Chapter 275 Promised Land
Cheng Jiao came to the palace and let out a sigh of relief.

Even though he was not with Jingwei, he could roughly guess what would happen.

Even if the popular novels of the 21st century cannot compare to Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, their appeal to people of this era is unparalleled.

Don’t you see, after he talked to Yan Fei for a few days, Yan Fei missed him so much that he didn’t even put much effort into it, but Yan Fei fell in love with him.

After thinking about it, I decided to finish telling the story of the ending and Jingwei Yanfei when I have time.

Now he no longer needs to use the finale of Zhu Xian to hook Yan Fei.

Yan Fei is almost becoming like him, so this little trick is a bit redundant.

Cheng Jiao walked towards Yong Palace.

No one was so blind as to stop him.

Who doesn't know him...

"Mr. Chang'an? Hello, Mr. Chang'an."

Gao Yao, the Grand Coachman, held a scroll of bamboo slips and bowed and greeted while wiping his sweat.

The weather was too hot, and he had never practiced internal energy, so he couldn't be like Cheng Jiao, who could use his internal energy to create his own air conditioner.

It made him feel a little cooler.

"What are you doing?"

Cheng Jiao recognized the Grand Coachman Gao Yao.

Gao Yao said solemnly, "I have already found out the evidence that Li Feng, the Minister of the Imperial Chariots, accepted bribes. He has now been captured by Commander Zhang Han and is being held in the dungeon of the royal palace. I am here to present the testimony to His Majesty."

"So fast?"

Cheng Jiao was a little surprised.

After that court meeting, all the officials knew that Li Feng, the Minister of the Imperial Chariots, was an official arranged by Lu Buwei to work in the palace.

It is neither reasonable nor moral for Lu Buwei to let Li Feng fall easily.

At least delay it for a while so that he can save face.

I thought it would take at least one or two months, but it has been completed in just half a month. The efficiency is quite high.

Gao Yao smiled and said, "Thanks to the clues given by Zhao Gao, the attendant of Queen Mother Zhao Ji, the case was successfully closed."

Cheng Jiao seemed to be thinking about something.

He knew that Zhao Gao would later become the Minister of the Imperial Chariots, so he had already planned this?
For someone like Zhao Gao, it was basically impossible to become a powerful prime minister, but becoming the Minister of the Imperial Chariots was a good choice.

The Zhong Chariot Commander was the commander of the chariots within the palace, responsible for the management of the Qin king's carriages and horses and for accompanying him on his travels, and even driving for the Qin king himself.

Although this position is not of high status, since he is always with the King of Qin, once he gains power, his power is no less than that of the Prime Minister.

"Haha, great, together?"

Gao Yaolian said, "Changan Jun, please go first."

He can now see that if Lu Buwei falls, Cheng Jiao will take control of some power and become one of the most powerful people in the Qin State.

He had already stabbed Lu Buwei in the back because he was optimistic about Ying Zheng and wanted a better future.

He dared not neglect his brother whom the King of Qin trusted so much.

Even if you have to be humble, it doesn't matter.

The positions of the Nine Ministers only have good reputations and higher status, but average power.

He is similar to Cheng Jiao before he had no fiefdom and no ability to confront Lu Buwei.

Cheng Jiao and Gao Yao followed Gai Nie into Zheng Ge's large study.

What surprised Cheng Jiao was that Zheng Ge was not handling government affairs at this time.

Instead, I enjoy practicing the tea ceremony in a leisurely manner.

The one used is the Snow Top Silver Shuttle.

Ying Zheng picked up the boiling kettle from the small red clay stove.

Leave it for a dozen breaths before pouring it into a washed teacup.

There was only a three-leaf snow-top silver shuttle in the small teacup. When brewed with hot water, the hot soup became extremely transparent, with a hint of white mist.

It is like the first clear day after snow, giving people a unique experience.

When Cheng Jiao saw this scene, he just smiled in his heart.

