In prison.
Hu Hai walked with Fusu for a while and said: "Brother, Ji Heng will no longer speak. I have been in prison for almost half a month. Please help me tell my father to let me out. Now Staying in prison is really boring.”
Fusu glanced at Hu Hai, nodded and said, "I will tell my father."
"It's just Zhao Gao's matter, I won't help."
"You heard what Lu Sheng said just now. It was Zhao Gao who helped him enter the palace."
"Zhao Gao is a close minister of his father and the emperor. Not only did he not restrain his selfish desires, but he also took the opportunity to flatter him. Such evil behavior is really despised."
"Brother, I can't say it."
Hear the words.
Hu Hai's complexion changed slightly.
He had a premonition that something bad was going to happen when he heard Lu Sheng mention Zhao Gao earlier.
Therefore, the matter has been deliberately kept vague.
But Fusu was obviously not affected, and even blamed the First Emperor's consumption of medicinal stones on Zhao Gao's flattery.
Hu Hai said, "Brother, Zhao Gao may not know all this. He may have just seen Lu Sheng's excellent medical skills and his ability to treat people who have been working hard in their prime, so he recommended him to his father. There may not necessarily be any bad intentions." Heart."
"I think what my brother did was inappropriate."
Fusu took a deep look at Hu Hai and said in a serious voice: "Young brother, I know that you are close to Zhao Gao, and he has always been your external teacher. He usually teaches you laws and regulations, but what Zhao Gao committed is not yours." You must have heard that he was not only involved in corruption and bribery, but also suspected of selling his official position to gain title."
"This has committed crimes such as 'passing money', taking advantage of official positions, and not being straight."
"Zhao Gao is just a car official, and his official position is not high, but he is suspected of selling his official position and getting a title. He clearly borrowed the power of his father."
"Now he is involved in recommending alchemists and offering medicinal stones."
"How can I be lenient?"
"The Qin Dynasty established a country based on law, and sins cannot be forgiven."
"Compared with the crime committed by Zhao Gao, Ji Heng's crime is obviously smaller. If he is not forgiven by the father, let alone Zhao Gao?"
"I'm sorry, brother, that I can't intercede for him."
Fusu flatly refused.
In fact, he has been hesitant during this time.
But after listening to Lu Sheng's words, he immediately stopped thinking.
The Qin Dynasty established a country based on law, and his prestige is not enough. If he uses his identity to seek personal gain, it may be even more difficult to convince people.
The First Emperor worked so hard for the world, how could he dare to live up to the First Emperor's hard work again?
You should abide by yourself and be strict with yourself.
Hu Hai looked unhappy.
He felt that Fusu was making a fuss out of a molehill.
Moreover, this was what Fusu had promised before, but now he broke his promise.
Fusu said: "It is indeed my brother's fault in this matter, but he also has his own considerations. Zhao Gao was the magistrate of the Central Chest House, and used to take care of his father's carriages and horses. Later, he also served as the seal magistrate and was in charge of the seals used in the imperial edicts of the Qin Dynasty. This You already hold an important position, but as the person closest to your father, how can you behave like this?"
"You might blame me."
"But have you ever thought about it, if I ask for mercy from my father, my father will grant me a pardon for Zhao Gao."
"How should the court place Zhao Gao in the future?"
"The official is reinstated?"
"Doesn't this treat Qin's laws as child's play?"
"If Zhao Gao is deposed, removed from office, or demoted, how can our father and the court rest assured that Zhao Gao was a close minister of his father in the past and knows many secrets in the court?"
"If Zhao Gao becomes dissatisfied and leaks the court's secrets, it will probably cause panic in the world."
Hu Hai's face changed slightly.
He didn't think about this, he just didn't want Zhao Gao to die.
Fusu sighed and said, "Brother, I have thought about this exactly, so I dare not plead for mercy."
"Let Father make the decision regarding Zhao Gao."
Hu Hai hesitated for a moment, then stopped insisting and said, "Then just follow what my brother said."
Hearing Hu Hai relent, Fu Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I will go back to the palace right now, explain the situation to my father and let you out."
Finished.
Fusu walked towards the outside of the prison.
When he was about to walk out of the prison, he heard Shi Sheng's shrill screams and showed a look of unbearability, saying: "Kill him."
"Let him die a happy death."
Then he left resolutely.
aside.
Hu Hai stood there blankly.
He looked at Fusu's retreating figure and felt strange to his elder brother for the first time.
He noticed it clearly.
Brother has changed!
In the past, the eldest brother would never say the word "kill" and would only plead for others. But now not only does he no longer plead for others, but he has also begun to become cold-blooded and ruthless.
For a while.
He even felt a little scared.
The screams in the prison stopped abruptly.
It was replaced by a thick bloody smell.
The prison is even more quiet.
It was clearly noon, but it felt like being in a secluded world, making people feel chilled all over.
Fusu was released from the imperial edict.
He was not in a hurry to return to the palace, but went to find Xu Fu.
He wanted to find Xu Fu to find out.
In a moment.
A simple middle-aged man with black hair, red robe, bamboo crown and straw shoes appeared in front of Fusu so calmly.
Fusu said nothing and just stared at Xu Fu.
Xu Fushen calmly stood up from his seat, his face was calm and unfathomable, and there was an aura of immortality surging around his body.
Fusu said: "I heard in the past that alchemists have unpredictable magical powers. I wonder if you can guess what I want to do here?"
Xu Fu said calmly:
"I am an outsider, and I don't know much about heaven."
"Only Xiao Xunxian refines medicine."
Fusu said coldly: "Then do you know that the medicine stone you made is harmful?"
Xu Fu was calm as usual and said: "I am a human being, and I only know how to imitate the methods of the immortals. The medicine and stones are harmless, but I did not refine them properly."
"The Immortal Family?" Fusu's eyes were cold and he said, "Where is the Immortal Family?"
Xu Fu said: "Da Suo's Fu Island."
"Where is Fu Island?" Fusu asked.
Xu Fu said: "Fu Island is a place for immortals and has no fixed place."
"This is just what your family said, how can you prove it?" Fusu said coldly.
Xu Fu remained calm as usual and said: "It is impossible to prove it. The immortal family's magical powers are mysterious and can only be seen by ordinary people and can be experienced by ordinary people."
"It does exist."
Fusu said reluctantly: "But I heard that you spent a lot of money on refining strange medicines over the years, but you didn't get much. I also heard that what you did was really tiring the Qin Dynasty. , Weak Qin?"
Xu Fu said: "Young Master insists on not believing. No matter how much you say, it is useless."
"But the medicine stone is real."
Fusu frowned deeply and said solemnly: "You are a descendant of Xu Shen, why did you become an alchemist?"
Xu Fu said in a deep voice: "I was born in troubled times, feeling the suffering of all living beings, and wanted to seek guidance from immortals to bring peace to the world. When I was young, I met an old alchemist in the East China Sea. Seeing that I was pure and sincere, the old alchemist allowed me to follow him and practice for two or three times. For ten years, I collected herbs in the mountains every day, and finally, because I was worried about the troubled world, I chose to be reborn."
"It's just that once you are born, you can never go back."
"Looking back now, I realize that I used to practice in the Fairy Mountain of Fudao."
"The old alchemist is really an immortal!"
Xu Fu's tone was gentle and what he said was true.
Fusu's face was stern and unmoved, and he said coldly: "After all, it's still a family thing. You have been in Qin for several years, but you have never found the location of Fu Island, nor have you found any traces of the immortal. All your words are unproven. How can you convince people?"
"Medicine and stone can prove it!!!"
