Chapter 1215: The Prince is Trustworthy, the Villain is Jealous

Turn around.

Su Mingzhe went to the Meng family army camp to hand over military affairs.

Meng Tian also supported Prince Fusu. When he saw that Su Mingzhe had agreed to Prince Fusu's "Book of Recruitment", he immediately said happily:

"General Su is a man of both civil and military talents. If Prince Fusu were to meet you, he would surely be very happy. He might even recommend you to His Majesty!"

"It is already an honor for Su Song to be able to work under Master Fusu. I dare not ask for more!"

Under Meng Tian, ​​Su Mingzhe was promoted from "Gong Dafu" to "Zuo Shuzhang", three levels in a row, so he was naturally grateful.

At this moment, facing Meng Tian's affection, Su Mingzhe also responded with some enthusiasm.

After handing over military affairs, Su Mingzhe accepted Meng Tian's farewell banquet.

After drinking until the hour of You, Su Mingzhe returned to Linhe County.

Turn around.

The Five Hundred Parts, as well as the two girls Yu Shu and Yu Rong, had already packed their bags.

Su Mingzhe said goodbye to Meng Yi again, and then led the team back to Xianyang.

When he first came to Yunzhong County, the border was in danger, but Su Mingzhe deliberately slowed down.

Now when returning to Xianyang, although Prince Fusu asked Lu Hai to tell him that there was no rush, Su Mingzhe acted anxious and traveled almost day and night.

The two thousand miles were covered in less than half a month.

After arriving in Xianyang.

Su Mingzhe first disbanded the Five Hundred Parts and went home.

Lu Hai then said goodbye and went back to report.

Su Mingzhe brought everyone to the official residence to stay.

The last time he came, Su Mingzhe, as a 'public official', could only bring nine official slaves with him. He had no choice but to use an official letter to reply, and only then did he ask for another bungalow.

This time, Su Mingzhe directly took out the talisman from Zuo Shuzhang, and the attendant immediately arranged a room upstairs and five bungalows for him.

After dinner, Su Mingzhe found Sheren again and booked a bus.

The eighth rank, 'Gongcheng', allows one to ride the official bus.

As the "Zuo Shuzhang", Su Mingzhe could not only ask for a public carriage, but also ask an official concubine to sleep with him at night.

Of course, since he has the sisters Yu Shu and Yu Rong by his side, Su Mingzhe is not so blind as to look for Guan Ji.

The next day.

Ling An served as the imperial assistant, Zhou Bo and Cao Wushang served as guards, and the other seven official slaves stayed in the official residence to protect the sisters Yu Shu and Yu Rong.

Soon, everyone arrived at Prince Fusu's official residence.

Now Prince Fusu serves as the Minister of the Imperial Household, and together with Zheng Guo, the Minister of Grain, they control the financial power of the court.

Fusu had received a report from Lu Hai yesterday, and today he was waiting for Su Mingzhe to arrive in his mansion.

Su Mingzhe walked into the lobby and bowed to Fusu behind the desk.

Fusu bowed in return.

After the ceremony, the two sat down.

Su Mingzhe raised his head slightly and looked at Prince Fusu.

Fusu has a handsome face, a tall figure, and a somewhat cold look in his eyes. He gives people the impression of being gentle and easy-going, without a strong aura.

When Su Mingzhe was looking at Fusu, Fusu had already calmed down and asked first:
"Sir, Fusu heard that you governed Linhe County and cultivated 10,000 mu of fertile land in just over a month, and made the originally fierce border people become simple... I wonder why you taught me?"

When Su Mingzhe heard Fusu's question, his expression froze slightly.

Because Fusu's questions were very formal.

Generally, this kind of formal questioning is used by the monarch to test his advisers.

Although he was surprised why Fusu asked him this question, Su Mingzhe quickly sorted out his thoughts and said:
"The people are the water, the officials are the boats, and the king is the helmsman. Su Song governed Linhe County simply by following the trend."

When Fusu heard Su Mingzhe use the metaphor of "people are water", he felt it was more vivid, and a slight smile appeared on his face, and he asked:

"Then in your opinion, how should our Great Qin govern its people?" Su Mingzhe answered directly this time:
"Sir, everything changes with time, and nothing can last forever!"

Fusu felt that Su Mingzhe's answer was unfathomable, but also very vague. He could only continue to ask:
"Please explain clearly, sir!"

