After receiving the letter from Yao Jia, Fusu was equally anxious and was even ready to return to Xianyang, but he still hesitated before leaving.
He had angered the First Emperor, so he was ordered to come to Surabaya County.
Before getting the order from the First Emperor, he actually did not dare to act rashly for fear of angering the First Emperor again. In fact, he was not afraid of the First Emperor's punishment. He would not suffer anything if he beat him, scolded him, or even taught him to die.
He is confused, but he cannot bear to be angry.
Because the First Emperor is the father of the king.
And he is the son!
In the past, he did have opinions and criticisms against the First Emperor, but as he grew older and saw with his own eyes that his father's originally strong body was getting thinner and thinner, and he coughed up blood more than once, those scenes completely shocked Fusu.
.
Father is old!
Fusu has been introspecting during this period. What he regrets and feels sad is that his father is getting older, but he has to worry about his father all the time, and even suffers from recurring chronic diseases that he is angry with himself from time to time. As the eldest son of his father, he
Instead of relieving his father's worries, he actually made his father's misfortune worse.
How can a person be embarrassed by such an eldest son?
He really wanted to go back and fulfill his filial piety, but he was worried that if he went back suddenly, he would anger his father again, which would worsen his condition. He didn't want to make his father angry anymore.
During that period of unclear circumstances, Fusu was in great pain and struggle.
On the one hand, it is filial piety, and on the other hand, it is the order of the king.
Fortunately, my father was not seriously injured in the end.
During this period, the central government issued orders from time to time, allowing officials at all levels in Sishui County to perform their duties, and even ordered the local government to try to stabilize the situation. Seeing these orders one after another, Fusu was completely relieved.
.
he knows.
My father is no longer seriously injured.
Fusu sat on the desk, looking at the letter sent by Yao Jia, his eyes a little deep. The content of Yao Jia's letter still urged him to return to Xianyang, and bluntly stated in the letter that when he returned, he would immediately join other courtiers to discuss the matter.
Please establish the crown prince.
However, Fusu had no such idea at this time.
After sitting for a long time, Fusu sighed: "My father has just recovered from a serious illness. As a son, it is very unfilial for me not to fulfill my filial piety by my father's side. At this time, I go to unite the courtiers to ask for the crown prince. This is to make the emperor a prince."
Where did the father put him? How could this be done by the Son of Man?"
"You are harming me!"
Fusu sighed and threw Yao Jia's letter directly into the stove.
At this time.
An official came outside the door and said: "Eldest Master, Governor Lu invites you to discuss political affairs."
Fusu said: "I understand."
He calmed down, adjusted his clothes, opened the door and walked towards the Sheriff's Mansion.
By the time he arrived at the county government hall, nearly ten people were already sitting inside. Those who were in line were all officials in charge of Sishui County. The county governor, county magistrate, county lieutenant, prison history, county sergeant and other officials were all present.
Fusu entered the lobby, slightly arched his hands around, and went to sit aside.
He did not sit in the main seat.
Fusu knew very well his status in Surabaya County. He was just a supervisor, not the chief official of Surabaya County. Therefore, he always sat sideways in Surabaya County.
The officials of Sishui County had long been accustomed to this. They bowed respectfully to Fusu and then sat down again.
Xiao He is also on the list.
He was originally just the chief official of Peixian County, but after the last scholar gathering, Xiao He also became famous. Coupled with Fusu's strong recommendation, and being the "best" in the October accounting assessment, he was finally forcibly appointed by the government to serve as Surabaya
The sergeant of the county.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the county guard Lu Sheng, who was sitting in the main seat, said: "Everyone is here, I won't talk nonsense. You have all heard about Xianyang. Your Majesty has been favored by God and is no longer seriously ill. However, your Majesty
When he was ill, many nobles from the Six Kingdoms escaped from Xianyang City."
"These people will appear in Surabaya County soon."
"I have called you all here this time because I want to discuss countermeasures with you."
"You can speak freely."
Sun Xun, the county magistrate, said:
"Is this matter necessary to discuss?"
"Those who escape are all traitors. If found, they should be arrested on the spot!"
County Lieutenant Bai Qian said:
"I think we should take a long-term approach."
"You have been busy with political affairs these days and do not know much about the matter. During this period, the nobles of the six countries who escaped have actually appeared one after another in various places. In fact, on the night of their escape, the imperial court had already ordered a hunt."
"The two generals Zhang Han and Qiang Yu personally led their troops to pursue him."
"But you may not know something."
"Shangdang County, Chen County and other neighboring counties have actually received the imperial order, so they made arrangements early. It's just a strange thing. The counties south of our Sishui County have not received the imperial order.
book, so I was a little undecided for a while."
"Then I notified the county governor to convene everyone to discuss the matter."
"Is there such a thing?" Sun Xun frowned, with a strange look in his eyes.
Bai Qian said: "The transfer of soldiers is nothing but a child's play. How dare I lie about it? For this reason, I also specifically asked the surrounding counties and counties, but to my surprise, Zhao, Yan, Wei and other counties actually
Everyone has received the order, except Chu Di."
