Ying Zheng stepped forward from his seat, took Wu Zhan's hand, and said excitedly: "Little brother, when I said goodbye that night, I asked someone to return to Wujiaao to find you afterwards, but I couldn't get it, where have you been in the past few years?" ”

At this moment, Ying Zheng took off the mask that he had hung on his face in the past, revealing the sincerity and childishness hidden in his heart.

Wu Zhan looked at the future king in front of him, who was three years younger than himself, and couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart, if it wasn't for saving him and his mother, his father and mother would not have died tragically at the hands of the assassins of Zhao State, and our family might still be living a happy life......

"I haven't seen you grow a lot taller in a few years." Thinking of his deceased father, Wu Zhan's eyes were filled with tears.

Xiao Yingzheng seemed to understand something from Wu Zhan's face, only to see a cold glint in his eyes, gritting his teeth and hating: "If I am the king of Qin one day, I will definitely send troops to destroy the Zhao State, avenge your father and mother, and avenge my mother!" ”

From his body, Wu Zhan could obviously feel a kind of domineering aura, although Ying Zheng was only thirteen years old at this time.

"By the way, where have you been all these years? How's it going? Ying Zheng pulled Wu Zhan back to the side of the case, only then did he notice that Wu Zhan was wearing a eunuch uniform, and couldn't help but cover his mouth and exclaimed: "Did you enter the palace and become a eunuch?" ”

Wu Zhan suddenly felt three black lines on his head, and hurriedly explained: "I got this dress, I pretended to be a eunuch to enter the palace to see you." ”

"Oh, I see." Ying Zheng sighed and said, "My mother would be very happy if she knew that you were coming." ”

Wu Zhan's heart once again seemed to be pricked by a needle, and he hurriedly changed the topic and said, "How are you and your mother doing when you return to the palace?" I heard that your father has died......"

Xiao Yingzheng's eyes immediately turned red, and he only heard him say: "After my mother and I returned to the palace, we were naturally favored by my father, and we were originally very happy, but my father suddenly ......fell ill a few days ago."

Alas, I'm afraid it's more complicated than you think, and your father may not have been sick suddenly, but at the hands of someone. Wu Zhan just thought about this, but he didn't dare to say it.

"Little brother, don't leave when you come to me this time, my mother and I will repay you well." Ying Zheng said sincerely.

"I'm here to be by your side, to be your shadow, to keep you safe at all times." Wu Zhan looked at Ying Zheng's gaze and said firmly.

"That's great, I'm going to ask the queen mother to make her happy and happy......" Ying Zheng jumped up on the spot when he heard this, and he was about to call someone.

"No!" Wu Zhan got up and stopped: "I can't tell anyone about my arrival, including your queen mother. ”

Ying Zheng was puzzled when he heard this: "Why is this? ”

"I've actually been ordered to protect you secretly this time, because someone wants to do you badly." Wu Zhan explained.

"On orders? On whose orders? Ying Zheng asked.

"I can't tell you this yet, but trust me that I won't hurt you." Wu Zhan affirmed.

Ying Zheng saw that he didn't want to answer whose order, so he didn't force it, but just listened to him: "Then you should always tell me who is going to be unfavorable to me, right?" ”

"The people who are not good for you may come from the people closest to you. Recently, rumors have spread outside the palace, saying that you are not the flesh and blood of the first king, but ......" Speaking of this, Wu Zhan was a little difficult to speak.

Ying Zheng's eyes were cold, but he quickly regained his composure, and only listened to him: "Little brother, it's okay to say, don't have any scruples." ”

"The rumor-mongers say that you are actually Lü Buwei's son......" Wu Zhan said in a low voice.

"Hahaha......" Ying Zheng laughed when he heard this: "It's really ridiculous in the world, this kind of rumor can also be created?" Who would believe such a ridiculous rumor? ”

Wu Zhanxin said: I'm afraid that there are not 10,000 people who believe in this statement, but 8,000!

waited until Ying Zheng had laughed enough, and then his eyes shone coldly: "Dare to ruin the name of my father and queen mother, and tarnish my identity, if I know who is spreading rumors, I will definitely divide his five horses!" Behead all his family to thank me for the hatred in my heart......"

Ying Zheng was so ruthless at a young age, what will he look like in the future, Wu Zhan didn't dare to continue to think about it.

"How does Lu Xiang treat you?" Wu Zhan asked.

"You mean Lü Buwei?" Ying Zheng regained his demeanor and said in a cold tone: "Since he served as Xiangguo, he has shown his ability and achievements everywhere, as if the rivers and mountains of my Qin State were laid by him, I heard that he also recruited a wide range of customers, collected talented people from all over the world, traveled and ate to chase the king, and now the six countries only know that Qin has Lu Buwei, but I don't know that Qin has Qin Jun, and the wolf's ambition has been revealed." ”

It seems that this Lu Buwei is indeed arrogant enough, and it is really unwise for Li Si to be a subordinate to him, Wu Zhan said secretly in his heart.

"If I were king, I would make him look good." Ying Zheng flicked his sleeves and said.

Wu Zhan remembered what Bai Qi had told him, so he hurriedly said: "Now the only person you can rely on is Lu Buwei, at least before you take power in person, you can't do anything to him." ”

"Why is that?" Ying Zheng asked puzzled.

"Because Lü Buwei himself thinks that you are his son, protecting you and letting you ascend the throne is equivalent to his Lu clan replacing the Ying clan to own the Qin country." Wu Zhan repeated Bai Qi's words.

