[Comprehensive] Our city lord is glamorous and noble

Zhao Ji is ill.

Logically speaking, the Empress Dowager was bedridden. Although it would not cause unrest in the whole country, it would also cause a lot of disturbance in the Qin Dynasty. However, because Zhao Ji lived in Liangshan Palace for a long time, it did not cause any turmoil in the great court of Xianyang Palace.

As her son, Ying Zheng went to Liangshan Palace to visit, but for some reason, Zhao Ji did not meet Ying Zheng, but blocked him from the door, which can be said to be quite harsh to her son up.

Although he got a bad nose, the young King Qin didn't feel much upset, instead he kindly asked the palace servants to let them take good care of Zhao Ji, and then left.

Although the king of Qin and the queen mother looked like a pair of model mother and son, they hadn't been close for many years. Even if there was a blood relationship, they were just familiar strangers.

Zhao Ji's refusal caused no disturbance in Ying Zheng's heart.

What's more, what he is focusing on now is something else.

Because of Yingzheng's outstanding performance, a group of ministers in Xianyang Palace made a decision.

Crowned early.

According to the weekly system, men perform the crowning ceremony at twenty. In history, Qin Shihuang was crowned in the ninth year of King Qin, that is, at the age of 22.

But now, Ying Zheng is only 15 years old after all his life. Although the princes and princes of the emperor had to hold the crown ceremony early in order to take charge of the state affairs as soon as possible, this time is surprisingly early.

Legend has it that King Wen of Zhou was crowned at the age of 12, King Cheng was crowned at the age of 15, and Ying Zheng was crowned at the age of 15. Wouldn't it be comparable to King Cheng?

For this reason, the attitude of the Confucian ministers in the court towards his crowning was a bit subtle.

However, now Confucianism can occupy a place in the court of Qin State because Yingzheng values ​​Confucianism. Don’t think that they are all pedantic and sour Confucians. For those with political ideals, it is true that Qin is a legalist country, but who said that Confucianism has not become the dream of everyone in Qin?After so many years of silence, the monarch of Qin is willing to reuse them, which is a rare opportunity.

No matter what they think in their hearts, on the surface, they strongly support Ying Zheng's crowning, and they can even find a reason for him to be crowned in advance. If it weren't for the fact that scholars can't be too flattering, and they also have their own academic persistence, say It may not be possible to say that Yingzheng's talent is comparable to that of becoming a king.

The minister's support is only one aspect. In any case, it is Lu Buwei who is in charge of political affairs in the court now. He even has the title of "Zhongfu". If he wants Yingzheng to be in charge, his attitude is the most important thing. of.

This matter can be facilitated, thanks to Lu Buwei's credit.

For a long period of time, there have been rumors about the outstanding talents of the young King Qin everywhere in Qin State. Not only the ministers in the court knew about Ying Zheng's intelligence, but even the common people were fond of talking about it. The appearance of such a king at the juncture of decline is the beginning of their return to the peak from the ZTE period.

Regarding this, Ye Gucheng was noncommittal, but when he entered the Baxia Academy, he heard some students discuss whether Yingzheng's talent was worthy of rumors.

They didn't know that the Baxia Academy, which has become a treasure in the academic world, had a role in Yingzheng at the beginning of its establishment, otherwise, it is estimated that this talented king will be blown to the sky.

He has received strong attention from the outside world, but Ying Zheng himself has no uneasiness. For him, the coronation is a day that will come sooner or later. After the coronation, what he does is to deal with political affairs. He used to deal with it secretly, but now he deals with it in the open. It's no different.

His political path went quite smoothly, without even making any major waves.

However, on the day before the coronation, he, who was still young at heart, did another daring thing.

He actually sneaked out the night before the coronation and asked Ye Gucheng for a "night chat".

The crowning place is not Xianyang, but in Yongcheng, where the Taimiao of the Qin State is located. Yingzheng bathed and fasted for three days in the Taimiao of Yongcheng, and then offered sacrifices to heaven and ancestors.

