Chapter 70: Weighing the Emperor's Heart
Xianyang, inside the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
Hu Hai stepped forward tremblingly, looking at Ying Zheng with trembling eyes.
For the first time in his life, he saw disappointment in the eyes of his father.
That's right, it's disappointment, and even a little frustration, but it's a trace of frustration that makes Hu Hai's heart like thunder.
He knew that his future had become more and more confused, and his future would never be as smooth as he had planned, and he had lost his original position in his father's heart, and all his previous efforts had been zeroed.
In the past, everything that he and Zhao Gao planned had to be recalculated and restarted.
This is the way of the emperor, this is the house of the emperor.
Since you were born in heaven, then all the qiē have to fight for their skills, not the pitiful family affection, maybe the so-called family favor can keep you for a while, but it is impossible to keep you for a lifetime, everything has to be seized by your own hands, there is no second choice.
But thinking about it the other way, Hu Hai felt that he was very lucky, at least he was still a man, unlike princesses, although they seemed to be as graceful and luxurious as princes, and they were loved by thousands of people, but they had a fatal flaw, that is, they were all women, which could never be changed.
In this world, women can never decide their own future, no matter how much your father and mother doted on you when you were a child, when you reach the age of marriage, you only need a marriage letter, and a qiē can be returned to zero.
The so-called companion is like a tiger, nothing more than that.
Not only the courtiers, but even the parents and children are no exception, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, as long as there are still kings in this world, then there is no exception to this qiē, "Father, son, minister is not good, disrupting the father's plan." Please punish your father. ”
At this time, he must not excuse himself, let alone defend himself, which will only increase the emperor's disgust and even disgust with himself, which is what Zhao Gao has said many times.
Victory is not arrogant and defeat is not boring, this is the basic principle of life in front of the emperor, the institute should attribute the credit to the emperor, and take the initiative to take responsibility for mistakes, which is the way to be a minister.
"Ahem!"
After a long silence. The answer to Hu Hai was only a slight cough, and there was no superfluous.
On the imperial case, if no one next to Ying Zheng flipped through this recital, the friction sound of the bamboo slips showed that the drum beat 'dong dong' was beating in Hu Hai's heart.
If Hu Hai is frightened, then Ying Zheng is as gray as a mourner, as mentioned before, for Ying Zheng, this is a gamble, a gamble of fate.
If you succeed, it will be a thousand generations. The hegemony is eternal, and if it fails, then for Yingzheng, it is really time to consider the issue of 'Qin II'.
'Fusu! Fusu! Fusu! ’
At this moment, there seems to be a voice in Ying Zheng's heart. is constantly shouting, constantly urging, give this qiē to Fusu.
Instead of the youngest son who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, his youngest child.
The wide bamboo slips obscured Yingzheng's face. At this moment, no one knew what he was thinking, and drops of sweat ran down Hu Hai's cheeks.
But he didn't realize that his father had been watching him. stared at the little son who had been crying in his arms.
The First Emperor, who had killed decisively, seemed extremely hesitant at this moment.
He was thinking, 'If he establishes Fusu as the crown prince, then Fusu will immediately have the support of the military, and there is no doubt about that.' ’
In fact, the ancients also understood that if Fusu took over the military power too early, even Yingzheng himself was not at ease.
Suppressed the thoughts of Fusu in his heart, put down the music in his hand, and calmly looked at his youngest son, he seemed to see himself who ascended the throne at the age of thirteen in the past, and he was as fragile as Hu Hai at that moment.
But at that time, there was no one to protect themselves, Chang Yu and the Queen Mother defiled the court, and Lü Buwei was autocratic; If the analogy is applied to Hu Hai, it is a series of chain reactions such as Fusu taking power, the military suppressing Hu Hai, and so on.
At this moment, a father's heart prevails, and the country is laid by himself, at this moment, let yourself be a good father.
Ying Zheng made such a decision in his heart, but he didn't expect what this decision would bring to Fusu!
Putting down the bamboo slip in his hand, Ying Zheng walked down the ladder, step by step was so slow, but it was so calm, the frustration in his eyes had disappeared, since the matter had come to this, then the consequences of a qiē would be borne by himself, why vent on the child.
Such a thought was only for a moment, and after that, Ying Zheng was still the peerless iron-blooded emperor, and his face was still cold without the slightest emotion.
"Hu Hai, do you know what is wrong?"
The slightly hoarse voice made Hu Hai's hands tremble unconsciously, it was obvious that Ying Zheng was trying to suppress something at this moment, and in Hu Hai's opinion, Ying Zheng was suppressing that anger.
"Yes, father, the child knows his mistake, please punish his father heavily!"
Although his knees had begun to ache faintly, Hu Hai still managed to straighten his body and make a fearless look, staring straight ahead.
At this time, Ying Zheng was standing on Hu Hai's left hand side, his eyes drifted out of the window, there were a few birds giggling happily, and the dusk in midsummer had a unique flavor.
"Alright, don't kneel anymore, get up." With a wave of his sleeves, it can be regarded as announcing that 'Hu Hai has been pardoned for his capital crimes'
"Thank you, Father!" Hu Hai respectfully saluted Ying Zheng's back, and then staggered to his feet, obviously this kneeling injury is not light, and he may not be able to walk normally for a while, "Since your legs have become like this, then go back and recuperate for a while." ”
"Father Xie is magnanimous!" Hu Hai was overjoyed, could it be that this matter passed with such a thunder god and a small rain?
"Humph! Don't be too busy saying thank you, go to Wei Yu, hand over all your official duties, and go back to study and study in peace. Ying Zheng was resolute, but Hu Hai was beaten hard by this seemingly understatement, and a chill rushed from the tailbone to the top of his head and handed over official business?
This is a nice thing to say, but the ugly thing is dismissal!
This is a serious dismissal, there is no position to vacate the title of a prince, then even if you squeeze the head of the ministers, they will ignore you, of course, except for a good personal relationship.
Similarly, this also means that you have completely lost the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and you have become a person who eats and waits for death, and if you don't do it, you will become a gentleman, which is tantamount to a slap in the face for a prince who peeps into the emperor's throne.
"What! Are you not convinced? Ying Zheng turned around suddenly, his eyes were like electricity, and his whole body exuded an earth-shattering pressure, this is the majesty of the emperor.
The emperor was angry, and he was thousands of miles away, but he didn't just say it for fun.
Hu Hai can be sure that as long as he shows even a little dissatisfaction, it will be enough to drink a pot of himself!
Immediately, Hu Hai bowed to the end and said in a deep voice, "The son is at fault first, the father is lenient, how dare the son dare to complain, the son must go back and think about it behind closed doors, hoping that he can serve his father and the empire in the future." ”
"Okay, if you have this heart, it's fine, so you can step down."
"No, the retainers are retired." (To be continued......)