Chapter Fourteen: Overbearing Lu Buwei
Looking at her younger brother Yangquan Jun in front of her, the Queen Mother of Huayang felt like she hated iron and said, "Yangquan Jun, the Ai family heard that you were at the gate of Xianyang today to prevent Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji's mother from entering Xianyang?"
"Hey, Queen Mother, I just want to give Ying Zheng and his son a show of strength.
Let them not have any unrealistic ideas!
The only candidate for the crown prince of Great Qin is Cheng Jiao!"
"Hmph! Aijia seems to have forgotten you a little!
You actually want to make decisions for King Qin?"
"Sister, the glory of our Chu State is all pinned on whether Cheng Jiao can become the King of Qin.
Brother, of course I am very anxious."
"Hey! You, you are always so self-righteous!
How can things in politics be so simple?
Lu Buwei's family is now very powerful in Qin, and the attitude of the Qin royal family is also quite ambiguous.
Just relying on our Chu family to support Cheng Jiao, the result is hard to predict!"
"What? Sister, you are too pessimistic!
Our Chu clan has also developed very well in Qin in recent years, and we are not the soft persimmons we were before!"
"Mi Chen, it is because the momentum of our Chu family has been too strong in the past few years, so it has become more difficult for Cheng Jiao to win!"
"Sister, what's the point of this?" Yangquan Jun Michen showed a puzzled expression.
Seeing that her silly younger brother Mi Chen might only become smarter when faced with gold and silver treasures, Queen Mother Huayang shook her head helplessly, smiled bitterly and changed the subject and said, "Mi Chen, I told you
don't know!
You saw Ying Zheng today, what do you think of this child?"
"Ugh! This little brat Ying Zheng is quite powerful!
I blocked you outside Xianyang City and was pointed at by passers-by, but you didn’t even show any anger!"
"Oh? Zhao Ji didn't yell angrily?" Queen Mother Huayang asked in surprise.
"Yes! Brother, I feel weird too!"
"Haha, it seems that Xianyang City will become more and more lively in the future!
Mi Chen, remember that although we support Cheng Jiao, we must act openly and honestly!
Don’t do anything as shameless as today!”
"Eh? Yes! Queen Mother!" Yangquan Jun Michen replied somewhat unconvinced.
Looking at the stupid younger brother Mi Chen in front of her, she knew that he would not take her warning to heart, but the Queen Mother Huayang had nothing to do with this younger brother who regarded wealth as life.
After hearing Yangquan Jun Michen's introduction to Ying Zheng's mother and son, the Queen Mother of Huayang suddenly became interested in Ying Zheng and wanted to observe Ying Zheng's character and abilities up close.
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Returning to Xianyang City, he entered the Palace of the King of Qin and immediately met his father Qin Wang Yiren. Ying Zheng behaved quite well, but Zhao Ji cried and cried in his arms.
She kept talking about the suffering she suffered and the life she was imprisoned in Zhao for so many years. Of course, she also told it selectively. For example, Zhao Ji was absolutely silent about things like being bullied by Julu Marquis Zhao Mu and Lian Jin.
Not to talk about.
Seeing Qin Wang Yiren being entangled by Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng was taken to a prepared palace by the eunuchs to stay. Then he saw a little kid much younger than himself, looking at him wantonly.
.
"Are you my Ying Zheng who is holding hostage the Zhao Kingdom?"
He didn't pay attention to the rude tone towards him, and he guessed in his mind that this little brat was his cheap brother Cheng Jiao.
"Are you Chengjiao?"
"Ying Zheng, have you heard of me in Zhao State?" the little kid Cheng Jiao said with a surprised look on his face.
"Chengjiao, you should call me brother!"
"This...brother!"
Cheng Jiao wanted to refute Ying Zheng in front of him, but the royal etiquette he had learned for many years made him very depressed and did not dare to be too presumptuous.
"Well! Chengjiao, I haven't heard of you in Zhao State!
But after I returned to Qin, I heard that I have a smart brother!"
Hearing his brother Ying Zheng praising himself for being smart, Cheng Jiao looked surprised again, "Brother, do you also think Cheng Jiao is smart?
My father and grandmother like me very much, and they also praise me for being smart!"
"grandmother?"
"Yes! Our grandmother, Queen Mother Huayang!
Grandma is so kind to me!"
Hearing Cheng Jiao's explanation, Ying Zheng was moved in his heart. He remembered that Mrs. Huayang, the leader of the Chu lineage of the Great Qin Dynasty, had been recognized as his mother by the foreigner through Lu Buwei's mediation. Only then was he able to ascend the throne after Lord An Guo passed away.
ascended to the throne of King Qin.
"Chengjiao, my brother just returned to Xianyang today and I can't entertain you for a while!
I’ll wait until I’ve really settled down in a few days before I invite you over as a guest!”
"Okay! Big brother! We have an agreement!"
"Well! A gentleman's words are hard to follow!"
After sending away the little brat, Ying Zheng took stock of his living environment and felt very satisfied.
Cheng Jiao bounced all the way back to his mother, Concubine Han, and saw that his grandmother, the Queen Mother Huayang, was also there. Then he quickly greeted him and said, "Cheng Jiao greets my grandmother and mother!"
"Haha, Chengjiao is so good!
Come to grandma quickly!" Empress Dowager Huayang waved to Chengjiao with a doting look on her face.
Cheng Jiao obediently came to the Queen Mother Huayang, and was held in her arms lovingly by the Queen Mother Huayang. Looking at Cheng Jiao who was in a good mood, the Queen Mother Huayang asked with a smile, "Cheng Jiao, where did you go to play?
Are you so happy?"
"Grandma, I went to see my brother Ying Zheng!
He even praised me for being smart!" Cheng Jiao explained with a happy face.
"oh?"
Queen Mother Huayang and Concubine Han next to her looked at each other in surprise, and then asked with a smile, "Chengjiao, do you like this brother?"
"Grandma, Cheng Jiao felt very unhappy when he first heard that there was a brother who suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
But after seeing him in person, Cheng Jiao was very happy.
Brother, he even invited me to play at his place in the future!"
After hearing Cheng Jiao's explanation, Queen Mother Huayang and Concubine Han's expressions became even more complicated. Queen Mother Huayang suddenly remembered Yangquan Jun Michen's introduction, and felt more and more that Ying Zheng was not simple.
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Ying Zheng also met Lu Buwei, the powerful official of the Qin State, for the first time, and noticed the strange look that the other party looked at him. Of course, what Ying Zheng meant as a time traveler was that Lu Buwei regarded him as his own biological son.
"Gong Zizheng, Xianyang City is constantly changing. You need to pay more attention to your own safety in the future!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your concern! Ying Zheng will definitely pay attention!"
"Yes! I will arrange for a personal expert to be by your side in a few days, which will make you feel more at ease!"
Ying Zheng knew that Lu Buwei wanted to be by his side and install Lu Buwei's own eyes and ears, but he agreed without hesitation.
"Then let Prime Minister Lao take the trouble!" Lu Buwei was very satisfied with Ying Zheng's humility and courtesy.
"Young master is so political! I heard that you can speak the language of Qin. Why is that?"
"Returning to the Prime Minister's Kingdom, Ying Zheng stayed with Centurion Wang Jian on his way back to Qin to learn the language and writing of Qin."
"Oh? I never thought that you, Gong Zizheng, would be so studious!
What can a little centurion know?
I will arrange for a disciple with outstanding knowledge to come to the palace to teach you tomorrow."
"Thank you, Prime Minister!"
Chapter completed!