Ye Gucheng had to be present no matter whether he was the prince Fu or the national teacher. Although he would not be allowed to give lectures, he still had to be accompanied by Ying Zheng.

But the monarch and his ministers are different, and the two live in different places, so Ye Gucheng was startled when he saw Ying Zheng.

This little brat is very courageous.

Ying Zheng was also taken aback. Not only was he taken aback, but he also felt a little bit wronged.

Because he saw Ximen Chuuxue next to Ye Gucheng again and again!

Seeing Ximen Chuuxue at Ye Gucheng's house and seeing Ximen Chuuxue in Yongcheng are two different concepts. He is neither Ye Gucheng's dead man nor his subordinate. Why does he follow everywhere?

There is no such thing as good friends.

After all, he is a young man, although he is talented and arrogant, he will still be depressed when he should be depressed, such as now, his mood suddenly becomes very bad.

Fortunately, he didn't ask "Why is Ximen Chuuxue here" like a child.

Ye Gucheng looked at him and said, "Why are you here?"

Ying Zheng said: "Before being crowned, I want to meet Master Ye."

Ye Gucheng shook his head and said: "If there is something good to see, you can see it tomorrow."

Ying Zheng thought, it's not Master Ye who crowned me, it doesn't matter if I see it or not.

Ye Gucheng said like a roundworm in his stomach: "Wen Xinhou crowns you, it is just right."

Ying Zheng didn't speak.

After a while he said, "Have a drink today?"

Ye Gucheng was overjoyed, for the occasional unconstrained imagination of a teenager.

He said: "You fasted for three days, and now you tell me to have a drink?"

He looked at the young man standing at the door and said, "That's all."

"There is no wine, but there is tea."

Eyes lit up.

Although Yingzheng has met Ximen Chuuxue many times, the two of them have not spoken much. He came to Ye Gucheng not out of anxiety about the future, but out of an inexplicable desire to see Ye Gucheng. If he is really allowed to choose for himself, he must be more willing to let Ye Gucheng crown him than Lu Buwei.

King Zhuangxiang of Qin is his biological father, but for Ying Zheng, Ye Gucheng is the only one who really plays the role of father.

Holding the green tea in both hands, he asked a question that caught his attention.

Ying Zheng said: "What is the relationship between that man and you, Master Ye?"

Ye Gucheng paused his hand and said, "You are going to be crowned tomorrow, why are you thinking about this now?"

I really want to pry his little brain open to see what he is thinking.

But Yingzheng is really not worried about the so-called return of the government or not. Now his mind is full of Ximen Chuuxue.

Yongcheng and Ye Gucheng have residences, but the residences are small, and it is definitely not something that can be done in a short period of time to create a yard with the same specifications, so Ximen Chuuxue lives with Ye Gucheng as a matter of course.

The two are already used to this routine.

But they are used to it, but outsiders don't seem to be used to it. It's a good story to fall asleep between confidants, but that's only once or twice occasionally, what does it look like to sleep together every day.

Ying Zheng did not flinch from Ye Gucheng's reprimand, he said: "At Master Ye's age, why hasn't he married a wife now?"

Ye Gucheng choked, this question was a bit sharp.

Marrying a wife is the standard for a successful man these days, even if the original wife dies, everyone has been married at a young age anyway.

Ye Gucheng's age is difficult to calculate, but it is long past the age for normal men to marry wives. Ying Zheng thought, not only did Master Ye not have a wife, but he didn't even have any women with whom he had good relationships. This made him have to A little worried.

In particular, he had heard some rumors vaguely recently.

Ye Gucheng didn't speak, his silence made Yingzheng even more nervous.

Ying Zheng said, "Could it be..."

Absolutely not a hidden disease!

Ye Gucheng said: "The country is uncertain, why should the family do it?"

He spoke with a lot of pride and ambition, and finally temporarily stabilized Ying Zheng.

