At the residence of the eighteenth young master,
"Teacher, those Confucians have always supported Fusu. Why should we help them?”
Huhai's eyes were filled with jealousy.
Great Qin only had one throne, and if Fu Su, who already had the advantage, took this throne, then all his efforts to pay his respects and act filial would have been in vain.
"Has Your Highness ever fished before?"
Zhao Gao looked at the confused Huhai and cursed him for being an idiot. He then added,""Your Highness, think about it carefully. Is your Imperial Father the kind of person who would easily retreat?”
"Of course not!"
"But isn't everyone saying that Imperial Father is going to compromise with the scholarly faction?”
Huhai asked in confusion.
"The words of the people are just deliberately spread by people with ill intentions. How can they be taken seriously?”
Zhao Gao smiled sinisterly." The more those Confucians are making a ruckus now, the more miserable they will die when His Majesty is enraged. Your Highness, you just have to wait patiently!"”
"So Teacher is using these Confucians to anger Father!”
"This time, I want to see how Fu Su dies!" Huhai said with a ferocious look in his eyes.”
The smile on Zhao Gao's face grew wider.
As expected of the disciple he had taught since young. The current Huhai no longer looked weak and easily bullied. His eyes were filled with yearning for power. When he mentioned Fu Su, he could not hide his jealousy!
With such a greedy appearance, it would be easier for him to be controlled by Zhao Gao and participate in the competition for the position of Crown Prince!
"You have to know that our Emperor has always been arbitrary. Back then, wasn't his request for enfeoffment even more powerful than now? In the end, didn't he still implement the prefecture and county system?”
"According to this old servant's speculation, His Majesty is also casting a long line to catch a big fish this time. Those foolish people who jumped out are all thinking that they have lived too long!”
"Even if it's our Eldest Young Master, if he's involved in the struggle for the country's foundation, he won't have a good ending!”
Zhao Gao laughed.
"I see.
Fortunately, Teacher is here. Otherwise, I would have made another big mistake!”
Huhai looked as if he had suddenly realized something and started to compliment Zhao Gao.
Compared to Fu Su, who had the support of the entire Confucian faction and the Chu faction officials, and was also known as a virtuous person among the people, Huhai only had Zhao Gao to rely on. He had been too anxious and had made a slip of the tongue just now, so he naturally had to think of a way to redeem himself.
"Your Highness is still a young man, it is human nature to be young and impetuous!”
"However, these angry words can only be said when there are no outsiders. They must not be leaked, and they must not reach His Majesty's ears.”
Looking at Huhai's fearful expression, even Zhao Gao was speechless.
The First Emperor was a man of great talent, but his son was either an unfilial son like Fu Su or a good-for-nothing like Huhai. It was really a pity.
However, this was also good. Once Fu Su succeeded in courting death, Huhai would be Great Qin's only candidate for the throne.
If he could hold on until the First Emperor passed away, Zhao Gao would be able to become Great Qin's future ruler!
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Xiongnu Royal Court.
"Father, recently, quite a number of Qin merchant caravans have suddenly appeared on the plains. Shouldn't we stop them?”
Mao Dun quickly walked into the main tent and reported respectfully.
"They're just some businessmen. What problem can there be?”
Touman waved his hand indifferently.
"That's right. Although those Qin merchants are greedy, what they brought this time is all good stuff!”
"Especially the immortal salt and wine. They're definitely worth it!”
"And those Shu brocade clothes are much better looking than our leather clothes!”
"Right now, all the tribes are talking about when the Qin caravan will come again. If we help them chase them away, where can we buy such good things?”
The various Elders also echoed.
"However, if we let these Qin merchant caravans enter and exit the grasslands as they please, and let them familiarize themselves with the locations of the various tribes, wouldn't we be handing over the geographical advantage to others!”
Mao Dun's voice lowered a little when he heard the opposing voices, but he still insisted.
"It's a good thing that my son has such worries!"
"However, although the Qin people can still fight, they only have a total of tens of thousands of cavalry. Even if they know our location, do they still have the ability to attack the Imperial Court?”
Head Man laughed.
"That's right, just the Xiongnu tribes alone have over 100,000 elite cavalry, far more than the Qin army!”
"Using infantrymen to fight cavalrymen in the wild on the grasslands, just thinking about it makes me laugh!”
"Moreover, those Qin merchant caravans entering and leaving will also make it convenient for us to inquire about the news of the Qin country!”
"It is said that more than half of the Qin country's army is currently fighting a tribe called the Bai Yue in the south thousands of miles away. Moreover, they have suffered heavy casualties.
Even if their brains were damaged, they would only be sending themselves to their deaths!
"Crown Prince Maodun must think that we've been too free recently and is deliberately joking!”
Hearing that Mao Dun was worried that the Qin army would attack, the Xiongnu elders were overjoyed. They drank the Immortal Wine and laughed loudly.
Although the price of Immortal Brew was extremely high in the grasslands, those who could sit in the royal court had at least tens of thousands of herdsmen and slaves to exploit. They did not lack the fur of cattle and horses.
The high price of the Immortal Brew had instead become a way for the elders to show off their status to each other.
"Maybe I'm thinking too much!"
After calculating in his heart for a long time, Mao Dun felt that he was a little too worried.
In the previous few small-scale battles with the Qin army, although the results were a little ugly, they had suffered a huge loss because cavalry was not suitable for attacking cities. If the battlefield was on the grasslands, the Qin army would not be able to win even if they multiplied their numbers.
"It's good that you understand!"
Touman looked at the plain map on the wall and suddenly said,""According to reliable sources, the Donghu King is dying!”
"However, our Xiongnu's foundation is still shallow. It's still not enough for us to eat this big piece of fat meat in one bite!”
"Thus, father has decided to let Mao Dun go to the Yue clan to discuss the alliance's crusade against Donghu!”
"Only success, no failure!"
The leader said sternly.
"Yes, sir!"
Mao Dun sneered in his heart.
The King of Donghu was indeed old, but there were still a few years before he died of old age.
Moreover, the Da Yue Clan's focus had always been on the western expedition. They would not easily cross the territory of the Xiongnu and attack Donghu, which was thousands of miles away.
Head Man's meaning was clearly that he was afraid of his battle achievements and wanted to send him away for a period of time.
However, the situation was pressing. No matter how dissatisfied Mao Dun was, he did not dare to show it to his face. Instead, he silently took a few trusted aides and a few bags of wine and embarked on the long journey to the Great Yue Clan.
It was already late autumn, and the grasslands were bitterly cold. It was definitely a great pleasure to be able to drink a mouthful of strong wine while traveling.
Even Mao Dun, who was the most wary of Great Qin, could not leave Great Qin's Immortal Brew.
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