Fusu took the lead and led the army slowly to the city gate, trying to enter the city through the "special passage".
Suddenly a figure descended from the sky. When he saw Fu Su and Hu Hai, he couldn't help but smile: "You two gentlemen are well, our family is polite."
Those who appeared here were none other than Da Qin Zhongshu Ling Zhao Gao, Fu Su and Hu Hai, who bowed their heads slightly to show their respect for the master.
Hu Hai even took the initiative and said, "Teacher, what are you doing here?"
Zhao Gao said with a smile on his face: "According to His Majesty's instructions, I am here to take the two young masters back to the palace."
Fusu followed up and said: "Then I'll trouble Zhongshu Ling. Fusu and brother Hu Hai are about to enter the city and they just happen to be returning to the palace together."
Zhao Gao looked at the army behind Fusu and said to Fusu: "Master Fusu, wait a minute. Your Majesty has ordered our family to take you and Master Hu Hai into the palace. As for the army under the master, your Majesty said that they will be stationed outside the city.
We are not allowed to enter the city, so Mr. Fusu, please make some arrangements."
Hu Hai, who was on the side, became happy after hearing this: "Haha, it turns out that Brother Fusu did not get permission from his father to lead troops into the city, but he intended to lead troops into the city. Could he really have the intention to rebel?"
Fusu's face immediately became excited. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he thought to himself: We haven't seen each other for two years. I wanted to let my father see my hard work in the past two years. Compared with Hu Hai, I am better than him.
Hundred times, I didn’t expect that my father wouldn’t even give me a chance.
Then he remembered that Hu Hai had never led his troops back to Chang'an. Could it be that his father was afraid that Hu Hai would lose face?
Thinking about this, Fusu looked at Hu Hai with a look of resentment.
Hu Hai was startled, so I just made a joke. There was no need to react so loudly. I turned around and thought, I am only happy when you are angry, so I held my head high and chest high even more.
Zhao Gao turned a blind eye to the performance of the two men and said to Hu Hai: "Master Hu Hai will also come to the palace with our family. I didn't expect such a coincidence, but it will save our family a trip."
Hu Hai nodded: "Well, I don't have an army with me, so I can leave at any time." He greeted Lin Ze and said, "Lin Ze, let's go and enter the palace."
Zhao Gao stopped in front of him and said: "Wait a minute, your Majesty has just ordered me to pick up the two young masters, and it is limited to the two young masters. Others do not need to enter the palace."
Hu Hai was stunned and explained: "Lin Ze is my bodyguard, he can just follow me to Ganquan Palace."
Zhao Gao shook his head and said resolutely: "Your Majesty has an order, please Master Hu Hai not to make things difficult for our family."
Now Fusu spoke from the side: "Brother Hu Hai, do you want to disobey your father's will?"
Hu Hai snorted coldly and kept silent.
No one else is allowed to enter the palace? Hearing this, Lin Ze's first thought was that something big was going to happen. Emperor Qin suddenly issued an order to urgently recall Fusu and Hu Hai, and then he had this attitude again. Could it be that Emperor Qin was in trouble?
Tuogu?
If Emperor Qin knew that Lin Ze had such thoughts, he would probably fall from the sky and slap him to death.
Since it was Emperor Qin's order, Hu Hai had no choice but to say to Lin Ze: "Lin Ze, you first go to the Lin Mansion and wait for me. When I see my father and empress, I will come to you immediately."
Lin Ze nodded in agreement.
Fusu told the leader of the Meng family next to him to arrange military arrangements.
After both parties were settled, Zhao Gao motioned for the two of them to come closer to him, then held one of them up with one hand, soared into the sky, and flew towards Xianyang Palace.
Lin Ze watched the three figures disappear from his eyes, eager to find out what happened in Chang'an.
Then he made up his mind and said to the fourth elder Fang Xiandao: "Let's go see the teacher."
However, when Lin Ze rushed to the Imperial Master's Mansion, the housekeeper enthusiastically welcomed him, the Imperial Master's direct disciple, in, but regretfully told him that Xu Fu had gone out on business and had not returned for many days.