Sure enough, it was just that Master Ye was too busy to marry a wife?

Or is it because you are so focused on yourself that you don't have time?

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng felt a little guilty.

But he is not a person to be fooled easily, so the last question was not let go.

He said: "The man in white is..."

Ye Gucheng thought, today this problem is absolutely impossible to get over, so he said: "It's my confidant."

He added: "A closer confidant than Boya Ziqi."

Ying Zheng: Oh.

Honestly, I don't know whether to believe it or not.

I always feel that these two people are not simply friends.

What he fears most is that one day Ye Gucheng pulls Ximen Chuuxue and says to himself, "I like him".

You know, Ying Zheng really respected Ye Gucheng as his father, just thinking about that scene made him shudder, it was like finding him a stepdad without even saying hello, Although he is the king of Qin, his acceptance in this area is not particularly high.

I can only hope that the picture in my mind is the picture in my mind, and it must not become a reality.

Speaking of which, is there really a confidant in this world who is closer than Yu Boya Zhong Ziqi?

At the moment Ye Gucheng didn't know, a small pink bubble suddenly appeared in his heart.

[Happy——]

Not far away, Ximen Chuuxue's eyelids twitched.

After a while, Ye Gucheng inexplicably received Ximen Chuuxue's heartbeat.

[Me too. ]

Ye Gucheng:? ? ?

What happened?

In the atmosphere where everyone had their own ghosts, the last night in Yongcheng finally came to an end.

At noon the next day, the coronation ceremony was held in the main hall of Dazheng Palace. Lu Buwei relinquished the name of "Zhong Father" and returned to Yingzheng.

After all, he had not been in power for a few years, and Ying Zheng came to power, which can be said to be completely different from what King Qin Zhuangxiang expected back then.

If I really want to say it, it is still due to Ye Gucheng's education policy and Yingzheng's own ingenuity. If he hadn't actually done a few beautiful events and shown his extraordinary ability, Qin's state affairs would still be a thing of the past. grind.

But what the ministers didn't expect was that after the ceremony, Ying Zheng didn't stay any longer, and returned to Xianyang directly from Yongcheng, unwilling to delay for a moment.

If it weren't for the inviolability of the ancestral system, he probably wouldn't fast for three days. Qin is like a precision instrument running at high speed, and the core position is his participation. At this juncture of expanding national power, he really doesn't want to Waste of time for these rituals.

When the ability of administration is revealed, he can't wait to show his skills.

After returning to Xianyang, the first edict he promulgated changed the faces of many elders, causing turmoil in the government and the public.

Leniency!

Just this one breaks the common sense that Qin has lasted for a hundred years since Shang Yang's reform.

"No!"

As expected, the most staunch opponents in the court were the clan elders of Qin.

"The law is the foundation of the Qin State. Since Shang Yang, the national power has continued to grow stronger, relying on the willpower of the old Qin people and strict laws and regulations. If the law is lenient, there will be no disadvantages for a while, but in the long run, it will be the same as the six countries in Shandong. Corruption, the country will lose the country!"

Speaking of this, the tiger of the Qin family had tears in his eyes. He knelt on the ground and said: "Please take back your life, so as to protect the century-old foundation of Qin."

"Please take back the king and become famous, so as to protect the century-old foundation of Qin State—"

A group of people knelt behind him, all of them were from the clan of the Qin State, and occasionally there were some disciples of the clan.

If it was an ordinary person, seeing this scene would definitely be very stressful, but Ye Gucheng looked up at Ying Zheng, only to find that his face didn't change at all.

It's normal, because they have already guessed how the old officials below will react before promulgating the law. Lu Buwei's understanding of the officials let them know who the opposition might be, including fierce opposition, moderate opposition, and Ye Gucheng used his experience from later generations and a huge information base to speculate how these people would react.

Even the words haven't changed much, Ye Gucheng thought.

Don't worry at all, because they have already simulated for Ying Zheng before.

