Ying Zheng withdrew from Zhao Ji's palace gate and walked unhurriedly, as if he was still thinking about what had just happened. Zhao Gao, who had been guarding the gate of the palace, followed behind, but when he saw that Ying Zheng seemed to have something on his mind, he didn't make a sound to disturb.

"How can I ask the middle father, and ask him directly? It's obviously not appropriate, it's okay to make a little petty, but if you really quarrel, it will be bad for the widow. Ying Zheng pondered in his heart, "The key to the problem is that no matter how you deal with it, you can't change the result, but you have to show your heart to some extent, otherwise he thinks that the widow doesn't care." As for the matter of choosing a concubine, it depends on your mood, there are so many women, just choose one that is pleasing to the eye. Why did the queen mother move out of the palace, is it really because she is tired of living and is bored? ”

These things are all major events related to Yingzheng, but he can't be the master of any of them, and he can't help but feel at the mercy of others, which is really not very good. The feeling of powerlessness arises spontaneously, and for a king, it is really unbearable.

After thinking about it, Ying Zheng saw Zhao Gao who was following behind him, so he asked in a low voice: "Zhao Gao, today the queen mother said a few things to the widow, and the widow wants to hear your opinion." ”

Zhao Gao bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, how dare the slaves participate in political affairs. ”

Ying Zheng said with some displeasure: "You grew up in Zhao with the widow since you were a child, and you are the cousin of the widow's mother, we were originally brothers, and when the widow returned to Qin, you abandoned your homeland and followed the widow to Qin State, and in order to accompany the widow, you also suffered palace punishment." Because of this affection, how can a widow treat you as a slave? Besides, it's not that you don't know who else can talk to the widow besides you. ”

Seeing that Yingzheng was full of sorrow, Zhao Gao hurriedly said: "Zhao Gao is worried about the king." ”

"That's right, in the future, if the widow has something to discuss with you, you can't pretend to pretend anymore." Ying Zheng has never liked false politeness.

"The slave has written it down." Zhao Gao followed behind, folded his hands, bowed down, and said, "Then I don't know what the Queen Mother has summoned me?" ”

"The Queen Mother said three things." Chief Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The widow feels that everything is not a trivial matter for the widow, and the widow not only can't do it, but he doesn't even have the opportunity to discuss with them. ”

Zhao Gao hurriedly reassured: "Maybe things are not what the king thinks, as long as the king is the lord of the world in the future, it will be." ”

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly, and then said: "This first thing is that the queen mother discussed with her middle father to postpone the widow's crown ceremony, which means that the widow does not have to wait long for the widow to grasp the royal power. ”

"Your Majesty, such a big thing, let the slaves ponder for a while, and then go back to the palace to discuss, besides, this place is not a place to speak." Zhao Gao said, "What about the other two things? ”

"This second thing is the marriage of a widow." Ying Zheng said as he walked, "The widow has reached adulthood, and all countries will send princesses to choose concubines. And the queen mother and the middle father love the princess of Zhao State, but Grandmother Wang will definitely recommend the princess of Chu State. ”

Zhao Gao frowned slightly, nodded, and seemed to be thinking about something in his heart.

"There is another thing, the queen mother is idle in the palace and is in a panic, and she wants to move to Yongcheng to live. But the widow can't predict what the palace will be like in the future if he leaves the queen mother. Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Gao, breathed a sigh of relief, and after saying the three things, he continued to walk forward, and his pace accelerated a lot.

Ying Zheng's worries are not superfluous, although the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji does not interfere much in the palace politics, but also maintains the balance of the various forces in Great Qin, once Zhao Ji leaves Xianyang, the balance of power of all parties is bound to be broken, and how big this change will be, no one can predict.

Zhao Gao hurriedly took two steps and followed, and did not ask anything more, he noticed that Ying Zheng was still very depressed and worried.

As a slave, he is serving his master all the time, and he has already learned the ability to observe words and feelings, and Zhao Gao is even more familiar with this aspect.

returned to the dormitory and entered the study, and the maids were ordered to retreat temporarily, leaving only Yingzheng and Zhao Gao.

Ying Zheng pulled Zhao Gao to sit down and said: "Around the widow, only you are the only one who can discuss things at present, what do you think, there are no outsiders now, just say it bluntly." ”

The slave thought about it on the road, and then he dared to say it. Zhao Gao straightened his posture and said.

