The king may look down, but he is in a high position, and the common people are too far away from him, and he can't see much real thing when he looks down. Therefore, those who experienced hardships in their early years and came into contact with the low-level monarchs are often more likely to become Ming monarchs.

For example, King Zhao Wuling sent two miserable protons who were snubbed by his own country back to China to become kings, one became King Qin Zhaoxiang and the other became King Yan Zhao.

And Ying Xiaozheng is also a person with a very strong desire for power. Although Zichu was kind to him, he always felt that he was constrained, so it was better to follow his uncle out and become the head of a county.

The head of a county is also the head, and he is still so far away from Xianyang, which is no different from the feudal country, and he is more comfortable.

After getting along with Ying Xiaozheng during this time, Zichu almost figured out Ying Xiaozheng's character.

With Ying Xiaozheng's domineering bones, if he stays by his side for a long time, even if Zhu Xiang makes peace, he and Ying Xiaozheng will have contradictions.

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers. It's better to send this little tiger cub to another vast mountain forest, and let him dominate where he can't see.

Anyway, with Zhu Xiang here, even if Ying Xiaozheng is powerful, he will not be interested in watching the throne.

Zichu knew very well about his body, and it was unlikely that he would have other children. Even if there is, even if he is jealous of Ying Xiaozheng when he is old in the future, he is the king of Qin, and he will not do anything that is unfavorable to the Qin State.

Only Ying Xiaozheng succeeded to the throne, which was in the best interests of the Qin State. This is the heir who has been decided since the time of King Qin Zhaoxiang. Just like when his monarch father was still the crown prince, he had already determined that he was the third king of Qin.

"After Zheng'er and I leave, you have to take care of your health." Zhu Xiang was verbose, "Don't let me walk on the front foot, you will stay up late on the back foot......"

Zichu covered his ears: "Okay, okay, it's only September now, and it's still early for you to leave." ”

Lin Zhen couldn't help laughing. Cai Ze couldn't help laughing.

Every time they see Zhu Xiang talking about Zi Chu, it is really difficult for them to want to treat Zi Chu as the king of Qin.

Speaking of which, Zhu Xiang also talked about the last two Qin kings? Oh, that's okay, it's Zhu Xiang's problem, not Qin Zichu's problem.

……

After Wang Jian occupied the three passes of Zhiyuan, he did not continue to march, but only strengthened the passes and renovated the city in a hurry.

These large passes were all made up of small towns, and the soldiers were also required to have commercial needs when they were stationed. So in times of peace, many merchants passed through the walled city.

After Wang Jian occupied this place, he immediately opened the market and beckoned the merchants to continue their business.

The Jianghan Plain was developed earlier, the economy was relatively rich, and there were many merchants.

The merchants of the Qin State also liked to travel south from the Han River, and after doing business on the Jianghan Plain, they traveled to the Chu State through the Zhiyuan Three Passes.

The Qin State originally forbade the merchants of the Qin State to do business with the Chu State on the grounds that the Chu State interfered in the struggle for the throne and participated in the assassination of the crown prince Chu.

When Zi Chu saw the turmoil in the Chu State, he "showed kindness to the world", not only introduced a series of policies to favor the clan, appeased the court that was nervous because of his assassination, but also allowed the people-to-people exchanges between the Qin State and the Chu State again.

Wang Jian guarded these three passes to collect tolls and quietly raised soldiers.

When he was Li Mu's deputy general, Wang Jian learned a lot of Li Mutun's skills in raising soldiers, and now he is using it.

Otherwise, Li Mu could be self-sufficient in leading troops to fight, and he always asked the King of Qin for money and food, which seemed to be very incompetent.

Wang Jian is now compared with Li Mu in his heart.

After Wang Jian captured the three passes of Zhiyuan, Li Mu also stopped sending troops.

He did not occupy much land for the Qin State in this battle, and only occupied a few cities on the north bank of the Yangtze River. But no one in the world dared to say that he had no gains in this battle.

The capable general guessed some of Li Mu's intentions, so he patted his thigh and lamented that King Zhao was stupid, and actually sent this general to King Qin; People who don't have the ability can't guess Li Mu's intentions, so they close their eyes and brag about Li Mu, anyway, they all know that Li Mu must have a plan to fight, just blow it.

As for Wang Qian's battle, the intention is obvious, and there is no need to blow nonsense.

As soon as the principals of the King of Chu and Jing Zhao received the battle report of the defeat of the three passes, they immediately hung up the battle exemption card.

Originally, they wanted to fight a few more battles, and then negotiate after reluctantly deciding who would get the more benefits. Now that the two sides are evenly matched, if they negotiate at this time, I am afraid that no one will be able to please them.

