In Xianyang Palace, in the Xiwu Palace, the first emperor, who was nearly fifty years old, was lying on the bed, his white beard was a little curly, his face was sallow and pale, his skin was dry and wrinkled, and his eyes had lost their brilliance.

The imperial power of the past disappeared at this time, leaving only the vicissitudes of the years, and he was just an ordinary dying old man at this time.

Suddenly, the First Emperor's face changed, his brows furrowed, as if he had suffered great pain, and after a while, his face slowly calmed down, but his originally sallow and pale face was now a little red.

"Someone, someone." The First Emperor roared in some panic, as if the imperial majesty had returned.

Zhang Han, who was on duty outside the door, pushed the door in a panic, he was wearing armor and holding a sharp sword, and his instrument was magnificent.

Over the years, he has been under the command of Meng Yi, the commander of Lang Zhongling, and has been guarding the emperor's side, because of his outstanding performance, he has been valued by the first emperor, since the first emperor was seriously ill, he and the secret henchmen cultivated by the first emperor were on duty in shifts, and they did not leave the left and right for a moment.

"Zhang Han is here, please ask the emperor to command." After Zhang Han came in, he knelt down on one knee five steps in front of the first emperor's bed.

The First Emperor coughed on the bed, turned his head to Zhang Han in pain, and said, "Zhang Han, pass on Meng Yi to meet quickly." ”

"No." Zhang Han immediately agreed, immediately went out of the door, and ordered a Yu Lin Wei to quickly send a message to Meng Yi to come to the audience.

Standing on the steps outside the hall, Zhang Han looked at the cloudy sky, and muttered after a while: "It's going to change the sky, what should I do with Zhang Han?" ”

After about half an hour's effort, Meng Yi hurriedly came.

"How is Your Majesty?" Meng Yi asked Zhang Han in a low voice outside the door.

Zhang Han also lowered his head and whispered: "Back to the light." ”

Meng Yi's face changed after hearing this, pushed the door into the room, and saluted: "Minister Meng Yi greets Your Majesty." ”

"Meng Yi, help me draft the edict immediately." The First Emperor's face became redder and redder, and his expression gradually became anxious.

"No." Hearing this, Meng Yi hurriedly knelt down in front of the long case beside the bed, on which there were blank edicts, pen and ink, and jade seals of the country, all of which were prepared by the First Emperor.

The first emperor read a little hurriedly: "The eldest son Fu Su has both virtue and talent, and his reputation is far and wide, and he can succeed to the throne after I return, and pass on my Great Qin II to my Great Qin, and the official positions of the imperial court will remain unchanged." ”

Meng Yi wrote hard, his face was anxious, and after the last pen was written, he covered the jade seal engraved with 'Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity'.

At this time, the First Emperor's face suddenly turned red, and finally he suddenly stood up, raised his head and laughed wildly: "Haha, my fate is determined by me, not by heaven, when I die, I must also be determined!" ”

The First Emperor suddenly held his breath, his chest throbbed violently twice, and his heart, which was already on the verge of death, suddenly stopped, and the smile of the First Emperor was finally fixed on his face, his eyes quickly whitened, and finally fell on the bed with a 'bump'.

"Emperor, you're dead!"

In the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor, in early December 210 B.C., the First Emperor, who created the thousand-year-old imperial system and laid the foundation of Chinese civilization and territory, died in the Xiwu Hall of Xianyang Palace.

The first emperor's edict Fu Su succeeded to the throne, Fu Su on the grounds of filial piety, decided to bury the first emperor, and then keep filial piety for three months after the enthronement ceremony, during this period of time or as the emperor's eldest son, supervising the country, the court everyone heard of it and applauded, there is no doubt that Fu Su once again won the reputation of filial piety.

In the Xianyang Palace, after Fusu was busy with the coffin of the First Emperor, he had to send people to order Zhao Jun, Hu Hai, and the general Lu in South Vietnam to come back to send his father for burial.

However, at this time, Gongzi Gao came.

"Big brother, do you want to summon the second brother back?" Childe Gao asked.

Fusu was stunned, "yes, what's wrong?" ”

Gongzi said anxiously: "Hey, eldest brother, don't be confused, although the emperor's edict is to let you succeed to the throne, but you haven't ascended the throne yet, do you remember what I told you, the second brother is an ambitious person, besides, he is still the eldest son with 30,000 soldiers, and his prestige in Linzi is extremely high, you can't be careless." ”

"You think too much, even if the second brother has different intentions, I'm not afraid, did he call in Xianyang? is saying that Meng Tian will not sit idly by. Fusu didn't care, he had a very good relationship with Meng Tian in Northern Xinjiang over the years, and he also formed a deep friendship with the Northern Army.

