[Qin] Qin Shi

"Master Zhao." The maid standing outside the hall looked at the man who was walking slowly, and bowed down to salute.

Zhao Gaoxu raised his hand to signal the other party to stand up: "Young Master Eighteen?" Looking at the closed door, he couldn't help frowning, "It's already noon, although you don't have to go to school outside, but Wen Shu still I want it." Thinking of Hu Hai's behavior in the past, Zhao Gao couldn't help but mutter.

"Yes, yes." The maid smiled, walked to the door in small steps, and opened the door for Zhao Gao, "Young master just came back from His Majesty, and has been waiting for you, Mr. Zhao."

While talking, a young man's voice came from the room: "Let him come in directly."

Zhao Gao keenly caught the suppressed anger in the other party's voice. He stood there and looked at the little maid who pushed the door for him. After receiving a bitter nod from the other party, he took a few steps forward, turned around and stepped into the hall. .

And that palace lady was like keeping out the plague, she couldn't wait to close the door as soon as he stepped into the room.

"What made you so angry, my lord?" The closed door behind him blocked the bright sunlight. In the slightly dark room, Zhao Gao saw wooden objects scattered all over the ground not far away, " The young master remembered this time, and didn't smash those fragile things together."

In fact, Hu Hai, who really looks like a fragile product, heard the words, and his face became more serious: "Shut up!" His tone was not very good, "If it weren't for your incompetence, you have still let that bitch hold the palace's tools. How can I be so aggrieved!" The more he said, the more angry he became, and he kicked the quilt beside his feet to the ground.

However, the soft quilt is soft when it touches the feet, and it is gentle and silent when it falls on the ground-it makes people even more angry.

Zhao Gao was not angry at Hu Hai's words, he bent down and picked up the scattered wooden sculptures one by one, and put them into his arms: "If you can't even bear the humiliation for a while, then what kind of big picture is the young master planning?" .” His tone was calm, like flowing water caressing the edges and corners of rocks.

"It's easy for you to say!" Hu Hai looked at his jade pillow, gritted his teeth and pressed the movement he wanted to kick, "Fu Su, Fu Su, Fu Su! The only thing in the emperor's heart is that guy who doesn't even have a mother! None, so far I can only rely on the emperor's guy, if he wasn't born early, he would have gotten the favor of that bitch—"

"It is because the eldest son does not have his own mother clan that His Majesty values ​​it." Zhao Gao interrupted Hu Hai's anger. He straightened the overturned small table with his feet, and spread the things in his arms on the table. , "Because the eldest son has no one to rely on except His Majesty, it's like a thing, all his things are bestowed by His Majesty."

After all, Hu Hai was still unoccupied. He kicked the jade pillow, and the white jade pillow fell to the ground and shattered into several petals.The crisp sound resounded in the room, somewhat soothing Hu Hai's restless mood.

Zhao Gao glanced at the broken pillow on the ground: "It is precisely because of this," he opened his robe and sat down beside the table, "No matter what the eldest son does, His Majesty will not be able to find out what His Majesty expected, and His Majesty will be so relieved. He stayed in Xianyang to support the state affairs."

As he spoke, he pointed to the mess on the ground that he hadn't picked up yet: "What's more, the eldest son is a year older than you, and was brought up by His Majesty himself. In terms of emotion and reason, he has an advantage over you—why not?" In terms of controlling his emotions, the eldest son is recognized by the court as a mild-tempered man, has his own discretion and will not easily anger others."

"Are you hinting at me?" Hu Hai jumped off the bed and fell to the ground, looking at Zhao Gao with a sullen face.

"No, Gao just feels that there is still a long way to go before you can be above ten thousand people, my lord." He looked around, but couldn't find the teapot, "No one in this world can truly be unscrupulous except Your Majesty. If it were in the palace, perhaps what you said this afternoon would have already been presented to His Majesty."

Hu Hai kicked open the woodcut in front of him: "Naturally, Hai knows," he said in a bad tone, "This is also just outside, so I have to close the door, and it can't be broken, as long as it is broken. To be able to hold on to something that can't be broken or broken—it's so embarrassing."

"Who didn't come here like this?" Zhao Gao still looked peaceful, "Back then, Gao was beside His Majesty, and he had been His Majesty's shield and poison tester for decades, and he was ready to lose his head at any time. But so what? , only by clinging to His Majesty and holding His Majesty in his hands can Gao live like a human being."

He didn't seem to be talking about his own grievances and unwillingness: "Gao has served His Majesty for decades, and he has been a servant of His Majesty for decades. Only then did he get a chance to be an official in the former court, and only then did he get rid of those ordinary servants who you can kill as soon as you say." The possibility of the same fate as yours. Eighteenth son, you are the prince of Daqin from birth, you don't have to worry about your own food and clothing, you can enjoy the glory and wealth to your heart's content, and there are very few people who can take your life, so what is there to be angry about?"

Hu Hai squinted at Zhao Gao.

"You see that His Majesty trusts Gao now, but back then Gao was just a substitute for Wen Xinhou (Lu Buwei) to confuse those who wanted to murder His Majesty back then, just a dead ghost. Even later, His Majesty still felt that Gao Marquis Wenxin placed a secret agent next to him, so he was on guard against Gao Bai."

What he said was an understatement, but it was humble and obedient for decades: "Your Majesty has always been suspicious. If you don't do something, you will always be the inconspicuous 20-year-old among the more than [-] children of Your Majesty." It's just a son - no different from those princesses who want to marry."

"Oh, the difference?" What can resonate most with others is the same or even worse suffering, "In the eyes of my good emperor, only Fusu is his son." Sitting down opposite Zhao Gao, his tone was unruly. , "All good things are sent to Fusu, and all that is in our hands is what Fusu doesn't want. This is true for dead things, especially for women!"

