Chapter 1220 Final preparations, showdown with those around you

Time passes, time flies.

A year passed quickly.

In May of the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Qin Shi Huangdi.

Su Mingzhe once again reported his "farming" achievements to the court.

Prime Minister Li Si and Imperial Chariot Officer Zhao Gao both knew that Su Mingzhe was Fusu's man, and were unwilling to promote him, but they could not hide such a great achievement, so they had no choice but to promote him again according to the "old rules".

In June, the imperial edict for promotion reached Sacheon County.

After receiving the imperial edict and sending the angel away, Su Mingzhe could not help but sigh to the people around him:

"Master Fusu is probably in trouble!"

"Husband, why do you say this?"

But Lu Yu and other girls knew that Su Mingzhe was a retainer of Prince Fusu. If Fusu was in trouble, Su Mingzhe would definitely be in trouble too!
Su Mingzhe asked someone to put away the imperial edict, and then explained to the women:

"When I came to Sacheon County to serve as the prefect, I made an agreement with Prince Fusu that I would only serve as the prefect for three years. If I made achievements, the First Emperor would transfer me back to Xianyang to serve."

"Now that the three-year term is over, the court has only given me a promotion and reward, and has not mentioned a word about transferring me back... It seems that the court has been completely controlled by Zhao Gao and Li Si's party! Li Si, Zhao Gao and his party are at loggerheads with Prince Fusu. If they gain power, Prince Fusu will definitely be in trouble!"

Several women were immediately frightened by the man's words.

Still Lu Zhi forced a smile and said:
"Your Majesty may have been temporarily deceived by treacherous officials. As long as Prince Fusu can return to the court, he will surely be able to clear up the situation and restore order to the Qin Empire!"

"I hope so!"

Su Mingzhe didn't want to make the women worry, so he didn't say anything more.

Last month, Cao Wushang sent someone to deliver the news that the First Emperor was preparing to tour the old territories of the six kingdoms for the fifth time.

Based on this calculation, the First Emperor should have left Hangu Pass by now, right?
"Perhaps in a month or two, there will be news, and then the whole world will be in mourning!"

"And that Prince Fusu will never be able to return to Xianyang City again!"

Thinking of Master Fusu, with whom he once had a very pleasant conversation, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but feel sad.

Turn around.

Su Mingzhe came to Sishui Township with a team of guards.

With the cover of his identity as a county magistrate, Su Mingzhe adopted nearly 10,000 orphans over the past three years. He usually concentrated them in Sishui Township and provided various training.

It can be said that Su Mingzhe spent half of his fortune on the 30,000 soldiers in Sacheon County, and the other half on these nearly 10,000 orphans.

At this time, if Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted, Su Mingzhe could quickly gather 40,000 elite troops to protect Sichuan County from the suffering of war.

Of course, these 40,000 people can only protect Sacheon County.

When Su Da saw Su Mingzhe coming, he immediately came out to greet him happily:
"My second brother is here!"

Since becoming the county magistrate, Su Mingzhe has been busy with county affairs almost every day. Throughout the year, he can only come to Sishui Township once on the day of ancestor worship.

Now, it was the beginning of June, not a festival, and when Su Da saw Su Mingzhe suddenly come back, he guessed that something must have happened.

"Big brother!"

Su Mingzhe and Su Da exchanged greetings, walked around the manor first, and then returned to the inner hall before explaining their purpose:
"Brother, I need some manpower here!"

"how many people?"

Su Da knew that his brother had big plans.

However, no matter what his brother Su Mingzhe wants to do, Su Da, as the big brother, will choose to support him unconditionally.

"This time... the more the better!"

Su Mingzhe made a request, and Su Da couldn't help but frowned after hearing it:
"If you say so, I'm afraid half of the guys in the village will be taken away!"

"It's urgent."

Su Mingzhe hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Cao Wushang sent a message last month that after the New Year, His Majesty issued more than a dozen imperial edicts in succession, asking about the elixir of immortality. I estimate that His Majesty's body will not hold out for much longer. There may even be changes in the next two or three months!"

"And Prince Fusu has been at the border, and the government is now controlled by Li Si and Zhao Gao. Once His Majesty passes away, I am afraid that Prince Fusu will be killed. I am a retainer of Prince Fusu, and when the nest is destroyed, no egg will remain intact! We must make plans for the future!"

