My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

The horse's strong hooves kicked up the mud.

The wheels of the carriage were speeding across the yellow sandy beach, and the wind-blown sand was carried by the strong wind and flew all over the sky.

A lot of fine sand got into Zhang Xi's eyes. He rubbed his eyes, making his eye sockets red.

Zhang Han was standing by, his face as black as charcoal.

"Is this okay?"

"What is okay or not? As long as His Majesty says yes, then it's okay. If His Majesty says no, then it's not okay."

Zhang Xi's hand holding the bow and arrow was shaking slightly.

"But if it is revealed..."

"Your Majesty told me this in person, how could it be false? If it is exposed, it will be your fault alone."

Zhang Xi said hurriedly, "My own business? Do you want me to bear it alone?"

"Or will you take me with you to be buried together?" Zhang Han said with a cold face.

Zhang Xi looked at Zhang Han, feeling a chill in his heart. "Brother——"

"Don't call me big brother, call me Shaofu. Your Majesty has given you a chance, don't waste it. Don't underestimate what happened today. I think Your Majesty is suddenly crying over the rat, and I don't know what tricks are behind it."

"No matter what, you have to do your best today and make no mistakes. Do it beautifully."

After Zhang Han finished speaking, he drove away in his carriage.

Zhang Xi hesitated behind the rock for a long time, then led a group of assassins to the farthest place of the hunting ground.

There are many dangers everywhere, such as ferocious wild boars, big chimpanzees, ferocious white bears, cruel brown bears, wild monkeys who like to abuse corpses, crocodiles with a pair of obscene green eyes hiding under the water, and hippos who like to compete with crocodiles...

Of course, there are also many creatures that are easy to hunt, such as antelope and giant deer.

Zhang Xi hesitated for a long time, and only dared to come over when the sun was shining brightly at noon.

There is a group of archery masters here, and everyone holds the same type of crossbow in their hands.

They all looked at Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi sighed, then took off his outer robe, rolled up his sleeves, got on the chariot, and rushed to the river.

There was a herd of goats by the river...

After hunting goats and crocodiles, Zhang Xi captured a white bear alive. Then, when it was dark and the wolves were coming down the mountain, he killed another group of wild wolves.

In one day, he hunted what others took three days to hunt.

That’s not all. For the next few days, Zhang Xi kept hunting back and forth in this area where many animals had been released in advance.

On the other side of the mountain, there was a pair of brothers hunting in a forest.

There are so many wild boars, lynx, marmots and monkeys here.

Lu Shizhi was having a lot of fun. He grabbed a rabbit by the ear and said happily, "I heard that your Majesty loved rabbits when he was young."

"Because he loved the rabbit so much that he couldn't let it go, he simply stuffed the rabbit into his sleeve and brought it to class. If the emperor hadn't fallen asleep, the rabbit would have moved around in his sleeve and scared the teacher. The teacher would have been deceived by the emperor all along."

Lu Ze was just concentrating on hunting. Earlier, a eunuch had specially led them to this road to hunt, and Lu Ze noticed something was wrong.

I didn't expect that when I got to this place, there were animals everywhere that were easy to hunt.

Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi did not grow up riding on horseback. They grew up playing in fields and barns. They are very familiar with agricultural matters.

But when it comes to kung fu, such as horse riding and archery, they are far inferior to those second-generation rich kids.

However, the brothers were not very familiar with the Pei County Group, but with the emperor's instructions, they were often treated kindly by officials from the Feng family.

Gradually, people learned it through teaching.

"When His Majesty was a child, he loved to reason with people. It is said that he once argued with several ministers for several days in a row, leaving them speechless. His Majesty was so bored that he ran to argue with him while holding a parrot."

"A parrot cannot argue."

"The Emperor taught him to say, 'Red Phoenix, Yellow Phoenix, Pink Phoenix.'"

"The parrot naturally tried hard to learn, but after a few days of foaming at the mouth it died."

[PS: Parrot: I am not a human, but someone is a real dog. ]

Lu Shizhi talked as he walked.

Lu Ze rolled his eyes as he listened, "Aren't these all things that happened when His Majesty was a child?"

