Afang took off his phoenix crown and placed it on the table, revealing the face of the Queen of Qin.
Afang's appearance is not ugly, but he is certainly not very beautiful either.
Her eyes are slightly bigger, her face is slightly wider, and her complexion is slightly darker. Not to mention compared to the concubines of the First Emperor, but even compared to most of the palace ladies, Afang's appearance does not have the upper hand.
In this harem full of beauties, Afang's appearance can only be said to be average, not outstanding at all.
But it happened that the First Emperor chose her to be the head of the Harem of the Qin Dynasty and the empress of the Qin Dynasty.
Even when Afang was infertile and would have nothing to produce in his life, the First Emperor still never thought about deposing his wife.
The First Emperor required all the sons and princesses in the harem to recognize Afang as their mother and call him their mother and queen.
If she has no children, then the other concubines in the harem will have children, and they will all be A Fang Daughters.
The First Emperor treated Afang very favorably.
Afang's rear position is untouchable.
When Ying Fusu heard this, he had a look of helplessness on his face.
Dazheng Palace is the residence of Ying Fusu. It is an entire palace with multiple rooms inside.
Afang enters from the front hall, passes through the middle hall, goes around the side hall, and enters the back hall.
She looked through all seven rooms in Dazheng Palace, stared at Ying Fusu's new bed and said, "The color of this bed..."
He walked forward and reached out to touch the wood of the bed. A strange color flashed in A Fang's eyes.
"I see, this wood is different from the wood in my palace. According to regulations, all beds in the palace should be made of rosewood. How come it is elm wood?"
A Fang's voice was soft and soft.
But when a person can easily decide the life or death of others, no matter how gentle the person's voice is, it sounds majestic to the ears of those who have no control over life and death.
The two eunuchs were shivering, their eyes were wandering, their heads were lowered and they were trembling slightly.
"Bold! No one responded to the Queen's question. Do you all want to die?"
Afang's maid looked angry, glanced at all the eunuchs and maids in Ying Fusu's bedroom, and scolded.
Just looking at the surface, she is more majestic than Queen Afang.
Ying Fusu sighed lightly, stepped forward slowly, and said: "Mother, my son likes the elm bed, so I ordered someone to replace it."
The two eunuchs standing close to the wall felt calm after hearing this, their breathing gradually calmed down, and their bodies no longer trembled.
They lowered their heads and did not see the maid Afang's eyes lingering on them for a breath longer when she was scolding.
"You like elm beds." The queen repeated, "Then tell your mother why you don't like rosewood and prefer elm."
How does Ying Fusu know the difference between rosewood and elm wood?
He studied Confucianism and read hundreds of classics. How could he know this kind of knowledge that only a carpenter would know?
After pondering for a moment, Fang said: "The rosewood bed that Fusu used before was baked by charcoal fire and cracked in many places. Fusu used too much strength one day and broke the rosewood bed. When he wanted them to change the bed, he asked them to make it from elm wood.
Of."
A Fang chuckled.
"The woody fragrance of rosewood can soothe the mind and help you sleep. Although the wood is easy to be eaten by insects, it is naturally resistant to drying out."
Ying Fusu's face turned red and he wanted to say something.
Tuk Tuk~
Afang knocked on the elm bed, listening to the dull sound of the elm wood, and said: "The grain of the elm wood is very beautiful, and the hardness and toughness are also good. If you say that you like the pattern and texture, the queen will believe you. But
You want to say that charcoal roasting will cause drying and cracking. The disadvantage of fusu and elm is that it does not dry well."
Afang looked around the elm bed, pointed at the elm bed with one hand, and called Ying Fusu over with the other hand.
Ying Fusu came closer and looked along Afang's finger, and saw a small crack.
Afang touched Ying Fusu's head and said softly: "My mother tells you that elm wood is easier to crack than rosewood."
Ying Fusu had a look of disdain on his face.
Afang turned his head and glanced at the maid beside him.
The maid understood this and walked to the two eunuchs who were trembling just now.
He grabbed the hem of a eunuch's shirt with one hand and pulled hard.
The two eunuchs were dragged to their knees.
The maid's face was filled with anger, and she said angrily: "Who gave you the courage to replace yellow pear wood with elm wood!"
The two eunuchs looked at each other and exchanged glances - blaming the matter on the eldest son.
While kowtowing to Afang, he explained loudly.
"It's unfair! It was the eldest son who asked the juniors to change it!"
"The two of us are completely following the eldest son's orders!"
Ying Fusu turned his head and looked at the two eunuchs with a trace of unbearable expression on his face. He said to Afang: "Fusu mistakenly believed that elm wood dries much better than rosewood. That's why he made this mistake and didn't do their business."