Su Da did not comment on Su Mingzhe's use of Fusu's status as a retainer as an excuse. You know, the establishment of Juxianzhuang began five or six years ago.

At that time, Su Mingzhe was not a retainer of Fusu.

Although he knew his brother was just making up an excuse, Su Da still nodded and said:

"In that case, I will prepare the manpower for you as soon as possible!"

"Sorry for the trouble, bro!"

Su Mingzhe had lunch at the farm, visited his nephews and nieces, and then said goodbye.

After returning to the county magistrate's office, Su Mingzhe resumed his previous life.

However, some opinions gradually emerged in Sacheon County.

Many people are saying that Su Mingzhe is the reincarnation of the son of Red Emperor (Yandi) Shennong.

The reason is very simple.

If Su Mingzhe was not the 'Son of the Red Emperor', how could he have turned an acre of land that could only produce two or three stones per acre into an annual output of nearly ten stones?

With the help of some people, Su Mingzhe's identity as the "Son of the Red Emperor" reached the ears of 1.3 million people in Sishui County in just over a month.

Just as some intelligent people in the county were wondering about these rumors, July arrived.

Dozens of messengers were suddenly sent from the city of Xianyang to various counties and prefectures of the Qin Dynasty.

Not long after, the governors of each county announced to the people in their jurisdiction that the First Emperor had passed away and passed the throne to Prince Hu Hai, and the whole country was in mourning.

The smart people who were originally suspicious of the rumors in the market immediately sensed the crisis of the impending storm.

This day is after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The three sisters Lu Xu came back from Lu's house and immediately went to find the man. They asked anxiously with a panicked look:

"My husband, are you going to rebel against Qin?"

"Not bad!"

Su Mingzhe didn't want to make his women worry, but since they already knew it, there was no need to hide it.

"My husband, you are the governor of Daqin County. Maybe you will have the opportunity to become one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and become the prime minister who is second only to the emperor and above everyone else..."

Lu Xu's eyes were full of incomprehension.

In her opinion, her man is not even 30 years old yet and has already shown outstanding talent. As long as he continues to be loyal to his duties, it would be no problem for him to be granted a title of nobility or become a prime minister.

Therefore, when her father Lu Gong told her that her husband might have the intention of treason, Lu Xu was unwilling to believe it at all.

On the contrary, Lu Zhi had long noticed the man's unusual behavior, and when she heard Lu Gong's words, she was convinced.

Facing Lu Yu's questioning, Su Mingzhe could only repeat what he had explained to Su Da before:
"I am Prince Fusu's man. Now Prince Fusu has been killed by Zhao Gao and Li Si. You are not naive enough to think that they will let me go, right?"

"But... since Master Fusu is gone, you can surrender to the Prime Minister... I remember Cao Wushang said that the Prime Minister and his son are very optimistic about you..."

Lu Zhi wanted to persuade the man, but Su Mingzhe was no longer in the mood to listen and interrupted her with a wave of his hand:
"I have made up my mind, please stop trying to persuade me!"

"It's not that I'm disloyal to the Qin Dynasty, it's just that the Qin government is too violent!"

"Ever since the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, most of the people in the six kingdoms have been yearning for the old regimes."

"You may not know yet, but in fact, it is not only the people of the six countries who are dissatisfied with the Qin government, but now even the old Qin people are complaining about the Qin government!"

"When the First Emperor was alive, he still had the power to suppress the anger of the people. Now that Prince Hu Hai has gained power in an illegitimate way, Li Si and Zhao Gao have come to power, but instead of repenting and winning the support of the people, they have become even more cruel and oppressive to the people."

"It can be said that the world has suffered from Qin for a long time!"

"Even if I wasn't there, there would be countless people in the world who would rebel against Qin!"

When the three Lu sisters saw the man's determined look, they knew that there was no way back.

It was still Lü Zhi who earnestly advised:
"My dear husband, no matter how others rebel against Qin, we must not be the first to raise the flag, otherwise we will be the target of public criticism..."

Su Mingzhe also agreed with Lu Zhi's words and nodded and smiled:

"Don't worry! As long as Li Si and Zhao Gao don't cause trouble for me, I won't have nothing to do when I'm full and cause trouble for the court..."

(End of this chapter)