CHAPTER IX
When Zhao Zheng and Liu Chang returned to Zhao's mansion smoothly, it was already getting dark, and it was a quarter of an hour later than the stipulated time when they arrived home. However, this is not something to worry about, and it is a big deal to say that you are reluctant to come back and delay time. What worried them was the luxurious carriage at the door of the house, and the maids and eunuchs guarding the door.
Zhao Zheng recognized it as the queen's honor guard. He secretly guessed that the queen had not come to the Zhao Mansion in person for many years, at most, she would let her mother enter the palace every other year and a half.
If he didn't come late or early, it was just when he was ready to plan his escape. It's not that King Zhao is afraid that he already knows about their mother and son's plan. The only reason is that Qin Zhao really has something big going to happen! I'm afraid the queen is not here to talk like in the past.
On the way to the main hall, Liu Chang whispered, "Childe, the guard at the door has changed." β
"Hmm." Zhao Zheng didn't say much.
When he came to the main hall, he saw the queen sitting with her mother. When they saw him come in, they all looked at him with smiling faces.
"Zheng'er meets the queen."
"Hurry up, Zheng'er come over to my aunt's place and let my aunt take a look." Liang Wan heard Zhao Zheng call her queen, she was stunned for a moment, pretended not to know, and warmly greeted Zhao Zheng forward.
Zhao Zheng obediently walked up to Liang Wan and knelt down: "Why didn't the queen inform Zheng'er in advance that she was going to come today, otherwise Zheng'er would be reluctant to go out to play anyway, and would wait at home to see the queen." β
"Zheng'er... Why are you so angry with your aunt, and you don't call me aunt anymore. I didn't answer Zhao Zheng's question head-on, but I remembered Aunt Zhao Zheng when I was a child, and my aunt shouted, not to mention how happy the voice was. Has something changed, or has everyone actually changed?
ββ¦ The queen forgives her sins, Fei Zheng'er is not intentionally born, she was ignorant when she was a child, but now she has grown up, the queen loves Zheng'er, how can Zheng'er not know? However, Zheng'er's identity is special, and the queen is partial to Zheng'er, in case she is criticized, how can Zheng'er bear it. β
Zhao Zheng explained respectfully, and Liang Wan listened lightly. There was nothing wrong with that, but she knew that some things really weren't the way they used to be.
This time, King Zhao told her that Zhao would soon have plans to attack Qin. Now that the king of Qin is afraid that time is running out, Zhao intends to attack Qin in one fell swoop.
In the battle of Changping with Qin, Zhao was beheaded by Qin more than 400,000 Zhao men, and his vitality was greatly damaged. After several generations of King Zhao's endurance and humiliation, the national strength is gradually recovering. Therefore, the day when King Zhao planned to drive the crane west was the time to attack Qin. Shame on the long peace.
At that time, Yiren and Zhao Dan made friends in Zhao State. There is quite a heart-to-heart friendship. The Inhumans were not valued by the Qin State, so during the period when the Inhumans were hostages in the Zhao State, the Qin State once again waged war against the Zhao State. At that time, the Zhao State was still struggling to survive, where did it have the strength to resist the attack of the Qin State?
And the Yiren, who was still forced to stay in the Zhao Kingdom, became the target of the previous King Zhao to vent his anger, and ordered the Yiren to be executed. Yiren took the first step to find Zhao Dan, who was still the crown prince, and helped him escape from Zhao Kingdom.
Yiren told Zhao Dan that his merchant friend LΓΌ Buwei had already opened up and down the Qin State, and had negotiated with the most favored Lady Huayang in the Qin State that as long as he could return to the Qin State, he would definitely be able to inherit the throne of Qin. Once he succeeds in ascending to the throne, he will definitely not start any war against Zhao for no reason in his lifetime, provided that he must return to Qin.
Because although Mrs. Huayang was favored, she did not have children. Therefore, for mutual benefit, Mrs. Huayang helped him become a king, and he ensured that Mrs. Huayang would be prosperous and rich in the future. hit it off, and the most unlikely alien finally ascended to the throne.
Although Zhao Dan was still young at that time, his family and country have always been remembered in his heart since he was a child. He knew very well that what his country needed was to recuperate and not to be able to strike any more blows. So he agreed to secretly help Yiren escape, but his wife Zhao Ji and two-year-old son could not leave and continued to stay in Zhao Kingdom.
Yiren is helpless, for him, stay in Qingshan, and he will wait for the opportunity to seek Zhao Ji's mother and son back to Qin. As a result, Zhao Ji's mother and son will stay in Zhao alone for ten years.
After Yiren successfully became the king, he kept his promise and did not seriously invade the Zhao State for ten years. Zhao Dan has also kept what he said at the beginning, as long as the stranger is trustworthy, he will also protect the lives of Zhao Ji's mother and son.
Both of them did what they promised, but if Inhuman died, that promise would go with the wind. Liang Wan understands her husband, and in front of her family and country, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed in order to avenge her hatred.
Before leaving the palace, King Zhao secretly told her that as the mother of a country, she should focus on state affairs. The little love of those ordinary people should not be her fetters.
Liang Wan didn't know what King Zhao meant, but she just reminded her that the sisterhood with Zhao Ji was insignificant compared to the entire Zhao Kingdom. For so many years, she has taken a lot of care for Zhao Ji's mother and son, and King Zhao has turned a blind eye. Now that the situation has changed, I can no longer be rash with Zhao Ji's mother and son. At the same time, these words also told Liang Wan that the lives of Zhao Ji's mother and son were afraid that there would be changes.
