Qin Shi Huang heard that Hei Fu's first child was about to be born.
Only when you have your first child can you complete the transformation from boy to man, as if you see the continuation of your own life and give your newborn a different kind of expectation.
Fusu meant more to Qin Shihuang than that. More than twenty years ago, on the night when the comet came, there was a burst of crying babies in the Xianyang Palace with strong winds. When Qin Shihuang was amidst the congratulations of the Fumu Palace people,
, when he took his eldest son and held him gently in his thick arms, Qin Shihuang smiled sincerely when he looked at this little life carved in pink and jade.
The birth of the eldest son tells the world one thing: King Qin is strong! This gives the queen mother and Lu Buwei no longer any reason to prevent him from holding the crown ceremony and taking over the power personally!
In March, the eldest son is born. In April, he stays in Yong. Jiyou, with the crown and Tai'a sword!
After that, he defeated Lao Ai, imprisoned Zhao Ji, and drove away the Lu family, all in one go. Qin Shihuang was very high-spirited. The beginning of all these good things was the joy of Lin'er.
The next ten years were the ten years when Qin Shihuang relied heavily on Chu's relatives, and they were also the ten years when he loved Fusu the most. However, he was busy with government affairs and gave his eldest son to the Empress Dowager Huayang, who was raised by the Concubine Chu and was influenced by the poems and books of Chu Fu.
He grew up under the influence and left a profound imprint of the Chu Kingdom on Fusu.
After Qin Shihuang noticed this trend, he was very unhappy. In the year when Zhao State fell, he took Fusu, his father and son, who was only ten years old, on a long trip. They went all the way to Handan, which was controlled by the Qin army.
Qin Shihuang led Fusu into the dilapidated alley, got into the broken red door, looked for the bamboo horse he had buried in the yard when he was the same age as Fusu when he left Handan, and told his son about the suffering he received in Handan.
All the suffering.
He also wanted to show Fusu how the Qin army dismembered and destroyed the arrogant Zhao State, and how he took revenge!
But looking at the hundreds of Zhao nobles who were about to be killed, Fusu only had horror and compassion in his eyes.
He actually begged Qin Shihuang in front of everyone to forgive those who had insulted the great Qin king and grandson.
"If my father can pardon me, then everyone in Zhao will know my father's benevolence, and they will welcome my father just like they welcomed Shang, Tang and Zhou Wu..."
Even though Fusu was precocious, how could a child in his teens say such a thing? After Qin Shihuang investigated, he suspected that it was the instruction of Fusu's uncle, Prime Minister Chang Pingjun!
The Empress Dowager Huayang has died, and the political situation has been stabilized. After destroying Han and Empress Zhao, Qin Shihuang's rule has reached its peak. Chu's relatives are no longer his help, but have become a burden. Especially at the critical moment when he is about to conquer Chu.
, even more like a glow on my back!
When they were still in their prime, they began to use Fusu in a delusional attempt to influence their own governance! Who knows what more egregious things they will do in the future.
In anger, Qin Shihuang made a decision and used this as a pretext to remove Lord Changping, who had served as prime minister for eleven years! At the same time, he began to neglect Concubine Chu and banished her to the cold palace, causing her to die in depression.
He personally put an end to the Chu relatives who had influenced the political situation of the Qin State for nearly a hundred years starting from the Empress Dowager Xuan, and then pacified the Chu State.
And Fusu became the final fruit of the marriage alliance between Qin and Chu in the twenty-fifth generation. Like a Fusu tree on the top of a mountain, she lived alone and proudly in the deep palace and gradually grew up.
As the number of heirs increased and government affairs became more and more busy, Qin Shihuang lost his past concern for Fusu. He remembered it a few years later and summoned Fusu and his Fu to examine his recent knowledge.
It was discovered that the mark of Chu State on Fusu's body not only did not fade, but became stronger and stronger!
Although he no longer wears Chu clothes, Fusu's every move, word and deed still shows the Chu-style elegance taught by the Empress Dowager Huayang since childhood.
He liked the unrestrained silk paintings, and was keen on communicating with the Chu scholars in Xianyang. He always gathered a group of Confucian scholars and Mohists around him to absorb their ideas. Even his personality showed the Chu people's "easy plagiarism", and he always dealt with people without thinking, which made him
Personal subjective emotions prevail. Once I think something is wrong with the government, I will still speak out and criticize as I did when I was a child.
Every time he made a comment, Qin Shihuang frowned, especially the time of the Twelve Golden Man. So with a wave of his hand, he drove away all the Confucianists and Mohists around Fusu, and ordered him to enter the school, like a true
Like Master Qin, study the law carefully!
But after more than a year, even though Fusu recited the laws and regulations by heart, he only learned the skin of Qin's laws. On the inside, he still had the character of Chu style...
The eldest son was not like himself, and even looked more like the people of Chu than the people of Qin. Qin Shihuang hated that iron could not be transformed into steel, and it was inevitable that he would be a little annoyed.
Since you can't change him by putting him in Xianyang, then be cruel and throw him directly to the border fortress! Let him see the quicksand desert, taste the hardships of war, get along with the soldiers of Da Qin day and night, and see how they do it after the emperor's order.
Overcoming thorns and thorns, opening up new territories!
He hoped that Fusu could become a true Qin man.
He hoped that his eldest son, who had brought him luck and emotion, could truly understand his father and understand how Qin Shi Huang conquered thousands of miles of mountains and rivers with his own body, what he did and what he pursued against all opinions.
great purpose...
