Xiang Shaolong pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "I do agree with Fusu Gongzi's opinion, and I also think that the construction of Afang Palace is a waste of money for the people." ”

The First Emperor said, "Then why didn't you bring it up before him?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Fusu Gongzi proposed it because he was not deeply involved in the world, and I didn't bring it up because I was cunning and cunning." ”

The First Emperor laughed and said, "You also know that you are cunning and cunning. How dare you go and see me off without fear of my wrath? ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "I don't bring it up because I'm afraid that His Majesty will punish me, but because I think that bringing it up won't change anything." ”

The First Emperor asked, "Do you think I can't be persuaded?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "The days of stability in the world are not too long, Your Majesty has worked hard for the sake of the national economy and people's livelihood, how can I not know that the construction of Afang Palace is different from the construction of the country's infrastructure, but Your Majesty still decided to build it." It is human nature to be greedy for pleasure, and it is understandable that Your Majesty is rich from all over the world and has worked hard for the country for many years, and now wants to have some pleasure. I just hope that His Majesty will treat the laborers well, provide good returns for the laborers, and have a proper luxury, and it is nothing. ”

The First Emperor said: "Good people have let you do it, you don't speak, and when my son is reprimanded for his words, you run to see him off." Aren't you afraid that I'll be angry with you? ”

Xiang Shaolong asked, "How will Your Majesty punish me if he is angry?" ”

The First Emperor thought for a moment and said, "After you resigned, there is really nothing I can do to take you, you have no desires now, I'm afraid even if I accept your title, you don't care." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Why don't you have an official position, I am now the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences." ”

The First Emperor said: "What kind of official is that, how can it be compared with Cheng." The only thing you have now is worth the king. ”

Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly, in the eyes of the emperor, the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is far less important than the prime minister, not only the emperor, everyone thinks so.

Xiang Shaolong also felt that he was too demanding, and I am afraid that there will never be a day when he can put the two in the same position.

Xiang Shaolong still replied very seriously: "This dean is the most important position since I did Qin, more important than the prime minister, and more important than the king of Jin. ”

The First Emperor didn't expect him to say this, this position has no real power, and many people don't even know what he does.

But he knew that Xiang Shaolong's choices had always been different, and he had always attached great importance to Xiang Shaolong's opinion, although he still couldn't see anything great about this dean.

The First Emperor no longer dwelled on the importance of this position, and continued to ask: "You have never befriended princes and important ministers, why did you openly see off the belittled prince this time?" ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "I think General Meng is a good place to go. My Great Qin ruled the country by law, but Fusu Gongzi was surrounded by a group of unambitious Confucian students, who taught Fusu Gongzi benevolence and righteousness, which is of course a good thing, but only relying on Confucianism is not good to govern the country. Going to the army and feeling the test of blood and fire is a good thing for Fusu Gongzi. I even think that every man should go through a military life. I still often think of the heroic ambition of fighting the border and fighting against the Huns. Ride the fastest horses, drink the strongest wine, and kill the fiercest enemies. Endless wine in the cup, endless killing of the enemy's head. Fusu Gongzi has not experienced any hardships since he was born, and it is not a good thing for him. ”

The First Emperor is also a heroic person, but unfortunately because of his identity, he has never done such a happy thing, and he is very regretful, and he can't help but feel a little jealous of his son, and said with a little mockery: "Do you think this is because I attach great importance to Fusu, so I went to combine good karma with the future emperor?" ”

Xiang Shaolong nodded and said, "Yes." Fusu Gongzi traveled thousands of miles and went on the road alone, isn't it desolate? I'm going to send some warmth, it's a rare opportunity! ”

The First Emperor shook his head helplessly, Xiang Shaolong admitted everything, so that he couldn't say a few words of sarcasm.

Of course, the First Emperor would not worry about Xiang Shaolong befriending Fusu. Now Xiang Shaolong's title has reached the top, and his official position has been given up by himself, and he is more than ten years older than himself, and he has no heirs, which can be described as having no desires, which may be the reason why he resigned from the position of prime minister and concentrated on scientific research.

Therefore, the First Emperor has always treated Xiang Shaolong differently from others, and he is not worried that he will form a party for personal gain, and his personal relationship is more intimate, and he is very willing to listen to his opinions.

Xiang Shaolong's arrival in this era has changed many people and many things, and when the time came to 210 BC, the first emperor still started the road to the east.

Xiang Shaolong didn't know if this eastern tour would be the death of the First Emperor, and he couldn't even give a word to remind him, he couldn't explain his uncertain prophet, let alone be sure whether the trend of history would change.

The First Emperor did not invite Xiang Shaolong to accompany him, because Xiang Shaolong did not go to the previous trips, and Xiang Shaolong was sitting in Xianyang, and the First Emperor was still very relieved.

Looking at the convoy of the First Emperor leaving, Xiang Shaolong still didn't keep him, but just watched him leave.

Xiang Shaolong felt that the First Emperor was in good health and in the prime of life, hoping to escape this catastrophe, and also let Daqin escape this catastrophe.

I had the heart to tell Li Si a few words, but I couldn't talk about it, so I could only sigh in my heart, hoping that I would be worried.

Ever since the First Emperor left, Xiang Shaolong has been restless. In the end, Xiang Shaolong decided to write a letter to Fusu Gongzi.

