In just a few days, the Wenluo Residence was completed.

The house has been renovated and decorated. Li Si has been rectifying on the spot, distributing the people and things sent by the various sects to help, and he is very busy.

Ying Zheng went to see it a few times a day, and he was quite satisfied with all aspects, but Li Si was not around, and he was somewhat empty.

The plaque with the three words "Wen Liju" written by Ying Zheng himself was hung on the lintel and officially opened.

On this day, there were a lot of scholars who joined in the fun, most of them were from various provinces, and there were also a few scholars from some countries.

The courtyard is very wide, and a high platform is set up in it, which is very atmospheric, and it is the handiwork of the royal family at a glance.

Lü Buwei ascended the high platform and announced the official completion of the "Wenluo Residence". Everyone in the audience applauded. Subsequently, Lü Buwei explained the role and rules of "Wen Juju".

When it was said that the bachelors could come and go at will and debate freely, the audience was cheering again.

Ying Zheng was dressed in civilian clothes and watched the lively scene behind the high platform, very happy, and said that with the support of various governments, he was not afraid that no one would come to Wen Liju.

Suddenly, Ying Zheng saw a young figure that was quite familiar, the son of the Sima family-Sima Jie.

Ying Zheng whispered a few words to Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao nodded, turned to leave, and squeezed into the crowd from the side.

After a while, Zhao Gao took Sima Jie back from the outside of the crowd.

When Sima Jie saw Yingzheng, he hurriedly bowed down and wanted to kneel and bow.

Ying Zheng hurriedly raised his hand and gave him a look, indicating that he didn't want to reveal his identity.

Sima Jie understood, came to Yingzheng's side, and whispered, "Sima Jie visits the king." ”

"No need to be polite." Ying Zheng smiled and said, "What, are you also interested in this Wen Juju?" ”

"Although Xiaomin has been familiar with poetry and books since childhood, he knows that there are people outside the people and mountains outside the mountains." Sima Jie said, "I heard that Wang Shangte opened this institute for scholars from all over the world, so that all scholars can learn from each other and increase their knowledge. The little people are not only interested, but also look forward to coming here every day to meet friends. ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng said with a sense of accomplishment, "It seems that the widow's decision is quite correct. ”

"The king has not only done a great thing for the world's scholars, but also recruited talents for Daqin and collected good strategies, which is really a clever move." Sima Jie said.

"Do you really want to come here every day and gain knowledge?" Ying Zheng asked instead.

"Of course it's true." Sima Jie said, "Xiaomin is speaking from his heart, and he doesn't dare to deceive the king." ”

"That's good." Ying Zheng paused for a moment, and said admittedly, "If this Wenju wants to run smoothly, it still needs someone to sort out various affairs, and there is no suitable candidate for the position of director." It's up to you. ”

Sima Jie was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Xiaomin is still young and has little experience, and he is afraid of insulting the king's life, so he can't afford this mission." ”

"You are the same age as the widow, and the widow can even bear the burden of the king of Great Qin, a mere principal, what can you bear." Ying Zheng looked in the direction of Lü Buwei, "Do you want Lü Buwei to send a principal?" ”

Sima Jie suddenly understood, thinking of the previous situation in Mengfu, Yingzheng gave wine, so he no longer shirked: "In this case, the small people are willing to give it a try, but if they don't do it well, I hope the king will not blame." ”

"Actually, it's not as hard as you think." Ying Zheng saw that he agreed, so he smiled and said, "You choose some people, record some insightful remarks, and then summarize them." Then hand it over to Li Si and let him screen the talents. ”

The stone in Sima Jie's heart fell to the ground, nodded and said, "Xiaomin do his best." ”

"The widow will inform Lu Xiangbang of this matter, and then let him complete the order given to you." Ying Zheng said, "If there is nothing important today, go back and prepare as soon as possible." Also, say hello to your father. ”

"Xie Wang is worried, and Xiaomin will go back to prepare immediately." Sima Jie retreated, no longer stopped to watch the excitement, and went back to prepare.

Yingzheng asked Zhao Gao to call Li Si, and then explained Sima Jie's matter to Li Si.

Li Si happily accepted the order, knowing that Yingzheng would not let him stay here for a long time, so he went to work again.

