Chapter 293 Zhao Ji Wants to Revenge on Cheng Jiao

What surprised Lu Buwei was that Ying Zheng did not use this as an excuse to mention Cheng Jiao's title of nobility.

It seemed as if he had forgotten how much effort he had put into getting Cheng Jiao conferred the title of nobility.

He couldn't help but frown, and this kind of Ying Zheng made him even more uneasy.

Let Cheng Jiao go on a diplomatic mission to the State of Yan?

Lu Buwei pondered for a few breaths and thought of a lot.

At the same time, it also makes clear why Zhang Tang was unwilling to go to Yan State.

To go to Yan State, one had to pass through Zhao State. Given the hatred the people of Zhao had for Zhang Tang, they would have eaten Zhang Tang alive.

And Cheng Jiao...

Lu Buwei suddenly smiled playfully.

He also has many connections in Zhao State.

If Cheng Jiao could be kept in Zhao, it wouldn't matter even if he lost the opportunity to expand his fiefdom this time.

He also wanted to know whether Cheng Jiao, who was suspected to be a celestial being, could withstand the army's encirclement and suppression.

Time passed quickly. As for the selection of the main general to attack Zhao, Lu Buwei was calculating and Wang Jian was hesitating, and they temporarily decided on Li Xin.

The reason why it was tentative was that both Ying Zheng and Changping Jun knew that Cheng Jiao's trip was ostensibly to ally with Yan to attack Zhao, but in reality it was to paralyze Yan and ally with Zhao to extract benefits from Yan.

Therefore, there was no need to choose the main general, and there was no thought of sending troops at all.

The reason why Li Xin was chosen temporarily was for the next attack and defense.

There was no plan to attack Zhao, but the troops had already been mobilized and the food and fodder had been provided. How could we not use force?

And Weiguo is undoubtedly a good alternative.

This would not only allow Li Xin to get enough credit, but also save the Wang family from having another person appointed as a general.

He had his own arrangements for the Wang family. If he conferred titles too early and too well, what kind of rewards could he give after the war of unification began?
Thinking that Cheng Jiao was about to go on a diplomatic mission to the State of Zhao.

Ying Zheng believed that according to Cheng Jiao's plan, he could capture more than a dozen cities of Zhao without losing a single soldier.

At that time, he took advantage of the situation, appointed Cheng Jiao as a marquis, and began to compete with Lu Buwei in an all-out manner.

As for what Cheng Jiao said about letting his mother Zhao Ji coerce and bribe Lu Buwei, Ying Zheng really didn't believe it would succeed.

It can only be treated as a casual move and given a try. As for other arrangements, such as Zhang Han's Shadow Guards, Meng Tian's Pingyang Heavy Armored Army, etc., they cannot be stopped.

After the morning meeting, it was noon.

Cheng Jiao had to admire Comrade Lao Lu. Even at such an old age, he could still stand for two or three hours without turning.

"Prime Minister Lu is still strong and healthy."

The more Lu Buwei listened to Cheng Jiao's words, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"I hope that Lord Chang'an's mission to the Kingdom of Yan will be successful this time."

Lu Buwei replied indifferently.

Cheng Jiao laughed and said, "Thank you, Lu Guan, for your concern."

After that, he whispered, "Hey, Niang Rong wants me to reconcile with you, what do you think?"

Lu Buwei's eye twitched.

Thinking of Lu Niangrong's innocent face last night, he hoped that he and Cheng Jiao would reconcile.

If this wasn't his own girl, he would have been ready to throw the bamboo slips of "Lüshi Chunqiu" in his hand at her.

Whose girl is this?
But after all, she was his own daughter, so even if Lu Buwei was angry, he could only deal with it.

At today's court meeting, although Wang Jian chose to sit on the sidelines and watch, Li Xin took the position of chief general.

However, with his efforts, he did it under the pretext of preventing the Wei State.

Wang Ben still received the order to dispatch troops to the border of Wei State, so his plan to send Lu Niangrong abroad did not fail.

He was really worried about his daughter.

Although Niang Rong was smart, she had too little experience and didn't know that he and the King of Qin had reached a point where they didn't trust each other, leading to a life-and-death situation.

