Hu Hai

Ying Zheng has always understood how powerful rumors are. After all, he has experienced countless rumors since he was a child. If he hadn't firmly believed in his own abilities and the blood of the talisman Ying's family, Ying Zheng knew that he would have been ruined long ago, and it would be impossible for him to achieve reality. Today's achievements, but even so, isn't the rumor that he is Lu Buwei's son just as loud in the dust, has it never disappeared?

Because of this, Ying Zheng's aversion to rumors is far beyond ordinary people.

If it wasn't clear that the people under his rule could not be kept from speaking, Ying Zheng would have wanted anyone who spread rumors to serve his sentence!

I have suffered enough from the rumors, and Ying Zheng does not want his youngest son to suffer the same painful experience as himself. No, if the rumors are true, then Hu Hai will bear far more pressure than himself—Hu Hai shoulders the burden of The Qin State, which has been prosperous for hundreds of years, is prosperous!

A cold light flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes, his resolute lips showed a touch of indifference, and he said in a deep voice, "Fu Su, is the news true?"

Fusu immediately replied: "Don't dare to lie to the emperor, my son has already verified the matter. The rumors first spread from the Weifeng Winery, and the person who told the story was a middle-aged alchemist who came with Confucian scholars. Weifeng The owner of the wine shop said that he had seen this person several times in the past, but he hadn't appeared for nearly a decade. Erchen personally visited the students who had been with the middle-aged alchemist, and learned another thing from them... ..."

Fusu frowned as he spoke, as if he felt a great trouble, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Kong Yu, and when he looked back at Ying Zheng, his voice involuntarily softened: "Father, this alchemist's name is Xu Fu was once Wen Tongjun's guest, and the alchemist had lived in Wen Tongjun's house for more than a month before he disappeared."

"Haha, cough, cough..." Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing hoarsely as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke, but he quickly raised his hand to cover his chest and coughed.

The civil and military men of the whole dynasty were so frightened by the sudden laughter of the first emperor that they didn't even dare to breathe. Ying Zheng took the drink from Xin Ti, took a sip, swallowed it slowly to suppress the commotion in his throat, and then pierced his sharp gaze at Kong Yu said slowly, "I'm not a suspicious person, Mr. Wen Tong, what's your explanation for this matter?"

Kong Yu raised his head, his expression was already high-minded, but his tone was a little impatient: "Your Majesty, the nine generations of Confucian scholars studied for the purpose of learning and being excellent, and the ministers have been called into the palace to become His Majesty's ministers. This alone is enough to explain The loyalty of the minister!"

Ying Zheng nodded thoughtfully, then smiled angrily, and said softly, "Oh, so that's the case. You Confucian students received preferential treatment from me and entered the court as officials, but you didn't achieve anything. Is it because you are loyal to me?"

"I really underestimated you in the past!" Ying Zheng suddenly slapped the big case and roared loudly, "Then Xu Fu, do you know who he is? You dare to keep him at home for more than a month!"

Kong Yu didn't understand that his sentence had ignited the anger of the first emperor, but he believed that he had never violated his moral heart, so he still maintained his high-minded and calm expression, saluted Yingzheng and said, "It's my minister who is strong in Weidi. A man of talent, I think Xu Fu is a talented person."

"Talent? Well, talent, that's true." Ying Zheng nodded in agreement, but his eyes showed more anger and annoyance.

He stood up, strode down the imperial steps, and stood in front of Kong Yu to reveal the answer: "Xu Fu holds my detoxification prescription in his hand, but keeps it secret. He is indeed a man of great talent. Such inaction and way of dealing with things are really incomparable to me." Mr. Wen Tong hit it off!"

After Ying Zheng said this, the patience in his eyes completely melted away. He waved his hand and said wearily: "Kong Yu, take your Confucian students and leave the court. I believe you are not a noble person, and you don't bother to practice Conspiracies and tricks to harm me, but it is of no benefit to me, Daqin. I am not a king who is trying to gain fame. It is useless to keep you. Foresight, but what I want are officials who are down-to-earth and willing to work, as long as they do what I ask, I will be satisfied."

Ying Zheng walked back a few steps, stopped suddenly, and continued, "Fusu, you should find out the students involved in this matter one by one, and don't hurt innocent people."

Kong Yu's face paled, and he was speechless. He knew that what Ying Zheng said was that "if anyone is involved in the case, he will be severely punished."

Although Kong Yu is convinced that he is innocent, he does not have the same confidence in the young students of the school. Being young means being reckless. Who can tell whether they have done anything that violated the laws of Qin, or to what extent? Woolen cloth?

"Your Majesty..." Kong Yu couldn't help opening his mouth, but was immediately held down by several strong guards. They directly covered Kong Yu's lips and dragged him out of the main hall in an instant.

Some of the courtiers present showed a surprised and unmoving expression because of this accident, and looked at Ying Zheng frequently and quite uncomfortably, trying to see the clue from his face.

Fusu looked around, knowing that if the matter is not settled today, the officials in the court may feel uneasy--Qin law is strict, and the entanglements are wide-ranging, who may be involved in this matter by twists and turns .

Hu Hai followed Fusu's line of sight, and naturally noticed the courtier's change. He was about to say something, but Fusu grabbed his wrist and held him on the spot.

Fu Su stared into Hu Hai's eyes and shook his head, then walked out of the queue, and said to the first emperor: "I have participated in the case of interrogating Xu Fu, and after two-phase verification, there are more than a hundred students involved in this case, and they all like alchemy. Confucian scholars."

As soon as Fusu's words came out of his mouth, everyone in the room was shocked.

Although there are many people involved in the case, it is not that the Qin State has never encountered such a large number of people. The real problem is that these alchemists are also Confucian scholars. The school of thought is the same, should this matter be put down gently?

