Chapter 204 Your Majesty, what are you playing at?
[PS: Sorry, the chapter sequence is wrong. I’ll see the editor tomorrow]
"When I was young, I only had my mother by my side, and no one loved me. After entering the Qin Dynasty, I expected you and me to be incompatible, but I never expected that you would treat me the best. You made me believe that a king does not need to be called a loner."
"I want my sons to be like you and me. I don't want them to fight against each other and kill each other. The hands of Fusu, Gao, Jianglu and others cannot be stained with the blood of the Ying family."
"What you say makes sense, but I will not agree with your strategy one day. Tell Fusu what you said today and listen to it. From the second generation of the Qin Dynasty, the royal family can be sealed outside to protect the dragon vein of China."
Throughout history, the first emperor never had any suspicion, abuse, or harm to his descendants.
Even if the eldest son Ying Fusu strongly opposed the county system and spoke for the magicians who deceived the First Emperor, all the First Emperor did was assign him to the county.
This is extremely rare in the royal family where family ties are weak.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who showed the confidence and dignity of the Han nation, would also suspect the prince of treason because of the witchcraft theory, and kill himself and his son.
"I don't know whether I can survive until Fusu succeeds to the throne, and I don't know whether Fusu will listen to me when he comes. One life's destiny is the destiny of all generations. Please give the order immediately, brother."
At this time, the Xiongnu invasion was a great opportunity to promote the separation of clan lands for the children of the Ying family.
Ying Chengyu is afraid of long nights and dreams, and he doesn’t know what changes will happen in the future.
The First Emperor pulled the door of the side hall, and Ying Chengyu held it firmly.
The First Emperor looked at Ying Chengyu and said, "If you can wait, then wait. If you can't wait, then rebel again."
Facing the eyes of the First Emperor, Ying Chengyu also saw determination and an attitude that I would never do anything.
Ying Chengyu suddenly smiled abnormally.
"Whatever Brother Emperor said, I was just joking."
With his backhand, he opened the side hall door for the First Emperor, and Ying Cheng led the First Emperor to the main hall.
"I go first."
After saying a few words, Ying Chengyu left the political hall.
Li Mu originally wanted to leave with Ying Chengyu.
He came here purely because of Ying Chengyu, otherwise he would not want to give advice to Qin.
Just as he was about to move, he received a stern look from Ying Chengyu, who looked back - Just be patient, I will come back.
Li Mu stopped and continued to stay in the political hall.
The First Emperor ignored Ying Chengyu, who seemed to be walking away in anger, and stayed next to the map again.
"Who can tell me how many troops and horses there are in Guanzhong and how many can be mobilized to support the frontiers."
Wang Wan, Li Si, Tu Sui, Ren Xiao and others looked at each other, and finally the right prime minister, Wang Wan, who had the most seniority, spoke for him.
The old prime minister took a step forward and said: "May I ask Your Majesty, is this support to wipe out the Xiongnu, or to restore Yanmen and Jiuyuan counties?"
These two options require very different numbers of soldiers and horses, and can even be said to be worlds apart.
"Restore Yanmen, Jiuyuan County can do it."
The First Emperor replied to Wang Wanyan.
Then, without waiting for Wang Wan, Li Si and others to show their joy, they looked at Ren Xiao, Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo.
"This time to support the frontier, Ren Xiao will lead the troops, Tu Sui, and Zhao Tuo will assist. The battle with the Huns will happen sooner or later, but not now. The three of you will go to the frontier first to familiarize yourself with the Huns' fighting methods and be prepared. It will take three to five years.
Later, when I send my troops to the Xiongnu lands, you will be counted among the three of you."
The three generals looked at each other and knew that the decision made by the First Emperor could not be changed.
"only."
"only."
"only."
All three people responded.
The First Emperor promised to give the three of them a place in the war against the Huns in three to five years, so their visit to the political hall today was not in vain.
It was determined that this time the Xiongnu invaded the border, and the Qin Dynasty would send troops to the counties to restore the Yanmen and Jiuyuan counties.
Li Si, Wang Wan, Ren Xiao and others started discussing the details of this reinforcement.
For example, where and how many reinforcements should be drawn from, how much weapons and equipment the Imperial Household should prepare, how much food the Imperial Household should spend to control the internal affairs, etc.
Ying Chengyu did not hide his figure in Xianyang Palace and walked around openly and openly.
A secret guard informed him of the night password, and the First Emperor gave him permission to go anywhere in Xianyang Palace.
He walked around Xianyang Palace and soon entered the harem, which was supposed to be a forbidden area for Qin officials.
I walked to the palace where the second prince of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Gao, was standing. Ying Chengyu was standing outside the palace.
Brother Huang, I can't wait.
"Second nephew! Uncle is here to see you, come out quickly!"
Ying Gao is in the palace.
Hearing Ying Chengyu's call, Ying Gao, who was studying at his desk, stood up and dressed excitedly.
Ying Gao's biological mother, Concubine Wei, who was looking after Ying Gao's studies, said softly: "It's getting late, Gao'er will wait a moment, my mother will send someone in advance to ask what the purpose of your visit is, Lord Chang'an."