He didn't believe that Ying Zheng would let him go if he gave up power, and Ying Zheng didn't believe that he would give up power voluntarily.

Even if you say it clearly, people will still be suspected.

And he would never hand his life over to anyone else, even the King of Qin!

So I decided to send Niangrong abroad and fight to the death!
"I have disturbed you a lot these days. I would like to thank Lord Chang'an for taking care of you."

Although he thanked him verbally, Cheng Jiao felt that Old Lu had a gloomy face.

Just as he was about to say something, Lu Buwei got up and walked away.

Cheng Jiao snorted, "You are so quick to run away, I will definitely tell you later, I will take care of your daughter, don't worry about it~"
Thinking of this, Cheng Jiao felt much happier.

Hey, just for fun.

When Cheng Qiulan was sitting in the carriage and was about to reach the palace gate, Gai Nie suddenly appeared from somewhere.

"Please stay, Lord Chang'an."

Cheng Jiao paused slightly, wondering if Brother Zheng was going to ask him to do some work again?

"Mr. Gai Nie. But Brother Wang is looking for me?"

Gai Nie, with a serious face, did not notice the awkwardness on Cheng Jiao's face.

"The king wants you to accompany him to Ganquan Palace to visit the queen mother."

Cheng Jiao felt a little guilty, "Now?"

If I had known which route to take and which walk to enjoy, I would have rushed out like Lao Lu.

Gai Nie nodded: "The king is already waiting."

"Then I'll trouble Mr. Gai Nie to lead the way..."

Ying Zheng hung one hand in front of his abdomen, looking at the clear sky with a smile on his face, obviously in a good mood.

Zhao Gao stood behind him, half bent over and with his head lowered.

Originally, he needed to rush to Ganquan Palace to take care of miscellaneous affairs there.

For example, giving comments on the work of the four sword slaves, the palace maids who were embroidering.

However, Ying Zheng stopped him and asked him in detail about all the major and minor events that had happened in Ganquan Palace before today.

Of course Zhao Gao reported the truth.

And because he inadvertently said that every time Cheng Jiao came to Ganquan Palace, the Queen Mother would be happy. After resting for a while, the king hurriedly asked Gai Nie to invite Cheng Jiao over.

What else is there, it's a rare opportunity, don't let it go...

Zhao Gao had to sigh that in the future, after Lu Buwei fell, apart from Ying Zheng, Cheng Jiao would be the one who had the final say in Qin State, and even Changping Jun would have to stand aside.

After all, behind Changping Jun was the elderly and dying Queen Dowager Huayang.

Behind Cheng Jiao, there was the strong support of Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji.

It is clear at a glance who has a better future.

Cheng Jiao followed Gai Nie to a quiet and pleasant place in the palace.

Zheng Ge, who was looking up at the sky, retracted his gaze with a smile on his lips.

"You are the one who runs away so fast. I almost let you leave the palace."

Cheng Jiao stretched.

With a hint of complaint, he said, "Brother Wang, I came to the palace early in the morning and didn't even have breakfast."

"Well... that's my fault, Zhao Gao, prepare some food and send it to Ganquan Palace."

There was a strange look in Zhao Gao's eyes.

Last time, Ying Zheng brought food to Ganquan Palace and wanted to have lunch with Zhao Ji, but Zhao Ji, who was practicing tea art, left him alone for more than an hour...

Are you here again this time because of Cheng Jiao?
However, the Queen Mother really cared about Cheng Jiao, and loved him more than her own son...

Ying Zheng and Cheng Jiao went to Ganquan Palace side by side.

Ying Zheng talked nonstop along the way.

About how to deal with Lu Buwei, how to win over the Wang family, how to employ Changping Jun, how to popularize the new characters which he named Xiaozhuan, etc.

Cheng Jiao couldn't help nodding his head after hearing this.

Just by using a few words, he was able to make an effective plan and analyze the pros and cons, which made Cheng Jiao sigh that there is really no difference in IQ between people a thousand years ago and people a thousand years later.

There are even many things that I have overlooked because I did not have a deep understanding of the entire era.

