Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 222
"You mean that Mr. Chang'an is not only fine, but also left alone by his father for questioning after the court meeting?" A young man in plain clothes asked with a frown in a simple-looking palace. road.

"According to the news we got, after the court meeting, the king had a very happy conversation with Lord Chang'an, and he praised Lord Chang'an a lot." A man who looked to be an eunuch in the palace replied, "You can see It turns out that the king attaches great importance to Lord Chang'an, so you might as well communicate with Lord Chang'an more."

"That's right, my cousin has been in Xianyang for so long, and he hasn't been able to pay a visit, so he is indeed a little negligent." Mr. Su Yi continued to ask: "Why did Lord Chang'an have a conflict with Zu Shun, can you find out? "

"This subordinate has found out that Lord Chang'an, Sima Jingjing and his two maids went to visit the Weishui River yesterday, and happened to meet Zu Shun.

Zu Shun didn't know the identity of Mr. Chang'an, so he was interested in it at that time, intending to do something wrong to Mr. Chang'an's female companion, so he was beheaded by Mr. Chang'an in anger. "

"Sima Jingjing?" Hearing this name, the Suyi boy was a little pensive. "Where did you hear that name?"

The eunuch said with a smile: "A few days ago, a good person compiled a list of beauties in Qindu, and Sima Jingjing was at the top of the list.

And a few days ago, the young master, General Lu, had said that he was bound to win Sima Jingjing.But this Sima Jingjing is said to have grown up with Mr. Chang'an as a childhood sweetheart, and the two have long been engaged to each other. "

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the Su Yi gentleman suddenly laughed.

"Sure enough, he is brave but not resourceful. Lord Chang'an is so young, he can see that he will definitely be a minister of our Qin State in the future, and he will have a very high prestige in the army.

As soon as Jiang Lu came here, he competed with him and became jealous. With such insight, why did he compete with me for the position of great treasure. "

"You go now and secretly disclose the news of Lord Chang'an's tryst with Sima Jingjing to the general.

In addition, hold my name card and invite Lord Chang'an to visit the mansion. "The young master in plain clothes ordered.

"promise!"

This young master in plain clothes is Prince Guang, the second son of the King of Qin, and the son Jiang Lu mentioned earlier is the third son of the King of Qin.

Although neither of them is the eldest son of King Qin, their backgrounds are much higher than that of Fusu, who is the eldest son of King Qin.

Qin Wangzheng has twelve sons, but the only ones who are qualified to compete for the position of great treasure are the eldest son Fusu, his son Guang and his son Jiang Lu.

Although Fusu is the eldest son of the king, he has a good reputation.However, her mother's background is relatively low, she is just a girl from an ordinary family, while the two mothers of the same son, Guang and son Jianglu, are both from rich families.

Moreover, since Qin Wangzheng has never established a queen, the mothers of Prince Guang and Prince Jianglu have been named the second-class wives in the harem by the King of Qin. This is the highest rank of concubines other than queens. Pass.

On the other hand, Fusu, the eldest son of the king, not only his mother was of low birth, but even after giving birth to Fusu, he was only appointed as the seventh-class envoy. There is no comparison with the two on this point.

Therefore, although Fusu is the eldest son of the king, he and Jiang Lu are close to the status of legitimate sons, and it is not that there is no chance to compete for the throne of the king.

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In Chang'an Jun's mansion, Ziying was a little puzzled holding the famous post of Gongzi Guang, although he and Gongzi Guang could be said to be cousins ​​in terms of blood.However, the two have never had any interaction, or Ziying and the sons of the King of Qin have never dealt with each other.

Under such circumstances, Young Master Guang invited himself to a banquet suddenly, so he had to wonder if he had some intentions.

Ziying didn't know much about Young Master Guang, but Yan Meng, who had become the steward of the Chang'an Monarch's Mansion, must have known these people very well after collecting news from Qin State for a long time.

Send someone to call Yan Meng over for questioning.

"Your Majesty, there are only three Qin princes who are expected to inherit the throne, the eldest son Fusu, and the two sons, Guang and Jianglu, who are almost legitimate sons by virtue of their mother's status.

Fusu has always been benevolent and kind, and has never participated in power struggles. However, in the past two years, Young Master Guang and Young Master Jianglu have fought repeatedly, and there is a tendency that two tigers cannot be tolerated. Now that Young Master holds a high position in the Qin Dynasty, how to decide to return the favor? Your Majesty decides for himself. "

Yan Meng told Ziying the information he had in detail.

Ziying, who has more than 2000 years of memory in the later generations, immediately understood the plan of the son Guang. There are not a few such brothers in the later dynasties. Only the chair representing the supreme power that he had a chance to peek at, the family affection between brothers will be strengthened. Very thin.

