General Qin

Next, Zhao Tuo chatted with the princes and princesses about the customs of Chu.

The two young masters were talking, and the topic turned to that traitor Xiong Qi.

Young Master Gao said that sooner or later the traitor would be captured and killed.

The son Ronglu said that when the traitor was caught, he would spit on the traitor severely.

When the two young masters were filled with righteous indignation, Zhao Tuo noticed that Fusu hesitated to speak several times, and his expression was faintly sad.

Zhao Tuo was thoughtful. After such a long time of contact, he knew Fusu quite well.

This young man is not stupid, on the contrary he is very intelligent and quite capable in studies.

However, there is a benevolent and affectionate side in Fusu's character.

But Lord Changping and Lord Changwen had too much influence on him.

For Fusu, since he was born, he has seldom enjoyed the care and teaching from his father. Except for his mother who was born in Chu State, the two who stayed with him in Qin State and wanted to get close to him were those who often accompanied him to teach him. The son of Chu State.

Qin Wangzheng is too busy, since he ascended the throne, he has faced many crises, and too many major events have exhausted his energy.

Chang'an Juncheng defeated Zhao's rebellion, Lao Ai conspired against the empress dowager, and took advantage of the matter of Lao Ai to overthrow Lu Buwei... Afterwards, he inherited the will of the previous kings of Qin and launched a war to destroy the country.

Destroy South Korea, destroy Zhao State, conquer Yan State, overthrow Wei State, and then last year's Li Xin conquered Chu...

One big event after another, there are too many things that Qin Wangzheng needs to deal with, control, and worry about. Even if he is lying on the bed at night, he still thinks about various important military affairs of Qin State in his mind.

How much energy and time does he have to care about his son?

Qin Wangzheng only occasionally thought of Fusu when he was free, and invited him to ask questions about the school, but most of the time he was reprimanded.

Under such circumstances, Lord Chang Wen, who had already retired at home, and Lord Chang Ping, who wanted to participate, took advantage of the emptiness, approached with gentleness and kindness, and guided Fusu with honest teachings.

They even invisibly replaced Qin Wangzheng and performed part of the responsibility that a father should fulfill, education.

All these things accumulate over time.

The relationship between Fusu and them can be said to be deep. Therefore, when he knew that Lord Changping had rebelled, he couldn't help saying "There must be a reason for the rebellion", and even wanted to defend the two princes of Chu.

At that moment, Fusu was not defending the "traitor of Qin" as "son of Qin".

But for Fusu, those are the two teachers he respects the most, and they are even "fathers" to some extent. elders to defend.

This is the love in Fusu's character.

But Fusu didn't realize that with his status, he shouldn't say that kind of thing.

He is the son of Qin.

Xiong Qi is a traitor of Qin.

Therefore, when Fusu was in the palace that day, he completely angered King Qin.

Seeing his sad expression, Zhao Tuo guessed most of it when he thought of the relationship between Fusu and the two princes of Chu.

He had no intention of participating in the affairs of the princes of Qin Wangzheng, at least not wanting to and unwilling to get involved now.

But helplessly, Fusu and Yingyinman are brothers and sisters of the same mother, and they are quite friendly to him. Zhao Tuo used Fusu's name to enter the palace many times. In the eyes of others, even if Zhao Tuo didn't want to, he might be linked to Fusu.

Zhao Tuo hesitated a little, and took the initiative to say: "My son, you know that Xiong Qi is deeply trusted by the king, why did you choose to betray Qin?"

Fusu was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Dare to ask Mr. Zhao for advice."

"Because he is the son of Chu State."

Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice: "Even if Xiong Qi was born in Qin State, grew up in Qin State, and served as Qin State's prime minister for ten years, it still cannot change the blood of King Mi of Chu flowing in his body. In Xiong Qi's heart, What he recognizes is the identity of the prince of Chu, not the identity of the prime minister of Qin."

"Xiong Qi chose his own identity, and he would act from the perspective of this identity. Therefore, when the Chu State was about to face the danger of extinction, he raised the rebellious flag in Huaiyang, cutting off the back of our Qin army, so that Chu won a great victory, avoiding the danger of collapse."

"This is the reason why Xiong Qi betrayed him. He agrees with his status as the son of Chu State, and has the duty and responsibility to save Chu State!"

"Young master of the state of Chu...identity..."

Fusu whispered, he remembered the conversation with Qin Wangzheng in the palace that day, facing his words "There must be a reason for rebellion", what Qin Wangzheng yelled was "Xiong Qi is the son of Chu State"!

