[Various] The Deposed Crown Prince's Survival Story

Fusu really didn't know what kind of temper his boss father had.

A dignified King of Qin, instead of staying quietly in Xianyang Palace as a beautiful and peaceful king, insisted on coming to the front lines to cause trouble. Not only that, but he also brought his wife and daughter with him, claiming, "Su'er, your mother and sister insisted on coming to see you, and your father had no choice but to bring them along."

There's no way... pfft! A Qin king who's a man of his word, and you're saying you can't handle two women? Bringing your stepmother along could be explained as her leaving Chu for many years and you're taking her back to her hometown.

Why bring Hehua here? To see her grandparents? Wouldn't it be better to just take her back to Qin and let her see them however she wants?

And then what happened? He encountered danger, right? What an idiot! The baby saved him, right? Sigh! Raising a dad is really not easy for a baby.

If you bring Mi Ji and He Hua, you can say it's to see yourself, but how do you explain bringing Hu Hai? It's like two mischievous kids meeting, competing to see who's more mischievous... Who's the mischievous kid? This little one is the wise and clever eldest prince of Qin.

"Speak, you little brat, what do you want from your dear, beloved older brother? Have you made a mistake and want your older brother to plead with Father on your behalf?" Fusu bent down, looking at Huhai at eye level, and said with a smile.

"I...I didn't do anything wrong." Even if I did, I wouldn't let a monster like you plead with my father. It would be a miracle if you didn't take advantage of my misfortune, let alone plead for my father.

"I want...I want..." Hu Hai lowered his head, his fingers unconsciously twisting together, and said with some difficulty, "I want you to help me...help me...kill someone."

If it were the old Fusu, Hu Hai would never dare to say such things in front of him, because if he did, he would definitely be accused of things like "the demeanor of a young master," "malicious thoughts," "lacking the manners of a gentleman," and "ruling the country by law and not abusing private punishments." But this older brother... although he is a bit crazy, he is sometimes more reliable than the old one.

"Murder?" Fusu straightened up, picked at his ear with his little finger, then blew on the non-existent earwax on his finger and said, "If you're going to kill someone, you should at least give me a reason. Tell me who he is and why you want to kill him."

Hearing that what he wanted to do wasn't impossible, Hu Hai raised his head, a hint of excitement appearing on his beautiful face. "The person I want to kill is called Xiang Yu... I heard he's Xiang Yan's grandson. Why kill him... um..."

He said that after his father died, and he became the Second Emperor of Qin, this guy named "Xiang Yu" would rebel under his grandfather's banner, fight his way up, defeat Zhang Han at Julu, and then fight his way to Hangu Pass, whereupon Hu Hai was killed by Zhao Gao.

Hmph! Xiang Yu is just the first one, and the most threatening one, so he has to be eliminated first. As for the others... like that Liu Bang, I've got him all written down in my little notebook.

I know what you did in the summer of your past lives!

Hu Hai, transformed into a villainous revenge boss in a horror movie, sets his sights on Xiang Yu for revenge.

Compared to Liu Bang, Chen Sheng, and Wu Guang, who were hiding somewhere, the mighty Emperor Qin Er Shi naturally wouldn't bother remembering the origins of a few petty thieves. Xiang Yu only remembered them because they were prominent figures.

But what reason should we use?

Hu Hai tilted his head and thought for a while, but after thinking for about half a quarter of an hour, he lost confidence in his intelligence and had to honestly say, "I dreamed that there was a guy named Xiang Yu... who claimed to be a descendant of Xiang Yan who wanted to kill me. Not only did he want to kill me, but he also wanted to kill all the descendants of Ying Qin... Waaah... How scary, big brother."

"Ah..." Fusu thought of many answers, but he never expected his younger brother to give him such an answer. Brother, you can't do this. Dreams are the opposite of reality, don't you understand? Don't believe in feudal superstitions, do you understand?

Brother, don't you think the views that "dreams are the opposite of reality" and "don't believe in feudal superstitions" are completely contradictory?

Hu Hai raised his head and looked at Fu Su with his big, bright black eyes, his delicate face full of pitifulness.

"Alright, let me investigate first, and then decide whether to kill him or not." Fusu reached out and patted Huhai's head, saying with a helpless expression.

There's nothing we can do; the baby is just a kind-hearted older brother.

The King of Qin personally went to the battlefield, and the only person they could rely on, Lord Changping, was captured alive by the eldest son, Fusu. After being besieged for more than a year, the powerful and influential people in Shouchun City were finally captured by Wang Jian's army.

Historically, after the King of Chu was captured, Xiang Yan and Lord Changping continued their antics for quite some time. However, in this world, since Lord Changping had already been captured by Fusu, Xiang Yan could no longer maintain his power and soon committed suicide.

A minor incident occurred: Xiang Yan's grandson, Xiang Yu, was captured alive by the Qin.

"Here you go play with him!" Fusu tossed the person in his arms to Huhai like a chick, and said with a smile.

