VII

Without the slightest delay, Fusu held the enthronement edict written by Yingzheng himself, and drove to Xianyang that afternoon, because this time Yingzheng was just a fake death, and his body was frozen well by Xue Ningdan, not as close as before. Near the verge of corruption, Fusu saved a lot of effort, and didn't even go directly to Lishan Imperial Mausoleum.

After all, he has been an emperor for decades, so Fu Su knows how to do it. Zhao Gao's snare and Zhang Han's secret shadow guard restrain each other, and it is quite simple to win Li Si. Li Si's daughter is his concubine. No one can refuse this honor to be directly promoted to queen. [All the men are married to the princess of Qin, and all the women are married to the princes of Qin. ——"Historical Records Li Si's Family"] As for the granddaughter of the old general Wang Jian, Fusu did not treat her badly. 【The first emperor didn't like to help Su, so he asked his in-law Wang Ben for help. (Wang Ben is the son of Wang Jian)]

For the rest of the brothers and sisters, Fusu rewards and appeases them generously, arranges practical matters, and keeps each other in check.As for Hu Hai who Yingzheng specifically mentioned to be buried with him, Fusu didn't make things difficult for him too much, but just put him under house arrest and sent the Shadow Secret Guard who was at odds with Luo Wang to take care of him personally.After all, he was also his own brother, the youngest son Ying Zheng liked very much.As long as the disturbance is not excessive, Fusu will turn a blind eye and pass if he can.Without Zhao Gao's support, Hu Hai, who has no real power, is nothing to worry about.

After handling everything, Fusu replaced Ying Zheng with a very similar corpse before Ying Zheng's burial, and hid it in the secret room under the palace.Fusu is not willing to give anyone anything about Yingzheng. When he is busy every day, he will not forget to stay in the secret room for a while to talk to his father, even if he is the only one talking about it. Soliloquy.Occasionally, I would stay until I forgot the time, and when I came back to my senses, it was time to go to court.After being kept in this way for decades, when Fusu faked his death and escaped, he was taken away together, and placed in the place of an unknown old Taoist, asking him to look after him.

Fusu can't be the emperor forever, an ordinary person can't live too long.If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Fusu didn't bother to explain, and after arranging the candidate for the throne, he feigned death and escaped.Because of agreeing to Yingzheng, in the following hundreds of years, Fusu appeared in different identities when the Great Qin Dynasty was about to fall, and tried his best to turn the tide and support this precarious empire.Or a general who has made great achievements in defending against foreign enemies, or a minister who has given power to the court and helped the government; he has been the emperor's teacher, and he has also been a courtier who manipulated power and changed the emperor...

In most cases, these identities played by Fusu are unlucky to die. Fortunately, Fusu has an immortal body. To die, I don't want to die, although I can do it again after death, but he has no heart to ask for another promise of companionship...

"Tomorrow is the day when the thousand-year agreement between you and Yingzheng expires. Have you not given up yet? Fusu?" The old man with white beard and hair and a childlike face was wearing a simple Taoist robe that was washed white. , holding a dust whisk in his hand, standing behind Fusu with seven-star shoes and sighing.

"Sir, didn't you already know?" Fu Su smiled, and concentrated on playing with the herbs in his hand. "Didn't you expect Fusu to come to live in seclusion with you at that time, and Fusu really came, and has been with you for more than 900 years..."

The old Taoist pretended to be angry and said: "Pindao asked you to come alone! But you brought back a living dead man for Pindao!"

Fusu put down the herbs in his hand, and looked at Ying Zheng who was sleeping in the ice coffin not far away.After a thousand years, this person is still the same as before, so he has obtained immortality in another sense, right?Fusu thought about it and laughed: "If Mr. really refuses, Fusu will not live in this cave for 900 years..."

"Even so! Pindao has no relatives and no reason for this Yingzheng. Why do you have to take care of him every time you go out for decades?" The old man quibbled.

"Sir, you are joking. Don't you know exactly what Fusu is going to do?" Fusu suppressed his smile, "There is no immortal dynasty in this world, no invincible country. No matter how good and gorgeous a palace is, time After a long time, it will be full of dust, rot and insects. All I can do is to replace the rotten wood with new wood, clean up the accumulated dust, and catch the troublesome pests... Do my best to let This palace has existed for a longer time, longer..."

