The leisurely life of the Qin people

Chapter 283 The Prince Who Was Admired by the People

Xia Wuqie said, "If the young master also wishes to learn pharmacology, I can teach him."

"Okay, I'll rely on your guidance from now on."

Xia Wuqie was somewhat stunned to see the young master agree so readily. This young master was so casual.

Although he was happy, he also had reservations, after all, Shusun Tong was the young master's teacher.

"Young Master's teacher is Shusun Tong. I will inform the old master about this matter."

"No need," Li replied, sitting on the deer's back. "My teacher said I'm stupid. He would be very pleased to have another teacher to guide me."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wuqie also smiled.

For several days in a row, Young Master Li and Xia Wuqie were always very close.

Until this summer, the emperor was going to Lishan for an autumn hunt again. This time, only Meng Tian and Prime Minister Li Si accompanied him, while Prince Fusu continued to preside over state affairs in Xianyang.

The deer doesn't run very fast, and most of the time Li sits leisurely on its back.

Ying Zheng asked, "Why don't you go hunting?"

"My grandson doesn't like hunting."

Why don't you like it?

"Danger."

Ying Zheng added, "If one wants to achieve something, one must take risks."

Li replied, "The achievements brought by adventure are not necessarily good. If there is no need to take risks, why put yourself in dangerous places?"

The young master refuted the emperor's words.

The emperor was not angry; instead, he smiled.

The grandfather and grandson walked together toward Mount Li. Ying Zheng asked, "Have you been getting quite close to Xia Wuqie lately?"

"My grandson should learn medicine from him."

"Didn't you want to help your father govern the country?"

At this point, Ying Zheng paused, then explained, "This is what your elder brother said. He said that you two brothers are determined to help your father govern the country."

Li then said, "I am still young, and I can learn more while I am young."

"Yes, you really are a very bright child."

“My elder brother is more astute than I am, and he has a greater talent for governing the country.”

"You can still see your brother's talent?"

The grandfather and grandson walked up the mountain path, with Qin soldiers standing on both sides. They talked as they walked, and didn't seem tired at all.

As he spoke, Li added, "My grandson also wants to climb Mount Tai."

Ying Zheng said, "Mount Tai is not easy to climb."

After climbing to the mountainside of Mount Li, Li was a little tired. He leaned against a tree and asked, "Is Mount Tai very high?"

Ying Zheng continued walking uphill and said, "Yes, Mount Tai is very high, and climbing it is very tiring."

Grandpa's voice was aged as he walked upwards step by step.

Li Da exhaled a deep breath and looked back at General Meng Tian, ​​who had followed him up the mountain.

With a smile on his face, Meng Tian walked past and continued on his way.

Li gritted his teeth and laboriously took another step uphill.

When they arrived at the Lishan Palace on the mountaintop, Li sat down on the ground, exhausted.

"If you get this tired after climbing Mount Li, how will you ever be able to climb Mount Tai?"

Hearing his grandfather's words, Li stood up again and said, "Although my physical strength is not as good as yours or General Meng Tian's, I am young."

After speaking, Li Si was helped up Mount Li by several guards. As soon as he reached the top, he said, "Your Majesty, I have arrived... I have arrived..."

The group entered the Lishan Palace one by one. As Ying Zheng walked and looked at the Lishan Palace, he said, "King You of Zhou used to call this place Ligong. The hot spring water here can cure diseases. There used to be beacon towers here, but they were abandoned later. Look outside the palace, these pottery pipes were left over from the time of the Zhou emperor."

"Later, this place became part of Qin territory, and this place became Liyi. This hot spring was also built during my eastern tour..."

As Li looked at the hot spring palace and listened to her grandfather's story, it seemed as if her thoughts were returning to those years.

Hot spring water can't prolong life, but soaking in a warm pool is certainly very comfortable.

Ying Zheng sat by the pool, drinking wine, and said, "When your elder brother returns from guarding the border for two years, let him come here to soak as well."

Li said, "Once my brother returns, I will also go to guard the border."

Li Si heard this but said nothing. Instead, he also took a sip of wine.

After the young master left the pond and exited the hall, the place became quiet again, with only the sound of water flowing from the ceramic pipes on the artificial hill.

Ying Zheng asked, "Li Si, are you tired?"

"I am old, and climbing Mount Li is indeed quite tiring."

"I'm asking you, after all these years, aren't you tired?"

Seeing that Li Si did not respond for a long time, Ying Zheng said in a deep voice: "Fusu's reputation for virtue has long been known throughout the world. If I continue to preside over state affairs and launch corvée labor or increase military service, there will definitely be people who will talk about these things. But if Fusu presides over these things, even if it is just increasing military service, there will be people who support Fusu."

Li Si remained silent. There were many people in the world who supported Prince Fusu. Prince Fusu had always kept his word and made life better for the common people.

Even he, the prime minister, might have to act according to Prince Fusu's wishes.

Ying Zheng said, "I actually admire him a little. Li Si, you have taught a good disciple."

"I could never teach another disciple like him."

Li Si had to say this: Ying Zheng was, after all, Ying Zheng. Even though he felt old and had considered retiring, he was still the same Ying Zheng. No matter how well he spoke before, in the end, it was just a matter of the emperor's word to execute him.