And she, as the queen of King Zhao, naturally understands in her heart that compared with the friendship with Zhao Ji since her mother's womb, the interests of Zhao are more than 10 million.
Liang Wan, who was deep in thought, looked at Zhao Zheng, and felt very unbearable, but what could she do. But they all have their own fate.
"Zheng'er is right, but in private, you don't have to be so angry."
"The queen is not surprised, the title is only for outsiders. The queen only has the title of aunt in Zheng'er's heart. β
No matter what choice Liang Wan will make in the future, Zhao Zheng is grateful for the protection she has always had. I have long told myself that he will repay Liang Wan's kindness one day, and he will return the favor.
But Zhao Zheng also saw that today, I am afraid that the fate of the past will end.
ββ¦ Zheng'er has grown up and become more and more manly. Liang Wan touched his face, a little pity.
Time passed for another hour, and Liang Wan was inconvenient to stay any longer, and said, "Sister, I'm going back to the palace......
"Good..."
They were speechless for each other, and thousands of words were pressed in their hearts. Zhao Ji's mother and son sent the queen to the door, but saw the queen stop at the door and said to the guard: "There is no need to report the late return of Zhao Gongzi when he goes out today." β
This is the last time she can protect their mother and son, and the future road is only for each to be well, each for his master.
After dinner again, Zhao Ji's mother and son and Liu Chang also got together and waited for Wang Qian's arrival.
This time it was not the third watch, but an hour earlier than the second watch. Because they escaped at night, there was only one night, and they would soon be discovered by dawn, so they had to race against time.
Because it was too early, the two subordinates would definitely not fall asleep so early, so Liu Chang drugged their meals and now fell asleep. Zhao Gao, who had been brought back to recuperate, was also sent away two days ago. Now there are no extra people in the Zhao Mansion.
Not long after, Wang Jian flew in through the window quietly. Liu Chang still can't accept that he is so bad, and he still hasn't sensed Wang Qian's breath before entering the room. I really want to talk to him about what is wrong with me? But it doesn't matter now.
"Childe, ma'am." Wang Jian didn't have the red tape of the last time, and said directly: "Zhao Guo should have started to act, and there are many patrols around Zhao Mansion. Be very careful with your actions tonight. β
"In order to facilitate the movement and gain more time, I have arranged for someone to release five corpses that are similar to those of the people in the Zhao Mansion after we leave. The other two subordinates, friends on the rivers and lakes will temporarily take them away and detain them for a while, and then let them go when the dust settles. β
"What is this desire?" Zhao Zheng listened to Wang Qian's plan in confusion.
"We only have time tonight, so it's definitely okay to get out of town, but to escape farther, it takes more time so we have a better chance of winning. Therefore, when the day dawns, the Zhao Mansion will catch fire, temporarily diverting the attention of Zhao Guo, if it is fast, we can strive for one more day, and if it is slow, there will be a few more days, so, when King Zhao reacts, we may stay away from Jinyang City. Wang Jian laid out the whole plan.
The other three listened, and even Zhao Ji, a woman, felt that Wang Jian was brave and strategic. made her feel that the chances of leaving Zhao Huiqin this time were just around the corner.
The night is still silent, and it is the human heart that is not quiet. The group had just left the Zhao Mansion and were about to avoid the patrols and go out of the city. Unexpectedly, Wang Jian suddenly stopped, and Liu Chang also found that someone was in the dark, breathing very slightly, but it was not lethal.
Wang Jian moved as fast as lightning to bring the people in the darkness out. When everyone looked at it, it turned out to be Zhao Gao.
"It's you, why are you here?" Liu Chang lowered his voice and asked angrily.
"Childe, Engong, villain ......, villain wants to follow Childe. If Gongzi didn't take Zhao Gao with him, he would have taken my life now, otherwise I would definitely follow him all the way to Qin State. β
In fact, on the day Zhao Gao woke up, he heard the conversation between Zhao Zheng and Liu Chang somewhat, although he couldn't really hear it, and he didn't know when Gongzi was leaving, so after leaving Zhao's mansion, he knew that Zhao Zheng was Qin Zhengzi. Therefore, he walked around the Zhao Mansion every day, and even at night, he did not leave half a step, for fear of missing the time when Zhao Zheng left.
"Do you know you're going to die at any moment?" Zhao Zheng is also on fire, and now he has no extra thoughts about caring about the lives and deaths of others
"Childe, I won't drag you down, I'm about the same age as Childe, if it goes well, we can go out of Zhao together, if there is a change halfway, I can pretend to be Childe and lead away the people who are chasing. As long as he can get a glimmer of hope for his son, Zhao Gao will just return his son's life. "Finished. He knocked his head: "Ask the son to be fulfilled."
"Childe, don't make more trouble." Wang Jian said while listening intently to the movements around him.
"Take him with you." Zhao Zheng gave an order, and ordered Liu Chang without question, not that he really felt that he would use Zhao Gao's life in exchange for his own life, but that he admired people with perseverance, courage and resourcefulness, even if the other party was just an ant. What's more, there is no time to argue about whether to bring Zhao Gao with him now, since he is so persistent, let's go on the road together.
So, from then on, Zhao Gao's fate and Zhao Zheng could no longer be separated until his death.