Yingzheng went to Lü Buwei again and asked Lü Buwei to arrange Sima Jie's affairs.

Lu Buwei didn't know Sima Jie, and he was a little skeptical at first, but when he heard that Sima Jie was Meng Wu's wife and nephew, and he was a member of the Sima family, he didn't say anything more, after all, the "Daoist Hall" in Lu's Mansion didn't even have a main matter, didn't it run very well.

Ying Zheng stayed in Wenluoju for a while, and then returned to the palace accompanied by Zhao Gao, leaving Li Si in Wenluoju to preside over affairs.

After another two days, the Queen Mother Zhao Ji finally sorted out a number of things, prepared the carriages and horses, took the attendants, and the palace maid prepared to leave the palace.

Most of the items had already arrived in Yongcheng, and the rest were just some things for daily use, but dozens of carriages were also loaded, after all, there were many people in the entourage.

Chang Yu rode a tall horse, following Zhao Ji's car, with a high toe and a very spirited spirit.

His mood was also surprisingly good, because Zhao Ji had already agreed, and after arriving at the palace, he would be named the Marquis of Changxin in the name of his meritorious service in escorting the Queen Mother, and Shanyang and other places would also be given to him as fiefs.

Knighthood, for some magnates, is what a longing thing, let alone a marquis. Now that he has a title, he has left the right and wrong place of the palace, and has his own fief, Zhao Ji has his own flesh and blood in his belly, Chang Yu's future can be described as bright, and now he is going out of the city, how can he not be angry.

Ying Zheng also rode a horse and followed behind Zhao Ji's car, but his mood was diametrically opposite to Chang Yu, and he looked very lost.

Zhao Ji has always said that she is unwell recently, and this trip to Yongcheng is a long way, Yingzheng is worried that Zhao Ji's body will not be able to bear it. And Zhao Ji has rarely met with Ying Zheng recently, and even when she got into the car this time, she didn't let Ying Zheng help her, but let Chang Yu help her get into the car.

Ying Zheng feels that his mother is a lot more estranged from him, is it related to the fact that he is an adult?

Looking at the high-spirited Chang Yu in front of him, Ying Zheng felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. The queen mother's estrangement from herself seems to have started when she entered the palace.

The queen mother favored the inner servant, which was a common thing, but the queen mother seemed to ignore everyone and everything while pampering Chang Yu, and even didn't care about state affairs, which was a bit excessive, after all, Ying Zheng neither performed the crown salute nor held the royal power, and urgently needed someone to support her, but Zhao Ji chose to leave the palace at this time.

But Ying Zheng is not so bad as to Chang Yu, as long as the queen mother is happy, it doesn't matter if he is ignored.

As soon as he got out of the city gate, Zhao Ji lifted the curtain of the car and said softly: "Zheng'er." ”

Ying Zheng urged the horse to walk a few steps quickly, came to Zhao Ji, and asked, "Queen Mother, what's the matter?" ”

"It's already out of the city gate, so you don't have to send it anymore." Zhao Ji said, "I heard that you have a new 'Wen Ju', you must be very busy, go back, political affairs are important." ”

"It doesn't matter anything else." Ying Zheng said, "The queen mother has been unwell, and the sons are worried that the journey will be bumpy and the queen mother's body will not be able to bear it. ”

"Don't worry, the queen mother is fine." Zhao Ji said, "Even if the queen mother is uncomfortable, what role does it play for you to follow." ”

"But the widow is still not at ease." Ying Zheng said.

"Reach out, Zheng'er." Zhao Ji said and stopped the carriage.

Ying Zheng dismounted and reached out to the curtain. Zhao Ji also stretched out his hand and put a brocade bag into Ying Zheng's hand. Hit the heavy one, and to the touch, it should be a rectangular wooden box inside.

"What is this?" Ying Zheng asked.

"This is your seal of King Qin, which has always been kept by the queen mother." Zhao Ji said indifferently, looking indifferent.

"Huh? This ...... "Yingzheng really didn't expect that Zhao Ji would actually hand over the seal to him, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Don't be surprised." Zhao Ji said, "This belongs to you, but you haven't performed the crown salute yet, and your mother and descendants are just keeping it." The queen mother left the palace this time, and I don't know how long it will take to come back, and the decree must not be without a seal. Let this seal stay with you, and if it is a pity, it will keep you safe. ”

"Queen Mother, why don't you hand it over to Lu Xiangbang?" Ying Zheng raised his head and asked, his gaze finally moving from the cloth bag to Zhao Ji.

