More than a year has passed, Ziying has also followed Chen Xu for more than ten classes intermittently, as Ziying grows older, he has become more sensible, he is eight years old this year, although his personality is a little shy, but he acts in a decent and polite manner, and he is a very good emperor.

At least in Chen Xu's opinion.

As a royal family, as the heir of Daqin who Chen Xu wants to support stepping on the throne of the emperor in the future, first of all, he must not be a tyrant, through more than a year of observation, Ziying's personality is very gentle, and he is also very serious in learning, and he can complete Professor Chen Xu's course every time, and the most important thing is that he has some of his own thoughts about some strange questions that Chen Xu raises every time, although these ideas make Fusu very angry every time, but Chen Xu likes it.

The future development of Daqin will change with each passing day, and many of the governing strategies and theories of later generations Chen Xu will slowly guide, those things are very subversive, and they must not be said at the moment, otherwise they may be put in prison by Qin Shi Huang and raised, but subtly, Ziying may not reject Chen Xu's theories, but these things are still too early to say, only a few years later, the so-called catastrophe will come, Chen Xu can make the final decision.

If the emperor really can't carry that hurdle, then all the arrangements will be unfolded like a storm, and Li Sihuhai and the others can't turn the tables until he dies!

As for whether Fusu can come to power, Chen Xu still has a lot of hesitation, just like Qin Shihuang's worries, Fusu has been influenced by Confucianism since he was a child, although he is now constantly learning Xunzi's theory of governance, but the deep-rooted thinking habits that have been formed are difficult to change, the most important thing is that Fusu came to power Chen Xu can not control the development of Daqin after that, if he overturns all the strategies of governing the country by magic and vigorously promotes Confucianism, I am afraid that China will once again embark on the road of future generations, which Chen Xu definitely does not want to see.

As long as Confucianism occupies the court and follows the ancient rites of the Zhou Dynasty, all kinds of rules and regulations will slowly appear, which is like a fruit tree, the seed has determined what the tree will grow into in the future, so the best way to govern the country is to continue to graft the theory of a hundred schools of thought on the basis of magic governance, so that the tree grows into a fruitful appearance, rather than let it grow into a towering tree but the fruit is bitter and astringent.

Almost an hour later, Chen Xu finished teaching Ziying, and then came to the living room again to drink tea and chat with Fusu.

"His Royal Highness Fusu, because Xu will accompany His Majesty to the southeast after the Shangsi Festival, and he may not be able to teach Ziying for a few months, so the course taught today is a little complicated, please urge Ziying to complete his studies after you go back!"

"There is Young Master Lao, I will definitely supervise after I go back!" Fusu hurriedly bowed.

"In fact, don't be too demanding, after all, Ziying is still young, it is the age of like to play, I gave him a set of newly published "poems" Sutra, let him take the time to read even if, there is poetry and books in the belly, the future of Daqin, prosperity can be expected, Ziying as the emperor's eldest grandson, there will inevitably be great achievements in the future, so we must not only understand the policy of governing the country, but also have humanistic thoughts, my Chinese sages left a splendid classics, all can be selected to read, academic freedom, freedom of thought, Huaxia can really be based on heaven and earth inheritance for eternity!"

"The young master is every word, and Fusu is taught!" Fusu gave up again.

For Chen Xu, he is now more and more admiring and even admiring, whether it is Chen Xu's whimsical ideas or the actions of extraordinary people, it makes Fusu feel that Chen Xu is unfathomable.

And as the eldest prince who has been doing nothing, he now pins almost everything on Chen Xu, whether he can be the emperor is not very hopeful, but if there is Chen Xu's support, the possibility of Ziying ascending the throne in the future is very high, at least in terms of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers who can influence the emperor's decision-making, Chen Xu is the first to be in the first place, and now even Li Si is a few points higher in momentum, and above the court, it is no longer the only situation in which Li Si alone dominates the government and influences the emperor's decision-making.

Although there are still great hopes for being the emperor Fusu.

But as long as the emperor does not set up a prince for a day, he will not be able to settle down for a day, not to mention that the position of prince is not unique to him, because a few days ago, he faintly heard a not very good news in the palace.

Looking at Fusu's preoccupied appearance, Chen Xu put down the teacup curiously and said with a smile: "Your Highness seems to have something on your mind, can you tell it and let Xu help you with a detailed explanation?" ”

Fusu was silent for a moment and then nodded slightly: "A few days ago, Prime Minister Zuo once entered the palace to meet the emperor, and afterwards I heard a news from the palace mouth, it seems that the emperor intends to set up a prince!" ”

"What?" Chen Xu stood up suddenly, and then quickly sat down with a regained expression and said, "Is this news true?" Has Your Highness ever heard which prince Your Majesty wants to appoint as the prince? ”

Fusu shook his head: "This matter has never been clear, I only heard the palace people say that I heard Li Xiang and His Majesty faintly mention Hu Hai!" ”

"Click~~"

Chen Xu seemed to hear an earth-shattering thunderbolt falling from the sky and smashing on his soul, and his soul trembled at once.