The corners of Zhao Gao's eyes twitched: "You are not yet old enough to marry."

"The imperial father intends to give Mengtian's second daughter to Fusu. Heh, who doesn't know that the head of the Meng family has three daughters now, the eldest daughter has been married long ago, and the third daughter has just reached the full moon, and the second daughter is younger than Fusu Half a Jiazi, and only six years older than Hai!" The more she said, the more indignant she became, "If it weren't for that bitch who killed too much and cut off his children and grandchildren, the emperor would have to be with him no matter what..."

"Eighteen sons, be careful!" Zhao Gao stopped the words behind him, "It's fine if you say the eldest son, Yanbei Lord can't touch him no matter what." He couldn't help lowering his voice, "Your Majesty trusts Yanbei. The reason behind you is by no means as simple as you see it. But no matter how complicated it is, it is certain that those who move Yan Beijun will not end well."

Fortunately, although Hu Hai was angry, he still remembered the severity: "Hai just can't figure it out," he followed Zhao Gao's words and lowered his volume, "Why does the emperor trust him so much? Old general, the Wang family is nothing more than that after disarming and returning to the fields, so Zhao Shu is just a surrendered general, and he can still control half of the military power of Yanbei and my Daqin?"

"Don't you still say that he is a direct descendant of Ji Zhou? If I were the emperor's father, I would kill the grass and roots early."

"That's why you and I are inferior to Your Majesty," Zhao Gao sighed, "That's why Gao tried every means to persuade you to curry favor with Lord Yanbei. He is a direct descendant of Ji Zhou, but his biological father was Wu An during King Zhaoxiang's time. Jun——if he hadn't been unwilling to speak up, His Majesty would have already informed the world that his surname is Bai."

Hu Hai's expression changed: "That Lord Wu An Bai Qi?!"

"Yes," Zhao Gao nodded, "So you know why, since the descendants of Lord Wu'an were raised in the palace since the time of King Zhaoxiang, they were no different from his son-in-law, until the name of Lord Wu'an in the time of your grandfather. Being able to deter other countries, Lord Yanbei is even better than blue, and he has fought for half of the world for the Qin Dynasty, and he has no parents."

Speaking of this, Zhao Gao also felt a little emotional: "Whether he is unwilling to protect himself or because of something else, the conclusion is that the things His Majesty rewarded him will return intact after he returns to the soil. In the hands of His Majesty. And the current policy of the government, the eighteenth son, let me tell you the truth. Although Lord Yanbei does not seem to be involved in the government affairs, but he has always lived in the palace with His Majesty. You really think he has nothing at all. Participate?"

The so-called participation does not necessarily mean that you have to go to the court to participate, and you can also participate if you make plans behind the scenes.

Hu Hai took a deep breath: "How could the emperor allow him so far?"

"In Your Majesty's heart, there is only the world." Zhao Gao has followed Yingzheng for so many years, from a boy who just entered Qin with a Handan accent, to the King of Qin who got rid of Lai Ai and dismissed Xiangguo, and then to Qin Shihuang who ruled the world and became the emperor. He still has some experience in seeing his king, "As long as that person does not commit any treasonous things, His Majesty will not touch him."

"Besides, he still has the rich land of Yanbei in his hands. Now that the Qin Dynasty is newly established, the officials in the middle of the court are far from being able to control the Central Plains. It is Yanbei who separated out its own students and gentlemen to fill this gap for the time being." Apart from Yanbei, No other place in the old Qin genus could capture such a huge number of literate directors.

"Perhaps your Majesty will deal with Lord Yanbei when a new generation of poor students from Daqin's family stand up and enter the court decades later, but it's definitely not now." Zhao Gao saw clearly, "Young Master thinks more about this than you do. I understand better."

What Hu Hai hates the most is that someone compares him with Fusu, but Zhao Gao doesn't seem to notice his expression at all: "The eldest son runs to the side of Yanbei Lord whenever he is free. Without His Majesty's instruction, Gao would not believe it. So what are the eldest son and His Majesty doing, isn't it the wealth of Yanbei and the military power in the hands of Lord Yanbei?"

"Young Master Eighteen, Gao knows that you don't like Lord Yanbei, but as long as His Majesty hasn't decided the crown prince for a day, then you still have a chance." Zhao Gao looked at the wooden carvings scattered on the ground, "If you can grow up first , get Yanbei-jun’s Qingmi, then go to Yanbei’s military power and secrets, then when you become the Emperor of Qin, who you want to deal with, isn’t it just a matter of a few words.”

Hu Hai followed Zhao Gao's line of sight and looked at the woodcut he threw on the ground before: "I just came back from the emperor's father." He reluctantly mentioned why he was so angry, "The emperor intends to end the southern tour early, Go back to Xianyang—I heard that something happened to Fusu."

"Is Lord Yanbei here?" Zhao Gao's focus was elsewhere.

"I didn't see it." Hu Hai said impatiently.

"That's strange," Zhao Gao said, not annoyed, "Since five days ago, no one in the camp has seen Lord Yanbei - Your Majesty may have sent Lord Yanbei to do other things. My son, have you found out When is Your Majesty planning to leave for Xianyang?"

"Tomorrow," Hu Hai is not really stupid, he just couldn't help being annoyed by such injustice, "The emperor said that he wants to go east first, enter the official road on the east line, and go straight back to Xianyang."

Want to head east before returning to Xianyang?

赵高眯起眼睛，念及六日前那向东郡坠落的星辰，以及自那之后就再也未在营中见到的雁北君，若有所思。