As soon as he raised his head, he found that the young King Qin's expression did not change, as if there was no crowd of people kneeling in a grand manner, but he was calmly discussing what to eat today.

Ying Zheng said slowly, "Did you hear that the Qin and Zhou people rioted?"

The clan elder didn't know what kind of medicine he sold in the gourd, so he replied cautiously: "I know a little bit."

The so-called Qin and Zhou people are the original Zhou people. With the expansion of the Qin state over the years, the last land belonging to the Zhou state, and many of them were incorporated into the territory of the Qin state. The Zhou people who lived on that land became the Qin state. However, because they were not natives of Qin, the word Zhou was added after Qin to prove their origin.

This is the so-called Qin and Zhou people.

Ying Zheng said: "Then do you know what caused the Qin and Zhou riots?"

Hearing this, the clan members' eyebrows and eyes were tinged with disdain.

He said: "Because they were impatient with Qin's harsh punishments, they broke the law wantonly, but refused to obey the discipline, which eventually caused riots."

As a result of the riots, some Qin and Zhou people died, and some Qin and Zhou people were subdued, and now they are dormant, maintaining a superficial calm.

But these people have never regarded themselves as Qin people for a day. Although they disdain them and know that Zhou people are not good, they can't trust these people. They can only guard them carefully, which is quite labor-intensive.

Ying Zheng said: "Strict discipline, is this feasible?"

The clan said: "Why not."

He said: "In time, when they know the benefits of Qin Fa, they will naturally abide by the law."

Ying Zheng said, "I don't think so."

He said: "Those who harbor resentment and resentment serve the people are a disaster."

There are a lot of unlucky people after being betrayed in this era, even if people are like this, let alone a country, if the Qin and Zhou people really want to cheat the Qin country, they can still succeed if they hold the heart of killing each other. The action is only because they have not been oppressed to the limit. If the laws of Qin State are so strict that they can't remember their lives, the Qin people who originally lived in a repressed environment can say that if they really die, no one can do anything about it.

Not to mention, the state of Qin has already dealt with a group of rioting Qin and Zhou people, and the remaining people have already reached a consensus that the people of Qin state are very difficult to deal with. If they are found to violate the rules, they may die!

The end of death has been deeply engraved in their minds.

With this approach, anyone who is a little familiar with historical records will think of "the princes and generals have a kindness", and then contact the future fragmentation of the Qin State. Anyone with a little brain knows the importance of lenient laws.

However, regarding the possibility proposed by Yingzheng, the clan said: "Qin's army is far superior to the people of Qin and Zhou."

The implication is that it is very simple to suppress the riots.

Ying Zheng said: "What if they ask the six countries in Shandong for help?"

The clan said to itself: "Shandong and the six countries will not respond."

A group of people who have failed both vertically and horizontally have nothing to do.

However, Ying Zheng said: "If the country does not respond, it does not mean that the people do not respond."

He said: "Since our country's ambition is for the world, we must have a mind that embraces all rivers and rivers. Although the people will not love Qin, they must not let them miss their homeland too much. This will give people with ulterior motives a chance to take advantage of it.

He needs to let people outside of Qin accept Qin, relying on the new laws that won't feel inconvenient even if they abide by them.

The clan was speechless. He probably hadn't been convinced by Ying Zheng yet, but the logic of the new king of Qin was so strict that he couldn't find a breakthrough for a while. It's better to be silent for a while, and then continue when he thinks of a way to refute.

Subsequently, Ying Zheng issued a second decree.

Recruitment order!

Qin Xiaogong's recruiting order is reborn in the world.

This news is like a boulder thrown into a calm sea, each stone stirring up thousands of waves.

Not to mention the students who are studying in the Baxia Academy, even people from the six countries in Shandong are talking about it.

They were discussing the meaning behind the recruitment order, and the new king of Qin, Yingzheng.

