In the spring season, the cold air in Guanzhong gradually dissipated, and the warm sunlight sprinkled on the earth, making people warm.

In the majestic Qin Palace decorated with gold and jade.

As the supreme ruler of the empire, the First Emperor sat on a couch, and the burning brazier in the room brought some warmth to his body.

His countenance was cold and covered with frost.

The eunuchs standing in the room all lowered their heads, and in this oppressive atmosphere, they didn't dare to take a breath out of the atmosphere, for fear of angering the emperor.

The situation is not just a single day, but has been going on for more than a month.

"Your Majesty, it's time to drink the medicine."

Shang Shu ordered Zhao Gao to take the wooden plate held by the medical officer at the door and walked towards the First Emperor.

On a wooden plate, there is a bowl of steaming pottion.

The First Emperor looked at the slightly blurred figure in front of him, and the coldness on his face was even worse.

"Drink medicine?"

It was as if the anger that had been building up for a long time suddenly exploded.

He roared, "I've been drinking the medicine for so long, why is there still no sign of improvement? Xia Wuhe, this quack, I will drink it for another month, if it doesn't get better, he won't be a doctor, and I will take the medicine bag and go to Lingnan to fight the Yue people! ”

Seeing that the First Emperor was suddenly furious, Zhao Gao hurriedly lowered his head and maintained a respectful expression.

He sighed in his heart.

The once martial and wise emperor was tortured by illness, and became more and more irritable day by day, although it had not yet reached the point of anger and murder, but it had become a necessary thing for these close servants and Xia Wuhe and other medical officials to be scolded every day.

After the First Emperor roared, his mood seemed to be much more comfortable, and he watched Zhao Gao put the black decoction in front of his case.

He took a bite and his eyebrows furrowed deeply.

"It's too bitter, add a piece of sugar to me."

Zhao Gao's eyelids jumped, the emperor was in a rage, he didn't dare to say more.

And he tasted medicine for the emperor just now, this thing is really bitter in the mouth.

Zhao Gao stepped forward, and was about to go to the wooden shelf next to him to put a piece of brown sugar and add it to the decoction.

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.

A eunuch said at the door: "Your Majesty, the prince asks to see him, and he has something important to report." ”

"Fusu?"

Since last month, the first emperor's physical illness has suddenly become a lot worse, his lower limbs are sometimes edema, his walking is no longer very neat, his eyesight has also deteriorated, and Xia Wuhe's treatment methods such as decoction and acupuncture have become more and more ineffective.

In this case, he handed over ninety percent of the government affairs to the crown prince Fusu, except for a very few major events involving the lifeblood of the country that needed to be reported to him, most of the things Fusu and the two prime ministers could decide by themselves, and there was no need to bother him again.

Now the first emperor was not in a good mood because of his illness, and he didn't want to see Fusu, but when he heard the word "important matter", he still nodded and asked the eunuch to summon the prince over.

Fusu walked into the hall, his steps were very brisk, his face was still smiling excitedly, and his eyes even narrowed with a smile.

Zhao Gao looked at it in his eyes and said secretly: "With such a smile, the prince is afraid that he will be scolded." ”

"The son visits his father."

Sure enough, when Fu Su Xingchong finished his rituals, the face of the First Emperor was already cloudy.

I was tormented by the pain in my body, and I had to drink bitter medicine all day long, and my heart was depressed, and it was really unreasonable for your son to laugh in front of me.

Don't you feel my pain?

The First Emperor said coldly: "Fusu, what's the good thing that makes you so happy?" ”

Fusu heard that the emperor's words had a taste of unhappiness, but he didn't care, because he believed that the next news would definitely make his father very happy.

"Father, Emperor Qi, today a messenger came from Yuedi, and sent it to the Taiwei Mansion with the general's handwriting."

Fusu said excitedly: "The general defeated Luo Yue and beheaded King Luo, and our army has completely captured Luo Yue's land." The entire Baiyue has been fully integrated into my Great Qin territory! ”

The general killed Luo Yue?