Seeing that Fusu's appetite had been whetted, Su Mingzhe explained to him:
"Su Song knows what you are worried about, and he also knows what you want to do. However, Su Song can only say one thing to you: each generation should do its own thing, that's all!"

When Fusu heard Su Mingzhe's explanation, he suddenly understood and his eyes were opened.

However, he only understood what he should do and what he should do, but he was still confused about how to do it specifically, so he continued to ask.

Su Mingzhe thought for a moment and asked:

"My lord, you are the Minister of the Imperial Household, in charge of the wealth of the world. May I ask, sir, do you know how many rivers, lakes and seas there are in the world?"

Fusu shook his head and said:
"This world is so big, with countless rivers, lakes and seas!"

Su Mingzhe nodded silently and said:
"Since there are countless rivers, lakes and seas, we cannot generalize. We need to adapt to the times and the local conditions! This is how we govern the people. If a monarch wants to govern a country, he must not act too hastily. He needs to investigate first, then gather ideas from all quarters, and then slowly solve problems and contradictions..."

Along with Su Mingzhe's insightful answer, he also pointed out what Fusu, as a prince and the future second emperor, should and should not do at this moment.

In the end, Su Mingzhe even told Fusu the words "unite all forces that can be united".

The more Fusu listened, the more excited he became. Gradually, he could no longer sit upright. He simply pulled Su Mingzhe to the desk and asked Su Mingzhe to write down their conversation.

As a retainer, Su Mingzhe had no choice but to follow his orders.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

As the scope of their conversation became wider and wider, Fusu discovered that Su Mingzhe was extremely proficient in governing the country, governing officials, and governing the people.

As a smart and studious person, Fusu simply treated Su Mingzhe as a teacher and gave him one of his own villas to live in.

Fusu had over a hundred retainers under his command, but only a few of them, such as Meng Tian and Chunyu Yue, were treated by him as his teachers.

Among them, Meng Tian was born as the personal bodyguard of the First Emperor and also from a military family of the Qin Dynasty. Now he is the general of the Qin Dynasty and is in charge of 300,000 troops at the border.

Chunyu Yue was originally the teacher of the King of Qi. Now he is the leader of hundreds of Confucian scholars in the Qin Doctoral Academy. He is also a fellow student of Prime Minister Li Si.

Compared with Meng Tian and Chunyu Yue, Su Mingzhe is just a grassroots person with a wild background and is not worth mentioning at all.

It was naturally hard for other guests to accept the fact that Prince Fusu was so kind to such a person.

After a few days, all kinds of unpleasant words started to spread.

This matter was soon heard by Fusu by someone with ulterior motives.

To Fusu, Su Mingzhe was like his guiding light, and those retainers were his right-hand men and women. No matter which side they were on, they would be good helpers in governing the country in the future.

Therefore, when faced with conflicts between the two sides, Fusu was unwilling to abandon either side.

After thinking it over again and again, Fusu habitually went to his teacher Chunyu Yue and asked him to help him make a decision.

Chunyu Yue originally served Qi. After Qi was destroyed, he held a banquet in the Xianyang Palace. Because he supported the feudal system, he lost the trust of the First Emperor.

However, the First Emperor still made him the teacher of Prince Fusu.

Chunyu Yue lived up to the trust of the First Emperor. Under his education, Prince Fusu became wise and virtuous.

If Fusu really became the second emperor of Qin, he would definitely be able to prolong the Qin dynasty and prevent it from perishing in the second generation.

Unfortunately, Zhao Gao and Li Si ruined the First Emperor's plan.

Of course, these are all things for later.

Now Chunyu Yue just quietly looked at his favorite disciple with gentle eyes. After a moment, he smiled and asked:
"Sir, you really don't know what to do?"

Fusu blushed and said,
"I want to let Mr. Su be the governor of a county and see what he means by 'the way to govern the people'."

Chunyu Yue couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile after hearing this:
"Since you have an idea, let's do it."

Upon seeing this, Fusu knew that Chunyu Yue supported him, and he immediately bowed and thanked him:

"Thank you for your advice, Mr. Su! I will go discuss this with you right away!"

After Chunyu Yue heard this, he started to make a suggestion:

"Sir, there is no need to rush to talk to Mr. Su. The position of county governor is an important one. You must first get the approval of His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)