Ying Zheng looked at Wu Zhan in disbelief, still puzzled: "Now that I am the crown prince of Qin, after my father is buried, I should inherit the throne, why should I rely on Lu Buwei?" ”

Wu Zhan relied on the information imparted to him by Bai Qi, coupled with his own speculation and analysis, and gradually sorted out the ins and outs of the matter, and only listened to him: "Now rumors are everywhere outside, and the people who spread rumors are just to let the world doubt your background, once the world doubts it, they will find ways to dispel their doubts, for example, at this moment, there are many Qin clans who want to support your younger brother Cheng Chan to replace your crown prince." ”

"A bunch of rebels and thieves! When I ascend to the throne, I must settle accounts with these people. Ying Zheng couldn't help but curse.

"So now the old clan that originally supported you has turned to Cheng Chan in order to maintain the royal bloodline, and there will definitely be a series of unfavorable means for you, such as ruining your reputation and even secretly assassinating you, etc., and the only one you can rely on now is Lu Buwei." Wu Zhan explained.

Ying Zheng only felt a deep sense of powerlessness, he stared at Wu Zhan, and said sincerely: "I can rely on not only Lu Buwei, but also the queen mother and you." ”

Wu Zhan stretched out his hand and patted Yingzheng on the shoulder, and said movingly: "You are right, there are still many people who support you now, as long as you can inherit the legacy of the previous king in the future, be diligent in government and love the people, and end these hundreds of years of troubled times, people all over the world will support you." ”

Wu Zhan's words were like a spark, which suddenly ignited the raging fire in Yingzheng's heart.

"May I?" Ying Zheng muttered.

"Of course you can!" Wu Zhan affirmed.

At this moment, the hearts of two children with the same hardships are tightly fused together, they trust each other and support each other, and become real bodies and shadows.

"Then how should I arrange you properly in the future?" Ying Zheng asked.

"From now on, I will be your shadow, I will go wherever you go, as for what position and identity, you just look at the arrangement."

"That's ......" Ying Zheng groaned for a while, and half-jokingly said: "Little brother, since you are pretending to be a eunuch, I think I will let you be my personal attendant." ”

It's okay not to mention the word 'eunuch', but when he mentioned it, Wu Zhan only felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't wait to take off this eunuch suit and throw it away.

Seeing Wu Zhan's ugly face, Ying Zheng immediately put away his jokes and said seriously: "Since you want to be my shadow, I will arrange you to be in the dark, shadow, of course you can't look at people casually!" ”

"That's pretty much it!" Wu Zhan finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't let himself play as a eunuch, anything else would be fine.

"The prince doesn't need to be called by the little brother in the future, just call me Wu Zhan, I will hide in the dark from now on, and I will appear as soon as you need me." Wu Zhan said.

Ying Zheng rubbed his chin and looked Wu Zhan up and down, and said, "You have the ability to sneak into the palace, but it is probably not so easy to be unknown in this environment where there are many guards and palace people." ”

Seeing Wu Zhan thoughtfully, Ying Zheng clapped his palms and called loudly: "Where is the prince?" ”

The door of the study was pushed open, and the old eunuch just now entered in response to the voice, only to see him bow down and salute, and said respectfully: "What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince command?" ”

Ying Zheng put his hands behind his back and whispered a few words in the ear of the prince, the old eunuch looked at Wu Zhan, and finally nodded and retreated.

"What did you tell him?" Wu Zhan asked curiously.

"The prince is the eunuch in charge of my diet and daily life arranged by my father and the prince himself, and he is loyal, I just asked him to find a way to cover for you, so that you can always be by my side without being noticed by others." Ying Zheng said briskly.

Wu Zhan had to secretly applaud his arrangement, admiring him for his young age but thoughtfulness.

"I'm going to introduce you to another person." Ying Zheng clapped his palms again as he spoke, and called, "Where is Meng Yi?" ”

Meng Yi pushed the door in response, knelt down on one knee in front of Ying Zheng and saluted, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please command." ”

Ying Zheng stepped forward, personally lifted Meng Yi up from the ground, and introduced Wu Zhan: "Meng Yi is the second son of General Mengwu, and after the dignified general, his brother Meng Tian is now stationed at Hangu Pass with General Mengwu to protect the safety of my Daqin border." ”

"Come, General Meng Yi, this is ......" Ying Zheng was about to introduce Wu Zhan to Meng Yi, but was interrupted by Wu Zhan's words, and only heard him say politely: "General Meng Yi was born in the general's door, and I admire him." ”

Wu Zhan's tone was cold, and his eyes were even colder, giving people a deep sense of vigilance.

Meng Yi stared at Wu Zhan's eyes, his eyes full of vigilance and hostility.

Ying Zheng stood a little embarrassed between the two, and after a long time of silence, he said, "Didn't you have any misunderstanding about Meng Yi?" ”

Wu Zhan said coldly: "I didn't know General Meng Yi before, but I heard that General Meng Yi's grandfather, General Meng Yi, was a loyal believer of Lu Xiangguo...... implication was that Meng Yi might have been sent by Lü Buwei to monitor Yingzheng.

Meng Yi heard someone say that his grandfather Meng Fu was about to make a difficulty, but he was blocked by Yingzheng's hand: "Your news is well-informed, General Meng Fu was indeed pulled up by Lu Xiang, but the loyalty of the Meng family to my Daqin is beyond doubt, Meng Yi entered the palace to accompany me at the beginning It was indeed Lu Xiang's idea, but now Meng Yi is only loyal to me, you can rest assured." ”

Wu Zhan was skeptical of Ying Zheng's words, after all, he was only a child of about thirteen years old now, how could he gain insight into people's hearts and distinguish between loyalty and treachery?

But seeing Meng Yi fall to the ground suddenly, he raised his hand and swore an oath: "I, Meng Yi, swear to the sky, in this life and this life, I will only be loyal to His Royal Highness the Prince, if there are two hearts, I would rather have ten thousand arrows through my heart, and there is no place to bury my death!" ”