It’s night on the last day of the twenty-seventh year of King Qin’s reign.
After Chen Ke sent Ying Zheng away, he sat in the yard and looked at the moon in the sky.
In China, the moon has always been given extraordinary significance.
Looking at the moon mostly represents the emotion of homesickness.
The same is true for Chen Ke today.
He looked at the moon in the sky, his eyes flashing with thoughts that ordinary people couldn't understand.
Chen Ke silently let go of some emotion.
The wine next to it was already there, seemingly waiting for him to pick it up at any moment and then drink it all in one gulp.
Snowflakes were still falling in the sky.
The entire earth was dressed up in silver, which made people feel desolate at first glance.
This situation, this scene, this place has always been able to arouse people's thoughts.
Chen Ke didn't know why, but his thoughts kept wandering outside, and he drank glass after glass of wine in his hand.
After a while, he became drunk.
I don’t know if the person was drunk or if it was intentional.
Suddenly, Chen Ke had some thoughts in his mind. He stood up unsteadily. Fortunately, he was able to stand firm.
He walked towards the outside, the boy and the servant followed behind him, but they did not dare to say anything.
Along the way, there was no one on the long street, but when passing by other people's houses on the street, you could still hear the noise and bustle in other people's houses.
The long street was deserted, and Chen Ke continued to walk forward.
His destination is Tingwei's prison.
The winter of the twenty-seventh year of Qin Wangzheng's reign is about to pass.
Chen Ke felt that he couldn't leave some things behind this winter, at least when entering the New Year, he couldn't bring old things with him.
He was going to meet someone.
A person who can be said to have drawn a boundary in his life from the time he came here to this point.
Kong Xian.
In the past six months, it seemed that all the disputes were caused by Kong Xian.
Everything Chen Ke did was because of Kong Xian.
He stopped and casually ordered the servant behind him: "Go and ask the cook in the mansion to prepare a few things."
After Chen Ke talked about a few dishes, he continued walking forward.
Although the long street is deserted, there are people passing by occasionally, who are the watchmen.
In some invisible places, there are also people hiding in Heibingtai.
The people from Heibingtai were sent by the First Emperor to protect him, so naturally they would not lose him or give up.
Chen Ke couldn't help but complain to himself for tossing someone else Hei Bingtai so late, fearing that the people following Hei Bingtai would scold him.
But does he care?
Chen Ke smiled casually, he didn't care.
...........
Zhangtai Palace
Ying Zheng had just laid down, but before he fell asleep, Han Tan outside the hall whispered: "Your Majesty, can your Majesty sleep in peace?"
The sound is very small, and you can't hear it if you don't listen carefully.
Ying Zheng stood up immediately and squinted his eyes: "What's the matter?"
Han Tan's voice was still low, but what he said made Ying Zheng stunned for a moment.
"Your Majesty, the people from Heibingtai reported back that the young master left the palace at this time and headed towards Tingwei's prison. He didn't know what he was going to do."
Went to Tingwei Prison?
Ying Zheng sat up and squinted his eyes, thinking about something in his mind.
"Tingwei's prison?"
He whispered: "What are Chen Ke doing there? Is it to meet that person?"
Ying Zheng sneered: "Is this kid so small-minded? He knew that Kong Xian was going to die and went to see him specifically?"
But he didn't care, and just said: "In that case, just go and pass the order and ask Tingwei's people to cooperate with Chen Ke."
When Han Tan outside the hall heard this, he had a better understanding of Chen Ke's favor.
Immediately he replied: "Here."
After saying that, he hurriedly walked out of the palace, preparing to send orders to the imperial guards.
Hearing Han Tan's leaving footsteps, Ying Zheng couldn't sleep. He got out of bed, walked out of the hall, looked at the moonlight outside, and couldn't help but sigh.
"well."
"Tomorrow is the first day of the first year of the First Emperor's reign. Why do I feel a little unable to sleep?"
He raised his head and looked at the moon, which silently shone everywhere in Xianyang Palace.
As the moonlight fell, Fusu also stood outside Yichun Palace, looking up at the moon.
"I wonder what the teacher is doing at this time?"
He was a little melancholy.
I don’t know why, but when I had New Year’s Eve dinner with Chen Ke today, I always felt that there was an aura of sadness lingering around Chen Ke.
I don’t know where this breath comes from, and I don’t know how to get rid of it.
He always felt that Chen Ke was very sad at that moment.
"Teacher, teacher, what are you thinking about?"
Not only Fusu is thinking about this issue, Hu Hai is also thinking about it.
He sat in the hall, candlelight shining on his face and the lessons in front of him.
Today, when he went with his father to wish Chen Ke New Year's greetings, Chen Ke said that he would give him a New Year's gift.
Hu Hai looked at the homework spread out in front of him and suddenly collapsed.
The teacher said that during the Chinese New Year, children's bodies and souls are lighter and they are afraid of evil spirits invading them, so they have to give them an evil spirit gift.
At that time, the ignorant and naive Hu Hai was still looking forward to it.
Who would have thought that Chen Ke would give him the "Law", "Thousand-Character Essay", "Selected Works" and other books just printed by the Manufacturing Department.
"The Beauty of the Sun and the Moon"
He said this was a "suppression gift" for him.
Who gives me homework as a gift? And it’s the Chinese New Year!
Hu Hai raised his head, his face full of exhaustion.
He thought again about what his teacher said when he was given his homework.
"I'm not in a hurry, just find some time to write it yourself."
"Just wait until next year and give it to me."
next year? !
At that time, Hu Hai wanted to ask his teacher if he knew that tomorrow would be next year?
Doesn't this mean asking him to stay up all night writing?
After Hu Hai sighed, he continued to look through his homework with some despair.
Suddenly, a piece of paper fell.
"This is my teacher's gift to you. With it, you can ask your teacher for three chances to stop doing your homework."
?
Hu Hai suddenly sat up, his eyes shining brightly.
Three chances to skip homework?
He takes back what he just said! This is really the best pressure gift he has ever received!
...........
Tingwei prison
When Chen Ke came here, the people in the palace had already rushed here and notified the Tingwei people.
Therefore, as soon as Chen Ke walked in here, he saw the person standing at the door of Tingwei's prison.
Seeing Chen Ke, the man came over quickly.
"I've met the young master."
"Your Majesty ordered me to wait here to wait for the young master. What orders do you have from the young master?"
Chen Ke was not surprised and said directly: "I want to meet Kong Xian."
Kong Xian?
The head of the Confucian family, the great Confucian scholar?
The man didn't hesitate at all and said directly: "You come with me."
PS: At this point, I believe everyone has figured out that the first volume is about to end.
Either the next chapter ends tonight or it ends tomorrow.
Also, I’m taking a day off today, and there are only two chapters left (if it ends today, there will be an end-of-volume summary.)
