Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

As for Yao Jia, after leaving the court, he took Zhishu's head with him, still accompanied by his old partner Yang Rui. The group left Xianyang and headed straight for Shouchun of Chu.

Posthouse

When Chang Jing woke up, it was already the beginning of the Xu hour.

"Who sent someone back?"

"Ling Yin, it was the Qin Wang's doctor who sent you back. He was accompanied by the Qin Wang's eunuchs and physicians."

"How is the young master?"

"The doctor said that your bones are fragile and you need to rest for a few months. He has prescribed some medicine and you are already taking it."

Chang Jing nodded, then waved his hand and asked everyone to leave.

Originally thought that this time to enter Qin for peace talks, it would only require sending Prince Xiong You to Qin, but who would have thought that there would be so many twists and turns.

After Chang Jing finished his dinner, he saw that no one had come to bring him medicine. He asked in confusion, "Didn't a doctor come to see me today? Why didn't he prescribe some herbal medicine?"

It’s not that he likes to drink that stuff, but it’s the standard procedure. He was so angry that his chest still hurts.

The attendant paused as he was clearing the dishes and replied respectfully, "The doctor says that you, the Lord Highness, have been worried and sleepless lately, and you've become a little irritated. All you need to do is get enough rest, eat light food, and worry less, and you'll be fine."

"..."

Chang Jing couldn't help but feel angry. He covered his chest and didn't say anything for a long time.

"Go, go to Xianyang and ask for a doctor."

"promise."

Seeing that the governor looked unhappy, the attendant left in a hurry.

Soon, the attendant came to the inn with a doctor.

Seeing Chang Jing's sickly face, the doctor said nothing and stepped forward to take Chang Jing's pulse.

"The governor is a bit too irritable," the doctor said, stroking his beard. "Have you been worrying too much these past few days and haven't been able to sleep well?"

Chang Jing nodded.

"Isn't the food delicious?"

Chang Jing nodded again.

"That's right. Sleepless nights, excessive liver fire, and excessive worrying are all draining your energy. Ling Yin should stop worrying, get enough rest, and avoid meat and fish in his daily diet. You'll be well again soon."

With that, the doctor packed up his medicine box and prepared to leave.

The attendant stopped him and said, "Doctor, don't you need some medicine?"

The doctor was visibly stunned for a moment, then looked at Ling Yin and said, "All medicine is toxic. Ling Yin, for your condition, just rest and no medicine is needed. I'll take my leave."

The attendant escorted the doctor out.

Only then did Chang Jing believe what the doctor said.

In addition, his chest pain was not as severe as before, so Chang Jing decided to take good care of himself for the next few days. He got up and went to check on Young Master Xiong You. After confirming that he was not in danger of death, Chang Jing was completely relieved.

In the next few days, Xianyang City was very peaceful.

Ying Zheng still reviewed memorials every day, Fusu went to his teacher with questions every afternoon, Zhang Yuanqing idled around in the morning and taught his apprentices in the afternoon, and the two in the inn rested and recuperated.

But at this time, the Chu State was no longer so peaceful because of the arrival of the Qin envoys.

"Foreign minister Yao Jia meets the King of Chu."

"Foreign minister Yang Ruihe meets the King of Chu."

"Qin envoy, please stand up quickly."

King Fu Chu of Chu sat on the throne, feeling the sense of superiority that came with power.

"Why did the Qin envoy come to Chu?"

Yao Jia bowed to King Fuchu of Chu and said, "My king has a gift for the King of Chu, so I have specially sent this minister here."

"What gift is it?"

"It's a coincidence that this item originally belonged to the State of Chu, but was found by our king by chance. I thought the King of Chu should know the origin of this item, so I specially asked a foreign minister to deliver it to me."

"This thing is outside the palace now."

The king and his ministers of Chu were all puzzled.

"pass."

Then a man walked in from outside the hall, holding a box in his hand.

The guard stopped when he reached Yao Jia and Yang Ruihe.

Yao Jia spoke again: "King of Chu, the box contains the gift my king gave to the King of Chu."

The King of Chu waved his hand and asked the eunuch to go over and open it.

"Ah~"

As soon as the eunuch opened the box, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

Inside the box was a human head. The face had already begun to rot and maggots were crawling on it.

Seeing the eunuch's reaction, the King of Chu and his ministers also saw clearly the gift in the box.

"How dare the Qin people insult our Chu State in this way!"

Qu Ping suppressed his nausea and saw clearly what was inside, and immediately scolded Yao Jia.

Other court officials were also outraged.

Yang Ruihe couldn't help but take a half step towards Yao Jia.

Looking at Yao Jia, he calmly adjusted his sleeves, bowed to the angry King of Chu Fu Chu on the throne and said, "King of Chu, don't you recognize this man?"

"This is too much bullying, and this boy is unreasonable."

When Fu Chu saw Yao Jia like this, he became very angry.

The guards outside the palace came in upon hearing the noise.

Yao Jia ignored him and asked again, "Why is the King of Chu acting this way? This man, Zhishu, a native of Chu, came to our Qin's Xianyang city a few months ago. He offered the throne of Chu as bait, and lured our Qin's Changping Jun into helping him steal our Qin secrets."

"Fortunately, my king was wise and saw through their evil plan, so no disaster was caused."

"Later, our king interrogated this man, and he said that he was a former retainer of the King of Chu, and that he came to Qin to steal secrets at the King's command."

"The Right Prime Minister of Qin said that when a man is about to die, his words are good. What this man said before his death must be true. Therefore, my king has specially sent me to ask the King of Chu whether this man's words are true."

……

Fu Chu was like a deflated ball, his anger completely gone. He waved his hand and told the guards to leave.

Facing Yao Jia's questioning, King Fu Chu of Chu glanced at the court officials below one by one.

"What nonsense!"

When the king looked at him, Jing Gan stepped forward and shouted angrily at Yao Jia.

"How could our king do such a thing? The Qin envoys should not listen to the words of such a villain."

Qu Ping also spoke up: "That's right. Now that our king intends to negotiate peace with Qin, and has already sent our Chu State's Prime Minister Chang Jing and Prince Xiong You to Qin, why would he send people to steal Qin's secrets at this time?"

"This is pure nonsense and absurd."

Yao Jia looked at the two people who were talking. He was a little unfamiliar with them.

"A certain Jinggan from the Chu State."

"A certain Qu Ping of the State of Chu."

"So it's the Jing and Qu families. I'm so sorry."

After learning the identities of the two men, Yao Jia turned to Fu Chu and asked, "So, this Zhishu is not from Chu? Nor is he a retainer of the King of Chu?"

"Of course not. How could I send people into Qin to steal Qin's secrets?"

"My Chu State is sincere in its peace talks with Qin. The Qin envoys can convey my sincerity to the King of Qin."

Yao Jia smiled but didn't answer. Instead, he took out a token from his sleeve and said, "I have something else here. I wonder if you can recognize it."

As he spoke, he placed the token on his palm so that the King of Chu and his ministers could see it clearly.

"this,"

Qu Ping naturally recognized this thing. He turned to look at Jing Gan and saw that he also remained silent.

Other court officials also came forward to take a look.

Then he returned to his seat and glanced vaguely at the king sitting there.

Fu Chu naturally recognized this thing. In order to gain Xiong Qi's trust, he gave the token of the prince of Chu to Zhishu and asked him to take it to Qin.

Seeing that no one spoke, Yao Jia put away the token and chuckled.

"In this case, it is possible that everyone recognizes this thing."