In the next banquet room, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Ying Zheng is obviously the happiest one, and as soon as he is happy, he drinks a few more glasses.

After the banquet, Ying Zheng visited Meng Fu again and then took his leave, and took Zhao Gao and Song Taiyi back to the palace.

After Meng Wu was sent to the door, he instructed Meng Tian and Meng Yi to send Ying Zheng, and the two brothers were sent to the palace gate until they returned to the house.

At the gate of the palace, two strong men dressed by guards were waiting, it was the second watch and the third watch.

Seeing that Yingzheng was back, the second watch hurriedly stepped forward, still holding a picture scroll in his hand, saying that it was a portrait of the princess of Zhao sent by Lu Xiangbang, and ordered him to hand it over to the king for tasting.

Ying Zheng was curious, because Zhao Ji had asked him to pay attention to the princess of Zhao State, and obviously Lu Buwei also intended this, so he only gave this country's album, and there was no princess album of other countries.

After entering the door, the second watch handed the album to Ying Zheng.

When he opened this, Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and the wine also woke up a little.

The princess of Zhao in the painting is very special, and this painting seems to break Ying Zheng's cognition.

You must know that the other princess portraits are all wearing slightly loose, dignified princess dresses, and the princess in this painting is actually wearing a Hu suit, but it seems that the nobles of the Hu people only wear the kind of ceremony, the woman in the painting is full of energy, heroic, and very capable, looking seventeen or eighteen years old, with bright eyes.

Ying Zheng was immediately attracted, his eyes were fixed on the picture scroll, and he couldn't take it off.

For men, especially the kings of a country, if you want to choose your favorite from many beauties, then this man will definitely choose the most special woman, and the princess in the painting is obviously the most special one. Not to mention that the clothes in the painting are different from other princesses, but this pride is different from ordinary people who dare to dedicate the portrait of a king wearing a gorgeous costume to choose a concubine.

"You mean, this woman is the princess of Zhao Kingdom?" Ying Zheng asked Xiang Er, and Zhao Guo said very seriously.

"Exactly, Your Majesty." The second watch said, "The person who sent the album said that this princess of Zhao is named Princess Hu Yu, and she likes to wear Hu clothes since she was a child, so King Zhao gave her the name Princess Hu Yu." As for the rest, the people who came did not say much. ”

"Princess Hu Yu......" Ying Zheng said to himself, "even the name is different. ”

Just as Yingzheng was muttering, Li Si stepped in, holding a book in his hand.

"Your Majesty, you want the grass people to write the "Way of Employing People", and the grass people have already written it." Li Si arched his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir." Ying Zheng said, "It was done so quickly, and it was written late last night, right?" ”

"The grass people haven't slept all night." Li Si said, but there was no trace of tiredness on his face, and there was no trace of bloodshot in his eyes, and he couldn't see that he hadn't slept all night.

Ying Zheng took the book and handed the scroll in his hand to Li Si at the same time.

"Take a look, this is the princess album of Zhao Kingdom." Ying Zheng said.

"The grass people don't dare." Li Si bowed his head and said, not daring to reach out and take it.

"Let you see, you can take a look, and help the widow take a look." Ying Zheng motioned to Zhao Gao again, "You all take a look." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Gao took the scroll in Ying Zheng's hand and opened it to look at it, but the posture of looking at it was the one that he looked at with Li Si.

Seeing the person in the painting, the two were stunned at the same time.

"Zhao Guo promoted Hufu riding and shooting, and many people have the habit of wearing Hufu, but most of them are men." After reading the picture scroll, Li Si nodded again and again, "I didn't expect the woman to be so heroic in a hufu." ”

"It's really a celestial being." Zhao Gao also praised.

"The picture scroll sent in the future, you all help the widow to take a look." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "The widow is very happy today, so let you see more of the future princess." ”

"Your Majesty, what is the joy of today, and you are in such a good mood." Lees asked.

