Xianyang City.

The sky was a little gloomy, and the drizzle in early spring seemed to have not been let go. Looking around, the fine raindrops floated in the sky and slowly landed, nourishing the long-dried earth.

At this time, after more than a month of rectification and clearance, Guanzhong had basically restored its original normal living order: the thieves were basically gone, all the scattered soldiers returned, all the treacherous parties were wiped out, the people all returned home, and the prison was empty... The smiles that had disappeared for a long time on the faces of the people in Guanzhong came back again on the faces that had experienced vicissitudes, and there was even a sweeter trend. The Fusu regime was greatly supported by the people in Guanzhong!

At this time, in the palace, Fusu was still working hard. Of course, with the butler Xiao He coming back, he naturally threw most of the chores to him, and Fang Qi also helped him as Xiao He's deputy. After being free, Fusu only handled some military and national affairs. When he had time, he would accompany his mother who had been together for a long time, and his wife and children were chatting, and his life was free.

"Your Majesty, Master Ying Ji asks for a meeting!" When Fusu was immersed in the memorial, a eunuch suddenly reported. "Well, let him come in!" "Now!"

After a while, with the sound of light footsteps, Ying Ji walked in. "Your Majesty, what are your instructions for summoning me?" Ying Ji bowed.

"Well, my second brother is here! Get up quickly, don't be too polite!" Fusu put down the memorial in his hand and stood up to greet him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ying Ji stood up.

Fusu stood in front of Ying Ji, compared his height, and smiled and said, "You and my brothers are still the same! How are you doing these days? " Ying Ji smiled and said, "It's not like Shuzhong, who helps Lord Fan and Lord Xiao handle some government affairs in Shuzhong, and they are still busy. Now they are doing nothing every day, and they are bored and go crazy!"

Fusu smiled, patted Ying Ji's shoulder and said, "You are so idle, but I am so tired. Why don't you just accompany me to go out of the palace for a walk? Let's have a half-day free time!" Ying Ji said, "There is a good relationship, I wonder where Your Majesty is going?"

"Well, if you don't go far away, just walk around Xianyang City. I want to see how the results have been in the past month! If it is good, I can also feel at ease in the east!" Fusu thought for a while and said, "Okay, how many guards do you have to bring?" Ying Ji asked.

"No, no, don't take the guards. We changed into casual clothes, shouted and didn't want to go out quietly!" Fusu smiled a little cunningly! Ying Ji hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "Okay, Your Majesty has been too tired these days, so I will accompany Your Majesty to sneak around!"

Immediately, the two were waited by the eunuch, changed into casual clothes, and dressed up as ordinary guards. After giving the ban order to the eunuch, the two secretly left the bedroom. Fusu had been away from Xianyang for many years, and not many people knew him in the palace. In addition, the previous rectification swept most eunuchs and palace maids out, so there were mostly new faces in the palace, and even fewer people knew Fusu. So, the two people actually sneaked out of the palace successfully!

When I arrived on the street, the sky was still a little gloomy, but the slanted drizzle had stopped, and the sky and the earth were filled with a fresh atmosphere. The willows beside the road were green, dancing with the wind, bringing a smell of spring.

Fusu took a long breath, then slowly vomited it out, and suddenly felt a refreshing feeling in his chest, and said with a smile: "If you don't leave the palace, you really can't breathe such fresh air. It's great to be infinitely free!" Ying Ji smiled and said with a smile: "Brother, I have too little time to be free, so it seems very precious!"

Fusu nodded with emotion and said, "Yes, actually, I really envy the lives of civilians. They work from sunrise, rest from sunset, and enjoy the grandchildren, and worry-free!" Ying Ji shook his head and said, "The lives of civilians are not that easy. The world is peaceful. If there is war, there is no peace!? I have to worry all day long and endure hunger, and there is not much happiness to enjoy. However, with my brother, it is different: With your efforts, the people of the world will soon live the peaceful life you envy again. This is also the brother's sacrifice for the peace of the world! With my brother's heart, isn't this what I have been trying to do in this life!?"

Fusu nodded with emotion and said, "In life, we cannot be just for ourselves! Just as being an emperor, we must be worthy of the burden on our shoulders. We must have the domineering spirit of the noble mission of restoring China and shaking the four barbarians! It's not easy! Ying Ji, do you know, sometimes I really want to retire to the mountains and forests and be a 'smiling and proud man in the mountains and forests'!" Suddenly, Fusu smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's a pity that this wish is too luxurious, and there is no hope in this life!"

