The flames were completely burning, and the red light shone through half the sky. In the village, people ran out to see, and when they saw that it was Ju Zizhou's hut, they were preparing to bring water to rescue them.

At this time, Ju Zizhou carried the book and carried the "bald" on his back, walked towards the village along the snowy road: "Don't panic, everyone, the fire was set aside, and there was no need to rescue him!"

When everyone heard Ju Zizhou's words, they felt relieved. An old woman even said, "Ju Zi, you are really. You burned the cottage as soon as you come back this night... But you burned it, just burn it. You always want you to move back to the village to live. You don't want to. Now you burn the cottage and live with us in the future."

Ju Zizhou smiled.

Looking around, two familiar figures were missing. He frowned and asked, "Where is Uncle Liu and the Sang? Have you been sleeping?"

The smile on the pointed face froze.

All his face turned dark.

Ju Zizhou swept the expressions of everyone around and had an answer in his heart: "Where is buried?"

...

A group of men walked silently in Chu State. They were wearing simple scattered savage clothes and shoes, walking in the dilapidated savage village of Chu State, looking at the savages who were secretly peeking at them and others under the shadow of the house.

After a while, Mo Zhequ nodded and said to everyone: "Second and third son, let's stay here... We should also verify the meanings that the gentleman said!"

The ink nodded one after another.

...

"The eldest mother actually followed Zheng'er." Ying Zheng took a bite of the dish and smiled at the Empress Dowager Huayang in front of her: "Why is this?"

"It's not that your father and your Grand Mother Xia are pressing each other tightly!" Empress Dowager Huayang sighed: "Zheng'er has been very comfortable recently... The Grand Mother heard that you have the right to send someone to patrol the whole city by doing the porridge... How about you, are you interested in doing a business with Grand Mother?"

"Why should the eldest mother be so distant?" Ying Zheng smiled, with a pure and cute smile: "Why should the eldest mother be so distant... If the eldest mother wants those positions, just tell Zheng'er, why should she talk about any business?"

Empress Dowager Huayang glanced at Ying Zheng deeply: "I am worthy of being the best grandson of my eldest mother!"

Ying Zheng didn't need power at this time, and those positions were almost useless for him.

Ying Zheng’s “farmers’ association” and “porridge” thing was not essentially to gain power such as “inspecting the whole city” or “training the guards”.

What he wants is to prove himself to everyone - most of all to Xianyang and all the common people outside Xianyang that he is their friend.

But for the Empress Dowager Huayang, it is different.

What she needs is not to show kindness to the common people.

What she needs is not even the recognition and praise of the common people.

What she needs is what the matter of giving birth to Rutong, and the power born in the process of managing this matter!

Because the basic foundation of the Empress Dowager Huayang is not a commoner.

Her foundation is most of the people of Chu who came to Qin to become officials, as well as some people from Qin or other countries who married the Chu people.

These people are basically nobles and officials.

Although King Yiren of Qin has not officially ascended the throne, he is now the King of Qin.

After becoming the King of Qin, he began to suppress the Chu forces and sealed his people from the Qin clan.

However, within the Qin State, there is only a little official position. If the Yiren sealed his own people, then the Chu people will step down.

These people have no shortage of food and drink and a lot of money, but they must not be without power.

What the leader of the group of forces, Empress Dowager Huayang, needs to do is to find new "positions" for these "foundations".

And only Ying Zheng can provide them with this "position" at present.

"What do Zheng'er want?" Empress Dowager Huayang smiled and took a bite of meat for Ying Zheng: "Eat more meat. Zheng'er is the time to grow up, so you must not treat yourself too harshly!"

"Food and money." Ying Zheng smiled, his expression similar to Ju Zizhou: "Zheng'er founded the "Farmers' Association" and handled the "porridge distribution". He didn't have much idea. He just wanted to do something for Qin, share the work for his father, and relieve his worries for his mother."

The Empress Dowager Huayang nodded and patted Ying Zheng's head: "Zheng'er is really a good child!"

A haze flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes, and he lowered his head to eat.

"Speaking of it, Zheng'er." Empress Dowager Huayang asked, "Your senior brother..."

"What's wrong with him?"

"I heard Zuo Shuchang say recently that he was a slave?"

A violent flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes: "Yes, my senior brother is indeed a slave!"

"It's not that your family's down-and-out son became a slave?" asked Empress Dowager Huayang.

"Born as a slave," Ying Zheng said: "The senior brother's parents are both slaves with no names."

"So his name is his own self-pretentious?" asked Empress Dowager Huayang.

"It should be." Ying Zheng nodded.

"The eldest mother wants to give him a life of "word." Empress Dowager Huayang smiled.

The word "demonstration of life" is something that only the elderly who are very close to each other will do.

This is to...

Ying Zheng felt a little moved and asked, "Does the eldest mother plan to find a background for my senior brother?"

After all, the origin of a slave is not nice, especially in an era dominated by blood nobles.

If Ju Zizhou was a noble family's son and became a slave, then it would be a good story to achieve something now, but unfortunately, he was a pure slave.

A pure slave will not have any good stories, but will only have infinite contempt.

Empress Dowager Huayang nodded: "The fact that Zheng'er's senior brother is a slave is not nice to say, and it will damage the majesty of my Wang family."

Ying Zheng nodded, and this is the case simply from the perspective of interests.

But... for some reason, Ying Zheng always felt that Ju Zizhou might not accept the "birth" arranged by others for him.

"I'd better thank my eldest mother for her kindness first." Ying Zheng bowed and said, "But, I have to discuss this matter with my senior brother before I can decide."

"Okay." Empress Dowager Huayang nodded with a smile.

...

"Kill Uncle Liu and then run away?" Ju Zizhou asked.

Jun showed a guilty look on his face: "No, there was no murder! Teacher, sorry, we..."

"He ran away, why do you apologize?" Ju Zizhou poured a glass of rice wine into front of the tomb and sighed: "Since it was not killed, then Uncle Liu... his life is over and he is dead, right?" Ju Zizhou sighed: "Forget it, everyone will die, it's just a matter of time!"

"Then, teacher, how long can you stay in the village when you come back this time?" Jian asked.

Ju Zizhou thought for a while and said, "I'm going to stay for more than ten days to sort out the files... Then, Jun, Jian, I have something you two want to do!"

"Teacher, you said!" Jun Hejian immediately cheered up.

"Take some money, and then bring the bamboo slips I taught you, go to Chu State, to find a man named "Qu" and teach him the contents of the bamboo slips!"

"And... you two are the best iron smelting skills in the village, right?"

"Teacher, you are..."

"Okay!" Ju Zizhou pursed his lips: "Don't leak the iron smelting technology until the next time I receive my instructions!"

"Yes, teacher!"
Chapter completed!