As soon as the news came out, Zhao Gao was stunned when he heard it, and understood why the prince was smiling so happily just now.

After a brief silence in the room, the First Emperor laughed.

"Good, good! My general defeated Luo Yue. Zhao Tuo, this kid, will always make me happy. When he returns, I will reward him well! ”

The First Emperor smiled, put the unpleasantness just now behind him, and kept saying: "My Great Qin has conquered Baiyue, and the barbarians from all directions are all captured by me. The whole world is mine! ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, the general has captured Baiyue, and the people of the Quartet have bowed down. Your Majesty's merits are unprecedented! ”

Zhao Gao knelt on the ground and led a group of eunuchs to kowtow to the emperor to congratulate him.

"Yes, my feats are unprecedented."

The First Emperor nodded, and muttered in his heart: "All of this was brought to me by Zhao Tuo." ”

After Fusu presented the good news at this time, he saw the decoction on the table.

He stretched out his hand and touched the medicine bowl, and when he saw that it was still warm, he hurriedly said: "The general is a hundred Yue, and the father and emperor should also take care of their health, so as to wait for the general's triumph." Father, this medicine is still warm, please drink the medicine. ”

"Okay, I'll drink the medicine."

The First Emperor took the medicine bowl and drank it all, and the smile on his face seemed to say that this bowl of soup and medicine was sweet to his heart.

Zhao Gao looked at this scene in a daze.

He hasn't put sugar yet.

……

The news that the general Zhao Tuo had killed King Luo and pacified Baiyue soon spread throughout Xianyang City under the propaganda of the government.

The crowd cheered, and the general was mighty.

The ministers of the upper echelons of the Qin state celebrated the great exploits of the emperor and generals in expanding the territory.

The lower class of the Qianshou common people were overjoyed by the end of this war, and many even cried with joy, with the pacification of Baiyue, their children who followed the general's southern expedition will also return, right?

In such an atmosphere of ecstasy among the people.

The First Emperor, while following the customary reign of the world, promulgated rewards for meritorious soldiers such as generals.

"Martial arts marquis Zhao Tuo, Keding Luo Yue, opened up territory for my Great Qin, and gave me thousands of households, millions of money, and thousands of acres of land."

"His son Zhao Che, the head of the left, was awarded the credit of his father. Bestow the knight first, for the right chief. ”

Similar to the reward he received before, Zhao Che became the right chief under the emperor's knighthood.

The title of this nine-year-old child is so high that it is comparable to that of Li You, the general of the Great Qin, and many people who know the old past are secretly comparing the two, which inevitably makes fun of them.

Compared with his son's promotion, Zhao Tuo, the marquis of martial arts, was not promoted to the lord of the marquis.

The emperor only rewarded him with food again, and with the previous number of food towns, Zhao Tuo's food town reached a full 10,000 households, which can be called the Marquis of 10,000 households.

"The emperor must be waiting for the triumph of the martial arts marquis, and when the time comes, he will personally give him the title of marquis."

"Liehou, I am the highest title of Great Qin!"

Many people were discussing it in private, and some people even began to speculate about what kind of title the emperor would give the martial arts marquis.

At this time, the First Emperor's eyes turned to the east.

"The remnants of the Xiang family, forged household registration, filled the army, and intended to assassinate my Zhao Tuo."

"First there is the enmity of Peng Cheng, and then there is this thorn of Luo Yue, really I can't catch you rebellious ministers and thieves?"

When the First Emperor thought that Zhao Tuo almost died at the hands of Xiang Ji, his heart was full of fear and anger.

If Xiang Ji's assassination is successful, won't my Zhao Tuo be gone?

Anger burns in my heart.

"Spread my edict and ordered Li Xin to be the general, commanding the soldiers of the East China Sea, Surabaya and Jiujiang, and clearing the land of the three counties for me."

"The remnants of the six kingdoms such as the Xiang clan, as well as all those who helped them, must die!"