The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

The sun is scorching,

The sun was blazing.

As the weather became increasingly hot, the First Emperor decided to lead his ministers and princes to the Lin Guang Palace to escape the summer heat.

This trip to Linguang Palace will last until August or September.

After the autumn harvest is completed in September, military discipline will be rectified.

There will also be a grand mid-winter military review, a winter military exercise, and a hunting activity, the purpose of which is to discuss matters during the agricultural off-season.

Not only could it be used for military training during agricultural off-seasons, thus demonstrating royal power,

Winter hunting can also be used to teach the princes military skills.

During this trip to Lin Guang Palace, all of the First Emperor's sons and princesses, except for Prince Huhai, accompanied him.

However, just the day before departure,

The First Emperor arrived at the Xuan Niao Palace alone, without any guards or attendants.

He raised his hand, ignoring everyone else.

The First Emperor walked in without a care in the world, his hands behind his back.

Having been here many times, he was already familiar with the place and soon arrived at the paulownia tree in the palace.

Swish.

A flapping sound rang out.

The First Emperor looked up but saw nothing. When he looked down, he found the Heavenly Bird of Destiny standing in front of him.

"The Heavenly Mandate Black Bird," the First Emperor said, his tone carrying a hint of vicissitude that even he himself did not notice.

I glanced around; everything seemed normal.

Then he sat down, touched his brow, removed his hand, and looked at Xuan Ye.

"I have come today with a question."

Xuan Ye paused for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, please ask."

The First Emperor said, "The Heavenly Mandate Black Bird has never concern itself with other people's business, so why did it specifically go to see Jiang Lü last night?"

Xuan Ye blinked.

They immediately learned why the First Emperor had come here.

It seems that the First Emperor knew that he had met with Jiang Lü last night and had doubts in his heart, so he came to find him.

After pondering for a while, he looked at the First Emperor.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What kind of successor does Your Majesty hope for?"

The First Emperor remained silent for a while.

The crown prince he desired was naturally someone like himself, capable of making decisions independently, discerning people, skilled in political maneuvering, and ruthless.

However, the most important point is...

That is to continue the system he established, especially the abolition of feudalism and the implementation of the prefecture-county system!

Just like the sunrise and sunset,

Today's sun may not be yesterday's sun, but it is the sun, and that remains unchanged and cannot be changed!

Does Fusu fit the description?

Of course it didn't fit, but the First Emperor was correcting him!

Regardless of the method, as long as it is effective, even if it's forcing growth, we hope that Fusu will grow in the direction we expect.

The First Emperor did not speak, but Xuan Ye understood.

After some deliberation, he said, "I see that Jianglu's actions are exactly the same as Your Majesty's, and they are quite similar in purpose."

"Oh?"

The First Emperor raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, and glanced down at Xuan Ye: "What makes you say that?"

He didn't hide it, nor was there any need to hide it.

He cut to the chase, saying, "Jianglu is too lazy. If this continues, how will Fusu correct him?"

"Out of desperation, I came up with a last resort."

He raised his eyes to look at the First Emperor.

After a long while, Xuan Ye recounted everything in detail.

Touching his brow, the First Emperor was speechless. His train of thought was rather peculiar, and he was completely dumbfounded.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Xuan Ye, then asked.

"You mean you used the alias 'Mountain Spirit' and claimed to know future fortune and misfortune to deceive Jianglu?"

"Is it said that he will be killed by Fusu in the future?"

"Using the threat to his life as leverage, he forced Jiang Lü to compete with Fusu, thereby putting pressure on Fusu and attempting to change him?"

"Yes." Xuan Ye nodded and said.

"this."

Looking down at the table, the First Emperor found it both amusing and somewhat shameful.

Ying Zheng, oh Ying Zheng.

You truly have suspicion ingrained in your very being.

The Celestial Bird did this to help you, but after finding out, you started to doubt it.

Haha, how ironic.

Did Xuan Ye know that the First Emperor suspected him?

He knows, of course he knows!

But he didn't think it was anything special. As an emperor, this was how things were. People like Fusu were the exceptions.

After all, the First Emperor had experienced far too many betrayals.

Father, Mother, Uncle, Younger Brother, Friend, Prime Minister, General...

There are almost no people he can truly trust.

"Ahem." The First Emperor suddenly coughed.

Then, turning his head to look at Xuan Ye, he smiled and said, "I've finished asking my questions. Now it's time to talk about the Heavenly Mandate Black Bird."

"What?" Xuan Ye was a little confused by the First Emperor's words, wondering what he was doing.

"Heavenly Mandate Black Bird, tomorrow I have decided to lead my ministers and sons to Lin Guang Palace to escape the summer heat. You will come with me."

"That's it?"

"Yes." The First Emperor nodded. "This is it."

But then, the First Emperor said, "I am busy, since the Heavenly Mandate Black Bird has nothing to do..."

As he said this, he smiled at Xuan Ye.

"Why not go and see Fusu in person? If you can correct him personally, that would be even better."

"If not, then consider it a trip to clear your head."

He looked around and shook his head: "Staying cooped up in the palace all day isn't a good thing."

"How is it?" The First Emperor tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looked at Xuan Ye, and asked.

Light shone through the gaps in the leaves.

The sunlight shone on the First Emperor's crown and also fell onto the bridge of his nose.

"You want me to be Fusu's teacher?"

The First Emperor smiled and said, "If the Heavenly Mandate Black Bird wishes to be one, I can issue the order."

"If not, then why?"

The First Emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"While I'm going to see Fusu, I also hope that the Heavenly Mandate Black Bird will pay attention to the people around him."

At this point, the First Emperor's voice turned cold.

"If any suspicious persons try to mislead Fusu with their words, you may order the Black Bird Guards to arrest and apprehend them!"

The First Emperor always believed that

It was the people around Fusu who influenced him, causing him to grow up crooked, so crooked that he himself could no longer recognize himself.

In addition, there were the retainers of Gongzi Gao.

Several remnants of the six states who plotted against the Qin emperor and sought to interfere in the succession of the crown prince, thus plunging the world into chaos, were exposed.

The First Emperor was also suspicious that there might be remnants of the six states mixed in with Fusu.

This time, I went to Linguang Palace to escape the summer heat.

This would be a good opportunity for the Heavenly Bird to meet Fusu and the people around him.

His eyes could surely tell at a glance who harbored ill intentions and who was loyal.

But actually, he had another reason he didn't mention.

Since the First Emperor had decided to let Fusu succeed him as the second emperor, he should naturally pave the way for him in advance.

The Heavenly Bird of Destiny has a special identity and great significance.

It's not a bad thing to let Fusu have more contact with him beforehand.