"The Hidden Palace." Fusu muttered softly, a flash of color flashing in his eyes.

He still had a headache and didn't know how to respond, but after listening to Zongzheng's words, he immediately woke up to the fact that the Hidden Palace was Ji Heng's best background, and it was also the answer that could best solve the current dilemma.

The Hidden Palace.

This is where the slaves of the Great Qin royal family lived.

It can also be seen as a shelter in a secluded location.

The slaves of the royal family will work in it for the rest of their lives, and it is basically impossible to return to mainstream society unless there are special circumstances.

This is also a tradition that has always been in the world.

"Shang Junshu" cloud: Criminals have no national position, and killing people has no official position.

Tortured people, no status in the country, no longer allowed to be officials, the royal slaves are criminals, many are actually corporal punishment people are demoted, but compared to the outside world's criminals, the royal family slaves also have many offended emperors, implicated in the torture, and since the Great Qin dominated the world, at the peak, the number of slaves in the hidden palace was as high as one million.

Among them are many nobles from all over the world.

In the eighth year of the first emperor, Chang'anjun's rebellion was suppressed, and the rebel party involved was killed, and some people who were related to Zhulian were demoted to the hidden palace and completely removed from the households.

In the tenth year of the first emperor, after the incident between Lü Buwei and Chang Yu, the court was purged, and a large number of officials' families were relegated to the hidden palace.

In the nineteenth year of the First Emperor, after Qin destroyed Zhao, Qin Shi Huang went to Handan in person, killed a group of Zhao nobles who had a grudge against his mother's family, and also included some other related Zhao nobles in the Hidden Palace.

People are the most precious resource of this era.

In addition to the people who must be killed, there are more crimes as slaves, and Qin allows slaves to be bought and sold, and even clearly marked the price.

The great slave is worth four thousand three hundred.

The little slave is worth two thousand five hundred.

And this is the slave who is registered in the 'private slave register' by the outside world.

As for the royal slaves, they are not included, and some slaves are generally rewarded only after the meritorious service has been made.

Royal slaves are the private property of the royal family.

It's just that with the construction of the imperial court and the serious lack of manpower, the first emperor let go of some restrictions and sent some slaves to the Great Wall to serve as servants, and no one cares about the life or death of these people.

These people have no names, no places of origin, and no knowledge of the past.

Besides.

There is another place for the people in the Hidden Palace.

It is to become a eunuch.

For example, Wei Sheng beside him, Han Cheng beside Ziying, and Zhao Gao, who is well-known to the world, are all from the Hidden Palace.

It's just that the slaves in the Hidden Palace are too lowly.

Fusu couldn't remember it at all.

If it weren't for Zongzheng's initiative to mention it this time, he would still not think in the direction of the Hidden Palace, but he also had to admit that the Hidden Palace was the best solution at the moment.

Moreover, Duhe and others could not refute it, let alone verify it.

How can foreign ministers be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of the royal family?

All the tricks and calculations of Du He and others were blocked at once.

Then.

Not only Fusu was a little stunned.

Du He, Ji Ran and the others were all stunned.

They looked at it in a daze, but they couldn't speak for a long time, and they only felt panicked.

Long.

Ji Ran was shocked and said, "Hidden Palace? No way! How could that man come from the Hidden Palace? ”

Ying Ben frowned, and said coldly: "Ji Ran, are you suspecting me of lying?" Whether he is from the Hidden Palace or not, I know better than you, and I have to explain to you the internal affairs of my Great Qin Imperial Family?! ”

"You don't have that qualification."

Ying Ben didn't save any face for Ji Ran at all.

Ji Ran's face turned red.

It's just that Du He, who was on the side, suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Ji Ran, who was already on the verge of anger, he had understood the current situation, and his calculation of Fusu this time had completely failed.

And what qualifications do they have to question?

Questioning useful?

As long as Ying Ben insists that 'Mr. Zhong' is from the Hidden Palace, they can't do anything about Ying Ben, because they can't check it, and the royal family will never let them check it.

They can only admit it!

Du He arched his hand and said with a smile: "It turns out that this person is from the Hidden Palace, no wonder His Highness will be close to this person, this is the minister's abruptness, the minister did not notice, offended His Highness, please punish Your Highness." ”

Fusu waved his hand and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty." ”

"If it weren't for my mishandling of the matter, which made the world suspicious, I wouldn't have caused the ministers to be so suspicious."

"I also have something bad to do, and I ask the ministers to forgive me."

Du He bowed his head and said: "The doubts in the minister's heart have been solved, so I will not disturb His Highness, and the ministers will retire first." ”

"The ministers are leaving."