For example, the mechanical technology of this era is not as popular as one might imagine. Not many of them can be applied in the military, and most of them are used by ace troops.

It is easy to say that we should popularize writing and establish academies.

It is difficult to expand quickly if you only rely on money.

It can only be piloted in Xianyang City, and after fermentation, it can be announced to the whole country, and then spread to the seven countries.

It sounds simple, but listing them one by one and going through each point is enough to make one feel overwhelmed.

But Gai Nie, who was standing behind Cheng Jiao, was listening with great interest and offering his own opinions from time to time.

He even took the initiative to try to persuade his teacher to teach at the academy.

From Cheng Jiao's few words, Gai Nie felt for the first time that this academy, combined with papermaking technology and some ideas given by Cheng Jiao.

Different from the Jixia Academy established by the State of Qi in the past.

It is more inclined to popularize knowledge and let the common people know some common sense. Students are divided into different levels according to the number of characters they master.

According to the Zhou system, the elementary school, middle school and imperial college were proposed.

The main focus of primary school is literacy.

Those who have passed the academic examination, if they fail to pass the middle school examination, need to follow the arrangement of the academy and go to various places to teach local children to read and write for free.

This is why everything is free during primary school, and food and accommodation are also provided.

After the primary school stage, if you pass the assessment, you can choose to enter middle school or Imperial College.

Middle schools still provide food and accommodation, but students need to follow arrangements and specify their study direction based on assessment results.

The Imperial Academy, on the other hand, is similar to today's aristocratic education, focusing on studying the thoughts of various schools of thought, poetry, calligraphy, and the six arts.

Although the above is just a rough idea, Gai Nie and Ying Zheng can both see the significance of this thing.

Ying Zheng even proposed that if there were many people who were good at literature, why not select officials through assessment.

After hearing this, Gai Nie's eyes first lit up, then became dim.

This era not only values ​​knowledge, but also background.

Even the Qin State, which relied on the military merit system, found it difficult to implement it.

Cheng Jiao also shook his head.

Brother Zheng was getting drunk on what he said.

The imperial examination system was not invented by anyone. The idea of ​​selecting talents from the people has long been around.

During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Han issued an edict to promote virtuous and upright people.

There are multiple subjects for assessment, including scholar, master of classics, virtuous and upright, and filial and honest.

But why did it not become popular until the Sui and Tang dynasties hundreds of years later?
It's not that there is too much resistance.

And this was after the Qin Dynasty unified the seven kingdoms, and the subsequent Chu-Han contention and so on, which almost crippled the aristocratic class.

However, it was not a big problem for him.

This is Qin's Moon.

There are even Huangdi, Chiyou and the Nine-Heavenly Lady.

By then, he will have lived for several hundred years at least. How could he not be able to solve these problems?
At least there is no problem entering the modern era.

Cheng Jiao couldn't help but sigh that the existence of some mechanical technologies could indeed make many ideas come true ahead of time.

Ying Zheng rarely showed a trace of hesitation.

"Life is only a hundred years long. Can I establish a lasting legacy for the Qin Dynasty?"

Cheng Jiao laughed and said, "Brother Wang, you have God's will, don't worry."

Ying Zheng sighed and said, "Destiny? If there really is destiny, why have all the kings since the Shang and Zhou dynasties lived less than a hundred years? Even if one becomes a celestial being, one cannot change one's fate."

This was the first time Cheng Jiao had heard of it.

According to legend, the lifespan of ancient celestial beings could be as long as three hundred years. Even though spiritual energy is scarce now and we have entered the Dharma-Ending Age, it is not difficult for a peerless master in the celestial realm to live one or two hundred years.

Gai Nie said leisurely: "A man of heaven cannot be a king. A king cannot live more than a hundred years. If he lives more than a hundred years, he cannot become an immortal or a god. A handful of yellow earth can only carry a hundred years of hatred."

He could have kept it to himself, but he said it anyway.

Even if Cheng Jiao has no ambition to be king, it would be nice to have an extra layer of protection.

He had no confidence that he could stop the group of brutal women in Cheng Jiao's backyard.

