As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office. When ordinary officials first take office, they will also adopt some new measures or policies in order to consolidate their position, let alone Ying Zichu, the king of a country. After he was not favored as the prince of Qin, went to Zhao to be a proton and was almost killed by King Zhao, he has been despised by the world, and lived in a low-key manner for thirty years, he finally sat on the throne and had the opportunity to raise his eyebrows, how could he not burn a few fires to stabilize his throne.

After Yingzi Chu ascended the throne of the King of Qin, he immediately sent the general Wang Jian to the border with the army of Qin, and taught a hard lesson to the foreign enemies who came to harass the border of Qin by taking advantage of the death of King Xiaowen. After the foreign enemy was repulsed, on the grounds that General Wang Jian defended his family and defended the country and retreated from the enemy, he was rewarded with a mansion and 100 gold medals, and at the same time rewarded the three armies, and all those in the army, whether they were generals or pawns, were rewarded.

Then he made an example of the chickens and monkeys, and disposed of several ministers who had been secretly supporting other princes and trying to pull him down from the throne on the charges of bewitching the public and collaborating with the enemy and treason, and took the opportunity to appoint new people in the vacant positions. As a result, ministers who have other ideas do not dare to act rashly for a while, lest they fail to do so, but lose their lives and their current status.

When Qin Qing was hiding in the summer in the study, she listened to Steward Yu relay these news from Xianyang to Tong County in detail, and she sensitively found that among these rewarded or newly appointed people, there was no name of Lu Buwei. It seems that Yingzi Chu is gradually escaping from Lü Buwei's control, but after all, he relied on Lü Buwei to ascend the throne, which is a well-known thing, and he can't cross the river and tear down the bridge immediately. In addition, when he bought the minister, it was Lü Buwei who came forward, and all the connections were in Lü Buwei's hands, and it is estimated that he would not be able to think of a way to accept it for a while.

During this period of time, Lü Buwei seemed to be forgotten by the world, and the news about him almost disappeared, and occasionally someone mentioned him, and he was also a regular tune, which did not hinder how he had a good eye to see that King Zhuangxiang was "a strange commodity to live in".

When Qin Qing heard this, he secretly laughed: Everyone in the world thought that Yingzi Chu was a treasure in itself, but he happened to be picked up by Lu Buwei, but he underestimated Lu Buwei's ability. Everything pays attention to the right time, the right place and the right people, Yingzi Chu, as the son of Qin, is the time of the day, but he was a proton in the Zhao State at the beginning, and he was not favored, and this place is the same as the people. Maybe his only advantage is that no one supports him, and maybe no one will believe it at all, no one will support it, how can it be an advantage?

But Qin Qing believes that this is where Lü Buwei's cleverness lies. If Lü Buwei chooses to support other princes of Qin, the chance of success is naturally greater than that of Yingzi Chu. But all the sons who stayed in the Qin State and did not become protons must have the support of the ministers behind them, and after they ascended the throne, everyone will have the credit, but Lü Buwei's credit may not be seen. But Yingzi Chu is precisely because there is no power behind his biological mother, and naturally he does not support him as the crown prince, and Lü Buwei is the only one who supports him, if he ascends to the throne, this credit will naturally be all Lü Buwei's.

From this, it can be seen that this Lu Buwei not only has extraordinary wisdom, but also has great ambition and hope for power. can see this, of course, not only Qin Qing, but also Steward Yu, who relayed these things for her, also raised questions: In the recent communication with Xianyang, why is there no news about Lu Buwei?

Qin Qing was also wondering in his heart, since Lu Buwei was ambitious, how could he be silent under the deliberate exclusion of Yingzi Chu after he ascended the throne, and was he planning something? Although Qin Qing and Yingzi Chu had Ding Yi to pass the word back and forth, it was inevitable that some of the news would be lost, and it was not as clear as it was to be said in person, Qin Qing decided to go to Xianyang City in person.

After Qin Qing told Steward Yu his thoughts, Steward Yu immediately went to prepare the carriage. Before going out, Qin Qing wanted to prepare a congratulatory gift, but the He's Bi given last time was too valuable, and the Qin family couldn't come up with a gift comparable to He's Bi.

In order to avoid people's eyes, Steward Yu only called Ding Yi, who was often in contact with Yingzi Chu, to accompany Qin Qing with him. Xianyang belongs to Lü Buwei's territory, Qin Qing did not go into the city to find an inn in order to prevent Lü Buwei from learning the news of her coming, but only found a private house to spend the night near the small courtyard where he met with Ying Zichu last time, and then sent Ding Yi to contact Ying Zichu to agree on a meeting time.

I don't know if Ying Zichu is putting up the king's shelf, or if he is really busy, Ding Yi went a few times, but he didn't set a time, so Qin Qing asked him to leave his current residence for Ying Zichu, and asked him to send someone directly to pass the word when he had time. Just when Qin Qing was waiting full of complaints, Ying Zichu finally sent someone to inform her of the time of meeting.

After arriving at the agreed meeting time, Qin Qing and the three of them came to the small courtyard first, and entered the house to wait for the arrival of Yingzi Chu. After a while, I saw Ying Zichu push the door in with four guards.

Yingzi Chu Jing walked to the banquet and sat down, before greeting Qin Qing: "Young Lady Qin, don't come unharmed." ”

"I've seen King Zhuang Xiang." Seeing Yingzi Chu coming in, Qin Qing and the three of them immediately knelt down and saluted. This time is different from the past, the last time I saw him, he was just the identity of the prince of Qin, but at this time, he was the monarch of Qin, if he neglected him, he would lose his head if he was not careful. Pity her knees, only kneel down her father in the past life, no one has been able to let her perform this big gift, this Yingzi Chu can be regarded as taking a big advantage.

Seeing Qin Qing saluting him, Yingzi Chu laughed and said, "Young lady, please take a seat, why do you need to be so polite when you see this king." ”

"King Xie Zhuangxiang." When Qin Qing heard this, he was not polite to him, but only thanked him politely, then got up and instructed Steward Yu to make tea for Yingzi Chu, and then walked into the banquet and sat down, "Qin Qing heard the news of King Zhuangxiang's ascension to the throne in Tong County, and wanted to come to the door with gifts to congratulate him, but it is inconvenient for Qin Qing to show up in Xianyang City now, and Qin Mansion can't get any decent gifts, so he can only come empty-handed and ask you to meet." ”

Qin Qing looked at Yingzi Chu and thought about how to ask Lu Buwei about it. Ying Zichu took a sip of the hot tea offered by the Yu family, and when he saw that Qin Qing asked him to come but didn't say anything, he asked first: "The young lady made a special trip here to meet the king, should it be just for tea?" ”

Since Yingzi Chu directly asked her about the purpose of coming, she didn't plan to make any more detours, and answered him directly: "Qin Qing came to Xianyang this time to ask King Zhuangxiang about Lu Buwei!" ”