Looking at the little boy with his hands tied, who had been thrown in front of him with a face full of hatred, Hu Hai cautiously shrank closer to Fusu and pointed at the little boy, saying, "Who is this person?"

"It's that one..." Fusu bent down slightly and whispered to Huhai, "The one you said you wanted to kill?"

"Xiang Yu!" Hu Hai exclaimed, taking two steps back and staring in astonishment at the little boy who was bound like a dumpling but still struggling.

Xiang Yu was twelve years old this year, but he looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child. He was not only quite tall, but also broad-shouldered and thick-waisted.

Hu Hai, looking like a child, stood beside Xiang Yu. He looked at Xiang Yu's hand, then at his own thigh, and sadly realized that his thigh was not even as thick as Xiang Yu's arm.

Hu Hai glanced at the stubborn Xiang Yu, pulled Fu Su aside, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, why did you bring him here?"

"Didn't you say he killed you in his dream, so you want to kill him?" Fusu smiled slightly, looking at the puzzled Huhai, and explained, "Since he dared to anger my lovely younger brother, I can't let him get away with it. So... how about this, I'll bring him here to be your servant. His life is in your hands. You can kill him, torture him however you want, or do whatever you want to him. Isn't that better than just killing him outright?"

As Fusu spoke, he patted Huhai on the shoulder encouragingly.

“Huh? This…” Hu Hai turned around, glanced at Xiang Yu, then looked back at Fu Su, his eyes flashing with an unusual light.

Hu Hai was a bit slow-witted, but he was only bad at studying. He had no ability to do anything serious, but he was very good at playing tricks and tormenting people.

In just a glance, Hu Hai devised a set of the Ten Great Tortures of the Qin Dynasty, intending to use them on Xiang Yu one by one.

But just thinking about it, Hu Hai remembered something else, "But... he won't hit me, will he? I can't beat him."

When I was alive in my previous life, I heard that this guy named Xiang Yu was strong enough to lift a tripod and had extremely high martial arts skills. What if I tortured him too much and he killed me in a fit of anger?

"Don't worry, if he doesn't want to confiscate your property and exterminate your clan, he won't do anything to you." Fusu patted Huhai on the shoulder and told him this story.

When Hu Hai mentioned dreaming of being killed by Xiang Yan's grandson and vowing to exterminate all descendants of the Qin dynasty, Fu Su said he would investigate. This wasn't just a perfunctory remark. After investigating, he discovered that the remnants of the six states indeed harbored a deep-seated hatred for the Qin dynasty. Although they expressed it in different ways, it was essentially the same kind of hatred.

There are clans like the Xiang family, who outwardly submit but secretly hate you to the core—like this brat in front of us, who doesn't even bother to hide his true feelings, and whose inner thoughts are immediately apparent; and there are also people like Zhang Liang of Han, who are unwilling to even outwardly submit and are constantly jumping around trying to rebel.

Therefore, Fusu went to tell Ying Zheng about this.

Ying Zheng asked Fusu if he had any good ideas.

Fusu said that time is the best healer. After several decades, when a new generation grows up, no one will miss their homeland anymore.

Ying Zheng said that dragging things out and doing nothing, just sitting and waiting for decades to come, does not fit his persona and style.

Fusu said, "I have an idea. We can build a school in Xianyang Palace and send the school-age children of the remnants of the six states, especially their heirs, to study there. Firstly, we can use these children as hostages to deter them from making any rash moves; secondly, we can brainwash them, making them remember the goodness of Qin and the kindness of the King of Qin, so that they will naturally side with us when they grow up."

These children are of noble birth. Even if they are not the heirs of their respective families when they grow up, they will still be the sovereign figures within their families. With these pro-Qin future leaders, why should we be afraid that the remnants of the six states will not side with Qin?

As for a few die-hards, they're actually quite easy to deal with. Killing a stubborn child is much easier than killing a fully grown adult. If one of them dies in a minute, it's not our fault.

After listening to Fusu's words, Ying Zheng patted Fusu's shoulder with a look of emotion and praised him loudly: "Good son, you've finally grown up. All those books you've read haven't been in vain. You've even learned to play the game of intrigue and power struggles."

Although unwilling to admit it, Fusu had to honestly say that half of the idea came from Chen Ping. He only thought of the half about being a hostage and killing the disobedient ones, while the other half about opening schools to educate people was Chen Ping's idea.

"Chen Ping? That kid is quite clever, full of clever ideas, and the ideas he comes up with are always very shrewd. I feel more at ease having him follow you, my lord. However..." Ying Zheng paused here, stroked his chin, thought for a while, and then spoke again.

"Want to marry my daughter? Absolutely not!"

"The idea of ​​marrying my sister is absolutely impossible!"

Ying Zheng and Fusu were of one mind and spoke in unison.

After the father and son finished speaking at the same time, they looked at each other and smiled. The father-in-law's thoughts were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Moreover, if the Qin princess married later, people would only say that the king loved the princess, and no one would say that the princess was an unmarried spinster.