It turns out that this is the so-called "identity".

Seeing that Fusu seemed to have realized something, Zhao Tuo formally showed his "sword".

"My son is well versed in Confucianism, and I also know Confucius' words of 'not in his position, not seeking his own government'. If it is reversed, it is 'in his position, seeking his own government'."

"When a person has his own identity, he should start from the standpoint of this identity and do what this identity should do. The sages of the past generations have already spoken about this principle."

Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo saw it poorly.

"Just as the son is the son of a great king, the bloodline of the surname Ying determines the identity of the son at birth. No matter what the son thinks or does, in the eyes of the world, the son's identity will always be the eldest son of my country of Qin!"

"So what you think and do, you should start from the identity of the eldest son of Qin. All actions must be based on the interests of our country, Qin, and do things in the interests of the son's surnamed family. It is the right thing to do as a son! Only in this way, the king will love the son even more!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Tuo looked at Fusu with piercing eyes.

In Zhao Tuo's perception, Fusu's biggest problem is that under the influence of the two Chu people, he was too close to Chu and loved Chu culture. I can't tell my identity.

Contrary to Fusu, son Gao and son Rong Lu have not been deliberately guided by others, and they have a very clear understanding of their identities as sons of the state of Qin, so although they are young, when they hear about Xiong Qi's rebellion against Chu, they immediately Can't help being filled with righteous indignation, there will be no such troubles as Fusu.

Fusu, the eldest son of Qin State, is close to Chu State in his heart.

Qin Pi is bone-destroyed.

How can Qin Wangzheng like it?

So what Zhao Tuo said today was to wake up Fusu.

If the Chu bones in his body could be removed and replaced with Qin people's bones, so that he could clearly know his identity as the eldest son of the Qin State, and he would speak and act from this standpoint in the future, then Qin Wangzheng would naturally not hate him anymore.

Fu Su was startled, with his intelligence, he naturally knew that Zhao Tuo was using Xiong Qi's story to talk about himself, and the words of identity really shocked him.

Fu Su thought about it carefully, what he said and did in the past seemed to be contrary to his status as the eldest son of Qin, and every time his father got angry, it seemed to be related to these.

Of course, Zhao Tuo's long-term thoughts cannot be changed immediately with a few words, but this is the first time that Fusu has clearly recognized his own problems.

He took a deep breath, stood up and bowed to Zhao Tuo, "Fu Su, thank you for your teaching, Mr. Zhao."

"My lord, you are so polite. If you say something in a small way, if it can benefit you, it will be the best."

Zhao Tuo returned the salute with a smile.

Ying Yinman, who had been silently listening to the conversation between the two, raised her eyebrows, stared at Zhao Tuo with beautiful eyes, and said, "Then you, Zhao Tuo, who do you think you are?"

Zhao Tuo laughed and said, "Today's Zhao Tuo is a Qin general!"

...

As a foreign minister, it was inconvenient for Zhao Tuo to stay in the palace for a long time. After bidding farewell to the princess and the princes, he walked out of the palace under the guidance of the attendants.

When he returned to the mansion, Zhao Tuo still had a smile on his face.

Long time no see, the princess is still so cute.

Now in Xianyang, although he can't often meet in the palace, communication is much more convenient.

"The king said last time that only the pillars of the country can match his daughter. I wonder if he has made a decision this time."

Zhao Tuo thought to himself.

Thinking of the princess, his thoughts could not help turning to the family of his rival.

"Li Si sent a gift to congratulate me on my promotion. According to etiquette, I will pay a visit from now on, just to see his attitude."

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo asked the attendants in the mansion to prepare gifts, and at the same time sent someone to submit a greeting card to Li Si's mansion, and agreed to visit at a time.

On the second day, Zhao Tuo asked someone to bring a gift, and he went to visit with the lamb in his arms.

Li Si opened the door of the mansion and came out to greet Zhao Tuo in person with a very warm demeanor.

"The elders welcome me, it really flatters the kid."

Zhao Tuo hurriedly saluted.

Li Si chuckled, "Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo, you are now a middle-ranked nobleman, and it is only natural for me to welcome you."

Zhao Tuo smiled awkwardly.

This is a small disadvantage of his promotion.

In the past, Li Si, Li Xin and others who were high in the sky were overtaken by Zhao Tuo in the blink of an eye. However, Zhao Tuo and them were very different in qualifications and ages, so it was quite embarrassing to meet each other.

Zhao Tuo said humbly: "Gong Li is an elder, and he is also a pillar of the Qin State. Regardless of the title of the youngest viscount, he respects Duke Li very much."