"How did you hear that? It's obvious that you're not doing your job properly. You're just chatting with people every day."

Lu Shizhi blushed and said hastily, "How can that be possible? My lieutenants are the troops brought by the late Queen Mother from the State of Chu. They are very powerful. They watched the prince grow up and told me all this."

After hearing this, Lu Ze thought to himself.

Shouldn't the prince's hobbies and childhood anecdotes be kept secret? Why is this person telling everyone about it?

Lu Ze looked at Lu Shizhi's stupid look and thought that he did have some value. He probably thought that group of people used him as a springboard.

Those people who came from the State of Chu with the late Queen Mother are getting old and want to find some jobs for their descendants.

"Then let me ask you, did they tell you this and then let you go to the palace to deliver rabbits to His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Yes." Lu Shizhi said carelessly. "How can I see His Majesty at any time? I used to work in the palace, so I know the rules."

"So I gave the rabbit to my third sister. My third sister is smart, she can see the emperor anytime. But my third sister scolded me."

"She really doesn't understand the ways of the world."

As Lu Ze listened, his face gradually became dark.

"Why do I have a brother like you? Even if there are ten of you, you can't compare to one third sister."

Lu Shizhi didn't feel anything when she heard this, because she had been hearing the same words since her third sister was born.

Lu Zhi was cute, petite and very good at speaking since she was a child.

When Duke Lü and his mother Lü were having a conflict, Lü Zhi could think of many ways to get them to reconcile quickly. But Lü Shizhi just ignored them and ate persimmons, his face was yellow and sticky, as if he had fallen into the toilet.

However, Lu Shizhi often said, "People like Third Sister will be the most hated by everyone."

When Lu Shizhi's uncle asked why, Lu Shizhi said, "Everyone in this world is lazy and just muddles through life."

"Everyone is lazy and slacking off. But the third sister is always so serious. How can anyone like her?"

"Everyone wants to take advantage of the situation and take public property home. But Third Sister is determined to stop this from happening. Isn't that offending everyone?"

"For someone like Third Sister, she is a woman and cannot work in an office. If she were to work in a department or a government office, with her personality, she would like to show off her talents, speak out her mind, and use her abilities to the fullest. She would be hated to death."

"Human hearts are terrible, especially jealous ones. Fortunately, I am the second brother, who does not mind that she is a girl and tolerates her. If other brothers saw how beautiful and smart their sister is, they would definitely sell her out."

This is what Lu Shizhi said when he was a child.

I don't know why, but he suddenly thought of this incident when he was hunting in the forest today.

"Brother, why am I a little worried about my third sister?"

Lu Ze looked at Lu Shizhi, "There's no point in worrying. Unless we have the strength to protect her and let her escape unscathed."

Lu Ze looked at the sword in his hand.

Lu Ze looked at the mountains in the distance and said, "Actually, I have always missed Shanfu County. I have always wondered what would have happened if we had taken another path that day and had not met His Majesty the Emperor." After Lu Ze finished speaking, Lu Shizhi still felt that his brother was being a little sentimental.

"Brother, you have become like the third sister now. Sometimes you are very serious, and sometimes you look sad. In other words, aren't our lives much better now than before?"

"We will never be bullied again. No one could bear the days in Shanfu County. Every day, we were either on guard against the hired farmers or worried about whether the King of Wei would come to collect grain or the people of Chu would come to recruit soldiers."

"We are already landlords, yet we still live like this. If we were a poor family, in such a chaotic world, we would probably have to sell our two sisters to others as slaves."

"I was short-sighted before. I didn't know what slaves were. It turns out that slaves are just like animals."

"After being sold to someone else, they have to do all kinds of work every day. But that's not all. The girls from good families, who were born by their mothers and raised by their parents, are sold to others and become horses for their masters to ride on."

“This world is a fucked-up world.”

Lu Shizhi said indignantly.

As for the abilities of the Lu family, they are really nothing special.

But there is one thing: this family is surprisingly kind-hearted.

Don't turn a blind eye to the suffering of others.

Let’s talk about Lu Gong’s family who were fleeing. When they saw poor people on the way, they shared some food with them to help them.

