[Various] The Deposed Crown Prince's Survival Story

Beneath the walls of Daliang, the capital of Wei, in the headquarters of the Qin commander-in-chief.

At this time, Fusu, whose martial prowess was considered by everyone to be as high as if he had cheated, was not only a centurion, but also fortunate enough to be recruited by General Wang Ben and join Wang Ben's personal guard.

Of course, Fusu personally felt that Wang Ben was terrified by his previous unauthorized actions and instinctively felt that rather than keeping him out of sight and letting him do as he pleased, it was better to use public office for private gain. But in everyone else's eyes, they were already incredibly envious; at such a young age, he had already caught the leader's eye, which meant he was going to be carefully cultivated.

“Su…Qianfu.” Wang Ben swallowed back the laughable name “Baby” and looked at Fusu, asking, “What are your opinions on taking down Daliang City?”

Wang Ben's words made almost everyone present look at Fusu. Apart from a few high-ranking officials who knew Fusu's identity, everyone else couldn't help but sigh in their hearts once again, "Su Baobao is really lucky."

Young, good-looking, skilled, and valued by Wang Ben, she's practically a winner in life, except for her ridiculous name.

"This humble general believes..." Fusu recalled the Daliang city he had seen during the day.

Daliang City, as the capital of the State of Wei, was a city that had been painstakingly developed by successive Wei kings for over a hundred years. It was no less impressive than Linzi, the capital of the State of Qi, which was known as the "Number One Capital Under Heaven".

Compared to Xianyang, which lacked an outer city wall, Daliang's defenses were astonishingly strong. The walls were tens of feet high and tens of feet thick. Most remarkably, the entire city was constructed entirely of brick and stone, rather than the rammed earth that is more common today. In an era before the invention of gunpowder, such walls were practically nuclear-grade, standing firm against wind and rain.

In addition, there was a moat outside the city that was more than ten zhang wide and of unknown depth. After the Qin army attacked, the King of Wei ordered the stilts on the moat to be raised, and Daliang has now become a completely isolated city on the water.

But don't underestimate them just because they're isolated. Daliang City has abundant food supplies, enough to keep the Wei army fed and clothed for years.

If it were the old Fusu, he would definitely say, "What's so difficult about this? Why don't you send me as the vanguard? Or let me go in and set a fire? Or I can kill or kidnap the King of Han? In any case, it would be a piece of cake."

But I recently promised Ying Zheng that I would cooperate well with these foolish Blue Star people, not be too arrogant, and not look down on others. Even if others are not as smart as you or as good at learning, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and they always have advantages over you. Don't be too proud.

Damn it! Why can't I think of a solution? Am I supposed to let those foolish Earthlings come up with a solution first? What about the dignity of us romance novelists?

Based on the principle of knowing oneself and one's enemy, Fusu quickly recalled the classics he had read and tried to find the weaknesses of the Great Liang.

The State of Wei has existed for so long, it's certain that Qin wasn't the only state that tried to take it over. Are there any good examples from our predecessors?

"This humble general remembers... Lord Xinling once said that the day the Qin army marches out, Hanoi will surely be in danger; if Qin takes over the land of Han and diverts the Xingze River to flood Daliang, Daliang will surely perish. This humble general is not knowledgeable about water conservancy and does not know if this is feasible, but since Lord Xinling said so, this humble general believes there must be some reason for it. This humble general thinks it would be better to send a letter back to Xianyang and invite Mr. Zheng Guo, the water engineer who built the Zheng Guo Canal, to Daliang, so that he can take a look." Fusu said somewhat uneasily.

"Brilliant plan!" Wang Ben clapped his hands and looked at Fusu approvingly, saying, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Moreover, Mr. Zheng will arrive in Daliang soon. Commander Su, you will lead your troops to protect Mr. Zheng, understand?"

"Your humble servant obeys," Fusu said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Since we are going to use water to attack, we must thoroughly study where to release water, where to open water, where to dredge, and where to block water.

In the second century BC, there were no GPS, no Google Maps, and not even an accurate geographical map. Even if Zheng was the best hydraulic engineer in the world at that time, he could not complete the task by thinking about it. He had to visit the river tributaries near Wei and go up mountains and down to the countryside to study the best water attack methods.

Zheng Guo was going to travel around, so Fusu, who was responsible for protecting him, was going to leave even more.

Seeing Zheng Guo, whose hair and beard were all white, struggling to walk up and down in the wilderness at his advanced age, Fusu wanted to order someone to carry Zheng Guo, but Zheng Guo laughed and said, "Lord Chang... General Su..."

Although Zheng Guo was not familiar with Fusu, he still recognized him as a high-ranking official of Qin. He said, “Although I have white hair, it is because of my hard work in my early years. I am still in good health. Walking this little path will not cause any major problems and is not a hardship.”

Fusu remained silent, following behind Zheng Guo, watching him travel step by step through the mountains and rivers near Daliang City, enduring wind and sun, sleeping in the open.

After finally returning to the military camp, he didn't even get a proper rest. Instead, he plunged into his study and studied maps and classic texts day and night.