For a long time, the young king of Qin did not catch the attention of the people of the six kingdoms of Shandong, because the current ruler of Qin they care about is Lu Buwei. For them, Yingzheng is just a superficial mascot.

No one knows how much the mascot in their eyes has done, and no one knows how many of Qin's current new policies are from him. It is still time for the new King of Qin to be crowned by the students of the six kingdoms of Shandong. They all agreed, so it should be a really talented young king?

They were planning to wait and see for a while, but they didn't expect his first and second edicts to be so bold.

"King Qin, the great talent—"

It was rare for Han Fei, who was far away in South Korea, to say a word without stammering.

But after he said this, he let out a long sigh.

Naturally, it wasn't because of King Qin that he sighed, but after seeing King Qin, he thought of the disgraced monarch of their country, so he was so sad and indignant.

If he is not a Korean clan...

Thinking of this, even Han Fei was in a daze.

If he is not from the Korean clan, he will definitely be moved by the recruiting order issued by the King of Qin, and he will go to Qin, right?

Thinking about it, many capable people in the world are rushing to Qin. Soon, Xianyang, which was already bursting with vitality, will become more vibrant.

None of the six kingdoms in Shandong can be compared with it.

He sighed and began to write again.

I am holding a writing brush in my hand, and the paper on the table is straw paper after secondary processing. Compared with the first generation of research, the color of this paper has not changed, but the hardness has improved a lot, and the tactile feel is better when writing. .

Because the ink will not soak and dye the plant fibers, Qin State began to vigorously promote more expensive brushes. This kind of brush will not blur the words after it dries, and is more popular with scholars than charcoal brushes.

Of course, charcoal pencils are still not out of the stage of history. People in the middle and lower classes often use convenient charcoal pencils than writing brushes, and in terms of price, a good writing brush is much more expensive than charcoal pencils. They prefer to choose cheap and durable charcoal. Pen.

Even ink money can be saved.

Han Fei is writing an article, and when his article is finished and compiled into a book, it will become a legalist book handed down to future generations, Han Feizi.

But today, he is destined not to be able to write a book well.

A boy's clear voice came from outside the door: "My lord, we have guests."

Han Fei was taken aback when he heard this.

Given that he is unpopular in South Korea, and can even be said to be despised by the King of Han, who would come to him?

Suspicious in his heart, he said to the little boy, "Who is here?"

Although he has great talent in his chest, it is true that he is withdrawn by nature. If the person who comes is someone he does not want to see, he will definitely make people excuse that he is not there, or simply coax people out.

Not to mention the little boy who followed him, the nobles in Korea still know each other.

But the little boy said, "My lord, I don't know him."

Han Fei thought, isn't it Korean?

He thought about it and said, "Tell me what that person looks like?"

The little boy said: "That man is dressed in white and looks good."

It can't be described as beautiful with other words.

White clothes, looks good?

Han Fei kept thinking in his mind, and suddenly, a shadow he hadn't seen for more than ten years crashed into his mind.

His eyelids lined up: "Quickly, let him in."

A little anxious, stuttering.

He has always spoken very slowly, because when he is slow, he will not stutter. It is really rare for him to speak so fast and in such a hurry.

The little boy was taken aback, and immediately rushed out, and after a while, he led the person in.

Ye Gucheng said: "I haven't seen you in 15 years."

Han Fei opened his eyes wide.

He was too surprised to say a word.

After a while, Han Fei finally woke up from the extreme surprise. His first words were: "Why hasn't your face changed at all?"

Time froze on Ye Gucheng's body.

Compared with 15 years ago, he has hardly changed. His eyes are deep and vicissitudes have never been shown, as if 15 years is just a snap of his fingers for him, leaving no footprints in his long life.

Han Fei often felt that his rare classmate who had a good chat was out of tune with the world, but never was it stronger than at this moment.

Han Fei said again: "Why hasn't your face changed?"

Even his own transformation from an aloof young man to a middle-aged man with silver strands in his hair and wrinkles at the end of his eyes are all traces of time.