The doubts in Lin Ze's heart deepened: "I don't know where the teacher has gone. Can you send him a message for me?"
The steward smiled bitterly and replied: "Master Imperial Master always sees the dragon before it comes to an end, and my servants really don't know where he has gone. Mr. Lin, why don't you ask the elders of Fang Xiandao?"
Lin Ze turned his head to Qingfeng, who looked helpless: "Don't look at the old Taoist, the old Taoist has no way of contacting the sect master. Young sect master, you should wait for the sect master to come back."
How could Lin Ze afford to wait? Times were changing rapidly, and sometimes he would regret missing an opportunity. For example, if Emperor Qin was really Tuogu, and the country of Qin changed hands, it was very likely that it would not be Hu Hai, so he had to prepare early.
In exile.
Since there was no way to contact Xu Fu, Lin Ze could only do the next best thing and said to the housekeeper: "I wonder if you could sort out the latest news about Chang'an and give it to me, especially about His Majesty."
The steward of the Imperial Prefecture did not refuse, and readily agreed to deliver it to Lin Ze later.
Lin Ze planned to stay in the Imperial Prefecture first, and wrote another letter to tell Hu Hai and ask him to pay more attention to the developments in Chang'an during this period. Although Lin Ze had been in contact with Huang Banban through letters for more than two years.
, but there are many things that you have not seen with your own eyes, and you should not believe them too much.
Lin Ze called a boy from the Imperial Prefect's Mansion, handed him the letter, gave him a small piece of gold, and asked him to deliver it to the gate of Xianyang Palace, where a dedicated person would receive the letter for the nobles in the palace.
The messenger went to the palace gate and came back soon, telling Lin Ze: "Replying to Mr. Lin, I handed the letter to the letterer at the palace gate, but the letterman refused and told me,
There is an order from above that no letters can be delivered to the palace recently."
Lin Ze looked solemn and waved his hand to ask him to leave. He was wondering: What happened? Emperor Qin didn't even allow letters to enter the palace.
Yes, in the whole world, only Emperor Qin has the right to order that letters cannot be delivered to the palace.
When Lin Ze was puzzled, the steward of the Imperial Prefecture sent someone to send some information. Lin Ze opened it and saw that the first item was that Emperor Qin ordered to build a new palace outside Chang'an City, named Afang.
palace.
Lin Ze thought for a moment. Historically, the Epang Palace had been built for a long time and was not completed until the fall of the Qin Dynasty. It was just a palace, so it should be nothing.
So Lin Ze turned down a few more pages and found nothing major. It seemed like nothing happened.
Lin Ze suddenly had an idea. No, the construction of Afang Palace is a major event. There should be constant news in the city. How could this be the only one? Then the problem is related to the construction of Afang Palace.
Something must have happened that I don't know about. Why did Emperor Qin give up his order to build Afang Palace but give it up halfway?
…
In Xianyang Palace, Zhao Gao took the two of them directly to the Yangxin Palace, where Emperor Qin was reviewing the memorial.
Brothers Fusu and Hu Hai saluted together: "My sons, I pay homage to my father."
Emperor Qin threw down the memorial in his hand, looked at his two sons, and said calmly: "How do you feel about being in the border army for two years?"
Hu Hai was the first to say: "My father has worked hard and my son has grown up a lot."
Emperor Qin nodded: "The young eagle will eventually learn to fly."
"Well, I also know that you two have worked very hard and have seen it today. You can go down and rest first. I have prepared it for you."
After saying this, Emperor Qin called out: "Come here, take the two young masters down to rest."
Suddenly, six men in black brocade clothes came in from outside the palace and saluted Emperor Qin: "I obey your decree."
Fusu and Hu Hai were both a little confused. Didn't they go back to their palaces to rest? What kind of trouble did their father make?
Then Emperor Qin did not explain to them, but waved his hand, and six men in black took them away.
It wasn't until they arrived at a strange palace, with countless men in black following them, that Fusu and Hu Hai realized that they were under house arrest by their father.