If Hu Hai is really made the crown prince by the emperor, then what Chen Xu has done so far will inevitably make a wedding dress for Li Si in the future, and the more and more prosperous and wealthy Daqin will inevitably fall into the control of Hu Hai and Li Si.

And once the emperor makes a certain decision, no one in the world will be able to oppose it, including Chen Xu.

The establishment of the prince is the emperor's family affair, as a courtier can only accept, even if there is a tradition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but after all, the Great Qin is the Great Qin, many of the etiquette inherited by the Shang and Zhou dynasties have long been unrecognizable, the Qin State has been inherited for hundreds of years, and the position of the crown prince in the middle is not respected by these ancient rites, including Qin Shi Huang himself, his father Yiren ascended the throne as the king of Qin, neither a descendant nor the eldest son, but Lü Buwei operated from it to let Mrs. Huayang recognize him as a son, and then he had the opportunity to ascend the throne, as the only son of Yiren, Qin Shi Huang also inherited the throne of Yiren logically, so in the matter of who to appoint as the crown prince, although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were worried, they did not have a set goal, even the emperor.

If the emperor does not stand up, then all the concubines in the harem who have sons may become queens, but no one dares to raise this matter to the emperor in person.

Although the civil and military ministers and the imperial family have the intention to remind the emperor to establish a prince as soon as possible, and there have been several arguments in the court for this reason, the emperor has never expressed any position, so this matter has gradually disappeared in recent years.

But Li Si suddenly entered the palace to discuss this matter with the emperor alone, whether it was successful or not, it was a very dangerous signal.

Li Si, as the left minister, as the emperor's most relied on minister, and as Hu Hai's teacher, he proposed that the prince must not be someone else, but only Hu Hai.

Unexpectedly, I didn't expect that Zhao Gao was killed, but Li Si jumped up.

Generally speaking, Li Si is a natural anti-bone boy who is deeply concerned about power, and he sees that Chen Xu is not fast fighting in the court, so he simply uses a trick to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and get the future successor of Daqin in advance and control it in his hands.

Once the emperor dies, as long as there is a holy intention to make a decision, even Chen Xu will not be able to make waves, and at that time, Li Si can naturally slowly deal with the forces and networks that Chen Xu has weaved, and he will hold all the results in his hands the same.

"Marquis Qinghe, although Fusu doesn't want to compete for the throne, if Hu Hai is made the prince, your previous worries will be real, and Ziying will definitely not have any chance to ascend to the throne......" Fusu sat next to him and looked at Chen Xu with extreme worry.

"That's true, but the emperor must not have made up his mind on this matter, so there is still time to turn around......"

Chen Xu stood up, thought for a long time with a solemn face, and then said: "Your Highness, don't worry about this matter for the time being, you go back to the palace for the time being, I will enter the palace tomorrow to meet the emperor, explore the emperor's tone and make plans, not to mention that even if Hu Hai is established as the crown prince, His Royal Highness doesn't have to worry too much about the future, because the conquest of the Western Regions has just begun, and many things are still unknown......

"Western Regions?!" Fu Su was stunned for a long time and then stood up, looking at Chen Xu in confusion, "Please also ask the young master to solve your doubts, what is the connection between the Western Regions and the Prince Li?" ”

Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness comes with me!" ”

Fusu had no choice but to follow Chen Xu to the study with doubts, and then saw a huge world map hanging on the wall of the study room full of various drawings and manuscripts.

"Your Majesty, please look at this map of the world!" Chen Xu pointed to the map after closing the door.

"What is a world map?" Fusu looked straight at this strange map, which was two feet long and eight feet wide.

"The world map is what the world we live in, the ancient legend is that the sky is round and the place is round, this map is what the earth looks like, these areas marked with words are the land, and the large blank space is the ocean, our Daqin is here now......" Chen Xu pointed to an area that said Daqin.

"Big ...... Daqin's ...... So small? Looking at the place Chen Xu pointed to, Fusu's mind instantly went blank.

"Yes, compared to the whole earth, my Great Qin is just a corner, definitely not big, the princes of the Central Plains have been fighting with each other for hundreds of years, and they are just rolling in a small part of it, this picture I have already dedicated to Your Majesty, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty do not know why Your Majesty suddenly wants to use troops in the bitter cold land of the Western Regions, but in fact, Your Majesty has a far-sighted plan, and has long planned to open up the road to the West after conquering the Western Regions, there are many countries as powerful as my Great Qin, even if we don't go, they will still come in a hundred and ten yearsTherefore, Your Majesty is just planning ahead of the rainy day, the Western Regions are vast, and my Great Qin is sparsely populated, and the management after the conquest is extremely difficult, if you follow the example of the Central Plains to govern the counties and counties, it will inevitably be beyond the reach of the whip, so this Marquis gave Your Majesty a special idea......"