After Concubine Wei finished speaking, Ying Gao had already finished putting on his clothes and rushed towards the palace door.
"no, I'm fine."
Behind Ying Chengyu, who was walking in the harem again, there was a little tail - the second young master of the Qin Kingdom, Ying Gao.
"Uncle, where are we going?"
"My uncle will take you to ask for a fiefdom from your father."
Ying Gao, who originally looked very happy, was shocked and changed into a crying face.
His brisk steps were like being filled with thousands of pounds of lead, and he stopped moving forward.
"Uncle, please don't harm me. My eldest brother is already the prince."
"What's wrong with him being a prince? We don't want Qin's territory. Come on, come on, why are you so timid?"
Ying Chengyu took his second nephew's hand and dragged his second nephew forward.
When Ying Gao's feet passed through the soil, they left two long traces.
"Uncle is looking for third brother, uncle is looking for third brother, Gao doesn't want to go!"
Ying Gao shouted loudly and struggled desperately.
Hold your breath and exert force, placing your weight down on your butt.
Ying Gao used all his strength to pull back, his face turned red from holding back, and his arms were stretched straight.
He was not afraid of anything, except for his father, Ying Zheng.
When facing other princes and princesses except the eldest brother, Ying Gao is the second brother.
When facing eunuchs, palace maids, and Qin ministers, Ying Gao was the second son of Qin.
But when facing the First Emperor, Ying Gao was just a child who dared not speak loudly.
Ying Gao regrets it now.
Why didn't you listen to your mother and ask your uncle why you took me out so late?
Ying Chengyu stopped and looked down at his second nephew, whose face was full of resistance.
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"Don't go!"
"I haven't told you where I want to seal you off yet."
"Gao Gao only wants the land allocated by my father."
Ying Chengyu loosened his grip on Ying Gao's little hand.
"Then just go back."
"Farewell uncle."
Ying Gao quickly ran back to the palace of Concubine Wei without looking back, for fear that Ying Cheng would change his mind and pull him back.
Ying Chengyu watched his second nephew go away and headed towards the palace where his third nephew, General Ying, lived.
Concubine Wei, who was about to go to bed, looked at Ying Gao who suddenly ran out and then ran back, and said, "Why are you looking for Mr. Chang'an?"
Ying Gao consciously sat in front of the desk, picked up the book on the desk and said: "Uncle said that he will take me to find the father to claim the territory."
Concubine Wei stopped and glanced at the eunuchs and maids around her.
The eunuchs and maids all bowed their heads.
Deafness in both ears, unable to hear speech.
"Then why are you back?"
Concubine Wei said she didn't care.
When asking this question, she placed the pillow embroidered with fine silk and satin on the left side of the bed, then on the right side of the bed, and then on the left side of the bed.
"My father wants to implement the system of prefectures and counties, which is to eliminate feudal states. If I make my eldest brother the prince, the Qin Kingdom will belong to my eldest brother from now on. How dare I disobey my father and ask for territory from him."
Ying Gao said seriously.
Concubine Wei scratched the pillow so much that it creaked, as if she would scratch it in the next moment.
"knew."
Why is my mother’s voice so deep?
It must be that I stopped studying halfway and made my mother unhappy.
In order to please Concubine Wei, Ying Gao studied hard and pointed at an obscure passage in the book.
"Mom, what does this sentence mean?"
Concubine Wei didn't even look at where Ying Gao's finger fell. She sighed softly and said, "Go to sleep."
What's the point of continuing to study?
Outside the palace where General Ying, the third son of the Qin Dynasty, was sitting, Ying Cheng's anger sank into his dantian, and he fought with spring thunder.
"Little Taotie! Uncle is here to see you! Come out quickly!"
In the palace, Ying Jianglu's mother and concubine raised her eyebrows, flicked her colorful sleeves, and walked out with an angry look on her face.
As he walked, he said: "My son has been drunk until now, and he still dares to come to my palace to look for my son!"
"Mom."
Drinking sake, Ying Jianglu's already somewhat confused mind suddenly cleared up, and he immediately called out to his mother and concubine to stop.
While speaking, Ying Jianglu rushed out of the palace gate as quickly as possible and ran to stand in front of Ying Chengyu.
"Drinking?"
Smelling the smell of alcohol on his third nephew, Ying Chengyu squinted his eyes and wiped the wine stains from Ying Jianglu's mouth.
"After the banquet at Xuanniiao Hall, General Lu fell in love with the thing in the cup."
"Can I still go for a walk with my uncle?"
"As long as my uncle is willing to do it, he will be able to live anywhere in the world."
"Then let's take a walk."
Ying Chengyu and Ying Jianglu were walking outside the Xianyang Palace in the night, seemingly aimlessly.
"Little Taotie, do you want the fiefdom?"
"want!"
"Don't rush to agree. Let me make it clear to you first. No one can change the trend of Qin's unification. The fiefdom given to you is not the native land of Qin, but..."