Ying Zheng glanced at Gai Nie. Having been with him for a long time, how could he not know his character?

He knew very well why he said it out loud.

Cheng Jiao blinked.

And this thing?

No wonder Brother Zheng later sought elixirs instead of trying to break through the realm of heaven and man.

Brother Zheng has a strong talent for martial arts and is almost breaking through to the innate realm.

This is also why, later on, when he was assassinated by Jing Ke, he was able to dodge and walk around the pillar.

This is not ancient times in history.

It is not uncommon for a cultivator to be killed instantly if he is one level lower than the other.

Of course, this was just his guess. Maybe it was Uncle Gai Nie who blocked it.

He Zhengge came to Ganquan Palace.

Zhao Gao had already prepared some side dishes.

But Zhao Ji acted as if she didn't see Ying Zheng and Cheng Jiao.

The wide sleeves holding the pen reveal the frosty and snowy white wrists.

Practicing calligraphy on the snow-white gauze paper with calm concentration.

Ying Zheng had become accustomed to the fact that his mother was even more hardworking than he was.

He quietly came behind Zhao Ji and admired Zhao Ji's...uglier writing.

He kept nodding his head, showing great progress. It was much better than the last time when he could not even write anything and looked like a dog crawling.

It can be seen that the high-intensity training in the past few days has been very effective.

If it continues for a year or two, it will at least be able to reach the pinnacle of excellence and become a masterpiece.

Cheng Jiao and Gai Nie were not as patient as Ying Zheng and could not endure Zhao Ji's ugly writings.

Each of them looked around.

Zhao Ji, who was practicing calligraphy, looked serious on the surface, but she was secretly annoyed in her heart, wondering why Cheng Jiao didn't let her relax.

Blind!
Didn’t you see that her grown-up son has come?

My wrists are so sore!

When Ying Zheng saw Zhao Ji had filled a piece of paper and was about to write another, he hurriedly said, "Mother, it's already noon, let's eat something first."

Seeing that Zhao Ji seemed to have not heard anything, Ying Zheng said helplessly: "Cheng Jiao is here too."

Cheng Jiao, who had been paddling around, felt a little embarrassed when he heard Ying Zheng's pitiful voice.

Did he treat Zhao Ji too badly...

With a sudden thought, he gave Zhao Ji half a day off.

Zhao Ji was blessed with good fortune.

Slowly put down the brush.

He rubbed his sore wrist.

It's just a little easier than the last time I did handicraft work for Cheng Jiao.

Zhao Ji had a dignified face and graceful manners.

"Since it's noon, let's eat first."

Ying Zheng quickly asked Zhao Ji to sit down.

Sitting opposite Cheng Jiao.

Gai Nie and Zhao Gao stood on his left and right.

Zhao Gao was very clear about Zhao Ji's preferences.

Although the time is a bit tight, it can be arranged properly.

The dishes on the table were simple, and they were all Zhao Ji's favorite foods.

He knew that it didn't matter whether Ying Zheng was satisfied or not, as long as Zhao Ji didn't lose anything, it would be fine.

Zhao Ji was not polite either. One was her eldest son and the other was her potential master.

What's there to pretend?

The meal was so casual and comfortable.

Cheng Jiao didn't eat much, just drank a little wine.

Brother Zheng, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to talk much.

He didn't eat either, but kept talking in Zhao Ji's ear and picked up some food for her from time to time.

But the more Cheng Jiao listened, the more uncomfortable he felt.

I could hear a strong sense of boasting coming from Zheng Ge's mouth.

After saying so much, let me summarize it as follows:

How to make Cheng Jiao work "willingly";

On the seven or eight uses, functions and effects of Chengjiao...

Zhao Ji felt so happy after hearing this, and she ate her meal with great relish.

Although Cheng Jiao became her master, but!
His eldest son still has a way to deal with Cheng Jiao!
In other words, it was she, Zhao Ji, who indirectly conquered the master!

Moreover, Zhao Ji's thinking was broadened after listening to Ying Zheng's narration.

Found a way to take revenge on Cheng Jiao!

(End of this chapter)