Seeing that Fusu was a little depressed, Ying Ji hurriedly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Brother, it's not easy to come out today. If you say something about your feelings, it's almost noon. Let's go around!" "Okay, let's go, just take a walk!" Fusu smiled.

The two walked on the street, carefully observing the people's livelihood in Xianyang.

As soon as the drizzle was over, hardworking vendors put out the stalls again, and thousands of street sales spots suddenly appeared on the street like magic. The restaurants where customers were originally in the drizzle seemed to wake up from a dream. The waiters began to stand at the door and shouted vigorously, hoping to attract more customers to the door. After the rain, there were more busy pedestrians, with a calm expression on their faces, and they were busy.

The whole Xianyang is filled with a breath of peace and tranquility. Although it is still a little depressed, it is already full of vitality.

Fusu looked at Ying Ji and whispered: "Second brother, it seems that Xianyang has recovered well, at least the normal order of life seems to be fine!" "Well," Ying Ji nodded and said: "This place is close to the palace, and the conditions are relatively good. Brother, let's go to the west of the city to see, there are more poor people there!"

Fusu nodded, and the two went west to the city. Fortunately, the palace is located in the center of Xianyang, so it is more convenient to go anywhere, otherwise it would take half a day for the two of them to go from east to west.

It was almost noon and the two arrived near the slums in the west of the city.

Any city has slums, and from ancient times to foreign countries, this is true. As the best portrayal of the living conditions of the people at the bottom of a city, slums are well deserved.

Fusu and Ying Ji wandered in the narrow streets of the slums, looking at everything in front of him with heartache: the shanty towns are still so small, the room is still so dark, the dirty water on the roadside is still so open, and the poor people on the roadside are still so thin, with despair and lukewarm faces. What is even more sad is that in the slums, Fusu saw many disabled soldiers and hungry soldiers living in Xianyang. Most of these people did not even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and they all sat in the dirty sewage with their faces on their faces, worrying about their livelihood today!

"Oh, it seems that the situation here is worse!" Ying Ji sighed.

Fusu nodded, feeling a little sad: "I was very poor here when I was a child. I didn't expect that after so many years, I will still be like this, even worse than before! Second brother, am I a little incompetent?" Ying Ji hurriedly said: "Brother, this is not your responsibility. These are the root causes of Zhao Gao's treacherous parties. If it weren't for the brother, it would be not certain whether they could have a life!"

Fusu was speechless and touched his body, wanting to pay some money to help these poor people. But after touching for a long time, he found that he had not brought any money on his body. Although there were some jade pendants and gems, he could not give them to these poor people. Otherwise, such precious things would cause death to these poor people. Fusu smiled bitterly in his heart: "Sure enough, the emperors don't bring money!"

Seeing this, Ying Ji couldn't help laughing and said with a smile: "Brother, stop touching, you don't have the habit of bringing money! I have it here for you!" As he said that, he untied a heavy wallet from under his waist.

Fusu was overjoyed and took it over, waved to the poor people on the side of the road with a look of alertness: "Come here!" The poor people hesitated and did not dare to move forward easily.

In the Qin Dynasty, the country did not allow beggars, let alone someone dared to beg for the initiative, otherwise they might be subjected to severe corporal punishment by the government and sent to construction sites or borders for hard labor. This system was implemented very strictly, so the Qin State has always claimed to be "no beg in Guanzhong". This is why Fusu and Ying Ji walked on the street like a noble son for a long time, but there were still no poor people who dared to beg: it is okay to be a poor person in Qin State, but it is not possible to be a beggar!

Seeing that the poor were afraid to come, Fusu immediately remembered the relevant regulations of Qin Law, and couldn't help feeling a little sad, but as the emperor, he couldn't take the lead in destroying the law. So he turned his eyes and had an idea, and smiled and said, "Come here, I'll ask you some questions. If you can answer, I'll reward you with some money. Isn't this illegal??"

When the poor heard about such a good thing, they rushed up like a rush: "Young master, master, ask! As long as we know, I will tell you!" For a moment, women, children, old people, hungry soldiers, and soldiers surrounded Fusu and Ying Ji, and they all stared at Fusu's wallet, but were afraid of the law, and no one dared to force them.

"The first question: In the past, you could have lived by doing odd jobs or renting some land outside the city. How do you live now? Answered, give me a knife coin!" Fusu said seriously.