Wherever a person goes, there is no one who is not a minister. His merits are as great as those of the Five Emperors, and his wealth is as great as that of cattle and horses. No one is unworthy of virtue, and everyone is in his own right.
Can he understand these ideas?
Qin Shihuang was too proud to say these words to Fusu in person, he had to experience them personally.
Although he had decided to let Fusu participate in this great war, Qin Shihuang also made some calculations about where the young master should go among the four generals...
If Qin Shihuang had made up his mind to make Fusu the crown prince, he would definitely let him go to Shangjun, where the main force in the decisive battle with the Xiongnu was located. Even if he was serving as a supervisor, it would be easy for him to have military exploits.
But with Fusu's current character, he is by no means an ideal successor.
Nor could he go to Daibei. Fusu and Mengtian had a mutually irreconcilable relationship, so it was a big taboo for him to associate and work with Qin Shihuang's most trusted general before his successor was decided.
It stands to reason that Li Xin was suitable, but Li Xin was a soldier who liked to advance with light cavalry. He was a sharp knife used to kill the Huns. Qin Shihuang was not willing to send his eldest son into danger.
After much deliberation, only Heifu is the most suitable.
Although Heifu is talented, his starting point is too low. He was born in Guizhou Province and does not even have a surname. He has zero foundation in the court and is not in danger of becoming friends with young masters and becoming rich.
In addition, Heifu learned from Wang Jian's tactics of being steady and steady in fighting. In the battle of Huamachi, he would not take risks if he could avoid them. Although he had no great achievements, he would not make any mistakes. On the contrary, he was more reassuring than Li Xin.
Furthermore, in the eyes of Qin Shihuang, Heifu was the complete opposite of Fusu.
Fu Su was born in Qinchuan and grew up in Xianyang, but he was raised by the Empress Dowager Huayang from an early age, and he looked like a Chu native. However, Hei Fu was born in Nanjun and grew up in Chu Township, but he recited laws and regulations and became a Qin official. He was one of Qin's military meritorious officials.
As you climb up the ladder, you become the most typical Qin people!
The tree will be straightened by the rope, and the metal will be benefited by tempering. It may be of some benefit to let Fusu and Heifu, a peer of the same age, work together...
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Hei Fu knelt down in front of the king's couch and waited for a long time. What he expected was Qin Shihuang's silence for a long time, which made him feel a little panicked. Seeing Qin Shihuang continue to think deeply, as if he didn't want to speak, he could only bow down and say:
"The eldest son supervises the army, and I and the northern soldiers are honored to do so. However, they are afraid of the hardships in the army and neglect the son..."
"Otherwise, when Fusu was in the army, he would be the supervisor of the army, not the prince. As for the cold and hard work..."
Qin Shihuang looked at Heifu and said leisurely: "This is exactly what I want him to experience. I only hope that when he returns, he will be less compassionate and hypocritical, and become a resolute and courageous young master!"
"I know it!"
Because he didn't know much about Fusu, Heifu thought about this sentence over and over again. He was still a little unsure of Qin Shihuang's intention. Was it to disparage, to gain experience, or to pave the way? He wanted to hear more from the emperor, but unexpectedly, Qin Shihuang
But he waved him away.
"Ha! That's gone now? Where's the drama we promised!?"
Hei Fu was very anxious and felt like he was being stuffed with a hot potato. He could only say: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing!"
Qin Shihuang was a little tired and glared at him unhappily: "What's the matter?"
"It's not official business, it's private business."
"Oh? Let's talk about it."
Hei Fu cupped his hands and said with a wry smile: "I dare to tell you that in more than a month, my wife will give birth, but Hei Fu still has no surname. The wife wrote a letter threatening that if the child is born without a surname, he will take Ye as his surname.
I'm sorry! The woman is pressing hard, and I have no choice but to ask your majesty to grant me a family name!"
Qin Shihuang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and his tiredness disappeared: "What a great Nei Shi Teng, who is really a strong official, actually wants the Beidi County Lieutenant to be his son-in-law?"
But then he had a serious face: "Didn't you say that you were granted the title of Marquis Naishi in the past? Have you forgotten your original intention so quickly?"
Hei Fu said: "I dare not deceive the emperor. Hei Fu himself has no scruples, but he also hopes that his children will be born with a family name..."
When Qin Shihuang heard this, he was silent for a moment and then nodded: "Those who are born without a clan will either be the supreme emperor or the humble head of Guizhou..."
This reason was recognized by Qin Shihuang. He recalled the scene when he ecstatically named Fusu on that stormy night many years ago.
Only when you have your first child can you complete the transformation from boy to man, as if you see the continuation of your own life and give your newborn a different kind of expectation.
Many old ideas have also been changed.
Because of Fusu's birth, he resolutely fought back against his mother, Lu Buwei. He firmly put on the crown on his head, held the Tai'a sword tightly, let it be stained with blood, and slaughtered the enemy wantonly, just to protect his son from himself.
The loneliness and pain of childhood...
The world often criticized him for ruthlessly killing his mother's two illegitimate children, but they didn't know that when he saw the two corpses, what Qin Shihuang thought of was:
"If Gu fails, the bloody one is my son Fusu!"
It is better to be cruel and ruthless than to be weak and failed!
It seems that not only himself, but also Hei Husband, who doesn't care about his last name, became particularly concerned when he was going to have children and become a father.
"Okay, the surname is immutable for eternity, but the surname can change from time to time. I will give you a surname first to solve your urgent need!"
Having said that, Qin Shihuang, who had always been serious, unexpectedly showed a narrow smile...