Chapter 6 Huayang
In front of the main hall of Huayang Palace, a young man in a black warrior uniform looked in his teenage years old, waiting at the palace gate. His eyes, which should have been innocent, were filled with gloom at this moment. He had almost become the master of this country. If that were the case, it would not be him who was waiting for the summons here, but his brother, Qin Wangzheng.
He is the only younger brother of the King of Qin today. When the King of Qin was underage, he was also the first heir to the throne of Qin, but this only one seemed to have not been maintained for too long.
The palace gate slowly opened, and a woman in palace clothes came out of the palace gate. There were many such women in Huayang Palace, about hundreds of people, but this woman was special after all, not because of her charm, but because of her ugliness. In this palace, it was too beautiful, but because of her uniqueness.
In fact, to be serious, this woman in the palace dress is not ugly. Her body is delicate and stylish under the palace dress, and her facial features are just right, but the scar on her right cheek from the corner of her eyes to her jaw made her who should have been admired by the world and become what she is now.
Cheng Qi not only recognized this person, but was also very familiar with it, because this woman was the personal female official of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Huayang. Gong Zheng of Huayang Palace is an existence with a low status but cannot be ignored. Even he himself cannot help but treat it seriously.
When the woman's figure was completely displayed in front of the cuckoo, the gloom in his eyes disappeared without a trace, and a innocent smile that only a young man would have appeared on his face.
"The king asked Chang'an Jun to come in." The woman's voice was very cold, making it difficult to detect any of her emotions from it.
Cheng Chua bowed with a stern and eye-catching salute, and then followed the woman into the hall.
But what Cheng Qi saw at first was not the face of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Huayang, who was still young even though he was a grandmother, but a young man who was about the same age as him.
"Brother Wang, why are you here?" Cheng Qi was a little surprised. Zhao Ji and Empress Dowager Huayang had been fighting openly and secretly for several years, and their relationship was extremely poor. They also didn't like Ying Zheng and Cheng Qi very much.
Is it Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng and his son who took the initiative to invite the Empress Dowager Huayang? These two situations seem unlikely to Cheng Qi, but the facts in front of him tell him that everything is possible.
Cheng Qi's face suddenly became a little unnatural, and his smile froze on his face, because he thought that if the two sides reconciled, without the support of Empress Dowager Huayang, he would never be able to win that position again.
"It seems that Cheng Qi still cares more about the king's brother. After entering the hall, he will not ask Ai's family or Hou Zhao Ji, but he will only see his own brother." Empress Dowager Huayang smiled happily.
Zhao Ji accompanied the Empress Dowager Huayang and smiled.
Cheng Qi smiled awkwardly, and realized that he had asked a very stupid question.
"You sit down quickly." Empress Dowager Huayang pointed to the only empty seat in the hall and said.
Ying Zheng watched the whole process. As for his brotherhood with Cheng Qi, Cheng Qi himself wanted to laugh after hearing this, let alone him.
Besides, the two protagonists tonight are Empress Dowager Huayang and Zhao Ji. As for Ying Zheng himself, he is just a tool man.
In fact, there is no need to say anything more about the so-called marriage negotiations. Both parties only need to express an attitude.
When the Empress Dowager Huayang took the initiative to invite Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji already understood the meaning of Empress Dowager Huayang, and Zhao Ji brought Ying Zheng to the appointment. From this behavior itself, Empress Dowager Huayang got the answer she wanted.
Therefore, both parties kept silent about getting married, but both parties also got the answers they wanted.
"I heard recently that there are some rumors about the king in Xianyang City. I wonder if the king has heard of it?" Empress Dowager Huayang saw that Cheng Qi had already sat down and asked Ying Zheng.
"I heard some of them, but they were just some conspiracies and tricks from the Wei people, and they were harmless." Ying Zheng replied.
"Does the king really think so?" asked Empress Dowager Huayang.
"Now that the five-nation coalition forces were frustrated under Hangu Pass for more than two months and were unable to make progress, so naturally they had to find some ways to force or lead our Qin State out of the customs battle. These rumors were just the beginning and were far from the end." Ying Zheng replied calmly.