Ying Zheng said calmly: "Of course, it is the matter of the Meng family. The widow went to visit General Meng today, he was sick, but this time the result was beyond expectations. ”

Ying Zheng told the story of the Meng family, and finally mentioned Sima Hong. Because Li Si suggested that Ying Zheng should pay attention to the grain, grass, weapons, chariots and horses needed for the war, Sima Hong's family business can provide great help.

Li Si nodded and said, "Don't worry, the king, the reserve of military supplies cannot be completed overnight, it is a process that accumulates over time. What's more, in order to obtain the maximum amount of reserves, many factors are needed, and these factors still need to be solved by the king. ”

Ying Zheng didn't seem to understand it, but he didn't think much about it, and chatted with a few more people, feeling a little tired, so he asked everyone to retreat.

After a busy day and a lot of wine, Ying Zheng was already quite sleepy.

After taking a nap, Ying Zheng's wine was almost awake, and he had some dinner. Back in the study, thinking about what had happened in the past few days, and planning what to do tomorrow.

"The portrait of Princess Zhao was sent by Lü Buwei. The last conversation with Lü Buwei was more or less reckless. The affairs of General Meng Lao should also be probed into his tone. There is also Jiuding, which should also be seen. Ying Zheng pondered in his heart, so he decided to go to Lü Buwei's mansion tomorrow.

Ying Zheng made up his mind, picked up the "Way of Employing People" written by Li Sigang for him, and studied it carefully, still reading and taking notes at the same time.

Early the next morning, Ying Zheng handed over the "Six Kingdoms Destroying the Six Kingdoms Policy" and the "Six Kingdoms Strategy" to Zhao Gao and asked him to send them to the Meng brothers.

As soon as Zhao Gao walked out of the door, Ying Zheng suddenly remembered something and hurriedly stopped Zhao Gao.

"The widow has ordered one of the Meng brothers to be responsible for the preparation of ordnance and the other for the preparation of grain and grass, and there is still a shortage of a person in charge of vehicles and horses." Ying Zheng paused and said, "It's better to ...... It's up to you. ”

"The slaves don't dare, the slaves just want to serve the king. What's more, you can't be an official if you are a eunuch. Zhao Gao bowed and said.

"You are the brother of the widow, and the widow can say yes." Ying Zheng said, "Besides, there are no suitable candidates at the moment. Wait for the time, the widow will give you a CRRC government order to do. That's it, don't shirk. ”

"Then ......" Zhao Gao couldn't say anything, so he had to bow his head and say, "The slave thanked Wang En." ”

Zhao Gao bowed.

"Go, go to the Meng family and deliver the book to the Meng brothers. Tell them, and don't let outsiders see them. Take the second watch with you and be careful on the road. Ying Zheng said.

Zhao Gao stood up, took the book, and went to Mengfu with the second watch.

Ying Zheng also went out with the third watch, and went straight to Lü Buwei's prime minister's mansion.

Ying Zheng did not go to the main gate of Lü Buwei's foreign mansion, because there were mostly guests from Lü Buwei's mansion, and there were many people and it was noisy.

Ying Zheng came directly to the back door of the inner house, and the third watch asked the guards to give a sound, and the guards directly asked Ying Zheng to enter, saying that Lu Xiangbang had already confessed.

The Lu Mansion is very large and spacious, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the second royal palace in Xianyang City, the outer mansion is the same size as the inner mansion, and the outer mansion has 3,000 guests, and its scale can be imagined.

When he arrived at the living room, Lu Buwei was already waiting in front of the door.

"The old minister sees the king." Lü Buwei made a big salute.

"Father, please get up." Ying Zheng hurriedly helped Lu Buwei up.

"The king has something to find the old minister, just summon the old minister, why bother to come in person." Lu Buwei said.

"The middle father's home is the widow's home, and the widow just goes home to visit the middle father, so why bother the middle father." Ying Zheng said very respectfully, but it was completely different from the way he spoke to Lu Buwei last time.

"Hahaha, that's what I said." Lu Buwei smiled very happily, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and said, "The king, please come inside." ”

The two entered the hall side by side, Ying Zheng sat on the main seat, and invited Lu Buwei to sit together.

