(4,000 words, 2-in-1 chapter)

Late at night, in the Liuying Palace, in the candlelit palace, a large table was placed on the official document that covered the people behind the table.

As a participant in the production and sale of paper and books, the popularity rate of paper in the Qin State was the highest among all countries in the world, and the price was also the lowest, so even the bamboo slips used in official documents were gradually replaced by paper.

This kind of official document written on paper is called a canta.

Since the formation of the Six Kingdoms, Yingzheng has not had much rest.

Although since King Huiwen, in the eyes of the Qin kings of all dynasties, if the Shandong countries did not come to the last time during his reign, the Qin kings of this generation would wonder if the Shandong countries looked down on him, but when he really faced the joint expedition against Qin, Yingzheng was still a little nervous in excitement.

He is a descendant of the surname Ying who inherited the throne of King Qin, and he is a young king who is strong in blood and is dedicated to his work, so he is naturally worried about the decline of the Qin State in his hands.

In this regard, even if Zhao Ji, Empress Dowager Huayang and Empress Dowager Xia repeatedly advised, Yingzheng always accepted it humbly and refused to change his teachings.

This inevitably made the three queen mothers a little worried.

You know, how did King Xiaowen and King Zhuangxiang, the first two monarchs of the Qin State, die?

King Xiaowen lived to be fifty-three years old, which can be regarded as enjoying the life of ordinary people, but King Zhuangxiang only lived to be thirty-four years old.

Although King Zhuangxiang was never named the crown prince in the early years, he was only named An Guojun, but he has been handling government affairs for King Zhaoxiang.

By the time King Zhaoxiang was old, King Zhuangxiang was already in charge of more than one-third of the government affairs of the Qin State, and when he was named the crown prince, he was handed over to most of the government affairs of the Qin State.

Living in the shadow of a father who was the overlord of the world, King Hyowen lacked some self-confidence. In order to live up to the ardent expectations of King Zhaoxiang, he worked hard all night.

It was also for this reason that the exhausted King Hyowen finally died of illness after only three days on the throne after a one-year mourning period.

It is precisely because of his diligence that he will eventually get the nickname of "filial piety" judged by Confucianism.

Needless to say, when King Zhaoxiang was sick, King Xiaowen not only had to deal with state affairs on his behalf, but also wore clothes all night, tasted the decoction, and personally wiped the body of King Zhaoxiang with a wet cloth, which is definitely worthy of a "filial piety" word.

And the nickname "Wen" is even more rare.

The range of praise and the length of praise are the widest.

Don't think that if you are morally knowledgeable, you can get the nickname "Wen", which is for ordinary ministers.

But for a king, there must be sufficient contributions, not purely literary and moral contributions.

If you don't believe it, think about who are the kings in history who can get the word "Wen".

Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, which is not the king of Wenzhi and martial arts?

Even the second-class Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Jin Sima Zhao, and Emperor Wen of Zhou Yuwen Tai are all heroes for a while, which shows King Xiaowen's contribution to the Qin State.

However, such an emperor died at the age of fifty-three.

After his son Zhuangxiang ascended the throne in a hurry, he adopted a strategy based on gentleness and appeasement, such as commending the meritorious heroes of the previous kings according to merit, giving preferential treatment to clan relatives, and giving to the people, so as to stabilize the Qin state, and survived the uneasiness caused by the two consecutive mourning of the two kings of the Qin state.

Then he defeated the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and broke the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Wei, completely clearing the obstacles for the Qin State to go east, but he died young.

Both of them are a generation of heroes, otherwise the history books of later generations would not say that the Qin State was "the aftermath of the sixth emperor", but it was in this way that the British lord died of illness because of his hard work and state affairs.

Although Ying Zheng had just become pro-government, many of the decrees he had put forward before his pro-government were of great benefit to the Qin State, and many of them made the Qin people respect and love the young Qin king very much.

And this made these queen mothers even more worried.

In the heart of the Empress Dowager Huayang, in fact, her feelings for Ying Zheng are not very strong.

Although Yingzi Chu is the righteous son she recognizes, it is just a transaction.

Moreover, Yingzi Chu did not give preferential treatment to the Chu family, but began to suppress it, otherwise the Chu family would not have to support a son Cheng Chan from South Korea in the maternal line.

Therefore, Ying Zheng's feelings for the Empress Dowager Huayang are limited to respect, far inferior to her grandmother Empress Dowager Xia.

But the Empress Dowager Huayang is still very concerned about Ying Zheng's body, because Ying Zheng gave the Chu family a chance.

Although Mi Qi and Mi Dian are still Lang Zhong now, they are equivalent to Ying Zheng's secretaries. Although Yu Lu is not high, he has a transcendent status and can access the core affairs of the Qin State, and now he is also working day and night with Ying Zheng by Ying Zheng's side.

The Empress Dowager Huayang is worried that if Yingzheng falls, then what should the Chu family do?

Will the next King of Qin trust the Chu family like Yingzheng?

Moreover, if Yingzheng suddenly dies violently, then where should the Qin State go?

