Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

In the back garden of Xianyang Palace, a teenager was sitting by the pool.

He picked up a stone and threw it into the water. He smiled happily at the splashing water and clapped his hands vigorously, which made him look innocent and naive.

The boy had Hu blood. His eyes were born with different colors. In addition, because of his mixed blood, his facial features looked more angular.

Just like now, mixed-blood children sometimes receive excellent genes from both parents, so they look more beautiful.

The mixed-blood boy in front of him was the same. Compared with other sons of the first emperor, his appearance looked more distinctive.

Because of his personality, he was quite liked by the first emperor.

The first emperor had many sons, but everyone in the Xianyang Palace knew that except for the eldest son Fusu, only the eighteenth prince would make the first emperor look at him more.

But even so, no one really liked the eighteenth prince.

Because everyone knows that the First Emperor might like this son a little more, but only Fusu was trained as an heir.

In addition, the 18th prince has Hu blood and his own low ranking, so no matter how you look at it, he has nothing to do with the great succession.

Perhaps it is precisely because not many people pay attention to it that no one has discovered that the 18th prince has a sinister and vicious heart hidden under his innocent appearance.

"Zhao Gao has seen the 18th prince."

Zhao Gao is not young anymore, but he has been pampered in the palace for many years, and he looks very young because of his high martial arts and good maintenance.

It has been proven in modern times that men will live longer after castration, so the eunuchs in the palace look younger than their actual age.

"Zhao Gao, do you have something to ask me?"

Hu Hai sat by the pool and did not look back, but asked in a brisk and curious tone.

Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Your Highness, the Eighteenth Prince, there is no one else around."

Hearing what Zhao Gao said, Hu Hai finally stopped acting. He immediately turned around and asked in a questioning tone:

"Zhao Gao, you said you would help me deal with Fusu, why don't you do anything?"

Faced with Hu Hai's questioning, Zhao Gao said slowly, "Eighteenth Prince, I'm already doing it."

Although he called himself a minister and looked very respectful on the surface, Zhao Gao was actually not afraid of the Eighteenth Prince.

Because Hu Hai could be said to have been raised by Zhao Gao. To exaggerate, Zhao Gao was actually Hu Hai's fosterer.

At that time, Zhao Gao was just a little eunuch in the palace. King Yong invented paper, and the First Emperor asked people to show the importance of paper in front of the ministers.

And it was Zhao Gao who wrote on paper for the ministers at that time.

With his calligraphy that was comparable to everyone else's, he caught the attention of the First Emperor and rose to prominence.

It was also because Zhao Gao's calligraphy was so good,The First Emperor asked him to teach the 18th Prince Hu Hai.

It was during his contact with Hu Hai that Zhao Gao gradually developed his ambitions.

At first, Zhao Gao didn't have such great ambitions. It was extremely difficult for a eunuch to stand out in the Xianyang Palace.

At that time, Zhao Gao was extremely charming in front of King Yong just to make himself a living in the palace.

But as his official position rose, his ambitions grew.

Zhao Gao took advantage of the fact that the First Emperor neglected to manage his offspring and almost made Hu Hai the way he wanted.

Yes, Hu Hai might not be really innocent, but he didn't have any scheming. On the contrary, under Zhao Gao's teaching, he was very impatient to do anything.

It can be said that Hu Hai was actually Zhao Gao's puppet. What Zhao Gao wanted to use was Hu Hai's bloodline and his inheritance.

Therefore, Zhao Gao had no fear of Hu Hai. With Zhao Gao's deep mind and Hu Hai's mind that had long been distorted by him, Hu Hai would never be able to escape his control in this life.

Hu Hai was another springboard that Zhao Gao found for himself.

"Zhao Gao, you are lying. I think Fusu has always lived a good life."

Hu Hai said with dissatisfaction.

In fact, he did not have any deep hatred for Fusu. It was just that under the guidance of Zhao Gao, Hu Hai believed that it was Fusu's existence that blocked his steps and prevented him from doing whatever he wanted.

"Eighteenth Prince, you will soon find out that although Prince Fusu seems to be liked by His Majesty, as a close minister to His Majesty, I know that His Majesty is dissatisfied with Prince Fusu."

"Especially among those anti-Qin forces, the former Chu forces are the most eye-catching, which has made His Majesty angry several times."

"And Fusu has the blood of the former Chu royal family. Many Chu people support him. Fusu does not learn from the Confucian Xunzi, but from Confucius and Mencius, which makes His Majesty unhappy."

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"Your Majesty will certainly not do anything if you only take one point out."

"But your Majesty's dislike will accumulate. When all these points explode together, your Majesty will implicate Prince Fusu."

"As long as your Majesty punishes Prince Fusu, he will be helpless."

"Your Majesty will not do anything wrong, so even if your Majesty regrets it one day, he will not look at Fusu again."

Zhao Gao has been with the First Emperor for so long that he has a deep understanding of the First Emperor's character.

Everyone has weaknesses, so there is a saying that the emperor should not show his emotions, but this set of rhetoric is useless around close ministers, and is most easily controlled by close ministers.

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"Okay, I'll leave it all to you. You must do this well. If you can deal with Fusu, I will reward you greatly!"

Hu Hai said with a big laugh.

Zhao Gao bowed slightly: "I thank the Eighteenth Prince!"

"Zhao Gao, I secretly heard the imperial physician say that my father is not in good health?"

Hu Hai asked in a low voice at this time.

Zhao Gao nodded slightly: "Your Majesty's health has not been very good recently, so Eighteenth Prince, you should take this opportunity to get closer to Your Majesty and care about his health."

Hu Hai nodded and said: "I know what to do."

Although Hu Hai is not very cunning, he is not completely incompetent. He knows best among the sons of the First Emperor how to please his father.

But soon, Hu Hai became afraid again: "Fusu's matter is easy to say, but Uncle Wang..."

When mentioning his Uncle Wang, Hu Hai felt inexplicably terrified.

Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes. In fact, he was also most worried about Prince Yong. Compared with Prince Yong, Fusu was really nothing.

But he still had to comfort Hu Hai and said, "Don't worry about the Eighteenth Prince, Your Highness Prince Yong. I have already found a way to deal with it."

"The biggest weakness of Prince Yong is that he cannot control the interior of the Xianyang Palace. The First Emperor will not let him do this."

"We are in the Xianyang Palace. Prince Yong will not know our conversation, and Prince Yong cannot get first-hand information. This can be used well."

Hu Hai did not understand what Zhao Gao said, but he trusted Zhao Gao very much and said, "I leave all this to you, Zhao Gao."

"Yes!" Three.