"The queen mother is not confused." Zhao Ji said, "Before your father died, he handed over the seal to his mother, but not to Lu Xiangbang, which must be something to be afraid of." And when you were young, your mother did not give her seal to others, and now that you are an adult, how can you give it to others? ”

Ying Zheng nodded, and said in his heart that the first king was also not at ease with Lu Buwei.

"Before, the queen mother persuaded you not to do the crown ceremony for the time being, because it was for the overall situation." Zhao Ji said quite seriously, "But how can the queen mother not leave you a back hand." If the seal is in your hand, when it will become a crown ceremony and take over the king's power is just a matter for you to find the right time. ”

Ying Zheng was silent, and his psychology was confused. For a long time, in his eyes, Zhao Ji was a queen mother who only knew how to pamper herself, but he didn't know that Zhao Ji's mind was so meticulous.

"According to the etiquette law, the queen mother should hand over the seal to the queen mother." Zhao Ji continued, "It's just that the Queen Mother is old after all, and it is inevitable that there will be times when she is confused. Therefore, the Queen Mother decided to hand it over to you directly, but you must not let outsiders know about it until you have to use it. And the queen mother, there is another thing to entrust, and I hope that Zheng'er will agree. ”

Ying Zheng looked at Chang Yu and said, "But what the queen mother mentioned before, what about the title of the chief manager?" ”

"Exactly." Zhao Ji didn't shy away from anything, and said calmly, "It's okay if you don't leave the palace, but now that you are outside the palace, the queen mother can't act in the name of the queen mother in everything, and she needs to have a reliable minister by her side." Chang Yu acted decisively and was extremely loyal to his mother, so the queen wanted to use him again. ”

This is what Zhao Ji wants to achieve, to exchange the seal of Ying Zheng for Chang Yu's title. Giving land is the business of a king, even if Lü Buwei's power is great, he does not have such power, so Zhao Ji must make Yingzheng agree.

As far as Yingzheng is concerned, compared with the seal, Chang Yu's matter is not called a matter at all. Even if it is returned as a condition, he has earned too much.

Without a moment of hesitation, Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Everything is arranged by the queen mother." ”

"Then it's up to you to explain it to Lu Xiangbang." Zhao Ji took out another cloth bag and said, "The will of the seal has been prepared by the queen mother, and it can be read out when you worship your ancestors." ”

Ying Zheng took over the will and put the two cloth bags together, and said in his heart that the queen mother had already planned it.

"During the wedding period, let Lu Xiangbang and the Queen Mother decide, if the queen mother recovers, she will come back to preside over your wedding." Zhao Ji said softly, "In the future, when the queen mother is not in the palace, you must take care of yourself and your grandmother." ”

Ying Zheng knew that Zhao Ji was referring to Mrs. Xia, and said: "Queen Mother, Zheng'er is not by your side, you also have to take care of yourself, Zheng'er will take time to go to Yongcheng to visit the Queen Mother." ”

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "It's not too early, let's go back." ”

"There is another thing about the widow going out of the city this time." Ying Zheng said, "The envoys and princesses of the State of Chu have just arrived in the State of Qin and are stationed ten miles away, and the Queen Mother ordered her ministers to take Princess Nansu to the Huayang Palace. Let the sons send their mothers ten miles later. ”

Zhao Ji nodded, but it was not a taste in her heart. If she wasn't pregnant and afraid of being discovered, how could she meet her future daughter-in-law, but now she has to leave the palace for a long trip, this helplessness is only known to her.

Ying Zheng got on the horse, Zhao Ji put down the curtain and continued to move forward. Outside the city, the army to see off was waiting for the order, which was the 10,000 horses allocated by Zhao Ji to Lü Buwei, and the duty was to escort Zhao Ji all the way to Yongcheng, and had been guarding there.

Chang Yu announced his will, and the 10,000 horses were divided into several teams, guarding the four sides of Zhao Ji's team, and slowly headed west.

Ten miles away, the mother and son parted.