This is the kind of family they are, they deserve to be rich.

As Lu Shizhi spoke, he looked at the lush green mountains in the distance. The girl he loved when he was a child was sold by her parents to the distant Qi State.

Now I don’t know whether I am alive or dead.

"Who would have thought that my Lu family would become so successful. It's a pity that I didn't even get to show it to my old friends."

Lu Ze turned his back and listened. The war was over, but the scars left by the war took a long time to heal.

"The old war has indeed ended, but the new war has just begun."

"I originally thought that my life would be much easier after following His Majesty. But as my official position got higher and higher, the situation changed."

"The world is still the same. People form gangs and organizations for two purposes. One is to bully others, and the other is to protect themselves from being bullied."

“We used to be the ones who were bullied, but now we are in a new place and we are facing the problem of bullying others.”

"Everyone bullies here, and if we don't bully, then it seems like we are wrong."

"It doesn't sound logical, but we have to do it."

Lu Shizhi listened and shouted in surprise, "Brother——"

"Why are you panicking? You are already the commander of Xianyang. You need to be a mature leader, not a fool who is led by the nose by your subordinates."

"Mount Tai collapses in front of you but your expression remains unchanged; a deer appears on your left but your eyes do not blink."

"We are now by the side of His Majesty the Emperor. Everyone says that we are the favorites of His Majesty the Emperor. This status and the flattery and praise from those people have long made it difficult for us to get off the tiger."

“As the saying goes, good fortunes often lie within the shadow of misfortunes, and misfortunes often lie within the shadow of good fortunes.”

"After today, I don't know what fate we will face."

Both Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi were under tremendous psychological pressure.

As soon as they arrived at this deep valley and saw so many prey, they actually understood the emperor's intention.

But despite this, they still felt fear in their hearts.

They worry about whether things will go well tomorrow.

Rather than promotion, these two people would rather have a more stable life.

It's not in their nature.

However, neither of them had considered that their promotion was based on the very means that they had once despised when they were the common people at the bottom of society.

In the past, they did not have such access and always slandered others in secret, saying that they would never do so.

Until one day, their positions changed and their hearts began to change.

They still came to the woods, where they hunted the prey that had been released without restraint.

But they were cautious and did not dare to fight too much.

It was not until the eunuchs came and gave them a lot of hints that they took hasty action.

Because the reason why the emperor gave them leniency was not because he did not believe in their abilities.

Instead, those aristocratic families have all-powerful means and can come up with a thousand cheating methods to help these young masters of aristocratic families.

If only the emperor were honest and behaved like a gentleman.

Then the Great Qin will probably be destroyed by the aristocratic families.

Soon, the hunt was over.

Everyone acted very calm. Some had mud on their faces, some had blood on their clothes, and some had shot several arrows into the animals...

Everyone returned with a full load and excitedly pushed their carts before the emperor.

The officials were counting the prey, recording and adding points...

Qin II was sitting in the upper seat. This year, he also participated in the hunting.

People in the audience were talking a lot.

"Why are all the participants today from small families? The Lu brothers are not doing their job in the palace, but are actually here to participate in the competition."

"Yeah. How come the Lu brothers are here too?"

"How come Zhang Xi hit so many? He could hit so many by himself."

Zhang Xi was stunned when he heard this. Every time someone spoke a word, his heart would shrink violently and he would soon be out of breath.

At this time, Zhang Han came over.

The ministers dared not speak.

It’s not that Zhang Han is powerful, but that everyone knows each other’s dirty tricks and saves face for each other.

In Shanglin Garden, perhaps only the lakes are clean.

Soon, the results of the competition came out.

"General Zhang Xi is number one." Chen Ping stood up holding a deer head and shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone surrounded Zhang Xi and congratulated him.

Next, it was the descendants of some of the aristocratic families.

Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi were at the end of the line.

Qin II did not give them any marquisate, but this time, he transferred their official positions.

From today on, Lu Ze will go to the military camp to be responsible for food and fodder for Qin II.

This means that the most lucrative job in the entire army was taken by Lu Ze. (End of this chapter)