The alliance has been formed, and if Ying Zheng falls ill at this time, then the Qin State will be finished.

Although the Chu family has a mother country in their hearts, it is always the Qin state, not the Chu state, that is closely related to the interests of the Chu family.

It was the state of Qin that gave them fiefs and lu, and provided them with official positions and authority, not the state of Chu.

If the Qin State forgets, although they can still return to the Chu State, they will never get everything they can get in the Qin State now.

The state of Chu was controlled by various nobles for most of the land and authority, and even the vast majority of military power was also controlled by the Chu family.

Among the three strong armies of the Chu State, the Tenglong Legion is controlled by the Xiang clan, the Shadow Tiger Legion is controlled by the Ji clan, and only the Thunder Leopard Legion is now in the hands of the Chu royal family, which shows the weakness of the authority of the Chu royal family.

Moreover, if she returns to the Chu State, then she, the Empress Dowager of the Qin State, will be the most embarrassed. Do you live as the eldest princess, or as the old Qin empress dowager?

Therefore, the Empress Dowager Huayang hoped that the Qin State would continue to prosper, and often advised.

And the Empress Dowager Xia is purely out of the love of her ancestors and grandchildren, but she is also like the Empress Dowager Huayang, who can't resist the stubborn Yingzheng.

In the end, Zhao Ji personally took action and forced Yingzheng to restrain a little with tears offensive, but he would do it again in a day or two, and this matter couldn't help but make Yingzheng's officials feel a headache.

It was a blessing for these very ambitious courtiers to have such an enterprising king. After all, their interests are closely related to Ying Zheng's interests, and they will improve with the improvement of Ying Zheng's status, but they are also worried about Ying Zheng's body like the Empress Dowager Huayang.

It's not that the Lang officials haven't persuaded Yingzheng, but it doesn't work, and sometimes Yingzheng will be angry because of this.

After hesitating again and again, the Lang officials decided to persuade Qi Qi. Qi Qi was helpless, and walked to Ying Zheng's table under the encouraging eyes of everyone and bowed.

"Your Majesty."

It's not that others deliberately let Mi Qi step on the pit, but because Mi Qi's identity is the most suitable among the Lang officials to persuade Yingzheng.

Due to his relationship with the Empress Dowager Huayang, Qi Qi should be regarded as Ying Zheng's cousin, but there is not much difference between him and Ying Zheng in terms of age.

And after Ying Zheng became pro-government, he established a marriage contract with Mi Qi's daughter Mi Hua, so Mi Qi is also Ying Zheng's father-in-law, and there is such a dual relationship, even if Ying Zheng is angry because of Mi Qi's advice, he will not punish Mi Qi, let alone resent.

"Uncle Cousin, is there any movement?"

Ying Zheng did not raise his head, still lowered his head, and used a red pen to review the permission mark on a piece of music, and then marked a few lines of words in small print and put it aside, and moved on to the next one.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Qi Qi did not get up, but continued to bend over.

Ying Zheng slowly raised his head, and his bright eyes glanced at Qi Qi, and he couldn't help but feel a staring like a tiger and a wolf.

But he didn't look up, he knew it was the feeling from Ying Zheng's gaze.

Since Ying Zheng became a pro-government, the king's spirit has become stronger and stronger, and the coercion has intensified, which often makes people feel the extraordinaryness of this young Qin king.

"The widow knows."

Ying Zheng's eyes did not stay for too long because of Qi Qi's words, nor did he get angry because of Qi Qi's words, but just said very plainly that he knew, and then continued to lower his head to deal with government affairs.

Qi Qi was stunned, he knew that Ying Zheng had politely refused, but he didn't get angry in his face.

But he still wants to persuade again, whether it is for the sake of the Chu family or for the sake of his daughter Mihua, he must persuade, even if Yingzheng doesn't listen.

His father, Chu Wangwan, was the head of the Alliance, and Chun Shenjun was the head of the Alliance, which caused the Chu family, which was finally in an extremely embarrassing situation with the support of Ying Zheng, especially him and his younger brother Qi Qi, who were the sons of the Chu State.

And just when Qi Qi wanted to continue to persuade, he was pulled by his sleeve.

Qi Qi turned his head and saw a face of Gujing Bubo.

It was Gai Nie, with a steaming bowl of porridge in his hand.

Now the number of Lang officials around Ying Zheng is extremely large, but Gai Nie's status is the most transcendent.

Although Ying Zheng has never set up the position of Lang Zhongling, everyone knows that the Lang Zhongling in Ying Zheng's heart is Gai Nie, but considering their mood, they did not give Gai Nie an official identity as Lang Zhongling, but exercised the rights and obligations of Lang Zhongling as Lang Zhongling.

However, they are also convinced by Gai Nie, who was born in the Guigu Valley, and is proficient in all kinds of martial arts. Although he never interfered in government affairs and military affairs, when Ying Zheng felt distressed, he could always give a solution to the point, and he knew Ying Zheng's temper and living habits best.

