The leisurely life of the Qin people

Chapter 265 How Many Sheep
Fusu sipped his tea and said, "Pour a bowl of tea for Master Wang as well."

"Thank you, sir."

"sit down."

Wang Yu stood aside and accepted a bowl of tea from the eunuch with both hands.

Fusu sipped his tea and said, "He still doesn't want to come to Guanzhong?"

Wang Yu said, "I received his reply. He was unwilling to return, and I was worried that replying again would seem too deliberate, so I did not write to him again."

Before the young master could speak, Wang Yu continued, "Although he was a descendant of the old nobles of the six states, apart from Lord Canghai dying for the anti-Qin cause, he had never done anything to harm anyone. I checked the records of Sanchuan County and found that he sent someone to tell Lord Canghai not to act rashly, but Lord Canghai died before the letter arrived."

Fusu then asked, "Is Magistrate Wu still watching him?"

"Young master, rest assured, if Master Han makes any unusual moves, Magistrate Wu will immediately report it to Guanzhong."

Since he was willing to teach in rural areas, it wasn't a bad thing. Fortunately, Master Han didn't teach a group of children who wanted to rebel against Qin. Instead, he taught according to the requirements of the Imperial Academy.

Fusu was unsure how much Zhang Liang had discerned.

When dealing with this kind of person, you need to be extremely cautious. Just like you can't keep advising Wang Yu, he will notice something amiss.

Fusu also wanted to pretend that Zhang Liang was dead, and that from then on there would only be a teacher named Han, who would teach for the rest of his life. That would be fine too.

A lie can be told for a lifetime, but since Zhang Liang took over Han Yuan's life, he must continue to do so for a lifetime.

The name of Master Han has long been recorded in the annals of Qingyuan County in Sichuan.

Wang Yu then said, "My lord, I believe that if he wants to come to Guanzhong, he will come without me having to send him a letter."

"it is good."

Seeing that the young master nodded, Wang Yu handed over another scroll and said, "This is the list of students for the Imperial Academy this year."

Tian An took the roster, first handing it to the young master, and then seeing Wang Yu off.

Fusu did not immediately look at the list of names, but thought that Zhang Liang was ultimately a criminal because he had indeed committed acts of rebellion against Qin. According to Qin law, Zhang Liang had violated Qin law by inviting the old nobles of Han to rebel against Qin in Sanchuan County.

Even though Zhang Liang did not harm anyone, this alone was enough to convict him of the crime of seizing territory.

Although it was just a few words, he was speaking to those old nobles.

Conversely, his various actions outside the capital indicate that Zhang Liang was indeed making friends with heroes and plotting to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.

All these actions doomed Zhang Liang to the fate of not being able to serve as an official in Qin.

Although Zhang Liang did not enter Guanzhong, there were indeed people left in the Han royal family, namely Prince Cheng of Han.

Nowadays, Young Master Han lives in a farmhouse and makes a living by farming.

Many years ago, Zhang Liang sent money to Han Gongzi Cheng several times, hoping that this young master Han could live a better life.

Getting Zhang Liang to come to Guanzhong is simple; just bring Han Gongzi Cheng, and he will definitely come to Xianyang and reveal his identity directly.

But doing so would only drive Zhang Liang to a dead end and would bring no benefit whatsoever.

In other words, if the Qin Dynasty were to perish one day, Fusu hoped that there would be people like Zhang Liang who would continue to support the Qin Dynasty and travel to various places for its sake.

Fusu took out a piece of paper from a nearby file. It was a county gazetteer from Zhuozhou, which recorded the passing of a volunteer teacher named Han Yuan many years ago. Afterwards, Wang Yu had Zhang Liang take over Han Yuan's life. Initially, Wang Yu did not inform Han Yuan's birth mother of this tragic news, allowing Zhang Liang to accompany the old woman through the final stages of her life.

Fusu looked at the county gazetteer, pondered for a moment, and then burned it over an oil lamp.

From then on, there were no more records of Han Yuan's death. All that was recorded was that after returning from Zhuozhou, this Master Han went to Sichuan to teach, and that was all.

For Fusu, this was too easy; so easy that as long as the record was destroyed, Master Han could live on forever.

For Zhang Liang, this was a matter of life and death.

Fusu said, "From now on, let him teach in Shu with peace of mind. He can teach for the rest of his life. Don't let anyone watch over Young Master Han's success."

Tian An said, "I'll make the arrangements right away."

When Father Emperor arrived at Helan Mountain, it must have been late autumn. Now it's winter, and Father Emperor and his teacher are still there. Perhaps they are drinking and reminiscing about the past.

The emperor never mentioned building the Epang Palace again. The Epang Palace was too big, so big that it was almost impossible for manpower to build and could only exist in imagination.

Inside Qinian Palace, silence returned, with only the young master sitting there reviewing recent political documents.

Since the prime minister also accompanied the emperor on his western tour, Prince Fusu has been in charge of many state affairs.

Then he received a letter from his younger brother Gao, who said that they had lost contact with the criminal Chen Ping had sent out, and now they did not know whether he was dead or alive. However, they dared not disturb Xiang Liang who was hiding, so they could only wait for an opportunity to act.

In the list sent by Wang Yu, a child named Liu Fei came to Tongguan to study, while Liu Ji, the head of the Sishui Pavilion, was still living a busy and somewhat troubled life in his Zhongyang Village.

Fusu even envied Liu Ji a little. He thought that Liu Ji should be drinking and playing with his good brothers during this solar term. His good brothers from Sishui Pavilion should all be doing very well.

As Fusu left Qinian Palace, he saw the quiet Yongcheng, where snow was falling. The city was sparsely populated, and smoke was rising from every household, indicating it was time for dinner.

The two children were doing well in Jingye County, and at this moment Fusu felt a little hungry.

Suddenly smelling the aroma of wine, Fusu turned around and saw that his wife had already warmed the wine and prepared a hot pot.

The stove under the copper pot was burning, and Fusu walked back into the palace.

The couple sat together eating and talking in hushed tones.

Granny Wang stood outside the hall and said to Tian An beside her, "It's better when the two young masters aren't at home. It's so quiet. As soon as they come back, they make a ruckus and there's no peace."

Tian An said, "When the child is away from home for a long time, the young master and his wife will miss him. When the child comes back, the young master and his wife will be annoyed."

Grandma Wang smiled helplessly.

It has been many years since the passing of Master Pinyang. It seems that it was snowing just as heavily on the day he passed away.

"In the past two years, mutton has become cheaper and cheaper, but there is never enough mutton in Guanzhong. After the sheep in the north are slaughtered and frozen, they can only be sent to Tongguan so that the children can finish eating them."

Listening to his wife's words, Fusu continued to put mutton into his mouth.

Wang Tang'er took a sip of wine, let out a long sigh, and said, "If it weren't for the victory of the Northern Expedition, the children wouldn't have been able to eat so much mutton. Are there so many sheep in the north that we can't possibly eat them all?"

Fusu said, "I don't know exactly how many sheep the northern army has raised."

As they were talking, Tian An realized that there were still state affairs that the young master was unaware of, which was definitely a major oversight by the Prime Minister's office.

(End of this chapter)