Next, the two of them talked about the preparation of the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture, the History Museum and the bookstore, and then talked about the great victory in Henan and Hebei, Qin Shi Huang said with emotion: "This great victory is thanks to Aiqing's new horse equipment and weapons, and I promised to make Aiqing the Taishi on the day of victory, and this time I will not break my word!" ”

Chen Xu stood up and thanked him and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the lord of the Taishi is too honorable, and the minister may not be able to bear it, but the prince of Fusu mentioned in March that he wanted me to be the teacher of Ziying, but the minister is not a famous scholar and a sage, and I am afraid that he will not be able to teach well, but he can't refuse, so the minister hopes that His Majesty will change it and make the vassal a young master, so that the minister can teach Ziying in the future!" ”

Qin Shi Huang frowned slightly, but after a while, he nodded with a smile on his face and said: "Since Aiqing has resigned several times, then according to what Aiqing said, I will appoint you as a young master this time, and I hope Aiqing will teach Ziying well!" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best to teach his children and infants, so that my Great Qin Wanshi Foundation can be passed on smoothly!" Chen Xu gave up.

"Then I will entrust the child to Aiqing!" Qin Shi Huang nodded slightly.

Regarding the matter of being Ziying's teacher, Chen Xu was confused after Fusu said it.

But because he was going back to Nanyang to marry, the matter dragged on, and a few days after returning to Xianyang, the matter of Zhao Zhe broke out, and then Princess Qingning died, and the matter dragged on for many days, but now that Princess Qingning has been buried, this turmoil has slowly subsided, and the matter of being a teacher for Ziying must not be delayed.

Refusing the Taishi and asking for the title of the young master, Chen Xu is not a whim, but has been thinking for a long time, the Taishi is the head of the three dukes, this lord is added, and the identity will inevitably override the three Shangqing, which will make him and Li Si and others more and more opposed, and in the future, the title will not be added, and then make great contributions to Qin Shi Huang How to reward him, is it in adding the Taifu and Taibao three dukes in one, and then sealing a one-word side by side king?

I guess it's not far from being killed.

And the status of the young master is much worse, originally the prince's teacher, but now the emperor has not established a queen, and Fusu is not a prince, that is to say, there is no possibility of the title of young master at the moment, but Qin Shi Huang actually agreed, that must send a signal to the outside world, it is possible that the emperor intends to establish a prince, although Chen Xu's identity is the teacher of the child, but outsiders will not think so, it must be that the emperor intends to set up Fusu as the prince, because since the Great Zhou, there is no precedent for the princes to pass the throne directly to their grandson, What's more, there is also the ancient rite of establishing a descendant but not a virtuous, and a long and not a young, this signal is very obvious.

Therefore, with the title of young master, I am afraid that many officials who advocate Confucianism will write to ask for the establishment of a prince, otherwise Chen Xu, the young master, will not be right.

But this matter Chen Xu is actually just a temptation, after all, Qin Shi Huang did not set up a crown prince until his death, which caused Li Si and Zhao Gaojiao to support Hu Hai on the throne, and the civil and military officials did not dare to refute it.

Unexpectedly, the emperor agreed.

So Chen Xu felt both excited and a little uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know what this emperor of the ages planned in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I wonder when General Li Xinjiang Hu will return to the court?" Chen Xu changed the topic in order to calm down his emotions.

"The edict has been issued for seven days, but the distance is long, and some prisoners are still to be escorted, so I think I should not be able to return until mid-May!"

"Your Majesty, this victory over the Huns is really an unprecedented victory in my Central Plains, and the minister has created a kind of divine thunder fireworks according to the records of the Book of Heaven, and wants to set off them on the night of the return of the victorious soldiers to the dynasty to celebrate!"

"Divine Thunder Fireworks? What? As soon as he heard that it was recorded in the Book of Heaven, Qin Shi Huang instantly became interested.

"The Divine Thunder Fireworks is developed in accordance with the formula of Taiyi Divine Thunder, also known as fireworks, launched in the dark night to dozens of feet high in the air to explode, the sky is filled with colorful flames, beautiful and abnormal, this fireworks is for celebration, the minister thinks that this great victory, when it is worth setting off fireworks to celebrate, in this way to show the people of the world His Majesty's eloquence and great achievements, but also to show the heavens His Majesty's confidence and courage as the emperor of the world......"

"Good, good!" Before Chen Xu's sycophant was finished, Qin Shihuang stood up excitedly, took Chen Xu's hand and said excitedly: "Aiqing is really my humerus, please ask Aiqing to handle this matter, General Li Xin and other soldiers on the night of triumph, I want to gather hundreds of civil and military officials and concubines, princesses and princesses to watch the divine thunder fireworks together!" ”

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will naturally not let His Majesty down, time is pressing, the minister will go back to the Academy of Sciences to develop fireworks first......"

"Aiqing is not busy leaving, I still have one more thing!" Qin Shi Huang pulled Chen Xu and didn't let go.

"Uh, please make it clear to Your Majesty?" Chen Xu was uneasy in his heart, the emperor seemed to be a little chattering today, and he was still hesitating, which was not the same as the emperor's usual vigorous and resolute style, and he didn't know what he wanted to say.