Xiao Tong has been screened away, only the two of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

Ye Gucheng said: "Can you see that?"

Han Fei sneered and said, "I'm afraid anyone who has seen you in the past can see it."

He said: "Could it be that you also went to cultivate immortals and ask to learn the art of immortality?"

He is very serious about asking this question. He has been addicted to pills for many years. Although the emperor of the Qin Kingdom has not shown this tendency, there are many alchemists in the palaces of the six kingdoms of Shandong. It is to prolong the life of the princes.

As a royal family, Han Fei naturally knows some mysteries, such as the existence of spells and alchemists, but he has always sneered at them, tricks cannot disrupt the country, so what if they have magical abilities, yes The state does not matter.

But if it is really immortal, it is another matter. Not to mention the six kingdoms of Shandong, even the Qin kingdom will be moved by the news.

But Ye Gucheng shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with it."

However, even if it didn't matter that his appearance didn't change, he didn't want to talk about it.

Han Feizi's emotional intelligence is not very high, but he also knows that there are some secrets that cannot be said.

only……

He thought, Ye Gucheng's appearance, if someone with a heart finds out, there will be problems.

After all, the two were classmates, and they were classmates who had a good relationship in the past. Han Fei regained his indifferent expression and said, "You come from Qin, why do you want me?"

He pays attention to the political affairs of all countries in the world, especially Qin, so he naturally knows Ye Gucheng's identity.

Ye Gucheng was also very straightforward. He said to Han Fei, "Of course I came here for the recruitment order."

As soon as the name of the recruiting order came out, Han Fei's eyelids twitched, and he had already guessed what Ye Gucheng was going to say next.

Han Fei said calmly, "Recruitment order?"

He is playing dumb.

Ye Gucheng knew that Han Fei was pretending to be stupid, but he didn't say anything. He said, "What does Qin's recruitment order have to do with me?"

Ye Gucheng said: "Naturally because you are a sage in the world."

The implication was that he wanted to recruit Han Fei.

Although Ying Zheng chose to use Confucianism, he did not dislike Legalism in his bones. However, if Qin wants to get off to a good start, he must bring up Confucianism.

There are quite a few masters of Confucianism, and there are a few in Qin, but Legalism, which still occupies the mainstream in Qin society, has no big names.

This is a bit of a problem.

No matter what, even if it is to support the scene, a master of the Legalist school is needed to do it!

Ye Gucheng thought about it, at the end of the Warring States Period, there were only Li Si and Han Fei, Li Si and Han Fei, and now Li Si was struggling under Ying Zheng's command, so Han Fei was the only one left?

Although I know that the possibility of Han Fei coming to Korea is not very high, I still have to give it a try. Anyway, Ying Zheng issued the recruitment order, so even if he came to Han Fei to make a good impression, it would be good.

For the state of Qin, he can be said to have worked hard.

Han Fei shook his head and said, "I can't bear this evaluation."

Although he was proud of his talents, his temper had become a little bit better due to the many setbacks he had encountered over the years. Moreover, the so-called sages of the world were too highly evaluated. Han Fei felt that he was not worthy of this title.

Scholars are still very dignified.

But Ye Gucheng said: "Now in Xianyang City, we need Master Legalists to sit in charge."

Legalists?Han Fei didn't wrinkle and said, "How did I hear that Qin now values ​​Confucianism?"

Ye Gucheng shook his head and said: "Legalism is the foundation of the state of Qin, and it cannot be changed in a day, let alone the benefits of Legalism, as long as it is used properly, it will benefit the country."

Han Fei said, "I'm Korean, so you're not afraid of what tactics I'll use after I arrive in Qin?"

As soon as Ye Gucheng heard it, he knew that he was a little moved by himself, and immediately said: "If he can't see through your strategy, it can only prove that his judgment is too bad."