After hearing this, the two eunuchs cried out that they were wronged. Their voices became louder and they became more confident.
Afang listened to the shouts of the two eunuchs, and there was a trace of unbearability in his eyes, but he still nodded gently to the maid.
The maid got Afang's permission and immediately shouted: "You two dare to deceive the queen, you will be killed with a stick!"
The two eunuchs were shocked.
"What an injustice! Eldest Young Master, please save me!"
"Eldest Young Master, we both act in accordance with the Eldest Young Master's words and deeds, and there is not a single lie!"
"Wait a minute!"
Ying Fusu stopped the queen's maid who was about to go out and call the official to come in and drag the two eunuchs away.
He bowed deeply to Queen Afang and said, "Queen Mother, this fact is Fusu's fault. If Queen Mother punishes her, then she should punish Fusu."
"You have studied Confucianism since you were a child. Which Confucian classic asked you to deceive your parents? If you do this dishonest thing again, I will invite your majesty to come here. Let's see if it was your fault that the yellow pear tree turned into an elm tree, or was it your fault?
It’s the fault of these two eunuchs.”
This time, before Ying Fusu could say anything, the two eunuchs were already crying, and they knelt and crawled to the feet of Afang.
"Queen, please be patient! Queen be patient, we are obsessed with money and have replaced the yellow pear wood with elm wood!"
"This matter has nothing to do with the eldest son, it is all our fault!"
The two took the initiative to admit their mistake because they knew it.
The queen's punishment was to drag them out and kill them with sticks, and only two of them died.
If when the First Emperor came and found out that they not only stole the palace property, but also dared to blame the eldest son for their fault, they would definitely be disgraced.
Whether one person dies or three clans die, everyone will settle the score.
Afang looked at Ying Fusu and said, "What else do you want to tell your mother?"
Ying Fusu said: "The Analects of Confucius says: The father conceals himself for his son, and the son conceals himself for his father, and that is all there is to it. It means that the father conceals for his child, and the child conceals for his father, that is where integrity lies. Today Fusu hides for him
Hiding the lives of two people from the mother is also an honest move. It is just a small amount of property, so why risk the lives of the two of hers. Please forgive the two of them."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Afang sat on Ying Fusu's bed, pulled Ying Fusu to sit down, sniffed and said: "In recent days, there is no scent of yellow pear wood, so my son sleeps
How is it?"
"I don't feel any discomfort."
"If my mother were here, I wouldn't be able to sleep well. I went back to the palace today and I couldn't sleep well either."
Afang stared at the two eunuchs who were kneeling in front of her, fearful and begging for mercy.
"My son has been bullied by others. How can a mother sleep peacefully?"
"Queen mother..."
"I'll ask you again, why is Dazheng Palace so deserted?"
At this moment, there are thirteen eunuchs and maids in the Dazheng Palace, which cannot be called deserted.
But considering the status of Ying Fusu, the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, the number of people is much smaller. There must be at least twenty-two people on duty.
"The night is deep and Fusu doesn't need so many people to serve him. I want them to go back first."
"Did you take the initiative or did they request it?" Afang looked into Ying Fusu's eyes and said, "Don't deceive the queen mother again, otherwise I will have to invite your father to come here."
"...They said they were feeling unwell and requested to come back early, but Fusu personally agreed. The queen mother did not want Fusu to become a person who broke his promise."
Afang stood up.
Wherever her eyes looked at the eunuch, the maid would lower her head and dare not look directly at her.
The Empress of Da Qin walked slowly for two steps, turned her back to Ying Fusu and said: "You have been locked up by your uncle for ten days and you still haven't come out? If your mother misses you in the future, she still has to come to Dazheng Palace in person. This is not in line with what you have learned."
Just be polite."
"...Please understand, Queen Mother, it's not that Fusu doesn't want to leave Dazheng Palace. It's that once Fusu leaves, hundreds of thousands of prisoners in Lishan Mountain in the distance and dozens of eunuchs and maids in Dazheng Palace nearby will all be lost because of Fusu.
life."
"So, you can stay in Dazheng Palace with peace of mind? If one day your uncle wants to kill your mother, will you be able to get out of Dazheng Palace?"
"...Uncle would not do this."
"How can a person who is an emperor be coerced?"
Afang dropped a word and started walking lightly, walking and talking at the same time.
"My mother does not need to execute these two eunuchs today, but from today on, she will always think about my son being bullied by others, making it difficult for her to sleep. Fusu, do you want my mother to sleep peacefully, or do you want to save their lives?"
Ying Fusu followed Queen Afang behind, with a wry smile on her face.