The poor people suddenly saw it: "Answer a question, reward a knives, which is enough for a family's living expenses for three or four days!" He quickly talked and said, "Young Master, the world is not good now, and there is not much odd job, so we have to go outside the city to chop some firewood, catch some fish, and barely make a living!" "Yes, yes, the rent has become heavier in recent years, and the remaining food is not enough to support our lives. So sometimes if some kind-hearted big households open relief and provide porridge and food, we will get some, and we can make do with it!" "Young Master, sometimes we can help some big households wash clothes and exchange some food for some food!" "Oh, young master, if there are young children or daughters at home, there is still some food to eat, and if there are only elderly people and children, they can only wait to die! Sometimes they can only sell their children to big households in order to have a good way out and fill their stomachs by themselves!"...

Fusu's eyes felt a little wet when he heard it: "The people of Qin are very self-disciplined. Because of the war, no one went to beg for this. They just struggled silently on the brink of death! What a simple Z person!" He nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, all share, all share!" Then he counted out dozens of coins in his hand and distributed them to everyone one by one. The poor people who got the money looked happy: the money for the meal these days was settled, so there was no need to run around!

"The second question: Now you are so poor, don't the government care? I seem to hear that His Majesty the Emperor has issued an edict to help the poor and refugees!" Fusu asked again.

The poor people quickly answered again: "Young Master, there are reliefs, but the number is too small. Basically, some families in the army took it away!" "Yes, young master, the government sometimes gives some porridge and food, but the number is too small, and often it is impossible to ship it at all!"...

Fusu looked at Ying Ji, and Ying Ji also looked helpless. The war has not yet stopped, and only Jiangnan and Bashu have some surplus grain, but this grain needs to be supplied with a huge army and military family. You can imagine how much it can be left to help these poor people!

Fusu sighed and sent the coins in his hand for another round. The poor people were even happier this time: at least they wouldn't be hungry for the past seven or eight days!

"Also, how do you think the court is now? What are some places that need to be improved?" Fusu suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and continued to ask.

Unexpectedly, everyone was silent this time. After a long time, someone whispered: "Young Master, you can't discuss the government affairs, otherwise you will be unlucky!" It seems that the huge inertia of Qin's law in the past still played a role.

Fusu smiled: "Don't you know? The court just promulgated a new law about half a month ago. The people can talk freely. As long as they do not maliciously insult the emperor, the government and the public, and confuse the public with evil words, they can say anything!"

The poor looked at each other, as if they didn't know that this was going on. Fusu Qi said, "Didn't the government send someone to tell you?" The poor shook their heads and said, "I don't know! Most officials don't come here without any trouble. In addition to arresting sinners, they just post notices when they have something to do. But we can't read books and cannot read them. It's useless to read them!"

Fusu was a little angry: "What happened to the court yamen? Can these people be excluded from the people because they are poor? No matter how can they not ask? These people are illiterate, so how can they just post a notice and let them go! This is also the people of my Qin State!" said patiently: "The new law is like this, and it was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor himself: From now on, those who talk, those who talk occasionally, those who comment on the current situation are not guilty. As long as they do not insult the emperor and the government affairs and those who confuse the public without evidence, they can say anything! Don't worry, the government will not come to arrest you. We have some relationship with some officials in the court. If you make sense, we will try our best to suggest measures to the court to help you!"

The poor people were cheered up and said happily: "It's great, then let's say it! The court now is much stronger than Hu Hai and Zhao Gao before. At that time, many people starved to death here every day. Now everyone can barely survive!" "Yes, Your Majesty is a good person. He has been very good to the people since he was a child. If he hadn't come back to Guanzhong, we would have starved to death!" "Yes, young master, if the court could give us some land, we could be self-reliant. None of the people in our Qin State are lazy people and can support themselves!" "Yes, yes, young master, the court has now confiscated a lot of land from the traitor party, but I don't know how

What if we can do, it would be great if we could give some to us!" "Also, young master, they are good at it, and if they have land, they can support themselves, but what should we do if we are disabled in the war? I hope the court will not dislike us. Although we have worked hard for the traitors such as Zhao Gao, we are not willing to do it. We just have to make a living!" "Fuck, who told you to work hard for the traitors, suppress the people, and do the right thing to do with Your Majesty? Now you are injured and disabled. What do you care about? You can't be considered disabled soldiers. Of course, you can't enjoy the pensions of the court. If you rebelled, you are already considered your Majesty's kindness!"...

For a moment, the poor people made Fusu feel deaf, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, you understand what you mean, we will deal with it after we go back. Where, you can take this money, don't spend it randomly, live a good life!" As he said, Fusu came to divulge the money again, and after this round, he almost divided his wallet. After looking at the only few coins, Fusu hurriedly said, "It's gone, it's gone, it's gone, it's gone, we still have lunch for this little money!"

