2 Chapter 2
◎My dad loves me!◎
Fusu asked everyone except Li Ying to leave as usual. As the door closed with a "creak", Li Ying rubbed his knees.
Li Ying knelt for the first time and felt extremely uncomfortable - although he was used to kneeling with his current body and did not find it unbearable, Li Ying felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Please let me finish my mission quickly and go back to work in the underworld, Li Ying prayed silently. Although there are feudal remnants in the underworld, the system is not feudal remnants, and there is no need to kneel down at every turn.
Thinking of this, Li Ying hurriedly approached Fusu and said confidently: "My dear, I think your father treats you very well. Try hard and let him make you the crown prince first!"
Fusu was trying to have a private chat with Liu Ju and Li Chengqian, but it didn't work. He also wanted to create a group chat excluding Li Ying, but it didn't work either.
The underworld has racked its brains to remove the stubborn residents.
Fusu exhaled and said, "My father has always been very good to me."
Li Ying was distracted and gossiped, "I didn't write down any of your father's concubines. It seems that Qin Shi Huang was the kind of emperor who didn't love any woman. So, did your father also have a favorite concubine like other emperors? Who was it? Hu Hai's mother?"
Fusu rubbed his temples and said, "My father doesn't have a favorite concubine. Can you please focus on important matters? For example, can you give me something so that you can complete your mission as soon as possible?"
As the saying goes, hit the snake at its most vulnerable part. Although Fusu and Li Ying had only met once in the underworld, they understood the needs of the interns very well, which was nothing more than wanting to complete the work as quickly as possible.
Anyway, there is still a long time to go, so there is no need to rush the gossip. On the contrary, work does need to be rushed first. Li Ying replied: "Young Master, I have given you the greatest help, which is your mobile phone. You can find everything that is recorded in history and can be traced on your phone."
Fusu pulled out the phone he had just hidden. He tapped the screen and asked casually, "Besides that? Can you give me some seeds? For example, hybrid rice?"
Li Ying said seriously, "It is strictly forbidden for the underworld to have any exchanges with the human world."
Fusu asked in return: "Isn't a cell phone considered an object?"
Li Yingyi said sternly: "These are auxiliary work tools. We will take them back when the time comes. They don't count as exchanges."
Fusu said indifferently, "What's the point of having a cell phone? Can I research high-yield seeds, or fertilizers and pesticides? Then I'd better not reincarnate."
Li Ying said hurriedly, "There are other ways to increase grain production. Young Master, it's 233 BC now. The yield per mu in your Great Qin isn't even a fraction of what it was back then. Let's think about composting, improve farm tools, and build a waterwheel. That should be enough to increase production."
Fusu said: "Our one mu and your one mu are not measured in the same way."
Li Yingdao said, "But your yield per mu is really low, and your technology is really backward."
Fusu didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he decisively changed the subject: "I don't have the ability to interfere in these matters right now. Since you can't give me seeds, let's put the grain issue aside for now. First, you should look up the method of making gunpowder. I want to see it."
"Gunpowder, papermaking, printing..." Li Ying said as she typed, "The Four Great Inventions are truly magnificent. With gunpowder, your father's unification could have been advanced by at least two or three years!"
Fusu reminded Li Ying to move his thumb to scroll through the phone, and after reading it quickly, he said, "Thank you."
Li Ying smiled and said, "It's a small matter. Your hands are small now and typing is inconvenient. From now on, leave the research to me. You can just focus on winning over your father!"
Fusu hesitated to speak, as he had no intention of making gunpowder for use in war immediately.
Unification is not as simple as winning a battle. Moreover, in the era of cold weapons, the rash use of highly destructive gunpowder is not actually a good thing.
However, his goal had been achieved, so Fusu didn't say much. He lowered his head and spoke to the group of four people.
Fusu: I want to stay here first.
The three of them had known each other for many years, and as soon as he said this, the other two guessed his plan.
Liu Ju: Qin Ershi sounds very unlucky. Brother Fusu, will you consider it again? @Fusu
Li Chengqian: Brother Liu, are you afraid that Brother Fusu will get rid of your ancestors?
Liu Ju: Thank you for your concern. I'm here. My ancestors are fine, so there's no need for you to worry. Also, you're missing a question mark.