"Hehe, only you, Zhao Tuo, can say it. You and I have long had an old friendship, so we're not going to be polite. Come with me into the house."

Li Si smiled and led Zhao Tuo into the mansion.

Zhao Tuo's eyes were sharp, and he noticed that Li Si's walking was a little abnormal, and his left leg looked like it had been hit by something, and he was quite limping.

As a junior guest, it was not easy for him to ask, but he was just curious. He didn't know whether Li Si was limped from a fall or was limped by someone.

After the two entered the mansion, there was another courteous ceremony. Li Si invited Zhao Tuo to drink soup, eat melons and fruits, and chat with each other about some interesting things. During the chat, they inevitably talked about the previous war against Chu.

Li Si stroked his beard and sighed: "Although you, Zhao Tuo, are young, you really have the demeanor of a sage military strategist. Even someone like me who doesn't understand military affairs sounds admirable for the demeanor of fighting with one's back. The less wins the more, and the weak wins." Strong, how strong!"

Zhao Tuo said humbly: "Li Gong praised the boy, that battle was all a fluke, and he was able to survive from death because the opponent did not take precautions and let the surprise soldiers behind him make great achievements. If the enemy had been prepared earlier, I'm afraid not only the matter will fail, but also the danger of overthrowing the army."

Li Si nodded slightly, quite agreeing.

The two chatted happily about many things again. Seeing that Li Si treated him with a calm expression, warm and gentle attitude, Zhao Tuo let go of his guard a little bit.

It seems that Li You's incident didn't have a great impact on Li Si, and he didn't intend to turn against him.

The two exchanged a few more words, and Zhao Tuo bid farewell in good time.

After a while, Li Si sent Zhao Tuo off and walked back to the mansion. The smiling face he had just chatted with Zhao Tuo had long since disappeared.

Now that no outsiders were present, Li Si rubbed his sore left leg and simply sat on the couch.

"Although this Zhao Tuo is young, he speaks impeccably, which is far from what Han Fei was able to compare with. He is also favored by the king, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it. For the time being, he cannot be an enemy. Believe in old things..."

"Before that, it's time to make friends with each other."

Just when Li Si decided in his heart that he would continue to make friends with Zhao Tuo on the surface in the future.

Li You walked in.

"Yu'er, I just talked with Zhao Tuo. This son's mind and strategy are quite mature, and now he is favored by the king, so don't shake him easily. In the future, you must not be an enemy of him in the face, do you hear me?"

Li Si asked his son a little bit, fearing that he might make things worse because of his impatience.

Unexpectedly, Li came here with another purpose.

He nodded first, and then said with bright eyes: "Father, I have already figured it out, and I will not confront that Zhao Tuo face to face again. What you said before makes sense, you want to gain the favor of the king, and you want to gain glory. Even for Princess Shang, the only thing she can do is to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield and convince others with her merits."

"Now Your Majesty is going to send General Wang Jian to lead an army to attack Chu. With old General Wang's ability, he is different from Li Xin in this battle. I want to ask for orders to participate in this battle. I will get up wherever I fall!"

"I want to do meritorious service on the battlefield and get back the title I lost!"

When it came to the end, Li You was in high spirits, and his mental state was quite different from his sinking appearance a few days ago.

Li Si was quite surprised, he didn't know why his son suddenly became enlightened.

However, seeing that Li You was in a very good state of mind and full of fighting spirit, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Li Si then thought about the fact that King Qin's attack on Chu would be led by Wang Jian, leading an army of 600,000 to the south, and that this battle might still have a good chance of winning.

He said happily: "Very well, you are my Li Si's son with such a confident appearance. Since you have such a fighting spirit, I will plead for your life and let you go to Chudi to avenge your shame!"

See Li Si agreed to come down.

Li You's eyes were full of firmness, and he whispered in his heart: "Father, just wait and see, I will go to Chudi again this time, and I will never abandon the army and run away. '."

"I, Li You, will fight to the death! Win the glory that belongs to me!"

Li You raised his head confidently.

In the past two days, he studied carefully in the mansion, earnestly comprehending Zhao Tuo's back-to-back battle.

The less wins the more, the weak wins the strong.

It turned out to be so simple.

Zhao Tuo can do it.

Why can't he, Li You, do it?

As long as he doesn't run away anymore, he can fight against the wall with the soldiers, defeat the many with the few, defeat the strong with the weak, and create a glorious record that belongs to Li You!

At that time, Li You's name will be sung in Xianyang City...