Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

"Ah." Zhang Yuanqing cried out in surprise upon seeing someone faint, then turned to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of Chu has passed out due to guilt over Prince Xiong You's assassination attempt on my life. Please quickly arrange for someone to take the Prime Minister back to the inn and have him see a doctor."

"puff"

I don’t know who made the sound, then Zhang Yuanqing looked over and quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

"allow."

"Your Majesty is so kind, I'm sure the Governor of Chu will thank you when he wakes up."

"As for Prince Xiong You, we should wait until the Chu State's Prime Minister wakes up and bring him back to Chu State and hand him over to the King of Chu for disposal."

"allow."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Soon, Li Xin brought people to carry Chang Jing and Xiong You back to the posthouse and sent soldiers to protect them.

Xia Wuqi was researching new medicine. When he saw Shi Yi running in, he thought that today was a grand court meeting and that something had happened to the Marquis again. He dropped the medicine in his hand, stood up, picked up the medicine box and ran out.

"Doctor Xia, we are going to the posthouse. We are going to the posthouse."

Shi Yi looked at Xia Wuqi who ran out in a hurry and shouted hurriedly.

After hearing this, Xia Wuqie stopped and turned around to ask, "Why are you going to the posthouse? Is the Marquis at the posthouse?"

"No, it's the Chu envoy who's unconscious, and the king has sent Doctor Xia to see him."

Shi Yi caught up with Xia Wuqie, panting.

Oh, how come Doctor Xia runs so fast? Are all doctors so physically strong?

"Oh, it's the envoy from Chu."

"Eunuch Shi Yi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but next time you pass on the message, you must make it clear."

Shi Yi: You have to give me a chance to say this.

Xia Wuqi handed the medicine box to Shi Yi, then tidied up his messy clothes and took the medicine box again, "Eunuch Shi Yi, let's go."

When the two arrived at the inn, Xiong You was still wailing, obviously with broken bones and in excruciating pain.

Xia Wuqie went to check on Chang Jing first.

"It's nothing. It's just that the Governor of Chu didn't sleep well these past few days and he's a little tired. He's just a little irritated. He'll wake up soon."

On the way here, Xia Wuqie asked Shi Yi about this and learned that this person had fainted because of Zhang Yuanqing's anger. He thought to himself, "Serves him right."

"Let's go, there's another person over there, let's go check him out."

This is also an unlucky guy.

You could have offend anyone else, but you had to assassinate the Marquis in Qin.

I'm afraid you don't have any serious illness.

Even if he is sick, he still needs to be examined by the Qin State.

I wonder what status the Marquis holds in the eyes of doctors now?

After Xia Wuqi examined Xiong You, he confirmed that three of his ribs had been broken and his tailbone was also slightly cracked.

"It's nothing serious, I just need to take good care of my bones."

Xia Wuqie shook his head as he spoke: "This young master of Chu is far too frail. How could he be so seriously injured by a simple fall?"

"I'll prescribe some ointment. Apply it every two days. Just lie in bed and rest."

After instructing the people brought by Xiong You on precautions, Xia Wuqie left with the medicine box.

Shi Yi: Is that all? What about the Chu State's Prime Minister? No more medicine?

Xia Wuqie: What kind of medicine do you want to prescribe? He will wake up in a while. Isn’t this a waste of medicine?

Besides, if I dare to prescribe medicine for him today, how can I continue to work in the medical field? Those people in Chang'an will definitely exclude me from the medical field. What medical books will the Marquis have in the future?

Xia Wuqie left with the medicine box, and Shi Yi followed behind him.

When he returned to Zhangtai Palace, Shi Yi reported what had happened at the inn truthfully.

Ying Zheng didn't say anything and then started to get busy.

He looked up and wanted to share some of the memorials with Fusu, but then he remembered that Fusu had followed Zhang Qing away after leaving the court today, saying that the teacher was frightened and the disciple had to go and take care of him.

Zhang Yuanqing's residence.

"Teacher, why did King Fuchu of Chu send Prince Xiong You to Qin as a hostage?"

"Since the King of Chu had killed Xiong You's brother, why didn't he execute Xiong You? Wasn't he afraid of Xiong You's revenge?"

Fusu thought about this all the way but still couldn't figure it out.

"The former king of Chu was extremely fond of Xiong You's biological mother, and therefore, Prince Xiong Han succeeded to the throne."

"King Han of Chu has rightfully taken the throne, so what about King Fuchu of Chu?"

Zhang Yuanqing asked.

"Kill the king and seize the throne."

"That's right. Killing the king to seize the throne is not a good reputation. That's why King Fuchu of Chu announced to the outside world that Xiong Han was not the heir of the previous prince. Why?"

"We must silence the world's gossip."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded. Fusu continued, "If Xiong You were also executed, the King of Chu would have been stripped of his veil. People would only say he murdered the king and murdered his brothers, rather than questioning Xiong Han's identity as they do now."

"Also, if we keep Prince Xiong You as a hostage in Qin, we can avoid having the King of Chu's own son go to Qin. If Qin and Chu go to war again, Chu will have no worries."

Zhang Yuanqing listened to Fusu and nodded: "Young Master is smart."

After receiving the compliment, Fusu smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's because of the teacher's good teaching. Fusu still has a lot to learn."

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Fusu, who had rarely acted childishly during this period, and chuckled softly, "Sir, do you know why I am so angry with the Prime Minister of Chu and Prince Xiong You today?"

Fusu quickly sat up straight and thought seriously, "Since Master knows the King of Chu's intentions, he must be trying to break this situation."

"Teacher, are you deliberately provoking that young master Xiong You to injure you in the palace? That way, you can take advantage of the opportunity to send him back to Chu. As for Ling Yin Chang Jing, are you trying to keep him in Qin? Are you sending Minister Yao Jia to Chu quickly to question whether the peace talks between the King of Chu and Qin are fake? In reality, you're trying to buy time so you can send someone to steal Qin's secrets and force the King of Chu to pay more."

"If that's the case, then why didn't the teacher investigate Prince Xiong You's assassination? If these two crimes are combined, shouldn't the State of Chu be held responsible for the compensation?"

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head. "It would be most beneficial for Qin if Prince Xiong You lived safely in Chu."

"Fusu understands." Seeing Zhang Yuanqing nod, Fusu continued, "If you pursue the matter of Prince Xiong You's assassination, when he returns to Chu, the King of Chu will surely execute him for disrupting the peace talks. But if you don't pursue it now, even if the King of Chu is angry, he will at most punish Xiong You, not execute him. As long as Prince Xiong You survives, he will cause trouble for King Fu Chu of Chu, and Chu will be in chaos."

"Hahaha, young master is very smart and understands it immediately."

Zhang Yuanqing praised Fusu so much that he became shy and fled from Zhang's house.

Back at Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng saw Fusu coming in and asked, "Have you taken good care of your teacher?"

Fusu paused for a moment, then walked to his seat and sat down as if nothing had happened.

"Father, Fusu just had some doubts in his heart, so he went to ask the teacher."

"Is there anything I can't help you with?"

Fusu had no choice but to tell Ying Zheng what had just happened at Zhang Yuanqing's house.

Then Ying Zheng looked at Fusu, "What do you think?"

"Fusu feels that the teacher is the most talented person in the world. Fusu will learn a lot from the teacher in the future."

Ying Zheng: Have you learned to be so evil?

"Then you should learn more. Come, take these over and have a look."

As he spoke, Ying Zheng had already pushed the pile of sorted memorials aside.