Professional Ethics of a Concubine

Zheng Qingyan looked at Xie Wenyuan as if he had seen a ghost.

It was really impossible to connect the man in front of him with the incompetent prince in his impression. In comparison, it was as if the prince he knew before had lost his soul.

Now this is so fresh!

Every word and action exudes a unique charm.

"Why are you staring at me?" Xie Wenyuan noticed his eyes and raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Of course I feel you are a strange person, like a different person." Zheng Qingyan was not afraid of him, and of course he did not hesitate to praise him.

"We are all very surprised to learn what you have done, and we admire you very much. I'm sure all the civil and military officials will be shocked when they know the truth."

Xie Wenyuan smiled when he heard this, "You are more talkative than before."

"I recently became Master Ye's disciple and learned from her." Zheng Qingyan said with a smile, "Her foot was injured, so it's not convenient for her to come out."

Xie Wenyuan sighed softly, "I know, I know. The prince has been talking about it all the way. As soon as he came back, he went to see his Master Ye."

The eldest princess and others all smiled and no one said anything more.

It is absolutely brainless to tease the prince about his love affairs.

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"Ah! His Highness is back!"

Ye Qingzhi was half lying on the couch reading a book. When she saw the prince pushing the door open, she immediately smiled and greeted him.

As she spoke, she put down the book in her hand and stood up to greet him.

"Don't move. Your wounds haven't healed yet. Just lie down." Xie Jin rushed over, sat down beside the couch, and touched her little face with his hand.

"Have you asked Feng Yuxi to check your injury again? Does your foot still hurt? What about the injuries on your body?"

"I've seen him. He said I have a slight fracture in my foot, but after applying the Black Jade Ointment he gave me, I'll be able to get out of bed and walk tomorrow. I can also move around a little now, with only slight pain."

Ye Qingzhi said with a smile,

"Before Doctor Feng saw me, I could only lie still and couldn't move. It was very painful. The scratches on my body don't hurt much now because of the medicine he gave me."

"It seems that Feng Yuxi's system has become more powerful." Xie Jin said with a smile, "If nothing else, being able to relieve your pain is better than anything else."

Ye Qingzhi smiled and leaned over to kiss him, then showed a look of surprise and said exaggeratedly,

"Oh, your Highness's mouth is so sweet, did you eat honey just now?"

Xie Jin was amused by her and his mood became very happy. He couldn't help but sit over, hug her in his arms and kiss her again and again.

After the two of them stayed together for a while, Xie Jin took the initiative to tell Ye Qingzhi about Hu Xiaoqi.

Ye Qingzhi suddenly realized what was going on and said,

“After I got injured, I also felt something was wrong, because I had asked Xiaokang to bless me before, just to avoid any accidents.

When I fell off the horse, I suspected that Xiaokang's blessing had lost its effect. But since the fall was not severe, I felt lucky. It turned out that there was a Hu Xiaoqi hiding behind me. "

"Yes, without the blessings of merit and Xiaokang, I'm afraid you will be in real danger this time." Xie Jin said, feeling relieved.

"Oh, let's not talk about that. Everything is going well now. We have won a great victory. We should celebrate happily."

Ye Qingzhi said with a smile,

"I would like to congratulate Your Highness in advance on successfully conquering the State of Chu and achieving your first great achievement."

"You're still the sweetest person." Xie Jin smiled and pinched her little mouth.

"Your Highness, when do you plan to attack Shangjing?" Ye Qingzhi asked him again.

"Should we change our battle strategy? Stop luring the enemy in and attack them head-on?!

After all, so much time has passed, and I'm afraid we can't hide it from everyone. Someone in the capital must have received the news and passed it to the Emperor of Chu."

It was already a great achievement to be able to successfully lead the Chu army that came to support into Yancheng.

You want to intercept all the information and prevent Shangjing City from receiving any real news. It is simply impossible!

The King of Wei was tamed by Xie Wenyuan and became a blind and foolish man, but it is impossible that all the court officials and nobles of Chu were fools.

"Yes, I had considered pretending that the Chu army had won and was returning to the capital, but now it seems that we should give up. First, it is difficult to deceive successfully, and second, it is too tiring. It is better to just attack directly."

As Xie Jin spoke, he rubbed his head tiredly. The past month had been extremely exhausting for him, both physically and mentally. He had never been so tired before.

The main reason is that my mind is severely drained because there are too many things to consider, and I am worried all day long, fearing that I will fail.

"When is the army ready to set off?" Ye Qingzhi asked.

"We will set out in two days. Speed ​​is of the essence. While the officials of Chu are still unable to mobilize troops from other places, we will march quickly all the way to the capital and capture the imperial city first."

Xie Jin had already discussed this issue with Xie Wenyuan.

"Food and grass can be replenished along the way, and there is no need to carry too heavy baggage. There is no need for siege vehicles. It is faster to use gunpowder to blow up the city gates, which can speed up the march."