As Ji Ran spoke, the others also said goodbye.

Fusu would not stay, and watched these ministers leave.

Waiting for Du He and the others to completely go away, Fu Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and he also had palpitations, if it wasn't for Zhang Cang's help with Zong Zheng this time, he might not be able to resist it at all.

He waved at Zhang Cang and Zong Zheng: "Fusu thanked Zong Zheng and Zhang Yushi. ”

Ying Ben said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, as a prince, you should not be trapped in this kind of mud, although Du He and the others are now interested in leaving, but after this incident, they and His Highness are also completely estranged, and His Highness may not be able to settle down in the court in the future." ”

Fusu smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Thank you Zongzheng for reminding me." ”

"This is not the meaning of Fusu."

"It's just that Zongzheng has also seen it, Du He and others are aggressive, relying on the merits they have made for Daqin, they don't take me seriously at all, and they have been carrying out all kinds of targets, if it weren't for Zongzheng and Zhang Yushi's help this time, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to deal with it at all."

"And my political views are contrary to theirs."

"Even if we don't break up this time, we will definitely break up in the future."

"In terms of political opinions, it is impossible for Fusu to retreat half a step."

Fusu's tone was firm.

Ying Ben sighed and didn't say much.

Zhang Cang said with a smile on the side: "This incident is not necessarily a bad thing for His Highness, at present, the political views are divided, Du He and the others have completely broken with His Highness, and His Highness will no longer have to take care of them in the future, and it will be much more convenient to do things." ”

"There will be a lot of constraints." Ying Ben said coldly.

Hear the words.

Zhang Cang touched his nose awkwardly.

Yingben shook her head.

As a sect, he was inappropriately involved in these political differences.

It's just that Du He and the others are a little too arrogant.

Moreover.

When the first emperor left, he deliberately gave instructions, so after Zhang Cang's notice, he hurried over, but he could only do this, and if he wanted to continue to help, it was impossible.

Zongzheng only obeyed the emperor's orders.

Even if Fusu is the prince, he will not allow him to cross the line.

Being in a high position, every word and deed requires special attention.

He is even more so.

Ying Ben said: "Since His Highness's matter has been resolved, the minister will not disturb His Highness, His Highness should think about it in the future, when how to face the treacherous situation in the court, Du He and others are important ministers of the court after all, they have a great say in the court, and His Royal Highness's current wings can't help them too much." ”

"These people helped His Majesty back then, step by step, swallowing the world, not idle people."

"There is no one-size-fits-all solution, so don't take it lightly."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid of getting into trouble."

After speaking.

Ying Ben saluted Fusu and left Yonggong quickly.

Fusu respectfully sent Zongzheng away.

Forthwith.

He looked at Zhang Cang and asked curiously, "How do you know that Zongzheng will help me?" Do you still know that Zongzheng can have a solution? ”

Zhang Cang chuckled lightly and said: "Zong Zheng is not helping you, he is helping Your Majesty, Ji Heng's matter is not big, it is not small, if you continue to let Du He and others bite to death, it is inevitable that you will not really find out about 'Ji Heng', and then it will definitely affect Your Majesty, Zong Zheng, as an official who manages the clan, how can it affect Your Majesty's prestige?" ”

"So Zongzheng will definitely come forward."

"As for Zongzheng, it is actually normal for Ji Heng to be included in the Hidden Palace."

"The reason why it's hard for us to think is because the Hidden Palace has always been in a hidden place, and it is a private slave of the royal family, ordinary people don't think about it, but Zong Zheng is responsible for managing these, and I just mentioned it slightly, and Zong Zheng immediately understood."

"This matter is most suitable for only Zongzheng to speak."

"Because only when Zong Zheng opens his mouth can he block the mouth of Du He and others."

Hear the words.

Fusu was thoughtful.

He sighed: "If it weren't for today's events, I probably wouldn't know that the court is sinister. ”

Zhang Cang shook his head and said, "How can it not be difficult to govern the world?" ”

"The conflict between Du He, Ji Ran and His Royal Highness's political opinions mainly stems from the money politics of 'Guanshan Hai', and when His Highness is involved in more political affairs in the future, I am afraid that he will offend more courtiers, and then it will be a headache for His Highness."

"Maybe it's just getting started."

Fusu smiled bitterly.

How could he not know this?

The hustle and bustle is all for profit, and he wants to make the world peaceful, but the courtiers may not be in their hearts, what they care more about is actually their own immediate interests, once interests are involved, everything is difficult to say.

Therefore, the emperor must be ruthless and ruthless.

A thought.

Fusu has made a decision.