He didn't want Afang to have trouble sleeping, but he also didn't want to kill two eunuchs.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
"The two of them exchanged elm wood for yellow pear wood and stole the palace property. The queen executed them both for violating the palace regulations? Was it the queen's indiscriminate killing? Was it the queen's fault?"
"Of course the Queen Mother is not a person who kills indiscriminately. Everything she does complies with the rules of the palace, so why is there anything wrong? But after all, she has two lives. Can she be punished with three sticks?"
Afang stopped and turned to look at Ying Fusu who was looking away behind him.
The Qin Dynasty governed the country according to the law and used it to unify the world. The laws within the Qin State were meticulous and extremely strict.
If two eunuchs steal palace property, according to Qin law, they should be killed with a stick.
As the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Fusu openly said such words and took the lead in violating Qin laws.
Speaking more broadly, this is about leveraging the foundations of the Qin State.
If Ying Fusu had always insisted on pardoning the two of them, there would be a sense of domineering in it, and it would be much better than replacing the punishment - the final interpretation of Qin's laws rested with the emperor, and the emperor's words could not apply any Qin laws.
Afang looked at Ying Fusu for five breaths.
Ying Fusu knew that he was wrong and lacked confidence, so he did not dare to look into Afang's eyes.
"Can."
Afang said softly in Ying Fusu's surprised and surprised eyes.
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Ying Fusu bowed deeply.
"Thank you Queen! Thank you Queen!"
"Thank you Queen for your extra mercy! Spare my two lives!"
The two eunuchs were overjoyed and could not stop speaking.
They only thanked Empress Afang and did not express any gratitude to the eldest son Ying Fusu who had been working hard for their lives.
The maid Afang went out and called the Erlang officer in.
The two lieutenants dragged the two eunuchs to the open space in front of Dazheng Palace.
As the two eunuchs were being dragged away, their eyes were full of joy.
Today is a blessing in disguise. After receiving three sticks, I can tell the eldest son to take a rest for half a month.
If I had known this, I should have been bolder and replaced the yellow pear wood with cheaper wood.
The two eunuchs never thought about whether Ying Fusu would agree to their request.
It seems that as long as they request, Ying Fusu will definitely agree.
in their hearts.
There is the joy of saving a life, the secret joy of sleeping for half a month, and the regret of not being bolder when replacing wood.
There is no gratitude to Ying Fusu, no anxiety about making mistakes, and no regrets about stealing palace property.
The two eunuchs were thrown to the ground by the Lang Guan, who was about to start beating them with the rod.
"slow."
When they reached the gate of Dazheng Palace, Queen Afang stopped.
"Queen mother?"
Ying Fusu hurriedly spoke out because he was afraid that Afang would regret it.
Afang smiled at Ying Fusu, pointed at his maid and said, "Let Ping'er hit her."
Ying Fusu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The queen is kind and loving."
Ying Fusu thought that his mother was afraid that the official would attack too hard and beat the two eunuchs.
A Langguan handed the imperial staff to the maid whom Afang called Ping'er.
When handing over the imperial stick, he saw that Ping'er was very beautiful and gave him careful instructions.
"This stick is a little heavier."
Ping'er smiled.
"No problem."
Lang Guan saw Ping'er smiling at a close distance, her face slightly red, and secretly thought it was so beautiful, and his heart jumped uncontrollably.
Just when he lowered his head, with a light movement of his hand, the imperial staff changed hands.
He looked up and saw that Ping'er had swung the staff that could only be swung open with both hands in his hand.
Phew~
The imperial staff pierced the night sky, bringing out two whistling sounds of wind, which caused all the hair on the man's forehead to move to one side.
Bang~
The imperial staff touched the two eunuchs, making two extremely heavy muffled sounds.
But to the ears of these officials, the muffled sound was like violent thunder.
There is a saying about the rod's responsibility.
Some people die after ten blows, and some people are fine after fifty blows.
It all depends on how the Lang Guan fights.
If the attack is frequent, the officers will be able to judge from the sound whether it is a deadly attack or just a show.
The nearby officials all looked at Ping'er, who was petite but could wield a staff with one arm, and their eyes twitched.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Such a powerful force, this kind of sound, it is a life-threatening sound...
The man who had just reminded Ping'er of the weight of the imperial staff was now looking at Ping'er who was smiling coquettishly.
And the imperial staff in the bottle, held in one hand, all the charming thoughts were beaten away by these two staffs.
"I'm done beating, you go ahead and beat me."
The two Lang officers responsible for carrying out the staff looked at the two eunuchs lying on the ground, tilting their heads with difficulty as they tried to turn around.
