4 Chapter 4
◎Dream.◎
Fusu didn't remember that he had ever slept with his father's feet touching, but except for feeling a little overwhelmed at the beginning, he slept well that night.
When Fusu woke up the next day, Ying Zheng was already looking at bamboo slips outside.
The palace maids helped Fusu wash and change his clothes very quietly, and then Fusu went to the outer room to see his father. However, when he saw his father writing with his head down, he did not say a word.
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Go and have your breakfast." Ying Zheng gave the order without looking up.
Fusu went as he was told. To be honest, the food at that time was not tasty enough, especially for people who had eaten modern food.
Even though he missed his homeland and his old friends, Fusu never missed the food of his hometown.
But man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. Fusu still has a lot of things to do and he still has to eat no matter what.
While eating, Fusu looked at the time. He slept too well yesterday and got up late today, so he had missed breakfast.
However, there are always exceptions to the king's order, and Fusu felt happy when he thought about it.
When Fusu finished his meal happily and went out to look for his father, he was talking to Li Si, and Fusu vaguely heard the words "Han Fei".
Fusu lowered his eyes and walked forward a few steps as if nothing had happened.
Seeing him come out, Li Si was stunned and stopped talking.
Fusu should not have known Li Si at this time, so he just said, "Hello, sir."
Li Si came back to his senses and stood up to return the greeting: "Hello, young master."
Li Si had never seen Fusu before, but when a child of four or five years old appeared in Ying Zheng's palace, even a fool could guess who he was.
When Ying Zheng saw Fusu, he waved to Li Si and said, "You may go back first. I already know what you said."
Li Si had no choice but to say, "Yes." Then he bowed and left.
Fusu waited until Li Si was no longer visible before running to his father. Ying Zheng laughed and said, "You acted like an adult just now, but now you're like a child again."
This sounded like Fusu was being coquettish. Feeling quite embarrassed, he quickly said, "Father, I didn't dream about my grandfather and the previous kings."
Talking about business, Ying Zheng put away the joking expression on his face. He frowned and said, "No..."
Later last night, Ying Zheng asked Fusu again and learned that he had dreamed of the so-called grandfather and the previous kings of Qin the night before.
If the dream the night before was real, then why didn't Fusu dream about it again last night? Don't they appear in Fusu's dreams every night?
Ying Zheng pondered further: if the previous kings of Qin wanted to teach their descendants, why would they choose a baby instead of him, the King of Qin? Could it be that he was not as good as a child?
At this moment, Fusu asked, "Father, are the former kings tired and resting?"
"Hmm..." Ying Zheng said perfunctorily, trying to do two things at once. "Maybe."
If he is not chosen, Fusu will not appear in front of him...
Could it be that the problem lies with me? Ying Zheng couldn't help but frown again.
Suddenly, a soft little hand rubbed his brow. Ying Zheng pinched Fusu's wrist with only two fingers. He asked with a stern face, "Fusu, what are you doing?"
Everyone is always afraid of Ying Zheng when he has a stern face.
Fusu is the exception. He has never been afraid of his father since his previous life. When he angered his father and was sent to Shangjun to supervise the army, he still wrote a letter to his father to give direct advice!
Fusu said, "Father, don't frown. Grandfather said they will come to see me again. They still have something to tell me!"
Ying Zheng propped up his chin and looked at his innocent eldest son. What a child's words. Now it is still unknown whether it is really magical or someone is playing tricks, but this child speaks with full confidence.
However, Ying Zheng felt that he had figured out the key. No matter if it was a supernatural being or someone was playing tricks, he was the reason why they did not dare to show up.
They only dared to show up when Fusu was not by their side.
Thinking this, Ying Zheng said, "Okay, I think so too. The previous kings will not forget the promise they made to you. Fusu, go back to sleep tonight, and your father will probably come looking for you."
If it is a miracle, God bless Qin and Fusu will not be in danger; if someone dares to play tricks, the soldiers of Qin are not pushovers and can still protect Fusu.
After giving Fusu the order, Ying Zheng had him sent back to his palace, and then he once again took out the silk that Fusu had presented to him.
After pondering for a moment, Ying Zheng ordered his attendants to call Meng Yi.
Whether it is a god or a ghost, true or false, you will know after trying it.
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When Fusu returned, he saw a very anxious Li Ying. He patted his chest and said, "I was so scared! I was so scared! Young Master, you have no idea how terrifying the people your father sent to interrogate you are. You didn't come back all night. I thought your father discovered you were a ghost and locked you up!"
The familiar heart attack came again, and Fusu said angrily: "Didn't I tell you about it, and I am a human now, you are the ghost!"
In order to prevent Li Ying from being exposed, Fusu taught him a set of pretense that he knew nothing and made him practice it many times long before he was called over by his father.
Li Ying spread his hands: "I am also a human now. When we are ghosts, we are both ghosts."
Fusu rubbed his temples and said, "Forget it, let's talk about something serious. I gave the papermaking and printing techniques to my father."
"Huh?" Although he was forced to act out a scene, Li Ying didn't actually know the whole story. Upon hearing Fusu's words, he immediately put the ghost out of his mind and asked repeatedly, "When? How did you give it to him? Didn't your father ask you?"