Since he wanted to ascend to the throne, he had to maximize his strength, and Ziying would be targeted by Young Master Guang.

According to Yan Meng, his son Guang's teacher is the prime minister Wang Wan, so the power of the son Guang is mainly on the side of the civil servants, and the teacher of the son Jiang Lu is Yang Duanhe, a veteran of the Qin State, and the son Jiang Lu is also known for his courage. Famous, so more supported by military generals.

And the teacher of Young Master Fusu is just an official servant of Lang Zhongling She Chun Yuyue, which is one of the reasons why Young Master Guang and Young Master Jiang Lu have some hope. After all, among all the young masters, there are only two of them. His teacher is a high-ranking official in the court, and the teachers of the rest of the princes are all middle- and lower-level officials.

Even for his youngest brother Hu Hai, the teacher his father arranged for him turned out to be Zhao Gao, the eunuch in the palace.

Ziying is well aware of Young Master Guang's intentions, his Young Master Guang's weakness lies in the military, and without the support of the military, he always lacks the confidence to act.

However, Ziying's prestige in the army is extremely high, no less than that of the veteran Yang Duanhe, if he pulls Ziying into his camp, his son Guang's power will definitely overwhelm his son and general.

Moreover, Ziying is the highest among the current Qin royal family, both in terms of title and status, and as the son of Chengyu, although he is high and powerful, he does not pose any threat to their struggle for the throne, so he naturally became the prince in the eyes of the prince. A sweet pastry worth fighting for.

To be honest, Ziying didn't want to intervene in the struggle between the sons of King Qin. Ziying, who was familiar with history, knew deeply that no matter which king was very dissatisfied with the courtiers who intervened in the position of prince.

If Ziying had to make a choice, he would have a better impression of Fusu, the eldest son of the king, who was famous in history and had a very wronged ending.

But this time Young Master Guang invited him over on the grounds of getting to know his brothers for a while, it would be inappropriate if he refused to go.

"Prepare the car and go to Master Fusu's residence." After thinking for a long time, Ziying couldn't come up with a better solution, so he had no choice but to ask his cousin, who had never been masked before, for help.

Since it is Xu's brotherly love, it is natural and reasonable to ask Fusu to go together, and with Fusu present, the courtiers will not think that they have fallen to the side of Gongzi Guang.

As for why he went to Fusu, it was because of some emotions in Ziying's previous life. He has always had sympathy for Fusu, a tragic figure, and it is more appropriate for him as the eldest son to come forward.

The most important point is that Fusu has always been benevolent, even in the face of the constant criticism of his two younger brothers, he has always taken it calmly, and asking him to come forward can be more confident in mobilizing him.

The arrival of Ziying made Fusu somewhat unexpected. Although his cousin was famous, he had never met him before, so he came to see him suddenly for some reason.

Moreover, Ziying's status is not inferior to him. As early as when Handan was conquered, the King of Qin had made it clear that Ziying's status was higher than that of other princes, and he also possessed Chang'an Jun Gaojue. Apart from being ineligible to inherit the throne of the Qin King, the King of Qin had no status Even higher than idle boys like them.

However, since Ziying had already arrived at the door, Fusu naturally had no reason to reject him. To be honest, Fusu was also very curious about this cousin who was younger than him but had already made a name for himself on the battlefield.

Fusu personally welcomed Ziying to the door, and invited Ziying into the main hall. The two of them sat down as guests of honor, and Ziying was the one to speak first.

"I heard about my elder brother's virtuous name earlier, but I haven't been able to see him for a long time. When I saw him today, he is really extraordinary." As soon as he met Ziying, he flattered him first, and then continued: "I came here this time to bother my elder brother. , I just want to ask for something, and I hope my brother will help me."

"You and my brother, why do you want to ask, Mr. Chang'an just said it's okay." Fu Su replied calmly.

Ziying then told him that he had received a name card from Gongzi Guang and that he wanted Fusu to go to the banquet with him.

"I hope my brother will save me."

Fusu naturally understands Ziying's words. It seems that his cousin is also very shrewd. He doesn't want to get involved in the muddy waters of the battle for the throne, and wants to go with him as a shield.

In fact, why not myself? I didn't intend to fight for the throne, but because of my status as the eldest son of the king, my two younger brothers regarded him as a threatening opponent and attacked him every now and then.

Fortunately, he had no intention of competing, and has always been very low-key. In recent years, he has repeatedly persuaded King Qin, and has been reprimanded many times for disobeying King Qin's wishes.