Li Chengqian: Oh
Fusu: You guys take your time chatting, I’ll go get busy first.
Li Chengqian: Wait a minute, Brother Fusu, I have something to remind you.
Fusu: Brother Gao Ming, please speak.
Li Chengqian: When Hu Hai is born, remember to kill him first.
Liu Ju: Brother Fusu, please remind Li Ying that when Li Chengqian returns to Tang, the first thing he will do is to kill Li Tai.
Fusu: You can also kill him first... Never mind.
Liu Ju: Thank you, but I have no intention of regicide or patricide.
Li Chengqian: Brother Liu, do you know what the difference is between you, me, and Brother Fusu? Brother Fusu was the heir appointed by his father. If it weren't for the unruly behavior of Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, and Li Si, he would have been the second emperor of Qin long ago. But you and I are not like that.
Li Chengqian: To put it bluntly, Fusu's father loves him, your father doesn't love you, and my father doesn't love me either. Do you understand?
Liu Ju: I have to say something for your father, Brother Gao Ming. How many princes can rebel and still be protected by the emperor and still survive? Buddy, your father loves you.
Li Chengqian: He loves his Qingque and Zhinu more
Li Chengqian: I have to say something for your father, Brother Liu. Your father loved you.
Liu Ju: ...
Liu Ju: I admit it, you have to admit that your father loves you, right?
The group was silent for a moment. Li Chengqian was still silent, but Fusu suddenly said, "My father loves me! My father has always loved me!"
Liu Ju & Li Chengqian: Go away!
Li Ying, who was diving, said silently: "Young Master, you are really attracting hatred."
Fusu shook his head and said, "Li Ying, go out and call the others in. It's time for dinner, and I'm hungry too."
Li Ying said, "Don't wait, Master. I have two things to say."
Fusu hid his phone and said, "You go ahead."
Li Ying said, "First, although Hu Hai hasn't been born yet, do you still remember who his mother is? To prevent any trouble, let's prevent her from appearing in front of your father. That way, he won't be born, and then everything will be fine!"
Fusu frowned and smiled: "What are you thinking? I can't possibly interfere with who my father favors."
Not to mention that Fusu is only a four-year-old boy now. Even if he grows up to the age where his father allows him to participate in politics, it is unreasonable for a son to interfere in his father's sex life.
"Besides, there were many reasons for the situation in the previous life, and it cannot be solved simply by getting rid of Hu Hai." Fusu said again.
But Hu Hai must be eliminated! Fusu did not say this.
He brought disaster to his father, the Great Qin. This alone is enough to make Hu Hai die a hundred times. In addition, there is also the hard work of the previous kings of the Great Qin and the blood of the Qin people of all generations. Hu Hai's crimes are too numerous to list!
Li Ying scratched his head and said, "That's also true. Then there's Zhao..."
Fusu knew he was going to mention Zhao Gao and Li Si, but these two people were not the most urgent matter. He said flatly: "It will take several years before Hu Hai is born. We can talk about this later. What is your second matter?"
Li Ying had no choice but to ignore it. He swiped his phone and said, "Han Fei will die this year. Young Master, do you want to save Han Fei? This will be your first step in changing the past."
Han Fei's Legalist thought was undoubtedly important to the Qin Dynasty, but whether Han Fei was alive or not seemed less important in comparison.
However, the four words "change the past" moved Fusu. If everything goes according to plan and history repeats itself, what is the point of him starting over again?
Fusu said, "Let me think about it. Go and call someone in first."
…
Now that he had made up his mind, Fusu had to take action.
The ancients calculated age based on the lunar calendar, so Fusu is already five years old this year. Although he has not yet hired a formal teacher, Ying Zheng has assigned someone to teach him to read and write since last year.
Fusu first ordered someone to bring bamboo slips, but when he found them not convenient, he asked someone to bring silk.
He asked all the servants to leave and was writing or drawing when he suddenly saw Li Ying tiptoeing towards him.
Fusu asked curiously, "Are you a thief?"
Li Ying explained, "I'm just learning the rules. Your Qin Law is so terrible. I'm afraid one day I'll have an ear or a foot chopped off."
