Chapter 4: Hu Hai proclaims himself emperor

"Yu Gongzi, Hu Hai has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Handan County, this is an edict sent by Handan County to Xianyang, which was intercepted by General Wang Li and sent over, please take a look at it."

"His Majesty the First Emperor inherited the will of the previous kings, swept away Liuhe, and added his prestige to the sea. How could the sky not be fake, and now it collapsed in the Dune Palace. The country has lost its master, the sun and the moon have no light, and the four seas are mourning. Emperor Daxing's edict, the prince Hu Hai is a respected person and is known as a virtuous name. Hu Hai was specially appointed to inherit the unification and preside over the society. Gongzi Fusu has always been rebellious, several anti-slander of the first emperor, the first emperor is evil, the special dispatch sent to the county to the border, hoping that it will bow to its faults, now he does not care, but ordered the county soldiers to lock the county, seize Xianyang, and prevent the first emperor Zigong from being buried...... "Looking at the edict in his hand, Fusu looked angry.

He didn't expect Zhao Gao to be so frustrated. This move is not only insidious, but it is also likely to put Great Qin in danger. If everyone in the world knew that Fusu and Huhai were fighting for power, how many people who were dissatisfied with Qin's government would take the opportunity to stand on their own. Then the results of the efforts of the previous kings of the Great Qin Dynasty will be in vain, and the newly unified land of China will fall into division again. How could Fusu not be angry. And the most fatal thing is that Hu Hai has already taken the first-mover advantage in this move, which can not only cover up his pretentious succession, but also charge Fusu with disloyalty and filial piety.

"It seems that I despise Zhao Gao, and this eunuch is not a person with a short mind."

In just a few days, the bad news came one after another;

First of all, after Hu Hai and Zhao Gao occupied Handan and Julu counties, they sent the general Zhang Han to lead 30,000 soldiers to defend Fushui to resist the Fusu army, while Dongjun, Dangjun, Xue County, Jibei County, Surabaya County, Donghai County, and Jiujiang County were too shou to join Huhai after receiving Hu Hai's edict, and openly issued a document to insult Fusu.

The second is that Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew killed the Taishou Yintong of Huiji County, and gathered 8,000 elite soldiers to start an incident in Wuzhong.

In the end, Zhao Tuo, the county guard of Nanhai, took advantage of Ren Huan's illness to seize power, cut off the four counties of Guilin, Nanhai, Xiang, and Minzhong and established himself as the king of Nanyue. The last one is that the Xiongnu head Mandan personally led 100,000 troops to attack Jiuyuan County on the occasion of the first emperor's new funeral, and Meng Tian resisted hard, but the army of more than 20,000 people was defeated.

At this time, Daqin was facing the biggest crisis after reunification, and only 32 of the 48 counties of Daqin were still in the hands of Fusu, and it can be said that this crisis was no less than Qin Zhaoxiang's reign when Qi, Han, and Wei broke through Hangu Pass. Great Qin has really reached an existential crisis. According to the trend of history, Xiang Yu would rise up against Qin a year later, but Xu Yun's crossing changed the fate of Fusu, indirectly affected the trend of history, and put Great Qin on the verge of falling apart.

Half a day later, Fusu took a letter and handed it to Bailiyue.

"General Bailiyue, please copy a thousand copies of this letter to the person who is looking for a good book immediately, and send it to all the counties of Daqin as soon as possible, so that the county will post this article in the bustling city, and within a month, I will let everyone in Daqin know the content of this letter" Fusu handed over a letter written by himself to Bailiyue.

After a month, Gongzi Fusu's "Discussion of Zhao Gao Hu Hai Wen" was posted all over Daqin.

"My Majesty the First Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty has inspected the world several times, and Gongzi Fusu often accompanies him. Father and son are filial piety, and the whole country is safe. His Majesty the Emperor sent his son to help Su to the north to supervise Meng Tian's army to defend the Xiongnu, so he left Hu Hai alone to accompany him. Hu Haiqi is a person with an impure heart, a minister, does not think about relieving the worries of the first emperor, is a son of man, and does not serve as much as he can. His Majesty the First Emperor became angry and sick. The disease of hard work was not fatal, but Hu Hai and Zhao Gao's two thieves dieted and constricted their medicines, causing His Majesty the First Emperor to become ill and die in the sand dunes. The death of the first emperor was actually caused by Zhao Gao and Hu Hai's usurpation of the throne and killing the king. Zhao Gao and Hu Hai are two thieves, and they should judge themselves to thank the world. Gongzi Fusu couldn't bear to be buried in the grass and wilderness, and was willing to exchange Jiuyuan, Huiji, and Surabaya for the first emperor's Zigong to be buried in Xianyang, so as to give Gongzi an grief. Gongzi Fusu inherited the will of the first emperor, supervised the country as the son, and determined to restore the national strength of Great Qin. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that we misunderstood Gongzi Fusu before, and it turned out that Hu Hai's position as emperor was obtained by killing the emperor," a Confucian student said as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"I didn't believe it before, the prince of Fusu is known as a virtuous person, and he was punished by the first emperor for defending us everywhere. In my opinion, this Great Qin should be raised by Gongzi Fusu. ”

"I don't think so, this may also be Fusu's plan, anyway, the first emperor has died, and there is no way to prove it."