Ying Zheng frowned, and after hesitating for a moment, he ordered in a light tone: "Let's deal with it according to the law."

Li Si accepted the matter, but Wei Liao showed disapproval.

At this time, Hu Hai, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly came out and said loudly: "Father, my son has something to do."

The cloud that had originally settled on Ying Zheng's face was instantly blown away by the wind. A smile appeared in his eyes. He looked up and down at the young son in official uniform, nodded at his handsome appearance, smiled gently, and lowered his voice. Yin asked encouragingly: "Oh? Hu Hai has something to say—then say it, I'm listening."

Hu Hai met Shang Yingzheng's eyes, couldn't help standing up straighter, raised his head and said, "I want to report to my father, I believe that corporal punishment should be abolished."

What Hu Hai said obviously exceeded everyone's expectations in the hall, and the hall fell silent instantly. Fu Su looked at Hu Hai's back, but the corners of his mouth slowly rose. He already understood what Hu Hai meant!

After thinking about it, Ying Zhenglue understood the meaning, and felt quite displeased, but he didn't want to hurt his youngest son, so he still smiled and said gently, "Hu Hai, why did you think of this?"

Hu Hai lowered his head slightly, smiled shyly, and licked his dry lips nervously, before explaining: "Once corporal punishment is carried out, the limbs of the prisoner will be completely destroyed. This kind of damage is irreversible. Then you will lose your ability to work.”

When Hu Hai said this, he quickly raised his head and said in a hurry: "I don't feel sorry for the person who committed the crime, but once they become disabled and lose the ability to work, then his tax will naturally fall on the other members of the family, which may cause trouble. The family is broken and the family is dead. What's more, the disability is left behind, and even if you want to reform in the future, you will lose the ability to reform."

Ying Zheng didn't care what kind of punishment the criminals received. In his opinion, as long as the crime was committed, the harsher the punishment, the more effective the punishment would be. But when taxes were raised, Ying Zheng had to cheer up and listen carefully.

He nodded and urged, "So, what do you think?"

Hu Hai smiled and said proudly: "I think that it is best to convert all crimes into corvee. The world was first set, and the Great Qin was newly built. No matter where there are endless projects, it is better to make good use of them than to waste people's resources. The guilty person can also leave a salary for the father."

There is also a difference between bringing your own dry food and providing board and lodging by the court, but if it is a criminal, hehe, who dares to ask the first emperor for money for such a thing?No one cares about being exhausted on the construction site. Criminals are criminals. When they commit crimes, they have lost the right to be sympathized with.

Yingzheng naturally understands the truth, and Qin never gave up the opportunity to increase the favorability of the people when the adherents of the Six Kingdoms were still undecided. The method proposed by Hu Hai is this good opportunity!

Seeing the pensive expression on Ying Zheng's face, Hu Hai slowly walked back to his original position and exchanged glances with Fu Su, who immediately stepped forward to persuade him: "Father, my son thinks what Hu Hai said makes sense. The disabled If the people don’t starve to death in the future, they will have to work in the countryside to take care of them, so why not make them into corvees and let them work instead of punishment.”

"Your Majesty, this matter is feasible, but we need to carefully discuss how to offset the original crime and the number of years of corvee, so as not to harm the severity of the crime and make Qin Fa lose the power of deterrence." Wei Liao was not a person who liked to kill in the first place. Seeing this method, I immediately agree.

Only then did Ying Zheng say: "Guo Wei also agrees with this matter?"

Wei Liao hurriedly said: "I agree with Mr. Hu Hai's approach."

Ying Zheng nodded, but did not agree immediately, but said: "The Prime Minister's Mansion, Guo Wei's Mansion and Ting Wei's Mansion will discuss this matter, and when there is a charter, I will submit it to me for decision."

After saying this, Ying Zheng looked at Hu Hai, suddenly smiled and stretched out his hand, pointing towards him: "In the future, Hu Hai will be responsible for the guards of Xianyang Palace."

Li Si shook his head with a smile when he heard the words, and said in his heart: Today's grand meeting is really special, I can't remember how many times I was shocked by the news I heard.

But the thing is obvious, the son that the first emperor valued the most was the crown prince Fusu, but the person he trusted most in his heart to be able to deliver his life was the youngest son Hu Hai.

Li Si glanced secretly at Mr. Hu Hai, and sighed in his heart. If he hadn't known that this young master had no ambitions, how many people would have fueled the flames behind him in order to win a "Second Emperor of Qin" and stir up troubles in the court?

... Could it be that His Majesty has thought of this a long time ago, and never mentioned the matter of letting Mr. Hu Hai move out of the prince's residence? !

Li Si was surprised, and hurriedly lowered his head to hide his gawkish expression, but he couldn't calm down—except for "the one who died in Qin Dynasty, Hu", there was also a sentence "the first emperor dies and the land is divided"!

Based on His Majesty's love for Mr. Hu Hai, will His Majesty divide the territory and give half of the country to Mr. Hu Hai who has no title, no wife, and no heirs until now?

Li Si was in a state of confusion for a moment, he was not sure about this terrible idea in his mind, if this matter came true, Qin would perish without perishing, and the two prophecies would be fulfilled at the same time!

No, no, no matter whether His Majesty has this intention in mind, he must not let this guess come true!

Li Si made up his mind in an instant, and was going to take advantage of his position to remind the prince Fusu when he saw him again. Even if he didn't want to destroy the brotherhood between the prince and Mr. Huhai, he had to be on his guard.

The prince has already handed over the power of commanding the army. If His Majesty really plans for Mr. Hu Hai, the prince has no power to fight back.