Fusu agreed, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. It's right for you to learn some of the customs here."
Li Ying, who had been tortured by feudal rules, rolled his eyes upon hearing this and said, "I'm a native Chinese, not an outsider. When in Rome, I follow the local customs."
Fusu smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I am also a native Chinese."
When Li Ying first met Fusu in the underworld, he thought that among the three people, he was the only one who was easy to get along with. After all, from his name to his appearance, he exuded the air of an elegant gentleman.
However, after getting along with each other, Li Ying discovered that although Liu Ju and Li Chengqian were not easy to get along with, Fusu was definitely not easy to get along with either.
He is indeed the eldest prince of the Qin Dynasty who angered the First Empress with his direct criticism and still insisted on writing letters of direct criticism in Shangjun!
Li Ying couldn't gain any advantage, so he immediately raised the white flag of surrender: "Master, let's talk about business."
Fusu smiled and said, "Please speak."
"What are you going to do next, Young Master? Do you have a plan? I have an idea. First, I think we need to find a way to deal with your father." Li Ying said, "How else are you going to tell your father that you know that old man? You can't say that a god taught you, right? Your father dreams of becoming an immortal and achieving immortality. If you have a god teaching you, I'm really afraid that one day everyone in your Great Qin will start cultivating immortality."
Fusu's brows twitched, and he asked, "What do you think?"
Li Ying said, "I don't have any ideas, but since you understand your father well and have lived many more years than I have, you will definitely be able to come up with a good idea."
Fusu did not accept the flattery and only said: "I was 26 when I died, not many years longer than you."
Li Ying immediately changed her words: "You've been dead for so many years longer than me."
Fusu stood up and straightened his clothes, saying, "Since you have no idea, you should rack your brains to think about it. I'm not in a hurry to reincarnate, and there's no such thing as a permanent position during the internship period."
Li Ying said: "I am anxious, but you...you are not anxious to help your father unify the country?"
Fusu said: "My father doesn't need my help, he will unify the country on his own."
That’s true.
Li Ying scratched his head and chattered behind Fusu: "Then...then you won't do anything? You asked me about seeds before. I don't believe you don't want to do anything."
Fusu spread his arms: "Help me."
Li Ying grabbed Fusu's shoulders and slid him over the threshold, saying, "This threshold is too high. Can't it be cut down?"
Fusu said, "I think you have learned the rules in vain."
Li Ying followed Fusu with a pout. The two of them slowly came to Ying Zheng's office. The eunuch skillfully asked Fusu to sit in the small room next to them.
"My lord, the king is busy and may not have time to see you." The eunuch said with a smile.
Fusu casually sat down cross-legged and said, "It's okay, go do your thing."
Fusu often came here to wait for his father these days, but he was too busy and only had time to have dinner with Fusu twice.
Although this room is small, it has one advantage, which is that you can clearly see everyone who comes and goes.
Fusu could no longer remember who many of these people were, but there were some whom he would never forget even after thousands of years.
Li Ying remembered quite a few people, and when he saw a familiar figure, he couldn't help but ask, "Li Si, Master, do you recognize the people around Li Si?"
Fusu said, "Judging from his attire, he must be Han Fei."
"He's Han Fei. He doesn't look young anymore. I thought he was a young man." Li Ying asked, "Why did he come here with Li Si?"
Fusu skipped over his previous words and said casually, "Maybe it's because they are from the same sect."
"Ah, I know." Li Ying smiled. "A Confucian teacher taught two Legalist students. It's a story that will be passed down through the ages."
Fusu ignored him and took out a folded piece of silk from his sleeve. After asking Li Ying to go outside and call someone in, Fusu handed the silk to him.
Fusu said, "I have to go back first. When my father is free, you can present this to him."
The fact that Ying Zheng tacitly allowed Fusu to come here every day showed how much he valued him. The eunuch naturally did not dare to neglect him. He knelt down and took it with both hands, saying respectfully, "Yes."
【Author’s words】
I found two different estimates of Han Fei's death year: 233 BC and 232 BC. This article uses 233 BC.
Li Si and Han Fei's teacher was Xunzi, who once served as the chief academic officer of the Jixia Academy.
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