Qin Dynasty: Starting with clinging to Zhao Ji's thigh

As a mother and son, Ying Zheng had a certain understanding of Zhao Ji's personality.

If he wanted, this hellish start could quickly become normal difficulty.

However, he was Ying Zheng, the King of Qin!

He will not back down!

As the King of Qin, Ying Zheng had to shoulder the fate of tens of millions of people in the entire Qin state. He didn't even have enough time to review memorials every day, let alone have so much free time to waste on Zhao Ji.

As a human being, Ying Zheng also had his own emotions.

But as a king, his rationality outweighs his emotions, and he is able to suppress these feelings!

"The Empress Dowager and I are not close, and this is all my fault. I am just too busy with state affairs and have no extra time to visit the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager has always been fond of my third brother, so please take good care of him."

Ying Zheng was very grateful to his younger brother, Ying Jing.

If it weren't for Ying Jing's mediation, given Ying Zheng's understanding of Zhao Ji, it would have been good enough if she hadn't opposed him; there would have been no way she would have so easily moved out of Xianyang Palace and gradually relinquished power!

Unlike Cheng Jiao!

They covet his throne all the time!

It would be best to find an opportunity to suppress them and give them a warning!

Looking at the pile of memorials beside Ying Zheng, Ying Jing nodded solemnly.

Brother Zheng, you have always been ambitious and have the world in your heart. The number of memorials you review every day is probably too many to fit in a carriage. You work so hard!

As your younger brother, Brother Zheng, how could I, Jing Dashanren, allow anyone to hold you back?

Perhaps I can't help you much with national affairs for the time being.

I can appease the Empress Dowager and provide you, Brother Zheng, with a stable rear area.

"Your Highness can rest assured about the Empress Dowager's situation."

"The Empress Dowager is not unreasonable. Your Majesty, I will certainly convey my brother's difficulties to her, explaining the situation with reason and emotion. The Empress Dowager knows of my brother's ambition and will surely support him!"

It's just a matter of appeasing Zhao Ji, right? That's something the benevolent Jing is best at!

"So good."

Ying Zheng nodded, taking it as Ying Jing's attempt to comfort him.

Given Zhao Ji's personality, she wouldn't care about his ambition.

However, Ying Zheng never expected Zhao Ji to support him; as long as she didn't cause trouble, that was enough.

"Don't worry about the assassination, Third Brother. Even if we can't find any clues, I will still give you an explanation."

Having finished discussing Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng returned to the main topic.

As for who was behind this assassination attempt, Ying Zheng already had the answer in his heart.

However, the Qin state ruled by law, and without any evidence, even if he were the King of Qin, he could not simply make a judgment based on his suspicions.

Both Ying Jing and Ying Zheng knew very well that it was impossible to deal with the person behind the scenes in accordance with the laws of Qin.

The other party was very cautious and eliminated all clues.

All those sent out were suicide squad members; if the mission failed, they would choose to commit suicide.

But who is he?

King Ying Zheng of Qin!

Having someone to suspect is enough.

As long as the person behind the scenes pays a sufficient price, that will be enough to give Ying Jing an explanation.

After all, they are brothers, and Ying Jing and Ying Zheng have a great deal of tacit understanding!

Ying Jing understood the meaning behind Ying Zheng's words very well.

With a hearty smile, Ying Jing bowed and said, "Then I thank you in advance, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is very busy with state affairs and must have many memorials to read, so I will not disturb you any longer!"

Everything has been said, and the goal has been largely achieved! So it's time to head back.

My brother is good, but a beautiful woman is even more appealing!

We can't keep the embroiderer waiting any longer. Even if she doesn't throw a tantrum like Zhao Ji, the benevolent Jing will still feel guilty.

When Ying Jing wanted to leave, Ying Zheng did not try to stop him.

Just as Ying Jing said, he was very busy and had many memorials to review, so he really didn't have much time to spare.

However, after Ying Jing left, Ying Zheng did not immediately begin reviewing the memorials.

He simply sat back down on the dragon throne and picked up the thin book that Ying Jing had presented to him.

The text contained little information, but Ying Zheng read it very carefully.

The invention of papermaking not only made it much easier for him to review memorials in the future, but also brought great benefits to the entire Qin state.

As the King of Qin, Ying Zheng didn't need to learn it, but he should at least have some understanding of it.

"Investigate in detail the assassination attempt mentioned by my third brother."

As he flipped through the contents of the book, Ying Zheng suddenly spoke.

"promise!"

A slightly hoarse voice came from the darkness.

Ying Zheng seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then continued, "Furthermore, the Black Ice Guard is closely monitoring the Prime Minister's residence and the Chang'an Lord's residence. It's alright if they are discovered; there's no need to worry!"

With Zhao Ji relinquishing power, Ying Zheng gradually began to wield some of his own authority.

However, he had been holding back all along, not wanting to have too much conflict with Lü Buwei.

But this assassination attempt on Ying Jing made him realize that he couldn't continue like this.

If they dare to assassinate the prince in Xianyang today, wouldn't they dare to assassinate the King of Qin in Zhangtai Palace tomorrow?

Blindly enduring will only lead to being looked down upon.

Pretending to be weak to fool others can easily turn you into a real pig!

The young King of Qin had already made his decision.

He wanted to demonstrate the king's majesty to the court officials and to the entire world for the first time!

"As Your Majesty commands!"

In the darkness, the hoarse voice rang out again.

Zhangtai Palace fell silent once again.

Only occasionally, when Ying Zheng turned the pages of the book, it would make a slight noise.

The papermaking technique wasn't very extensive, and Ying Zheng quickly finished reading it all.

However, at this moment, Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly narrowed.

On the last page of this thin book, there is a large blank space, but above it is a line of text that has nothing to do with papermaking.

The mind in its original state is neither good nor evil; the movement of the mind can be either good or evil. Knowing good and evil is conscience; doing good and eliminating evil is the investigation of things.

"It is neither Mencius's theory of the inherent goodness of human nature nor Xunzi's theory of the inherent evil of human nature."

Ying Zheng was immediately surprised.

He suddenly realized that he had paid too little attention to his third brother, and had no idea that the other man possessed such great talent.

"People are neither good nor evil; everything is determined by the heart. We should use morality and conscience to distinguish right from wrong, and what conforms to our heart is good."

"Third brother, is this your philosophy?"

Ying Jing had already returned to his carriage and was completely unaware of what had happened inside Zhangtai Palace after he left.

As for the last sentence in the register, he had long forgotten it.

Ying Jing invented papermaking a long time ago, but he was too young to show it off at that time.

That booklet had been written long ago and had been lying in a corner.

On one occasion, Ying Jing had a sudden inspiration, wondering if he could also develop a school of thought during this era when the Hundred Schools of Thought were still active, and then he could also be called a Master.

Yingzi? Or Jingzi?

He casually picked up the booklet from the corner.

And then... no more.

He found this too difficult for himself.

In the end, feeling that he couldn't leave without writing anything, he chose to plagiarize, leaving behind just this one line before tossing it back into the corner to gather dust.