Empress Dowager Huayang looked at Ying Zheng in surprise. Shouldn’t the boys be extremely proud of face? Why can’t it work for Ying Zheng? Also, how can rumors be linked to the five-nation coalition forces? It was clearly what I did, is there any other twists and turns?
"After that being said, how can the king of our Qin State be bullied so much? If our Qin State does not fight back against these rumors, it would make people who don't know the truth believe it, which would damage the prestige of our Qin State." Empress Dowager Huayang suppressed the distracting thoughts in her heart and said.
"The best way to deal with rumors is to ignore them." Ying Zheng explained.
"This would be too passive." Zhao Ji interrupted.
When Empress Dowager Huayang heard this, she couldn't help but like Zhao Ji. This was said too timely, and Ying Zheng was speechless. Zhao Ji's political wisdom was also unspeakable. The rumor maker, now seems to be worried about Ying Zheng. How could there be no tricks in this? Zhao Ji actually assisted inadvertently.
"Yes, we must deal with it. Since the king already knows the conspiracy behind the rumors, he will try to avoid the trap. How can he stop moving forward because of this trap?" Empress Dowager Huayang echoed.
"After that being said, it was difficult to come up with the best of both worlds for a while." Ying Zheng said helplessly.
"I have a decent idea here. I wonder if the king is interested in knowing?"
When Ying Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but straighten his back and said, "I'd like to ask my grandmother to teach me."
"In order to break this rumor, the best way is to send a close relative of the king to Hangu Pass to supervise the war on behalf of the king. In this way, the rumors will naturally disappear."
Zhao Ji only realized at this time, what kind of relatives can there be in Qin? Besides Chang'an Jun Cheng Chuang? Supervisors the battle, isn't it just a military supervisor. When Zhao Ji thought that Cheng Chuang might become the military supervisor of the Hangu Pass current defender, Zhao Ji frantically winked at Ying Zheng, and he must not let his son be fooled.
"My grandmother said?" Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "This matter must not be done. How can Cheng Huai take risks? He is my only brother, not to mention that he is only eleven years old and is still a child."
"Brother Wang, for you, I think I can." Cheng Qi said quickly.
"Cheng Chuang is not small anymore. Besides, in Qin State, we are in trouble now. As the king's brother, how can Cheng Chuang be unable to do anything? Besides, he is just representing the king and supervising the army, and he does not need to go into battle in person. Although it is dangerous, there will be no accidents." Empress Dowager Huayang explained.
"The swords on the battlefield are eyeless." Ying Zheng was very worried, worried that he would not die.
All the pitfalls are understood at this time.
"Brother Wang, my martial arts are not bad. When my father was there, he praised me for his swordsmanship. He will definitely become a famous swordsman in Qin in the future." Cheng Qi defended himself. He knew very well what it meant to supervise the military. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Adults speak, children don't interrupt." Ying Zheng said coldly.
Cheng Qi's neck turned red in an instant, both ashamed and annoyed, but he didn't know how to refute it.
"If the king is worried about Cheng Qi's safety, just send more guards. I, the royal family of the Qin Dynasty, wouldn't there be any reason to be afraid of blood?" Empress Dowager Huayang's voice increased a lot, and she seemed a little tough.
Ying Zheng had been struggling for a long time and pretended to be reluctant to do it: "Then follow my grandmother's wishes."
Cheng Chuang was very good at supervising the army and intervening in the military, so he could help him. As for how Empress Dowager Huayang traded with Lu Buwei, Ying Zheng didn't know, but he only knew that Lu Buwei would never lose money.
And he would not lose money, because Cheng Chuang's military supervisor would not become what he expected, and his military supervisor would soon be worthless.
Seeing that both goals had been achieved, Empress Dowager Huayang was naturally satisfied. Even when she saw Zhao Ji, she felt much more intimate, and the smile on her face never faded for a long time.
Chapter completed!