Ying Zheng returned to the palace and returned to the study, but saw Li Si waiting here.

The two haven't seen each other for a few days, Ying Zheng is busy choosing a concubine, and Li Si has been living in "Wen Juju".

"I haven't seen Mr. for a few days, and I miss the widow very much." Ying Zheng said.

"What is the result of choosing a concubine, Your Majesty?" Lees smiled and asked.

"The widow has just discussed with the Queen Mother and Lu Xiangbang." Ying Zheng said, "The widow decided to adopt Mr.'s suggestion and marry all the princesses who ran for election into the palace. ”

Li Si smiled, but didn't say anything, after all, he came up with the idea. No one can say whether it's a good idea or a bad idea.

"Sir is back today, but there is something to discuss?" Ying Zheng asked.

Li Si nodded and said: "In the past few days, the grass people have been working with Sima Gongzi to do some Wen Ju, and the number of bachelors who came is increasing day by day, but Sima Gongzi not only did not mess up, but took care of it in an orderly manner, and the grass people have handed over the jurisdiction of all Wen Ju to Sima Jie, so I came to ask the king for orders, reuse Sima Jie, officially take over Wen Ju, and collect talents for the king." ”

"Huh." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "The widow has long seen that Sima Jie is a rare talent. That's why I want to hand over Wen Liju to him and replace you back with the widow. ”

"Wherever the grass people are, they serve the king." Li Si arched his hand and said.

Ying Zheng suddenly remembered one thing, and had always wanted to discuss with Li Si, but he was not free, so he found the seal, and then told Li Si what the Queen Mother had done when she left the palace.

Li Si said with a happy face: "Congratulations to the king, one step closer to taking charge of the king." ”

"That's what the widow wants to ask you." Ying Zheng said, "Now that the seal is in your hands, if you want to take the throne, you only need to show the seal, make the hundred officials echo, and complete the crown ceremony by yourself." Presumably, Lu Xiangbang will not be able to object. ”

"According to the grass people, the king is not in a hurry." Li Si thought for a moment before saying, "If the internal troubles are not eliminated, the dynasty will be unstable, and the destruction of the Six Kingdoms will be quite a hidden danger." If you take control of the king immediately, you will hide the internal troubles from being noticed, and it will be even more difficult to get rid of them. ”

"The widow has tested Lu Buwei, and the temptation of the Jiuding incident, he knows everything, so it can be seen that there is no dissent for the time being." Ying Zheng said, "If you eradicate him directly, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public, and the strength of the outnumbered people is not strong enough to directly eradicate Lu Buwei." ”

"What the grass people are talking about is internal trouble." Li Si paused and said, "It's not aimed at Lu Xiangbang. ”

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was surprised, "The internal trouble that Mr. is referring to is not Lu Xiangbang, who is it?" ”

"The grass people are just worried, and they don't mean anything specific." Li Si said, "As long as the king is quiet and waits for some changes in the court, internal troubles will appear." ”

Later, as Li Si expected, Daqin's internal troubles appeared one by one.

"Okay, that's what Mr. said." Ying Zheng said, "For the time being, if there is no matter of obtaining the seal, we will talk about it when necessary." ”

Li Si nodded, and then arched his hand and said, "The grass people still have one more matter, and I want to discuss it with the king." ”

"Sir, but it doesn't hurt to speak." Ying Zheng said.

"The king still remembers that the grass people used to say that after choosing a concubine, there is a ritual of worshipping ancestors and spring hunting." "Moreover, countries may have plans to assassinate or raise troops. ”

"The widow remembers." Ying Zheng said, "Sir once said that the envoys of various countries may use the trick of borrowing knives to kill people, pretend to be assassins of enemy countries, and provoke trouble. ”

"Now, the time has come for countries." Li Si said, "The grass people expect that the country with ulterior motives may take action soon. ”

"The widow expected that during the ancestor worship ceremony, they would not dare to act rashly." Ying Zheng said, "If something happens, it should be on the way of spring hunting, or in the hunting grounds." ”

"That's what the grass people think too." Li Si said, "However, the grass people feel that something will still happen in Yongcheng. ”

"If you don't say it, the widow will forget." Ying Zheng said, "The queen mother is now living in Yongcheng, and when she worships her ancestors, she can see the queen mother, and she just solves the things entrusted by the queen mother." ”

"What is the Queen Mother's trust?" Lees asked.

Ying Zheng smiled a little embarrassedly, he just said that Zhao Ji gave him a seal when he left the palace, but he forgot that Zhao Ji was conditional, that is, to make Chang Yu a marquis.

Li Si listened to Yingzheng's words, but he just smiled, but this smile seemed to be very meaningful.

"For the king, it is not difficult to be a marquis." Li Si said, "The difficult thing is why the Queen Mother insisted on making Chang Yu a marquis, which not only broke the precedent, but also risked turning her face with Lu Buwei at the expense of Qin Wangxi." ”

Ying Zheng nodded vigorously and said, "The widow also can't figure this out, so he asked Mr." ”

"The suggestion of the grass people is that the king still has to comply with the queen mother's wishes, and then wait and see what happens, and slowly, the reasons will be revealed." Li Si said calmly.

Ying Zheng sighed lightly: "It's all about it." ”

This kind of passive situation is really uncomfortable.

"Do you remember the friend surnamed Jing that the grass people said before?" Lees asked instead.

"The widow remembers." Ying Zheng said, "But the chivalrous warrior who Mr. said pretended to be an assassin and protected the widow? ”

"Exactly." Li Si said, "In order to make it easier for the king to identify, the grass people specially invited him to come to Xianyang in advance and meet the king. ”

"So it is good, lest the widow recognize the wrong man, and the thief for his own." Ying Zheng said, "Where is he now?" ”

"I'm resting in the middle of the text." Lees said.