Fusu then told Li Ying the reason he had made up, and Li Ying gave him a thumbs up: "I like you."
In this way, no matter what Fusu wants to do in the future, he will have an excuse, and the problem will be solved once and for all, and it will not induce Qin Shihuang to practice Taoism.
That shouldn’t be the case, right?
Li Ying was a little worried, so she asked.
Fusu smiled and said, "If anyone dares to deceive my father again, I will kill him with my sword."
Li Ying rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and said, "It was Crown Prince Wei who stabbed people with the knife. Young Master, let's be peaceful."
Fusu looked at him and said, "I have killed people too."
Li Ying: “…”
Li Ying: "Ah."
"I think it would be a good idea to let them build the Great Wall and roads for your father. Anyway, your Great Qin is so short of people, right?" Li Yingchao took a few steps back.
Fusu said calmly: "Don't worry, I won't kill you."
Li Ying said stiffly: "Hahaha..." What should I do if I suddenly feel worried?
After being frightened by Fusu, Li Ying immediately forgot everything, including saving Han Fei, papermaking, and printing.
He was only thinking about one question now: if he was killed now, could he still return to the underworld?
In the evening, Ying Zheng asked someone to call Fusu over, and the father and son had their fourth meal of the day together.
According to Zhou rituals, the emperor of Zhou had four meals a day, while the princes could only eat three. Later, as the Zhou emperor's power declined and he existed in name only, the princes began to usurp the emperor's rites and eat four meals a day. Now that the Zhou emperor was gone, everyone naturally began to eat four meals a day more openly.
That night, Fusu's bedroom was surrounded by secret sentries, and Meng Tian led the elite Qin army to keep watch.
After a good night's sleep, when it was time for Fusu to have his second meal the next day, Ying Zheng sent someone to call him.
Ying Zheng had already learned from Meng Tian that no one entered Fusu's bedroom last night, and everything was normal in Fusu's palace, and there was nothing strange happening.
Fusu himself had a rosy complexion and there was nothing unusual about him.
Whether the person in Fusu's dream would appear again or not, he had to ask him in person to find out.
But Ying Zheng did not want to appear too hasty. No matter whether the person in the dream was a god or a ghost, he would not let that person feel that he could control himself through these strange things.
So today, Ying Zheng still did his own things step by step and met the people he needed to meet before calling Fusu over.
Ying Zheng asked Fusu to sit next to him so that they could talk more conveniently.
The eunuchs moved Fusu's table and food closer to Ying Zheng, and continued to kneel down and serve him respectfully.
Without Ying Zheng asking, Fusu took the initiative to speak: "Father, I dreamed of my grandfather and the previous kings again last night."
"Hmm." Ying Zheng asked with a smile, "What did Grandfather say to you again?"
Fusu also smiled and replied, "I asked what my father asked me to ask. He said he was afraid I wouldn't remember, so he kept it simple."
Ying Zheng nodded, indicating that he was listening.
Fusu continued, "My great-grandfather said they had glimpsed the secrets of Heaven and knew that you would unify the world, so they wanted to contribute. My great-grandfather originally wanted to come to me, but you were too powerful. Not only did you surpass all the previous Qin emperors, but even the ancient sages were no match for you. They couldn't get close to you. Because I'm connected to you and all the previous Qin emperors by blood, and they can enter my dreams, they had no choice but to come to me and ask me to relay the secrets they'd glimpsed to you, so that I could help you and the Great Qin."
Ying Zheng was so absorbed in listening that he even forgot to put down his chopsticks. He only reacted after Fusu finished speaking.
Ying Zheng did have the ambition to unify the six kingdoms. Once all six kingdoms were under the rule of Qin, he would naturally go on to conquer more countries until the whole world was under the rule of Qin.
According to what Fusu said, Ying Zheng will get what he wants.
As for surpassing the saints of all ages...
The future First Emperor believed that his achievements surpassed those of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors, and the current King Zheng of Qin felt a little embarrassed.
Although Ying Zheng did believe that the monarchs of the six kingdoms were all incompetent and he was the wisest, this statement was said to have been first spoken by his father and then relayed by his son, so the young First Emperor was still somewhat embarrassed.
Ying Zheng straightened his clothes and said, "Hmm... So, Fusu, your grandfather is saying that what he asked you to relay was what he and his ancestors had glimpsed from the secrets of heaven, correct?"
Fusu nodded: "Yes, but my grandfather said that they can't always see it, so they have to wait for the right time."
Ying Zheng thought about it and felt that what Fusu had said could be explained so far, but he still had some doubts about the so-called secret of heaven.
Fusu looked at his father's expression and knew that the matter was already about 80% mature. Once the paper was made and the book was printed with woodblocks, his father would believe it completely.
However, Ying Zheng then asked a question that Fusu had not prepared an answer for: "Since you are trying to understand the secrets of heaven, Fusu, will being the one to relay this information harm yourself?"
Fusu blinked, hiding his emotion and bitterness. He shook his head and said, "Don't worry, father. The previous kings loved Fusu, and I will be fine."
Ying Zheng looked at him for a while and nodded slowly.
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