"Hey..." The old Taoist sighed, "Fusu, you know that's not what I'm talking about..."

"Then what do you want me to say?" Fusu said softly: "Sir, Fusu will always remember your kindness to Fusu, and will never forget it. Therefore, Fusu doesn't want to force you. You can't say no to the way to save people." Even if I know, I don’t know, and I never asked you again. I will find a way to save him, no matter how much time it takes.”

The old man hated iron and steel and scolded: "I knew you had already guessed it! Do you know that I didn't tell you it was for your own good? For the sake of winning the government, isn't it enough for you to trap yourself for 1000 years? That gorgeous palace Although the appearance is good-looking, the inside has long been rotten and rotten! It’s better to tear it down and rebuild it neatly! You have tried your best to repair it again and again! To protect it! You even took it upon yourself to replace all the internal beams! No matter what Tianyi accidentally collapsed the palace and buried you alive in it? Have you forgotten how many times you struggled on the verge of life and death?"

"Although it is a bit dilapidated, it can still be used for a while after repairing it..." Fusu smiled bitterly: "If the palace really collapses one day and bury me in it, that will be my fate, and I can't blame others ... At that time, I just hope that my husband will be more considerate, and come here often to take care of him and talk to him. It's too hard to be alone, whether it's you or him..."

"Actually, it's good for him to fall asleep like this. He doesn't know anything, he can live forever, and he won't grow old... I can also see him every day and stay with him, no matter how the dynasty changes or the vicissitudes of life..." Clearing his voice, Fusu tried his best not to tremble: "If he wakes up, he can only live for a few more decades, then what should I do? Die again? Try to see if he can reincarnate again and see you later." Him? No! I'm going crazy..."

Finally couldn't help it, Fusu choked up and said, "It's good for me to guard him like this. Even if I guard him for another thousand years, I'm willing for ten thousand years. He didn't die, did he? He just fell asleep."

The old man was really angry this time, and said with a sneer: "So that's it! This is what you said to keep the old man in your heart? Don't push your cowardly excuses on the poor man! You are afraid that after you understand the nature of the Xuening pill His body returned to normal, and he would die if he lived for decades at most. He also thought about waking him up, and was unwilling to face a living dead all day, so he searched intermittently for a way to save him. Fu Su , you are really contradictory!"

"You're right, that's exactly it..." Fusu closed his eyes and said, "I want him to wake up soon, but I also want him not to wake up. The panacea for the whole cave; Mr. who clearly guessed the way to save people may know, but he has no courage to find the answer that is close at hand... So contradictory, unwilling, resentful, and fearful, but he did not try his best to change the status quo. Fusu was just afraid, It's going to make things worse..."

The old Taoist casually picked up the herbal medicine that Fusu had just played with: "This is the herbal medicine you picked from Buxian Mountain, right? I remember that there was a magma eruption not long ago, why didn't you be buried in it?"

"Fusu is lucky."

"Good luck?" The old man was so angry that his beard was crooked, he threw away the herb, pointed at Fusu and cursed: "I think it's great! I didn't die so many times! Who are you doing this for?" ah?"

"Sir, you are thinking too much..." Fu Su smiled and said, "I just heard people say that there is a kind of rejuvenation grass that can relieve cold symptoms, and it grows in the cracks in rocks in extremely hot places, so I went there...More What's more, Fusu won't die, can't die, with his last breath, he has to struggle to climb out of hell, Fusu can't bear this terrible reincarnation to happen again..."

"Hey..." The old Taoist sighed: "Your life is yours, and your body is yours. You can do whatever you want..." He shook his head and turned to walk back. It is said that there are dozens of feet.The bottom of this cave is so cold and damp that even a fire can't be started, and thanks to Fusu, he was able to live here for decades.

Before walking out of Fusu's line of sight, the old Taoist sighed and stopped, then turned around and said, "If... if... I want you to exchange your life for Yingzheng's awakening? Are you willing?"

"I'm also good at what I have in my heart, even though I died nine times, I still haven't regretted it." Fusu said softly.

Although the voice was soft, it was so firm that the old Taoist's heart trembled, and he said sharply, "Fusu! You must have thought clearly! What I said was to trade your life! If you die this time, you won't be able to survive And Ying Zheng can only live for a few more decades! Is it worth it to exchange your immortal body for a mere few decades for a mortal? Are you willing?"

"Fusu... no regrets..."