"Say it." Ying Zheng's tone was a little urgent.

"According to the slaves, the king is indeed a little worried, these things may not be all bad things, on the contrary, they may all be good things." Zhao Gao still said in a low voice.

"Oh? Why? Ying Zheng asked a little puzzled.

"The king is just a fan of the authorities." Zhao Gao saluted, indicating that he was not disrespectful to Yingzheng.

Ying Zheng raised his hand and motioned for Zhao Gao to continue.

"Now the king has no royal power in his hands, neither military power. Although the king is extremely hungry for royal power, rushing to achieve results does not necessarily lead to the best results. Zhao Gao paused and continued: "Once the crown ceremony is held as scheduled, it means that the king has reached adulthood, and Lu Xiangbang should return the royal power to the king. As we all know, Lu Xiangbang may not do this, once the king performs the crown salute, this royal power, do you want it or not? ”

"Of course the widow will." Ying Zheng said with certainty.

"The king will inevitably ask for it, but Lu Xiangbang will not necessarily hand it over. If he does not surrender the royal power, the contradiction will intensify, and such a variable will be extremely unfavorable to the king. Zhao Gao said.

Ying Zheng nodded, indicating that he agreed with this sentence.

Zhao Gao said again: "And if you don't want this royal power, it will be equivalent to admitting the fact that the royal power is on the side, and it will be even more difficult to return to the royal power in the future." ”

"Yes, it's exactly what you say. It seems that you are right, the widow is concerned about chaos. Ying Zheng had a slight smile on his face, "In this case, the widow will no longer be entangled in the postponement of the crown ceremony, and slowly think about it, so what do you think of the second thing?" “

Seeing that Yingzheng's mood eased, Zhao Gaochang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "As for the matter of choosing a concubine, it is a private matter of the king, and the slaves dare not comment on it, but the slaves feel that it is good to do as they like." ”

"In fact, the matter of choosing a concubine is nothing more than a contest between various forces in the DPRK and China, and a secret struggle for power in the palace." Ying Zheng said, "Especially the choice of the future queen may be more related to the national fortunes of this country." ”

"But it is so, for all ages, who will be the queen is not only about this country, but even about the interests of several other countries." Zhao Gao nodded and said.

"But do you know why the Six Nations are so anxious?" Ying Zheng said with a smile on his lips, "The widow's father once stayed in Zhao State for the proton, and the widow also took the hostage on behalf of his father. It can be said that there are protons in each other's countries, and only when the two sides are in each other's countries can they avoid many wars and conflicts. ”

Zhao Gao showed a puzzled expression and asked, "Proton has always been an important means of diplomacy for various countries, what does it have to do with the king's selection of concubines?" ”

Ying Zheng smiled and continued: "Since the widow ascended the throne, several other countries have lost the constraint of proton. The original protons, although they are in the same vein as the widow, are not the flesh and blood relatives of the widow after all. Therefore, if the Six Kingdoms want to be friendly with Great Qin, it is impossible to ignore the role of protons. They are all in a hurry to send the princess here, give birth to a little prince, and then send it back as a proton. ”

"The king is wise, but the slaves don't see this." Zhao Gaomao looked stunned.

Indeed, as Ying Zheng said, the reason why all countries are in a hurry to participate in the selection of concubines in the Qin State is that in addition to competing for the title of princess, they also want to have the direct bloodline of the current King of Qin as a proton in order to have diplomatic relations.

"The widow has decided that he will not send any prince as a hostage in the future." Ying Zheng said very resolutely.

"Don't send princes as hostages to each other, which really doesn't matter if it's a strong country." Zhao Gao nodded and said.

Ying Zheng asked, "There is a third thing, you continue." ”

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother went out of the palace to live, which is not necessarily a bad thing." Zhao Gao said.

"Oh? How? Ying Zheng asked.

"Your Majesty, at present, there are several forces in the palace and in the court, although they have not been on the same page, but they have also excluded each other and refused to give in to each other. And at this time, the Queen Mother moved to Yongcheng, which is likely to cause this balance to be broken, not to mention ......" Speaking of this, Zhao Gao hesitated.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Ying Zheng said very calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Gao arched his hand and said, "Although the Queen Mother is lonely, the royal power is part of it after all, and even if the Queen Mother is not in the palace, there is still the Queen Mother in the palace, and the harem will not be ownerless." If the queen mother is not in the palace, the king can gradually take over the royal power in the hands of the queen mother, and only when the wings are gradually full, can he gather and negotiate with Lu Xiangbang in the future. ”

Zhao Gao used the word "consultation" to refer to Ying Zheng and Lü Buwei discussing the government together, and now, Ying Zheng obviously did not even have the opportunity to negotiate.