Xiang Shaolong occasionally corresponded with Fusu in the past two years, and the First Emperor knew about it, but he did not interfere. He knew that the relationship between Xiang Shaolong and Fusu was not very close, whether it was Xiang Shaolong or Fusu, he knew it very well and was very relieved.

There is nothing special about Xiang Shaolong's letters, just chatter. mentioned that the first emperor set off on an eastern tour, and before leaving, he was still thinking about Fusu Gongzi, and was very satisfied with his growth in the past two years, and hoped that he would make persistent efforts, full of care and love.

In this way, once the prince of Fusu received the edict of death from the first emperor, he could raise his doubts and not commit suicide.

The great force of history crushed everything, and the first emperor died on the way to the east.

What Xiang Shaolong received was not the death of the First Emperor, but the edict of the First Emperor forcing him to commit suicide. Xiang Shaolong knew that the First Emperor had died.

The edict said that he had a heart of disobedience, intended to rebel, and forced himself to commit suicide.

In fact, this was very unexpected by Xiang Shaolong, he never worried about his situation. He has always been thinking about Fusu Gongzi and the Meng family, he is like an outsider looking at all this, but ignoring that he is actually a person who can influence the government, and he has long been in the bureau.

Xiang Shaolong felt that the state of the First Emperor when he left Xianyang should not have died suddenly, and from the perspective of conspiracy theories, the biggest possibility was that he was killed by Zhao Gao and Hu Hai.

It should be Hu Hai who knew that there was no hope of succeeding to the throne, united with Zhao Gao, made a decisive move, killed the first emperor, and then forced his competitors to succeed to the throne.

In real history, they succeeded. But Xiang Shaolong is not a person who sits idly by. He immediately made a decision, arrested the person who ordered the order, and immediately repaired the book with Fusu and Meng Tian, believing that they should also receive the edict.

Xiang Shaolong bluntly said that Hu Hai and Zhao Gao conspired to kill the first emperor, and teamed up with Li Si to keep the secret and want to establish Hu Hai Gongzi as the emperor.

He instructed Fusu to return to Xianyang immediately, and Meng Tian raised troops to capture Zhao Gao, Li Si and Hu Hai.

He didn't say that he guessed all this, but said that he got the exact information, and he was afraid that the two of them would hesitate.

Xiang Shaolong summoned his ministers and directly took over Xianyang.

At this time, General Wang Jian was dead, and there were still a group of old subordinates in the city, including generals Li Xin, Wang Ben and Meng Yi. It was even more clear to Meng Yi that the edict to give death to Meng Tian had been issued, and Zhao Gao wanted to purge the court.

The spy leader Gan Luo is also in Xianyang, his reputation is not obvious, and no one knows that he has a spy agency in his hands. He has always believed in Xiang Shaolong and believes in Xiang Shaolong's words.

Gan Luo was the true confidant of the First Emperor, and with his understanding of the First Emperor, it was impossible for him to suddenly kill Xiang Shaolong without warning. He also put his secret agency up and running quickly, going to the sand dunes in person to cooperate with Xiang Shaolong and Meng Tian's movements.

Zhao Gao's talent is not high, otherwise he can't talk about Li Si.

Zhao Gao felt that Xiang Shaolong would think that the First Emperor believed in the rumors and sent Xiang Shaolong to prison, he should not resist violently, and would wait in prison for the First Emperor to come back before defending. But he didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to directly guess that the First Emperor was dead, and even guessed about Fusu and Meng Tian, and reacted immediately.

Fusu Gongzi traveled day and night, and hurried back to Xianyang, seeing that Xianyang was already in Xiang Shaolong's grasp, his heart was settled.

The prince of Fusu has been cultivated by the first emperor according to his successor, and the results are also very remarkable, both civil and military, both ability and political integrity, and all the ministers in the court are convinced. The only accident was that he angered his father last time and was sent to the border, but he befriended General Meng, and at this moment there is Xiang Shaolong to protect him, so whether the ministers have doubts or not, they are quite stable.

Fusu Gongzi first appeased the ministers, and then discussed with Xiang Shaolong what to do next.

Fusu shook Xiang Shaolong to the end and said, "This time thanks to His Royal Highness the King of Jin for saving my life, otherwise I really wouldn't have imagined that Hu Hai would be so vicious and dare to kill his father and brother." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "His choice is also normal, His Majesty has more than one son, but there is only one throne, under normal circumstances, he has no chance at all, he can't be the Ninety-Five Supreme if he is not poisonous, I think there are not a few people who will make the same choice." ”

Fusu was so shocked that he couldn't speak, he had always taken the succession to the throne for granted, and he never thought about relying on competition, so he never thought that the power struggle would be so ruthless.

This is also because the imperial system was first established, and everyone had no experience to learn from, and everyone crossed the river by feeling the stones. After a long time, I know that fathers, sons, brothers turn against each other, and the extermination of humanity will continue to occur repeatedly, and the tragedy of humanity in the royal family is the most in the world.

Xiang Shaolong admired Fusu's benevolent heart, but as an emperor, if he was too naïve, it would not be beneficial to himself or the country, and he wanted Fusu to understand the cruelty and ruthlessness of politics.