It can be seen that Zheng Ge learned it with all his heart, but he only learned the process.

It is not as good as Zi Nu's flowing and unrestrained style, which focuses more on showing the beauty of artistic conception rather than paying attention to appearances.

Zheng Ge had a proud look on his face.

"Cheng Jiao, come and try it."

Gao Yao stood aside, holding the bamboo slips without saying a word.

The longer you can stay, the better. Let the boss remember to treat us.

Cheng Jiao tasted it and found it to be similar to his own craft. He had no talent in the tea ceremony. Like Brother Zheng, he knew the process well, but was also superficial.

"Well, this year's new tea has a light and elegant fragrance. The fragrance does not cover the tea taste. It's good tea."

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

"That puts me at ease."

Cheng Qi was surprised: "I remember that Brother Wang had little interest in tea art, so why did he start practicing the tea ceremony?"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "In the past two days, my mother has become interested in embroidery, tea art, chess, calligraphy and painting.

I can play chess, and I am also quite proficient in calligraphy and painting. In addition to embroidery, I also have a basic understanding of tea art, so I will study with my mother to enhance the mother-son relationship."

Cheng Jiao grinned.

This was a new task he assigned to Zhao Ji.

Unlike physical activities like dancing and playing the piano, singing and dancing all the time will cause trouble.

"The Queen Mother is a model for all women in the country. This is a great blessing for the Qin State."

Ying Zheng agreed, "Yes, I have been sending people to Xianyang to publicize the deeds of my mother these days, and it has been very effective. I heard from Zhang Han that many female students in the city have become interested in writing and reading because of this, taking my mother as an example."

Cheng Jiao thought, if this continued, would Zhao Ji write a book and become famous forever?

Think about Zhao Ji’s experiences in the first half of her life, plus the buff he gave Zhao Ji, she is definitely a legendary woman.

Should we assign Zhao Ji some speaking tasks, speeches across the country...

Cheng Jiao coughed lightly and said, "Brother Wang, I had nothing to do yesterday, so I made something."

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It must be something that benefits the country and the people."

Cheng Jiao was surprised and asked, "How did you know this, brother?"

Ying Zheng snorted: "If not for this, would you come to the palace to see me?"

Cheng Jiao smiled awkwardly: "How could it be..."

Gao Yao stood carefully by their side, and seeing Ying Zheng and Cheng Jiao being quite casual and relaxed, he became more certain of his inner guess that Cheng Jiao was indeed favored by the King of Qin.

Gai Nie, with a calm expression, was assigning "homework" to Ying Zheng, placing the bamboo slips of official documents that needed to be processed today on the big golden scale.

He heard the conversation between Cheng Jiao and Ying Zheng clearly.

I am a little curious about what Cheng Jiao is making.

Regarding Cheng Jiao, through recent observations and contacts.

He was certain that Cheng Jiao's intelligence was almost demonic, and he felt that his ability to predict the future was unmatched by either Taoism or Yin-Yang School.

I originally thought that Cheng Jiao had some strange skills, but gradually I denied this view. I have to admit that some people's vision and wisdom are far beyond this era.

He is even more evil than Ying Zheng, whom he admires.

Cheng Jiao did not continue to speculate, but took out a piece of paper from his wide sleeves and placed it on the tea table.

Compared with the artistic and beautiful tea table decoration, this piece of paper is extremely ugly.

But Ying Zheng was not angry at all.

Instead, he was very interested in knowing what Cheng Jiao was doing with this thing that looked like hemp but wasn't hemp, and like tree bark but wasn't tree bark.

"What is this?"

"Paper."

Ying Zheng was stunned when he heard this.

"Paper? Snow yarn paper? This is also paper?"

Cheng Jiao nodded: "Yes, just like Xuesha paper, it is also paper and can be used for writing."

Ying Zheng did not speak, but thought for a moment and said, "Pen, please."