Seeing that there was no money to share, the poor immediately dispersed.

Fusu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and smiled bitterly: "Second brother, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have expected that there would be such a forgotten corner under my rule!" Ying Ji also sighed and said: "Brother's business is heavy, how can he be fully equipped! Moreover, Guanzhong is now in the early days, and there are too many things to deal with, and there are too many things to deal with, and the court will not be able to take care of here for a while. This is not entirely because the officials of the various yamen are not doing their jobs well!"

Fusu nodded, silently silent. At this moment, a man with a disabled right leg suddenly walked past Fusu silently with a crutch, even the meaning of looking at Fusu was owed. Fusu glanced at the man, suddenly stunned, and said excitedly in his heart: "Qingshang, is it you?"

The disabled man suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at Fusu and Ying Ji, and said in confusion: "Who are you? How do you know my name?" Obviously, Qingshang was puzzled by the two gorgeously dressed noble men who knew him like a disabled person!

Fusu looked excited and suddenly caught up with two steps. He held Qingshang's shoulders with both hands and shouted, "Qingshang, it's me, your boss! When we were young, we played together, including Si Qi, Kang, Zhao Cheng, and a crying little Wang Xia. Don't you remember me anymore!?"

Qingshang looked at Fusu's face carefully and suddenly remembered. He knelt on the ground with a "thump", then hugged Fusu's thigh and cried: "Boss, where have you been going for so many years? Since you were captured by that Wang Ben, your brothers have never seen you again. We all miss you to death!"

Fusu felt a little sad, and hurriedly helped Qingshang up and said in a stern voice: "For so many years, there has been no boss to protect you. How did you live? Are the other brothers okay?" Qingshang said in tears: "Si Qi died in the battle against the Huns, and also died in the battle with the bandits when he was fighting against the Central Plains. Zhao Cheng and I both became disabled in the war. Boss, no one of us brothers will have a good ending. How great would it be if you were by our side!"

When Fusu heard that his childhood playmates ended up like this in the war-torn era, he couldn't help but shed tears and said in tears: "Okay, the boss is back now, with the boss covering you, you don't have to worry about your lower body. Do you know, Wang Xia and I often miss you!"

Qingshang was stunned when he heard this, "Has Wang Xia been with the boss?" Fusu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and smiled, "She has long become my wife, and her son is already the boss!" Qingshang was shocked and said, "No, no, I, I heard that Wang Xia married His Majesty today later. Could it be... um..."

Fusu hurriedly covered Qingshang's mouth and whispered: "Hehe, I can't think of your boss's true identity!? It's not that I don't want to see you, but that the identity is too special. In addition, I'm growing up and carrying a burden, and I can never leave the palace easily! I let go of my hand, don't you scream, have you heard it??"

Qingshang nodded desperately when he heard this. He, a commoner, saw that the boss of that year had become the emperor today, was so scared that his legs were weak. He dared not to obey the order and shout randomly!

Fusu slowly let go of his hand. Qingshang seemed to be in a dream. He was a little afraid to feel that the person in front of him was the current emperor. Suddenly his legs became weak and he slipped out to the ground, and the crutch fell to the ground. Fusu hurriedly grabbed Qingshang and said anxiously: "What's wrong with you?" Qingshang said with a little trembling: "I, I'm so scared that I'm a little weak!"

Fusu smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. Although I am the emperor, I am still your boss! Where is Zhao Cheng now? Take me to find him!" Qingshang nodded and said, "Well, this kid lives not far from here, I'll take you to find him!"

As he said that, Qingshang quickly took the crutch handed over by Ying Ji and led the way. Fusu originally wanted to support Qingshang, but Qingshang was very frightened and did not dare to ask Fusu to help him. Fusu had no choice but to let Qingshang go by himself.

After a while, he turned over a dim alley and entered a dirty little yard. There were only two dilapidated cottages in the yard, emitting a pungent sour smell. Qingshang shouted in the yard: "Zhao Cheng, Zhao Cheng, you old, old guy, come out quickly and see who will come to see you!" An echo in a small room immediately: "Qingshang, is it you?? Who is here?" As he said that, a strong man in his thirties walked out of the house in rags and looked at Fusu and Ying Ji with confusion.

"Zhao Cheng, do you think who he is?" Qingshang pointed at Fusu. Zhao Cheng tilted his head and blinked, "It seems a bit familiar, I can't remember it! Qingshang, who is he?" Qingshang stamped his feet in an anxious manner and cursed, "You old guy, what kind of eyes are we don't recognize us back then!? Let me tell you, he is..." As he said that, he came to Zhao Cheng's ear and whispered a few words.