Qin Shi Huang sighed slightly and said: "Aiqing doesn't know, since Aiqing begged to marry Qingning in the court that day, Shi Yan has been drinking and eating all day long, and in recent days, she has been lying on the bed and not taking medicine...... I'm afraid I'm going to lose another daughter again! ”

"Huh?" Qin Shi Huang's words frightened Chen Xu, he didn't expect Ying Shiyan's situation to be so serious, so he hurriedly said with an anxious expression: "Your Majesty, can you go and visit the fifth princess?" ”

The fifth princess, is the most gentle and kind girl he met after crossing to Daqin, the beauty is not as gentle as the water, but the knowledge is well-behaved and docile, if the water is gentle is a clear spring that makes him feel the soul is transparent and peaceful, then the five princesses are like a hot tea in the cold winter, always make people want to hold it in their hands closely, the water is a green bamboo on the top of the independent mountain, left behind and independent, both have their own ideas and empathy, really as independent as water strong and perfect to soft, if the water is really with Taoist fairy spirit, Then the fifth princess is definitely the most delicate flower among mortals, rich and beautiful, and definitely belongs to a rare woman in the world.

If this woman dies because of herself, Chen Xu will definitely feel guilty for the rest of her life.

"Aiqing, why bother, you don't want to marry Shiyan, I haven't been reluctant, Aiqing better don't bother her, I'm afraid she will be even more sad!" Qin Shi Huang shook his head.

Chen Xu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the minister originally promised to marry Princess Huayu, but ...... But what happened to Princess Qingning, and the ministers were also very chaotic at that time......"

"I also regret the matter of Qingning, Qingning fate Bo Wufu and Aiqing to marry, but after all, this matter has passed, today I said this, or because Aiqing promised to marry Shi Yan, which caused Shi Yan to become worried, I definitely did not expect this situation, I am the son of heaven, I can't find a satisfactory husband for my daughter, this matter makes me ashamed and worried, let's go, Aiqing will go to prepare the divine thunder fireworks......" Qin Shi Huang waved his hand with a sad face.

"Your Majesty, if Ruochen asks to marry Princess Huayu now, I don't know if it is in accordance with the regulations?" Chen Xu hesitated, gritted his teeth, and asked.

"This ...... Naturally...... OK! Qin Shi Huang pondered for a moment, but then shook his head and said: "Aiqing doesn't need to be like this, Shi Yan's situation is very bad now, I am afraid that she will also be in danger of dying, if this situation occurs again, I will feel even more guilty, this matter will wait a few days to talk about it, if Shi Yan can slowly recover, I hope that Ai Qing will marry Shi Yan without losing the preface, and I will also be a matchmaker at the same time to marry the little daughter of Dr. Meng's family, but if Shi Yan dies young, this matter will be stopped, and Ai Qing will have no use to feel it, and it will be as if none of this has happened!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also knows a little about medicine, and he still asks to visit the fifth princess!" Chen Xu didn't know whether Qin Shi Huang was seducing him or if Ying Shiyan was really seriously ill, but no matter what the situation, he needed to visit to see the situation.

"Okay, come here, take Qinghe Hou to Huayu Palace!" Qin Shi Huang sighed with a sad face, waved his hand and ordered a few palace people and inner servants to escort Chen Xu to the inner palace.

Since the last time there was a matter of Zhao Zhe's collusion with eunuchs in the palace, the palace has undergone an unprecedented purge, all the eunuchs, eunuchs, chamberlains, and palace people who have communicated with Zhao Zhe on weekdays have all been arrested and interrogated, and there is no problem with expelling them from the palace, and those who are implicated are sold as slaves, and all those who are closely connected are sent to Lishan to build a mausoleum after being corrupted. Moreover, the number of forbidden guards in various parts of the palace has increased considerably, and patrols can be seen everywhere.

Chen Xu walked all the way, whether it was the palace maid or the patrolling forbidden army attendants, they all stopped to salute, and then looked at the back of the young marquis with strange eyes, frightened or blazing.

In the Huayu Palace, in the luxuriously decorated dormitory, on the bed covered with white light gauze, a young girl leaned on the bamboo pillow at the head of the bed.

Although it was a hot summer, the doors and windows of the room were all closed tightly, the girl was still covered with a quilt, her cheeks were thin and pale, her lips were chapped, and her big eyes, which were smart and beautiful in the past, now looked like they were sinking a lot, her face was sad and her eyes were almost dull.

The girl was holding a book in her hand, and on the cover was written a collection of italic characters with several square words, the font was beautiful and clean, and it was written very carefully at a glance.

"Princess, you better drink some porridge, you haven't eaten anything for three days!" A palace maid knelt beside the bed with a bowl of porridge in her hand, crying and persuading.

The girl shook her head slightly, and said in an almost inaudible voice, "I can't eat, you all go out!" ”

"Princess~" Several palace maids sobbed softly.

"Get out!" The girl's voice was much louder this time, and with a kind of sternness.

Several palace maids could only stand up crying, and then left the room together.

"Master Hou, I'm afraid I can't wait for you to marry me, the day Sister Qingning got married, I heard that you sang a song to him, I don't know if the day Shi Yan died, if there was any blessing to hear your singing, I finally finished writing this collection of italic characters, I hope it will be useful to Master Hou, Shi Yan...... Poetry ...... I'd love to hear those good stories from you again......"

The girl's tears flowed down her emaciated pale cheeks and fell on the book in her hand, and the words on the surface of the book quickly moistened a few faint ink tears.

"Master Hou, Shi Yan is tired, I really hope to wake up and see you......" The girl slowly lay down with the book in her arms and closed her eyes.