The queen mother that Zhao Gao refers to is the queen mother Huayang of Yingzheng's grandfather, Qin Xiaowen, and Wang Yingzhu. It is precisely because Ying Zheng's father Ying Yiren returned to Qin from Zhao that he was accepted as his heir by Mrs. Huayang, so he became the king of Qin, but died of illness and passed the throne to the thirteen-year-old Ying Zheng seven years ago. However, the government of the Qin State has always been controlled by Lü Buwei, and the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji keeps the royal seal of the Qin State.

"Hahaha, what a negotiation." Ying Zheng laughed even more happily, "As for what means will be used in the future, it can only depend on the situation." As you said, these so-called major events related to the widow, although the widow can't help but make his own decisions, are not necessarily bad things, but more likely to be good things. Then the widow will no longer be worried about anything. ”

After listening to Zhao Gao's analysis, Ying Zheng seemed to suddenly brighten up, and his mood was much better.

"It is also the duty of a slave to be able to give some ideas to the king." Zhao Gao's face was pious.

"It seems that a lot of things really need to be brainstormed!" Ying Zheng said with some emotion, "By the way, the widow asked you to go to the net to catch the talented people in the world who can be used by the widow, what is the progress?" ”

"Back to the king, there are not a few capable people with lofty ideals who are interested in serving my Great Qin, but most of the sages of my country are concentrated in the mansions of the major sects as guests." Zhao Gao said, "If it is deliberately wooed, it is very likely to cause dissatisfaction in the mansion where he is located." The slaves thought that the king's selection of confidants should look at the world, not limited to the Qin State. Among the nations, the choice of the Lord should be the first target. ”

"That's right." Ying Zheng nodded, "Could it be that you already have a suitable candidate?" ”

"Back to the king, the slave came out of the palace that day, and happened to meet two strong men dressed as villagers, saying that they wanted to enter the palace to see the king. How can the forbidden place of the palace be trespassed, but after being stopped by the guards, the two people just made a simple shot, and the guards couldn't parry, and after being stopped by the slaves, they learned that the two people were called 'two watches', 'three watches', and learned a martial arts. The slave has investigated, there is no problem with these two people, and they are also loyal and honest, but I don't know where their teacher is, and now the slave has arranged to wait in the post house. ”

"Okay, you make arrangements for the widow, and there will be two knights another day." Ying Zheng said happily.

"Your Majesty, there is another scribe who is more special, and he is currently in the Qin Kingdom." Zhao Gao said.

"How special?" Ying Zheng asked.

"This person's name is Li Si, a native of Chu and a disciple of Xunzi. He had just traveled to the Six Kingdoms and called Qin his last stop. I heard that when he traveled in the six countries, he discussed the affairs of the world with the princes, and made special achievements. There was no shortage of kings of the six kingdoms who liked him, but he politely declined, saying that he would make plans after traveling through all the states of the world. At present, he is living in a post house and has no direct contact with the various sects, and the slave feels that he also wants to meet the king and discuss the world with the king. Zhao said in a low voice.

"This kind of talent, the widow must see, even if it cannot be used by the widow, it is good to learn some knowledge from him." Ying Zheng said while thinking about it, "Besides, if he votes for other countries, he may be an enemy in the future, and it's always good to know more." You can also arrange it, when the widow sees his middle father, he will see him. ”

"Slaves respect the king's orders." Zhao Gao turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait, let's summon him to meet the widow immediately." Ying Zheng changed his mind and said, "As for how to deal with the middle father, the widow would like to hear what his opinions will be." Remember, do it in secret, and don't let anyone know about it just yet. ”

"The slave will do it immediately." Zhao Gao didn't dare to delay, so he retreated.

Ying Zheng sat quietly alone for a while, feeling much better, and looking forward to meeting this Li Si.

"No matter what, the widow must hold the royal power, and he must be a great emperor, definitely."

Ying Zheng's heart has made such a determination more than once.