Diqin Designer

Chapter 18 Father and Son (Hu Hai)

Ying Zheng continued, "In the future, avoid associating with people like Chunyu Yue. Taking such people as your teachers will only lead to your failure."

Although Li Nian did not say what Chunyu Yue did in history, the fact that it was written on that bamboo slip must mean there is something wrong.

Ying Zheng planned to find a time to call Li Nian over and ask him about it in detail.

Fusu opened his mouth, wanting to defend his teacher, but seeing how harsh Ying Zheng's words were, he did not dare to speak.

Thinking of Li Nian, an idea suddenly popped up in Ying Zheng's mind: Why not give his son, who looks a little crooked, to Li Nian?
The more Ying Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that he could give it a try, so he said to Fusu: "I have found another teacher for you. This person's vision and knowledge are far superior to Chunyu Yue!"

Fusu was full of disbelief, but due to Ying Zheng's majesty, he dared not refute. He had to bury his dissatisfaction in his heart, thinking that when the man his father mentioned came, he would definitely weigh his weight.

Although Ying Zheng had the idea of ​​letting Li Nian be Fusu's teacher, it was just an idea. He had to make sure that Li Nian was really harmless to the Qin Dynasty and examine Li Nian's character and knowledge before he would actually implement it. Otherwise, he would not leave Fusu to Li Nian.

Looking at his eldest son who was obviously dissatisfied, Ying Zheng felt helpless and amused. His eldest son was indeed somewhat similar to him in terms of "stubbornness".

It’s just that his “stubbornness” is that once he has decided on something, he will work hard to accomplish it, even if it means taking a detour, while the eldest son’s “stubbornness” is that once he has decided on something, he will not look back, so he becomes stupid and inflexible, just like the history told by Li Nian, where Fusu committed suicide because of a forged edict.

If it were him, he would not commit suicide because of the will. Even if the will was real, he would not do so. He would only lead the army to personally find Hu Hai and Zhao Gao to verify its authenticity.

But Fusu did not. He and Meng Tian truly believed the will and committed suicide together. They did not think about whether they would really kill him or whether the will could be fake.

When the imperial edict arrived, he didn't even have any doubts and directly committed suicide according to the instructions. Don't father and son even have this little trust?

Moreover, his ability is also questionable. He didn't detain the messenger who delivered the edict, ask about the situation, and understand how the edict was issued. Then did the messenger have other purposes?
As long as he had a little bit of brains, he could have completely avoided the worst situation, but Fusu didn't have that.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng said "Take care of yourself!" and turned and left.

"Farewell, Father!"

Looking at Ying Zheng's departing back, Fusu always felt that his father was a little strange today. He seemed to have expectations for him, but also seemed to be very disappointed in him. Finally, he was a little bored when he left.

After Ying Zheng disappeared, Fusu asked the eunuch beside him: "What happened in the palace today? Who came to see my father?"

Li Nian's existence has been blocked by Ying Zheng. Although some people know that something seems to be happening in the palace, they don't know the specific situation.

The eunuch shook his head: "Sir, we don't know either!"

Fusu frowned, thinking of some recent news from the palace. It was said that a mysterious person lived in the palace. His residence was tightly sealed and all entry and exit required strict inspection.

Originally, he guessed that it might be a beauty that his father had collected from somewhere, but now he thought that it might be the teacher that his father mentioned.

"To be treated like this by my father, this man must be someone of great importance. I will see if his knowledge is as good as my father said."

He decided to find a few questions to ask the "teacher". A teacher is someone who imparts knowledge and solves problems!

Teacher, you can’t be unable to answer even this small question, right?

After parting with Fusu, Ying Zheng did not return to his palace, but went to another place in the palace.

Looking at the direction where Ying Zheng was heading, Meng Yi thought to himself: "Is the king going to look for Master Hu Hai?"

Originally, Meng Yi neither liked nor hated Hu Hai. He only had respect for the son of the king. But after learning about those things from Li Nian, Meng Yi naturally felt disgusted with him.

Hu Hai colluded with Zhao Gao and Li Si to murder his brother Meng Tian. Although his outcome was not revealed by Li Nian, it was probably similar. Meng Yi also knew that after Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, he killed his brothers and sisters in cruel ways.

In this situation, even though he knew that what Li Nian said might not be true, Meng Yi still felt disgust and even hatred towards Hu Hai.

Therefore, when the king asked him about his opinion on the truth of what Li Nian said, his answer was that he believed it to be true. His seemingly fair analysis was actually biased towards Li Nian.

This is human nature. People seek good things and avoid evil, and hate things that are harmful to themselves. Even if Meng Yi is very loyal to Ying Zheng, he is loyal to Ying Zheng. What does it have to do with Hu Hai?
When Ying Zheng arrived at Hu Hai's palace, Hu Hai, like Fusu, had already been waiting outside. When he saw Ying Zheng coming, he ran over with a smile on his face, as if saying, "I'm very happy to see my father, and I'm happy to welcome him."

He did the same thing when Ying Zheng came to visit him in the past, and it made Ying Zheng very happy. Which father wouldn't want to see his son like him so much?
If Li Nian saw Hu Hai welcoming Ying Zheng, he would definitely complain: "Boy, you are too happy too early today. The father saw that his son was not dead, so he drew out the seven wolves!"

Hu Hai ran up to Ying Zheng and saluted him: "Hu Hai greets father!" With a sweet smile on his face, he was full of surprise and joy to see his father coming.

In the past, Ying Zheng was also coaxed into happiness like this, but today, Ying Zheng only uttered a nasal sound calmly: "Get up!"

Hu Hai was stunned by Ying Zheng’s reaction. Why did his father seem unhappy to see him today?
But Hu Hai was also smart, and hurriedly said cautiously and aggrievedly: "Father, is there something I did wrong that made you unhappy? Please tell me, and I will definitely change!"

Looking at Hu Hai with a face full of grievance, Ying Zheng found it hard to imagine that this child who was not even ten years old would push his Qin Dynasty to destruction in the future and cruelly kill his other children.

When Ying Zheng thought about the death of the Second Emperor of Qin and the fact that the boy in front of him would kill his brothers and sisters in the future, he felt angry. If he didn't vent his anger today, he would feel uncomfortable. And if he wanted to vent his anger, what better way than to find the culprit?
Ignoring Hu Hai's grievance and pity, Ying Zheng asked: "What are you doing recently?"

"I have done a lot..."

Hu Hai quickly told her everything he had done recently, such as eating well, studying hard, sleeping well, and treating the eunuchs and palace maids well. He was a very obedient baby. At the end, he added: "It's just that my father didn't come to visit me. I miss him very much!"

Hu Hai thought that his words would please Ying Zheng, but Ying Zheng looked at him and said, "Why do you want to be my master instead of studying hard? You deserve to be punished!"

This script is wrong. Hu Hai was confused. Shouldn't his father happily praise him for being filial after he expressed his longing for his father? Why did he punish him instead?

Which traitor is slandering me to my father?

Don't let me know, or I'll make you the same as those sparrows...

(End of this chapter)