"Then go with the widow and meet him." Ying Zheng said as he stood up.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Si accompanied Yingzheng out of the door.

Ying Zheng changed into plain clothes and took Zhao Gao and others to Wenluoju.

In the spacious courtyard, most of the three or five people gathered in one place to talk, and such a small group, there were about twenty, which seemed very lively.

Li Si took Yingzheng through the mansion and came to the innermost part of the mansion. Several of the rooms here were temporary resting or sleeping places for Sima Jie and others.

Li Si asked Yingzheng to wait outside and entered one of the rooms.

After a while, Lees walked out of the room with a person.

This person is a little taller than Li Si, similar to Li Si, dressed in plain clothes, very white skin, bright eyes, and similar temperament to Li Si.

Seeing this person, Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, and he had a feeling of déjà vu.

"Grass people Jing Liang, meet the King of Qin." Jing Liang bowed.

"Righteous people, please." Ying Zheng stretched out his hand to help Jing Liang and said, "This is not in the palace, there is no need to be formal." ”

Jing Liang nodded and said, "The king, please." ”

Jing Liang and Li Si let Yingzheng into the house. Zhao Gao and others stayed at the door.

The three of them sat down, but Ying Zheng was still staring at Jing Liang and observing, looking thoughtful.

Seeing this, Li Si said: "Your Majesty, the grass people regard Jing Liang as their elder brother, if you have any questions, it doesn't hurt to ask. ”

"Where are the righteous men from?" Ying Zheng asked.

Jing Liang replied: "Jing Liang is a native of Chu State, and he is a fellow villager with Li Sixian's brother. ”

"The widow thinks the righteous man is familiar." Ying Zheng said, "But I can't remember for a while, where I have seen the righteous man." ”

Jing Liang said: "Back to the king, Jing Liang and the king have indeed met, but it is an old thing. ”

"Old, old?" Ying Zheng asked, "Tell me about it." ”

Seeing that Yingzheng still asked, Jing Liang smiled and said: "The grass people and the king had a relationship in the Zhao Kingdom ten years ago. ”

"Ten years...... Zhao Guo ......" Ying Zheng muttered to himself, as if he was trying very hard to recall the past in his mind.

Suddenly, Ying Zheng raised his head and stared at Jing Liang, the corners of his mouth twitched a little, and he asked excitedly, "You, are you, Engong?" ”

"Back then, I just happened to pass by and made a righteous move." Jing Liang said, "I can't bear to be called that by the king. ”

"It's really you!" Ying Zheng stepped forward and grabbed Jing Liang's hand tightly, and his eyes couldn't stop looking Jing Liang up and down.

Jing Liang nodded and said slightly: "After many years, the king doesn't have to worry about it. ”

The corners of Ying Zheng's eyes were slightly moist, and his voice was a little choked: "You saved the lives of the widow's mother and son, how could the widow forget, but Engong did not leave his name at that time, and the widow also sent someone to look for Engong, but he didn't know where to start." ”

Ten years ago, Lü Buwei bought Guo Kai and took Zhao Ji's mother and son back to Qin, but the news leaked. Several major clans of Zhao suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Changping, and they were bent on revenge against Qin, and Zhao Ji's mother and son were the targets of anger, and they were hostages, so they could not be easily released back to Qin, so they chased all the way.

When they were about to walk out of the border of Zhao, Zhao Ji's mother and son were chased over. The entourage and others were all killed, leaving only Zhao Ji's mother and son and Lü Buwei. If they are captured and returned to Handan, Zhao Ji's mother and son will definitely be sentenced to death for the crime of escaping, and even Lü Buwei will not be spared.

At the critical moment, a chivalrous warrior suddenly appeared, killed the leader of the pursuers, and fought with the pursuers, and the government soldiers who responded to Lü Buwei appeared at the right time, which forced the pursuers back and made the three of them return to Qin safely. And Jing Liang also left after the government soldiers arrived, and left without leaving his name.

Ying Zheng was only ten years old at the time, and he was frightened a lot, and he had only been in person with Jing Liang for a short time, so after such a long time, he didn't remember it for a while.

Now that he has seen the former life-saving benefactor, how can Yingzheng still calm down, if it is not for the identity of the king, even if he kneels down to thank him, it is normal.

"The king really doesn't have to care, he just saw that the road was uneven back then and helped him, so he didn't have to take it to heart." Jing Liang said.

Ying Zheng calmed down his emotions and said: "Great grace is not grateful, since God has reunited the widow with Engong, it is giving the widow a chance to repay Engong." Since then, Yingzheng has regarded Engong as a brother, what is Engong's will? ”

Without waiting for Jing Liang to speak, Li Si said on the side: "I didn't expect that Brother Jing and the king have such a relationship, and Li Si has never heard you talk about it." Since the king insisted on this, Brother Jing should not shirk it anymore. ”

Seeing that Jing Liang wanted to speak and stopped, Ying Zheng said directly: "Brother Jing, be worshiped by Ying Zheng." ”

After speaking, Ying Zheng gave Jing Liang a junior salute.

Jing Liang hurriedly supported Yingzheng and said, "Don't dare to be, if the king sends anything in the future, just give orders." ”

Ying Zheng and Jing Liang looked at each other and smiled, and their four hands were already tightly clasped together.

Afterwards, the three of them deduced the plan and process of preparing for the assassination. But Jing Liang suggested something and changed his previous plan.

For the sake of safety, Li Si said a code: "May God inherit it." "It is agreed that Ying Zheng and Jing Liang will use this code as the standard, and the people who are close to each other can also know it, so as not to be injured by mistake.

Ying Zheng didn't understand why Li Si set a code so tongue-twisting, but he didn't ask much, and he talked about Jing Liang again.