"Scheming, are you blind? In exchange for the return of the first emperor Zigong to Xianyang in exchange for the three counties of Jiuyuan, Huiji, and Surabaya, let me ask me, is there a person in Daqin who is more filial than Gongzi Fusu? The national strength of Great Qin is not as good as that of the first emperor, and one day he does not dare to honor the edict of the first emperor to ascend the emperor's throne, and only supervises the country in the name of the son, just to not hurt the wisdom of the first emperor. ”

A group of Xianyang Confucian students looked at the list and discussed it word by word. Similar discussions are taking place in every county of Great Qin, and not only limited to Confucian students, but also to all classes of officials, peasants, and Jia in Great Qin. Even the Xiongnu military camp that was confronting Meng Tian was discussing Fusu's inscriptions.

At this time, Fusu had led the crowd back to Xianyang. Leaving Baili Yue to lead 30,000 soldiers to confront Zhang Han in Fushui. Under the temptation of the three counties of Jiuyuan, Huiji, and Surabaya, Hu Hai finally sent someone to send Qin Shi Huang's Zigong to the camp of Bailiyue in Fushui. After receiving the Zigong Palace of Qin Shi Huang, Bailiyue arranged for 3,000 elite soldiers to escort them to Xianyang.

Qin Shi Huang Zi Palace to Xianyang day, the son Fu Su personally led Xianyang officials out of the city for a hundred miles to welcome the first emperor Zi Palace to bury Li Mountain, for Qin Shi Huang and his people, Xu Yun is respectful, an outstanding king who laid a unified background for Chinese civilization, although later generations have mixed reviews, but no one dares to ignore his merits. Due to the fusion of many Fusu's memories, Xu Yun already regarded Qin Shi Huang as his own relative in his heart at this time, but he himself was not aware of it.

"Father, you have exhausted your efforts for my Great Qin, I know you are tired, so you can rest in peace! I will make the world unified, and live up to your prestige of sweeping away Liuhe! Fusu said while holding Qin Shi Huang's Zigong. I didn't notice that the historian behind him had already written down what Fusu said. Unexpectedly, this sentence inadvertently recorded by the historian eventually became a powerful proof of the great ambition of Emperor Qin Fusu in his early years, and was even used as a motto by many emperors who aspired to dominate the world in later generations to inspire themselves.

After the state funeral was completed, Fusu summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to open the government in the Qilin Hall of Xianyang Palace. I saw Meng Yi come out of the train and waved his hand to Fusu and said:

"Chen Mengyi has something to play, the first emperor has been dead for more than a month, and now the state funeral has been completed, the prince should obey the edict of the first emperor and enter the emperor's throne, which is in line with the will of heaven and the people. Chen Mengyi respectfully asked the prince to take the throne. ”

"Uncle Sun Tong seconded"

"The Ministers and Kings Seconded the Motion"

"Minister-Sun Heng seconded"

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Under the leadership of Meng Yi, almost all the courtiers were asking Su to enter the throne. Among them, Meng Yi and Wang Li sincerely hoped to help Su enter the throne, and of course there were also people who waited and watched, seeing that everyone was persuading Su to enter the throne, they had to follow everyone to pretend to persuade them.

"You are all the pillars of my Great Qin State, and it stands to reason that I should comply with your request, but I have told the world that as soon as the strength of Great Qin is gone, I will not be the king and will not enter the throne. I can't break my word in front of the world. How can I, Great Qin, have a king who changes day and night. Ladies and gentlemen, shall this matter be put to rest? After Fusu finished speaking, he waited for the ministers' response with a sincere face. Fortunately, a group of ministers are all measured people, and no one has come forward to persuade Su to take the position.

When the court meeting ended, Fusu left Meng Yi and Wang Li alone.

"Childe, Hu Hai and others can be appointed as emperors, you are the eldest son of the first emperor, and you are the person who succeeded to the throne after the edict of the first emperor, why do you refuse to be appointed to succeed to the throne? I really don't understand. Meng Yi and Wang Li looked at Fusu suspiciously and asked.

"I wonder if the two of you know what the purpose of Jiangdong Xiang Yu and the others is to raise troops against the current?" Fusu asked.

"It is intended to overthrow my Great Qin orthodoxy."

"Then let me ask the two generals again, what is the orthodoxy of Great Qin?"

"Of course, it is the Great Qin Jiangshan Sheji and the prestige of the Great Qin Emperor." Wang Li said solemnly.

"What General Wang said is extremely true, if that feather attacks my Great Qin, the first choice is the Great Qin Emperor Hu Hai or Fusu, who is only known as the son of the first emperor?" Fusu looked at Wang Li and Meng Yi and asked.

"Naturally, it is the Great Qin Emperor Hu Hai" Wang Li and Meng Yi instantly understood the reason why Fusu did not enter the throne for the time being. When Hu Hai ascended the throne, the people of the world regarded Hu Hai as the orthodoxy of Great Qin, and those who opposed Qin would regard Hu Hai as the primary enemy.