After Zhang Cang left, Fusu called Wei Sheng in.

He said coldly: "You go down immediately now to investigate, how many people know Mr. Zhong's true identity, anyone who knows the outside world."

Fusu closed his eyes.

Ultimately.

He opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Kill them all!"

"Your Highness, this." Wei Sheng's eyes showed a hint of horror.

Fusu said coldly: "I will tell Zongzheng about this decision, and Zongzheng will handle this matter well." ”

"No." Wei Sheng's heart sank.

The other side.

After leaving the Yong Palace, Ji Ran could no longer hold back his anger, and said, "How could Zhong Yan come from the Hidden Palace?" Zongzheng is clearly lying, why don't you open your mouth to debunk it?! ”

Du He sneered and said gloomily: "Debunked? ”

"How to debunk?"

"It's good that Zongzheng is willing to explain to us."

"You still want to check the roster of the sect?"

"Like Zongzheng said, you have this qualification?"

"This time, that's the end of the matter, Fusu is far more cunning than we thought, and more thoughtful than we thought, we have acted very quickly this time, but we still let it find a solution."

"Our Highness is not simple."

"Do you just give up? We've been planning for so long this time, and now not only have we found nothing, but we've also been tricked again, do you really want to swallow this bad breath? Ji Ran was still indignant.

Duhe's eyes were calm, and he stroked his beard and said, "What if you can't swallow it, what if you swallow it?" ”

"Can it change the current situation?"

"Your Highness has already thought of a countermeasure, we just can't do anything with Your Highness now, and continuing to stubbornly pester, it will only make us more passive, and then we will become a laughing stock in the court."

"Still."

"Zong Zheng is indeed a bit surprised to come forward."

"For a long time, Zongzheng has rarely intervened in political disputes, and has always obeyed His Majesty's orders, why did he suddenly intervene this time? Don't you think there's a problem? ”

Listening to Duhe's question, the others also frowned.

They also felt a little strange.

Only Yan Le in the back chuckled in his heart.

He seemed to have guessed why.

Because the true identity of Mr. Zhong cannot be exposed, nor can it be investigated deeply, let alone be investigated, so Zong Zheng will come forward and solve this matter for Fusu.

Come to think of this.

Yan Le hurriedly changed his face to avoid being noticed by others.

He is still self-aware.

He didn't dare to poke this out, Du He, Ji Ran and others may not, if something really happened at that time, he would not be able to escape the blame, he didn't want to accompany Du He, Ji Ran and others to find death.

Then.

Duch seemed to realize something.

He looked at Yan Le, stared straight with his eyes, and said coldly, "Yan Le, are you hiding something from us?" ”

Hear the words.

Yan Le was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said, "I was wronged, how dare I deceive the ministers on these things?" I have really told all the news I know to the ministers, I just have a small Xianyang order, how much information can I know? ”

"For today's business, I get up early and work late."

"And what good is it for me to hide from the ministers? My maternal uncle is Zhao Gao, and my maternal uncle serves the prince of Hu Hai, and my maternal uncle's thoughts are well known, if he can really calculate the success of His Royal Highness, how can he still hide it? ”

"It doesn't make any sense."

Yan Le shouted grievances on the side.

He didn't dare to raise his head at all, lest he be found out about some clues.

Hearing Yan Le's loud shouting, Du He's face was displeased, and he scolded: "I'll just ask so casually, why are you so alarmed, but this time the matter is indeed a little strange, this Mr. Zhong may really have some problems." ”

"You are Xianyang Ling, after you go down, remember to send someone to keep an eye on it."

Yan Le hurriedly said, "Xia Guan knows." ”

After some thought to no avail, Duch and others also left one after another.

Yan Le stood in place, watching Du He and the others leave, and when these courtiers walked away, a trace of resentment suddenly appeared in their eyes.

He whispered, "Dogs look down on people." ”

"I, Yan Le, think I've done my best, but you old things are still calculating me, really I Yan Le can't see it? You want to know more, and you deserve it? ”

"Phew!"

Yan Le scolded angrily.

Then he also frowned and thought deeply.

"This Fusu is really treacherous, so calculated, he was not fooled, and he put us in a position."

"Nope."

"I have to tell my uncle about this side of the matter, let my uncle make up his mind, Duhe and these people are useless, and there is no hope at all to expect these people to bring down Fusu."

That's it.

Yan Le also hurried home.

At dusk, a letter was sent out of the city.

At this time, the patrol camp had entered the north bank of Yunmengze and was stationed in the city of Hengshan County.

In the near future, a big event will be held here.

Worship Emperor Shun!!

(End of chapter)