He knew that Han Fei was talking about Ying Zheng, so he also answered Ying Zheng, but because his relationship with Ying Zheng was like that of a father and son, Han Fei heard it in his ears, and felt that there was something unspeakable between the two of them. intimacy.

Han Fei hesitated to speak, he himself wrote the way to control the next, so of course he knew that the relationship between Ye Gucheng and Ying Zheng was too close, but in his capacity, it was difficult to say much, even Ye Gucheng's invitation to him Can't answer directly.

Just said: "Let's talk about it."

After all, it was not up to Han Fei to decide whether he could join the Qin Dynasty. No matter how stupid the South Korean court was, this matter had to be told to them.

Moreover, Han Fei is a patriotic Korean clan after all. This heavy identity prevents him from doing whatever he wants to do like the scholars all over the world. Even if he is not reused, he still has his heart for South Korea.

But even Han Fei didn't expect that their country was even worse than he imagined.

Because of angering Han Wang, he hasn't gone out for a while. It's good that the things that scholars know can be known through Xiaotong, but the more confidential things for Han Han have nothing to do with him.

Ye Gucheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that you don't know about Zheng Guo's entry into Qin?"

Han Fei was shocked and said, "What, what!"

stuttered in surprise.

He was intimidated by the name, and the meaning behind it.

Ye Gucheng also sighed in his heart and said, "I'll go first."

He said: "If you change your mind at any time, you can come to me at any time."

Regardless of whether Han Fei's entry into the Qin State was due to another plot to exhaust the Qin State or for other reasons, as long as he was willing to enter the Qin State, it would be a great thing for the current Qin State.

Ye Gucheng left, and only Han Fei sat there thinking because of the amount of information in Ye Gucheng's words.

Zheng Guo, a hydraulic engineer in South Korea, is famous all over the world for building Zheng Guo Canal in Qin State, and Zheng Guo Canal is a large-scale water conservancy project that can be compared with Dujiangyan.

It stands to reason that any country would cherish a master hydraulic engineer like Zheng Guo, but South Korea thinks that this person will consume national power in the country, so he dedicates such a person to Qin State and asks him to build water conservancy projects, thinking that it can consume Qin State The human and material resources of the country.

This is called exhaustion.

Ye Gucheng, who knew about South Korea's "tricks" from the very beginning, was also very speechless, but it was precisely because of South Korea's stupidity that it reminded him of his former classmate, Han Fei.

It is said that not only was he not reused in Korea, but he was also disliked by the king of Han.

It just so happens that Qin State is now looking for the great power of Legalism to balance the situation in the court. Although Qin State believes in Legalism, it has not been able to introduce new ideas for many years, and still maintains the early Legalist concepts.

Ye Gucheng clearly remembered that Han Fei was the first to propose centralization. Although centralization would be considered feudal dross in the future, it has to be said to be an epoch-making stroke now.

The only thing to worry about is the way of Han Fei's death. One is that Yao Jia was impeached and Han Fei was imprisoned for revenge, and the other was that Li Si was jealous and poisoned him to death.

Even if Han Fei advocated the preservation of Han, just by looking at his talent, he would know that it is definitely better for this person to be alive than dead.

Ye Gucheng had to sigh that there are probably few people in this world who are more worried about the future of Qin than him.

The economy has developed, more talented people have entered Qin, and Yingzheng has great talents. The result is not just a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a storm on the other side of the earth. Qin has now shown its minions to Shandong. However, the time of this unification was nearly ten years earlier than recorded in history.

Thinking about it, as long as the Zhengguo Canal is completed, Qin will have a lot of heavy labor, and then rectify the internal affairs and recuperate for a period of time, it will really sharpen the sword and unify the world.

What Ye Gucheng is doing now is nothing more than making the unification process more stable and less troublesome.

Five years, he thought, five years at the most, and the unification plan will definitely start.

When Ye Gucheng was far away in South Korea, there was another trouble in Liangshan Palace, which had been quiet for a long time.