Gao Yao, who had been standing by his side, thought to himself that this was his chance. He was just about to move and show off himself.

However, he did not expect that Gai Nie, who was still next to the big golden scale, had already stood next to Ying Zheng with a brush in his hand.

Gao Yao froze in place, secretly shocked.

He knew that the attendant beside the King of Qin was very powerful.

Gai Nie looked seriously at the yellowish and brownish, rough paper on the tea table.

It is incomparable to the extremely delicate and soft snow-white gauze paper used in the royal palace.

But with his vision and knowledge, when Cheng Jiao handed over the thing called "paper", he realized that something was about to change, the thing he had always wanted to change.

Ying Zheng concentrated, paused slightly, and wrote the word "king" on Cheng Jiao's paper.

The ink seeped onto the paper and spread along the fine fibers on the paper surface, which was extremely unsightly.

But Ying Zheng fell into deep thought.

"I can write and I can also read..."

Cheng Jiao smiled after hearing this and asked, "How do you feel, brother?"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but clench his pen tightly, looking at Cheng Jiao with his bright eyes.

"You should know what it means."

Cheng Jiao breathed a sigh of relief: "This paper is made of hemp bark. It is just casually and crudely made. Many places can be improved. According to my guess, the final product can be more than half the quality of snow gauze paper."

Gai Nie sighed, "Snow gauze paper is made of cloth, cotton yarn, which are precious in themselves. With the help of skilled craftsmen, the value of the snow gauze paper is measured in gold coins. It is mostly used for collection or used by masters of painting to depict calligraphy and painting."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly: "Not bad, not bad..."

I don't feel that much of a high level.

But seeing that although Ying Zheng seemed calm on the surface, his hand holding the pen was shaking slightly, he felt secretly surprised.

Gai Nie looked at Cheng Jiao who was sipping tea and asked softly, "How is the recipe?"

Ying Zheng then asked: "Can it be mass-produced? How much can it be mass-produced?"

Cheng Jiao put down the white jade cup with green light.

"The manufacturing process is extremely simple. I have written it down. As for how much can be produced, it depends on how the improvements are made."

Ying Zheng took the simple flowchart written on the snow-white gauze paper from Cheng Jiao, and the process was clear at a glance.

It allowed him to gain direct visual experience and understand the feasibility of large-scale production.

Gai Nie took a quick glance and memorized it.

The raw materials are not cloth, cotton yarn or the like, but basically tree bark, bamboo, hemp and the like that can be found everywhere.

Gai Nie deduced carefully and asked, "Mr. Chang'an, according to my analysis, it will take at least three to five days for this paper to take shape."

Cheng Jiao grinned and said, "Mr. Gai is also a martial artist, he should know the wonderful use of internal energy."

Gai Nie understood, and when he thought of the masters around Cheng Jiao, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

If Cheng Jiao's method is followed, the cost of a piece of ugly paper would be higher than that of snow gauze paper.

The appearance fees of first-class and top masters cannot be satisfied by gold coins alone.

Gao Yao was confused, but seeing that Gai Nie and Ying Zheng were serious, he became more curious about what was written on the snow-white gauze paper.

But he didn't dare to watch it directly like Gai Nie did.

Judging from the looks on Ying Zheng and Gai Nie's faces, if he dared to take a look, he might be silenced.

Ying Zheng glanced at Gao Yao, who was standing uncomfortably.

"Why did you come?"

Gao Yao quickly knelt down and presented the bamboo slips.

"Li Feng, the Minister of the Imperial Chariot Office, has confessed. This is testimony of accepting bribes. The evidence file has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice."

Ying Zheng was very satisfied: "Yes, he is a capable man. Let me ask you, what do you think of the relationship between me and Prime Minister Lu?"

Gao Yao’s brain started spinning again.

The last time I was so brain-burning was last time...

When Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei were competing in the court, he was badly affected.