But the situation no longer allowed them to take their time. Even though the king of Chu was still hesitating to stop, the kings of Wei, Han, Zhao, Yan, and Qi all sent envoys, hoping that the state of Chu would stop the civil war.

They not only sent envoys, but also sent coalition troops to be stationed on the border of Chu, and if Chu continued, they would attack Chu.

Lian Po was also in Tuntian on the border of the Chu State.

After he completely destroyed the Zhou royal family, he was going to return to Xianyang to meet the new Qin king. But Zi Chu issued an edict to let him lead 50,000 people to continue to Tuntian on the border of Chu and did not need to come back.

Lian Po thought about it, okay. Anyway, he didn't want to go back to meet the King of Qin who had been beaten by him, it was too embarrassing.

When Zichu was a bookkeeper in Zhu Xiang's place, he was often taken bad by Lin Zhen and Zhu Xiang to do things that were unbearable for the elders. Lin Xiangru has a good temper, and most of the time he just reprimands. Lian Po's violent temper stepped forward to kick the three juniors one by one, rolling all over the ground.

Lian Po hugged his arms and thought with a calm face, he actually kicked King Qin and rolled all over the ground, which general of his generation could do this?

I can't do it in vain.

"It's no better than Bai Qi, Li Mu and Wang Jian are up again." Lian Po thought of Li Mu and Wang Qian's battle report, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Lian Po is old, Lian Po is old, alas." ”

Ding Lianyuan, who was also an old family behind him, also smiled bitterly.

He also felt that the general was already old, and it was time to go back to Xianyang to retire.

Conquered many Korean cities for the Qin State, and destroyed the self-reliant Emperor of the Eastern Zhou State, the general also had a lot of military exploits in the Qin State, and he could go back to retire with peace of mind.

But the general just refused to accept the old age and had to continue to stay on the battlefield.

The King of Qin is too, can't he issue an edict to let the general go back?

"Although Lian Po is old, he is also strong and the young people of the Six Kingdoms are far away." After Lian Po sighed, he put down his arm and said, "Hmph, you actually want to scare me, go, follow me to scare me back." ”

Lian Yuan sighed: "Only." ”

In November of that year, Lian Po sent troops to attack the five-nation alliance army stationed on the border of Chu State, captured and beheaded nearly 10,000 people, and forced the five-nation alliance army camp to retreat 500 miles, not daring to look west at the border of Qin.

Originally, when the Five-Nation Alliance was deterring the Chu State, it also provoked the Qin State, deliberately stationed not far from Lian Po's camp, and often harassed Lian Po.

The generals of Wei, Qi, Han, and Yan sighed that the veteran Lian Po was still so brave. The general of Zhao has been silent, and the morale of the Zhao army is also very low.

Although Lian Po has left Zhao for nearly ten years, and the common people of Zhao may have changed a generation, the Zhao people still pass on Lian Po's reputation and grievances by word of mouth.

Many of the young soldiers in the Zhao army grew up listening to the legend of Lian Po, and now they face Lian Po, and the feeling in their hearts is indescribable.

Xin Pingjun, the protector of the Zhao State, has become the Xin Ping Jun of the Qin State for almost ten years.

Lian Po also saw the banner of Zhao Guo, he sighed in his heart for a while, and returned to the camp without much emotion.

"Look at what, let you see! Now it's up to you to see if you dare to take a look. Lian Po muttered, "Send all the captives to Nanqin to farm." Zhu Xiang and Zheng'er should go to Southern Qin again, right? I don't know if I gave it to his craftsman and he received it. It's good to go to Southern Qin, I heard that the poisonous woman became the queen of Qin? Go to Nanqin early, lest she cause trouble for Zhu Xiang and Zheng'er. ”

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"The queen told me to see her?" Ying Xiaozheng put down the scroll in his hand and looked at the palace people who came to pass the word and sneered.

The palace people bowed their heads. It may be that the fire in the palace is too hot, and beads of sweat the size of beans keep falling on his face.

"My father and uncle have repeatedly told me not to meet her in private." Ying Xiaozheng got up slowly and rolled his sleeves.

The palace people knelt down, put their faces on the ground and said, "The little one will return to the queen, the prince is busy with affairs, and he can't go for the time being." ”

Ying Xiaozheng waved his sleeves and put his hand behind his back: "No, lead the way." ”

Chapter 167: Zhao Ji v. Innocent

After the prince of Qin Chu succeeded to the throne, on the grounds that Zhao Ji was not in good health, he did not let Zhao Ji live in the palace where the queen of Qin lived in the past, but opened another clean residence.

Seeing Qin Prince Chu doing this, the speculators who had gathered around Zhao Ji before Zi Chu succeeded to the throne scattered in a hurry.

