Chapter 1346 Internal Struggle in the Empire
Whenever there is a change of dynasty, there are many natural disasters and man-made disasters. In the superstitious ancient times, meteorites are a big deal.
Meteorites are called broom stars, representing misfortune. The Yin-Yang family sent the content of the divination to the palace, but Zhao Gao saw it first.
The content is "The Emperor Star Comes East", which seems to mean that the emperor in Xianyang City will not be in power for long.
This is not okay. Zhao Gao has become more and more fond of the feeling of covering the sky with one hand, but Hu Hai is not the real emperor, nor the first heir. Zhao Gao feels that his current position is not stable.
To consolidate his position, the first step is to eliminate dissidents. Li Si is a fence-sitter and is not to be feared. What Zhao Gao is most worried about is Fusu. What a good prince Fusu is, a gentleman like jade, and the fragrance of orchids. He is different from the first emperor. He knows that he needs to recuperate. His ideas have been recognized by the first emperor and ministers many times. The first emperor even gave him the task of arranging the east tour.
But Fusu is too kind and too tolerant to the old people of the six countries. Moreover, he was born to the princess of Chu, so the first emperor was afraid.
Now that the First Emperor is gone, if Fusu is eliminated, then Hu Hai can stay on the throne forever, and he will always be the actual ruler of the Qin Dynasty.
So we should make good use of this meteorite, and it would be best to eliminate Fusu and the forces behind him in one fell swoop.
Fusu had no idea about the situation, and he was still preparing for his father's trip to the east according to the original plan.
Hu Hai also agreed with the trip to the east. There was nothing fun in the palace. Except for the First Emperor's concubines, all the beautiful maids had been slept with. Hu Hai was also very bored. If he could go out of the palace to play, he would be willing to do so.
Of course, in addition to planning the trip to the east, Fusu also planned to expand the influence of the Qin Dynasty on the coastal line. He was surrounded by masters of various sects who surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, and he was a variety of challengers along the way. Of course, his biggest goal was still Confucianism, but unfortunately, Confucianism had already reached the autonomous region, and it was not easy to challenge it again.
But Fusu thought that as long as he could persuade that person, it would be no problem to go to the autonomous region for a while, so he turned a corner on the road and went to the base of the Taoist Tianzong.
The person he wants to invite is Tianzong Miracle, an 18-year-old girl. When she was eight years old, she was accepted as an entry-level disciple by the former head of Tianzong because she had defeated the six elders of Tianzong when she was eight years old. The head who had not accepted disciples for fifty years took a fancy to her and accepted her as an exception.
After ten years of practice, this girl has taken over the entire Tianzong and has become one of the two pillars of Taoism.
Three hundred years ago, Taoism was divided into Tianzong and Renzong because of different philosophies. It was agreed that they would compete every five years, and the winner could keep the Taoist magic weapon - Xue Ji.
This time, this young girl will compete with Renzong head Xiaoyaozi. The Xue Ji kept by Xiaoyaozi is likely to be taken away this time.
Of the two Taoist sects, Renzong is against Qin, while Tianzong has always remained neutral.
"I am Fusu to meet the head of Tianzong." When Fusu saw the head of Tianzong 'Xiaomeng', he was also surprised. Although he knew that the other party was very young, he was indeed too young. And the girl's eyes were very cold, as if she was no longer in the world. In her eyes, there was no one but only heaven and earth.
Xiaomeng has snow-white hair, creamy skin, and a phoenix-like figure. Although she is only 18 years old, she has fully grown up. However, she gives people a very cold feeling. Even if the other party is a humble handsome prince, she will not give any good face.
This kind of person cannot be persuaded, and this thought suddenly popped up in the mind of the gentle Fusu. This kind of person probably only has the way of heaven in his eyes. Even if he is a prince, he is no different from an ant in his eyes.
The fact is that Fusu did not persuade Xiaomeng, and she decided to help Qin. Because in her opinion, the concept of Tianzong is correct: Tao follows nature, mortals should not resist, and everyone should accept their fate. This is Tao and this is heaven.
So she is very dissatisfied with Renzong's intervention in the secular world. What they do under the banner of Taoism is against heaven. How can it be called Tao?
Xiaomeng is not helping Su, but helping the way of heaven to return to normal.
So although Fusu did not persuade Xiaomeng, Xiaomeng still went down the mountain.
When Xiaomeng went down the mountain, the martial arts world was shocked. Although she had never been to the martial arts world, her reputation as a genius had spread throughout the martial arts world. It had been spread ten years ago, and it had been spread for ten years.
Of course, Xiao Meng would not travel with Fusu. They just agreed on a time. Fusu had to visit the Grand Master in Sanghai City first, and he had to take the Grand Master to the autonomous region with him.
To strengthen one's own team is to weaken the enemy.
Fusu was coming, and the officials of Sanghai City were all ready to flatter him, because he was very likely to be the next emperor, and there was no harm in currying favor with him.
However, Fusu secretly separated from the caravan and entered Sanghai City in disguise. He wanted to see what the famous Grand Master was capable of.
The main city of Sanghai City actually did not change much, but the city was surrounded by newly built ports and factories, and the outside was more lively than the inside.
Fusu saw the wide and flat gray road, which seemed to be paved with a whole piece of boulder. The trucks carrying goods on the road were not pulled by any livestock. The steel boxes with wheels seemed to be monsters carrying a large amount of goods to and fro.
Xianyang City doesn't have these things, and even if it does, it probably can't escape, because the roads in Xianyang City can't bear the weight of the monster.
Fusu's guard Zhang Han watched all this vigilantly while protecting Fusu.
Zhang Han was originally the leader of the "Shadow Secret Guard" of the First Emperor's direct guard. Because Hu Hai was afraid that his identity would be exposed, he sent Zhang Han to Fusu to assist him in his eastward journey plan.
Zhang Han was 100% loyal to the First Emperor, so he was also committed to his mission of protecting Fusu.
"General Zhang, don't be nervous. I think these strange cars are all driven by people. They should just be the mechanical skills of the great national master." Fusu pretended to be calm and said.
"Weichen has also seen trains, but trains can only move on fixed rails, but these strange cars can run on the road, and they may collide with His Highness." Zhang Han was still very optimistic about the prince Fusu. He also knew that the current situation in Qin was not optimistic, and he needed people like Young Master to calm down.
Fusu didn't care, and looked at the surroundings with interest: "Let's look around again." There were obviously many curious babies like Fusu, so no one was surprised.
But Fusu didn't know that a web of conspiracy had been cast from Xianyang City, and Zhao Gao's secret troops took action. They wanted to make a fuss about the meteorite.
In Mengjia Village where Meng Jiangnu was located, the villagers gathered around the meteorite, wondering what it was and why were there so many words on it?
Meng Jiangnu learned Chinese characters from her husband in her early years. As she read them carefully, her beautiful eyes were full of doubts, because she knew all the characters, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand their meaning: What is productivity, what is democracy, what is my daughter's world? First……?
Isn't this a meteorite? Why are there so many words? Is this a joke? Meng Jiangnu, a pretty widow, covered her mouth and was indescribably surprised. Could it be that this was written by the gods and then dropped?