"Lü Buwei appointed people based on personal connections, controlled the government, and was old and stubborn, causing chaos in the Qin State. Your Majesty should be ruthless and ruthless, and Lü Buwei should be killed!"

Cheng Jiao began to admire Gao Yao a little.

On the surface, Zheng Ge was asking about relationships, but what he actually wanted to ask was how he should treat Lu Buwei.

Or in other words, how would he treat Lu Buwei.

Gao Yao was not ambiguous. In short, just kill him.

"Prime Minister Lu has worked hard and made great contributions. It would be a shame to kill him easily. You should think about it here for a while."

Ying Zheng remained silent.

Gao Yao was delighted.

Not letting him go shows that Ying Zheng really wanted to kill Lu Buwei.

I handled the case smoothly this time and got close to the King of Qin.

As long as Lu Buwei gets out of here, he can become powerful again.

It's just that it takes too much brainpower to figure out the boss' intentions, but you still have to place a bet.

Ying Zheng stroked the ugly paper that was full of sand.

"Cheng Jiao, please tell me what you think."

Cheng Jiao glanced at Gao Yao who was standing there relaxedly. It seemed that Brother Zheng was going to use him.

"Popularize common writing, set up academies, replace bamboo slips with paper records, etc."

Ying Zheng laughed and said, "Why do you only talk about studying and not about your role in the court and the army?"

Cheng Jiao praised: "Brother Wang knows better, so I don't need to say more."

Even if he told it all, what difference would it make? Can he still eat a fat man in one bite?

Even if he didn't say it, as long as it was used, it would affect every aspect of the Qin State.

Gai Nie pondered and said, "What Chang'an Jun said is that he wants to spread the classics?"

Cheng Jiao did not deny it: "That's true. The aristocratic families control knowledge, and the various schools of thought do spread knowledge, but unfortunately most of them convey their own ideas, and few truly care about the people."

Ying Zheng looked at the word "King" on the paper.

"Do you know what the consequences will be once it spreads?"

Cheng Jiao just smiled and said: "Brother Wang has ambitions to rule the world, so why should he be afraid of evil spirits and monsters?"

Ying Zheng's face was relieved.

He sighed and said, "For seven hundred years, the world has been divided into many parts, with different powers. Everyone has different writing systems, languages, living habits, and traditional beliefs. That's why wars are frequent, and they have lasted for seven hundred years without stopping.

If I want to inherit the will of my predecessor and unify the seven kingdoms, I must solve the problems of writing and language, and then change the people of the seven kingdoms and eliminate these barriers.

Without national boundaries and language misunderstandings, people can live together harmoniously, and my world will become a paradise!"

I have been thinking about how to take advantage of the opportunity to climb higher.

After hearing what Ying Zheng said, he was stunned.

I couldn't help feeling ashamed when I thought about how I was only concerned with personal gain.

Gai Nie looked at Ying Zheng with a firm gaze.

It was because of Ying Zheng's ideals that he was willing to serve him and wanted to create a paradise for people all over the world.

Just from the few words that Ying Zheng said, he was always worried that Ying Zheng wanted to rely on one person's will to accomplish a century of achievements, and to finish things that would take hundreds of years to complete in just a few decades of life.

Now, when Cheng Jiao handed over the papermaking technique, he discovered that sometimes, people who are ahead of their time always have ways to accomplish things that contemporary people cannot accomplish.

He suddenly remembered what his teacher said before he went to Qin.

He is said to be the most outstanding inheritor of Guiguzi in history.

No longer focusing on the art of maneuvering, but having higher and more ideal pursuits.

Tell him that if he wants to touch his ideal, he needs to find the right person, someone who can change the world.

Now he had found it, and not only one, but another.

Just like myself and Xiaozhuang, the person I found has a better assistant.

At this moment, Gai Nie really wanted to take this paper to find his master.

Tell him that his path is gradually becoming clear. He is not seeking fame, fortune, or victory over Xiaozhuang. He just wants to make this world less difficult...

(End of this chapter)