You hit these two people in the back of the heart with your stick, and you can tell by the sound that your heart has been shattered. What else can I hit...
Ping'er put the imperial staff into Lang Guan's hand and returned to the queen.
"Tomorrow your father will hold a grand banquet in the Xuandiao Hall, divide the ministers, and order all Confucian scholars to participate."
Afang whispered to Ying Fusu and walked out of Dazheng Palace, saying as he walked: "We, the Qin Dynasty, govern the country by relying on law rather than Confucianism. The laws of Qin cannot be violated."
Ying Fusu was also a martial arts practitioner. When he saw Afang's maid Ping'er wielding a staff with one arm, he knew something was wrong.
But before he could speak, the two imperial staffs had already fallen on the two eunuchs.
Before Ying Fusu could recover from the shock, he heard Afang telling him that the First Emperor would hold a grand banquet at Xuanniiao Hall tomorrow.
Qin used the black bird as its totem.
From the name of Xuannian Palace, you can tell that this palace's status in the Qin Kingdom will definitely not be low.
In fact, Xuanniao Palace is the largest palace in Xianyang Palace, and it is only used to hold the highest-level banquets.
The First Emperor did not like Confucianism, how could Ying Fusu not know this?
However, the First Emperor granted permission for all Confucian scholars to attend this highest-level banquet held in the Xuandiao Hall.
This kind of honor is definitely not something Confucians deserve, and Ying Fusu knows what this means.
My father wants to kill all the Confucians...
"The eldest son..."
The two eunuchs dragged the two eunuchs, whose eyes were already distracted, to Ying Fusu without even fighting.
They are abdicating responsibility.
This has nothing to do with my brothers...
Ying Fusu was woken up from his daze, looked at the two eunuchs who were already dead, and took a deep breath.
Ying Fusu wanted to say that he came with a generous burial.
But as soon as the words came to his lips, Ying Fusu swallowed them back.
These two people have indeed committed a crime...
"Give more money to his family."
"only."
Ying Fusu wanted to chase after Queen Afang, who was not far away, about the details of tomorrow's banquet.
As soon as he was about to step out of the gate of Dazheng Palace, a group of eunuchs and palace maids stopped him.
"The eldest son has mercy on our lives."
"I beg the eldest son to return to the palace."
"Please, eldest son, please do not leave Dazheng Palace."
Ying Fusu paused for a moment, nodded silently, turned around and walked back to Dazheng Palace.
After taking two steps, he said: "Ask those eunuchs and maids from Xiu Mu to come back and take charge."
"Eldest Young Master, it's late at night..."
"They just went to bed..."
"Why don't you call me when you change your shift..."
Ying Fusu suddenly became angry.
"This is what they should do! Tell them to wake up!"
"only!"
"only!"
"only!"
Listening to the unprecedented happy response coming from behind, Ying Fusu suddenly felt that his heart felt much more depressed and relieved.
After taking another three steps, he turned around.
Looking at these eunuchs and palace maids, she said seriously: "When I leave Dazheng Palace, all of you will die. Who said this?"
"Jun Chang'an."
All the eunuchs and maids looked at the somewhat unfamiliar eldest son and said in unison.
Ying Fusu nodded, a trace of cruelty that had never appeared in his eyes flashed in his eyes.
If I don't leave Dazheng Palace, I won't be able to stop my father from killing the Confucians.
At that time, the teacher will die, Dr. Fu will die, and all the Confucian disciples present will die.
If they leave Dazheng Palace, these people will die.
But it was my uncle who killed them, not me...
If I insist on protecting my life, can my uncle really kill me?
One day passes quickly.
The night fills the air.
Xianyang City went into curfew and there was total silence.
But Xianyang Palace and Xuanniao Palace.
The lights are bright, brighter than daylight.
The First Emperor held Queen Afang's hand and entered the Xuannian Hall.
Everyone did not lower their heads this time, but looked eagerly at the First Emperor.
This scene is very much like a company's annual meeting, with company employees sitting below, waiting for the company boss to hand out bonuses.
The First Emperor did not wear the Heavenly Crown today, his face was not as majestic as in the past when he went to court, and he did not even wear a black crown.
He only wore a black linen suit, which was made of the same material as the clothes worn by ordinary Qin people, except that there were no patches on it.
Such the First Emperor no longer looked like a god, but more like a human being.
The First Emperor entered the palace with a smile, looked around at the ministers, and said the first sentence jokingly.
"Gentlemen, are you in a hurry?"
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[PS: I’m feeling a little better, my head doesn’t hurt so much anymore. I’ll try to endure it for a while, take the medicine, and try to read another chapter later!!]