Xia Ji, who has been respected as the Queen Mother, found that Zichu cried first on the grounds that the Empress Dowager Huayang was her mother and her "adoptive mother", and let the Empress Dowager Huayang enjoy a slightly better specification than herself, The child was born in vain, but she also woke up from the praise of others and regained her previous modest and low-key appearance.

When the others saw this, they couldn't help but sigh. Prince Chu of Qin is worthy of being the king of Qin, exactly the same as the king of Qin in the past. They expected to be able to say that they could move the harem to influence the idea of Qin Prince Chu, but it was simply impossible.

King Qin is a mean and unkind person, as strong as the Empress Dowager Xuan, King Qin Zhaoxiang when he was able to use the Empress Dowager Xuan, he ruled with her, discussed major matters, and also supported the Empress Dowager Xuan's seduction. When she is not needed, he will abolish the honorific title and let her brother and other sons get out of Xianyang City.

After that, Prince Chu of Qin specially cleaned up the people who bewitched Empress Dowager Xia and Zhao Ji during this time, and Zhao Ji changed from a city to a doorman, and the psychological difference was greater.

However, after Zhao Ji became the queen of Qin, her treatment on the surface was much better, and there were more people serving. There are still some people around her who need to be used.

Those palace people who served Zhao Ji were unwilling to serve an unfavored queen by themselves, and they would never have a bright future, so they made plans to let Zhao Ji and the prince repair their relationship.

Zhao Ji and the crown prince are mother and son. How can a mother and son have an overnight feud? Moreover, the prince takes Xunzi as his teacher, and Confucianism attaches the most importance to filial piety. Even if it is shown to the world, the prince should make an appearance of respecting his mother.

So as long as Zhao Ji meets the prince, whether the prince is willing or not, Zhao Ji asks him to settle down in the morning and dusk, and he has to go, otherwise the world will accuse him of being unfilial.

Although the position of the crown prince is stable, after all, there is still a young brother. He shouldn't want to let people notice his younger brother because of such a trivial matter.

The palace people also understand that the relationship between the prince and Zhao Ji cannot be repaired to the mother and son.

After so many years, the crown prince has never visited Zhao Ji, and he must have no feelings for this mother who abandoned him at a young age.

But they don't need the prince and Zhao Ji to be really close to mother and son, as long as the prince shows an attitude of respecting his mother on the surface, their lives can be much better.

With an unfavored master, the life of a slave is even more difficult. So they tried their best to encourage Zhao Ji to cry to the prince about his misery, so that the prince was moved by compassion.

The prince has not yet remembered the events of his childhood. As long as Zhao Ji cries that he has no choice but to cry, the prince should understand.

At that time, Zhao Ji fled for his life, and if he didn't hand over the prince to Changpingjun to take care of, I am afraid that the prince would have encountered an accident. This is Zhao Ji's motherly heart.

Prince Chu of Qin was an ambitious king, and even before his filial piety, he could not stay idle in the palace.

The ancestral land of Guandong Guanzhong of the Qin State also began to implement the Xintian law, and Qin Prince Chu rode his cart on the road every day to personally supervise the implementation of the Xintian law in various places.

Lin Zhen was the one who formulated the Xintian Law, and Zhu Xiang knew the peasants best, and the two of them were dragged by Prince Chu of Qin on the road together.

Especially Zhu Xiang.

Zichu agreed that Zhu Xiang would return to Southern Qin after the beginning of spring, and now he had to pull Zhu Xiang to inspect the places that should be inspected, otherwise he would have to send letters all the way.

This brother just ran away, leaving Cai Ze to assist the prince in supervising the country.

When Cai Ze sent the three of them away, his brows were so furrowed that he could trap mosquitoes.

He was very worried that if the three of them went out together, they would cause him some trouble.

Why doesn't Zhu Xiang hurry up? Zhu Xiang doesn't roll, Lin Zhen rolls to inspect the world and supervise local officials, isn't it the prime minister's duty?

Cai Ze never expected that Zi Chu, Zhu Xiang and Lin Zhen hadn't made any trouble yet, and Zheng'er, who he trusted very much, gave him a ruthless first.

Now he doesn't know.

When Zhu Xiang left, he kept telling Ying Xiaozheng not to see Zhao Ji, lest Zhao Ji make any stupid moves to implicate Ying Xiaozheng.

It is not terrible to be hostile to smart people, because smart people know how to protect themselves, and their tricks can be predicted.

The most feared are stupid people, their minds are empty, and no one knows what tricks they will use to harm others and themselves, and they will catch people off guard.

Seeing that Zhu Xiang was so nervous, Zichu also told Ying Xiaozheng that he could use his orders as an excuse, but if he couldn't do it, he would run to the Empress Dowager Huayang and suppress filial piety with filial piety.

Lin Zhen didn't tell anything, he thought that Ying Xiaozheng was very smart and knew how to deal with it.