Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

"Shi Yi, go call Zhao Gao."

"promise."

Shi Yi carefully left the hall and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Ever since returning from court, the king has been sitting there motionless. He stayed in the palace and didn't dare to breathe.

Although he was puzzled by the king's abnormal behavior today, he did not dare to delay.

Since being transferred away from the king's side, Zhao Gao's life has not been as glorious as before. He has to deal with miscellaneous matters all day long and is ridiculed by others. Zhao Gao is annoyed, but he can do nothing about it.

He also went to see the king and wanted to return to his side, but the king did not agree. He only told him to rest for a while and that he would be of great use in the future.

Looking at those who mocked him, Zhao Gao thought fiercely, when the king uses me in the future, I will chop all of you villains into pieces and feed them to the dogs.

"Zhao Gao, the king wants to see you."

When Shi Yi came over, Zhao Gao had just changed his dirty clothes. When he heard what Shi Yi said, Zhao Gao stood there in a daze.

"Who wants to see me?"

"The king wants to see you, go quickly and don't keep him waiting."

As Shi Yi urged, Zhao Gao reacted and was ecstatic.

The king finally remembered me!

Walking on the familiar road, Zhao Gao wished he had two wheels on his feet so that he could leave Shi Yi behind.

Shi Yi: He is indeed a person that the king values. He is so proactive. I must learn more from Zhao Gao in the future.

Shi Yi also hurriedly caught up with Zhao Gao, and soon the two of them entered the hall.

"I pay my respects to the king."

Zhao Gao knelt in the main hall. Seeing Ying Zheng again after several months, he almost cried.

"Zhao Gao is here, get up."

Ying Zheng put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Zhao Gao, feeling dazed for a moment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"My king, I miss you. I haven't been with you these days and I'm always worried about you."

"The king is diligent and always forgets to rest while handling government affairs. I worry that when I'm not around, who will remind the king to take care of his health? The weather is cold, and I usually prepare charcoal for the king in advance. Today, I'm not with the king. Although I know there are others around, I'm still worried about the king."

"I have been with the king for many years and am familiar with his habits. Now that Shi Yi is here, I can't help but worry whether he will get used to it. Now that I see the king is in good health and still as charming as ever, I am very happy."

Shi Yi:......

After a few words, Zhao Gao's eyes were already red.

"Your loyalty is known to me."

"Shi Yi, you step back first."

"promise."

When only two people were left in the hall, Ying Zheng spoke: "Zhao Gao, I have a task for you today. Can you do it?"

Zhao Gao was overjoyed. The king has started to use me again!

At that moment, Zhao Gao knelt before Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, I will always be loyal to you. If you have any requests, I will definitely see them through."

"it is good."

Ying Zheng was still satisfied with Zhao Gao.

"From today on, you will keep a close eye on Changping Jun Xiong Qi. Every day, write down who he meets and report it to me."

Lord Changping?

Did Changping Jun anger the king?

Although puzzled, Zhao Gao did not dare to delay thinking too much: "Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter."

"Okay, if you do it well, I will reward you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, you go down."

"promise."

Zhao Gao left for a long time before he grinned with joy. He returned to his residence, locked himself in the room and laughed out loud.

Ying Zheng did not ask what Zhao Gao would do next. At this time, he had another child and was considering the child's name.

Yao Jia received the king's summons and set off with Yang Ruihe.

The two are old partners, and Yang Ruihe now admires Yao Jia very much.

Soon the two arrived in Xinzheng.

"Father, Yao Jia has come to Han now, probably because of the assassin." After receiving the news, Zhang Sheng discussed the matter with Zhang Liang.

Zhang Sheng loved his child very much, and Zhang Liang also performed well.

"Qin's evil ambitions are clear to all. Now that they're attacking Han, claiming the assassination of a Qin minister is a pretext, they won't stop fighting so easily. Furthermore, even though we've found the assassin, he's of low status. Qin will undoubtedly use this as an excuse to accuse Han of being perfunctory with the King of Qin."

"Even if my father finds someone to take the blame, Yao Jia won't admit it."

What Zhang Liang didn't mention was that even without a valid reason, Qin's attack on Han was inevitable. Now the King of Qin simply wanted a legitimate reason to silence the gossip.

Moreover, if a senior official is really found to take the blame, it will inevitably discourage the court officials. Whenever something happens, they will just push the officials to take the blame. Who will dare to serve the King of Han in the future?

How could Zhang Sheng not understand? Even if he understood, what would it matter?

His Zhang family was loyal to successive Kings of Han, and the Kings of Han also trusted the Zhang family.

My father has been highly valued by three generations of King Han, and now I have been appointed Prime Minister by the King. The Zhang family will definitely repay such kindness with our lives.

Sure enough, the next day at court, Yao Jia sternly questioned the King of Han, "King Han, are you treating our King of Qin so perfunctorily? Are you bullying our Qin people?"

"King Han, please don't do what that villain did and just pick a minister to blame."

The King of Han was so angry that he almost ordered Yao Jia to be beheaded.

Yang Ruihe couldn't help but worry for him and Yao Jia.

The brave one is you, Lord Yao Jia.

Seeing the king being humiliated, Zhang Sheng stood up and retorted: "The Qin envoys openly humiliated our king in the court of Han. But is it true that no one in Han would call them out for bullying?"

Isn't it just bullying you?

Yao Jia and Yang Ruihe answered in their hearts, but did not show any expression on their faces.

"Of course, that's not what the Prime Minister said. It's just that Han was so perfunctory in this matter that my king is furious. As a minister, I should speak up for my king."

"I believe the Prime Minister is well aware of this. Please forgive me for any offense."

When the situation became tense, a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the young master is not seeking an audience."

"pass."

"I have met the king."

"Meet the Minister of Qin."

Yao Jia hurriedly returned the gift.

"Shangqing Yao Jia, you are not my king's son, but you have volunteered to be a hostage in Qin. I wonder if this can offset the King of Qin's wrath?"

Ten-year-old Han Fei stood in the hall, looking at Yao Jia calmly.

He is worthy of being the person that Lord Zhang has asked him to pay special attention to.

Yao Jia looked at Han Fei for a few times and regained his composure.

"The young master is young, is the King of Han willing to let him go?"

Don't think he doesn't know that Han Fei is not liked by the King of Han.

The King of Han naturally had no regrets. He had just nodded when he caught the Prime Minister's eye. "Of course I'm reluctant to let him go, but the war between our two countries has caused the people to suffer. I cannot bear to see the people of Han suffer this disaster, so I can only reluctantly send my son to Qin."

"Since the king is reluctant to leave, and the weather is cold and the roads are difficult to travel, let's wait until the snow melts before letting you enter Qin."

"Let's talk about the assassin now. I wonder if the King of Han can reveal the mastermind behind this?"

!!!

King Han was a little slow to react and looked towards Zhang Sheng.

Yao Jia pretended not to see it.

Yao Jia Shangqing is worthy of being Yao Jia Shangqing. I, Yang Ruihe, admire him!

"Could you please give us a few days to investigate this matter?"

Faced with Yao Jia's relentless pressure, Zhang Sheng prepared to use a delaying tactic.

Yao Jia naturally agreed.

Just like that, the court meeting was over.

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