"There are Xiongnu head Manshan in the north, 30,000 troops in Zhanghan in the east to guard Fushui, and the soldiers are directly pointing at my Shangdang and Taiyuan two counties, if you add Jiangdong Xiang, Xianyang is in danger. Rather than being promoted to bear the front of the anti-Qin thieves, it is better to really accumulate national strength. For today's plan, the first thing is to appease the people and change the law to become stronger. Today, there are many people who oppose my Great Qin, why? Do not blame the remnants of the six nations alone. Qin's laws were strict, taxes and forced labor were heavy, the mausoleums were repaired, the Great Wall was built to levy millions of laborers, and the people were conscripted for many years, and the people were barely breathing, and the people in Guanzhong were already ten rooms and nine empty. In such a great Qin, how can the people not rebel, for the government to be virtuous, such as Beichen, the stars arch over, for the people to be in charge of the government can make them live and work in peace and contentment, and the people are naturally grateful to Dade. In this way, even if I am not the emperor, the people will not agree. Get the throne and the people are resentful, how can the throne last long! The two of you must know that the people are the community, the people are the most important, and the monarch and the people work together, which is the right way. The second is to conquer the thieves and rebels, and not to be in a hurry. Since Zhao Gao, Hu Hai and others blocked the anti-Qin soldiers for me, why should I be in a hurry. After they have lost both sides of the battle, I will send troops to defeat each other, and get twice the result with half the effort, wouldn't it be beautiful. The matter of restoring the national strength of our Great Qin is by no means something that can be reached overnight, nor is it a matter of one person and one clan, and all my Qin people must be single-minded. Fusu patiently explained to Meng Yi and Wang Li.

After listening to Fusu's explanation, Meng Yi and Wang Li suddenly realized that they really didn't understand what Fusu said. Looking at Meng Yi and Wang Li in front of him, Fusu realized a serious problem, restoring Qin's national strength requires many talents, especially those who can help the country and the world. Meng Yi and others do have some talent, but they are not enough to support Fusu's ambitions.

Fusu then came up with the idea of digging up the corners of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, as well as the original Great Qin Prime Minister Li Si, although this person participated in the Hu Hai edict, but in terms of governing the country, I am afraid that there are really few people in the Great Qin State who can compare with Li Si.

"Meng Yi, you go and gather some talents for me, and the detailed list will be given to you tomorrow."

"No," Meng Yi said.

The next day, after the court meeting ended, Fusu handed over a detailed list to Meng Yi. Meng Yi only glanced at it, and was shocked by the list in his hand.

"Li Si, Zhang Han, Pei County Chieftain Xiao He, Huaiyin Han Xin, Yingchuan County Father Zhang Liang, Ju Yan Fan Zeng, Dangjun Changyi Peng Yue, Jiujiang Six County Yingbu, Donghai County Qu County Longhe"

"Childe, Li Sizhang Han and others, are the courtiers of the puppet emperor Huhai. These two rebelled against the Lord and the thief. It's not worthy of Childe's attention, just send a team of sergeants to tie it up. Meng Yi said angrily.

"Meng Yi, I know that you are dissatisfied with Li Si and Zhang Handuo, and I also know that you are angry for me. The reason why the first emperor was able to sweep away the Six Kingdoms was that Li Si contributed a lot, and in terms of his talent, there are few people in the world who can stand out. To err is human. Do you know about the death of Mu Gong; In the past, Mu Gongliang horse was lost, and later learned that it was shared and eaten by the people of Qishan, Mu Gong did not think it was hateful, but gave wine to the people of Qishan, and afterwards Mu Gong was surrounded by the Jin army, and it was the people of Qishan who sacrificed their lives to save each other. That's why I have the great Qin. Zhang Han is a famous general, if he can be attached to me, he will be able to do his best. In the future, the Xiongnu and Xiang Yu will have one more tiger general. Such a general, it is really a waste to follow Hu Hai. This matter must be kept confidential. Don't let anyone else know. ”

Fusu didn't dare to blatantly dig into the corners of other people's walls, once Xiang and Zhao Gao knew that they would not be cut off, there were only a few great talents in Qin Mo, if he lost one, Fusu would definitely wake up crying from his dream in distress.

"Xiao He, Han Xin, Zhang Liang and other people have never heard of it, I don't know how Gongzi knows that these people have the talent to help the country and the world." Meng Yi asked puzzled.

"When I accompanied the first emperor on his eastern tour, I heard the names of these people, and later sent someone to find out, and they were all good, as the eldest son of the first emperor, he should be far-sighted." Fusu made it up randomly, and he couldn't tell Meng Yi that these names were written in later history textbooks. It's hard to even wonder.

"No, I'm going to invite these great talents in the next place" After Meng Tian received the order, he was going to arrange for Fusu to explain this matter.

"Wait, I'll invite you personally! Wait a moment for me to write a letter to Li Sixiu. Fusu said after stopping Meng Yi.

After a while, Fusu handed a letter to Meng Tian and told Meng Tian to hand it over to Li Si.