Rumors spread to Xianyang Palace, saying that Liangshan Palace had been closed for a long time, and there was no news, maybe the queen mother was dead.

It didn't take too long for the news to reach Yingzheng's ears. Although he studied and dealt with political affairs every day and didn't have much time to gossip, he was followed by Zhao Gao who was elusive.

Zhao Gao has been intimidated by Ye Gucheng all the year round. Given his importance in Yingzheng's heart, other eunuchs would have started to play with power, but he himself is still honest, just acting as a loyal ear god around Yingzheng.

Rumors spread in the court, and he reached Yingzheng's ear and whispered to him, "There is something different in Liangshan Palace."

Ying Zheng frowned and said, "What?"

It had been a long time since he had heard the word Liangshan Palace from anyone's mouth.

Whether Zhao Ji exists or not makes no difference to him.

Zhao Gaodao: "Xiao Gaozi heard others say that the gate of Liangshan Palace will not be opened for a long time, maybe the queen mother is dead."

Ying Zheng frowned and reprimanded lightly: "Absurd."

Zhao Gao immediately knelt down.

Ying Zheng said: "The Empress Dowager has been ill for a long time. If something happens suddenly, people will definitely send me to visit. I don't know why anyone has died."

After all, he is the King of Qin.

Zhao Gaodao: "But I heard that the palace people in Liangshan Palace have not walked outside the palace for a long time."

"The Empress Dowager's expenses have not been withdrawn from Xianyang Palace."

This is a little serious.

Zhao Ji was a person with a lot of expenses, and the money that Xianyang Palace regularly sent to Liangshan Palace was not enough for her to use. It had become a common practice for her palace servants to come back to Xianyang Palace to ask for money whenever they had no money.

But recently, the money distributed to Liangshan Palace in Xianyang Palace is actually enough, which is simply unprecedented.

Could it be that less money is needed for illness?

But it may not be that Liangshan Palace came to find the imperial physician!

He originally thought that Zhao Ji's illness was just an excuse that the other party didn't want to see him. Before that, Zhao Ji refused his visit for the same reason.

Go check it out.

King Qin's carriage stopped at the gate of Liangshan Palace after a long absence.

As Zhao Gao said, the gate of the palace is closed, which is completely different from Xianyang Palace.

From the outside, it doesn't feel that there is any popularity here. With the cool wind here, it just feels ghostly. Is there really someone living in the palace?

"crunch-"

The door was pushed out a small crack.

A ghost-like palace man came out, dressed neatly, his face was pale, his pupils were too dark, although he knew that "the child is silent, strange and chaotic", but looking at this palace man, he would feel that he lacked a living person. popularity.

How to put it, it was as if there was another world inside the palace gate.

The palace man, who had no color all over his body, said to Ying Zheng: "The Queen Mother doesn't see anyone."

Flat intonation, like a well-set machine.

Zhao Gao said: "Bold!"

"Your Majesty is the son of the Empress Dowager, so why not see him?"

There was a look of surprise in the eyes of the palace man, which is the look that only living people would have.

A few times ago, as soon as he said this, Ying Zheng left. After all, he himself didn't want to see Zhao Ji at all, but today, things seem to have changed?

He showed King Qin's score and said, "There is no place in this world that I cannot go."

Striding like a shooting star, you actually want to break through!

The palace man was shocked and said: "Wait!"

But he found that he had been held up by the guards who followed King Qin and could not move.

He watched Ying Zheng enter the palace helplessly.

As soon as he entered the palace, he showed an expression of indescribable disgust.

Even though the palace is huge, it is filled with an indescribable smell.

This may be related to the long-term lack of air circulation. Liangshan Palace was originally a palace for enjoying the natural scenery, but this time the windows and doors were closed. It was clearly at noon, but the palace was dark like night, and it was extremely terrifying.

Ying Zheng ordered: "Open the doors and windows!"

There was finally sunshine in the palace.

but he didn't