The third watch did not follow up and waited outside the door.

"Father Zhong sent someone to send the picture album of Princess Zhao into the palace yesterday, and the widow was not in the palace at that time, so I came to learn about it today." Ying Zheng said.

Lü Buwei already knew Yingzheng's intention, nodded and said: "Yesterday, the old minister ordered someone to send it to the palace, it was the portrait of Princess Hu Yu of Zhao State, and she was one of the candidates to participate in the selection of concubines. ”

"This princess Hu Yu is wearing a Hu suit, which the widow thinks is very special." Ying Zheng said with an embarrassed look in his eyes.

"Special, indeed." Lu Buwei said with a smile, "When I first saw this painting, the old minister thought that the envoy of Zhao State had taken the wrong scroll, if it wasn't for the old knowledge of the envoy who was the old minister, I was afraid that the old minister had held him accountable, but later I heard that this Princess Hu Yu was a princess who was selected by Zhao State to be heavy on martial arts and light literature." ”

"The envoy of the Zhao State is the old acquaintance of the middle father?" Ying Zheng asked.

Lu Buwei nodded and said, "Does the king remember Guo Kai?" ”

"Guo Kai? Which Guo Kai? Ying Zheng asked.

"When the first king was a proton, it was the old minister who helped the first king return to Qin and became the crown prince, and later became the king of Qin. And when Wang Shang was a proton in Zhao State, it was also the old minister who helped Wang Shang return to Qin State. Lü Buwei said, "And this Guo Kai is an important minister of Zhao State, and it was he who helped the old minister at the beginning that made the former king and the king return to Qin smoothly." ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was a little surprised, "Isn't this person a favor to the widow and even the previous king?" ”

"Hehe, this person just loves money as much as his life, and it was just a fair deal at the time. But this favor, the old minister owes it. Now he asked someone to bring a letter, saying that he must hand over Princess Hu Yu's picture album to the king, and also told the old minister to say a few good words. After speaking, Lu Buwei smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The favor of the middle father has been in arrears for a long time." Ying Zheng said with a smile.

Lü Buwei said: "The king laughed. ”

"After Father Zhong read the album, what do you think of this Princess Hu Yu?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Lao Chen thinks that although this Princess Hu Yu is wearing a Hu suit, it is not disrespectful, but it looks very chic." Lu Buwei said.

"It's very chic." Ying Zheng handed over the album to Lü Buwei.

Lu Buwei opened the album and said, "It's just that this is not in accordance with the rules." ”

Ying Zheng was a little drumming in his heart, and he didn't know what Lu Buwei was going to do if he recommended it and said that it was not in accordance with the rules, but his face was quite calm and said: "The widow thinks that although the woman wears a bearded clothes, although she does not look dignified and beautiful, she does not lose her pride, and what makes people feel is another kind of beauty." ”

"Does the king really think so?" Lü Buwei asked.

"Of course." Ying Zheng said, "The reason why Zhao Guo sent this album must not be to offend Great Qin, but to be different from what other countries present, so as to please the widow." ”

"If the king doesn't like it, it's sin, and if the king likes it, it's merit." Lü Buwei put away the album and said, "It is expected that King Zhao will not dare to offend the Qin State, presumably there must be something different about this woman." ”

"Then let her come to the concubine election, the widow really wants to meet her." Yingzheng had a little expectation in his tone.

"The old minister obeys the king's orders." Lu Buwei arched his hand and said.

"That's right, Father." Ying Zheng changed the topic and said, "The reason why the widow was not in the palace yesterday was because he went to the Meng family, and I heard that General Meng was sick, and the widow went to visit Cheng Huan in person. It seems that General Meng is a little sick. ”

"When he was just sick, the old minister went to visit." Lu Buwei's face changed, "I'm afraid it's not just as simple as being sick." ”

Ying Zheng was shocked, could it be that the matter of the Meng family's military power was leaked out?