"What's your idea?" Fusu asked with a sluggish face like a dream.

"Divide the princes!"

"Huh?!" Fusu came to his senses in an instant, grabbed Chen Xu's arm and asked eagerly: "Young Master, please make it clear how to divide the princes?" ”

"The feudal princes are naturally divided into His Royal Highness and the princes, although the Western Regions is a bitter cold place, but after all, once the feudal is divided, they have the right to build a country, and they can open a dynasty and form an army alone, so it is not like now, all the princes have nothing to do all day long, waiting for the emperor to establish a prince!"

"Marquis Qinghe, this matter ...... How likely is this? Fusu felt that his soul was burning, and his mouth was dry, so he could only add his lips and swallow saliva to moisten his throat.

"At least eighty percent sure, after all, the situation in the Western Regions and my Great Qin is like this, there is no better strategy than sealing the Western Regions, and even once His Majesty begins to conquer the Western countries, it is tens of thousands of miles away, and it takes months or even more than a year to come and go, such a long way, it takes such a long time to spread the news, and the county system has no possibility of manipulation, so whether it is a prince or not, most of the princes will stay away from Xianyang to guard, although Li Si now suggests that His Majesty establish Hu Hai as the crown prince, but because of the matter of separation, Your Majesty must still have to think about it carefully, I think the biggest possibility is that you will not be a little sure of this matter until after the conquest of the Yue Clan, Li Si does not know the purpose of His Majesty's conquest of the Western Regions at the moment, and His Majesty will definitely not agree soon, or even if His Majesty has the heart to establish a prince, he will have to wait until he comes back from this tour of the Eastern Dao at the earliest......"

Chen Xu carefully stated his speculation, but Fusu was shocked by Chen Xu's two news, and finally under Chen Xu's persuasion, he packed up his extremely chaotic mood and left the Qinghe Courtyard to return to the palace.

"What did my husband and brother say? Why does my brother look like he can't give up? At the gate of the Hou Mansion, watching Fusu's carriage and honor guard go away, Ying Shiyan, who was holding her stomach, snuggled up to Chen Xu and whispered.

"His Royal Highness Fusu is worried about His Majesty's establishment of the prince!" Chen Xu took Ying Shiyan's hand and walked slowly into the courtyard and said.

"Husband, is it said that my father is ready to make a prince?" Ying Shiyan couldn't help but exclaim, and quickly covered her mouth again, and looked around.

"This matter has not yet been decided, but according to His Royal Highness Fusu, a few days ago, Li Si entered the palace and played against the emperor, and once mentioned the matter of the prince, so he was very anxious, and today I specially lent Ziying a class to come and listen to my tone!"

"My father has not established a prince for a long time, and all the brothers are anxious, but according to the Zhou rite inheritance, the eldest brother is the most likely, I don't know what else he is worried about?"

Ying Shiyan didn't understand the battle between the court and the officialdom, and never understood the emperor's mind, so her thoughts were unusually simple, and she thought that Fusu was most likely to ascend to the emperor's throne in the future.

"Hehe, according to common sense, it is true, and I also think that he should not be too worried, so I persuaded him, but he is still anxious in the middle of it, this is human nature, watch your step...... Now that spring is getting stronger, a few days ago I saw a camellia seedling on the edge of the field, and later we went to the vegetable garden to dig some fresh and tender camellia and make dumplings at night......"

"Okay, good, Shi Yan hasn't eaten the beauty made by her husband for a long time!" Ying Shiyan was overjoyed.

"Recently, I have been busy and neglected you and Wan'er, tonight my husband cooks by himself, and I love to eat dumplings and vegetable cakes filled with shepherd's cabbage at the beginning......"

"Sister Water doesn't know where she went? It's been almost a year and you haven't come back, husband, this time you followed your father to tour the southeast, and by the way, you also inquired about Sister Shui's whereabouts, and got her back as soon as possible! ”

"Well, I'll go, but after I leave, you have to be careful at home, you must protect yourself, don't eat some raw and cold taboo things, it will take at least three or five months to go for your husband, and I will try to come back to accompany you before the child is born!"

"Husband rest assured to go, there are many servants and maids in the house, and there are women arranged by the mother to serve, there will be no ...... missing"

The two chatted and walked into the attached courtyard, and after a while, they took a group of maids carrying bamboo baskets and small shovels out of the side door to dig camellia in the vegetable garden.