As for the problem of food and fodder, Xie Wenyuan told him that he had hidden a large amount of food and fodder near Shangjing, enough to supply 50,000 troops for two months. The prefectures and wealthy families along the way all had granaries.

Although they would not kill people at will, they still had to rob the grain from the wealthy families in the Chu State to supply the army.

"They're leaving in two days." Ye Qingzhi touched Xie Jin's thinner face and asked, "Is Your Highness going with you?"

"I won't go. There are nearly 100,000 Chu prisoners of war here. Governing the rear is more important than capturing the Chu imperial city."

Xie Jin smiled and said, "They are marching quickly and rushing forward. I am responsible for turning these dozen prefectures in the rear into the territory of the Great Zhao. They cannot be occupied by the Chu army from other places."

Although they successfully captured 100,000 Chu troops, they had already defeated two-thirds of Chu's main forces.

However, there are still remaining troops, as well as a small number of private soldiers maintained by aristocratic families.

Moreover, when a country is destroyed, all kinds of roving soldiers and bandits will appear, and these are even more harmful.

Because they have no discipline and no long-term vision, they only know how to plunder and destroy.

Xie Jin did not want a devastated Chu State, but wanted to take it down with the least cost and loss, and then try to complete the integration process as quickly as possible.

"Your Highness is wise!" Ye Qingzhi praised him, "Compared to conquering the world, governing the world is actually more difficult. However, Your Highness must be a wise ruler."

"This is inseparable from the careful teaching of Tutor Ye." Xie Jin said with a smile.

"You are a teachable boy." Ye Qingzhi hooked his chin frivolously and said with a smile, "Since you have done a good job in your recent studies, the Master will give you a reward."

"What is it? You don't have to move, I will serve you." Xie Jin said, and began to move his hands and feet, automatically thinking that it was a very tempting reward.

"...That's not it." Ye Qingzhi glared at him, then pushed him away coquettishly, pointing at the desk.

"These days, I have racked my brains to compile some systems of modern state governance for you, including political, economic, cultural and social aspects. You can try to make some references and adapt them to local conditions. If you encounter specific problems in implementation, keep revising them."

Xie Jin stood up, picked up the bound book on the table, flipped through it quickly, and then walked back to Ye Qingzhi's side.

"Taifu, what kind of reward do you want for offering such a good plan that benefits the country and the people?" Xie Jin asked her in a serious tone.

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's save it for now." Ye Qingzhi said with curved eyebrows, "Then I'll ask His Highness to exchange it for a big wish."

"Why do I feel a little scared? I wonder if Qingqing has a big trick up her sleeve for me." Xie Jin said with a frown.

"Then Your Highness, just wait for the challenge." Ye Qingzhi smiled brightly at him. Xie Jin was so fascinated by her that he didn't care about any big moves anymore.

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"Ah? The army is going to leave for the capital in two days?!"

The princess had just heard the news from Xie Wenyuan, "Isn't it too fast?"

"We need to be quick." Xie Wenyuan said, "Our soldiers of the Great Zhao have been gathering their strength and have captured two waves of Chu prisoners of war. Their morale is high right now. If we lead them to attack Shangjing right away, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

The princess thought what he said made sense, but she felt that Xie Wenyuan was too tired from running back and forth without even a moment's rest.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess looked at Xie Wenyuan with even more loving eyes, and told the maid to go to the kitchen again to inform him to add a few more dishes to the dinner so that he could eat more delicious food.

"What about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Is he going too?" Zheng Qingyan asked.

"Why should he go? I am enough for you." Xie Wenyuan said as a matter of course, not hiding his dislike for the prince.

"It's enough for him to stay here. If I take him to the capital of Chu, I will have to take care of him. I will be worried that something might happen to him, and I will be hesitant to act. It's annoying just thinking about it!"

The Princess and others,...

The only one who dared to complain about the prince like this was Xie Wenyuan.

Do you want to ask if he is qualified? Well... of course he is, after all, he is the former crown prince, although it is outrageous.

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Two days later.

After the oath-taking ceremony, 80,000 Zhao troops, including 10,000 cavalry, prepared to officially set out for Shangjing!

Xie Wenyuan was still the general, but this time, he was the general of Zhao, not Chu.

King Ying, Zheng Qinghe, King Qi and others also served as generals and followed to attack Shangjing.

The surrendered deputy generals of the Chu State were also among them, but they had already changed into the clothes of the Great Zhao State, and their faces were tense.

There was a dispute over whether or not they should go together.

The King of England disagreed, thinking that these people's loyalty was unreliable. If they were allowed to infiltrate the army, they might turn against them in battle and stab them in the back.

However, Xie Wenyuan insisted that this was just the kind of person he was and he would protect anyone who belonged to him.

These people have come to him, and he is confident that he can control them.

If they had any ulterior motives or were doing something sneaky, it was his incompetence and he would bear the consequences, but he didn't want others to question this.

In the end, it was Xie Jin who made the final decision and agreed to let these people go with him to attack Shangjing.

Xie Jin chose to believe in Xie Wenyuan's ability.