"Uncle, there is no need to say anything."
Ying Jianglu walked a few steps quickly, stood in front of Ying Chengyu, and looked up at Ying Chengyu.
"I want."
Ying Chengyu stopped and chuckled.
"Think carefully, if you are not careful, you will die."
"No need, I've been thinking about it for more than ten years."
The dragon gives birth to nine sons, all of whom are different.
What some people discard like worn-out shoes is what some people covet.
Ying Chengyu rubbed Ying Jianglu's head and said with a smile: "Then let's go, let's go find your father."
On the floor tiles, the moonlight reflected two figures, one large and one small, walking towards the Government Hall.
"The Xiongnu invaded the border, and Yanmen and Jiuyuan were lost. When our Qin army regains Yanmen and Jiuyuan, I will leave you in the territory of the Xiongnu. No matter how many territories you conquer or how big the kingdom is, Qin will be the master.
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"Um."
"You also know the current situation in the country. There are no extra troops for you to deploy. This time you are left in the territory of the Xiongnu. You need to recruit your own troops. Qin can't give you much assistance."
"Um."
"If you are still unable to pacify the Xiongnu after the domestic situation stabilizes, then the Qin State will send troops to eat up the territory you conquered and the Xiongnu territory in one go, and turn it into a county in the Qin State."
"Um."
Ying Chengyu took Ying Jianglu to the outside of the political affairs hall and stood outside the hall door.
As you get closer to the palace door, you can hear faint voices in the main palace.
"I forgot to tell you that your father is afraid that you will kill each other and does not agree to grant the Xiongnu land to you. We must first convince your father. It is still too late to regret it now."
General Ying pushed open the door of the Yizheng Hall.
He didn't answer with words, but with actions.
Isn’t it good to be a young master of the Qin Dynasty who has a high status, has no worries about food and drink, and enjoys endless glory and wealth?
Ying Chengyu shook his head and followed General Ying Lu into the political hall.
Ying Chengyu, who was born in modern times in his previous life and was so fed up with 996, really couldn’t understand it.
Why would anyone be willing to give up the good life they have obtained and risk their lives for a chance?
And this chance is extremely slim. Even if you try hard, your life will not be better than your original life, and you may even get picked off.
If Qin is compared to modern China, then the Huns are neighboring countries such as Mongolia, Vietnam, and Russia.
Confessing the Xiongnu who did not belong to the Qin State to General Ying was a pure act.
He also told Ying Jianglu that you were actually a buffer, and enfeoffing you was actually to gain some buffer time for Qin.
And this time you go to the Xiongnu without much help, so you can only rely on yourself.
If the attack is too slow, wait until the Qin State calms down and the Huns will take back the territory you conquered.
Replacing Ying Jianglu with Ying Chengyu, who has long since quit. Isn’t this a pure act of taking advantage of others?
"go out!"
The First Emperor was finalizing the details of the battle with Ren Xiao, Tu Sui and others.
When he saw that the person who pushed the door open was his third son Ying Jianglu, and then when he saw Ying Chengyu standing behind Ying Jianglu, he immediately understood the purpose of their coming.
An angry look appeared on his face, and he shouted harshly.
Plop~
Ying Jianglu knelt on his knees with his upper body straight.
Wang Wan, Li Si and others who were standing with the First Emperor immediately dispersed. They could not bear the kneeling of Ying Jianglu.
"Father, I only want a chance. Please ask my father to grant the land of the Huns to me!"
Li Si, Wang Wan, Ren Xiao, Tu Sui, Zhao Tuo, Li Mu, Fu Zikang.
In addition to the First Emperor, Ying Chengyu, and Ying Jianglu, there are many eunuchs and maids in the palace.
Everyone was stunned.
Did we hear it wrong?
What did the Third Young Master say?
Give him the land of the Huns?
It was the Xiongnu who captured the Yanmen and Jiuyuan counties of our Qin State, not our Qin State that occupied the Xiongnu's land.
What we are discussing is how to restore Yanmen and Jiuyuan, not how to divide the soil!
This land of the Huns has not been conquered yet, how can we seal it? Is there any misunderstanding?
"Shuzi! You did a good job!"
The First Emperor pointed at Ying Chengyu, his teeth itching with hatred.
"Your Majesty, you have to ask the person concerned for his opinion, right?"
Ying Chengyu said with an apologetic smile.
I understand, it must be what His Majesty and Lord Chang'an said in the side hall just now.
The seven of them were not stupid. One look at the behavior of the First Emperor and they knew that this was definitely not a misunderstanding, but something happened that they didn't know about.
But this way, the seven people became even more curious.
If it was not a misunderstanding, then what exactly happened in the land of the Huns?
Could it be that another eight-hundred-mile horse has arrived, and all the Mengwu soldiers and horses from Shangjun have come out to defeat the Huns?
No, if the battle is defeated, what did your Majesty have to talk to us about just now?
But if they are not defeated, then why do you want the land of the Huns?
Even Li Mu, who lives under the same roof as Ying Chengyu, is also very confused at this time.