"And it's not just one county in the Chu region, but all the counties in the Chu region."
"It was because I noticed something strange that I didn't dare to make a decision easily."
Sun Xun said:
"Is it the court's negligence?"
"It shouldn't be."
"Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the imperial court to make such a big mistake, and it directly omitted several counties. Is there any hidden secret in it?"
Bai Qian shook his head.
Lu Sheng did not speak directly, but glanced at Fusu with subtle eyes, but his movements were so subtle that no one noticed.
Lu Sheng said: "Lieutenant Bai, what do you think we should do?"
Bai Qian hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly: "I think we should ask our superiors about the situation. If we act rashly without asking for the truth, it may lead to bad things. Moreover, rashly mobilizing soldiers for deployment without court orders is undoubtedly a violation of the law."
Lu Sheng pondered for a moment.
He shook his head and said:
"Not enough time."
"The nobles of the six countries have been fleeing for some time. Although they will encounter certain obstacles on the way, according to the time calculation, they may flee to us in the next day or two. If we don't make arrangements in advance, they may really escape by then.
When the court blames us, how should we explain it?"
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Fusu was also frowning and thinking deeply. Suddenly he noticed something strange. It seemed that the eyes of the officials around him were falling on him intentionally or unintentionally. He looked unhappy, but then he seemed to realize something, and a hint of discomfort appeared on his cheeks.
He probably guessed what other officials were thinking.
They think that the reason why the court is like this is because Fusu is here, and he used to be very close to people from the Chu family. It is not surprising that Lu Sheng and others have this idea, but Fusu himself knows it
, this matter really has nothing to do with him.
But he also saw it.
The main reason why Lu Sheng and others called him here was to ask for his opinion.
A look of helplessness appeared on Fusu's face.
He opened his mouth and said:
"I think it's better to take action."
"Since the nobles of the six countries have chosen to defect, they will naturally become the enemies of the Qin Dynasty. Do you need to worry so much about your enemies? Moreover, Qin's laws cannot tolerate these rebellions."
Hear the words.
Lu Sheng looked at the other officials.
He said in a deep voice:
"What the eldest son said is true."
"The nobles of the six countries have become rebellious. It is their duty to arrest the rebellious people. Perhaps there was a problem with the delivery of the imperial order, or something went wrong along the way, so it was not delivered in time. However, the matter is urgent and we should act expeditiously.
"
"Furthermore, the nobles of the six countries have evil intentions. If we let them in directly, there will be endless troubles. For the stability of Surabaya County and to maintain the law, we have a duty to bring these rebellious people to justice and set the record straight.
"
Others chimed in:
"It's because we have complicated thoughts."
"Since both the county guard and the eldest son have decided to arrest him, we naturally have no objection."
As Fusu opened his mouth, all the officials soon came to a unified opinion, which was to mobilize the garrison soldiers to defend the city to the death, and to intercept the fleeing nobles from the six countries outside Sishui County.
Later.
Everyone discussed the details.
However, Fusu didn't listen at all.
He just felt a little depressed.
It is true that he had good relations with the Chu family in the past, but he only had good relations with the Mi family, Xiong family and other clans that had served the Qin State. As for the original Jing family, Zhao family, Qu family and other clans in the Chu land, he actually had no relationship at all.
There would be no interaction, and it would be impossible for him to be on good terms with these clans.
But if you say these words, others may not believe them.
and......
There was obviously a reason why the imperial court treated Chu Di differently this time, but looking at it, we couldn't find any reason. The only reasonable explanation was that the imperial court was deliberately protecting his face, so it did this on purpose.
The officials of Sishui County didn't know, but Fusu had a clear conscience.
He does not have such great influence in the government.
Moreover, Li Si, Feng Quji and others from the Prime Minister's Office were currently handling political affairs. How could they do anything for their own benefit? However, after thinking about it carefully, he really did not expect the reason why the court did this.
In the end, I could only admit it with a dark face.
The discussion is over.
Officials present at the scene left one after another.
Fusu forced a dry smile on his face, slightly bowed his hands with other officials, and then quickly left the county government office. When he walked out of the county seat, he couldn't help but frown.
He felt that there was indeed something wrong with everyone close to him.
The Chu family, the Mi family and the Xiong family that he had been friends with in the past, had been in trouble some time ago, and now the defection of the Chu nobles made him even worse. Although he had almost no interaction with these nobles, he had already
It was branded with a thick Chu style mark.
These things are indistinguishable!
And he knows more information than anyone else.
At present, the officials of Sishui County may not know that Confucianism also escaped this time, but the court has not investigated him for a short time. If he is really investigated, Confucianism will not escape the disaster, and he was also very close to Confucianism in the past.
The defection of the nobles of the six countries and the flight of the Confucianists undoubtedly felt like a painful backstab to Fusu, making his current situation even more embarrassing and embarrassing.
Just when Fusu was depressed, Xiao He appeared in front of Fusu.