Li Si was well aware of his identity and still had to be careful even now.

Throughout his life, Li Si also had regrets. He regretted not heeding the advice of his lord and not having Chunyu Yue beheaded in the marketplace in Xianyang.

When the scholars from Qi and Lu first came to Qin, they did not get along well, and the prince had hinted at it before.

However, due to the emperor's decree, even with the prince's hints, Li Si had to carry out the emperor's decree to the end and could not give up halfway.

Finally, the matter was resolved at the foot of Mount Tai during the eastern tour.

Unfortunately, Chunyu Yue died of illness.

As for how he died of illness, the Court of Justice, Feng Jie, did not investigate the cause of death in depth.

This case remains a mystery to this day, but it has only been closed as a death from illness, and his family has also confirmed that he died from illness.

Li Si remembered that there was an old nobleman from Han named Zhang Liang, who seemed to have disappeared in recent years.

Did Zhang Liang, who was rumored to be frail and sickly, also die of illness?
The county system is being implemented more and more strictly, making it increasingly difficult for someone without a registered residence or someone who has fabricated an identity to hide.

Zhang Liang did not appear in these counties, and Li Si once suspected that he might have died in some desolate mountain or spent the rest of his life as a hermit in some secluded place.

There are still hermits in this world. After Qin unified the six kingdoms, many famous scholars chose to hide in the deep mountains to avoid the chaos of war.

Seeing that the emperor had also left the hot spring, Li Si also got up and left.

Ying Zheng wiped his face with a towel scalded with hot water, and after sobering up a bit, he said, "Take another look with me. If everything is fine, then hand over the Imperial Seal to Fusu as well."

Upon hearing this, Li Si immediately knelt on the ground.

The hot spring inside the palace was still steaming, and there was no one else there but the emperor and his minister.

Ying Zheng said, "There is no one else but Fusu."

"I accept your order."

Li Si's breathing was heavy. Even after the emperor left, he remained kneeling on the ground, tears welling in his eyes. He had waited so long for these words, more than ten years...

Two months later, a long autumn rain fell in Guanzhong. The heavy rain fell on the forests of Mount Li. Li Si often stood under the eaves in front of the palace, watching the rain fall from the sky.

Li Si recalled the emperor's words: "They are all waiting for you to become emperor."

These words were spoken by the emperor to Prince Fusu.

Throughout Guanzhong, even in Longxi and the Hexi Corridor, or in Shu and the rest of the world, countless people know that the emperor rules this world.

And everyone knows that there is a man named Prince Fusu who is ruling the world.

This young master is a man of his word, always keeping his promises, and he loves his people and is good at governing the country.

There are far too many people in this world who admire this young master.

If this young master were to become emperor, it would be a cause for celebration for the entire nation, though some might not be so.

But those who rejoice are all ordinary people in this world, and there are too many ordinary people in this world.

They were like the common people of Weinan, all hoping that the next emperor of Qin would be Prince Fusu, and only Prince Fusu could convince them.

Even if Prince Fusu's rule is more severe, the common people will still support him.

An emperor who unified the world was feared, even dreaded, by the people.

This young master who governs the world is loved and respected by the people.

Recently, Li Si has been sleeping soundly every night, and even his insomnia, which had plagued him for many years, has been cured without any treatment.

Because Meng Tian has returned, and because Prince Fusu is about to become emperor.

In late autumn, the persimmons in Guanzhong are at their sweetest. In the morning, the Guanzhong land is covered with a layer of white frost. On a cold morning, a fast horseman arrives in Xianyang to read out the emperor's decree.

"The emperor was seriously ill and summoned Prince Fusu to the Lishan Palace."

When the news reached Xianyang, it caused an uproar. Fusu immediately left Xianyang and arrived at Mount Li before noon.

After running all the way to Mount Li, Fusu, guided by his teacher, met his father, the emperor, who was eating persimmons and reading a book.

Xia Wuqie stood to the side with a big smile on his face.

Fusu stepped forward and asked, "Father?"

"Give it to him."

Upon hearing the emperor's words, Li Si picked up a plate covered with a black cloth and presented it to the young master.

Fusu's gaze fell on the plate covered with a black cloth in front of him.

Li Si said in a low voice, "Uncover it."

Fusu hesitated for a moment, but still lifted the black cloth. What came into view was a square wooden box, which contained the imperial seal.

After his father returned from his western tour, Fusu returned the body to his father, hoping that his father would return to Xianyang, but his father refused.

Ying Zheng said, "On the Winter Solstice and the New Year, you shall ascend the throne."

Fusu held the imperial seal in both hands, knelt on the ground and bowed, saying, "Your subject obeys the order."

Seeing that his son readily agreed, Ying Zheng said, "He doesn't have any serious illness, so please allow me to tell a lie."

Fusu replied, "Yes."

Ying Zheng ate another sour jujube and gave the rest of the plate to Fusu, saying, "The affairs of state are heavy. No matter how hard or tiring it is in the future, do not let down your subjects. They support you so much."

"Yes."

Fusu bowed and paid his respects once again.

(End of this chapter)