Gongzi sighed and said: "Big brother, why don't you understand it, second brother, he may not have any dissenting intentions now, and he doesn't dare to spy on the throne now, but in the future, who dares to guarantee that he will not have dissenting intentions because of the military power in his hands, besides, eldest brother, how does your prestige compare with that of your father, once he is allowed to grow big in Linzi, sooner or later he will have dissenting intentions." ”

"Huh?" Fusu suddenly jumped his eyebrows vigilantly, yes, people will change, over the years, Zhao Jun has been suppressing bandits everywhere in Linzi, practicing benevolence and training elite soldiers, but it also reflects his ambition on the side, and his prestige cannot be compared with his father, how can he deter Zhao Jun, a tiger?

After a pause, Fusu frowned and asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

Gongzi Gao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then said: "Big brother, you can wait a few days to inform the second brother, the second brother will definitely get the news in advance, if he comes back without the edict, then the eldest brother will take advantage of this to go to his military power, cut his position, and send someone else to Linzi."

If he waits patiently, it proves that he is still afraid of the eldest brother and does not dare to openly resist, then the eldest brother will find an excuse to transfer him to the northern frontier, although Meng Shuai is his master, but he is also your father-in-law, and the Mengshi is loyal to my Daqin, and he will not condone the second brother Hu Lai. ”

"It's okay, then I'll wait five days to inform you, and when the second brother comes back, my father will also be in the ground, and then I will have enough time to deal with it calmly." Fusu opened his mouth to think, although he was virtuous and kind-hearted, but his ears were soft.

Besides, power can change a person's character, power can make people greedy, and Fusu began to be afraid of the supreme throne in the world, afraid that his prestige would not be enough to deter his courtiers

In Linzi, Zhao Jun rode the roaring dog and hurried back to the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

Lu Pheasant was pacing back and forth in the room, she had always been calm and calm, her face was irritable at this time, and her palms were full of beads of sweat.

"What's going on?" Zhao Jun pushed the door and asked.

Lu Pheasant was overjoyed when he saw Zhao Jun coming back, then hurriedly closed the door, pulled Zhao Jun and said in a low voice: "Husband, the news came from the wind, five days ago, Your Majesty died!" ”

"What?"

Zhao Jun raised his eyebrows instantly, his face was shocked, although he had been prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but be shocked, and at the same time there was a trace of inexplicable grief in his heart, after all, his body was born to the First Emperor.

"People can't be resurrected after death, husband, don't worry too much." Lu Pheasant comforted.

"I'm fine." Zhao Jun let out a sigh, now is not the time to be sad, as soon as the first emperor dies, there will be a series of changes waiting for him to deal with.

At this time, Lu Pheasant said again: "The emperor also left an edict, to help the prince of Su ascend the throne, and to delay the enthronement in the name of the burial of Fusu, according to the rules, you are the prince, and you want to go back to Xianyang to send His Majesty for burial, but for some reason, the person who ordered the court has not yet arrived." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Jun nodded and sighed slightly, although he had no extravagant hopes for inheriting the throne, he still felt a little lost after hearing it at first.

Lu Pheasant was careful and saw Zhao Jun's expression, but he didn't say much, but reminded: "Husband, you are the most accomplished person among the children of the royal family, I am afraid that Fusu will have thoughts about you." ”

Zhao Jun's expression moved after hearing this, "I know this, you give the order to go down, let the listeners always pay attention to the movements in the world, and report anything abnormal immediately." ”

Compared with Xianyang, he was more concerned about the peasant uprising at the end of Qin, and he couldn't remember exactly what day Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted on, so he could only guard against it.

"Hmm." Lu Pheasant nodded.

In the end, Zhao Jun went out and went directly to the hall of the Erzhong Palace, and urgently ordered Tang Li and others to discuss the matter, no matter what, controlling the power of Linzi is the first, this is his only capital in troubled times, and he must not lose.

Three quarters of an hour later, Tang Li, Sima Xin, Yingbu, Cao Wuxian, Guan Ying, Lu Ze and Yu Ziqi all came, of which Yingbu was transferred back by Zhao Jun as Major General Linzi after the end of the war against the Xiongnu in the north, and is currently in Beidaying together.

(To be continued)