusu blinked his eyes in confusion, indicating that he had figured it out.
Ying Zheng asked uncertainly, "Do you really understand?"
Fusu stared with wide eyes, trying to express his meaning more clearly.
Ying Zheng tapped his eyebrows and said, "You have big eyes."
His eyes were a little sore, Fusu blinked twice quickly, and then his mouth was free.
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Speak."
"We have to start from the ancient times before the Xia Qi family came to power..." As soon as Fusu opened his mouth, he seemed to be going to give a long speech.
Ying Zheng covered his mouth with his hand again and said angrily, "You'd better stop talking. It makes me feel upset."
He even used his eldest son to teach him these things? Then wouldn't Ying Zheng be the king in vain!
Fusu reached out and rubbed his father's chest. Because he couldn't speak, he awkwardly made an apology gesture.
He didn't want to make his father angry, but he was so stupid that he couldn't understand why his father was angry.
Ying Zheng was defeated by his eldest son again. He sighed deeply and said weakly, "What did I ask you just now?"
What did you ask me? Fusu recalled.
Why can't I have you? Why are you angry? Don't you want to be with your father?
Hey... Fusu suddenly stopped, he seemed to understand.
"Father..." Fusu looked up at his father, who was also looking at him. There was helplessness in his eyes, but more of it was helpless doting.
At this moment, Ying Zheng was more like a father than the King of Qin.
This time, the father and son, one emotional and the other rational, coincidentally went to two extremes.
Fusu, who was originally more emotional when facing his father, chose to be rational, while Ying Zheng, who had always been rational, became emotional.
There is a saying that it takes twenty-one days to form a habit. It has been more than twenty-one days since Fusu returned. Perhaps both father and son were unconsciously influenced by each other.
Fusu hugged his father's neck, rubbed his bearded chin affectionately, and whispered, "Father, I was wrong."
Ying Zheng snorted, "Do you know where you went wrong this time?"
Fusu nodded vigorously: "I understand. It is my fault that I failed my father's intentions."
Ying Zheng snorted again.
This meant that he was still angry. Fusu stroked his father's chest and advised, "Anger is harmful to your health. Father, please don't be angry with your son."
Let’s put the political significance aside for now. Now they are just father and son, so let’s talk about the father-son relationship first.
"I especially like being with my father. As long as my father doesn't dislike Fusu, Fusu will be with my father all his life." Fusu thought about the movies and TV series he had watched in the underworld and coaxed his father carefully.
Ying Zheng hissed, goose bumps breaking out all over his body. He tapped Fusu's forehead with his finger, feeling both amused and helpless. "Where did you learn that? You can't even say that to your father. For the rest of your life... Who taught you that?"
It is a bit inappropriate... Fusu then realized that he seemed to have remembered it wrong.
Fusu blinked his eyes and said innocently, "No one taught me, Father. I just... suddenly remembered it."
Ying Zheng pinched his eldest son's cheek and thought to himself, is my son a natural at coaxing people?
Since Fusu himself admitted that he could only coax his father with his mouth, Ying Zheng had to admit that at least he himself could indeed be coaxed by his son.
Ying Zheng always thought of himself as an absolutely stubborn person, and few people could persuade him to change his mind, but obviously, his eldest son was an exception.
Although what Fusu thought was a world away from what Ying Zheng thought, the few words Fusu revealed once again proved that Ying Zheng's choice this time was not wrong.
"The disciple is better than the master..." Ying Zheng said.
The more a son strives to be successful, the better. Only when a son surpasses his father and his son surpasses his son can the Qin State continue from generation to generation.
This has been the way the Qin State has been since Duke Xian of Qin, and it will continue to be so for thousands of years to come.
Fusu didn't understand the incoherent words. He tugged at his father's sleeve and asked, "Father, what did you say?"
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "I'm praising you."
Fusu smiled and said, "I still have many shortcomings. Father, I still need your guidance."
Ying Zheng nodded readily: "That's right, let me continue with what you just said and let me listen."
Fusu was stunned. "Just now... Oh, Father, are you talking about Xia Qi's family empire?"
Ying Zheng put Fusu down and said, "Speak."
Fusu sat upright and began to talk.
In the ancient tribal era, people believed in God and the same totem brought them together.
Afterwards, from Xia Qi to Cheng Tang who destroyed Xia, and then Zhou replaced Shang, they all had a set of self-consistent theories on why the family dynasty could rule the people. Xia and Shang chose to explain it with the Mandate of Heaven. Later, Duke Zhou established rituals and added a layer of moral shackles to the Mandate of Heaven.
In the future, Qin will replace Zhou - although Zhou no longer exists - and become the next ruler of China. So they need to prove why Qin can replace Zhou and become the next ruler of China.
From the civil and military officials in the Golden Palace to the ignorant people in the fields, they all need a reason.
Force can only conquer land, not people's hearts.
This is exactly the dilemma faced by the Qin State. The Qin army conquered a large area of land, but the people in these lands never recognized the Qin State.
Years of war among the princes and states have created hatred among the countries. For example, the blood of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao has not yet dried in the hearts of many people, and they still remember this deep hatred.
It's not just the people of Zhao. Don't the people of Qin have relatives who died on the battlefield?
How to make the people of various countries coexist peacefully is an issue that the Qin State must consider, and this issue does not have to wait until the future, it is already placed before Ying Zheng now.
Over the years, Qin conquered many lands, and other countries also offered lands. Qin also sent officials to manage them, but the people only submitted to the harsh Qin laws, and they did not recognize themselves as Qin people in their hearts.
If Zhao, Chu and Qi still exist in the hearts of the people, how can Qin be passed down for thousands of years?
Ying Zheng has an answer to this question.
This needs to be changed subtly. As the people of Qian continue to reproduce from generation to generation, perhaps within three generations, they will accept that they are Qin people, and then there will be no other voices in this world.
So how to subtly conquer the hearts of the people? Ying Zheng also has the answer.
This is not something that can be accomplished by the rumors of a god. Any king of any country can make up such messy rumors if he wants to.
But only Ying Zheng could prove that his rumors were true.
Qin had paper, advanced agricultural tools, large quantities of iron, and horse harnesses.
Later, Ying Zheng could produce many things to prove that the King of Qin was destined to be King.
The Qin army has sharp blades, but the Qin State also has soft knives, so there is no fear of not being able to conquer the hearts of the people.
The father and son had a very good conversation. They had already made a plan and just needed to implement it.
Ying Zheng said: "I plan to spread the method of hatching eggs to the people first..." He only said half of the sentence, then raised his chin and motioned Fusu to continue.
Fusu said, "The days are getting colder, and winter is tough. It's hard to keep poultry and livestock alive. If there's a solution, it would be a timely help. Artificial incubation requires the construction of a kang. The north is too cold, and children and the elderly have the hardest time in winter, so the people can use it to keep warm."
As for the lack of firewood and the time-consuming and laborious search and collection, for the common people, this is actually the least important issue they need to worry about.
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