"Hey! Earthlings!"

Fusu rested his chin on his hands, deep in thought. He felt that even with the current technological capabilities in Qin, he might not be able to do it as well as Zheng Guo, but he could never work as hard as Zheng Guo.

Several days later, the State of Zheng decided to dig a canal near the Yellow River to flood Daliang. King Ben ordered his soldiers to begin digging the canal.

During this period, the State of Wei sent soldiers to attack the laborers and troops digging the canals several times, and Fusu led his troops to fight against them.

This time, Fusu obediently followed orders and did not try to steal the spotlight with his romantic escapades.

Fusu discovered that without the abilities of the 123 Romance Star people, if he were just an ordinary Earth person, it seemed... he wasn't that impressive.

In such large-scale military operations, the role that individual martial prowess can play is really very small. Even if someone is strong enough to lift a cauldron and extremely brave, it seems that's about it.

There were several times when, if it weren't for my comrades reminding me or helping me in time, I would have been injured by enemy sneak attacks because I had deliberately shielded myself from superhuman hearing and vision... Well, I wasn't injured, and I couldn't risk my life for experiments.

But when a person is shot with an arrow, the arrow is deflected by the muscles, which seems even more frightening.

Okay, although I still can't understand the people of Earth, I can try to understand them.

Fusu guarded the city for half a month, and after that, the mighty river overflowed and flooded into the city of Daliang.

At this time, something happened in Xianyang Palace that had a profound impact on Fusu.

"What did you say? Say it again? Your Majesty... do you really want to attack Chu?" Mi Ji looked at Lord Changping and said with some emotion.

“Alas! Yes! Not only is His Majesty determined to attack Chu, but also… and also…” Lord Changping sighed and said, “He also scolded me and told me to get out of Yingdu and not stay in Xianyang to interfere with his decision.” Lord Changping said this, then looked up at Mi Ji, “I came here to say goodbye to you, Madam. I don’t know when we will meet again after I leave for Yingdu.”

The capital of the Chu state was called "Ying", but this "Ying" did not refer to a fixed city. Rather, whenever a city was designated as the capital, it would be renamed "Ying".

In the history of the Chu state, due to various reasons for relocating the capital, there were many "Ying" in the Chu state. The "Ying" mentioned by Mi Ji and Lord Changping was the territory that Bai Qi conquered for the Qin state decades ago.

"How could that be?" Mi Ji stood up excitedly and said, "I want to see the King. I want to ask him to rescind his decision to attack Chu."

"Madam, Madam, please calm down. If you try to persuade the King like this, and he rejects you outright, what will you say then?" Lord Changping stood up, shielding Mi Ji with his body, and reassured her, "The eldest son is unaware of this matter. What if the King takes his anger out on the eldest son?"

Upon hearing Lord Changping mention "Fusu," Mi Ji, who had been agitated, finally calmed down, a look of worry appearing on her face.

In Ying Zheng's study, he angrily handed the seal of the prime minister, which he had taken back from Lord Changping, to Li Si, saying, "Li Si, do a good job! If you do a good job, I will even bestow the prime minister's residence upon you."

"Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty." Li Si held the imperial seal in his hands, his voice slightly excited.

Although Qin had more than one prime minister, for Li Si, being promoted from the Minister of Justice to prime minister was something that, while not unattainable, was not something he could achieve at the moment.

Because each radish has its own hole, and all the radishes on top are thriving and healthy, there's naturally no space left for the other one.

At this moment, he really wanted to hug Changping Jun and give him a kiss, to thank him for giving up his spot.

At the same time, Li Si also hoped that Lord Changping would never come back again.

Li Si was a clever man, and he could naturally see the purpose of Ying Zheng's demotion of Lord Changping to Yingdu. On the surface, it was to use Lord Changping's status as a prince of Chu to appease the people of Chu in Yingdu, but in reality, it was a test to see whether he belonged to the Qin or Chu families.

Ying Zheng and Lord Changping were close friends since childhood and had a deep bond. Lord Changping himself was intelligent and capable, and made great contributions to the Qin state over the decades.

Therefore, although Lord Changping angered Ying Zheng and was stripped of his power as prime minister, his prime minister's residence was not taken back. This was Ying Zheng's hint that if Lord Changping did a good job, he could return to Xianyang at any time.

However, Li Si had to say that Ying Zheng had handled this matter very poorly. Sending Lord Changping to Yingdu was like "putting a mouse into a rice jar." Even if Lord Changping did not intend to rebel, being in an environment full of Chu people greatly increased the chances of him rebelling.

"You may leave." Ying Zheng waved for Li Si to leave.

After Li Si left, Ying Zheng took out a few new bamboo slips, picked up a brush to write, but struggled for a long time and still didn't know what to write.

"Little Gao, what do you think Su'er will think if she finds out about this? Will she think I'm targeting her uncle?"

"Your Majesty is overthinking it. The eldest son is so intelligent, how could he not understand Your Majesty's thoughts? Besides..."

"Lord Changping's surname is Mi, but the eldest son's surname is Ying."