Only then did Young Master Guang and Young Master Jiang Lu's hearts gradually settle down, and they no longer regarded him as the main direction of attack but began to attack each other.

Fusu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Yes, as a brother, let's go with my virtuous brother."

Although he knew that what he did would make Young Master Guang dissatisfied, but he was kind-hearted by nature, but he couldn't bear to refuse Ziying's prayer.

Ziying came simply as a coachman and Xia Ke who was ordered by his mother to protect him personally. As for Xueji, she stayed in the mansion because she didn't like the communication between these nobles.

In the evening of that day, Ziying and Fusu came to the residence of Young Master Guang.

"Yingchuzhi has been in Xianyang for a long time, and he has never paid a visit to his elder brother Fusu, so he invites him to come together, taking advantage of the place of a good brother, to seek brotherhood together. It is no wonder." When he came to the mansion of Young Master Guang, Ziying was the first to confess.

After all, Fusu was invited by him, so it is easy for Young Master Guang to think that Fusu has the heart to fight for the throne and deliberately sabotages his good deeds.

"Where is there, it's the luck of the light that brother Fusu is willing to come to the humble house." Although young master Guang has been secretly targeting Fusu, he is not as brave and foolish as young master Jianglu, who is good at hiding his inner thoughts At least on the surface, the young master Guang and Fusu are brothers and sisters.

Entering Gongzi Guang's mansion, looking at the dilapidated or even shabby mansion, Ziying immediately understood Gongzi Guang's plan. In history, he was as thrifty as Gongzi Guang, confusing the world's kings and then winning the throne There are not a few.

However, Young Master Guang obviously didn't know enough about his father. Who was King Qin, the first emperor in Chinese history, a majestic emperor through the ages, how could he not see through his little trick.

Moreover, this move might be of some use to frugal emperors like Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, but it is hard to say how useful it would be to Emperor Shi, who himself liked to build large buildings.

After entering the mansion, the three of them began to have a banquet, drinking wine and talking about their brotherhood. When people who don't know see this scene, they must think that their brotherhood is extremely strong.

Because of Fusu's presence, Young Master Guang couldn't say a few words, so he had to bring the topic back to the matter of today's palace.

"I heard that my brother acted righteously to eliminate harm for the people yesterday. I really admire him. Let's drink this cup to the brim as a respect."

Young Master Guang raised his wine glass and said to Ziying.Fusu also raised the wine in his glass to agree.

Fusu has always loved the people, and Ziying's actions made him extremely admired. If it were him, he would probably be concerned about Lang Zhongling's face, and would not brazenly act to eliminate harm for the people.

After the three of them drank the wine in their cups, Young Master Guang continued: "I heard that elder brother and Sima Jingjing are childhood sweethearts. I wish elder brother and Miss Sima a happy marriage as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Young Master Guang filled up the wine again and drank it down.

"Just say something drunk, brother, don't take it to heart. I heard that the young master Jianglu has long coveted Miss Sima, and I hope that you will pay attention to it." Young master Guang looked as if he had drunk too much wine at this time, drunk Said hazyly.

When Young Master Guang said this, not only Ziying, but even Fu Su frowned slightly. If what Young Master Guang said was true, then what Young Master Jiang Lu did would be very disrespectful.

Sima Jingjing grew up with Ziying's childhood sweetheart, and they are both engaged to each other. If Jianglu did this, it would be the same as robbing his brother's wife.

It's just that Jiang Lu would really do such a thing that violates human relations, or Young Master Guang deliberately provoked it.

Seeing that Ziying's face suddenly became gloomy, a sly look did suddenly flash in Gong Ziguang's seemingly drunken eyes.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden "bang", and the door of Young Master Guang's mansion was kicked open forcefully.

Now that I took a closer look, a young man in armor walked in.

Although Ziying didn't know this person, Fusu and Young Master Guang did know that this person was one of the strong contenders for King Qin's throne, Young Master Jiang Lu.

If Jiang Lu came to the door so arrogantly on weekdays, Young Master Guang would definitely confront him tit for tat. If the trouble got bigger, maybe the King Qin would let the king judge him. But this time Young Master Guang seemed to be really drunk. In general, he lay there without saying a word.

He knew that the general came here this time not to find trouble for himself, but to find his "rival in love" Chang'an Junziying.

Under the arrangement of Young Master Guang, Young Master Jiang Lu learned the news of Zi Ying's return very "accidentally", and fought for Sima Jingjing.

Moreover, it was mentioned vaguely, and the relationship between the two was very close, Ziying went to the Chang'an Lord's residence as soon as Sima Jingjing returned to Xianyang.

(End of this chapter)