I saw Gai Nie put the porridge in his hand on the table, put a stack of Yingzheng processed pieces on the ground, classified them according to the various offices and local counties to be sent, and ordered the chamberlain to send them away, and then put the bowl of porridge on the table that was vacated.

"Your Majesty, this bowl of porridge has been heated seven times, if you don't eat it again, the minister can only pour this bowl of porridge and tell the imperial dining room that there is no need to cook corn porridge in the future, the king doesn't like to eat it."

Gai Nie's words made Ying Zheng's hand pause, sighed helplessly, put down the red pen in his hand with a wry smile, pinched his eyebrows, and took the porridge in Gai Nie's hand.

Ying Zheng stirred the warm corn porridge with a spoon, and there were a few pieces of meat in it, if it weren't for others, I am afraid that Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, would never have thought that the meal eaten by Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, was similar to that of a pavilion chief and a small official of the Qin State.

At the entrance of the porridge, the temperature of the porridge is just kept at a warm point, which will neither burn the tongue nor be too cold.

Now that the whole country of Qin is stepping up preparations for war, although it is not enough to let him, the king of Qin, eat this kind of corn porridge that only ordinary people eat, but Ying Zheng still remembered a leading role and called on the courtiers to be diligent and thrifty.

And Yingzheng, who wants to be diligent and thrifty, will naturally not allow a bowl of corn porridge to be wasted, let alone allow the imperial dining room to cook some delicacies for him because of the so-called "the king doesn't like to eat corn porridge".

Ying Zheng sighed and smiled bitterly, not because of Gai Nie's "persecution", but because of Gai Nie's understanding of him.

I am afraid that the only people who can know his mind like this are Gai Nie and Zhang Ji.

Speaking of Zhang Ji...... Up and down the Qin court, now only one of his confidants dares to openly oppose him, and still go his own way and enjoy big fish and meat.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh again.

His elder brother is good at everything, whether it is a person, or the way of civil and martial arts, even those things that are regarded by the world as strange and ingenious, he is extremely proficient.

What he has been busy with these days, in addition to the material deployment and soldier recruitment of various counties and counties in the Qin State, is this Great Qin Xue Palace.

Although on the eve of his coronation, the number of hundred schools of thought that came to Yongcheng because of the Great Qin School Palace was not too much, but when the theme of the Great Qin School Palace spread, more and more hundred scholars came to Qin, and the support given by the hundred schools to the Qin State became more and more.

Ying Zheng made a rough calculation, and found that these supports were enough for the Qin State to build two Great Qin Xue Palaces, which inevitably made Ying Zheng a little puzzled.

Whether it was the Xihe School Palace in Wei or the Jixia School Palace in Qi State, it was built and maintained by the two countries with a lot of money.

Hundreds of companies provide money, hundreds of teachers, and hundreds of manpower, and the Qin State even has to make money?

In fact, this is also a change in thinking under the guidance of Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji sent an identical letter to the leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

The content of the letter is basically that if you want the school to prosper, you can't treasure yourself with a broom.

The strength of the school depends on the number of disciples.

As long as the number of disciples is large enough, even if it is recruited by individuals like a farmer, it can become a large-scale and influential university.

This has opened up new ideas for the hundred schools of thought that have always adhered to the principle of "the scriptures should not be passed on lightly".

Yes, the peasant family, a group of mud legs who only know how to farm, can become a university school through this, so are they not as good as the peasant family with their excellent scriptures and profound cultural accumulation?

The heads of the hundred schools are also human spirits, but they are limited by the ideological limitations of the times. Under Zhang Ji's point, most of the people reacted and knew how to deal with the matter of the Great Qin Academy, and only a few stubborn old stubborns still pursued the principle of "scriptures should not be passed on lightly", and cherished themselves with brooms.

Zhang Ji used the empty shelf of "Great Qin Xue Palace" in exchange for a Great Qin Xue Palace under construction, and also allowed Qin to earn a sum of money and grain for military funds.

Of course, this extra money is obviously not purely because of the construction of the Great Qin School Palace.

There is no shortage of capable people among the hundred schools, and it is not that they can't calculate how much money the Qin State needs to build a high-quality and inexpensive Great Qin Xue Palace.

This extra money was actually the military expenditure given to the Qin State in the name of construction funds.

The Hundred Schools of Thought hoped that the Qin State would continue to prosper, so that their Great Qin School Palace could be built well.

I have to say that Zhang Ji solved the most important financial difficulties for Yingzheng at present, which made Yingzheng feel a lot of relief.

It's just that Zhang Ji is good at everything, except for pleasure, but he doesn't look like a disciple of the Mo family at all, he doesn't look diligent and thrifty at all, but he is a little poor and extravagant, and he is extremely good at women.

However, this is not a big deal.

Small sections are damaged, but major sections are not lost.

Besides, if Zhang Ji is really so desireless and looks like a perfect courtier, then even if he is no longer willing to doubt Zhang Ji, after a long time, I am afraid that he will not be able to avoid being jealous of this brother.

Otherwise, why did Zhou Gong, who was dedicated to the country back then, be afraid of the rumor day?

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