Zhao Cheng's face changed drastically, his legs suddenly became soft, and he knelt down and was about to kowtow to Fusu. Fusu hurriedly took two steps forward and helped Zhao Cheng up and said, "Zhao Cheng, hurry up, get up, you and my brother, why are you doing this? Today I am not an emperor, but your boss, don't be too polite! Hey, what's wrong with your arm?" Fusu found that Zhao Cheng's left arm was empty.

Zhao Cheng stood up a little softly and said in a trembling voice: "Back, come, boss, break, break, follow General Meng Tian to attack the Huns by the Huns!"

Fusu had some regret in his eyes. He suppressed the sadness in his heart and patted Zhao Cheng on the shoulder. He didn't know what to say for a moment, but said in a stern voice: "It's better to survive, it's better than many brothers who die in foreign lands and cannot return to their roots! Qingshang, Zhao Cheng, how did you live after you are disabled? Do you still have family?"

Zhao Cheng was surprised and burst into tears in his eyes. He sobbed: "We are so poor that no one is willing to marry us. My parents have gone long ago, and there are only two bare bones left. It turns out that when His Majesty the First Emperor was there, some relief was given in the court. Later, Hu Hai and Zhao Gao were in chaos and knew that they were extravagant and wanted to do it again. Qingshang and I could only rely on selling some property and going to the wealthy families to get something within our ability. Occasionally, when we really had no money, we had to put our faces down and accept the porridge and live a life of some wealthy families. Let's live together!"

Fusu felt sad and patted Zhao Cheng on the shoulder and said, "The hard days have passed. I will be able to pacify the world soon. Good days will come back again! Don't worry, you are all people who have contributed to the country, and Qin and I will not forget you!" Qingshang, when Zhao Cheng saw Fusu say this, he couldn't help but burst into tears and said, "Boss can still remember us veterans. Even if we die, we are very happy!"

"Don't say that, it's what I and the country owe you, I should pay it back to you!" Fusu suppressed the tears in his eyes and said to Ying Ji: "Ying Ji, I'm about to go to war soon. Everything is fine in the middle of the country now. It's the situation in this slum area that makes me anxious. I will give you the title of Gaoling Jun, and you will be the one who will be supervised after I leave. Remember to take care of them as much as possible, especially those disabled soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the country. I think you should have understood what to do! I hope that after I pacify Guandong, there will be a significant change here!" "Yes, brother!" Ying Ji was also very moved when he saw this scene and nodded.

Fusu thought for a moment and said, "Qingshang, Zhao Cheng, do you two still want to do something for the country? If you want, I can give you something to do! If you don't want to, I will also give you some money, houses and land, so that you can have food and clothing in the next life!"

Qingshang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and leaned forward with a crutch and said, "Boss, we also want to do something for the country. Unfortunately, we are all disabled people, and we are not capable enough! But we can't do anything that the boss gave for nothing, because we feel guilty about the dead brothers. As long as the boss can govern the country well, our brothers will be very satisfied and happy to compare everything!"

Fusu could no longer hold back his tears at this time. He turned his head and didn't want Qingshang and Zhao Cheng to see the tears thrust out of his eyes. After a long time, Fusu stopped his eyes and turned around and said, "Qingshang, Zhao Cheng, I will give you two an official position as the "Public Opinion Envoy", which belongs to the prime minister. He has a salary of 300 stones per year, which is enough for you to live. But this money is not for nothing, and I don't want you to do some difficult things. As long as you are responsible for reporting the situation in this slum area to the court at all times and urge the court not to forget this corner that was once forgotten by the Qin Dynasty. You should do this. I don't want my Qin rule to have any place that cannot be achieved by heaven! Do you understand?" "Thank you Your Majesty!" Qingshang, Zhao Cheng and the other two bowed to the ground with an excited look on their faces. They knew: This is Fusu taking care of them!

"Get up, go to the palace with me today and let Wang Xia meet you too!" Fusu was very happy to see that he could help his former partners. "This--" Qingshang and Zhao Cheng looked at their dirty appearance, with a look of embarrassment.

Fusu smiled and said, "Not hindrance, no hindrance, I am not a person who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, nor is Wang Xia. After entering the palace, I will let you take a bath and change your clothes. I think Xia'er will be very happy to see you!" "Please be kind to you!" Qingshang and Si Qi felt warm in his heart.
Chapter completed!